The fight between Zhangqiao Village and Lihe Village came and went quickly.

Wei Zheng violently and forcibly ended the dispute by cutting through the chaos with a quick knife and hitting fifty boards each.

One side was exiled to Annam, a place where birds don't, the other side was wiped out, and ordinary people were emigrated to the north.

Although it is a Qi country, as a newly built city, it is still a barren place, and it is a question of whether it can survive after arriving there.

But fortunately, they went to the country of Qi, not Annan.

For these ordinary people who have fallen into a desperate situation, leaving the country of Qi may have become the best choice.

Compared with the previous encouragement of immigration, the current Datang territory has banned people from immigrating without permission.

Even they are forbidden to leave their respective villages, and their activities are limited to their villages.

However, the control of the imperial court, as the drought became more severe, eventually led to a series of uncontrollable consequences.

"The official warehouse opened a month earlier than expected, and the rest of the days will be difficult!" Li Yuanji, dressed in ordinary people's clothes, stood in a village not far from Chang'an City, looked at the people who were waiting in line for food, and shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"The imperial court's foot restriction order ensures the probability of displacement, but it also limits the opportunity for the people to forage farther away, according to past experience, this situation is still good, if it continues, no one dares to say what will happen next." Li Daozong, who was very busy, could only put down the work in his hand and accompany Li Yuanji around.

At this moment, Li Yuanji finally realized Yang Guang's mood.

I have a lot of enthusiasm and want to show it, but I have to suffer from all kinds of problems repeatedly.

Emperor!

It's really not that easy to do.

Li Yuanji sighed again, he was forced into this position, this position he didn't like, but now he has to face so many problems.

"Now there is not much grain in the official warehouse, and the official warehouses in various places have strictly controlled the amount of grain out of the warehouse according to the decree of the imperial court, and there are troops stationed in the warehouse, and the people can only get 10,000 porridge a day, which is not too thin, and it is difficult to satisfy themselves only by relying on these." Ma Wu then whispered.

During this time, the work of the secret guards was to investigate the food situation in various places and observe whether there were any anomalies among the people.

The government soldiers from all over the country were also ordered to assemble, although they were ready to standby.

However, the root of the problem is still food, and if there is enough food, even if there is no official army stationed there, there will be no chaos in the world.

"Where's the dried fish?" Li Yuanji continued to ask, a few days ago, the news had been sent back that Dengzhou on the coast had tried to produce a batch of dried fish under the guidance of the Turks, and the taste was not very good, but it would not be bad to eat.

What's more, you can eat dried fish without salt, because a lot of salt is used on dried fish.

On the one hand, he ordered to increase production, and on the other hand, he ordered the opening of a site for the production of sea salt.

There is no means of refining, anyway, just make salt, eating too much is not good for the body, but it can't kill people.

"The number is too small, the first batch has all been placed in Luozhou, and the latter ones don't know when they will arrive." Ma Wu shook his head.

"Increase productivity and mobilize all leisure people for processing." Li Yuanji frowned and ordered.

The situation in Luozhou is a bit special, to be stable, the official warehouse is short of grain, Duan Lun is also difficult to do, everything can not only rely on those landlord families, so Li Yuanji can only order the first batch of dried fish to be placed in Luozhou, as far as possible to stabilize first.

took out the dry food he brought, took a bite of it, and the powder fell directly to the ground.

After chewing a few hard, I felt that my cheeks hurt a little.

I could only take out the kettle and take a sip, and then I felt better.

However, it is difficult to evaluate the taste, not because I can't say what I can't evaluate, but because I really don't want to evaluate it.

Li Daozong and Ma Wu also took a piece of cake each, and quickly swallowed it into their stomachs as if chewing wax, so as not to affect their sense of taste.

"You can't be idle like this, as soon as people are idle, all kinds of problems will arise, and they must be kept busy!" Looking at the village in front of him, Li Yuanji believed that there was more than one village in the same situation.

"Dig a ditch! Ditches must be dug! ”

"Digging a ditch?" Li Daozong frowned, there is no water, what are you digging a ditch for?

"Yes, it's digging a ditch!" Li Yuanji nodded affirmatively.

Digging ditches is an infrastructure project, and although it is a bit of a gold sticker to say so, the canal is still an essential piece of equipment for farming.

The waterwheel is currently in the process of being improved, and once the waterwheel is widely promoted, there must be enough canals to support it, so that the dry field can be converted to irrigated land and increase production.

The drought was only short-lived, and I suddenly remembered that if I remember correctly, there was a drought last year, and this year's drought reached its peak, so next year, there will be waterlogging in the Guanzhong area.

At this time, digging enough canals is not only conducive to future irrigation, but also can make certain preparations for next year's waterlogging.

"Each county, each elder is responsible for coordination, and Li Zheng is responsible for organizing the implementation, and the two neighboring villages, the starting point and the end point must be connected together, and canals must be dug on each river for irrigation in the coming year." Li Yuanji said affirmatively.

Yes, it was another sudden reminder.

But it's better to find something to do than to be idle and do nothing, and then spend the whole day thinking nonsense.

……

In a workshop in Chang'an City, dozens of cauldrons are constantly stir-frying, and several stone mills are also constantly rotating under the impetus of livestock.

There are cakes and locusts in the pot, throw the locusts directly into the pot, dry them over high heat, and turn them into powder when you touch them lightly.

After that, it is crushed into a powder with a rolling pin, mixed with several other ingredients, and then mixed with water and noodles.

After this processing, the dough that could have been beaten with 100 breads can be beaten into 200 or even more cakes.

It tasted bad, at least the workers who did it themselves felt that it was hard to swallow, and they wouldn't try it if they had a choice.

There are many raw materials, small amounts of wheat, locust meal, corn flour, rice flour, soybean flour, and all kinds of other powders, everything that can be eaten is used here.

After being rolled into powder, it is made into cakes, except that the taste is a little strange and not delicious.

It's impossible to know how many things are mixed into it, and how many things aren't eaten at all.

Soybeans can be used to make tofu, but generally few people eat it, and the effect of soybeans in this era is mainly used to feed war horses, that is, livestock.

Soybeans are mixed with raw eggs, stirred evenly and fed to the war horse, and they will be able to get fat in less than a month, and they will run and swish.

Inside the house, here is a miniature version of the outside, the stove is small, and the iron pot is also small.

Luo Chen was arranged here to sum up his experience, and after exploring the skills, he expanded this method to all parts of the country to make up for the shortage of food.

I had the urge to vomit.

The craftsman hurriedly handed over a bowl of water, and explained with a slightly worried expression: "Shangguan, this wormwood is really edible, the family was poor when I was young, and when I was hungry, I went directly to the mountain to grab a handful and stuff it into my mouth, the taste is not delicious, but there is nothing wrong with the small one." ”

Luo Chen shook his hand and said, "The official didn't say that you fooled people, don't worry about it." What about Mr. Sun? ”

"Oh, I've said it hundreds of times, don't eat indiscriminately when I'm not there, what if you eat badly?" As soon as Luo Chen's words fell, a man outside the door hurriedly walked into the house, venting his dissatisfaction with his face.

Seeing the green cake on the table, and the rest of the raw materials, because they had been crushed into powder, Mr. Sun grabbed a handful and put it under his nostrils and sniffed it.

He asked, "What else did you add to it besides wormwood?" ”

"Just add wormwood!" The craftsman responded cautiously.

"Don't add it in the future, at least you let me know, don't you? This time you are lucky, add mugwort leaves, a non-toxic Chinese herbal medicine, with asthma, antitussive, expectorant and other effects, external use can also stop bleeding, this is a good thing, often eat it is good for the human body. First he complained, and then he talked about the efficacy of wormwood.

Wormwood is one of the most commonly available medicines in drugstores, and it is very versatile, and it is also low in price and in high quantities.

Mr. Sun usually likes to make some wormwood to make tea or porridge to eat.

"If you don't run around, do I need to test the poison myself?" Luo Chen rolled his eyes.

I just know that things can't be added indiscriminately, so I specially found this Sun Dawang, who is said to be an apprentice who is proficient in medical skills, and has a medical center in Chang'an, and the reputation is very good.

"Don't you mess around, huh? I even closed the infirmary for this matter, and I couldn't be busy alone in such a large courtyard? Not as foolish as you guys. Sun Dawang's face was full of grievances, like a little daughter-in-law who had been bullied.

The pressure on his body is greater than that of a mountain, and he is saving a person by practicing medicine to save people.

But if there is a slight deviation in this matter, thousands of people will die, and it is precisely for this reason.

Rao doesn't have to stare at Sun Dawang here every day, and he also ruthlessly closed the medical hall and stayed here to stare at it wholeheartedly, but these people still messed around, taking advantage of the fact that they were not blind to experiment.

"You really dare to add anything to it......" Song Zhong's yin and yang strange voice suddenly appeared, and hearing Sun Dawang's roar, Song Zhong couldn't help but praise it, not for anything else, just by Luo Chen's spirit.

"What if you don't add energy? Now that the output can be increased a bit, how can you say that you can make seven or eight more pies for a hundred cakes? Luo Chen sighed helplessly and said the latest results.

"Okay, you have a credit for this matter, you can prepare, tomorrow Your Majesty will send Pei Gong of the Household Department to receive it, and this matter will be handed over to the Household Department, and Your Majesty will have another appointment for you." In the past, Song Zhong came to care about the process, but this time he came to announce the end.

This miscellaneous cake can do this part, and it is almost to the limit, so Li Yuanji plans to promote it to the whole country, with dried fish to survive this disaster year.