Chapter 174: Representing the Chart
"What's going on?"
Zhou Changsheng stared at Wu Mian with inexplicable face for a moment and said in a deep voice: "If you hadn't had half of the luck of the senior brother on you, I could find your soul, I'm afraid you would be a walking corpse in the future."
Kong Wenxuan interjected from the side: "A moment ago, my junior sister came into my dream and said in a panic that she threw you away. It just so happened that Changsheng was also talking to me in my dream, so he asked him to cast spells to find you. But he didn't expect that your soul seemed to be trapped in a certain restriction, and even if he couldn't pull you out for a while."
"Ban? What ban?"
Wu Mian, a little confused, looked around. It was already raining, and the flowers were blooming in spring and the grass was growing and the warblers were flying.
This scene seemed to be just like this at that time, but at this moment, Wu Mian felt inexplicably moved and finally confirmed that he had entered Kong Wenxuan's dream... He did not remember the scenery of Changshang North Courtyard as firmly.
"Then I'm going to ask you." Zhou Changsheng sighed and said, "Fortunately, although the ban is exquisite and secret, it is not very solid. Otherwise, even if I use half of the luck of the top scholar on you, I will not be able to pull you out. Think carefully, what made you fall into that ban? According to the junior sister, you were dreaming in the Langzhou Prefecture yamen, and there should be no outsiders setting a ban, and that kind of ban is probably caused by some not very strong magic weapons."
Magic tool?
What magic weapon do I have? Qingyun hairpin? That thing has been stuck on my head, and my senior sister didn't say anything...
Wu Mian suddenly remembered his bronze mirror.
That was his treasure, and he hung it around his neck everywhere, and this time was no exception.
"Apart from the Qingyun Hairpin, there is only the bronze mirror I showed you in the first place."
"The bronze mirror I've shown?" Zhou Changsheng looked puzzled, and then suddenly said: "The Zhou Kingdom sacrificial weapon left to you by Lingtang?"
After Wu Mian nodded, Zhou Changsheng frowned slightly: "In theory, if the sacrificial weapon is not coordinated with rituals, the divine power contained in it can be drawn out by extraordinary means. The magic array entering the dream is only used for entering the dream, and the power of the sacrificial weapon should not be drawn out..."
After pondering for a while, Zhou Changsheng seemed to have no idea and looked at Wu Mian and said, "Forget it, I can't guess anything if the thing is not in front of me. Just remember that the Zhou Kingdom sacrificial weapon may have been passive, and the power contained in it seems to be able to be easily activated. Don't let it contact the ritual array in the future. If you come back in the future, study it for me and I'll see what's wrong."
After saying that, he stared at Wu Mian for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's talk about the main business next time. You are in a dream. Now it's almost time. My junior sister has not enough skills, so I'm afraid she won't be able to last for long."
It’s almost time, which means I stayed in that strange restricted space for about half an hour... It’s wrong! Didn’t the senior sister just enter the senior brother’s dream a moment ago? What about the previous three moments? This time doesn’t match!
Although he had many doubts in his heart, Wu Mian did not ask immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then pinched the hand of Yuanguang Huan Mind Skill, chanted the spell and opened his eyes.
As his eyes opened, four white papers spread around him. Then, columnar ink strips appeared at the bottom of the white papers, and there were years and various digital notes around them.
These four charts correspond to Langzhou's population, grain output, water source changes and various natural and man-made disasters in the past decade.
Through these charts, Kong Wenxuan and Zhou Changsheng clearly saw that in the past decade, the population of Langzhou has decreased, the water sources have been depleted, the grain output has been lower than one year, and natural disasters have been more than one year per year!
Moreover, through the ink strips on the chart, they can see that in the past decade, the values of food and water sources in Langzhou have been almost landslide-like, less than half of what they were ten years ago, while natural disasters and man-made disasters are rising rapidly, almost twice as much as ten years ago!
"this……"
The two of them frowned instantly, and their faces became quite ugly.
They all knew that Langzhou was not very good, and it was even more difficult after the disaster this year, but Langzhou was in such a difficult situation that they had never thought of.
They often come into contact with various political affairs and know how much food can feed people. However, the numbers and ink strips marked on the chart clearly tell them that the grain produced in Langzhou is difficult to support half of the people of Langzhou... That's right, it's not about eating enough, but about feeding! It simply makes people live!
"Amian, are these numbers true?" Zhou Changsheng asked in a deep voice as he stared at Wu Mian's eyes.
Wu Mian responded in response to Zhou Changsheng's gaze: "These are all data recorded by Kangda City Households. I sorted it out and proofread it several times. The data recorded in each volume can be roughly matched, and it should be true."
Zhou Changsheng was silent for a moment and looked at Kong Wenxuan beside him.
"Amian, is the corruption in Langzhou serious?"
It was clearly in a dream that could not be affected by physiological conditions, but Kong Wenxuan's voice became a little dry and hoarse, as if there was not enough moisture in his throat.
"I don't know much about this. I haven't contacted many people in Langzhou. The common one is Tongzhi Liming Tian Li. I can't be sure what kind of person he is for such a short period of time."
Wu Mian's answer made Kong Wenxuan react immediately.
If it weren't said that those officials in Langzhou would let Wu Mian easily find out that they were greedy? Wu Mian hadn't arrived in Langzhou for ten days, and in order to hide his identity, he could not contact too many people. How could he know whether those officials in Langzhou were greedy?
After a little silence, he stared at the four charts floating beside Wu Mian, as if he wanted to imprint them in his heart through his eyes: "I will handle the matter here as soon as possible, and you can hold on for another two days."
Now, all he can give is this promise.
The matter in Shangzhou was not resolved, so he could not be separated, otherwise he would not have transferred the fortune of the top scholar to Wu Mian and asked Wu Mian to go to Langzhou to take office on his behalf.
So what if you come here earlier? These things cannot be solved by just coming alone...
With a sigh in his heart, Wu Mian pointed to the chart about grain output and said, "The most urgent task is the problem of food. Langzhou's grain output has not been high these years, and has been falling all the way in the past ten years. If the problem of food is not solved, everything will be empty talk. Brother and Brother Third, what are you going to do?"
Kong Wenxuan followed Wu Mian's finger and glanced at the chart that had been remembered in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I have discussed this matter with the governor of Huzhou. He will send a thousand stones of grain to Langzhou in three days to solve the urgent problem."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Changsheng said, "Please add another two thousand stones. I have a friend who runs a grain and grass business in Huzhou. When I go back later, I will send him a letter and ask him to raise two thousand stones of grain and send it to Langzhou together. Looking back, I am asking my friends in Yuezhou, and maybe I can send some grain."
Two thousand stones?
Not to mention the amount of grain in Yuezhou, Zhou Changsheng was stunned for a moment when he could get his friends from Huzhou to send the amount of grain to Langzhou, and he was a little unbelievable.
This is more than 100 tons of food!
Although it is just a small number for hundreds of thousands of people in Langzhou, it is already incredible for any individual!
Not only was Wu Mian a little unbelievable, Kong Wenxuan also looked at Zhou Changsheng with surprise: "Two thousand stones are not a small amount. Where is your friend's origin?"
Zhou Changsheng didn't answer, but just smiled at Kong Wenxuan and Wu Mian.
This kind of laughter but not speaking is really annoying! But the third senior brother is really capable!
Wu Mian felt a burst of complaints and praise in her heart, and the depression that had been lingering in her heart after she arrived in Langzhou suddenly subsided a lot.
Although 3,000 stones of grain are just a drop in the bucket for hundreds of thousands of people in Langzhou, the ability to deliver food is enough to inspire people. If the court's disaster relief resources can also keep up with it, as long as Langzhou buys some more grain, there will be no problem until the end of the year.
Under this premise, as long as the rain prayers are successful, the land in Langzhou will not be drought and grain production will resume, then the disaster this year will be over.
If the rain prayers are successful...
Frowning, Wu Mian looked at Song Yingyue, who was looking at the chart she reflected with confusion and distress, and asked, "Senior Sister, have you told her about the remains of the princess of the previous dynasty? "
Song Yingyue looked at Wu Mian and pointed his little head: "I've said it."
Wu Mian immediately looked at Kong Wenxuan and Zhou Changsheng.
Zhou Changsheng said: "My junior sister told me that you only realized that something happened to Mingzhi and the others after you got the notification of Zhu Wule... Why did Zhu Wule notify you? How did you notify you?"
Wu Mian shook her head and said, "I don't know why she informed me, but that morning I suddenly felt a cold wind blowing from the back of my neck, and then I heard her voice... By the way, my saliva was in her hand, and Mr. Zhuge said that it could be used as a curse medium for witchcraft. Is it because of this?"
"Salva? How did she get your saliva into her hands?" Zhou Changsheng frowned slightly: "And the saliva won't last long. The eldest brother told me that you met Zhu Wule that day when you arrived in Langzhou. After such a long time, your saliva has long been useless. How can it be used to cast spells? Did you meet her again these two days?"
"No...well~ at least I don't have the impression that I've seen her. I've been staying in the government office these days. Could it be that she came to see me secretly?"
"That's impossible. If you are always in the government office, she will not see you at all. Once a practitioner enters the government office, he will be noticed by Jinwu." Zhou Changsheng shook his head and asked again: "She can cast a spell to inform you, what method must be used to locate you? I have told you before, telling you not to reveal your birth date to outsiders. You haven't told her about these?"
Wu Mian immediately shook his head: "No! I just told her my name... Uh... Mr. Zhuge said that this would also allow her to capture my luck."
"Capture your luck by just name? Does she have this level of cultivation?" Zhou Changsheng pondered for a moment and sighed: "It's a pity that I'm not by your side. I guess I have no clue. Yingyue, you turn around and give A Mian a blessing... The Nandou Red Clothing Technique is enough. This method master survives. If someone uses evil Gu and evil methods to harm A Mian, it will definitely be cracked. If the communication is like this time, it will not be rejected."
After Song Yingyue nodded obediently and agreed, Zhou Changsheng looked at Wu Mian again: "Yingyue told me before that you almost turned into a state of enlightenment. I think there was something wrong with your body. This Nandou Red Clothing Technique also has the effect of calming the spirit and protecting the soul, which can help you recover faster."
"Thank you, senior brother."
"No need to thank me. If you want to thank me, you should thank your senior sister. It's not me who helped you with your blessing." Zhou Changsheng waved his hand, interrupted Wu Mian, and stared at Wu Mian for a moment: "What did you want to say just now?"
"Oh! The rain prayer, the remains of the crown prince of the previous dynasty..."
Zhou Changsheng suddenly raised his hand, causing Wu Mian to shut up his mouth in confusion, and said lightly: "Senior Brother told me that this is Senior Zhuge who is worried that Yingyue’s prayer for rain is not good, so he told you that the remains of the crown prince of the previous dynasty can assist in the rituals and ask you to send someone to pick it up, right?"
"Yes."
Zhou Changsheng was silent for a moment and said lightly: "It's not a big problem."
Wu Mian glanced at Zhou Changsheng in confusion, then smiled and said, "Since Senior Brother said that, then use it."
Then, he turned his head and looked at Kong Wenxuan: "Senior Brother, I am preparing to create the locust king for the ritual of making the locust king tomorrow to control the locust plague."
Kong Wenxuan stared at Wu Mian in silence for a moment before asking: "Do you know the consequences?"
Wu Mian replied with a smile: "I know a little bit."
Kong Wenxuan showed a smile on his serious face: "If you persist, let it go."
Chapter completed!