The old Rouran king was cruel and ruthless, and the prince in front of him seemed weaker and more vulnerable, so if the new king ascended the throne, it would be of some benefit to them. The emperor had no position to refute their request, so he agreed and did them a favor.
"In that case, this is the only way. I wonder what grace you are asking for?"
The little emperor suddenly remembered that the minister had just said that when the new king ascended the throne, he also asked for a favor from him.
The minister suddenly became nervous again. If what happened just now might just make the little emperor angry, then there was an 80% chance that what he was going to say next would make the little emperor furious.
The minister only stammered and trembled as he said, "The new king's ascension to the throne and the amnesty of the people should be a good thing, but the Rourans have many mineral resources, but the agricultural land is very scarce. In addition, there have been many disasters this year, so I would like to borrow 100,000 dan of grain from His Majesty the Emperor."
After saying this, the minister's head slammed hard on the floor of the hall with a bang, and the minister began to shake visibly.
At this time, the Rouran prince's face was also very bad. He had just ascended the throne, but he had to owe a huge debt first. No one would be happy about this, right?
But after hearing their request, Shen Yan and Lu Wan looked at each other quickly. This matter would be nothing under normal circumstances, but their country's harvest this year was not very ideal, and the people were also unable to eat enough. Where would they get an extra 100,000 shi of grain?
Lu Wan frowned.
The entire hall was silent. No one dared to speak at this time. Everyone understood how important food is to a country.
However, the Rouran prince openly confessed in public that his country was now out of food. If an interested country heard this, leading troops to attack the Rouran would be like catching a turtle in a jar.
The young emperor naturally understood the Rouran prince's bargaining chip, but he really couldn't come up with 100,000 dan of grain at the moment, so both sides were in trouble.
Lu Wan and Shen Yan were talking quietly behind Lu Daxin.
"One hundred thousand dan of grain, isn't that too much? I just went to the treasury today and if you want some ornamental porcelain and treasures, they can be taken out. There is not much silver left in the treasury."
Lu Wan frowned and said anxiously, but Chen Yan knew what Lu Wan said.
The problem is that if Dongxia cannot provide the grain, others will also wonder whether Dongxia has no grain reserves.
But if we try every possible way to gather the food, we can indeed gather it. It's just that the disaster victims in the south have not yet been settled with the food and silver sent there, so they can only sustain them for two months at most. We will definitely have to continue to allocate food and money there in the future.
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