Chapter 2312 King Wei, Find a Way
So he asked softly, "Then Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "I haven't decided yet."
"What do the ministers think?"
"The ministers are arguing endlessly. The civil and military officials are divided into two factions, each holding their own opinions."
"Civil officials and military generals?"
After hearing these four words, Nan Yan seemed to understand something and said softly, "I'm afraid the choice is between 'using force' and 'not using force'."
Zhu Feng glanced at her, smiled bitterly, and nodded.
Every time this happened, the ministers in the court would, as usual, be divided into two factions, civil and military, and the focus of the debate would naturally be whether to use force.
There has been no fighting on the border in recent years, and the military generals are itching to take action, establish military merits, and expand their reputation and power.
Of course, this is also the most direct and fastest way to deal with the problem.
Civil officials naturally would not do this.
Although using force can solve the problem the fastest and most directly, it is only a temporary solution and the fundamental problem of mulberry farmers has not been solved. Over time, excessive suppression may lead to even greater chaos.
So the solution of the civil officials was to appease.
But, comfort—
We have tried to appease them many times over the years, but the problem has not been solved and the mulberry farmers continue to make trouble year after year.
But judging from what Zhu Feng said, there seemed to be another hidden secret. This problem could not be solved by reducing the amount of raw silk purchased from Yue State and instead purchasing raw silk produced by mulberry farmers in Yan State. Otherwise, this problem would become a vicious cycle.
Nan Yan frowned and thought for a while.
However, since it was a problem that so many people in the court could not think of a solution to, it was not something that she could solve just by thinking about it.
She then asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, which side does the King of Wei agree with?"
The King of Wei has been troubled by this matter these past two days, and no one knows which side he is on.
When talking about King Wei, Zhu Feng's expression became a little subtle.
He said: "This time, he did not agree with either side."
"Oh? He—"
"I also asked him, and he meant that neither side's approach is the solution to the problem."
“…”
"He said he wanted to find a way to completely solve the problem at hand—at least for the time it takes for the national policy to be implemented. He wanted to not only stop the farmers from making trouble but also protect their interests. Only then would the problem be considered solved."
“……!”
"He hopes that I will not use the military force until he comes up with a solution."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in surprise.
The King of Wei wanted to resolve this matter.
Now it seems that this problem has no solution at all, but he still wants to solve it.
Moreover, judging from Zhu Feng's last sentence, he obviously tends to agree with the generals' opinion - to use force. After all, he was born a military general and his way of thinking is more inclined towards that of a military general.
Nan Yan said softly, "But Your Majesty, even if we send troops to suppress those mulberry farmers, the problem will not be solved. If it continues for a long time, I'm afraid it will lead to disaster."
"How could I not know? It's just—"
"Just what?"
"This time, the Sangnong disturbance is different from the previous ones. I suspect that the incident in Shazhouwei may have happened again."
"Shazhouwei?"
Nan Yan frowned, and a light flashed in her eyes.
She whispered, "Your Majesty means that, just like in Shazhouwei, the Sangnong people are causing trouble because someone is behind it."
Zhu Feng said: "Maybe, it's more than just instructions."
“…”
"Last time, they had already infiltrated the Sand Bandits' forces."
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