Chapter seven hundred and thirty eight food shortage
But what does he mean when he appears in the prayer of the God-Punisher? He is already capable of receiving faith?
Could it be that he has become a true god?
This is a contradiction. According to the three conditions for becoming a god known by Manda, the first is to obtain the first order, which is a necessary condition for leaving the mortal world.
The second is that there is a temple on Mount Olympia, which is considered to be registered and registered.
The third is to leave a deed on the cliff of Mount Olympia, which determines the person of a god.
The last two conditions are obviously not something Madesa cannot have.
Maybe he has it?
Perhaps Hermes had neglected, or perhaps there were secret deeds on the cliff, just like Sangira had done it.
But where did the temple come from? Did there be an extra building on the mountain that Hermes didn't notice?
I have to tell Pan Shen immediately about this.
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After listening to Manda's story, Pan Shen, who was sitting on the altar, shivered.
"This incident happened strangely, which made me feel chilled all over. To become a god, you must pass through Mount Olympia. If the Lord of God's Punishment even cracks this restriction, the end of the gods will be not far away. If you continue to inquire about Madessa, I will tell my father about this."
Manda sent an extra eyeliner to the Divine Punisher, but ordinary Divine Punisher had no chance to get in touch with Madesa.
Besides, Madesa descended to the mortal world in full view of the public, proving that he had no intention of hiding his identity at all.
I have to find an opportunity to get some information from Leo, but before Manda found the opportunity, there were variables in government affairs.
After fighting for so many years, the economy of Romulu has reached the brink of collapse. The first thing that collapsed was the lives of civilians. Throughout the year, they could barely feed and fed. Their economic foundation was originally very weak. Under the ravage of the war, other parts of the country were in famine for years except for the southwest and the south.
It is puzzling that during the years of war, the problems caused by famine will be covered up by war, because most young and strong men are summoned to the battlefield.
But after the war ended, these young and strong men returned to their hometowns. Faced with the empty granary, they had to fight for a chance to survive for themselves and their families.
Survival will make people take risks, especially those who have been baptized by war. They may provoke civil unrest at any time. In fact, in some towns, civil unrest has begun.
Manda is in a dilemma and lets the civilian reform continue to develop. Romulu will soon fall into chaos, but if troops are sent to suppress it, Romululu will be involved in the war again.
The root of the problem comes from food. Manda uses Sheltai and Tikas to issue a decree to allocate food from the south to provide relief to refugees from all over the country. For some out-of-control refugees, Manda sends assassins to kill their leaders, and then slowly disintegrate their organization through the temptation of money and food.
At the beginning, this strategy was very effective. Most of the refugees were appeased, leaving only two larger groups of refugees as bandits, relying on robbery to make a living.
Manda thought he had time to deal with this group of bandits, but just after spring, his strategy began to fail because there was not much food in Zhengnan.
After years of fighting with Shertai, Manda had an illusion that there was fertile and vast land in the south, so the food in the south was inexhaustible.
But in fact, the grain storage in the south is also very limited. Sheltai has been fighting for wars over the years, and wars require people. The young and strong man became a soldier, and farming was naturally abandoned. The grain stored in previous years has been consumed 70% to 80%.
In addition, there was a fierce battle with Madesa, and most of the farmland was destroyed. This year, the city was not optimistic. If the granary in Zhengnan was really hollowed out, the one who was starving after autumn would definitely be Zhengnan, and the one who had civil unrest might also be Zhengnan.
But if you don’t dig the granary directly south, where does the grain come from?
Turn around from the southwest?
That is impossible!
The southwest is the root of Manda and the Claudesey family. Considering the worst result, even if the god fails, the king does not regard it as a god. At least Manda has found a destination for his life. Even if the Romalu Kingdom is subverted again, Manda will not sacrifice the interests of the southwest.
According to Manda's way of thinking, there are two ways to solve problems. One is to grab them, and to grab them from neighboring countries, but this means starting a war.
The other is to buy it, but Rome is the largest kingdom on the mainland. Where can I buy enough food to alleviate the famine in most of Rome countries?
Manda stood at the door of the palace and stared silently at the statue of Hermes.
Isn’t a year a little too long? If you don’t allow me to start a war, at least you have to leave me a way out.
In the midst of hardship, Manda received good news that the fleet of Qingus merchant Kejlo came to Blue Bay.
Manda personally met Kegero at Blue Bay. The businessman was frank and said: "Sir, we rarely do grain business. Compared with silk and ceramics, the profits of grain are very limited. However, in the current situation, it is difficult for silk and ceramics to find sales in your country, and most nobles have a difficult life, so we broke the example and brought twenty ships of grain. I know we can't make too much, but in terms of price, I believe you won't disappoint us too."
Manda said happily: "The price is easy to say, but twenty ships seem to be a little less."
Kegelo smiled and said, "As long as you can see your sincerity, food will be delivered soon. The Qinges people are willing to overcome this difficulty with you."
Manda stood up and raised her glass and said, "As you said, I want as much food as I want!"
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On the way back, the Chancellor of the Finance Department reminded Manda: "Our treasury is not that rich."
Chapter completed!