Li Yan wanted to give Liu Xiaolian a chance to perform, so he signaled to Liu Xiaolian.

Probably because he felt that food was more important, Liu Xiaolian said: "In the accounts of the Shu Palace, there are 3,705,896 shi of old grain before last year, and 1,070,700 shi of new grain left over from last year."

Nine hundred and fifty stones. The main types are rice, followed by wheat, millet, and beans.

There are also more than 200 orchards of various kinds, which can harvest seasonal fruits, and there are more than 180,000 kilograms of dried fruits..."

While listening to Liu Xiaolian's report, Zhu Yuluo was also making judgments, or perceptions, based on the data provided by Hao Guangming.

After all, it's useless if you only know a piece of data, you also have to know what the data represents.

For example, if you know you have 10,000 yuan, but you don’t know how many things you can buy with 10,000 yuan, what’s the use?

Hao Guangming said on the other side: "According to the data I have found, there were 140 prefectures, 193 prefectures, 1,138 counties, 493 sanitations, and 359 institutes in the Ming Dynasty at its peak. In a normal year, the total output of various grains in the country was about 800 million shi.

In terms of government, those with a grain production of more than 200,000 shi are called Shangfu, those with a grain production of 100,000 to 200,000 shi are called Zhongfu, and those with a grain production of less than 100,000 shi are called lower houses.

However, this was the standard set by Hongwu in his early years when the world was at peace, and it was definitely much lower than it was during the prosperous age many years later.

According to another historical record I found, in a certain year during the late Hongwu period, the official warehouse of Jinan Prefecture in Shandong Province had more than 700,000 shi of grain stored in it.

During the Yongle period, there was a record of 10.98 million shi of grain stored in the official warehouse of the governor of Shaanxi Province.

The King of Shu now estimates that he occupies 80-90% of the fertile land in Chengdu Prefecture, and Chengdu Prefecture is an absolute grain-producing prefecture.

And compared to Hongwu, your agricultural level at this time must have improved a lot during the Yongle period.

Therefore, I estimate that the entire Chengdu Prefecture's annual grain production should be several million dan.

Even though the Prince of Shu owns most of the fertile land, it is impossible for him to take all the food grown by the farmers as his own.

And judging from the fact that Chengdu farmers love to donate their fields to the Shu Palace, the rent from the Shu Palace should not be particularly high.

If you calculate it this way, the Shu Prince's annual food income should be one to two million dan."

Hao Guangming stopped here.

Zhu Yuyao also had a clearer understanding and judgment of the data reported by Liu Xiaolian.

Among the stewards under the Prince of Shu's Mansion, Zhuangtou will definitely not be clean. There are definitely many people who are corrupt, but this situation should not be serious.

Therefore, the data compiled by Li Yan and Liu Xiaolian through the accounts of the Shu Palace is relatively reliable.

After confirming these, Zhu Aelao couldn't help but her eyes lit up and her heart was full of joy.

According to her knowledge in the past few months, when marching or fighting, a soldier of the Red Lady's Division must eat at least four kilograms of grain every day, plus half a kilogram of bean paste, vegetables and other side dishes. This is not to fill him up, but to give him the physical strength to march.

,fight.

So purely based on staple food, when marching or fighting, a soldier consumes at least 4 kilograms of staple food every day.

Ten thousand soldiers would consume 40,000 kilograms a day.

In the Ming Dynasty, 188.3 kilograms of polished rice was equivalent to one stone, so 10,000 people needed to consume about 212 kilograms of polished rice every day.

The weight of one stone of rice must not be the same as that of polished rice. If one stone is 153 kilograms, one million stone of rice is equal to 153 million kilograms!

Assuming that 3 million jins of chaff are removed, there are still 150 million jins of rice left!

It can feed 10,000 soldiers for 3750 days.

Enough to feed 100,000 soldiers for more than a year!

So, what is the concept of the nearly five million stones of staple food in the Shu Palace?

Naturally, Zhu Yuluo could not calculate the above data, but Hao Guangming quickly obtained it using a calculator.

Then he said to Zhu Yucao through the Bluetooth headset: "The food in the Shu Palace is enough to feed 100,000 soldiers for more than five years!"

Hearing this, Zhu Aelao was so excited that her heart was beating fast.

Having so much food in hand means that she can do a big job in Chengdu and even Sichuan.

Li Yan and Liu Xiaolian were also smiling, and they obviously knew what this data meant.

Sure enough, Li Yan cupped his hands to Zhu Yuluo and said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, we won't have to worry about food in three or two years."

When Li Yan made this statement, he left some room for the use of grain.

Zhu Aa wanted to rule Chengdu and even the whole of Sichuan well. Obviously, all the food in hand could not be used to support the army. He also had to support officials and provide relief to the victims.

Liu Xiaolian smiled and answered: "Chengdu Mansion is a famous granary in the world. It is estimated that it can produce millions of stones of grain every year. Your Highness controls Chengdu and will accumulate at least millions of stones of grain in two or three years. Based on this calculation, it should be

I won’t have to worry about food for many years.”

After hearing this, a smile bloomed on Zhu Ayao's face.

But she did not get carried away with joy because of the huge amount of grain stored in the Shu Palace and the high grain yield in Chengdu Palace.

She suppressed her excitement and said seriously: "If we stay in Chengdu or Sichuan, maybe we really don't have to worry about food.

But don't forget, you two, we are determined to rebuild the Ming Dynasty so that people all over the world can live a life of food and clothing.

Therefore, you must not forget about it just because you suddenly gained the wealth of the Prince of Shu. You must also guard against arrogance and impetuosity and work hard."

When Li Yan and Liu Xiaolian heard this, they both looked surprised.

Obviously, he didn't expect Zhu Aelao to be so awake at this time.

Then both of them showed admiration, suppressed their smiles, and bowed together: "Your Highness reminded you."

Zhu Ainao nodded and said: "Let's talk about how much money the Prince of Shu's palace has."

This time Liu Lishun did not hesitate and said directly: "According to the book numbers, after sorting and summarizing, we can see that there are more than 80 million taels of silver and more than 5 million taels of gold.

The remaining treasures are numerous and their value is difficult to estimate at the moment. As for the detailed amount of gold and silver, His Highness can view it on the last two pages of the account summary."

Even though she was Zhu Ailao, Hao Guangming was mentally prepared for the wealth of the Shu Palace, but he was still shocked when he heard this number.

It should be noted that in history, Li Zicheng's Dashun army paid officials and nobles throughout the capital, but they only received more than 70 million taels of silver.

The wealth of the Prince of Shu's palace, in terms of silver alone, actually exceeded what Dashun's army gained in the capital.

Not to mention more than five million taels of gold.

From this we can see how amazing the wealth accumulated by more than ten generations of Shu kings over more than two hundred years was.

When Zhu Yurao was shocked by the wealth of the King of Shu, Li Yan said: "These are just figures on the books. We still need to send people to check the details.

In addition, a considerable part of the Shu Prince's property is actually fields, shops, mountains, forests, lakes, etc. It will probably take a long time to sort out the value of these properties and deal with them appropriately."

Zhu Aao nodded slightly after hearing this, then looked at Liu Xiaolian and said: "When this matter can be handled, and whether it can be handled well, it depends on Master Liu."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaolian smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, if I were the only one, I might not be able to complete this task in ten years. Please also ask Your Highness to let Mr. Li borrow some of my manpower."

"What do Mr. Li think?" Zhu Aao asked Li Yan.

Li Yan said: "Of course there is no problem in borrowing people, but since His Highness wants to establish a shogunate, there will definitely be a lot of matters that need to be handled in the future, and we need to recruit talents as soon as possible."

Zhu Aao sighed after hearing this and said: "We have successfully entered Chengdu, but there are so many things to do next."

Li Yan said: "As long as we work hard one by one, we can always do it well."

Zhu Ailao nodded.

At this time, someone shouted loudly outside Chengyun Hall: "Your Highness, the governor of Sichuan, the governor and other officials are asking for an audience outside the palace!"

Zhu Yu'ao heard this and said to Li Yan and Liu Xiaolian with a smile: "It's time to meet these officials, so that they can calm down and feel at ease."

Then he said to Fei Zhen'e: "Let those officials come to Chengyun Hall."

Fei Zhen'e immediately went outside the palace to spread the message.

Chengyun Hall is not small. Unless she shouts or uses a loudspeaker, people outside cannot hear her normal speech clearly.

···

Outside the Lingxing Gate.

Long Wenguang, Zhang Jimeng and other officials in Chengdu were waiting under the shade of the trees.

But it was almost past noon (nearly 1 p.m.), the July sun was scorching, and most of the officials were impatient. Even standing in the shade of a tree, they were covered in sweat.

Only Liu Zhibo, an old man, calmly closed his eyes to rest, which made many officials secretly unhappy.

Why secretly?

Because the patrol censor can be said to be of inferior position and power, the power of a provincial patrol censor like Liu Zhibo can compete with that of the governor, and he can intervene in all aspects of military, political and civilian affairs.

Therefore, although many officials were unhappy, they did not dare to show it in front of him.

Only the governor Long Wenguang kept asking questions with a thick old face.

"Liu Xunjian, it's time now. You should tell this court what the imperial edict that the princess is carrying says, right?"

Liu Zhibo opened his eyes, glanced at Long Wenguang, and said, "What's Futai so anxious about? You'll know when you meet the princess."

"You..." Long Wenguang was furious for a moment.

He felt very regretful. If he had known there was no danger in meeting Princess Kunxing, he would have gone by himself.

Before Long Wenguang could say anything else, he saw the general who had gone in to report before quickly walking out.
Chapter completed!