Li Shentong asked the long history beside him to hand Liu Mu a paperwork.

The document contains a list of goods exchanged between Bashu and the Xigang Shipping Division through the General Shipping Division, and the handover place of the goods is at the Yangzhou Wharf.

Although Datang has a lot more coins than Wu Dechu at present, the bulk transactions are still bartered.

"I'm in grain, lots of grain. Old grain. ”

Liu Mu emphasized an old grain.

Li Shentong was puzzled: "I do know that there are several large warehouses here, but no matter how well the large warehouses are repaired, I am afraid that those grains have been for many years, the shortest ones are thirteen years, and the longest ones are more than twenty years." Those large warehouses are all made of pottery, mostly in the west of Henan Province, and there are also here to the north, but ......"

Li Shentong shook his head, he knew that there were several granaries, especially one in the mountains in North Yancheng, Suzhou.

It is claimed that millions of stone of rice have been stored.

He didn't know exactly how many, the account books had long been lost, and someone had gone in and died inside after hitting the mountain warehouse.

There were no torches in the warehouse, and Li Shentong believed that the rice had probably turned into powder.

Li Shentong told Liu Mu one by one that the eight great warehouses of the former Sui Dynasty had basically been opened, and it was still a question whether the Tang Dynasty could unify the Central Plains without these eight major warehouses.

The rest of the small warehouses, which were not well kept, have basically been abandoned.

Even if it is well kept, the food of the past ten years is really not about to starve to death, and it is estimated that it is no longer edible.

Liu Mu asked: "If you take away the seriously deteriorated upper layer, and then add salt and spices to the rest to cover the bad taste, and then make it into one dumpling after another, I wonder if people can barely eat it?" ”

Li Shentong couldn't answer this question and looked at his Sima.

Sima stepped forward: "Yes, you can cover the smell with spices with a very strong taste." But right now, we have enough food in Datang, so there's no need to use those. Lang Jun didn't know that the soldiers had originally arranged for the army to raise pigs, and the sergeants would rather go to hunt pigweed and prepare other miscellaneous grains than choose those grains, for fear of eating the pigs to death. ”

"Can you really eat a dead pig?" Yanagi felt a great disappointment.

Sima in the army laughed: "How is it possible, when Jiangnan was in turmoil, there was a heavy rain for dozens of days, and the grain and grass could not be transported, and we also ate it, but it was difficult to eat." A lot of rice turned into powder when it was taken out of the cellar and caught, and there was not much mold. ”

Liu Mu has read the history books in later generations, and the granary of the Great Sui is really a thousand ancients and no one in the future.

"Gather me two million stones to eat. Okay, no. Liu Mu asked.

"What are you for?" Li Shentong asked directly.

Yanagi replied, "I will feed the Wajima, and I will save at least 1,500,000 stone of grain that was originally intended to be shipped to Wajima by June." I can use the syrup, and I guess I can use the grain. Then soak some good grain, salt, and spices. And then add a lot of pickles, which want to be able to deal with. ”

"What do you keep food for?"

Liu Mu didn't answer, Li Shentong glanced around, waved his hand and told most of the people here to leave first, leaving behind all henchmen.

"There may be a major drought in Guanzhong. This year is the first year of the sage Zhenguan, and the emperor can understand the stakes involved. ”

"Hiss......" Li Shentong was taken aback, you must know that Li Shimin encountered a major drought in Guanzhong as soon as he ascended the throne, which was really terrible. Let those who have a heart be afraid that they will say yes...... Heavenly punishment!

Seeing that Li Shentong understood, Liu Mu continued: "As long as no one starves to death, the sky can't fall. ”

"Is it appropriate to give pig food to the Japanese people?"

"They haven't even had enough pig food before, and I'm so kind that I let them eat enough. A good person like me, the Japanese should set up a memorial arch for me. ”

Li Xiaogong almost threw up, stood up and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it." Within three days, I can load you on a ship and transport 400,000 stones, as long as you say that pigs can eat the Japanese people. ”

"Brother Wang, help me post a message. To all the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, just say that I have a holy decree in my willow hand, whoever wants to legally accept a concubine of three to five years, then prepare money and silk to come to Yangzhou, the rules are very simple, if you give birth to a son, you will be adopted by the eldest woman, and if you give birth to a daughter, you must allow the woman to take it away. ”

"What? No way, I don't believe that the Ministry of Rites can still let you get this kind of warrant, I don't believe it. ”

"Believe it or not, I'm going to take it when something happens. Brother Wang, tell them that the contract is a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years. Negotiate the price, I will be the general manager of Datang as a witness, and whoever breaches the contract between the two parties will find trouble. Liu Mu said very calmly.

Li Xiaogong was anxious: "You are crazy, those old men in the Ministry of Rites will bite you to death." ”

"Really?"

Liu Mu wanted to say something, Li Shentong said to Li Xiaogong: "You just do it like this, it is estimated that the old scholars of the Ministry of Rites will not be able to find Xiaomu's trouble, so they will handle the food matter first." ”

"Okay, I sent the news through you, something ...... happened" Li Xiaogong paused and said, "I'll top it with you." ”

"Thank you." Liu Mu clenched his fists.

After Li Xiaogong left, Liu Mu handed a contract to Li Shentong: "Uncle Huang, I'm bitter!" ”

Is it bitter?

The apparent meaning of the contract is that if Yanagi does not agree to these conditions, then the Wajima Hayato clan will not pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.

If he agreed, Hayato would send 50,000 men to be trained by Yanagi and take over any combat mission for Yanagi.

"What do you owe in your last life?" Li Shentong is not an ordinary person, just based on this contract, he guessed Liu Mu's mind eighty percent accurately, so he asked such a question.

"He owes me all his life and his next life. Uncle Huang was satisfied with this answer. ”

"Not satisfied, you're talking nonsense. Give Uncle a real reason. ”

Liu Mu stretched out three fingers: "Three years, tell you in three years." What even the saints don't know, uncle, should you know first? ”

"Okay, just three years." Li Shentong still believed it.

He knows better than anyone how Li Jiancheng died, he was forced to death by Liu Mu, but he saw through this matter and saw it clearly, but he would bring it to the coffin.

If you say it, it means that your whole family is in big trouble.

In Xiao's garden in Yangzhou, many Xiao family members left for various reasons, such as visiting relatives and friends. The garden was completely lent to Willow, who accepted the gift unceremoniously.

A few days later, a batch of rice that had been shipped to Kumamoto arrived in Yangzhou.

Liu Mu did not rush to Chang'an, but borrowed a lot of wasteland outside the Yangzhou wharf to temporarily put the grain here, Liu Mu waited for more grain to be transported here, and then either one-time, or uninterrupted every day There are ships arriving in Chang'an continuously.