Qin Shu did not change his color, but he sneered in his heart.

"My lord, as for whether there are so many victims, it's not up to you and me to decide...... There may even be more than these figures, the emperor has already sent someone down to check, and I believe that the results will be available soon. ”

The short and fat official's face was a little bad, and before he could refute, Qin Shu continued.

"In compromise, if we only express the number of people in the millions...... Due to the limited ability of the old and weak to endure natural disasters, every time a natural disaster occurs, the first group to die in the event of a famine must be the old and weak, and the rest are mostly young and middle-aged people with better physical fitness. According to the five-to-five ratio, there are more than 500,000 young and middle-aged people. Qin Su opened his mouth unhurriedly, "Before the natural disaster, the daily wage of the workers who did rough work was about 20 wen, because the government paid for it, and only half of the market price was 10 wen to calculate the wages of young and middle-aged people, and it took 5 million wen a day. ”

"In this way, it will cost 150,000 copper coins per month, or 150,000 taels of silver, or 15,000 taels of gold."

Qin Su once again showed off the level of mathematics that people of this era looked up to, and then stopped speaking.

After saying that, everyone fell silent.

The exchange system of the Apocalypse, 1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver = 10 copper coins = 10,000 copper coins...... It costs so much money just to pay salaries, not to mention the costs of building materials, food purchases, midway management, and so on.

Also, the cost of those who are old and weak...... The 500,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court can't be supported for two months after being tossed like this.

The short and fat official spoke again: "The cost is so staggering, the treasury is no longer full...... Not to mention the large-scale construction of the project, the victims will consume more food, in this case, where does the son of Zuo Xiangzi think to find relief money and food? ”

Qin Shu looked at the official expressionlessly, opened his mouth lightly, and only spit out two words: "Military salary." ”

Everyone's hearts were shocked, and even the short and fat official's face stiffened a lot.

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Ill-intentioned!

Then, there was a burst of discussion, and the ministers pointed at Qin Shu and shook their heads from time to time.

"Ridiculous!"

Hearing this, the short and fat official turned around and strode towards Qin Shu and reprimanded Qin Shu, if Qin Shu hadn't dodged in time, he would have been sprayed in the face by this person.

"Your Majesty, the army is the foundation of the country, and military salaries cannot be moved!" The short and fat official had a righteous and awe-inspiring face, "Your Majesty, this son has bad intentions and bad intentions, and he is afraid that he will be a spy of the enemy country, and he should be executed immediately!" ”

Many ministers agreed with Yan Wenlou's words, and nodded secretly, looking at Qin Liang's eyes.

The left minister won't secretly collaborate with the enemy, right......

"Yan Wenlou, what do you mean!" Qin Liang's beard shook twice, and then he looked at Jun Qian with a black face, "Your Majesty, ......"

"Don't say it, I have forgiven this kid's sins before, and I will definitely keep my word." Jun Qian waved his hand, although his face was not good, he still said, "You continue." ”

"This lord, Qin Su doesn't dare to agree with what you said." Qin Shu's words directly made the fat man's face as red as pig's liver, but Qin Su did not shut up, "The country is not in the army at all, but in the people." ”

Yan Wenlou stood in front of Qin Shu, his face red and his neck thickened aggressively asked, "If the army is not strong, how can it resist foreign enemies?" ”

Qin Su was high on the mountain, glanced at him lightly, and then said slowly: "What the adults said, Qin Shu thought it was true. If the army is not strong, it will not be able to defend itself against foreign enemies, and the country will be destroyed. ”

"This official doesn't need you to slap the horse!" Yan Wenlou looked at Qin Su with disdain.

Many officials chuckled quietly.

Under the ridicule and contempt of everyone, Qin Shu's expression remained unchanged, and he just bowed his hand to Yan Wenlou: "Your Excellency thinks too much, Qin Su just agrees with what your adult said, only by strengthening your army can you resist foreign enemies and defend the country." ”

"If what I say is reasonable, then you are lying for it, aren't you deceiving the king?" Yan Wenlou grasped Qin Shu's words tightly and directly sentenced Qin Shu, "If it weren't for the emperor's benevolence and sage, you should be cut with a thousand knives!" ”

Qin Shu shook his head calmly: "The words of the adults are biased, like overturning a boatload of people with a rod...... Please also ask Qin Su to explain, if Qin Su's words are unreasonable, Qin Su should apologize with death! ”

"Listen to what you can say!." Yan Wenlou sneered.

"Only by strengthening the army can we protect the family and defend the country, and to support the army, we must have a large amount of money and food from the country, so a strong army must first enrich the country." Qin Shu said slowly, "If the national strength is not strong and cannot afford the military salaries, food and grass required by the army, there will be no way out for a strong army...... And those who make a rich country must first strengthen the people. ”

"All the expenses of the state, including the army's salaries, grain and grass, the ministers' salaries, the emperor's palaces, and the treasures of the treasury...... All of them are taken from the people. The country's revenue depends on taxes, and if the people decline, as in today's disaster, where will the tax revenue come from? ”

Qin Shu's words made Yan Wenlou choke.

"Qubble...... Strong words......" Yan Wenlou snorted coldly, blew his beard and glared.

"All the revenues of the nation are taken from the people by means of taxes, including those paid by the army...... If you take it from the people, why not use it for the people? Qin Shu took a step forward, "The people are the existence of a strong army and the existence of a bureaucratic system...... Even the premise of the existence of the state is the foundation of all this. ”

"If you don't think about the army first, you will be attacked by other countries...... If the country does not exist, the people will be attached? Seeing that Yan Wenlou couldn't parry, a middle-aged man stood up and said sharply, "The major affairs of the country of soldiers, the place of death and life, the way of survival, if the country is not strong, it will never be recovered!" ”

"This lord, if the people are in trouble, the people will not be the country...... Do you think the day of the weak soldier is still far away? Qin Shu smiled coldly, with a look of disdain for this person who secretly changed concepts, "Qin Su only wants to take a part of the military salary, think about the people first, and get through the immediate crisis...... When did you say that disbanding the army is the way to weaken the army? ”

The middle-aged man's face turned pale, his forehead was twisted, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes.

Qin Shu seemed to have not seen it, and he was calm.

"Those who are good for the world do not regard it as a rule of chaos, but only as a people. The people are the foundation of the country. Although the world is chaotic, the people's hearts have not left, and there is no need to worry; Although the world is governed, the people's hearts are separated, but it is also worrying. Everyone calls it 'the country of the world'.

Who is the world? Who is the country? The people are just that.

If there are people, there is the world, there is a country, and if there are no people, the world is empty, and the country only has a name, which is empty and unlivable, and the name is not enough to keep.

Since ancient times, the four Yi cannot destroy the country, the traitors cannot lose the country, but the people can lose the country. The people, the foundation of the country, have not died fundamentally and survived. The people have not rebelled, although the four are strong, the position of the countries, and the power of traitors are enough to move the country and conquer the world, and they cannot die in the end.

Mencius said: 'The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light', so he said this.

The people, the water, the king, the boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat...... The country belongs to the emperor and the people...... Your Majesty, please think again. ”