"Okay, okay, grandpa, you calm down first, listen to me slowly, okay?"

Chen Menglei slowly calmed down under Jia Lian's comfort. But he still looked at Jia Lian angrily, and he looked like Jia Lian couldn't say why he wanted him to look good.

Jia Lian sneered: "Grandpa, you are the second assistant, just like my prime minister of Da Zheng, calm, calm." ”

Chen Menglei's face turned red, although he knew that there was no one in Jia Lian's duty room, but he still looked left and right, and then said: "Fart, let's not say that Da Zheng will not have a prime minister, even if there is, it is also the first assistant who has this qualification." ”

After taking a sip of tea, Chen Menglei continued: "Besides, if it is the time of national peace and security, the war will be fought, and my Da Zheng has never been afraid of war.

But now, there is a severe drought in the two provinces, and the treasury is empty. How can you say that you are also a martial artist, you tell me, there is no money, no food, how can this battle be fought? ”

Jia Lian originally wanted to tell Chen Menglei, but since Emperor Longzheng asked him to ask him, it meant that he had agreed to tell Chen Menglei.

What's more, the imperial court originally didn't have many secrets for bigwigs of the level of cabinet ministers. The difference is only in whether you need to know or not.

However, seeing Chen Menglei's anxious appearance, Jia Lian suddenly planned to tease him: "Grandpa, what you say is unreasonable." The imperial court has long had a clear division of labor, our martial arts are responsible for fighting, and you civil ministers are responsible for the court.

How to get money and how to ensure the military needs of the army is a matter for your cabinet and household departments.

You usually have such a resolute attitude of restricting martial arts from participating in politics, you can't do anything when you are serious. ”

When Chen Menglei heard Jia Lian's words, his face flushed with anger: "You evil obstacle, what are you talking about?" As he spoke, he was going to beat Jia Lian when he stood up.

Seeing that the joke was making a big fuss, Jia Lian hurriedly begged for mercy: "Grandpa, grandpa, I just made a joke, there is a way to do things, you listen to me." ”

Chen Menglei didn't believe it, but he thought that this was the yamen of Honglu Temple after all, so he put up with it for the time being: "Say, if it is not feasible, the family law of the Jia family, the old man will try it instead of the good brother." ”

Chen Menglei is not without a solution, as a political eunuch who has been up and down for half his life, although this matter is difficult, it is not difficult and cannot be solved.

What Chen Menglei is worried about and angry about is Jia Lian's attitude and approach.

I have to admit that although the three sons of the Chen family are enough to support the Chen family's prosperity. But the third generation of the Chen family is someone who can be trusted.

Therefore, since Chen Menglei recognized him as his grandfather, Chen Menglei designated the inheritor or preserver of his political heritage as Jia Lian.

Only if Jia Lian becomes rich can he support the Chen family through the most difficult period. In the future, the Chen family will have a new Qianli horse, and then support the Chen family to stand up.

It was precisely because Chen Menglei's expectations for Jia Lian were too high that he felt angry and disappointed when he knew that Jia Lian had done such an unobtrusive thing as patting Emperor Longzheng's chest and promising to solve the country's financial crisis.

"Grandpa, let the emperor let go and force Sun Cheng to take back the household as soon as possible, it is indeed my idea for the emperor.

I also promised to guarantee the settlement of the state treasury revenue and military rations.

Although Jia Lian does not have the heroic posture of the ancestors of the two generations of Rongguo, he is also willing to do something for the country. ”

Chen Menglei had completely calmed down at this time, he was thinking while listening to Jia Lian's words, and at this time he also persuaded: "But Lian'er, because of this, you should know that there are many things that you can't agree to at will."

As you said, it is the responsibility of civilian officials to enrich the treasury and ensure military supplies, so why do you bother to do this?

If you do a good job, you won't get any benefits, and if you don't do well, you will become the target of public criticism. ”

Jia Lian's heart warmed, and he said with a smile: "Grandpa, don't worry, I naturally have the intention of doing this." How to solve the problem of the treasury is very complicated, and it is not clear in one sentence or two.

What I can tell my grandfather is that I have prepared all the military supplies for this campaign.

Even the food needed for relief in Henan and Shandong has already been provided. ”

Chen Menglei was taken aback by Jia Lian's words: "How did you do it?" Where is the grain? ”

Jia Lian smiled, although he came to a strange era, the character traits of traditional scholars in China and North Korea still did not change.

That is, the vision is limited to a corner of the place, and it is not comprehensive enough. Even the more open Da Zheng is no exception.

"I have long heard about Annam, Siamese has a mild climate, abundant precipitation, rice can be harvested three times a year, and grain is piled up.

I didn't believe it, so I sent several caravans from my home to go there by sea and land, and found that it was true. ”

Seeing that Chen Menglei's breathing was already heavy, Jia Lian smiled in his heart and continued: "Last year, when the Siamese mission from Annan entered the court, I talked with the envoys of the two countries and bought rice from the two countries as a tribute. He also asked the emperor to send envoys to Annam and Siam, and negotiated the matter with their royal family.

Today, tens of millions of stone rice have been concentrated in Guangzhou Port. As long as the South China Sea Fleet loads grain onto ships and transports it north to Qingdao, the disaster can be extinguished.

Similarly, when the East China Sea Fleet takes the port of Pusan, grain ships can also enter North Korea by sea. ”

Chen Menglei has already put his mind at ease, he is worried about military supplies, but he is actually worried about food. Now that there is food, the rest of the things are not difficult to handle with Da Zheng's national strength.

However, Chen Menglei immediately remembered another question, since there was a detailed plan last year. It shows that the emperor is not worried about the drought at all, so it is worth playing if he wants to send Han Feng south.

"Tell me honestly, what did Han Zishou do when he went to Henan?"

Jia Lian paused, and couldn't help but begin to admire Chen Menglei's agile thinking. Just by revealing a little news, he had already guessed so many things.

Jia Lian smiled bitterly: "Grandpa, you're right, the drought in the two provinces really doesn't need the first assistant." He went to Henan for another reason, and I know this reason, but I can't tell you. ”

"Why?" Chen Menglei asked.

"I'm not authorized to tell you these things, so don't embarrass me."

Chen Menglei was silent, he suddenly felt that at some point, many things in the court made him, an old official, a little incomprehensible.

Yes, it was from this grandson who began to get ahead and stepped into the whirlpool of the court.

"Lian'er, governing the country still needs to be upright, your path is crooked."

Jia Lian didn't expect Chen Menglei to say such a thing, he knew that as a real Confucian disciple, Chen Menglei had his persistence.

So Jia Lian was silent.

Seeing that Jia Lian was silent, Chen Menglei had no intention of speaking, and he also needed to think about today's events.

However, just as Chen Menglei wanted to leave, Jia Lian looked at his back and spoke: "Grandpa, self-cultivation, family building, and governing the country really need to be upright."

However, in today's era, the world cannot rely entirely on upright Confucian scholarship.

It is useless for you to deal with those people who have turned into outsiders, and you should use the vertical and horizontal technique to measure everything. ”