Chapter 286: The War on Food Begins Now

The situation is a little more serious than they think.

Some of the martyrs died earlier, and when they were buried, they didn't even have a coffin, and they were really shrouded in horse leather.

Now the leather used to wrap the martyrs has rotted, and when the Marquis of Yunzhou asked people to dig up the grave, the bones were directly lifted out and thrown everywhere.

The dogs he sent even used hoe handles to play with the martyrs' skulls as toys.

There are even those who pee on the bones, and such an insult to the bones of martyrs is simply mad to the extreme.

These rebellious fanatics were all arrested by Jiang Yuchuan, and were sentenced to death for the crimes of stealing graves, insulting corpses, insulting martyrs, etc., and were reported to the imperial court for review, and then beheaded after the autumn.

According to the damage of the martyr's coffin, Jiang Yuchuan repurchased the coffin for its burial, and then buried it in the original cemetery, erected a monument, and rebuilt the cemetery.

The matter was clarified, and the culprit Hou Daiyi of Yunzhou was sentenced by Jing Yan to be beheaded.

Dai's house was raided, and the others were exiled to Tibet.

The moment the Dai family heard the holy decree, they were both desperate and had a sense of relief that the dust had settled.

Anyone who has been surrounded by officers and soldiers for more than a month will not have a good time. It's like a steel knife hanging overhead, and now it's finally falling.

The Dai family was convicted, and no one sympathized with them, or even applauded. After all, what you do is too lacking in morality, and having such an end can be regarded as retribution.

As for the former Yunzhou prefect and Tongzhi, they accepted huge bribes from the Marquis of Yunzhou, pretended to be deaf and dumb in this matter, turned a blind eye, and even aided in the abuse.

The two were also dismissed from their posts and exiled from their homes.

The original Mopan County Order, upright, was seriously injured for stopping the atrocities of the Marquis of Yunzhou.

And during the two years he served as the commander of Mopan County, the local people evaluated him very well, so he was promoted to Yunzhou Tongzhi by Jing Yan, and officially took office after his injury.

The results of the handling were published on the front page of the "Beijing Times", hoping that the world would take warning and not try to challenge the law and the moral bottom line as a human being.

Otherwise, the evildoers will not escape the severe punishment of the law, and the scorn of the people, and they will be nailed to the pillar of shame for all eternity.

At this point, this matter is considered to be over.

In June, the state-owned food workshop was completed and put into operation. As soon as instant noodles entered the mass market, they immediately gained the approval of almost all the people.

In particular, students, businessmen, dart masters, etc., have almost become their first choice and essential items for buying dry food.

Not only do instant noodles taste good, but they are also not expensive (only about the price of two bowls of regular noodles), and most importantly, they are easy to carry and preserve.

When you go out, as long as you have a small pot or jar, you can boil some hot water and eat it.

It's convenient, satisfying and hungry, it's really good.

The bigwigs of the Ministry of War also took a fancy to instant noodles and included them in the list of munitions procurement.

This thing is definitely a necessary weapon for soldiers to go out to fight in the army and carry out tasks.

Nowadays, there are too many of them to afford, and it is still possible to prepare a small batch.

Instant noodles are consumables, although the price is not expensive, but they can't stand the large market demand.

The existing hundreds of people are simply not busy, and the order has been lined up for two months.

After discussion, the senior management of the state-owned food workshop expanded the recruitment of 1,000 people, which greatly solved the employment problem of the people in Dongcheng.

Nowadays, everyone is proud to be able to enter the state-owned food workshop and bicycle workshop.

When the people have money, they are very generous in buying things, and the circulation of goods in the market is further accelerated, which is a virtuous circle.

After inspecting the state-owned food workshop and bicycle workshop, Jing Yan specially convened a meeting of the high-level officials. That is, in the north and south, and then build a workshop each.

To the north, there is a free trade port in Lidong Province. The south side can be located in Fuzhou or Guangdong. The two places have developed economies and are particularly prosperous in foreign trade.

The products produced by these two workshops could be sold to the countries of the South Seas and even further afield with the merchant ships to make huge profits.

At the same time, it can also solve some of the local employment problems.

At the end of June, the watermelons in Tai'an Farm were ripe, and Jing Yan took time to take his wife and children to Tai'an Farm to pick watermelons.

Taking advantage of the cool morning, Jing Yan helped Jiang Yuqing to take a walk in the Zhuangzi, and unconsciously walked to the edge of the Zhuangzi.

Opposite is Jiang Yuqing's 3,000 acres of Zhuangzi.

When she got married, this was also one of the dowries. Now that the rice in the field has been filled, the tip of the tail has even begun to turn slightly yellow, and it will not take long to mature and be harvested.

Jiang Yuqing suddenly remembered a very important thing and said to Jing Yan: "Ah Yan, it's time for us to establish a grain reserve." ”

When Jing Yan heard this, he immediately stopped and asked, "What is a grain reserve?" ”

Jiang Yuqing told him in detail the concept of grain reserves, as well as the details of the relevant details.

It also said that the world's four major grain merchants in later generations used grain as a weapon to exploit, short-sell, and control some small countries.

In particular, they talked about the grain war they launched against China.

The ancestors of China had suffered a great loss in this matter, but later learned a lesson and established a perfect grain reserve system.

Enough grain was stored, otherwise if they were allowed to succeed, Huaxia would be in a very bad situation.

It is precisely because of the sufficient grain reserves in China that the four major grain merchants have planted a big heel in China, and they have lost all their money.

had to withdraw from Huaxia in disgrace, and since then he has never dared to short Huaxia Grain.

Food wars and economic wars are both wars without gunpowder, but they are equally cruel.

Jing Yan was silent for a long time after hearing this, then took Jiang Yuqing's hand and said again: "Qingqing, you are the treasure given to Great Xia by God.

However, the stakes are very high, and once it is done, we have no experience, would you like to help? ”

Jiang Yuqing smiled and nodded: "It is incumbent!" ”

After going back, Jing Yan had a detailed discussion with the Emperor Taishang on this matter.

When the Emperor heard this, he said categorically: "Do it, you have to do it."

Food is related to the national fortune and lifeblood of my Great Xia, and it must be in our hands.

Throughout the dynasties, the people rioted and revolted and overthrew the imperial court, all because they had no food to eat and could not survive.

Didn't our Emperor Taizu of Great Xia revolt because his family had no food to eat and was starved to death?

They stayed at the farm for only one day and returned to the palace the next day.

Grain reserves are a major matter that benefits the country and the people.

Jing Yan proposed that the hundred officials discuss it and unanimously pass it.

The establishment of grain reserves shall be led by the household department, with the assistance of other ministries.

Just when everyone was in full swing to prepare, Zhejiang, Suzhou, Fuzhou, etc., rushed to report one after another.

The price of grain in the territory has inexplicably risen sharply, and it is suspected that some illegal grain merchants are secretly purchasing a large amount of grain and manipulating grain prices.

The officials of the household department who were responsible for preparing for the establishment of the national grain reserve had just been popularized by the queen about the horror and importance of the grain war, and this meeting immediately came.

It's in response to that sentence of what to be afraid of. For a time, everyone was like a great enemy.

Everyone hurriedly ran to ask Jiang Yuqing what to do?

Jiang Yu said calmly: "Be calmer." Your Majesty will definitely send someone to investigate, and it will not be too late to find out who is doing the ghost behind the scenes.

As for the grain...... Don't be afraid, we have as much as they want, I'm afraid that they won't be able to eat and break their bellies.

You just have to do what you have in your hands, and wait for Your Majesty to tell you to do it. ”

The ministers got her permission, as if they had taken a reassuring pill, and walked away easily.

After the officials left, Jiang Yuqing went to find Jing Yan: "Ah Yan, I want to go to the south, only if I go in person, can I quell this war without gunpowder as quickly as possible." ”

Jing Yan vetoed without thinking about it: "No!" You are now pregnant, you go by yourself, how can I rest assured. ”

"But if you want to win this battle, you need a lot of food, and there is a lot of food stored in the spiritual realm before, like mountains and seas, and no one can get it out except me."

Jing Yan thought about it again and again and said, "Then let's go together!" ”

Jiang Yuqing looked down at his huge belly.

The twins made her belly look much bigger than a normal six-month belly.

It's about the same size as when I was pregnant with Yiyi, and many times it's really inconvenient.

But this matter is related to the belly of the people of several provinces and even the whole country, and she has to go.

The husband and wife made up their minds, so they went to the emperor together and said that they had to go to Jiangnan.

Even though the Emperor Taishang was not worried about Jiang Yuqing, he knew that there was no way to do it.

So he told his son that he must take good care of his daughter-in-law, and if there is a slight mistake, ask him.

This time I was going to do something, and the schedule was very tight, so it was inconvenient to take Dr. Qiu and Yiyi with me, so the couple entrusted them to the Emperor and the Queen Taishang.

Now that Yiyi is old and is studying, the emperor can't wait to get along with his grandson, so it's just right that his son doesn't take him away.

As for Doctor Qiu...... The old guy can walk sideways in the middle of the court.

The Tai Hospital in the palace is his eldest apprentice, and there are many other disciples and grandchildren.

Those guys hated to give him up, how could they make him suffer.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Emperor, Jiang Yuqing's worries are completely unnecessary.

Jiang Yuqing also knows her master's ability, but she just cares about it.

It is still Jing Yan Yujian with Jiang Yuqing, and the sea is boundless, and he is nameless and is carried by Bai Xiaoshi. However, most of the day's work was in Zhezhou.

When the prefect of Zhejiang Prefecture went to the top, he thought that someone might be sent from above.

But I didn't expect that it was the current emperor and empress who came.

Disguised as an ordinary merchant couple, they walked into the city with a few retinues and came to the palace.

No one would have imagined that the emperor and empress of Great Xia would be so low-key.

So much so that when the prefect of Zhejiang saw them, he was almost frightened.

After reacting, he hurriedly welcomed the emperor and queen into the mansion and personally arranged the best house.

After a short rest, the husband and wife went to the prefect's study to talk about business.

The prefect of Zhejiang said: "About a month ago, grain prices began to rise. Because the increase was not large, the minister did not pay too much attention.

Later, grain prices rose higher and higher, and in some places there was even a shortage of grain. Only then did the minister realize that something was wrong, so he hurriedly played. ”