Chapter 389 The Angry Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

The Hetao Army launched an emergency operation.

Zuo Yidao, on the other hand, rushed back to the capital of the Ming Dynasty day and night.

He also used Jinyiwei's channels in advance to convey what Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao said back to Beijing immediately.

Therefore, the news reached the capital one step ahead of schedule. After reading it, Zhu Houzhao thought it was unlikely. The savages were worrying in vain.

Because he realized that there would be disasters if the weather was too cold last winter, Zhu Houzhao sent Jiao Fang, the Minister of Household Affairs, to personally take stock of the grain reserves in granaries across the north.

Although Jiao Fang was immoral, his work efficiency was naturally extremely high. After taking stock, he reported to Emperor Hongzhi that his Majesty worked hard to govern, and the country was rich and the people were strong. The major granaries in the northern provinces had sufficient food, and many old products were available. The food was starting to get moldy because it was not eaten.

After receiving such a flattering report from Jiao Fang, Zhu Houzhao was naturally in a good mood.

Because with the help of the savage Tang Hao over the years, he has really worked hard and never dared to slack off.

In addition, in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has always been in good weather, and there have been no major disasters. Therefore, the Zhengde court has also accumulated a lot of wealth. In addition to the internal funds of one million taels of silver, the Ming Dynasty has all over the country. The warehouses were also filled with grain, and there were countless silks, teas, etc. collected by the court. This was the real reason why Zhu Houzhao dared to support his general Tang Hao in a two-front battle.

Therefore, not only Zhu Houzhao, the Ming emperor, but also the entire court were relieved about the severe drought in the three provinces of northern Xinjiang and were confident in dealing with the famine.

Because there is enough food, even if the four major granaries are not enough, the imperial court can still transport food from all over the south, and there will be no problem in overcoming this famine easily.

At least the country has food, so there is no need to panic!

So when Zhu Houzhao saw Tang Hao's reminder, he subconsciously felt that it was impossible.

How is that possible!

There are tens of thousands of grains piled up in the four major granaries. How could they be stolen and transported by air?

Moreover, Jiao Fang has always been loyal to Zhu Houzhao since he became the Minister of Household Affairs. Jiao Fang also knew that all his power came from the emperor Zhu Houzhao, so Jiao Fang could not and did not dare to betray the emperor.

Then there will be no problem with the four major granaries.

However, at this time, an urgent report came to the capital, and it came from Yang Tinghe who went to inspect the granary.

Zhu Houzhao suppressed his uneasiness and opened it. He was so angry that he almost fainted.

He urgently summoned Qiu Yue, the Marquis of Xianning, Zhu Youqi, the Minister of Rites, and that damn Jiao Fang, the Minister of Household Affairs!

"Jiao Fang!"

"Where is my food?"

"Where are the mountains of grain in the four major granaries?"

Zhu Houzhao threw Yang Tinghe's secret letter into Jiao Fang's face!

Jiao Fang didn't know what was going on at first, but when he picked up the secret letter and looked at it, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

After Yang Tinghe personally checked and checked, the Dezhou warehouse and Linqing warehouse were empty, with only a little skin of grain left covering the ground, while the remaining grain in Guangyun warehouse and Fengji warehouse was less than one-fifth of the official document!

Seeing this shocking news, Jiao Fang was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and kowtowing was like pounding garlic!

"Your Majesty has learned clearly! His Majesty has learned clearly!"

"When I was ordered to inspect the granaries, I personally went to Dezhou Granary and Linqing Granary to check. It was indeed piled up like a mountain. As for why these grains are missing now, I...I don't know!"

Jiao Fang replied with grief and anger.

He had indeed been to the granary in person and seen the mountains of grain in person, so he reported it to His Majesty the Emperor!

But now, why did the mountains of food disappear when Yang Tinghe left?

Jiao Fang felt wronged.

Because when he checked the granaries, he found out very clearly that the four major granaries had sufficient food, which was indeed enough to cope with the current famine. He also checked the granaries in other places. Although some granaries were deficient, most of them were The granaries are full of grain.

But now that such a shocking case has occurred, Jiao Fang, the Minister of Household Affairs, is definitely responsible!

"Really?"

"Can't all this food grow wings and fly?"

Zhu Houzhao roared angrily, his voice was so loud that everyone in the entire hall fell silent.

"Now you want to deal with me without knowing anything, do you think it's possible?"

Zhu Houzhao walked back and forth, thinking rapidly in his mind, and took a breath to calm down.

What if Jiao Fang really didn’t know anything about it?

In other words, Savage Tang Hao’s worries came true!

The four major granaries were actually evacuated silently!

That problem is really serious!

Now the disasters in the three northern provinces are getting more and more serious, and the court is in urgent need of food to provide disaster relief.

Because the Ming Dynasty fought on two fronts, most of the food was consumed, so they relied on the four major granaries to save food for disaster relief and save lives!

But now that the four major granaries are empty, what should be done to provide disaster relief?

If this disaster relief is not timely, wars will definitely break out, and countless rebellious officials and traitors like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang will emerge among the people who cannot survive!

Once that time comes, things will no longer just be a matter of famine. Once the people's rebellion spreads, it will be like a single spark that can start a prairie fire. The Ming Dynasty may even be completely overthrown, and the country and the country will fall into the hands of others!

This is the reason why Zhu Houzhao was furious, and it is also what he is most worried about now!

Moreover, under the guidance of the wild man Tang Hao, he can't be said to love the people like his own children, but he has sympathized with the suffering of the people. He knows that if there is no timely disaster relief during the famine, there will be starving people all over the ground, and there is no telling how many human tragedies of exchanging children for cannibalism will occur!

Those are all his people, Zhu Houzhao!

As a king and father, what should he do now?

Prince Xing Zhu Youji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter may have nothing to do with Minister Jiao!"

"This is a conspiracy. The four major granaries were emptied, and the price of grain suddenly soared. It is clear that someone is calculating the court and calculating Your Majesty, and wants Your Majesty to use the money and grain in the treasury to buy the grain in their hands at a high price!"

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly darkened, and he gnashed his teeth in hatred.

These bastards have set their sights on my small treasury!

An emperor without money and an emperor with money are two completely different concepts!

They did this to force Zhu Houzhao to bow to the gentry and hand over the money obtained through the East China Sea trade, and then honestly become a puppet emperor controlled by the gentry, like his father, Emperor Hongzhi!

These damn bastards!

These damn Jiangnan gentry!

Zhu Houzhao was so angry that he wanted to kill people!

"Jiao Fang!"

"I'm here!" Jiao Fang trembled and responded hurriedly.

Zhu Houzhao looked at this idiot and angrily scolded: "I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. They can do this. There must be an insider in the Ministry of Revenue. I don't care what method you use to pull out the termites in the Ministry of Revenue, otherwise I will kill all your clans!"

"The factory guards will fully cooperate with you to pull out these rice bugs. I will forgive them for the past. If you can't pull them out, I will kill your whole family!"

Jiao Fang didn't dare to refuse. This was his last chance to survive.

Then Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Youluo and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Wang, this time I'll have to trouble you to take action!"

"Master Yang is checking Guangyun Warehouse and Fengji Warehouse. Uncle Wang will personally check Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse!"

Zhu Youluo also understood the seriousness of the problem, so he did not refuse.

Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse are both in Shandong, and the Prince of Lu Zhu Yangzhu is undoubtedly a local snake. If he joins hands with Zhu Yangzhu, he should be able to track down the lost grain in the shortest time!

Zhu Houzhao looked at everyone, not hiding his murderous intention.

"Get the grain back as soon as possible!"

"Otherwise, I will massacre Jiangnan with blood, and I will never show mercy!"

He is not the late emperor, who will only endure and give in!

If the grain cannot be found and there is no way to provide relief to the victims, then Zhu Houzhao will lead his troops to Jiangnan!