It was late at night.
The imperial court discussed for a long time, but no one could do anything about the impending disaster.
Buying food? Now, most of the food supply channels were in the hands of the Seven Sects and Five Families.
The most important factor was whether they could buy it or not.
If it really snowed, too many people would be affected.
It was difficult to raise food.
Du Ruhui, who was full of worries, walked out of the palace. As the cold wind blew, he remembered the cold wine from yesterday.
As the saying goes, getting drunk can solve a thousand worries.
He was here to get drunk.
Li Qin had just finished working on the new wine and didn't have time to make the base of the Fen wine. He directly used the low-alcohol Dream Entangling Brew and added the fragrance of laurel petals.
Someone knocked on the door.
He frowned.
Who was knocking on the door so late at night?
The door opened.
Li Qin looked at Du Ruhui in astonishment." Lord Du, why are you here?”
Du Ruhui was a little embarrassed. After all, Young Master Li had set a rule: They only received four tables of guests every day.
He had been broken for two consecutive days.
"I'm craving your wine."
"But I know the rules, so I just wanted to smell it.”
Although he said that, his eyes were fixed on the wine jar in the room.
Li Qin was amused by Du Ruhui." Lord Du, since you're here, let's have a drink. I'm closing early today, so I'm not full of slots."”
"It's just that going to the wine shop will be a little troublesome. Then I'll have to trouble Lord Du to accommodate me in my house.”
What a joke, the future prime minister.
With such a thick thigh, Li Qin would definitely hug it tightly.
Actually, it was mainly because they had been together for the past few days. Du Ruhui did not put on airs, and his character was upright and upright. This made Li Qin have the heart to become close friends with him.
Du Ruhui had been in the officialdom for many years, so he was cunning.
Closing early, not enough slots.
With the wine in Du Winery, even if it was only open for an hour, it would be full.
This was giving him a way out!
However, he didn't say anything when he saw through it.
Du Ruhui hurriedly waved his hand." I'm not wronged, I'm not wronged. To be able to drink the Dream Entangling Brew, even if I sit on the ground and drink it, I'll still be very beautiful."”
Li Qin didn't bother with the formalities. He greeted them and turned around to go to the kitchen in the backyard to prepare the dishes to go with the wine.
Du Ruhui casually found a chair and sat down. He unconsciously licked his lips.
As soon as he sat down, he smelled a wisp of wine fragrance mixed with a faint fragrance.
Du Ruhui sniffed hard, and for a moment, he seemed to understand.
He was intoxicated.
It was the fragrance of the Dream Entangling Brew.
No, it was not exactly the same.
His eyes shone with a bright light and were very hot.
Following the scent, they arrived at the backyard.
Li Qin happened to come out with dishes that went with wine and was a little stunned for a moment." Lord Du, what are you doing?”
Du Ruhui narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression as if he was intoxicated.
Du Ruhui opened his eyes and chuckled."Young Master Li, did you just make a new wine?”
Li Qin smiled and said," This is what I tried to make. It's not really finished yet. Lord Du won't be able to taste it today."”
Good heavens, this was indeed a person who loved drinking as much as his life.
He found it by smelling it.
Du Ruhui's face revealed a trace of regret.
Li Qin didn't say much. He placed the dishes that went with the wine, opened a jar of cold wine, and poured a bowl.
Du Ruhui hurriedly picked up the wine bowl and took a small sip. He shouted that it was great and directly drank it all in one gulp.
"Good wine, good wine! Sure enough, it's good wine."
Li Qin smiled." Daren, drink as much as you want. There is enough wine."”
As he spoke, he poured another bowl of wine.
Du Ruhui waved his hand." Young Master Li, you sit too. Let's drink a little."”
Li Qin did not decline. He took a pair of chopsticks and filled his own bowl.
Du Ruhui picked up a piece of mutton and threw it into his mouth before taking a sip of wine.
"Young Master Li, you are really godly.”
"Yesterday, you said that the cold in Chang 'an was still going on. Today, Celestial Master Yuan said that there would be a blizzard in Chang 'an, and it would not be a short time.”
Li Qin scratched his head." I was just guessing.”
"It can't be considered ability."
"You're too humble." Du Ruhui chuckled.”
"If those fellows in the Imperial Court could have guessed it, they would have taken all the credit long ago.”
At the mention of the Imperial Court, Du Ruhui gnashed his teeth in hatred.
They argued for more than half a day without any results.
One or two of them were still shirking their responsibilities. No one was willing to be the person in charge of raising food this time.
In the end, he volunteered to take on the responsibility.
But could they raise enough food?
It was completely impossible!
Why did he volunteer?
It was because his heart ached for the people of Chang 'an.
The snow was coming, and it was unknown how many disaster victims would starve to death.
Although he couldn't raise that much food, he would try his best to raise it and supervise the entire process.
At the very least, he could guarantee that these grains would be delivered to the victims.
Saving as many people as possible was one thing.
Since he was wearing the official uniform of his father and mother, he had to live up to the words "father and mother", live up to this official uniform, and live up to his conscience!
Li Qin heard the dissatisfaction in Du Ruhui's tone and chuckled."Lord Du, is there a problem with gathering food?”
Du Ruhui was a little stunned." How do you know?”
Li Qin took a sip of wine and explained,"Since the Imperial Court has confirmed that the snow is coming, we have to start preparing food." However, Lord Du was full of melancholy and used wine to drown his sorrows. There must be a problem with gathering food.”
Du Ruhui was stunned. If it were those old fellows in the imperial court, it would not be difficult for him to understand. After all, those people had lived for a long time and had seen a lot.
But Li Qin was a merchant and so young, so how could he be so good at reading people's expressions?
Was this an innate ability of the royal family?
Li Qin scratched his head and finally asked,"Lord Du, is most of the food in the city now in the hands of the Seven Sects and Five Families?”
"Yes." Du Ruhui thought for a moment.
It was not difficult to know this.
Li Qin thought for a moment." It's almost impossible for those great clans to donate grain. Even if they do, they'll be stingy, right?”
Du Ruhui nodded." Yes."
Li Qin smiled." Actually, it's very simple to solve this food shortage. Lord Du, you don't have to worry."
Du Ruhui nodded." Yes."
"Hmm? Wait, Young Master Li, what are you talking about? Is it easy to solve this food shortage?"
"Yes." Li Qin nodded.
Du Ruhui was stunned and gasped." Young Master Li, do you know how much the imperial court is short of food this time?”
" En." Li Qin grunted." After years of disasters, all the granaries added together can probably last at most ten days, maybe not even. If the national treasury was used to buy grain, the normal price would be fine. However, if they were to buy grain so wantonly, someone would definitely take the opportunity to raise the price. If the price was raised, the silver in the national treasury would probably last for at most three days.”
"If my guess is correct, it's less than half a month in total.”
Du Ruhui's eyes widened. He almost suspected that the Emperor had secretly told Li Qin about the state treasury.
Du Ruhui took a deep breath and calmed himself down." That's about right, but the real situation is more urgent than you guessed.”
"It's not a matter of whether we have enough money to buy food or not, but that we can't buy food.”
"Under such circumstances, is it easy to gather food?”
Du Ruhui found it hard to believe.
Li Qin thought for a moment and nodded.""It's not a difficult task."
Du Ruhui looked at Li Qin in surprise." How many dishes did you drink?”
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