Master Cui Ren hesitated for a long time as to how much food could be raised at least, and in the end he didn't give a specific figure!
This is not because he is stingy, he even refuses to take out some food.
In fact, this year's situation is completely different from before.
Severe cold! flood! And the imperial court had no intention of sending troops to Goguryeo!
It has already scared the people of Luoyang City, who have just been settled for a few years, to the point of terror! I am afraid that if I do not do well, I will repeat the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty and fall into chaos again.
And in this time of panic, compared to the pearls, jade, gold and silver that cannot be eaten when hungry and cannot be drunk when thirsty.
Only food is the foundation of a family and a city!
Only if there is food at home! Only then can we not panic!
Therefore, even though the emperor repeatedly asked nearby counties and counties to rush to the disaster area in his newspaper, in the end the effect was still very little!
Just imagine, a big city like Luoyang only spent five thousand shi of food! Other poorer states and counties naturally have even less.
Looking at Master Cui Ren, whose face was a little hot, Xiao Han did not take the opportunity to speak loudly as others thought! Instead, he sighed deeply, turned around and said to the silent people in Luoyang:
"I also know that in this lean time, no matter which people or families, all regard food as their lifeblood!
But now these grains are not given to the court, let alone me! But it is used to save lives! Save the lives of our own compatriots!
I think everyone can imagine that once the river bursts, the downstream will immediately be flooded!
Those people who lost their homes and loved ones due to floods now don’t even have food to eat! In some places, people have even begun to chew turf, gnaw tree bark, and feed on Guanyin soil. Can everyone just sit back and ignore such a tragic situation? "
"What is Guanyin...woohoo!"
Before Xiao Han finished speaking, someone in the corner asked a question, but the voice soon turned into a suppressed whine.
"Shut up!"
On the mat, the elders of the Sun family stared angrily, and covered the young master of the Sun family's mouth with a pair of big hands. The force was so strong that the poor young master of the Sun family rolled his eyes!
"What is Guanyin Soil?" Xiao Han heard the voice and glanced indifferently towards the Sun family, as if he replied without any emotion: "Guanyin Soil is clay! Anyone who eats this stuff will have his belly torn to pieces. Burst! In the end, the intestines were pierced and the belly rotted and he died!"
"hiss……"
After hearing this, everyone in Luoyang who had been silent finally had some reaction.
There was a bit of unbearable expression on each of their faces, but they were still hesitating, and no one was the first to stand up!
Xiao Han also saw the appearance of everyone and knew that they were not stubborn and hard-hearted!
But between family and morality, they can only choose family!
Xiao Han doesn't blame them for this, after all, this is human nature.
Such virtuous behaviors as cutting meat to serve an eagle or cutting meat to feed a tiger can only be accomplished by Bodhisattvas and Buddhas!
Even if he is himself, to put it bluntly, isn't he similar to those ordinary people? At most, he is just an ordinary person with a conscience!
On weekdays, if you encounter injustice, you will step on it; if you encounter someone who is suffering, you will help!
But this kind of help is also based on what one can do!
If someone asks him to starve his wife and children and give the last bite of food to others, he will become a gentleman.
There is no doubt that Xiao Han will definitely pick up the knife on the spot and fight this bastard!
"Actually, you don't need to take food so seriously! Because we in the Tang Dynasty still have food!"
After quietly looking around at everyone, Xiao Han took a deep breath and slowly told the news that he had prepared for a long time.
"What?!"
Everyone who was worried just now was stunned when they heard Xiao Han's words! It took a while to react, and they all looked at Xiao Han with wide eyes.
"Where is the food?"
Master Cui Ren asked anxiously!
When Xiao Han saw this, he just smiled and said nothing, pointing to the direction.
"You mean, Jiangnan?!" Cui Renshi glanced in the direction of Xiao Han's finger. When he found the direction of Jiangnan he was pointing to, he quickly stopped like a deflated rubber ball.
Yes, Jiangnan is a prosperous land!
But the problem is, judging from the news from a year ago, we know that Jiangnan was also hit by a disaster this year! Wouldn't it be as difficult for them to bring out food at this time as it would be for them to bring food out of Luoyang City?
"Who said I was referring to Jiangnan?" Seeing Cui Renshi's discouraged look, Xiao Han smiled slightly and asked everyone: "You have all heard of three-season rice, right?"
"Of course I know! It's because of this rice seed in the south of the Yangtze River that there is more food! However, there is no hope this year. If it can be ripe for one season, it is God's blessing!" Someone in the crowd replied dejectedly. .
Xiao Han didn't pay attention to this person's discouraging words, and continued to smile and asked: "Then do you know where these three-season rice comes from?"
"this……"
The man who answered was speechless, but an old man next to him hurriedly cupped his hands as if offering a treasure and said, "I heard that Xiaohou sent someone to retrieve this rice seed from the Linyi Kingdom in the extreme south!"
"That's right!" Xiao Han nodded to this person, making this person's old face burst into laughter, and his smile immediately turned into a flower!
"This kind of rice seed comes from Linyi Country in the south! And in Linyi Country, this kind of grain can be harvested not only three times a year, but even seven times in two years, and four times a year!"
"Could it be..."
Someone present understood what Xiao Han meant, and their eyes suddenly brightened!
"That's right!" Xiao Han straightened his chest and said loudly: "I, the Tang Dynasty Navy, have already protected countless merchant ships and set off from Guangzhou to Linyi to buy food. I believe it won't be long before the food is sent back! By then, Naturally, food is no longer a problem!”
"ah……"
"Going to Linyi Country to buy food?"
"It's so far away, can it be reliable?"
“What if they don’t sell it?”
After hearing the news, everyone present was stunned for a long time. When they reacted, they immediately started talking like a pot exploding!
Yes, since Linyi has this kind of fairy rice, how much grain do they have to put in their granary? Shouldn’t we just go buy them directly?
There's just one thing that's hard to say. Will they be willing to sell us grain?
"Not selling?!"
But while everyone in Luoyang was talking about it, Liu Hongji, who had been drinking quietly since just now, slapped the mat in front of him hard!
"How dare they not sell it? Do you think our Datang navy went there just to watch the fun?!"
