Flourishing age's Medical concubine

Again, the Yan king does not need to raise a large group of Royal relatives. The descendants of the former emperors flourished. Even if you cut the vassal, you still have to give the imperial relatives a lot of money to support their families every year. These expenses add up to enough to support another army of hundreds of thousands of people.

"As far as the old minister knows, in the past two years... All the places under the command of King Yan have never been endowed." Zhou Xiang said in a deep voice.

Xiao Qianye was stunned. "How is it possible?" even if they are located in the rich land of Jiangnan, they have actually increased a lot of taxes in the past two years. Although the former Emperor worked hard for more than 20 years, the great Xia Dynasty was full of waste, and the Treasury was never abundant. Zhou Xiang said with a bitter smile, "I dare not deceive your majesty." as for how King Yan could support the army for several years without taxes, it was also very simple. First, support war by war. Although the cavalry of Yan army may not be comparable to that of Beiyuan, it is definitely much better than that of the imperial court. It is also easy to seize the opportunity to grab food and grass several times. The second is to sell grain from the South and southwest and transport it to the north through Chenzhou as a transit. Although the imperial court has long prohibited the transportation and sale of grain to the north, there are always some brave people who recognize money but not people. Even if the South could not buy food, the mianzhou generation where King Kang lived was called the land of abundance in ancient times. The relationship between King Kang and King Yan is good, and the relationship between Prince Kang and Wei Junmo is even better. It is much easier for Yan Jun to buy food in mianzhou than for the imperial court to ask King Kang to buy it.

"Where did the king of Yan get so much money?" Xiao Qianye gritted his teeth.

Zhou Xiang was stunned. He really didn't think about it. I just feel that King Yan has the confidence to start a rebellion and has led Youzhou for many years. He must not be short of money. But... Youzhou's products are poor. Even if King Yan will collect and scrape again, where can he collect and scrape so much money?

Xiao Qianye may never know the answer to this question. After all, the people who made a fortune at the beginning were adhering to the idea of making a fortune quietly, and never considered disclosing the news of making a fortune to outsiders. Of course, the king of Yan doesn't have so much money. His Highness has... A large pile of IOUS in the study of Prince Wei of Chenzhou Prefecture and Nangong mo.

Xiao Qianye waved his hand in some annoyance and said, "well, don't say this first. We'll wait until after this. Can the food and grass from Yundu be sent?" Xiao Qianye was also full of anger when he mentioned this. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses had people take but tens of thousands of people and horses to rob and burn the food and grass. That's the food for the 400000 troops. It's a bad start.

Zhou Xiang nodded and said, "the grain and grass should have been delivered. But your majesty... The Treasury has been. I'm afraid the grain and grass for next month..."

Xiao Qianye said quietly, "what can Mr. Zhou do?"

Zhou Xiang said, "for a moment and a half, the imperial court is afraid that it can't squeeze money. It can only think of another way."

"Please advise, sir."

Zhou Xiang lowered his eyes and said, "there are many powerful and rich businessmen in Jinling. Now their family and country are in trouble. I think they will give generously."

"This..." Xiao Qianye hesitated. He didn't deal with those aristocratic families in recent years. He was cunning and didn't say anything. He wouldn't let his own interests be involved. Trying to take money out of their mouths is obviously daydreaming.

Zhou Xiangtan: "Your Majesty, we can't add more gifts, and even if we add them, we can't put them away for a moment. Now the imperial court has internal and external troubles, but those people are still singing and dancing, and their ideas can't be guessed. Whether your majesty is in office or in case of the Yan King... They can't enjoy all the glory, wealth and wealth. Why bother the imperial court? If you can't identify those people at this time, they are willing to respect your majesty I'm afraid... If there is a real war in the city one day, these people will open the door to meet the enemy. "

Xiao Qianye looked a little heavy. He thought about what Zhou Xiang said. But these powerful aristocratic families are deeply intertwined and the relationship is too complex. Now he is confronting King Yan, he really doesn't want to provoke these people. After thinking about it, he only said, "we'd better wait until the Chenzhou affair is settled. I think there must be results in these two days."

Seeing him like this, Zhou Xiang could only reluctantly shake his head and stop persuading. Those aristocratic family dignitaries clearly had the idea of discounting the wall. If your majesty didn't curb it, he would be deeply hurt one day.

After seeing Zhou Xiang off, Xiao Qianye leaned wearily against the Dragon chair and closed his eyes. After a while, he couldn't help but open the fold and looked at it carefully, thinking about whether there were any loopholes. He was secretly relieved until he was sure that all the plans were perfect. He was very tired in the past two years, but he had to continue. He was the heir to the throne designated by his father. How could he Lost to the king of Yan who set up the army to make trouble?

The last time the king of Yan escaped death, this time... This time, we must succeed.

Outside the door, the Empress Dowager looked at the door and saw her tired son sitting on the throne. A trace of helplessness and heartache flashed through her eyes. She shook her head and turned to leave.

"Empress." the eunuch who followed the Empress Dowager whispered, "didn't the Empress Dowager come to visit her majesty? Why didn't she go in?"

"When did your majesty rest last night?" asked the queen mother.

The eunuch in waiting respectfully said, "go back to your mother. Your majesty didn't sleep until it was almost four o'clock yesterday."

The Empress Dowager sighed, "Your Majesty is very tired. Why bother him with these trivial things? Let him have a good rest."

"The Empress Dowager loves your majesty most." the internal eunuch complimented.

The Empress Dowager shook her head. She didn't love her son. Who did? Seeing his appearance, she only hated her own incompetence. At the beginning, she didn't teach her son better and outstanding, so that she made him so hard and helpless in this position. But what can she do?

"It's all fate." the Empress Dowager sighed softly, looking up at the narrow sky above the palace. Now that I have taken this position, I can only bear it no matter what happens in the future. The first emperor is gone, and the prince is gone. Now she is the only mother who can accompany thousands of nights.

Holding the maid's hand, the Empress Dowager walked in the direction of the harem. Less than 50 years old, the back of the gorgeous Phoenix robe has been a little more old and sad.