After Li Yuan returned to the palace, the entire harem was in a mess.
A kind of poker game instantly became popular in the palace.
In the Ministry of Agriculture.
At this time, Fang Xuanling's face was full of worry.
Although the patient had passed and the results were very remarkable, he still needed to eat after all.
The grain farmers of the Tang Dynasty were basically wiped out in this locust plague.
The wheat and corn in the fields were piled up in piles, and even some of them were sticking out.
These things were originally fine grains, but now they had become things that even cows and horses despised.
So far this year, it was a harvest season, but the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture made Fang Xuanling tremble all over.
The total harvest of Longyou was zero!
What did this mean?
In Jiannan Province, the western part of Henan Province, and other places, as long as the farmers close to Tubo went there, they had no harvest at all!
This horrible thing made Fang Xuanling panic in an instant.
And it was something that they didn't dare to announce to the public.
Once this matter was announced, it would definitely put the Tang Dynasty in a crisis in a short time, not to mention that there were three fierce tigers around the Tang Dynasty eyeing covetously.
In the West Inner Court where the Ministry of Works was located, all the ministers looked at the documents in their hands and were a little scared. .
"Lord Fang, should we report this matter to the Emperor now?"
"We can't suppress this matter even if we want to. Although the Great Tang's grain reserves are enough to ensure that the Great Tang doesn't fall into starvation this year and even have a surplus, and if we transfer the grain from the south to the north and the west, and the five million dan of grain reserves that the various provinces and prefectures have, we should be able to last until next year's harvest …"
"But in this way, we have to reduce the grain exports as much as possible."
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and asked with a frown, "How much should we reduce it to?"
"Half!"
"Half?"
Now, the key to maintaining the relationship and carrying out the family extinction plan was grain. At that time, if the grain exports were reduced by half in an instant, the surrounding countries would instantly notice something.
This …
What should he do?
The Turks' plan had only just begun, and they had yet to start exchanging warhorses for food. If they were to do this, these people would immediately notice.
"Go! Follow me to the grain fields outside Chang 'an City to see the specific situation! "
In the end, Fang Xuanling decided to personally go to the fields to take a look. At the very least, he would go to Mount Longshou to take a look at the Imperial Plantation's grain.
"Lord Fang, there's no need for you to go. We've already received about three hundred kilograms of wheat collected from the surrounding areas."
"Where?"
"It's in the backyard."
They hurried to the backyard.
Suddenly, the smell of malt floating in the air, as well as a unique sour smell after fermentation, filled their noses.
The baskets of wheat were so dry that they looked like the mouths of old women. Furthermore, the wheat grains that had not yet fully matured were actually sprouting yellow and tender sprouts!
Could this be eaten?
With trembling hands, Fang Xuanling picked out a few wheat ears with less malt and peeled them. The wheat grains that were not saturated were now yellow and moldy. When he put them in his mouth, the sour taste made Fang Xuanling retch uncontrollably.
How could he eat this?
No wonder he didn't even eat chickens, ducks, cows, and horses.
How could he eat this?
This was a good grain, but those damn grasshoppers.
It was all ruined.
Even now, what was the use of earning more money?
"Lord Fang … What do you think we should do now?"
"Should we report to the Emperor now?"
"Or should we investigate this matter again?"
"Investigate again! I want the most detailed data. I don't believe that these locusts would destroy all the crops! "
"Yes!"
This matter was too serious.
Now that the Emperor had finally walked out of his previous worries and his relationship with the Retired Emperor had improved over the past few days, he did not want to disturb the Emperor at this juncture.
Moreover, this was only the result of the preliminary investigation.
If this matter was not handled properly, it would definitely cause a series of reactions. Even Zhenla, who was now establishing diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty, would not hesitate to establish diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty. The Guanlong Group, which had just been suppressed, was bound to rise at this time, not to mention the Shandong nobles who liked to use this matter as a pretext to make a fuss.
That was where the real crisis was. ,
As for the grain, the Tang Dynasty had enough to deal with everything in front of them, but only a few people knew about this matter.
The Tang Dynasty's grain reserves were far more than this.
With three months of secretly stored grain, plus the grain from Tubo and Tuyuhun, even if the Tang Dynasty did not plant crops for three years, no one would starve to death!
Most importantly, the forces that had just been suppressed, as well as the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes that hadn't shown themselves, were the real tigers.
…
When all the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture were further investigating this matter, several people came to Zhang Feng's tavern again.
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