"Huang Yi, are you there?"
In the afternoon, Nian Run, who was wearing a green coat and white robe, hurriedly walked into Chengwu Hall on a pair of deerskin boots. When he saw Huang Yi, who was already sitting aside, he quickly came over.
Chengwu Hall, located in the center of the Documents Department, is the secret location of the entire Documents Department.
It is also a small court meeting. The number of people attending the court meeting, discussing matters, and deciding strategies are far higher than those held in Fengluan Hall alone.
"You haven't left yet, how can I set off?" Huang Yi raised his eyes and glanced at Nian Run, grabbed an official document from the side and threw it to him, "Let's take a look, don't make any more jokes today!"
"joke?"
"What if I'm a joke? Who do you think I am?"
Nian Run curled his lips. He had no intention of speaking today, but if he loses, he should have an attitude. Otherwise, how will he survive in the future?
Afterwards, Nian Run thought more and more about the method of increasing troops and reducing the number of enemies, and the more he wanted to slap himself, but was he really the only smart person who fell into this trap?
"So you are a disaster!" Huang Yi curled his lips and said ruthlessly, "It's okay to dig a hole and bury yourself. You still want to bury everyone. You have to reflect!"
"roll!"
With his middle finger out of the pen, Nian Run turned around, picked up a grand master's chair, and smashed it on Huang Yi's side, "I heard that Honglu Temple was very lively last night. What happened?"
He wants to go north, and Huang Yi wants to go south. The road is difficult to travel this month, so no matter how fast he moves, he still needs several days to prepare.
Huang Yi pointed to the official document in his hand, "The contents are all in it. If nothing else, after you have inspected the Youzhou border, you will probably have to visit Badahu City!!"
"What?"
A trip to the Youzhou border is enough to kill him, but he also needs to inspect the city?
If he really wanted to live like this, Nian Run quickly opened the official document.
"It's all a supplement to what happened the day before yesterday. It seems like there's going to be a discussion today, and the first half is probably a recall. It's troublesome for you, and I don't feel good about it either!"
Huang Yi and Nian Run were both the reserve forces of the previous dynasty and the mainstays of this dynasty. They were not familiar with each other in the early years, but now there are only officials above the third rank and under the age of forty, and it is difficult to understand each other.
"I'm telling you, after the one in love knocked on the door with a plan, he then made two more mistakes!" Nian Run quickly glanced at the official document and looked around, "But how many people are gathered today? You know the agenda for the second half. ?"
"Prince He, please enter the palace before dinner. When I entered the palace, Fengluan hadn't left yet!" Huang Yi answered the question incorrectly.
If you reach the third level, you will be considered a high-ranking official in other countries, but if you lack any ability, qualifications, or merits, you will not be considered a big boss. At most, you will only be a high-level executor.
"I respectfully welcome Your Majesty!"
"Meet Prince He!"
The machine rotated, and large rays of sunlight poured into the Chengwu Hall. Everyone in the hall dropped what they were doing and turned to face the door.
"After half a stick of incense, close the door!"
The empress walked into the palace first, and the prince and prince were supported by Lao Pu, followed by some senior officials.
"I understand!"
Hearing this, the hall was in chaos. I thought it was a small court meeting, but I didn't expect it to be a closed meeting. This kind of meeting is the most torturous. If you don't want to lose your dignity in the middle of the meeting, solving personal problems before closing is the only option.
After a while, the palace door was sealed, the doors and windows were covered, and the patio was opened.
The summoned officials took their seats one by one, and the captains outside the hall surrounded them three times. Not to mention flies, even if there were people standing under the window sill, they would never hear any movement in the hall.
…
"The situation is what it is. Can you guys add anything to this?"
As Lao Pu finished his explanation and stepped aside, the second half of the meeting officially started with the empress speaking.
silence!
The overall explanation, combined with the previous official document below, is too much and too shocking. There is no fool here who will not ask how to hold people accountable if nothing happens next year.
Everyone meditates on strategies.
Officials from the Documents Department handled various types of intelligence and after comparing and verifying it, their breathing gradually became thicker.
Officials from the six ministries of Jing and Government Affairs had received the news in advance, so they had naturally considered it.
"Even if the problem is not revealed in the coming year, the current situation of food rations being controlled by outsiders has become the biggest hidden danger of this country. Under the false prosperity, the population continues to rise, and a large number of newborns are about to enter adulthood. Half-grown children will eat more than I have. , the longer the time goes by, the more difficult the ration problem becomes!" The old prime minister broke the silence and shook the official document in his hand, "The two major strategies are the best solution, the other is just superfluous!"
Today there are four major granaries in the world: Ming controls Jiangnan, Tang controls Tianfu, Huguang and Shu, and Jiaozhi is outside Kyushu, all far away from the Wu Dynasty. Otherwise, the food problem will only become more serious if the Wu Dynasty controls the entire Qingzhou.
The Song people were able to control the Wu Dynasty's foreign food supply because of their excellent geographical location.
After the Song Dynasty was destroyed, the Wu Dynasty could not solve the problem of favorable geographical conditions and weather conditions, and would still fall into the calculations of another country. This was a problem in the mother's womb. Unless the day was changed, there was little chance.
"Relief for work has the effect of saving food. After the project is completed, can the government continue to control personal rations to avoid waste?" an official asked.
"Are you kidding me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sneer came from the Records Department. A middle-aged official stood up and said, "Work-for-relief needs to be strictly controlled by officers at all levels. Only through strict inspection by the Records Department can the effect of saving be achieved. After the project is completed, we can use the law." Apart from saving food, how many additional manpower do states and counties need?"
After hearing this, all the officials fell into silence for a while.
"Time has proven that cutting costs only lasts for a while, and the key is to increase revenue. We will give an internal reward to this case to see if we can come up with an effective method!"
The empress made the final decision. She was ready to spend a lot of money, so there was no need to stick to the issue of money and food. "Let's discuss the projects involved in the work-for-relief program!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone fell silent again, but this silence was different from before. Underneath the silence was longing.
In the past few decades, due to financial constraints, the Wu Dynasty had pulled off too many important projects. These projects were distributed all over the country. Now that the work-for-relief program has been reopened, everyone knows how much has been completed.
The officials present were all labeled with various labels, the largest of which was the geographical label, which determined that they must benefit their hometown.
Want to grab it!
Throw away the construction of lines required for household trade, and there will be fewer resources left. People are silent, not because they don’t want it, but because they want too much.
As the first person spoke, the Chengwu Hall quickly turned into a quarrel, with everyone except the Empress and Prince taking part.
"enough!"
Seeing that Quanwuxing was about to open, Prince He suddenly stood up and said, "Since we can't argue, it's a matter of court discussion. We'll open it after a stick of incense!"
The door is sealed, and no one can leave until the matter is resolved. If you can't quarrel, just spend your time going through it one by one. Now, no matter what, the matter must be settled!
Hearing this, more than thirty officials looked at Prince He.
"What's going on?" Prince He was full of courage and looked at everyone, "Do you still want to fight with me?"
Everyone has an abacus. Those with more people want to eat more and occupy more, while those with fewer people want to join forces. Interests will not be unified in a short time. The empress cannot force it, but he is not dead yet!
