The name Su Wan was obviously very popular in the court. Not only did she receive praise from His Majesty, but several university scholars were also very polite to her. The Minister of Revenue would even chat with her whenever he had nothing to do.
Needless to say, the Minister of Rites was always proud of Su Wan whenever he mentioned her.
Is this the real world?
Did they miss something, so they can't understand it?
In other words, the court is indeed very busy now, so most people don’t delve into it, otherwise they would like to have a tea party every day to talk about who Su Wan is.
First of all, she is very smart, and secondly, she has good literary talent and profound knowledge.
Hearing this, many people asked if she was a lady from a wealthy family and was sent to the palace to be a lady-in-waiting?
In recent years, the status of female officials has gradually increased, and many families are also considering this matter, especially those families where the men are incompetent but the women are quite knowledgeable, all of them are eager to try.
Has this been tried successfully?
But Su Wan's family background was easy to find out. She was the daughter of the Su family in Chongnanfang, Kyoto. However, the father of that family first forced his daughter to steal property from the palace. When he was rejected, he became angry and falsely accused the female official of stealing baking soda from the palace in front of the Minister of Personnel, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and others.
He also threatened to kick Aunt Su Wan out of the house and sever all ties with Su Wan, calling it sacrificing one's own family for the sake of justice.
What time was it?
That was when the palace was investigating thefts. Why would he let his own daughter steal things? Or a female official with great potential to steal things?
Finally, with the help of the Minister of Rites, they were able to break off the relationship. The female official also took her aunt out of the Su family, which was considered a real severance of the relationship.
How could a woman from such a poor family have such knowledge?
If this little girl was their child, she would definitely have more knowledge than this!
But when Su Wan's family background was revealed, everyone became even more confused. In everyone's eyes, Su Wan just appeared out of thin air.
From February of the second year of Tianwan until around October, her ability was evident. If she had not been promoted this year, she would probably have been promoted again.
After more than half a year of development, everything in Tianxiang Kingdom is finally taking shape. The sugar beets and sugarcane that were originally proposed have also been helped by the good advice of Kongzhang Sheren, which has helped to push down the price of sugar in the north and south. Now even ordinary families can afford sugar, and if nothing unexpected happens, in two years, it will become a very common condiment.
However, the method of efficient sugar production was firmly in the hands of the court, and some foreigners wanted to spy on the news, but they were all sent away.
Since they couldn't make it themselves, they could only ask Tianxiang Kingdom to buy it. The price Tianxiang Kingdom sold it to the outside world would naturally not be too cheap. The money earned from it enriched the local finances and the treasury of Tianxiang Kingdom.
Now the smuggling in the port has been almost cleared up, and the passage of ships will be under the jurisdiction of the government. Starting from next year, these commercial taxes will exceed agricultural taxes in all aspects.
If it can be increased further, agricultural taxes can be reduced, which can also encourage everyone to farm.
It seems like everything is going in the right direction.
When Huaizong was in power, the treasury of Tianxiang State earned more than 30 million taels of silver a year.
By this year, the second year of Tianwan, the amount had increased to nearly 40 million, including some additional income, such as the large sum of silver obtained from the investigation of salt taxes.
However, due to the improvement in sugar production efficiency and the sale to surrounding areas, the money earned from this item is still rising steadily.
In areas like Fujian, Lingnan, and the extremely cold northern regions, many farmers have profited from the increase in sugar production.
Some smart traders are already prepared to wait for the ship to open next year and then sell the ship full of sugar overseas. That has unlimited potential.
Many things do not need to be taught by the court. As long as they are given a chance, the people will pay countless attention to them.
There is no need to say much about their intelligence and wisdom.
So according to Su Wan's idea, they just need to provide guidance. With the foundation of Tianxiang Kingdom, it is only a matter of time before they rise again.
Originally they had to worry about things on the grassland, but the layout of the grassland allowed them to develop smoothly for the time being.
The grassland is not as peaceful as Tianxiang Kingdom. Last year, the Shiyi clan returned in disgrace and found that the Northern Army Alliance had completely turned to the other side.
When Tianxiang Kingdom sent corn seeds in the spring and summer of the following year, it ignored the Shiyi clan.
Everything changed from then on.
The Mu Yan tribe wanted to be with the Shi Yi tribe, but they didn't like to take the lead. They wanted the Shi Yi tribe to take care of everything so they could escape at any time.
As for those small tribes, they are now the biggest headache for the Shiyi clan.
They actually formed an alliance of small tribes under the leadership of the Luandu tribe. It would be fine if the small tribes were scattered, but as long as they all gathered together, even if their Shiyi tribe was extremely powerful, they would not be able to fight against such an alliance.
A large number of ants can kill an elephant, let alone these small alliances that can survive on the grassland without being wiped out. They must have some skills.
The Shigi clan also discovered that the Tianxiang Kingdom would secretly provide assistance to this alliance to allow them to unite. As long as there is benefit, they will easily stick together.
While the Shiyi and Muyan tribes still had to buy sugar, salt, seasonings and other products at high prices, their small alliance could get the same price as those outside the Great Wall.
The price on the Northern Alliance side is a little higher, but it is still within a reasonable range.
For a time, conflicts occurred frequently on the grassland. Some domineering teams of the Shiyi tribe even tried to rob the low-priced supplies of the small alliance. The two sides would definitely fight, and the tribes within the small alliance would inevitably go to help. The war became bigger and bigger. Finally, the leader of the Luandu tribe came out to mediate, and the matter was resolved.
But if there is a first time, there will be a second time.
The grassland has long been in chaos. After all, it has nothing to do with Tianxiang Kingdom. The real troublemakers are among them.
Su Wan was also a little curious. Could it be that the leader of the Shiyi tribe hasn't discovered yet that the leader of the Luandu tribe is Huyan Qiang? If he knew, it would definitely be a feud that would never end.
Su Wan certainly felt that the later the other party discovered it, the better. It sounded like the Luandu tribe was in a good situation now, and the tribal population was also expanding. It seemed that they had absorbed a lot of scattered tribes that were oppressed by the Shiyi tribe.
It must be said that the Luandu clan will definitely be a powerful enemy of the Shiyi clan in the future.
The fighting on the grassland gave Tianxiang Kingdom a chance to catch its breath, so things went so smoothly this year.
It would not be said that it was particularly smooth. There was the Second Prince trying to make a desperate attack, there were also false accusations against Su Wan, and several high officials in the court died in the salt tax issue. But overall, what had to be done still had to be done.
If you don't change your mind today, there will be great disaster in the future.
Many people also felt that Xie Pei was really cruel and ruthless. He had killed countless officials in this year, and almost cleaned up the court of Tianxiang Kingdom.
He also grew from a teenager into a young emperor capable of supporting the country.
The ministers who had wanted to take credit for themselves before now shut up completely. Everyone could see that His Majesty was unkind.
Unless, unless Su Wan is allowed to go.
This is almost a consensus among important officials in the DPRK.
If there is something that doesn't make sense, you can first find the female official Su Wan. If it makes sense, then it's fine. If it doesn't make sense, then don't bring it up again.
While ordinary officials were confused and important officials in the court understood, Su Wan was a very special existence in the court.
And anyone who has seen her do things would not think that she is unworthy of her position.
Not to mention that everyone had just returned from the palace, and Su Wan was making rice wine and duck meat. If you said a few more words, you wouldn't get any share.
In addition to her daily official duties, Su Wan still has to cook. Even if she doesn’t cook for others, she will cook a few more dishes for herself. For her, cooking is a stress-relieving method!
As for why more and more people come to eat for free, the story started in July and August this year at Yuhua Palace.
It is well known that Yuhua Palace is cool, but no matter how cool it is, it is still summer. When Su Wan has nothing to do, she makes some cold noodles for herself and Xie Pei.
And since you have done it, you will not treat the people around you unfairly.
Needless to say, there are a few guards, Wenqin beside Su Wan, and the newly transferred palace maids, almost everyone has a share.
Unexpectedly, when the guard was eating cold noodles in the side hall where Xie Pei lived, he was seen by an official who came to do an urgent errand.
Needless to say, the cold noodles made by Su Wan were eye-catching in color and taste. The officials also knew that although His Majesty was strict, he did not care about this and insisted on asking for a bowl.
Finally, they found out that it was Su Wan who did it, and Su Wan had already returned to Shangshenjian. They originally thought that this was the reason for them to give up, but who would have thought that those who were supposed to go to Shangshenjian would still go to Shangshenjian!
When Xie Pei found out about this, he even looked a little upset. Was it because there were too few official duties and everyone was too idle?
Su Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she simply held a banquet in the evening to entertain everyone. All the dishes were cooked by her herself. The Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion even came with his son, the Minister of Dali Temple, to eat for free.
With these two in charge and the chief of the Imperial Food Department helping to preside over the banquet, this small banquet was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.
After that, needless to say, everyone would give Su Wan some respect when doing things. After all, His Majesty also gave her wine and drinks during the banquet.
Everyone needs to eat grains, and everyone loves to satisfy their appetite.
The Tianxiang Kingdom has not yet had any idea of upholding the laws of nature and eliminating human desires. They just think that eating and drinking freely is a blessing in the world.
Looking back at the previous dynasties, many great people were proficient in diet, and were good at poetry, painting, and eating, and only then could they be praised.
Besides, everyone says that medicine and food have the same origin, so we have to eat good food and eat it in a wonderful way.
At this point, some people will naturally talk about the heart-clearing and eye-brightening soups that the ministers drank to escape the summer heat when Emperor Huaizong was still alive, as well as the meals that were easy to digest and invigorate the spleen and stomach, all of which came from Su Wan.
Thinking back carefully, it turned out that Lady Officer Su Wan had done many things before, but she had kept it low-key before and others didn't know about it.
At this point, some people have already felt that the frog-eating craze that has swept Yuhua Palace and Laixi Mountain was probably started by Su Wan.
After all, the first person to eat stone frogs was the crown prince at the time, who is now His Majesty.
And Su Wan is obviously very familiar with His Majesty.
But no one mentioned this matter and everyone just pretended not to know.
Anyway, as long as I can eat the food cooked by Su Wan, it’s enough!
This time when everyone returned to the palace, Su Wan was making rice wine duck for the old man in the Ministry of Rites Library.
The old man is going to retire this year. Before his retirement, he specifically asked to eat the meals prepared by Su Wan, so how could Su Wan refuse to cook?
Her current knowledge is influenced by the information explosion era in her previous life, as well as the careful training of the old man. Even today, she is still deeply influenced by his guidance.
Not to mention cooking a meal, it would be fine for her to just cook from time to time.
But the old man said that he would just have a small banquet at home and just cook one dish and bring it over.
Su Wan knew that the old man could eat spicy food, and eating duck was very suitable in autumn, so she chose this spicy rice wine duck.
It is made of duck meat, chili sauce and rice wine.
Anyway, just looking at the ingredients, you can tell that Xie Pei definitely can’t eat it.
This dish features the tender and crispy duck meat and the rich spicy flavor.
The chili peppers from Hunan are really good in any way.
It is better to choose fat ducks, preferably those transported from the waterway. Such ducks have eaten all the fish and shrimps and look particularly fat and delicious.
Soak the freshly slaughtered duck in clean water for a quarter of an hour and it will be basically clean. Take it out and blanch it, drain it, and then prepare other ingredients.
First, heat the oil and stir-fry the onion, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers, then stir-fry the bean paste and finally pour in the duck meat cubes and stir-fry. Star anise, chicken powder, sugar, etc. are indispensable. Choose the rice wine with a clear color. Such wine has a mellow taste and the alcohol content is not too high.
Finally, pour in boiling water and simmer on low heat for two cups of tea, which is twenty minutes.
When it’s almost time to serve, you should also add some chili peppers and Hangzhou peppers, which can serve as embellishment and also enhance the flavor.
When Su Wan was making this dish, there were countless people coming and going in the small kitchen.
The head of the Imperial Kitchen couldn't help but say, "Your cooking skills have really improved."
The food Su Wan cooks is delicious no matter how many times I eat it.
When she cooks, she is always confident and has her own methods that others can never learn from.
Su Wan was so praised that she didn't know how to respond.
When cooking, just make sure it tastes good!
Some of the duck meat was left out for colleagues to eat, and the rest was packed and prepared to be taken to the home of the library owner.
But when Su Wan went there, she really didn't expect that there were many old friends of the old man in the small hall at that moment, or she could be said to be her colleagues in the same dynasty.
"When she was working for the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Kitchen Supervisor, I felt that she was smart and eager to learn, so I taught her a few more times. I didn't expect that she was so talented and intelligent, far beyond my imagination."
"After I, as an old family member, step down, you guys should not bully her."
Su Wan had just handed the food box to the servant of the old man's family when she heard these words.
The reason she was asked to come here this time was to do this?
In fact, Su Wan also knew that even if she did her duty in the court, she would still attract sidelong glances. Now there were not many voices of opposition because of the support of important officials in the court, so naturally others did not dare to say anything.
As for her relationship with Xie Pei, there must have been too many speculations in private, but it was because she was protected by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue, and Xie Pei cleaned up in time, so she was never exposed to those dirty words.
But now, hearing that the old man who was about to retire was still paving the way for her, Su Wan felt indescribably moved.
She thought that the old man just wanted to eat delicious food, so she carefully prepared yellow wine duck.
When everyone looked over, Su Wan nodded slightly and bowed to everyone, as a greeting between colleagues.
Time will tell what a person's true character is. If she still can't produce something under this kind of care, it would really be a shame to the way we have paved for her.
We have to make sure everyone realizes that this is the right thing to do and that it is worth it.
When he first came forward, he was indeed angry because of the grassland dispute.
Now that I am in front of people, it is because I don’t want to disappoint the expectations of these elders.
She didn't know when, but she had too many connections with this time and space and was no longer a spectator.
As for her aunt, she looks too much like her mother. Although she found that their personalities are completely different after getting to know each other, she is willing to accept this resemblance. In addition, her aunt loves and cares for her very much. Even though they cannot be biological mother and daughter, they are still family.
Not to mention friends, Yu Shuchunxiang, Wei Jun and others have been good friends for a long time.
Now when she is having dinner with her colleagues, there will definitely be Xie Pei who will be jealous when she returns to the palace and she wants her to know that she is jealous.
When Su Wan returned, Xie Pei was indeed waiting for her at her residence. The drunkenness at night was always more charming.
The bright moon outside made the lights inside seem even dimmer, which was perfect for doing shady things.
Seeing that Xie Pei was about to act pitiful again, Su Wan smiled and hugged him, and he indeed became much calmer.
She knew that this person was pretending!
After a long while, Xie Pei said, "Only a year left."
Su Wan has been in the palace for more than four years. She will be able to leave the palace in more than a year. By then, she will no longer be a palace maid, but a more formal female official. Her identity will also be completely changed in the court's ultimatum.
By then, you’ll be just like your superiors, and you can even go to get off work and leave on time!
Su Wan is also looking forward to that day.
But this was obviously not what Xie Pei was looking forward to.
Just when the civil and military officials of Tianxiang State, as well as the common people, felt that their lives were getting better and better, some troubles arrived as expected.
The northwestern border had a bumper harvest of sugar beets and grain, but unexpectedly it brought about a war. This time the soldiers did not come from the border where the Ding family army was stationed, but from another small border town. Although the city gates there had been reinforced, the problem was that the border was too long, and a lot of money was spent on the cutting edge, so it was inevitable that there would be gaps.
The grassland tribe attacked the remote town of Lehe at night, looted all the storehouses in the city, and abducted many women, girls and children.
Fortunately, they left the prisoners behind and blocked the Tianxiang soldiers' progress while the soldiers were chasing them, but whole carts of food and sugar beets were looted.
Not only that, all the remaining sugar beet grains that could not be taken away were set on fire, and due to the dry autumn weather, the fire even spread to the houses.
They robbed what they could and burned what they couldn't. Even the civilians who tried to stop them died under their swords.
This looting shocked the entire Tianxiang Kingdom.
The last time twenty people robbed food and supplies, Tianxiang Kingdom was already furious. This time, nearly a thousand people were involved in an organized and planned looting!
Just by looking at the memorial, one can tell that Lehe City must be in mourning right now. The food for the winter is gone, and the beets that were originally thought to fetch a good price are also gone.
Even many people's houses were burned.
How can we survive the winter under such circumstances?
At this time, many tribes on the grassland actually wrote letters to the emperor requesting that it was now October and winter was about to begin, and they should be given some food, rice and flour. They were too poor and could not survive without these things. The great country of the Central Plains was so generous and must save them.
To put it bluntly, they are here to take advantage of you.
Not to mention that the situation in Tianxiang Kingdom is only better this year. Now they have to rebuild Lehe City and deal with more than a dozen tribes begging for food. It is really infuriating.
When Su Wan heard about this, she always felt that the two events happened in succession and it couldn't be a coincidence at all.
A secret letter from Huyan Qiang, leader of the Luandu tribe, confirmed this speculation.
It's definitely not a coincidence.
It had been organized before, led by Huyan Qiang, and gathered more than 30 small tribes to form an alliance. In order to make it inconspicuous, it didn't even have a name.
But because there were so many people, it still attracted the attention of the Shiyi clan.
During the past six months, the Shiyi Clan had been trying to divide the tribe. Su Wan and Xie Pei knew all of this, but they did not expect that they had already succeeded in the secret division, but Huyan Qiang had not discovered it.
Even Huyan Qiang's identity was exposed, which made the Shiyi tribe act faster.
The Shiyi clan first ordered a medium-sized tribe to gather thousands of people to launch a surprise attack on Lehe City, and then instigated the tribe that had long since betrayed the small alliance to ask the Tianxiang Kingdom for things.
Hasn’t the Tianxiang Kingdom always been very good to you? Aren’t you a vassal state?
In that case, since you can't survive, what's wrong with asking Tianxiang Kingdom for support?
Those tribes knew that they were being used as pawns, but since they had chosen the Shigi clan, they had no choice but to do so.
The purpose of these two events is to weaken the prestige of Tianxiang Kingdom and make Tianxiang Kingdom exhausted to deal with these things.
Have things improved for you this year?
Then all the profits from the improvement will be spent on these bottomless pits and see how long you can last.
As the saying goes, "many ants can kill elephants." In the past, it was the Yao clan, a small tribe on the grassland, but now they have turned around and are biting at the fat piece of meat of Tianxiang Kingdom.
Everyone frowned at the small court meeting. After reading it, Su Wan subconsciously said, "Not good. All twelve cities on the northwest border are in danger."
Su Wan said this completely subconsciously. After all, this conclusion surprised her a little.
After Su Wan finished speaking, everyone in the small meeting looked at her, and someone asked, "Why do you say that?"
"How do you know that all twelve cities on the northwest border are in danger?"
“Because I tasted the sweetness.”
"Also, only by attacking multiple places can Tianxiang Kingdom be exhausted from responding and put all its reserve forces in the northwest."
"Then." Su Wan analyzed as she spoke, casually glancing at the map behind Xie Pei.
Xie Pei was already standing in front of the map, pointing to the north: "There are also a few restless northern border countries in the north."
Tianxiang Kingdom has a vast territory, which has always been a point of pride for its people.
But the vast territory also means a long border and many surrounding countries.
Not to mention the northwest and the north, fortunately there are the sea and mountains blocking the south, but aren’t there enemy countries eyeing us covetously on the other side of the sea and the mountains?
Take the frequent plundering by Japanese pirates on the coast as an example. It has never been a peaceful place. It was only when Yuanzong and General Ding were around that they became much quieter.
Now it seems that they have realized their mistake and want to take advantage of the fact that Tianxiang Kingdom has not yet recovered from Huaizong's incompetence and destroy it.
Su Wan and His Majesty exchanged a few words that made everyone present break out in cold sweats.
If the northwestern tribes outside the Great Wall unite with the northern countries, the entire western and northern part of Tianxiang Kingdom will be attacked.
There are at least twenty cities along this frontier, and in most places there are only old city walls that have been in disrepair for a long time. If the enemy attacks, we will defend, and we have no idea where they will enter from.
If this continues, the soldiers guarding the border will inevitably be exhausted.
Moreover, the place is vast, easy to come and go, and it is really difficult to defend.
During the past six months, Tianxiang Country has been developing and they have also been looking for loopholes.
The battle of Lehe City will inevitably be just as Su Wan said, and the twelve cities on the northwestern border will be in danger.
This is just the beginning.
Thinking of this, everyone's hearts were inevitably uneasy, and some people also said: "It's just speculation now, it's hard to confirm."
Indeed, now all of this is speculation by His Majesty and Lady Su Wan.
Although the small meeting was over, this matter was still on everyone’s mind.
The first thing to do is to transport the supplies to Lehe City. It gets cold early in the northwest. Now in October, I’m afraid it’s already snowing there. The people living in the border areas must have a place to live.
Food supplies are also essential.
The best way is of course to obtain supplies from nearby, but things inside the northern border cannot be moved, even though the conditions for beet cultivation there have improved a lot.
But if it is true as speculated, the countries outside the northern border are eyeing them covetously, then the supplies will inevitably be looted as soon as they move.
It can only be transported from the inside, and the amount of manpower and material resources consumed is a terrifying number.
After everyone left, Su Wan entered the Qinzheng Hall through the side door and stood in front of the map with great familiarity.
Xie Pei had been checking the map, and when he spoke to Su Wan, he confirmed, "When do you think the fight will start?"
"Within three months."
Su Wan said: "They must strike hard in winter, so that they can gather more tribes and small countries to harass the border together."
"The defeat of Lehe City will definitely bring Vulture to the city."
Vultures flying in the sky are always looking for dying people below. Once they see people or livestock lying on the ground, they will rush over to devour their flesh and blood.
But in other words, if the person or livestock is not seriously injured and has just sprained his foot, the vulture will just take a look around and leave to look for the next target.
Now they just want to see whether Tianxiang Kingdom is so weak that it will fall down with just one poke, or whether it has sprained its ankle.
The former will rush in, while the latter will have to wait and see.
Therefore, it becomes particularly important to deal with the affairs of Lehe City. How to deal with this matter will definitely affect the attitude of the countries in the Northwest and even the North.
The holes that were not filled in the past decade must be repaired.
This is not something that can be fixed in a short time.
It has been less than two years since Xie Pei ascended the throne, and it is already very good that he has been able to turn the tide to this extent.
But the enemy will not wait for you, they will only try to kill you before you develop.
The first to realize this were the Shigi clan, worthy of being the strongest tribe on the grassland.
Originally, they were the only ones looking for trouble. Su Wan and Xie Pei's division of the grassland tribes did hinder their progress, but they did not expect that they would unite with the northern countries. Although they did not know what the talks were like, it was definitely not a good thing for Tianxiang Kingdom if they got in touch.
I guess their attention is on how Tianxiang Kingdom will deal with the affairs of Lehe City.
The thousands of people who came to plunder were from a medium-sized tribe called the Sseta tribe. They had been subordinate to the Shiyi tribe for decades and had always been a powerful thug for the leader of the Shiyi tribe.
If we send the tribes below to fight, if we succeed we can attribute it to our own merits, and if we fail we can say it is all the fault of the Sseta tribe. They will punish them severely.
In addition to dealing with the affairs of Lehe City, they also had to deal with more than a dozen tribes on the grassland coming together to ask for winter supplies.
Giving it to them will obviously whet their appetite.
If you don't give it, then the Shiyi clan will have more opportunities to take advantage.
The two things combined make the other party seem even more insidious.
Su Wan and Xie Pei looked at each other and knew that they had to make a decision immediately.
How to deal with the events in Lehe City.
How to deal with the issue of more than a dozen tribes asking for supplies.
Su Wan pondered for a moment and said, "In the final analysis, it's the same thing."
Xie Pei continued, "That is to let them know that if Tianxiang Kingdom provokes us wantonly, they will pay the price in blood just like they did more than a decade ago."
To put it bluntly, Lehe City is taking advantage of Tianxiang Kingdom's weak military and asking for supplies is an act of audacity.
That's easy.
As long as you beat the former severely and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, the monkeys will calm down.
Lehe City.
The Sseta tribe will inevitably pay a price in blood.
This battle must be fought even if we don’t want to, and we must beat them severely to let them see the Tianxiang Kingdom of the past.
Recalling the consequences of provoking the Tianxiang Kingdom, the Luandu tribe, and other provocative small tribes.
Even though Tianxiang Kingdom is still very poor now, this must be done.
At the small court meeting on the second day, the news that Xie Pei was going to send troops to attack the Sseta tribe really caused an uproar.
The Tianxiang Kingdom has not mobilized a large number of troops for more than ten years, let alone at the critical juncture before the New Year.
This makes many people feel a little uncomfortable, and their first reaction after feeling uncomfortable is to raise objections.
"Your Majesty, fighting is not that simple. We need to prepare food and fodder for the army and horses. There will be heavy snow in the northwest soon, and it will be even colder on the grassland. Under such circumstances, it will be very difficult to supply materials."
"Not only that, if we transfer all the troops to Lehe City, the other cities will be empty. The Sseta tribe also has tens of thousands of people, and even all of them can be soldiers. If we continue to fight like this, both sides will suffer losses."
"Your Majesty, I hope you will reconsider. Now is not the best time."
"Yes, Your Majesty, keeping a low profile is the most important thing now. Our Tianxiang Kingdom will surely have great potential in the future. When the time is right, we will surely be able to avenge Lehe City!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice."
Not all the peace-loving faction didn't want to fight, but they knew Tianxiang Kingdom very well and knew that now was not a good time. If they gave Tianxiang Kingdom another five years, no, three years, or even two years, they would definitely make the Sseta tribe kneel down and beg for mercy.
But now it seems something is almost wrong.
Their sugar production, shipbuilding, cultivation of various grains, and research on the gunpowder bureau are all still going on, at least not for now.
Fighting too hard now would be costly and would also put Tianxiang Country in danger.
It’s okay if you win, but what if you lose?
Wouldn't that give others more opportunities to take advantage?
Those 30,000 to 40,000 people who are all soldiers are not easy to deal with.
Anyway, no matter what the reason is, after thinking about it a lot, I feel that it is not possible.
The other side is the pro-war faction. Some of them think that war must be fought, while others think that this is His Majesty's decision and must be supported.
The two sides would argue back and forth, and the quarrel would not end until the evening.
When the peace faction finally got thirsty from arguing, an idea suddenly occurred to them and they said, "Your Majesty, may I ask what Mr. Kongzhang thinks of this matter? Does he have any good ideas?"
Kong Zhang Sheren?
Complex expressions appeared on the faces of important officials in the court.
You are such a good questioner.
Su Wan and Xie Pei also had a strange look on their faces. Xie Pei coughed lightly: "We talked about it last night. She and I have the same idea."
Minister of Rites: We talked about it last night, so it’s okay now.
The Minister of Revenue couldn't help but look at Su Wan.
How come such a pretty girl is also from the main station?
She knows the situation of the national treasury best, how can she fight against this?
Or do you have other ideas?
Su Wan had already stepped forward with her hands raised, and said, "There is actually no choice in this battle."
Su Wan seldom spoke in such occasions. The reason why she, a sixth-rank female official, could stand here was because of His Majesty's favor and because many of her suggestions had benefited the Ministry of Revenue a lot.
Otherwise, with her status, she could not appear at the small court meetings at all, and she rarely spoke at other times.
When he opened his mouth at this moment, what he said attracted even more attention.
However, thinking about how Su Wan pointed out the possibility of an alliance between the Northwest and the North in just a few words yesterday, I couldn't help but listen to her say a few more words.
"Why did the other side choose Lehe City? Why did they send the mediocre Sseta tribe to attack? Why did more than a dozen tribes come to request supplies at the same time?"
"We all know this is not accidental, because this is testing our attitude. If we endure it this time, what about in the future?"
"The Six Kingdoms Theory says, 'Today you cede five cities, tomorrow you cede ten cities, and then you can sleep peacefully for one night.'"
"If we tolerate the Seta tribe today, there will be Dakanqiu, Osai County, and countless other foreign tribes waiting to bite off the fat meat of Tianxiang Kingdom in the future."
“That’s when we’ll really be exhausted.”
"It's better to strike once to avoid a hundred blows."
"If we punish the Sseta tribe severely this time, we can deter the others and have a few years of peace."
"Otherwise, such war reports from Lehe City will only happen frequently. Today they are robbing food and burning houses, and tomorrow they dare to attack the city. This matter will not be forgotten in history books."
Everyone present here has read The Theory of the Six Kingdoms and memorized the Strategies of the Warring States.
Who hasn’t read the history books of the past?
The consequences of enduring are clearly recorded in the book.
Of course, textbooks cannot be copied verbatim, but the significance of reference is particularly important.
Su Wan finally said: "We must fight, and not only fight, but also fight beautifully, so that the Sseta tribe will have no power to fight back."
Only by letting those who come to the fore learn a lesson can we avoid the covetousness of those behind us.
The long border of Tianxiang Kingdom is indeed difficult to defend, so whoever stands out will be severely beaten.
They didn't have the energy to deal with more places, so they could only strike back with heavy punches, making the Sseta tribe suffer and letting others see the consequences of causing trouble.
Su Wan said that some peace advocates wanted to refute, which showed that a little girl had such insight and courage. It seemed that if they said they would not fight, they would seem a little cowardly.
Someone spoke up again: "That Kong Zhang official said he wanted to fight, do you have any good ideas?"
In the minds of many officials and even many ordinary people, Kongzhang Sheren is a figure comparable to Zhuge Liang.
In everyone's imagination, he must be a learned man with a sage-like demeanor and great vision. Now, many things in Tianxiang Kingdom cannot be separated from his advice.
After the sugar-making technology was improved, he even provided methods to improve oil refining. It was said that several imperial farms had begun secret experiments. Kongzhang Sheren also said that whichever place could extract more oil according to his method first would be rewarded, and the method would be promoted nationwide with that imperial farm as the main body.
This honor and reward is enough to make many people work tirelessly to do this.
First it was sugar, then oil, both of which are needed by every household. If a breakthrough can be made, it will be good for the entire Tianxiang Kingdom and even the surrounding countries.
So it’s definitely right to ask him when you encounter problems.
It’s just that this old gentleman is very low-key and has not appeared in public until now. However, this does not affect the admiration of people all over the world for him.
Su Wan looked at the ambiguous gazes of the Grand Secretary of Zhongji Palace, the Grand Secretary of Dongge and others.
It's over. I wasn't embarrassed when I was making such bold statements just now, but now I feel a little unsteady.
What's wrong with this guy? He always mentions Kong Zhang Sheren.
Xie Pei looked at Su Wan with amusement, suppressed his smile, and said, "Don't worry, his idea is the same as Su Wan's."
Same again?
After that, Xie Pei said: "This matter is the same as the marriage, there is nothing to say, it's all about strength."
"If you have enough strength, everything will be fine. If you don't have enough strength, Tianxiang Country will suffer for a long time."
"My dear ministers, please be prepared."
Xie Pei rarely spoke in such a serious tone.
But his words confirmed one thing.
If we want to fight, we have to mobilize the whole country to do so. Are the Sseta tribes far outside the northwest still enjoying the looted beets and food?
Little did they know that the last good days were over.
A clan outside the grassland.
The leader of the Shiyi tribe first appeased the Sseta tribe, and then turned his attention to the Luandu tribe.
Doesn’t the Tianxiang Kingdom take care of the Luandu people?
Aren’t those small tribes headed by the Luandu people?
To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. This is a famous saying of Tianxiang Kingdom. The next target is the Luandu tribe that is dependent on Tianxiang Kingdom. Let them see what the consequences of being dependent on Tianxiang Kingdom are.
And do they have the chance to ask for help from Tianxiang Kingdom?
Seeing that the wind and snow on the grassland were getting stronger, how could the sheep-like people of Tianxiang withstand such wind and frost? How dare they send troops at this time?
These people's good days are coming to an end!
Last year's autumn hunt was just a bluff! It really fooled a bunch of fools!
The vast expanse of snow covered the entire area, and the Shiyi Clan was gearing up to attack the Luandu Clan led by Huyan Qiang.
The winter military training in Tianxiang Kingdom has officially begun.
This winter military review was held in front of the generals’ cemetery on the outskirts of the city.
The wrestlers selected from all over the country last year are now well-trained and ready to go.
The war is about to begin!
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