"There are only 500,000 shi at most, and more than 30% of it is old rice."
"What a big rat."
"Where has all the food gone?"
"Did you eat them all?"
The mustard seed ring owned by Chu Qianqiu can not only hold one million cubic meters of items, but also has a Maitreya Buddha statue inside.
A small mustard seed ring is served by the supreme gods of Buddhism and Taoism. What a blessing it is.
Yuanshi Tianzun shattered the insect beads, Taishang Laojun merged the space, Great Sun Tathagata compressed the volume, and Amitabha provided energy.
Then there is a Maitreya Buddha, which is used to help count items and test the quality of items.
Finally, there is Lingbao Tianzun, who condenses the essence of life and becomes the administrator of the Mustard Seed Ring.
Chu Qianqiu used almost all his methods on a mustard seed ring, so he could put all the rice in the warehouse into the storage ring in one breath, and calculate the quantity and quality of the rice.
So Chu Qianqiu sneered, Taicang Ling [Mi Qingtian], this name is quite good, but he didn't expect it to be a huge rat.
"Come here, take down this thief for me."
"Order Dali Temple to conduct a strict inspection of the warehouse and pull out every rat in it."
"Don't let anyone go."
"And call Prime Minister Niu, I have something to tell him."
Her Majesty the Queen finally found an opportunity and wanted to stay with her husband for a while, so she followed her to the warehouse. Unexpectedly, the two million dan of grain shrunk to 500,000 dan, of which 30% was Chen rice.
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There are two types of grain stored in Taicang, one is new rice and the other is old rice.
If Chu Qianqiu hadn't arrived too early, it is estimated that all the new rice would have been replaced by old rice and used for buying and selling.
They must have made quite a fortune.
It turned out that the Mi family was one of the eight imperial merchants, people who were responsible for food and grass for the royal family, and were domestic slaves of the royal family.
This slave became a house thief, which made Her Majesty the Queen even more embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I am guilty. I am guilty."
"It's just that the Mi family has made meritorious service. During the Jingming Rebellion, they did not join the bandits and suffered numerous casualties."
"Your Majesty, please spare your life..."
By Taicang Order, Mi Qingtian, the head of the Mi family, had been shaken into chaff. He did not cry out for injustice, but kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"You bitch slave! You have such a big appetite."
"1.5 million shi of rice was all swallowed up in your stomach."
Xiao Qinghe laughed angrily, ready to kick the Taicang order to death.
"Madam, please don't get excited. It's not worth getting angry over this."
Chu Qianqiu quickly calmed down his wife's emotions to prevent her from getting too excited and causing fetal distress.
As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountain to eat the mountain, if you rely on the sea to eat the sea, if you don't live in Taicang, what will you do?
This is why Chu Qianqiu is not in a hurry to promote technological revolution.
If a society is rotten enough, even if you give it a Star Destroyer, it will surrender; if you give it endless food, the people will still suffer famine.
In the three hundred years of the Shenwu Dynasty, there are so many places that have festered, and we can only deal with them step by step.
"I'm letting my husband see the joke."
"I will immediately ask Dali Temple to investigate the Mi family!"
When Xiao Qinghe heard about the child, he quickly summoned the longevity Buddha to calm his anger.
There is nothing remarkable about the longevity Buddha's ability to attack, but he is unique in controlling his anger and maintaining health.
"How could it be a joke?"
"My wife has just ascended the throne. It is normal for her not to know the tricks of these rats."
"Let my husband vent your anger."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and said.
He could understand the thoughts of these corrupt officials. Why should the officials enjoy the luxury of fine clothes and food while the royal family should be honest and self-responsible? Isn't that a joke?
The royal family enjoys glory and wealth, and they will also use their authority to cash in their wealth.
But the empress is his wife, so she naturally has to stand in the royal family's position and teach these domestic slaves a lesson.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life."
Mi Qingtian kowtowed repeatedly until his head bled, but it was of no use.
"How much food is there in this warehouse? Tell me truthfully."
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Chu Qianqiu flew a little higher, and Mi Qingtian's body began to answer uncontrollably:
"Go back, if you go back to the prince, there are still three million stones."
There were 8 million shi of grain in the Taicang warehouse, which was Xiao Qinghe's confidence in maintaining stability in Yongzhou. But now that he heard that it actually only had 3 million shi, he quickly took a deep breath and stayed calm.
"You just stole five million stones?"
"Too little."
"During Fengzhou's disaster relief operation, four million dan were written off."
Mi Qingtian is only in the extreme innate state and is completely unable to resist Chu Qianqiu's will. He can answer whatever he asks.
This is also why the administration of officials in Daxia is better, because the Dragon Emperor has the "Jade Edict of the Immortal Realm" and can order some of his subordinates to report the situation directly.
"The nominal amount of food provided by the imperial court for disaster relief was 10 million dan, but you sold 40% of it. You really have some tricks up your sleeve."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and said.
He has minions all over Fengzhou, Li Mingde rules the civil servants, General Dou controls the army, and Konggang Temple controls the thoughts. The trinity is one, but no one reported this corruption incident.
Could it be that Li Mingde is in cahoots with them?
It's unlikely, Li Mingde is not a fool, he has greater ambitions.
Four million stones of rice was a lot of money, but it was not enough to make him betray Chu Qianqiu.
"Slave dog, where did all the food go?"
Xiao Qinghe asked through gritted teeth.
"All sold."
"Since the famine the year before last, all forces have been collecting grain, including..."
Mi Qingtian's face looked a little desperate, and Chu Qianqiu controlled him and asked him to speak out what was in his heart.
"Including King Jing, right?"
Chu Qianqiu understood that all forces were buying grain, but the increase in grain prices was not serious because someone was selling grain, and the person selling grain was Taicang Ling.
"yes……"
"I didn't know it was King Jing at that time. Your Majesty, please spare my life."
Mi Qingtian still wanted to explain a few words, but Chu Qianqiu snorted again:
"Don't talk nonsense."
"If I don't come this time, how are you going to write off the accounts?"
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Mi Qingtian originally concealed this point, but the cultivation levels of the two parties were so different that he immediately revealed that they were preparing to burn the warehouse with fire dragons.
"My slave is planning to wait until all the new grain is accounted for before setting fire to the old grain."
You guys are really self-taught.
Chu Qianqiu had to accept it. No matter in the past life or in this life, the person who managed the granary had the same idea.
"Wait a minute, I remember that the important area of the granary is guarded by warriors with ice and water techniques."
"How are you going to solve it?"
Chu Qianqiu continued to ask curiously.
"At that time, the villain will prepare some drugs, let them drink in the granary, and send them to see the Buddha."
Mi Qingtian's mouth was a little bitter. He wanted to commit suicide and take these secrets away, but he couldn't even do this.
After Chu Qianqiu finished asking, he looked at his wife to prevent her from getting angry.
"Slave dog, how has the royal family ever failed you?"
"You were entrusted with the important task of taking charge of the national grain depot without any scientific examination. Why are you so dissatisfied?"
Although Xiao Qinghe could understand corruption, he didn't expect that his domestic slave had become a thief in the official warehouse. He couldn't find an excuse even if he wanted to, so he was naturally very angry.
"Your Majesty, the Mi family is also one of the eight imperial merchants, but they can only manage a few imperial estates, and their lives are even poor."
"There is nothing we can do."
Mi Qingtian gritted his teeth and begged bitterly.
Among the eight imperial merchants, the Tang family was engaged in arms, the Fan family was engaged in weapons, the Chai family was engaged in coal, the Qian family was in charge of salt, the Hai family was in charge of banks, the Bei family was in charge of porcelain, and the Cha family was engaged in tea.
After careful calculation, the Mi family is engaged in farming, but its rate of return is the lowest among the eight imperial merchants.
"Wise words and charming words!"
"Take him down! I don't want to see him again."
Xiao Qinghe has regained his composure. No matter how the Mi family defends themselves, what awaits them will be Wang Fa's treatment.
If a domestic slave commits a crime, the crime will be increased by one level.
"Madam, don't be angry, it's just a little food."
"My husband can help you solve it."
Chu Qianqiu hugged Xiao Qinghe and said with a chuckle.
"Husband, I am not angry."
Xiao Qinghe said angrily, which made Chu Qianqiu feel a little cute.
The lady is also very cute when she is angry.
"It's just that Prime Minister Niu Monk has been saying that he wants to ban the eight imperial merchants and replace them with children from poor families as much as possible instead of family slaves ruling the world."
"I don't want to agree to him, because domestic slaves are easier to deal with and more obedient to the royal family's orders."
"But these house slaves have gone too far. The warehouse has reached this point."
Xiao Qinghe understood the political stance of Prime Minister Niu Seng, who preferred to promote children from poor families and to select talents through imperial examinations. However, for the royal family, domestic slaves were more secure and more willing to obey orders.
Therefore, the Xiao family's royal family released some of their power to a limited extent, giving it to the children of poor families and the imperial examination scholars. At the same time, they used the eight royal merchants to control money and food, ensuring their strong control.
Now the Mi family case will be a shocking case once it is exposed. The nine million shi of food just mentioned is just a small amount.
If all the granaries in the world were checked, the numbers would be horrifying.
The Shenwu Dynasty had enough food on its books, but in reality?
Only God knows.
Even Xiao Qinghe was suddenly a little scared and wanted to stab him with a stick. He found that the granaries arranged by the court were all empty. How should he spend the next famine?
Prime Minister Niu Seng's position on replacing the emperor's businessmen's children with children from poor families will become more firm.
"Domestic slaves, scholars, scholars, whatever is more useful, use whichever one is more useful."
"Madam, you can take turns first."
"As for the management of the warehouse, the accounting method also needs to be changed."
Chu Qianqiu comforted Her Majesty the Queen while holding her in his arms, and at the same time put back the food.
The quality of these official grains is very poor, much worse than the grains of the Chu family.
There are only three million shi of food left. If he takes another 500,000 shi, he will fall below the warning line of going to Beijing.
"Well, I will listen to my husband and discuss the rotation with Prime Minister Niu Seng."
Xiao Qinghe took a deep breath and gradually regained his composure.
"Then as a husband, let's go first."
"Where are you going, husband?"
"Go to Jiangzhou, go to Yuzhou, and get some food."
Chu Qianqiu smiled and replied.
He just wanted to pack food, but it was so difficult.