"The emperor's supplies there shouldn't be exhausted, right?" Yun Dai thought for a while, "I remember that half a month ago, the imperial court only sent a batch. ”

"Not enough." Jin Lan shook his head, "Niangniang, you calculate this account, there are about 150,000 soldiers participating in the battle now, how much do you have to eat every day just for food?" What's more, it's freezing in Saibei, so you have to eat meat, and sometimes you even have to drink wine to warm up. Otherwise, the soldiers would not be able to fight at all. ”

Yun Dai asked, "Lord Jin, do you think this battle can be won?" ”

"I will win." Jin Lan said, "The emperor has personally conquered the Jiuli army, and so far he has beaten the Jiuli army back to the boundaries of Jiuli and is attacking the Jiuli tribe. But that was Jiuli's base camp, and it wasn't so easy to fight. According to my estimates, it will take at least three or four months. Grain and grass consumption is a big problem. “

"The money in the treasury, gone?" Yun Dai asked.

"The money in the treasury is in the hands of the Ministry of Households, but it is not for nothing. But money is also needed everywhere in the country, and there were floods in several places in the autumn before, and Niangniang also knew that disaster relief needed a lot of silver. Jin Lan frowned, "Now the household department refuses to allocate any more money." ”

"The emperor is on the front line, does the head of the household want to die?"

"Tobe Shangshu said that the treasury really doesn't have much money, and a little has to be kept for domestic use. If he can't give money to the people, hundreds of thousands of people will starve to death, and his head will not be saved. Jin Lan said, "Actually, I also understand their difficulties. ”

Yun Dai pondered for a moment and said, "The budget of the household department is tight every year, and now it is the end of the year, so it's no wonder that they refuse to take out any more money." After all, fighting a war is a bottomless pit, and the money and materials consumed are too great. ”

Jin Lan said: "So during this time, I have been outside, asking local officials for money and food, but as soon as I say it, everyone has difficulties. There are very few people who are willing and able to provide grain and grass. ”

He clenched his fists, "Thinking that the emperor and the soldiers are short of clothes and food on the front line, I ...... in my heart."

He couldn't go on.

Yun Dai said: "You came over today, do you want the Internal Affairs Office to take the money out?" ”

Jin Lan was silent for a moment and nodded.

The household department is the wallet of the state.

And the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the royal money bag.

Originally, the Internal Affairs Office had always been in the hands of the clan, and most of it went into the pockets of the clan and the Empress Dowager.

Later, Zhao Yuanjing and Jin Lan went to Jiangnan in person, checked the accounts of the Internal Affairs Office, and dealt with a group of people before they could take back the money bag.

Later, Zhao Yuanjing handed over the money bag to Yun Dai.

In addition to the shadow of the royal family's weaving private property, Yun Dai also put the accounts of Yun Ji Firm into the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although the accounts are clear, in her heart, the money Yun Ji earns is for the imperial court.

Jin Lan is very clear about these.

At the beginning, he went to Jiangnan with the emperor to deal with the case of the Weaving Mansion. was once cold by the emperor for a while because of his unfavorable affairs.

How can you forget.

If he hadn't had to, he wouldn't have begged Yun Dai.

Yun Dai thought for a while and said, "That's the case, here in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I have already purchased a batch of grain and grass to send over. I have more than two million pieces of silver that I have on hand now, and I know that this is not enough. But if it is changed to grain and grass, it should be no problem to maintain the army for two or three months. ”

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