He Wenmao, the head of the household, did not speak, but his face turned a little blue, but the emperor obviously remembered that he was a very good book.

At present, it is only April, and the emperor still firmly remembers that after the snow disaster in the north at the end of last year, the household department transferred money and grain to the north for disaster relief, and the emperor originally thought that this disaster would pull down a huge hole, and it would take at least a year and a half to make up for it. However, he didn't expect that after watching He Wenmao's recital handed in at the beginning of the year, he found that under the management of He Wenmao, an excellent family member, after the household disaster relief, the family background was still very passable.

He Wenmao's ability is obviously not only impressive to the emperor, but even a few ministers and Gu scholars have also expressed their admiration, so in the spring of this year, the north suffered a major drought, and before An Guogong opened his mouth to ask for disaster relief food, several important ministers jointly asked the household department to transfer grain for disaster relief and stabilize the hearts of the people in the north. Therefore, at the end of February, the household department urgently transported a batch of relief grain to the north.

However, the drought in the north was protracted, and the money and food transported by the household department for disaster relief were soon insufficient, so An Guogong took out the military rations and went to the disaster relief first.

After the New Year, He Wenmao only went to report on the situation of the household, and now it is only April, of course, the emperor remembers it clearly. The emperor is so shrewd, and he is too shrewd, so naturally he won't read it, and he also has a clear account in his heart.

The emperor made a rough calculation, and thought that the household department could take out enough grain and grass to transport to the north by reducing the grain stocks of the Jifu at present. At present, it is already April, and the summer harvest is imminent, and it is only a matter of one or two months to replenish the inventory with new grain as soon as the summer grain is put into storage.

Moreover, the amount requested by Sun Shangshu has not emptied the household department's family funds, even if there is a need for a large amount of grain transfer in the past two months, the household department will not be empty-handed.

In fact, not only the emperor thought so, but also Xie Xiang, Gu Daxue and Lord Wang, and even Li Xiang all thought so, the household department took out this batch of grain, and in the next two months before the summer grain was put into storage, the pressure was indeed greater, but it was not too nervous, so Gu Daxue expressed his support so happily, so Xie Xiang and Lord Wang also nodded without hesitation.

As for Li Xiang, he actually didn't think He Wenmao had much difficulty this time, he expressed his opposition, but considering that this An Guogong played this move beautifully through Sun Shangshu, and the next step, I'm afraid it will be necessary to mention conscription.

And Li Xiang has a clear attitude against conscription, An Guogong is in charge of the tiger talisman, and the northern garrison is already very large, and now that conscription is mentioned, the power of the Mu family will undoubtedly be further expanded, which has already made Li Xiang a little uneasy.

The founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was originally a general of the previous dynasty, which is a lesson from the past. Therefore, Li Xiang believed that the emperor should not allow Muhammad to expand his influence in the military in such a way.

In the final analysis, although Li Xiang clearly expressed his opposition, he also knew in his heart that the situation in the north was indeed not optimistic, and what An Guogong said in his speech was not entirely unreasonable.

As the person in charge of the previous peace talks, Li Xiang can touch some of the thoughts of the Rong Di people. Although An Guogong is difficult to escape the suspicion of taking the opportunity to expand his power under the banner of Rong Di in Li Xiang's heart, but at present, Rong Di people do have the risk of committing a big crime, and Li Xiang also knows this.

Therefore, Li Yuan expressed his opposition, thinking that He Wenmao said a few words, but seeing the emperor's resolute attitude, he didn't insist much. Therefore, the court meeting was very smooth, and when the dynasty was dispersed, the emperor had already issued an edict, ordering the household department to transfer grain as soon as possible, and together with the two hundred carts of ordnance of the military department, Jin Lingwei transferred troops to escort them to the north.

The emperor strictly ordered that the grain should be transferred within 10 days, and the grain must be set off within 15 days, and the time was relatively tight, so the household officials scattered and hurried back to the yamen one by one.

There is only He Wenmao, the head of the household. He didn't leave as soon as he dispersed, but stood at the door of the Chongzheng Hall with a pale face for a long time.

The household officials were waiting for He Wenmao's decree, but on this day, He Wenmao, the secretary of the household department, seemed to be very busy, he did not return to the yamen after he dispersed, and he did not know where to run. Several waiters sent people to look around, and finally found He Wenmao in the teahouse not far from the palace gate.

When the officials who ran errands in the household department looked for him, He Wenmao was sitting with Zhao Zhiliang drinking tea, because Zhao Zhiliang was a squire of the military department, so the officials of the household department felt that it was quite normal.

He reluctantly returned to the household department and gave an order, saying that he would personally go to the treasury to keep an eye on the grain transfer, and let Xie Changjing stay in the household department, first calculate the number of mobilization, do all the paperwork well, and wait for a few days to write it into a song and play the saint.

Of course, the paperwork is also very important, so Xie Changjing nodded and had no objections, he pulled Gu Sanye, the head of the Duzhi branch, and two other waiters and a director to work in the household department. And Shangshu He Wenmao, with a squire and a director of his cronies, left to the Gyeonggi grain depot.

When the household department was busy tossing and adjusting grain here, the news had already reached the Anguo Mansion, and Mrs. Mu was half relieved. At least it is better to be able to replenish some food and ordnance into the north first, than to be empty-handed and unable to get anything.

"Fortunately, Jiang Shilang has the foresight to prepare for this day early." When Mr. Sun came to see the ladies of the Hou Mansion, he said this: "Since a few years ago, Jiang Shilang went to the north as a messenger, and he has been planning for our northern border. In the years when he was the head of the Treasury Department, on the surface, he was inconspicuous, but in fact he really did a lot of things for our northern border. ”

Mr. Sun did not hide Jiang Wenbin's secret hiding of weapons, and told all of them to Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Mu, and the old lady sighed after hearing it: "It's really embarrassing for him." After all these years, I've been hiding it like this, and this one is not careful, but he will lose his head. ”

"Who's to say it's not." Mr. Sun also looked apprehensive: "But now, these ordnance materials have finally crossed the Ming Road and will be transported to the north in a few days." There are two hundred truckloads of ordnance, but there are quite a few, and at least the armories of the three camps at the border can be replenished. ”

"It's all up to Master Jiang." Duchess An Guo immediately said: "Such a great kindness, it is really impossible to repay it." ”

"Let the kids run again." Old Madam Mu's face finally showed a little relaxation: "Then my handwritten letter to thank you, eldest daughter-in-law, hurry up and prepare a generous gift." ”