Jingzhou, Xiangyang.
The temple repair project requires more than one or two manpower.
Especially the meticulous carving of the Buddha statues, the hosts are not without their thoughts, everyone wants to be pious for the religion they believe in.
However, during the Taiping years, labor was a precious resource, and the rulers would rather let them farm than convert to Buddhism.
Unexpectedly, Liu Mang backhandedly supported the renovation project, which made the hosts very happy, especially since it only required two meals a day.
For today's Xiangyang government offices, food is in short supply, and even Liu Mang himself takes the lead in frugality.
But temples are different. People already have land.
Even if the war spread to Jingzhou, no one would bother these monks to practice their Qing Dynasty.
Only two meals are needed to obtain such high-quality labor. With Monk Fajing and Zhuyu at the forefront, all other Buddhist temples follow suit.
As long as your legs and feet are agile and you are not a lazy person, you can have a full meal.
“The storage capacity of grain silos cannot keep up with the speed of supply and demand in an increasingly tight market.”
"This creates another problem. The victims cannot find jobs, and the government always needs to allocate funds for disaster relief."
"Now we are focusing on the renovation of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples so that the victims can support themselves and temporarily survive the crisis."
Liu Mang explained his thoughts to a group of officials in detail, letting them know that he was not addicted to Buddhism, but had a profound political purpose.
"Your Highness, there are some old, weak, sick and disabled people who are unable to work in Buddhist temples."
"These people always need food from the court."
"I wonder if Your Highness has any way to solve their problems..."
Pang Tong took a deep breath, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes.
"Obviously, all the merchants from the Central Plains have arrived in Xiangyang, but they just want to raise the price of food so that we can't buy food at a fair price!"
"I don't know if Bo Miao can persuade Sun Quan!"
When the generals heard this, a trace of worry flashed across their faces.
Once there is no food, let alone refugees, even the morale of the city's defenders will be affected.
"Don't worry, let all the victims come over tomorrow, I will open a warehouse to release food!"
As soon as Liu Mang said this, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were shocked.
Open a warehouse to store grain?
"Mang'er, are you serious? If you save food in the granary, you can still last for a month!"
"If we just open a warehouse to store grain, I'm afraid it will be exhausted in ten days!"
Guan Yu caressed his beautiful beard, unable to hide the worry in his eyes.
He killed generals and captured the flag on the battlefield, but now it is difficult for him to do anything on domestic affairs.
"My eldest nephew! If that doesn't work, let me go back to the ancient city to rob you!"
"Let's rob those Cao Wei merchants first!"
"A living person cannot choke to death by urinating!"
Zhang Fei cursed angrily, feeling uncomfortable being so controlled by others.
"Your Highness, you might as well put the food out tomorrow and wait a few days before we talk..."
Zhao Yun wanted to persuade him, but he always felt that Liu Mang's move had a deeper meaning.
"No! Once the grain feeding starts, it will last for a while!"
"At least the people will not have to worry about food problems in a short period of time!"
Liu Mang saw that everyone was puzzled, but he didn't bother to explain. As long as his uncles saw the results, they would naturally understand his painstaking efforts.
"Your Highness, are you ready?"
Pang Tong looked directly at Liu Mang. He believed that his prince did not act like this out of anger.
"Don't worry, sir, I will be responsible for all consequences!"
Before Liu Mang finished speaking, he saw Pang Tong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others standing up one after another.
"I'll be responsible together!"
…
The next day.
At dawn, Liu Mang ordered the warehouses to be opened and stocked with grain!
Every victim has a happy smile on his face and can finally have a full meal!
No matter how good the food in the temple is, it is only the result of hard work. How can there be free prostitution from the imperial court?
A group of victims began to line up to collect food. Such a spectacular long queue instantly became the most beautiful scenery in Xiangyang City.
Seeing the Han army releasing grain, the Wei businessmen could not sit still.
"Didn't you say that Jingzhou is short of food and has reached the point where it has run out of ammunition and food?"
"We can't figure out why Liu Changqing suddenly opened the warehouse to release grain!"
"Let's go and see together. Maybe Liu Mang is bluffing!"
Wei merchants gathered in groups and went directly to the government office.
On the way to the government office, they saw many victims filling bags with food, with happy smiles on their faces.
Even if there is disaster relief food from the court, they will still go to the temple to work. After all, the food distributed by the court can be stored in case of emergency needs.
"Brother, can you show us the court's disaster relief food?"
"Go, go, go! You merchants are all fat and have big ears. You don't have to worry about food and clothing. Why do you care about my food!"
There was a hint of wariness in the eyes of the victims, and they decisively rejected the merchants' request.
Seeing more and more people carrying food and praising Liu Mang's benevolent act, the businessmen couldn't sit still.
"We transported a lot of food to Jingzhou! This cost a lot of manpower and material resources!"
"If not a single grain of grain can be sold, the loss will be huge!"
"If we transport the grain back to the Central Plains intact, we will all lose a lot!"
"Liu Mang clearly agreed to purchase grain before, but it's all your fault for being greedy!"
Seeing the impending internal strife among his colleagues, the business leader Yan Qing shouted loudly.
"Shut up! I'm not waiting for this trip to make money!"
"But let Reckless lack food and carry out His Majesty's will!"
"Have you all forgotten?"
As a general of the Diannong Zhonglang, Yan Qing pretended to be a merchant leader, but he did not notice the resentment flashing in the eyes of the merchants.
Cao Pi had made them profitable before, so he prepared food and went to Jingzhou, thinking he could make a lot of money.
Now it was discovered that Liu Mang was not short of food, but instead opened a warehouse to stock up on food.
At this time, if businessmen want to protect their capital, they only need to sell at a fair price. I believe Liu Mang will still buy it.
What's scary is that Cao Pi ordered the merchants to violate market rules and still hoard grain without selling it.
It is true that the grain did not fall into Liu Mang's hands, but the merchants were already at a loss.
"Everyone, I know that you businessmen are chasing profits!"
"It's not that I won't let you sell it. How about we wait at least seven days?"
Yan Qing bowed and saluted, which made the merchants speechless. After all, the general Diannong Zhonglang had already given them enough face.
"Okay! I will obey your orders and wait for seven days!"
"If Liu Mang still has food in his hands, we will deal with the food at par!"
"Yes, if it is transported back to the Central Plains, the losses will be huge!"
Yan Qing nodded, but she didn't believe that Liu Mang still had extra food in his hands!
"Liu Changqing, don't think I can't see it, you are bluffing!"
"Jingzhou is short of food. This is the news from Tongque!"
…
Public security port.
After a journey of ups and downs, Deng Zhi successfully landed with five million stones of food!
