coincided with the performance appraisal of officials in the first examination of the four years, and the previous Dongzhou assassin Feng Jinghe was found to have embezzled 500,000 taels of stolen money because he was reported.

In the eyes of the people of Dongzhou City, Feng Jinghe is a well-known good official, decisive and fair, and the case is clearly decisive. Under his rule, Dongzhou had a prosperous economy and simple folk customs.

500,000 taels of snowflake silver, for the honest and serious Feng family, it is simply a ridiculous joke. When Feng Jinghe was escorted out of the house, he kept shouting injustice, but for the supervision of the imperial history, the account books in the study are ironclad evidence. Later, Feng Jinghe committed suicide in fear of crime on the way to Beijing on the way to Beijing.

It is a felony to pervert the law for bribes, and more than 300,000 taels should be sentenced to be beheaded. The emperor was merciful and believed that the main offender was sentenced to exile by the woman's family.

The position of Dongzhou Thorn History was vacant, and after evaluation, Wu Neng was exceptionally promoted. Dongzhou City has not rained for nine months, and there are folk rumors that the drought in Dongzhou is comparable to Dou'e's snow in June.

Zhao Xibao wondered: "Didn't the imperial court already distribute rice and grain for disaster relief?" ”

Xiao Zhengtai said: "The imperial court did send grain and grass, but a month ago, the grain and grass were destroyed by natural fire. ”

Chu Qinzhi thought about it, the child's words sounded almost the same as the news reported by the Governor's Mansion. Zhao Xibao sighed, "How much did you burn?" Is it all, or part of the rice grain? ”

"It's all!"

Chu Qin was stunned, a little wrong, "The Governor's Mansion reported that two-thirds of the rice grain was burned. The rest were sent to refugee camps on the outskirts of the city. ”

Xiao Zhengtai smiled bitterly: "On the day the granary was burned down, I was near the street. On that day, because I begged for half a piece of bread, I was beaten by the little beggars in the north of the city and could not move, so I could only shrink by the swill pile in the basket. Seeing with your own eyes, the entire granary was destroyed. ”

Zhao Xibao was thinking that the child saw only one of the official warehouses, so he would think that all the rice and grain had been burned.

It hasn't rained for a long time, the weather is hot and dry, and the slightest carelessness can indeed lead to fires. After the fire broke out, Dongshu officials immediately reported the situation to Kyoto. Because according to the regulations, once there is a situation of concealing the fire and not reporting it, Dongzhou Thorn will be fined for one year; If the delay is more than three months, a governor can be dismissed.

However, due to the inconvenience of transportation, it took a long time for the disaster to reach the capital. In addition, after receiving a report of the disaster, Kyoto needs to pass through various approvals before the government decree can reach Toshu.

By the time Zhong Tingli, the disaster relief official sent by the imperial court, Zhong Tingli, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, arrived in the disaster area, it was estimated that it would be February of the following year. During these three months, local officials and local gentry became the mainstay of post-disaster relief.

The lack of rice and food has led to no rice to eat in the refugee camps on the outskirts of the city, which is why so many refugees are seen on the road.

The problem of rice shortage must be resolved as a matter of urgency.

Zhao Xibao and Chu Qinzhi took Xiao Zhengtai to inspect the economic development of Dongzhou City on the street, and Xiao Taozi followed Xicheng to bite his ears behind his back, "Look, the prince and our miss, as well as the little one, don't look like a few people walking down the street together." After saying that, Little Peach was not satisfied, and launched a series of imaginations.

"If a little prince is born in the future, or a small princess, it will definitely be the same situation."

The more Little Peach thought about it, the more excited she became, and shook Xicheng's arms: "Xicheng, do you think I should hurry up and prepare my belly pocket shoes and socks." ”

Xicheng muttered quietly: "We will do the same in the future." ”

Little Peach is already thinking about what color to choose with what pattern. I didn't pay attention to what Obishi Cheng said.

The shop in front was crowded and noisy.

"Wow, isn't it, the price of rice has gone up again?"

"Yesterday, I bought rice, it was 5,000 yuan, and in just one day, it rose to 6,500 yuan."

"Yes, if this continues, the rice money will rise to 10,000 yuan, who can afford to eat"

Zhao Xibao and others stopped in place, she originally had a very good idea before she went out, thinking about whether she could mobilize local rice merchants to donate a batch of grain and give porridge for disaster relief. Now that I look at it, it's completely useless.

Although the price of rice is high, the major rice shops are still surrounded by water.

She raised her head slightly and looked at Chu Qinzhi, who was frowning. "Lord Wang, do you know the price of rice?" Chu Qinzhi held her hand and waited for her answer.

Zhao Xibao smiled bitterly, "Guanzhong Midou 300, Huainan Midou 200, Chang'an Midou 220 Wen, and Qingzhou Beihai and other places, Mi Yidou 60." Even last year, it rained heavily in Beijing, and the rice was straight to 800. ”

She choked, "And it is recorded in the book that in the third year of Yuanhe, there was a war in Yangzhou, there was no food in the city, and the rice bucket was 50,000 yuan." Lord, I'm worried that the price of rice won't stop rising until 10,000 yuan. ”

Zhao Xibao and his entourage returned to the inn in silence, she settled Xiao Zhengtai to rest, thinking about what she could do with her current strength? She bit her chopsticks and couldn't eat the table full of her favorite food. Chu Qinzhi looked at her, fell into deep thought, shook his head and smiled.

The little peach covers her face, as long as the young lady is stuck in thinking, it is this soulless look, not only that, but also. Sure enough, it started again, running to the desk, writing and drawing, and not even taking care of eating. The little peach resigned herself to her fate, sandwiched a bowl of rice, held a small soup spoon, and prepared to feed the eldest lady.

Little Peach walked over on tiptoe gently, afraid of disturbing the young lady who was splashing ink, so she could see the right time and stuff the young lady with a mouthful.

Xi Cheng was next to him, and when he saw her operation, his heart was sour. When my little peach can be stuffed for me, even if it is pig food, I am willing.

Chu Qinzhi put down the dishes and chopsticks and walked over, went with the flow, and took the bowl in Xiao Taozi's hand.

"Ma'am." Chu Qinzhi called softly.

"Ah" Zhao Xibao didn't come back to his senses, with a confused look, he raised his head and answered. I was gently fed a bite of food.

Chu Qinzhi's beautiful Danfeng eyes were bent into a good-looking arc. It's as cunning as a successful little fox.

Zhao Xibao was a little embarrassed, so he took the bowl and started eating. While eating, she enthusiastically displayed her blueprint. According to the analysis of the topographic map of Dongzhou City, Dongzhou City has a river with mountains, and transportation mainly depends on Cao Yun. The annual tea of Zhaojia Tea House is sent to all parts of the south of the Yangtze River by relying on Cao Yun.

The speed of Cao transportation is faster than that of land transportation, and the Cao transportation industry in Dongzhou City is well developed, there are many ships, and there are more Cao workers than ordinary state cities. This is the advantage of Caoyun.

However, due to a rare drought, the water level of the river has dropped, and the water transportation has been greatly affected.

At present, we must first transfer a batch of grain from the Zhao family to solve the urgent need. The price of rice in Dongzhou City is too expensive, and if the term of office continues to rise wildly, it will inevitably lead to chaos. Moreover, those who are hungry also need a mouthful of rice porridge to relieve them.

Since you need to leave the water transportation behind, choose land transportation alone. Although land transportation is only carried by mule, horse, cart and shoulder-shouldered man, the transportation speed is slow, the transportation volume is small, and the cost and consumption are large. But for the current Dongzhou City, there is no shortage of a new way out.

I think of the time in the northwest, when cotton was transported, relying on camels and good horses. The situation in the northwest does not apply to Dongzhou City. If you are in Dongzhou City, you will not have enough time to form your own team immediately. I can only run outside these days to explore the local land transportation industry in Dongzhou City.

Not only that, if you want rice and grain, you can reach Dongzhou City as quickly as possible. On the one hand, it is necessary to rely on the convenience and time-saving in the transportation process, and on the other hand, it is also inseparable from the nearby warehousing.

The problem of warehousing is easier to solve, and the Zhao family warehouse can be temporarily borrowed during transportation. The tricky thing now is how to increase the speed of land transportation.

Zhao Xibao held the pen and kept swaying. Chu Qinzhi hugged her waist and told her to stop walking around anxiously. said softly: "Madam, there is a plan for my husband, I wonder if I can relieve Madame's confusion?" ”

"What a plan, let's hear it."

"Between Kyoto and Toshu Castle, ten grain transfer stations will be set up temporarily, and the size of each grain transfer station is the amount of grain you will transport to Toshu Castle. Each station is equipped with a transport team, just enough to transport the grain from the station to the next station and then return in time. In this way, grain is delivered to the target station after station. This avoids long-distance fatigue and reduces the loss of food on the road. ”

When Zhao Xibao heard this, he hugged Chu Qinzhi tightly. Lord Wang, you are so smart, how can I forget your wonderful talent. In the future, if you encounter unsolved questions, ask you more, it will definitely be right. ”

The problems and solutions that need to be solved have swept over layer by layer, and Zhao Xibao thinks that there are more and more things to do, and he needs to plan well.

The price of rice in Dongzhou City is too high, and a batch of new rice needs to enter the market to slow down the price of rice. However, it should also be noted that you can't sell low-priced rice, and when the time comes, it may not be the people of Dongzhou City who buy rice. Rather, those black-conscience rice sellers.

Secondly, the Zhao family's rice is always limited, no less than a drop in the bucket. To really be able to stabilize the price of rice, a large amount of rice needs to enter the market. If you look at the local rice merchants in Dongzhou City, you are playing the piano to the cow. When they tasted the sweetness of the skyrocketing price of rice, how could they let go so easily. No treacherous business, no business, no treacherous.

Zhao Xibao originally thought that the rice prepared by the Zhao family for disaster relief would be quietly transported into the city by land. But yesterday, between the husband and the bed, the two discussed a good little method, as for who the pit is, who will contribute to the country.

Zhao Xibao can't recall a lot, and he should be so ashamed that his face is red. Bad guy, yesterday it was obvious that he had the intention to contribute to Dongzhou City, but in the end, it became her who begged for mercy and wanted him to help her solve the problem.

Hmph, I know how to play her at night. People who didn't see him in the morning didn't know where to go to provoke the little girl. Ever since he entered the city, how many little girls have been hanging out at the door of their inn. These young and ignorant girls, with anticipation, hope to see them from afar. After all, everyone who is beautiful wants to take a second look.