Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 962
Although the weather is not as cold as before, it is still cold.

From time to time, there will be heavy snow and light snow falling. In the eyes of literati, the beautiful scenery is not friendly to ordinary people at all.

At this time, for the Daqian court, the most important thing is disaster relief.

The same is true. Today, there is no hesitation in the suggestion of opening a warehouse to release grain, and he directly agrees to it.

Things like this can't be hidden from the existence of energy.

Jia Rong got the news at the first time, Qin Keqing happened to be holding the child by her side, he chuckled and said, "I'm afraid there will be a lot of moths in the court this time!"

"How to say?"

Qin Keqing asked curiously: "Isn't it normal that the imperial court plans to open a storehouse to distribute food to the victims?"

"It's a very normal thing!"

Jia Rong said leisurely: "But the problem is, it's hard to say whether there is any food in the local official warehouses!"

At this time, the second child of the post-bowling historian, who had performed well before, once again sent a secret package to make suggestions.

In addition, Qin Keqing, as the head of the female school in Ningfu, must have some understanding of the outside world. Otherwise, how can she teach the female students to do things in a practical way?

Of course, as a strategic grain reserve, it is better not to use it or not.

Of course, there are always those refugees who miss their homeland, or who are reluctant to part with their hometown and fields, and are unwilling to live in other places. They still hope to return to their hometown after the disaster is over. There are not a few such guys.

The kind-hearted people of the court and the people, the victims who need relief, that is, the remaining part of the refugees, are not under great pressure.

Especially for some courtiers whose hometowns are in the worst-affected areas, the scale of the clan field has expanded rapidly within a short period of time after the family letters.

The world has been peaceful for too long, and there is obviously no experience in dealing with related aspects today.

It's just that the sudden severe cold weather, coupled with the rapid food consumption caused by the snowstorm, and unexpected factors such as house collapses, had to flee their hometown and become refugees.

But what can the courtiers do?
They didn't have the selfless spirit of abandoning their own interests and giving help to the imperial court, and they even wished that the imperial court could let them share more benefits.

Almost none of the local official warehouses had sufficient food reserves.

Even, if there is a surplus of grain, they can take action to stabilize the grain price.

Although, what Jia Rong said makes sense.

Although it's not the time to pay special attention to the name behind it, it is not willing to put its own reputation on it because of the greed and shamelessness of local officials.

When encountering cold disasters and snow disasters, it is just a simple disaster, without all kinds of troubles that come with it, and it is relatively simple to deal with.

When the news reached today's desk, the anger in my heart can be imagined.

Today is not a fool, he immediately reacted and asked curiously, but there was a strong sense of scrutiny in the depths of his eyes.

Just kidding, even if he has to take the blame for being an emperor, he has to be willing to take the blame, and he can't get used to the lawless local officials.

"Dai Quan, how do you know such information so well!"

"Dai Quan, how many Huangzhuangs are there near the capital, and how many Huangzhuangs are in the severely disaster-stricken areas? Do you know their food reserves?"

What's more, every natural disaster will always be followed by human disasters, which will further lead to an increase in the number of refugees, and the imperial court and government must come forward to strictly rectify.

Obviously, the mentality of the courtiers made him very unhappy, but he was helpless with these tricks.

Today, it seems that he was persuaded, and he didn't rush to call the Sanfa Division to send people to investigate, and he didn't take any other drastic actions, which immediately made many courtiers secretly heave a sigh of relief.

A city with a population of more than one million, like Beijing, will need such a strategic grain depot to support it for a long time if it is facing siege or temporarily no food supplies from the outside world.

Dai Quan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly answered honestly: "My lord, it was General Jia Rongjia of the Ning Mansion who reminded me in advance, so I made a special effort to understand it!"

Although the situation in Guancang is bad, it is not too embarrassing.

Under such circumstances, before the disaster was completely over, most of the refugees who gathered outside the capital were diverted.

Today I am overjoyed, and immediately decided to adopt the suggestion of the historian's second child!
When he came back to his senses, he was a little annoyed that he hadn't thought of this before, otherwise he wouldn't have to quarrel with those courtiers.

The old lady and Mrs. Wang are both used to the temperament of the boss, so how could they bear the whimsical attitude of Jia Rong, a junior?

It's just that I didn't expect that there is no sign of thunder's fury breaking out today, and there is still room for relaxation, so it's good.

Their idea of ​​developing Jinmen Port was also relayed to Jia Rong through Qin Keqing, but they knew that such an idea was not very reliable.

In addition, the bosses of the local garrisons stationed in various provinces also received the current secret decree immediately, requiring them to fully cooperate with the imperial envoys.

After being reminded by the second child of the historian after bowling, he quickly reacted and immediately made the most correct deployment.

Especially the pawnshops in each family's hands, the business in the recent period has been extremely good, and a lot of good things have been collected.

Qin Keqing's identity is not a secret, she has received a rather orthodox education as a noble lady of the royal family, otherwise her ability would not be so strong.

In addition, there are a lot of scattered jobs in the capital, especially in the current situation of cold and snow disasters, it is not difficult to find a temporary job to support the family.

Therefore, when the refugees gathered outside the capital, the young and strong who were willing to work in the coal mines as miners were basically selected.

There is a garrison guarding it, and there are special officials in charge of supervision, so it is not so easy to get involved.

Since he didn't want to move the war-ready warehouse, and he didn't want to spend more money to let some guys take advantage of it, he could only discuss with the courtiers what to do now.

To be honest, the situation in the capital city and Zhili is quite good in the face of cold and snow disasters this year.

It's just that the grain that disappeared from the local official warehouses has probably flowed into the hands of grain merchants, and it's not easy to get it back from them.

The most serious problem is how to allocate sufficient food and grass to the disaster-stricken areas as quickly as possible, otherwise the severe cold this winter may cause large-scale casualties.

Before the capital, there were no refugees, and there were even few green-skinned gangsters who dared to make trouble.

As for the burned official warehouses, and the grain that was still in there, it was out of consideration.

With such a large amount of food reserves in official warehouses, it is not so easy to relieve the victims and make this sudden cold and snow disaster pass smoothly.

The grain reserves in the hands of the people, according to the usual practice, can actually last until the beginning of next spring.

At the same time, it is still performing in the court today.

The government and the public were shocked for a while!

The most responsible local officials can barely maintain about [-]% of the grain reserves in the local official warehouses, and all of them are old grain.

Seeing that there is no anger when they first heard the news, some courtiers have begun to intercede for some local officials where the official warehouses were burned.

With the addition of briquettes for heating, the relief from the imperial court will soon return to normal.

Of course, it was just a surprise, but it was not enough to panic. The matter of the local official warehouse had little to do with the other courtiers except the household department.

Some local officials who acted recklessly took all the grain in the local official warehouse, and there was not a grain of grain left in it.

It can be said that if it is feasible, many courtiers hope that the disaster will last as long as possible, so how can they really think about the present?

In addition, the Tongzhou Wharf area and the construction of Jinmen Port require a lot of labor and a large number of people to replenish.

They couldn't get much food. As for the food produced by the Zhuangzi in the mansion, how could it be handed over to the court to help the victims?
It is obvious that the mentality of the courtiers is not well grasped today.

In fact, the place has been peaceful for a long time, and many rules have long been lax.

Seeing Qin Keqing's surprised expression of disbelief, she shook her head and said, "Just wait and see, I'm afraid there will be many fires in the future!"

For example, in the communication with the Xifu next door, it is more convenient and more harmonious for Qin Keqing to come forward.

Due to the heavy snow blocking roads and the cold weather, the traffic in various places has a certain lag.

As mentioned earlier, the large and medium-sized coal mines controlled by the founding Xungui Group have always lacked enough labor.

The suggestion is very simple, that is, to ask for the use of the food reserves in Huangzhuang for disaster relief!

In addition, there is no shortage of food among the people.

The point is that the local officials involved in the accident were either their protégés or a series of officials, and it was impossible not to help.

If it were Jia Rong, she wouldn't be used to the old lady and Mrs. Wang in the house next door. Although she wouldn't say anything that hurt people directly, she would still have yin and yang eccentricities.

The courtiers who helped intercede naturally couldn't participate in the matter of reselling grain from the official warehouse, and they didn't care about such a little profit at all.

The court, which was already stable, suddenly became turbulent again.

It is a normal operation to seize people and ransack their homes. The key is to quickly replenish the local government positions that are seriously short-lived and play their due role.

Such an opportunity is very rare. Under Jia Rong's guidance, the second child of Hou Baoling's historian wrote a secret letter to the present.

Obviously not, the courtiers probably just didn't want to talk about it, and they didn't want to take the initiative to help the court solve the trouble.

Although the situation outside the city is worse, it is still within the controllable range.

Forcibly suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, he spoke in a calm tone today.

Soon, the courtiers knew about it, and even though they were equally shocked, they were not too surprised.

Among other things, for the refugees outside the capital, the grain reserves in the grain shops in the city alone are enough to supply until the end of the disaster.

However, for well-known reasons, it is not so easy for the court to provide enough food for disaster relief.

Among the refugees, there are quite a few families with their families. It is the resources that these two places need, and many of them were recruited and taken away in just a dozen days.

The grain reserves in the hands of the imperial court are still quite sufficient, at least there will be no such outrageous things in a few large granaries.

If Jia Rong hadn't reminded him in advance, he might lose a lot of points in front of the present this time.

The young and strong among the refugees are good candidates for labor.

Thinking of this, the originally happy expression suddenly became dull.

Jia Rong does not shy away from talking about things outside with her, and sometimes she is willing to listen to her opinions and ideas.

Dai Quan, who had been standing beside him, hastily bowed down and explained the general situation, but he secretly lamented Jia Rong's good tricks in his heart.

By the time news of the sudden takeover of local government warehouses by imperial envoys spread to the capital in the prefectures and counties where the hardest-hit areas were located, half a month had passed.

Now furious, order a strict investigation immediately!

This year's sudden severe cold weather only appeared in winter, and it did not affect the autumn harvest.

They all carried today's secret decree, the kind that can mobilize local garrisons at critical moments.

A word to wake up the dreamer!

The content of the secret book is very simple, it just said one thing.

Disaster relief is the top priority right now. If there are ambitious people who use local officials as stalls to burn official warehouses to confuse the people, it will be a lot of fun.

Not only the founding group and the two places are recruiting people, but other forces are also recruiting people, but the momentum is not so big.

Later, the old lady and Mrs. Wang also noticed something, and they simply told Qin Keqing about anything after that, at least Qin Keqing really had nothing to say about her attitude.

However, the information sent by imperial envoys from various places is not very optimistic.

"Jia Rong from the Ning Mansion?"

At the same time, a number of eunuchs in the palace, with enough big inner guards, and some elite guards, braved the severe cold to go out of the palace to the worst-affected area.

People in the officialdom naturally knew what was going on, but none of them were willing to expose the way.

A group of courtiers were very surprised, they didn't expect to play such a trick today.

After all, Qin Keqing can do it for Jia Rong if it is not suitable for him to say or to disclose information under certain circumstances.

Things did not go beyond Jia Rong's expectations. As the imperial court ordered the opening of warehouses to release grain, news of official warehouses all over the country was on fire.

Strictly investigating the burning of government warehouses in localities can be slowed down, allowing other local officials with problematic government warehouses to take chances.However, the imperial court must immediately send a trusted presence to the severely affected areas immediately, so that the official warehouses controlling there can no longer be burned down.

Now he has come to his senses, since the royal family has Huangzhuang, which of the courtiers does not have Zhuangzi in their hands, don't they know that Zhuangzi produces grain?

Although the big grain shops in the capital had little to do with the courtiers, the shops in their hands earned a lot of money during the cold and snow disasters.

Today suddenly reacted, and said in a deep voice: "The proposals that Marquis Baoling made before, plus this time, are all thanks to this fellow?"

Dai Quan nodded silently and didn't speak, he knew that he didn't need to speak now.

"Hey, I didn't expect it to be this guy's method. I should have realized it a long time ago. Hou Baoling is not such a capable existence!"

He didn't mean to be angry today, but couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "This guy always likes to hide behind the scenes, which is obviously a good thing. He makes it seem like he can't see the light..."

(End of this chapter)