At noon the next day, Jia Yao and his companions set out from the edge of the hill with a small amount of food.
Yun Zheng really didn’t send Jia Yao away.
However, when Jia Yao walked a little further away, she subconsciously looked towards the city wall on the edge of the hill.
A figure can be vaguely seen on the top of the city wall.
Although it was just a blurry figure, Jia Yao still concluded that it was Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng silently watched the figure going away and sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Have our people been sent out?"
Yun Zheng turned around and asked Miaoyin.
“They’ve all been sent out.”
Miaoyin nodded slightly and asked again: "Do you think Jiayao will rebel?"
...
...
"have no idea."
Yun Zheng turned his head to look at the direction where Jia Yao and the others were going, "I hope Jia Yao is smart enough, but I also have to be wary of the power of hatred!"
Yun Zheng was definitely worried about Jia Yao.
This woman has too many ideas.
Now Beihuan has no choice but to surrender.
But once Bei Huan recovers, who knows what tricks she will play.
I hope Jiayao has really figured it out!
He didn't want to kill Jia Yao with his own hands one day.
Miaoyin was silent and didn't know what to say for a moment.
She also didn't want Yun Zheng to kill Jia Yao with his own hands one day.
But unfortunately, there are many things that are beyond their control.
Watching Jiayuan go away, Yun Zheng quickly walked down the tower and ordered Tong Gang who was waiting at the bottom of the tower: "Tell Yu Shizhong and Wang Qi to come see me immediately!"
"yes!"
Gao Jie immediately took the order and left.
Soon, Yu Shizhong and Wang Qi arrived.
Yun Zheng didn't bother to talk too much with the two of them, and directly ordered: "You two should immediately prepare your troops and horses, escort 20,000 prisoners and food to Yanhui Mountain, and build a camp on the spot! In addition, keep an eye on the movements in the direction of Qiuchi!"
Regardless of whether the news brought by Guge was true or false, they had to build a camp in Yanhui Mountain.
Only in this way can we control the horse grazing grassland.
"yes!"
The two men obeyed the order.
After instructing the two men, Yun Zheng summoned all the generals from the border areas to come.
The resettlement issues of these migrant populations, as well as many of his previous ideas, had to be implemented.
It’s time for the bloodline of the infrastructure maniac to awaken!
…
In the next few days, Yun Zheng stayed at the edge of the hill to arrange various affairs.
Until urgent news came from Beilu Pass.
There have been unusual movements by the Fuzhou defenders, and it is currently impossible to determine their motives.
Upon receiving the news, Yun Zheng couldn't help but frown.
What does the court mean by this?
Do you want to break up with Shuobei?
No way?
Yun Zheng pondered for a while, then immediately led his men away from the hill.
After returning to Dingbei, Yun Zheng had no time to drink a sip of water before Ye Zi found him and reported to him an extremely important news.
A few days ago, there was a large-scale flood in the south.
Millions of disaster victims displaced in the south!
Several grain-producing states in the South suffered disasters to varying degrees.
This year, grain production in the south will drop significantly.
Some severely affected counties may even face the situation of having no harvest at all!
Thanks to Emperor Wen's opening of the Fuzhou defense line, Zhang Xu purchased a large amount of grain from within the Great Wall to be used for brewing wine, so their current grain inventory is relatively sufficient.
But Shuobei's population has increased a lot this year.
The population that migrated from Beihuan, the population that migrated from the interior, and the captives of Yun Zheng and his men, the population of Shuobei increased by at least 150,000.
Moreover, more and more people migrated from the interior.
As time goes by, the population of Shuobei will increase.
However, compared with previous years, the cultivated area in Shuobei has not expanded much.
If Shuobei's population continues to increase, they will likely face food shortages as well.
At present, Ye Zi has asked Zhang Xu to stop brewing wine.
Although brewing wine can earn Shuobei a lot of money, food is the most important thing!
“We may have to suspend the migration of people from the interior.”
Ye Zi made a serious suggestion.
If Shuobei's population continues to grow so rapidly and they are unable to purchase enough food from the interior, Shuobei will sooner or later face a food shortage.
As she spoke, Ye Zi handed the letter sent back by Zhang Xu to Yun Zheng.
Zhang Xu said in the letter that some grain traders have begun to raise grain prices.
The prices of all food are much higher than before.
The increase may be as low as 10% and as high as 30%.
At present, the imperial court has begun to crack down on grain merchants’ behavior of raising grain prices, but no one knows how much effect it will have.
What Zhang Xu thought was that no matter how much the food price rose, he would buy a large amount of food as soon as possible and stockpile it in case of emergency.
Otherwise, even if they had more money than they could spend in the future, they might still face a situation where they had no food to buy.
Yun Zheng put down Zhang Xu's letter and began to think silently.
If we buy a large amount of grain now, we will definitely spend a lot of extra money.
But Shuobei is not yet self-sufficient.
Moreover, after the autumn harvest, a new round of war may break out in Shuobei.
They must stockpile food!
Otherwise, be a little more shameless and ask the court for more?
Yun Zheng stroked his chin and thought secretly.
However, he quickly dismissed the idea.
The south suffered from large-scale floods, and the imperial court would certainly open government warehouses to provide disaster relief.
Moreover, if the tribes in the western part of the desert got news of the flood in the south, they would most likely take the opportunity to attack!
In this way, the imperial court had to reserve military supplies and guard against attacks from the tribes west of the desert.
It is estimated that the imperial court does not have so much grain to provide to Shuobei.
It seems unrealistic to ask the court for food.
At this moment, Yun Zheng suddenly realized that the unusual movements of the defenders on the Fuzhou defense line were most likely related to the court's need to be wary of the various tribes in western Mo!
It is estimated that the defenders of the Fuzhou defense line will be transferred to the northwest!
It seems that even if it means spending extra money, we have to stock up on food!
If the time really comes when we can’t buy food even with silver, that will be troublesome!
Yun Zheng pondered for a long time. Suddenly, Yun Zheng's heart trembled. He hurriedly asked Ye Zi, "Will there be a great epidemic after the great disaster?"
"right!"
Ye Zi nodded gently. "Although this statement is a bit absolute, it is often the case! Especially now that it is midsummer in the south, after the flood, mosquitoes, rats and ants will become more rampant, and the possibility of a plague is relatively high."
plague!
Hearing these two words, Yun Zheng felt a headache.
Although the south is not under his jurisdiction, if a major disaster occurs in the south, it will have a great impact on Shuobei.
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and ordered in a deep voice: "Stop migrating people from inside the pass for the time being!"
"Order people to burn a large amount of lime, purchase a large amount of medicinal materials that can be used to treat the epidemic, and make preparations to prevent and control the epidemic. If necessary, you can also provide support to the interior of the country!"
"Also, we have issued a grain collection notice. We will purchase grain in Mayi at a price 30% higher than the market price! No matter what kind of grain it is, we will accept it!"
"ah?"
Ye Zi opened her mouth stupidly and looked at Yun Zheng in disbelief.
She understands everything from burning lime to purchasing medicinal herbs.
But why did Yun Zheng buy grain at such a high price?
The prices of those grains have already risen a lot, but he is actually going to purchase grains at a price 30% higher than the market price?
Does he really have too much money to burn?
Besides, they don’t have much money!
They still have enough food now, so there is no need to waste their remaining little money like this, right?
Seeing Ye Zi's surprised expression, Yun Zheng immediately leaned over and whispered in Ye Zi's ear.
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Ye Zi widened her eyes again.
After a long time, Ye Zi gradually came back to her senses.
"You are too mean, aren't you?"
Ye Zi looked at Yun Zheng with a smile on her face...
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