Dong Changfeng said: "This is what I am worried about. We trust the emperor, but when Emperor Hongyuan was in power, he had already squandered all the treasury. The food and grass that the emperor sent before was raised by himself from South Vietnam. Now
The food in South Vietnam has been exhausted, and Emperor Hongyuan has squandered the treasury, so where will the emperor go to raise food and grass?"
When Su Qishao heard this, he sighed: "Our treasury is empty, with neither money nor food. All Emperor Hongyuan left to the emperor is an empty shell and a mess. This war will be the greatest test for the emperor.
, if he can't raise food, I'm really afraid that everything will go back to where it started."
"So, we can only pray and hope that the emperor can find a way to raise food and grass." Dong Changfeng said.
"Well, we must believe in the emperor, believe that he can do it." Su Qishao said.
When the others heard this, they also nodded.
Although everyone chose to believe in Chu Xuanchen, the emotions on everyone's faces were very disappointed.
Their confidence has long been lacking, their fighting spirit has been gradually defeated, and they feel very sad. They are really afraid that they will not be able to raise the food.
If there is no food and grass, they will lose. Once they lose, Feng Lingtian will make a comeback.
Once Feng Lingtian attacks and breaks through the imperial city, the Chu Kingdom will be destroyed, and the newly established court by Chu Xuanchen will also be destroyed.
And the people of Chu State will fall into a life like purgatory.
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Capital of Chu State
Early in the morning, when Chu Xuanchen got up, Li Jinzhong's anxious voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, General Dong Changfeng sent an urgent battle report from the front line for eight hundred miles. He said that our soldiers' pay is tight and they can't sustain much food.
God, if this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to defend the coalition forces. General Dong hopes that you can think of a way to transport food to the soldiers as soon as possible."
"The soldiers are short of food?" When Chu Xuanchen heard this, his expression immediately became tense.
Then, he said in a deep voice: "Okay, I understand! You quickly summon the ministers to go to court. After I wash up, I will discuss a solution with them."
"Yes, I am resigning." After Li Jinzhong finished speaking, he quickly exited the dormitory.
Soon, it was time to go to court, and the ministers came to the main hall one after another, waiting for Chu Xuanchen to go to court.
"The Emperor has arrived." At this time, the eunuch's voice came from outside.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Xuanchen, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, walked in surrounded by eunuchs.
"See you, Your Majesty." Everyone quickly saluted him.
"No courtesy." After Chu Xuanchen waved to everyone, he walked to the dragon chair and sat down.
Then, he looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "My lords, there is an urgent report from the battlefield in Qizhou, saying that our army is seriously short of food, and it has been a long time since the soldiers were paid. The coalition forces are coming fiercely. If we don't support them anymore,
I'm afraid our army will not be able to defend the food and grass. Do you have any ideas about raising food and grass?"
"This..." After hearing this, Taishi Li hesitated for a moment, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Your Majesty, I just checked a few days ago. There is not much food in all our granaries, and there is not enough to support the soldiers.
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"Yes! Your Majesty, we have not had much food for a long time. You also know that the previous batch of emergency food shipped to the battlefield was shipped by the Emperor from South Vietnam!" Jiang Muyu said.
Hu Rong stepped forward and said, "If we have money, we can also buy food from wealthy merchants and neighboring countries. But when Chu Yao was in power, he squandered the money in the treasury. He squandered the treasury long ago, and now the treasury is
We are empty, not only do we have no food, but we also have no money. It is really not easy to raise food and grass."
After hearing everyone's words, Chu Xuanchen said coldly, "I know everything you said. I just want to ask now, who can think of a way to raise food and grass?"
"This..." Everyone lowered their heads, everyone was embarrassed.
It's not that they don't share the emperor's worries, it's that they simply can't think of a solution.
Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, the treasury is empty and everyone has no money. How can we raise food and grass?
At this time, Yuan Zhen glanced at everyone, suddenly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have a way to raise money and food."
Hearing Yuan Zhen's words, Chu Xuanchen's eyes flashed with joy, and he said: "Mr. Yuan, tell me."
Yuan Zhen stroked the stubble on his chin, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, when Chu Yao was in power, he enriched many corrupt officials and profiteers, as well as big landowners who hoarded land. These people took bribes, hoarded money, and committed all kinds of evil.
The emperor only needs to search these people's properties and dig out their embezzled money, and then the food and salary issue can be solved."
A young minister asked, "But do these corrupt officials really have that much property? Can we raise enough money just by investigating them?"
Yuan Zhen chuckled, "This young man, you just joined the court as an official, right? You don't understand these people very well! Human desires are endless. Once he gets addicted to this addiction, he wants more. So.
It is said that there have been many corrupt officials in history, and their combined wealth is as rich as the country's and more than the national treasury!"
"Really?" The young minister was stunned.
This answer was really beyond his imagination.
When Chu Xuanchen heard Yuan Zhen's words, he nodded towards him and said, "Okay, what Mr. Yuan said makes sense, just do what Mr. Yuan said."
After speaking, he looked at Li Jinzhong and said: "Li Jinzhong, please write a letter to General Dong, saying that I and the ministers have learned about the current situation of the soldiers, and that I and the ministers are working hard to raise food and wages, and ask the soldiers to hold on first.
Please rest assured, I will definitely find a way to deliver food and grass on time and never let the soldiers go hungry."