Wei Yian, the culprit who caused the destruction of the Xue family in the previous life, is now firmly under the control of Xie Qingyao and will never repeat the same mistake again.

What she worried about would never happen again.

But Xie Qingyao knew very well that His Majesty wanted to deal with the Wei family, and there would be a war between them and the Wei family sooner or later.

To fight a war, you must have food supplies.

Xie Qingyao's thoughts were jumping. She asked, "What about the food supply? Have you solved this problem?"

Staff: “…”

This, can this be said?

The Marquis is interfering in politics...

But obviously, they couldn't treat Xie Qingyao as an ordinary woman in the inner chamber.

Besides, the adults seem to be in a good mood?

He Zheng said in a deep voice, "Just answer whatever the Madam asks you."

After a moment, one of them spoke up, "Madam, we have several large granaries in Yanzhou and Pengcheng. However, since we are not in a wartime state, we don't store much food, so the granaries are not full."

Xie Qingyao held her cheek with one hand and said leisurely, "That means if we start a war in a short period of time, the supply of food and grass will be insufficient."

"Do you have a stable grain supplier? If we fight a protracted war, can you guarantee we won't run out of food later?"

After the man was asked a few questions, Xie Qingyao knew the answer.

These people are good at stirring up trouble in the court, but when it comes to dealing with businessmen, they are always a little lacking.

The other party asked, "May I ask, Madam, do you have any solution?"

Xie Qingyao leaned back lazily in her chair. "I can take care of the food supply. If the Xue and Xie families join forces to establish a grain merchant caravan, they can monopolize most of the grain market."

"On the surface, we're dealing in grain, but in reality, we sell a small portion of the grain and store most of it to fill our granaries for future wartime supplies, ensuring a continuous supply of grain for at least a year."

As soon as the words fell.

The surroundings fell into an eerie silence.

The subordinates were dumbfounded.

The food supply problem was solved so easily???

None of them doubted that Xie Qingyao couldn't do it.

Um?

Why are everyone looking at her with burning eyes?

Xie Qingyao: "..."

She didn't know that in the eyes of this group of people, she was just a walking granary.

Food is key when marching and fighting.

How can you swing a knife and kill the enemy if you don’t even have enough food to eat?

Xie Qingyao's hand, which was placed under the table, was gently held by He Zheng and wrapped in his warm palm.

There was even a hint of a smile on his lips.

"There is nothing Yaoyao can't do." He Zheng's voice was low and firm, with a hint of pride in his tone.

Xie Qingyao blushed a little when she heard this.

Wait, she's just talking, she hasn't taken any action yet.

Xie Qingyao then asked, "Yanzhou and Pengcheng...are they the Marquis's two fiefdoms?"

"Yes." He Zheng answered simply, "This was my original fiefdom. It wasn't rich, but it was suitable for raising private soldiers. Later, Huaizhou and Qingzhou were added."

Xie Qingyao also guessed that if large granaries were built in these two places, if they were the marquis's fiefdoms, they could be kept secret and not known to outsiders.

Raising private soldiers... Her eyebrows twitched.

I believe that the Marquis has already made arrangements with His Majesty.

In an instant, Xie Qingyao figured out a lot of things.

She was curious and asked, "My Lord, how many troops does the court have now?"

He Zheng said bluntly: "About 400,000, which is about the same as the combined forces of the King of Longxi and the King of Dongping. If they were to fight, the difference in strength between the two sides would not be too big."

"The Wei family still has the Duke of Zhenguo. He has 50,000 Wei family soldiers under his command. Even without the tiger talisman, he can mobilize them."

He Zheng had already guessed what Xie Qingyao wanted to know, so he simply told her about the Qilin Guard as well.

"The Qilin Guards that the world has ever seen are only two thousand. In fact, there are ten thousand Qilin Guards, distributed throughout Daxia."

Xie Qingyao was analyzing the combat power of both sides. She blinked her eyes and said, "The private soldiers in the fiefdom..."

He Zheng: "Every fiefdom has its own private army, currently numbering 100,000."

Xie Qingyao suddenly felt relieved.

There are 100,000 private soldiers in the fiefdom, plus 400,000 imperial soldiers and 10,000 Qilin guards... Anyway, the number of people is more than that of the Wei family.

Not to mention the combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of the Qilin Guards is top-notch, and Xie Qingyao believes that the private soldiers trained by the Marquis's subordinates are no less capable than them.

Coupled with the extremely powerful fire weapons, if a war breaks out, they will have a great chance of winning.

Not afraid, not afraid at all.

It is obvious that Your Majesty and the Marquis have been planning for many years, but they have been keeping a low profile, making the enemy complacent.

Your Majesty has appointed the Marquis as the Grand General of the Auxiliary State. If you obtain the tiger talisman, you will be able to mobilize troops.

When war breaks out, the Marquis will be in command, for only he can unite all forces into one.

If the Wei family can't help but start a war, the Marquis can justifiably, under the pretext of clearing the court of corrupt officials, eradicate the Wei family, a cancer that has plagued Daxia for hundreds of years! Uproot it completely!

This is the chess game that the Marquis and His Majesty have been playing together for many years.

He quietly expanded his power, and when the Wei family showed their claws, he would destroy them.

Xie Qingyao felt shudder all over her body.

He Zheng noticed that Xie Qingyao's fingertips were trembling slightly, so he held her hand tighter.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Xie Qingyao slowly shook her head, leaned over and rested her head on He Zheng's shoulder, and said softly: "I'm not afraid, I'm happy."

"The Marquis is so amazing."

The people below just watched them communicate quietly, as if no one else was around.

After a long while, Xie Qingyao seemed to remember the people beside him, "We have soldiers and horses, food and fodder, and we also need to build a medical team."

The staff member said, "We do have military doctors. We've recruited a group of doctors in Qingzhou under the guise of a pharmacy. If a large-scale war breaks out, I'm afraid they won't be enough. We'll also recruit doctors in Huaizhou next."

When a war breaks out, treating the wounded and reducing casualties are also top priorities.

Xie Qingyao thought of her master Xiao Wuhuo. With his appeal as a medical saint, it would be easy for him to recruit doctors.

We have to ask the master to step in later.

Xie Qingyao pursed her lips and said, "Whether it's manufacturing fire weapons, raising private soldiers, storing food, or building a medical team, all of these require money..."

He Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly and whispered, "Yaoyao, don't worry. Money is not a problem."

"Before, when the Qiao and Li families were raided, the money was supposedly used to fill the national treasury, but in reality, it went into private accounts and was taken out of private accounts."

He knew that if there was not enough money, Xie Qingyao might have to find a way to get money. She always had a lot of ideas.

"Don't touch Yaoyao's small treasury. What's yours is still yours."

He Zheng's cold brows softened and he raised his hand to stroke her head.

Xie Qingyao chuckled: "That's great, of course."

Xi Feng's face was filled with excitement as he shouted, "Madam is so wise! She solved the food and fodder problem right from the start and also proposed building a medical team. Now we have everything, we can fight this battle with confidence!"

"Madam is amazing."

Others: “…” It was as if they had just met Xi Feng for the first time.

Is this flattering man really the calm and reserved colleague they know?

At this moment, He Zheng's deep and mellow voice came from the front.

"Xifeng is absolutely right."