Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 216 Opening the Granary to Save Yundian

Around noon, Chu Chen walked out of the house.

Meanwhile, outside, Si Wei was staring at him with a smile on his face.

“My dear son-in-law, let’s go, let’s open the granary and distribute the grain.”

You damn old geezer, how can you push your daughter like that?

Looking at Si Wei's smiling face, Chu Chen suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

So he said with an awkward smile, "Lord Si, let's go!"

Si Wei didn't care at all. With a wave of his hand, he led a group of soldiers outside.

We walked into the warehouse of those two rooms.

Chu Chen opened the door, and the next moment, everyone was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Hahaha, Cloud Peak is saved! Cloud Peak is saved!"

"Alright, Lord Si, the entire Great Xia is suffering from disaster, and there are still many people who need my help. I must leave now."

"The sweet potatoes His Majesty gave you can really yield fifty bushels per mu. You must hurry up and plant them. We don't know when this natural disaster will end."

Si Wei watched the armored vehicle drive away, with some things on his mind, but he couldn't bring himself to say them.

Chu Chen then instructed Chen Qingxuan to park the car at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.

They headed straight for Si Liyu's room.

"Li Yu, I have very important things to do, so I won't be taking you with me this time."

"Go, you are a hero, you never belonged to any one place."

"Okay, I'm off then. Remember to eat on time."

Chu Chen patted her on the shoulder and then walked out of the room.

On second thought, he headed toward another empty room.

With a wave of his hand, the room was filled with all kinds of rice, flour, and cooking oil.

After Chu Chen and his group left, the entire Cloud Peak City became lively.

Si Wei wanted to let people know that there was still food in the clouds, and to boost the people's confidence.

The first thing to do with the work-for-relief program was to transport grain.

In times of natural disasters, this stuff is more useful than silver, so it's necessary to move to a safer place.

A large number of refugees were gathered at the entrance of the warehouse.

Rows of soldiers stood at the warehouse entrance, holding steel knives, their eyes coldly fixed on the refugees.

Si Wei stepped forward and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Fellow villagers of Yundian, please be quiet."

"First of all, I have some good news to share: Cloud Peak City has food."

As soon as these words were spoken, a huge cheer erupted from below.

"Young Master Chu, who previously drove away the Ganpu barbarians and built the city walls, has brought us food."

"Thank you, Mr. Chu... Thank you, Mr. Chu..."

The word "sir" is perhaps the best way for the people to express their gratitude to Chu Chen.

"However, although we have food, we do not support idlers in Yundian. Everyone must contribute to Yundian."

"Wait a moment, your leader will tell you the specific work arrangements."

After speaking, Siwei summoned the newly elected refugee leaders to discuss the execution of the plan.

Soon after, the refugees who were distributing and moving the grain saw the grain in the two rooms and their eyes lit up with excitement.

Some even knelt down with tears streaming down their faces, praying that God would bless Mr. Chu to live a long and healthy life.

Some were thinking of going back to erect a longevity stele for Chu Chen and worshipping it every day.

At this moment, Chu Chen was on his way to the capital, completely unaware that his name had already surpassed Si Wei's in the Cloud Peak City.

Ordinary people are simple-minded; whoever enables them to survive hardship is a god in their hearts.

The two drove all the way to Beijing. Although a series of royal policies were introduced, which greatly alleviated the suffering of the refugees.

But the grain supply in the entire Great Xia Dynasty is limited, and most of it is still controlled by those aristocratic families.

Although Zhou Shixun brought down the Liu and Wen families, there was still a behemoth, the Zhu family.

And some smaller aristocratic families are controlling most of the grain in the Great Xia.

Therefore, Zhou Shixun was also somewhat worried at this moment.

The grain reserves are limited; if the natural disasters continue, there will eventually be no food left to use.

Chu Chen had only thought of this one thing, which is why he went to Ganpu to get grain.

At this moment, I am a giant mobile granary.

The one who can make the most of this grain is Zhou Shixun.

Therefore, after rescuing Yundian City, Chu Chen hurriedly headed towards the capital.

When passing through Andu City, Chu Chen turned the car in.

Firstly, I wanted to visit Chunxiang and Qiuju's families; secondly, I wanted to share some with them, which would save on the cost of transporting the grain.

The car drove into Andu City.

At the city gate, Chu Chen, as usual, took out the token that Zhou Shixun had given him.

After successfully entering the city, Chu Chen headed straight for the city lord's mansion.

When Mu Zheng, the lord of Andu City, heard from his subordinates that a strange, dark carriage had arrived in the city, he guessed that it belonged to Young Master Chu.

So he hurried out to greet him: "Young Master Chu, it is my greatest honor to have you grace us with your presence."

"How have you been lately, Lord Mu?"

"Don't even mention it, Young Master Chu. Natural disasters have struck, and the people are suffering terribly. I am heartbroken, but I am powerless to help."

After saying that, he welcomed Chu Chen into the city lord's mansion.

At this moment, Shi Qingshan, having somehow obtained the news, also hurriedly arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

"Shi Qingshan greets brother-in-law and Lord Mu."

Chu Chen looked up at Shi Qingshan and saw that he was dressed in fine silk and satin, looking every bit like a wealthy man.

"Haha, Brother Shi, it's been a long time, you've gotten younger and younger."

"All of this was given to me by my brother-in-law."

After speaking, he stood respectfully to the side, and Chu Chen instructed him to sit down.

Then he turned to Mu Zheng and asked, "What is the situation of the disaster in Andu City? Has His Majesty's policy of providing work relief and centrally managing refugees been implemented?"

“Young Master Chu, it has been implemented, but the grain reserves in Andu are about to run out, so things are not easy right now.”

Upon seeing this situation, Chu Chen could guess that Zhou Shixun was probably at his last gasp.

Otherwise, how could Andu City, the closest city to the capital, be short of food?

"In that case, Andu City is the hometown of Chunxiang and Qiuju, so I have to help them out."

"I can provide you with a batch of grain, but this batch of grain will be managed jointly by Shi Qingshan and City Lord Mu. I do not want to see any corrupt officials appear."

“That’s wonderful, Young Master Chu. You’ve really saved me from this urgent problem. On behalf of all the people of Andu, I, Mu Zheng, thank you, Young Master Chu.”

After saying that, Mu Zheng stood up and bowed to Chu Chen.

Chu Chen didn't exchange many pleasantries. After instructing Mu Zheng to find a warehouse, he followed Shi Qingshan away.

When Chu Chen arrived at Shi Qingshan's house, he felt completely numb.

A dozen or so women came out, each carrying a child in their arms.

This brother-in-law is really good at getting rich; he's aiming to build an entire family fortune all by himself.