For the next period of time, Liu Qing was extremely busy. Although there were many talents under his command, what he had to do now was not to look after the court or govern a county or a state, but the whole world.

This year's drought has swept across the Central Plains, and the most serious one is in Yanzhou. Many places are in a state of no harvest. Now is August, when the harvest is lean. After the people's grain reserves are used up, they will initially look for some wild plants to satisfy their hunger. However, if disaster relief cannot be provided in time

, will eventually become refugees and starve to death.

Cao Cao has sent emergency reports many times to request for grain and grass support. Fuyu's grain has been continuously shipped to Jizhou, but judging from the current trend, it is still far from enough.

Hundreds of thousands of stones or even millions of stones may sound like a lot, but the total number of people affected by the disaster in several prefectures may be in the millions, or even millions. The food needed is undoubtedly an astronomical figure.

In the past few days, in addition to Liu Qing who was a little worried, Mi Ren was also a little crazy. There was an account of the world's food and grass. The number of general accounts has been astronomical, and there are hundreds of details divided into states, counties, and even counties.

Faced with all this, Liu Qing was overwhelmed. If it weren't for Mi Ren, he would have really wanted to be more careless and let Xi Zhicai take full responsibility and drive a carriage to help pull the food.

After reading Liu Biao's military report, Liu Qing turned to look at Mi Ren, who was burying his head in the account book and concentrating on it. His face was wet with sweat, and his hair was tightly stuck to his white forehead with sweat.

"Ren'er, take a rest." Liu Qing said.

Mi Ren raised his eyes, smiled sweetly, and replied: "Your Majesty, I'm not tired."

Liu Qing didn't try to persuade him anymore, and Mi Ren became serious again. As a decision-maker, what he wanted to know was nothing more than the result, but what was really tiring was the process.

Each account means that a batch of grain is transported from Fuyu to Wei County, and then transferred from Wei County to various places. Countless people are rushing for these batches of food.

Liu Qing smiled and said: "My guess was wrong, it's not this old man."

Originally, the trouble of returning to the furnace was far greater than that of new casting, so the quality of the armor weapons seized in Jizhou Shiyi varied, but the quantity was very considerable.

"Last year's cold wave caused hundreds of thousands of livestock to freeze to death in various Xianbei tribes, and even tens of thousands of people died. If the mutual trade agreement originally signed with the Xianbei royal family were to be transferred by the Xianbei royal family, the efficiency would be too low, but -"

In Liu Qing's mind, there are actually no worries as everyone said. Whether it is worries or endless troubles, it must be done by a "mother". In Liu Qing's imagination, the major tribes in the northern grasslands, whether Xianbei or Xiongnu,

Whether they are Qiang people or not, they will not be a worry.

As long as the world is stable and the current difficulties are overcome, Liu Qing will begin to solve the problems in the north.

Liu Qing thought for a while. He had already thought about this problem. Compared with livestock, charcoal was indeed worth less. He wanted to obtain so many livestock, but the Xianbei tribes could not digest so much, so they used less salt.

"Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang?" Tian Feng guessed.

"My lord, Your Majesty has left Luoyang and gone to Chenliu. This trip should be to Yanzhou, where the disaster is most serious."

The attitudes of the two people were very clear. They should first clarify their positions and then talk about disaster relief. Their meaning can be summarized as follows: Even if relief cannot be given to the people, they cannot use weapons as a weapon for the enemy and raise tigers as a source of trouble.

"The weapons and armor made by the two states of Hebei are far superior to ordinary ones. This is the foundation of the Lord's government. Not to mention foreigners, even foreign ministers, they cannot teach each other, but -"

"Wen Ruo, this is the suggestion of Princess Qian Ying of Xianbei." Liu Qing said.

"The situation will only get worse. It's not yet to the point where everyone has no food. At this rate, I'm afraid it will last three months at most." Liu Qing said, took out a document and handed it to Xun Yu.

"There is something that has been strictly controlled, and the Xianbei tribes are also eager for it. At the same time, its value is high, comparable to livestock. Coincidentally, I have a lot of this kind of thing!" Liu Qing said.

"How long can I last if I save enough food?"

At night, Liu Qing summoned a group of staff. During the day, they were all very busy. Even Guo Jia, who had the most leisurely official position, was now helping out.

If this plan works and can turn the tide, rains will usually start until October. By then, there will still be crops that can be planted. Next year, if there is still drought, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou can also do it.

Once food is provided, there will be difficulties, but it will be much better than this year.

"Here!"

"My lord, even if it's cheap, what Xianbei needs most from the big men is salt, grain and charcoal, but the Xianbei tribe can't digest much of it. It's difficult to buy most of the livestock," Xun Yu said.

Liu Qing's countermeasure was to take a preemptive strike, first conquer the various ethnic groups, and then gradually naturalize them to help them fight the climate together. After all, the climate did not change suddenly. As long as the single nomadic model was changed, it was not possible to stay.

Difficult things, of course, are all things for the future.

"Just like this, and strictly, I declare to the world in the name of my king that during the national crisis, if anyone dares to get involved in the relief food, they will be beheaded. In serious cases, their homes will be confiscated and their entire clan will be exterminated!" Liu Qing added another warning.

Guo Jia also meant to object.

There was a lot of ridicule in Liu Qing's words, but if it really comes to this point, you still have to do it.

When he thought of this, Liu Qing immediately thought of a certain big country in the future that would specialize in giving away or selling outdated weapons to others in order to realize their final value.

Xi Zhicai replied: "My lord, judging from the current consumption, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this year."

Xun Yu took it, examined it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Lord, if this is true, it can be a great help!"

"Zhicai, you will be responsible for the handover of supplies. First start transporting the things to Yanmen and Concubine Qian. I will inform you later."

The staff left, and Liu Qing left Tian Feng behind.

Liu Qing smiled and said: "Everyone has his own duties, but he is very busy. Yuan Hao, you will temporarily hand over the government affairs of the DPRK to Cui Yan, and you will go to Chang'an."

"Compromise? How to compromise?" Liu Qing asked.

Jia Xu also said: "Yuan Hao's words are very true. Xianbei must be on guard. My lord, think twice!"

"My lord's benevolence can be learned from heaven and earth. What you all said is not unreasonable. I think this matter can be handled in a compromise?"

When Tian Feng heard this, he quickly said: "My lord, this sentence cannot be broken. Although Xianbei surrenders to my lord now, if he is allowed to have full wings, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and replied: "My lord, do your best and obey the destiny. My lord has done your best to be benevolent and righteous. There is no need to make dangerous moves to avoid backfire."

"My lord, I have sent my own people to closely monitor every batch of grain. We have put an end to corruption and malfeasance. After all, many local officials have not yet been replaced by our own people." Xun Yu said.

"An old edict was found after a lot of effort wasted."

Xun Yu changed the topic, "My lord has been fighting for many years and has collected countless weapons and armors. These things were originally put in the workshop to be re-melted into agricultural tools. The quantity is very large. It is better for my lord to use these equipment and sell them to Xianbei.

In exchange for livestock, it is backward for the Lord and hard to find for Xianbei!"

Liu Qing thought for a while and replied: "There is no need to speak out about this matter, and there is no need to inform Meng De. With Zhang He and Dian Wei here, nothing will go wrong. What I am most worried about now is the emergence of refugees. If food cannot be

If it is delivered on time, or something goes wrong in the middle, the consequences will be disastrous."

Liu Qing changed the topic, "I ordered Qian Ying to sit in Yanmen and be fully responsible for trade. She re-established trade rules and forced the royal family to accept them. Now all Xianbei tribes have established trade. This matter is also important to Xianbei.

This is a great thing. I imagine that if possible, most of the livestock in Xianbei will be bought at low prices before winter. If the people can't even drink porridge by then, they will have to eat minced meat."

"What a great idea!" Liu Qing clapped his hands and immediately decided to do just that.

"My lord, do you have other orders?"

"Fengxiao, what do you think?"

At such a critical time, no black sheep will be allowed to appear.

Xun Yu frowned, "My lord, is it weapons?"

With the arrival of the Little Ice Age, the grasslands will gradually degenerate into deserts, which will eventually become unsuitable for human survival. All nomadic groups will move south indiscriminately. The power of this barbaric pursuit of survival will be difficult for civilized forces to resist.

"Wen Ruo, what do you think?" Liu Qing walked around and asked Xun Yu again.

The Xianbei tribes suffered heavy losses last winter. Now that Liu Qing has given them the opportunity, they will definitely seize it. Instead of dying in the cold in vain, it is better to exchange for something useful, such as Yanmen's inexhaustible charcoal.

"This is……"

In name, it may be said that Liu Qing wanted to conquer the wolf and make great achievements, but in fact, Liu Qing wanted to expand his territory and expand his territory.

As Liu Qing spoke, he suddenly took out a silk document. It looked like an imperial edict, but it looked a bit old and not like a new thing.

"Go pick someone up."

"I don't know what's going on?"

Tian Feng was puzzled and looked at Liu Qing.

"Take it with you and go to Chang'an Weiyang Palace to meet a man. His name is Dai Yong. Tell him that King Bohai wants him to come to Luoyang."

Tian Feng was overjoyed. Although he didn't know the specific details, he could tell from his lord's words that he was probably already making preparations.

That day is not far away.
Chapter completed!