Chapter 467 The Lion Opens His Mouth

Chapter 467 The Lion Opens His Mouth

Food is the most important thing for the people, and the lack of food is a big deal.

It was also a big mountain pressing on Chen Wenqi's head, he was almost out of breath, and even had some complaints about the emperor.

It's easy for you old man to say disaster relief, but where is the food?

There is money, but where can we buy so much food in a short period of time to relieve hundreds of thousands of victims?

There are still a large number of victims in Haining Bay waiting to be fed, and the porridge made by several porridge shops has long been unable to hold chopsticks!

Moreover, there are still a steady stream of hungry people all the way north, emergency documents from various places are flying in like snowflakes, and there is only one thing to complain about, food!

There is food in the granary in Fengyang Mansion, but can it be moved easily? Who dares to move?

There is also food in the granaries in Jiangdong County and Jiangnan County, but there is not much of it. The First World War in Minzhou consumed a lot, and they dare not move the rest anyway, because these are military rations. Once there is no more military rations Reserve, if there is another war, this battle will not be able to be fought.

Now the emperor is going to use troops in Yanyun County, and the household department has to raise a lot of food...

This Minister of the Household Department really can't do it any more, and it's really not a human job. If it weren't for the emperor's kindness is too deep, Chen Wenqi would have quit the job.

So when he saw Xiao Chen go and come back, he didn't have a good face at all, and in the luck of making people sullen and silent after serving tea, no matter what this kid wants to send or what Crazy people will never obey their orders! What the hell is it that you are in trouble in Yanyun County, and my household department has a relaxed and happy life every day?

"Master Chen, let's make it clear that people don't speak secretly, and I won't play around with you anymore. I want some copper and iron, do you have any?" Xiao Chen's attitude was completely different from that of the morning, and he spoke while looking at Chen Wenqi's face. He also said it carefully, all in a negotiating tone.

I knew that his kid was a night owl who came into the house and came here for nothing!

But with such a good attitude, he didn't want to ignore him, and wanted to send him away as soon as possible, "How much do you want?"

"Ten million catties..." Xiao Chenzi opened his mouth wide, seeing Chen Wenqi's sudden change of face, he immediately changed his words, "Well, I guess you can't give it to Mr. Chen, but you have to give me this face for a few million catties, right?"

Chen Wenqi stared at Xiao Chen without saying a word, staring at Xiao Chen with hair straightened, "Master Chen, what do you mean by looking at me like that?"

"Let me see how much face you, Mr. Xiao, have?" Chen Wenqi said coldly.

"It's really urgent. I thought the iron and steel business was under the management of Ma Shangshu. I just went to find him and found out that it was under the management of your household department. That's why I came back to bother you, Mr. Chen." Xiao Chen said that I actually didn't want to come. of.

You don't want to see my big face, and I don't want to see your stinky face, okay?

"Why do you want so much iron? Do you want to rebel with weapons?" Chen Wenqi's words sounded like a joke, but who knew it was not from the heart?

Because he has never played a joke with Xiao Chen, let alone this kind of joke.

"Don't make trouble!" Xiao Chen laughed, "It's used to make farm tools. You, Mr. Chen, must know that a large area of ​​land in Yanyun County is now barren. It's impossible not to grow food. The common people can't live without food. But without a plow, a hoe, or a shovel, you can't let the common people dig the ground with their hands, right?"

"In addition, there are a large number of hungry people in Yanyun County now. They don't even have any land, and I can't just watch them starve to death. They are all the people of our Great Zhou, right? Relief alone is not the answer, so I just want to give them wasteland so that they can cultivate themselves and be self-sufficient..."

The last time the Xianbo cavalry crossed the border, they snatched almost all the ironware, not even a needle left, and later returned some supplies, but the ironware was not returned, because their current smelting technology is still very backward. A lot of ironware can't be manufactured at all, even iron pots have to be imported from Dazhou.

In fact, Xiao Chen knows that there are very rich reserves of iron ore in Yanyun County, but it takes time for you to mine, and far away water can't quench your thirst. Besides, after you mine the iron ore, you have to cast it, which also requires a lot of energy. Iron tools.

This can all wait, but the most urgent thing is that if Xiao Chen wants to cast a large number of cannons, he needs a large amount of high-quality fine steel, the more the better.

Before he set off, the lunatic Liu Fuhai and the two told him to do whatever it takes to get back a batch of steel, which was a task assigned to him.

For fine steel, Chen Wenqi is unlikely to give it, even if it is not much, but iron ingots are fine, we can refine the fine steel ourselves.

"If you want farm tools, I can send you a batch..." Chen Wenqi knew he was wrong as soon as he said this, and it was too late to shut up.

"That's the best! According to the calculation of one iron plow, five hoes, and three shovels per household, then there are 200,000 iron plows, and 500,000 hoes are just so-so..." Sure enough, Xiao Chen was overjoyed, Immediately, the lion opened his mouth wide.

The conversation also reached a deadlock.

"Lord Chen, there is something that I didn't tell the emperor." After a moment of silence, Xiao Chen suddenly spoke again.

Chen Wenqi wanted to ignore him, but he was curious, what was so mysterious that he told me without telling the emperor?

"What's the matter?" If you don't ask, this kid may not really say anything.

"Master Chen, have you heard of the Thirteenth Granary of the Great Han Dynasty?" Xiao Chen said.

"It's also been rumored, why did you find it? Hehehe..." Who doesn't know what Chen Wenqi said? How dare you say it, and say it so mysteriously!

"En!" Xiao Chen nodded firmly, "But I just happened to find one."

"Ah? Really!" Chen Wenqi took a sip of tea and sprayed it all out, spraying Xiao Chen all over his face.

"Look, Mr. Chen, please don't get excited, you found it, but..." Xiao Chen wiped off the tea on his face, and explained the reason in detail.

There is also a lot of food, and there are a lot of dried meat, dried fish, dried vegetables and so on, but because of the age, it has become moldy and rotten. It is no exaggeration to tell you that it can be used as a stick, and it is stronger than iron!

It's not something people eat... But then again, if you're hungry, it's still no problem to fill your stomach. Why do so many people in Yanyun County not starve to death during the winter? It is all supported by these grains.

"Then you still have a lot...how much?" Chen Wenqi's eyes were red.

"It's not much, but there's still a little..." Xiao Chen said.

Why, Master Chen, do you want it? If you want it, you just talk. If you don't say you want it, how do I know if you really want it?

Although you forget me very sincerely, you still have to tell me what you want. It is impossible for you to say that you want it and I will not give it to you. If you say you don’t want it, I will give it to you. Everyone has to be reasonable. !

Do you really want it?

Then I'll give you some, you don't really want it, do you?

Do you really want to?