Shiba Yoshigan said what he said was reasonable and well-founded, and also gave Saito Asanobu a step to step down. Saito Asanobu kowtowed to the ground in gratitude, and Uesugi Teruhora's face looked the most beautiful.
He took the opportunity to ask Daxiong Chaoxiu.
"Now that the autumn harvest is over halfway, Ashigaru peasants and soldiers in various places should gradually have spare manpower. Are you ready to transport this grain to the front line?"
Daxiong Chaohide looked at Naoe Keetsuna, who came out of the queue and bowed, saying.
"The transportation of military supplies and armaments has never stopped. It has been transferred to the front since the summer harvest. However, the Echigo Mountains are difficult to travel. Although there are valleys and streams that are easier to travel, they are far worse than the plains.
Fortunately, Numata City is also constantly mobilizing local farmers and soldiers to assist and begin to respond. As long as transportation continues, there should be no problems with the logistics of the army."
Shiba Yiyin nodded.
Eighty thousand koku of grain seemed like a lot, enough to feed 400,000 people for a month. Echigo sent out 20,000 soldiers, which was theoretically enough to last until next year.
But in fact, it is still very reserved.
During the war, the daily supply of food was at least double that of normal, otherwise it would not be able to keep up with the physical exertion of the soldiers. Moreover, there was also food loss on the way from Naoetsu to the Kanto Plain.
According to the simple military concept of the Wu family, it is the best way to obtain food at the place where the battle is being fought, without having to worry about purchasing and transporting food.
Although there is a severe drought in the Kanto Plain, the Echigo army is not local. They can just steal the food. Why do they care so much?
The Kanto Plain is so big, are you worried that you won't be able to grab the rations for 20,000 people? Maybe you grab too much and you can still transport it to Echigo.
Their idea was forcibly suppressed by Siboyi Bank and became the current plan to buy grain. Since he was not allowed to do so, he had to ensure that there was no shortage of military supplies, otherwise it would damage his prestige.
This was a very difficult thing to do, but fortunately, with the support of Teru Uesugi and the dedicated assistance of Naoe Keetsuna, there were no mistakes for the time being.
On the other hand, Shiba Yiyin, the office of the Kanto Ministerial Office, firmly supports the grain purchase plan.
In order to contribute to the grain purchase plan, the ladies each came up with their own ingenious ideas. They have already turned this plan into a series of internal governance policy combinations such as water conservancy construction, disaster relief, and land inspection and jurisdiction.
Nowadays, the amount of food is much greater than imagined, so they can mobilize more resources and the results will be more beautiful.
Da Xiong Chao Xiu glanced at the Dazang Chang'an behind him, especially the relief measures proposed by Ji Ji, which was the hope of the Kanto Secretariat to control the grassroots.
She bowed and said.
"Your Highnesses, although the disaster in Echigo this year is not as severe as in the Kanto Plain, the harvest has also been reduced by 40%, and all regions are suffering unspeakably.
The grain purchased this time is far more than imagined. Can some of it be allocated to provide relief for famines in various places due to disasters?"
Shiba Yiyin glanced at Dazang Changan behind Daxiong Chaoxiu, knowing that sooner or later they would mention this matter.
Previously, Dazang Chang'an calculated that it would take about five thousand stones to provide relief, in exchange for the Wu family within the Kanto Palace taking the initiative to inspect the land and being willing to be restrained. Now that the food was in place, they formally applied.
Uesugi Teruhora was already prepared.
The reason why the grain buying plan was passed was because the grain buying and relief plan had shaken the lower class samurai warriors in the Uesugi family.
No matter how the upper level divides the benefits, the bottom level will not get much. But when something harmful happens, the bottom level is often the first to suffer.
The grain purchase plan is willing to use part of the grain to provide relief to the poor. Is there such a good thing? Of course we must support it!
We made a promise at the beginning, and we must fulfill it now. Otherwise, will the grassroots warriors still dare to trust the high-level warriors in the future?
Teru Uesugi nodded.
"How much are you going to give out for relief?"
Da Xiong Chao Xiu said.
“Among the purchased grains, excluding 71,000 dan of rice, about 1,000 dan of beans for war horses, and about 10,000 dan of wheat, millet and other miscellaneous grains.
This ten thousand kilograms of miscellaneous grains are not suitable for use as military rations. Can they be used for domestic relief in Echigo and distributed to various places to survive the disaster years?"
Teruhora Uesugi frowned slightly and repeated.
"Ten thousand stones?"
She thought it was too much. Ten thousand stones of grains could indeed stabilize people's hearts. But if one-eighth of the military grain reserves were taken away, would it affect the frontline military supplies?
Seeing Teruhora Uesugi's hesitation and Yoshigoshi Shiba watching without saying a word, Daxiong Chaohide felt a little anxious.
The people at the service station had already made plans, and they were waiting for the relief food to be received, and then went back to coax the local military family to inspect the land in exchange for relief, and they became completely the lackeys of the Kanto service station.
If the plan got stuck here, all their previous preparations would have been in vain.
Da Xiong Chao Xiu turned to look at the other Naoe Keizuna to see what she said.
In fact, Naoe Keizuna is not very supportive of relief. With the army out there, the more military rations, the better. It is not convenient to use miscellaneous grains as military rations, so you can eat them on the road first, and then eat rice when the war starts.
But she couldn't say that, because the eyes behind her were all staring at her. The relief food was not only taken by the Kanto Courthouse, but also by the Uesugi retainers.
Regardless of whether these people took it back to keep it for themselves or to really provide relief to the recipients, no one was willing to let the cooked duck fly away.
If Naoe Keizuna gets into trouble with Okuma Asahide here, life will not be easy for her back home. She is the chief patriarch of the Uesugi retainers and the chief scapegoat, so she has to be careful in what she says and does.
She thought about it and decided to pretend she didn't see it, lowering her head and acting stupid.
The Wu family is not in the habit of providing relief to victims of disasters. If they starve to death, they will starve to death. At worst, they will bring back a batch when they go out to fight.
There are plenty of two-legged animals, so why waste precious food. Even human trafficking is not uncommon.
When Takeda Harunobu captured Yantian City, in order to cut off the foundation of the Murakami family, he captured all the people from dozens of miles around and brought them back to Kai for sale. Even the passing nun Tianhai couldn't stand it.
It is estimated that only the people from the Shiba Yiyin will actually implement the relief policy of Shiba Yiyin. It is also to fully grasp the grassroots resources of the Kanto Shrine and grasp the local servants in these lands.
But when these grassroots Ji warriors get food, will they care about the life and death of the people on the land? Most of them won't.
The idea of the Uesugi Retainers Group is simpler. Food is a good thing. Let's get it. Relief food or military food? It doesn't matter what the food is. If it is in my hands, it is my food.
Watching their respective performances, Shiba Yiyin couldn't help but feel sad.
It's just that he has done the best he can, and he has provided some food relief. He can only pretend that he doesn't know what happens next that he cannot see.
Seeing that Zhu Ji didn't say anything, Sibo Yiyin had no choice but to come forward and speak.
"Three years of good times, three years of disaster. These disasters together will not be relieved for two or three years, and it will not be easy for local people everywhere."
Since the grain harvest exceeds expectations, let’s send out more, and all 10,000 shi of miscellaneous grains will be used as relief grains.
Your Highness Uesugi, what do you think?"
Teru Uesugi still has some pain in his body. Food in disaster years is more expensive than gold. Grain is also food and is equally precious.
But when she raised her eyes and saw the sad look in Yiyin's eyes, she still sighed and said.
"Just listen to the imperial office and use it as relief food."