Three days later, the dynasty was restored, and under the arrangement of Bailiyan, the eldest grandson's envoy Zhang Jie, entered the palace "secretly" through the palace path before dawn and appeared in the cabinet meeting.

"Foreign minister Zhang Jie, see King Xian."

"Oh......" King Xian's attitude was lukewarm, and he glanced at Zhang Jie and Baili Yan with a pretended displeasure, and then motioned to Jiang Hao to show the secret letter of the eldest grandson to the cabinet for reading. After a short while, King Xian then said: "The widow has heard about it, but the widow sees that your country is still not sincere, and the widow cannot send troops. ”

"There are already a lot of three places, these three places are full of silk, the annual income is very considerable, my Wang Nian in the two countries for many years of friendship in the overall situation, endure the pain of love, but also hope that the king of Xian Mingjian."

"Humph!" King Xian said disdainfully, looked at the cabinet members, and asked Nuo Yiyan first: "Nuoqing, you have read the letter from the eldest grandson, how about exchanging three places for our country's troops?" ”

Nuo Yiyan has been engaged in diplomatic work for decades, and he saw the clues in the letter at a glance, and he said fiercely:

"King Qiyu, in this letter, it is only agreed that one place in Sangbei will be ceded to our country, and two places in Sangnan will be ceded to our country, and my country will recognize that the eldest grandson will claim the two counties of Weiguo, but there is no mention of what our country wants for the land of Weiguo after sending troops. According to these statements, if the eldest grandson asks for the two counties of Dekang and Yuanshan, will our country send troops to make a wedding dress for the eldest grandson in vain.

And at present, there are more than one million soldiers defending the country, hundreds of thousands of elites, and our Xian army is less than one-third of it. ”

"Well, Nuo Qing has a point." King Xian nodded in affirmation, and asked Gao Xun again: "Gao Qing, what do you think?" ”

"King Qiyu, the minister thinks that this matter should be cautious, the country and I have signed a letter of repair, and the Xianguo has tore up the agreement between the two countries for no reason, and it will inevitably be feared by all countries in the future. In addition, the defense of the country is strong and strong, and I am afraid that it is not possible for our country to control it alone, and even if our country wants to send troops, it will also send troops together because of the agreement with other countries. This letter is indeed full of flaws, and it is not credible, and the division of the land should be reconfirmed to the lord of the eldest grandson. ”

"Is it appropriate that the eldest grandson will only be given three lands to the widow?"

King Xian asked, and Gao Xun continued:

"Great King, our country is not at war with the eldest grandson, and the eldest grandson has already ceded three lands, which can show his sincerity. If you ask for it again, I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate. Further, after defeating the Wei Guo one day, the land obtained from the Wei Guo was far more than the three lands, and before this common enemy, the minister thought that the two countries should work together to resist the tyranny. ”

After Gao Xun finished speaking, King Xian did not reply, but the expression on his face was very revealing, and he looked at Zhao Xun at the next moment, and then the prince stepped forward and said:

"Father, my son has something to say."

King Xian turned his gaze to the crown prince and asked:

"What does the prince have to say?"

"Back to my father, my sons don't approve of sending troops."

"Oh, why!" King Xian was glad to see that there were some objections, especially the crown prince's opposition, which would have a better effect.

"Father, the patriotic army is strong and the population is large, and although our country's soldiers are profitable, the population is only three-thirds of the country's defense, and long-term war, even if it will send troops together with other countries, a long-term war is not beneficial to our country, it is harmful to the people, and it is even more damaging to financial resources.

At present, our country generally implements the bereavement pension system, and the number of dead and wounded is less than a dozen times, and the war with the defense of the country must be a vicious war, and it is possible to have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of casualties, and then the money required for the pension alone will be in the millions and tens of millions, and this expenditure alone is enough to bankrupt the government treasury, so the sons and daughters oppose sending troops. ”

The crown prince had heard the rumors from Xihuan's pillow in advance, and privately expressed the willingness of the Jin State to send troops. Standing in the position of the crown prince, at this time, the Xianguo is becoming stronger and stronger, and it is difficult to say that it can achieve a more brilliant victory in the war with the behemoth, if it fails, he will inherit a hot potato after ascending the throne, or even a mess.

Not to mention that the Xian State sent troops alone, according to common sense, there is almost no great chance of victory.

And Xihuan intends to delay the Xianguo to send troops, so that the Jin army of the Qiguo State can enter the combat readiness in advance, so that the Xianguo can attract the firepower of the defense of the country.

The reason for the prince's objection was not unreasonable, Xianguo implemented a universal pension system, and the direct pension cost of more than 100,000 dead and injured people exceeded 10 million, and the indirect pension was slightly less, which was equivalent to the economic loss caused by the loss of labor, and the actual economic loss was much greater. But this is a theoretical loss, just like Lu Jia's calculations back then.

If it is really as he said, wouldn't Bailiyan be lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot when he formulated the bereavement law, and if this account is not clear, how can we talk about national defense construction.

First of all, the economy of Xianguo is still in the early stage of the early industrialized commodity economy, the productive forces are still insufficient, and the issuance of money is to a large extent linked to the productive forces and national income, so the ability of the treasury to issue money is restricted, and the monetary resources that can be directly mobilized are relatively limited.

At present, the quality of life standard of most people is still to meet the basic needs of living materials, so the pension is to a large extent to solve the living difficulties caused by the loss of strong labor after the family.

As long as there is a sufficient supply of commodities in the imperial court, the pension funds will eventually flow back to the national treasury, and at the same time, the forms of pension are varied, which can be distributed in the form of money and commodities at the same time.

Secondly, since 641 years of the Shengyuan Dynasty, the inventory of the three basic commodities of cotton, grain, and salt has increased year by year, and the effective quality of the inventory goods has always been maintained through institutionalized regular allocation and inventory scheduling.

Finally, the diversification of the economy, the vigorous development of the banking industry, the economic potential of market reserves is dozens of times that of fiscal revenue, the issuance of treasury bonds, the gold pool of bank savings, and the monopoly of the futures market all provide a large amount of available funds.

Therefore, if Xianguo fights a big war with hundreds of thousands of casualties, it will not go bankrupt, and at best lose some economic output value to recover its vitality.

Although the political system is still a monarchy on the surface, in fact, the monarch has been completely unable to control the huge state apparatus today, and the increase of departments and the specialization of functions are bound to weaken the rule of individual will, and the decentralization of power and the emergence of professional fields are the inevitable trend of weakening the power of the monarch.

Fundamentally, the crown prince did not understand what the country he was about to take over was, no longer a bureaucracy that could be controlled by a few noblemen, but a highly specialized and institutionalized administrative center.

However, the prince's remarks still received the nod of approval from most of the cabinet. King Xian also pretended to be embarrassed, and asked Zhao Xun and Lu Gao:

"Zhao Qing and Lu Qing, the two of them are familiar with military affairs and send troops to attack and defend, do you think our Xianjun is competent?"

"Back to the king." Lu Gao said: "Regardless of the attack and defense, if we want our country to send troops alone, there are too few places in the three places. If our army wins, it will also be a crushing victory. If they are defeated, they will be destroyed. But Wei Guo also hurt his strength, but in the end, he relieved the siege of the eldest grandson, so it was not good to work hard, and he had to lose his capital.

Moreover, after our army captured the Weidi, the heavy casualties not only required a large amount of compensation, but also to appease the people of the Weidi, such losses could not be compensated by the three places, even if the three gold mines could not withstand the anger of the country. Therefore, the minister thought that at least one county. ”

After Lu Gao finished speaking, Zhao Xun answered:

"What General Lu said is extremely true, the patriotic army is strong and strong, and our army rashly sends troops regardless of victory or defeat, and suffers heavy casualties, how can the three places compensate for our country's losses, and the old minister does not approve of sending troops."

Zhao Xun objected, and Lu Gao opened his mouth to a county, which made Zhang Jie startled:

"General Lu, your country has not sent a single soldier, so you want me to be a county, so you can't help but open your mouth!"

Lu Gao was unmoved, and refuted it sharply:

"What is the combat strength of the Wei army, your country knows best, and now the Jin State does not send troops, and we want our country to send troops to confront the Wei country, no matter whether it wins or loses, my Xian country will pay a huge price, but it also has to clean up the remnants of the Wei Guo to care for the army and the people, who is the one who is talking about it, and deceiving my king to send troops in three places, Zhang Rang knows it in his heart!"

"But these three places are full of silk, and after a few years or ten years, it is enough to make up for the loss of your country, and my king will definitely not agree to the land of a county."

"Hmph, then please ask your country to retreat from the enemy on its own, anyway, you have already lost seven counties, presumably your country will not mind giving up to the country."

Lu Gao sneered, Zhang Jie's face stiffened, and he was busy with Bai Liyan and said:

"Yongxing Hou, look at this ......"

Bai Liyan pretended to be sympathetic and pioneered for him:

"The king, what Lord Zhang said is true, the eldest grandson made the three places prosperous, and after transferring to the Xianguo, as long as it is managed, the future income will be quite rich."

King Xian raised his eyebrows and questioned:

"Really!"

Baili Yan nodded busily:

"Yes, the king."

"But all of you Aiqing think that it is very risky for our country to send troops, and the eldest grandson will only give three places is too little, or Lu Qing is even unpopular, and only one county can compensate for my country's losses."

"This ......" Bai Liyan pretended to be speechless, and hurriedly turned back to Zhang Jieyan: "Lord Zhang, you see if you and I can compromise, the two countries take half a step back, and your country will give one or two more things." ”

Zhang Jie's face was embarrassed when he wanted to cry without tears, and he was about to kneel down and kowtow to Bailiyan:

"Yongxing Hou swore in front of the envoy that the three places were enough, why should he ask for it today."

"Lord Zhang, Ben Hou has never said that three places are enough, Ben Hou only said that I am very satisfied with the three places, and now my king is not satisfied, the cabinet officials are not satisfied, and Ben Hou can't do anything."

"You, how can you go back on your word!" Zhang Jieqi trembled.

However, as soon as these words came out, Bai Liyan's face changed greatly:

"Lord Zhang, you must have a conscience to be a man, Ben Hou has persuaded him with good words several times, but Lord Zhang, he has repeatedly disobeyed Ben Hou's advice, and now that he has come to such a field, he blames Ben Hou for coming, what is the reason."

While the two were arguing, the prince said:

"Father, although the raw silk is good, but the disadvantages of using troops to defend the country far outweigh the advantages, and you must not use soldiers for the sake of petty profits, and since the two countries have signed a letter of repair, the Xianguo will be despised by the world if it tears up the agreement for no reason, and please be cautious."

"The agreement, the widow thinks that the defense of the country will not be abided by, and when it is unfavorable to it, it will abide by it, and when the agreement becomes an obstacle to the ambition of the defense of the country, he will not hesitate to tear up the agreement, this reason the prince should keep in mind."

The prince was stunned for a moment and agreed:

"Erchen remembered."

At this time, Zhang Jie saw the stitches and said:

"What King Xian said is extremely true, the defense of the country is the tiger and wolf of the West Sea, there is no rudeness and shame at all, how can he believe his words, when it is unfavorable to it, he will abide by the agreement, and when it is beneficial to it, the defense will not hesitate to tear up the agreement."

King Xian glanced at Zhang Jie, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Hmph, the country is a tiger and a wolf, and your country doesn't necessarily have any kindness, the matter of the Cloud Festival Alliance can still be remembered clearly, this account was not calculated clearly by your country back then, and it was already cheaper for you, but this time you have asked for the widow, but you are so insincere, trying to deceive the widow, is this the sincerity of asking for help from our country!"

Zhang Jie was speechless when he heard the news, the Yunjie Alliance was proposed by the Jin State back then, and the eldest grandson was not the mastermind, but out of the morality of the allies, he still agreed, and dispatched a naval army to interfere. But as a result, the sheep didn't eat it, but made a commotion, so the eldest grandson also died more than ten people, and his face was lost.

But this matter is not the eldest grandson's after all, King Xian only recorded it on the head of the Jin Kingdom at that time, and did not challenge the eldest grandson, which is also a fact. Now that he has been caught by King Xian and has the opportunity to settle accounts after the autumn, Zhang Jie can't just open his eyes and say no, who would have thought that the dignified eldest grandson would now be reduced to asking for help.