Cheng Ping's words made King Ling frown, and he subconsciously asked: "How much food and grass does our army have?"
"It can still be used for three months." Cheng Ping said.
After hearing this, King Ling's heart sank, and he immediately said: "Then send a letter to the Prime Minister and ask him to make preparations quickly and mobilize the country's grain and grass, including all materials, for the follow-up supply of the army."
"Yes, I will do it now." Cheng Ping could only respond.
At the same time, Qinzhou, Prime Minister's Mansion.
Liu Yuzhi was holding a document in his hand, walking in a hurry and looking very busy.
However, as soon as he left the study, a subordinate official came quickly and saluted him: "Prime Minister."
"What's the matter?" Liu Yuzhi kept walking.
The officials followed him and reported: "This is an official document submitted by Lord Du Shidu of the Yizhou Order, please see the Prime Minister."
With that said, he handed over a roll of bamboo slips.
Liu Yuzhi took it, paused for a moment, unfolded it, read it, and nodded slowly: "Well... I will send a reply to Mr. Du from the Prime Minister's Office, and Sichuan and Sichuan will prepare grain and grass, and there is no need to transport it to the country. After the inspection, from Ningyang, It goes down the river, passes through Xiangyang Prefecture, and then is transported by water."
This is a thousands-mile supply line. If it is set off by land, it will be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and water transportation is also necessary.
After hearing this, the official tentatively said: "However, Prime Minister, due to drought in recent years, the branches of the Yangtze River have blocked silt channels. If it is inconvenient to sail, food and grass cannot arrive in time, which may delay the king's military aircraft."
"Don't worry about this. The prime minister has already issued orders to the local governments along the Yangtze River to deal with this problem." As the prime minister, Liu Yuzhi is of course thorough in his work.
"That's it, I'll take care of it now." The official bowed and left.
After he left, another official came over quickly and reported with the same salute: "Xiang Guo, this is an official document from the Ordnance Department. Mr. Ji requests Xiang Guo to give instructions as soon as possible."
Liu Yuzhi took it, glanced at it and said: "Our army's arrow array is a powerful weapon on the battlefield. The arrows are so heavy that there is no need to say more. Let's go and take a look."
When the two countries are at war, on a battlefield with millions of troops, what they actually fight is logistics.
Not only the armaments and weapons, but also the improvement of medical treatment, food and grass are the top priority.
The fertile land of Sichuan and Shu has always been the most important grain-producing area in Qin. Not only are there salt wells, but there are also no years of famine and wars. There are also huge Sichuan River weirs that nourish countless farmland, which can be said to be a prosperous people's livelihood.
The food from Sichuan and Shu alone is enough to support a war, not to mention that the Qin State also has the entire Central Plains region with prosperous farming.
If Lingguo really continues to confront each other like this, the result is needless to say.
The next day, Qin Palace.
Lu Yunyan was taking out earrings in front of the dressing table. Not long after, the little guy Xiao Yu ran in. As soon as he entered the door, he snuggled into his mother's arms and shouted with full of grievance: "Mother... "
"What's wrong?" Lu Yunyan touched the little guy's head.
Xiao Yu nestled in her arms and complained aggrievedly: "Sir, he hit me again."
"What!?" Lu Yunyan looked so distressed for the child. After hearing this, it can be imagined that after looking at the little guy's palms, his beautiful eyes suddenly burst into flames: "This Liu Changqing! This is simply unreasonable! Yu'er is like this. When you are young, you are bound to be naughty, so how can you punish him corporally?”
The maid Feng Qing also said distressedly from the side: "That's right! That Liu Changqing, regardless of the son of a king, actually teaches as a civil servant with strict discipline, the empress should have punished him long ago!"
"No, this person is deeply trusted by the king. If he is touched, it will be over when the king comes back." Lu Yunyan was really angry, but she also understood the seriousness.
"Then, we can't let him be like this." Feng Qing said again.
Lu Yunyan thought about it for a moment and said, "Go and make arrangements. We will travel in the afternoon and pay a visit to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"What the empress means is..."
"Prime Minister, please transfer him temporarily."
"Then the queen can summon the prime minister with just one word, why bother to make this trip in person." Feng Qing said.
Lu Yunyan raised his hand: "The Prime Minister must be very busy these days, and he should not neglect the official affairs of the country because of personal matters."
It can be seen from this that Queen Qin is a person who understands the overall situation, but after having a child, her motherly heart is too heavy.
That afternoon, at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Yuzhi was sorting out official documents and files in the study. Not long after, his subordinates came down to report: "Prime Minister, the Queen is here."
"What?" Liu Yuzhi paused, quite surprised. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly put down what he was doing and hurried out to greet him.
When the two met, Liu Yuzhi naturally saluted first. After Lu Yunyan sat down in the living room, he also stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down. At the same time, he said with a gentle smile: "I am traveling today and passed by the Prime Minister's Mansion, so I stopped by to take a look without disturbing the Prime Minister. Official business, right?"
"Your Majesty's words will offend the ministers." Liu Yuzhi replied respectfully, and then probed a little: "I just don't know what your Majesty's instructions are."
"That's it." Lu Yunyan didn't mince words and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister is busy with state affairs and sits in the rear for the king. The importance of food and grass now is related to the success or failure of the war. There cannot be any delay in military and national affairs. Otherwise, the soldiers on the front line will be in danger. Therefore, it must be overseen by ministers."
"The empress is virtuous and what she said is true. The humble ministers are also considering sending the important ministers there," Liu Yuzhi said.
"In this case, I believe that Liu Changqing is the most suitable person for this matter. He is a decent man, serious in his work, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and he will not make any mistakes in supervising the transportation of grain and grass." Lu Yunyan said straightforwardly.
Hearing this, Liu Yuzhi's heart moved. He wanted to send an important minister to supervise the operation. It really had to be done, but besides Liu Changqing, there were many other candidates. Furthermore, Liu Changqing was now the leader of the Wenhua Palace.
However, the graceful Prime Minister Qin didn't say anything. After thinking about it for a moment, he smiled and said: "What the empress said is reasonable. The one she recommended is the best choice, but the Wenhua Palace... "
"Prime Minister, don't worry. Wenhua Palace is fine. How can a child's studies be more important than state affairs? I will also write to the king to explain."
"In this case, I will prepare the order from the Prime Minister's Mansion." Since the queen had given clear instructions, Liu Yuzhi just followed the trend.
After the matter was discussed, Lu Yunyan couldn't stay for long, so he stood up and said goodbye: "The Prime Minister is busy with government affairs, so I won't bother you any more."
"Your Majesty's words are serious, I will see you off." Liu Yuzhi quickly stood up.
Lu Yunyan's doing this will not affect any major events. For her, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
The food preparations here were almost completed, and soon, a transfer order was sent to Liu Changqing.
The Prime Minister of Qin was in charge of the government affairs of the country and was in charge of the transportation of grain, grass and weapons. Liu Changqing could not disobey this order, so he could only temporarily leave the Wenhua Palace to deal with the water transportation.
It was a long and dusty journey, and it took many days before we finally reached the front line.
Seeing him, Xiao Yuan was a little surprised and couldn't help but said: "Why is Liu Qing here?"
(End of chapter)
