Wang Yuangan's voice was mournful, his expression was sincere, and he almost didn't shed tears.

As a state official, he is loyal to his duties, thinks of the people, and takes from the people for the people.

Therefore, the treasury of this Hezhou City has long been empty, and there is not half a penny of silver.

Li Xingzhou laughed in his heart when he heard it.

The term emptiness of the treasury is easily unspeakable by ordinary officials.

The treasury is the most important place of the country and the center of gravity of financial reserves.

If the treasury of this city is really empty, then it doesn't matter what you do with it.

Whether you are relieving the victims of the disaster or enriching your own pockets, the country will have to treat you for a serious crime of dereliction of duty first.

Therefore, the person who really emptied the treasury never dared to say that his treasury was empty, and even if it was filled with sand, it would have to be filled.

When Wang Yuangan said this, he was obviously making excuses.

"Master Li, Datang is currently in a situation of multi-front combat, you don't know."

"The war in Tibet and the changes in party items led to the severance of trade routes, which made Hezhou's finances even worse."

"Soldiers don't fight and ask for salaries, and if they win battles, they need to be rewarded. Those who died in battle should have a pension, and those who were alive should be clothed and fed. ”

"The 100,000 troops on the front line are waiting for each other, and the demand for military resources in the rear is wave after wave."

"General Heizhi brought another 50,000 people, but I, Wang Yuangan, am not an immortal in the sky, and this money can't be conjured out of thin air. It's not easy for me to maintain my daily supply, and then I need to take out the money to pay everyone. ”

"Master Li, I really can't do anything."

Wang Yuangan said with a bitter face.

"Lord Wang, the money is only a temporary loan. Speaking of which, there is no way around it. In the past, the army attacked the city, but if there is a down, there will be a harvest. At that time, you only need to give a part of the proceeds of the siege to everyone. ”

"But although Shanzhou is a natural hazard, it is not a city. There are only a small number of residents, and there is no money to speak of. ”

"Although our army has taken this pass that hinders the advance of the army, in terms of gains, the gains are really limited. In this siege, there were many dead and wounded, and the soldiers contributed a lot, and the military department finally took out the money and rewarded everyone, but they must not worry about the military salary in the future. ”

"Once the front line is in a hurry, the newly recruited recruits on my side will go to battle."

"Chang'an City is far away from this mountain and water, and I have to wait for the court money, and I am afraid that it will take a few days."

"In order for the recruits to go into battle quickly, and in order not to delay the salaries of the brothers, I can only be cheeky to borrow some from the adults."

"When the court settles the money in the coming day, it will naturally be returned to the adults, and the adults will be asked to help."

Wang Yuangan shook his head again and again.

"It's impossible. Bachelor Li, you don't need to talk about it. ”

"Lord Wang, why is it impossible?"

Wang Yuangan glanced at Li Xingzhou coldly, and sneered in his heart, what do you know.

Over the years, Datang has not been in the war, and in addition to paying the due amount to the central government, various localities have to pay soldiers and food for use.

However, Hezhou City has almost no to pay.

This is related to the unique geographical environment of Hezhou City.

Hezhou City is located in the middle of the main road in Longxi, and is also on the edge of the fertile grassland.

In this position, Hezhou City inevitably had to take on two main tasks, that is, to be responsible for logistics and transportation and to prevent the raids of grassland horse bandits.

For this reason, Wang Yuangan once wrote to the military queen, claiming that the burden was very heavy and asked for tax reduction.

Considering the special role of Hezhou City and the heavy responsibilities shouldered, Wu Houdao did agree to a tax reduction.

In recent years, Datang has had a good wind and rain, and the grain has been harvested.

Although the country is at war, the people's lives are still healthy, and the local government coffers are full.

Only Wang Yuangan has to report to the Empress Wu almost every year, the burden of Hezhou City is too heavy, horse bandits are rampant, the people are miserable, and the treasury is becoming more and more bottomed.

According to his words, merit should be praised, and hardship should also be praised.

How much Hezhou City has contributed to the army and local law and order every year must be said.

But the most important thing is that the less money he pays, the more he will get himself.

But now, the Tang Army is looking for him to borrow money.

If he borrows it, won't it be a slap in the face?

So at this moment, Wang Yuangan felt a cool breath directly from his nose:

"You don't understand the things in officialdom. I don't want to talk to you too much. I'll tell you no, that's kind to you. Even if I had, I wouldn't be able to borrow it. ”

"In short, Mr. Li, I will not give less to what should be given. I shouldn't have given it, and you shouldn't count on it. Anyway, the imperial court salary will arrive sooner or later, which is nothing more than to make everyone wait a few more days. ”

Before Lee Xing-ju could speak, Park Kyung-tae, a native of Silla, immediately became angry:

"Lord Wang, when did you hear that my Datang had arrears of military salaries?"

"Is it difficult to let those recruits take wooden sticks to beat the Tibetans!"

Wang Yuangan rolled his eyes.

"Just because we didn't have it before doesn't mean we can't have it in the future."

"You!"

Park Kyung-tae staggered to his feet.

Lee Hang grabbed Park Kyung-tae on Monday.

"Lao Pu, don't be impulsive."

Glancing at Wang Yuangan deeply, Li Xingzhou said.

"In that case, I won't force it too much."

"It's just my lord, we have come all the way, and we haven't even had a chance to drink saliva, so don't you plan to invite us to have a glass of wine before leaving?"

Wang Yuangan was stunned, but he didn't expect this Li Xingzhou to act so decisively:

"Interesting. Okay, since Mr. Li has this Yaxing, I will accompany him. ”

"These two glasses of wine, my Wang can still afford it. Come on, show the two generals the wine, and serve a few good dishes to greet. ”

The failure to borrow money seemed to have no effect on Li Xingzhou, but he took this opportunity to go directly to the table.

Began to eat and drink.

He and Wuyang's eating appearance is quite gentle, but Park Jingtai's appearance is not flattering.

He grabbed the vegetables in one hand and the wine in the other.

A mouthful of food and a mouthful of wine, but the speed of catching vegetables is not slow at all.

The chopsticks flew like flying, and in a blink of an eye, most of the dishes on the table were cleaned.

This made everyone present frown at the same time.

Du Su was even more insulting. He felt that he might need to remind the other person.

Let them know what this place is, and what they eat in every bite.

"Eat slowly, this is not the front line, no one will rob you."

Probably seeing everyone's eyes, Li Xingzhou patted Park Jingtai on the shoulder and said.

The big names at the same table laughed disdainfully at the same time.

Li Xingzhou explained to everyone very seriously.

"After fighting for a long time, the habit of eating is not easy to change."

"When I usually eat, no one knows when the battle will start, and whether there will be an enemy to sneak attack."

"As soon as the drums sound, everyone must immediately leave their jobs behind and pick up their swords and guns to fight."

"So a lot of brothers have become accustomed to cleaning up all the food in the shortest possible time."

"Sometimes you don't have time to eat after a day's fighting, so you have to eat clean when you eat, and try to keep your stomach stocked so as not to go hungry."

"It's like when we broke through Shanzhou on a snowy night, it was a day and a night without eating."

"It's all hanging in one breath."

"In this way, many brothers will get used to eating like this after a long time, and it will inevitably be ugly."

"Please forgive me."

The people at the table stopped laughing at the same time.

In just a few words, it has already explained the hard life of the soldiers on the front line.

They fought hard with their lives in front of them, in exchange for peace in the rear.

And who dares to really despise them and look down on them?

Li Baishi said softly.

"Mr. Li doesn't have such a habit."

"I've only been in the army for a hundred days, and I haven't fought much."

"A lot of soldiers have habits that they should have, but they haven't had time to develop them."

Li Baishi laughed:

"Speaking of which, Bachelor Li's promotion is also extremely fast in Datang."

"In the battle of Shanzhou City, everyone in the world knows the name of Master Li, and great achievements can be expected in the future."

"Mr. Li's future will be infinitely bright."

When she said this, she squinted at Wang Yuangan with her eyes.

It was obviously reminding him that the person in front of him, although he did not have a substantive official position.

But who knows how much he will achieve in the future.

It would be a little unwise to offend him now.

Li Xingzhou obviously also heard the meaning of Li Baishi's words, and smiled slightly.

"Great merit always comes great battle. It's nothing, we soldiers are not afraid of fighting, we are afraid of not being able to eat. ”

"Soldiers have worked hard all their lives and are struggling on the line of death, so how can they not even give money for training and allocation?"

"Datang established the country with force, defended the country with force, and never did anything to be sorry for the soldiers, so I still believe that Wang Taishou will definitely donate generously for my front-line sergeants."

Wang Yuan snorted, but he didn't hear it.

It was probably a few words that came out, and the atmosphere was a little cold.

Du Su laughed and said:

"Come, come, come, eat, eat. This Yichun Building's jade crispy silvertail fish, this is a must in the Tang Dynasty. Let's all try it. ”

Li Xingzhou took a bite with chopsticks, tasted it, nodded and admired.

"Sure enough, the craftsmanship is good, I don't know how to make it, the entrance is sweet and sour, but the aftertaste is extremely fragrant, and the aftertaste is overflowing after a bite, and the aftertaste is not finished."

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will have to eat more often."

Du Su burst out laughing.

"It's a bit difficult. This jade crispy silvertail can only be eaten in this month of the year. ”

"It is made of small four-gill carp in the Weishui River, and it takes three catties of wild fish to make it."

"If it's too big, the fish will be old, and if it's small, the meat won't be rich."

"The ingredients of this jade crispy silvertail fish should be made with the snow of the Tianshan Mountain, the spices of the flint village, and the soup stock of the colorful satin chicken hanging in the Hexi Corridor, etc., and it must be made by a first-class master."

"When stewing, you should first use the snow water to stock it for three days to remove the muddy smell."

"Then fill the belly with Jiangnan rice wine."

"The scales should not be scraped first, they must be directly planed to take the belly, steamed in a drawer, and accompanied by spices such as peppercorns, cinnamon, star anise, etc."

"Take it out when it is eight years old, remove the scales, and then put it into the drawer and steam it twice, and then there will be a small ....."

He shook his head and shook his head as he said this, quite smugly.

I thought to myself, now you know what you guys were gobbling up like that, right?

When the food is savored, how can it be chewed.

He couldn't say this, but he circled and turned in his stomach, and it all floated to his face.

Li Xingzhou is indeed a little flustered.

The small four-gill carp in the Weishui River is an extremely rare thing in itself, and its nature is extremely slippery.

They spend most of their time only cruising in the depths, constantly migrating, and almost never surface.

It is only during the rainy season at the beginning of spring that the air pressure is extremely low and the water is ventilated in large numbers, and it is only at that time that fishermen are able to catch them.

But even then, the gains are extremely limited.

But Du Su actually said that he had to pick it, and it must be a one-year growth.

Not to mention the complicated and cumbersome production process, what to use to catch the snow of the Tianshan Mountains and the spices of the flint village.

The complexity of the material alone is staggering.

Each of these ingredients is hard-won, and it is almost impossible to eat them on a daily basis.

At this time, Du Su was still interested in introducing a few dishes next to him:

"It's a parrot tongue stew, and it takes at least 200 parrot tongues to stir-fry a dish. This is ice ear fish roe, which is made from the honey of polar ice ear and sea caviar from the sea. ”

"This is jasmine hibiscus soup, which has the effect of expelling phlegm and clearing the tonic 。。。。。。 that is a hundred birds to congratulate, and it needs to be made of more than 20 kinds of birds."

A variety of delicious dishes.

Spit out from Du Su's mouth, one by one beautiful names, one by one novel production methods, and all kinds of unthinkable ways to eat.

What makes people uncontrollable to listen to it is to be surprised, to be surprised, to be emotional.

No one noticed, right in the middle of this series of introductions.

Park Kyung-tae gradually stopped putting down the chopsticks.

Wuyang's face was flushed, and he stared at Du Su deadly.

And the look on Li Xingzhou's face became more and more solemn and ..... It's hard to see.

Du Su Daqi.

"Why don't you use the two generals? Isn't that good enough? ”

Wang Yuangan beside him had a face that was about to kill, and he scolded stupid people in his heart.

Park Kyung-tae said in a hoarse voice.

"It's not that it's not good enough, it's that I don't dare to eat it anymore. After this meal, Lao Tzu can't afford to pay a year's salary. ”

Li Xingzhou complained in his heart.

"Lao Tzu is not as good as you people in the 21st century."

"Lao Tzu is desperately killing the enemy on the front line, you are here to enjoy it desperately."

He snorted lowly.

"Those of us who were soldiers had never seen anything like this before."

"For us, the so-called delicious food is to turn the raw into ripe, add a little salt."

"A pot of sauce and roast meat, the fragrance is enough to make everyone salivate, and being able to fill the stomach is the greatest happiness in the world."

"Before every big war, the logistics will always reward the three armies with wine and meat pickaxes, everyone has wine to drink, meat to eat, they are already very satisfied, and when they start a war, they will share their efforts, not afraid of life and death."

"But when we get here, one meal is worth ten days of food for the army, and one dish can be exchanged for dozens of lives, we are all cheap people, and we really don't deserve such good dishes."

"Let's eat, it's too wasteful, let's enjoy it slowly."

Du Su was originally proud of his eloquence because of his gushing introductions.

At this moment, he was blocked back by Li Xingzhou with a word, which was extremely embarrassing.

Looking back at Wang Yuangan, the other party was so angry that he didn't want to look at him anymore.

The atmosphere at the banquet was tense again.

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