AWB Chapter 179: Difficulties in Raising Food
Chapter 179: Difficulties in Raising Food
Mu Feng pondered for a while and said, "It seems that you don't know what the Emerald Tiger did. The night helped a lot in covering up all the sights."
Zi Nu opened her lips slightly and said, "But if we send these people out now, we will be exposed."
"In this case, our goal is very clear."
Mu Feng's expression was grim: "Since the Jiuyi Society has joined the Quicksand, it will be responsible for exploring the information of the Emerald Tiger."
"As for these Night Killers, let the people from the Nine Righteousness Society lock them up and hand them over to Han Fei for handling."
Zi Nu nodded, gave her instructions, turned around and got on the carriage, which continued to move slowly.
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The Palace of King Han, a granary for storing military rations.
Han Fei took the information Zhang Kaidi gave him and said in shock: "What? Less than 30%. We can only use so little food."
Zhang Kai sighed: "Most of these stored grains are newly collected military rations, so only 30% can be used."
The royal palace has its own systems and policies, and military rations are wartime supplies and are very important.
Han Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Military rations. The disaster in Nanyang cannot be delayed. In this case, we should immediately use the national treasury deposits to buy food in the market."
"Han Fei, please write to your father right away."
Zi Nu used intelligence to inform Han Fei of what happened in Nanyang. The people of Nanyang had run out of food, and people starved to death could be seen everywhere.
If food had not been collected for disaster relief, more than half of the people in Nanyang would have starved to death in this disaster.
Zhang Kai opened his mouth to stop Han Fei and said, "Wait a minute, Master Jiu."
Then, with a wave of his hand, a eunuch presented Han Fei with the bamboo slips that had been prepared long ago.
Although Han Fei didn't know why, he still took the bamboo slips and carefully examined the words on them. He was shocked and asked, "This? How could this be?"
Zhang Kai walked forward slowly and sighed, "The national treasury deposits are less than a thousand gold coins."
Han Fei frowned and said, "Not long ago, the national treasury allocated a huge sum of 5,000 gold. How could it be less than 1,000 gold?"
Zhang Kaidi explained: "This money has been used for the king's birthday banquet, and it was allocated by the fourth young master himself."
Han Fei looked solemn. In other words, the transfer of treasury deposits was also for Ye Mu's plan. What a big chess game.
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The Palace of King Han, the location of the national treasury.
The treasury is the most important place in the King of Han's palace and is heavily guarded. There are guards every ten steps on both sides. They have solemn expressions and the spears in their hands are flashing coldly.
On both sides are tall stone walls, towering high, with smooth surfaces and solemn and awe-inspiring appearance. The two stone walls face each other, firmly blocking the treasury in a long and narrow corridor.
The direction of the treasury is heavily guarded, and the gate is filled with guards. The tall gate stands upright and is very thick. The wooden gate is equipped with countless rivets, which is strong and solid, blocking anyone who wants to enter.
Now, Han Fei walked over leisurely, and the servants around him were busy carrying out boxes of gold and putting them on the carriage. The guards around him were alert to prevent thieves from attacking.
The fourth young master, Han Yu, was guarding the gate personally. He was wearing gorgeous clothes, black and yellow, with a white shirt lining. His hair was standing up high and his expression was stern. He had his right hand behind his back, checking whether the boxes of gold were complete.
Apparently, Han Yu had already begun counting the five thousand gold approved by Han Wangan in preparation for the birthday banquet.
Han Yu knew Han Fei was coming, so he turned around and asked, "Old Nine looks so worried, is it possible that the grain in the national treasury is not enough to provide disaster relief?"
Han Fei sighed and said, "The national treasury is running low on grain. We have no choice but to find another way."
"Fourth brother, how are you doing here?"
Han Yu looked at the glowing gold and said, "The national treasury has allocated 5,000 gold, which is still being calculated. I think it will be enough."
Han Fei looked at the servant enviously as he carried out boxes of gold and stacked them on the carriage. He scratched his face with his right hand and said awkwardly, "Fourth brother, there is something I want to discuss with you."
Han Yu immediately understood Han Fei's idea, turned around and said, "You, want to use the birthday banquet funds?"
Han Fei looked serious, raised his hands and said, "The disaster in Nanyang is very serious. I beg you to join me in reporting this to my father."
"We will divert some of the money used for the birthday banquet to disaster relief to help alleviate the most urgent need."
Han Yu refused without any extra thought: "This is not appropriate, Lao Jiu, although you are worried about the people of Nanyang."
"But if you take the money from me, even if I tell my father, it will be seen as putting personal interests above public interests, which will inevitably give people a reason to criticize you."
Han Fei's face was grim, and he said helplessly: "Fourth brother, I have no other choice."
Han Yu continued, "Whether it's planning a birthday banquet or dispatching disaster relief, as young masters, many people are watching us."
"If anything goes wrong, it would be a small matter for us to lose face, but my father and South Korea really can't afford to lose this person."
"Besides, the funds for the birthday banquet have been coordinated by the finance ministers themselves. If the amount changes, I'm afraid we will have to make additional calculations."
"If we delay our father's birthday party, we really can't afford it."
Han Fei understood Han Yu's meaning, and saluted again with both hands, saying, "Fourth brother is teaching me this. Han Fei will go back and think of a way to achieve the best of both worlds."
Han Yu's approach doesn't work, and Han Fei has no other options either. When it comes to the fight for the throne, the princes will be on guard against each other. The royal family is cruel like that.
In Nanyang, after a busy day, Mr. Mu is happily enjoying Nanyang's delicacies in his room.
There is an inn with specialties from the Seven Kingdoms. You can see this inn wherever you are.
Since they are all old acquaintances, Mu Feng will definitely choose this place.
Ningyu fulfilled her promise and knelt beside Mufeng with a smile on her face. She poured wine for Mufeng and picked dishes for him from time to time.
Yan Lingji joked: "Master said that it is not necessary. Now, Ningyu is serving on the side. Tsk tsk, it is really enjoyable."
Zi Nu smiled and said, "I'm afraid this is what he really thinks. Who wouldn't like a well-behaved beauty?"
Yan Lingji nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, that's what the master had in mind. He played hard to get very well. Lingji almost believed it."
Zi Nu chimed in, "Who isn't? Mr. Mu is really a romantic and unrestrained man. How could he watch a beautiful woman suffer?"
The two of you talk back and forth, just whatever comes naturally.
Mu Feng was so annoyed by all this talk, but he was just enjoying himself and couldn't get over this matter.
Ningyu's face flushed as she quickly poured wine and picked up food for Yan Lingji and Zi Nu. She was deeply grateful to them.
Although she always teases the gentleman in front of her, she is still very nice to me.
Mu Feng enjoyed Ning Yu's service and said, "Okay, okay, eat, eat, Ning Yu, you eat too, they are just making fun of me."
Mu Feng still didn't know what Zi Nu and Yan Ling Ji meant. One was to let Ning Yu integrate into the team as soon as possible, and the other was to reduce the sadness of this trip to Nanyang. After all, so many people in Nanyang died, it was inevitable that the scene would bring back sad memories.
Teasing Mu Feng can divert your attention and keep yourself calm.