"Cough, cough, Yi, regarding what Ning Huaixiu said about the drought in two years, what do you think about this matter?"
Cai Wei changed the subject to a more serious topic to capture the man's attention.
This topic was brought up at the perfect time, as expected, causing the man to become serious. He said, "On this matter, I don't have a very good solution either. What I can do now is to purchase as much food as possible, promote water conservation, store it for irrigating farmland when the drought hits, and then order the citizens to plant drought-resistant crops like millet, sorghum, buckwheat, soybeans, and pumpkins. We must also command improvements in crops and agricultural techniques, essentially doing everything possible to fight the drought."
