When the two countries were at war, it was normal not to trade with each other, but now Qing Kingdom is targeting Jing Kingdom in this way, completely breaking the bottom line of the internal struggle among the human race.
Because most of that food is for the people of Jing State!
Once Qing State stops grain trade, Jing State will be cut off from food, which will inevitably lead to famine.
After years of fighting with the barbarians, most of the people in Jing State had run out of food reserves.
The food and clothing of hundreds of millions of people is not a small issue. It will have a huge impact on the future development of Jing State. No one in Jing State dares to take this responsibility.
There was silence in the bamboo house, and soon the other bamboo houses nearby also became quiet.
Their conversation could not be hidden from the nearby university scholars and great scholars.
Officials from other countries discussed secretly for a moment and all shook their heads slightly. Even the officials from Wu State, who had always wanted to help Jing State, were helpless. Wu State had always relied on buying grain from Qing State and Qi State to survive, and it had been hostile to these two countries in the past and had suffered a lot in this regard.
Faced with the barbarian invasion, the Wu State generously sent a large army to help, but was powerless in terms of food.
Jiang Hechuan said slowly: "You Qing country are no different from leading beasts to eat people, how can you talk about etiquette?"
Xiang Shanling smiled slightly, as if he knew he had the upper hand, and raised his head slightly, saying: "Mr. Hechuan has misunderstood, this is just a normal business transaction between the two countries. Your country's textiles are second to none, and you don't have to sell them to our Qing country."
Xiang Shanling once again targeted Jing State's weakness.
The officials of Jing State looked at Xiang Shanling with disgust. Although both were related to people's livelihood, the importance of cloth and silk was far from comparable to that of food. What's more, many workshops of Jing State had been manufacturing military items in recent years and had not made much money. Now they were in urgent need of selling the goods to other countries.
Although Qing State is rich in silk, it produces very little cotton and linen. Linen, cotton and other items need to be purchased from outside. However, Jing State produces linen and cotton, and can earn a large sum of money from Qing State every year.
Once Qing stops purchasing cloth from Jing, a large number of workshops in Jing will go bankrupt.
The post-war Jing State was already full of contradictions. If a wave of workshop closures and famine occurred at the same time, the king would have to issue a self-blame edict at the very least, and he might even be forced to abdicate.
What the officials of Jing State feared most was not the change of the monarch, but that Jing State, which was about to be stable, would fall into turmoil again.
The State of Jing had been weak for many years and finally had a great king, Fang Yun. But now it was facing attacks from barbarians. It could have taken a breather now, but once the State of Qing started a trade war, the State of Jing would inevitably fall to the lowest point in its history.
It is more chaotic than when the barbarians invaded the south.
At that time, Qing State will take advantage of the opportunity to take action, and the consequences will be disastrous.
Jiang Hechuan's expression changed slightly. He saw things more deeply than all the officials. Qing State could use this method to tie Fang Yun down!
Once a scholar is promoted to a great scholar, unless he needs to study and gain experience in the court, he can at most serve as a literary minister, an official position where honor is more important than real power, and spend more time pursuing the holy path.
Once Jing State falls into chaos, Fang Yun will inevitably enter politics again and serve as an important official of Jing State or even the left prime minister. That means Fang Yun will have less time for training and longer time for canonization.
Because Fang Yun was not a generalist, handling government affairs would not speed up his canonization.
For Fang Yun, government affairs are just an auxiliary way of practice, and too much is as bad as too little.
The struggle between great powers is dangerous at every turn.
Jiang Hechuan stared at Xiang Shanling with cold eyes and said, "If Qing country insists on doing what it wants and cuts off Jing country's food supply, it will be tantamount to declaring war on Jing country!"
"The soldiers of Qing are preparing for battle and are not afraid at all!"
"The enemy is at hand at Liangjie Mountain. If you, Qing Nation, do this, you are rebelling against the human race!"
"Qing Kingdom has strong soldiers and generals, as well as abundant food and grass. It can fight both sides at the same time!" Xiang Shanling's voice was loud and clear.
Jiang Hechuan was silent.
There was a hint of helplessness in the angry looks of the officials of Jing State.
The Kingdom of Jing suffered heavy losses in the war with the barbarians. If they really wanted to become enemies, they would not be able to fight at all, which would be tantamount to handing over a large piece of land to the Kingdom of Qing.
At this moment, the main gate of the Academy of Literature opened, and a man in blue walked out, followed by many scholars.
"Who is making such a fuss outside the apricot temple?"
The sound was like a drum beating in their ears. All the officials of Qing State were shocked, their thoughts were confused, and they felt uncomfortable all over.
All the officials of Jing State stood up and looked at Fang Yun in surprise. They did not expect that Fang Yun's strength would increase again and he was infinitely close to a great scholar.
Although this power does not control the righteousness of heaven and earth, it only causes the righteousness of heaven and earth to vibrate. It does not cause much harm to the human race, but it has a strong lethality to monsters and monster soldiers.
The Qing official turned to look at Fang Yun, but he didn't dare to meet his starry eyes. He felt extremely guilty and lowered his head involuntarily.
When they lowered their heads, they realized how incompetent they were, cursed themselves inwardly, and forced themselves to look up.
Fang Yun stopped and looked towards Xiang Shanling.
Wherever Fang Yun is established, the army will be invincible.
Then all the people in the bamboo houses facing the Academy of Literature stood up and saluted Fang Yun, but did not speak, waiting for the dispute between the two countries to end.
Xiang Shanling smiled and bowed to Fang Yun, then walked towards Fang Yun with a smile, saying as he walked: "How dare I speak so arrogantly in front of Fang Xusheng? What I said just now was nothing but a joke. The scholars of my Qing country have always admired Mr. Fang. Even for Mr. Fang's sake, it is impossible to interrupt the grain trade."
Fang Yun waved his hand and said, "No need. From today on, my Jing country will never buy a grain of food from Qing country!"
The officials of Qing State were stunned, and then a hint of sarcasm emerged on their faces. The issue of food for hundreds of millions of people could not be resolved with a simple wave of the hand.
The officials of Jing State were shocked and secretly sent messages to Fang Yun, asking him not to be impulsive.
But Fang Yun said, "Autumn has passed. Except for crops like winter wheat, it is no longer possible to plant them. This Saint will exchange food from the Saint Academy with military merits, and distribute aquatic products to various places for free. It won't be a problem to survive until next year. Starting next year, the grain production of our Jing country will at least double!"
All the officials in front of the Academy of Literature were stunned. Even the officials who were not from farming families knew that this was absolutely impossible.
After thousands of years of hard work, human beings have reached a limit in grain production. Not to mention doubling it, even increasing it by 10% would be a feat.
Because if production increases, it means the number of people working in agriculture can be reduced, and other industries or soldiers can be increased, freeing up labor and allowing the human race to develop faster.
Fang Yun actually dared to say that Jingguo's grain production had doubled. This was simply a mockery of the agricultural sages of all generations.
Many officials of Qing State smiled, but for Xiao Xingtan's sake, none of them made sarcastic remarks.
Xiang Shanling pretended to be puzzled and asked with a smile: "I wonder what ingenious plan Fang Xusheng has to double the grain production and make the farmers and scholars of all generations ashamed to face the world?"
Fang Yun said: "On the contrary, we should thank the farmers for this. After all, it is they who have cultivated a large amount of high-yield grains, vegetables, poultry, livestock, and fruits in the Blood Mang Realm. Next year, they can be officially promoted in the Shengyuan Continent!"
Xiang Shanling and all the other officials of Jing State were stunned as if struck by lightning.
The officials of Jing State were stunned and overjoyed. The Blood Light Realm finally produced results!
Officials from other countries were very happy. Increasing grain production and feeding the human race will always be the first merit of the human race, even above education!
Those officials who were familiar with farming were extremely excited, because they knew that eating grain alone would not make the human body stronger. Only if it was supplemented with appropriate vegetables, fruits, meat and eggs could the human physique be significantly improved.
Increased grain production means that more land can be used to grow vegetables, fruits, and feed poultry and livestock, which will naturally make the human race stronger.
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