Yoshigan Shiba spoke with reason and gave Saito Asanobu a step to step down. Saito Asanobu kowtowed to the ground in gratitude, and Uesugi Teruhora's face looked the most beautiful.
He took advantage of the situation and asked Daxiong Chaoxiu.
"Now that the autumn harvest is over halfway, Ashigaru peasants and soldiers in various places should gradually have spare manpower. Are you ready to transport this food to the front line?"
Daxiong Chaoxiu looked at Naoe Keetsuna, who came out of the queue and bowed and said.
"The transportation of military supplies and armaments has never stopped. It has been transferred to the front since the summer harvest. It is just that the Echigo Mountains are difficult to travel. Although there are valleys and streams that are easier to travel, they are far worse than the plains.
Fortunately, Numata City is also constantly mobilizing local farmers and soldiers to assist and begin to respond. As long as transportation continues, there should be no problems with the logistics of the army. "
Shiba Yiyin nodded.
Eighty thousand shi of grain seems like a lot, enough to feed 400,000 people for a month. Echigo sent out 20,000 soldiers, which was theoretically enough to last until next year.
But in fact, it's still very reserved.
During the war, the daily supply of food must be at least double that of normal, otherwise it would not be able to keep up with the physical exertion of the soldiers. Moreover, when transporting from Naojiangjin to the Kanto Plain, there was also food loss on the way.
According to the simple military concept of the Wu family, the best way is to obtain food at the place of combat, without having to worry about purchasing and transporting food.
Although there is a severe drought in the Kanto Plain, the Echigo army is not local. They can just steal the food. Why do they care so much?
The Guandong Plain is so big, are you worried that you won’t be able to get enough food for 20,000 people? Maybe if you grab too much, you might be able to transport it to Echigo.
Their idea was forcibly suppressed by Siboyi Bank and became their current plan to buy grain. Since he is not allowed to do so, he must ensure that there is no shortage of military supplies, otherwise it will damage his prestige.
This was a difficult thing to do, but fortunately, with the support of Uesugi Teruhu and Naoe Keetsuna, there were no mistakes for the time being.
As for Shiba Yiyin, the office of the Kanto Service Office firmly supports the grain purchase plan.
In order to contribute to the grain purchase plan, all the concubines came up with their own ingenious plans. They have developed this plan into a series of internal governance policy packages such as water conservancy construction, disaster relief, and local inspection and jurisdiction.
Now that the amount of food is much greater than imagined, they can mobilize more resources and the results will be more beautiful.
Da Xiong Chao Xiu glanced at Dazang Chang'an behind him, especially the relief policy proposed by Ji Ji, which was the hope of the Kanto Secretariat to control the grassroots.
she said with a bow.
"Your Highnesses, although the disaster in Echigo this year is not as severe as in the Kanto Plain, the harvest has also been reduced by 40%, and the various places are suffering unspeakably.
The grain purchased this time is far more than imagined. Can some of it be allocated to provide relief for famines in various places due to disasters? "
Shiba Yiyin glanced at Dazang Changan behind Daxiong Chaoxiu, knowing that sooner or later they would mention this matter.
Previously, Dazang Chang'an calculated that it would take about five thousand stones to provide relief, in exchange for the Wu family within the Kanto Palace taking the initiative to inspect the land and willing to be restrained. Now that the food is in place, they formally apply.
Uesugi Teruhu was already prepared.
The reason why the grain buying plan was passed was because the grain buying and relief plan had shaken the lower class samurai warriors in the Uesugi family.
No matter how the upper class divides the benefits, the bottom class will not get much. But when something harmful happens, it’s often the lower class who are the first to suffer.
The grain purchase plan is willing to use part of the grain to provide relief to the poor. Is there such a good thing? Of course you have to support it!
We made a promise in the beginning, and now we have to fulfill it. Otherwise, will the lower-level Ji warriors still dare to trust the high-level warriors in the future?
Teru Uesugi nodded.
"How much are you going to give out for relief?"
Da Xiong Chao Xiu said.
“Among the grains purchased, excluding 71,000 dan of rice, about 1,000 dan of beans for war horses, and about 10,000 dan of wheat, millet and other miscellaneous grains.
This ten thousand kilograms of miscellaneous grains are not suitable for use as military rations. Can they be used for domestic relief in Echigo and distributed to various places to survive the disaster years? "
Teruhora Uesugi frowned slightly and repeated.
"Ten thousand stones?"
She felt it was too much. Ten thousand stones of miscellaneous grains could indeed stabilize people's hearts. But if one-eighth of the military ration reserves are taken away, will it affect frontline military supplies?
Seeing Teruhora Uesugi's hesitation, Yoshigoshi Shiba watched without saying a word, and Daxiong Chaohide felt a little anxious.
The people at the service station had already made a plan, and they were waiting for the relief food to arrive, and then went back to coax the local military family to inspect the land in exchange for relief, and completely became the lackeys of the Kanto service station.
If the plan got stuck here, all their previous preparations would have been in vain.
Daxiong Chaoxiu turned to look at the other Naoe Keizuna to see what she said.
Naoe Keizuna actually doesn't support relief very much. The army is out, so the more military rations, the better. It is not convenient to use miscellaneous grains as military rations. You can eat them on the road first, and then eat rice when the war begins.
But she couldn't say that, the eyes behind her were staring at her. The relief grain was not taken by the Kanto Court Office alone, but also by the Uesugi retainers.
Regardless of whether these people took it back to keep it for themselves or to really provide relief to the recipients, no one was willing to let the cooked duck fly away.
If Naoe Keizuna gets stuck with Daxiong Chaohide here, it will be difficult for him to go back. She is the chief patriarch of the Uesugi retainers and the chief scapegoat, so she has to be careful about what she says and does.
She thought about it and decided to pretend she didn't see it, lowering her head and acting stupid.
The Wu family is not in the habit of providing relief to victims of disasters. If they starve to death, they will starve to death. At worst, they will bring back a batch when they go out to fight.
Why waste precious food when there are plenty of two-legged animals? Even human trafficking is not uncommon.
When Takeda Harunobu captured Yantian City, in order to cut off the foundation of the Murakami family, he captured all the people from dozens of miles around and brought them back to Kai for sale. Even the passing nun Tianhai couldn't stand it.
It is estimated that only people like the Shiba Yoshiyin will actually implement Shiba Yiyin's relief policy. This is also to fully grasp the grassroots resources of the Kanto Shrine and grasp the local servants in these lands.
But when these grassroots Ji warriors get food, will they care about the life and death of the people on the land? Most likely they won't care.
The idea of the Uesugi retainers group is simpler. Food is a good thing, and we should wait until we get it. Relief food or military food? No matter what kind of food it is, it is my food when it comes into my hands.
Watching their respective performances, Shiba Yiyin couldn't help but feel sad.
It's just that he has done the best he can, and he can provide some food relief. He could only pretend that he didn't know what he couldn't see next.
Seeing that Zhu Ji didn't say anything, Sibo Yiyin had no choice but to come forward and speak.
“Three years of good times and three years of disaster. These disasters will last for two or three years, and it will not be easy for local servants everywhere.
Since the grain harvest exceeds expectations, let’s send out more, and all the 10,000 shi of miscellaneous grains will be used as relief grains.
Your Highness Uesugi, what do you think? "
Uesugi Teru's body still aches. Food in disaster years is more expensive than gold. Grains are also grains and are equally precious.
But when she raised her eyes and saw the sadness in Yiyin's eyes, she sighed and said.
"Just listen to the imperial office and use it as relief food."
