Due to the short time period, Kasaka Castle is still under construction.

Now that it has been decided to make the capital here, the scale of Pusaka Castle is bound to expand several times.

In the temporary hall, Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, sat on the main seat and said to the ministers below: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that there is a famine, even if the general keeps letting people transport grain and grass from Jinyang into the pass, it is still a little stretched. ”

"What's more, Bingzhou is a cold and barren land, and there are not many grain and grass reserves. Under the huge consumption in Guanzhong, there is not much surplus grain left in Bingzhou. ”

"I don't know what you Aiqing can do to deal with the current predicament in Guanzhong?"

As soon as Liu Xie's words fell, someone came out and said: "Your Majesty sits on the land of the four seas, and it is the honor of the Ninety-Five. With just an edict, how dare the princes not contribute grain and grass? ”

Another retorted: "The princes are entrenched in the localities, recruiting troops and horses, and there are many people who have two ambitions. If there is a famine today, how can the princes contribute food to the imperial court? ”

Someone else said: "Now that the autumn ploughing is approaching, Your Majesty should issue an edict to appease the people, recruit the displaced people, and distribute them to the fields." As long as we wait until next year's grain is ripe, the DPRK-China dilemma can naturally be easily resolved. ”

One disagrees: "It's important to restore production, but the drought continues today and shows no signs of abating." Even if we recruit displaced people and cultivate fields, there is no guarantee that there will be no harvest next year. ”

Someone else said, "We can follow the example of the great general and act in the annexation of the state and the territory." Dig more canals, build more waterwheels, and store water levels. As long as the situation in Guanzhong is stabilized, even if there is a drought or locust plague, we can calmly deal with it. ”

The waiter immediately said: "Although what you said is very good, but now, we must not only supply food and grass for several large armies, but also provide relief to the victims. If this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid that the grain and grass in Guanzhong will not be able to support next year. ”

The ministers of the DPRK and China have been deliberating and arguing for a long time, but they still have not given a decisive proposal.

Liu Xie looked at the chaotic crowd, and his face showed a trace of helplessness.

Since Chen Xu handed over most of the government affairs to the Son of Heaven and the courtiers to deal with, Liu Xie knew how broken Guanzhong was today.

At the beginning, Liu Xie was afraid that Chen Xu would get in the way and limit his power. But after a period of time, he actually found that Chen Xu really didn't care about these government affairs.

Liu Xie also hopes that through his own hard work, he can change the status quo and revitalize the Han family. However, the cruelty of reality gave him a headache.

Moreover, the grain and grass in Pusaka are actually in short supply now, which has to make Liu Xie spend a lot of thought to solve this problem.

Liu Xie saw Chen Xu, who had been standing aside and pretending to sleep, and suddenly asked out loud: "General, I wonder if you can still collect more grain and grass from Bingzhou?" ”

Chen Xu suddenly opened his eyes, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian, although there is still some surplus grain in the state. However, if it is forcibly requisitioned, I am afraid that the people in the prefecture will not be able to support it until the grain is ripe next year. ”

Liu Xie asked helplessly: "Then according to the general's opinion, how should we get through this difficulty?" ”

Before Chen Xu could reply, a courtier hurriedly interjected: "As soon as the general is in charge of military affairs, there are many things to deal with every day, and he is already very busy. These small internal affairs should be left to me to find a way to solve them. ”

"Yes, the general works day and night, and Your Majesty should not add any more burdens to the general."

They finally gained some power, but naturally they were unwilling, and Chen Xu took these rights back again.

During this time, although Chen Xu also went to the palace every day to discuss matters. But except for military affairs, if the Son of Heaven does not ask him about other government affairs, he will not intervene.

For those ministers' thoughts, Chen Xu is naturally insightful. After hearing their words, Chen Xu immediately shut his mouth.

"Wuguan Emergency!"

Suddenly, a soldier ran into the temple and shouted.

When Chen Xu heard this, his heart was shocked, and he saluted the Son of Heaven and said, "Your Majesty, there is an important military situation in Wuguan, and the minister will go and deal with it first, and then report to Your Majesty." ”

After finishing speaking, Wen Zhao turned around and left. He had just reached the door of the main hall when he suddenly stopped again.

Wen Zhao turned around and said to the Manchu Dynasty: "Now there is a shortage of grain, grass and materials, and famine is everywhere. If we want to solve the current dilemma, there are no more than three aspects. ”

"First, cut costs, save money, and strive to last longer."

"Second, recruit displaced people, reclaim fields, resume production, and hope to have a good harvest next year."

"Third, all localities should appoint honest and capable officials, and deal with them one by one according to the different situations in various localities."

"Although Your Majesty is young, your ministers are the best in the world. However, in my opinion, the DPRK and China have been arguing for a long time during this period, but they have never come up with an effective solution. ”

Speaking of this, Wen Zhao glanced at everyone coldly, and said with some excitement: "Don't you know that the autumn ploughing is getting closer and closer? ”

"People are wrong for a while, and people are wrong for a year. If you don't have the ability to share your Majesty's worries and handle all kinds of government affairs well, you are not talented, but you are willing to take on heavy responsibilities. ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Xu turned around and left directly.

Hearing Chen Xu say this, the ministers of the court and the central government were all stunned on the spot, and after Chen Xu left, someone couldn't help but scold: "It's really arrogant!" ”

However, after he saw Cheng Yu and Li Ru squinting on the side, he didn't dare to speak again.

Chen Xu's words are not serious.

The implication of his words was: If you are not able to handle all kinds of government affairs, then I will have to take over the power again. At that time, it was no wonder that I did not delegate power, but that you were too incompetent.

Liu Xie also had a trace of worry on his face, and he said to Yang Biao: "Captain Yang, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Even though Chen Xu's delegation of power made Liu Xie's senses for Wen Zhao greatly improved. But he is still worried that Chen Xu will find an excuse to take back these rights again.

Yang Biao thought for a while before sighing slightly.

He bowed forward and said, "Actually, the general's words have been made very clear. If we want to solve the current dilemma, we can only restore production, save expenses, and appoint competent officials. ”

"The minister thinks that he can refer to the model of merging the state and start to resume production and prepare for autumn ploughing."

However, it is not known how long the drought will last. The minister suggested that the secretary should reduce his salary and save money in case of emergency. ”

"In addition, Your Majesty is now edicting to recruit talents from all over the world and delegate them to various places as officials."

"Wow!"

Yang Biao's words caused an uproar in the DPRK.

The Manchu ministers naturally did not want their fortunes to be cut, and for a while, opposition rose one after another.

In the main hall, some of the courtiers said this, and some said that, and everyone was red-faced and red-eared.

After Liu Xie heard Yang Biao's words, he hesitated.

After he saw the ugly Manchu Dynasty minister, he suddenly slapped the dragon case, gritted his teeth and said: "You are all ministers of the society, and now that the country is in trouble, don't you want to sacrifice for the country?" ”

"I have made up my mind, in the future, except for the daily rations, the rest of the expenses can be saved!"

Now that he has finally won some rights, Liu Xie is absolutely unwilling, and Chen Xu will take these rights away.

Yang Biao also said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the minister is also willing to donate all the food distributed by the imperial court to the imperial court, except for the food for family expenses. ”

Zhu Jun also said: "The minister seconded the proposal! ”

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

If the son has already opened his mouth today, the rest of the people will naturally not be able to say anything more.

At this time, the scholar doctor was very concerned about reputation, and if everyone else agreed to cut expenses for the sake of the country, even if the others were unwilling in their hearts, they could only grit their teeth and accept this fact.

After all, they were still able to survive after the cut. But the reputation stinks, and these people just don't live as much as they die.

Li Ru and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, and they both saw a hint of a smile in each other's eyes.

Returning to power and the Son of Heaven is exactly the strategy formulated by several strategists under Chen Xu's account.

Although many government affairs are now handed over to the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, all the things in the territory still can't be hidden from Chen Xu's eyes.

Although the officials have different thoughts, there are many people with outstanding talents among them. Chen Xu can just use these people to develop internal affairs and strengthen the strength of the Chen Group.

As long as they control the military power, the rights in the hands of these people can be deprived again at any time.

Moreover, returning to the Son of Heaven can not only ease the relationship between Chen Xu and hundreds of officials, but also win a good reputation of loyalty to the Han family.

As long as Chen Xu is good at business, I am afraid that talented people in the world will come to vote one after another.

The salaries of hundreds of officials, as well as the expenses of the royal family, are all astronomical for the current Wen Zhao.

Wen Zhao had long wanted to reduce the expenses of the royal family and hundreds of officials, but he was afraid of being strongly resisted by the hundreds of officials and being scolded for being rebellious, so he did not dare to act like this.

However, if the matter of cutting expenses is left to the Son of Heaven, then the nature of the matter will be completely different.

In fact, there is still a lot of surplus grain and grass in the state. However, Chen Xu asked the local officials to forge the memorabilia, and then handed it over to the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials will think that the state is also about to reach the point of exhaustion.

However, Chen Xu hurriedly withdrew from the main hall, and then summoned the generals and opened the battle report transmitted by the messenger.

After reading it, Chen Xu showed a strong smile on his face, and he said to the generals: "Yan Zhengguo lives up to my expectations, and has captured Wuguan!" ”

"Wow!"

This exciting news made the generals talk a lot.

According to the distance, it is not a few days before the trapped camp reaches Wuguan. But I don't want to, the news of conquering Wuguan has already come today.

If we take into account the delay of the messenger on the road, then the time it took for Gao Shun to conquer the Wuguan must be shorter.

Zhao Yun hurriedly took the letter handed over by Chen Xu, and after reading it, he passed it to the next person with admiration on his face.