Once these words were said, the entire imperial court was filled with buzzing sounds of discussion. A cloud covering the entire territory of Eternal Peace Empire was something that was almost impossible to happen, yet it had happened!
Yankang Kingdom's territory was vast, spanning ninety thousand miles from north to south and eighty thousand miles from east to west. Now, it was snowing all over the territory, and the snow had lasted for six to seven days. This was also something that was impossible to happen!
Divine arts practitioners had the ability to call the wind and summon the rain, but they could only summon rain and wind in a small area. It was impossible for there to be such a spell that could cover the entire territory of Yankang Kingdom.
However, this was also not a natural disaster. Snow rarely fell in the south of Gold River, and it was even more impossible for rain and snow to fall in the south of Surging River. When it came to Li River, the four seasons were like summer, so it was even more impossible for snow to fall.
Snow falling in the entire country was even more inconceivable!
Emperor Yanfeng coughed and made the imperial court quiet down. "Minister of Agriculture, there are probably many ministers who don't understand how terrifying this snow is. Come and explain it to them."
An old minister stepped out of the ranks. He was the minister of agriculture of Yankang Imperial Court, who was in charge of agriculture in the entire country. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, lords, the crops in the north are resistant to cold and frost, so they won't be lacking in next year's harvest. The crucial point is the south. After this snow, the crops in the south will probably freeze to death. When next year comes, there will probably be no harvest in the south. "
Minister of Revenue immediately asked, "Minister of Agriculture, where is the south that you're referring to?"
"South of Gold River."
All the ministers in the imperial court sucked in a cold breath, and even Qin Mu jumped in shock.
He had a geographical map of Yankang Kingdom, and Gold River also started in Great Ruins. It flowed tens of thousands of miles east before entering the sea.
The land south of Gold River occupied two-thirds of Yankang Kingdom's territory!
This also meant that two-thirds of the country would have no harvest!
"This … Your Majesty, I think we should first transfer all the rations to the south to prepare for disaster relief!"
The grand servant stepped out of the ranks and bowed. "The south has just gone through a war, and many counties need disaster relief. The granaries of all the counties are probably empty, so may Your Majesty transfer the granaries of the north to save the people from the fire and water!"
Minister of Agriculture sighed and said, "We can't lower our eyes. Sirs, you may not know this, but the war has already consumed a lot of provisions. If the food was sent to the south now, it would only be eaten up by the starving people. After they finished eating, they would not even have any seeds for the coming year. If they could not grow any crops, they would not have any food to eat in autumn. Lord Crown Servant, if the starving people can't eat anything, they will eat people. "
"Are we just going to let the people of the south starve to death?"
The Minister of Agriculture said, "The grain must be transported to the south, but the supply must be limited, only enough to keep the southern disaster victims alive. In fact, there were still granaries in the south, but they were all in the hands of the aristocratic families and landlords. If they wanted to touch their food, they would probably incite the disaster victims to revolt. Your Majesty … "
Emperor Yanfeng's face sank, and he said, "I will think of a way to deal with the grains of the influential families and landlords. Go on. "
"Yes. Apart from the south, there is also a great disaster in the north and south. "
The Minister of Agriculture said, "The winter in the north is already cold, and this year it is even colder. After walking around a few counties in the north, I found that there are already farmers cutting down trees and lighting fires to keep warm. Many of the trees in the mountains had been cut down and were bare. The people of the north are already so resistant to the cold, so the people of the south can only imagine. If the trees in the south are all cut down, mountain torrents, mudslides, and floods will definitely continue endlessly. Natural disasters will create man-made disasters, and man-made disasters will create even more natural disasters. If we don't let the disaster victims cut down trees to keep warm, who knows how many people will freeze to death. When that time comes, nine out of ten houses will be empty … "
Emperor Yanfeng let out a shaky breath, and the ministers in the imperial court also quietened down. It was so quiet that even their breathing sounds became heavy and ear-piercing. If they didn't cut down trees to keep warm, the farmers would freeze to death. If they cut down trees to keep warm, there would be even more disasters.
A single snow disaster had caused the huge empire of Yankang Kingdom to fall into a dilemma.
The Minister of Agriculture continued, "The crucial point is that we don't know how long this cloud will last. If the dark cloud disperses in the next few days, we can still reduce the losses to the lowest. If it doesn't, the country will be in danger, the country will be in danger! "
"I … understand."
Emperor Yanfeng sat down and said weakly, "My beloved ministers, now you know how dangerous the situation is, right? A few days ago, when those traitors rebelled, I was still carefree and didn't pay them any mind. I knew they wouldn't succeed and would be wiped out by the National Division and my beloved ministers sooner or later. However, this snow disaster and this cloud are going to sever the fate of our Yankang Kingdom! My beloved ministers, do you have a solution? "
All the ministers in the imperial court sank into silence.
Even if they had remarkable abilities, they couldn't blow away the cloud or melt the snow.
Emperor Yanfeng looked at the ministers in front of him, feeling both angry and anxious. A single snow and a single cloud was going to cause the empire to fall apart. Was it going to cause hundreds of years of hard work to vanish like smoke?
A civil official said, "I think this is the reform of the National Division which has angered the heavens …"
Emperor Yanfeng flew into a rage. "Drag him out and behead him!"
That civil official knelt down with a thud and cried until he was hoarse. "Your Majesty, the heavens have the heavenly law, and the reform of the National Division is to change the heavenly law. Because of this, the heavens are angry, and the anger of the heavens will lead to resentment. The people will have no way to live, Your Majesty!"
"Men!"
Emperor Yanfeng was unable to restrain his anger. "The empire is in danger, yet he is still spreading lies to mislead the people. If I don't behead him, do I have to behead him personally?"
The guards in the throne room immediately walked over and dragged that civil official away. The cries of that civil official gradually faded away.
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