Pure water, the Baihe River in later generations.

The Tang River, which originated from Tangzhou, and the turbulent water that originated from Dengzhou, merged in the north of Xiangyang. Later, it was called the Tangbai River and finally merged into the Han River. This Tangbai River is very important and is an important water transport channel between Jingxiang and the Central Plains, especially the Qingshui River. From the Warring States Period to modern times, it has always been the most important water transport channel connecting Henan and Chu.

Qingshui is also known as Baihe. It is named because the river water is green and the beach is white.

The pure water connects Xiangyang, Xinye, Nanyang, Fangcheng, and Nanzhao.

In Fangcheng to the north, it belongs to the edge of the basin and has a high terrain. When the waterway ends, it must be transported by land before it can leave the Nanyang Basin, enter the Henan Plain, and then transfer to various waterways.

In later generations, the Baihe River was no longer as abundant as that of the water, and could not even be shipped. But at this time, the water of the Baihe River was not even lower than that of the Bianhe River, and it was the famous Golden Waterway of the Central Plains Middle Road.

In the Henan Basin, there is Danjiang River in the west and Jingshui River in the east, becoming an important north-south channel connecting Guanzhong and Henan. Before the opening of the North-South Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty, it was always the most important north-south water transport channel.

The continuous drought has also reduced the amount of water in the clean water a lot. The white beaches show that most of them are still coming and going on the river. The grain ships are carrying the grain transported from Xiangyang to Fangcheng along the Baihe River.

Even if Shannan Road is not rich in food now, it is at least next to Jingxiang, Bashu, which is better than Henan and other places.

On the white sand beach on the river bank, groups of people are digging up pieces of sand on the beach, searching for locust eggs without getting tired of it.

These people were the first people to lose food.

All prefectures and counties have strictly followed Li Chao's orders.

All prefectures and counties are not allowed to leave the prefectures, counties and townships, and each guards their hometowns. If there is no food, you can go to the county to get the grain coupons to buy grain. If there is no money, you will apply for disaster relief grain and the government will distribute disaster relief cakes.

Of course, disaster relief cakes are not for nothing.

If you apply for disaster relief food, you can approve it after a simple review. However, if you eat disaster relief food, you have to obey the government's arrangements.

The government’s disaster relief food is called labor-for-relief.

The young and strong have to obey the government's arrangements, go to Dengzhou to build a new capital, and go there to process disaster relief grain. The remaining women, children, and elderly people must also obey the government's arrangements.

The task they got was to catch locusts. Cut wood, dig trenches, build nets, chop wood and dig trenches during the day, and burn fire at night to attract locusts and catch them with nets. After they caught it, put them in bags and drowned in the water, and then use them to crush the powder.

Some people were also arranged to dig locust eggs by the river, and the eggs dug out were fed to chickens and ducks.

The crops in the fields died of drought, and they were not allowed to visit relatives and friends. At this time, they either signed up with the government, moved their families to the border, went to the border to open up land and settle down, settle down and plant them, or they could only receive disaster relief cakes, and then they could not get along with these locusts every day.

On the Qingshui River, in addition to the passing grain ships, there are also many fishing boats, and many people fish in the river. These fishermen, like those who dig locust eggs, are arranged and organized by the government.

It is the season when osmanthus flowers are fragrant, and the fish in the river are still very plump.

This year's fish nets are very dense. This kind of net is called a home net. The mesh is dense and small, and even the smallest fish and shrimps can be caught. In the past, fishermen did not use this net because the mesh is too small and would catch many small fish and shrimps. It would be useless to catch small fish and shrimps, but now everyone doesn't care about this anymore. A little bit can be caught. Whether it is small fish and shrimps, crab turtles and toads, they cannot let go of what they can eat.

The fish caught will be dried immediately.

Simply cut open the fish gallbladder and everything else will not be wasted. Even if it is the fish intestine, it can be left behind even if it is washed.

Put the cut and washed fish together, hang it on the bamboo pole, then set a fire below and add wet firewood, and there will be a lot of smoke. Smoke is simpler than roasting fire, it will not burn, and it can prevent flies, etc.

After smoking for half a day, you won’t be afraid of being damaged.

If today is drought, it is sunny every day, but it is easy to dry. Put the fish open and use the sun and wind to dry the fish. With the smoke, the fish can become a unique smoky dried fish.

The dried fish that were almost dried were concentrated, packed and delivered to a nearby mill.

Now many mills no longer grind rice and wheat, but now they are grinding locusts and dried fish. The dried fish and shrimps are crushed, then ground into powder, and then sent to disaster relief cake factories. They are combined with various ingredients and finally processed into boxes of disaster relief cakes, then packed on board, transported to counties and counties, sent to granaries, and sent to the people.

Everyone is racing against time.

Relying on the pure waterway, the boat can carry hundreds of stones, and it only takes three days to travel from Xiangyang to Nanyang.

A good cook cannot cook without rice!

It is a very difficult task to make limited food so that more people can eat enough, at least survive. Now, food is not only a commodity, but has risen to the height of national strategy.

The grain merchants squatted in the Xiangyang prison for three days.

There are no brocade clothes and quilts, and there are no delicacies in the mountains and seas.

I was sleepy and cold, only a pile of straw with damp and moldy smell, and I was hungry, only two locust cakes a day.

At the beginning, many people would rather be hungry than eat locust cakes. What is this thing for people to eat? Their dogs eat better than this, and the pigs eat better than this. Sometimes when they go fishing, the bait they use many times better than this.

The smell is like chewing wax, and it is stuck in your throat and it is difficult to swallow.

They wanted to drink tea and eat pastries, but no one paid any attention.

One day, hungry.

Two days ago, I felt a little uncomfortable.

On the third day, someone finally started eating.

The most delicious thing in the world is hunger. They finally understood the meaning of this sentence. Locust cakes are unpalatable and have a fishy smell, but at least they can make their stomachs.

If I don’t eat for two days, I feel so uncomfortable when I get hungry, I feel weak all over, my stomach is sore and I feel like I have a hand in my throat.

Later, the things they saw as feeding pigs made them expect. When they arrived at the meal time, they all squatted there and waited. It was really the jailer that was too cruel. The cake was very small, with only one piece of each meal, and only two meals a day.

Eating a locust cake doesn’t matter at all. I’m hungry every day and feel like I’ve lost a lot of weight.

He has been in jail for three days.

In the morning, the jailer came, but he did not bring the locust cakes that they hated and loved.

Some people hurriedly said, "Why are there no pancakes!"

The jailer laughed. These guys were addicted to eating.

"The Prime Minister is kind to you, you can get out of prison and go home!"

There was a moment of tranquility in the prison, followed by cheers, and some people couldn't help crying. Mom, I thought I was going to starve to death here.

Feng Xiaoan stood up and prepared to be the first to be released from prison.

As a result, a jailer stopped him.

"You wait!"

"What's wrong?" Feng Xiaoan asked in a hoarse voice.

"They can all be released from prison, but you can't!"

"What?" Feng Xiaoan said angrily.

"This is the order of the prime minister. Everyone else can be released from prison, but you can't!" the prison guard replied with a dark face.

"Why?" Feng Xiaoan roared.

"No, this is the order of the prime minister!" said the jailer, "Now, you go back to the prison, give up your seat, and let them come out!"

Feng Xiaoan was unwilling to accept it, but the former friends next to him were already eager to pull him aside and squeezed past him!

Feng Xiaoan's teeth were trembling, and his whole body was as if he was angry, but no one stopped to say something to him.

Everyone was in a hurry to go out, he was forgotten.

Feng Xiaoan stood aside, trembling all over, both angry and fearful.

Others have been released from prison, but they are not allowed to go out. Does Li Chao want to take him to justice? Just like Zhang Xuan from Shangluo, Shangzhou?

Is he going to be beheaded?
Chapter completed!