He saw the situation in Yuehe Dam and Nancheng. The money was being spent every day like water, and he had long been worried that such a day would come.
Princess Che is really too extravagant. What do you think is the use of building the city wall in Nancheng so high?
What's the use of having roads built so well?
No matter whether the house is old or new, people can live in it, but it has to be torn down and rebuilt.
There is no need to spend money in these places, now it’s okay, there is no money.
On the way to Gucheng.
Wei Ming would get into Li Yuheng's carriage from time to time and ask him about the Snow Country.
Li Yuheng couldn't wait to pour out all the bitterness he had suffered for more than a month, of course, so that Wei Ming could better understand the situation in the Snow Country. They were now in the same boat.
If Wei Ming loses, his end will not be easy.
Wen Jinhe stood on the ridge of the fields in Nancheng, looking at the green wheat fields from near to far.
Several farmers in this field were standing nearby waiting.
The growth looks pretty good at the moment.
Wen Jinhe turned his head and looked at the farmer and asked: "Uncle, look at the current situation, how much can we produce per mu when we harvest wheat in June?"
Several farmers stood tremblingly aside. This was their first time meeting a big shot like Princess Che.
The uncle shook his hands and replied: "The growth this year is much better than last year. The seeds sent by the princess are good, and the silt fertilizer dug back from the bank of the river is good. The grassroots think that the yield of five shi per mu should not be a problem."
This is twice as high as before.
According to the previously agreed share, the people of Nancheng will have to hand over 60%25 of this crop of wheat to the government, namely Wen Jinhe, after harvesting it.
However, once you hand in the wheat, you don’t have to pay taxes again.
For the people of Nancheng, this is actually not much different from before.
Wen Jinhe held up her skirt and walked on the dirt road in the field. As she walked, she asked Song Zhiyuan, "How is the situation of cereal planting in Huyue City and Shouyuan City now?"
Before the wheat was sown years ago, because Princess Che distributed wheat seeds to the people, all the fields in Nancheng, including wasteland, were planted by the people.
Sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes shipped after the new year can only be sent to surrounding cities, and the share will be six cents.
After returning from the fields, Wen Jinhe went up to the city wall again.
The two Lu brothers followed Wen Jinhe's orders and built several watchtowers with a height of 200 meters in the three cities north of Nancheng, and asked the garrisoned troops to keep an eye on them.
Wen Jinhe warned: "We don't have anyone here in Yuebei City. For those soldiers who followed Mu Mingqian to the Snow Country, please send some of them to inquire about the situation. Otherwise, even if there is a fight, we will not get the news in advance."
Lu Jue nodded and agreed.
There is no need to worry about the prince in Linyue Kingdom.
If something happens, the secret guard will send the news back as soon as possible.
But with King Heng in the isolated city, they must pay close attention.
Moreover, it is difficult to guarantee that the army of the Snow Kingdom will not attack Shuonan City but come to attack Nancheng.
……
Li Junche led an army of 50,000 people halfway when he received news from the border.
There is something strange happening at the border of Linyue Kingdom.
So Li Junche ordered a rapid march and rushed to the border as quickly as possible.
On the path in the dense forest in the mountains.
A dozen fast horses are advancing rapidly.
The short Lu Hongan was hugged to Lu Yebai's chest.
The people sent by Li Junche successfully rescued Lu Yebai and others.
But he alerted the searching officers and soldiers in Kyoto and chased them for hundreds of miles.
After finally escaping, Wen Mingting ordered the officers and soldiers along the way to encircle and suppress them, so that they could only move forward at full speed and could not even close their eyes easily at night.
Lu Hongan looked up at his eldest brother's hairy chin, finally approaching the border.
Once they enter the territory of Beidi Kingdom, they won't have to rush in such a hurry.
Wan Weixin, who was guarding Yuebei City, frowned tightly as he looked at the letter in his hand, "With an army of two hundred thousand, the emperor is more afraid of the Snow Kingdom than the Linyue Kingdom."
The captain standing aside said: "General, since General Wei and King Heng are coming to Gucheng soon, don't we have nothing to worry about?"
There are only Xiwan troops in Yuebei City, and they are actually really afraid of soldiers from the Snow Kingdom coming over.
Wan Weixin raised his eyes with a very displeased look, "What's good? With Wei Ming here, what's the matter with me, General!"
On the day when General Zhenguo and Li Yuheng arrived, the magistrate of Gucheng specially opened the city gate and waited at the city gate.
The post house was even briefly renovated.
Despite this, he was still disliked by Li Yuheng and felt shabby.
General Zhenguo did not rest after arriving at Gucheng, but quickly contacted the defenders of several surrounding cities, including Wan Weixin.
He figured out the situation in the city as quickly as possible.
Looking at the rusty weapons in the warehouse, as well as the old and toothless military horses, Wei Ming's face was dark, and veins appeared in his fists.
"Why are they so abandoned? Can such weapons and horses be used on the battlefield?" Wei Ming's roar made several generals present dare not raise their heads.
"General Wei, this is not our problem. This place is so far away from the capital. There hasn't been a war in many years. Even the soldiers are from more than ten years ago. The court doesn't pay attention to it. The annual military pay is only enough to pay the soldiers. There is really no extra money to buy military supplies.”
The generals guarding the city are also feeling miserable. They have not been taken seriously for so many years. Suddenly they want to go to war and send so many people. You have been serving as officials in the capital all year round. You are under the imperial city. The difference is huge.
Both sides used troops at the same time, and mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses to cross the west. The pressure on the Beidi Kingdom's treasury became very great.
You Zhicheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, wished he could break a penny in half and spend it.
The amount of money spent on the army suddenly skyrocketed, and he began to reduce expenditures in other places. Anyone who asked for money from him would just say two words.
"No."
If you make trouble again, if you have the ability, go to the emperor and ask for it yourself.
The queen looked at the dishes on the dinner table which were getting worse day by day. She would have no objection if the harem were all the same.
But as a queen, her expenses were almost as much as those of a concubine.
That Concubine Wei thought she was in heaven when she gave birth to a prince, and she dared to compete with herself everywhere, and she was so arrogant.
Isn't it just a baby with hair not fully grown? When the war in the previous dynasty becomes serious and the emperor has no time to enter the harem, this will be my opportunity.
Li Jingxing was sixty-one this year, and because of his poor health, he asked the Ministry of Industry to start building the mausoleum the year before last.
It has been repaired one after another for more than a year, and it is not far away from completion.
Unfortunately, the Ministry of Finance did not have enough money for the first half of the year. The Minister of Industry went to You Zhicheng several times but was avoided by him.
So he first led people to block You Zhicheng at the door of his house.
In public, You Zhicheng swallowed his saliva as he looked at the servants standing against a wall. After realizing that many people were staring at him, he had no choice but to invite the Minister of Industry to his home.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood straight in the center of the hall, with no intention of sitting down. "Master You, just tell me when you will hand over the remaining one hundred thousand taels of silver to the Ministry of Industry. The emperor's mausoleum is waiting to be capped. "
