Chapter 628: Half of the military expenditure
Perhaps it is really natural for men to be wary.
Regarding whether to fight with Vos, it was discussed in the Daxuan court for three days.
The cause of this incident was that the country of Vos sent an envoy to seek food aid from Daxuan.
It is said that King Vos is more pragmatic than his son. When the fourth prince was in trouble, King Vos keenly realized the dissatisfaction of the tribes with the fourth prince, which was dissatisfaction with their royal city.
"I'm not dead yet!" King Vos roared.
But after the roar, I felt powerless.
He is not old and weak, and he doesn't want to hand over the throne, but his son actually offended all the tribes for him!
Food is still a big problem for Vos. It is one thing to covet Daxuan, but his throne is another thing. It is the most urgent to keep the throne due to the two trade-offs.
Therefore, while recalling the fourth prince, King Vos sent an envoy to Daxuan to seek cooperation.
Even though the two countries have established diplomatic relations, there should be interactions. Using seeking food support to cover up the improper actions of the fourth prince is considered a kind of repair to the failure.
The message from the royal city is that the four princes can spend the winter smoothly for the people. During the transaction with the Daxuan caravan, misunderstandings arise due to the different languages and customs of the two countries.
On the one hand, doing this angers the four princes and wipes the butts of several leaders, expressing the attitude of the royal city: there is no intention of starting a war this year, so as to stabilize the tribes; on the other hand, it is racing at the same time, hoping to turn the passive situation before the caravan of Daxuan returns to China.
It is always better to seek help in the name of the country than to threaten the caravan like the fourth prince.
In King Vos's opinion, the actions of the Fourth Prince are completely unavailable: can a caravan rob the country obtain the food needed?
It seems to be in the name of a person, but after all, it is the prince of Vos. Can the Daxuan people really just take it as a personal behavior?
Therefore, when Chu Qingqing entered the palace to meet Emperor Qingde, Vos' envoy also arrived in Kyoto.
They were left in the inn.
But the emperor led the court officials to discuss whether to declare war with Vos.
The generals support the war for two reasons:
1. Since the emperor has this question, he must have an idea. As a general, he is a defense of his country, so he naturally must respond;
2. In recent years, the military general who had just improved his status has fallen again because there was no war in the past few years and was almost depressed by civil officials.
Interestingly, half of the civil servants are in charge of the battle:
"Your Majesty, they seem to be robbing a caravan, but that is Daxuan's caravan! They are despising my Daxuan!"
"Your Majesty, that caravan is still Chu Qing. Who is Chu Qing? He is the one who has brought in all the cotton seeds to cultivate them successfully. Robbing the caravan is robbing Chu Qing!"
"Mr. Li, what does it mean to rob Chu Qing? Chu Qing is just a woman, and they robbed Da Xuan's face!"
"Mr. Zhao said so much! Chu Qing does represent the face of Daxuan."
"Your Majesty, I think that although Chu Qing provoked this incident, I, Daxuan, protect the people of the world. In any case, I, must protect my Daxuan people in front of foreign enemies."
"I agree! However, since Chu Qing has provoked trouble, he must take some responsibility. I believe that Chu Qing should bear at least half of the military spending in this battle."
The emperor understood that these people wanted to rob their private warehouses.
The cotton fields Chu Qing chose in recent years, in addition to military camps, were mainly barren fields and barren mountains. These lands were aristocratic families and were not willing to occupy them.
They are also inseparable from the cotton produced on the land and the profits brought by the related textile industry.
I couldn't see anything in the first year, but from the second year, the scale of Chu Qing's caravan expanded rapidly and the rise of various "treasure" shops made them suddenly realize that the powerful had appeared.
The suppression of several times, and even brought Chu Qing to the court to impeach him in person, not only did he not hurt her at all, but they even clearly felt the emperor's intention to protect him.
How can this work?
So there were such words as "Chu Qing represents Daxuan" as a provocative and provocative, and such words as "Chu Qing provokes trouble".
At this time, the emperor understood the profound meaning of Chu Qing's sentence "What is the purpose of war?"
Soul-questioning! What is the purpose of war? Ten thousand people have at least ten thousand purposes.
What is "enhanced national defense, ensure the security of the big propaganda, and promote exchanges and exchanges between all ethnic groups and regions" is my imagination!
Look, these people have a clear purpose: to divide up their property, that is, to rob my money bag!
The emperor had no desire to start a war.
Not to mention the disaster this year, it is not suitable for a big attack, even if there is no disaster, it will not work!
Fortunately, a group of civil officials, led by Liu Ju, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, refuted these people's words. The way to refute them was to settle accounts, which was the same as Chu Qing. Some categories were detailed and almost made the general snore.
The fun in the court is not something that a small official like Chu Qing can't tell.
Since she has come to Kyoto, she naturally has to go and see her shop.
"Grandmother, this pattern has become popular in the capital recently. My granddaughter thinks it is quite suitable for you. Why don't we choose more?" Liu Yufang held two large cashmere shawls in her hand and showed it to an old man.
The old woman had a gray hair and was very rich. Her face was like a silver plate, but she had few wrinkles. She thought she was very well maintained. She was the old wife of Liu Ju, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Mrs. Liu gently stroked the colorful stripes on the cashmere shawl with her hands, and her eyebrows were curved: "Is it a little gorgeous? Don't look back and say that your grandfather is an old fairy!"
Liu Yufang covered her mouth and chuckled: "Grandfather doesn't dare. Not only does he dare, he also has to praise you for being frugal. You are reluctant to buy that fox fur cloak. What else can he dare to say if he can't!"
"Go! You damn girl! Why do you say your grandfather? He is only frugal, but when has he treated us harshly?" Mrs. Liu smiled and refuted her granddaughter, while loving her shawl.
It’s late autumn, and any families with better conditions in Kyoto have already burned charcoal to keep warm, and the same is true for the Liu family. But after all, when I’m old, I don’t feel warm when placing a charcoal basin in the house, and I feel that my breathing is dry.
Wearing a fur and cloak indoors is not a good idea, but wearing a shawl makes you feel much more comfortable.
"Bao Qingxiang has so many fresh things!" the old woman praised: "Look, cashmere is much softer than that wool."
"Please be in the young master!" The shop clerk at the door asked the shop to ask the shop: "The shop has new velvet brown, with many colors, look!"
The shop assistant didn't know Chu Qing and Zhuo Yao, but his attitude was enthusiastic but not excessive, making people comfortable.
Although ordinary people call wool fabrics wool sweaters and wool pants, the Kyoto people still follow their habits to make wool products "coarse brown" and cashmere products "velvet brown".
Chu Qing's workshop successfully peeled off the soft cashmere from the wool this year and made beautiful shawls, gloves, clothes and socks, making Bao Qingxiang's business even more popular.
Chapter completed!