travel through the past to be emperor

Chapter 19

Hungry people are everywhere, and it is natural to open warehouses to release food, but it is really strange that Sha Huwei attracts so many discussions when he speaks.

However, following Sha Huwei's memorial and the unconscious opening of some ministers, Zhao Fei gradually understood what was going on.

Food is the most important thing for the people. Food is the foundation of the country at any time. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, we learned the lessons from the demise of the previous dynasty and built granaries everywhere in the world.

Up to now, the Great Song Dynasty has three large granaries and more than ten small granaries all over the world. The grain stored in these granaries is enough for the people of the world to eat for more than half a year.

You said that the imperial court has so much food, so it is right to open warehouses to relieve the hunger of the people, but now the border is unstable, and the army of the Daqing Kingdom will attack at any time.

The first thing to fight in a war is money and food. A hungry strong man is by no means an opponent of a full child, so the food in the granary is the key to ensuring the stability of the frontier.

Hebei Road is located in the north of the empire. It has always been the granary of the world. Today, the grain harvest is poor, and Hebei Road is the most miserable. It has almost reached the point of no harvest. It is really hungry.

If it is a normal year, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, there is Taipingcang, the largest granary in the world, in Hebei Province. The grain stored in Taipingcang is enough for the entire Hebei Province to last for two years.

But what does internal and external troubles mean?
Hebei Road is the closest to the border, and the food in Taipingcang, according to the established strategy, must first ensure the supply of military food, and then civilian use.

Now that the frontier is unstable, if you want to use the food in Taiping, first of all, the Ministry of War and the generals of the various armies will never agree. They have good reasons. Your emperor can't let our sons and daughters fight hungry.

Then the household department also disagreed, and they had good reasons, that is, to report back to His Majesty, but in times of famine, the rich households below must hoard grain and raise prices, and we have to keep grain to stabilize prices.

People from the Ministry of Rites said that this year's famine area was very large, and some small countries that were subject to the imperial court were also affected by the disaster. The imperial court had to reserve some food to reward these small countries to show the majesty of our heavenly kingdom.

The people from the Ministry of Officials spoke gloomily. Sha Huwei, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Lin, the governor of Hebei Province, were both Jinshi scholars on the same list.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs said at the right time that there have been frequent security cases in Hebei Province recently, but it may be the reason why there are more hungry people. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs asks His Majesty to issue an order for the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to send people to investigate.

A small memorial involved all the six officials of the imperial court, and each of them had very good reasons.

Looking at the red-faced and red-faced officials in the audience, Zhao Fei didn't know what kind of mood he was in. He didn't know who to believe because he didn't know the court. It stopped on the pillar in the middle.

The people are the foundation, the emperor is the lightest, and the country is the second.

The ten big characters on the end are dragons, flying phoenixes and dances. Following Zhao Fei's gaze staying on the pillar, all the officials in the hall quiet down one by one, and following Zhao Fei's gaze, they landed on the ten characters on the pillar.

"This...is the ancestral family law written by the great grandfather!"

Lin Wanrong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, spoke leisurely, and Zhao Fei looked at his nominal father-in-law Lao Taishan in surprise, his eyes flashed.

As Lin Wanrong's words fell, the eyes of the various officials in the hall flashed one by one, and they exchanged winks with different complexions.

The destiny cannot be violated, the family law cannot be violated, and the words of the ancestors cannot be changed.

And Zhao Fei looked at these ten words so straightly, did it mean that the emperor had made a decision in his heart, and all the officials in the court didn't know how to speak for a while.

The others didn't know how to speak, but there was one exception, that is Sha Huwei. He was besieged by hundreds of officials before, and now he finally recovered, kneeled on the ground suddenly, and said with a long bow: "I admonish you with death. I hope that His Majesty will open the granary to release grain, and save the people of the Hebei Road from the fire and water."

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed hard on the ground and said nothing more.

Zhao Fei looked at Sha Huwei with a twitching face, this nima is forcing the palace!If the emperor doesn't follow what you say, isn't he a stupid king who ignores the people of Hebei Province?

However, I don't seem to be a wise gentleman in the first place!

Zhao Fei sneered in his heart, then looked around the hall and said, "All the ministers, what do you think about what Shashahuwei said?"

The members of the hall looked at me one by one, and I looked at you. In the end, none of them spoke, their eyelids drooped, and they looked at their feet.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Fei's eyes flickered, and he set his eyes on the old man standing in front of the hall, and said in a calm tone: "President Qin, let's talk about your opinion!"

Qin Xiang, of course, is not surnamed Qin Mingxiang. In fact, his name really surprised Zhao Fei. The surname is Qin Minghui, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and the prime minister of the government.

This Prime Minister Qin kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word in the previous court discussion, but how could the so-called old fox, who had sat firmly in the court for twenty years, be as casual as he appeared on the surface.

Prime Minister Qin Hui was a little surprised when he was asked by Zhao Fei, but he quickly stood up and said in a calm but forceful tone: "Your Majesty must have thought about this matter, and His Majesty alone decides everything. From."

"Then what does Qin think about the Hebei Road? Are the people there really like what Sha Huwei said, that they are already full of hungry people?" How could Zhao Fei let this old fox go so easily.

Qin Hui pondered for a while, and said: "According to reports from various places in Hebei Province, Master Sha's words are true."

"Then Prime Minister Qin thinks, is it time to release food?"

"According to the report, the imperial court should indeed release grain, but now the frontier is unstable. Once the warehouse is opened, the supply of military grain will be fearful. Please make decisions on all matters." Qin Hui speaks in a calm manner, without leaking water, and his kicking skills completely surpass Zhao. Fly through several levels.

Seeing that he couldn't take advantage of the old fox, Zhao Fei said, "Ministers, what do you think?"

"Your majesty is waiting for you!" All the ministers said in unison.

A bunch of old foxes!
Zhao Fei sneered, making up his own mind. Up to now, you have been talking about everything. I don't know anything about the situation in Hebei Road. How can you make a decision?

Food release?Not to mention whether Hebei Road really needs to release food, what should we do with the military food supply?
No food?If the Hebei Province is really full of hungry people, starving and dying in the wild, before the army of Daqing comes over, the people of Hebei Province may have to kill me and rebel.

Neither left nor right, Zhao Fei was helpless looking at the foxes all over the court.

Zhao Fei sighed, and decided to procrastinate for a while, then said: "How about this, I ordered Lin Wanrong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to be the leader, and together with Sha Huwei, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Punishment, all sent individuals to form an investigation team and rush to Hebei. Let's investigate the disaster situation in Hebei Road, and then make a decision on this matter."

(End of this chapter)