Uncle, this palace is not going to sleep tonight

Chapter 306

"Why must the military ration be reduced? Is there no food in the treasury?" Chu Ziluo, who was listening quietly, asked suddenly.

"My lord, you don't know. Although my Great Zhou Dynasty has a vast territory, the climate in the northwest is dry and rainless, and the grain production in a year is only enough for the people to be self-sufficient. The weather in the northeast is cold. Not much is handed over to the national treasury, and the southwest is mountainous, which is not suitable for growing food crops. Although the Central Plains is rich in crops, the capital of the emperor is densely populated, and no amount of food is in short supply, so there is only one Jiangnan area left. "Hubu Shangshu spoke eloquently, and continued: "Jiangnan is the main source of food for the Great Zhou court in three seasons a year. Frontier military rations are all supplied by Jiangnan. After deducting the military rations, there is really not much food left in the treasury. This natural disaster, Your Majesty's allocation of 300 million dans of food is already the limit, and the imperial court really can't get any food now, unless...unless a part of the original military rations are withheld..."

Chu Ziluo nodded knowingly, then shook her head again, "No, it's hard work for soldiers to guard the frontier, if the food and pay are really deducted, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Exactly." Hubu Shangshu wryly smiled, "I really have no choice but to be an official."

Chu Qingyu pondered for a moment, and suddenly a flash of inspiration: "If the court can't produce food, then I will take out the money and go to the rich rice and grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to buy it, and promise to give a tax exemption policy next year, isn't it okay?"

Hubu Shangshu was about to answer, but Liu Qingyun got there first.

"Your Majesty once ordered the Ministry of Accounts to allocate a large amount of silver for disaster relief and repair of rivers. I am afraid that the Ministry of Accounting will not be able to come up with the silver now."

"Yu Si Ming Jian, I also have hardships to tell." The Secretary of the Household Department knew that Liu Qingyun wanted to calm down the turmoil, but he couldn't help much.

Liu Qingyun sighed slightly, and said: "Master Shang Shu, go down first, and I will think about it later."

Seeing Hubu Shangshu back out, Qingyu walked to Liu Qingyun's side, and asked anxiously: "Qingyun, what should we do now?"

If you want money, if you want food, if you want to fight, you can't fight, if you want to surrender, you can't surrender... Chu Jinyu, the emperor who ruled the world, has disappeared. Now the situation is pressing, and everyone has nothing to do.Sure enough, the mountain is at the end of its rope, and it is impossible to move an inch!
Both Chu Qingyu and Chu Ziluo showed helplessness, but Liu Qingyun relaxed herself at this moment, "For the current plan, we can only start from two aspects."

Looking up at Chu Ziluo, she said firmly, "Ziluo, no matter what you think, before the matter is clarified, your uncle is still your own uncle. As a member of the Chu family, We should know that the current situation is an unprecedented crisis.”

(End of this chapter)