Ruixue Trillion Year.

Mai Gai three-layer quilt, sleeping on the pillow of steamed buns in the coming year.

In the era of feudal farming, both the court and the peasant households looked forward to the snowfall in winter.

When the snow melts, it provides sufficient moisture to the dry soil, and good moisture is conducive to the rapid growth of crops in the following spring.

Ice and snow can also freeze the eggs in the soil to a certain extent, reducing insect infestation.

But when the snow continues to fall, the snow becomes a frightening snow disaster.

La Niña probably occurred on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, and the cold and warm air were entangled in the Fenwei hometown for a long time.

The snow was blowing and endless.

It has been snowing heavily in Chang'an for seven days, the snow in the wilderness has been overwhelming, the roads have become icy, slippery and difficult to walk, and the snow has collapsed houses from time to time.

If Chen Yu hadn't gone to the roof in time to clear the snow, the family's tiled hut would probably not have been spared.

The weather is also very cold, the villagers in Ju'anli, some of the people in Fanchuan who have built a kang are still good, but the people in other places are not so lucky.

There are not a few people who are sick from the cold, and I have heard that people have froze to death in several villages around them, especially the elderly and weak women and children who are in weak health.

Second Uncle Xu went to the field and came back after a turn, shaking his head again and again, according to this trend, Mai Miao is afraid that he will not be able to survive the winter.

Next year's summer grain failure is a foregone conclusion, and the direct result is a sharp rise in food prices.

Second Uncle Xu, who went to the market to buy rice, came back with a bag of beans.

Two hundred dollars for rice!

The price of grain around Chang'an has risen to the sky.

A bucket of rice in a bumper harvest year is only one or twenty Wen, and during the former Sui Kaihuang period, it is not uncommon for a bucket of rice to be less than ten yuan.

The sudden increase in food prices has increased more than 10 times, which is indeed evil.

The snow disaster is a reason, the summer grain harvest in Guanzhong is doomed to fail, the canal is frozen, and the northward transportation of grain from the south of the Yangtze River is also far away.

According to the laws of the market, food prices should indeed rise.

But this increase is obviously a bit beyond normal, and there are human factors that cannot be guaranteed.

In any era, there are always some people who hoard, raise prices, and make a fortune.

Second Uncle Xu sighed: "The rice and noodle shops are all selling out signs, and I saw that the momentum was not right, so I hurriedly bought some beans and came back."

Spring and summer drought, missed the agricultural time, Guanzhong planted a lot of beans this year, the price is not very expensive, bean porridge can also satisfy hunger, and will be on it! ”

Bean porridge can indeed satisfy hunger, but there is one drawback - flatulence.

Three meals of bean porridge in the stomach, often bloating and hiccups, stinky farts and fart.

Alas!

Chen Yu was helpless about this.

Beans are a very nutritious crop, and they are also a crop that has existed in China since ancient times, but it has not been able to become a mainstream food.

One important reason is that beans contain an oligosaccharide, which produces flatulence after eating.

However, beans should not be eaten only in porridge.

In later generations, soy products were a large food category.

The Chinese people have always been full of wisdom and skillfully processed beans into tofu, bean skin, soybean milk, bean sprouts and other products.

It tastes great, is nutritious, and is perfect for flatulence.

In my impression, tofu seems to have existed in the Western Han Dynasty, and according to legend, it is the product of the blood of Liu Anxin, the king of Huainan.

But 800 years later, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, people were still cooking bean porridge, swallowing beans, and had to endure burping and farting.

This is not scientific!

At the beginning, the old fish was boiled bean porridge more economically, and the grain utilization rate was higher.

But after careful questioning, the people around me were very unfamiliar with tofu.

Even the well-informed Li Zheng, who often goes in and out of the east and west cities of Chang'an, has never seen it.

Second Uncle Xu, who lived in Luoyang in his early years, didn't know what Chen Yu was doing.

Odd!

Could it be that the historical record is wrong?

Chen Yu was puzzled, but he immediately felt happy in his heart, isn't this just another business opportunity to make money!

……

Heavy snowfall and soaring food prices.

In addition to the people, the Tang court was also very worried.

In the Taiji Palace, Emperor Li Yuan couldn't help but feel very sad about this.

The snow has been falling for seven or eight days in a row, and there is still no tendency to stop.

After the drought in spring and summer, and the floods in autumn, Guanzhong ushered in the snow disaster again.

It seems that God is deliberately working against man, and it is full of disasters.

Bad omen!

If it weren't for the fact that the anti-kings of all walks of life at the end of the Sui Dynasty had been almost pacified, it would be difficult to say whether the Li family could sit firmly in the world.

Rao is like this, Li Yuan is still worried.

The state capitals in Guanzhong alone reported that more than 300 people had frozen to death due to heavy snow and cold, and more than 10,000 houses had collapsed and been damaged.

Hunger and cold, and countless homeless people.

The most fatal thing is that food prices are soaring, and in the era when the people are dependent on food, the lack of food and clothing may lead to a civil uprising.

The tragic lesson of the end of the Sui Dynasty did not take long and is still vivid.

Disaster relief as soon as possible and stabilization of food prices are the top priorities of the imperial court.

Since it is a disaster relief, someone needs to preside over the overall situation, and such major events must at least be led by the prime minister.

Pei Ju, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, Dou Wei, Feng Deyi, Yang Gongren, and even Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, were all prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

Who will preside over it?

The two sons are definitely not good, the East Palace and the Qin Mansion have been competing openly or secretly, such a major event that may disturb the balance, try to keep them out of the matter.

What's more, this matter is far from being as simple as it seems, and in addition to natural disasters, there must also be man-made disasters in addition to soaring food prices.

Li Yuan knew that behind the grain merchants in Chang'an was either the Guanlong family or the Shandong gatekeeper.

The Li family can sit on the throne, and it is inseparable from the support of the Guanlong family, and the Shandong gate valve also needs to be relied on.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it was inconvenient for him to openly conflict with them, and it was inconvenient for his own son to be involved.

After thinking about it, there needs to be a person who is out of the matter and has the right ability and prestige to preside over this matter.

However, look at the prime minister of the current dynasty:

Pei Ju, Wen Xi Pei;

Feng Deyi, Bohai Feng;

Yang Gongren, Hongnong Yang;

Dou Wei, Henan Dou Shi.

is either Shandong Hebei Gaomen, or the representative of the Guanlong family, which involves too many constraints.

Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda are okay, they are from the Xiliang and Southern Chen royal families respectively, and they belong to the Jiangnan Shi clan, and they are less involved in Guanzhong, but they can let go of their hands and feet.

Xiao Yu is too rigid and upright, and it is not suitable for such a well-coordinated and thoughtful matter.

Thinking about it, let's serve Chen Shuda!

The emperor named him, and Chen Shuda knew that this matter was a hot potato, so he had to take it.

"Commandment."

Chen Shuda said: "Your Majesty, disaster relief is a major matter, there are thousands of problems, and it may be difficult for the minister to be thoughtful, so I implore Your Majesty to help you." ”

"Of course, all the ministries and yamen of the imperial court are fully supportive."

Li Yuan was very happy, and he also knew the difficulty of this matter, so he naturally would not let the dignified servant become the commander of the light pole.

Chen Shuda said: "The specific people who do things, Shangshu Province, the six departments, and all the states and counties have them, and the ministers hope to have capable ministers and officials to help." ”

Find two deputies, right?

Li Yuan smiled and asked, "Who does Qing need to help, just ask." ”

"To clean up the market, we need to be resolute and upright; The urgency of the disaster requires sensitivity and decisiveness. ”

Chen Shuda did not name them directly, but just said the qualities that the deputy needs to have.

When Li Yuan heard this, he groaned slightly, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"What Zicong said is reasonable, I am the prince washing the horse Wei Zheng, and the Tiance Mansion is engaged in Zhonglang Du Ruhui and the two of them to help Zicong in disaster relief."