This Prince Consort Is No Pushover!

Dong Changfeng said: "This is what I will be worried about. We believe in the emperor, but when Emperor Hongyuan was in power, he had already squandered the treasury. Before the emperor sent people to transport the food and grass, he himself raised it from South Vietnam. Now Nanyue's food has been eaten up, and Emperor Hongyuan has squandered the treasury, so where will the emperor go to raise food and grass?"

Hearing this, Su Qishao sighed: "Our treasury is empty, we have neither money nor food, what Emperor Hongyuan left to the emperor is only an empty shell and a mess. This war will be the greatest test for the emperor. , if he can't raise food, I'm really afraid everything will go back to square one."

"So, we can only pray and hope that the emperor can come up with a way to raise food and grass." Dong Changfeng said.

"Well, we must believe the emperor, believe that he can." Su Qishao said.

When the others heard this, they also nodded.

Although everyone chose to believe in Chu Xuanchen, the emotions on their faces were very disappointed.

Their confidence has long been lacking, and their fighting spirit has gradually been crushed.

If there is no food and grass, they will lose, and once they lose, Feng Lingtian will make a comeback.

Once Feng Lingtian strikes, after the imperial city is conquered, the state of Chu will be destroyed, and the newly established imperial court by Chu Xuanchen will also be destroyed.

And the people of Chu State will fall into purgatory-like life.

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Capital of Chu State

Early in the morning, when Chu Xuanchen just woke up, Li Jinzhong's anxious voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, General Dong Changfeng has sent an urgent battle report from the front line for eight hundred miles. He said that our soldiers and soldiers are in short supply, and we can't support much food. God, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it won't be able to defend the coalition forces. General Dong hopes that you can think of a way to transport food to the soldiers quickly."

"The soldiers are short of food?" When Chu Xuanchen heard this, his expression immediately became tense.

Then, he said solemnly: "Okay, I got it! You quickly summon the ministers to the court, and after I wash up, I will discuss the solution with them."

"Yes, the servants retire." After Li Jinzhong finished speaking, he hurriedly exited the dormitory.

Soon, when it was time to go to court, the ministers came to the hall one after another, waiting for Chu Xuanchen to go to court.

"The emperor is here." At this moment, the eunuch's voice came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Xuanchen, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, walked in, surrounded by eunuchs.

"See the emperor." Everyone hurriedly saluted him.

"No ceremony." After Chu Xuanchen waved to everyone, he walked to the dragon chair and sat down.

Then, he looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Zhongqing's family, there is an urgent report from the Qizhou battlefield, saying that our army is seriously short of food, and it has been a long time since the soldiers were paid. Food and grass, I am afraid our army will be unable to defend, do you have a way to raise food and grass?"

"This..." Hearing this, Li Taishi hesitated for a while, with a look of embarrassment, "Your Majesty, this minister has only checked a few days ago, there is not much food in all our granaries, and there is simply not enough support for the soldiers. ."

"Yeah! Your Majesty, we don't have much food for a long time. You also know that the previous batch of food that was transported to the battlefield was brought from Nanyue by the Emperor!" Jiang Muyu said.

Hu Rong stepped forward and said, "If we have money, we can also buy food from wealthy merchants and neighboring countries, but when Chu Yao was in power, he squandered the money in the treasury. Empty, we not only have no food, but also no money, it is really not easy to raise food and grass."

Hearing everyone's words, Chu Xuanchen said coldly, "I know everything you guys said, but now I just want to ask, who can think of a way to raise food and grass?"

"This..." Everyone bowed their heads, embarrassed.

It's not that they don't share the emperor's worries, but they simply can't think of a way.

Now that the new emperor is on the throne, the treasury is empty, and everyone has no money, so how can they raise food and grass?

At this time, Yuan Zhen glanced at everyone, and suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has a way to raise money and provisions."

Hearing Yuan Zhen's words, Chu Xuanchen's eyes flashed with joy, and he said, "Mr. Yuan, say it."

Yuan Zhen stroked the stubble on his chin, raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, when Chu Yao was on the throne, he fattened up many corrupt officials and profiteers, as well as big landowners who hoarded land. These people are corrupt and bribery, hoarding for eccentricity, and committing all evils. The emperor only needs to check the properties of these people and dig out the money they embezzled, and the matter of food and wages can be solved."

A young minister said, "But do these corrupt officials really have so much wealth? Could it be possible to raise enough money just by investigating them?"

Yuan Zhen chuckled, "This descendant, you only became an official in the dynasty, right? You don't know these people too well! Human desires are endless. Once he gets this addiction, he wants more. So It is said that there are only many corrupt officials in history, and their property combined is as rich as the country's, and it is more than the national treasury!"

"Really?" The young minister was stunned.

Such an answer was beyond his imagination.

When Chu Xuanchen heard Yuan Zhen's words, he nodded at him, and said, "Okay, what Mr. Yuan said is reasonable, so just do what Mr. Yuan said."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Jinzhong and said, "Li Jinzhong, you are going to write a letter to General Dong, saying that I and the ministers have been informed of the current situation of the soldiers, and I and the ministers are working hard to raise food and salaries, so I ask the soldiers to insist first. Come on. Please rest assured, I will definitely find a way to deliver food and grass on time, and never let the soldiers go hungry."

"Yes." Li Jinzhong nodded quickly.