Chapter 441

In the main hall, Ji Xun was looking at the memorial presented by the Prime Minister on the right, and what he wrote about Si Nong was quite in line with Ji Xun's mind, but the placement of soldiers was far from what Ji Xun wanted.

Ji Xun also understands that some things cannot be rushed, and he pointed out two deficiencies and asked the right minister to go back and change it. As for the matter that the Ministry of War should have been under the left minister's sect, Ji Xun said that he had forgotten it. Let Prime Minister Zuo do such good deeds.

The entire enthronement ceremony process has been reduced by [-]%, Ji Xun still feels that it is extravagant and wasteful, so the Ministry of Rites continues to improve, and now there is still one and a half days to prepare.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites suddenly felt that their heads were too big, and they were not given time to practice. If they made a mistake, it would be a serious crime of losing their heads. Who can say no to the consideration of the country for the people?
After clearing out all the courtiers, the vassal kings came to see him. Ji Xun didn't exchange greetings, but directly expressed his attitude. He just wanted food and grass, and other gifts were not satisfactory.

All the vassal kings were suddenly as big as a cow, and they could only wink and wink, and they couldn't discuss this matter under Ji Xun's nose.

"Although Qinling City is a rich place, the imperial court has been demanding food for the past few years, and now there is not much food in stock. I am willing to donate 20 dan to relieve the worries of the border town." King Qin Nan took the lead in expressing his opinion, which immediately caused an uproar.

Although 20 dans of food is not too much in terms of the wealth of Qinling City, but with this precedent, other vassal kings will not be able to do anything. If they take less, they are not loyal to the court and the new king. I can't afford it anymore.

After waiting for a while, Ji Xun cleared his throat and said, "My lords, there is no need to compare. Although the king of Qin Nan donated 20 dans of grain, he could still do what he could. For food, everyone can contribute their share according to this ratio. Although the imperial court urgently needs food to support the border, it cannot ignore the survival of the people and the food and grass of the armies in various fiefs."

After Ji Xun finished speaking, some people came up with a number that they could accept and would not dissatisfy Ji Xun. It's just that princes with high food production in fiefs donated one-third or even one-half of the stored food. It hurts a bit, those princes with relatively remote fiefdoms donated one-third because they were vomiting blood.

In just half an hour, the vassal kings donated nearly 300 million dans of food. Ji Xun smiled on the surface and expressed his gratitude to the vassal kings for their generosity, but he knew in his heart that the food given by these lords could be Old grain is good, and it is good if it is mixed with sand and gravel, even if it is moldy and unusable, so it is good if it can be converted into 150 million tons of usable grain and grass in the end.

Jixiang brought out a cup of tea to Ji Xun in a timely manner, and said with a doggy smile: "With these hundreds of dans of grain, plus the more than 800 million tans of grain donated by Miss Su from all over the country, even if the imperial court does not use the grain depot next year It can also support the border war for two years, and His Royal Highness doesn't have to worry about food and grass."

"You slave, are you afraid that the imperial court will have no battles to fight? If there is enough food and grass, you will have to fight for two years. These generals who are alone might as well disarm and return to the fields." Although Ji Xun scolded signs, but his face But with a smile.

It's just that the vassal kings were shocked when they heard Ji Xiang's words. With so much food and grass in Ji Xun's hands, can they still have the possibility of becoming emperors on their own?Originally, everyone was thinking of fooling around, but now they have to weigh whether they can afford the consequences, even if the sum of the fiefdoms and food of their vassal kings does not necessarily add up to so much.

Some people focused on the words Ji Xiang said about Miss Su.

If a woman can have such ability, she is still Ji Xun's woman, so how many capable people and righteous men have Ji Xun networked over the years?On the bright side, Su Mianyue donated more than 800 tons of usable grain and grass, how much grain and grass did Ji Xun secretly store?
These vassal kings all have their own hidden treasury and provisions, including the army, so it is natural to think about how many troops hidden in the dark in Ji Xun's hands, maybe they can send troops at any time behind their backs.

Glancing at the vassal kings with different expressions, Ji Xun withdrew his gaze calmly, put down the teacup and said to King Yongan Jiqin, "The king of Yongan listens to the order."

"The minister is here." Ji Qin hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to accept the order.

"I order you to lead the [-] army all the way north in three days, and take the letters from the kings to various fiefdoms to transport grain to Wu Yuqing's army. After the grain and grass arrive, you will assist Wu Yuqing to calm the war for the deputy commander, and return to the court triumphantly with the army." Ji Xun issued an oral order in a deep voice, and Ji Xiang hurriedly came to Ji Qin with the imperial edict.

"Thank you for the decree." Ji Qin held up the imperial decree and kowtowed excitedly.

Since ancient times, the emperor's most taboo is the prince's meddling in military power, but Ji Xun not only gave Ji Qin the qualification to serve in the army, but also allowed him to be in charge of food and grass, which shows that he attaches great importance to him.Although this also cut off the possibility of Ji Qin secretly colluding with other vassals, why not give him a chance to make contributions?
Seeing this, the other feudal lords felt pain again, and asked a prince to collect grain. The fiefdoms north of the capital might not be able to fool them. Taking out grain is tantamount to cutting flesh. If they had known earlier, they shouldn’t have promised so much Food, now they don't even have a chance to prepare it.

After Ji Qin returned to the throne, Ji Xun issued several oral orders in succession, ordering several Qingzheng officials in the court to go to other fiefs to collect grain. He knew his own way of being a person, and he was always secretly hurt internally.

Ji Xun kindly didn't leave everyone to eat, lest these people would be overwhelmed and faint.

When they returned to the apse, Su Mianyue was setting the table and chopsticks. The two of them still had the same habit as before. They didn't like to be served when they ate, and they wouldn't fill the table with extravagant dishes because of their different identities.

"I can tell by your expression that things are going well, so don't you need to worry now?" Su Mianyue asked with a smile, first handing a bowl of chicken soup to Ji Xun, and then she sat down.

"Ayue, you owe me 800 million dans of food, don't you feel worried?" Ji Xun asked in a low voice.

"Did I say when will I give you all the food and grass?" Su Mianyue rolled her eyes, without explaining that it was an expedient measure, and continued after drinking two mouthfuls of chicken soup with the fat off, "Wait until you get the food and grass I have collected everything, and I can give you the 800 million tons of grain and grass whenever you want."

"You really have?" Ji Xun looked at Su Mianyue in surprise.

"No, it's 750 million dan. Xiaosan has already set out on the road with food and grass, and he will be able to arrive in the army within this month. Otherwise, my brother-in-law and those soldiers can only eat mud to satisfy their hunger." I picked up a piece of crispy tenderloin for Ji Xun , Su Mianyue blinked and said: "I have already sent people to find out the old background of those vassal kings. Since they are unwilling to tell the truth, then let's turn what they said into the truth. A vassal king has so many Food and grass are always unsettling.”

"Are you planning to borrow flowers to offer Buddha?" Ji Xun laughed, but he agreed with Su Mianyue's approach.

"I can't help it. I've been very poor these past few years. If I don't replenish my private treasury, I'll be left empty. My sister also has a lot of people to support." Su Mianyue sighed and said, "However, the food and grass are still far away. Not enough, in addition to the food and grass needed by the army, we also need to have enough food in stock, in case there is a natural or man-made disaster, we will not be in a hurry, so those old masters and landlords who like to store food should also show their patriotism, It’s just that this project is too huge, and it won’t be completed in a while.”

Ji Xun looked at Su Mianyue speechlessly, his female brain circuit was really different, he was planning to ransack the entire country.

Thinking of the slogans shouted all over the country, "the landlord's family has no surplus food", the style of painting is really hard to describe.

(End of this chapter)

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