Zhu Yijun returned to Xiyuan angrily, kicked over a chair, and accompanied by the guards tremblingly, summoned Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and other ministers to discuss countermeasures.
These cabinet ministers had no other choice but to issue notes to open the Changping Granary for disaster relief, and then asked the government offices to mobilize the royal relatives and dignitaries who had food in their homes to raise donations.
After a busy morning, several cabinet ministers left in a hurry.
Zhu Yijun's face became even more livid. As an emperor who had received the education of a perfect prince from the Ming Empire since childhood, he knew that there would be a great epidemic after a great disaster.
If these Shaanxi victims cannot be resettled as soon as possible, some people will really starve to death, and I am afraid that a great plague will no longer be able to escape.
Stomping eagerly in the hall.
Thinking deeply.
Finally, Zhu Yijun squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Prepare the car...and go to the Grand Master's Mansion!"
But half an hour later, the emperor's car stopped in front of the Grand Master's Mansion, and Zhang Jianxiu, who came to greet him, told him that Zhang Juzheng's condition had worsened again and he could no longer see guests.
Zhu Yijun stood in front of the Taishi Mansion in a daze.
Lost my mind.
Afternoon.
Western suburbs.
Baiyun Temple.
Among the curls of sandalwood, monks chanting Taoist sutras opened the altar and performed rituals with compassion for heaven and earth. In the main hall, the maids helped the Queen Mother and the Empress to their feet.
I quickly brought over light porridge and side dishes...
But Empress Dowager Li couldn't swallow it, so she kept asking the eunuch in charge of money and food how much food was left from the palace.
The money and food eunuch had a bitter look on his face, so he had to tell the truth. Although there was some food in the palace, tens of thousands of people still had to eat.
Queen Mother Li's face darkened, and she became furious in a rare move: "If you miss one meal in the palace, you will starve to death. From today on... everyone in the palace will have one meal a day, and all the food saved will be moved to help the victims!"
The eunuch Qianliang had no choice but to quickly promise: "I will obey your Majesty's decree."
In chaos.
One pot after another of white porridge and steamed buns was cooked. As soon as I heard that the Queen Mother and the Empress were out of the palace to provide relief, many wealthy families took out food storage and sent people to help.
As the sky grew late, tens of thousands of victims finally filled their bellies and slept in their clothes on both sides of the road. Thick crowds of people lined both sides of the official road.
Empress Dowager Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked out of the Taoist temple. The Empress Dowager in Baiyun Temple looked at such a miserable scene with her eyes, and couldn't help but feel anxious in her heart.
I got through it today.
But what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow...
This is not the way to go.
at this time.
At the city gate lined with torches, there was a sudden sound of horse hoofbeats, and several magnificent four-wheeled carriages appeared. The carriages were loaded with unknown items.
Each of the heroic young charioteers, all wearing bright red mandarin duck battle coats, skillfully drove the vehicle into a small forest not far away.
Empress Dowager Li was slightly startled and asked to the left and right: "Where do these soldiers come from?"
This strange carriage seems a bit familiar.
I hurriedly asked around.
Not long after.
Several eunuchs hurried back and brought back the latest news, as well as a pile of potatoes and a few roasted sweet potatoes in food boxes. They happily placed this unique food in front of the Queen Mother.
"The Queen Mother... Mr. Shen of Dongchang sent someone to bring some food..."
Looking at the steaming potatoes, some of which were burnt, Queen Mother Li felt a little confused, so she looked at Queen Wang and tried to pick up a roasted sweet potato.
She has naturally seen potatoes, but this roasted sweet potato...
It looks a little fresh.
The Queen Mother tried to take a bite.
This taste...
It was neither delicious nor unpalatable, but it was not easy to swallow. The Queen Mother quickly picked up the tea bowl on the side and took a sip of herbal tea, then gritted her teeth and swallowed.
"Ahem."
The Queen on the side also choked and let out a few light coughs, so the Queen Mother and the Queen looked at it again, frowned at the same time, and began to carefully look at the remaining roasted sweet potatoes.
"this......"
Soon the queen came to the conclusion: "It tastes bad, but... I'm very hungry."
She didn't eat much, but after just one bite, she felt full. Her stomach began to swell, and she felt similar to Guanyin soil, but...
This is definitely not Guanyin soil that can eat the dead.
Definitely edible food!
Holding half of a roasted sweet potato, the Queen Mother endured the feeling of bloating in her stomach and said slowly to the Queen: "Eat... don't let Shen Qianhu's kindness down."
The queen nodded.
The two women had no choice but to bite the bullet and swallowed the strange food one bite at a time. They each finished a piece of sweet potato. The two women felt that the taste was really indescribable.
Take a sip of herbal tea quickly to moisten your throat.
After a while.
The Queen Mother suppressed her curiosity and asked the eunuch: "Did Shen Qianhu do this again?"
The eunuch said firmly: "As for the Queen Mother Shengci... yes!"
Queen Wang reminded from the side: "Now it is the commanding officer."
Empress Dowager Li nodded, suddenly feeling a little itchy on her scalp, but she was used to it. Shen Qianhu was always unexpected when he did things. He...
It's really elusive.
There was silence for a moment.
Empress Dowager Li seemed to have remembered something again, and asked curiously: "How much food is there at Shen Qianhu, which is called... white potato?"
The eunuch said firmly: "More!"
Think about it.
The eunuch stretched out his hand and gestured: "Such a lot!"
Queen Mother Li was dumbfounded, then she became more and more curious, and said to the Queen: "Let's go and have a look."
not far away.
Beside a small forest.
I watched four-wheeled carriages unloading the stored sweet potatoes and potatoes from Tianjin Zuowei and Shenjiazhuang Cooperative, and then drove away with a rumble.
Shen Lie smiled from ear to ear.
to be honest.
The Shenjiazhuang area, plus the entire Tianjin Zuowei area, has a lot of farmland. It must add up to tens of thousands of acres of land, but most of it is mountainous land that is difficult to cultivate.
Only when these sweet potatoes were actually planted did we realize how terrible the yield was. The yield of the land in Shenjiazhuang could reach a terrifying five to six thousand kilograms per mu.
Even in mountainous areas that are barren and short of water, the yield can reach three to four thousand kilograms. As the wheat is harvested, another crop of sweet potatoes has been planted.
So the stuff is endless...
If you can't finish it, you can't finish it at all. You can only use it to raise pigs and chickens. If you can't finish it, you can only store it in the cellar, and you can't even put it in the cellar.
And if this thing is grown in the south, it will be even more terrible. It can even be harvested twice a year. What a terrifying yield.
Shen Lie estimated that the sweet potatoes he had hoarded, roasted and boiled, mixed with some cabbage, radishes, and various grains, would be enough to feed the tens of thousands of victims for two to three months.
But this is not an option. Shen Lie has already asked people to try making sweet potato vermicelli. The taste is naturally much better than roasted white potatoes, and he can even develop several famous dishes.
aside.
Zhang Jingxiu, Yun'er and several maidservants were also chattering about our master's great merit this time, when they heard a low shout coming from behind them.
"Master Shen."
Look back.
Then he saw a group of royal guards, maids, and eunuchs, and two women in gorgeous palace clothes looking at him not far away.