At this time, not only the emperor, but even the eyes of everyone present were drawn and focused on Gao Yue's body.

In the Hanlin bachelor's seat, Zheng Qi was particularly nervous.

After all, Gao Yue guarded the transportation gateway between Guanzhong, Shudi and Jingxiang, so it was natural that he should be the first to answer the emperor's inquiry.

After quickly making eye contact with Li Sheng and Wei Gao, Gao Yue held the ivory wat board with one hand, shook his sleeves with the other, and then bowed to the emperor again in the train, and then got up and went out of class. ”

The emperor waved his hand, meaning that you and I are still doing so much politeness, and this situation will be opened up to you.

Sure enough, Gao Yue generously stated: "After the autumn wheat harvest in Xingyuan Mansion, there are 200,000 stones of rice and wheat in Chiyacang, and Chen Yue is willing to send 80,000 stones to Beijing together with Hudou rice!" ”

"Loyalty, sure enough, loyalty......" The emperor was overjoyed in his heart.

Gao Yue was followed by Wei Gao, who said that although the land in Fengxing Prefecture was limited, it could also raise 30,000 stone of grain supply.

Li Sheng went on to say that Xichuan can produce 150,000 stone of grain.

Yes, yes, Sanchuan will be able to get four or five hundred thousand stone of grain at this time, and the soldiers and civilians of the Beijing division will be saved.

Just when the emperor was overjoyed, Gao Yue spoke again: "However, the grain is transferred to Guanzhong, and you can only take the West Han River (Jialing River), and the ministers are more detailed, and the Chiya Pass into the Western Han River must pass the Jinniu land route, and the grain of Xichuan and Dongchuan can pass through the three springs to the Western Han Water, and then the grain to the end of the Western Han Dynasty Water, and then you must pass the land route of Fengxiang Mansion to enter the Weishui, and go to the West Wei Bridge in the upper capital." The loss on the way is huge, 500,000 stone of grain, I am afraid that there can only be 200,000 stone to Xiwei Bridge. ”

As soon as he heard this, the emperor was discouraged, 200,000 stones are really not enough!

The current forbidden army in the Beijing Division, plus the town soldiers from all the towns in the northwest, plus the soldiers and horses who came to prevent the autumn, there are about 200,000, and so much food is only enough for them to eat for a month, not to mention the people? If they all starve to death, who will still grow food in the whole of Gyeonggi in the coming year, I will really be alone.

At this time, Lu Zhen, a scholar of Hanlin, couldn't help it, and got up and suggested: "Please ask Your Majesty to contribute money and money to buy more food from the people of Sanchuan to offset the consumption on the road." ”

The emperor turned his head and asked Lu Zhen, how much money did you get?

Lu Zhen calculated a little, and replied that if he could come up with 400,000 yuan, he should be able to ensure that 500,000 stone of grain could be sent to Chang'an in full.

400,000, 400,000...... The Emperor was in pain again.

Who should pay for this money?

Is it the prime minister's treasury that is hidden left and right, or is it my private Daying and Qionglin?

But there is not much money in the private treasury now, I asked Daying to make Huo Zhongtang claim everywhere before, and now I have not got 300,000 yuan, not to mention that the "imperial offering" in the palace costs too much, and I also need to maintain it, otherwise this Daming Palace will collapse after the winter, and I can't fire the eunuchs, female officials, craftsmen, and the group of princes, grandsons and princesses, county lords, and county lords.

So the emperor asked Zhang Yansheng, the prime minister of Bingbi, and Cui Zao, how much money was still in the treasury under the control of the Du branch division, and whether he could repay the money and money?

"Your Majesty, there is not much money left in the left and right hiding places, and it can only support Chinese and foreign officials and military supplies for less than 70 days." Zhang Yansheng and Cui Zao hurriedly replied, meaning Your Majesty, there is no surplus food in the treasury! If there was money in the treasury, I would have gone to buy food for disaster relief, and would you still use your majesty to bother?

The emperor trembled, and his eyes fell on Han Rong, who was calm and relaxed.

The current state of affairs seems to be stuck in a strange circle, tired and tired for a week, and returned to the shoulders of this Xuanrun Festival envoy.

Han Rong has money in his hands, and the salt profits in the southeast are more than 2 million yuan a year, not including the income from tea and wine, but this money is all in the patrol court controlled by Han Rong, not in the imperial treasury, let alone in the emperor's private treasury.

The Emperor had to ask him for it.

Alas, Zhang Yansheng still can't count on it.

"......." the entire Xiaoyanying Palace, I don't know how stiff the atmosphere is at this time.

Just when the emperor was in trouble, Gao Yue suddenly turned around, made a gesture to Han Rong, and said directly to Han Rong: "The Duke of Nanyang is the Jianghuai transshipment envoy, and the Changgang ship should carry grain and light goods into Beijing, so as to help the country Li Yuan in the upside down!" ”

"Senior ......" At this moment, the emperor had mixed feelings.

Han Yun looked at Gao Yue, his face was pale, and he shouted: "Shao Yin's words are so light, and now the country draws 170,000 autumn soldiers from the towns in the eastern part of the country every year, and there are more than 150,000 soldiers in the towns and towns in the northwest itself, and now there are the Shence camp, the Shenwei army behind the palace, and the forbidden army of the six armies of Jinwu, Weiyuan, and Beiya, with a total of no less than 400,000 soldiers. Guanzhong is more than a year of famine, it is really painful, but how can I Xuanrun ask for it? The people of Gyeonggi are starving all over the wilderness, and I Xuanrun people also have dishes, so I am afraid to take it seriously, please resign! After speaking, Han Yun was about to resign from his position as the envoy of the festival in front of the emperor.

"Why do you bother, minister?" The emperor will keep it.

He also had to keep it!

But before the emperor finished speaking, Gao Yue continued: "Nanyang Gong only knows what it is, but he doesn't know why, Yue thinks that the border army has been useless for many years, and it consumes food, only because I have lost the geographical advantage, so the situation is not reversed, it is indeed as Nanyang Gong said-I raised hundreds of thousands of border troops and forbidden troops, and it was in vain. ”

"Oops, the third year of high school is singing a duet with Han Rong again this time!" At this moment, Zhang Yansheng and his son-in-law Zheng Qi over there shouted this sentence in their hearts almost at the same time.

But Zhang Yansheng couldn't stop it, he only heard Han Yun's "oh" sound, and asked Gao Yue, "Why did Shao Yin say that I don't know why?" Please! ”

Gao Yue said directly in the Xiaoyan Ying Palace:

"The land of Helong, has always been my Tang border fortress, in the past when it was still in the hands of the imperial court, Taibai Mountain, Longtuo, Liupan Mountain, together with the big river, Helan Mountain, become a moat, but where to guard Longlong, Yuanhui, Xiaoguan and other passes, even if millions of enemy troops come from the west, they can not pass, the Beijing division is calm, Guanzhong lives and works in peace and contentment; However, since the fall of Helong, Xiaofan Hu cavalry ravaged the suburbs of Beijing, in fact, each time only 30,000 or 50,000 soldiers, but from Longshan down, can sweep Fengxiang all the way from the Great Earthquake Pass, can plunder Jingzhou all the way from Qingshiling, can plunder Suining from Yangyu Pass, can cross the Yellow River Kou Lingwu, go deep into Qing, Yan, Xia, Weibei and other places, incite the party Xiang Fan to fall as its leader, back and forth like the wind, I don't know where to strike. As the so-called Xiaofan only came all the way, I Tang had to guard five or six roads, Xiaofan raised 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and I needed 400,000 in the Tang Dynasty border defense. ”

"Good! Gao Shaoyin said it well, so I want to ask, how to save the time and punish the evil? Han Rong took the opportunity to say it.