The experience required for the Three-Eyed Gun is indeed lower than that of the flintlock pistol, about one-third, but if Zhu Gui takes out so much so easily, it will make Zhu Di feel that he still has a lot here.

So a month's time is also Zhu Gui's strategy.

The envoy of the King of Yan left with great gratitude.

The next day, Zhu Gui went to the countryside.

It's almost time for the autumn harvest, and he wants to see how the test crops he's planted during this time are growing.

In addition to the land that was divided, the Dai Wangfu also held thousands of acres of fertile land that had not been distributed.

Half of it became a place for him to experiment, and all of it was left to the salt dealers' militia.

Potatoes and corn are growing very well, but the people of Datong Province are very uninterested in this new crop, and they still prefer wheat.

In desperation, Zhu Gui asked if he should publish a book on recipes to introduce the eating methods of these new crops?

But before he could start, something happened.

Half a month of excessive precipitation has severely reduced most of the crops in Yunzhou.

All of a sudden, grain prices across Shanxi began to skyrocket.

Letters asking for help from all over the country flew into the Dai Wang's Mansion like snowflakes and piled up in front of Zhu Gui's desk.

Zhu Gui knew that the natural disasters unique to the Ming Dynasty had already begun.

Steward Wang on the side said, "Lord Wang, Zhang Junshou has been waiting in the side hall for a long time. ”

Zhu Gui nodded and said, "I know." ”

After Steward Wang left, Zhu Gui began to think.

Historically, the Xiaoice River period of the Ming Dynasty appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, which was also one of the objective factors that indirectly led to the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

I don't know if it's because of his appearance or if the early signs of the Xiaoice River have appeared.

Originally, he wanted to combat this natural disaster by promoting high-yielding crops such as corn and potatoes.

But he didn't expect that before he could implement this plan, the natural disaster had already begun.

Now he can only hope that other grain-producing areas in Daming have not experienced natural disasters.

He was thinking about it when the door to his study was suddenly pushed open.

Xu Yingxu walked in from outside.

"Lord Wang, there has been a famine in the second week of Ying and Wei, what are you going to do now?"

"Does General Xu also know about this?"

Zhu Gui stood up and did not answer the other party's question directly.

"Yes, the garrison of the guard station are all locals, and I learned through them that many soldiers have taken leave to go home for disaster relief."

Xu Yingxu said with a serious face.

Zhu Gui nodded and said: "This king didn't expect that Yunzhou would suffer a natural disaster once in a century, and now the official road connecting various places has only been repaired, and it can't come in handy at present." ”

"Then I'll take the food with someone, right? At present, Datong Province has enough food reserves, right? Xu Yingxu asked.

"The grain reserves can last for half a year for the time being, but the garrison of the guard station cannot move, and this disaster will also have an impact on the Mongols, and they are likely to take the opportunity to loot."

Zhu Gui reminded.

When it came to the Mongols, Xu Yingxu didn't insist anymore.

After all, no matter how big the natural disaster is, there is a royal palace on top of it, and the impact can still be controlled, but the Mongols have to prevent it.

"It's better to be proactive than to be defensive."

Zhu Gui said suddenly.

"Take the initiative? However, there was no military order, and the garrison of the guard post could only be used for defense. ”

Xu Yingxu's eyes lit up at first, and then he shook his head and said.

"How about this military order from this king? This king is one of the kings, but he doesn't have military power yet. ”

Zhu Gui said.

"But......" Xu Yingxu was still a little hesitant.

"If we don't beat the Mongols hard, we will have a hard time this winter."

Zhu Gui said lightly.

"Alright then, the last general is at his disposal."

When Xu Yingxu heard this, he finally nodded and said.

……

Two days later, the torrential rain in Yunzhou finally stopped, and many small roads were completely submerged.

Fortunately, the official road that was repaired before can still be used, which makes many people understand the foresight of the acting king.

However, the damage caused by this torrential rain is still incalculable, and it is initially estimated that this year's grain output will be reduced by at least 30 percent.

Fortunately, the acting king reduced one-third of the tax, so as not to bankrupt the common people.

Coupled with a series of recent recruitment policies, ordinary families have also had some money.

But food prices are still skyrocketing every day.

Until the acting royal palace announced that the Datong Chamber of Commerce would sell grain to the people of the state at a parity price in various grain stores in Yunzhou.

This trick quickly calmed down the price of grain, and at the same time prevented other states and counties from wanting to resell grain.

However, this time, the food provided by the royal palace was the new staple food of corn and potatoes.

For this new crop, many people are still a little resistant.

Fortunately, the local government has carried out the promotion of new crop eating methods.

This series of measures of the Dai Wangfu was quickly recognized by the people of Yunzhou.

But many businessmen feel that they have missed a good opportunity to make money.

At the same time, Zhu Gui also learned through the network of the Chamber of Commerce that half of the grain-producing areas in Daming have been affected by natural disasters, and grain production has been reduced on a large scale.

Zhu Gui immediately sent two caravans to the unaffected grain-producing areas to buy grain, and at the same time asked the imperial court for disaster relief.

……

The Mongols were also uncomfortable, as their grazing was affected by prolonged rainstorms.

According to the custom of the Mongols, at this time, they went hunting.

But this year, because they had just eaten deflated in Datong Mansion, they were much more cautious this time.

More than a dozen tribal chiefs sat together for a meeting.

"Let's go hunting elsewhere, that little prince of the Ming people is very difficult to mess with, and the firearms and cannons in his hands are too powerful."

"The Ming people only seized our land with firearms, and we should take it back now."

"What to rob? Have you forgotten what happened last time? More than 300 of our warriors were killed by the cunning Akito. ”

"But now the Ming people are not having a good time, we should take advantage of the current opportunity to take their lives."

There was a lot of noise in Heimuhan's tent.

"Alright."

His voice immediately gathered the eyes of all the chiefs in the tent.

"This king has already sent someone to investigate, there are only 100 people under that generation of kings, as long as he can be taken, Datong Mansion is the grassland of our Mongolians."

Seeing that someone was still talking, he immediately reached out to stop it.

"Three days later, the little prince is going to take people to Yingzhou for disaster relief, Yingzhou does not have a fortress like Datongfu, when the time comes, we will gather warriors of all ethnic groups and kill the Ming people by surprise."

There was a cheer in the tent.

These Mongols always felt that the reason for their last defeat to Zhu Gui was because of the high walls and firearms of Datong Mansion.

And this time, they prepared to bypass Datong Mansion and attack Zhu Gui, who walked out of the fortress.