The news of the harvest in Lingnan was spread to Changsha Prefecture. Li Jia, who was inspecting the Dongting Navy, was very happy when she heard this.

"I never thought that Hunan was in the middle of heavy rain, but Lingnan had a good harvest. I think it would be another good harvest after the autumn harvest!"

Under the huge cowhide umbrella, Li Jia was wearing a straw raincoat and looking at the undulating Dongting Lake, and couldn't help but sigh that he was surrounded by some military generals and the governor of Langzhou Li Huaien.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" Everyone was excited about the good news. Obviously, Hunan was saved.

The governor of Langzhou Li Huaien narrowed his eyes. Although the smile on his face was bright, there was doubt in the depths of his eyes. He complimented with his colleagues, which seemed very ordinary and large.

However, the emperor accidentally glanced at the governor of Langzhou, which was really curious about the hometown of Zhou Xingfeng and the capital of the Zhou Dynasty's Chu King in the later period. It was a very important position. It was really surprising that an ordinary person could actually reach such a high position.

After his eyes were not even good enough, Li Jia looked at the lake again and said:

"The rain is getting smaller and smaller, and it will take less than a few days to stop, but this year's harvest will definitely reduce production, which is really anxiety."

"More than 10,000 people were displaced. I don't know how many lives this Dongting Lake saved. Tens of thousands of royal troops ate the grain from Hunan, Lingnan and three stones of grain. One stone came. The autumn harvest had not arrived, but the poor harvest could be predicted."

"You can't always rely on this Dongting Lake and Lingnan, right? Do you have any good ideas for your family?"

The emperor's question made these officials calm down instantly, lowering their heads one by one, and looking ashamed.

It is also difficult for them. The previous borrowing of grain has already made local tyrants complain. Now it is raining again and the poor harvest is destined. The powerful and powerful families naturally want to stock up more food, sell it at high prices, or eat it at home. What other food policies are there?

They are just qualified local officials, not the central minister. It is common for ushering in the superiors and governing the people. When the emperor was in trouble, they really couldn't do anything about the current situation.

Adhering to the consistent tradition of bureaucracy, do more and make more mistakes, do less and make less mistakes. Since Lingnan has a good harvest, it is naturally relied on Lingnan to help. What's wrong with losing too much? Anyway, it's not the food from Hunan.

Silence is the best way to deal with it.

Although he was not clear about the ideas of these bureaucrats, Li Jia also understood that inaction and not wanting to act was the main idea of ​​these officials.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no way, he was really lazy to ask these bureaucrats for their opinions. Lingnan had a bumper harvest and the autumn harvest had begun, but this grain still needs to be provided to the people of Huainan who were traveling south. The monthly consumption was a terrifying number.

Shaofu naturally has food, and the loss is almost the same as the army. It is not cost-effective. It is better to stay in Lingnan and support the people of Huainan!

To be honest, Hunan has a vast land and sparse population, and the grain harvest is poor, so people will definitely not starve to death, but it may starve tens of thousands of stones to death. If it purchases in large quantities and the grain prices rise, then the people will be forced to rebel, which is also unfavorable.

"Governor Li, don't know if he has any insight?" The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Li Jiaze looked at the plain governor of Langzhou. His eyes were filled with threats and the meaning of Kyogami, and everyone turned their eyes to him.

"Damn it!" Li Huaien, who has always loved to keep a low profile, was very uncomfortable. He raised his head and looked at the emperor's serious gaze. He felt a big deal in his heart.

Could it be that I am comparing to me?

I was instantly alert. Langzhou and Changsha Prefecture were equally important. It was the gateway to the north. The Zhou family was even more capital in the later period. Could it be that the emperor wanted to change his confidant to serve as the governor?

Yes, although he accepted the officials of Chu, he still had to install some people in important places, which required an excuse. Diao Zhunguang from Changsha Prefecture heard that the emperor was highly valued and performed very well, but he did not have the opportunity. He had to be in the navy last time, but he thought he had a bad impression.

He gritted his teeth and took a step forward. His mediocre thoughts were instantly thrown away. As for his outstanding performance and being valued by his confidant, he had to hide his thoughts of losing his life when he went south. He could only express himself.

"Now Hunan is short of food, and the food in Lingnan is too much to lose, and the gain is not worth the loss. For the current plan, I can only seek it north--"

"Beijing? Central Plains are unwilling to do so. The reason for the incident in Yangzhou was that I sent a special envoy to scold him not long ago. It's a joke. Zhao Kuangyin, a reckless man, usurped the orphans and widows, and had the face to scold my lord. Don't you know that my lord is the destiny of heaven and the descendants of the Tang Dynasty? If we ask for food again, how can the Tang Dynasty be faced?"

Yiyang Ling couldn't help but feel his presence. He spitted on Xingzi Qifei. Anyway, he belonged to Changsha Prefecture, and Langzhou could not control it.

Diao Guangzun of Changsha Prefecture, who was standing beside him, agreed, regardless of the blushing face of the governor of Langzhou Li Huaien.

"Hmph!" Li Huaien shook his sleeves, glared at him, and said directly: "What I meant by the North is Nanping Country!"

"Oh? Nanping has always been small, and its food is enough?" Li Jia asked pretended to be confused.

"Reply to Your Majesty, although the Nanping Kingdom only has three states, it is an excellent place, especially Jiangling, which is a key road in the north and south. Gao's family has been under the jurisdiction of Nanping for fifty years. Now it has rich resources and rich prefectures and counties, so naturally there will be no food shortage. Moreover, especially Jiangling, it is even more abundant. Just the past business tuition is a huge number..."

Governor Li kept telling about the situation in Nanping, from the prefectures and counties to the garrison, and then to the household registration, he didn't pay much attention to food, which made the officials beside him confused.

What surprised them was that the emperor actually listened with relish and did not intend to disturb him at all. Instead, he listened seriously and couldn't understand it.

Only intelligent people know what it means, see through it without saying it.

Afterwards, the officials left, leaving only the strange-looking governor Li.

"What Governor Li said today is probably something wrong with the text!" Li Jia looked at the governor of Langzhou and said with a smile.

"Although I don't know the question, it's right for Your Majesty's thoughts!" Li Huaien sat down and said softly, with a confident smile on his face.

"Oh? My thoughts? What are my thoughts!" Li Jia said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the land of several prefectures in Huainan has become a white land. Hundreds of thousands of people have moved to Lingnan. Since the Zhao family in the Central Plains usurped the Guo family, wars have continued. It has just stopped not long ago. It seems that the national treasury cannot be sustained!"

"Although Huainan is pacified, the domestic vassal states are still ready to move and it is difficult to stabilize. The dynasty was first established, so it must be difficult to use troops this year!"
Chapter completed!