After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 185 Is there enough food?

When Rong Qingzhu entered the tent, he saw the young man sitting on the seat at a glance. He was wearing a moon-white robe and had his hair tied up in a high bun with a red hairband. He looked very youthful.

He took a look and quickly retracted his gaze, casting his eyes on Zhou Yichen on the other side, and saluted respectfully with a straight posture, "Your Highness the Third Prince."

Zhou Yichen had long been accustomed to Rong Qingzhu's indifference towards him, so he just raised his hand lightly and said in a calm tone, "No need to be polite."

Chu Xi hadn't seen Rong Qingzhu for a long time. Seeing him rushing into the tent, he couldn't help but smile and raised the teapot in his hand, "Brother Qingzhu, would you like a cup?"

Rong Qingzhu saw that Qibai was still as youthful as ever, and couldn't help but smile, "Then I'll have to trouble Qibai."

Chu Xi likes people who are frank and generous. No matter whether it is a man or a woman, it is best if they just say what they want directly.

Rong Qingzhu's frank answer was exactly the kind of person Chu Xi liked to be with.

"You're welcome." Chu Xi replied with a calm smile.

Although she only asked Rong Qingzhu, when she actually poured the tea, she still poured two cups, one for Rong Qingzhu and the other one was naturally for Zhou Yichen.

Zhou Yichen took it calmly. He and Chu Qibai had been getting along for more than ten years, and some of their daily habits had already been engraved in their bones, so there was no need to ask deliberately.

However, their natural behavior would naturally attract Rong Qingzhu's attention, but it was just a glance before Rong Qingzhu looked away.

Compared to Chu Qibai's habitual care for the Third Prince, he obviously had other things to ask when he hurried over.

"I heard that you evacuated all the people in the city to the mountains?" Rong Qingzhu asked Chu Xi directly in front of Zhou Yichen.

Chu Xi nodded calmly, "Yes, the river dam is about to burst. If the people are allowed to stay in the city, they will be washed away sooner or later. It is better to evacuate them all and take them to the mountains for refuge."

On this issue, she believed that Rong Qingzhu was not one of the old stubborn people in the court and would never delve into it too much.

Besides, compared to the lives of innocent people, she believed that Rong Qingzhu would support this decision.

Rong Qingzhu held the teacup and took a sip slowly. Just as Chu Xi thought, he did not show any dissatisfaction with this decision.

"After all, it's still a little slow. I don't know how long this flood will last before it recedes."

Chu Xi didn't say anything after hearing this.

She couldn't give an answer to this question.

In fact, she only arrived a month earlier than Rong Qingzhu, so she didn't know about these things.

Seeing the young man beside him was silent, Rong Qingzhu seemed to realize in an instant that his question was a bit embarrassing, so he did not delve into it further and changed the subject.

"The people in the city have all been evacuated, so is there enough food?"

The most difficult thing about floods is not only the losses caused by this problem, but also the food problem that the people who are forced to flee to the mountains need to eat...

Chu Xi shook his head calmly.

"I don't know the answer to this question yet. We have prepared three million shi of grain, but we don't know how long this rain will last, when the flood will recede, and when the relief grain from the court will arrive."

After all, one stone of rice is more than 175 kilograms in modern times, and three million stones can be exchanged for at least kilograms of grain. The average daily food requirement for people is million kilograms.

With so many replacements, we can at least hold out for about two months. However, no one can be sure that we can...wait for the relief grain distributed by the imperial court in two months.

Logically speaking, two months should be enough time for the relief grain distributed by the court to arrive...

However, what is most lacking in this era is exploitation at all levels, and the phenomenon of "lining one's own pockets".

The last time, the disaster relief grain was transported to Yunzhou in two batches. One batch was escorted by Zhou Yichen and Chu Xi, and the other batch was led by Rong Qingzhu and Tang Yuhuai who arrived later.

Therefore, although the situation in Yunzhou was extremely critical at the time, it was not out of control, and no officials took the opportunity to enrich themselves...

This time it’s different!

Most of the remaining officials in the court followed the lead of the Eighth Prince and the Seventh Prince, while others supported the First Prince, no matter which of the three groups of people snatched him away.

For them, this is the best fruit that can be shared quickly!

Even if Zhou Yichen wanted to let his subordinates take over this task, he was afraid that those people would not be able to succeed without him in Beijing.

Tang Yuhuai went to "suppress bandits", but it was still unclear whether he could successfully return to Beijing, let alone take on this task.

Rong Qingzhu and Zhou Yichen left Beijing early to deal with the issue of dam construction, so they were out of reach.

This time, I'm afraid I'm destined to just watch those people take the opportunity to eat half-full.

What Chu Xi was worried about was naturally also a problem that Rong Qingzhu and Zhou Yichen could think of.

One stood with his hands behind his back, looking thoughtful, while the other held a teacup in both hands, tapping his fingers occasionally.

Chu Xi sighed, "Unfortunately, we are not in the capital now. The final selection of disaster relief officials is destined to be beyond our control."

Rong Qingzhu was stunned. "It's not that there is no solution. We can write a memorial to ask His Majesty to choose an upright and fair official to escort him."

Chu Xi curled his lips and said, "I don't know much about the personalities of the officials in the court. Besides, I am just an insignificant deputy general now. Even if I submit a memorial, it will not be enough to change His Majesty's mind."

Her eyes were extremely cold, and there was no ripple in her heart when she said that she was insignificant.

Rong Qingzhu knew that Qi Bai's words were not spoken in anger, nor was he deliberately taking the opportunity to vent something. Although he was the eldest son of a marquisate, he had always been the heir to a military family that His Majesty was most wary of.

Not to mention that Qi Bai did not actually participate in the imperial examination, even if Qi Bai really took the exam and passed it, I am afraid that given Your Majesty's suspicion and jealousy, you would be even more afraid to use Qi Bai.

From this point of view, it is the best option for Qi Bai to take the initiative to leave the capital and join the army in the border area thousands of miles away from the capital!

After all, rather than being on guard against by His Majesty every day and being an insignificant official in the capital, it would be better to fight my way out with real swords and guns!

The military exploits that were won with real swords and guns must be rewarded, no matter how unwilling Your Majesty is and how cautious he is.

"Doesn't the Third Prince have any other forces in the court that he can mobilize to speak to His Majesty and change his mind?" Rong Qingzhu turned his gaze to Zhou Yichen who was silent.

Obviously, neither the Loyalty and Bravery Marquisate, which had withdrawn from the court many years ago, nor the neutral Rong family could interfere.

The only person he can place his hope on...is the Third Prince.

Zhou Yichen raised his eyes and glanced at Rong Qingzhu who asked the question calmly, "No."

He also didn't know why Rong Qingzhu had such a big misunderstanding about him and thought he could turn the tide?