The emperor's face changed in an instant, "You say it again, what's wrong with Miancheng?!" ”

was questioned by the emperor head-on, and his voice was very loud, and An Rong's frightened heart fluttered and fluttered.

Not daring to look at the emperor's sharp eyes like an eagle falcon, An Rong lowered his head and repeated, "Cotton City is lost." ”

The city was lost, and the emperor was eager to respond.

But Xiao Zhan, who has always been moody, stood up from his chair when he heard the news.

An Rong knew that something had happened, otherwise he wouldn't have done this.

Gonggong Xu's face was also very pale, "The mountains of Cotton City are steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can Dongyan spare Yingcheng and directly attack Cotton City?" ”

The reason why Xiao Zhan sent Lian Xuan to Miancheng to remind him was because Miancheng was the place where Yingcheng retreated, and Yingcheng was not broken, and Miancheng could sit back and relax.

Now, Dongyanrao has passed through Yingcheng, directly attacked Cotton City, and even broke through Cotton City.

That is to say, when the enemy arrives at Xiao Zhan's rear, as long as Dongyan guards Cotton City, Xiao Zhan can be trapped to death, because if the grain and grass are to be transported to Yingcheng, they must pass through Cotton City!

Take a step back and say, if it is a flank attack from the front and rear, the city should be in danger.

If Yingcheng is the gate of a mansion, then Cotton City is the shadow wall, and if you spare the shadow wall, you will have an unobstructed view of the mansion.

"How did Dongyan break through the cotton city?" The emperor asked.

In his opinion, it was impossible.

Xiao Zhan led an army of 130,000 to garrison Yingcheng, and without bloodshed, it was impossible for the east extension to break through Yingcheng and reach Miancheng.

An Rong didn't speak, she probably knew why.

Xiao Zhan ordered Lian Xuan to rush to Cotton City overnight, just because the secret guard told Xiao Zhan that there was an abnormality in Dongyan. Dongyan prepared a bunch of iron rods, and the dark guard didn't know what the iron rod was for, but on the battlefield, everything the enemy did was related to war, and the dark guard hurriedly told Xiao Zhan.

To say that Xiao Zhan was just guessing before, the iron rod was used to break the cliff, but now, An Rong can be sure that the iron rod is used to cross the cliff!

The emperor didn't know about these things, and he was very angry. "Such an important thing. How could Zhan'er give it to the Hou Shizi of Jingbei? ”

The implication is that the loss of Cotton City is Lian Xuan's fault.

An Rong felt that the emperor was too prejudiced to think like this. It's too arbitrary.

Although Lian Xuan loves to mess around. But in the big things. He was never ambiguous, especially what Xiao Zhan told him to do.

It's just that the cotton city is lost, that's a fact.

Can the emperor not be angry. Can you not be worried?

If you can cross the cliff and attack Cotton City, then you can't be an ordinary officer and soldier!

When those people enter the cotton city, they can completely disguise themselves as ordinary people and usually do nothing, but once the grain and grass are transported through the cotton city, it will be a big disaster!

It's just that the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he, as the emperor, can't manage the affairs of the border pass.

Even if you rush to the border for 800 miles, any daylily will be almost cold.

He promised Xiao Guogong Mansion that no matter how Xiao Zhan led his troops to fight, the emperor wanted An Rong to remind Xiao Zhan, and he endured it all his life.

After sitting down on the dragon chair, the emperor asked An Rong, "Why did you come to find me?" ”

An Rong scratched his forehead and said, "The prime minister and the emperor have an agreement, the 130,000 army, do not take the imperial court's grain, grass and silver salary, before the grandfather left Beijing, he handed over the matter of raising grain and grass to me, the task is so heavy that An Rong is a little out of breath ......." ”

Hearing An Rong say this, the emperor frowned slightly.

Xiao Lao'er threw such a heavy burden to An Rong, he thought that An Rong had this ability, and he dared to let An Rong come to him to cry if he had nothing to do.

The border is a major matter, and it has nothing to do with An Rong's daughter's family, she is doing her best, as the emperor, can he sit back and watch her, a pregnant woman, run around and work hard to raise money?

The surname of Jiangshan in Da Zhou is Mo, not Xiao, and not Shen!

"How much silver is missing?" The emperor was relieved.

An Rong's eyes blinked slightly, shook his head slightly, and said, "The emperor misunderstood, An Rong didn't come to ask the emperor for money today, but wanted to do business with the imperial court." ”

The corner of the emperor's eyes twitched.

The black line on the door of the head couldn't stop falling.

Father-in-law Xu began to stroke his forehead.

Since she is doing business with the imperial court, how can she directly negotiate with the emperor, and the emperor can still bargain with her?

Gonggong Xu coughed lightly and reminded An Rongdao, "Young Grandma Xiaobiao, the emperor has a lot of opportunities, how can you care about such a trivial matter as doing business, if you are doing business with the harem, then you should discuss with the Internal Affairs Office, and discuss other matters with the household department." ”

An Rong's face was slightly red, she also knew that it was not in accordance with the rules to talk to the emperor directly about this matter, but when she talked to the household department, the household department still had to tell the emperor, and then the ministers discussed, not to mention the delay in time, the business may not be successful, the grandfather of the country and General Xiao are not in the court, she is very at a loss.

Talking directly to the emperor is the cheapest.

An Rong cleared his throat and said, "An Rong also knows that it is not in accordance with the rules to talk directly about business with the emperor, but this business, An Rong doesn't want others to know." ”

An Rong said this, but it aroused the emperor's curiosity.

He frowned slightly, picked up the teacup, gently flicked it twice, and said with a smile, "I don't want others to know, what kind of business is so mysterious?" ”

An Rong scratched his forehead and laughed twice, "An Rong doesn't want others to know, not because the business is mysterious and unsightly, but because I am worried that the emperor will lose a lot of income in your small treasury." ”

The poor emperor was drinking tea, and when he heard this, he choked on his throat with a mouthful of tea.

Gonggong Xu asked the emperor if there was anything wrong, but he was helpless against An Rong.

How could she talk like this, isn't this an obvious ridicule of the emperor's poverty, and there is no money in the small treasury.

Moreover, the emperor saves a small treasury, this is originally a joke, the world is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's ministers, the entire Great Zhou is the emperor's, the emperor holds the power of life and death of everyone, will there be a small treasury?

But the fact is that all emperors have small coffers, and today's emperors are no exception.

Moreover, the emperor's small treasury is very poor.

Otherwise, as for wanting to build a palace, will they be impeached by the ministers?

Rao is so, Gonggong Xu also helped An Rong speak, "The emperor is angry, the consumption of food and grass for Young Master Xiaobiao's 130,000 army is too large, and such a heavy burden is on her shoulders, so the young grandmother is naturally anxious, and she is in a hurry, and it is easy to speak without covering her mouth, not with a heart." ”

An Rong shook his head and said with a smile, "Gonggong Xu, I'm serious, the emperor has a small treasury, and all the civil and military officials know it, what can't be said, besides, the treasury is empty, and the emperor doesn't take a small treasury to make up for it, in An Rong's heart, the emperor's small treasury is part of the treasury, but the treasury is stared at by hundreds of civil and military officials, and the emperor's small treasury can make his own decisions, it is easy to send silver from the small treasury to the treasury, and it is difficult to send money from the treasury to the small treasury." ”

These words can be regarded as speaking to the emperor's heart.

An Rong counted the small treasury and the treasury together, and the emperor did not respond in his heart.

He is a Ming monarch, and the small treasury is the second treasury.

The emperor was in a much better mood, waved his hand and said, "Say, what business?" ”

An Rong took out the salt ore and a few grains of table salt from his sleeve and sent them to the dragon case.

The emperor looked inexplicable, and Gonggong Xu reminded, "Your Majesty, this is salt." ”

The emperor glared at Gonggong Xu, "I know it's salt." ”

Father-in-law Xu, "......." ”

Taking a step back, Grandpa Xu will no longer speak and scold.

An Rong got straight to the point, pointing to the salt ore and said, "Your Majesty, it's an inedible salt ore, and I have a way to turn it into table salt." ”

The emperor's eyes lit up.

No wonder she said that the small treasury would lose a lot of income, not just a lot of money can be described?

There are many salt mountains in the Great Zhou, which cannot be cultivated or inhabited, and it is a barren mountain.

"How do you want to do business?" The emperor asked.

An Rong pondered for a while and said, "Before An Rong left the country's mansion, he just wanted to find the emperor to ask for a salt mountain, refine salt, and make it ...... for the border soldiers to eat." ”

But in the carriage, An Rong changed his mind again.

She is in the salt business, which can completely benefit the people.

If the price of pearl salt is the same as that of snow salt, who will buy snow salt?

If no one buys it, the price of snow salt will definitely drop in price.

Snow salt has lowered its price, can other salts not be reduced?

When the emperor heard An Rong's words, his brows furrowed tightly, and he said unhappily, "You sell illicit salt, and you still want to pull me along?" ”

His voice was cold, chilling, and a few words were written on his face: Do I look like the kind of stupid person who digs his own corner for the sake of a small vault?

When the emperor sells smuggled salt, how can he govern the court?

An Rong, "....... ”

Father-in-law Xu, "......." (To be continued......)