During Zhang Dun's mission, the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty had already appeared.

The spring drought affected the planting, and the seeds were finally sown, but there was a frost and many of the seedlings died...... The old farmers who are good at farming know that once the weather is abnormal, all kinds of disasters will come one after another, although they are all praying that God will open the net.

But as summer began, the weather was dry, and locusts appeared everywhere, and the numbers were alarming.

According to some statistics, there was an average locust plague every three and a half years in the Song Dynasty.

This time the locust infestation is larger and more complex than in the past.

Fortunately, at the beginning of the year, I was prepared.

All the people, men, women and children, were mobilized in various places to catch the locusts together.

Because once the locusts take off, everything is too late, and the swarms of locusts, even if they want to catch them, they can't catch a few. The locusts can only be culled with all their might before they take off.

"Your Majesty, set an example!"

Gouya'er carried a plate of fried locusts and sent it to Zhao Shu.

After looking at each other for three seconds, Zhao Shu felt that his scalp was numb, and goosebumps ...... his whole body, "What, I, can I not eat?" ”

Gouya'er snorted, "You are the emperor and the father of all the people, can you not take the lead in eating?" This is fried, which is cheap enough, but Li Shimin ate it raw back then! It's so easy for you to be a saint! ”

Vomit!

Zhao Shu was sick to his stomach, it seems that his father has never eaten locusts, this thing is too disgusting!

"You, you let me eat, I will make an order now, you, you eat first!"

"Eat it!"

As he spoke, he grabbed a few and threw them into his mouth, chewing them with relish and admiring them from time to time.

"It's delicious, it's really good, it's fragrant and crispy, it's the best in the world!"

Zhao Shu was forced into a corner, he grabbed one with his eyes closed, hesitated again and again, and still didn't have the courage to eat it.

"That's it, I won't do it anymore, I, I won't eat it if I die!" He said he was leaving.

Gouya'er chuckled, "Your Majesty, if you don't eat it, I can't help it, but Miss Wang has eaten it, she said that as a queen in the future, she should take the lead and lead the world, so she ate half a plate!" ”

Zhao Shu's face darkened, he panted like a cow, and asked, "Qing'er really ate it?" ”

"This is still false, I don't dare to deceive the king!"

Zhao Shu and Gouya'er looked at each other for about half a minute, he suddenly gritted his teeth, reached out and grabbed a few, closed his eyes and stuffed them into his mouth, he didn't even dare to chew, he swallowed directly, and the result was so nauseous that he couldn't eat for a day.

Gouya'er went home happily, he brought the fourth aunt and told her that she could go and tell Wang Qing that the emperor had eaten, husband and wife were one, and they should share weal and woe together, how could she not eat?

The fourth aunt went to find Wang Qing.

Dogtooth smiled like a fat man of two hundred catties, Your Majesty, I didn't lie to you, Miss Wang did eat it, but she ate it after you......

The nobles of the capital, driven by the emperor and the future empress, began to pursue the insect feast, not only the locusts were welcomed, but the other scorpions and centipedes, as long as they were fried, they were all delicious.

Once again, foodies are taking on the responsibility of saving the world.

Relying on their efforts, the locust plague around the capital was finally suppressed.

But not every place can accept insect feasts, there are still dozens of states and counties, locust plagues, and even more places are out of harvest!

……

"The disaster relief work has been arranged, and the first batch of relief food has also been distributed."

Sima Guang honestly reported the situation to Wang Ning'an, "At present, the common people still have some grain in their homes, and the local officials also encourage them to plant a crop of sugar beets, or beans and the like, to minimize losses!" ”

It has to be said that external development is beneficial.

Beets are one of the results.

Beets originated from the Mediterranean, and later introduced to Persia and Dashi, and if according to the original history, they would not be introduced to the Central Plains until the Ming Dynasty.

However, Wang Ning'an opened the Silk Road in advance, attracting a large number of big food merchants, who carried sugar beet seeds.

Sugar beet, like sugar cane, is a sugar plant, and sugar is a very popular product at the moment, so it is not surprising that the victims still have hope to survive the famine.

The premise is that food prices do not rise wildly and that the food supply is sufficient, after all, sugar beets cannot fill the stomach.

"The food supply is okay for the time being, but the futures market has already begun to move."

Wang Ningan didn't have a look of surprise, "As expected, how much has it risen?" ”

"It's almost up to more than 10%."

Sima Guang said in a low voice: "Master, according to my observation, the parties who are speculating in futures now have long become more slippery than loaches, and they should be tempting at present, to see how capable the imperial court is, and then to bet on blood capital!" ”

Sima Guang raised his head, "Master, if the grain gap cannot be filled, there will definitely be a surge in food prices, as for how much it will rise, I really can't say...... So, it is important that there is an adequate supply of food, Master, this ...... Can it be done? ”

"Take the word 'what' away, is there anything in this world that I can't do?"

Wang Ningan replied with a tiger face, Sima Guang was overjoyed, and hurriedly waved his hand to applaud.

"The master is just powerful, the disciple has the courage to ask for advice, how did you get it, and how much food is there?"

Wang Ningan casually took out a secret report and sent it to Sima Guang.

"See for yourself."

Sima Guang immediately opened it and watched it carefully, for fear of missing a word.

This secret report was sent by Zhang Dun, and it arrived in Wang Ning'an's hands two days ago.

Zhang Dun gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the Wa Kingdom, and in his opinion, it was even better than expected.

First of all, as mentioned earlier, Genji won the battle, and his achievements were high, but I don't know how to be good?

The imperial court was suspicious of them, and the Qingyuan clan was at odds with them, and the Ping clan was eyeing them. The bureaucratic nobles, represented by the Fujiwara clan, also hated Genji and spoke ill of them everywhere.

Yuan Laiyi suddenly found that the world was full of enemies, and no one liked them.

Fortunately, Da Song came, and they finally found a big thick leg that they could hold.

The last time I went to the Wa Kingdom to recruit samurai and fight for the Bohai Kingdom.

Zhang Dun and Liu Yu each went to find the most powerful two forces, the Genji and the Peace, relying on that...... finally got the men and horses, in fact, it was not only the two of them, but also the guards and sailors who went with them, all of whom also contributed, otherwise these two would have become jerky long ago.

Yuan Laiyi is quite beautiful, and he feels that he has a deep friendship with Zhang Dun, and he will definitely help.

Who knew that Zhang Dun couldn't wait to crush him, of course, on the surface, Zhang Dun still had to act, and he acted harder than anyone else. It didn't take much effort for him to fool Yuan Laiyi.

This shouted that he would punish Goryeo and send troops to fight for it, and told everyone that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and that the Wa Kingdom wanted to get rid of the bad geographical environment and seize a suitable homeland for survival.

If you don't take advantage of the current attack on Goryeo, when the Great Song Dynasty comes, there will really be no chance at all. Let's ask, with the power of the Wa Kingdom, can you still snatch Goryeo from the hands of the Great Song Dynasty?

The Wa State coveted the land of Goryeo, not for a day or two, but the Baekgang Estuary was defeated, and the lesson was painful, and they did not dare to make up their minds.

At this moment, Minamoto Yoriyi is holding the aura of defeating Abe's family, and he shouts from the heights, not to mention it, there are many responders.

But the king of Wa, and many ministers, they did not quite agree.

It's good to fight Goryeo, but how to do it, how many ships do you need, how many supplies do you need, and where do you get these things? With the financial resources of the Japanese country, can you afford it?

At this moment, Yuan Laiyi patted his chest, full of confidence.

There was no need to worry about the ships, the Great Song could lease 500 ships, which was enough for them to transport tens of thousands of people to Goryeo.

But the king was still not at ease.

After all, the ship is not a gift, it has to be rented!

How is the rent calculated?

Yuan Laiyi was even more proud, he gave away so many women from the Genji family, and there was still a return, at least Zhang Dun agreed to give a loan of 1 million guan to the Wa Kingdom.

The Great Song Dynasty contributed money, ships, and weapons, as long as the Japanese state sent people, and when the land of Goryeo was conquered, it was repaid with the spoils of war.

When Yuan Laiyi finished speaking, the Japanese court was dumbfounded.

And such a cheap thing!

Shangguo can't be a brain problem, right?

How cheap is that?

How can you not pick it up!

After some negotiation and confirmation, the Wa Kingdom finally rushed to war and prepared to go to war.

Zhang Dun also persuaded the Wa state to accept a free trade treaty.

Because the Great Song Dynasty wanted to support the Japanese to send troops, they had to provide all kinds of materials, including weapons, and there was no treaty, and the materials were subject to customs duties, and with the treaty, they could save a lot of money.

At present, the one who has this preferential treatment is only the Bohai Guoda clan!

Now that the Wa Kingdom has become the second international that can trade freely with the Great Song Dynasty, is Gao unhappy or surprised?

In order to show that what he said was true, the mission immediately provided 500 pairs of armor, and the Wa Kingdom did not hesitate any longer and signed it happily.

After getting the credentials, Zhang Dun let out a sigh.

Your unfortunate days have begun, O Wa Kingdom!

Let's let the uncle collect some interest first!

In fact, the grain price of the Wa Kingdom was slightly higher than that of the Great Song Dynasty, after all, their products were limited and grain was scarce. However, because of the abundance of gold and silver, the gold price of the Wa Kingdom was low, and because of the people's pursuit of the Great Song Dynasty, the copper coins of the Great Song Dynasty were very popular in the Wa Kingdom.

5 copper coins, can be exchanged for one or two red gold!

What is this concept?

In the Great Song Dynasty, one tael of gold was exchanged for ten taels of silver, and one tael of silver was exchanged for consistent money...... In other words, if you take the copper money to the Wa Kingdom, your purchasing power will be directly doubled!

It's so unreasonable, who are you pitting if you don't pit you?

Zhang Dun also knew that the Great Song Dynasty was ready to gradually abolish copper coins and switch to gold and silver dollars, since this is the case, let these copper coins play their final value!

He purchased 200,000 koku of grain from the Wa Kingdom, and rented another 150,000 koku as rent for ships from the Wa Kingdom. The first wave of 350,000 stone grain is already at sea, and it will be transported back to the Great Song Dynasty in a few days.

After reading the above introduction, Sima Guang suddenly had a chilling feeling!

What kind of master did he have? What kind of juniors are there?

The country is poor like that, and it is stunned to squeeze out the oil and water!

Zhang Dun also said that this is just a test of the waters.

As long as the Wa Kingdom officially fights Goryeo, he can use it with all his might. borrowed money from the Great Song Dynasty and signed a trade treaty with the Great Song Dynasty, just wait to sell yourself to pay off the debt!

"You're too ruthless!" Sima Guang said secretly in his heart.