Shen Huo then said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Instead of this, it is better for hundreds of officials to donate some money to make up for this vacancy in military salaries, wouldn't it be better than asking the people to pay taxes?" ”

Hearing Shen Huo say this, He Hui knew that the time had come for him to stand up, so he immediately came out of the crowd, first saluted respectfully to the emperor, and then said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that His Royal Highness the Prince's words are really reasonable. Those who are officials should share the worries of the country, instead of blindly relying on the people. Wechen is willing to set an example, donating a hundred taels of silver in advance, and do his best. ”

As soon as these words came out, Shen Huo naturally knew in his heart that it was the letter he relied on yesterday that played a role, and he was very happy in his heart, and his face was still full of sincerity, looking at the emperor.

"Father, the people have long lost the ability to pay taxes, and now the best way that the ministers who have donated to the hundreds of officials can think of. Erchen is willing to donate 500 taels of silver with the prime minister, and do his best to solve the urgent need for military salaries. Shen Huo looked at the emperor with an extremely sincere expression.

He Hui and Shen Huo are setting an example here, and Chu Taiwei, who is standing quietly among the ministers, thinks about Chu He, thinking that Shen Huo is Chu He's husband at the moment, if he can help, it would be better to help.

Taiwei Chu gritted his teeth, stood up, looked at the emperor and said, "The minister is also willing to donate five hundred taels of silver for the country and the people, and do his best." ”

Taiwei Chu's words seemed to be a beginning, and then, more and more ministers stood up, and then the sound of "ministers seconding" came one after another, gradually filling the entire hall.

The emperor sat on a high position, looked at the expressions on the faces of the ministers, and then thought about what Shen Huo said, and thought deeply, and then showed a look of appreciation on his face, and said: "This is very good, the emperor is really smart, and I am very happy in my heart." Let this matter be done as the emperor proposes, and I will not ask any more. ”

Hearing this, Shen Huo showed a little joy on his face, knowing that this matter had finally reached a successful conclusion. Shen Huo hurriedly thanked the emperor, and the joy in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

Shen Huo thanked him, and the emperor nodded slightly, and didn't say anything anymore. Today, there is nothing important except for the military salary, and after the ministers have reported in turn, the emperor announced his withdrawal from the court, and the ministers scattered in all directions and went down to the court.

After the early dynasty, Shen Huo didn't want to delay time, thinking that the military salary in Beibi Mountain could not be delayed, so he immediately started to do this and called the ministers to donate money.

And the donation of military salaries went more smoothly than Shen Huo expected. He Hui took the lead in donating, and with Taiwei Chu and Shen Huo pushing on the side, the officials of the DPRK and China should follow the donation, and each of them is extraordinarily generous. In this way, there is also a lot of money, which is enough to solve the urgent need of the current shortage of military salaries. Coupled with the part of taxes paid by the common people, the grain and salary of Beibi Mountain have been solved.

After Shen Huo got the hard-earned military salary, he handed it over to the emperor, and he won the emperor's praise again, and the satisfaction between words could not be hidden. The emperor also rewarded Shen Huo with a lot of things, which was used as compensation for his hard work these days.

Seeing that Shen Huo not only successfully completed this matter, but also received the emperor's appreciation and reward, Gu Zhiheng was anxious. Gu Zhiheng wanted to go to Yin Shen Huo again, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only endure it.

This time, after Shen Huo's hard planning, the matter of military salaries was temporarily resolved. The emperor immediately ordered people to go and send all these military salaries to the Beibi Mountain.

"These military salaries, you will send them to the north mountain first." The emperor ordered, "This time the military salary is not easy to get, remember to let the soldiers of Beibi Mountain strengthen the defense, and there must be no more mistakes." ”

The emperor paused for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and then added: "Not only that, but I want you to take someone to thoroughly investigate whether the fire in the granary was an accident or whether someone deliberately set it on fire. If someone deliberately sets the fire, the culprit must be escorted to me personally, do you understand? ”

It was a matter of military importance, listening to the emperor's order, and then looking at the emperor's serious expression, that person did not dare to delay, and responded to everything.

Seeing that the man answered, the emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good to understand, without further ado, and set off quickly, I am waiting for your good news." ”

"Yes, the little one understands." The man hurriedly responded, and hurriedly galloped all the way with the military salary, until he reached the north mountain, and after entering the training ground, he stopped.

As soon as he entered the secret training ground, the man did not look in any other direction, but went straight to the barracks of the commander of the secret land. After arriving at the barracks, the man knocked lightly: "Commander of Beibi Mountain, can you be in the tent at this time?" ”

"Yes." As soon as the man finished speaking, the voice of the chief of the Midland rang out, and then a sonorous footstep came, and gradually stopped at the door.

Then I heard a "squeak-", and a small crack opened in the door, revealing half of the face of the chief of the secret land, with a look of alarm and confusion on his face: "Who are you, how did you find this secret land?" ”

"Back to the sir, the little one is the secret guard in the palace, and he was ordered by the emperor to come and send you military pay for the emperor." The man whispered, taking a few steps back, revealing the military pay behind him.

The commander looked fixedly, and when he saw that it was really the military salary, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly opened the tent door, hurriedly walked out, and looked at the military salary carefully.

The chief of Midi looked at it for a while, and then he barely calmed down, took a deep breath, and first called a few people: "A few of you, count the number of military salaries and put them in the granary." ”

After watching the soldiers move in a hurry, the commander of the Midland turned around, looked in the direction of the secret guard, and said happily and in surprise: "This military salary is not a small amount, and this year is another year of poor harvest, why did you get so much grain and grass in such a short period of time?" ”

"It's a small matter that isn't very clear." The secret guard replied honestly, "I only know that the emperor is solely responsible for this matter, and I don't know anything else." ”

Hearing this, the chief of Midi showed a look of sudden realization, and then showed a little gratitude: "In this case, it must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's great powers that can create such a situation." I'm going to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Not only did the Governor of Midi say this, but the other soldiers had the help of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the military salary could be collected so smoothly this time, and they were all very grateful to Shen Huo in their hearts, and for a while, Shen Huo's reputation was in the limelight in the Beibi Mountain.

On the one hand, Da Zhou was busy with military salaries, but on the other hand, the strength of Qi and Chu had been greatly enhanced, and they were almost catching up with Da Zhou's strength.

These days, when the State of Qi attacked and annexed the surrounding small countries, the State of Chu secretly sent troops to help. Under the cooperation of the two boxes, it has been fruitful.

At present, the two countries have joined forces to annex all the small surrounding countries, leaving only the two countries to occupy a hegemonic position, and their forces and territories have been greatly expanded, and their strength has also reached its peak.

After such an achievement, the two countries were not proud, but thought of caution, so they ordered people to block the news, and it was not allowed to enter other countries, but could only be circulated between Qi and Chu.

Because of such an order, Da Zhou didn't know anything about it, and only thought that Qi and Chu were still in contradiction, waiting for them to fight for a fish to die and break the net, and Da Zhou was a good fisherman.

"At present, most of the Great Zhou still feel that the two countries of Qi and Chu are still fighting, and they will not be wary of us." In the imperial study, Chu Lingshen leaned on the back of the chair, and his other hand knocked aimlessly on the yellow rosewood table, making a tuk tuk sound.

Directly opposite him was Captain Lin. Hearing this, a few sharp colors flashed in Taiwei Lin's eyes: "This is our great time. Taking advantage of the fact that Da Zhou was not yet wary of us, he simply attacked directly. ”

Speaking of this, Taiwei Lin remembered something again, and a few hints of determination flashed in his eyes: "Not only that, aren't those masters yesterday already resurrected?" The granary of Beibi Mountain was burned, and now it has fallen into a situation where there is no military salary available. At that time, the war will break out, and the Great Zhou will not even have military salaries, so how can they face the war? ”

"Wait." Listening to Taiwei Lin's determined appearance, Chu Lingshen only frowned, and interrupted in a loud voice, "There is no news from the right prime minister's side at the moment, so we better wait for some time." ”

After that, he looked at Taiwei Lin with a look of displeasure, and hurriedly added: "Right Prime Minister is in Da Zhou right now, and the news is naturally the most accurate. If it weren't for the right prime minister last time, we wouldn't know about Da Zhou's training ground, and the current advantages would be impossible to talk about. Let's wait and wait for the news of the right prime minister to come back before making plans. ”

Chu Lingshen's words were reasonable, and Taiwei Lin thought he was a little indecisive, but after listening to Chu Lingshen's analysis, he understood what Chu Lingshen meant, and a smile of sudden realization appeared on his face.

"I see. His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still thoughtful, and I am in a hurry. Taiwei Lin touched his head with one hand, and smiled quite embarrassedly, "The matter will be according to what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, and I will talk about it after receiving the news from the right prime minister." ”

"Taiwei Lin can think like this, this king is really very relieved in his heart." Chu Lingshen smiled heartily, "Then let's wait for a while." It just so happens that some of the generals' training is not very mature, so it is better to take advantage of these times to seriously run in. ”

"The army of Qi is also a little untrained. Then take advantage of these times, let's make good preparations first, and wait until the news of the right prime minister comes back, and then it's not too late to send troops. Captain Lin nodded, deeply convinced.

So the two immediately discussed, first hold the troops for the time being, wait until Xu Qinghe's news comes, and then take action, but it is not too late.

And Xu Qinghe, who was eagerly awaited by Chu Lingshen and Taiwei Lin, was in the stargazing platform at this time, thinking carefully.