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Chapter 88 Survival is the most important thing (Part 2)

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    Chapter 88: Survival is the most important thing (Part 2)

    "ah!?"

    Before Emperor Jinghe could speak, Zhao Shou over there exclaimed.

    The emperor turned around and scolded: "What is your name?"

    He was in a very bad mood. Not only did he scold Liu Mingqi, but the old slave Zhao Shou was also upset.

    Of course Zhao Shou didn't care, he could only bow to the end and gave himself a bad rap.

    Miao Yan didn¡¯t understand either. He looked at Liu Mingqi with confused eyes, hoping for an explanation.

    Liu Mingqi smiled and said, "It seems that Eunuch Zhao understands the method I said. Why not let him explain it to His Majesty."

    Zhao Shou scolded Liu Mingqi bloody in his heart, and the smile on his face was uglier than crying: "Your Majesty, old slaveold slave"

    "Just tell me, I won't blame you."

    Emperor Jing He also saw at this time that this method was definitely not very popular, otherwise the two of them would not be in such a dilemma.

    Facing the emperor's gaze, Zhao Shou could only grit his teeth and said quickly: "Bran is the residue left when rice and wheat are polished. It is usually used to feed livestock. What His Royal Highness Prince Yu means should be  It is to replace all the grains into bran and then feed them to the victims."

    "What!?"

    Emperor Jinghe and Miao Yan were both shocked.

    The two men looked at Zhao Shou with eyes that almost wanted to kill someone.

    Zhao Shou was so frightened that he almost collapsed, "Your Majesty, Master Miao This is Prince Yu's idea. I just said it"

    So immediately Liu Mingqi also received the "death stare".

    But the young man was not afraid, and instead looked at them: "We have no food and no money. If we don't think about this idea, are we going to let a total of 10 to 20 million people starve to death?"

    "But aren't these scraps meant to be fed to livestock?" Miao Yan's dark face turned red. "How can humans and livestock be confused?"

    "When it comes to this, don't be too particular. Saving your life is the most important thing." Liu Mingqi said: "Mr. Miao, have you ever been hungry? After starving you for three days and three nights, let alone bran, it is just the leaves of the tree.  You can even chew on the skin!"

    "Even if I starve to death, I will not eat these things." Miao Yan said solemnly.

    "Yes, you are noble, you are noble, and your reputation is more important than death." Liu Mingqi laughed, "But Mr. Miao, the common people are not as honest as you. They just want to live. In order to live,  They are willing to do anything By the way, did you know that dirt can be eaten?"

    "Nonsense!" Emperor Jinghe choked out a sentence, "How can you eat dirt?"

    "Eunuch Zhao, please explain." Liu Mingqi carried poor Zhao Shou out again.

    Whenever Zhao Shou had a knife in his hand, he could stab this bastard boy with one blow.

    It¡¯s a pity he didn¡¯t.

    Then facing the questioning look of Emperor Jinghe, he could only whisper honestly: "That kind of soil is called Guanyin soil. Eating it can ward off hunger. But if you eat too much, Guanyin soil will swell in the stomach and make people sick.  Bloated to death alive.

    ¡°When the old slave was young, he encountered a big disaster. There were so many people on the roadside in the fields, men, women, old and young, who died of bloating.¡±

    Thinking about the terrifying scene Zhao Shou said, Emperor Jinghe and Miao Yan couldn't help but shudder.

    "Look, this is the life experience of Eunuch Zhao who has experienced hardships." Liu Mingqi said, "So now Master Miao, you can ask, if it comes to life and death, will he eat the bran?"

    "eat!"

    This time Zhao Shou was also willing to take the risk. Without waiting for the emperor to ask, he closed his eyes and said: "When you are about to starve to death, you will even grab the bark of the tree, let alone the bran. Only those with a little savings can afford to eat bran."  Yes!If there was really no way to survive back then, the old slave's father would not be so cruel and sold the old slave to a sex dealer and came all the way to the capital"

    There was silence in the imperial study room for a long time.

    Miao Yan wanted to say something, but his mouth was so dry that he couldn't say a word.

    Emperor Jinghe¡¯s eyes were red and he looked at Zhao Shou fiercely, as if he wanted to kill someone.

    Liu Mingqi understood how the emperor felt at this time.

    He has been kind and gentle all his life, especially to the common people. I don¡¯t know how much labor and taxes have been reduced or exempted.

    ¡°As a result, today we have to feed bran to the victims. How sad and ironic is this?

    The young man¡¯s tone at this time was actually gentler: ¡°Your MajestyThe victims didn¡¯t say they couldn¡¯t eat the food, which was all bran and bran. It was just that the emperor thought they wouldn¡¯t be able to eat it.

    "You can let them make a pot of bran porridge on site tonight, just enough for the Prime Minister and the others to try it." Liu Mingqi suggested, "If everyone thinks it's okay, then why can't we do it?"

    Emperor Jinghe felt that it was rare for Liu Mingqi to say a "human word" tonight.

    It was this sentence that made him feel okay.

    He can¡¯t accept it if it¡¯s all bran, but if rice is added, it¡¯s not exactly for livestock, and it can be considered a type of porridge.

    Emperor Jinghe turned around and ordered: "Zhao Shou, please arrange it and let them prepare it. It will be brewed in front of the imperial study room. No adulteration is allowed. Later in the evening, go to Wenyuan Pavilion and invite the prime ministers and ministers to come and drink.  bowl."

    "According to the order!"

    Eunuch Zhao ran to the door again.

    Looking at his back, Emperor Jing He was in a heavy heart, and suddenly felt a little relaxed for no reason.

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    Note: A brother asked why it was written that the Kang Dynasty was prosperous, but it was only about a year's surplus of grain. This does not meet the standard of prosperity, right?

    "Book of Rites" says: "If there is no good harvest, if the throne is not established for four years, if the country does not have nine years of savings, it is said to be insufficient; if it does not have six years of savings, it is said to be urgent; if it does not have three years of savings, it is said that the country is not its own country." This means that if  If the stock of grain does not exceed nine years, it means that the materials are not sufficient; and if the stock of the country does not fall below six years, it is still relatively critical; once the stock of grain is less than three years, then it cannot be called a "country"  .

    Is this statement correct?

    It depends on the time.

    When the population was sparse like the Western Zhou Dynasty, of course there was no problem, and even within the first 50 years of each dynasty, there was no problem.

    "But once it stabilizes, the population will inevitably surge, but the land will not increase with it, and the total food output will not increase.  Therefore, no amount of food reserves can keep up with this pace.  In addition, constant floods, droughts, locust plagues, etc. will consume a lot of money and food, so it is impossible to reserve for three years, let alone nine years.

    When we talked about the possibility of a bad harvest in 2020, didn't we just say that our food reserves are for one and a half years, which is enough for everyone, so don't worry.

    This is true even for modern countries. Moreover, the Dakang Dynasty has suffered from typhoons, droughts, floods, etc. in the past few years. Therefore, Xiucai set that after experiencing so many disasters, the Dakang Dynasty currently has a one-year reserve. I think it is still  More realistic.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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