About three quarters of an hour after Ye Jianping left with the silk book in hand, Feng Ju knocked on the closed door, "Bai Gong, the county magistrate of Pingyin County asks to see you." ”

Because the population of Pingyin County is less than 10,000 households, the governor of this place can only be called the county magistrate, not the county magistrate.

Bai Mingzhe immediately tidied up his clothes and opened the door, "You first invite the county magistrate to the small hall of Pingyin Station, and I will be there in a while." ”

"No!" Feng Ju withdrew and immediately went to inform.

"Boom!" The door closed again.

Bai Mingzhe immediately walked to the side of the wooden collapse and took out the official uniform of his embroidered imperial history.

As the imperial historian sent by Chang'an, when he met with the local administrator, he had to dress neatly to show the majesty and demeanor of the imperial court, and there were strict rules on the wearing of clothes.

The Western Han Dynasty generally inherited the Qin system, and the official uniforms were all black, with wide sleeves and a waist.

There are no prohibitions on general clothing, except for one point that is not allowed: ordinary people cannot wear Liu's crown.

Liu's crown is a kind of crown made by Liu Bang with bamboo skin when he was the pavilion chief. The so-called: "If you are not a public driver, you will not be crowned with Liu's crown."

The Western Han Dynasty followed the 20-level military merit system established by Qin: Gongshi, Shangzao, Hairpin Owl, Buchang, Doctor, Official Doctor, Gongdafu, Gongcheng, Five Doctors, Left Chief, Right Chief, Left Chief, Middle Chief, Right Chief, Shao Shangzao, Da Shangzao, Stereo, Dashu Chang, Guannei Hou, and Che Hou.

Without the eighth level, there is no right to wear the Liu crown at all.

During the 200 years of the Western Han Dynasty, the clothing was "deep clothing system"

In terms of color, in addition to the black worn by the previous dynasty, it varies according to the season, such as spring green, summer zhu, season summer yellow, autumn white, and winter black.

It stands to reason that it is autumn and Bai Mingzhe should wear white, but he took out yellow clothes.

After Liu Che ascended the throne, he changed Liu Bang's water virtue to Tude, and among the five elements, Tude was yellow.

He wears yellow clothes, showing the orthodox status of the Han royal family, and showing that his allegiance is to the emperor Liu Che!

After arranging his clothes and ordinary hair crown, he pushed open the door and walked towards the small hall of Pingyinyi.

He held his head up and kept himself in a state of majesty.

The boots stomped the ground "Boom!" Boom! Boom.

He went out of the room, went down the stairs, and walked about twenty steps to the left before reaching the small hall.

Pushing open the door, I was greeted by a middle-aged man in an official uniform.

Bai Mingzhe shouted with a smile: "Pingyin County Magistrate, I'm here!"

The middle-aged man hurriedly got up and bowed his hands, "Chen Zun, the magistrate of Pingyin County, has seen the envoy. ”

Bai Mingzhe also bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The county magistrate is polite, Jun and I are both serving Your Majesty, and there is no difference between upper and lower."

The county magistrate has a bronze seal and a black ribbon, with a rank of 600 stones, and his official position is not lower than him.

"Chen Gong, please take a seat." Bai Mingzhe made a gesture of please, and after Chen Zun knelt down again, he also knelt down, "Dare to ask the county magistrate, what is the matter with the sudden visit?" ”

Chen Zun smiled bitterly and arched his hand again, "Envoy, I can't hide it, I came this time to ask for something." ”

Bai Mingzhe straightened up and said solemnly, "Please speak."

"Envoy, dare to ask about the looting of Daiguo by moths, does Your Majesty know?"

Bai Mingzhe smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, this official doesn't know...... If it is reported to Chang'an on behalf of the king, His Majesty should know. ”

"Ugh." Chen Zun sighed, a few tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, "Bai Gong, I can't hide it, after August, the borer is overflowing, and the crop harvest is extremely poor. After the ten taxes and one tax, the people simply could not fill their stomachs. If this continues, there will be starvation all over the land, corpses scattered all over the field, and a large number of people will be displaced. ”

"Three years ago, when the Yellow River burst, people near Puyang flocked to the edge of Daiguo. We were commanded by the king to gather food and give relief to the victims. However, three years later, instead of successfully controlling the Yellow River breach, the flooded area is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are being affected. ”

"Three years ago, the siege of Mayi also took place in Daiguo, and the food of the Han army's hundreds of thousands of troops was supplied by Daiguo. Although Daiguo was on the edge of the Central Plains and its output was still acceptable, in order to support that war, the grain accumulated during the period of Emperor Wenjing almost disappeared. ”

"In the first month of this year, the Yellow River burst incident occurred in the southwest of Yanmen. His Majesty sent 10,000 people to govern the Yellow River, and on behalf of the country, he was ordered by Chang'an to transport more than 10 million stones of grain from the official warehouse. Now a few months have passed, the grain is almost exhausted, and even, a large number of warehouses in Taiyuan County have appeared empty! ”

"If this continues, within three months, the grain in Taiyuan County will be exhausted. If the plague of borers continues to expand, and there is no sufficient food in the official warehouse of Taiyuan County, how should the people survive this cold winter? ”

Bai Mingzhe's face changed slightly, and he exclaimed, "The disaster is so serious? The flooding of the Yellow River in three years has caused a vacancy in the official warehouse of the acting state...... Can you tell the king? Can you send someone to Chang'an to inform Your Majesty? ”

Chen Zun sighed and said, "I have already sent someone to inform the king...... As for Chang'an, specialists have also been dispatched. However, there was no response. ”

Bai Mingzhe groaned and asked, "Do you know the scope of the plague in my Han?"

Chen Zun hesitated for a moment before saying, "This ...... Slightly heard. ”

"Please speak clearly!"

"Well, well." Chen Zun sighed and told the information he knew, "According to the news, the scope of the borer disaster is extremely wide, not only in Daiguo, but also in Liang, Changsha, and Huainan. As for the severity of the disaster outside the country, the lower officials did not know. ”

"Shhh Bai Mingzhe gasped and exclaimed, "It's so serious!" ”

He may understand why Daiguo and Chang'an have not responded.

If there is a disaster in the whole country, then there is no surplus food to supply other countries.

The main grain producing areas of Dahan are the Central Plains and the land of Sichuan and Shu.

Now that the Liang State in the Central Plains region also has an insect plague, they are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they distribute food to others?

As for the grain of Sichuan and Shu...... If you want to transport it, you don't know which month of the monkey you will go.

Bai Mingzhe tapped the table with his finger and said in a deep voice: "Do you know if the grain in Yanmen County is sufficient?" If possible, I can repair a letter and ask the king to collect food from the land of Yanmen on behalf of the king and provide relief to the victims. ”

He originally thought that Chen Zun would jump up happily because of his own book, but the truth was completely the opposite.

Chen Zun actually screamed and waved his hand frantically, "Don't! Never! The grain in the land of Yanmen cannot be moved! ”

"Not only Yanmen, but also the grain in Pingcheng, Beidi, Longxi and other places cannot be moved, this is the rule left by Emperor Wen. If there is a decrease in food at the border gates, the morale of the army will inevitably decline. If the Huns took the opportunity to attack, how could they resist it? Everywhere the grain can be moved, but the border pass cannot be moved! ”

Bai Mingzhe hesitated, "What you say is reasonable, but you can't let the people starve to death, right?" In a short time, the Xiongnu would not launch a large-scale attack. As long as the harvest is sufficient next year, Yanmen can be compensated again. ”

"No! Even if he starves to death, Wupingyin County will not accept Yanmen's grain! Besides, in this plague of borers, the land of Yanmen is not comfortable, and their food is barely supported. ”

Bai Mingzhe sighed, with a deep sense of powerlessness, "Mingzhe disagrees with all the things he mentioned, and the king has something to ask for...... Dare to ask, what are you going to do? As long as the people can survive the cold winter, Mingzhe is willing to go all out to help Chen Gong! ”

With his eyes flickering, Chen Zun gritted his teeth and said his plan, "Xiaguan hopes that Bai Gong will repair a letter and ask Your Majesty for permission to requisition the grain from the warehouse near Hanguguan!" Since the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the Hanguguan military warehouse has accumulated grain for dozens of years, and its quantity will definitely support the people of Daiguo to survive this cold winter. ”

Bai Mingzhe suddenly smiled, "Hangu Pass! Jun's plan is not small, this is the outer barrier of Chang'an! ”

The Hangu Pass in Chen Zun's mouth is not the Hangu Pass of the Han Dynasty built in 115 BC, but the Qin Hangu Pass left over from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period!

As the first Xiongguan in the world, Hangu Pass is a natural barrier between the central Han Dynasty and the vassal states.

Since ancient times, except for Kuang Zhang, Liu Bang, and Xiang Yu, no one has attacked the Qinhan Valley Pass.

In the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms that year, the princes and kings could not fight directly, and they knew that with their ability, Hangu Pass could not be defeated.

When he heard Chen Zun's idea of calling Hangu Guan, Bai Mingzhe's surprised heart almost jumped out of his throat.

He touched his jaw with his right hand and muttered, "Although Your Majesty may not agree, but, for now, this is probably the best way." ”

To help the victims of the Yellow River and support the siege of Mayi, the grain in the official warehouse must have been consumed. If you want to requisition food, you must use military warehouses.

There are ten large military warehouses closest to Daikoku.

They are Hedong, Henan, Hanguguan, Shangdang, Beidi, Taiyuan, Shangjun, Yanmen, Jinyang, and Pingcheng.

Now Henan, Hanoi, and Shangdang themselves are difficult to protect, let alone provide food, and the others, except for Jinyang, are all heavily garrisoned.

If you transfer troops from a military powerhouse, it is estimated that before Liu Che can reply, let those sword-wielding generals unload eight pieces first.

Therefore, from the point of view of the garrison and the guards, the transfer of grain from Hangu Pass has the greatest possibility of success.

Bai Mingzhe bit his lip with his teeth and said, "Dare to ask, in addition to Daiguo, can other counties survive the plague by relying on their own food?"

Chen Zun gritted his teeth and said, "Bai Gong, I have a word, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Chen Zun said excitedly: "If Your Majesty asks Your Majesty to send a letter to Guguan to support Daiguo, Daiguo will definitely be able to survive the disaster, but the other counties, except for Liangguo, are really hard to say." Ruojun relied on the position of embroidering clothes and imperial history to directly requisition grain from Hangu Pass...... Hundreds of thousands of people can live. ”

Bai Mingzhe's eyes narrowed, and he said, "What do you mean by this?"

Chen Zun didn't hide it anymore, and said directly: "That's the case, there is plenty of rain this year, and according to past experience, it will be a cold winter." There is not much grain in the official warehouses in various places, and unless the grain from the military warehouses is released in all parts of the country, the people in many counties that have no harvest will not be able to withstand this cold winter. ”

"And before getting His Majesty's order, the local officials released grain without authorization, and wanted to wipe out the three tribes, even the princes and kings! In the whole world, except for His Majesty, only Jun, the embroidered royal history, has the right to release grain! ”

Embroider the imperial history, act on behalf of the emperor!

Now, except for the emperor, only Bai Mingzhe has the right to release grain in the world.

Bai Mingzhe suddenly felt heavy in his heart, and his spirit was a little trance-like, "What does Qing mean...... I hope I will ascend and shout and tell the officials of the world to open a military warehouse and save the people? ”

If we do, the world will be in chaos.

At that time, it is estimated that he had not yet joined Zheng at that time, and he was captured by the lieutenant armor from Chang'an.

Liu Che was most disgusted by the existence of people who threatened him, if he really notified the world to open a military warehouse, the extermination of the three clans was only the lightest punishment.

Chen Zun arched his hand, "What you said is a mixed bag. Xiaguan means that Jun directly requisitioned the grain from Hanguguan and transported it to Daiguo. At that time, as soon as the precedent was opened, the counties and countries of the world resolutely rushed to imitate and open the military warehouse. Finally, the people live! ”

"I understand, I touched the whole body, and the embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill." Bai Mingzhe said softly, "Jun's method is quite ingenious, but I still need to think about it. ”

"Bai Gong!" Chen Zun suddenly got up, stepped forward, bowed his head to the ground, and kowtowed three times, "The survival of the people in the world is all in your thoughts." ”

I don't know when, Chen Zun was already in tears, and his choked voice made Bai Mingzhe's heart heavy, "It's not a secret, if you don't come, the lower officials also plan to open a military warehouse to help the people." It's just that it can only live the ears of the people in a city in Pingyin County. ”

"The king is different from the lower officials, I am only a small local official, and the king is the highest official who supervises the world. If you act, the people of the world can live! ”