Chapter 856: The matter of food and grass, the imperial sword
Chapter 856: The matter of food and grass, the royal sword
"Ma Shao, how much food and grass can be gathered in a short period of time?"
Zhao Shen asked.
Ma Shao left work with a wry smile on his face! He was regarded as the great steward of the imperial court, but this family was not easy to manage! Nowadays, there are people everywhere who want money and food, even if he is stewed as a scheming prime minister, How many meals can you support?
"Your Majesty, not long ago, after the autumn grain harvest, some taxes were collected.
However, according to His Majesty's order, part of the money and food owed to the Kingdom of Jin must be paid first, and no military pay shall be in arrears.
Therefore, the food and grass left now can only support two or three roads.
Today, all five roads in the northwest are suffering from disasters, and relying solely on the national treasury is never enough!"
Zhao Shen's brows furrowed into a line. In addition to Chengdu Fu Road, there was no way he could ignore the other four roads no matter how much he hated them! Those were one or two million refugees, and it would be a big deal if something went wrong. !But……
"His Majesty!"
Ma Shao raised his head carefully and looked at Zhao Shen, and then said after careful consideration, "The caravans of the Shao family and the Sheng family run through the east, west, north and south. Moreover, although these two families do not mainly sell grain and rice, they want to purchase some grain." Transporting rice is not difficult.
How about the imperial court transport part of the grain to the Fifth Northwest Road, and the remaining part is purchased and transported by these two families! After that, the salt can be used to compensate them for the monopoly. I wonder what your majesty thinks?"
This kind of thing is not unusual for the Song Dynasty. The imperial court transported grain, not to mention the losses involved, and it took an extremely long time.
Sometimes, the grain has become moldy after it is transported to the place! The merchants' efficiency and quality in transporting grain far exceed that of the imperial court.
Therefore, in times of emergency, the imperial court recruited merchants to transport grain and then compensated them with items exclusively sold by the imperial court.
"That's fine!"
Zhao Shen nodded, then pointed to the report from the Chengdu Prefecture and said, "Look, when the people are suffering, a mere merchant can help. In comparison, those local officials are simply sitting on the table! Ma Shao, this matter I'll leave it to you.
Immediately issue an order to let these two families take care of it. In addition, the compensation should be relatively generous, and no one should be owed anything for state affairs..."
"My lord, take your orders!"
Ma Shao breathed a sigh of relief, he could finally handle this matter.
Otherwise, he, the third envoy in charge of the third division, might really have a headache.
"Zhang Jun! The Privy Council sent a horse to inquire about the situation of Shen Tang in Chengdu Prefecture! Send an order to the Chengdu Prefecture to make sure that Shen Tang is safe and sound! The other departments are doing their own thing to deal with disaster relief matters.
After Shen Tang recovers completely, I will order Shen Tang to be the imperial envoy to supervise the disaster relief work on the northwest five routes! I will give you my sword and allow Shen Tang to have the right to kill first and report later!"
"Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate. Your authority is too great. It will..."
"Hmph! I have made up my mind on this matter! No need to discuss it further, gentlemen! You will have a good discussion on how to reward Shen Tang, and then report it to me!"
After that, Zhao Shen ignored the officials at all, waved his sleeves and walked away.
Except for a few of the officials present who looked indifferent, the rest were extremely solemn! Kill first and then play, which means that Shen Tang has an unparalleled weapon in his hands! Moreover, he can use this to control the northwest five routes. The authority is really too great.
Although this kind of authority is temporary, it still makes the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty extremely afraid!
Chengdu Mansion! In the backyard of the government office!
"Husband, please slow down!"
"Don't worry!"
"Are you tired?
Take a break?”
Today is the third day after Shen Tang woke up. During these three days, with the doctor's care and the constant care of Liu Xiangling and the girls day and night, Shen Tang recovered very quickly! And this morning, Shen Tang ignored the situation. The woman dissuaded him, got up from the bed where he had been lying for several days, and walked slowly in the yard.
Several women were supporting him from left to right, and some were surrounding him from the front and back, lest Shen Tang accidentally fall!
"Don't worry, I have recovered much better! I can resume activities faster. It's not good if I lie down all the time."
Shen Tang said with a smile!
Shen Tang is right. Apart from his muscles and bones, he still feels a little sore and has little strength, but he is no longer seriously injured! Now, proper activities are indeed good for recovery.
"By the way, how is Chengdu Prefecture now?
Nothing happened!"
Shen Tang asked casually.
Shao Muyu pouted her red lips, "Husband, you can promise us not to ask anything about him until you recover! There are so many officials in Chengdu Mansion, and Lu Feng is helping to watch, what can happen?
Now, the most important thing for your husband is to take good care of your body, and we can talk about other things later!"
Shen Tang smiled bitterly, but under the eager gazes of the women, he could only nod!
The day Shen Tang woke up, Lu Feng came to report to him the situation in the counties of Chengdu Prefecture, so Shen Tang was not in a hurry! The disaster had passed, and although there were still some minor troubles, in a short period of time, Can handle it!
The only thing that worries him is the food and grass issue! The entire Chengdu government is now in short supply of food and grass. If the court cannot allocate food and grass for one day, the situation will not be alleviated.
Moreover, there was also the matter of Yu Huiran. He had already dispatched a team to report it, but still no news came back.
Did something go wrong?
Or was there an accident in the court?
"Ah, Brother Shen, are you okay?"
A pretty figure ran across the courtyard!
"I've met the princess!"
Shen Tang nodded slightly!
In the past few days, Liu Xiangling and others had been taking care of Shen Tang. In order for Shen Tang to recover, he was either bathing in hot water or several women were wiping and kneading his body. Therefore, Zhao Ling naturally did not want to take care of Shen Tang in such an occasion. Appropriate to appear.
However, every day, Zhao Ling would come to inquire about Shen Tang's condition. Today, she saw that Shen Tang was in much better spirits, so she felt happy.
"Brother Shen!"
Zhao Ling squeezed to the side of Shen Tang, but his happy eyes just now were covered with mist, "Before, Ling'er knew that you were in coma and was always worried. Now Brother Shen is finally feeling much better!"
"Thank you for your concern, Princess. I have already..."
"Brother Shen..." Zhao Ling pouted and shouted dissatisfied, "We have agreed before that you and your sisters are not allowed to call me Princess, just call me Ling'er!"
After saying that, Zhao Ling hurriedly said again, "Brother Shen, don't worry, on the day you come back, I will have someone rush to Lin'an and bring all the medicinal materials from my house.
Moreover, I also wrote a letter to Brother Huang two days ago. If anyone in Chengdu Mansion is disobedient, I will ask Brother Huang to help Brother Shen get rid of their officials..."
The little girl's temperament is always cloudy or sunny! After saying a few words, her eyes turned into crescent moons again!