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"Your Highness, word has spread about the lack of food in the county. People outside are now panicked. Many people are worried that the government will shut down the charity hall and demand the repayment of the loaned food. Even some people in the army are unsettled..."

Even though he already knew the arrangement of the emperor's eldest grandson, the matter was so important that if he was not careful, it would lead to a big mistake. Li You still couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Not to mention that during this period, the Charity Hall was fully launched, the Green Crops Law was implemented, and a large amount of food flowed out of the treasury. Just the more than 3,000 people he brought out from Xianyang were eating horse chews, starting at tens of thousands of kilograms per day. .

How could Kuaiji County's family, which was already barely maintaining itself, be able to withstand such a level of continuous consumption?

It was able to last for so many days because Zhao Ying had the power to act cheaply and let people directly use military rations.

As Li You said at the beginning, once the Charity Hall is fully operational, Kuaiji County's own food will be difficult to maintain. Now the food in the County Sheriff's Mansion has reached an extremely dangerous value.

Zhao Ying nodded slightly.

"Okay, it's almost time to heat up. Let's make an announcement about exchanging salt for stored grain..."

At this point, seeing Li You still hesitating, knowing that he was still worried about whether he could take the initiative in this matter, and whether the court would blame him, he couldn't help but smile, and casually pulled out an official document from the cases in front of him, Passed it to Li You.

"You don't have to worry. I have already informed His Majesty about this matter. This is an official document sent by his old man a few days ago. You can take a look..."

"I dare not..."

Li You said this, but he took it honestly with his hands. He took a look and saw that it was undoubtedly stamped with the seal of the First Emperor, and he let out a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I will go down and make arrangements now..."

……

After Charity Hall and Qingmiaofa encouraged local wealthy families to build their own ditches in accordance with the imperial plan, another even more explosive news shocked the entire Kuaiji.

"What are you talking about? The imperial court allows us wealthy merchants from Kuaiji County to exchange grain for salt!"

The study rooms of various families.

The head of the family, Zhu Zhang, got up suddenly and looked at Chang Sui Zhutong, who was responsible for keeping an eye on the announcements in front of the governor's house.

Zhu Tong nodded vigorously, took out a page of paper from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it over.

Since Huang Changsun invented Huangsun paper, this cheap and convenient paper has quickly become popular all over the world, replacing the original bamboo slips and wooden slips at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although many large households are resistant to this novelty and still insist on using bamboo slips in formal occasions and when recording some more important documents, such as land deeds, this does not affect their daily life. Use this "imperial paper" which doesn't look very strong.

"I am afraid that I will not learn enough and delay the family's important affairs. I just copied it word for word according to the announcement..."

Zhu Zhang nodded approvingly.

The reason why Zhu Tong has been by his side all these years is because of his rigorous and meticulous temperament, which makes people feel at ease when doing things.

The reason why the Zhu family has become the largest family in Zhuji County is not only because his ancestors have a close relationship with the Chu royal family, but also because he controls several salt farms with considerable output!

Over the years, although Daqin has implemented a strict salt and iron monopoly system, as long as there are high profits, some people dare to take risks.

What's more, in a place like Kuaiji County where the sky is high and the emperor is far away?

As long as Yin Tong and Long Ze turn a blind eye, the salt and iron franchise will be a piece of paper. Under this background, who among the local wealthy families does not have some private salt business?

Among them, Zhujia is the most important.

This situation did not subside until the young master transferred Lu to the position of captain of Kuaiji County and took on the responsibility of arresting and commanding troops in Kuaiji County. But it didn't disappear, but became more secretive.

But selling illegal salt is a serious matter that can lead to loss of one's head. Who would be better off walking on thin ice?

They were even mentally prepared to cut off their tails to survive.

Many people who supported Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew and secretly colluded with the gangsters were prepared for this eventuality. Once he was hunted by the government, he fled into the mountains and swamps and joined the bandits who had secretly funded him.

And the names of these people will no longer appear in the family.

Originally, this was an unsolvable dilemma, but now the official document from the emperor's eldest grandson has turned things around.

That is to get enough salt, get enough salt from the official salt farm every year, and then your own private salt can be transformed into an official salt!

After Zhu Zhang read it, he immediately summoned the elders of the clan and photographed this official document, which was related to the family's future and destiny, in front of them.

"Now, I ask you to immediately mobilize all the funds that the family can mobilize. You must win these salt quotes at all costs. At least 30%, or even 50%, of these salt quotes!"

"promise!"

Everyone knew the seriousness of this matter, so they immediately stood up and went out to prepare.

Although the families have great businesses and numerous industries, it is not easy to raise enough food in a short period of time, especially under such circumstances, it is even more difficult when the families are unwilling to give in to each other.

It can only be that whoever starts early will get the advantage.

Now it depends on everyone's reaction speed.

……

"Head of the family, we, the Long family, may not be able to get much of the share based on our own grain reserves. We must take action immediately and go to the city to find those family heads with close relationships and temporarily second them. If we are late, it may be too late..."

Long family.

An old man with a round figure stood up impatiently.

"Master, I have some friendships with the Xu family, the Lu family, the Zhou family, and the Wu family. Why don't you let me come forward in person to ask for a favor..."

Long Li nodded.

"Okay, but Uncle Qi, don't have too much hope. When the opportunity comes, no one would want to get involved. The Xu family, Lu family, Zhou family and Wu family all relied on us before because they didn't have a salt farm. ——Now that they have the opportunity, how could they give up..."

Having said this, Long Li's eyes narrowed.

"We must focus on the countryside. Except for Uncle Qi, everyone else immediately mobilizes all the funds that can be mobilized in the family and goes to the countryside, overnight, to find those small local families to collect grain at a price that can be paid. A little higher, don't be stingy with a little money, as long as Yanyin's things are done, you will make back whatever money you have in the future..."

"promise!"

Long Li's prestige in the Long family was very high. With his order, even Uncle Qi, who had just taken the initiative to ask for orders to go to the Xu family, Wu family and other families to borrow grain, thought about it at the door and turned around and went to the countryside.

He knew very well that Long Li was right. A piece of official document from the emperor's eldest grandson had fallen into the lake like a huge stone, which would inevitably cause a burst of open and covert fighting among the major families in Kuaiji County.

Similar scenes were staged in major families from time to time. Those who felt they had the ability to take a share of the pie in this matter were all full of energy.

Even the Yu family is no exception.

The only exception was that the Yu family had a dispute over who would purchase and assemble food. They struggled all afternoon, and by the time they finally decided on a candidate, it was already night.

Yu Rang pinched his brows with a tired face.

"Let's break up. Third uncle, please remember to leave as early as possible tomorrow. Don't be stingy with money. If you can collect an extra portion, then collect an extra portion. At this stage, nothing is as important as food. As long as the food can be collected, it doesn't matter how much money you spend. It's a small matter..." Yu Song nodded perfunctorily.

"Don't worry, I've lived a long time, I understand this truth..."

When Yu Song said this, Yu Rang could only choose to believe it, otherwise he didn't know how long it would take to reach a conclusion. I just hope that my third uncle can really stand up to the challenge at the critical moment and never make any mistakes again.

As a result, Yu Song, who won another round against the head of the family, Yu Rang, was in a good mood. He stayed in the two-bedroom concubine's room that he had just taken in that night and celebrated the whole night——

When I woke up the next day, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

When he went out, he saw several stewards of the family waiting outside with anxious expressions. A trace of imperceptible embarrassment flashed in his eyes, but then he straightened his face and scolded him with an unhappy expression.

"How do I teach you on weekdays? Whenever there is a big event, you must be calm. You can't sit still now - I actually deliberately tested you today to see who can stabilize your mind. The result..."

Yu Song shook his head and rubbed his aching waist calmly.

This kind of behavior made the steward who was a little impatient with the wait feel instantly discouraged as if someone had poured cold water on his head.

"What Third Uncle taught us is that it's our fault..."

"Third uncle, you have good intentions..."

"..."

Seeing everyone admitting their mistake, Yu Song nodded with satisfaction.

"It's not bad. If you know how to correct your mistakes, it's not in vain for me to teach you..."

By the time Yu Song finished washing up, had breakfast, and left Yu's house in a carriage, most of the time had passed. Yu Rang, who was personally supervising the construction of the ditch at the construction site, was so angry that his eyes turned black after hearing the news.

But he could only take a deep breath and barely calm down his emotions.

The Yu family has finally stabilized and can build ditches with peace of mind. There must not be any conflict with the third house because of this matter. Otherwise, once the third house completely gives up, they will really not be able to compete with the emperor's eldest grandson. His Highness gave the explanation.

These disturbances from the outside world were all expected, and Zhao Ying did not pay attention to them.

Because for Kuaiji County, there are far more important issues that need to be dealt with.

Kuaiji County, the military camp.

The arrival of Zhao Ying caused the camp to boil instantly.

Perhaps, in the eyes of ordinary people, the emperor's grandson is a young man who is benevolent and loving, very smart, and very good at fighting. But to these veterans who have experienced the conflicts of the Six Kingdoms and come out of the mountains of swords and seas of corpses, His Royal Highness the emperor's grandson He is an invincible god!

Therefore, when Zhao Ying appeared on the military academy grounds, there was a roar of cheers from below.

"Your Highness is victorious, Your Highness is victorious!"

Everyone looked at Zhao Ying with wild eyes.

Zhao Ying smiled and nodded, then stretched out his hand and pressed down slightly, and the audience fell silent for an instant.

At this scene, Young Master Jiang Lu, who was following Zhao Ying, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows secretly.

He had never felt so intuitively the prestige of his eldest nephew in the military!

In a daze, he couldn't distinguish between the tall grandson of the emperor, who stood there with a tall back, like Yuan Ting Yue Zhi, and his unparalleled aura, and the usually smiling person who spoke kindly and casually in front of him, and who always spoke the right words. The third uncle's eldest nephew got in touch.

He looked at Zhao Ying's back, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of his Aweng who always kept his word.

"It's so similar——"

He suddenly understood why his grandson favored his eldest nephew.

In some ways, the two are really similar.

Apart from being easier to get close to than my own Aweng, the two are very similar!

"All officers and men, you are all heroes of our Great Qin. You have all made great achievements on the battlefield, and you have all made outstanding contributions to stabilizing the situation in Kuaiji. Please allow me, on behalf of the imperial court and His Majesty, to express my sincere gratitude to you. With the most sincere gratitude! Thank you—"

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng——"

Zhao Ying's words made these men who had fought many battles on the battlefield red-eyed.

In this era, have they ever heard such heart-warming words?

Especially these words came from the mouth of the emperor's eldest grandson.

From the mouth of the God of War of Great Qin!

This is the recognition from the hero, the recognition from the god of war.

After everyone's emotions gradually calmed down, Zhao Ying looked around at the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the world.

"I am here today. In addition to wanting to see you all, I also have a question. I want to ask you why we want to be soldiers..."

"Quiet the war, benefit the people, be loyal to Your Majesty, and protect the Qin Dynasty!"

These are all standard answers in "Forging Soldier Souls". They are urged to study many times in daily life. When the emperor's grandson asked this question, he naturally blurted it out.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

"Very well, you are all our elite members of the Qin Dynasty, real tiger warriors. However, now that the world is unified and the weapons are in storage, except for occasionally chasing down some incompetent mountain bandits, we have almost nothing to do... …”

Having said this, Zhao Ying changed the subject.

"Soldiers, we are all heroes who came off the battlefield. However, today, heroes have no place to serve. Isn't it a pity?"

This sentence made everyone fall silent.

Yes, there is no place for heroes!

What do they do as soldiers?

Perhaps, they can't really understand the rhetoric in "Forging Souls of Soldiers", but they have a very simple idea, that is, to perform meritorious service on the battlefield, kill the enemy and be promoted to a noble title, divide the land and avoid conscription, and change the fate of the family!

However, today, I am trapped in Kuaiji, and I don’t even have a chance to go to the battlefield. What’s the point of being a soldier?

"Your Highness, the plan will be laid out..."

Someone in the audience suddenly shouted such a sentence. Zhao Ying's eyes flashed and he saw a man in his thirties in the crowd. He couldn't help but nodded slightly at him and smiled.

"Have you ever thought that when we serve as soldiers, if we want to serve the court and make achievements, we may not necessarily need the sword in our waist or the long sword in our hands..." (End of Chapter)