In the court.
Murong Qingli, wearing a dragon robe, sat on the dragon throne with a domineering attitude, patiently listening to the court officials'... quarrels.
Yes, that's right.
It's a quarrel.
For a big country, all kinds of things inevitably happen every day.
In the court, the ministers would pick out and talk about the various things they had encountered one after another.
For example, today, people from the Ministry of War mentioned that the southern army needed food and fodder.
When the Ministry of War asked for food and fodder, it was naturally referring to the Ministry of Revenue.
After all, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of too many things, including household registration, finance, agriculture, etc.
But the people in the Ministry of Revenue are notoriously stingy.
No matter when, where or who asks them for money or food, they always like to cry poor.
As soon as he heard that the people from the Ministry of War asked them for 500 dan of grain and fodder, the Minister of Revenue immediately jumped up and down in anxiety.
"The national treasury was already empty this year, and coupled with the natural disasters and man-made disasters in various places recently, the court has provided a lot of relief food and fodder."
"Then, His Majesty issued an order to be lenient to the soldiers and their families. In this way, a lot of things were distributed."
"Where do we get so much stone, grain and grass supply now?"
"Master Zhang, even if the treasury is empty, we can't cut off the soldiers' rations, right?"
"Your Majesty has said before that the soldiers are out there protecting the country and we cannot let them go hungry."
"You are crying poor now, don't you want to provide food and grass?"
"Nonsense! If there really is so much surplus grain in the treasury, why would I be reluctant to give it away?"
"But haven't you seen what happened this year?"
"Grain production is not high to begin with, and with disasters in various places, grain production has decreased, so we need to reduce taxes."
"After planting the crops, how much grain and grass will be deposited into the national treasury?"
"Look at the Si family army. Although they have been guarding the border, their situation is much more difficult than that of the southern army, right?"
"As a result, under normal circumstances, have they ever asked the imperial court for food and fodder?"
"Can't you let the Southern Army learn more from the Si Family Army?"
"When there is a war, go to war. When there is no war, while training the troops, don't forget to send some people out to grow some food and grass for self-sufficiency."
As soon as the Minister of Revenue said this, all the court officials immediately agreed.
Those people also spoke up in twos and threes to express their agreement.
Nowadays, except for occasional harassment from other places at the border, the world is peaceful.
So when the armies in other places are idle, besides training, they have to find ways to solve their own food problems, right?
"Master Zhang, what you said is so simple!"
"That kind of food and grass is not so easy to come by!"
"Even if you want to plant it, it still takes time for it to grow."
"Besides, the area where the southern army is staying is not as vast as the border areas, so how can they grow so much food?"
“Do you think that grain is like leeks in the field, which grow when you cut them and keep growing when you cut them?”
"Even if we plant it, it may not be enough to eat."
"Besides, we can't not give the soldiers meat to eat all year round, right?"
"Could it be that we also ask them to raise chickens, ducks, geese, etc?"
"If this continues for a long time, not only will they neglect their military training, but they may not even be able to control their own stomachs."
“It’s simply not worth it.”
"That's your own problem."
"Wouldn't you ask the people around you how they farm?"
“How did you start farming?”
"Haha, Master Zhang, what you said is so simple!"
"Do you think that the people in the south are all very wealthy and have no worries about food and clothing?"
"No matter how good they are at farming, the yield every year should be about the same, right?"
"Do you think they can grow enough food to eat?"
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