Chapter 607 Calculation of Liu Table

"Also, Han Feng, you should urge Zheng Hun and Zhou Maitian of the arsenal as soon as possible to transport new tools such as cylinders and rollovers to Chang'an, and cooperate with Huang Langzhong and Yan Langzhong to settle them in all parts of Si Li to alleviate the drought next year." Ma Chao added this and continued, "by the way, Zidu, you can't buy all your money to buy grain next year, leaving enough materials, seeds and farm tools for farming and sowing next year!"

"That's right, all the people in the Ministry of Ceremonies should also actively patrol various places, especially in Hanzhong and Liangzhou, and try to let them get part of the grain and fodder on credit... In addition, the propaganda team should do a good job in publicity guidance in advance. People will win the sky, and there must be no rumors of a strange disaster on the Ma family!"

"Shadow of the Ministry of War, at the beginning of next spring, you must keep an eye on those handsome guys. If you find any signs, you don't need to report them, and immediately copy the house to destroy the house! Whoever dares to make a basket for the Ma family at that critical moment, the Ma family will shit them!"

"There is also locust plague. I thought that since locusts can eat people, that person can also eat locusts. I remember that locust powder has medicinal value... Inform Hua Tuo to cooperate with the propaganda team and issue a statement in his name to encourage disaster victims to eat locusts!"

"Wo......" Speaking of this, Ma Chao felt that there were still many measures coming out of his mind. But His Royal Highness's civil and military officials all had a burst of dry vomiting. It seemed that they were worried about eating locusts to Ma Chao, especially Ma Chao added: "What? Haven't you eaten it? That thing is stir-fried, and it tastes the same as chicken..."

"Lord!" First of all, Xun Yue couldn't stand it. As a scholar of the Xun family's poetry, he could not understand Ma Chao's request. He frowned and said, "The locusts are melted by fish eggs and hatch like flying shrimps. How can they be eaten like this?"

"What and what?" Ma Chao frowned and then understood that people didn't know enough about locusts. Most of them thought that locusts looked similar to shrimps. They thought that they were dryland flying shrimps and gods who would be disaster-disasters. How dare they eat them?

Thinking of this, Ma Chao has a headache even more. He knows that the drought and earthquake may be better next year, but together with the locust, I'm afraid it is the time to really test the Ma family. However, at this time, he could not escape. Thinking of Li Shimin's iron-blooded man's good deeds, he said, "No need to say much. If the locust plague comes next year, I should set an example and eat locusts myself! If you are afraid of death, you can't follow!"

In the three years of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, locust plague swept the Guanzhong Plain. There are rumors that it is God's punishment for Li Shimin to kill his brother and destroy his brother. Only by returning the government to the emperor can the plague be eliminated. Li Shimin was indistinguishable, and under grief and indignation, he swallowed the locust edict and said, "If I am guilty, let the locust swallow my heart and liver, and it is enough to punish me alone. Don't eat the food of my people."

And when Wenwu saw that Ma Chao was so determined, they looked at each other and knelt down and said, "If the lord does not give up, the humble position (subordinates) is willing to suffer with the lord and never die!"

But Ma Chao looked at these people who wanted to go through fire and water, and his heart was speechless: You all know nothing! In later generations, fried locusts are a famous dish, especially ancient locusts, which are pollution-free, non-polluting and high-protein food. Let you eat them. Please wait and enjoy your mouthful!!

Finally, Ma Chao looked at Yang Xiu, who drafted the military order, and suddenly turned his head and whispered to Xun You and Li Ru, "The Ministry of War is the top priority this time. Whether it is migrating the victims or maintaining stability under the rule, Gongda and Wen You need to pay more attention..." Speaking of this, Ma Chao paused, as if he hesitated a little, and then said, "In addition, when you split up the displaced people and migrate, try to move them to the direction of Hangu Pass!"

"Ah!....... Lord..." Xun You and Li Ru immediately understood what Ma Chao meant and looked at each other in shock. Xun You, in particular, said, "Master, you have said before that we can't use such short-sighted and self-injurting schemes!"

"I can't help it..." Ma Chao's gloomy face pointed to the sand table in the center of Deyang Hall and said, "Supporting war is my last step of insurance. If the famine is really out of control next year, I can't put the whole Ma family in! At that time, I didn't care about any face!!"

With a sigh, Ma Chao stared at the map and said leisurely, "As the saying goes, Liu Jingzhou is short-sighted and indecisive. We have to look for him!"

"But..." Xun You said anxiously, "But my lord, it is a step for a whale to swallow the tiger. Whether it is military or civil affairs, we must start steadily. If the war starts again next year, I'm afraid..."

"Gunda! Do you think I have any other options?!" Ma Chao shook his head in pain, as if trying to get rid of something: "Although we just discussed it enthusiastically, in fact, everyone knows it. Once the natural disasters come one after another, let's talk about whether these things on paper will work! As the head of the Ma family, in order for those disaster victims to survive, I don't mind taking the name of a sinner who caused disaster!!"

"This... Alas..." Xun You and Li Ru calculated silently and had nothing to say for a moment. Finally, Jia Fox asked in order to break the awkward and heavy atmosphere, "Even so, why didn't the lord choose Zhang Yang in Hanoi? Zhang Yang's men are only 50,000 rabbles, which are vulnerable..."

"Yes, Zhang Yang is also a soft persimmon, but Zhang Yang only has one Hanoi!" Ma Chao looked back at Jia Xu and explained, "If Zhang Yang can't stick to it, can we really spend time with him? Only Liu Biao, the man who killed his head, abandoned Wancheng and would cede the land with us for peace!!"

Historically, after Li Yu and Guo Yan attacked Chang'an together, the two fought internally, and Zhang Ji's mediation was invalid. Coincidentally, when he arrived at the four-year famine in Chuping, Zhang Ji had no choice but to leave the Chang'an area with his troops and invaded the northern part of Jingzhou to eat. Jingzhou was Liu Biao's territory. The two armies fought in a melee. Unfortunately, Comrade Zhang Ji was hit by a stray arrow and died very much. At that time, Zhang Xiu was General Jianzhong in Zhangji's army. After Zhang Ji's death, he naturally inherited and led the army.

Later, Jia Xu came to vote, and the first thing he did for Zhang Xiu was to promote the reconciliation between Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao. Liubiao knows very well about benevolence and courtesy. As soon as Zhang Ji died, his men were very happy and congratulated Comrade Liu Biao. However, Liu Biao said, don't be so happy. Comrade Zhang Ji came here without food, and our comrades were not very polite to him, so that it was not my intention to fight at all, so you can come here to pay filial piety and can't come to congratulate him!

So Liu Biao sent someone to greet Zhang Xiu and expressed his willingness to accept Zhang Ji's people. And this is also the consistent method for Liu Biao to govern Jingzhou, mainly and not the main war. At that time, Jia Xu's old fox personally came to Liu Biao to urge peace, and the two sides reached a memorandum of understanding. The alliance between the two armies allowed Zhang Xiu's troops to be stationed in Wancheng.

In this incident, some people said that Liu Biao was a sit-in guest with false statements and boasting, and he was simply a peace messenger who did not die. However, some people also said that Liu Biaolian Jingzhou's heavy clan and killing thieves Pingjingzhou are absolutely capable ministers in troubled times, and he took Zhang Xiu's move, making Zhang Xiu a defense in the north of Jingzhou, which is also a safe way to lose one place and keep safe.

But anyway, Ma Chao hopes that if he is really forced to live, he will go to Liu Biao to beg for food. Liu Biao can treat him and treat him generously and selflessly to Zhang Xiu in history... Anyway, the Ma family today is much better than the old Zhang family, right?

What's more, as long as next year's event comes as scheduled, Ma Chao will not have to be condemned by the world and perfectly solve the disaster problem in one fell swoop...

"We must find a way out for those disaster victims," Ma Chao repeated this coldly with a gloomy face and continued to say a very international sentence: "The iron sword of the Ma family must open up land for the Ma family's Quyuan plough!"