I am cannon fodder, but I can hug thighs

Lin Jin knew what he was worried about. After all, there were wars going on in both the north and the south, and the people in Taiyuan Prefecture were living in dire straits. It was indeed a situation of internal and external troubles.

"Your Excellency, are you thinking of delaying the war?" Lin Jin looked at the official business on the desk. "But even though you want to delay, the situation cannot be delayed, right?"

Song Shiqiu nodded, even if he provided food and grass himself, it would not be enough: "The South is easy, but the Turks are not so easy to conquer. The North is vast, and it is not easy to encircle or ambush."

Therefore, a war with the Turks will inevitably take a lot of time. The longer the battle line is, the more food and grass will be consumed.

"Don't worry about Taiyuan Prefecture, sir. I will find a way." Lin Jin grabbed his hand, "I can still help you now. With the system, Taiyuan Prefecture can still hold on for a while."

Besides, there may not be severe droughts for consecutive years. Who knows, there might be a downpour of rain one day.

Lin Jin tried to be more optimistic: "If it doesn't work, I'll go ask Lin Lin for help."

Her behavior might be a bit shameless, but if it could save Taiyuan Prefecture from the disaster, what did her face matter? The lives of those people were much more important than her face.

"I think... if she knew about the drought, she might not sit idly by." Lin Jin didn't know whether she was comforting Song Shiqiu or herself, or maybe she still hoped in her heart that Lin Lin was still a kind person.

Song Shiqiu raised his hand to smooth her frown: "It is said that marrying into my Prime Minister's Mansion can bring you a peaceful life, but why are you frowning all the time, Jin? In the end, it is because I am too useless that you have to worry about these things."

Lin Jin rolled her eyes at him and said, "No, this shows that I have the strength to shoulder this responsibility."

Because of this ability, one will have thoughts, just like ordinary people will not worry about whether the soldiers have enough food or fodder, nor will they think about how many people in the world have no food to eat and how many people have surplus every year.

"You should be happy for me, sir. I am not a canary that cannot live without you." Lin Jin thought it was good this way. She had things she wanted to do and knew what she wanted to do. "I am the same as Sister Xi and the others. I don't want anyone to mention us as just someone else's wife in the future."

She didn't want her life to be summed up in just a few words.

Even if I cannot be remembered for generations, I still want to leave something for this era.

"I came here today to discuss something else with you, sir." Lin Jin scratched his face, a little embarrassed, "There is a severe drought in Taiyuan Prefecture, and there is not enough food and grass. Can we buy it from those wealthy merchants, or crowdfund it?"

Lin Jin was a little hesitant in the second half of the sentence. Crowdfunding was not that simple in this era, and she didn’t know whether it was feasible or not.

"The national treasury doesn't have enough food, but those people definitely have some." Lin Jin said unconfidently. She didn't know where the food would come from this time, and whether these were taken into account. "As for crowdfunding, although it may not succeed, we can give it a try."

"It may be difficult to do it for free, but what about persuading them with fame or tempting them with benefits?" Lin Jin expressed his opinion. In the face of natural disasters, what can really reduce casualties is still the power of the masses. The imperial court alone is far from enough. After all, the annual tax revenue is only so much, but Daxia is also busy with flood control and disaster relief.

The national treasury is said to be full, but the funds invested in projects every year are not small.

"Ajin, what are you talking about?" Song Shiqiu hadn't thought about this. Merchants value profit, and it's good enough that those merchants don't raise the price. "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. There are actually quite a few merchants who make money from national disasters."

Lin Jin pressed the corners of his lips and said, "Because the status of merchants is too low. Even if they are extremely wealthy, they are at the bottom of the social classes. Even people with extremely wealthy families have to kowtow to a small official. Of course, they value profit, after all, profit is the last thing they have."

"If you can't lure them with power, what about reputation? When people talk about merchants, most of them look down on them, so reputation is something they lack. My lord, I think we can give this deal a try."

"In the face of a disaster, what could be more important than the lives of the people, not to mention just a good reputation." This was the last solution Lin Jin could think of. In case Lin Lin was unwilling to go to Taiyuan Prefecture, this solution might be able to save the people.

Maybe we cannot convince all the businessmen in the world, but as long as we can convince one, we can save more people.

Song Shiqiu sighed, hugged her and leaned on her: "It's hard for you, thinking about these things every day."

The situation between scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans in Daxia has existed for a long time and has long reached a delicate balance. I am afraid that this balance will be broken this time, but it is indeed a solution. There is indeed nothing more important than the people.

"I've only just started. You've been worrying about this for so many years and never complained." Lin Jin patted him on the back, "You've really worked hard."

Lin Jin didn't know whether Yang Muer was a god, but if Song Shiqiu was, she had no doubt about its truth. If Song Shiqiu couldn't be considered a god, then she felt that Song Shiqiu was about to complete his merits and become a new god.

The next morning, Lin Jin left the capital with Xing'er and a group of guards. Xunmian and the women followed behind in a carriage, along with the food and medicinal herbs they had gathered the night before.

Lin Jin didn't know whether the medicinal herbs could be used, but there was an old saying that after a great disaster there would be a greater catastrophe, so it was always right to be prepared.

Xi Lilong, Fang Yuzhu and others sent Lin Jin to the riverbank. Lin Jin urged them to go back quickly: "I'm not leaving for good. You guys are making such a big fuss about it, as if it's a farewell forever."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Chunzao. Since the Qiqiao Festival, Chunzao had been sent to Xi Lilong's residence. "It may take some time for us to send you home. You should stay with Sister Xi obediently and don't make trouble."

Chunzao had only learned horsemanship from Xi Lilong for a few days, so she was still not very good at riding. She carefully controlled the horse to Lin Jin's side and said, "You should also pay attention to safety."

Xi Lilong is different from Song Shiqiu. Although Xi Lilong often has a cold face, she is not like Song Shiqiu who makes people around her guess what she is thinking. Although she dislikes Chunzao for being stupid, she will still teach her the principles that she should teach, and she can even be said to be patient.

It was only after Chunzao stayed in Xi Lilong's general's mansion for a few days that she realized that Song Shiqiu had really given her a chance, but she was not smart enough to seize it.

Although Fang Yuzhu was married, her attire was no different from before: "Lin Liu, although the natural disaster in Taiyuan Prefecture is worrying, if you regret it, come back and don't just stand by yourself."

She had indeed looked down on Lin Liu in the past, but she never thought that she had really misjudged him. Although he was still as unruly as before, he was indeed capable of great things.

"Princess, why don't you help me prepare some food and send it over when you are in the capital?" Lin Jin laughed to make the atmosphere look less tragic. "Don't worry, I am going to provide disaster relief, not to die."

She will definitely come back after the drought is over, she will definitely be able to hold on.

Since it was a natural disaster, she would fight against it. If she could save even one more citizen, she would win.

"Lin Liu." Xi Lilong looked at Lin Jin with complicated eyes. She knew that there must be something on Lin Jin's body, but she could also see that Lin Jin was not so relaxed. Only a few families might be able to solve the problem, but it should be difficult to solve the drought in such a large area of ​​Taiyuan Prefecture.

"Sister Xi, I won't say anything else to you. Please help me take good care of this sister. She is young and there are many things she doesn't understand, so you need to bear with her." Lin Jin was relieved about everything, but she was still a little worried about Chunzao.