Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 577 Pig food?

Li Shentong asked Chang Shi beside him to hand Liu Mu a document.

The document contains a list of goods exchanged between Bashu and the Westport Shipping Department via the General Shipping Department this time, and the transfer point of the goods is at the Yangzhou Wharf.

Although Datang now has much more coins than Wu Dechu, the bulk of transactions are still in the form of barter.

"I'm in grain, lots of grain. Old grain."

Willow emphasizes an old grain.

Li Shentong was puzzled: "I do know that there are several big warehouses here, but no matter how well repaired the big warehouses are, those grains are probably old, the shortest is 13 years old, and the longest is probably more than [-] years old. Those large warehouses are all made of pottery, mostly in the west of Henan Road, and there are also north of here, but..."

Li Shentong shook his head. He knew how many granaries there were, especially one in the mountains in North Yancheng, Suzhou.

It claims to store millions of shi of rice.

He didn't know exactly how many there were, the account book had been lost long ago, and after opening the mountain warehouse, someone went in and died in it.

The torches couldn't even be lit in the warehouse, and Li Shentong believed that the rice had probably turned into powder.

Li Shentong told Liu Mu one by one that the eight warehouses in the former Sui Dynasty had basically been opened. If there were no eight warehouses, it was still a question whether the Tang Dynasty could unify the Central Plains.

The rest of the small warehouses are basically abandoned if they are not well kept.

Even if it is well-preserved, the food for the past ten years is really not about to starve to death, and it is estimated that it is no longer edible.

Liu Mu asked: "If the top layer is seriously deteriorated, then add salt and spices to the rest to cover the bad taste, and then make them into dumplings one after another. I don't know if people are reluctant to eat it?"

Li Shentong couldn't answer this question, so he looked at his own Sima.

Sima stepped forward: "Yes, you can use strong spices to cover the smell. But right now we have enough food in the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to use those. Mr. Lang didn't know that the army was originally arranged to raise pigs, and the soldiers would rather fight Hogweed, prepared other miscellaneous grains, and I don’t want to choose those grains, for fear that the pigs will be eaten to death.”

"Can you really eat dead pigs?" Liu Mu felt a great disappointment.

Sima in the army laughed: "How is it possible? When the Jiangnan was in chaos, there was a heavy rain that lasted for dozens of days, and the grain and grass could not be transported. I also ate it, but it was very difficult to eat. A lot of rice was taken out of the cellar. It turned into powder when I grasped it in my hands, and there is not much mildew.”

Liu Mu has read history books in later generations, and the granary of the Sui Dynasty is really unprecedented, and there is no one to come after.

"Give me 200 million shi to eat. Will you do it?" Liu Mu asked.

"What are you doing?" Li Shentong asked directly.

Liu Mu replied: "I will take it to feed the Japanese people. I will save at least 150 million shi of grain that was originally planned to be transported to Wa Island before June. I can use caramel residue, and I guess I can use these grains. Then Soak in some good grain, salt, spices. And then add plenty of pickles, and that'll probably handle it."

"What are you going to do with the food?"

Liu Mu didn't answer, Li Shentong glanced around, waved his hand and told most of the people here to leave first, leaving only his confidantes.

"There may be a severe drought in Guanzhong. This year is the first year of Zhenguan, the emperor understands the pros and cons of it."

"Hiss..." Li Shentong was taken aback. It is really terrible to know that Li Shimin encountered a severe drought in Guanzhong just as he ascended the throne.Those who are interested will say that it is...God's punishment!
Seeing that Li Shentong understood, Liu Mu continued: "As long as no one dies of starvation, the sky will not fall."

"Is it appropriate to feed the Japanese people pig food?"

"They haven't even had enough pig food before, so it's okay if I'm so kind that I let them eat enough. For a good person like me, the Japanese should set up a memorial archway for me."

Li Xiaogong almost vomited, stood up and said: "Okay, I'll make arrangements. I can ship you 40 shi within three days, as long as you say that the pig eater can eat it."

"Brother Wang, please release a message for me. To all the wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, just say that I, Liu Mu, have a holy decree. If anyone wants to legally accept a concubine for three to five years, then prepare money and silk to come to Yangzhou. It's very simple, if you give birth to a son, it will be adopted by the old woman, and if you give birth to a daughter, you must allow the woman to take it away."

"What? Impossible, I don't believe that the Ministry of Rites can still let you get this kind of warrant, I don't believe it."

"Believe it or not, I will bear it if something goes wrong. Brother Wang, tell them that the contract is at least three years, and the longest is five years. After negotiating a price, I will be the witness of the General Secretary of the Tang Dynasty. "Liu Mu said very calmly.

Li Xiaogong was in a hurry: "You are crazy, those old men from the Ministry of Rites will bite you to death."

"is it?"

Liu Mu wanted to say something else, but Li Shentong said to Li Xiaogong: "Just do it like this, I guess those old scholars in the Ministry of Rites will not be able to find Xiaomu's trouble, so let's deal with the food business first."

"Okay, I've let you know that something happened..." Li Xiaogong paused and said, "I'll stand with you."

"Thank you." Liu Mu cupped his fists.

After Li Xiaogong left, Liu Mu handed a contract to Li Shentong: "Uncle Emperor, I am suffering!"

Is it bitter?

On the surface of the contract, the meaning is that if Liumu does not agree to these conditions, then the Wajima Hayato clan will not pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.

If he agrees, Hayato will send [-] men to be trained by Liumu to take over any combat missions from Liumu.

"What did the Japanese owe you in their previous life?" Li Shentong was not an ordinary person, he guessed Liu Mu's thoughts with [-]% accuracy based on this contract alone, that's why he asked this question.

"He just owes me. He owed me in his previous and next lives. I am satisfied with answering Uncle Huang like this."

"Not satisfied, you are talking nonsense. Give the old man a real reason."

Liu Mu stretched out three fingers: "Three years, three years later, I will tell you. Uncle, you should know the things that even the saints don't know."

"Okay, just three years." Li Shentong still believed it.

He knows better than anyone how Li Jiancheng died. He was forced to death by willows, but he has seen through this matter, and after seeing it clearly, he will bring this matter to the coffin.

If you say it, it means that your whole family will be in big trouble.

Many Xiao family members left the Xiao family's garden in Yangzhou that day for various reasons, such as visiting relatives and friends.He lent the garden to Liu Mu completely, and Liu Mu accepted the gift without any hesitation.

A few days later, a batch of rice originally shipped to Kumamoto arrived in Yangzhou.

Liumu did not rush to transport it to Chang'an, but borrowed a lot of wasteland outside the Yangzhou wharf to temporarily store the grain here. After Liumu waited for more grain to be shipped here, he would either do it all at once or continuously. Ships arrive every day and are continuously transported to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)