Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

Faced with the fierce fire, everyone present felt a sense of powerlessness.

The granary caught fire and the grain inside also burned, creating multiple fire points. Simply pouring water from the outside to put out the fire would be like a drop in the bucket.

"Put out the fire quickly!"

"Hurry up and bring the water here!"

……

There were all kinds of shouting sounds everywhere, and the people at the scene were in chaos.

In addition to using water, many people also used large brooms to put out smaller flames on the periphery, but this could not completely "extinguish the fire".

For the first time in her life, Huangfu Qingling felt what helplessness meant, and also understood what distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

The nearest well was a mile away from the granary. Even if the officers, soldiers, and civilians ran back and forth to fetch water, there was not enough time.

In such a crisis, she looked at Lin Yi.

But I saw Lin Yi whispering something to the person next to him.

"Lin Yi, the situation has gotten this bad, can't we work together to find a solution?"

There was some anger in Huangfu Qingling's eyes, but more of it was anxiety.

"I'm already thinking of a solution."

Lin Yi immediately explained, "I asked someone to push the cart over."

"A cart?"

Listening to Lin Yi's words, Huangfu Qingling recalled that she had indeed seen many small carts on the community construction site in the northeast direction, but these were used to transport cement and various materials.

In fact, the project outside the city had been almost completed by this evening, so a large number of officers and soldiers also rushed here with other tools from the entire community construction site.

"hurry up!"

Following Lin Yi's command, these refugees also joined the fire-fighting team.

The wheelbarrow brought in a large amount of sand and gravel, and after placing the sand and gravel on the ground, it was used to transport buckets of water.

Compared to one person carrying a load of water, a wheelbarrow can deliver at least six buckets of water at a time, which greatly improves efficiency.

"Can these gravels put out the fire?"

Looking at the piles of sand and gravel, not only the officers and soldiers, but also the refugees and the people in the city were not quite convinced.

"Just do it!"

"Pour water inside and use sand and gravel outside!"

Lin Yi gave the order, and everyone gave it a try.

With Huangfu Qingling's personal witness, sand and gravel can really put out fires!

After covering the outer area of ​​the fire with sand and gravel, the flames were quickly extinguished, which was even more effective than putting out the fire with a broom!

After a while, the brooms were replaced by shovels, and they began to cover the fire with sand and gravel.

From dusk to late at night, Huangfu Qingling never thought that such a big fire could be cleaned up like this!

Even in the capital, a fire of this scale would probably burn for several days and nights!

Through the continuous efforts of everyone, the "front line" of fire fighting continued to advance forward. Water was used inside and sand and gravel were used outside. With the cooperation, the fire was controlled in a small room by late at night.

The smell of various burning grains wafted out, and everyone felt sad when they smelled it.

The food is gone.

"Your Highness, although the fire in the granary is out... the food... is gone."

Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue walked up to Huangfu Qingling and spoke in a low voice.

The problem of food shortage is coming soon.

"Don't worry, there won't be a shortage of food for the time being."

But he never expected that Lin Yi would answer immediately after hearing it.

He was confident that there would be no shortage of food for at least a month, but the variety of food would probably be reduced a lot.

"Well, we can transport food from other cities as an emergency measure."

Huangfu Qingling thought this was what he meant and nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"The grain from the north is first concentrated in Liangzhou City, and then..."

These days, the Ministry of Revenue officials not only help Lin Yi calculate money and collect taxes, but also manage grain.

Liangzhou City is an important town in the north. Most of the grain is stored here, and other cities also transport grain from Liangzhou City...

Huangfu Qingling immediately looked at Lin Yi, her eyes full of worry.

"Bao Bu Tong, go investigate the case. Lin Yi, come with me."

Huangfu Qingling made some arrangements and asked the people from the Ministry of Households to do their own things for the time being, and then came to the suite on the top floor of the hotel.

"Lin Yi, don't you know that Liangzhou City is the hub for grain transportation?"

He asked Lin Yi.

"Of course I know, but there is a lot of food that is not here now."

Lin Yi said very easily, "There will be no shortage of food within a month."

After hearing this, Huangfu Qingling finally reacted.

instant noodles!

This thing is large in quantity, filling and has a unique taste, and can indeed be used as a substitute for food.

Furthermore, in order to make instant noodles, Lin Yi must have bought a large amount of grain from the granary. Some of it was transported to the front lines for military use, and some was probably used to supply the entertainment city.

After all, this thing can be stored for a long time.

"Your Majesty, Prince Qing actually gave me a lot of food before he left."

"For military use, I just made instant noodles and sent them over. What I sell now, I bought with my own money."

Lin Yi explained, "His Royal Highness Prince Qing should have taken over quite a few cities by now. The problem of food and fodder is not solely our responsibility."

"If the supply is cut off, what will happen if Prince Qing can't provide food and grass?"

Huangfu Qingling was still a little worried.

"Your Majesty, if Prince Qing hadn't fought so well in the south, would Prince Qi have sent people to harass us?"

Lin Yi's analysis made Huangfu Qingling feel much more at ease.

"So we need to reduce the number of vehicles transporting south to ensure that the food supply in the city and other cities can be delayed."

He continued to explain.

"So what do you do with this time?"

"Growing crops is too unrealistic. Even if we can harvest, it will take until late autumn."

Huangfu Qingling calculated the time.

She was not like those emperors who were ignorant of the world. Before becoming an empress, she learned all kinds of things in order to be able to rule properly.

"The most urgent task is to catch these saboteurs."

"No matter how much food there is, as long as they exist, there will be a shortage of food."

Lin Yi's words immediately reminded Huangfu Qingling of the security pavilion.

The security booths in the entertainment city are now on duty around the clock, with one group on duty during the day and another group on duty at night, trying their best to avoid any accidents.

"If the entire city built twelve-hour security booths, that should solve the problem, right?"

As Huangfu Qingling spoke, she saw Lin Yi nod.

“Not only that, but we also need security booths outside the surrounding cities.”

Security booths are cheap to build and very convenient. They are basically small booths that can monitor the surrounding situation.

Huangfu Qingling had just sent someone to find Bao Bu Tong, but saw Bao Bu Tong coming up by himself.

"Your Majesty, this is bad. Someone has set fire to Niujia Village!"

Bao Bu Tong’s words made Lin Yi suddenly anxious.

If the food reserves in Niujia Village were also burned, there would be no way to save the situation...