A day passed in the blink of an eye.
Noon on this day.
Lan Changhe personally went outside the city to interrogate Mo Feng and the others in front of all the citizens. Yesterday, the Provincial Governor's Office had already arranged for people to send out orders to interrogate Mo Feng and the others, as well as to distribute grain seeds for free. Therefore, when the news spread, countless commoners gathered. Groups and groups of commoners blocked the area outside the city. It was so crowded that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
When Lan Changhe announced Mo Feng and the others' crimes and executed them in public, he also announced that grain seeds would be distributed for free according to household registration. When the time came, the citizens could directly go to the Provincial Governor's Office to collect them.
Although the government had already announced it, it was different when it was announced by the Provincial Governor, Lan Changhe. The citizens of Chang 'an were all overjoyed and excited. They were all deeply grateful to Lan Changhe.
Lan Changhe did not stay for long and left immediately. However, Lan Changhe did not return to the Provincial Governor's Office. Instead, he went straight to the palace. Now that the matter was settled, he had to report to Du Qi.
This was what he had to do at the moment.
Lan Changhe went to the palace and requested an audience. After entering the main hall, Lan Changhe bowed and took the initiative to talk about today's matters. He also mentioned that he might end up purchasing grain seeds from Han Yun and distributing them to the citizens for free.
After the various matters were explained, Lan Changhe said, "Your Majesty, I plan to use work as a form of relief. I will continue to build fortifications and mobilize the commoners to dig ditches so that the commoners can earn money to support their families and get through this difficult period. However, there is still one more difficult matter that requires Your Majesty's assistance. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Please speak!"
Du Qi was extremely satisfied with Lan Changhe's handling of the matter and Lan Changhe's plans. With Lan Changhe as the Provincial Governor of Jingzhou, Du Qi was not worried about the livelihood of the citizens of Chang 'an and even the entire Jingzhou.
Lan Changhe said, "I've investigated the properties of Mo Feng and the other merchants. Although I've obtained a lot of money and some grain, it's definitely not enough to get through this summer. All the grain in Jingzhou has been taken away by Li Shimin. There's not a single grain left in the granary. Just the grain obtained from the investigation can last for a while, but it won't last long.
"Even if we ask Han Yun for help to continue selling food, it's still not enough. This was because although it was to allow the commoners to earn money through work relief, it was to allow the commoners to earn money. But in the end, money had to be turned into food. Without enough food, Du Qi would have to starve. In the long run, we need the imperial court to send a batch of food to Jingzhou to ensure that the tens of thousands of people in Jingzhou can survive this difficult summer. "
Lan Changhe said in a deep voice, "It'll be easy if we can last until the autumn harvest. After all, Jingzhou is now vast and sparsely populated. As long as we plant more, things will be easier for us when the autumn harvest comes. "
Du Qi nodded in praise after hearing this. Lan Changhe's considerations were experienced. Under the premise that all of Guanzhong was lacking in food, if they just relied on the people living frugally and the little bit of food they had found to help the people, it would be far from enough.
It was unrealistic to buy food from the surrounding areas. After all, the surrounding areas were also short of food. Now, the entire Tang dynasty was in chaos. Wars were going on everywhere, and there was no food anywhere. The only way to get through the current difficulties was to transfer food from the country to help the people. After all, the weather in Xia Xia was good, and there were many areas suitable for farming. There was enough food production.
Du Qi nodded and said, "How much food do you need?"
Lan Changhe said, "At least 300,000 dan of food, and this amount might not even be enough. After all, it's not easy to revive the entire Jingzhou. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "No problem. I'll transfer 300,000 dan of food for you."
Lan Changhe said excitedly, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Du Qi said, "If you want money, I'll give you money. If you want food, I'll give you food. In short, I'll give you food. But I hope that this autumn, Chang 'an and even Jingzhou will not lack food. In fact, Jingzhou will become Xia Xia's granary and provide food. "
Lan Changhe said, "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
Du Qi said, "Speak!"
Lan Changhe said, "I don't know how Your Majesty plans to attack Li Tang next. But I think that before the autumn harvest, you can no longer send troops to attack Li Tang. Instead, you can leave the soldiers in the military camp. In the entire Gyeonggi Province, from Longzhou, Qizhou, and now Jingzhou, there will be military camps. "
"There are very few people there, and the farmland everywhere is barren. As long as the military camps are stationed for a season, the entire Guanzhong will be revived and will not cause any hidden dangers to Your Majesty. In fact, the people of the entire Guanzhong will support Your Majesty and follow Your Majesty. "
"On the other hand, if Your Majesty continues to send troops, the consequences will be extremely dangerous. Because the lives of the people are not good, the rear will be unstable. Even if the people lack food, it might cause the people to rebel. In short, food is the most important thing for the people. "
Lan Changhe said, "We can only ensure the stomachs of the people first before considering anything else."
Du Qi nodded and said, "I'll consider it."
"I'll take my leave!"
Lan Changhe had finished speaking and stood up to leave. After waiting for Lan Changhe to leave, Du Qi thought for a while and arranged for someone to call Shangguan Yi over. Shangguan Yi looked excited and said, "Your Majesty, are we preparing to go south and attack Li Shimin?"
Now that Xiao Yuanqi had left with the army, although Ma Yuan and Su Dingfang had not arrived yet, it did not affect Du Qi's army from going to war. Therefore, Shangguan Yi could not wait to go to war. He wanted to go south with Du Qi to Jiangdu and completely destroy Li Shimin's army.
Du Qi shook his head and said, "No, we won't send troops for the time being."
When Shangguan Yi heard this, he was surprised.
He felt that it was inconceivable.
Shangguan Yi thought in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that something has happened and Your Majesty wants to postpone going south to Jiangdu?"
Du Qi said, "Just now, Lan Changhe came to report about the current situation in Guanzhong. Now, in Jingzhou, Longzhou, Qizhou, and even Longyou Province, the land is vast but the population is sparse. There are few people and a lot of land. After all, with the successive wars, the land is destitute and the people are having a hard time. "
Shangguan Yee also nodded and said, "Your majesty, Governor Lan is right. Guanzhong is exhausted and there are few people. There is indeed a problem. The Tang Dynasty has fought with our Xia Xia several times and lost countless soldiers. Especially on the side of the Tang Dynasty, they were all conscripted soldiers from the local areas. Therefore, after the successive losses, countless people died on the battlefield. Or they were moved to the Xia Xia. Therefore, there are few people in Gyeongji Province and Longyou Province. The people's lives are difficult and it's not easy. "
Du Qi said, "At present, our food is all supported by the country. Although there is no shortage of food in the country, it's not easy to transport it from the Xia Xia. The journey is too long. Even with the existence of cement roads, the consumption is also very high. Under this premise, it's not easy to transport food from the country like this. I plan to make some adjustments to the attack on the Tang Dynasty this time. "
Shangguan Yi asked, "Your Majesty, how are you going to adjust it?"
Shangguan Yi thought that Du Qi's analysis was correct.
It was just that how to adjust it was a major problem. For a moment, Shangguan Yi didn't know how Du Qi planned to adjust it for the time being. However, Shangguan Yi was also worried that the adjustment would not be appropriate. He didn't want any problems to happen at the most critical time when attacking the Tang Dynasty.
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