Isn't it the simplest question for the ministers to look at each other? Why did Gu Jianglin ask them?

"Grain."

Although the ministers asked knowingly, the ministers also understood, but the big guys still answered collectively.

Gu Jianglin nodded, "Yes, that's right, it's food, because the flood Jinguo already has a different heart, but he has been waiting and seeing, and he doesn't dare to really do it, and now there is another insect plague, and the farmland around the capital has suffered a lot of losses, and the food is really lacking, so they began to try, and our dynasty has never had effective measures against this kind of move, so they are now even more fearless and unscrupulous." ”

The big guys all looked at each other, "Food, it seems to be easy, things that are easy to get at your fingertips, and I don't usually pay much attention to them, but it's also difficult to do." ”

"Yes, the most important thing now is food, I don't have much food in store at home, even if I donate it all, it may not be able to solve the urgent need." One of the ministers shook his head and sighed.

"Don't cry poor, don't cry poor, I saw a lot of rice in your rice jar some time ago?" The other immediately retorted.

"Hey, don't say this, you saw this some time ago, but I have a family to support, and I didn't think about hoarding food, but after the disaster, the food was robbed like crazy, and the price of food was raised, and I was angry at this. How can you afford it? If I donate it all, I won't be able to live. ”

The first thing the big guys thought of was to collect food from them, so they all cried and pushed each other back.

Gu Jianglin was so noisy that he sighed leisurely, and then said: "Ministers don't have to cry poor, I don't mean that." ”

Hearing this, the crowd was a little quieter.

The Prime Minister looked around, made a few looks, and then stood up and said, "What do the five princes mean?" Could it be that the five princes have their own decisions? Since the five princes have a great business and took the initiative to find someone to catch those birds, it seems that there is no need to discuss with us. ”

"Yes, it seems that we are redundant, and I don't know if this locust plague has been dealt with well? Even if it is dealt with, it will be a disaster. Another minister said.

"It's just that the ministers feel that they can't transfer the silver from the treasury, so I have to make this decision, and now all the silver on my body has been used up, so this matter has to be discussed with you, I want to take out the Congliang in the treasury and distribute it to the front line first, so as to give the soldiers on the front line a little peace of mind, let them work hard, defend the city, try to catch a few people from the Jin country who burned and looted, and then let them see the scene of eating meat and drinking wine, and the food is in short supply at the same time, If these Jinguo people are sent back on the principle of friendly friendship between the two countries, these Jinguo people will naturally tell their monarch everything they have seen in our military camps, and with food, the soldiers can also be in one go. Gu Jianglin said.

In fact, he has been prepared for a long time, and he will always encounter opposition regardless of how appropriate the opinions he put forward at this time are.

These people can't wait to see his jokes, and he is straight, he doesn't like the intrigue methods of the court spiders, and he doesn't like to form a party for personal gain, so there are very few ministers who stand in the court to him, only a few appreciate him, but these people are in the court, and they can't turn the storm at all, the prime minister is full of peach and plum, and the students are in important positions, and their right to speak is much greater than their own right to speak.

If you want your words to be heard, the most important thing is to have the right to speak.

It's a pity that he doesn't have anyone to trust in the court now, so the right to speak is destined to be on the side with more people. bar

When he came today, he had already thought of such a result, so he could only use such a method.

After hearing this, the Prime Minister really narrowed his eyes slightly, and stood up and said: "The grain stored in the treasury is for emergencies, for example, if the war is peaceful, if the enemy army really invades the imperial city, then the princes and nobles, princes and grandchildren in the imperial city need that food to survive." ”

Gu Jianglin narrowed his eyes slightly, "Prime Minister, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that the cart is put before the horse, only the line of defense that guards the frontier can prevent the situation you said from happening, is it true that when they reach the bottom of the imperial city, these grains that could have been used to defend the city will be used to let the princes and ministers survive? ”

The prime minister narrowed his eyes slightly, "You originally knew that the minister didn't mean that, this is the rule left by the ancestors, and you must keep a hand at all times." ”

"Yes, the situation you said is very likely to happen, the Jin Kingdom attacks us, and we have no food to give to the frontier, so that defense line will soon be broken through, and then we, the princes and nobles, as well as you scholars who are too weak to go to the battlefield, will hide in this layer-by-layer guarded imperial city, relying on this food to survive, so that they will cut off all our retreats, and finally trap us here alive, right?" Gu Jianglin's voice became more and more stern.

Everyone looked at each other, as if they didn't dare to say a word.

The prime minister smiled, "This is the rule of all dynasties, not to mention that this food is not enough at all, and it can only let the soldiers of a city hold on for more than half a month, that's all." ”

"That's enough, as long as the immediate crisis can be resolved, in half a month, new grain will fill the treasury again." Gu Jianglin said.

"After frequent disasters, where is there food? A lot of land in the south can not be planted, the wheat in the north has suffered from insect plagues, and the middle zone is planted with melons, fruits and vegetables, these things have low yields, and they can't be as full as grain, where do you say this Mianyang City comes from, even if you can harvest some grain, can you really withstand what the army wants? The prime minister asked.

"Absolutely." Gu Jianglin said confidently.

He has seen Xi Muyun's skills, and he also knows that Xi Muyun has his own opinions on agriculture.

The tools she made for plowing the land, the tools for irrigating the fields, were unprecedented, unheard of, and deviant, but they were also very useful.

He saw that the places were full of rice, and the green was like hope, and now it must be golden in autumn.

So he can only pin his hopes on these things, after he goes back, he will write a letter to Xi Duyun, asking her to advocate the matter of collecting grain, some places can collect taxes to collect a lot of grain, although these may be enough, but, for the sake of insurance, he will persuade the emperor to let the treasury fund the purchase of some grain, so that the two-pronged approach will be guaranteed.

But before that, he had to spend the food in the treasury, and in any case, whether it was for the sake of cheering up his own soldiers, or for the soldiers of the Jin country, these grains were crucial.

The people on the border can no longer be harassed by them, and the situation is turbulent, and the whole body is affected by it, and the change is instantaneous.

"I don't know where the five princes got so much confidence, the grain harvest in many places is poor, and the locusts are already unstoppable, are the birds you said useful? We can't put all the bets on you alone, the court is a place for discussing politics, not a place for gambling. The Prime Minister said coldly: "What's more, this is the rule of all dynasties. ”

"All dynasties have been overthrown, Prime Minister."