Generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

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The chapter describes a severe food shortage in Chen Zhou during a time of national calamity. With the capital's granaries empty and the summer grain not yet collected, the government had to urgently request food from surrounding areas, but even they were struggling. Jia Chang Chao resorted to offering official titles in exchange for grain loans, showing the desperation of the situation. . The chapter then depicts the dire conditions in Chen Zhou, with people resorting to eating dirt, leaves, and even each other out of hunger. Cao Yi, a nobleman, witnesses this firsthand and takes action, splitting his carriage to make a fire and cook porridge for the starving people, an act that is later memorialized by the grateful citizens.

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