Fang Yuan was a little surprised.

In the afternoon, the palace summoned the scholars of the six departments of the three provinces.

If it's because of work, you should have called it over at the time.

Now that they have been discussing for most of the day, it is estimated that there has been a result, why do you still call yourself into the palace?

Puzzled, but he still had to enter the palace, and after letting Liu Yichen leave, Fang Yuan tidied up his clothes and followed the eunuch into the palace.

The Imperial Study.

When Fang Yuan arrived, Fang Xuanling, Eldest Sun Wuji and the others were still there.

Unexpectedly, Tang Jian was not there, but Cui Zhentang was here.

At this time, Cui Zhentang was still standing, a little different from the other scholars.

"Tang Shangshu was unwell and suddenly fainted, you two should participate in the Lingnan War."

Li Shimin said in due course.

"Yes."

Fang Yuan understood.

It turned out that he had been called to discuss the war.

And Cui Zhentang should have just arrived, and he was called over to replace Tang Jian like himself.

"Your Majesty, according to the discussion just now, as long as the minister has 10,000 elite soldiers, he will definitely pacify Lingnan."

Li Jing said in a deep voice.

"You are already a right servant, and the operation of the court is inseparable from you."

"I already have an idea for the leader, so let's discuss the matter of grain and grass now."

Li Shimin shook his head and refused Li Jing's request.

Nowadays, Li Jing is no longer the secretary of the military department, but the right servant.

It can be said that except for Fang Xuanling, there is no one in the DPRK and China whose status is comparable to Li Jing.

Coupled with Li Jing's prestige in the army, some people now vaguely call him the first person in the DPRK.

In this case, Li Shimin would not let Li Jing go out casually, and the fierce generals in the DPRK and China were like clouds, so he had to let other generals also take action.

"Yes."

Li Jing sighed, sat down obediently, and then looked at Fang Yuan and Cui Zhentang.

"How long will it take for the two of you to gather the grain and grass?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first.

Now, because of the dispatch of the army in front, the grain and grass of the imperial court are once again in a tense situation.

Therefore, to support the Lingnan War, what we need to worry about is not the problem of the army, but the availability of food and grass.

"How many troops does Your Majesty send?"

Cui Zhentang was the first to ask.

He and Fang Yuan came late, and many things were not known yet.

"Ten thousand to thirty thousand."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Ten thousand is the amount that Li Jing needs.

Ten thousand for other generals may be a bit less, and thirty thousand is about the same.

"Your Majesty, there is not much food for the 30,000 army, Fang Shilang was a waiter at the beginning, why don't you let him be responsible?"

Cui Zhentang nodded slightly, looked at Fang Yuan and said.

An army of 10,000 to 30,000 is prepared according to the food of 30,000 troops.

The food of the 30,000 army is indeed not much, and the emperor and several people were a little surprised, and Cui Zhentang took the initiative to give credit.

"Your Majesty, I am inexperienced, and I am afraid that I will miss the fighter, so it is more appropriate for Cui Shilang to be in charge."

Fang Yuan immediately gave in.

It's not that the house doesn't want to be responsible, but it's a little difficult for the household department to come up with grain and grass.

First experienced locust plagues and locust plagues, and then experienced floods, and the imperial court did not have much surplus food.

Not long ago, 50,000 troops went out on the expedition and spent a large amount of grain and grass, and now it is very difficult for the household department to come up with 30,000 troops of grain and grass.

This is the situation of the household department that Fang Yuan has learned these days, the financial aspect is relatively deficit, and there is a serious shortage of food.

It was also thanks to Cui Zhentang that he didn't make as much trouble as he did at the beginning, otherwise Fang Yuan wouldn't have had time to understand so much.

"It's easy to prepare food, so let the newcomers exercise more."

Cui Zhentang continued.

The humble attitude made everyone present nod.

Fang Yuan wanted to say something, but at this time Li Shimin made up his mind.

"Fang Yuan, you will be responsible for this matter."

"I'll give you seven days to prepare, okay?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

He felt that Fang Yuan really needed to exercise more.

And it is not at all too difficult to prepare food.

Although Li Shimin was dissatisfied with Fang Yuan because of the fire gun, it didn't mean that Fang Yuan was not needed.

As long as he is talented, Li Shimin hopes that the other party will be used for himself, especially Fang Yuan, a multi-faceted talent.

"Yes."

Fang Yuan sighed in his heart and said in a deep voice.

Although I was a little unhappy in my heart, I could only accept it at this time.

If they refuse, these ministers present still think that they are not even willing to do things, and it will be difficult to rise in the future.

However, when it comes to Fang Yuan's position, it is already difficult to go up again, and it is estimated that it will take several years of precipitation to be possible.

"Let's adjourn the meeting, go back and get ready!"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice,

Everyone got up one after another and bid farewell to Li Shimin.

Fang Yuan also left with everyone, but the distance between them was a little far.

It wasn't Fang Yuan's intention, but almost all of them were like this, and they were a little distant from each other.

This is the tacit understanding between the ministers, and it is also the tacit understanding between the monarchs and ministers.

Because if the scholars get too close, the emperor will not be able to sleep soundly.

"Fang Shilang, wait, wait."

Fang Yuan is at the rear.

Among so many people, Fang Yuan's official position was the lowest, and of course he was at the rear.

After hearing someone shouting, Fang Yuan stopped and looked back at the comer.

At the same time, the other ministers also turned back, but they all had a tacit understanding and did not stop.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Fang Yuan looked at Wang De curiously and asked.

What is there about the emperor who didn't just say it directly, and now he told him?

"Your Majesty asked the villain to tell you."

"If you can't prepare so much food, you can consider Wuling County."

Wang De whispered.

After finishing speaking, Xiang Fang Yuan nodded and left.

Fang Yuan looked at the direction Wang De left and felt quite surprised.

Wuling County can be said to be his own nest, and he still pays a lot of attention to Wuling County.

Although Wuling County is not under his control now, there are many people in Wuling County who still listen to Fang Yuan's words.

As long as Fang Yuan has any needs, he can make Wuling County change color, that is Fang Yuan's foundation, and Fang Yuan still controls most of Wuling County.

For so long, Fang Yuan has transferred talents from Liaozhou to Chang'an City, and almost no people have been transferred from Wuling County to Chang'an City, the latter in Liaozhou.

It is because Wuling County has been developing for a long time, and the families in the city have some relationship with Fang Yuan, which is a little different from Liaozhou, and the development time of Liaozhou is too short.

However, Liaozhou is also under Fang Yuan's control, because Zhao Yingcai is there, he will continue to develop on the basis of Fang Yuan, and will become the nest of Fang Yuan and Zhao Yingcai.

So what does Li Shimin mean by reminding himself?

After thinking about it, Fang Yuan didn't understand it for a while, and followed the large army out of the palace.

After returning to the Fang Mansion, almost everyone in the Fang Mansion had already fallen asleep, leaving Jingyu below still studying.

I have to say that this little guy is really hardworking, he already knows a lot of words at a young age, and occasionally writes poetry.

The strange thing is that tonight's Fang Jingyu is not studying in her room, but reading and practicing calligraphy in the living room.

"Master, someone came to the window of my room last night and asked if I wanted to leave with him?"

When Fang Jingyu saw Fang Yuan, she ran over and looked at Fang Yuan with her head held high.

"Sleepwalking, huh?"

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

There are not many people who can enter the Fang Mansion and leave safely.

Even if a master like Mo Cailing enters the Fang Mansion, there is a great chance that he will be discovered.

Unless it's even more powerful than Mo Cailing, such as a super master like Nie Yinniang.

But in the whole world, there shouldn't be a few masters like Nie Yinniang, right?

Therefore, Fang Yuan immediately felt that Fang Jingyu was sleepwalking.

"No, I remember it very well, not sleepwalking."

Fang Jingyu shook his head and said seriously.

"I see, I'll keep people watching."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, rubbed Fang Jingyu's head with his big hand and said.

To be honest, Fang Yuan still didn't believe it, because anyone who could enter and leave Fang Mansion casually must be a super master.

If it is really this kind of character, then as long as she is willing, Fang Jingyu will definitely be taken away, and she will not simply ask.

But whether it was or not, Fang Yuan would attach importance to this matter and let Fang Jingyu sleep well.

"Okay."

Fang Jingyu nodded heavily.

wanted to give Fang Yuan a massage, but was sent back to sleep by Fang Yuan.

After she left, Fang Yuan called Xue Jiaoyan's butler and asked him to find someone to keep an eye on Fang Jingyu's room and window.

In addition, Fang Yuan also found Liao Fengmao and asked him to personally go to Wuling County to check the recent situation in Wuling County.

After arranging things, Fang Yuan went back to his room to sleep with Du Miaoyan.

The next day, Fang Yuan went to work normally.

The first task is to order the people below to check the grain and grass storage.

Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect the result to shock Fang Yuan.

"My lord, we can only prepare food for 10,000 troops at most."

Fang Qingping said with a sad face.

A month's worth of food for 10,000 troops, this is the limit of the household department.

"Is it enough to stop some of the nobles first?"

Fang Yuan frowned and said in a deep voice.

There were many nobles and nobles in the imperial court, and they had a lot of food estates.

For example, Fang Yuan, as the founding county of Chang'an County, has 500 households.

Other princes and other lords and magnates, the food is far above five hundred, which is a large amount of grain.

It happened to be the end of the year, and this batch of grain was taken out, not to mention 30,000 troops, but it was estimated that 100,000 troops could also be.

"No, never!"

"If you move their food estate, the entire court will target our household!"

Fang Qingping was startled and said in shock.

War can not be fought, but the food of the powerful cannot be withheld.

If the food is not given, then it will be a mess directly from the inside of Chang'an City.

When the time comes, don't talk about foreign wars, they will collapse directly from within, not to mention wars.

"This official is just talking."

Fang Yuan sighed.

This group of corpse vegetarian magnates really can't move.

Or many of them don't have power, but many of them do.

If you move their food, it will be like moving the land of the people, and the court will be in chaos.

In the next half a year or so, Datang may be in chaos, and Fang Yuan doesn't want to be the driving force behind it.

"Wise adults!"

Fang Qingping breathed a sigh of relief.

No, he was worried that Fang Yuan would do whatever it takes.

"In the name of the Ministry of Households, requisition grain from all states and counties!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Now Tang Jian is not in the household department, and the household department is in charge of Fang Yuan and Cui Zhentang.

But in this matter, Cui Zhentang was already completely responsible for Fang Yuan, so Fang Yuan could decide for himself in this matter.

"Yes!"

Fang Qingping said respectfully.

The paperwork was quickly issued, and two days passed.

On the third day, Liao Fengmao returned from Wuling County.

"Master, everything is fine in Wuling County, and the people have plenty of food and clothing."

"But this year, the county government did not collect the people's grain, so that a lot of grain rotted in the fields."

Liao Fengmao reported respectfully.

"That's what it means."

"It's hard work, you go back and rest first."

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

At this moment, he understood why Li Shimin asked him to consider Wuling County.

To be honest, it was also Fang Yuan's dereliction of duty, obviously paying attention to Wuling County, but he didn't pay attention to food.

Wuling County has resolved the problem of Li Shimin's guilt and self-edict, and now it can also resolve the problem of grain and grass in the imperial court.

"Fang Qingping!"

Fang Yuan shouted, yelling at Fang Qingping.

"The lower official is here."

Fang Qingping came quickly.

"Come with me to the ministry."

Fang Yuan originally wanted to directly ask Fang Qingping to issue official documents to Wuling County.

But after thinking about it, I feel that Li Shimin's reminder has another deep meaning.

Since the Hongnong Yang clan has seized the position of the county commander of Wuling County, he can now snatch it back by means.

The party is the same!

He is already a fourth-grade official, and cultivating cronies is just a common thing.

"Yes."

Fang Qingping didn't know why.

But he still obediently followed Fang Yuan to the Ministry of Officials.

It didn't take long for Fang Yuan to see Sun Wuji, the chief secretary of the ministry.

After saluting, Fang Yuan went straight to the point.

"Eldest Sun Shangshu, you must know that I once worked as the county magistrate of Wuling County, and Wuling County once sold a large amount of grain to the imperial court, right?"

Fang Yuan said slowly.

"Yes."

Eldest Sun Wuji put down the work in his hand, looked at Fang Yuan, and nodded.

"Nowadays, the county order of Wuling County has turned the cart before the horse, and it doesn't care that the county's grain is rotten in the fields."

"Our household department will send people to Wuling County to buy local grain to support this Lingnan battle."

"His county order is not worthy of being the county order of Wuling County, please remove his position from the ministry and send him to Chang'an City for review."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Yang Chuancheng County Order does have some inaction."

"But is it too late to be dismissed like this?"

Eldest Sun Wuji pondered for a moment and said.

A few days ago, he received an inspection from the officials of the ministry.

learned that Yang Chuancheng, the county commander of Wuling County, did not act, and the corpse was vegetarian.

But Yang Chuancheng was planted there by Hongnong Yang, and there was Li Ke behind him.

If he is dismissed, he may offend Hongnong Yang and Li Ke.

"No, it won't happen!"

"This person obstructs the household department from collecting grain, the crime is extremely heinous, and the dismissal is already light."

"In addition, I have a person recommended as the county magistrate of Wuling County, this person's name is Ge You, who was ranked relatively high in the last imperial examination, and now he is the chief bookkeeper in a certain place, and his ability is good, so he can be the county magistrate."

Fang Yuan is the color road.

He understood what the eldest grandson Wuji meant.

Saying the other party's name is obviously telling yourself that the other party is from the Hongnong Yang family.

He had already offended Hongnong Yang, and he didn't care about offending the other party again.

At the same time, it is necessary to install his own cronies and officially fight against differences.

"Since Fang Shilang insists, let's do it according to Fang Shilang's wishes."

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

Fang Yuan is now an official of the fourth grade, and he is also the main person in charge of grain and grass collection, so he still has to give this face.

The most important thing is that it can be seen that Fang Yuan offended Li Ke, the king of Shu, causing a struggle between the two sides, and the prince benefited, so why not?

(End of chapter)