In the afternoon, as the sun was setting, several ministers from the imperial court gathered together and thought of ways to do it.
"Cen Shangshu, Ding looks very calm when he looks at you."
After being silent for a long time, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, couldn't help but speak.
After hearing the words of Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, several ministers looked at Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Hubu.
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, saw the strange looks from several ministers and felt a little nervous, like a child who had made a mistake and did not dare to say a word.
"You have forgotten that Cen Shangshu is the in-law of the left prime minister. How can this official dismiss him? Don't you think so?" Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, said with a slight smile.
After hearing this, several ministers closed their eyes, lowered their heads, put one hand on the table and the other on the wooden round chair, and thought of a way.
Seeing several ministers retracting their strange looks, Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, felt very uncomfortable. Looking at them, they seemed to dislike him for being ineffective.
"Eh, eh? Some ministers, it's true that Cen is from Zuo Xiangqin's family, but Cen really wants this method."
With the words of Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, several ministers once again turned their attention to him. This time, it was no longer a strange look, but a pair of neat and expectant looks.
"Then Shangshu Cen, have you thought of a way?" Xu Yushan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, looked expectantly.
Among these ministers, the oldest one is Ding Liu, the minister of rites. He is over fifty years old and is still in the court.
Next is Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, then Cen Wenxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, then Cen Wenxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and then Xu Yushan, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, shook his head helplessly and sighed: "The main force of the three provinces has just been established, and the Ministry of Industry is in urgent need of silver. Jianglai is the land of fish and rice. Nearly half of the food in the whole dynasty comes from Jianglai. If Jianglai has no grain, The entire granary is even more harvestless, and the national treasury's silver has only been decreasing. According to Cen, now we can only rely on the national granary to save people. Only when Jianglai grains can be harvested can the national granary be harvested. .”
"But... Cen Shangshu" Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry thought for a while and then said: "It is said that there is not much grain in the national warehouse. If all this is given to the people of Jianglai for farming, let alone whether the grain will be harvested. I’m afraid that the water from Mojiang River will flow towards Ganglai Province again. By then, I’m afraid all our previous efforts will be in vain.”
Listening to the words of the two ministers, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, couldn't help but said: "Several ministers, Yi Gui thinks that we can give it a try. The strength of Qi's troops was severely damaged in the last few battles, and Gui I guarantee that they will not attack me again within two years."
"That's true, but the Japanese pirates have not been eliminated in several places along the coast. When the Japanese pirates are around, the people's morale will be unstable. It will also cost money to eliminate the Japanese pirates. I'm afraid that by then, I will help Jiang Lai and all the previous efforts will be wasted. If that happens, I'm afraid There is no way to replenish the money used in the treasury."
After Xu Yushan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked at the silence of several ministers, he said again: "Although Xu is not aware of the affairs of the Ministry of War, he still knows something about the affairs of our dynasty."
"Then tell me what to do? Is this an official?" Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, was a little angry.
Although he is also in his forties, he still needs to support dozens of people in his house.
"Right now, we can only borrow the national warehouse and give this grain to the people of Jianglai for farming." Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, agreed with this view.
In order to keep their official positions, several ministers had no choice but to agree with this view.
"Okay. Let's do it like this." Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, agreed.
In the Mo Dynasty, every prefecture, every state, and every county had a granary, and even the poor people had their own granaries.
Whether the granary is large or not depends not only on whether the population is large or small, but also on how much food is contributed.
Yanyang City is not only a prefecture in Nanyu Province, but also the capital of the Mo Dynasty. If anyone in the country has more food reserves, it must be Yanyang City.
In the country's largest granary, the imperial court also had an official, not to mention a second-rank official, but also a fifth-rank official named Yu Si.
Yu Si is not only the job title of the national granary official, but also the name of the national granary management agency.
In addition to the management of a fifth-grade Yu Si, there are many Yu officials.
Responsible for the entry and exit records of grain in the national warehouse, as well as loading and unloading matters.
The next day...
As soon as the court meeting was over, Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, went to find Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left.
"Left Prime Minister."
"Left Prime Minister."
"Please stay."
After several calls from Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, who was wearing a crimson official uniform, turned around and saw Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue, with a smile on his face.
"Cen Shangshu, what's the matter?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, asked.
Cen Shangshu looked left and right, not because he was afraid of anything, but perhaps because of a long-term bad move.
"Prime Minister Zuo, yesterday, my subordinates discussed with several ministers and decided to use the grain in the granary to give to the people of Jianglai for farming. After a few months, the grain will be harvested again. Wouldn't the grain in the granary increase a lot? .”
Listening to Cen Shangshu's words, Prime Minister Zuo Su Yun nodded. After a moment, he asked with some worry: "But I heard that there is not much food in the granary now. If this is given to them, will it...?"
Seeing that Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, was worried, Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, spoke in the words discussed yesterday.
Soon, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, finally believed it after some words from Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs.
"Okay, then let's use the grain from the granary to give it to the people of Jianglai for farming."
"Eh."
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, happily agreed.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, continued with some uneasiness: "But it has rained in Jiang Lai Province for several days now, and many cities have been swallowed by floods. Even if we rely on local granaries to provide disaster relief, I am afraid it will not be enough." It won’t last long. I’m afraid that when the food is distributed to them, they will either use it for farming or for cooking.”
"Prime Minister Zuo, I think that the local officials can supervise it and it can only be used for farming."
What the Minister of the Ministry of Finance said was not unreasonable, so Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, now, this is all we can do."
"Prime Minister Zuo, I will go and get busy first."
After saying that, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, saluted and rushed to Yusi.
Yusi is a large granary of the country and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Soon, the Minister of Hubu came to Yusi alone.
Outside Yu Si, there were two soldiers with long swords at their waists guarding them. The word Yu Si was written in large letters on the stone gate.
"Cen Shangshu."
As soon as they saw that it was Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, the soldiers let him go.
As soon as you enter the stone gate, there are people coming and going everywhere. There are many wooden bases for stacking grain, but there is not much grain on the base.
It was more or less different from what Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, had imagined.
"Bai Yusi! Bai Yusi! Come over here!"
Cen Wenxing shouted.
After a while, a middle-aged man in purple official uniform hurried over and saluted in a panic.
"The lower official has met Cen Shangshu."
Seeing the officials in front of him like this, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, said with a sad look on his face: "No need."
Before Yu Si, surnamed Bai, could ask a word, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked him first.
"Why is this the only food left?" Cen Shangshu asked.
As soon as he heard Shangshu's question, Bai Yusi started to explain.
Just when he was about to explain, Cen Shangshu didn't want to hear it anymore.
"Okay, okay. No need to explain, just tell me how much food is left?"
"Return to the minister, there are still seven hundred stones left."
Upon hearing this number, Cen Shangshu was shocked: "Seven hundred stones?!"
Seeing Shangshu's appearance, Bai Yusi was a little nervous, and his voice was much lower, and he even responded.
"Okay, okay. In this way, you will send people to transport this grain to Jianglai in a while, give it to the local officials of various prefectures and prefectures, and let them distribute it to the people for farming. No one is allowed to be greedy for this grain or use it as food. Violation. Don't blame me for not telling you."
Listening to what Shangshu said, Bai Yusi couldn't help but ask: "Shang Shu, why did such a good man give them food?"
"Just do as you are told, there is so much nonsense!" Shangshu said angrily.
When the minister was angry, Bai Yusi did not dare to say anything more and had no choice but to do as he was told.
