Things cannot withstand scrutiny. Many things that seem normal in daily life may lead to different results if you think about them together.
Xiao Letian indeed attaches great importance to the issue of food security. From the beginning, Zai Chun thought that this was the basic quality that a wise king should have.
After all, do people want to eat? Food security issues must be protected!
But after Gordon reminded him, Zai Chun suddenly understood that food was not only the master's insurance for the people, but also his weapon for development!
Yes, food has always been the secret weapon of the Chinese. Now the Chinese have six large-scale compressed biscuit production plants, with a daily production capacity of more than 20 tons.
There are also thirty-four canneries, producing more canned foods of meat, fish, and fruits, and these canned foods with excellent taste have always been the best-sellers sold by the Chinese to foreign countries!
What made Zai Chun even more horrified the more he thought about it was that the Chinese now owned the largest and most advanced offshore fishing fleet in Asia, with large-displacement steam-powered ships everywhere.
There are often more than a dozen such fleets going out to sea together to catch tuna, sardines, flounder... and even whales on the ocean!
These large-scale fish harvests will be sent to canneries for further processing in the shortest possible time. However, the catch is too large, so Ryukyu has two large-scale drying plants.
Salting and drying can preserve seafood for a long time. In the years before refrigeration technology appeared, there were only two ways for humans to store food for a long time.
As for canning production, it is completely a top-notch black technology for Asia in this era!
Continuous capital investment in agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery, and deep food processing has given the Chinese the largest food production and processing capabilities in Asia.
As of now, no one knows how much grain the Chinese have stored, and how long it can be stored, except for a few core statisticians in the head of state's staff.
But Zai Chun understands Xiao Letian's character. The master always plans ahead and has a very big plan. He will not do small things.
If Xiao Letian really wants to use food to control people's hearts, then he will definitely have the ability to solve a major incident!
In Emperor Tongzhi's memory, the Qing Dynasty had experienced several special revolutions across the entire province, but the most recent one in his memory was the revolution in Zhili, Henan, and Shandong provinces in the 18th year of Jiaqing.
History records that the scale of this famine was unprecedented and the tragedy was unbearable to look at. Moreover, it was this massacre that triggered the Tianli Sect rebellion. Later, Lin Qing led the rebels to attack the Forbidden City, which was after this massacre.
To this day, there is still an iron arrow nailed to the plaque on the Longzong Gate of the Forbidden City, which was left over from that rebellion!
Zai Chun knew the master too well. The master always acted based on his plans. If he really wanted to use food to control people's hearts, then he would have to have enough food reserves to pacify the three provinces!
How much food do the people in the three provinces need to eat? Zai Chun had a cold war and it was not clear at all!
But he knew that the master not only had to solve the famine problem in the three provinces, he even had to prepare for the food shortage that would be consumed by the long-term civil war.
This is almost an astronomical figure, and it has exceeded the limit that the Qing Dynasty can solve!
Because the Qing Dynasty’s backward management system and grain transportation and storage capabilities are incomparable with the Chinese. Without the blessing of high technology, no one can hope to solve such a big food crisis.
"Master! You have planned so deeply? You have skipped the step of establishing a kingdom! You are now directly thinking about how to secure a kingdom!"
"With so much food in your hands, don't all the people in the world belong to you? Damn it, damn it..."
Zai Chun felt as if grass had grown in his heart. He was fidgeting in the study, drinking glass after glass of red wine, his eyes filled with hatred.
"Don't blame me, master, don't blame me, you forced me to do this!"
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Manshun whispered outside the door, "Your Majesty... the woman you wanted has been delivered..."
"Let her in!"
The door was pushed open, and a woman wearing a white embroidered dress and a veil walked in lightly.
"Your Majesty, please accept my blessing...Long live, long live, long live!" He said and curtsied.
"Do you know Chinese?" Zai Chun was stunned.
As a result, the lady spoke in English, "I'm very sorry, I only know this sentence... but I know that His Majesty's English is still very good!"
Zai Chun looked at her coldly, "You people, you want to see me again and again. What's the matter?"
The woman lifted the veil on her hat, revealing the milk-white skin of a Nordic girl. "Your Majesty... you can treat me as a prostitute who comes to serve you!"
"You can rest assured that when we meet today, people outside will only think that the respected Eastern Emperor... just wants to taste the charm of Nordic women!"
"No one will be overly concerned, and no one will have any doubts..."
While talking, the woman began to take off her clothes, and Zai Chun's eyes suddenly lit up. This ocean horse is so exciting!
The little emperor's breathing began to quicken, and he moved his hands and feet dishonestly on the snow-white skin. "If you have anything to do, just tell me. I will have fun later, but I will put up my pants and refuse to admit it... Hahaha!" "
"Your Majesty does not need to acknowledge my account, but your Majesty must acknowledge the Emperor's account! To tell you the truth, your most cherished rosewood Qianlong Tower has been packed and shipped, together with 300 precious Old Summer Palace cultural relics. I’m waiting for your order at Marseille Port!”
"To show his sincerity, the Emperor also specially provided 10 million gold francs in cash... Well... Your Majesty, please be gentle..." Under Zaichun's torture, the girl showed a painful expression.
"Ten million gold francs, all gold coins! They are all made of the purest gold... These are all given to you!"
"Ah!" the girl cried out in pain, "Your Majesty... the Emperor needs allies now... needs information..."
"Hahaha... The Emperor of France needs me? When he burned down my Old Summer Palace, did he ever think that he would beg me one day?" Zai Chun's face was ferocious, and his attacks became more and more ruthless.
The snow-white chest was covered with purple-green fingernail marks. This boy's hands were too cruel. He pinched two fingers with a little fingernail.
The emperor's emissary kept screaming during the torture, and she shed tears of pain. All the secret and sensitive parts of the girl's body were brutally tortured by Zai Chun.
"Answer me! When he burned my palace, did he ever think about the day he would beg me? Ah...answer me!"
"Oh... God... please let me go... please be gentle..." The girl was so painful that she was covered in cold sweat, and she didn't dare to hide even if she wanted to.
"Your Majesty, you also need the Emperor...Don't you know that Xiao Letian is your biggest threat?"
"The defeat of France will not do you any good! The victorious Xiao Letian will definitely try his best to overthrow you!"
