Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 598 Disaster Relief Countermeasures
"The system of three provinces and six departments has been completed, and the trilogy of military warfare has also been reorganized." After Ma Chao appeased Wei Yan, he returned to his seat and said with a frown, "However, have you all finished planning for the natural disaster next year?"

"My lord," as soon as Ma Chao finished speaking, Meng Da stood up and said loudly, "The statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs have been released. The income of the Ma family this year is 220 billion, and the belongings you brought back from Gongwu, It is about the same as Yongzhou’s annual tax income. And the counties of Yongzhou have a total of 420 million shi of grain and fodder in stock. After occupying Chang’an, the Taicang warehouse has 230 million shi of grain and fodder, and the money is almost zero..."

These figures are Meng Da's remaining inventory after subtracting Ma Chao's military conquests, funding for the Xiongnu and Dong Zhuo's former troops.And with the territory of Yongzhou, such a rich inventory can be said to be the only one in the Han Dynasty.However, Ma Chao still frowned, and said, "Zidu, the household department is run by you, and I know it's hard work. But this time, I don't need such detailed figures. You just need to tell everyone that Yongzhou and Si How much is the slave's inventory enough for the common people to eat?"

"My lord, according to the figures from the Luoyang Order, plus the number of registered households in Chang'an, the total number of people in the entire Sili area is more than [-] million." Having said this, Meng Da couldn't help but smile wryly, and spread out. Spreading his hands, he said helplessly: "The grain and fodder stocks in Yongzhou and Sili are only enough for the people of Sili to eat for one month..."

"It's only enough for a month?" Ma Chao's brows furrowed even deeper. After rubbing his temples vigorously, he asked in pain, "If all the money and goods are exchanged for food and fodder, how much can it support?"

"In the autumn harvest year, the grain would be about [-] renminbi a stone. However, the land of Sili was poisoned one after another by Dong Zhuo, the Huns, Li Jue and Guo Si, and it was at the end of winter, so I'm afraid there would be nothing to buy..." Meng Da said At that time, I felt that the words in my mouth weighed a thousand catties, and every time I uttered a word, I had to use all my energy: "In Hanzhong, Yizhou, and Liangzhou, some people have already bought a lot of grain and fodder. These few purchases may cause Han Sui, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang to covet, and if the three plot against the Ma family, it will undoubtedly make things worse..."

"It doesn't matter." At this time, the beautiful image of that snowy night appeared in Ma Chao's mind, and he smiled knowingly: "I have already contacted other merchants, and there should be enough food and fodder. You just need to tell me how much food and fodder can be exchanged for all the property of the Ma family. That's it."

"If the normal price of grain is three hundred yuan per stone, the Ma family can only afford food for the people in the Sili area in March. If there is more, it will have to survive the autumn, and it will be enough to wait for the new grain to come..."

"Three months?" The brows on Ma Chao's forehead seemed to be unresolved, and he murmured, "Even the Ma family's fastest-ripening winter wheat, potatoes, etc., will take the end of June. In this way, it is far from hydrolyzed." Not nearly thirsty..."

The annexation of the Sili area by the Ma family is a very important strategic move.But at the same time, for the Ma family, the steps are too radical: the entire seven counties of Yongzhou have a population of less than 70.The Sili area, even after Dong Zhuo's bloody rule, still has a population of more than three million.

If there are no natural disasters next year, the Ma family will also need to purchase grain and fodder to support them until the end of summer.After a year of dormancy, a smooth transition will be possible.However, next year is doomed to a natural disaster, and the Ma family will be stretched.What the two said made everyone's hearts even heavier. There was a long silence in the Deyang Hall before Jia Xu sighed slightly and cheered up: "Everyone, it's not that there are other solutions to this matter..."

Jia Xu stood up, bowed his hands to Ma Chao, then turned around and faced His Royal Highnesses: "My colleagues, in fact, we have been ignoring one thing before - we have been worrying about the relief, but have you ever thought about it?" , do we have to use rice for relief?!"

All the officials were stunned, and His Highness whispered to each other, none of them understood what Jia Xu meant.

Jia Xu smiled slightly, and he looked up at the snow scene outside, as if lost in memory.Then he flicked a little dust on the front of his clothes, and said lightly: "I'm not afraid that you will laugh, when Jia was living in various places, he also experienced famine and drought. At that time, people were no different from animals. It’s a common thing, and it’s not that the disaster victims are inhuman, but because human flesh can be eaten! The disaster victims can eat anything in order to survive!!”

After some words, Jia Xu's face was a little cold and stern, as if he was still immersed in the painful memories of the past.On the other hand, Fazheng understood Jia Xu's meaning, and suddenly felt a bright light in front of his eyes, and blurted out: "Yes...the disaster victims can eat anything...weeds, bark, Guanyin soil...as long as they can live They will eat everything that goes down!"

Ma Chao also came to his senses at this time, cut off Fazheng's words, nodded and said: "Yes, our goal now is to allow the victims to barely survive, and to enable most of the stronger people to survive until the end of summer—as for what to eat , that is not important!!"

Meng Da also slapped his thigh: "That's right - we don't have to buy fodder, as long as it is edible, we can collect and buy it, such as horse fodder, weeds, etc., and other miscellaneous grains can also satisfy our hunger. In this way Come, it will greatly increase the possibility of people surviving..."

As if the mountain was suddenly moved away, the atmosphere in Deyang Hall suddenly became active, and everyone discussed loudly. Some people said that they can go hunting in the mountains in winter, and go fishing in the river when the spring tide comes.It is also said that Ma Chao can also save his face once, and ask for a batch of livestock from the Qiang people outside the Great Wall, and pay back after the crisis period has passed.What's more, I even thought of those wealthy households in Chang'an...

Yes, in Chang'an, the gap between rich and poor is too obvious.Although Dong Zhuo killed a lot, but the hundreds of years of foundation, there are still many gentry lords preserved.Especially after Ma Chao released those court officials, few of them moved to Xudu.Still entrenched in Chang'an, hoping to enjoy the New Deal of the Ma family...

And this force is also what the Ma family has to guard against when natural disasters come.What Ma Chao waited for was the performance of these people during natural disasters.If he is willing to work together with the Ma family, then Ma Chao will naturally reciprocate, and if he still wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune, hehe... The Ma family's sword is the kind of master who recognizes money but does not recognize people!
After a long time, Yang Xiu raised his head from the document and handed over the meeting minutes to Ma Chao.Ma Chao took a look and found that the matter of raising food seemed to have been resolved on the surface: [-]. Immediately transport food from Yongzhou to Sili; [-]. Mobilize the whole army to hunt and fish, collect wild animals, and hoard them for natural disasters; [-]. Led by Meng Da of the household department, assisted by Zhong Yao and Dong Zhao, they negotiated the purchase of grain and grass in various places.[-]. If the disaster victims are turbulent and difficult to control, some of them will be moved to the boundary of Yongzhou in advance for relief...

Ma Chao looked at the clear and logical writing on it, and felt a little calm in his heart.However, after frowning, he still opened his mouth and said: "The civil affairs department has a lot to do with it, and it can't be implemented immediately after you come up with an idea...Pang De, after you arrive in Luoyang, remember to be on guard to avoid riots. Especially tell Yang Four generals, Feng, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, and Liang Xing, let them guard the Hulao and Sishui passes!"

"No!" Pang De took the order and was about to retreat when he heard Ma Chao add another sentence: "Also, you should pay more attention to the Huns in the north, hum! Yuvro, don't think I don't know That good thing he did secretly!!"

(End of this chapter)