It's actually a cruel thing.

In ancient times, when large-scale natural disasters occurred, especially in the main production areas, the government often only gave porridge to the victims for the first month or two.

The reason is very simple, it is really that the landlord's family has no surplus food.

It was not only the immediate disaster that the imperial court had to consider, but also the failure of the harvest in the main producing areas, which had already made the imperial court foresee a famine that would last until the autumn of the following year.

At this time, the people become numbers.

An additional food tax will allow these victims to survive this winter, but it will definitely not survive the beginning of spring.

Because of the failure of the previous year's harvest and the additional grain tax, the people in the non-grain-producing areas could not survive the autumn harvest of the following year.

This is a choice that will allow everyone to survive the winter, and drink it so that most people can survive this catastrophe.

In fact, there is another point, Liang Yi did not say.

That is, I don't know how many times these additional grain taxes will be transferred halfway through, and the collected ones can have 30% of the original officials, who are honest and honest along the way.

But even if Liang Yi doesn't say this, the other three people here should also understand.

At this point, all three were lost in thought.

Liang Yi said very reasonably, the increase in grain tax can indeed solve the urgent need, but it will also make more people unable to live.

Chu Mengde, who had originally thought about his very well-planned plan, was now very anxious, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Liang Yi looking calm and relaxed.

I was immediately overjoyed.

Could it be that the prince has a way?

Hurriedly asked, "I don't know if the prince has any way?" ”

He is also in a hurry to go to the doctor now, Liang Yi has just come into contact with these today, how can there be a way so soon?

If this had been placed before, he probably wouldn't have looked at Liang Yi.

Seeing that the three of them were looking at him, Liang Yi was a little embarrassed.

"There is a general strategy, but we need to know more about how to do it."

"Tell me about it!" Emperor Zhou said anxiously.

Liang Yi opened the chapter again, pointed to the one in the four libraries of Shangjing and said:

"There is a total shortage of 300,000 stones of grain in the four warehouses in Shangjing, which is the place with the largest shortage of grain."

"300,000 stone is not a small amount, if it can be recovered, save some use, then the plan I proposed to build the outer city can be realized."

"And if you want to transport 300,000 stone of grain out of Shangjing, the goal is too big, so you can only send it out of the city in batches little by little."

"Even at such a critical time, it is very risky to send food out, so I plan to wait for the limelight to pass before selling it!"

Wang Deshui's pupils shrank.

"What does the prince mean, I'm afraid this batch of grain is still hidden somewhere in Shangjing?"

Then he turned his head to look at Chu Mengde.

"Duke Chu, how is the four libraries in Shangjing doing?"

Chu Mengde immediately replied:

"After I found Jing Zhaoyin, I couldn't find any trace of this batch of food, and I wonder how they sent it."

Liang Yi nodded, it seems that his guess is correct, this batch of grain is still in Beijing, and it has not been sent out at all.

"In short, you can collect grain from Shuzhong first, although it takes a little longer to send it, but it is better than pumping bones and marrow in the south."

Originally, grain transportation from Shuzhong could be transported through the Yangtze River waterway, and then docked in Xiangyang Mansion to be sent to Jingzhao.

However, due to the flooding of the Yangtze River, the original route could no longer be used, and it could only cross the Qinling Mountains.

"Let's go and find out where this batch of grain is, and by the way, check the ministers involved in this matter."

Emperor Zhou nodded, and was about to draft his will, but Liang Yi spoke again.

"If you want to completely relieve the disaster, I definitely don't have enough food for the 300,000 stones, and if you want to survive this natural disaster, you still have to recover the remaining 700,000 stones."

"Oh? What is the best way for the prince? ”

Emperor Zhou asked with a smile, the food problem in Shangjing could be alleviated, and he was obviously a lot more relaxed.

"I can't say the way, I just hope that Lord Chu and Lord Wang will not use the lack of food in the four warehouses as an excuse when investigating the case, so as not to startle the snake."

Chu Mengde and Wang Deshui nodded, the rest of the grain was not in Shangjing, if they wanted to recover it, they couldn't let them know that the imperial court was already investigating this matter.

As for whether the grain has already been sold to the merchants, it is not their business.

Buying the imperial court's grain is already a big crime, and you dare to claim compensation?

As for whether it will have been sold by merchants.

At present, the price of grain has not risen to the highest level, and these grain merchants will definitely not let any profits.

Emperor Zhou, who was sitting on the soft couch, pondered for a moment, and then instructed Wang Deshui:

"Wang Aiqing, you go and look at the roster of the officials, find a few careful and talented young people, and hand them over to the prince to manage."

Chu Mengde looked shocked.

"Your Majesty, you want to ......"

Emperor Zhou nodded and said slowly:

"Proposed, from now on, re-establish the Zhan Mansion!"

Zhan Shifu was originally an institution responsible for the internal affairs of the crown prince and commanding the prince's subordinate officials.

Originally, the purpose of the establishment was to set up a fairly well-established institution to educate the crown prince because the emperor attached great importance to the education of the crown prince.

But because this institution is so perfect, it operates like a small court.

Therefore, in most dynasties, after the crown prince ascended the throne, the subordinate officials of the original Zhan Mansion would be directly promoted to the imperial court, which was regarded as the prince's team.

After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wu's crown prince Liang Yong rebelled, and Emperor Wu abolished the Zhan Mansion after the rebellion.

Nowadays, the internal affairs of the crown prince are in charge of the internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the education of the crown prince is the addition of the crown prince and the prince as a teacher by officials from the court and the central government, and the education of the prince until he reaches adulthood.

By the way, the current prince and master is Han Qi, the imperial historian, from a first-class master, an old man with a strange temper.

To be honest, if Liang Yi's identity was not the crown prince, in the face of Emperor Zhou's operation, Liang Yi would probably scold mediocrity.

The second prince and the fourth prince stretched out their hands everywhere to prevent it, causing the crown prince to be weak, and now the ministers of the court and the central government are all standing in line, waiting for the emperor to abolish the prince.

And now, with the reopening of the Zhan Mansion, the second prince and the fourth prince will definitely not be reconciled.

And the ministers of civil and military affairs, who have invested a lot in them, will not give up.

Party strife will intensify.

You don't see it, in the dispute between the two palaces of the Three Kingdoms, the crown prince King Lu died and was abolished, and countless ministers were implicated, and even Prime Minister Lu Xun died of indignation.

However, Liang Yi's current identity is the crown prince.

Emperor Zhou's reopening of Zhan Shifu undoubtedly gave Liang Yi the opportunity to establish his own team.

And this team is not constrained by the court.

The prince's abilities can be exercised to the maximum.

"The matter of tracking down the disaster grain will be handed over to the prince to be responsible, and Chu Aiqing will assist the prince to complete this matter."

Without waiting for the three of them to react more, Emperor Zhou continued to command.

"The sons (ministers) receive the order."

Chu Mengde and Wang Deshui bowed down and left the side hall.

Liang Yi was also about to leave, but he remembered something, turned his head and bowed to Emperor Zhou again.