After talking about this, Li Gong talked about a few more things with Liu Qi, left his public housing and went back to bed. According to his words, "In order to welcome the soldiers to get up too early this morning, you have to go to bed for a while tonight."

"I have to go to bed early too." Liu Qi got up as early as Li Gong and didn't take a nap. He couldn't help but feel sleepy when he heard Li Gong say this. After he left, he browsed the remaining documents and dealt with them in advance in an urgent manner. He pushed the matters that were not urgent until tomorrow and went to bed.

He got up before dawn the next day, and first dealt with all the things that were not handled yesterday. He asked the guards: "Can the guardian be in the public housing now?"

"You reported to the captain, the guardian is not in the public housing. According to the left-behind guards, the guardian told him that if the guardian asked, he would say that he went to the school to watch the soldiers perform martial arts."

"I know to push things to me all day long." Liu Qi complained and said to the guard: "I'll go to the schoolyard, and I have something to say to the guardian."

"Yes." The guard agreed and walked out of the public room. Liu Qi stood up and moved his muscles and bones, and was about to change his clothes and go out.

But as soon as he picked up the clothes he wanted to change, the guard came in again, and reported: "Zhao Ping asked for a meeting."

"Zhao Ping?" Liu Qi was stunned for a moment when he heard this name, and then said, "Let him come in."

"The minister of the Lu Prefecture Chief Zhao Ping has met Liu Duwei." Zhao Ping walked in and followed the etiquette.

When he was bowing, Liu Qi looked at him carefully. Compared with the beginning of the year, whether it was because he was one year older or because he was too tired during this period, Zhao Ping looked much older. At the beginning of the year, there were only a few white hairs, and he couldn't see them if he didn't look carefully. Now he has a small piece of whiteness.

"No need to be polite." While observing, Liu Qi said: "You and I have the same grades, you don't have to salute me. Sit down."

"Yes." Zhao Ping didn't say much, agreed and sat down, took out a document and handed it to him, "Emperor Liu, this is a plan to implement the grain distribution system. Please check it out."

"Has it been formulated?" Liu Qi reached out to take it and looked serious.

The implementation of the grain rationing system was originally proposed by Liu Qi. Because nearly 200,000 people in the city were to be temporarily moved away, and there were no merchants left in the city, they would find it difficult for them to open shops in small cities to meet the needs of the people. It can be said that the original goods sales and purchase system has completely collapsed.

It’s fine if others are, but people must not skip food. They must ensure that the food stored by the people at home can be replenished before they are eaten. Therefore, although the grain in the warehouse is still sufficient, Liu Qi also proposed to implement the rationing system.

Li Gong did not object and transferred the matter to the Governor's Office of Yuluzhou for handling. Now it seems that this errand was handed over to Zhao Ping.

"The plan is done well." Liu Qi nodded after looking carefully, "It is very detailed and has a surplus. Even if there is a temporary deviation, it will not make the people hungry."

"But I don't agree with the person who handles this errand." As he said that, he picked up the pen and stroked it a few times, and then said to Zhao Ping: "Sixty percent of the people still follow your plan, and I have other arrangements for the remaining 40%."

"I wonder what the captain plans to arrange?"

"I plan to draw hundreds of literate soldiers or instructors from the army to do this errand with the person you chose."

"Soldiers or Dayi instructors?" Zhao Ping was stunned when he heard Liu Qi's candidate and immediately said: "Prince, the subordinates object to the candidates you arranged."

"Deploying food is not enough to just read. The Duwei has done a record before, so he should know that it is very difficult to do things well, and if he is not careful, he will make mistakes. The subordinates don't think that a few soldiers can do it well."

"I agree with your opinion." Liu Qi said with a smile when he heard Zhao Ping's rebuttal.

"Since that's the case, why did the lieutenant still arrange for the soldiers to do the job?"

"The reason is very simple: prevent corruption."

Liu Qi said: "The people you arranged are old officials from Yuluzhou and nearby prefectures. Of course, they can do their jobs well; but they will also be corrupt."

"Zhao Ping, you are a local, and you have also been promoted from a minor official to a chief minister step by step. You should know the virtues of most officials. It is difficult for them to tolerate the law of nature. Usually, there are supervised officials at all levels, but they dare not be too presumptuous. Now they are fighting against cannibals. As long as they can do their jobs well and do not make any mistakes, they have no time to supervise them. They will definitely embezzle them."

"It's not like this." Zhao Ping said weakly.

"Really?" Liu Qi asked back, and saw that Zhao Ping did not speak, he continued: "No, you and I understand that a mere cannibal attack on Luzhou City cannot stop them from embezzling them."

"So I have to arrange for soldiers to do errands together. The soldiers I have drawn will be people who have a deep hatred of the great cannibals and have no relatives in the local area. For these people, resisting the great cannibals is the most important thing. As long as you tell them that the people can have enough food, it is one of the prerequisites to defeat the great cannibals, they will definitely do their best to do the trick and will not allow others to embezzle them."

"This way, corruption can be prevented."

"You may also want to ask if it is necessary to prevent corruption. I tell you: yes."

"Although our Anxi has a lot of food, it is not infinite. If we only supply the army and the yamen, it will be enough for two or three years to eat; but if we supply the people, it may not be enough for a year."

"This year and next year, because of the great cannibalism, half of the land in Yuluzhou cannot grow food, and the food collected tomorrow will definitely drop sharply; if another disaster occurs, you may go hungry the year afterwards."

"In this case, people must not embezzle food."

"Xiaoguan understand." Zhao Ping stood up and agreed, and said again: "Xiaoguan will go back and arrange it now. Please ask the 40% of the soldiers to be selected and sent to Xiaguan as soon as possible." After that, he was about to leave.

"Don't be so anxious." Liu Qi suddenly laughed and said, "There is no rush for this matter. Sit down and let's chat for a while."

"I wonder what the captain wants to talk about?" Zhao Ping did not insist on leaving, but his speech was still hard, and his tone was in an official tone.

Liu Qi didn't mind his tone at all and said, "Zhao Ping, do you still remember that at the beginning of the year, you rejected the military expenditure account requested by the military officials to reimburse. I'll go find you. We later talked at the dinner table and then chatted for a while?"

"Of course I remember. That meal was a treat by Commander Liu." When Zhao Ping heard that he mentioned this, his tone of speech became calm.

"Then do you remember that when we talked about the local tribes and government officials, I said: 'If there is an enemy that is very powerful, no matter whether the yamen or local tribe is alone,...'"

"And the enemy is very rude to both the yamen and the sect. At this time, the yamen and the sect can unite and work together." Before Liu Qi finished speaking, Zhao Ping interjected, and it was exactly the same as what Liu Qi said at the beginning.

"Do you still remember?" Liu Qi smiled.

"Of course I remember." Zhao Ping also said with a smile.
Chapter completed!