"I didn't expect it to come so quickly!" Xu Chen said with emotion after reading the letter in his hand.

"Big brother, what's wrong?" Lu Hao, who was beside him, immediately asked.

"Teacher's letter, the food crisis is coming!" Xu Chen said as he handed the letter to Lu Hao.

After Lu Hao took the letter, he hurriedly read it and said, "The letter says that the news has not spread yet, so there should be some time!"

"It's useless! This kind of news can't be concealed at all, money is a substitute, and if there is a shortage for a while, some can be circulated from other places, but grain is a consumable, and the amount produced in the field is as much as it is, and it will eat less and less!"

"Besides, the collection of taxes is such a major event, and the household department does not know how many people have to go through it, and the reason why it is not there now is only because these people have not realized it, after all, this year is to collect taxes in kind, and it is common to delay some time in transshipment. ”

"But this kind of thing can't be hidden for a long time! Now that it's summer, at most another month, Chang'an City is afraid that it will be boiling!"

"There are also those big grain merchants, which one has no background behind them, there is such a big thing in the household department, as long as they inquire, it is not difficult to get the news, once they get the news, hoarding, this food crisis will become more and more serious......"

"At that time, the south, which has been greatly injured by the vitality of the land trade, is afraid that there will be trouble!" Lu Hao said in a deep voice.

If he didn't already know about the eldest brother, he was afraid that Lu Hao would have doubts about the eldest brother's motives again.

"What should I do?" Lu Hao asked.

"The pass is grain, and now the grain in Datang is in great shortage! This gap cannot be filled, and every word is nonsense! When the time comes, the grain merchants will take the opportunity to make a profit, but I am afraid that the world will really be in chaos!" Xu Chen said worriedly.

"What about the grain stocks in various places, shouldn't there be some old grain in the Chengping warehouse for the purpose of the famine year?" Lu Hao asked.

Xu Chen shook his head: "Not enough! Far from enough! This part of the grain was originally only used to deal with local famines in various places, and the quantity was not much. At that time, half of the Tang Dynasty will be short of grain, and all the stored grain together will be just a drop in the bucket, and whether this part of the grain will still be stored is still a matter of two words, even if there is, the grain merchants are afraid that they will also focus on these grains!"

"If the entire Tang Dynasty can't find food, then what should I do?" Lu Hao had no choice at all, but he believed that the big brother with great powers would definitely be able to find a way!

Sure enough, Xu Chen smiled and said, "Don't talk about staring at Datang! This world is very big, and there is more than one country in Datang!"

"If it was a little troublesome before, now that the flying scissor sailboat is out, it is still easy to go to other countries to find some food!"

"Zheng Tai!" As soon as Xu Chen finished speaking, he shouted loudly at Zheng Tai who was not far away.

During the competition, Zheng Tai has been a spectator on the island. There's no way, according to what the eldest brother said, he is now a leader, and he must learn to be reserved, not frizzy.

So Zheng Tai has been standing on the shore and watching. Good guys! The two boats in today's race are exactly one more domineering than the other! Compared with these two boats, the turtle boat is simply a rabbit! This makes Zheng Daguan, who aspires to become a heroic man who crosses the seas but has only driven a small fishing boat, be embarrassed!

Don't look at Zheng Tai's indifferent look just now, in fact, his heart has long been scratched by hundreds of cat's paws, and it's itching terribly!

No, as soon as the results of the game came out, Zheng Tai grabbed a gap, spread his legs and ran to the beach! This is good! One foot had just stepped onto the boat on the shore, and he was about to take the other one on it, when the big brother's call sounded so deadly!

Zheng Tai looked at the white figure moored on the sea not far away, she was so beautiful! Zheng Tai swore that she would definitely be a thousand or ten thousand times more beautiful than any woman he had ever seen! Although Zheng Daguan had never seen a few women when he was so old.

"Why are you stunned! Why don't you come here quickly!" the damned voice sounded again.

Zheng Tai looked at the "goddess" in his mind with fascination, and he couldn't wait to fly over immediately. But, you know, there are always some "wicked people" who stand up and break up the "poor people" at times like this.

The end of the world is just around the corner!

I have learned this word, and it is not until today that Zheng Tai really understands its meaning!

It was a pain that penetrated into the depths of the soul!

"Farewell, my love!"

With a stomach full of grievances, Zheng Tai turned back to Xu Chen's side step by step: "Big brother......"

In a short period of time, Xu Chen, as an outsider, naturally couldn't understand such a complex psychological activity, so he asked with some displeasure: "What's the matter? I fell on my leg! Walk so slowly!"

Zheng Tai was full of complaints, and he didn't dare to lash at his eldest brother, so he had to lower his head, look at his toes, and fight against the "tyranny" with silence!

"Okay! I don't have time to talk nonsense with you!" Xu Chen saw Zheng Tai's expression, and he had questions, but he didn't have time to delve into it, and said straight to the point: "I called you here, there is something for you to do!"

"Look! It's coming! My boat! Farewell! The next time we meet, I don't know what day it will be?......" Zheng Tai lowered his head, and the anguish in his heart deepened.

Xu Chen didn't care about Zheng Tai's lack of reaction, and then said to himself: "Go to sea as much as you can! Go to Champong, Zhenla and other countries first, and get back as much food as possible in their country! This sailing ship was originally intended to be used for the shipyard to do research, but now the matter is urgent, so I have to hand it over to you first......!

"Oh my God, I still want to go to sea? What? Zhancheng? Zhenla? That's 108,000 miles away! This is going to come and go, and it won't be half a year younger! Boat, boat, it seems that I can't wait for you, you better go find a good man......

"That's not right!" Zheng Tai, who was immersed in the sorrow of parting, raised his head suddenly, stared at Xu Chen with straight eyes, and asked loudly: "Big brother, what did you just say? Which boat did you use to go to sea?"

Zheng Tai's voice was really loud, which shook Xu Chen's eardrums, and then scolded loudly: "What are you talking about!"

Zheng Tai smiled stupidly, but he still didn't forget to ask, "Big brother, which boat!"

Xu Chen frowned, pointed to the flying scissor sailboat on the sea, and said, "Of course it's this fast boat!"

"Great, big brother, you still know me best!" Zheng Tai almost jumped up excitedly!

"What's the matter? inexplicable!" Xu Chen was a little puzzled by Zheng Tai's sudden joy, but he really didn't have time to pay attention to this, so he hurriedly said again: "Ugly words are ahead, this time the sea is very important, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Don't worry, big brother, who am I, you don't know?

When Xu Chen saw Zheng Tai, who was full of confidence, he was a little worried, so he hurriedly admonished: "You kid, don't take it seriously! This time is a real voyage, and it is completely different from the boating in the rivers and lakes you used to do! The situation on the sea has changed abruptly, and if you are not careful, the lives of the whole boat will have to be explained!"

"What are you afraid of! There is a navigation manual written by the eldest brother, and those things at sea can still stump us? Just kidding! Those things are more comprehensive than the experience of the sailors who have been at sea for many years, and I have a book in hand, I have it in the world!" Zheng Tai couldn't stop his excitement at the thought of being able to sail on the sea with his beloved ship for months. Not to mention that since he was trained by his eldest brother, there are not many things that can stump Zheng Tai, even if there is really some suffering?

Xu Chen really didn't understand where Zheng Tai's excitement came from, so he had to emphasize helplessly: "Don't think that you can be fine if you pat my ass! Sue you, this ship can cross the Atlantic Ocean in only thirteen days! The Atlantic Ocean knows? It's the ocean on the west side of the map! Now I'll give you a month to go around the Indochina Peninsula and bring me back a boatload of grain!"

"People can go to the Nanyang Islands from Guangzhou with a wooden plank, and you have nautical charts, ocean current maps, and six-point locators, and if you do, you can mess things up...... Hmph, you kid knows what's going on!"

Facing the "majestic sensationalism" of the eldest brother, Zheng Tai responded with a smile: "Big brother, you can rest assured! If you can still get lost in this way, I don't need my eldest brother to clean me up, I will jump directly into the sea to feed the sharks!"

"Hmph!

Seeing that the eldest brother had finished explaining everything, Zheng Tai hurriedly asked, "Big brother, what ...... Can I go see the boat now?"

Xu Chen nodded silently.

"Oh yes, boat, boat, I'm coming!" Zheng Tai turned around and ran, calling out loudly as he ran.

Hearing Zheng Tai's affectionate call, Xu Chen suddenly felt a chill and thought, "This kid shouldn't be a fetish, right?"

But it was said that just when Xu Chen was finishing the matter of the shipyard, in Chang'an City, the possible food shortage was only wandering in the hearts of a limited number of people, but a real undercurrent was slowly squirming.

Today's right minister, Li Linfu's house.

At this moment, the new Tobe Lang Naka Yoshiwen was sitting respectfully and waiting.

Although he suddenly ascended to a high position, Ji Wen is a smart person, and he knows that every qiē he is given by the right minister, and the high-ranking official in front of him is just a dog in the hands of the right minister!

Therefore, no matter what time it is, Ji Wen will not have thoughts about Li Linfu that he shouldn't have, because Ji Wen knows that those thoughts are enough to kill him!

Since it is a dog, there is no problem that cannot be solved, so naturally it can only run back to the owner for help!

"Who else knows about this?" Li Linfu, who was seated, asked coldly at Ji Wen with a gloomy face.

Ji Wen hurriedly shook his head and replied, "Except for Xu Xiang and Li Chen, only the subordinate officials who handle it know!"

Li Linfu looked at him coldly and asked again, "Is there really no one?"

Ji Wen was shocked when he heard this, his eyes dodged, and he just wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but he inadvertently met Li Linfu's gaze, and his heart was shocked: "Could it be that the matter of me going to the post station to meet An Lushan was known by Enxiang?

Thinking that Li Linfu was the right minister, and his power was leaning towards the government and the opposition, what else could he hide from him in Chang'an City? Ji Wen hurriedly said truthfully: "It's still ...... And An Lushan, Ambassador An!"

"Bastard thing!" Li Linfu snorted coldly and reprimanded sharply.