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The main hall of the household department, the senior officials of the household department including the principal are gathered here, Hu Bufan looked very dignified, and said straight to the point: "Everyone also knows that the Tianmen of Jianghuai Road is in chaos, and the demons of Tianmen have gathered tens of thousands of people , and now the five counties of Qianshan, Hekou, Zhensu, Qingtang and Taihu Lake have all fallen into the hands of Tianmen monsters. Governor Liu Shengkui of Jianghuai River and Jianghuai Commander Cheng Song have mobilized troops to encircle and suppress them. Dali Temple and the Ministry of War have also issued transfer orders , mobilize the Jianghuai Guards Army, the so-called use of swords, food and grass must be done, and then everyone must do their work with all their heart, and never miss Jianghuai's money and food."

The head of the Cangbu was the first to get up and cupped his hands and said, "Master, Chen Yang's granary is supporting the northwest. The former fan has already begun to transport a large amount of grain to the northwest. There is no grain to adjust there. Jiping has always supported the northeast and cannot be adjusted." .Jianghuai Road has always been the land of my Daqin granary. Not only has there been no need to allocate grain and grass there, but most of the grain and grass in Jinling Granary have been mobilized from Jianghuai. Now that Jianghuai is in chaos, should we transfer grain from Jinling granary?"

Hu Bufan thought for a while and asked, "Is there any food left in the Xiaoling warehouse?"

The chief of Cangbu said with a wry smile: "Lord of the Ministry, Qingtian King of Hebei Daoqing rebelled, and Han Santong sent people to keep an eye on Xiaoling from the moment he entered Hebei. Sir, you should remember that before Han Santong left Beijing for the expedition, he made a special trip to come to us The Ministry of Household said that Xiaoling Warehouse was the foundation of his suppression of bandits, and the Xiaoling Warehouse didn’t store much grain, so if something happened to Xiaoling Warehouse, Hebei’s suppression of bandits would be out of the question.”

Hu Bufan sneered and said: "Han Santong really regards the Xiaoling warehouse as his own? He has tens of thousands of troops hoarding in Hebei, and it is said that he has specially sent people to guard the Xiaoling warehouse, just to prevent us from adjusting grain from the Xiaoling warehouse... This official is really puzzled now, is Han Santong the general who leads the troops to fight, or the household official who controls the distribution of grain and grass."

Lang Wuxu said on the sidelines: "My lord, Han Santong may have gone too far, but he has General Lei backing him, so what can we do? As far as I know, the Xiaoling warehouse not only supports the Hebei army , but also to provide relief to the victims in Hebei. The amount reported from the Xiaoling warehouse earlier shows that there is not much food in it now, and it may not be able to last until the autumn harvest. The lower officials are only worried that the Xiaoling warehouse will run out of food, and Han Santong will come to our household department again called."

Hu Bufan's face was a little ugly, and he said: "The Xiaoling warehouse can't be moved, the grain in Chen Yang's warehouse has been transferred to the northwest, and the Jiping warehouse... well, there is not much grain to be transferred there. , only from Jinling Warehouse.”

The Great Qin Empire set up four major granaries, all of which came in handy when they were needed urgently.

In the northeast, between Hexi Road and Liaodong Road, there is Jiping Cang. In Xiguguan, there is Chenyang Cang between Anyi Road and Xishan Road. In the central area, there is Xiaoling Cang between Hebei Road and Yuling Road.

The capital of Luo'an is located between Yuling Road and Jinling Road. In the south of Jinling Road, near Chuanzhong Road, there is Jinlingcang, the largest granary in the empire.

The granary of the empire is an important place for grain storage, with a solid security defense system. In fact, it looks like an ancient city in appearance. The grain stored in it has always been used for military and disaster relief purposes. If the world is peaceful, the four granaries will There is no need to use the food at all, but now that the empire is full of wars, food has become a crucial issue.

The head of the Cang Department said: "Master Butang, there is still half a year before the autumn harvest. At this time, Chen Yang's granary has run out of food, and Xiaoling's granary is running out. Jinling granary is the last guarantee in our hands. There is certainly a lot of grain stored in it, but you have to think twice about getting grain from there.”

"Think twice?" Hu Bufan frowned and said, "The Ministry of War has been urging us to prepare to transfer food to Jianghuai for two days.

The head of the warehouse department stood up and said respectfully: "Master, the lower officials are just worried that it is easy to adjust the grain, but it is difficult to continue the grain. If we adjust the grain easily now, there will be troubles in the future, and we have no grain to adjust. In time, the Holy Majesty will definitely blame me, I'm afraid...!" He raised his head slightly, glanced at Hu Bufan, and dared not continue.

Hu Bufan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Is it a problem to continue the food?"

The head of the warehouse department nodded and said: "Exactly. Sir, not to mention the Jiping granary. Among the four granaries, Jiping is the smallest. The main sources of its grain are Liaodong and Hexi, but these two are not the main sources of grain production. Jiping granary has always been just for maintenance, and there will be no more grain every year. Although the food in Chen Yang granary is supplied by the Northwest Three Roads, Xishan, and Anyi Road, the Northwest has been tossed by the people of Xiliang, and the fields are large. There are many ruined and desolate lands. No matter whether the peace negotiation is successful or not, it is impossible for Tianshan, Xiguan, and Beishan in the northwest to have enough grain after the autumn harvest. The grain harvested by millions of soldiers and civilians is not even enough to support their rations. After the autumn harvest, the stored grain that Chen Yangcang can get can only be harvested from Anyi and Xishan. The raised official grain, if there is no accident, has to continue to be transported to the northwest. Before the production in the northwest is fully resumed, it is already good that the Chenyang warehouse can support the plight of the northwest. We don’t need to think that the Chenyang warehouse will have surplus grain storage.”

"Ji Ping and Chen Yang can't count on it." Lang Wuxu stroked his beard and said, "If the war in Hebei is delayed, Xiaolingcang can't even count on it."

"That's right." The head of the warehouse department nodded and said: "Half of the grain in Xiaoling warehouse has always been paid from Hebei Road. Now that Hebei is in chaos, not only can't pay, but it has to transfer grain from Xiaoling warehouse. The Lingling Warehouse is also very tight. Now the Jinling Warehouse stores the most grain among the four warehouses, but its problem is the same as that of the Xiaoling Warehouse. Half of the grain in the Jinling Warehouse is collected from Jianghuai. Now that the Jianghuai Warehouse is in chaos, the Jinling Warehouse is facing The predicament of Xiaoling Warehouse is the same as that of Xiaoling Warehouse. If the Jianghuai Rebellion cannot be extinguished quickly, and Jinling Warehouse has transferred a large amount of grain, then if the grain cannot be replenished after the autumn harvest, I am worried that there will be a catastrophe of empty warehouses at that time!"

The household officials present all changed color suddenly and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Chu Huan was also among the officials in the main hall. In fact, he had no concept of money and grain. Now he was learning step by step in Duzhicao, and he had a little understanding of the real operation of money and grain.

When the hall talked about the difficulties faced by the four major granaries of the empire, Chu Huan actually didn't have much emotion, but seeing the dignified faces of the officials of the household department, he knew that something was wrong.

Although Chu Huan has no knowledge of money and food, he is not stupid, and he can still understand some key points.

The so-called food is the most important thing for the people. If a family's rice tank is empty, the family will be tense, let alone a country's granary is empty, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Chu Huan understands that throughout the ages, the root cause of common people's chaos is nothing more than not having enough food to eat. In fact, for all living beings, as long as they can fill their stomachs, most of them will work with peace of mind and endure too many disasters. If you are full, the rabbit will surely grow fangs.

Chu Huan could not hear the words of the people in the hall, but the last sentence of "empty warehouse disaster" by the head of the warehouse department made Chu Huan feel a chill.

An empty warehouse means that there is no food in the treasury.

Marching and fighting, and earthquakes and disasters for the people, all must rely on the food in the official warehouse. Once there is no food in the official warehouse, it will inevitably lead to a lack of morale and mutiny. Not to mention fighting the enemy, the army itself will collapse without food. Relief for disasters will cause anger and resentment among the people, the people will inevitably rise up, and the world will be in chaos.

If there is no food, there is no way to provide disaster relief, and if there is no way to provide disaster relief, the people will not be able to farm stably, and if they cannot farm stably, there will be no food provided.

External enemies are often not scary, but what is really scary is internal problems.

In the early years of the empire, the government worked hard, the officials were clean, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, worked hard, and the treasury gradually became full of money and food. Even if there were natural disasters, the imperial court would make great efforts to provide disaster relief. Even in the midst of disasters, the common people would work together with the imperial court to tide over the difficulties. Well, the four major granaries of the empire have accumulated millions of stones of grain, because the empire once had a period of glory. At that time, money and food were abundant, and the waist of the empire was also very strong.

However, since the emperor devoted himself to cultivating Taoism and neglecting to govern the country, the phenomenon of official corruption has become more and more serious. The glory of the empire in the early years has long since disappeared. Daoqing Tianwang rebelled, in fact, it was because the government exploited too much and the people could not survive, so he raised the rebellion.

After the Qingtian King's incident, the empire has already fallen into a vicious cycle. If the court can wake up in time and the emperor regains his strength, there may be a chance to save the empire, but the emperor doesn't seem to have that awareness, leading to There are dangers everywhere in the empire, and now the Jianghuai Tianmen Dao is in trouble, and the empire is hit hard again, and it is completely in trouble.

Chu Huan could even imagine that if the rebellions in various places could not be quelled quickly, and then a peace agreement was reached with the people of Xiliang, the crisis facing the Great Qin Empire would be unprecedented.

Difficulties at home and abroad, refugees everywhere, banditry abounds, the world is in chaos, blood flows into rivers, famine leads to bones everywhere, those scenes actually flashed through Chu Huan's mind.

Hu Bufan obviously also felt that the situation was serious, and asked: "Everyone, according to your opinion, how should we deal with the transfer of grain to Jianghuai?"

All the officials looked at each other and didn't speak for a while.

Hu Bufan snorted coldly, and said: "It's a matter of being loyal to the emperor. You usually keep saying that you want to share the worries of the sage. Now that Jianghuai is in chaos, can't you think of a way? If so, what's the use of the imperial court supporting you?" He seems to have forgotten that he is the minister of the household department. How to deal with it, he, the minister, should first propose a regulation.

The head of the warehouse department felt Hu Bufan's eyes looking at him, and said bravely: "Master of the Ministry, I think... I think that if the Jianghuai Rebellion is quickly quelled, it's all right. If it can't be quelled quickly, then other places Bigger wars may arise because of this at any time, and if the household department cannot grasp a certain amount of food for later variables, the consequences will be unimaginable when it really comes to that time."

"What do you think?"

"My subordinates believe that the Jinling warehouse is the most important thing now, and we must ensure that it is safe." The head of the warehouse department seemed to be a bit capable, and he cupped his hands and said: "First of all, we must inform the Ministry of War that Jinling warehouse must be protected by heavy troops, so as not to prevent the sky from destroying the warehouse." The Daoists have the idea of ​​building Jinling warehouse. Secondly, Liu Shengkui, the governor of Jianghuai, can order that when the Tianmen rebels are encircled and suppressed, they will make great efforts to buy Jianghuai's grain. The overall control of Jianghuai Road is still in the hands of the imperial court. Before the Tianmen rebellion becomes powerful, the grain in all parts of Jianghuai should be controlled in the hands of the government as soon as possible. There are also small official warehouses in various places in Jianghuai, and there are many grain merchants in Jianghuai with their own The granary, the government can buy grain...!"

The head of the Ministry of Finance frowned, stood up and said, "My lord, in this case, the price of grain in Jianghuai must be astonishing. It is definitely not the price that can be purchased at the previous market price. If you really want to buy grain from grain merchants, the amount of money you will spend must be huge." It's an astronomical figure. Can Liu Shengkui get the money?"

The head of the Cangbu frowned and said, "If we only rely on the Jianghuai area, we will naturally not be able to get this money out."

The head of the Ministry of Finance said: "Could it be possible to transfer money from the Ministry of Households to buy grain?"

"Otherwise where do you get it from?" The head of the warehouse department sneered: "The Jianghuai chaos, the household department is responsible, and it's not just about my warehouse department. Is it possible that your gold department doesn't care about everything? The purchase of grain is of course for hoarding The food is used by the officers and soldiers. Another reason is to cut off the food of the Tianmen rebels. If we can make great efforts to gather the food in Jianghuai, we can temporarily not use the Jinling warehouse. , With the initiative, Sanlai can cut off the food and grass of the Tianmen rebels, without food and grass, what will they use to support and fight against the court?"