After the group set off from the Xiongzhou Post Station, they walked north.

In recent days, the air is still very dry, there is no sign of rain, Zhao Dezhao and other envoys have seen everywhere the dry land, the bare riverbed and the hungry yellow people, it can be seen that the drought zone has brought the people's life is very painful, Zhao Dezhao is also glad that the two countries are not fighting each other now, otherwise the people will be hurt the most.

Three and a half days later, when Zhao Dezhao and the others arrived at the border of Chenzhou, it was already dusk, and the group had already arrived at the Song realm.

This place is Chenzhou. Chenzhou, the land controls Lingnan, one of the important passes in the north of Lingnan, where the terrain is dangerous, it is an important city place from south to north, it is not only "the place where soldiers must fight", but also "the place where humanities are beautiful".

Chenzhou east of Ganzhou, Jiangxi, south of Shaoguan, Guangdong, west of Yongzhou, Hunan, north of Hengyang, Zhuzhou, known as Hunan's "South Gate", a throat of the land, has now been controlled in the hands of the Song army, the Song State set up the Chenzhou Army here, stationed in the border here, is equivalent to firmly control Chenzhou in all directions, but now the Han State has surrendered, Tang State and Quannan Chen Hongjin are also attached to the Song Dynasty, Chenzhou is safe.

When the group arrived at the Chenzhou City Gate Library, the Chenzhou Assassin had already received a letter from His Royal Highness King Wei in advance, and had been preparing for the past few days. Today, he happened to be preparing to meet the King of Wei at the gate of the city, and the honor guard on the other side was also very well prepared, beating gongs and drums everywhere.

Before the Chenzhou Assassin Shi dismounted from the King of Wei, he stepped forward and said: "The Chenzhou Assassin Shi visited the King of Wei Chitose, and Chitose returned to China. ”

"You're welcome!"

Under the leadership of the Chenzhou Assassin and the Chenzhou Metropolitan Supervisor, two groups of envoys from the Song and Tang dynasties have gone to the Chenzhou Assassin's Mansion.

The dishes have been set up for a few tables, and in Zhao Dezhao's opinion, they are not rich, but Zhao Dezhao does not care about the problem of wine and food now, but the problem of this famine and the people's lives.

Chenzhou Thorn Shi was also a little embarrassed in his heart, he looked at King Wei's brows tightened, and he didn't speak much, thinking that his hospitality was not well prepared or something, so he also kept waiting, looking at the dishes that he didn't know in the eyes of King Wei or didn't want to go, and he had been suffering.

Zhao Dezhao has been thinking about the shortage of food in Chenzhou, it seems that the grain production at this time can not be raised, in this era of war and chaos, there is always a gap in food consumption, he did not blame the assassin for poor hospitality or poor disaster relief, looking at Chenzhou City and some places, he always felt a little sad in his heart. Now there is a shortage of grain in Chenzhou, because of the disaster, the fields have dried up, a large area of rice that is about to mature has died, the people have no harvest, and the officials in various counties do not know how to collect grain taxes, and this year's autumn harvest is a problem.

However, when he first came to Chenzhou, he didn't know the situation in Chenzhou, and he would ask them later.

The assassin and some local officials in Chenzhou have been waiting, the dignified King Wei did not speak, and they naturally did not speak casually, this is the rule of officialdom, and the officials saw that the King of Wei was still frowning, and he didn't know what to do next.

At this moment, the clever little nobleman pretended to pour wine, and then passed by Zhao Dezhao and reminded him in a low voice, Zhao Dezhao saw that everyone in the house was waiting for dinner, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Let's have a banquet." ”

The banquet had already begun, Zhao Dezhao chatted casually with the assassin Shi and a cadre of officials, pulled the military and civilians in Chenzhou City and the public security, and talked about the customs and customs of Chenzhou, but did not mention the famine.

He still knows some of the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are some things that can't be mentioned in the public, and now there are envoys of the Tang State sitting opposite, after all, some things can only be said to the family, and some ugly things will only make outsiders laugh, so everything will wait for the banquet to end, and Zhao Dezhao will go to the assassin to talk to them.

Zhao Dezhao took a sip of wine, this wine was very turbid, and the degree was very low, it must be a wine made by Tufa, but he suddenly remembered the current situation in Chenzhou, so he drank the wine.

Zhao Dezhao doesn't mind, this shows that this Chenzhou Thorn Shi is a person who understands the general situation and knows the suffering of the people, if it were someone else, it is estimated that he would have taken the opportunity to tie up, and he will serve you with good food and drink, and all these drinks and dishes are squeezed from the people, but you can eat with confidence, and if you eat very happily, then the people will also be squeezed and miserable by those officials who eat vegetarian meals. And this is precisely because of the preferences of the rulers, so that those officials also cater to your preferences, do some things to flatter and bully, and in the end it is the people who suffer.

Zhao Dezhao smiled at Chenzhou Thorn History, and the Thorn Shi had to smile awkwardly for some reason.

The banquet has ended, and the assassin has already arranged accommodation, so the envoys of the Tang State went to rest, while Dong Zhongyan and the others were waiting for the words of the King of Wei, and Zhao Dezhao asked them to rest first.

Outside the house, I know that because the weather is hot and dry and still screaming (Haoyue is a rural person, the room I live in is leaning against a willow tree, and I know that I am still screaming at eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening, it really hurts!) Listening to this, there is also some restlessness in people's hearts.

When they were far away, Zhao Dezhao instructed the Chenzhou Assassin and the Metropolitan Eunuch to speak in the inner hall of the Assassin's Mansion.

The assassin asked the king of Wei to take the seat, and he and the two eunuchs sat on the side and lectured the king of Wei to speak.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became serious, but the three of them only heard the screams of pain outside the room.

"You two must not be restrained, this king will not eat you two." Zhao Dezhao saw that the atmosphere was so awe-inspiring, so he said with a smile.

When the assassin and the eunuch heard King Wei say this, they breathed a sigh of relief, and the two were no longer so restrained.

It can be seen from the mouth of the Chenzhou Thorn History that the Great Song Dynasty is mobilizing grain and materials from various granaries in Huainan, Jiangbei, Jiangling and other places to transport to the south. However, according to the current grain situation in Chenzhou, it will take about three or four days to run out of grain, but the price of grain on the market is also rising.

The Chenzhou Assassin and the local officials in Chenzhou also tried their best to collect grain from wealthy households and buy grain through buying and selling, but they still could not fill the grain gap. Moreover, although the price of grain collected by officials from grain merchants is more than a dozen cents lower than that in the market, Chenzhou's finances have basically been in a loss in recent years, which is also a large price.

Both the assassin and the eunuch shook their heads, but when Zhao Dezhao heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter. On the seventh or eighth day, when Zhao Dezhao heard about this day, he also sweated for the people of Chenzhou.

The atmosphere in the room grew more and more awe-inspiring, and the three fell silent.

Metropolitan Supervisor Chen Xuan also said on the side: "I don't know what good way King Wei Chitose has?" ”

In the past few days, Chen Xuan discussed with the local officials of Chenzhou such as Thorn Shi for several days but did not come up with a solution to the problem, and now the drought is still continuing, and the people's stomachs are also in need of filling, and after discussing with Thorn Shi, he can't think of how to solve the food crisis. Now that he saw His Royal Highness King Wei coming to Chenzhou, he naturally wanted him to come up with ideas to solve the problem, and he also heard that King Wei was extremely talented and could solve impossible problems, so he also wanted to rely on this King Wei to solve the problem.

It has not yet been shipped from the north, but what about from the south?

Zhao Dezhao had an idea, since the Great Song Dynasty didn't have time to transport grain over, but it was feasible from the Han side, he said: "Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, I didn't think that this god doesn't rain for a day, and he can't farm for a day, but this king has a way, and he may need to get some grain from the Han Kingdom." ”

"Your Highness, what is this?" The two of them don't know why the king of Wei would say this, the emperor of the Han State is willing.

At this time, Zhao Dezhao said: "Don't worry, this matter is handed over to this king, and the food crisis should be temporarily solved in three or four days." ”

Then Zhao Dezhao told these two people about Liu Gang's dedication to Bazhou to be a minister, and when these two people heard it, they felt that the matter was feasible, and at the same time felt that the burden on their bodies was also reduced a lot.

The three of them had been talking for an hour and a half, and the atmosphere in the room was always serious.

Food in all dynasties is a sensitive topic, and now the Song State also has to guard against the northern countries, and the Great Song Dynasty must train a large number of soldiers to prevent the northern nomads from going south, and the training of soldiers requires food, and the more soldiers are trained, the more food is consumed. Now, although the Song Kingdom has promoted Champa rice, after all, it is difficult to solve the dilemma of water and soil in all directions, and the food problem has been a big gap in recent years.

Even in later generations, there are still many countries in the world that have a food crisis, and the consumption of grain far exceeds the amount of grain produced, and even the United States, which is known as the "breadbasket of the world," has not been spared, let alone China, which is the most populous country.

The two then bid farewell to His Royal Highness the King of Wei and got up to go back to the mansion.

At night, the acquaintance outside the house was still shouting, and Zhao Dezhao's mood seemed a little comfortable, but he still had to mention 120,000 points of preparation and spirit.

That night, Zhao Dezhao immediately sent a few letters, tied to the pigeon's legs, and after the pigeon flew out of the pigeon cage, Zhao Dezhao breathed a sigh of relief, just in case he sent someone to ride south overnight to buy grain in Xiongzhou and other places in the south.

From the early morning of the second day to the twilight of the second day, Changchuntang's contacts in various parts of the (southern) Han Dynasty had received Zhao Dezhao's flying pigeon transmissions, and there were also contacts in Chen Hongjin's Quannan Prefecture who received letters.

…… In the past few days, the places where the letters have been received have been preparing to mobilize grain, and the grain transported from Jianghuai in the Song State in the north has also arrived here in Langzhou, and is preparing to be transferred to Chenzhou and other places in the south.

After recuperating in Chenzhou for a day, Gong Shenyi's envoys of Tang State bid farewell to Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, and returned to Jiangning Mansion first.

And Zhao Dezhao is also waiting for food from the south.

After another three days, on the fifth day of Zhao Dezhao's stay in Chenzhou, the long-awaited grain was finally transported from the south, about 20 carts, although the number is still not much, but it can be relieved for a few days.

Seeing that the grain had arrived at the gate of the city, Chenzhou's eyes lit up, and he lifted the hem of his shirt with his hand, personally moved behind him, pushed the grain cart, and shouted to let the short-term workers and servants in the government transport the grain back to the granary, and sent people to register and make a book, and arrange the distribution of grain.

Since the grain had almost arrived, Zhao Dezhao and the others left Chenzhou the next day and headed for Langzhou.

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