The ministers were anxious, and Si Luo Yi took the lead in speaking: "The king, the matter is urgent, and the ministers ask the king to immediately issue an edict and recruit troops in the country again." If there is an adult male in the household of the people, one more soldier is to be conscripted.

In this way, within a month, hundreds of thousands of troops will be gathered enough to survive this catastrophe. ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately reacted, and then they were all moved.

Although the Chu State has now conscripted one soldier per household, the degree of this conscription is far from the limit of the Chu State. The Chu army on the front line was usable before, so naturally there was no need to recruit troops again, but now...

The Wei reinforcements are coming, and the Qi reinforcements are also very likely to be on the way to gather, and the Chu State has no other troops to call, and the matter has come to this point, and the people of the whole country should be called on to go to the national disaster together.

Thinking about it, the ministers echoed and said: "The king, what Si Defeat said is that the matter is urgent, and the people should be requisitioned again to tide over the disaster." ”

When Xiong Huai heard that all the ministers asked for the people to be requisitioned again, he immediately shook his head firmly.

What is the situation in the state of Chu, he, the king of Chu, knows it well.

The taxes of the Chu State are already heavy, and the taxes together are close to half of the income of the whole family of the people, and now each family has to supply a strong man to fight, plus the Chu State has faced conquests and wars in the past few years, and the war has continued, which has undoubtedly put many families on the verge of bankruptcy and escape.

The transfer of one male per household has made it difficult for most of the people in the country to sustain, and it is necessary to carry out tax-free cultivation after the war, so that the people in the country can survive the bankruptcy crisis.

In this case, if one person is requisitioned again, this is not to levy the people, but to force the people to flee and become thieves.

Regardless of whether this battle is won or not, once a large number of people flee to become thieves, this will undoubtedly greatly shake the foundation of the Chu State, and even make it difficult for the Chu State to recover for decades.

How could he do such a self-digging thing?

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai immediately said in an unquestionable tone: "No, it is absolutely not feasible to levy the people again." The widow has no virtue, and has been repeatedly conquered by various countries, but fortunately, the people in the country have not abandoned the widow because of this, and every time they obey the call of the widow and go into battle to kill the enemy for the widow.

The people have been so gracious that the widow has not reciprocated, but now they have recruited one soldier again from the families of the people who have already sent troops, so that all the people in the country are fighting outside, and women and children are cultivating inside. As a result, women in the country not only miss their husbands at the front, but also their sons from afar, so that the soldiers on the front line not only have to worry about their wives and daughters at home, but also worry about their sons in the same military camp.

Such an immoral act, how can the people in the country be convinced, even if this time the widow has survived this catastrophe with the help of the people, but next time, if the five countries attack next time, who else will be willing to fight for the widow? ”

As soon as the ministers heard the words of the king of Chu, their attitude was firm, and they immediately stopped talking about conscription again.

After all, as important ministers of the Chu State, they are also clear about the current situation of the Chu State.

It's just that you can't transfer troops and can't requisition the people again, so how can you deal with the reinforcements of Wei?

Do you really want them to lead their people to fill that bottomless abyss?

Thinking about it, the ministers couldn't help but feel a little impatient in their hearts.

If they were to lead their clansmen to fill in, how many people would have to die to stop the army of Wei?

A large number of vassal servants have suffered a large number of casualties, and their families will inevitably be greatly injured, and if there are some casualties among the children of the clan, this is really heartbreaking.

Thinking about it, the ministers in the palace thought of the nobles and feudal lords who occupied a large number of lands and people in various places, and when they thought of them hearing that they and others swore to the king of Chu to destroy their families and relieve the trouble, they were still indifferent, and when they thought of their various things, the ministers couldn't help but feel dissatisfied and resentful of those people in their hearts.

In peacetime, they enjoy the preferential treatment of the state, but now the country is facing danger, but those people take care of their own strength and are unwilling to fight to the death for the country.

This... This is really a moth to the state.

At this time, Xiong Huai on the throne saw that some of the ministers were ugly, some of their faces were full of worry, some of them had repeated resentment on their faces, and some of them had shown firmness on their faces.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai took a deep breath, and then asked with a worried face: "Zhuqing, the matter has come to this, the widow's heart is in turmoil, and he is helpless. ”

When the ministers heard the King of Chu's inquiry, most of them lowered their heads in shame, unwilling to see the flustered and expectant face of the King of Chu.

At this moment, not only the King of Chu can't help it, but they also can't help it.

After a pause, Xiong Huai saw that no one answered, so he let out a light sigh full of worry, and then looked at Zuo Sima Sima Qian, and said by name: "Zuo Sima, Qing Ke has other strategies. ”

When Sima Jian heard this, he looked at the King of Chu and opened his mouth, was silent for a while, and then bowed in shame and said: "The minister is incompetent, in order to repay the king's kindness, the minister is willing to lead the whole clan to the front line to kill the enemy to repay the king's kindness." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was silent for a while, and then named several important ministers one after another, but only got the same reply as Sima Qian.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai asked with disappointment: "Zhuqing, has it really come to this point, has it really reached the point where Zhuqing is forced to lead the clansmen into battle?" ”

When the ministers heard the King of Chu's disappointment, they even had repeated despair, and couldn't help but bow again: "The ministers are incompetent······

At this moment, just as the voices of the ministers fell, a distinctive voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

"Great King, the minister has a strategy that can alleviate the current problem of insufficient troops and material shortages in our Chu State."

As soon as the ministers heard that someone had a way, they immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from with surprised and surprised eyes, but saw that the person who spoke was Qu Yuan.

Seeing Qu Yuan, the ministers suddenly showed expectant eyes.

Although many people were dissatisfied with Qu Yuan before, and even dissatisfied with the throne, but at this moment, when the national disaster is at hand, Qu Yuan can come up with a way to tide over the crisis.

At this moment, the ministers' gaze at Qu Yuan became softened, and they were no longer indifferent before.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw the appearance of the ministers, and immediately asked in surprise: "What can Xianqing do, come quickly." ”

"King, as the saying goes, there will be brave men under heavy rewards." Qu Yuan arched his hand, and then said with a smile: "Therefore, the minister's method is to ask the king to set up a heavy reward to recruit people to fight against the five countries." ”

"Heavy reward?" When Taifu Yin Jinjun heard the same, he immediately shook his head and said: "The plan of the Zuo disciples is good, but after years of fighting, there is a lot of emptiness in Taifu, and I am afraid that there is not enough money and food to recruit enough warriors." ”

Qu Yuan said with a smile: "Taifu Yin is not in a hurry, and Ping naturally knows the truth about Taifu, so the heavy reward used to recruit warriors is not money and food, but a title." ”

"Knighthood?"

The ministers listened to Qu Yuan's words, and they were all shocked.

This... This Qu Yuan was actually taking advantage of the country's crisis and taking the opportunity to implement law changes.

If the news of the law change comes out, what does this make the noble feudal lords on the front line think?