In the second prince's mansion, Wu Shaohuai told Li Weijin about Shu Yao's thoughts, Li Weijin was really interested, in the court, the eldest prince was much more popular with Wenchen than him and his third brother, and now such a good opportunity, of course he will not let it go. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Shaohuai, although it is inconvenient for you to come forward in this matter, you still have to keep an eye on it more, I really don't have anyone under me who can be of great use. ”

"Don't worry, I'm definitely going to take care of it, but Shu Yao wants 20% of the profits, you see,"

"This girl has lost her money, and I don't know what she wants so much silver for?" Li Weijin didn't feel sorry for that bit of silver, but he just felt that women shouldn't bother with money.

"Your Highness's words are over, her idea is much more than this price. Wu Shaohuai can foresee that the impact of this matter on the students and the court, I believe that many Wenchen are willing to participate, if the operation is reasonable, can take the future examination articles and comments, the status of the second prince in the court will not be so embarrassing.

"Of course I know this girl's talent, but fortunately, I was witty and asked the imperial grandmother to point her to you, otherwise I don't know who was cheaper!"

But now, alas, Shu Yao should have had a better choice. Wu Shaohuai felt a little guilty, he couldn't even give her the identity of the Wu family's housewife.

Li Weijin patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, I think that girl only likes money, not a person who is keen on power, who else can let her do business so freely except you?"

Wu Shaohuai smiled bitterly and shook his head, what he wanted to give Shu Yao was much more than that. Although the status of merchants in this dynasty was much better than that of the previous dynasty, it was far inferior to that of the scholars. He didn't know what to do to make up for the guilt in his heart.

The two were chatting, and Zhao Yuhe suddenly broke in, "Your Highness, there is an urgent report in the army, the Northern Liao has invaded the border, and now the Jiayu Pass has been broken!"

"How can this be? Is the general defending the city a dead man!" Li Weijin's original good mood dissipated, replaced by extreme anger.

"This matter does not complain about the generals who defend the city, the city wall has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is good to have ice and snow as a barrier in winter, but now the weather is warmer, the ice and snow are melting, and the city wall is naturally vulnerable. "Zhao Yu is now only concerned about the battle situation on the front line, and he can't wait to gallop to Jiayuguan immediately to help drive the enemy. However, there was no food and no soldiers, and even if he went, he would be a mantis arm as a car.

"Didn't Jiayuguan ask the imperial court to allocate funds to build the city wall?" Li Weijin was very headache, it was really an ominous omen to encounter this kind of thing in the year of the imperial examination.

"The excerpt for the request for appropriation has already arrived, but last year's flood was serious, and there was no extra money and food in the DPRK and China, so no one would have thought that Northern Liao would suddenly become in trouble. "This time is also different from Zhao Yuhe's memory, but I don't know what happened to Northern Liao, and he will send troops without warning.

"I can't manage so much, does my father know about this?" Such a big matter is not something he can decide alone, it is better for the important ministers of the court to discuss it earlier.

"General Qi entered the palace one step ahead of me, and the emperor should know if he wants to come. "Zhao Yu came to see the second prince in such a hurry, just to get a chance to charge into battle.

"Then what are you waiting for? I also have to enter the palace quickly, this matter cannot be delayed!" As he spoke, Li Weijin asked his subordinates to prepare a carriage to enter the palace.

Wu Shaohuai stopped him, "Your Highness, slow down, the emperor must have just gotten the news at this time, didn't you enter the palace so quickly, didn't you find out that you had planted eyeliner in the army?"

Li Weijin stopped, but he was still very anxious, "That being said, it is about the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can I stand by and watch?"

Zhao Yuhe also calmed down a lot at this time, "Your Highness still doesn't go, will there be a conclusion on this matter for a while, tomorrow morning the court will definitely discuss it, and then it will not be too late to discuss it." ”

"But what can we discuss? Now that we are short of money and food, why should we start a war against Northern Liao?" Although Li Weijin is not in the household department, he also knows the situation in the past few years, and the state treasury has long been unable to bear the burden of disasters of all sizes.

"I've been watching in the household department these days, although I don't have much money left, but I'm not so poor, right?" Wu Shaohuai calculated an account, and the grain and grass for the rest of the 100,000 army were still scraped together.

"Hasn't the treasury been empty for a long time? It has been beyond its means for all these years?" Li Weijin was a little unconvinced, could it be that there was a problem with his memory? No, there was a flood just a few years ago, so how could the household department have spare money?

"There is a lot of tax revenue this year, since the implementation of the concession trade zone at the end of last year, even if the imperial court has exempted many merchants from taxes, there are still hundreds of thousands of taels in the account. "Shu Jiao just came up with an idea, Ye Qichen implemented this law in five or six places across the country, which is worthy of being the head of the household department, and now the taxes in these places are already the main input of the state treasury.

"There are so many, but Beiliao is not easy to deal with, if the war drags on for a few months, we still can't bear it. "It was good news that the treasury was no longer in deficit, but once the war started, the money flowed out in an uproar.

As soon as Zhao Yuhe heard that there was silver, he took the initiative to ask, "With my understanding of Northern Liao, it is not a problem to drive them out of Jiayuguan in a month." ”

Li Weijin looked at him and sighed, "It's not that I don't believe you, but the court will not agree to you as an inexperienced young man to take this important task, you can only be a deputy general next to General Qi at most." ”

"I am also willing to do so, and I ask Your Highness to fulfill it. "Zhao Yuhe's father sacrificed his life for the country, and the people of the Zhao family have a special affection for the battlefield.

"I tried my best, but I didn't know if I could say a few words tomorrow morning. Li Weijin does not have the support of his mother's family, although his mother is the queen, but she died many years ago, and he is not long, and he has always had no say in the court.

"Your Highness has a heart, no matter what, I will go to the battlefield, even if I am only a pawn. "Zhao Yu is resolute with his intentions, he can drive the Northern Liao people out once, and he can do it a second time, no matter what position he is in this time.

Wu Shaohuai can't help much with this kind of thing, what he can do is to use this imperial examination to help the second prince fight for a seat in the court, as for the affairs in the army, he can only rely on Zhao Yu, although he is only a lieutenant now, but Wu Shaohuai believes that he can definitely fight for the world.

At this moment, in the palace, the third prince Li Weiyi was discussing the Northern Liao War with the emperor, and he rushed over after receiving the news of the military department. Although the emperor didn't say anything, he was already a little dissatisfied in his heart, he hadn't reached the point of being dizzy with old eyes, had his son's hands stretched out so long?

If Li Weijin knew about this, he would definitely be glad that Wu Shaohuai had stopped him. Zhao Yu is not an important position in the army, but it is just thanks to General Qi's blue eyes, if the emperor suspects him because of this, it will be too aggrieved.