Yu Qianhang's face was ugly, as if he had eaten a fly, although he was in charge of the treasury of Zhao Guofu, he wanted money and food, but he wanted money, and he wanted to die!

Since Yan Guo sacked Zhao State, for half a year, Zhao State could only survive and not have much money to spare. （ .）

Even if the counties occasionally have to pay taxes, they still can't make ends meet.

After all, since the end of autumn last year, the Zhao State has encountered crises on all sides, and hundreds of thousands of tiger troops have confronted the Yan State on all sides, and all the money, food and materials consumed come from the support of the family and the people.

At this moment, Li Mu wrote a letter asking for the support of the court, and Yu Qianhang was in charge of Zhao Guo's money and grain, and suddenly felt pressured.

More than 100,000 tiger soldiers are outside, and it takes a lot of expenses to solve their daily consumption, and Zhao Guochao can't make up for it by smashing pots and selling iron.

However, if the food could not be gathered quickly, the front-line Tiger Ben army was in a state of starvation, not to mention whether to continue to fight against the Yan army, it would be fortunate that the whole army would not defect to the Yan army.

Yu Qianhang gasped, and said to Zhao Mu in a cautious tone: "Your Majesty, the matter of money and grain is really difficult, the treasury has no savings, the gate valve has been looted, and after the people have donated grain many times, there is not much surplus grain. In addition, spring ploughing is coming, and a lot of grain will definitely be consumed, and at this moment, Li Mu asks for food, and I am afraid that the court will not be able to take it out for a while. ”

Zhao Mu knew in his heart that Zhao had no shortage of troops, no lack of territory, and no shortage of people, but the matter of money and food alone was enough to force Zhao State to a dead end.

Li Mu did not seize Ningwu Pass according to the plan, and grabbed the money and grain saved by the Yan State in Ningwu Pass. At present, it is expected that he intends to defend Ningwu Pass and consume a lot of money and food.

"Lord Yu, can you raise donations from the people and big families, and after the autumn harvest, the court will return them all." Zhao Mu licked the corners of his dry mouth and asked tentatively.

If it doesn't work, he will have no solution at all.

If you can't kill the people and forcibly snatch the surplus food from the people, doesn't that mean that there is no difference between the court and the robbers.

When Yu Qianhang heard this, his face was solemn, and he looked at Zhao Mu, not knowing what to say for a long time.

Zhao Fan had raised food from the people many times before, and basically exhausted the surplus grain in the homes of the people around Handan City, and occasionally some people did not participate in the fundraising, but moved out of Handan City, left Zhao State, and went to the surrounding vassal states.

At present, if you continue to collect donations from the people, it will simply add fuel to the fire and push the people to a dead end, perhaps, without the Yan State attacking, Handan City will become an empty city.

After thinking about it, Yu Qianhang didn't have any words, this matter would never be done, unless Zhao Muxiang became the commander of the light pole.

The atmosphere in the court instantly became solemn, Zhao Mu sighed deeply, realizing that his plan was difficult to implement, and even if it was implemented, it would not have much effect, and couldn't help but ask: "Is there no other way, Zhao Guo can still be forced to live and destroy the country by money and food?" ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a suggestion!" Xu Wenhao stood up and said, a penny is difficult to defeat a hero, not to mention, a big vassal state like Zhao State, during the war, money and food are consumed faster.

If money and food can't be raised, Feng Zixiu, Li Mu, and even the Ma Wu army will gradually collapse with the passage of time, and the Zhao State will lose the Tiger Ben army, how can it stop the Yan State?

"Lord Xu, if you have any ideas, please tell me quickly." Zhao Mu looked anxious, a little sick and rushed to the doctor, he urgently needed the grain after spring ploughing and insisted until the autumn harvest, otherwise, Zhao Guo would not be able to survive this wasted time.

Xu Wenhao spat with difficult eyes, stared at Zhao Mu and said: "Your Majesty, there is no money and grain in Zhao State, and there is no money and grain in the country, and we can't collect money and grain. ”

He knew that the proposal he put forward was no different from the land cession and reparation, and it was all a trick to be scolded as a traitor, and he would definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

However, in order to resolve Zhao Guo's predicament, he had to put it forward, and besides, if Zhao Mu did not agree with this suggestion, why did he propose it?

However, Zhao Mu seemed to be very interested in this suggestion, and didn't think much about it, and asked directly: "Lord Xu, this plan is very good, it can solve Zhao Guo's urgent need, have you considered it in detail, what is the land, where is it, how much can it be cut, and how much grain can be exchanged for it?" ”

Zhao Mu asked three questions in a row, obviously very interested in the matter of exchanging land for money.

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Compared with the territory of Zhao State, it is more important to exchange for food, as long as Li Mu is kept, Feng Zixiu commands the troops, after the autumn harvest, Zhao has a chance to make a comeback.

Otherwise, if you stick to the land of Zhao and don't know any flexibility, the front-line soldiers will be in dire straits, lack of food and clothing, and it will be easy for people to be discouraged.

Without waiting for Xu Wenhao to speak, Yu Qianhang preemptively said: "Lord Xu, this matter will never work, since last year, there has been a drought in the south, and various vassal states have strictly prohibited the sale of grain, even if Zhao State cedes land in exchange for a lot of wealth, where does the grain come from, have you considered it." ”

Yu Qianhang stopped Xu Wenhao from worrying about the source of food. is also thinking about Xu Wenhao's safety, if this matter is implemented, whether it is successful or not, Xu Wenhao will inevitably be nailed to the pillar of shame.

The future is unpredictable, if something unexpected happens, Xu Wenhao will definitely become Zhao Mu's scapegoat.

He has a close personal relationship with Xu Wenhao, so he doesn't want Xu Wenhao to participate in the matter of cutting land for grain.

Hearing this, Zhao Mu's expression was stunned at the same time, and neither of them had considered Yu Qianhang's question.

That's right, there is a drought in the southern vassal states, and the drought is still expanding, and if you want to buy grain from the southern vassal states, you will most likely not be able to buy it, and even if you do, it will be a long way to go.

Zhao Mu's gaze turned directly to Yu Qianhang and asked, "Lord Yu, what should I do according to your intentions?" ”

"Weichen doesn't know!" In the Thousand Fairways.

This matter is a matter of life and death, and Yu Qianhang will not take the initiative to participate in this matter!

Xu Wenhao didn't understand Yu Qianhang's kindness at all, and said with a firm expression: "Your Majesty, in this matter, you don't need to go to the southern vassal states, you just need to buy grain from the Song Kingdom."

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Sensing that Zhao Mu's eyes were staring at him, Xu Wenhao continued: "Before the New Year, Weichen went to the Song Kingdom, although the Song Kingdom also had a drought, but the wealth of the Song Kingdom was not comparable to the northern vassal states at all. In addition, the Song State secretly accumulated money and grain for many years, and even if there was a drought in the country, it could easily get through.

More importantly, the two countries of Yan and Song formed an alliance, if Zhao ceded land to Song, Song would definitely be able to exchange food from Yan State, as long as this war persisted, Zhao State cut out some territory, but Yan's national strength would be exhausted, and after the autumn harvest, Zhao State was in a large-scale counteroffensive. ”

"It's possible!" Zhao Mu nodded, and recognized Xu Wenhao's measures very much, Zhao Guo cut the land in exchange for food, and Yan Guo consumed domestic savings, although he killed a thousand enemies and lost eight hundred, Zhao Mu was still happy in his heart.

Gleeful Word. "The food problem should be sooner rather than later, Xu Wenhao, this matter is fully handed over to you to negotiate with the Song State, Yu Qianhang, quickly collect the surplus grain in the hands of the people, quickly transport it to the border plug, and after Lord Xu and the Song State negotiate, double the compensation for the people's grain, enough for them to keep as seeds."

"Yes!" Xu Wenhao was full of confidence to accept the order, but Yu Qianhang's face was slightly sad.

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In the next few days, Yu Qianhang ordered people to inform the people to collect food, and before spring ploughing, the court returned it twice.

The notices of the DPRK and China were overwhelming, but no one responded to the people, and he had no choice but to continue Zhao Mu's request for instructions.

The other party spoke in a tough tone and demanded that the people's surplus grain be forcibly expropriated.

The emperor's decree was promulgated, and in just a few days, the disturbed chickens and dogs in the counties and prefectures on all sides of Handan City were restless, but they also reaped a lot of money.

More than ten days later, a large amount of grain was continuously transported from the four counties to Handan City, and at the same time, the people of the counties dragged their families and moved one after another.

Yu Qianhang witnessed the migration of the people, secretly complained in his heart, and forcibly snatched food in the hands of the people, and the Zhao Dynasty was digging its own grave.

When the population of Zhao is lost a lot, the fertile fields will definitely be abandoned, judging from the number of people migrating, after spring ploughing, when the autumn harvest, the grain output in the surrounding areas of Handan City will definitely shrink significantly.

Alas, it is especially possible to live if you do evil in heaven, but you cannot live if you do it yourself! Yu Qianhang took a long breath and looked up to the sky and sighed.

The impression left by the court on the people is no different from that of thieves and robbers, and if you want to reverse the impression in the hearts of the people, you will definitely have to spend a lot of effort to make up for it in the future.

After a long period of hard work, Xu Wenhao's negotiations with the Song State were much simpler than imagined, cutting off the southwestern half of the county in exchange for a large amount of grain and money from the Song State.

After getting the grain, according to the previous agreement, Yu Qianhang quickly doubled the grain and returned it to the people who still remained, and at the same time. Actively resume spring ploughing.

During the period of cutting land for grain and robbing the people of grain, Zhao Mu was deeply aware that the actions of the court would inevitably cause resentment among the people, so during the spring ploughing, he asked the people of the court to actively participate in an attempt to restore the bad impression left by the court officials on the people.

However, there is one thing that Zhao Mu and Zhao Guojunchen are still unclear. The grain purchased by the Song State was steamed and cooked by the Yan State, and the grain was still edible. However, if you sow the seeds in the ground, you will certainly not reap anything.

At first, the two countries of Yan and Song were ready to harm the southern princely states, but unexpectedly, the Zhao State took the initiative to exchange grain.

Zhao Mu didn't know, Yu Qianhang, and Xu Wenhao didn't know either, this matter, while the war had not started, they worked with the people in the fields all day long.

The snow and ice are thawing, the rain in the north is excellent, and the soil is moist, which happens to be a good time for farming.

After more than ten days of hard work, the spring ploughing was finally completed on time, and if the summer rain is suitable, it is not surprising that this year will be a bumper harvest year.

The seeds are sown in the ground, seven days, ten days, under normal circumstances, it is time for new seedlings to emerge, but in the expectations of the people, the fields have not appeared in the imagination, green scene.

Soon, Yu Qianhang and Xu Wenhao realized that there was an accident in the matter, if there was an accident in a certain area, maybe the sowing method and the quality of the land were related.

However, a large number of counties and prefectures appeared on all sides of Handan City, and the seeds were sown, but there was no sign of seedlings.

Yu Qianhang and both of them are smart people, and they realize that the problem is on the seeds, otherwise, it is impossible for a large area to be unseeded.

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