The news of the good harvest in Lingnan quickly reached Changsha Prefecture. Li Jia, who was inspecting the Dongting Navy, was overjoyed when he heard it.

"I never thought that while Hunan was experiencing heavy rains, Lingnan was already having a good harvest. I thought it would be another good harvest after the autumn harvest!"

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

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

Li Huaien, the governor of Langzhou, narrowed his eyes. Although the smile on his face was bright, there was doubt deep in his eyes. He was complimenting him along with his colleagues, looking very ordinary and popular.

But the emperor took a casual glance and was really curious about the governor of Langzhou. Langzhou was the hometown of Zhou Xingfeng and the capital of the later King of Chu of the Zhou family. It could be said that he had a very important status, and an ordinary person could be so powerful.

This high position is really surprising.

After his eyes lingered on him for a moment, Li Jia looked at the lake again and said:

"The rain is getting lighter and it will stop within a few days, but this year's harvest will definitely be reduced, which is really worrying."

"More than 10,000 people have been displaced. Dongting Lake has saved countless lives. Tens of thousands of kings are living in Hunan. The food from Lingnan, three stones of food, comes with one stone. The autumn harvest has not yet come, but a bad harvest can be expected.

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

The emperor's questions made these officials instantly quiet down, and they lowered their heads one by one with a look of shame on their faces.

It's hard for them. The previous borrowing of grain has already made the local powerful people complain. Now it's raining heavily again, and the harvest is doomed. The powerful families naturally want to hoard more food, sell it at a high price, or eat it at home. What else?

Food policy?

They are just qualified local officials, not central ministers. It is the normal way to welcome the superior officials and govern the people. When the emperor is so weak, they really can't do anything about the current situation.

Adhering to the consistent tradition of bureaucracy, doing more makes more mistakes, and doing less makes fewer mistakes. Since Lingnan has a good harvest, it is natural to rely on Lingnan to support it. So what if there is too much loss? It is not Hunan’s food anyway.

Silence is the best way to respond.

Although he didn't know what these bureaucrats were thinking, Li Jia had a rough idea. Inaction and unwillingness to act were the main thoughts of these officials.

If he hadn't really had no other choice, he would have been too lazy to ask these bureaucrats for their opinions. Lingnan has had a good harvest and the autumn harvest has begun, but these grains still need to be provided to the people of Huainan who are going south. The monthly consumption is a trembling thing.

Shocking numbers.

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

To be honest, Hunan is vast and sparsely populated, and the food harvest is poor. The people will definitely not starve to death, but tens of thousands of Shitang troops may starve to death. If there is a large-scale purchase and the price of food rises, then the people will be forced to rebel, which is also disadvantageous.

"Li Cishi, do you know what you think?" The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Li Jia looked at the plain-looking Langzhou Cishi, with threats and comparisons in his eyes, and everyone turned their attention to him.

"Damn it!" Li Huaien, who had always liked to keep a low profile, was not used to being paid attention to by so many people. He raised his head and looked at the emperor's serious eyes, feeling something bad in his heart.

Are you trying to compare yourself to me?

I was instantly vigilant. Langzhou was as important as Changsha. It was the gateway to the north, and it was the capital of the Zhou family in the later period. Could it be that the emperor wanted to change a confidant to serve as the governor?

That's right. Although the officials of the Chu State were fully accepted, some people still had to be placed in important places. This required an excuse. It was said that Diao Zhenguang of Changsha Mansion was highly valued by the emperor and performed extremely well, but he could not.

Opportunity, last time I was in the navy, I got arrested. I guess it was because of a bad impression.

He bit the bullet and took a step forward. His mediocre thoughts were instantly forgotten. As for his outstanding performance and being reused by Nao's confidants, he hid the thought that he would have to suffer when the Central Plains went south. He could only express himself.

"Hunan is currently short of food, and the food loss in Lingnan is too great. The gains outweigh the losses. For the current plan, we can only look north -"

"Beijing? The Central Plains are not willing to do it. The Central Plains sent a special envoy to ask for help not long ago to scold me because of the incident in Yangzhou. What a joke. Zhao Kuangyin, a reckless man who usurped the land of orphans and widowed mothers, still has the nerve to scold my lord. Don't you know that my lord

Are they the descendants of the Tang Dynasty who were destined by fate? If we ask for food from them again, how will the face of the Tang Dynasty be saved?"

Yiyang Ling couldn't help but feel his presence, and his saliva was flying. Anyway, he was affiliated to Changsha Prefecture, and Langzhou had no control over it.

Diao Guangzhen from Changsha Mansion on the side looked in agreement, ignoring the blushing face of Langzhou Governor Li Huaien.

"Hmph!" Li Huaien rolled down his sleeves, glared at him, and said directly: "The north I mentioned is Nanping Country!"

"Oh? Nanping has always been a small country, but does it have enough food?" Li Jia asked, pretending not to know.

"Reporting to your majesty, although Nanping country only has three states, it has its essence, especially Jiangling, which is the main road between the north and the south. The Gao family has ruled Nanping for fifty years, and now it is rich in products and prefectures and counties. Naturally, there will be no

The pain of lack of food, and especially the land of Jiangling, is even more abundant. Just the business tax in the past is a huge amount..."

Li Qishi talked endlessly about the situation in Nanping, from the prefectures and counties to the garrison, and then to the household registration, but he did not mention much about food, which made the officials on the side doubtful.

What surprised them was that the emperor actually listened with interest and did not mean to disturb him at all. Instead, he listened attentively. He really couldn't understand it.

Only smart people know the meaning and can see through it without saying anything.

Afterwards, the officials left, leaving only Governor Li who behaved strangely.

"I'm afraid some of what Governor Li said today is wrong!" Li Jia looked at the Governor of Langzhou and said with a smile.

"Although it's not the right topic, it's true to His Majesty's thoughts!" Li Huaien sat down and said softly, with a confident smile on his face.

"Oh? What's on my mind? What's on my mind!" Li Jia said with a half-smile.

"Your Majesty, the land of several states in Huainan has become a wasteland. Hundreds of thousands of people have migrated to Lingnan. Since the Zhao family in the Central Plains usurped the Guo family, there have been endless wars. They just stopped not long ago. It seems that the national treasury is unsustainable!"

"Although Huainan has been pacified, the vassal towns in the country are still ready to move and are difficult to stabilize. The dynasty has just been established. It must be difficult to use troops this year!"
Chapter completed!