"The system of three provinces and six departments has been completed, and the war department has also been organized."
After Ma Chao appeased Wei Yan, he returned to his seat and frowned and said, "But have you finished planning for next year's natural disaster?"
"Lord," as soon as Ma Chao finished speaking, Meng Da stood up and said loudly: "The statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs have been released.
The Ma family has an income of 22.7 billion this year, and you have brought them back from Qowu The property in Yongzhou is about the same as the annual tax revenue of Yongzhou, and the counties in Yongzhou have a total of 4.27 million shi of grain and grain.
After occupying Chang'an, the Taicang warehouse has 2.32 million shi of grain and grain, and the money is almost zero. " These figures are Mengda's remaining inventory after subtracting Ma Chao's military conquests, funding for the Huns, and Dong Zhuo's old troops.
And for Yongzhou to have such a rich inventory, it can be said that it is the only one in the world of Han Dynasty.
However, Ma Chao still frowned and said: "Zidu, you have taken great pains to run the household department.
Everyone knows how hard it is.
But for this relief, I don't need such detailed figures.
You just need to tell everyone that Yongzhou and Si The inventory of Li is enough for the people to eat."
"Lord, according to the figures from Luoyang Order, plus the number of people who have been registered as households in Chang'an, the total number of people in the entire Sili area is more than 3.07 million."
When he said this, Meng Da couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He spread his hands and said helplessly: "The grain stocks in Yongzhou and Sili are only enough for the people of Sili to eat for one month."
"Only enough for one month."
Ma Chao's brows furrowed even deeper.
After rubbing his temples vigorously, he reluctantly asked, "If all the money and goods are replaced by grain, how much can it support?"
"If it is an autumn harvest year, the grain will cost about three hundred yuan per stone.
However, the Sili area has been continuously poisoned by Dong Zhuo, the Xiongnu, Li Jue, Guo Si and others.
In addition, it is the end of winter, so I am afraid there will be nothing to buy."
Meng Da felt at this time The words in my mouth are as heavy as a thousand pounds, and every word I utter is , as if he had to put all his efforts into it: "As for Hanzhong, Yizhou, and Liangzhou, a certain person has already purchased a lot of grain.
If he purchases it from these places again, he may cause Han Sui, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang to covet him.
If the three of them plot against the Ma family, it will undoubtedly make matters worse."
"It doesn't matter."
At this time, Ma Chao thought of the beautiful image on the snowy night, and said with a knowing smile: "I have already contacted other merchants, and the grain should be enough.
You just need to tell me how much grain can be exchanged for all the property of the Ma family.
That’s it.”
"If the normal grain price is 300 yuan per stone, the Ma family can only feed the people in the Sili area for three months.
If it is more, they will have to survive the autumn and wait for the new grain to come out before they can have enough food."
"Three months."
Ma Chao's brows seemed to be unable to loosen up, and he murmured: "Even the winter wheat, potatoes, etc., which are the fastest maturing products in the Ma family, need to be matured by the end of June.
In this way, it cannot be decomposed by far water."
"Nearly thirsty" The Ma family's annexation of the Sili area was a very important strategic move.
But at the same time, for the Ma family, the step was too radical: the entire seven counties of Yongzhou had a population of less than 700,000.
The Sili area, even after Dong Zhuo's bloody rule, still had a population of more than three million.
If there are no natural disasters next year, the Ma family will also need to purchase grain to support them until the end of summer.
After a year of hibernation, the transition can be smooth.
However, there is bound to be a natural disaster next year, and the Ma family will soon be stretched thin.
What the two said made everyone's hearts become heavier and heavier.
There was silence in Deyang Hall for a long time.
Jia Xucai sighed slightly and managed to cheer up: "Everyone, there are other ways to solve this matter."
Jia Xu stood up, bowed his hands to Ma Chao, and then turned around to face His Highness: "My colleagues, in fact, we have neglected one thing before.
We have been worrying about relief, but have you ever thought about it?
Do we have to use rice grains to provide relief?”
All the officials were stunned, and their highnesses whispered among themselves, none of them understood what Jia Xu meant.
Jia Xu smiled slightly and looked up at the snowy scene outside, seeming to be lost in memories.
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Then he flicked some dust off his clothes and said lightly: "Don't worry about everyone laughing, Jia also experienced famine and drought when he was living in various places.
At that time, people were no different from animals.
They could eat each other and cut off their flesh to satisfy their hunger.
This is not to say that the victims are inhumane, but because human flesh can also be eaten.
In order to survive, the victims will eat anything."
After talking, Jia Xu's face looked a little cold, as if he was still immersed in the painful memories of the past.
Fa Zheng, who was on the side, understood what Jia Xu meant, suddenly felt his eyes brighten up, and blurted out: "Yes, the victims can eat anything, including weeds, tree bark, and Guanyin soil, as long as they can survive." eat" Ma Chao also woke up at this time, cut off Fazheng's words, nodded and said: "Yes, our goal now is to allow the victims to barely survive, and to allow most of the stronger people to survive until the end of summer.
As for what to eat, then is unimportant” Meng Da also slapped his thigh: "Yes, we don't have to buy grain.
As long as it is edible, we can collect and buy it, such as war horse feed, wild grass, etc., which can also be eaten with other miscellaneous grains.
In this way, This can greatly increase the possibility of people’s survival.”
As if the mountain suddenly moved away from everyone's eyes, the atmosphere in Deyang Hall suddenly became lively.
Everyone discussed loudly.
Some people said that they could go hunting in the mountains in winter and fish in the river when the spring tide came.
Others said that Ma Chao could also lose face once and ask for a group of livestock from the Qiang people outside the Great Wall, and then pay back the money after the crisis period passed.
What's more, I even thought of those wealthy households in Chang'an Yes, the gap between the rich and the poor in Chang'an is too obvious.
Although Dong Zhuo killed many people, many noble nobles still preserved their hundreds of years of foundation.
Especially after Ma Chao let go of the court officials, few of them moved to Xudu.
Still entrenched in Chang'an, I hope to still enjoy the care of the Ma family's new policy And this force is what the Ma family has to guard against when a natural disaster strikes.
What makes Ma Chao outstanding is the performance of these people during natural disasters.
If you are willing to work together with the Ma family, then Ma will reciprocate the favor.
And if you still want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, hey, the Ma family's knife will kill this kind of master who recognizes money but not people.
After a long time, Yang Xiucai raised his head from the copywriting and handed the meeting minutes to Ma Chao.
Ma Chao took it and took a look and found that the matter of raising food seemed to have been solved on the surface: 1.
Immediately transport food from Yongzhou to Sili; 2.
Mobilize the entire army to hunt and fish, collect wild animals, and hoard them to wait for natural disasters; 3.
Meng Da from the Ministry of Household Affairs took the lead, assisted by Zhong Yao and Dong Zhao, to negotiate the purchase of grain and grass from various places. 4.
If the flood of victims becomes overwhelming and difficult to control, some areas will be moved to the boundaries of Yongzhou for relief in advance.
Ma Chao looked at the clear and logical writing on it, and felt a little calmer in his heart.
After frowning, he still said: "Pound has a lot to do with the civil affairs.
It is by no means a Pound that can be implemented immediately when you come up with an idea.
After you arrive in Luoyang, remember to be on guard to avoid riots.
Especially Yang Feng, The four generals Liao Hua, Zhou Cang and Liang Xing must guard Hulao and Sishui Pass."
"Nuo" Pang De accepted the order and was about to retreat when he heard Ma Chao add another sentence: "Also, the Huns in the north, you should also pay more attention to that guy Yu Fuluo, don't think I don't know that he is secretly What a good thing you did” s: Thank you Buzhou for the Seven Swords and Single Award.
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