The drought in the later Ming Dynasty can only be described as "urgent".

"Your Majesty, this drought is so serious that even Ningwu Mansion can't do anything about it, the river has plummeted, even if there are waterwheels, there is no way to get water, let alone other places......" Wang Mian has just entered Beijing and reported the latest drought situation.

"What about the grain stocks in various places?" Wu Yi's voice was cold.

Someone immediately reported: "Almost nothing, it's not that the government is inactive, but the harassment of the Tartars, coupled with the continuous disaster years, the granaries everywhere can only not enter and exit......"

Suddenly, the hall sighed, this is something that everyone has long expected, during the Chongzhen period, the grain from the south was transferred to the north, which barely allowed the people to live.

Zhang Ge immediately admonished: "Your Majesty, now that the disaster is serious, it is urgent to reconcile with Nanming and tide over the difficulties with the help of their food." ”

"Borrow their food? I'm afraid they want us all to starve to death. Wang Tiejun said maliciously.

Don't say that you don't agree, even if you agree, I'm afraid that Nanming won't miss this opportunity, the lion opened his mouth and asked for a price all over the sky, but I was afraid that the court wouldn't be able to bear their blackmail.

But this is the time when people's lives are at stake, and the people are out of food, but they are afraid that they will make trouble, and at that time, they don't need Tartars to attack, and Hou Ming himself will be in chaos.

Now all eyes are on Nanming, this is the only way for them to solve the problem.

Of course, Hong Chengchou knows that now he is sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai.

In the name of Emperor Zhu Cixi, the government took away the summer grain in the hands of the people, just waiting for Hou Ming to come to the door.

"Your Majesty, this time it's really heaven to help me, Hou Ming national famine, Wu Dalang has to bow his head even if he has great ability, just take this opportunity, we can open our mouth to Hou Ming, ask him for a province on the north bank of the Yellow River, he has to give, so, if you want to subdue Kyoto, the day of restoring my Daming country is just around the corner."

Hong Chengchou said excitedly to Zhu Ciqi, this is a great cause.

Zhu Cixi's face turned red with excitement, Kyoto is his home, and now he can finally take it back.

"It's so good, Hong Aiqing is tired." Zhu Ciyu said with a smile.

"For the sake of Your Majesty, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the minister will not hesitate to break his bones." Hong Chengchou didn't lie, because this country is his country, how could he relax.

"Your Majesty, my town has also suffered from drought this year, and I ask Your Majesty to understand the suffering of the people and allocate grain for disaster relief." Sun Chuanting had a dark face, at this time, he played out of place, but what he said was the truth.

"Hmph, this drought in the south is not as serious as in the north, and this time it is related to the national community, do you know that you can exchange the lost land from Wu Dalang with grain, but you want to share the grain here, what are your intentions?" Hong Chengchou was suddenly dissatisfied, and said it without false colors.

"Governor Hong, of course you can find out the truth of what I said." Sun Chuanting did not flinch, and directly collided with Hong Chengchou.

This has long been common in the Jinling court, but Hong Chengchou has no way to deal with this Sun Chuanting, the four towns are now holding each other down, and he does not dare to do anything to Sun Chuanting.

In the end, it was Zhu Cili who spoke, and every time it was this Zhu Ciqi who was a peacemaker, he promised Sun Chuanting that although there was no food, it could be flexible, and he was ready to allocate money for disaster relief.

Although Hong Chengchou's face hurts, as long as the food is in hand, he can get back what he wants from Houming.

"Your Majesty, the price of grain in the south of the Yangtze River is now rising, and now it is more than fifty percent higher than in previous years, and if it continues, I am afraid that it will cause panic among the people."

There are also local officials who do things, and now the imperial court is collecting grain on a large scale, and merchants and others are also hoarding, and the price of grain in the south is raised all at once.

"That's fine, the people in Jiangnan are reluctant to grow food, which can just stimulate them." Some people do not agree, because planting mulberry and raising silkworms can get more silver, so the people in Jiangnan have given up planting grain, and the original grain-producing areas are now not self-sufficient, which is a good opportunity for rectification.

"That's right, this matter is related to the reconquest and cannot be changed." Hong Chengchou was determined.

Jiangnan was not affected by the disaster, and no matter how much it was better than the north, Hong Chengchou was ready to ignore it this time.

Wuyi has already sent someone to contact the Southern Ming court, the matter of food is not trivial, even if they open their mouths, he has to admit it, and the people take food as the sky.

Wu Yi blamed himself, but he still ignored this matter, and the water conservancy work must be done well, otherwise he will be controlled by others in the future.

What I didn't expect was that this Nanming was even more iron-hearted this time, as long as he lost his ground, plus the news from the Jin Shang, it was not difficult to guess what the idea of this old thing Hong Chengchou was fighting.

"Hmph, this old immortal is so despicable, how can we say that we are also in the same line......" Zhang Ge was so angry that he trembled.

The court is now even more smoky, because now it is not said that there is disagreement between the cabinet and the six ministries, but it is also the case between people.

Although Nanming is hateful, food must be exchanged, and without food, the people will not be starved to death.

The people's army is the toughest, Nanming is obviously targeting their weaknesses, so put it forward, let Houming exchange Qilu province for food, Qilu area is not small, the people's army now has to guard against Tartars, and have to deal with Nanming, I am afraid that I am powerless, if Nanming takes advantage of the fire to rob again......

Now not only the court, but also the people below are in chaos, the people take food as the sky, and now if the court can't exchange it for food, they can only wait to starve to death.

At this time, the news of making matters worse came, and Cangzhou ran out of food......

Everything was rushed together, and Hou Ming was in chaos.

The happiest person is Hong Chengchou, because his plan can be implemented soon, as long as he holds Wu Dalang, Hou Ming is in his pocket.

"What? Hasn't Wu Dalang agreed yet? Hong Chengchou was almost looking forward to it, but there was no movement after this Ming.

Hong Chengchou's eyes suddenly showed jealousy, and he said cruelly: "Wu Dalang, my patience is limited, since you don't know what to do, don't blame me, tell them that the price of food has risen, and now if you want food, not only do you have to exchange it for a province, but I also want silver." ”

What Hong Chengchou is holding in his hands is the lives of tens of millions of people in Houming, what can Wu Dalang do, so as long as he drags it on, Hong Chengchou will not let him and Houming go.

Now that the people are in chaos from the court to the people, there is no news of Wu Dalang, and His Majesty suddenly disappeared, but everyone is in a hurry.

Wu Yi did not run away, but recently he suddenly discovered a problem, so he asked the Chamber of Commerce to collect intelligence, especially Jiangnan's intelligence.

"We can't delay it any longer, Nanming has increased the price again, I'm afraid that if we go down again, we really can't afford it." Zhu Youzhen pushed away the guards and found Wuyi.

"Don't worry, I have my own measure, Nanming wants to pinch me, it's too early." Wu Yi's eyes were sharp, and at the same time there was a somewhat playful look.

"But what about the grain? There is no food, but something big is going to happen. "This is what Zhu Youzhen is most worried about.

"Take out all the food in the army and Ningwu Mansion, and tell them that they must withstand it for two months, as long as two months are over, I will let them reap the consequences." Wu Yi clenched his fists tightly, this was a big gamble, even he didn't dare to be negligent.

His Majesty spoke suddenly, and this time he took out all the food in the army, is this going to break the boat?

Some people are worried, and some people are curious, what is Wu Dalang going to do?

"Two months? I don't believe it, two months later, when the green and yellow are not harvested, can you Wu Dalang still conjure up food? Okay, let's go and see, pass the order, whoever dares to release a grain of grain, I will never spare him. Hong Chengchou ordered again, and now the government has kept an eye on everyone.

Here in Shengjing, the smile on Dolgon's face was even bigger, and he said with a smile: "It's really desperate, I actually took out all the food in the army, and when the time comes, the army's heart is unstable, and I will destroy you in one fell swoop." ”

Dolgon seemed to have seen Wu Dalang finally cornered, so he could only learn from Emperor Chongzhen and hang himself on the southeast branch......

"The emperor is wise, this Wu Dalang must be cornered, and when the time comes, we will be able to take Hou Ming down without much effort, but what if Nan Ming comes in with a sidewalk?"

"That's better, we even clean up with them and dominate the rivers and mountains." Dorgon said impatiently.

With the drought in Houming, rumors are becoming more and more prevalent in Houming, and even God wants to punish this deviant Wu Dalang, and Houming is also in danger.