Guanzhong, Chang'an, the capital of Qin State, inside Weiyang Palace.
When Liu Zhang listened to Xu Shu's account of his mission to Wei, the corners of his mouth were always raised.
In terms of results alone, everything met expectations.
And he got Cao Cao's personal promise to spread the news about the martial arts competition widely.
But Cao Cao's current situation still surprised Liu Zhang.
Of course, beyond surprise is joy.
"I didn't expect that the King of Wei in Hebei, who dominates the Central Plains, would also face a situation where there is no food available!"
"Yuan Zhi, King Wei has sacrificed himself to lend you food on credit. How can you bear not to agree?"
As soon as Liu Zhang said these words, there was a burst of laughter in Weiyang Palace.
The contrast between the four words "virtue" and "credit" is too strong!
The civil and military ministers of Qin's court couldn't help laughing.
This is especially true for Xu Shu who witnessed Cao Cao's embarrassment with his own eyes.
"The King of Qin is teaching you a lesson! How can you, the powerful King of Wei, lend food on credit to a minor official?"
"Wei Chen returned to Chang'an without stopping just to ask the King of Qin to decide on this matter!"
Liu Zhang nodded slightly and looked at the left and right ministers under his left hand.
Normally, the matter of Qiangu should be under the control of Da Sinong.
Da Sinong is one of the nine ministers. Currently, the Qin State does not set up nine ministers, but only subordinate officials.
The affairs that Jiu Qing is responsible for are all assigned to the various positions of Jiu Qing's subordinates.
Due to the particularity of the existence of the Chamber of Commerce in Qin, the Chamber of Commerce gathers resources across the country, but it does not belong to Dasinong.
It is equivalent to Qin having two granaries.
One belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, which is responsible for mobilizing the national economy.
The other belongs to Da Si Nong.
Da Sinong was originally responsible for scheduling.
With the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, Dasinong has become a mere storage institution.
But the Qin State also has an extremely important institution, the Shangshu Taiwan.
A summary of all Qin's domestic and foreign affairs will arrive at the Chancellor's desk.
Among them, Shangshu ordered Jia Xu and Shangshu Pushe Xunyou to be in charge of military affairs, and Shangshu Youcheng was in charge of civil affairs.
Therefore, only Shangshutai actually knows the real situation.
Since the officials at Shangshutai were extremely trusted, Liu Zhang did not need to ask two officials separately for summary.
"Ji Xiu, Jun Jiao, how much grain does Qin have left now?"
Yang Hong and Zhang Su came out and bowed down.
"I report to the King of Qin that Yizhou has had good harvests every year and the granaries are full! In addition to the cost of supplying the Eastern Army for a year, Da Sinong has registered more than ten million shi of grain."
“This does not include the Chamber of Commerce’s dispatch to counties in Yizhou.”
Yang Hong gave a brief explanation of the situation in Yizhou.
The result did not arouse Liu Zhang's attention, but instead caused a lot of exclamations in the court.
It is nothing for Yizhou to provide the entire Eastern Army of 130,000 troops with the power of one state.
After all, Yizhou is the largest state in the world.
What everyone didn't expect was that after supplying the Eastern Army with food and grass for a year, the remaining food reserves were still more than tens of millions of dan!
The key point is that this does not include the food used in the chamber of commerce.
If all were added up, it would probably be more than double this number!
The reason why Liu Zhang was not shocked was also very simple. He had known the result for a long time.
When Liu Zhang returned to Guanzhong at the end of his eastern expedition to Jingzhou, he deliberately stayed in Chengdu for a few days.
Liu Zhang already knew the overall situation in Yizhou!
Dong He had promised Liu Zhang at the beginning that even Yizhou could supply the food and grass expenses of the entire Qin State!
If you don't have tens of millions of dan or more to arrange food and grass at will, how can you dare to say such big words?
Liu Zhang was convinced that Dong He's character was definitely not exaggerated to please him.
Yizhou has been stable for many years and has been developing steadily.
Now another year has passed.
After the joint governance of Dong He, Zhuge Jin, and Jiang Wan, Yizhou's strength will naturally rise to a higher level!
Yang Hong and Zhang Su were the first to mention Yizhou, and they also took this opportunity to openly demonstrate Yizhou's strength.
There was a lot of exclamation in the court, which made the officials of the Yizhou family feel proud.
Especially when they saw the horrified expressions of officials from the Guanlong clan and the Liangzhou clan, they were even more proud!
Just ask them in public, 'See? This is the power of the Yizhou family! '
Liu Zhang didn't pay much attention to the overt or covert actions of his subordinates. Factional struggles would never disappear.
It is not something that can be changed by issuing a policy or making a decision.
Moreover, appropriate struggle will also be conducive to the stability of the court.
"Ji Xiu, Jun Jiao, don't just talk about Yizhou. You know how powerful Yizhou is!"
"Furthermore, even if we allocate grain and grass to Cao Cao, we can't allocate it from Yizhou. Let's talk about the situation in Guanzhong."
Yang Hong and Zhang Su did not dare to act recklessly and immediately accepted the order.
"Reporting to the King of Qin, since the two states of Yong and Liang were recovered, they have begun to work hard to govern them!"
"Especially, the flood problem that has been a problem for a long time has been completely solved!"
Speaking of this, Yang Hong couldn't help but look at Jia Kui in the crowd with admiration.
Before being entrusted with important tasks by Liu Zhang, Jia Kui was undoubtedly an unknown person.
But Liu Zhang was able to spot Jia Kui among the vast crowd.
And immediately entrusted him with important tasks!
How many years and how many people have the floods in Guanzhong troubled?
He was actually solved by Jia Kui!
Not only that, Jia Kui built water conservancy projects and irrigated farmland.
In just two years, Guanzhong has been completely transformed!
It already looks like it used to strengthen Qin and use Guanzhong to resist the six kingdoms of Guandong.
Even Yang Hong and Zhang Su had to admit that it won't be long before Guanzhong will definitely become a place of dragon prosperity again.
"For the King of Qin, last year the large-scale farming in Guanzhong produced nearly ten million dan of grain! It is expected that there will be more this year!"
"The grain and grass stockpiled in Chang'an's treasury now reaches five million dan, which can be mobilized by the King of Qin at any time."
Five million, at will, will not have the slightest impact on Guanzhong.
This means that the Chamber of Commerce still has considerable supplies of food and grass in Guanzhong.
Although the reason may be that he earned tens of millions of shi from Jingzhou Cai Mao, Liu Zhang was still extremely satisfied with the result.
"Liang Dao, well done!"
Jia Kui immediately came out of the queue and bowed down.
"This is a matter that belongs to the humble minister!"
Liu Zhang nodded repeatedly, these two words Jia Kui really did not disappoint him!
"Jia Kui, if you build water conservancy projects, your success will be immediate and your benefits will be felt in the future!"
"Today, I will give you the title of Marquis of Guannei to show your merits!"
Jia Kui was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed.
He never expected that he would be performing meritorious deeds for him today.
Immediately bowed to the ground.
"Wei Chen, thank you, King Qin, for your generous gift!"
"Get up, you deserve this!"
In fact, Liu Zhang had long wanted to reward Jia Kui, and today was a good opportunity.
Jia Kui was suddenly granted the title of Marquis, which also made all the courtiers envious.
King Qin was good at everything, but he was too strict about the rewards of titles.
Only those who have made great achievements can be named the Marquis of Guannei.
He has been on the battlefield for a long time and has made many military exploits, but he is just waiting in the pavilion!
Yang Hong and Zhang Su, who are the ministers of the Shangshu, are only in the position of Marquis of Guannei.
"Ji Xiu, Jun Jiao, how is the situation in Liangzhou now?"
