A granary is a place where grain is stored.

Daning has a complete warehousing system. Emperor Daning built new granaries in various places for storage, including thirteen granaries in Shangjing City alone.

In fact, this existed in the previous dynasty. The items stored in these thirteen warehouses were only supplied to the royal family and high-ranking ministers.

Moreover, they are all transported by water from Yumi Water Town along the Lancang Grand Canal. It can be said to be the best grain in the country.

Slightly inferior grains are distributed in the "Qianliang Alley". And the people who can enjoy these grains are not ordinary people. They are the descendants of the royal family who have nothing to do all day long.

The former Dakang Dynasty was a dynasty that lasted for 270 years. It has been passed down from generation to generation. How many descendants of the royal family named Xiao are there?

Feeding these people is a huge burden for the country.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, the Xiao royal family was basically killed, but of course some survived.

The lineage of Emperor Long'an of the previous dynasty, that is, the lineage of the current imperial concubine, changed their identity as a cousin and became a lineage.

Guan Ning does not want to raise idle people.

Thirteen warehouses were truly activated and became wartime reserves.

The south is the land of grain production, such as Jiangzhou, Huaizhou, Huzhou and other places. The grain production of one state is equivalent to several states in the north.

These grain reserves are in case of war in the north and can be transported quickly to support military supplies.

In addition, there are also Changping warehouses, free warehouses, social warehouses, and official warehouses in prefectures, prefectures, and counties, all of which are specially managed and recorded in the Ministry of Households...

These are granaries, ready for quick relief when needed.

Food is the most important thing for the people. This is also the most basic desire and pursuit. Guan Ning knows very well that if the people do not have enough to eat, they will find ways to find food, causing mutiny and uprising, and then rebellion...

That's why Guan Ning paid so much attention to it.

Each warehouse has its own function. For example, the Changping warehouse serves the people and prevents expensive grain from hurting the people and low grain from hurting farmers.

Up to now, the real function of Changpingcang has been replaced by Daning Grain Farm.

Whenever there was a bumper grain harvest, the imperial court would collect the surplus grain from farmers at normal prices, and in disaster years, sell it to the disaster-stricken people at low prices.

Before the war started, Guan Ning took inventory of the granaries and ordered Daning Bank to collect grains...

Daning Grain Farm played a big role in maintaining supply and demand during this war.

Now that the war is over, the granary still needs to be sorted out. Emperor Daning always needs to find out his family background.

Was the war all gone, or was there some leftover, or was it corrupted?

All these must be understood.

During the war, I didn't care about these things when I was on the battlefield. Now that I have time, I have to do the calculations.

Guan Ning's myth is so powerful among the people. In fact, he has not done any of this deliberately, but it has become more and more serious.

There is no way, people at this time really believe this.

Why?

Because during the years of war, Daning has not experienced major natural disasters, which ensures food output and military supplies ahead.

It was said that Emperor Daning was a god of war who descended to earth. What kind of god this was, Guan Ning didn't know.

Said it was God’s blessing.

In fact, it has nothing to do with this at all. It’s not that natural disasters have never happened, it’s just that the ability to resist disasters has become stronger, which invisibly gives people a feeling.

Guan Ning rebuilt the canal, benefiting the fertile fields on both sides of the river, and built several new reservoirs to store water when it rains and release water during droughts, so as to ensure harvests during droughts and floods.

Natural disasters are nothing more than droughts and floods.

It's not that it doesn't exist, it's just weakened.

When there are no natural disasters, Daning's grain production has doubled compared to the previous dynasty. Li Fu once proposed an example of "scientific farming" and has promoted it nationwide.

These are all good improvements.

Natural disasters cannot be avoided, but man-made disasters can be investigated.

Why were the courtiers so shocked?

This is because granary inspections have always been extremely dangerous, and this is a serious matter that must not be avoided!

It's an inventory or a liquidation.

War consumes the most food. What can we find out now?

The granaries are empty, so what’s the point of taking inventory?

I'm afraid what your Majesty wants to check is the consumption expenses and whether they were embezzled when mobilized to the front line.

Does this happen?

Definitely!

Many courtiers in the Fengtian Palace knew something that happened in the previous dynasty.

Guan Ning, who was still the king of Zhenbei at that time, rebelled, but the food from the southern capital could not be transported to Beijing...

Some people stole and exchanged these grains in various ways, replacing new rice with old rice, and old rice with chaff. There were also monkeys stealing water from canals, or more commonly, fire dragons burning warehouses.

Anyway, there is no food.

The geese plucking their feathers when they pass by, and the people leaving behind them make a sound.

Who can resist reaching out as long as he endures it? The difference lies in how much.

And what Guan Ning can't tolerate the most is this kind of thing.

During the war, the supply and demand of Daning's army were tight, especially in the later stages, when they were without money or food!

Bai Shaoyuan led 50,000 Zhenbei troops to the northwest. Thousands of people starved to death on the way, and the northwest troops even gnawed tree bark and ate soil.

These things were not made public, but Guan Ning was aware of them all.

If there is really no food, there is nothing we can do. If there is food and it is greedy, then you should be beheaded!

Guan Ning is about to be liquidated.

"After returning to Beijing, the two words I heard most were empty."

"The national treasury is empty, the granary is empty, the Thirteen Warehouses in Beijing, the Changping Warehouse in various states, and the Daning Granary Warehouse are all empty. It should be a very simple matter to check. I am thinking that there will be no more fires.

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The courtiers were slightly stunned.

Your Majesty obviously knows the inside story.

Every time there is an inventory of the world's granaries, there will inevitably be fire dragons burning the granaries, which means they will catch fire.

If it can't be put back together, it can only be burned.

There is nothing that a fire cannot solve...

"I am guilty, please convict your Majesty!"

At this time Xue Qing walked out of the class and shouted.

"What's the crime?"

"The inventory of the world's granaries should be requested by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but it is your Majesty who says it. This is really a dereliction of duty on the part of your Majesty!"

This Xue Qing is becoming more and more like his father.

All the ministers sighed.

Some people have even guessed what Xue Qing will say next.

"In order to make up for my mistakes, I am willing to preside over the investigation!"

"really!"

As soon as Xue Qing finished speaking, Gong Liangyu thought at the same time.

Now Xue Qing is just like his father, whatever is difficult to do and whatever offends others, he just does it?

This is how to share your Majesty’s worries!

It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs to inventory the country's granaries, and this is one of them.

But if it were given to others, no one would dare to take it.

This is not only an offense, but also a life-threatening matter.

There was once a supervisory censor who went to inspect the granary, but died before reaching the place. He was killed when he encountered horse bandits, the wheels fell off and the car overturned, and he choked to death after drinking water...

Such things are no longer rare.

This investigation is even more dangerous. It involves wartime supply and demand. Not only civil servants are involved, but also the Ministry of War, Tiance Mansion, and local government offices...

Be brave!

The Xue family father and son are really brave!

As expected of the head of the state, he can really take care of His Majesty's worries.

Everyone sighed in their hearts.

At this time, Guan Ning said: "I suddenly remembered that you are not guilty. There are many affairs in the household department, and the burden on your beloved is too heavy. I can't bear it, so I'd better change someone."
Chapter completed!