Chapter 500 Food Consumption

The golden crow swayed, and instantly caught up with half of the older child and grabbed his collar.

The half-aged child was about to struggle, but Li Yu said, "I won't want you in vain for this bowl of porridge."

As he spoke, he raised his head to Jinwu.

Jinwu took out a purse from his arms, poured out a handful of copper coins from it, and handed them to the half-aged child.

Seeing that the other party was going to get so much money, he just exchanged for a bowl of porridge in his hand. The half-old child was stunned and stared at Li Yu and Jin Wu blankly, not knowing what to do.

With so much money, you can buy a lot of big meat buns!

Seeing that the half-aged child looked unbelievable, Jinwu first took the porridge bowl in his hand, and then stuffed a handful of copper coins into his arms.

Regardless of the reaction of the half-aged child, he took the porridge bowl to Li Yu.

Li Yu took it and looked down at the porridge inside, and the clear soup was weak.

He was about to drink, but the golden crow quickly stopped him and whispered: "Dian...Young Master!"

Li Yu waved his hand and said it was okay.

So many people are rushing to drink, so what can I not drink?

He drank most of the bowl of porridge in just one bite.

The porridge looks so clear and slim, but it tastes so clear and slim.

The rice grains inside just sank a layer at the bottom of the bowl.

Just a bowl of porridge is not enough to eat. If you can give porridge three times a day, it will not cause people to starve to death.

He handed the porridge bowl back to most of the children and asked, "How many times does the state capital provide porridge a day?"

The half-aged child looked at him with a cautious face and hesitated, "Two...twice!"

Li Yu nodded without saying anything more.

After the half-aged child took the porridge bowl, he ran away in a flash and disappeared on the street in the blink of an eye.

Liang Pi muttered, "It's really rude! I don't even say thank you!"

Li Yu shrugged indifferently and said, "Let's go! Let's go to the prefecture to take a look!"

They squeezed open the crowd in front of the gate of the state capital and walked in.

The two yamen runners immediately blocked their way and shouted with a bad expression: "Do you know where this is? Just go in?"

Get out of here…”

Before he finished speaking, the golden crow had already revealed his flying guard sign.

When he saw that the man was actually a flying guard, the two yamen runners who were blocking the road were startled and subconsciously took a step back, intervened and said, "Great... Sir!"

Jin Wu glanced at the two of them coldly, waved his hand, pushed them away, and turned his back and asked Li Yu to enter.

Li Yu and Liang Pi walked into the gate of the prefecture one after another.

A famous yamen runner recognized Li Yu and hurriedly reported to Li Ge.

Li Ge is willing to serve as the governor of Qinzhou and is currently the imperial envoy.

However, Li Ge is still in charge of all major affairs in the state capital.

When Li Yu came to the prefecture, Li Ge was shocked and hurriedly came out to greet him.

In the yard outside the lobby, I saw Li Yu, Li Ge and other state officials and county officials intervened and bowed, saying, "I pay homage to His Highness the King of Wu!"

Li Yu waved his hand to everyone and signaled them to exempt them from gifts.

The group of them walked into the lobby, and Li Ge quickly asked Li Yu to sit in the main seat in the center.

In terms of titles, Li Yu is the prince, and in terms of official positions, Li Yu is the current governor of Qinzhou. No matter from any aspect, Li Yu is in charge of the main seat in the prefecture.

After sitting down, Li Yu looked at Li Ge and asked, "Empress Li!"

"I'm here!"

Li Ge quickly intervened and bowed.

Li Yu asked: "Recently, there is a shortage of food in the city?"

Li Ge was stunned at first, and then said: "There is no shortage! Half a month ago, the court had just transported 800,000 stones of grain to Huaian City!"

Li Yu calculated silently in his mind.

Calculated by one stone as one hundred and twenty kilograms, 800,000 stone is 96 million kilograms.

The military and civilians of Huaian City, even Huaishan Fortress and Anshan Fortress were added together. Based on one million people, the 96 million kilograms of grain were divided into each person, and there were also 96 kilograms, so it would be no problem to eat it for three months.

After knowing it, Li Yu asked, "How many are there left now when the 800,000 stones shipped from the court?"

"Report to Your Highness, it's... less than 400,000 stones!"

Li Yu narrowed his eyes and spent more than 400,000 stones in just half a month?

Is this eating or burning?

Besides, he not only saw the porridge in the prefecture, but also tasted it. The clear soup inside was so weak that it was just a matter of starvation. How could the food in the city be consumed so much?

Li Yu said in a deep voice: "Envoy Li, are you telling me that in just half a month, Huaian City consumed more than 400,000 stones of grain?"

Li Ge was shocked and said with a pale face: "Dian... Your Highness, Huaian City's food should not only be supplied to the people and refugees in the city, but also to the soldiers guarding the city, as well as the soldiers from the two fortresses in Huaishan and Anshan!"

Li Yu frowned and said, "Even so, 400,000 stones of grain were consumed in just half a month. Li Yuzhi, don't you think the consumption of this grain is too large?"

"This...this..."

Li Ge stammered, his face changed and he was sweating like rain.

At this time, Qinzhou Chief Shi Chai Jian stepped out and intervened to Li Yu, saying, "Your Highness doesn't know that the food in Huaian City does not only feed the military and civilians in Huaian City, but also has to be allocated to the refugees who migrated to Xiayuan County and Pingchuan County, which consumes a lot!"

Li Ge's heart moved when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Chai Changshi is right! Now the eight counties have been captured by the Xifan Army. The people of the eight counties have moved south and moved to Huaian County, Pingchuan County and Xiayuan County. The number of refugees is millions, and the daily food consumed is indeed very huge!"

That's how it makes sense.

The 800,000 stones of grain transported by the imperial court sounded a lot, but it would be difficult to support the millions of people in Qinzhou, which was far from enough!

Li Yu nodded and said seriously: "You guys don't have to worry too much about food. I will submit a memorial to the court as soon as possible and ask the court to dispose of another batch of food to solve the urgent needs of Qinzhou!"

When the officials heard this, they all showed joy on their faces, intervened and bowed to Li Yu, and said in unison: "Your Highness is polite to Qinzhou, which is really a blessing for Qinzhou and the people of Qinzhou!"

Li Yu sighed and said, "If the state capital encounters difficulties again in the future, it should be notified to me in time!"

"Yes! Your Highness!"

Li Yu learned about the situation in various places in the prefecture, and then got up and left.

After Li Yu left, the officials of the prefecture and even the county government all breathed a sigh of relief. People looked at each other and felt relieved.

Soon, officials from the middle and lower levels left one after another, and only Li Ge, the chief of Qinzhou Shi Chai Jian, the Sima Zhang Feng of Qinzhou, Wu Rong, the prefect of Huaian County, and Lian Zhong of the county magistrate.

Zhang Feng walked to the door, opened the door, looked outside, then closed the door, turned around, and asked with a frown: "Your Highness won't find any clues, right?"
Chapter completed!