This was their first time inspecting this place in three months, but when they saw it for the first time, they were all shocked.

Among the six tents, five were already broken, and one was almost burned by fire. Two soldiers could even be seen lying inside.

The condition of the other tents was not good either. Almost every one of them was in tatters and not a single one was intact.

Even the last tent that was not broken was dirty on the outside, and there were even a few people lying at the door. They were obviously forced to lie down because there was not enough space inside.

After seeing this scene, several people were obviously shocked.

But as they went deeper inside, they saw the real situation inside the military camp.

I saw seven or eight soldiers gathered together, using a broken iron pot, and this broken iron pot was only half the size of a normal one.

That would have been fine apart from the other things, but there were actually some wild vegetables being cooked inside, and some of the soldiers were even injured.

Their hands and feet were tied with some torn red bandages, and red ** could be vaguely seen on the red bandages.

After seeing this scene, the ministers opened their eyes wide in disbelief.

After all, there were six or seven of them, so they could see their surroundings at will, but wherever they could see, everything was extremely dilapidated.

Even though Ying was standing next to them, a large row of inserted wood had fallen down and no one had even repaired it, so one of them immediately asked Si Yin.

"May I ask why this place is not maintained? If a thief breaks in in the middle of the night, wouldn't everything in the barracks be stolen?"

Si Yin immediately started complaining.

"Sir, it's not that we don't want to repair it. It's just that the wood needed for repair is actually different. One piece of wood costs three taels of silver, and this kind of wood has to be transported back from a distant town..."

"It would probably cost sixty taels of silver to go back and forth like this. We can't afford that much silver right now, and there's no way we can use other ordinary wood instead..."

After hearing these words, several ministers were obviously stunned. After all, sixty taels of silver was not a lot of money for them, so they were speechless.

But Lord Zhou, who took the lead, immediately explained.

"Everyone, there is not much money in the barracks now. You can even see them on the road. They still need to eat wild vegetables... So they probably won't be able to take out this money..."

After hearing these words, everyone suddenly realized what was going on and continued to move forward.

But as they moved forward, they could see more and more broken copper and armor.

A lot of the armor was a bit worn out, and even the clothes hung out to dry had several big holes and patches on them.

Seeing this situation among the soldiers, several people were stunned, because they had never expected that the camp outside the capital would be in such a state. For a moment, they were unable to say a word.

After seeing this evaluation, Lord Zou was speechless for a long time, because he never expected that what he saw in the camp was relatively good, but what he saw outside was such a dilapidated scene.

After seeing this scene, Lord Zhou was speechless for a long time, because he never expected that what he saw in the camp was relatively good, but what he saw outside was such a dilapidated scene.

But when everyone walked in, they unexpectedly found long rows of soldiers lying on the ground. They were not even wearing any armor. They were just lying on the ground for no reason and without making any screams.

"What's going on? These soldiers are not going to participate in the training. What are they doing lying on the ground? Don't they know that the imperial court does not allow them to be lazy and lie on the ground..."

At this moment, Si Yin hurriedly explained.

"Sir, they are not being lazy. It's because they didn't eat in the morning or at noon. So they can only take turns lying on the ground and rest for a while..."

"After all, we are running low on food now, so we can only feed half of the soldiers. The other half will have to wait for a day before they can eat. The soldiers who originally ate can rest for a day..."

"In this way, the soldiers who have eaten can continue training, and the soldiers who have not eaten can lie down temporarily to maintain their physical strength and avoid starving to death..."

After suddenly hearing what Si Yin said, the ministers around Lord Zhou were speechless.

Because they never imagined that this place would be so poor, even worse than an ordinary small village, and even the soldiers could only eat half of their food.

Therefore, not only were these ministers speechless for a moment, but even when they looked at each other, no one wanted to say anything.

They no longer had any desire to speak, and at this moment they even wanted to leave this place quickly, and Lord Zhou also spoke.

"My Lords, you should have seen the situation in the military camp. It is completely different from before. It is horrible!"

"In that case, I hope that you can explain the situation in the barracks to the court and the Prime Minister's Office after you go back. I think our soldiers may need some supplements. They either eat wild vegetables or weeds every day!"

"I hope you all can help me and submit a joint petition together!"

After hearing this, several ministers nodded repeatedly.

Because before this they had never imagined that the situation in the military camp would be like this. Even after seeing it, they still couldn't believe what they saw.

"Now that everyone has seen the real situation here, I am worried that you may think I stole some kickbacks, so I told you all like this, and that's why I want you all to come in together!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded.

They also began to express their opinions one by one.

"Master Zhou, please rest assured. I will write this matter down in my memorial as soon as I return..."

"I didn't expect that the prince's life outside the capital would be so hard. It seems that we misunderstood the prince before..."

"I will report this matter immediately after I return. This incident really shocked me!"