After autumn, the weather suddenly became bitterly cold, and before you knew it, winter came directly.

When the outside of the fortress was directly covered with thick snow, Lu Chensheng was already lazy to leave the palace every day in the palace.

Later, he simply asked the ministers to go to the imperial study to discuss matters.

The distance between the imperial study is relatively close, and it basically doesn't take long in the past, unlike going to the Chengtian Palace, even if it takes a while to sit on the dragon.

The inside of the imperial study was also relatively spacious, and the ministers felt that it was a bit impolite or something, but after thinking about it, they didn't say anything.

Compared with the kings of previous dynasties, there will be some ironic things.

Today's kings are much better, but they are afraid of the cold and change the place where they went to court.

"Drink some porridge, come to this palace so early, you Aiqing must have frozen, drink some hot porridge to warm up."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand, and the palace maids served hot porridge for the ministers to enjoy, and then served some side dishes.

Seeing this, the ministers looked at each other, "Holy Lord, this is still not eating, right?" ”

They are worried, what if they eat it, what if people are in a hurry?

"It's okay, if someone is in a hurry, just take a small step back, and don't care about such courtesies."

Lu Chensheng saw what the ministers were thinking, and replied directly.

When I went to court, I basically didn't eat, and I was completely worried about this problem.

However, given that the ministers got up so early and rushed to the palace, Lu Chensheng felt that it was nothing to change the rules.

Seeing this, the ministers hesitated, and when they saw that Du Rufang started drinking directly, they didn't care.

In front of the saint, the ministers were still very particular about eating, basically chewing and swallowing slowly, not allowing themselves to make the slightest sound.

If this is when eating, there is a little noise, it can basically be said that you don't understand the etiquette, and the imperial historians can impeach them when they see it, and say a sentence of imperial rudeness.

"Holy Lord, the third voyage has already departed, and according to the list ordered by the Gentiles, the ships on this voyage have brought a lot of armor and weapons."

The people in the household department wrote a note and handed it over, so that the saint could see it clearly.

When the Gentiles came, they brought a lot of money and bought a lot of weapons.

After this summer, I basically stayed in Seonghan City, and only at this time did I go back with the ship.

However, not everyone went back, and the other party still left a lot of people to stay in this Star Han City.

In the name of beauty, what is it to worship the strength of the Xinghan Empire, but in fact still want to stay here? Learn a little more about technical spying on news? It can also make some contribution to trade.

For these people, have the people of the household department consulted the saint? What is the reason given by the Holy One? Let them stay, as long as they don't do anything out of the ordinary.

"Huh? If the weapon is sold, it will be sold, anyway, when it comes to next year? Maybe it's time for these weapons to be replaced? Let people take more out when the time comes, and try to sell all the weapons, it will be a bit troublesome to backlog. ”

"Yes."

Tobe Shangshu responded.

"Holy Lord, according to the latest news from the spies? On the territory of the Grand Duchy of Kiev? Several suspected potash lakes have been discovered, with a probability of more than 80% of potash salts, and the probability of having potash in one place is 90%. ”

As soon as the head of the household department retreated, a minister stepped forward and said.

When Lu Chensheng heard this, he gently put the bowl aside? His face was visibly much more serious.

"Is the news true?"

Potash, which is one of the top three fertilizers? It has a significant effect on increasing the yield of crops, and is very suitable for rice? Crops such as wheat and corn.

A long time ago, Lu Chensheng had already sent someone to look for potash salt.

But there has been no news? The fertilizers you make yourself? And this potash salt is somewhat incomparable.

"Back to the Holy Heavens? The news is absolutely true! ”

The Chancellor immediately responded.

The excitement on Lu Chensheng's face flashed, the current Xinghan Empire was still a big agricultural country, and the demand for this potash was too great.

However, there has been no trace of potash in the Xinghan Empire, so he set his eyes on the rest of the countries.

After all, although the Xinghan Empire is vast and rich, some resources are indeed relatively scarce, and not all resources are available.

"Haven't you found any trace of potash in China?"

Lu Chensheng calmed down and asked in a deep voice.

"Back to the saint, there is no trace of potassium salt, the Xinghan Empire is relatively large, and some places are not easy to find, there may be, but it is not easy to detect."

Compared with the existence conditions of potash, the probability of the Grand Duchy of Kyiv is much higher, so his men went directly to the side to probe.

"In this case, war with the Grand Duchy of Kyiv is basically inevitable."

Lu Chensheng groaned for a moment and spoke.

"Holy Lord, dare to ask what this potash is?"

The minister was puzzled, and he didn't know why the Holy Lord, after hearing this, seemed to have completely decided on his intention to fight against the Grand Duchy of Kiev.

"Potash is something that can significantly increase food production, much more obviously than the fertilizer we use today, do you think you can get hold of it?"

Lu Chensheng asked rhetorically, and the ministers were immediately stunned, and then their faces gradually became fierce.

How can you let go of something that can significantly increase production?

And this thing is not actually available in the Xinghan Empire? This makes them feel a little unbalanced in their hearts, and at the same time, it also increases the idea of possession.

"In this way, this Grand Duchy of Kiev has to be destroyed!"

"You can send envoys and ask them to cede these places directly, and if they are not willing to cede them, they can send troops directly."

"Why be so polite with the Grand Duchy of Kyiv, can't you just send troops?"

The ministers were talking.

There is basically no one in the world who does not grow food! This is something that can increase production is so important to them.

As ministers, they all understand the importance of this thing.

Almost instantaneously, it was decided that these places had to be obtained!

At this time, the ministers almost became a united front, and they showed that they were bound to win this potash.

"It is necessary to declare war, but now that it is winter, let the soldiers practice diligently, and when the new weapons come out, they can train to a certain extent, and then they can declare war, and it is best to be able to declare war before the summer next year."

Lu Chensheng commanded.

The meaning of the battle has basically been decided, and at this time, the ministers will be breathless, and the household department will prepare money and food.

It's good for the generals to train their soldiers over there.

Ministers should be.

"The people of the Ministry of Rites will prepare the edict and announce it to the world when war is declared."

"Holy Lord, what reason is it appropriate to use as an edict?"

Yang Zhiyuan of the Ministry of Rites asked.

"At the junction between us and the Grand Duchy of Kyiv, the other party hurts countless people every year, and this reason is good, when writing, collect the information of the victims, their names and ages, and the circumstances of the murder one by one, so as to inform the world."

Lu Chensheng replied directly when he heard this.

Let the other party write this information clearly, so that the people can feel that this is a living person, not a few people can be replaced.

In this way, the people will naturally support the court to fight, and they will also feel that it is very necessary, and will not let the people feel that this is a meaningless war.

"Yes!"

Yang Zhiyuan had already understood when he heard this, and retreated in response.

If you want to write so clearly, you have to send someone to find out, and it will take a lot of time.

But fortunately, there was still plenty of time before the war started, and he could prepare slowly.

"The canal outside Xinghan City, I heard that it is frozen?"

"This morning it began to freeze, and the ships could not pass, which had a great impact on the trade in the city, such as the price of some fruits and vegetables, which began to rise a lot."

If the goods from outside can't come in, the price will naturally go up.

Fortunately, the price of grain is still relatively stable.

"Where can I find out where the freeze is?"

Lu Chensheng asked, it really doesn't seem like a good thing for the river to be frozen all the time.

"It's not that all of them are frozen, but a few are frozen."

The minister has sent someone to investigate, so he is quite clear about this matter.

"If it's not much, use gunpowder to blow it up, the smoothness of the river is quite important to Xinghan City."

Lu Chensheng rubbed his forehead, after the river froze, he directly received some news here, and many businessmen in the city complained a little about this weather.

After all, without ships, they could only rely on horse-drawn carriages, and horse-drawn carriages were not so reliable.

The roads are covered with snow, so it's not easy to walk, and if you're not careful, you'll lose money.

When the ministers heard this, they were stunned for a moment and hurriedly responded.

That's a good thing!

They already had this intention, and they were worried that the Holy One would not agree.

Now it seems that these people are thinking too much, and the saint still attaches great importance to these things.

This Xiaoice period does not know when it will pass.

The ministers and Lu Chensheng took turns to discuss everything, and only when the matter was almost over did they retreat.

Lu Chensheng asked the palace maids to remove the dishes and chopsticks, and directly picked up the music and continued to look.

After looking at it for a while, Lu Chensheng put Song Shu aside, thinking about the matter of potash.

Next year, corn will be planted in various parts of Xinghan Kingdom.

These seeds have been distributed to various places, there is no shortage of seeds, if there is potassium salt this year, Lu Chensheng can almost guarantee that next year's grain will definitely be harvested.

It's just that potash doesn't.

After taking the Grand Duchy of Kiev, a road must be quickly built to transport potash directly.

There is no potassium salt in the Xinghan Empire, which is really a bit annoying.

Lu Chensheng was a little helpless in his heart, and there was nothing he could do about this lack of resources.

The only thing that can be done is to occupy the places where these resources are available.

The current technology is not enough to detect oil, but even if it does, the current technology cannot do the refinement.

Thinking of all the things in this and the technical support needed, Lu Chensheng felt a little headache.

Hey, one day the technology of the Xinghan Empire will directly advance by leaps and bounds, and Lu Chensheng feels that he can also unload these burdens.

But for now, it's unlikely.

At this time, there were not too many recitals, and after Lu Chensheng finished reviewing, he got up and came to the door of the imperial study.

Then the snow began to fall again.

The cold wind blew gently, and suddenly people felt a biting coldness.

"Holy Lord, it's too cold at the door, don't freeze the dragon body."

Seeing this, the palace maid on the side said cautiously.

"It's okay, although I'm afraid of the cold, I still seem to be very healthy."

Lu Chensheng didn't care much, he really didn't get sick much after practicing martial arts.

The only time, because he was fishing by the river, because his friend fell into the water, he went to the river to catch the other party, and then he fell ill from the cold.

Thinking of this, Lu Chensheng's expression suddenly became slightly in a trance.

Speaking of which, that friend's name is Liu Yanzhi, right? Lu Chensheng thought about it, and felt that he was about to forget the other party's name.

When he pretended to be Li Junfang, he went to Chunnan City.

At that time, it was still quite leisurely, playing chess every day, and you could go out to catch some fish, which was considered a leisurely day.

At that time, I also met two old men who were quite kind.

"Why is the husband standing at the door blowing the cold wind?"

Bai Yi walked over, frowned and asked.

Lu Chensheng smiled when he heard this, "I suddenly thought that when I was in Chunnan City, my husband was also infected with a wind chill for the first time in the winter. ”

Cold?

Bai Yi thought of this, was stunned for a moment, and then thought of something, and immediately pursed his lips and smiled, "Yes, at that time, the husband said that he was Lu Chensheng, and the concubine was talking nonsense when he was only the husband." ”

Speaking of the days when he was in Chunnan City, Bai Yi thought of this matter directly.

Lu Chensheng cried and laughed, why did he remember this?

"At that time, I was in Chunnan City, but I kept watching Yu Lao and Fan Lao play chess, and I don't know what happened to the second elder now."

That place in Chunnan City is quite pleasing to Lu Chensheng, and the people in the city seem to be living quite comfortably, and their lives are extremely leisurely.

"I heard that Fan Lao has passed away, and Yu Lao is still alive."

Bai Yi immediately replied when she heard this, there are many people in the army who are in Chunnan City, so she will be more aware of some things.

Fan Lao died of illness?

When Lu Chensheng heard this, he recalled Fan Lao's appearance, and suddenly felt a little in a trance.

In terms of the other party's age, it is already considered a long life, but when he suddenly heard the news of the other party's death, Lu Chensheng still felt a little trance.

"Lady, it's better to go back to the South City of Chun to take a look, I also have some friendship with Yu Laohao, it's good to go and see him."

Lu Chensheng thought about it and felt that he should go and see it.

In any case, there is also some friendship with the other party.,The other party has always wanted to promote him before.。

It's just that Lu Chensheng doesn't think so much.

Bai Yi looked at the snow flying outside, and smiled, "Since the husband wants to go, let's go and have a look, so as not to leave any regrets." ”