The reason why he did not report the memorial was because he could not think of a solution. Just asking the question, Emperor Jiajing asked you what to do?

But you can't answer, isn't that waiting for Emperor Jiajing to scold him?

However, he did not expect that Xu Jie would expose these problems in front of Emperor Jiajing today. He looked at Xu Jie suspiciously and said in his heart:

"Did Xu Jie have a solution to the problem?"

"What are you looking at? Tell me quickly." Emperor Jiajing's voice became sharp.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Gong swallowed and said, "The four southern provinces that have not been affected by disasters are better. Their food is enough for autumn harvest. However, the three provinces that have suffered disasters can only count on the court for disaster relief. The food for disaster relief can only last for one month.

The two provinces in the north that were not affected by disasters can also eat the autumn harvest, but the four provinces that suffered disasters also rely on the government to provide disaster relief, which can only last for one month. The grain in the capital can last for three months."

Emperor Jiajing said slightly: "Since there are four provinces in the south and two provinces in the north that have not suffered any disasters, then there is food in their granaries, and those wealthy families should also have food, so the court can buy it with money."

Gao Gong shook his head and said, "There is not much food in the official warehouse."

"Where did the food go?"

"They have been allocated to the affected provinces and the troops to suppress bandits. And the food that should be garrisoned between the north and the south has not yet been settled this year."

Emperor Jiajing's face was as deep as water: "In other words, the entire Ming Dynasty only had one month's food?"

Gao Gong pondered for a moment and said, "There are three months of food in the capital. The capital usually weighs three months, and the next month it will transport three months of food. However, now, there are probably no food transported. The two provinces in the north that have not suffered disaster really have no surplus food. Originally, the grain harvest in the north was not as good as the south. Moreover, this time, the four provinces in the north were only three provinces in the south. Two provinces supplying the four provinces is already in a shortage. The two provinces in the north really can no longer produce a piece of food. If they have to snatch out food from the north, then the two provinces that were not affected will have a shortage of food.

However, once the two provinces in the north do not provide food, refugees from the other four provinces will pour into the two provinces. At that time, the north will be in ruins.

There are four provinces in the south that have not been affected by the disaster, but they have also transferred a large amount of grain from them to the three provinces to provide disaster relief. There should be no much grain in the official warehouse. If you want to provide disaster relief, you must buy food from the big households. However, I don’t know if those big households will sell it and what price they will sell. Once the negotiation is incorrect, a large number of refugees will appear, and then bandits will form. Overall, we must solve the food problem within one month, otherwise…”

Gao Gong couldn't continue to say anything.

"Bang!" Emperor Jiajing slapped the table and said, "Since both of you know that the problem is so serious, why not report it."

"This...is also a report sent from various places the day before yesterday."

Emperor Jiajing gasped for a few breaths and said, "What are you doing?"

Gao Gong shook his head and said, "The reason why I didn't report the memorial is that I have been thinking of a solution, but I didn't think of it."

Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Jie and said, "Where are you? Since you have reported the report, don't tell me, you haven't figured out a solution."

"There is one way." Xu Jie said softly.

"Emperor Jiajing's eyes lit up and said, "Speak quickly."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Jie said in a narrow voice: "Now disaster is inevitable. The six northern provinces have no food, and even if those big households take out all the food, they cannot be able to six northern provinces and three southern provinces. Therefore, civil unrest is inevitable."

Emperor Jiajing's face became very ugly. He stared at Xu Jie tightly and said coldly: "In other words, in a month, the Ming Dynasty will be full of bandits and beacons everywhere?"

"Yes!" Xu Jie nodded.

"There will be four provinces in the northern six provinces in the Ming Dynasty, all without food, bandits everywhere, flocking to the other two provinces, robbing all the other two provinces, making the other two provinces without food, and then the bandits of the six provinces will pounce on the capital?"

"Yes!" Xu Jie nodded with difficulty.

"Will the bandits from the three northern provinces rush into the four provinces that were not affected by disaster in the south, and burn, kill and loot those four provinces?"

"Yes!" Xu Jie nodded again.

"Then...is it still a bandit?"

Emperor Jiajing was in a state of chaos. Just thinking about it, you can imagine the chaotic scene when Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Zhu family, conquered the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. It was all rebels, and the Zhu family's country might be over. Suddenly, Emperor Jiajing reacted and looked at Xu Jie urgently and said:

"Didn't you just say there is a way? Is there any way to solve the current food shortage?"

"There is no way to solve the food shortage." Xu Jie shook his head and said.

"Bang!" Emperor Jiajing slapped the imperial desk and said with a dark face: "Xu Jie, you dare to tease me."

"I dare not!" Xu Jie hurriedly bowed and said, "Please listen to me in detail."

"Tell me!" Emperor Jiajing stopped his anger.

"Your Majesty, the food shortage is a natural disaster, and no one can solve it. All we can solve is the matter after the food shortage occurs. As Your Majesty said just now, in a month, the Ming Dynasty will be filled with phoenix fires and the world will be in chaos. If the army mutiny, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be turbulent. Therefore, at this time, civil and military officials in the court cannot be in chaos, and the military cannot be in chaos."

"What do you mean?" Gao Gong seemed to realize something and looked at Xu Jie in shock.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Jie ignored Gao Gong at all and looked at Emperor Jiajing and said, "Let Luo Xin stop disaster relief, take the food for the disaster relief back to the court, and leave it to the military. Then, let Luo Xin collect food for the court to ensure the food and grass of the military. Your Majesty, as long as the military has food, they will not be in chaos. And the court can suppress bandits with military force. So what if the bandits are everywhere? Just let the military kill them."

"Xu Jie... you are treacherous..." Gao Gong stretched out his fingers and pointed at Xu Jie in anger and cursed: "Do you want to kill all the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"They are not the people, they are traitors. If they don't kill them, would they let them enter the imperial city?"

"You, you...you..." Gao Gong trembled with anger: "While not providing disaster relief, you asked Luo Xin to collect grain. He said it was a collection, that was a robbery, and rob food from the people. You are the officials forcing the people to rebel."

"Nonsense." Xu Jie said angrily: "I forced this natural disaster? I just want to protect the Ming Dynasty. If you have a way, Xu Jie apologizes to you. Do you think I want this? As long as the court is there, the disaster of the Ming Dynasty is still within the controllable range. If the court is gone, that is the real disaster. At that time, the world is full of wars, and the real people's life is in poverty."

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