At the same time that the Queen Mother and Zhao Yuan were in a hurry, Qin Zhao's expression on his face when he was sitting in the tent at this time did not look relaxed, and now it was a year of disaster.

Now, the food of the common people in the city is already insufficient, and they have to transport it from the south, and in addition to the war, the common people have to pay taxes to the state, and now the food is insufficient, and the attack in the army will soon be unable to keep up.

As far as he knew, the troops led by the Queen Mother had their own food, but their food supply was completely provided by the people, if it went on like this, no matter how powerful their combat ability was, in the end the food was not enough to survive, after all, everything was in vain, and Qin Zhao was also very distressed in his heart at this time.

Qin Zhao pushed the fold on the table to the side, stood up, the expression on his face looked a little sad, he put his hands behind his back, and walked to the window, from the window you could see that the people below were training soldiers.

He brought two lieutenant generals, one is Lord Huang, the other is Captain Li, these two are good at leading soldiers, every day in the battle after the training of soldiers, these days the soldiers training is very morale, although the war is very good, the Queen Mother is defeated and retreated and fled, but this grain and grass problem is not solved, he has always been at peace in his heart.

"Li Changqing, how long can the grain and grass in our army be supplied now?"

Qin Zhao's voice was a little low, he frowned, and in his heart, he was also very anxious at this time, and asked the people below.

"There is not much grain and grass in the emperor's army, and it is estimated that it will only be able to supply for half a month at most."

Li Changqing replied respectfully, he was in charge of the supervision of the grain and grass in the army, and now the grain and grass were not enough at the beginning, and this was all the grain collected from the people while fighting.

In addition, Qin Zhao has already issued an order to pay attention to reasonableness when collecting grain, after all, it is a year of disaster, if you see that there is no food at the farmer's house, you can't grab it, you can only collect it slowly.

Therefore, this speed cannot be raised for a while, and this granary can barely supply a month from the beginning, but now there is only half a month's grain left.

Li Changqing's heart was also very bitter, Qin Zhao heard Li Changqing's report, and immediately became even more distressed in his heart. "Lord Li, haven't you already sent officers and soldiers to collect grain and grass among the people?"

Qin Zhao frowned, and asked seriously, but saw Li Changqing in front of him sighing silently, and shook his head again, Qin Zhao understood in his heart that in this year of disaster, and in the war, it is not an easy thing to collect grain and grass at all, and these ordinary people also have to live, and they don't care about who is the emperor for a long time.

Now this battle is between him and the Queen Mother, whoever wins will be the emperor, but for the common people, no matter who is the emperor, they always have to eat, Qin Zhao also understands this truth in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are indeed trying their best to collect grain and grass, but this year was originally a year of famine, and there was not much food in the hands of the people. Although the emperor said that you have reduced a lot of taxes before, but now the war originally requires a lot of grain and grass, but you don't allow us to levy more, this speed is naturally not up to it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain it after half a month......"

The expression on Li Changqing's face was full of distress, Qin Zhao also sighed silently when he heard these words, and looked at the scenery outside the window with his hands behind his back, the soldiers outside were practicing hard, and it seemed that they were doing their best, and the two adults were also struggling to train the soldiers, and now the momentum is just right, and the Queen Mother is retreating.

In the past month, nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses have been wiped out in the hands of the Queen Mother, and it has already been a major loss for the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother is very stubborn, even if there is still the last soldier in her hand, she will not surrender.

So if you want to thoroughly evaluate this rebellion, unless the last soldier in the Queen Mother's hands is captured, the Queen Mother may be subservient to herself, Qin Zhao sighed silently, and he also understood this matter in his heart, but no wonder Li Changqing.

Li Changqing is also working hard to collect grain and grass, but he does not allow officers and soldiers to rob the people's grain, so it is normal for this grain and grass to be consumed faster and faster.

"Then Lord Li, do you have any way to collect a little more grain and grass, the Queen Mother still has 50,000 soldiers and horses in her hands, and during this time their troops have been reduced by 100,000 people, according to the Queen Mother's unyielding nature, he will definitely continue to recruit troops and horses, they have abundant grain and grass, and there is a place for their own production of food, so that they can continue to supply food, but the food supply on our side is blocked, and this situation is really unfavorable for us."

Qin Zhao's question stumped Li Changqing, Li Changqing knelt on the ground at this time, and his face was also embarrassed, and Qin Zhao no longer nodded reluctantly.

He knew that the matter of raising grain and grass had to find a way to solve it, but if it was difficult for Li Changqing alone, it would be too difficult, and at this time, Qin Zhao suddenly missed Guan Tongshu in his heart.

Guan Tongshu has now been arranged to be properly resettled in the suburbs.

"Master Li, Escort Chen went to look for the two children, but there is a situation, and there is no clue at all?"

Qin Zhao thought of another question, and instantly became even more distressed, he opened his mouth to ask, at this time, the expression on Li Changqing's face became even more embarrassed, everyone knew that Chen Huwei had been digging three feet into the ground this month, and he wanted to find out these two children.

Every day, I led this team of people to search in and around the capital, and there were still some clues at first, but now a month has passed, but there is no news.

"There is no news about the two children of the emperor now, presumably they are no longer in the capital, maybe the queen mother has brought these two children with her......"

Hearing this, Qin Zhao sighed weakly again, if these two children were still by the Queen Mother's side, if the Queen Mother hadn't hurt these two children, he would still be able to rest assured.

But in the past month, he has to plan the battle, but also worry about Guan Tongshu, but also worry about the two missing children, he has hardly slept well in the past month, and even wakes up from his dreams, thinking that the two children are in danger at this time, but he, as a father, is powerless, Qin Zhao's hands are tightly clenched into fists at this time.

He was anxious and worried in his heart, he was so worried, as a mother, Guan Tongshu was afraid to wash her face with tears all day long.

"How is the Queen Lady doing? Why didn't I hear from him? ”

Qin Zhao asked again, the expression on Li Changqing's face on the side was even more sad, although they had fought several holy wars this month, and the Queen Mother was defeated one after another, but now the problem of food and grass and the two missing children have become the biggest problem in their hearts.

And the emperor is so concerned about the queen's mother, the queen's health, and the queen's emotional problems, these questions are piled up in front of him for him to answer, but he doesn't know how to say it.

"Back to the emperor, the queen has been staying in the house in the suburbs these days, and she really hasn't gone anywhere, washing her face with tears all day long, and she was in the mood to write to the emperor at first, but now according to the palace maid next to him, the queen mother is now not thinking about tea and dinner, and she has lost a lot of weight......"