Since the first snow fell on the day Brother Sheng was born, the entire capital seemed to be dressed in a layer of silver in the following period, and the eyes were all snow-white, and the weather became more and more severe with the snow one after another. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although Emperor Longqing suppressed the appearance of King Ning in the Xiyi army, the supplies of the soldiers in the surrounding areas were plundered by Xiyi, but this matter could not be suppressed, and it did not take long for it to spread to the capital, and the atmosphere in the capital was heavier than in previous years because of this news.

After this news, news of the frontier also continued to spread to the capital.

The amount of supplies plundered by the Xiyi people was extremely large, not only grain and grass, but also winter clothes for the frontier soldiers this winter.

The Great Zhou treasury is full, if only the grain is robbed, according to the remaining grain and grass in the city, it is not impossible to hold on to the next batch of supplies from the imperial court, but the climate of the frontier is a little colder than the capital, and the batch of urgently needed winter clothes were robbed, and there are no new winter clothes to wear, how will hundreds of thousands of soldiers survive this cold winter?

It has only been a long time, and news has already come from the frontier that some soldiers have frozen to death because they can't stand the cold.

Although General Han has already thought of a way to even gather the people in the city to collect winter clothes, the people in the frontier are generally not well-off, and how many winter clothes can be raised?

For this reason, Emperor Longqing had already lost his temper in the early court for several days.

But no matter how angry he is, he can't change the problem that the imperial court is facing now.

There is no shortage of silver in the treasury, but it takes time to exchange this silver for winter clothes that can protect against the cold, let alone such a large number of winter clothes, but how can the soldiers on the frontier wait so long?

Even if Emperor Longqing can conjure up a large number of winter clothes now, how long will it take to transport them from the capital to the frontier in such a cold weather as today?

Either way, it's an extremely difficult question to solve.

Emperor Longqing's heart was not smooth, and the Chinese military officials could not think of any good way to solve the problem, so they could only shrink their heads, where did they dare to have any publicity.

The Dingguo Mansion has always been trusted by the royal family, and this time Emperor Longqing encountered a problem, and it was inevitable that he would consult Ning Jingchang and Ning Zhiyuan for advice, but the two of them were helpless for a while.

On this day, when Ning Jingchang and Ning Zhiyuan returned from the palace, it was already dark.

Ning Zhiyuan returned to Shuyunju, stood at the door for a while, and then went to the inner room when his body warmed up.

Brother Sheng hadn't slept yet, he was being held in his hands by Gu Qingwei and playing, and the nurse Sun was standing aside and waiting, seeing that Ning Zhiyuan was back, Sun had already retreated very consciously, leaving the space for this family of three.

Gu Qingwei held Brother Sheng in his hand, looked at Ning Zhiyuan and frowned slightly after changing his clothes, and said, "What's the matter, the matter of those winter clothes still hasn't been resolved?"

This matter is now well known in the capital.

Because it was a difficult problem, the hundred officials in the court and the central government couldn't think of a perfect way for a few days, this matter was extremely urgent, and Emperor Longqing even posted the imperial list in the capital, as long as someone can come up with a reasonable way to solve the disaster of the frontier soldiers, they can get a reward.

But until now, I haven't seen anyone who can unveil the emperor list.

The lives of so many soldiers on the frontier......

Gu Qingwei thought of this, and his heart also became heavy.

Ning Zhiyuan didn't hide it from Gu Qingwei, and nodded with a frown when he heard this.

At this time, Brother Sheng stretched out his hand and grabbed Gu Qingwei's hair, Gu Qingwei lowered his head, only to look at Brother Sheng'er's face that was becoming more and more white and tender, and no matter how much trouble she had, she forgot about it.

Brother Sheng'er didn't have much strength in his hands, saying that he was grabbing his hair, but in fact, he took his little hand and pulled it a few times at will, and then it didn't take long for him to yawn delicately, looking sleepy.

Gu Qingwei hurriedly patted the swaddling clothes gently, and after a short time, he put Brother Sheng to sleep, and carefully put it in the innermost part of the bed.

After Brother Sheng settled down, Gu Qingwei looked at Ning Zhiyuan again, "This matter between the DPRK and China has been unresolved, how can so many soldiers on the frontier wait? If it is delayed any longer, I am afraid that I will not have to wait for the Xiyi people to attack the city under the command of King Ning, just wait for a few more snowfalls, and a large number of our soldiers of the Great Zhou will die, and ...... then."

Gu Qing couldn't think of this, how could Ning Zhiyuan, Emperor Longqing, and the hundred officials in the court not think of it.

But at this moment, where can you think of a way to get the best of both worlds?

Ning Zhiyuan shook his head, washed up with Gu Qingwei, and then sat back on the bed with each other, and said: "Now this matter is in an uproar, and there are even many active businessmen who have started the idea of the imperial court, even in this cold weather, there are people who transport grain and winter clothes to the border side, just hoping to sell them for a high price......"

Hearing this, Gu Qingwei's mind flashed.

"Speaking of which, in today's situation, it is necessary to prepare so many winter clothes in the shortest possible time, but I am afraid that these merchants will come faster than the imperial court, if they can exchange something with them......

Hearing Gu Qingwei say this, Ning Zhiyuan also thought about it.

"But...... What can you take to make them willing?" Ning Zhiyuan couldn't help but whisper.

Hearing Ning Zhiyuan's low groan, Gu Qingwei could only smile bitterly.

She could think of this because of the flash of inspiration in her mind, and she really wanted to let her continue to think about it, but she couldn't think of a reason, after all, she hadn't cared much about these major events in the court for two lifetimes.

Moreover, businessmen seek profits, which everyone knows.

These merchants would think of transporting grain and winter clothes to the frontier to sell them, in order to make a hard profit on the difference, and if they could not give them the same or even higher returns, how could they give up the benefits they had received?

Both of them thought about it for a long time, but they never got any feasible way, and finally they had to give up.

Putting aside this difficult matter in the court for the time being, Gu Qingwei looked at Ning Zhiyuan's dry lips, but stroked them with some distress, and then said: "These days, you are only afraid that you will be in a hurry, and I will tell the cook to make some light and delicious dishes tomorrow......"

Although his heart was still extremely heavy, Ning Zhiyuan was also extremely appreciative of Gu Qingwei's concern, so he nodded lightly with a smile.

"Huan Yan, everything depends on you. He said.

The hour is not early, Ning Zhiyuan will get up early tomorrow to go to court, Gu Qingwei is still in confinement, so he can't work too hard, the two talked for a while, and then they hugged each other and fell asleep.