Hearing this, Zhou Mi couldn't help but take a breath.
As if it was hard to believe his ears, he looked at Su Chen in front of him: "Two hundred thousand stones?"
"good!"
Su Chen nodded slightly.
At this time, Zhou Mi was completely confused.
It is probably not that easy to take out 200,000 dan from his own granary in Dazhou at once, and many of them are strategic grain reserves.
In fact, there is no way to use it.
Su Chen actually dared to make such an opening?
How much food does Yazhou have? Zhou Mi is a bit unimaginable.
"price!"
Zhou Mi forced herself to calm down and asked two words.
It would be best to be able to produce food, but this profiteer cannot miss this good opportunity. Nowadays, with the price of goods in Shendu, one tael of silver can probably buy five stones of food.
"so!"
Su Chen pondered for a moment: "I don't want any money for this food!"
"oh?"
Zhou Mi looked at Su Chen in front of him, his eyes widened instantly.
Su Chen sighed, and then continued: "Disaster relief is the most important thing. This thing is temporarily with me. As for the food, I lent it to you. You don't need to pay any interest. However, as for transportation, you have to figure it out yourself!"
"Time waits for no one!"
"The entire Hejian has a large population. There has been a drought for two years, and now it's winter again. Natural and man-made disasters. I'm afraid some people may not be able to support it any longer!"
“Disaster relief cannot be delayed!”
"I am responsible for transporting things to the north. At the same time, you must also dispatch a group of people from the capital of God to pick them up halfway!"
“In this way, the time can be shortened to a minimum!”
Su Chen frowned deeply: "Since it was borrowed, it naturally has to be repaid. When will you add the money for this house, the money for coffee and interest, and two hundred thousand shi of food?" Come back and I will return this thing to you. How about it?"
At this time, Zhou Mi looked at Su Chen in front of him meaningfully.
Su Chen was greedy for money, and Zhou Mi knew this very well.
However, at this moment, Zhou Mi suddenly realized that he did not recognize Su Chen as a person.
"but!"
At this time, Su Chen changed his words, looked at Zhou Mi in front of him, and then said softly: "I also have a condition!"
"you say!"
Zhou Mi suddenly felt a little panicked when he heard Su Chen's words.
"This time, all the food, 200,000 shi, was thrown to the people on the road to feed the horses. It cannot enter the divine capital and be transported directly to Hejian. Moreover, it cannot be distributed by the officials of Hejian. It needs to be distributed by your People, carry out unified deployment and provide disaster relief!"
Su Chen's words were unprecedentedly calm.
Zhou Mi was stunned, then looked at Su Chen in front of him: "Are you worried that some officials in Hejian will use the food funds for disaster relief? It's unlikely!"
"The governor of Hejian Mansion was personally selected by His Majesty. He has served in the capital for three years and has been working hard without complaint!"
"The Plum Blossom Guard has also checked it countless times!"
There was a bit of solemnity in Zhou Mi's voice, and she still trusted the person she selected.
"During his tenure, he made a lot of achievements. It was only because he was born in Hejian and submitted a letter that he wanted to return to his hometown to report on his duties. Your Majesty allowed him to return to Hejian as an official and directly granted him the title of governor!"
Su Chen glanced meaningfully at Zhou Mi in front of him.
This Zhou Mi really knows everything about the Shendu. It is definitely not an easy thing for a princess to master so many secrets. Is it possible that she has some shady relationship with the current His Majesty? I haven't heard of any scandals between His Majesty and the Princess before?
"Ah!"
At this time, Su Chen stood up slowly, with a bit of helplessness in his eyes.
He glanced at Zhou Mi meaningfully, and then continued: "People will change. Different times and different environments may change a person!"
“It didn’t happen before, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen now, and it won’t happen now, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future!”
Su Chen shook his head slightly and said: "People have two hearts, one is greedy, and the other is unwilling!"
Zhou Mi didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Why did you say this? Could it be that you saw something?" Zhou Mi's voice was very soft.
"It's just a simple and clear calculation!"
Su Chen's voice was very soft and he said calmly.
"What account?"
Zhou Mi felt somewhat unconvinced.
"How much grain does Hejian Mansion need to pay each year?" Su Chen asked quietly with a very soft voice.
"Fifty percent!"
Zhou Mi pondered for a moment: "Because the land between the rivers is fertile and wide, suitable for farming, and the people generally live a relatively prosperous life, so the tax is slightly higher!"
"Um!"
"That's reasonable!"
Su Chen nodded lightly, these were not actually handed over by the common people. But after the people paid the grain tax. It was put into the grain depot by the governor, and after very careful calculation, it was handed over to the court!
That is to say.
Every year, Hejian Mansion can still retain 50%!
"Then let me ask you again, although Hejian Mansion is a vast area, it has not been affected by wars. Except for the past two years, I have never heard of any natural or man-made disasters in other times!"
"Even if we calculate, the entire Hejian Mansion's expenditure on food alone is 30%!"
"In other words, they can have 20% of the surplus food in their grain depot every year!"
"Don't be 30%, I'll give them 40% of the expenses!"
There was a hint of contempt in Su Chen's voice, and then he continued: "That can leave 10%. With 10% of the remaining grain, how many years has he served as governor of Hejian Mansion?"
Having said this, it would no longer be interesting to talk about it any further.
Zhou Mi took a long breath and tried his best to calm down his emotions.
Looking at Su Chen in front of him, he pondered for a moment before continuing: "The drought is indeed terrible, but as long as there is food, it is not impossible to survive. We just need to find water sources, but there are rivers, rivers, and rivers. , even if there is a drought, the rivers should not be cut off!"
"Do you agree with this?"
Su Chen asked.
Zhou Mi didn't speak, but his face was ashen and he nodded slightly.
"As long as the governor of Hejian Mansion can arrange manpower to divert water, and the water and food are available, it is absolutely impossible for the people to be unable to survive even for such a short time!"
"Then there are only two possibilities!"
"The first possibility is that all the officials in Hejian are nothing but wine sacks and rice sacks. There is no way I can hand over food to them!"
"As for the second possibility..."
Su Chen smiled lightly and did not continue talking, but just looked at Zhou Mi with interest.
