fictionpage 0474: Prepare For War.
0474: Prepare For War.
Hailan City, shrouded in darkness, seemed extraordinarily quiet.
The taverns in the city are full of people, most of them are celebrating the harvest in autumn, so that everyone can have a fat winter.
"It's really great. I didn't expect Lord Marquis to be so powerful. The wheat I planted has a bumper harvest."
"After I paid my taxes, there was enough food left over to survive the winter and eat into the spring.
"Hurry up and drink, such a happy day must be celebrated."
The farmers in the tavern talked happily with each other, and their sun-tanned faces were full of smiles.
The recent period of time is a day of bumper harvest in the farmland, and the farmers are very busy.
When I am free in the evening, I will invite three or five friends out for drinks to celebrate this rare and fertile autumn harvest.
In the autumn of "May 97", there is not much food to be harvested, and seven or eight percent of it has to be handed over.
If there are a large number of people in the family, the remaining 20% of the food is not enough to eat, and it will be very difficult and hungry throughout the winter.
Going out to buy grain at this time, the price is ridiculously high, and the farmer's family has no money to bear it.
"Tap Tat Tat..."
Lian Xin walked out of the bar wearing a black hoodie, got into a carriage and returned to the castle.
Inside the castle study.
Lian Xin took off her black cap and gown, walked up to Qiao Ji with lotus steps, and said softly, "My lord, Yin's family thinks very highly of the autumn harvest.
During the day, she heard that everyone was very happy about the autumn harvest, so she wanted to experience it for herself.
No, after nightfall, Fox Er Niang wore a cape and went to various big taverns, seeing everyone's reactions were the same, happy, excited and so on.
Everyone is drinking with a glass of wine, and no matter which table they go to, they can hear everyone discussing the autumn harvest.
There are more and more taverns in Hailan City, and Qiao Ji arranged for people to come to some famous big taverns, which is where Lian Xin went tonight.
"What did everyone say?"
Qiao Ji stopped flipping through the documents in her hands, and looked up at the charming Hu'er Niang.
"They are all praising the lord for being a good lord, saying that this year will be the happiest they have ever lived."
Lian Xin took out a stool, went to Qiao Ji's desk and sat down, propped her chin with one hand and said, "They also said that they will plant the farmland..."
Fox Er Niang will hear what she heard in several taverns, and she will simply sort it out and say it all.
Qiao Ji raised her bushy eyebrows slightly, and said with a light smile, "It's enough for everyone to eat enough."
As the lord of several cities, in addition to wanting to strengthen his own strength, he also has the responsibility to let his subjects live a good life.
It's not that Qiao Ji's heart is overflowing, it's the most basic sense of responsibility as a lord.
Just to make people not starve to death and fill their stomachs is already a good lord.
"Master, we are expected to harvest one billion catties of grain this fall." Hua Wei said softly.
She walked over with a document in her arms, and put the document on Qiao Wu's desk.
The autumn harvest has started for some time, and Maitari has hoarded more than 300 million catties of grain.
However, only one-third of the farmland in Hailan City has been harvested, and two-thirds have not yet been harvested.
Judging from the grain recovered a few days ago, there is definitely a lot of grain that can be harvested from the remaining farmland.
"How much has the output increased compared to last year?" Qiao Ji picked up the document Hua Wei put on the table.
"Last year, Hailan City only harvested 130 million catties of grain, which is far behind this year." Hua Wei said with a smile.
Qiao Ji looked at the information filled with data, nodded in satisfaction and said, "Although this year's production is objective, it is far from enough.
"Does the lord still want to buy food?" Hua Wei asked, tilting her neck in doubt.
"Yes, let's buy it from the Marquis of Powell again. You have to buy enough food for millions of people for a year." Qiao Ji nodded slightly.
Hua Wei straightened her neck fiercely, and asked in surprise, "My lord, why did you buy so many at once?"
The girl didn't understand the reason, but only knew that Hailan City's food production was definitely enough for everyone to eat.
"When a war breaks out, food is one of the most important reserves." Qiao Ji said solemnly.
Once the war starts, the price of food will be the first to rise, and it will be a high price increase.
The price increase is one of them, and whether food can be bought is also a very important issue. When the war starts, those nobles will definitely hold the food in their hands..0
If there is not enough food at that time, Qiao Ji's rebellion will be restricted, and it will be difficult to move without food.
Whoever controls food controls mankind; whoever controls currency controls the global economy.
Food is a sharp weapon to dominate one side.
"Understood." Hua Wei nodded thoughtfully.
"The situation in the imperial capital is becoming more and more serious. No one knows when the war will break out. If there are as many countries as possible, let's have as many countries as possible.
Qiao Ji picked up a glass of warm water and took a sip, then said in a deep voice, "Marquis Powell may not continue to sell it to us in the future."
He didn't think that the Marquis of Powell would be ignorant of the form of the imperial capital, and the neutral nobles must be very clear about the power struggle.
Therefore, Qiao Ji wanted to buy as much grain as possible before the Marquis of Powell stopped selling it.
Qiao Ji has as many knights as there are other people who can participate in the war, and they all need food.
In addition to the 1,500 knights on the surface, he also has 30,000 employees in the Chamber of Commerce for Carrying Backpacks on the Mountain.
Among the 30,000 employees, 5,000 are formal soldiers disguised as guards.
Not to mention the 5,000 people in the navy, the patrol teams in major cities can also participate in wars.
At the end of the day, Qiao Ji has a total of 20,000 troops that can be mobilized, so it is natural to plan ahead for food.
1.3 "Yes, I will send someone to pick up the purchase of food tomorrow." Hua Wei did not dare to be vague, and took out a notebook to record.
"Boom boom boom..."
Qiao Ji tapped the table with his index finger, paused for a moment and said, "In addition to buying food from the Marquis of Powell, the nobles in the South Garden can also learn about it."
He had to make sure that if Marquis Powell didn't sell much grain, he could buy it from other nobles.
South Garden is a very affluent place, and the nobles over there have more or less a lot of stock. Although it will be more expensive, it is better than not having to buy it at that time.
"Yes." Hua Wei lowered her head and recorded.
The girl planned to send the caravan to the South Garden early in the morning, and the sold-out coins were just used to buy food.
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