Chapter 627 Kong Daqian's Plan
After giving Kong Daqian a brief instruction, Zhou Xu turned around and came to the granary.
They had just captured Huangsha City and were busy with many things to do. They had only taken a rough look at the food in the granary. Now that they had some time, they naturally had to do a further inventory.
After all, this side is connected to the mountainous area, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel on, making their logistical supply work difficult.
If there is enough grain stored in the granary here, it will reduce a lot of pressure on their logistics troops.
Don't forget that it is the spring ploughing season in their Great Zhou now. All work is busy surrounding the ploughing. It is always good to reduce the demand for labor appropriately.
When Zhou Xu arrived, the work here had already been fully launched.
In addition to confirming the amount of stored grain in the granary, we also need to confirm the type of grain.
As soon as the grain bag was opened and Zhou Xu saw the white rice grains inside, a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.
"Wow, there is rice."
Up to now, they have corn and potatoes as their staple food. Both potatoes and corn can be ground into powder and preserved, and the corn kernels can be peeled and dried for storage.
From this point of view, their Great Zhou has no shortage of staple food for a long time.
However, Zhou Xu didn't mind having one more item to add richness to the diet within their Great Zhou.
The reserve grain in this granary is basically rice. Zhou Xu took a look at the other things and there was nothing much to say. They were all things that they also had in the Great Zhou.
Just two days later, Kong Daqian and his son came to their door again unexpectedly.
Zhou Xu didn't think that the father and son could finish this matter in two days. They came here now, so there must be something wrong.
With this thought in mind, I asked and it turned out to be true.
It was seen that Kong Daqian had completely lost the attitude he had when he was bragging to the farmers in private, and his entire state was extremely cautious.
"Your Majesty, this is what happened. I followed your instructions and contacted the farmers in the city. I told them about this matter. Many people agreed, and some said they would consider it. During this time, these farmers raised a problem with me..."
Having said that, Kong Daqian stopped talking and looked at Zhou Xu cautiously.
Seeing the other party like this, Zhou Xu was speechless, but he still patiently continued what he was saying.
"What's the problem? Feel free to ask."
"In the past, farmers would go out of town to work in the fields, and the government would give us money and food as a reward. But now we can't go out to work in the fields, and there is no surplus food at home."
After hearing this, Zhou Xu understood.
This is to ask him for food.
Many farmers, including Kong Daqian, probably still have no idea about the idea of having them go to Da Zhou to farm and live.
So I wanted to ask him for food, so that while solving our own food and clothing problems, I could also take the opportunity to gauge his attitude.
Unless there are smart people among the farmers, Zhou Xu doesn't think that ordinary farmers can deal with this. This is most likely an idea that Kong Daqian came up with after contacting a group of farmers.
Zhou Xu actually didn't care about this.
"Speaking of this, are other people in this city also facing this problem?"
Kong Daqian obviously didn't expect Zhou Xu to suddenly ask this question, but his reaction was still quite quick.
"Reporting to the king, I can't say for sure, but it should be. In this year, the only people who can have surplus food, besides the government, are the rich. However, our border city is not safe, and most of the rich will not come here. The common people are generally poor."
Kong Daqian's words served as a reminder to Zhou Xu, and at the same time he also had an idea in his mind.
"How about this, you go tell them that starting tomorrow, I will set up stalls in the east, south, west and north of Huangsha City to distribute porridge, once in the morning and once in the evening. People in need can line up to receive it."
Although he did not give them food directly, Zhou Xu's approach did solve their food problem.
Upon hearing this, Kong Daqian's face immediately lit up with joy, and he immediately pulled his son to kneel down and performed the ceremony with great respect.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!!"
"No need to do that. Since you have surrendered to my Great Zhou, you are my people. As the king, I will not watch you starve to death."
As Zhou Xu spoke, he personally helped Kong Daqian and his son up, just like he had done before.
"If there is nothing else, I will go take care of other matters."
"Your Majesty is very busy, I dare not disturb you, I will take my leave."
Zhou Xu's words were so direct, and Kong Daqian was not stupid either. He immediately took his son and left.
After leaving the City Lord's Mansion where Zhou Xu was at the moment, his son Kong Tiegan originally thought he would go straight home to rest, but he had only taken two steps when he was grabbed by his father.
"Where are you going?"
"Go back?"
Kong Tiegan was stunned for a moment.
"Isn't it over?"
"What's going on? Let's go find your Uncle Huang and the others first and tell them about this matter. Then we can go to the ones who said they wanted to consider it and talk to them again."
Kong Tiegan's eyes went dark after hearing these words.
"No, Dad, how much have we run these past two days? Aren't you tired?"
"Hey! Don't mention it. I'm not really that tired. I feel like my body has gotten better in the past two days. Don't you think it's weird?"
As Kong Daqian spoke, he pulled Kong Tiegan towards Lao Huang's house.
After informing them of the news, they went to continue lobbying those farmers who had said they were still considering or had even refused.
He did this not entirely for the Great Zhou. He was not that loyal at the moment. It was more for himself.
This time Zhou Xu gave him a task. The more people he could persuade to go, wouldn't he appear more capable? In addition, if more people went, they could stick together and take care of each other, which would be beneficial to both of them.
In contrast, his son Kong Tiegan had an empty head and didn't think about so many things. He just thought that his father was a little crazy.
At the same time, after Kong Daqian and his son left, Zhou Xu casually arranged to set up a porridge stall to distribute porridge.
It was easy for them to set up four stalls. As for porridge, although the kitchen had never made it before, making porridge itself was not a difficult job.
Zhou Xu went to the kitchen and while arranging things, he gave a few instructions, and the white porridge was soon cooked.
At the same time, the patrol team was promoting the fact that they were going to set up stalls to distribute porridge starting tomorrow while performing their patrol duties.
In just one afternoon, the news spread throughout the city easily.
(End of this chapter)
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