Zhu Houzhao heard Emperor Hongzhi's question.
He looked at the curious eyes of the officials.
He didn't keep her in suspense and directly told her about the various arrangements of United Department Store.
After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words.
Everyone in the court widened their eyes in shock.
To be honest, none of the officials and ministers in the imperial court had expected this.
This matter was not foreseen by the Crown Prince, nor was it predicted.
It was only because the system had been set in advance.
Every time there was a great disaster, it would automatically begin to carry out orders without any need for them to arrive.
Therefore, when the Crown Prince said that he had already made arrangements, he wasn't lying.
Everyone who knew the reason for the matter admired Zhu Houzhao's foresight even more.
Everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao with admiration and respect.
It was a blessing for the people and the court to have such a crown prince.
As for Emperor Hongzhi, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
The worry on his face had clearly faded.
He looked at Zhu Houzhao as if he was looking at a Saint Child.
The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. After a moment, there was actually a trace of a smile between his brows.
Everyone's expressions changed.
Zhu Houzhao naturally saw it.
However, this was not the time for him to enjoy himself.
Zhu Houzhao stole a glance at his rapidly increasing reputation points and remembered the purpose of his trip. He coughed lightly and attracted everyone's attention. Zhu Houzhao said softly,
"Imperial Father, your son also said just now that the grain reserves of the various disaster areas can only last for five days.
Within five days, the imperial court had to deliver the food to the disaster area.
Otherwise, after five days, the food in the Union Department Store's inventory would be used up, and if there was no follow-up food in the area, everything would return to square one.
Your son has come this time to inform Imperial Father and ask him to make early arrangements to send the relief provisions and medicinal herbs to the disaster area as soon as possible!”
The atmosphere in the hall that had just eased up for a moment suddenly became heavy again because of Zhu Houzhao's words.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned and looked at the courtiers of His Highness. He said directly,
"My dear ministers, we were preparing to transfer the food to the Datong border.
Aren't they all stored in Tongzhou warehouse now?
Since that was the case, the Imperial Court should quickly dispatch soldiers and horses to escort these rations to the disaster area.”
Emperor Hongzhi said. However, what surprised him was that after he finished speaking today, no one came forward to answer.
Just as Emperor Hongzhi thought that everyone had not recovered from their shock and was about to repeat himself.
Liu Jian stepped forward and reported to Emperor Hongzhi with a bitter expression,"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to transport the grain back to Tongzhou granary in these five days.”
After Liu Jian said this, he saw Emperor Hongzhi frown and quickly explained,
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. Not to mention Tongzhou granary, even the other granaries on the canal were not built along the river to prevent moisture.
As a result, from the grain to the transport ship, there had to be a carriage in between. Just loading and unloading the ship would waste two days.”
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he looked puzzled and asked,
"Could it be that the remaining three days are not enough for you to transport the goods?”
Liu Jian shook his head bitterly.
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Liu Jian shake his head, his expression changed drastically, revealing a look of disbelief.
One had to know that the Crown Prince had said clearly just now that his United Department Store would be able to complete the supply in five days.
Why did it not work when it came to the imperial court?
Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi turned to look at Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao saw his father looking over. Without waiting for him to ask, he repeated,
"Imperial Father, you didn't hear wrongly. Your son's United Department Store will definitely complete the supply within five days!”
"Your Highness, this is impossible!"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking and Emperor Hongzhi had yet to express his stance, Liu Jian, who was standing beside him, could not help but blurt out,"Five days is definitely not enough!"
After Liu Jian said this, he suddenly came back to his senses. He knew that he had exceeded his etiquette, so he quickly bowed to Zhu Houzhao and continued,
"Your Highness, if we want to transport grain quickly, we must rely on water transport. It's currently the peak season for water transport.
During the water transport period, if the canal was congested and the traffic was not smooth, the time wasted on the canal alone could reach three to five days.
Moreover, after reaching the shore, because the disaster area might not be close to the water transport, it would inevitably involve land transportation, which would involve carriages, horses, and other things.
These things were already difficult to dispatch, especially now that there was an earthquake. It was even more difficult. In the end, there might even be a situation where the food could not be transported out after reaching the dock.
That's why I said that these five days are a little too rushed. If I had a few more days, it might be possible!”
After Liu Jian finished speaking, he bowed to Zhu Houzhao again.
The officials standing behind Liu Jian nodded in agreement after hearing what he said.
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