Chapter 282 In case of indecision, ask Yuncheng first
Bai Yutian was working on ways to eliminate the locust plague, and news from Lu Zhiren came over there.
This time, the Zhou imperial court purchased grain from all over the country. At Bai Yutian's request, it purchased grain exactly according to the market price, leaving enough grain in stock for the local area and only purchasing the excess.
At present, the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty is still full, and it is more than enough to purchase these grains.
There is no way, the Gu family's property alone is already countless, and some of the Gu family's property is still retained to this day.
There are still thirteen states in the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the total amount of food is enough to support an army of 100,000 for a period of time.
At that time, when all the food in the two Jiangbei states has grown and harvested, there will be more food.
With Dazhou's logistics stable and orderly dispatching, we can start preparing to counterattack the Dachuan Kingdom.
Although Dachuan Kingdom occupies four southern states and has fertile land, its direct army is not large, and Dachuan Kingdom has a long and narrow territory, so it needs to deploy more troops.
The number of armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty may not be comparable to that of these two countries, but the two countries cannot mobilize all their armies to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty.
And this is Da Zhou's opportunity.
Bai Yutian trapped these governors in Tailin City, not only because of the division of provinces, but also to effectively control these places and prevent them from falling to Dashun or Dachuan.
Lu Zhiren entered the imperial study and met Bai Yutian.
However, looking at Lu Zhiren's expression, he didn't look very good, as if he had encountered some difficulty.
Bai Yutian's heart skipped a beat, and he suppressed his inner uneasiness and asked him.
It has been three or four days since Bai Yutian issued the order to purchase grain. Logically speaking, there should have been grain shipped to Tailin City, but now not even a hair can be seen.
"Your Majesty, I apologize for my incompetence. I didn't buy this food!" Lu Zhiren said tremblingly.
Two consecutive mistakes made him feel very broken and ashamed.
Bai Yutian narrowed his eyes and asked quickly: "What's going on? Please tell me quickly?"
Lu Zhiren sighed like a deflated rubber ball, "Your Majesty, those people from the aristocratic families don't want to sell us food at all. They said that the natural disaster situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty has just improved, and the remaining food cannot be divided at all.
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"Moreover, the local governor has the final say when it comes to buying and selling grain. They don't have this power at all."
Although they said this, Lu Zhiren did not believe what they said.
Lu Zhiren is not stupid. He has already investigated the grain storage and harvest situation in various places.
It is true that natural disasters occurred frequently throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the food crisis basically only occurred in Longxi.
Although many natural disasters occurred in the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the situation has improved significantly after treatment. Coupled with Bai Yutian's newly promulgated policies, the land has produced greater benefits.
When these people said this, they clearly did not intend to sell them food.
"Rebellion against them!" Bai Yutian also heard the problem and slammed the table angrily, shocking Lu Zhiren.
How could Bai Yutian not know the situation in various places? This time, he thought that Dazhou had sufficient food, so Bai Yutian did not discuss it with them. Who knew that such a situation would happen.
The governors in various places basically followed the enfeoffment system that started in the early Zhou Dynasty. Except for some people who made great contributions and were named governors with different surnames, they were all in charge of the Bai family.
However, as time went by, most of the prefects became descendants of the Bai family. Although they bore the surname Bai, they were actually from another family.
Although these people were from the side clan, they were still under the control of the imperial court.
In order to maintain their own rule, many people will support other local forces to take charge of power and politics.
This has led to the emergence of aristocratic families in various places, and among the aristocratic families, none are more powerful than the Zhang family and the Zheng family in Jiangbei.
The governors of other places have been replaced more or less, but only in the two Jiangbei states, almost since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there have been no changes to outsiders.
Their local rule was no weaker than the previous rule of the Gu family in Tailin.
The local grain was basically taken away by descendants of the Bai family and local aristocratic families.
And the Bai family branch was controlled by Bai Yutian in Tailin City. The local aristocratic family wanted to force Bai Yutian and wanted Bai Yutian to release him.
After all, the relationship between these people is one where both thrive and lose.
However, Bai Yutian didn't want to give in to them just like that. If he let them go this time, it would be difficult to catch them next time.
"Catch these old guys too. I want to see how hard their bones are!" Bai Yutian shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, it may be difficult for this group of people to come to Tailin City." Lu Zhiren said helplessly.
These people had no interest entanglements with the imperial court. At this time, the imperial court was busy with the war and had no time to deal with them.
Therefore, these people are confident and have the courage to clearly reject Da Zhou.
"Hmph, then send the army to kidnap and rob them. In short, bring them all to Tailin City."
Bai Yutian signaled with his eyes to Chen Hong and Cao Shan who were standing aside, asking them to lead the imperial army to capture the family.
Fortunately, the aristocratic families in these places do not have much military power, and the imperial army alone can capture them all.
Chen Hong and Cao Shan nodded immediately and were about to rush out to assemble the team, but were stopped by Lu Zhiren.
If he can be valued by Yuncheng, he naturally has two skills.
He also has a clear understanding of the current situation.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. If you kidnap them now, the situation is no different from directly robbing them of food. It will eventually lead to verbal and written criticism, which will affect future actions."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Bai Yutian stood up in a hurry and walked back and forth in front of the table.
Food shortage is a big deal. Even if the court's food is shipped, if there is no food later, the army will still have to retreat.
Whether the poison to eliminate the locust plague can be developed is a question. Even if it can be developed, the food reserves in Jiangbei have been eroded, and the remaining food cannot support the consumption of the army.
Things seemed to be at an impasse.
"Your Majesty, there may be someone who can do something at this time." Lu Zhiren bowed and said.
"Who!" Bai Yutian looked happy and asked quickly.
Lu Zhiren smiled bitterly twice, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "Prime Minister Yun."
Besides Bai Yutian, the one whom Lu Zhiren admired the most was Yun Cheng.
After hearing Lu Zhiren's words, Bai Yutian also slapped his forehead and suddenly realized.
He was so anxious that he forgot this important person.
Yuncheng is resourceful and will definitely be able to come up with a solution.
Now Bai Yutian relies more and more on Yun Cheng. When marching and fighting, Bai Yutian has Jing Zhao, Jing Ling, Xiao Li and other powerful generals and talents. But when it comes to governing the country and reforming people's livelihood, Bai Yutian relies on Yuncheng the most.
When in doubt, ask Yuncheng first. This is Bai Yutian's daily portrait.