Li Yunze listened calmly and finally smiled.
"Master Qin, there have been famines everywhere in Yunchao Kingdom in the past few years. Last year, in order to establish his reputation, he had no choice but to distribute some grain to the victims. Now there should be no food in the national treasury."
"It should be that my father's students wrote to me years ago, saying that King Pingnan was also asking for food from the capital. Li Yunhao personally summoned several big grain merchants and asked them to help find a solution."
Li Yunze sneered, "He doesn't care whether the soldiers everywhere have food, but he wants to secure his position. King Pingnan will definitely find a way."
Qin Changan sighed, "When this year's grain comes out, we still don't know how much tax we will collect. It will still be the people who suffer."
Li Yunze didn't speak, nor did he tell Qin Changan that he was going to take action after the autumn harvest.
It's not that I don't believe Qin Changan, but this matter is too big. There are so many people he cares about behind him, so he has to be cautious.
Qin Changan also knew that this topic was very serious. His Highness had too much time to take care of himself. Talking to him about this would only embarrass him.
He quickly changed the subject and talked about spring planting, "Your Highness, the sweet potato seedlings have begun to grow on Zhuangzi.
At that time, I want to distribute some sweet potato seedlings to nearby villagers so that they can try planting them and slowly promote them.
There are also chayote, winter melon, and pumpkin. I am also going to distribute some. "
Last year's sweet potato and potato yields were much higher than the previous year's. Although there was a bumper harvest, they were not willing to eat any of it and kept all of it as seeds.
If we plant all those sweet potatoes and potatoes this year, we should be able to plant tens of thousands of acres of land.
Li Yunze nodded, "Master Qin makes the decision."
There are still tens of thousands of kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the space, but they cannot be given to Qin Changan this year.
Lin Zhong and Ye Mingzhe bought a lot of land last year and needed a lot of seeds. They will definitely increase their troops in the second half of the year, so they need to prepare enough food and grass.
However, you can pull down some from the mountains, especially pumpkin and winter melon seeds, which leave a lot of seeds.
I was scared of hunger in the past two years. People in the mountains know that pumpkins and winter melons are easy to grow and easy to live in. They are grown everywhere.
As long as there is open space, dig a hole and throw a few seeds into it. The pumpkins and winter melons grown last year will still be left over after the New Year.
"Master Qin, in a few days I will ask someone to bring some pumpkin and winter melon seeds. I will also bring you a few carts of sweet potatoes and potatoes. Then you can give them to the people first."
"It's Your Highness."
Qin Changan knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was also in trouble, and he had sent so much food and seeds to the soldiers in the North in the past two years.
They also need to take care of Dongyang County and Fengcheng. There are so many disaster victims down there.
Although His Highness the Crown Prince is not in that position, he has done more for the people of Yunchao Kingdom than Li Yunhao in that position.
Ye Yutong was talking to Mrs. Qin in the backyard. When he saw them coming, he stood up with a smile.
Mrs. Qin was about to salute Li Yunze, but Ye Yutong quickly supported her.
Li Yunze smiled and said: "Mrs. Qin, there is no need to be polite. It is getting late today, so we will go back first."
"Farewell to Your Highness."
The two came out of the city and entered the space.
Li Yunze wrote a letter and tied it under the tiger's neck, "Brother Tiger, take your wife up the mountain and give this letter to my father-in-law or my eldest brother."
Brother Tiger was a little unhappy. There was well water to drink and so many delicious foods.
His wife hasn't enjoyed it for a few days yet, and now she is driving them back, which makes her very unhappy.
Ye Yutong carried a large bucket of well water and said to the two tigers: "After you drink it, leave quickly. Don't delay things. Send the letter up and you two will come back."
"Ho ho." The two tigers reluctantly walked up.
Ye Yutong looked at their backs, smiled and shook his head.
"Peace, spring planting will start soon, let's take out these seeds."
"Okay, go to the base and get it outside."
When the two arrived at the base, it was already late.
Lin Zhong had not rested yet and was discussing matters with several of his subordinates in the study.
I heard that they had brought grain seeds, so I immediately arranged for someone to go there and pull them.
Li Yunze saw that several rows of dormitories had been added in the back. They must have just been built not long ago. He asked Lin Zhong, "Uncle Lin, how many people are there here?"
Lin Zhong immediately reported a number, "Together, men, women, old and young, there are 8,436 people in total, and there are more than 5,000 people scattered in Zhuangzi in various places."
Li Yunze nodded and asked, "How many people are participating in the training?"
"Fifty-two hundred people, ranging in age from twelve to forty years old. But there are many younger boys who also ask to join and train with them every day."
"Don't restrict them. Regardless of men, women, old or young, as long as they want to practice, let them participate."
"Yes, Master."
At dawn the next day, Li Yunze and Ye Yutong went to the training ground.
After a winter of rigorous training, these former victims have become very brave.
The dozens of masters leading the front were transferred by Lin Zhong from branches in various places.
Ye Yutong calculated that there were less than 30,000 people on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain combined.
With just this few people, there is little chance of winning against King Ping Nan's 300,000 troops.
There is also the King of Liang and the King of Xia. It can be said that there is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back.
If you do it in the second half of the year, you must plan carefully.
Li Yunze personally came off the field to lead everyone in training.
Ye Yutong practiced outside for a while and then entered the space.
Last year, she and Ping An caught several pairs of wild pigeons in the mountains, and they have been trained to be very obedient.
But she didn't know if it could be used as a homing pigeon, so she was ready to give it a try.
From now on, when Brother Tiger is away, let the pigeon deliver the message.
She wrote a few words of greeting to Song Jingting in Fengcheng and asked the pigeon to deliver them.
When they were training troops at the base and preparing for the war in the second half of the year, the capital city at this time had already returned to the bustle before the famine.
Ye Dazhuang and Ye Daqing came out of a small courtyard with happy faces and hurried out of the city.
They came to the capital to rent a house today.
Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang went through several relationships and spent more than one hundred taels of silver to finally enter a small academy in the capital to continue their studies.
Ye Yuqing embroidered another large piece a year ago and sold it for 140 taels of silver.
Together with the two pieces of embroidery they sold before, their family has saved a lot of money now.
Although Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang spent a lot of time during this period, they rented another yard in the capital today.
But Girl Qing took over a large embroidery job a few days ago. After selling it, it cost hundreds of taels of silver. How could she care about this?
As soon as the two opened the door, Ye Yuqing asked anxiously: "Dad, third uncle, have you rented a house?"
Ye Dazhuang said with a smile: "We have rented it. It is a courtyard with one entrance, and there are seven rooms."
"Dad, where did you rent it? Is it the location I told you?"
Ye Dazhuang shook his head, "Daughter, there are no houses for rent in the place you mentioned. I heard that the houses there are very valuable. We rented them near your third uncle and your eldest brother's academy."
Ye Yuqing was a little disappointed, but he also knew that all the dignitaries lived next to the Hou Mansion, and it might not be that easy to rent a house there.
She can only think of a solution later. Now that she can live in the capital, she won't have the chance to meet her Yu Lang.
Ye Yuqing returned to the room, and after just two stitches, she placed the embroidery on the table.
She touched her face with both hands and felt that it was smoother than before and that her body had grown some flesh.
He glanced at the swollen chest again, and suddenly his face turned red.
In his previous life, Yulang loved to pinch her there, and he also liked to say things that were not embarrassing, which made people very embarrassed.
Ye Yuqing covered her face with her hands, thinking shyly that she would never rely on him again in this life, huh.
