Xue Jingruo sat on the chair, her phoenix eyes swept over the ministers, and slowly said: "Although Aijia is a woman, she also has a sincere heart. I know that the floods in Xishanji County are serious and countless people have been displaced."
"So we discussed with the Duke of Zhen overnight and decided to open a warehouse to release grain to support Xishan County."
"Do you have any opinions, ministers?"
"Open a warehouse to store grain?"
The ministers were shocked, and then they all looked at Mu Jiushan.
The treasury is empty, and all ministers know this.
If the warehouses are opened to store grain, then only the military rations can be used to prepare for war. Mu Jiushan is in charge of all the troops in Qianwu, how can he just watch?
Mu Jiushan thought for a moment, then saluted and said: "The Queen Mother, as far as I know, the national treasury is empty and I am afraid that I will not be able to provide disaster relief."
"Are you going to prepare military rations for war?"
"Yes." Xue Jingruo said directly.
"Then the empress knows that according to the laws of military affairs, military supplies for war preparations must not be touched except when the country's survival is at stake."
"I don't have any objections myself, but the military rations have been used. If it triggers a chain reaction, can you think of a solution?"
The so-called chain reaction, the biggest threat is naturally the feudal kings everywhere.
Every vassal king respects his own troops. If they learn that even the food for the war is gone, they will definitely take action.
Xue Jingruo remained silent. Although she was devoted to the people, she did not understand the real national affairs.
Otherwise she would be the emperor herself.
Seeing this scene, the other generals were no longer happy and spoke out one after another.
"Empress Dowager, we all know how much you love the people, but how can matters in the court be child's play?"
"You can't just care about the people and ignore the crisis in the court."
"The vassal kings from various places have secretly raised a large number of soldiers and horses. If our soldiers don't have enough to eat, how can we fight with them?"
"You can't take human life to pay for it!"
Xue Jingruo's face was pale and bloodless.
Yesterday she dared to quarrel with Duke Zhen, because he was her father and she knew what he was like.
But faced with the minister's problem, she didn't know what to do.
"Mother, leave it to your son!" Lin Xu whispered, casting a reassuring look at her.
He immediately looked at all the ministers below: "As far as I know, the military food has not been replaced for several years and has become old rice."
"If a battle breaks out, it is important that the soldiers have enough to eat."
"But if you eat this aged rice, are you sure there won't be any problems?"
"Being on the battlefield is no child's play. You should know better than me."
Everyone looked at Lin Xu with astonishment. The puppet knew so much about military supplies.
While the ministers were thinking, Mu Jiushan stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty! Although old rice will increase many hidden dangers, it is better than going hungry!"
"I'm just waiting for you." Seeing Mu Jiushan stand up, Lin Xu's eyes flashed and he said calmly: "Wu Guogong is right, even old rice is better than nothing to eat."
"But what if I have a way to replace all these rice with new rice?"
"What?"
Everyone looked shocked.
Replacing old rice with new rice?
Is this possible? The floods are severe and food prices are getting higher day by day. Anyone who changes at this time would be a fool.
Sure enough, Lin Xu's words immediately caused a backlash from some ministers.
"Your Majesty is still young, so I'm afraid he doesn't know the current situation outside. The price of rice in the Imperial City is relatively low, but it also rose to 4 taels per catty yesterday!"
"Replacing old rice with new rice sounds nice, but it's extremely difficult to do. Even fools may not be willing, let alone those businessmen, who are all as cunning as foxes."
"Your Majesty, you are still young and don't understand these things, so you should just listen to us!"
"It's still too tender after all."
...
Listening to all the doubts and disdain in his ears, Lin Xu's expression did not change. He looked at Mu Jiushan and said, "What do you think, Lord Wu Guo?"
Mu Jiushan said solemnly: "The national treasury is empty and it will definitely not be able to pay for the purchase of new rice."
"Your Majesty wants to replace old rice with new rice, so he must use replacement."
“Right now, there is a food shortage everywhere, who would be willing to trade for this kind of rice?”
"Even if someone exchanges it, the quantity won't be much. When all the rice is replaced, it won't be long before the year is over. I'm afraid the disaster will be over by then."
Mu Jiushan is worthy of being the only person who can protest against Xue Rong in the court.
Tell the problem straight to the point.
Unfortunately, this is not a problem for Lin Xu at all. The Jiuli Chamber of Commerce is currently purchasing aged rice on a large scale.
Not only did he replace old rice with new rice, he also considered how to maximize profits.
"What Mr. Wu Guo said is right, but you don't need to worry about this. I have my own considerations." Lin Xu smiled:
"It's just that old rice is replaced with new rice. Billy will definitely not be able to achieve a 1:1 ratio. Everyone should know this!"
Mu Jiushan nodded and said, "What about Billy?"
“Three stones of old rice are exchanged for one stone of new rice.”
Hearing this, the ministers in the DPRK and China frowned, and some people said in doubt: "This ratio is reasonable, but if this is the case, our military rations for war preparations will be reduced by two-thirds."
"The national treasury is empty and cannot be filled with funds."
“What about this vacancy?”
Lin Xu smiled to himself, looked at Mu Jiushan and said, "Mr. Wu Guo, I have two plans, which one do you think is better?"
"First, the rest of the money for replenishing food will be borne by you, Duke Wu. How about that?"
Mu Jiushan's face instantly turned gloomy, and he said angrily: "Your Majesty, do you think this is reasonable?"
"How can any minister in the world support the army with his own money? How is this different from those vassal kings? The veteran minister does not have the courage, not to mention, he does not have that much money."
The faces of other generals also turned ugly.
They all glared at Lin Xu angrily.
If the Queen Mother hadn't been here, they probably wouldn't have been able to help but rush forward and take action.
Lin Xu's face did not change, and he said with a cheerful smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Wu, there is a second plan."
"Second, Duke Wu Guo temporarily hands over the military power to me, and I will find a way to lead the army to raise money."
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole court could hear the news.
Everyone looked at Lin Xu in confusion.
This puppet emperor actually wants to reduce the military power of the Mu family?
is it possible?
Not to mention that you are just a powerless puppet, not even Xue Rong can do it.
If it were that simple, the Mu family would have been wiped out by the Xue family long ago, so how could there be such a trend of separate protests?
Mu Jiushan could no longer hold back, and the terrifying power swept out. Everyone seemed to be on the battlefield, and their ears were filled with endless shouts of killing.
The smell of blood, the sound of clashing weapons...
The air in the entire court was filled with chills, as if it would be torn apart by countless blades in the next moment.
All the ministers were in hell.
They all looked frightened.
Some weak people even collapsed on the ground, their faces pale and trembling.
Duke Wu, the god of war.
Even the Duke of Zhen Guo did not dare to anger him.
Otherwise, we will definitely face a situation of death or destruction.
But this puppet emperor actually dares to anger Mu Jiushan openly. Isn't he afraid of being crushed by Mu Jiushan?
Lin Xu's expression was expressionless. He was already a great master, so he would be a fool if he could still be frightened by Mu Jiushan's momentum.
As for Xue Jingruo behind, she couldn't feel it either.
Because Bai Ye was the first to stand beside her. .
The momentum of a mere great master is nothing to the land gods.
