Chapter 117: Famine
The persistent heat finally caused a great drought, the fields were dried up, and the stream was cut off, and even the well, which had not been broken in previous years, was only a little flow of water from the bottom of the well, covering the bottom floor.
So soon the whole of Kyoto began to control the use of water, and the daily water was only enough for drinking, except for the one in the Imperial Palace, it was still a time of famine inside and outside Kyoto.
In addition, the last remaining seedlings in the fields are now dead, and the last possible harvest of this year is completely cut off, and the people are all panicked at once.
You must know that in previous years, the state collected taxes to collect sixty percent of the grain, and then paid the tenant rent two percent of the grain, and the last remaining two percent of the grain was only enough for a few people in the family to have food and clothing for a year, and no harvest this year means that the family will be hungry in the coming year, which makes them not panic.
So in the panic, coupled with the control of the water source, soon there were restless people who began to come out and make trouble, and they shouted that the emperor was not virtuous, so heaven sent a natural disaster to punish the people of this country, and such slogans were soon echoed by other people who had no way out.
At first, the victims only preached in their respective compounds in the civilian areas, preaching that the emperor was not virtuous, which led to the drought from heaven, and then as the number of people continued to accumulate, they finally began to pour into the various yamen and began to gather people to make trouble, demanding the opening of warehouses and the release of grain.
In the face of so many people, the yamen everywhere surrounded by the crowd did not dare to use force at all, for fear that the sudden use of force would trigger another riot among the whole people.
They still remember the last plague incident clearly, if it wasn't for the last national teacher Jun Nan Li to solve the plague, maybe the whole city would really break out in the end, causing the emperor to bottom out, and finally bloody suppression.
And this time they faced a similar situation, and the first thing that came to mind was also Jun Nan Quercus, because Jun Nan Que had experience in quelling riots, and he won the hearts of the people, so it was most suitable for him to do this.
The people who came to report the news from the yamen soon arrived, and Yu Bai brought them into the backyard, and they were embarrassed and obviously suffered a lot in order to get out of the crowd.
"Master Guoshi, at the moment, the crowd is rioting, the Yamen is not manpowered, and it has been dispersed by the crowd, and only you can calm the hearts of the people and quell this riot now. ”
Just saw Jun Nanqi, and the person who reported the news knelt on the ground, his face was impatient, and his tone was pleading.
In fact, it was very difficult to see Jun Nan Oak with his identity, so this time Jun Nan Que specially ordered that only Yu Bai brought him in after he begged many times.
"This great drought has caused famine, and the hungry people want food, and I can't do anything without food. ”
Jun Nan Li didn't go with him immediately, Jun Nan Li really knew these people too well as a national teacher, if he just passed, then he would have to spend twelve points of energy and consume his people's hearts to calm the anger of the crowd.
But even this can only be a temporary calming of the people's anger, and if the food problem is not solved, the crowd will regather soon after it has dispersed, so the key to solving the problem is to let them open warehouses and release grain.
"But the people are about to collapse the yamen, this ......"
The messenger tried to say something, but was immediately stopped.
Jun Nan Li just waved his hand, that is, to send off the guests with Yu Bai, and then Yu Bai left with the messenger who still wanted to continue talking, and it was already a gift to let him in, and he couldn't continue to stay if he should go.
After the man left, Hua Rui, who was on the side, asked with confusion: "Why did you let him go, didn't you say before that you would prepare to pass?"
When Jun Nan Oak and Yu Bai told me before, they talked about the things that were going to pass, but Xiaohua didn't listen to them all, just heard the key information of going over, after all, it was really too difficult for her to continue to pay attention to everything on a hot day.
"The past is to be past, but not the present. ”
Jun Nan Oak had a piece of ice in his lips, and said in a somewhat slurred manner, his tone seemed to be cold with ice, and it became colder and colder.
"Which of those officials doesn't want empty gloves and white wolves, and they guard the granary one by one and refuse to let go, so that I, the national teacher, spend my tongue and tongue to consume the accumulated public opinion, where is there such a cheap thing. ”
The conduct of those officials Jun Nan Li knows it clearly, so he is not worried about those people at all,
And this matter has nothing to do with Jun Nan Oak, as long as the crowd does not break the yamen, this matter has not yet taken advantage of his own table, and he does not need to pay attention to it.
As for the present, we will continue to dry them, and wait until they decide to open the warehouse and release grain, then it will be the best time for Junnan Oak to make a move.
Sure enough, the time passed quickly, only two hours had passed, and the time had already come to evening, and the messenger had come again, this time with a more eager look on his face, and the anxiety in his tone was also beneficial.
"Master Guoshi, it's already evening, those Diao people still haven't left, it seems that they are going to continue to besiege the yamen day and night, the adults can't hold on, let me come and invite you over." ”
"Do your grown-ups have anything to say?"
Jun Nan Oak was not in a hurry, and asked slowly.
"What are you talking about? The adults just said that they asked the national teacher to hurry over, they were about to lose their time. ”
The messenger was a little puzzled, and he didn't know what Jun Nan Oak was going to ask, so he could only repeat what he had just said.
"Go back. ”
Jun Nan Oak waved his hand and asked Yu Bai to let him out.
Those people really didn't cry when they didn't see the coffin, at this time, they still refused to let go, so let's see who can consume whom, Jun Nanli was a little angry in his heart, and his eyes also showed coldness.
saw Jun Nanqi's expression, so he didn't ask much.
Hua Rui has already understood this time that those people still did not meet Jun Nan Quercus's requirements, so Jun Nan Que will not take action to settle this matter.
Another two hours passed, and the messenger was even more embarrassed and anxious this time than the previous two.
"Master Guoshi, our adults have already agreed to open the granary, you hurry over, the crowd over there has begun to be restless, and it will really be too late to do so. ”