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Chapter 489: Sun Quan¡¯s thoughts

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    The foreign tribes were pacified, so that the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Xiqiang, etc. could no longer invade Liangzhou and the Central Plains.  The armies of Zhuge Liang and Li Yan also completely conquered four small countries in the Western Region, including Loulan, Khotan, Wusun, and Qiuci, and stationed their troops more than a hundred miles west of Yumen Pass. This made other countries in the Western Region frightened and came forward to express their gratitude.  The Han Dynasty proclaimed himself a vassal, and promised never to betray, and to ensure the smooth flow of business routes to the Western Regions.

    Although Sun Quan and Cao Cao formed an alliance, the strength displayed by the Han army shocked the whole world. Naturally, they did not dare to take the initiative to provoke them and could only concentrate on development.

    But if they want to compete with the big guys in terms of development speed, they are destroying themselves, because as time goes by, the gap will only get wider and wider.

    However, things were unpredictable, and things were not always smooth sailing for Liu Cong. He also ran into trouble.

    Since the Chinese New Year, it has hardly rained in the Sili area, Henan Yin, Jingzhao Yin, and Guanzhong Road.

    Although Liu Cong was well prepared, he remembered that there had been famines during this period in history and had stockpiled a lot of food in advance, but he still underestimated the scale of the disaster area and the scope of the damage.

    Food is the most important thing for the people. Seeing that the crops in the fields are about to dry up, the people are panic-stricken.  Although there are no riots, robberies do occur.

    In the palace of the King of Han, Liu Cong summoned important officials such as Ma Liang, Zhong Yao, Yi Ji, Pang Shanmin, Ma Zhong, Xiang Lang, Shi Guangyuan, Cui Zhouping, etc. to discuss countermeasures.

    "How long can the people's food reserves last?" Liu Cong asked.

    "Reporting to my lord, it can last for up to a month!" Pang Shanmin, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out. He knew more about the situation among the people. "Last year, there was a bumper harvest, and the people had some food. Otherwise, it would have been gone. But this year, Henan,  Sili and other places can harvest at most 30% of the grain, while the Jingzhao area may only be able to harvest 10%, while Guanzhong Road will have no harvest. What's more serious is that autumn grain cannot be planted, and disasters will occur throughout the year."

    ¡°My lord, the grain production in Jingzhou and Yizhou has also decreased, and it is expected to be at most 50% to 60% of last year!¡± Shi Guangyuan, the minister of household affairs, said.

    "How about Yuzhou and Yanzhou?"

    ¡°It rained a few times in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and the damage was not serious. Production was reduced by 20 to 30%!¡± Ma Liang said.

    "The weather in Yizhou is good and the harvest will not be affected for the time being!" Dong Yun said.

    "Oh" Liu Cong nodded, finally there is good news.

    "How is the food we have stored up?"

    "Last year, according to my lord's order, I bought back a lot of grain at a high price, which can be used normally for three years. However, the war with foreigners consumed a lot of food, and in addition, a lot of it was shipped to Liangzhou. The granaries in Yicheng and Chencang no longer have any excess." Shi  Guangyuan said.

    "No matter how much is left, we must first help the people!" Liu Cong said in a very firm tone. "From now on, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs will learn about the situation at home of people everywhere and prepare to open warehouses to release food. We cannot let the people go hungry. If someone  If you starve to death, I will severely punish the local officials!"

    "No!"

    "The Ministry of Punishment has strengthened intelligence collection in various places to prevent riots. At the same time, it will monitor various vendors. If anyone takes the opportunity to raise prices, sell rare goods, and seek huge profits, he will be severely punished!"

    "No!"

    ¡°The Ministry of War organizes garrisons and county soldiers from all over the country to do their best to divert water for irrigation and save the crops as much as possible. If this is not possible, let the autumn grains be planted!¡±

    "No!"

    "At the same time, whether in the royal palace or in the homes of officials from aristocratic families, we must advocate frugality and resolutely oppose waste. Every porridge and meal should be remembered as hard-earned, half a thread, and always remember that material resources are difficult, and we must work together to overcome the famine!"

    "No!"

    After Liu Cong¡¯s few orders, all officials in Luoyang and elsewhere quickly became busy.

    As soon as the officials moved, the people naturally took action, and the county soldiers from various places also took action, followed by the major corps.

    By the Yellow River and the Wei River, water carts were set up.

    At this time, people suddenly discovered that there were water canals crisscrossing beside many fields.  They immediately remembered, wasn¡¯t that what the King of Han called on everyone to practice last winter?

    The king of Han was really destined. He knew last winter that there would be a severe drought this year, so he repaired the canals in advance and built so many waterwheels. Now it¡¯s all come true!

    "At this moment, from Luoyang to Chencang, along the Weihe and Yellow Rivers, the people who were originally a little panicked now feel at ease.  Don't be afraid even if there is no harvest, the King of Han already knows about it, how can the King of Han ignore them?  Just follow what the King of Han said and divert water to irrigate the crops.

    By working together, we will be able to overcome the famine.

    The officials did not waste any extravagance and reduced the usual four dishes toTwo dishes are reduced to one dish.

    Under the leadership of Cai family, Ma family and others, the family advocates frugality and opposes waste.

    Under the supervision of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, merchants not only did not raise prices, but also lowered the prices of some daily necessities.

    Disaster victims have appeared in remote places, and they dragged their families to nearby counties.

    Liu Cong¡¯s order had already been spread to all counties. If people starved to death, local officials would be severely punished. Therefore, the victims were quickly resettled, and the government opened warehouses to release grain.

    Jingzhou was not seriously affected by the disaster, and Yizhou was not affected. However, officials in these two places were not idle and were still building water conservancy projects.  Because they have seen the important role of repairing canals in advance.  At the same time, frugality was also advocated in accordance with Liu Cong's orders.

    Yizhou governor Zhang Song and Hanzhong prefect Yan Pu used the Baoxie Plank Road to transport grain to Guanzhong Road, which was the worst-hit area.

    In Wu County, in the Prince Wu's Mansion, Changshi Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan looked at several pieces of information sent from Luoyang, Chang'an and other places with surprised expressions on their faces.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  Once the people ran out of food, they would riot. Although Zhang Jiao had been preparing for the Yellow Turban Rebellion for a long time, it actually broke out because of the famine in Jizhou.

    Although Liu Cong managed the area well, the area affected by the disaster was too large and the people had no food. In addition, members of the Tianyan Camp fanned the flames. Once a large-scale riot occurs, Luoyang will fall into chaos and tension.  At that time, Xiangyang will inevitably mobilize troops and horses, and he will have the opportunity to attack Jingzhou.

    At the same time, Sima Yi promised that Cao Cao would also send troops to Yanzhou.

    Liu Cong is too powerful. If we don't take this opportunity to weaken him, he will be a serious problem in the future.

    But who would have thought that there would be no chaos in Luoyang and other places, and that Liu Cong's orders would be more effective than the emperor's imperial edict.

    "Zibu, what should we do?" After a while, Sun Quan asked Zhang Zhao.

    "My Lord, the King of Han must not be an enemy. If you send troops rashly, you will be defeated!"

    "Don't we have any chance at all?" Sun Quan was a little unwilling.

    "Not at all!" Zhang Zhao nodded, with a very firm tone, "My lord, do you still remember what the King of Han did last winter?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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