Chapter seven hundred and ninetieth Changsun supervises the country
To leave the country, to leave the capital, to leave the palace.
The news of Tang's surrender spread throughout the world at an extremely fast speed and shocked the world.
Everyone knows the great significance of Tang's surrender.
Lidu was the capital of Liguo, so naturally he learned about it immediately, and the whole city couldn't help but celebrate it, talking about it and talking loudly about it.
Some important ministers, such as the queen's eldest grandson Wugou and Li Guo's three princes and nine ministers, were not so optimistic, but more worried.
With the surrender of Tang State, Li State gained a large number of people, wealth and various materials, but also had countless more mouths to eat. Just because King Li ordered porridge and grain to be placed in Dongdu, countless grains were consumed in just three days.
According to rough statistics, if no unexpected events occur, the food supplied to the tens of millions of soldiers besieging Dongdu for several months will be used to keep Dongdu fed and clothed, and can only last less than a month. The critical situation can be imagined.
When the news of Tang's surrender reached Lidu, it also brought an order from King Li asking Lidu to mobilize grain to support Dongdu.
Where is the food left in the capital?!
In the past few months during the Li Army's Northern Expedition, Changsun Wugou and Sangong Jiuqing, who stayed behind, had tried their best to conquer almost all the food in the south, but they were still unable to do so.
It can only be said that the pace of the Northern Expedition to Lijun was so fast that Liguo’s logistics could not keep up!
As expected, it was not just the Tang State that was forced to surrender due to food problems. It is estimated that Wei and Beiyan surrendered so readily. In addition to the strong military pressure to leave the army, people's livelihood issues were also an important factor. After the surrender, the people's livelihood issues in the two countries were also an important factor.
, we have to leave the country to solve the problem!
This day.
Queen Li's eldest grandson Wugou summoned the three princes and nine ministers who had stayed behind, but the location was the Qianxian Hall where the eldest grandson Wugou lived, not the Qinzheng Hall.
Sangong and Jiuqing had just arrived, but they were stunned.
At this time, the eldest grandson Wugou was obviously much more mature. He was dignified and elegant, sitting quietly on the throne.
Following closely behind the eldest grandson Wugu was the royal concubine Wei Gui, and the other princesses were present.
The four kings including the God of War Turtle, the Monk of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Xiao Yingdie took the second seat in twos and twos.
The curtains were gently swaying, and in the warm and fresh hall, Taiwei Wei Xiaokuan and another young man were kneeling down with their heads down, in an obvious gesture of apology.
A closer look revealed that the young man was none other than Wei Xiaokuan's eldest son... Wei Chen, among the six sons of Taiwei, was the only one who had not served as an official and was expected to become the head of the Wei clan.
"What's going on?!"
Everyone who entered the hall had strong doubts in their hearts, but after saluting knowingly, they took their seats in silence.
After a while, Sangong Jiuqing, Gao Shilian, the head of Cetian Mansion and the Marquis of Literature, Shangwu Gongshi Leng, Tianbao Marquis Wei Yuancheng and other important ministers who stayed behind arrived one after another.
Logically speaking, such a grand lineup should involve major matters and should be discussed in the Qinzheng Hall. However, it is in the Qianxian Hall, which does not seem suitable for public disclosure.
"I have summoned all my beloved ministers to discuss several matters..."
Seeing that everyone who had been summoned had arrived, Changsun Wugou was the first to break the silence. His tone was calm, but it attracted everyone to listen attentively, for fear of missing or mishearing.
"The first thing is that several major chambers of commerce and merchants made it clear that they have run out of food and can no longer sell food to our country. At the same time, the Penglai Chamber of Commerce once again solemnly rejected our intention to purchase, and made it clear that the Penglai Chamber of Commerce will never intervene in the world's struggle.
They don't do anything that affects the overall situation of the world, let alone deal in low-price commodities, and they don't buy and sell grain. For the sake of our country, if it's a small amount of grain, it's okay, but if it's a large amount, they can't take it out. Even if they mobilize it from outside the territory, they can't issue an order.
They will not pass, but they will be punished..."
Changsun Wugou seemed to be explaining a very common thing. His voice was clear and slow as he spoke, but it made most of the people present look quite ugly.
As expected, but a little hard to accept!
"In short, it is difficult for our country to use wealth to purchase large amounts of food to maintain people's livelihood. Even if we exchange it for martial arts treasures, the possibility is very low!" Changsun Wugou finally concluded.
"Hey... In this case, we can only activate the backup plan."
Everyone was silent. This problem was not new. They had known it for a long time. Prime Minister Sun Zhi sighed and responded, paused, and then quickly added:
"Fortunately, our country has just conquered the Tang Dynasty, so it can use the Dongdu, Qinling Mountains, Mother River, Bashu Mountains, Taihang Mountains and other important military strongholds as barriers to easily defend the enemy from outside, and then go all out to hunt, fish, collect, etc. to relieve food supply
pressure."
Wei Kuangbo, the official in charge of the Jiuqing Dynasty, was about to speak out, but he glanced at the two people who were still kneeling in the palace and hesitated to speak.
Zuo Qiupu, the guest of Jiuqing, nodded and responded: "What the Prime Minister said is true. In the past, people's livelihood was to support the army. During this critical period, we can only temporarily support the people with soldiers. In addition, we call on all forces to assist. As long as we get through this period
Once there was a food shortage in the troubled times, it will be much easier after that!"
The strongest people in the world are either in the army or in various armies.
In the past, it was ten people to support one soldier, but now it is reversed, and it should be possible for the time being, that is, one soldier hunts, fishes, gathers, etc., and provides food for ten people.
Gao Shilian smiled bitterly and shook his head, pointed out the key points and reminded:
"This method is extremely difficult! In theory, it should be possible, but it is unrealistic. How can there be so many food resource points? Take the Maoshan Mountains, the vastest and most abundant nearby, as an example. Hunting all the exotic animals in the mountains and collecting all the fruits and medicines in the mountains can
Can you afford to support Lidu? How long can you support me?"
The imperial doctor and the priest of Dimo God suggested: "Everyone knows that Guanzhong is rich (referring to the Western Capital) and Bashu is rich. Our country cannot send people to buy food on a large scale, so we can use the treasures in storage to quietly buy the head office? As long as the price
If it's high enough, someone will always sell it..."
"This is also a way..."
Changsun Wugou nodded slowly in response, and then quickly added: "However, the Sui Dynasty court had long expected this, and not only issued an explicit order to prevent the various grain merchants from selling grain on a large scale. Moreover, many grain merchants have been banned from selling grain on a large scale.
The grain from the famous granary is returned to the Western Capital!"
"Well……"
Di Mo, Gao Shilian and everyone present were silent for a moment, unable to think of a better way!
In other words, in fact, everyone has basically thought about it and done it!
The most reliable way is to withdraw the conquest army and let it find food. The strength may be enough, but the resources are not enough!
"The first thing is to be discussed, the second thing..."
Changsun Wugou didn't expect a sudden solution, but just communicated the latest situation. After a pause, he looked at the Taiwei and his son who were still kneeling in the hall, and continued with a solemn expression:
"Wei Chen, the young leader of the Wei family, secretly colluded with the enemy and passed on information secretly during the Battle of Jinhu. Although he repented in time and voluntarily surrendered. However, treason is treason. How do you think we should deal with it?"
"ah?!"
Everyone present was shocked and looked at Taiwei Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Chen in disbelief.
Nowadays, the Wei family has left the country, including the top wealthy and famous families in the world. Wei Xiaokuan is even ranked as the prime minister of the three princes, as well as the imperial concubine Wei Gui, the Shaofu President Wei, Tianbao Hou Wei Yuancheng, Jiuqing's Weibo Kuang, etc.
Many ministers and important officials who have left the country are all prominent.
In addition, the general trend of leaving the country has been completed, and Wei Chen still rebels against the country, and his brain is kicked by a donkey, right?
In addition, during the Six Kingdoms Jinhu War, something like this did happen. They have been investigating it secretly, but they have no clue. Only half of the people present knew about it, but they didn't expect it to be Wei Shi, or the eldest son of the Taiwei and the leader of Wei Shi's clan (
He is actually the young patriarch and has fulfilled the responsibilities of the patriarch)! (To be continued.) 8
