After the immortal disappeared

Chapter 1615 Where is the food?

As soon as the announcement was made, even the most serious people in Tianshui City showed a long-lost smile on their faces.

Emperor Liujiang either doesn't come for a whole sixty years, or comes several times within a year. They are really luckier than their fathers and grandfathers!

The opening ceremony of the new city government office was very grand, and King Yao took the time to come to the scene, which gave all the officials a surprise.

Afterwards, He Lingchuan still plunged into the project, going out early and returning late, busy like a spinning top.

The people sent by Qingyang monitored him at the construction site and reported He Xiao's schedule back to Youhu Xiaozhu. It was fully arranged. Except for a quarter of an hour to eat and two quarters of an hour to squat, he worked non-stop for seven hours a day.

The chaos and disaster are coming, but this guy not only doesn't run away, but also does the work assigned by King Yao conscientiously. It really seems that he is devoted to his career here. Qingyang admires him a little.

He is calm every time he encounters a big event, and pretends to go all out. This kind of person is too terrible.

Such a patient young man must die.

At this time, He Lingchuan was discussing with You Rongzhi: "Master You, the progress of the eastward expansion site is too fast, and it is a big trouble."

You Rongzhi was very surprised: "Why? Isn't this a good thing?"

He was busy with family matters these two days, and just returned to the construction site and heard He Xiao's strange words.

Junshang and Yao Ting both hope that the progress will be as fast as possible, why does He Xiao do the opposite?

"The progress is fast because the labor force has increased suddenly. More than 12,000 people have been added in the past seven days. Basically, they are all doing rough work such as moving bricks, laying tiles and hitting stones." He Lingchuan shook his head, "Wages are secondary. It doesn't matter if you pay a little more when rushing the work, but the food supply will not be able to meet the demand."

When You Rongzhi heard "12,000 people", he immediately realized that this was indeed a problem.

The price of grain in and outside the city soared for a long time. The money that could buy six or seven kilograms of grain in the past, now you have to thank God if you can buy one kilogram back. Even if people hold money and line up outside the grain shop to buy grain, it is very likely that they will finally get in line when the grain is sold out.

A large number of civilians and refugees in the city have enthusiastically signed up for the Tianshui Eastward Expansion Project because -

This project provides food!

It has been rushing to make progress from the beginning, so of course it has to introduce preferential measures to attract civilian craftsmen to work.

Although it is a fixed-time and fixed-quantity supply, it cannot allow all big-bellied people to eat freely, and the grain is not good. Don't pick it up when eating, otherwise you will pick out a fat white meat worm if you don't wrap it properly. But who dares to be picky at this time? Everyone has to eat it with a smile as a snack and then savor it.

In just a few days, the Tianshui Eastward Expansion Project has added 12,000 laborers, plus the original ones, all of whom are ruthless dry rice machines.

The project department was stretched to the limit all of a sudden.

The price of grain is several times higher than before, and there is no market for it!

He Lingchuan smiled bitterly: "We have scraped together so that they can barely eat. Originally they had two meals a day, but now they only have one meal at most. The construction site has begun to complain."

You Rongzhi also felt a headache: "Does He Daozhu have any ideas?"

"I have already notified them that the project will suspend hiring. The problem is that the existing labor force is already very large." He Lingchuan said seriously, "The food for this project is really hard to coordinate, and I have to ask you to help."

There are some things he is determined not to say, and some ideas he is determined not to take. Because these should be decided by the Yao Wang himself.

He can't get involved in these causes and effects.

You Rongzhi asked him: "How many days can you hold on?"

He also knew that people who do hard work are particularly good at eating. People are iron and rice is steel, how can they go without a meal?

"At most, there will be no food in two days."

Two days! You Rongzhi's forehead was sweating again. He Xiao said "it's hard to coordinate", that's the truth.

But this guy is just a senior governor, without real power, it's useless to pressure him, he can't make food.

Without power, there is no responsibility.

The real decision-makers and the Yao Wang have to make decisions to solve practical difficulties.

You Rongzhi thought about it and could only say: "Wait for me to go to the palace."

He Lingchuan only talked, he was the real project leader.

You Rongzhi left in a hurry, He Lingchuan smiled at his back.

The soul-catching mirror in his arms coughed: "Hey, do you want to?"

"Yes, add fuel to the fire." Qingyang's plan is quite good, He Lingchuan intends to add more firewood for her.

...

Yao Palace, Imperial Study.

You Rongzhi has reported the food shortage problem of Tianshui East Expansion Project in detail.

"Two days?" Yao Wang frowned, "There are only two days of food left at the construction site. Why did you report today? You went to the Ministry of Revenue to coordinate."

"I've asked twice." You Rongzhi smiled bitterly, "But now the price of grain is too expensive. To supply food to tens of thousands of people, the cost is equivalent to hundreds of thousands of people in the past."

The eastward expansion of Tianshui is a super large project. The amount of food consumed every day is astonishing, and the price of grain has risen six or seven times.

The cost has to be multiplied by six, which is not astonishing, but scary.

"Lord Li of the Ministry of Revenue said that the surrounding granaries are fully supplying Tianshui City and have no spare capacity to take care of the eastward expansion project, unless, uh..."

Yao Wang frowned: "Speak, don't be nagging!"

All his ministers were unhappy!

"Unless you take food from the military warehouse."

Yao Wang slammed the table and was angry: "Military warehouse? Military food is always given priority. You actually want to do the opposite? You have been an official for so many years, and common sense has been eaten into the dog's stomach?"

Which country dares to cut the army's food easily?

"This..." It's okay to poke a little secretly. Hasn't it been done like this a long time ago? How much better is the military warehouse than the leveling warehouse? Of course, You Rongzhi couldn't tell the truth in front of King Yao, so he had to settle for the next best thing, "We can also go to the market to buy high-priced grain, but we can't provide it to the laborers for free. Even if we only sell it at cost price, the project is like this It’s also... difficult to carry out.”

It was agreed at the beginning of this project that the laborers would be provided with free meals and drinks, but they began to collect meal payments in the middle. This was fine, as the situation forced it. But with the current food prices, how can those poor people afford it?

I'm afraid a day's work would cost less than half a meal.

Do they come to work to make money, or do they come to the construction site to lose money?

Both You Rongzhi and Yao Wang could imagine how noisy the Tianshui East Expansion Project would be if this method were followed.

Those gangsters are not happy. Stealing things and shitting and urinating are just trivial things. If they get excited, they might start a riot on the spot, smashing and looting.

However, if we continue to provide free food to the construction site, the cost will be too high.

Tens of thousands of people, six times the price of food! Every penny has to be paid out of the treasury!

Is it worth the price for the humble labor they do?

Thinking of this, King Yao's heart ached with pain.

Actually, there is another way.

He said solemnly: "If this is the case, the Emperor's Slurry is about to explode. Anyway, the project will be stopped during those days, so it is better to move forward."

When the Imperial Ooze breaks out, both humans and animals are driven by instinct and easily become disowned. Every time when the Emperor's Ooze flourished, the city was always in chaos, so large projects such as the eastward expansion of Tianshui that involved the cooperation of many people would definitely be temporarily suspended.

There are only a few days left, so it’s better to advance.

You Rongzhi asked in a low voice: "You mean?"

"Keep a few teams, and the rest will be paid and kicked out in advance." King Yao's words always make sense: "If you work a few more days, you won't be able to finish a temple; if you work a few days less, you won't miss much of the construction period. "

As long as King Yao is willing to make up his mind, You Rongzhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, I'll make arrangements right away."

"Be nice and don't cause any big trouble."

You Rongzhi responded and respectfully resigned.

His back was completely wet with sweat. When he came out of Shuangxian Palace, he was blown by the cold wind from Yuquan Palace and sneezed dozens of times.

well!

What He Lingchuan was waiting for was not You Rongzhi, but Zhao Song, who had just returned from the palace.

He went to Gongmianjun this morning to report on his work. Of course, he mainly talked about He Xiao's recent words and deeds, which was simply called a snitch.

Seeing his strange expression, He Lingchuan asked with concern: "Brother Zhao, what happened?"

Zhao Song moved his lips, hesitating whether to say anything.

But then I thought about it. He Xiao was very well-informed. If I didn't hear it from him, there were other channels.

So he found He Lingchuan in a corner and whispered: "Last night, Tingwei led the palace guards to arrest someone."

There is something special about this. Do ordinary people need Tingwei to take action?

"who?"

"Hu Ganying, the left envoy of the Chayi Guard, Wang Zuo, the magistrate of Tianshui Chengdong County, and I heard that there are two senior officials from the Ministry of War. I am not sure of their names yet."

He Lingchuan was surprised: "What do you mean?"

"The Tingwei captured them and locked them up in a prison for interrogation. So far, no one has figured out their crimes."

Zhao Song only knew one thing: Tingwei was also acting on the orders of King Yao, no doubt.

"Are these officials related to each other in some way?"

Zhao Song shook his head: "I don't know."

He has been in the court for many years, and he knows that gossip must be measured. Some words can be said casually, and some words must not be speculated on, otherwise it will be a trivial matter to lose one's official position.

He Lingchuan had been hanging out in Tianshui City for so long, and after entering the palace in a few days, he became more and more familiar with King Yao's temper. This old man is a bit stubborn, but at the same time he is not a resolute person. He suddenly secretly ordered the Tingwei to arrest someone, without even giving a reason, and regardless of the discussion between the government and the public, which shows that——

Either he was so angry that he couldn't care less about the impact; or the crime committed by these people was too big, and King Yao felt that it was urgent to arrest them for interrogation.

Of course, both situations may be possible.

Tianshui City is experiencing a troubled period these days: project projects are not going well, food prices are skyrocketing, refugees are starting to make trouble, and Luodian in the north is frequently harassing the border... Also, King Yao in the deep palace may have just realized Qingyang's plan. deal with him.

Which of the above things did those ministers commit?

At night, another news came.

Bao Wei, the minister of the Ministry of War, was taken away by Tingwei and died suddenly of poisoning on the way to prison; Wu Xianlong, the minister, fled and his whereabouts are unknown.

These incidents caused an uproar in Yaoting. Everyone was talking about what these high-ranking officials had done.

Before King Yao had time to speak frankly, a piece of bad news came to him:

A fire broke out in the kiln!

This season is dry and windy, so the fire is particularly fierce and out of control.

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