68 Chapter 68 Helpless

In fact, when Sha Yongzhong finished speaking, she really wanted to say: "If you don't have food to eat, why don't you eat minced meat?"

In this way, no one should let her figure out a way. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At noon, when Li Tong was having lunch, he looked at the dishes on the table and lost his appetite in an instant.

"Take this, this, and this, down." Li Tong pointed to a few plates of dishes that she usually couldn't reach, and said, "From today onwards, the size of the daily meal will be halved."

If it was necessary to maintain a superficial decency, Li Yan would not mind slapping her swollen face and becoming fat, but the current situation did not allow her to do this at all, and besides, there were so many dishes on the table every day, she really couldn't finish it.

I believe that if she gives such an order, there must be countless people in the palace. I don't want to save much, but it's better than nothing.

In fact, she thinks that three dishes on the table, one meat, one vegetable and one soup, are enough. I think about how simple it was when she lived alone to eat alone. But now, she can't follow her temperament, but it's okay to lower her standards a little.

Hao Jun and the other two waiters didn't say much, and removed the dishes, now is the time for the emperor to be angry, he doesn't want to bump into the emperor's anger.

Money money money, money again.

Where did she go to find a large amount of money, the treasury has been empty for many years, even when the previous empress was in power, she did not abuse it, but the annual revenue of the treasury is getting smaller and smaller year by year, and in the end it is still beyond her means.

But today someone told her that the soldiers ahead were in a hurry to eat and grass, and war was imminent. You can't let the Great Qin soldiers go into battle on an empty stomach to kill the enemy.

But where did the money come from?

Li Tong now has two methods, one is to ignore the people of Li and raise taxes, and the other is to use Hao Jun's "private money". And the gift presented by Loulan Guo has long been used by her elsewhere, and it has not been beneficial in a short time.

Of course, it is much better to use Hao Jun's "private money" than to raise taxes, otherwise the entire Daqin is indispensable everywhere, and if Yi Zi sells her daughter, then she is the sinner of Daqin.

However, if Hao Jun's "private money" is directly used, I am afraid that the entire system of Daqin from top to bottom will collapse, and Li Yan will always need to leave a part of the money as the foundation of Daqin to maintain the normal operation of the system.

In short, neither worked, and she had to think of something else.

At this time, she thought of a person, the landscape.

It doesn't make sense that her harem is so powerful, but those people just eat dry food.

"Pass the order, hold a banquet in Qingluan Hall tonight, and all the attendants must be present." Li Yan said helplessly.

In the past, she only had to manage herself, but now she can't even manage herself, but no matter what, there is a lot of power in numbers, this sentence is absolutely true.

As for the fact that I was still talking about going to see Fengxue when I got up in the morning, I could only delay it temporarily.

In everyone's expectation, this dinner seems to have come very late.

The scenery around Qingluan Hall is good, and after the decoration of the waiter, it is even more beautiful.

But under the backdrop of the lanterns and wine, Li Tong directly showed the theme, without any intention of spending time with them.

"Some of you should have gotten the word and guessed why I called you here." She looked at them and said, "Now that the national crisis is at hand, the border war is in urgent need of appropriation, and to tell you the truth, the national treasury is losing money year after year. I hope that everyone can brainstorm and contribute to Daqin. ”

Everyone in the banquet looked at each other, some people knew about this matter, and some people only learned about it at this time, but they might as well understand the meaning of Li Yan's words.

"I can promise him one condition, if I finally take his advice."

After hearing this, there was a discussion in the banquet, and slowly the voice became louder and louder, looking at some of them, showing a look of eagerness, Li Yan said: "Those who have ideas can speak bluntly, even if they say it badly, I will forgive you for your innocence."

At this time, a waiter with a raw face spoke: "Your Majesty, Qin has something to say."

Li Yan said: "Accurate."

"I heard that the crops in the Jiangnan area are harvested twice a year, and this year's weather is good and the harvest is said to be very impressive......

Before he could say more, Li Di interrupted him and said, "Okay, I understand what you mean, but this method is not advisable, Ai Shi think about it again."

The man had no choice but to shut up.

Another person spoke: "Your Majesty, there is a way for Chu to serve, I don't know if it's advisable."

"Say~"

The person who spoke, Li Di, had a slight impression, and this person's name was Chu Jing.

"The place where the great prince is located is the border of our country, and there are our people around it, but there are also people with enemy troops. Although most of the people there were poor, Chu Shi heard that due to the weather, these people had cellars in their homes, and grain was stored in the cellars all year round. Therefore, Chu Shi's method is to requisition these grains for the time being, and then compensate for them in the future. ”

To be honest, Li Di was in favor of this method in her heart, but fortunately she was not carried away by the difficulties. Although Chu Shi said that he was downplaying, he also called their actions "expropriation", but is this really the case?

Not to mention those who have run out of food, how to survive the harsh winter on the border next, is the "compensation" he mentioned later, and I don't know if it can be effectively implemented.

In this way, isn't it a clear robbery?

The more Li Yan thought about it, the more she felt that this method was inappropriate, so she said "This matter is to be discussed" and disappeared.

Seeing that he was puzzled, Li Yan explained: "This method is good, but I hope there is a better way than this."

Next, a few more people opened their mouths and put forward their ideas, but none of them were approved by Li Di.

The atmosphere at the table became cold, because Li Yan denied everyone's proposal.

At this time, Ji Chenxu spoke: "Your Majesty, Ji Shi is willing to take the lead in donating his savings for many years, I believe that if the atmosphere in the palace is like this, the ministers of the court and the central government will definitely follow suit."

To be honest, Li Zhen didn't think much about letting people donate their family property, which was completely influenced by his previous life.

If you have lived alone for most of your life and have never tried to rely on the help of others, you will be like her, subconsciously ignoring the role of others and relying only on your own ability to solve problems. And for her, it is rare to think of brainstorming.

Therefore, when Ji Chenxu said that everyone could raise funds, Li Yan felt that this matter was feasible.

It's just that she has to be mentally prepared, even if she mobilizes the important ministers of the court to donate money, the amount will not be very large.

Those old foxes, in order to show their incorruptible style, how could they come up with a lot.

In an instant, Li Yan didn't have much hope for this method again.

In desperation, Li Yan asked Xiang Jing, who had never spoken: "What good opinion does the Marquis Jing have?"

As if she didn't expect her to ask him suddenly, she said blankly: "This ...... Back to the emperor, Jing Shi does have a method, the emperor can listen to it, but it is not feasible, Jing Shi does not know. ”

Li Yan finally showed a rare smile and said, "Okay, say it quickly."