My whole family was in exile, and I relied on my space to buy half of my country.

Chapter 287 Send troops?
As soon as Jiang Tangtang returned to Qiongzhou, a group of staff from the Staff Office came over. Jiang Tangtang handed over the identification of the assassin to Yuan San and met with the staff from the Staff Office for a small meeting first.

Too many things have happened recently, and there are still many things that need to be handed over to the people in the staff office.

As soon as he sat down, Wen Min couldn't wait to ask: "What do you plan to do with these aristocratic families?"

Jiang Tangtang said: "Of course, we will handle it according to the law, and we will do whatever we have to do."

"Madam, should we discuss with the general first and send troops to attack Xirong and conquer the great Zhou Dynasty?"

Wen Minshun felt that after dealing with so many aristocratic families, it was no longer possible to use gentle means to take over the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. It was better to use the excuse of conquering the mountains and rivers of Great Zhou Dynasty to send troops to conquer the world.

Even though the Lu family is popular among the people now, the power of the major aristocratic families cannot be underestimated.Having offended these aristocratic families so severely, they will definitely fight back with all their strength when the time comes.

Qin Chi agreed: "Madam, Mr. Wen is right. It is difficult for us to start a war at this time, but it is not easy for them either."

Moreover, Lingnan's military grain reserves are definitely stronger than any other country at the moment.In the early years, Lu Shili was doing business abroad and always tried his best to buy grain and store grain.Lingnan has had another bumper harvest for two consecutive years.

Even now, Lingnan is better than other places.

Lingnan has fishmeal as a reserve, as well as some drought-resistant grain varieties, so that the people will not starve to death.

According to the news he received, many places outside have begun to exchange food for food.

Qin Chi told Jiang Tangtang what he had learned from outside, and added: "Not only are the people outside now short of food and drink, but the army is also short of water and food. Xirong has been at war with Zhou Dynasty for two years and is already tired. No matter what, we have been recuperating our energy over the past two years.”

Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan had been holding back their troops previously, focusing on governing Lingnan and strengthening their troops. They did not send troops, just waiting for opportunities.

They don't want to bear the reputation of rebelling, causing chaos in the world, and being hated by the people.

Now, the external conditions have indeed met the requirements.

But internally, it is not optimistic.

The current military grain reserves in Lingnan can only supply short-term wars. If they fight a protracted war like the Zhou Dynasty and Xirong, they will be dragged down.

She wasn't sure if they could capture Da Zhou and defeat Xirong in one fell swoop with their current strength.

Jiang Tangtang pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying: "We will discuss the specific matters after the general comes back. Let's first talk about how we can solve the military problem if there is a war. If the drought continues, in addition to military supplies such as grain, armor and weapons, , I think we also need to consider an important issue, how to obtain water."

Lu Shiyan led his troops to sprint forward, and they had to do a good job in logistics.Only when there is no shortage of food, grass, and military supplies can they fight at the front with peace of mind.

Jiang Tangtang didn't need to explain this, people in the staff office also understood it.

But they understand clearly that they really have nothing to do in the face of natural disasters like drought.

"I thought of a way to get water, but it can only take a small amount of water, and it cannot be supplied to a large area." Jiang Tangtang took out the drawings that he had stayed up late at night reading and drawing.

She pointed to the drawing and explained to the people in the staff office, "Fill this container with seawater, and then heat it below. The heated water vapor will enter another bottle. Because the temperatures on both sides are different, and the sealed environment, The water vapor without salt is collected in another bottle."

The people in the staff office were bright-eyed, and once again looked at Jiang Tangtang with the eyes of admiration and awe like looking at a god, "Madam, you are a great talent, this invention is wonderful!"

Jiang Tangtang ignored their admiring and awed looks and poured cold water on them: "This is just a theory. It has not been tested yet. There may be problems along the way, and it may not work. Don't be too happy too early. Besides, even if it works, The water we can get is limited, and it’s time-consuming and labor-intensive.”

Wen Minshun said repeatedly: "No, no, no, madam, you are very talented. It is already very impressive that you can come up with such a way to collect water. We will go find someone to test it. If it works, we will ask the blacksmith to make a few more jars." Water." Qin Chi also said: "Madam, you don't know. Many people are dying of thirst outside. With this water-making jar, we will not be driven to death by drought."

Whenever he heard the news from outside, he couldn't help but feel sad. Fortunately, there was a wife in Lingnan.

If my wife hadn't organized people to dig wells in various drought-stricken places to find water and solve the drinking water problem of the local people, I'm afraid Lingnan would have been in chaos.

Jiang Tangtang said: "If this fresh water extractor can be made, it should be able to kill two birds with one stone, get salt from one tank and get water from the other."

Qin Chi volunteered and took the job.

There was a drought this year and harvests were poor in various places, but the salt fields managed by Qinchi and Zhan Hongyuan had a bumper harvest.

Now the salt fields managed by the two men are on the right track, and the salt reserves are enough for the entire Lingnan people to use for ten years.

If it weren't for drought, disasters and frequent changes in various countries, just this salt could be used to exchange Lingnan for countless grains and livestock.

But now, business plans can only be put on hold temporarily.

After all, there is a drought everywhere, and people in many places are dying of thirst. Who will buy salt?

However, the two salt farms in Lingnan have not yet been able to find a way to extract refined salt. Coarse salt has little market among the nobles.

But he is optimistic that this is only temporary.When the disaster eased, the salt was exchanged for a large amount of gold and silver supplies.

And the salt produced by their salt farm also played a big role in this drought.Because of the drought, many farmers had to give up the pigs and sheep they raised at home and sent the pigs and sheep to the government.

These pigs and sheep were adopted by the people on credit under the organization of the government at that time.

It was agreed at that time that when the pigs and goats grew up, they could sell them themselves and pay the money for the pigs and goats to the government.It can also be sent to the government, which will buy it. After removing the money for taking away the pigs (sheep), the remaining pounds will be given to the people at the market price.

This year's drought has made it difficult to sell livestock, so many families have sent them to the government.

The government cannot break its trust with the people, and everything must be carried out in accordance with the original documents.But what to do if there are so many pigs and sheep?
Because of the drought, the breeding farms cannot raise so many at once, sales are also affected by the drought, and the market is sluggish.

In the end, I listened to Jiang Tangtang and killed the ones that couldn't be cultured and salted them into bacon for preservation.

This is also a resource to deal with drought.

In addition, some fish caught from the sea are also salted and preserved.

Qin Chi doesn't mind that there is too much salt in the salt farm.

It would be great if you could get both fresh water and salt.

Jiang Tangtang looked at the notepad in his hand and talked to the people in the staff office about the October exams for selecting talents from various departments.

The more drought and difficulty there are, the more obvious the shortage of talents in Lingnan becomes. This matter cannot be postponed any longer.

On the other side, the fact that Cui Jun and other aristocratic families were surrounded by the army also caused an uproar in Lingnan.

(End of this chapter)