readx;? After a while, the head of the mine led five miners over. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, the expressions on the faces of these five miners were not so natural, and they all looked nervous and uneasy.

After a strict search by the palace guards and confirmation that none of the five miners had dangerous items hidden on them, they were brought to Yi Xingchen.

Although they already knew that they would meet Yi Xingchen today, when these five miners really appeared in front of Yi Xingchen, they still had uncontrollable trepidation.

Instead, the person in charge of the mine who brought them spoke first: "Your Majesty, these five miners strongly request that they come to see Your Majesty in person and thank Your Majesty for your grace!"

As soon as his words fell, the five sincerely frightened miners knelt down to Yi Xingchen in unison to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, your great kindness, like reconstruction, we will never forget!"

Yi Xingchen nodded, took all their thanks, and then said: "Welcome! Any miner who passes the assessment will get the status of a citizen. In the laws of the empire, they will also be given equal and free status, and their children will also have the right to compulsory education. I am very much looking forward to all five of you being able to pass the examination and become full-fledged citizens to serve the Empire. As long as you are sincere in your allegiance to the Empire, the Empire will grant you status and matching benefits. ”

With the personal promise of His Majesty the Empire, these five miners were very happy when they heard this.

First of all, they came to see His Majesty this time, and they also personally received certain news from His Majesty's mouth, and the Xinghua Empire did indeed have a set of fair and standardized assessment standards for them, the Ganglong people who were exiled to another world.

This is undoubtedly good news.

For the Ganglong people who were exiled to another world, they really wanted to get rid of the identity of miners, no matter what kind of work they were engaged in, no matter how good or bad their life was, ordinary people would not be very accustomed to this kind of working and living environment, which required long hours of manual labor.

But they have been able to endure only with resignation and trembling, because they do not know what the consequences will be for them if they resist. And now, knowing that this kind of life is not inevitable, it can be changed according to their attitudes and actions, and it is not determined according to the manager's will, but according to a set of standard systems to assess, then for them, it is natural to find a way to change the status quo, how can it not make people feel excited?

Secondly, His Majesty the Emperor also mentioned that as long as they have a good attitude, not only can they have a better life, but more importantly, their children and families will also benefit from it, so for ordinary people like them, national affairs are not as important as the people's livelihood, then they will naturally sincerely owe their allegiance to the empire, and accept the empire's assessment and management system for them, in exchange for a more stable life.

Yi Xingchen naturally won't fail to see the statements of the five miners, and he supports it. As long as the Ganglong people are willing to learn the official language and script of Xinghua and can pass the assessment, the Xinghua Empire will not refuse their initiative to integrate.

Yi Xingchen was very understanding, and he instructed Yan En to give them an assessment announcement within one day.

Soon, the five miners retired in a happy mood.

Accompanied by the guards, Yi Xingchen inspected the mining area of the mine and inspected the copper storage in the mining area. Not only that, but next, Yi Xingchen will also inspect iron mines, rare metal mines and other mining areas.

This is the top priority of Yi Xingchen's recent formation.

The degree of industrial development of the empire affects the degree of development of the national power of the empire. Yi Xingchen has been busy, and rarely personally inspects these mines and mining areas, just this time to take a look at it, a general understanding of the empire's mineral stock, and a rough idea in mind, which is also convenient for the future development of industrial projects, can be well informed, in order to put forward a development strategy suitable for the national conditions of the empire.

At the same time, if there are any potential problems in the mining area, Yi Xingchen can also understand them.

Two days later, Yi Xingchen returned to the Xinghua City Palace.

After meeting the queen and the prince, Yi Xingchen went to the study, wanting to take a little rest, and then slowly deal with some state affairs, but unexpectedly, at this time, Yan En hurriedly sent it to Yi Xingchen with an urgent telegram, saying that Yi Xingchen needed to deal with this situation first. Seeing Yan En's rare anxiety, Yi Xingchen's heart sank, and he secretly knew that the situation was not good.

Sure enough, after Yi Xingchen quickly took the telegram and skimmed it quickly, his brows were so furrowed that he could almost kill a fly!

This is because the contents of this urgent telegram are: The granaries and arsenals of Shucheng were all destroyed by the enemy's Black Dragon Society! Although in the end, the arsenals were finally defended, the granaries suffered heavy losses -- 60 percent of the grain stocks had already been lost, because most of the grain had been burned down on the spot! If some of the grain had not been rescued in time, I am afraid that the entire granary would have been completely burned down.

Yi Xingchen was completely shocked! How could such a thing happen! This made him really unbelievable!

"The officials of Shucheng, Xinghua Army, what are they doing to eat, and they can't even look at the granary?" Yi Xingchen said angrily on the spot.

Yan En on the side seemed to have expected Yi Xingchen's reaction, and did not tremble, the same anxious and angry expression on his face revealed his heart, which was filled with the same emotions as Yi Xingchen.

Indeed, such news, especially at this time, can be called bad news.

You must know that the Xinghua Empire is in a critical period on the eve of the war with the Xia State, and the granary of Shucheng is an important foundation for stabilizing the northern part of Yunzhou. As the saying goes, the army goes ahead before moving grain and grass, and for the army that goes to the battlefield, grain and grass are the fundamental guarantee for their march and battle; without granaries, the officers and men of the Xinghua Army will not even be able to fill their stomachs, so how can they still fight?

The problem is that the loss of the granary is too large, sixty percent of the stock has been lost, and it is far away in Yunzhou, even if it can raise enough grain and grass to transport it over immediately, the time is extremely hasty.

The enemy damaged the granary of the Shu army, and the action must not only be this, but perhaps even more terrible things will happen immediately afterwards - if the merchants of the enemy country will come one after another, such as stirring up trouble in the grain market, disturbing the price of grain, and deliberately leading the people to unrest.

Civil unrest is the most important issue for Yi Xingchen.

Yi Xingchen was worried that the civil unrest would affect the empire's rule in Yunzhou.

"Imperial Cabinet, what are your opinions?" Yi Xingchen asked.

"It was very sudden, and the Cabinet had just gotten the news. Yan En replied.

Yi Xingchen asked, "How much grain is there in the empire's warehouse?"

"Your Majesty, Imperial Granary, cannot be moved. Yan En reminded.

Yi Xingchen was stunned, he didn't know the situation of the granary of the Xinghua Empire, but he didn't think about it for a while. For a long time, the Xinghua Empire was not self-sufficient in grain, and the grain imported from Blue Mercury accounted for a large proportion. Therefore, the Xinghua Empire has always had the habit of storing grain.

This time, Yi Xingchen was angry precisely because the Shucheng granary was the largest official granary in the empire. In order to stabilize the situation in Yunzhou, this empire specially built a large granary. Xinghua Group has been importing grain from the Blue Mercury countries and transporting it to Xinghua Empire.

The loss of the Shucheng granary at once was sixty percent, which was equivalent to the loss of one-tenth of the grain of the entire empire. This is a big gap, and if Yi Xingchen wants to fill it, I'm afraid it won't be easy. It is not a question of money, but the more food purchased, the more likely it is to arouse the vigilance of some countries. Either it will cause food price fluctuations or it will be sabotaged by competitors, and it will be troublesome.

After a while, the Imperial Cabinet Ministers, led by Prime Minister Eli, also went to the palace study together.

"Your Majesty, we think we should step up Blue Mercury's food purchases. Eli said.

"However, it takes time to buy food. Perhaps, at this time, the enemy has already begun to speculate on grain prices in Yunzhou. Yi Xingchen said. He hoped that the Cabinet would give him a valid proposal.

"I plan to transport one-third of the grain stored in the Snow Lotus Pass to Yunzhou first. The rest of the grain can support the arrival of the next batch of Blue Mercury. Eli said.

"It's a bit rushed, but it's a good idea. Yi Xingchen said.

"The cabinet will also issue the task of purchasing grain at the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. Any member of the Chamber of Commerce, as long as he buys a certain amount of food, can get a tax deduction. Eli continued.

"A two-pronged approach is also a solution. Yi Xingchen thought for a while and said: "We sent a telegram to Yunzhou, the empire for the well-being of the peasants, for the sake of the urban people to live and work in peace and contentment, to improve the living standards of the people, exempt from agricultural tax for one year. ”

"It's a good way to win the hearts and minds of the people. Eli nodded in agreement.

Yi Xingchen and the cabinet ministers did not want something to happen in Yunzhou and then affect the course of the war.

In any case, the battle between the Xinghua army and the Xia army is the most important event in the Xinghua Empire at present.

The mood of Qin Zhengguo, Zhao Chang and others in Shucheng, Yunzhou, was extremely angry and dazed. The extreme anger was that the Black Dragon Society burned the grain in the granary of Shucheng, which caused problems in the supply of grain and grass for the Xinghua army, and Shucheng suffered heavy losses. At a loss, Qin Zhengguo was worried that the empire would punish them severely, and they were at a loss for their future.

Meeting after meeting, Qin Zhengguo and Zhao Chang thought of many ways to clean up the mess.

However, every meeting could not make Qin Zhengguo and Zhao Chang feel at ease.

"What's the situation?" Qin Zhengguo asked.

Qin Chengjun stood up helplessly and said, "According to the investigation of the Intelligence Bureau, this is an operation planned and presided over by the Shadow Hall of the Black Dragon Society. This Shadow Hall, we have already determined that he is the secret organization of the Xia Imperial Court. Accurate data on the losses came out, 63.5 percent of the granaries were lost, 37 soldiers guarding the warehouses were killed, 28 were mortally wounded, and they were still being treated in the intensive care unit of the hospital. ”

"It's the Shadow Hall again, have you caught those guys' sore feet?" Qin Zhengguo asked again.

"The people of the Hall of Shadows left behind the corpses of thirty-six people, and the rest fled. The only thing that is certain is that the enemy should not have escaped from the city. Qin Chengjun replied.

"The millions of people in Shu City, the people of the Shadow Hall, they hide in the crowd and change into a set of civilian clothes, it is enough to escape our pursuit. Qin Zhengguo said.

Zhao Chang interjected: "I think there must be a fellow party of the Shadow Hall in Shucheng, and the other party is definitely not an ordinary person. Otherwise, with so many people in the Shadow Hall, it would be impossible for them to hide without a trace. And, we also need to take into account a situation. The enemy went out in large numbers, and it was impossible not to leave any march. ”

"I agree with Zhao Chang's statement that the Intelligence Bureau will increase intelligence searches. Qin Chengjun said.

"I don't care what you think, I must catch those people, and don't let any of them go. Qin Zhengguo said.

"Report!"

At the door of the meeting, a soldier knocked on the door and walked in with a telegram.

"A telegram from His Majesty the Emperor. The soldier replied.

Qin Zhengguo hurriedly stood up, took the telegram, skimmed through it, and decided to read it to every imperial official present. The content of the telegram was not long, and it was full of worries about the future of Yunzhou, as well as some arrangements for the empire.

"The emperor and the cabinet did not blame us, he ordered us to rebuild the warehouse, buy grain, store it. In addition, the empire will transport a batch of grain. ”

Qin Chengjun stood up helplessly and said, "According to the investigation of the Intelligence Bureau, this is an operation planned and presided over by the Shadow Hall of the Black Dragon Society. This Shadow Hall, we have already determined that he is the secret organization of the Xia Imperial Court. Accurate data on the losses came out, 63.5 percent of the granaries were lost, 37 soldiers guarding the warehouses were killed, 28 were mortally wounded, and they were still being treated in the intensive care unit of the hospital. ”

"It's the Shadow Hall again, have you caught those guys' sore feet?" Qin Zhengguo asked again.

"The people of the Hall of Shadows left behind the corpses of thirty-six people, and the rest fled. The only thing that is certain is that the enemy should not have escaped from the city. Qin Chengjun replied.

"The millions of people in Shu City, the people of the Shadow Hall, they hide in the crowd and change into a set of civilian clothes, it is enough to escape our pursuit. Qin Zhengguo said.

Zhao Chang interjected: "I think there must be a fellow party of the Shadow Hall in Shucheng, and the other party is definitely not an ordinary person. Otherwise, with so many people in the Shadow Hall, it would be impossible for them to hide without a trace. And, we also need to take into account a situation. The enemy went out in large numbers, and it was impossible not to leave any march. ”

"I agree with Zhao Chang's statement that the Intelligence Bureau will increase intelligence searches. Qin Chengjun said.

"I don't care what you think, I must catch those people, and don't let any of them go. Qin Zhengguo said.

"Report!"

At the door of the meeting, a soldier knocked on the door and walked in with a telegram.

"A telegram from His Majesty the Emperor. The soldier replied.

Report!Come in!(To be continued.) )