But the point is, he doesn't know why this is happening.

If you can't find the cause, how can you solve it?

So in the end, there are only worries.

But at this point, this grain still has to be bought.

If you don't buy it, I'm afraid the consequences will not be solved by 500,000 taels.

Once Yizhou rebelled, it was bound to trigger the army to suppress it.

In this war, what is burned is money!

Not to mention anything else, the military salary alone will cost a million taels of silver.

Whether from a rational or emotional point of view, this grain must be bought, and this disaster must be relieved!

It's just that in this way, 500,000 can only buy less than 5 million catties of grain.

Then let alone two months, even one month is enough to choke, at most twenty days.

In the follow-up, I am afraid that I will have to buy food one after another and send it over.

But where does this money come from?

Emperor Jing Xing leaned on the dragon chair, closed his eyes, and rubbed his eyelids with his hands, only to feel extremely tired.

This emperor is really not as good as an ascetic.

However, after resting for a while, Emperor Jing Xing cheered up again and said: "Zheng Ying, pass on my will, and order Dongfang Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, to take 500,000 taels of silver from the national treasury to purchase disaster relief grain and send it to Yizhou. ”

"This matter is very important, let him do it well for me."

When Zheng Ying heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and said solemnly: "No! ”

Dongfang Ming is the head of the Dongfang family in Qiandu, and his ability is quite excellent.

Leave it to him to do this, and Emperor Jing Xing can be relieved.

As for the rest of the silver, we'll talk about it later.

can always squeeze out, first help the people of Yizhou to get through the most difficult period of time.

……

As soon as the news came out that the imperial court was going to purchase a full 5 million catties of grain, the grain merchants in the entire Qiandu City instantly boiled.

Originally, this was Yizhou's disaster relief grain, and the stakes were very high, but Dongfang Ming still planned to buy it secretly.

As a result, it was found that it was impossible to secretly purchase 5 million catties of grain.

No matter how careful you are, even with the assistance of the Imperial City Division, it is impossible to do it.

In this case, it is better to simply release the news and let the grain merchants in Qiandu City bid separately.

In this way, you can get more food at a lower price, so why not?

Besides, he didn't think that anyone who had eaten the bear's heart and leopard's courage dared to rob the imperial court's disaster relief food.

If it is found out, it is really that the nine clans can't even have scum left.

And Dongfang Ming is worthy of being the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the development of events is indeed as he expected.

Originally, 500,000 taels of silver could not even buy 5 million catties of grain, but now, after some overt and covert operations, he directly bought 5.5 million catties!

That's an extra 500,000 catties! That's pretty impressive.

After the grain is bought, it is delivered.

In this Qiandu City, in addition to the guards of the Sifang City Gate and the Praetorian Guard of the Royal Forest Army, there are three major battalions on duty at any time.

Respectively, wind, fire, and blood!

Of course, after Li Changkong's proofreading, there was another mountain-shaped battalion.

Among the four major battalions, the Fengzi battalion is mostly light cavalry and is known for its speed.

In addition, this time the transportation is disaster relief food, so it is better to do it sooner rather than later, so the task of this transportation will inevitably fall to the Fengzi camp.

……

Late at night, a black shadow escaped the heavy watch station and slipped into King Jing's mansion.

The black shadow knelt in front of a back, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, you are like a god, and the imperial court really spent money to buy disaster relief food, and you want to send it to Yizhou for disaster relief." ”

When King Jing heard this, he slowly turned around, and his expression was unwavering: "It's the Fengzi Camp that is being transported?" ”

"Exactly!" For King Jing's ability to anticipate things like a god, the black shadow is no longer surprised.

"Yizhou, we have to mess up." After King Jing was silent for a moment, a calm voice came: "In addition, this batch of grain, and the sycophants of the Fengzi camp, this king wants it." ”

"Humble and understood!"

The black shadow arched his hand, and in an instant, his eyes were full of killing intent.

Immediately, the figure continued to fade, as if blending into the night, and disappeared completely.

……

With the passage of time, in the city of Qiandu, the flavor of the New Year is getting heavier and stronger.

Almost every household smells the smell of festivities.

Lights are lit up to welcome the arrival of the new year.

It's just that... On this day, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty at the court meeting were like mourning.

Dongfang Ming, who is known as the city government, has white lips and a face like gold paper.

On the dragon chair, Emperor Jing Xing, who had always been generous, was already full of anger, and he rarely became angry in front of his ministers.

Because, the food is lost!

Plus the 3,000 fast horses of the Fengzi Battalion, all lost!

All the soldiers died in battle!

This news was discovered by the peasants on the border of Jiaozhou this morning, and after it was reported, it was transmitted from the Jiaozhou Governor to Qiandu City.

This is not surprising, after all, Jiaozhou and Yizhou are similar.

What is strange is what kind of force has such the courage to dare to touch the relief food of the imperial court!

You must know that these 500,000 taels were squeezed out by the imperial court, and even included some of the silver that Emperor Jing Xing had accumulated in the inner treasury over the years.

Now, it's gone!

Not only is it gone, but the three thousand horses of the Fengzi Camp are also gone!

You must know that Daqian is located in the southeast and is not rich in horses.

In order to form the Fengzi Battalion, almost all the horses north of the Qiandu City were hollowed out.

Now, it's just a loss!

Not died on the battlefield with the Western Jin Dynasty, nor did he die on the battlefield against the Northern Yuan barbarians, but on his own territory, just transport a grain, click, it's gone!

How can Emperor Jing Xing not be angry?

"Check! Investigate this matter thoroughly for me! ”

"Within ten days, if you can't find the horses and food, Dongfang Ming, you will beg for bones."

Dongfang Ming, who was in the crowd, could only smile bitterly when he heard this.

The other party did this extremely neatly, leaving basically no useful traces.

Finding it in this way is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

What's more, it is not certain whether this incident was committed by bandits and bandits in the territory of Daqian.

He stood up, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Majesty, is it possible that this matter is not a domestic matter?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Jing Xing immediately frowned.

After thinking about it, I felt that it was really possible.

After all, in the territory of Daqian, no matter what robbers and bandits, even if they have great courage, they will not dare to rob the imperial court of disaster relief food!

And there are also those 3,000 horses, if you don't form an army, what will you do?

So how do you look at it, how do you look like the armies of the rest of the countries do.

"Then tell me how they bypassed our borders and went straight into the hinterland?"

There are only a few countries bordering Daqian, either the Northern Yuan, the Western Jin Dynasty, or the Southern Chen.

The Northern Yuan had just been unified by Tuoba Heavenly Khan, and if he wanted to do anything, it would definitely be a big move.

With 3,000 horses and 5.5 million catties of grain, the lord of the grassland should not be able to look down on it.

The Western Jin Dynasty was close to the west, while Yizhou and Jiaozhou were in the east of Daqian, and some of them were in the opposite direction.

As for Nan Chen... The water army has been wiped out, and if you want to sneak into Daqian from the land, I am afraid that it is impossible.

So Dongfang Ming thought about it, but he was only struggling, and he couldn't say why.