The king went to the study first!

After Wang Hai and the three of them discussed the plan, they came here together.

When Wang Xianzhi saw it, he was slightly stunned.

"Second, Ping'er, fourth, why are you all here?" Wang Xianzhi frowned.

Wang Hai replied: "Father, we heard from your father earlier that Wang Mang's cousin and the eldest mother's family are here. I would have liked to visit earlier, but I haven't been available. Now there is nothing else to do in Weihai City, so the child specially came with his younger brothers and sisters. ”

"Is that so?" Wang Xianzhi nodded, and a hint of satisfaction appeared on his face, "It's hard for you to still have this heart." ”

Wang Hai replied: "Children dare not forget their roots! ”

Wang Xianzhi praised: "Well, it seems that you have grown a lot in the past few years. You've just arrived, haven't you? I'll see you later. She's been thinking about you for a long time. ”

"Yes, Father!" Wang Hai agreed, and then glanced at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng understood, and first said a word or two to Wang Xianzhi, and then went straight to the point: "Father, I heard that my cousin wants to cede Zou Shan County and Langya County. I'm afraid there's something wrong with this, right? The news has already spread among the army, and many generals have complained about it.

Even, in our Weihai City, those generals have spoken out one after another to veto this matter. My eldest brother and sister and I investigated the situation of ordinary soldiers in the army, and found that they were all a little uneasy, and the army's heart was very shocked.

When the child and the eldest brother came this time, they specially calmed the hearts of the army, only saying that there was no such thing, and no one should shake the army's heart with nonsense. The soldiers could hear me speak with my big brother and sister, so they were a little more stable. However, this is only a temporary coping measure after all, and it is difficult to last long. Once the incident happens, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress it. ”

"What the little brother said is right." Wang Ping opened his mouth and said: "Father, this matter is careless, one is careless, the military is in turmoil, and our six counties are only afraid that there will be huge turmoil."

In addition, if the morale of the army is unstable, we can suppress it by virtue of our prestige for many years, but we cannot suppress the unstable morale of the people. Now many people are also threatening to say that whoever divides the six counties will rise up in rebellion.

What's more, your father ordered that the grain tax be increased by half a year, and the overcollected tax grain should be sent to Liaoning and given to outsiders, which has caused huge fluctuations in the six counties. Father, the child is here to ask you the bottom line, father, what are your arrangements? ”

"This...."

A smile that had just appeared on Wang Xianzhi's face, after hearing these words, dimmed again, and a sad expression emanated from his brows.

"I also know about this, and I am in a difficult situation."

He tapped lightly on the table and said slowly, "As for the tax grain, as early as a few days ago, I ordered someone to transport half of it first. The remaining half is expected to be delivered in half a year. Under normal circumstances, this is enough food for 40,000 people for a year.

But the day before yesterday, Wang Mang's nephew suddenly told me that the food was enough and there was no need to send it again. So in the matter of taxes, I was about to order a return to normal. As for the silver taels, they only took sixty percent of the original estimate. For the remaining forty percent, Wang Mang's nephew also said no. Therefore, the matter of money and food is almost complete. As for the matter of ceding the two counties, my father is still thinking about it.

Wang Mang's nephew's idea also has a certain amount of truth, it is not nonsense when he opens his mouth, but a judgment made based on the actual situation. However, when this matter is carried out, it will definitely cause turmoil, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress and calm down at that time. Second, fourth, Ping'er, what do you think about this? ”

"Oh? Is the matter of money and food ready? ”

Wang Hai and the others were a little surprised, and after thinking about it for a while, Wang Ping took the lead in shaking his head and said, "Father, according to what you said, the money and grain we transported in the past are not enough for the two-year transition period. So, how does the cousin fill the remaining gap?

In my opinion, this is just a gradual delay. After a year and a half, he will ask us to help again. After all, it takes a certain amount of time for the people to sow and reap, and it is impossible to do it in one step.

Now he can use this method well, after all, if the people are asked to take out so much money and food at one time, the people will definitely not be willing. But if you take a little bit at a time, the people will be less resentful, because they won't think about the total amount or so much. As for the cession of land, the daughter did not think it was advisable. ”

"I don't think it's advisable either." Wang Sheng said: "Father, if we can suppress the matter of money and grain with our prestige, we can't suppress the matter of ceding land. The soldiers will definitely say that we are useless, and they will only fear our lives, and we will not dare to fight and kill. When the war is together, the soldiers have no intention, what do we want to stop it? ”

Wang Xianzhi frowned and said: "Your eldest mother has already agreed to this matter, and I don't want to disobey your eldest mother's words." ”

Wang Hai knelt down and said, "Father, you must not be indecisive at this time." The eldest mother's heart is to her cousin, and the cousin was seriously ill before, and now he has recovered, the eldest mother is naturally more doting and complies with everything.

But now, my cousin's approach is absolutely undesirable. The eldest lady just made a mistake in judgment because of doting heart for a while. Father, you can talk to your eldest mother about one or two of them, so that things don't get out of control. ”

"Let me think about it again!" Wang Xianzhi hesitated.

"Father, time is running out now. If you don't come up with an idea early, I'm afraid that it will be too late to regret it. If the father is not good at talking, the child is willing to talk to the eldest mother for the father. After all, we are also thinking about the safety of the six counties, not to seize our cousin's control of the six counties. ”

"You're going to say?" Wang Xianzhi was silent in thought.

After a long time, he didn't give an accurate answer, looked at the sky, and said with a light smile: "It's not too early now, and dinner should be ready." ”

Speaking of this, he waved his hand and let the three of them retreat, still not talking about the six counties.

Wang Sheng and Wang Hai wanted to say something, but they were both stopped by Wang Ping and retreated.

Out of the study, Wang Hai said angrily: "Little sister, why are you pulling us out? Father is about to be told by us right now. Missed this great opportunity now, where will it be next time? ”

Wang Ping glared at him, and then whispered a few words in his ear.

When Wang Hai heard this, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "If this is really the case, little sister, you are still amazing, I almost broke a big deal." ”

"Hehe, big brother, you are also in a hurry, so you didn't see it. Okay, don't say too much, it's time for us to go to the dining room to accompany the eldest lady. Wang Ping said with a smile.

"Big brother, big sister, what are you talking about? Why are you hiding it from me? Wang Sheng said dissatisfied.

Wang Hai smiled: "I don't tell you, but I'm afraid that the corners of your mouth are not firm and things will be ruined." Wait until your sister and I have gone through the matter, and then decide what to do next. ”

"You... Hum! ”

Wang Sheng snorted twice, revealing a hint of dissatisfaction. But he didn't say anything, but whispered to himself: "My good cousin, I don't dare to do anything to you and my aunt, but cousin-in-law, hehe..."

(End of chapter)