What Sun Chengzong said is the truth.

In fact, people's understanding of this era may be very simple.

If there is a famine, it is enough to go to the disaster relief, and Liaodong is going to war, so it will go to war.

As long as the emperor gives an order and the machinery of the empire turns, naturally, the problem can be solved.

But in the actual process, in the execution, all this has countless variables.

You have to carry so much food, and the first thing you have to do is that you need enough men, so you first have to have people serve as conscripts.

Transporting so much grain, 180,000 grainmen are sure to want it.

How many days are you going to go? From the capital to Guanzhong, a year and a half may be exaggerated, but three or five months is still needed.

The problem arises again, it is people who pick up grain, and people transport it all the way, you have to give people a bite to eat, what should I do? Eat on the spot.

Thereupon...... A person carrying 200 catties of grain stopped and stopped along the way, and after three or five months, 150 catties of grain was gone.

How much can actually be transported, only fifty catties.

For these fifty catties, you have to make sure that everyone in the household department is law-abiding, everyone is not greedy or occupied, and you have to make sure that after being sent to the official mansion in Guanzhong, the officials up and down do not eat and take cards.

But in fact...... These are actually necessary expenses.

In other words, 200 catties of grain, under normal circumstances, can really reach the hands of the victims, and it is not bad to have 20 catties.

This kind of loss is very staggering.

In an era of inefficient production and transportation, a disaster in one place meant that the imperial court could consume half of the national treasury at any time.

The disaster is like this, and so is the war, which is why the Central Plains Dynasty did not dare to start the war lightly, because it could not afford it.

After all, you need so many people to save a disaster, spend so much money and food, and a large number of conscripts, these people spend three or five months on the road, which is equivalent to a complete waste of manpower, which is also a huge loss.

This is also the reason why the Jiannu people almost dragged down the entire Ming Dynasty.

Now there is indeed money in the interior, but in the place where the disaster occurs, the money is useless, and it will only make the merchants who hoard goods and strange people get huge profits, and they must allocate food to solve the problem.

If it is not allocated, it will be starvation, cannibalism, and the people will not be able to stand it, and eventually they will ...... Raise your arms and exhale.

Sun Chengzong had the patience to explain the situation in Guanzhong to Zhang Jingyi at this time: "Since the four Liukou uprisings, many fields have been barren, and the area of Guanzhong and Henan has been greatly damaged, and the grain collected by the imperial court is far less than before, but now the disasters are still frequent, even the internal money cannot be solved, and the imperial court cannot bear to adjust the grain, so the grain is not adjusted...... The people could not bear it. ”

"Your Highness, the old man will tell the truth, now the court is already broken, not a few homes can solve the problem, if the new deal continues, it is unrealistic, the old man is worried......"

Zhang Jingyi didn't expect that he would shift the topic to the New Deal.

The ministers on the side also listened silently, and at this time, listening to Sun Chengzong's painstaking persuasion, they couldn't help but be shocked, they obviously ...... I also agree with Sun Chengzong's words.

Yes, for the sake of the country that it has reached such a point, it's better to toss less, what to toss blindly, everyone will live a few more years, isn't it?

Zhang Jingyi said: "Since the loss is so huge, then we should think about how to reduce the loss, but why do we think about stopping the new deal, is there no new deal, two hundred catties of grain are transported to Guanzhong, and more than twenty catties of grain are in the hands of the victims, is this something that can be solved by postponing the new deal?" ”

Sun Chengzong: "......"

Someone on the side finally couldn't hold it back, it was Chen Yangmei, the secretary of Dali Temple.

This Chen Yangmei couldn't help but say: "You can't say that, the loss has existed since ancient times, and it has existed in the Qin and Han dynasties." ”

Zhang Jingyi looked at him mockingly and said, "It's always been, so you can turn a blind eye?" ”

When Chen Yangmei heard this, she wanted to vomit blood, isn't this raising the bar?

"We're not talking about it, we're talking about the actual situation."

"I'm talking about the actual situation." Zhang Jingyi said very seriously: "Because there is a loss, so everyone takes it for granted, almost seventy or eighty percent of the annual income of the treasury is wasted on this loss, but the princes never think of a way to change this loss, but they are still complacent, what is the reason?" ”

This is tantamount to scolding everyone again.

The people who were listening on the sidelines all showed a look of anger.

However, because the other party is Zhang Jingyi, he can't help him.

Sun Chengzong had no choice but to sigh and shake his head, Zhang Jingyi, this is oil and salt!

In fact, his meaning is very simple, now there is a famine everywhere, and the rogue is making a lot of trouble, at this time, the new deal is suspended in order to buy people's hearts, but don't let the rogue take the opportunity to collect people's hearts.

Who knows, Zhang Jingyi is very strong and ignores this completely.

Young man, young man......

Sun Chengzong shook his head, panicking in his heart for a while, feeling that Zhang Jingyi didn't understand his hard work.

At this time......

The Great Ming Gate opened.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse came out of the Daming Gate.

As soon as Luan arrived, all the ministers saluted.

Immediately, everyone followed Luan and drove in the direction that had been predetermined.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sat in Luan's car, occasionally hearing the whispers of the ministers behind him.

So the Emperor of the Apocalypse summoned Wei Zhongxian and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

Wei Zhongxian's breathing was a little urgent, and he trotted to make sure that he and Luan were on the same page, and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are talking about the new policy, and there are still discussions...... The king of Liaodong County. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help but wonder, "What's the matter?" ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled bitterly: "It's nothing, I just heard about it...... Brother Zhang...... Brother Zhang, he ...... He didn't care about the victims at all, and insisted on going his own way. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned and said, "Zhang Qing doesn't care about the victims? ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Yes, Elder Sun Ge advised him, saying that there was a catastrophe in Guanzhong, and the country is now in a dilemma, I don't know whether to provide disaster relief, and I said that the loss of disaster relief is very amazing, and I am worried about this, and the result is ...... Brother Zhang said that it is not negotiable, it is all to blame for the loss, and what does it have to do with his new policy. The ministers are all talking in a low voice, saying that Brother Zhang has reached the point of being unkind for the sake of the new policy, regardless of the overall situation. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "Yes, I also think that Zhang Qing is not wrong, these people ...... Heh......"

Wei Zhongxian immediately said: "The slave thinks the same way, these people ...... Phew......"

Luan drove out of the city and went to the outskirts of the city.

It didn't take long to walk until we reached the new district.

The new district covers a large area, and the vast majority of people here ...... They were all displaced people from Guanzhong, and Zhang Jingyi spent a lot of effort to settle them, but now, hundreds of thousands of people have lived here, with continuous houses and roads in the shape of fields.

On closer inspection, the place seems to exude endless life, although there are several streets that are cordoned off, and there are guards along the way, but you can also see the prosperity of this place from the countless shops along the street.

The most intuitive feeling here is that it is clean and tidy, even if it is a passer-by who is watching from a distance, although they are wearing cloth clothes, they also look well-dressed.

Many people's complexions look good.

Many of the people here have been given land, and with enough land and abundant labor at home, they can ensure that they do not starve to death, so many people come to the streets to do some small business, or to work, and many of them have read a little bit of books.

With some culture and knowledge, I don't have to worry about eating, so I began to pay attention to appearance.

Even if you are poor, you will try to clean yourself.

However, this time, Zhang Jingyi obviously did not lead everyone to see the new area.

But even so, many ministers still have different feelings when they come here.

Because the pattern of the capital is divided into the imperial city, the inner city and the outer city and the suburbs, the imperial city needless to say, the inner city lives the emperor's relatives, the outer city lives the merchants and the people of the capital, and the outer city is three religions and nine streams, everyone has it, and most people should be ragged according to reason.

However, the style here is clearly more like an inner city, and even along the streets, there are many trees planted, and the commerce here cannot even be compared with the east and west markets.

On the one hand, it attracts a large number of people, and on the other hand, it is well managed and everyone is willing to come. And the most important aspect is that people here tend to have a higher spending power than other places.

After all...... After people are satisfied with eating and drinking, they dare to buy some things when they have money in their hands, and some shops that may not have many customers in the east and west markets are full of customers here.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked all the way over, and couldn't help but be amazed, his eyes shining with appreciation.

But...... Once you have passed through the heart of the new district, you will see a bluestone road that stretches all the way to the wilderness.

Walking in this wilderness, the Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help muttering in his heart, what kind of gourd is Zhang Jingyi buying? How...... Running here, there's not even a human population here!

Sitting on the chariot, a few sticks of incense passed, and finally, the eyes suddenly brightened.

But when I saw it in front of me, there were warning signs: military important places, no traffic.

You can even see people in gray coats patrolling the area with firearms on their backs.

Further in...... Finally...... The place has arrived.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse got off Luan with twelve points of curiosity, and then ...... Zhang Jingyi greeted him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this journey has been hard. ”

"Where's your big baby?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse went straight to the point and said, "Why don't you take it out and show it to me?" ”

Zhang Jing smiled and said, "It's inside...... Your Majesty will know at a glance. ”

So the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked up at Zhang Jingyi's line of sight, only to see ...... in the distance It seems that there is a large workshop shed, and the scale looks very large.

And next to the workshop shed, you can see rows of houses, and the further inside, it seems that the guards are more and more tight.

…………

Chapter 3 is delivered, asking for a monthly pass. And also......