"What kind of grain? And which village? Can it contact a person like Lord Sara?"
I always feel that my brother may have lacked some consideration.
This human interaction may not be as simple as imagined.
Anyway, Kamisato Ayaka wrote the letter as she was told, describing Kaguya's awakening and the questions she asked. Then Kamisato Ayaka thought about it again, and then asked Kujo Sara about the specific situation of Kaguya.
That obsession, which borders on madness, is by no means unusual.
Kamisato Ayaka wanted to help, both for Kaguya himself and for Kujo Sara, one of the few upright military officers in the current corrupt political situation. However, if she didn't know the truth, she couldn't help.
After writing the letter, she read it through again. After confirming that nothing was missing, Kamisato Ayaka sent it to the front line of Kamashirazuka through the company's own channels.
……
At the front, Kujo Sara received a letter. When he saw Kaguya wake up, the burden that had been weighing on his heart for the past few days was lifted. But when he saw Kaguya's question, his heart skipped a beat.
"..."
Sure enough, the first thing she did after waking up was to care about crops and the village.
However, the subordinates searched carefully in the ashes, but found neither intact crops nor any survivors in the village.
If this answer was given to the past...
Chapter 31 Everyone is at a loss
Kujo Sara found that he could no longer feel his usual powerful and fearless aura.
She couldn't imagine whether the girl would bleed again at Kamisato's house and die on the spot after knowing the bad news.
"Just tell her we're still searching. Should that work?"
Kujo Sara always disdained lying, but this time, she really couldn't tell the truth.
……
Within two days, Kamisato Ayaka received a reply from Kujo Sara.
The strict and standard handwriting seems to reflect some of Kujo Sara's personality.
Kamisato Ayaka felt like she had gotten to know this great general whom she rarely met, and read the reply carefully.
"Is that what's going on? The wise man who planted high-yield grains, and Inazuma, who is about to face a great famine?"
Kamisato Ayaka's pupils suddenly contracted.
"No, it's impossible, but..."
Her instinctive reaction was to reject it. Inazuma was one of the seven kingdoms, with many islands and thousands of years of history. How could it be possible that it would run out of food if trade was cut off?
"But I remember that many people used to grow seeds from Mondstadt, and used fertilizers from Liyue and pesticides from Xumi... The seeds will degenerate, and the lack of fertilizers and pesticides will indeed... reduce production."
Kamisato Ayaka held her head and suddenly felt dizzy.
The Shefeng is in charge of sacrificial activities, celebrations and entertainment. It is the most down-to-earth and most closely connected with the people among the three branches.
Especially Kamisato Ayaka, the white egret princess, is very friendly and has many interactions with the common people. Thinking carefully, when I talked about farming with others before, it is true that many things are dependent on imports.
"No, no, the general is not so foolish. She should be prepared, right?"
Kamisato Ayaka tried to convince herself.
However, Inazuma's face gradually turned pale at the chaos in the community, especially the fact that the community's desperate efforts to distribute porridge everywhere could not change the reality of the increasing number of hungry and refugee refugees.
……
For Huiye, these two days have been pretty good.
Kamisato's environment is very good, the air is fresh, and the service is thoughtful.
The most important thing is that the exquisite and beautiful Kamisato Ayaka comes to visit every day, and every time she has a worried and weak expression on her face, which is very cute.
But today, Kamisato Ayaka didn't come to visit as usual. Was she busy with something?
Huiye was in a daze, thinking aimlessly.
"Sir, I'm late, how are you today?"
Kamisato Ayaka arrived when Kaguya was in a daze, with a forced smile, and she unconsciously changed her address.
Huiye came back to his senses, and his empty eyes focused on her face.
"Kujo Sara, have you replied?"
"Yes, Lord Sara said, she is still searching."
“…I see.”
Huiye was silent for a moment, lowered his head, and suddenly his shoulders trembled slightly.
"Cough cough!"
She suddenly started coughing rapidly, with some bruises on her hands. She subconsciously covered her mouth, but blood oozed from between her fingers.
"gentlemen!"
Kamisato Ayaka hurried over to support him, her hands shaking, and she didn't know what to do.
Huiye pushed her away powerlessly, and at the same time released the hand covering his lips, looking at the blood dripping from his hand, and said:
"Kamisato Ayaka, Princess White Egret, I've heard of your reputation."
"Sir, that's all irrelevant. The most important thing for you now is to take care of yourself!"
"Take care? What's the point of taking care..."
"Sir! May I ask, is Inazuma really in such a precarious situation now?"
Kamisato Ayaka made up her mind and simply brought up the topic.
From what Kujo Sara described, Kamisato Ayaka believed that the girl in front of her had wisdom and insight beyond ordinary people. Even Kamisato Ayaka could taste the truth from Kujo Sara's reply, and now it seems that he still couldn't hide the truth from the girl.
Since she doesn't care about her own body and only cares about the people of Inazuma, maybe she can give her new life by changing her mindset.
What's more, Kamisato Ayaka herself was almost frightened by these questions.
Huiye raised his head, with blood stained on the corners of his mouth, and stared at Kamisato Ayaka in a daze. Then, the light in his eyes gradually returned, a calmness and indifference that only came after seeing all the vicissitudes of life.
"Are you the eldest daughter of the community magistrate Kamisato's family?"
"Yes, sir."
"My name is Huiye, Huiye of Mount Penglai, an ordinary person with no name. But I have been to Mondstadt and Liyue, and have seen their countries and people. Although I have never studied under a famous master, nor have I studied in any academy, I have the courage to call myself a scholar."
"Kaguya, Mr. Kaguya? Ayaka greets Mr. Kaguya!"
"Don't call me sir. I have accomplished nothing so far. I have done nothing. You are a nobleman of the Society, so can you give advice to the general?"
Kaguya's eyes were like stars and burning fire, staring at Kamisato Ayaka with burning and concentration.
Kamisato Ayaka felt burned by the gaze, and then showed hesitation on her face.
In theory, the three magistrates all have the power to advise the general. Before the Thunder God is locked up in the castle tower, all three have the opportunity to meet the general and submit or express relevant political opinions in person.
However, now that the Thunder God is secluded, the only channel that can deliver political documents to the castle tower is the Tenryo Bugyo who is in charge of Inazuma's political affairs.
The Society Bugyo can hand over politics and literature to the Tenryo Bugyo, but Kamisato Ayaka and Kamisato Ayato have long had great doubts as to whether the Tenryo Bugyo will actually hand it over to the Raiden General.
"Anyway, there's this chance, right?"
"Yes, sir, we can try."
"You just asked me about the situation in Inazuma... I want to ask you, when did Inazuma's foreign trade begin to flourish?"
"At least, it has a history of a hundred years, right?"
Kamisato Ayaka wasn't quite sure, but she had known it for a long time.
And Kaguya nodded.
"You can understand it this way. Then Inazuma's industry and population can be divided into two eras. The first era was the period of underdeveloped trade. Inazuma was self-sufficient with the land and resources at that time and supported the population at that time. The second era was the period of developed trade. Inazuma exported special minerals and forged products to the six countries in exchange for a large amount of wealth. With this wealth, Inazuma imported a large amount of daily resources from the six countries and supported the current population. Let me ask you, what did the people of the first era live on, and what did the people of the second era live on?"
"In the first era, people made their living by farming and fishing, relying on the coastal advantage. In the second era... farming and fishing still existed, but a large number of cross-sea merchants, dock workers, mineral mining, and tool forging were added."
"Which one was bigger, the population of the first era or the population of the second era?"
"Naturally, there are many more in the second era."
Kamisato Ayaka's little face turned pale in an instant.
Chapter 32: The Kamisato Family's Full Responsibility
Having said that, Kamisato Ayaka has already seen an extremely terrifying situation.
Nearly a hundred years of foreign trade has made cross-sea commerce a huge resource-extracting route, which has made up for the shortage of local products in Inazuma and supported the huge population that Inazuma could not have supported otherwise.
Then General Raiden closed the country overnight, and trade stopped.
All the resources from trade were cut off at once, and Inazuma had to rely on local products to support the population, but local products were far from enough.
At the same time, industries such as developed commerce, mining, and forging that were born out of foreign trade all lost their economic sources, and a large number of related practitioners lost their jobs.
There is not enough food to eat. Many people are out of work.
Just from these two points, Kamisato Ayaka didn't need to think about it any more, she saw the scene of the high-rise building collapsing.
"Impossible, General, how could she do that?"
"Perhaps she really hasn't thought about it. Perhaps someone told her that these problems can be easily solved and there is no need to worry, and she believed it. Or perhaps... the eternal purpose of General Raiden is to starve all the extra people in Inazuma to death, reducing the population to a level where local products are sufficient to support them."
"No, the general cares about the people. She is not like that..."
"The three magistrates should have shouldered such responsibilities. They should have explained to the general in advance the problems of industrial collapse and resource shortages caused by the severance of trade, and advised her to treat it with caution. Either do not suspend trade, or come up with a suitable plan before suspending trade, quickly adjust the industry, let businessmen and workers quickly enter the fields, reclaim wasteland, and expand grain production, and perhaps minimize the losses and turmoil... Now it seems that you did not do so."
Kaguya looked at Kamisato Ayaka with indifferent eyes.
Kamisato Ayaka's shoulders shuddered, she clenched her hands, and dropped her head weakly.
Yes, none of the three magistrates told this to the general.
The society believes that they are not in control of the real national affairs. They do not understand these macro-events, and they also have absolute respect for the generals, so they subconsciously do not think in a bad direction.
Kamisato Ayaka had no answer as to what the Kanjo Bugyo was responsible for, which was in charge of finance and foreign trade, and the Tenryo Bugyo was in charge of government and the military.
But Kaguya knew the answer.
The Thunder God's closure of Inazuma has had varying degrees of negative impact on the seven countries' foreign trade and industries, and it has not benefited anyone.
Only in the Kingdom of Winter, they need a place full of demon pollution to conduct various experiments, and also need a fierce and continuous war to verify the various weapons they have developed. And all this must be kept secret, and no one else in the Seven Kingdoms must know about it.
Take a look at the private vaults of Kandei Bugyo and Tenryo Bugyo, where rare treasures donated by fools are piled up like mountains.
But all of this ultimately points to the Thunder God in the castle tower. If she hadn't first come up with this blind and self-enclosed thought, if she hadn't trusted the Three Magistrates without a limit. Even if she had made this decision and was able to go out and take a look, the current situation wouldn't be here.
Kaguya no longer had any emotions towards the Thunder God. She just said calmly:
"If we look up the total amount of food imported in the year before the lockdown, and then look up the number of seafarers, dock workers, mining workers, and forging workers registered that year, we can get a rough idea of the current food shortage and unemployment in Inazuma. Who has this data?"
"They are all in the hands of Kanjo Bugyo and Tenryo Bugyo."
"Can I steal it?"
"……able!"
Kamisato Ayaka nodded firmly.
She felt the same sense of absurdity as Kujo Sara.
How can you do such a thing just because of what a stranger said?
But the simple truth was like a loud bell, and Kujo Sara could hear it clearly, and Kamisato Ayaka could hear it even more clearly.
"Cough cough!"
Huiye coughed a few more times, then loosened his blood-stained hand and said:
"Go steal it, and bring it to me. I want to clearly calculate the current situation. Then, write a warning."
"Yes, Mr. Kaguya. And please take care of yourself, sir. Your wisdom and foresight may be the hope to change all this. For the sake of Inazuma, please stay useful."
"I understand. I won't die until I see hope."
Hui Ye smiled.
