Zhou Jing also expressed his opinion well-founded, paused, and then continued: "The Liu Jin that Liu Gong mentioned just now is just a scholar, and now he has become a man who pursues fame and fortune.
As a businessman, how can you easily believe his words?"
"The Golden Continent he mentioned is full of gold. Do you think it is possible?"
"Also, he said that there are several high-yielding crops in Huangjinzhou. This acre of land can produce dozens of dan of grain per acre. Do you think it is credible? You must know that even though our Daming Dynasty has the best high-quality paddy fields in the Jiangnan area,
The yield per mu is only five or six dan, how is the food crop yielding tens of dan per mu different from the fantasy?"
"this…"
Several people present were unable to answer for a moment, because these things have not been confirmed yet, and naturally no one can answer with certainty.
"Your Majesty, I also feel that there is no need to make a fuss. Cold winter is a normal and good phenomenon. The most important thing now is to prevent the little prince from going south."
"What's more, over the years, your Majesty has worked hard to recuperate and recuperate. Our country's national strength has been booming. With the help of the wise men in the court, the country and the people in all parts of the Ming Dynasty are peaceful and the people are prosperous and the country is strong. Granaries across the country have long been filled with food, some of which are old.
The grain for the year will even go moldy, which is enough to cope with any famine. There is no need to deliberately collect and hoard grain."
At this time, Ma Wensheng also stood up and expressed his opinion.
"Gong Zhou, this Golden Continent is far away from our Ming Dynasty. We don't know the specific situation, so we can't make any comments. However, what Liu Jin said about our Ming Dynasty is the monsoon season. There have always been floods in the south and drought in the north, or floods in the north and drought in the south. This is absolutely true.
It can’t be wrong.”
"In addition, the fact that the weather is cold is not unfounded. Ice is harvested every year in the palace. You only need to check the relevant records to know that the thickness of the ice layer is absolutely related to the cold weather."
"Guangdong and Beizhili are far apart. How can we compare them?"
"In addition, although this Liu Jin is young, he is a son of an elite and has a big heart. Although he is still a scholar, he can share your majesty's worries."
"In the past winter, at least hundreds of people froze to death and starved to death almost every day in the entire capital. But this winter, because of Liu Jin, the people in the capital used cheap briquettes, and the prices of charcoal and firewood also plummeted.
, What’s even more rare is that the production of briquettes has attracted a large number of refugees, so this winter, we can’t see a single refugee begging in the capital, and we haven’t heard of anyone dying of freezing or starvation.”
"Also, this clairvoyance was also invented by Liu Jin. Because of this clairvoyance, our border officers were able to severely injure the little prince and achieve great success. Although Liu Jin did not go to the front line to kill the enemy, how can we ignore his credit?"
"Although Liu Jin is young and a scholar, he knows how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, share the emperor's worries, and solve the country's problems. He is really a rare talent."
Liu Jian was very angry at Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng. Liu Jin was said to be useless by Zhou Jing, and what he had deduced through research was said to be a fuss over a molehill. This made him very angry.
So he quickly stood up to express his opposition and expressed his own opinions and views. Although the meaning in his words was a bit more obscure, saying that Liu Jin shared the king's worries and solved the country's problems, in fact, there was something in his words. In disguise, he said that Zhou Jing and Ma Wen ascended to the corpse position to have a vegetarian meal.
, doing nothing, sitting in a high position, but doing nothing.
Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng were both veterans of officialdom, so naturally they understood the meaning of Liu Jian's words, and their faces turned red with anger.
When Xie Qian and Li Dongyang saw this posture, they looked at each other and quickly came out to talk to Xini.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Liu said is not completely unreasonable. Although Liu Jin is young, he is indeed a talented person. Although some of the words Liu Jin said are a bit fanciful, they still have merit."
"The cold weather has indeed had a great impact on agriculture. Maybe there will be poor or no harvests as Liu Gong said, but what Zhou Gong and Ma Gong said is also reasonable."
"This winter is always like this, and the cold is normal. There is nothing to make a fuss about. The Ming Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe. There is ample food in the official warehouses in various places, which is enough to cope with possible famines."
Xie Qian said with a smile.
"Yes, yes~"
"What Liu Gong said makes sense. We should be prepared, but there is no need to carry out large-scale transshipments and hoard food. In my opinion, we can conduct an inspection of the official warehouses in the north. As long as the official warehouses in various places are sufficient and there are enough
With more food, we can naturally cope with possible famines."
"If there is a shortage of food in the official warehouses in various places, we can also transfer food from the south to supplement it."
"The big thing now is the little Tartar prince going south to invade the border. Once this little prince goes south to plunder, there will be a lot of killing and looting, and corpses will be everywhere."
"They are like a wolf. In this cold winter, they are cold and hungry. Now that they are injured, they are even more ferocious. We need to be more careful and treat them with caution."
Li Dongyang also spoke up.
Emperor Hongzhi remained silent, frowning in deep thought. From time to time he would look at the heavy snow falling outside and listen to the howling cold wind.
He still believes in the judgment of his teacher Liu Jian, because he now also believes in Liu Jin. This is a person who can really handle things and solve problems. He is more useful than those in the court who only talk about benevolence, justice and morality.
Much.
At least the current winter is cold, but no one is freezing to death in the capital, and no one is starving to death. The refugees that everyone despised in the past have all become fragrant buns, and have been robbed clean by these coal mining workshops.
Also, without this clairvoyance, the little prince might have looted the Ming Dynasty by now, and corpses would be everywhere by then. There is no telling how many people would die under their butcher's knives. As an emperor, he would be a different person.
Want to have a peaceful sleep.
Just thinking of Zhou Jing and Ma Wensheng's words, and after listening to the opinions of Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, Emperor Hongzhi also hesitated. This winter is indeed cold, and his teacher's inference may not be wrong.
Think about the national treasury that can starve rats to death, and then think about Zhou Jing, Zhou Bapi, if you insist on supporting Liu Jian to transfer and hoard food, you may be bothered by Zhou Jing every day, and your own money
It was hard to save some money.
"Let's do it according to the wishes of Xie Qing's family first. First, send people to check the granaries in various places in the north. If there are any deficiencies, immediately transfer grain from the south to make up for it. Then let's talk about the little prince going south..."
