Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

Chapter 21
After Jiang Ruoya left, He Jiuniang went back and told Old Man Lu and Mrs. Sun about the money they needed to collect when entering the city.

"The imperial court is trying to force people to death!"

Sun sighed angrily and was about to spit out the fragrance when Old Man Lu covered her mouth.

"This guy is so blind, you can't talk nonsense!"

Mrs. Sun opened Old Man Lu's hand unhappily, but she suppressed her voice and cursed in a low voice: "What I said is right! When the weather was good before, we paid taxes to the court every year, and gave everything good to the court. ! Now that we are in trouble, why doesn’t the imperial court want to help us? The people are suffering!"

He Jiuniang didn't say anything at the side. She agreed with Sun's words. There were not many high-ranking people in this era who could care about people's livelihood.

Or, it is not impossible that the superiors are considerate of the people's livelihood and are willing to help, but are intercepted by the officials below.

"Okay, okay, please stop saying a few words. No matter what, our family can still enter the city. Let's see what the boss and others say when they come back."

Old Man Lu tried to persuade Sun as if he was sailing a thousand-year-old ship carefully, but his expression was not much better.

Entering the city costs three taels of silver for adults and two taels for children. If it had been before, their family would not have had the money to go in even if they had survived to this point.

Fortunately, after the death of the third daughter-in-law, the family's luck suddenly improved. Coupled with the unexpected encounters on the road, I saved a lot of money, so there was no problem in going to the city.

But the problem is that it costs money to enter the city here in Qianzhou City, but what about Anzhou?

Will Anzhou charge money?Or, how much to charge?
If Anzhou also has to spend money, then what's the point of risking their lives along the way?

It’s really chilling for the imperial court to do this!

On the other side of the palace hall, the emperor threw the book in his hand to the ground. He looked at the courtiers kneeling below and was so angry that he could not speak.

"Your Majesty, please calm down and don't let your anger break your body."

The chamberlain beside him, Eunuch Zhao, hurriedly stepped forward to help him pat his chest to calm down, in case the emperor was so angry that he passed away.

"Nantai is so deceptive!"

The emperor took a deep breath and wished he could raze Nantai to the ground right now.

Just now, I received news from Nantai that the drought in Beiyan was leaked, and the people of Nantai had evil intentions and wanted to take the opportunity to make a sneak attack.

The most annoying thing is that none of these courtiers stand up to do practical things.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Nantai's move must be to test us. If we cause chaos at this time, Nantai will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. The first thing to solve at the moment is the resettlement of the refugees. As for the settlement of the refugees. Nantai, as long as we don’t express our position, they won’t dare to act rashly!”

A minister stood up to express his opinion. In order to reduce his sense of existence, he wanted to hang his head to the ground.

"Father, I think Master Liu is right."

King Chen, the third oldest, also stood up. Master Liu was the one who spoke just now, and he was also King Chen's person.

He looked at the old emperor's face, and then said: "If we mess up now, Nantai will definitely know that Beiyan is indeed suffering from drought. But if we stand still and deal with the refugee issue first, Nantai will know that Beiyan is indeed suffering from drought. Tai can't figure out the situation, so he can gain opportunities for us."

Nowadays, most of the country in Beiyan is suffering from drought, and the national treasury is extremely empty. If there is a war at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

Nantai is not the only neighboring country. If there is a fight, other countries will inevitably not interfere. "Then you can tell me how to deal with these refugees?"

The old emperor sat quite long in this position, but he did not do much during his reign. He focused all his attention on dealing with his sons, and he really didn't pay much attention to state affairs.

"Father, now that my government is in trouble internally and externally, and those refugees are still causing trouble, naturally I will let them go back and forth from wherever they go, otherwise I will suppress them with force. I don't believe they are disobedient!"

Before King Chen could speak, King Lao Liujing spoke arrogantly. He had always been naughty and didn't care about the life and death of the people. Naturally, he didn't know that people's livelihood was difficult, so he could say these words without any pressure.

"Sixth brother, people's livelihood is difficult, and this is not something you can use as a joke!"

King Chen looked very angry, and raised his hands and said: "Father, what Sixth Brother said is nonsense! If it were not possible to live in the original place, who would be willing to flee from home and abroad? Not to mention sleeping in the open air without enough food and clothing along the way. If it’s not warm, you may even be attacked by rogue bandits and horse bandits! I sincerely ask my father to open the treasury to provide disaster relief and stabilize the people’s hearts, which is a long-term solution!”

"Why are you talking nonsense? That's right! If those unscrupulous people dare to come to the capital, I'll see if I don't deal with them!"

Prince Jing was dissatisfied and glared at Prince Chen fiercely. He wanted to speak, but when he heard the emperor cough deliberately, he had to shut up.

He knew that when seeking death, he had to know when to stop, otherwise his father would be angry.

The old King Wulin took the opportunity to go out and said: "Father, what the three emperors said is very true, but our treasury is empty. If we blindly allocate funds for disaster relief, I am afraid that even if we exhaust the treasury, it will not help. If the army is not recruiting troops, why not just let it go? Those refugees go to join the army. This way, it can not only solve the problem of refugees, but also expand our army. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

The prince thought this method was good. In order to avoid the emperor asking him alone, he hurriedly agreed: "Father, what the fifth brother said makes sense!"

"army……"

When King Chen was about to retort, Lord Liu quietly shook his head at him, telling him not to say anything further.

King Chen was angry, but he soon sobered up. It was not the right time for him to stand out, otherwise it would only be detrimental to himself.

The emperor thought this was a good idea, as it could save money and increase the number of troops. He agreed with a wave of his hand, issued an edict immediately, and then happily retired from the court.

King Lao Liujing glanced at King Chen provocatively, turned around and left.

Prince Lin came over helplessly: "Brother Three Emperors, don't be angry. The treasury is empty now. It's good to use this method to deal with it first."

King Chen had a good relationship with King Lin, and he didn't want to be too disrespectful to him. He just sighed and said, "Not everyone can join the army."

Being in the army means that you will go to the battlefield. Those who want to go to the battlefield must be strong men. But how many strong men can there be among those who fled?
Prince Lin didn't know how to comfort him, so he patted his shoulder and left first.

When King Chen returned to the palace, he immediately found his staff and complained about the emperor's method of doing things.

"Your Majesty, we can't say these words anymore. Your Majesty is acting like this for the sake of the treasury. Now it seems that being exiled is not a bad thing. At least he will not starve to death for the time being."

The staff officer rushed out to comfort him, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart. Among the princes, only King Chen really cared about the world.

The others, including the prince, all... well, let's not talk about it!
"Having said that, maybe only men will join the army. What about women and children?"

King Chen only felt that his head was twice as big as his own. Why didn't his father stop waiting for the courtiers to think of a solution?

(End of this chapter)