Chapter 370: Inspect the granary
All right.
Ying Changsheng sensed something.
That is, what he just said was a bit too full.
Because, no one dares to guarantee that there is really a large amount of water vapor in the sky above the Sichuan Basin at this time.
In such a situation.
What if the rocket doesn't succeed in raining after liftoff?
Thinking of this, Ying Changsheng couldn't help but have a headache, and he immediately opened his mouth to Li Ping in front of him and said.
"Li Ping, wait!"
"The nineteenth prince is called Weichen, what else do you have to order?"
For a while, Li Ping couldn't help but be surprised, then turned around, walked a few steps to Ying Changsheng, and asked.
"Although the probability of success in this drought control is very large, the problem is that there is still a possibility that it will fail.
"In such a situation, we must think about what to do if the drought fails!"
"What do you mean by Nineteen Princes?"
Win Changsheng's voice, the moment it fell.
For a while, everyone inevitably turned their eyes to Ying Changsheng in front of them, and cautiously opened their mouths to ask.
Well, indeed .
In case of failure.
Doesn't it mean that the drought in Shu County is going to continue?
Is this year's crop about to be wiped out?
As soon as he thought of this, the people who followed Win Changsheng's side, as well as Li Ping, the county guard of Shu County, and several officials beside him, inevitably showed panicked expressions.
At this time, Ying Changsheng opened his mouth and said to the left and right.
"What else can I do?"
"If you can't manage the drought, then there is only one way left!"
"This way, if nothing else, that is!"
"Find a way to raise food and carry out disaster relief!"
After finishing speaking, Ying Changsheng immediately looked at Li Ping on the side, and then opened his mouth.
"Li Ping, the granary of Shu County, how is the situation?"
"Back to the nineteenth son, the granary is naturally normal!"
Hearing this, Li Ping secretly said in his heart that something was wrong, and he immediately grinned hurriedly and said with a smile at Ying Changsheng.
In my heart, I was beating the drums, for fear of winning Changsheng, and went to inspect the granary.
Shu County is located in the grain production area, the grain here, the output is huge, in this case, all the grain here, it is impossible to transport all the grain to Guanzhong, a large amount of grain, left in the local granary, the amount of grain, about two million stones, this is not a small amount.
Although it is impossible to completely solve the current drought in Shu County and feed the local people, if you add sweet potatoes and potatoes, then it is still possible to let the people eat enough and not starve to death.
However, here's the problem.
His family knows his own affairs, and Li Ping is very clear in his heart, and he knows one thing very well.
Knowing the granaries up and down Shu County, in fact, the situation is not good at all.
The amount of food in it is not as abundant as imagined.
The reason is simple.
As the land of abundance.
The grain output of Shu County is very large, how much is it?
It's so much that you can't eat it at all.
Under such circumstances, for a long time, Shu County has formed a characteristic.
That is, in the granary, grain is transported in every year, but the grain does not come out, and the grain stored in the granary will not be transferred out.
So, it leads to a problem.
As a result, the officials had bad thoughts in their hearts.
Then, the grain in the granary was re-sold.
Anyway, there is food in Shu County.
In the granary, the grain that was originally used to store grain for famine is also useless.
Rather than so.
It's better to directly sell these grains, so that you can get a lot of money and embezzle?
As a result, in the long past, the granaries of Shu County have long since lost the number on the books, and there are only empty warehouses left.
And how can the officials above embezzle grain, the soldiers who take care of the granaries, and the petty officials?
In the long run, the grain in these granaries is decreasing more and more, and now, Li Ping is actually not very clear about how much is left, but after careful guessing, he feels that the amount of grain in this granary should not be more.
It will not be more than 500,000 stones.
How can a granary without so much grain be investigated?
Thinking of this, Li Ping couldn't help but feel terrified in his heart.
At the same time, Ying Changsheng saw that he didn't respond, and then he opened his mouth and said.
"The food problem is a big problem, we must pay attention to it, pay special attention to it, otherwise, it will be a person who will starve to death, so, pass on the order of this son!"
"Immediately, according to the instructions of this son, get ready, this son will go to inspect this granary tomorrow, take a look, what is the situation in the granary, and check the reserves of the granary in Shu County!"
"No!"
After Win Changsheng's command fell.
For a while, Li Ping didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, he hurriedly bowed his head, and then opened his mouth to say.
In this regard, Ying Changsheng inevitably smiled, and he waved his hand.
"Then step aside!"
"Yes, yes!"
Li Ping hurriedly retreated.
After stepping back, according to Ying Changsheng's instructions, he handed over the rocket to someone to build, but Ying Changsheng personally led people to make sugar gunpowder here.
The production of sugar gunpowder is still relatively simple.
However, this thing is too dangerous to make, so Ying Changsheng feels that it is more reliable to operate it by himself, and it is much safer than handing it over to other people to operate.
Under his command.
The production of sugar gunpowder was fast, and in the blink of an eye, a large amount of sugar gunpowder was properly made.
And at the same time as sugar gunpowder is made.
Located in that, not far from the county warden's house.
At this time, while Li Ping finished instructing the craftsman to build the launch frame and the rocket shell used to fly into the sky, he hurriedly summoned the officials, and now he was talking to the left and right with a solemn face.
"Everyone, the Nineteenth Prince wants to inspect the granary of Shu County!"
"What?"
As soon as they heard this, for a while, the faces of the officials changed in an instant.
Well, they do have to be afraid.
Because, the number of local granaries in Shu County is really too bad.
Moreover, the deficit in this is inseparable from them.
Up and down Shu County, almost the vast majority of officials were able to share some profits from the granary.
In addition, even the soldiers guarding the granary, as well as the little officials, are the same, and they usually take food from the granary.
At this time, after hearing that Ying Changsheng was going to inspect the granary, it was inevitable that these people were a little panicked and some at a loss.
"Okay, everyone, it's too late to panic now, let's hurry up and think about how to deal with the nineteenth son!"