The food problem has become the biggest crisis for the Mi family.

Shouchun City was short of food, and the news could not be blocked at all, and it soon spread throughout the Central Plains.

The Qin State attacked Shouchun City, the capital of the Chu State, and the Qin people did not show a smile, because they knew that the Chu State was short of food, and millions of people were waiting for the Qin State to rescue.

The battle of Handan ended so quickly back then, and it also originated from the famine in Zhao State, and it seemed that Qin State annexed Zhao State, but in fact, it was to go to Zhao State to save people. Now the same situation is happening in the state of Chu, the Empress Dowager Yingran actually brought most of the grain to Lanling, leaving a mess for the king of Chu to bear, which is even more vicious than killing him.

Soon after, the cities of Qin were in an emergency, and the news spread in Xianyang City. In the second attack on Chu, the general Wang Jian asked for too many people, and almost half of the grain in the Qin State was transferred away. A lot of food is still halfway, these are military food, otherwise it can be used easily, otherwise it will not be able to support the Qin army.

Looking at the chapter in front of the case, Ying Zheng pressed his forehead, Wang Jian did what he promised, and Shouchun was indeed beaten down by him. But then the problem that arose erupted at this moment, and that was the food problem. Thinking about it carefully, it was still put on the table by Yingran.

It may be that a long time ago, Ying Ran did not expect the victory of the Chu State, and transported the treasury money and grain, as well as the grain of the Chu State, to Lanling in advance. The Qin army was not accustomed to water warfare, and if they wanted to capture Lanling, they had to build a large number of warships in order to cross the Yangtze River, which could not be done in a short time.

The first problem is to solve the food crisis, otherwise this battle will not be fought.

After receiving an urgent letter from Mrs. Huayang, Ying Zheng did not stay, and immediately sent an order, and the corresponding subordinates quickly whipped up and followed Ying Zheng to Shouchun. At the same time, Yingzheng sent another order to Meng Tian, asking him to take the crown prince Fusu and rush to Chu State, and everyone met in Shouchun.

Since Meng Tian was taken to Yongcheng by Zero Yu, Fusu was transferred by Yingzheng. If you want to become a qualified heir, you must be familiar with military affairs, there are wars everywhere in the Qin State, and Fusu is not at ease to go to other troops, and it is safest to put it by Ling Yu's side.

Ying Zheng and his party traveled very fast, and ten days later, they arrived at Shouchun City. Ying Zheng came quickly, Meng Tian and Fusu came faster, and they were already waiting in the city.

Without too much nonsense, Ying Zheng led people into the court hall and sat side by side with Mrs. Huayang on the main seat. Looking at the depressed negative and many powerful people in the Chu State, Ying Zheng said: "Negative Xia, the two clans are one family, the dispute between you and me is over, there is no need to show such an ugly expression." ”

Negative said bitterly: "Losing at your hands doesn't make me feel sad, but I really can't accept it, Ying Ran actually wants to destroy my Mi clan." Nearly three million people are running out of food, but I have nothing to do. ”

Ying Zheng said: "Remember one sentence, things are dead, people are alive, and it is useless to be anxious, we can only do everything we can to solve the food problem." ”

Then he said to everyone: "The prince Fu Su is out of the ranks." ”

Fusu walked to the center of the hall and said loudly, "The child is here." ”

Ying Zheng said: "I let you learn the skills of fighting by Meng Tian's side, but as the crown prince, you still need to learn the way to be a king." And I don't have time to teach you, so I can only find a teacher for you. ”

"This king announced that the king of Fengchu, Xiong Ying, was the crown prince and the prince, and enjoyed the marquis and the prince Fusu married the eldest daughter of the prince, Mihuan, as the crown princess, continuing the tradition of marriage between the two clans."

Hearing this, the ministers of the Chu family smiled happily, and the king of Chu surrendered, so how to arrange the burden has become one of the most relevant issues for the Chu people. Ying Zheng announced the decree in public, which can be regarded as reassuring their hearts.

He shook his head and sighed: "Please King Qin take back his fate, the king of the fallen country, he only wants to think about the survival of the people in the city, and has no intention of thinking about other things." ”

Ying Zheng said: "Things have to come one by one, and it's useless to be in a hurry." You must first establish your position, and then you can arrange other matters in a step-by-step manner, and if you don't, your courtiers will be uneasy. Isn't the crown prince of this king qualified to marry your eldest daughter? ”

Hearing that Yingzheng was so insistent, he could only nod and say: "Follow the king's will, and ask the king to come up with a solution to the food crisis as soon as possible." ”

Yingzheng nodded to Fusu, Fusu knelt down to the negative in public, bowed three times, and said: "Thank you uncle for marrying Huan'er to me, and I will maintain the friendship between the two clans in the future, and never disappoint the hopes of my father and you." ”

He helped Fusu up with his own hands and sighed: "Fusu, I am not as good as your father, but there is one thing that I am better than him, and that is the means to control the ministers." I am not as good as him in the emperor's mental skills, but when it comes to seeing and choosing people, I am better than him, and my uncle will definitely teach you these skills. ”

The people present didn't dare to talk much, Ying Zheng showed a wry smile, and he said yes, in the battle of Qin and Chu, Ying Zheng really chose the wrong person. If Wang Jian was given command at the beginning, where would there be a big defeat for Li Xin, that battle would greatly hurt the vitality of the Qin State and almost affect the overall situation of unification.

Mrs. Huayang said happily: "Zheng'er's move makes this marriage the best way to stabilize people's hearts." ”

The ministers present said in unison: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince." ”

After accepting everyone's joy, he waved his hand and asked directly: "King Qin, how do you want to solve the food crisis?" You should understand my personality, since you have accepted the position of Taifu, you will not betray in the future. ”

Ying Zheng said: "I naturally understand your personality, as for the food issue, I still need to negotiate with the ministers slowly." ”

"Mi Chen, I have delayed my arrival in Shouchun for ten days, and I will tell you about the current situation in detail."

Qi Chen said: "King Qiyu, according to the Empress Dowager's decree, the military rations of the Qin army will be halved, and the grain transported by the local city will be sent to Shouchun City. Judging from the current situation, except for Shouchun City, the entire Chu realm north of the Yangtze River is short of food. When the Qin-Chu War broke out, there was not much left in this year's autumn grain, according to our calculations, the local area could hold out for three months, while Shouchun City could only hold out for twelve days. ”

Ying Zheng gasped, the food crisis actually spread to the entire Chu Realm, Ying Ran is really vicious, this is to be exterminated.

After thinking about it, Ying Zheng said: "Because of the long distance, it will take four months to transport grain from Bashu before it can be distributed to all parts of Chu State. For today's plan, we can only transfer grain from the Qi country. When I came, I had already sent an order to Yao Jia, and Yao Jia told me that the king of Qi was not not not borrowing, but too greedy. ”

"The king of Qi promised to send grain from the border of Qi and Chu, but asked Daqin to pay double the amount of grain to buy it. Qin and Chu are short of grain, and prices have risen, so it is estimated that the treasury funds are not enough to buy it at double the price. Mi Chen, can you withdraw some money and grain from the private treasury? ”

Hearing this, everyone showed a panicked expression, and Mrs. Huayang even refused: "Zheng'er, you can't do it, the private treasury can't be used easily, and the mourning family doesn't agree." ”

Ying Zheng sighed: "I have to use a private treasury, I just give it to King Qi temporarily, and after taking the Yan Kingdom, I will let King Qi spit it out as much as he eats." There is no way, we need this batch of grain, there has been a famine in the land of Sanjin, and there has not been a relief over there, so there is not a single grain of grain that can be transported. The only one who can give us food is the Qi country. ”

To move the private treasury, it really stumped Mi Chen, Mi Chen unconsciously paced back and forth in the hall, calculating quietly as he walked, everyone didn't know what he was talking about, all held their breath, waiting for him to speak.

After the half-pillar of incense, Mi Chen bent down and saluted, and said loudly: "King Qiyu, Empress Dowager Huayang, as well as Lord Taifu and all the colleagues present. Mi Chen was born in Chu State, and he is a descendant of the Mi family, and the food crisis in Shouchun should be the most anxious person. ”

"But I still want to say to you from the bottom of my heart, the private treasury must not be touched lightly, even if you want to withdraw money and food from it, you can only withdraw money that has no account book fifty years ago."

"The private treasury of the nations cannot be used as long as it has been stored in the last fifty years. The private treasury is the foundation of the royal family, and it is also the foundation of the nations, and the private treasury can only be used in battles with foreign races, and the battle of the Central Plains must not be used. ”

"I carefully calculated just now, if I want to buy the grain of Qi State, the private treasury of Qin and Chu will be evenly divided, and I can almost raise that amount. If you want to take more from the private treasury, it is simply impossible. ”

"According to the strategy formulated by the Great Qin national policy, the money and grain from the private treasury should be used to repair the Great Wall, build the Qin Straight Road, and strengthen the construction of border cities. If there was no Great Wall, the Hun cavalry would have driven straight down, and no army in the Central Plains would have been able to resist it. We must keep out the enemy, and the decisive battle must be outside the Great Wall, otherwise the harm to the Central Plains will be too great. ”

"If you want to achieve this premise, then the Great Wall must be repaired, and the Great Wall of Qin, Zhao, and Yan must be connected in a line to keep the Huns out. Please give the king an order, I will go to the Chu Palace to check the number of private vaults, and I can't take out a penny from the private treasury of the Three Jin Dynasty, because I have already used it to repair the city defense of Yanmen Pass. ”

Ying Zheng nodded, and said to the negative: "Where is the private treasury of the Chu Palace, and I also ask the Taifu to send someone to assist Mi Chen in checking." ”

Since Mi Chen was able to raise enough money and food, many people were relieved, and what they were most afraid of was that Mi Chen was reluctant. Now as long as you take a little more out of the private treasury of the Chu State, you can solve the food crisis, and as long as you have money, you can immediately buy food from the Qi State.

But when everyone was relaxing, they were scolded by a sentence, and their faces changed drastically.

I only listened to the negative words: "The key to the private treasury was originally in the hands of Princess Zixuan, but then the princess left, and now the key is in the hands of Ying Ran." The location of the private treasury is in the Chu Palace, but if we want to enter, we can only forcibly destroy the gate of the private treasury. ”

Hearing this, Mi Chen rolled his eyes, he knew the door of the private treasury best, and it would take at least a lot of time to break it.

At this time, many of the missing Yi'an suddenly came out and said: "King Qiyu, the slave has a guess, I am afraid that we will have to plan for the worst." ”

Yi'an is now a member of the Divine Capture Camp, and Ying Zheng personally went to the Chu State, and the people from the Divine Capture Camp also followed.

Mrs. Huayang said eagerly: "Xiao An, you are now a deputy arrester, and you are qualified to speak in the court." If you have anything to say, just say it, is there a problem with the private library? ”

After Ying Zheng nodded, Yi An said: "I don't know the private treasury of the countries, but the private treasury of the Qin Palace, the slave and maid are very familiar. If you want to break the door of the private treasury in a short period of time, you must invite five peak powerhouses to join forces to attack the gate of the private treasury. The crowd joined forces to attack in turn, and it might be possible to break it in a day. ”

"But we also have to consider the worst possible result, since the Empress Dowager Yingran dares to transfer the money and grain from the treasury privately, then does she dare to steal the money and grain from the private treasury? Whether she dares or not, the slave must also let the king consider the worst-case scenario, once there is no money and food in the private treasury, how can we fill the gap in the purchase of food? ”

Ying Zheng stood up abruptly and shouted angrily: "Xiao An, don't be untrustworthy, the private treasury is not a person's, nor is it a king's. Even if the king wants to use the private treasury, he needs to ask all parties for instructions, and the most important thing is to give a satisfactory answer to the royal family. ”

"Ying Ran is just the queen mother of a country, it's nothing to steal, but how dare she steal the entire private treasury of money and grain? If she dares to do that, it will be an enemy of the entire royal family, and an enemy of the entire Central Plains. ”

Yi'an still insisted: "It's not that the slave maid speculates randomly, but judging from the various actions of the Empress Dowager Yingran, she does have that courage." Although the slave maid has never seen the Empress Dowager Yingran, but she dares to murder many royal heirs, dare to steal the treasury money and grain, and dare to persecute the princess to such a point, then she definitely has the courage to seize the private treasury, after all, she has that power. ”

"If the slave and maid guess this matter is wrong, they should be punished, and the slave and maid are punished, but the problem of the private treasury has been more deeply affected than the food crisis, and I have to remind the king, so as not to be unable to see the situation clearly, so as to make wrong decisions."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng said to the negative: "Brother, if there is no money and food in the private treasury of the Chu Palace, we will be in great trouble. ”

The whole body trembled when he listened, he understood what Yingzheng meant, there was no money and food in the private treasury, and the royal families of the countries were not in trouble.