Start Ancient: Take your family and lie down in the natural disaster to win

There is a scene of prosperity and hard work in the valley, and because of the extra batch of food in Shanggu Town, especially when they know the production capacity of sweet potatoes, the people have smiles on their faces and are more full of life. Looking forward to it, I planted the seeds into the ground almost non-stop, taking care of them carefully, looking forward to the harvest in a few months.

But in Panshi Town, which is dozens of miles southeast of Shanggu Town, or even hundreds of miles away, people in the county still live in extreme panic, depression, and despair. Everywhere is full of violence. Many people go crazy in order to snatch food resources and territory.

I thought that the receding of the floods would bring hope, but unexpectedly, it brought greater despair. There was no relief food or grain seeds, and the eyes of the people who only relied on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger and saw no hope were gloomy.

When they were crazy and hungry, they saw the rich and powerful people eating well, wearing clean clothes, and enslaving their servants with arrogance. This imbalance reached the extreme and could completely explode at any time.

Imperial mausoleum palace.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial submitted by each state and city. Please make your decision."

Sitting in a high position, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown, Jin Jin held his forehead tightly with one hand, frowning, and his face was gloomy. It was obvious that his emotions had reached the extreme.

Every day is a decision, a decision, a decision. He is just an emperor, not a god. How can he get two kinds of food? Isn’t this what a minister should think of?
"His Majesty……"

When a group of officials shouted loudly, the one who stood aloof finally couldn't bear it anymore and broke out.

"To decide, just let me decide whether I can create grain or grain seeds. Aren't these things that you, as ministers, should figure out?"

"I am incompetent, Your Majesty, please calm down." The emperor was so angry that the important ministers knelt on the ground.

"If you are incompetent and incompetent, why can't you make yourself capable? What use are you ministers?"

"The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance"

"Old minister is here..." A trembling figure walked out and clung to the ground.

"Does Zhao Aiqing have any good ideas?" The bright yellow figure in the high position stared closely at the Minister of Household Affairs.

Mr. Zhao was dripping with cold sweat. Although he was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, he was not a prophet, so how could he know in advance that the disaster was coming? Who could have known that the flood would come so violently that it would completely submerge the entire ancient Yan Kingdom in just a few days.

The most important thing is that the taxed grain and silver from various places are still on the way. In addition, last year was not good, and there is really not much grain and silver in the national treasury. After more than a year, it can only go out, no matter how much grain there is. I can't help but be so consumed.

This flood submerged everything under the water. Gold and silver can still be dug out of the mud, but more food and use will never be recovered.

After the flood receded, the entire land was devastated, and life-saving memorials from all over the place came like snowflakes. Even if he tried his best and even used the majesty of the emperor to coerce and induce the rich families, clansmen, gentry, and rich households to provide food, it would not be enough for the entire Gu Yan. It is still a drop in the bucket, and the remaining food reserves are only enough to sustain the surviving people in the capital with one porridge a day.

Even the saints only had two meals a day, one meat and two vegetables.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, I am incompetent." Zhao Ji'an leaned on the ground, his body shaking like chaff.

My hair has turned gray these days, but I still can't think of any way. Except for the people to save themselves, the court really can't provide food.

After all, it's not a state or a city, but an entire country. Even if you kill him, you won't be able to produce food. "Trash, they are all trash... I don't want to listen to this nonsense. I want you to come up with your ideas. Mr. Zhao, I am giving you one last chance..." The bright yellow figure stared at the old minister lying on the ground, his eyes as sharp as knives. , with strong anger in his eyes.

The wrath of the emperor caused millions of corpses to float and bleed for thousands of miles.

The hall was silent at this moment, and the ministers all tightened their necks, fearing that His Majesty's next target would be against them.

Mr. Zhao's body trembled again and he lay down, "Your Majesty, veteran... veteran..." Then he closed his eyes fiercely, "Old minister, I must try my best to squeeze out some grain seeds so that farmers can plant them as soon as possible, but the grain veteran is There is really no other way. The solution for now is for people everywhere to save themselves. Fortunately, now is the time when all things are recovering and plants are growing wildly. With the support of mountains and water, they can always persist for a while. After this period, once the food supply The harvest will definitely improve.”

After speaking, Mr. Zhao continued to lie on the ground with a bitter look on his face.

Although it was promised to squeeze out some more grain seeds, these life-saving things are not so easy to squeeze out. Even in times like this, who doesn't protect the grain seeds tightly? A flood alone lasts a year and a half. Who can guarantee that there will be any disasters in the future?
The nobles of the aristocratic families have a profound background, but these are big families that have been inherited for hundreds or even thousands of years. Which one is not scheming and calculating? It is extremely difficult to get food or seeds from these people. .

Yesterday, some old guys came to the court and cried that they had no food to eat at home.

I just hope that the wealthy businessmen in the city haven't had time to leave yet, otherwise they will have to squeeze out of the hands of the courtiers even if they offend someone.

Now in times of crisis, we can't leave him alone. He still has some food in his house, but he can't bear the large number of people at home. The master has dozens of people to guard him, and he mainly eats gruel every day.

Everyone will have selfish motives. There are still a few months before the harvest, and there are too many variables in between. He cannot ignore the life and death of his family just to please His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, what Mr. Zhao said is that no one could have expected the magnitude and severity of this disaster. Most places did not have time to prepare. The current plan is to order all prefectures and cities to distribute grain seeds first and plant them as soon as possible. , as for the relief food, we can only rely on the people to save themselves. This disaster has brought great devastation, and many people have died. Although it is cruel, the veteran has to say that because of the population decline, the vegetation is now rich, as long as you work hard, you should not be able to survive. question."

"Master Zhao, that's what Master Zhang said." Many adults heard the words and agreed.

A flood destroyed everything, not only life, but also food, food, and supplies. Almost everything, even buildings, was not spared. Everyone was really helpless, and now they can only use this method, which is not a solution. .

Otherwise, these ministers would not still stay in the mountain with the emperor, and there would be no place to live at all.

Even though the palace has not been renovated yet and most of it is buried in the mud, the entire palace is still in a mess.

"Then we will do what the ministers say. Within three days, we will collect the grain and distribute it to the states. At the same time, we will inform the states that all taxes will be exempted this year. We will go all out in farming and appease the people. As long as the whole country works together to fight the disaster, I believe we can overcome this difficulty." of."

"Your Majesty the Holy Ming" all the ministers attached their heads.

"Master Zhao, I seem to remember the new grain species discovered by Lingzhou Prefecture last year. The yield is astonishing, at least one thousand catties per mu. Is this true?"

"Return to Your Majesty, but there is this matter."

"Are there any left like this?"