Yizha said: "I heard that the Taiping Mansion is quite turbulent, and many people lack food and clothing, but now the Taiping Mansion is saving surplus food and trying its best to supply the provinces...... This ......"

Zhu Di listened, instead of frowning, he sighed and said: "Zhang Qing is loyal to the country and has no selfish thoughts, which is really a model of people and ministers." ”

Yes.

The same behavior is different in the eyes of different people.

Zhang Anshi, this can be regarded as selling blood to wipe the butts of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

In Zhu Di's view, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is singable and crying.

When Yisha was full of envy.

Zhu Di said suddenly: "I heard that the prince also went to Henan?" ”

Yishaha hurriedly put away his thoughts and said: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is boiling his body in the model camp, but this time, the model camp was transferred to Henan, Guanzhong, and Huguang, and he and a team of people rushed to Henan. ”

Zhu Di bowed his head: "It's okay to go." ”

Next, Zhu Di had nothing else to say.

It's not good to say anything more.

When it comes to the crown prince, there are some things that can't be said too much, and the praise is too much, Your Majesty will think that I haven't died yet, and you want to change the new master?

But if the praise is too light, the emperor will inevitably think, do you, a slave, have different intentions for my son? No, such a person cannot be left to the crown prince.

The thoughts in this are really difficult to grasp, and it is not Zhang Anshi, Zhang Anshi is the prince's wife and brother, how can he hold His Majesty's thighs, eager to be His Majesty's pendant, and he is not worried that after His Majesty's big trip, the prince will be suspicious of him.

Don't worry, touting the crown prince will attract unnecessary suspicion.

After all, His Majesty will only think that Zhang Anshi was raised by the prince, and touting the prince is his conscience.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if Zhang Anshi says a few bad words about the prince, he will never think that Zhang Anshi has any different intentions.

Instead, they will think that this is a good intention, for the good of the prince, which is called good medicine and bitter mouth, and loyalty is against the ear.

This is the difference between their own people in the Zhu family, and it makes sense anyway.

And for a sensitive emperor like Zhu Di, whether it is Yisha or a minister, any action related to the crown prince is actually extremely dangerous.

Everyone is not stupid, so they will try their best to ignore that there is such a prince in the world.

……

A large amount of grain, went into the warehouse.

Hoard up.

Almost in Kaifeng, the barns of every family are piled high.

Zhou Juren is also a smart person, he has studied mathematics.

With just a simple calculation, you can know that these people have bought countless amounts of food.

This is the case in a Kaifeng Prefecture, and so many prefectures and counties that have been affected by the disaster seem to have heard that it is also the same, and a large number of gentry are eating food.

There is so much grain, not 10 million stones, but 8 million.

He was even surprised that this Taiping Mansion could sell so much grain.

But it doesn't matter now......

Because no matter how he calculated, he also thought that the grain in Taiping Mansion should have run out.

Even in the second half of the year, the entire grain of Zhili has been sold out.

The food of the world will inevitably be in the hands of people like him in the land of the four provinces.

And the reason why he dared to make such a bloody investment was not because he had a desperate side in his temperament.

But since the dynasties and dynasties, as long as there is a catastrophe and as long as there is a shortage of food, then there will be nothing wrong with desperate hoarding of grain.

Zhou Juren's ancestors have done this since they had a family tree, and every time they encounter such a catastrophe and hoarding grain, the Zhou family's family business will go up to a new level.

This is inertia, a family has tasted the sweetness once, then it will form dependence, the Zhou family in terms of running the family business, although it will also be in the name of the so-called poetry and book heirloom, diligent and thrifty, but in fact, ...... The real means is to hoard grain in good years, and hoard goods in disaster years.

This time, the Zhou family borrowed a lot of silver, which can be said to be ...... Everything that can be mortgaged has been mortgaged.

After all, there was no choice this time, and there was a variable like Zhang Anshi, which forced him to gamble.

But now, he has faith!

But...... The porridge and rice in the porridge sheds are still being distributed.

This made Zhou Juren's heart still a little uneasy! As a result, he had to make calculations again and again, and the final results always reassured him.

Impossible, impossible!

Food ...... in Taiping Province It should have been sold out.

There will never be any more.

This must be a return to the past!

Meanwhile.

A model battalion arrived in Kaifeng, accompanied by a large number of personnel.

There was a troupe, and they also brought a large number of books, newspapers, and truckloads of goods, which were tightly wrapped in oilcloth.

As soon as the troupe arrived, Dongcheng suddenly became lively.

As soon as this troupe arrives in the evening, they begin to sing, mostly singing about some Bao Zheng and killing horses, or the three visits to the thatched houses in the Three Kingdoms.

Ordinary people love to see this kind of pleasure the most, so they work during the day, have entertainment at night, eat and drink enough, and the camp becomes more and more stable, and even some of the petty thefts in the past are gradually extinct.

Prince Zhu Gaochi was among them, and this model battalion camped here in the name of assisting in the defense of Kaifeng.

After evening, he was allowed to leave the camp, and Zhu Gaochi walked east and looked west.

He actually knew something about the situation of the catastrophe in the past, after all, he had experienced the defense of Beiping, and he had also traveled back and forth between Beiping and Nanjing City as a prince.

Now seeing this scene, I can't help but be stunned.

Although the people here may not have changed into new clothes, they seem to be in good spirits, and there are no dishes that they would have predicted before.

There is almost everything in this place, and a large bathhouse has recently been built, and a deep pit has been dug in the ground, and then the water has been heated, and the water has been drawn into the pit, and a large tent has been set up on this pit.

Say yes...... As the weather gets colder, keep it clean to avoid disease.

Even if the clothes have been worn for a few days, there are special people who collect them, wash them, and then dry them.

There may be many things here, and there are still some expensive things, but the manpower is sufficient, and if you organize people, you can always find work.

Zhu Gaochi looked at it casually, but the more he looked at it, the more strange he felt, he suddenly felt that this was like a huge military camp, but when he thought about it, it didn't seem right.

The next day, Zhu Gaochi began to garrison the porridge sheds everywhere.

The porridge shacks everywhere have long been arranged.

He saw that many energetic people, especially those who needed to hurry to work, were the first to queue up, and the women and children were later to get them.

Everything is in order.

Liu Jianye of the medical center is among them.

At this time, he was holding a clay bowl, and all he could think about was his white rice porridge.

Young people are greedy, and sometimes they feel that they can't eat enough.

Looking forward to it every day, it is three meals a day.

But soon, a commotion was discovered in front of him.

The commotion became so obvious that the people in the back didn't know what was going on.

Liu Jianye suddenly, like a loach, simply stopped queuing, and squeezed in.

At this time, someone shouted: "Quiet, quiet, don't talk to each other, don't make trouble!" ”

But a few men from the Model Battalion and the Escort Corps came.

Only then did everyone fall silent, and some people hurried away with their own breakfasts.

Soon arrived at Liu Jianye.

Liu Jianye was still confused, and when he took the pottery bowl, the person opposite scooped him a bowl of porridge as usual.

The porridge water is hot, and the white rice with white flowers is boiled, giving off a unique porridge aroma that makes people appetite great.

Liu Jianye was in a hurry to pick it up.

But the person who shared the porridge did not hand him the porridge water, but scooped out half a dried fish from the big tube on the side, and in addition, there was a piece of bacon.

The dried fish is only half a fist in size, and the bacon is fat and greasy, only the size of a thumb.

A man in the prime of life may be able to swallow it in one bite.

But Liu Jianye suddenly smelled the smell of meat and fish, and was stunned at first, as if he thought he had seen it wrong, his eyes widened a lot, staring at these two things, seeing them sink into the porridge water, and the whole person ...... He froze in place, and his breathing stopped.

The other party handed him the pottery bowl: "Quick, next." ”

Liu Jianye didn't have time to pick it up, but Harazi had already fallen off in anger.

When he reacted, he immediately held the bowl of porridge in his hand, and then as soon as he smoked, he ran to a certain place and squatted down under the wall.

He took the fast child and began to desperately fish in his porridge water, and finally, when he saw the dried fish and meat fished out of the porridge water, he seemed to think that this should not be a dream.

So, the young man's face suddenly grinned...... Smirked.

He began to drink the porridge with a plop, but never touched the dried fish and bacon, and finally, when the porridge water had entered his stomach, he found that today's porridge water was exceptionally sweet.

Perhaps because of the smell of fish and meat, this porridge seems to have a meaty taste.

When there was only dried fish and bacon left in the bowl, he carefully picked up the dried fish, put it to his mouth, and gently sipped it, and the indescribable feeling suddenly spread all over his body.

He chewed little by little, but time passed very quickly, and after a while, his clay bowl was empty.

In the stomach, there seems to be some indescribable aroma of meat rippling, there is both a sense of satisfaction and a feeling of unfinished.

On the side, someone stabbed Liu Jianye with his elbow.

Liu Jianye came back to his senses at this time, looked sideways, but saw that his father didn't know when, squatting beside him.

The porridge in his father Liu Jian's bowl has long been empty.

However, there was still a small amount of salted fish and bacon left.

"Baby, eat."

Liu Jianye swallowed his saliva and glanced at it, but shook his head.

Liu Jian scolded: "You donkey day, why are you disobedient!" Tell you to eat and eat, what are you talking about! After a while, when you are full, obediently follow the two doctors to work, they are people who wear long shirts and have the ability, follow them, and you will have a future in the future. ”

Liu Jianye still shook his head persistently and said, "Dad, you eat." ”

Liu Jian glanced at Liu Jianye in astonishment, and suddenly realized that his son had actually grown up unconsciously, and he was no longer the doll who was staggering, runny, and always messing around behind his father.

Suddenly, Liu Jian's eyes were a little sour, he drooped his head, sighed and said: "It's useless, useless, I haven't taught you to eat meat a few times in my life, it's because I borrowed Tian'en and Taiping Mansion to teach you to have a few mouthfuls of meat to eat, hey......"

As he spoke, he wiped away the tears that had been uncontrollable for a long time.

"Let's eat together."

"Oh."

The father and son hid in the corner, bowing their heads and squirming, like a pair of thieves.

On the same day, Wang Wu of Jinyi Wei wrote in a report to the Fusi of Nanzhen: Today's distribution of fish and meat, up and down for a vibrating, there is a scene of rejuvenation, the military and civilians, etc., are all in good spirits, alive and vigorous, the roads and bridges set up, the ditches dug, all of them are making rapid progress, and what I see today is all the feeling that people are in my heart. Even some of the idlers who used to be mixed in with it have always been lazy and unwilling to do their best. Now I am willing to serve my life, and I am very happy.

After Wang Wu finished writing, he seemed to be unfinished, and added his own feelings: Now that I think about it, the mission day after day is not as good as three meals of fish and meat.

After writing, I called it a day, and ordered someone to send the report to Qixia as soon as possible.

…………

Today, the prefect Liu Jin looked a little delirious.

He had received news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had also come with the army, so he hurried to the east of the city to meet him.

It's a pity that people ignored him, and he couldn't even enter the army, and only one sentence of those who dared to enter and leave the army died.

At this moment, Liu Jin was a little anxious.

When he returned to the prefect's yamen with a puff.

Zhou Juren has already arrived.

Liu Jin frowned and had to come to see them.

After greeting each other.

The crown prince was mentioned.

Zhou Juren looked very dissatisfied: "The prince is the prince, you should be close to the sage and stay away from the villain." But now, he uses riding and archery as a play, mixing in the army, what is the difference between this and Emperor Han Ling? ”

Scholars talk, favorite to use the dictionary, this week people mentioned Emperor Han Ling, prefect Liu Jinren, etc., and immediately understood what he meant.

Liu Hong, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, once created markets, markets, various shops, and vendors in the harem, so that some of the palace maids and concubines were dressed as various merchants to sell, the other part was dressed as guests buying things, and some were dressed as singers, monkeys, etc. And he himself put on the clothes of a merchant, pretended to be a merchant selling goods, and walked up and down this man-made bazaar, or drank and had fun in the hotel, or quarreled and fought with the shopkeepers and customers. Liu Hong was here and had a lot of fun.

In the eyes of scholars, such behavior is not doing a proper job.

Of course, the prince's current behavior is actually similar to these, and may even be even more hateful, after all, this army Hanqiu Ba, and the singers or merchants in this bazaar are even more despicable.

Liu Jin sighed, his eyes were also full of dissatisfaction, but he only said: "Be cautious, this time is different from the past." ”

Zhou Juren also understood, so he stopped at the point, but said: "Liu Gong, is there any news from Taiping Mansion?" ”

Liu Jin raised his eyebrows, looked at him strangely and said, "What? ”

Zhou Juren said with worry in his eyes: "Why do we give up our wealth and buy food for so many days...... The grain of this Taiping Mansion is still in endless supply? ”

Liu Jin twisted his eyebrows, thought about it seriously, and said: "This matter is indeed strange, but it is expected that this grain is going to be exhausted." ”

Zhou Juren sighed: "But now...... Hey......"

It is said that the food is running out, but how can there be it?

Zhou Juren is anxious!

Seeing that Zhou Juren and the others were worried, Liu Jin comforted: "You are all scholars, well-informed, how much food is in the world, don't you have a number in your heart?" After purchasing so much grain, where did this Taiping Mansion get so much surplus grain? Now, it seems, is nothing more than a bluff. ”

Zhou Juren thought about it carefully, and couldn't help nodding, and then said: "Students and others, there is one more thing." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Zhou Juren sighed and said: "Alas, the loss of this grain purchase is really huge, so the students are thinking, with the current price of grain, I am afraid that I will not be able to recover the previous losses, and when the Taiping Mansion runs out of grain, I am afraid that the price of this grain will rise again." ”

"It's your business." Liu Jin knew it in his heart, glanced at him vigorously, and said ambiguously: "This official is a parent in one place, and he only maintains the well-being of the people." Nowadays, the people of you and others have suffered heavy losses, and it is also appropriate to make up for some losses. ”

Zhou Juren was overjoyed and was about to thank him.

But at this moment, someone came in a hurry, and shouted anxiously: "Master, master......"

The person who came was a scribe, this person was Liu Jin's henchman, and the other servants may have had distracting thoughts, but this clerk was still dead set on Liu Jin.

Liu Jin picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and pressed his hand on the clerk who came in a hurry, before he said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

The scribe took a breath and said, "It's terrible, it's terrible, it's ...... today." Heard...... Heard...... The food of the outcasts outside the city was improved. ”

Liu Jin, Zhou Juren and others remained silent.

Liu Jin sneered: "Improvement is improvement, so what? ”

The scribe stammered: "But early this morning, in addition to a bowl of sticky rice porridge, there is also fish, which is half the size of a fist, and there is also a piece of meat." At noon, it's a bowl of white rice and fish. That's right, and a roasted sweet potato was added. Even the recipe for the evening was posted, and there was still fish and meat, and it was said that there was no fish and meat, and they couldn't grow their strength, especially for children, when they were growing their bodies, so Taiping Mansion urgently transported many truckloads of fish and meat to ......"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jin and the others changed their faces suddenly.

In ancient times, fish was good to say, this meat ...... It's simply a top-of-the-line luxury.

Who would dare to expect such a thing in such a year of catastrophe?

Even ordinary small landlords can only eat such things during the Chinese New Year.

Can ...... now This was actually supplied to the homeless......

Zhou Juren only felt that his head was dizzy, as if there was a hammer, beating his heart fiercely.

He clutched his heart and thought of something terrible.

Then, he said diligently, "They...... Aren't they without food? How...... How can there be fish and meat...... This...... How is it possible to ......"

The scribe said with a sad face: "It is said that it is open to eat, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the King of Wuhu County, if there is a mouthful of food, they will never starve to death a homeless person!" ”

Bang......

Zhou Juren felt that his ears were whistling.

His eyes widened, and then he roared with all his might: "O iniquity, this is the loss of conscience!" ”