Bab 52: Water and Food Storage

Zhou Jia returned home and told his loyal servant, Uncle Zhou, what Xia Tao had said. He said to him, "Uncle Zhou, prepare more rice and water and store them well. Xia Tao said that there are places in Great Qi that are affected by the drought. If this continues, it will also affect Great Yong."

Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "Young Master, it's going to be the new year in two months. Even if we encounter a natural disaster with the rice and grains we have at home, it won't be a problem to sustain us for three to four years. The drought in Great Qi shouldn't affect us much. It's still more difficult to be stable in the royal court. If the Third Prince doesn't wake up, the empress's family will have military power. If it's the empress's family," Uncle Zhou pondered for a moment and lowered his voice, "I'm afraid there will be a military disaster!"

Zhou Jia nodded in agreement. "You're right, but that's not something we can control."