Qin Kaiping, the prince of Ming, when he returned to the Ming Palace, his face was very ugly.

"Princess Yurong, it's not early, go back to the palace early." When Ming Wang Ye said this, although he was calm on the surface, he said this sentence without a trace of temperature.

Even the atmosphere cooled down all at once.

"Is there something big going on in the imperial court?"

In the hearts of Yang Dewen and Qin Xiaotian, they thought at the same time.

"Devon, Xiaotian, come with me to the study." Ming Wang Ye said.

Princess Yurong went out of the palace, of course, there was a special escort to escort her, and there was nothing else to go back.

Yang Dewen hurriedly said goodbye to Yurong, sent Yurong and Xiaoyue out of the Ming Palace, and embarked on the road back to the palace.

The separation came suddenly, and the farewell seemed hurried, although the two still had a thousand words, they didn't have time to finish.

But everyone knows that there must be something big happening in the palace, otherwise the face of Prince Ming will not be so ugly, and the tone of his speech will not be so warm and cold.

After sending off Princess Yurong and Xiaoyue, Yang Dewen walked to the study with Qin Xiaotian.

"Father."

"Father-in-law."

In the study, the prince of Ming, who kept walking, saw the two of them enter the study, stopped, and looked up at the two.

"Early this morning, the military department received an urgent military intelligence report of eight hundred miles, and the Huchu State suddenly sent troops to capture Changzhou, and Wuzhou was also in danger." Ming Wang Ye said slowly.

"Ahh How could Hu Chu State be so bold? Didn't I dare not raise my head when I was suppressed by Daqin's army before? Qin Xiaotian said incomprehensibly.

"You're talking about the past, and the past doesn't mean the present, nor does it mean that it will always be." Ming Wang Ye said.

"This battle, is it that the imperial court is not sure to fight back at all." Yang Dewen asked.

"Your Majesty wants to send troops to support, but when the reinforcements arrive, the loss of Wuzhou is almost inevitable.

Second, over the years, the imperial court has long been unable to make ends meet, and it can't even pay military salaries.

In the past six months or so, with the charity and charity you proposed, the problem of famine among the people has finally been stabilized.

But there was still no money in the treasury to spend the money and food needed for the war. Ming Wang Ye said with a long sigh.

"What then? Is it just a matter of letting Hu Chu enter the capital? Qin Xiaotian hurriedly said.

"Right Prime Minister Liu Zhongxian proposed to His Majesty to send a minister to Hu Chu State to discuss the terms of peace." Ming Wang Ye said gloomily.

"Your Majesty should have agreed, send the right minister to represent the imperial court, lead the delegation to Huchu State, and negotiate the terms of peace." Yang Devin said.

"That's true, even Zuo Prime Minister Cen Wenyi had to acquiesce in the passage of this court." Ming Wang Ye said with his hands clasped together.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid, Hu Chu's appetite is too big, and if he only captures Changzhou and Wuzhou, I'm afraid it will be difficult to satisfy the other party!" Yang Dewen also sighed and said.

Once the two countries start a war, it will be difficult for the victorious side to satisfy its appetite.

What's more, the Huchu State has been suppressed by the Great Qin State for a long time in history.

If you really want to study it carefully, at least two-thirds of the territory of the Great Qin State originally belonged to the Huchu State.

If several other neighboring countries, such as Yanbei in the north, Xishu in the west, and the pirates of the Wa Kingdom in the east, attack at the same time, then the Great Qin Empire will be even worse.

"Devon, it's a pity that your waterwheel was invented a few years later, if you could have invented a waterwheel a few years earlier, the disaster should not be as serious as it is now.

As long as the treasury is not empty and there is still food available in the granary, how can he dare to mobilize the people. Ming Wang Ye sighed.

"Grain, it is estimated that now in the Huchu Kingdom, I am afraid that I will not let another grain be sold to the Great Qin Kingdom!" Yang Devin said.

"Yes! As early as three months ago, the Hu Chu State began to strictly control the flow of grain into our Great Qin.

Fortunately, a year ago, because of charity fundraising, a large number of grain merchants entered the Huchu Kingdom, purchased a large amount of autumn grain from the Huchu Kingdom, and transported it back to Daqin, which made the domestic grain barely maintain.

However, now that the precocious grain has begun to be harvested, the food problem is not a major problem for the time being.

But the key problem is that the treasury of the imperial court has no money, and the soldiers serve the country, but the old and young in the family also have to eat, and there is not enough military salary, how can this battle be fought? Ming Wang Ye said.

Whether it is Changzhou or Wuzhou, they belong to the Huchu State or the Great Qin State, these are actually not a big deal for Yang Dewen.

After all, the Huchu State and the Great Qin State, the Yanbei State, and the Western Shu State were originally a unified country, with the Chinese as the main ethnic group.

Everyone is saying the same thing and writing the same words. Even the questions of the imperial examination are much the same, drinking the same river of water.

If there can be peace talks, then peace talks! It's better than if the war continued. Yang Dewen thought to himself.

"There is no money in the treasury, and this problem is not difficult to solve, and the food problem can be maintained for the time being.

It's just that if the peace negotiation is successful, or if the request put forward by the Hu Chu State is too harsh, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the people of His Majesty Daqin to agree, right? Yang Dewen said.

"What do you say? Do you have a way to solve the problem that the imperial treasury has no money? This money is not used to help the victims, and I am afraid that it will not work in the method of collecting donations, right? "Lord Ming immediately thought of it, did Yang Dewen think of it again, and use the method of fundraising to raise funds.

As the victims of the disaster gradually stabilized, there are fewer and fewer people willing to donate, and it may be easy to touch people's hearts when giving relief to the victims, after all, there are still many people who are willing to do good.

But if you ask people to raise money on the grounds that the imperial treasury is empty, it is difficult for people to be willing to reach out and pay for it.

"This time, instead of persuading those rich people to donate, we borrowed money from rich businessmen, and let them borrow money willingly." Yang Dewen said confidently.

"What? The imperial court borrowed money from rich people, and had to pay a certain amount of interest? Will the merchants believe it? Great Qin Emperor Qin Kaiyuan said in surprise.

"Yes, in the past few years, the imperial court has continued to exempt those affected states and counties from taxes, and has tried its best to relieve those victims, so there should be no lack of popular support." Yang Dewen said affirmatively.

"Not just to merchants, but to all the people of the Great Qin State, to borrow from the private sector and issue treasury bonds."

"Issuance of Treasury bonds?" This kind of fresh word, Qin Kaiyuan, the Great Qin Emperor, has never heard of it.

But after a little thought, it is not difficult to understand the meaning of these four words.

"But the money will have to be repaid at that time, and interest will be added." Your Majesty Qin Kaiyuan said with a frown.

"These are nothing, as long as they can repel the attack of the Huchu State, and the two countries return to peace, the imperial court encourages the development of industry and commerce, and soon can receive a large amount of commercial taxes, does Your Majesty still need to worry about that little interest?" Yang Devon persuaded.

"Alas! I'm afraid that Hu Chu Guo will not be willing to give up if he moves really this time! If the agreement fails, all this is just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. Your Majesty Qin Kaiyuan said worriedly.