"But Jianlu may not only besiege the city for two or three months!" Qian Longxi replied immediately, his confidence seemed a little lacking, mainly because he was afraid of angering Emperor Chongzhen, so he attacked him first.

Hu Guang did not get angry, but just said lightly: "I will discuss this matter later."

After saying that, he turned to Zhou Yanru and Taoism: "I should get a sum of money in that matter just now. I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to make up for it and allocate another 100,000 taels from the internal treasury. Is it enough to deal with it for a while?"

After saying that, he picked up a memorial from the imperial table and said, "Wen Qing, the Minister of Rites, knew the predicament of the court, and voluntarily donated his salary to do his best. I feel comforted. I have also been inspired by this. There are many wealthy families in the capital. Now in a critical moment, if anyone can donate money to overcome difficulties together, I will remember it. If you don’t force this matter, it depends entirely on your own voluntary!"

In history, Wen Tiren's act of donating his salary was probably a winner of Emperor Chongzhen, and at this time he won the favor of Hu Guang.

Zhou Yanru was silent. The emperor took the lead in paying money. If he dared to worry about this, he would probably force His Majesty to take another harsh move. Thinking of this, he would not dare to say anything again.

Hu Guang turned his head and looked at Cheng Ji and said, "Qiao Qing, the Minister of Justice, has already offered advice to patrol the city with martial law, and the effect is good. I have ordered the Jinyiwei to patrol the entire city again, and anyone who does not listen to the crime will be dealt with strictly. In this way, does Master Cheng think it is OK?"

After he finished speaking, the platform became quiet and very quiet.

Hu Guang was a little puzzled. He had tried so many tricks but had not achieved success. Could it be that he performed too well that they were all numb?

After thinking about it, he still had something to say before he finished speaking. He turned to Cao Huachun and said, "In the past, Dongchang was engaged in his past, so he borrowed the Jinyi Captain. I have thought that in the future, the Dongchang will become one and no longer borrow people from the Jinyi Guard. As for the source of the personnel, he will choose those who performed well in this battle to defend the capital. How about it?"

When he heard this, Cao Huachun was stunned just now and suddenly became very happy. In this case, the East Factory would have a formal establishment and its power would definitely increase greatly. He hurriedly bowed and replied: "I will obey the edict!"

This is the emperor's private affairs. No matter what he likes, foreign ministers can't interrupt. But these cabinet ministers thought that the East Factory would have more personnel and greater forces to monitor them in the future, and they couldn't help but feel furious.

However, they were more pleased that the emperor had no money at all, so if he wanted to establish another Dongchang, the funding would be a problem! Whether this could be accomplished is still unknown.

Zhou Yanru suddenly realized that the emperor's move seemed to be more stable than silver, which was a very good move.

"Ding, achievement value +1, comes from the cabinet minister Zhou Yanru!"

In the lower left corner of the chat group, achievement value: 50. Hu Guang saw it and sighed inwardly. It turns out that he was not good at continuous performance, and they were numb. It took them so long to gain a little achievement value. Now he can finally add another person. Who is he looking forward to adding?

He thought to himself, turned to look at Qian Longxi, and continued, "I have received news that Jianlu has shortage of food and has reached the point of marching and hunting to supplement some of the military rations."

As soon as these words were said, everyone was surprised. Although these civil officials did not know much about military affairs, they still had the ability to talk about military affairs on paper like Zhao Kuo. They naturally knew the importance of logistics.

"Your Majesty, this matter is serious?" Li Biao had not spoken for a long time, and quickly confirmed it.

Zhou Yanru was also surprised and asked, "Your Majesty, where does this news come from?"

Before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, Man Gui said excitedly: "Jianlu came from afar. According to their habits, they would definitely not carry much military ration, and they all rely on plunder. Your Majesty's words are very likely!"

The more people the Jianlu were, the more difficult the logistics would be. Even if it was looting on the spot, it would not be so easy to supply the entire army.

At this time, Shen Yongmao, a civil servant known as "border talent", appeared unique. He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the power of the army is great. You only need to conquer the city and capture the land to obtain supplies."

After he said this, Han Yu also remembered it and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the Tongzhou Canal is frozen. At this time, people and horses can get on the ice. If Jianlu gets the grain for transportation, it will be enough!"

Before, the Tongzhou Canal had frozen, hindering the passage of ships, but it was still dangerous for people to step on the ice. But it was December and the weather was cold enough, so the grain was in danger.

In the original history, a few days later, Jianlu sneaked into the trap and obtained these grains, which ended the days when they needed to hunt and supplement military rations.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately nodded with a serious face and said, "I know it too. Therefore, I no longer expect the safety of the grain. Just in case, I will decide to set fire to it!"

"Your Majesty, you must not! If this grain is burned, before the grain arrives next year, the capital will inevitably be short of food!" Han Gong, as the chief assistant, quickly advised him.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately asked, "Can you ensure the safety of grain and grain, and not be left to the hands of Jianlu?"

This reversal question made Han Du speechless and speechless. Several other cabinet ministers originally wanted to say it, but they were asked so hard that they dared not say it.

The matter of burning grain will definitely be criticized afterwards. Without great courage, even if Sun Chengzong, praised by history books, was in Tongzhou, he would definitely see this risk, but he did not dare to set fire to it, and even did not give any advice. This shows that this matter is of great importance. It is because Hu Guang is under the pressure to be wiped out, so he has the courage to burn grain.

Hu Guang immediately turned to look at Shen Yongmao and said seriously: "The capital's strategy is to promote all cities in the capital. The whole city must work together to resist. If anyone dares to surrender, I will kill all their nine clans, which has nothing to do with fake surrender! But as long as it can stop Jianlu from siege, the imperial officials will be promoted beyond the level, and the people in the city will be exempted from tax for three years!"

Speaking of this, he said with a hint of ruthlessness: "I want Jianlu to be in the capital. Every bite of his teeth will be destroyed. See how many cities can be eaten by Jianlu! In this cold winter, I will pay a great price to strengthen the walls and clear the world. I must teach Jianlu a harsh lesson, so that he must think carefully next time he wants to enter the pass!"

Jianlu is a robber. If he comes in and grabs things once, he will make a big profit. Next time he will definitely try every means to grab them. But if he is asked to grab them, he will be bleeding and make a loss-making deal. When he wants to grab them again next time, he will definitely consider whether it is worth it!
Chapter completed!