This memorial urging grain supplies was simply approved with a single "approved" in imperial approval, without a single extra word.
Gu Zuo was extremely anxious and submitted another memorial, saying that Zijing Pass was the most critical point, and the grain and supplies were only enough for the government troops for one month. He requested that 6,000 taels of silver be allocated to Yizhou to prepare for military expenses.
This time, the emperor responded and issued an edict granting permission, still ordering Gu Zuo and others to make plans for future use.
Gu Zuo was almost in tears.
Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice.
The court is currently short of money and grain, yet the emperor spends money lavishly.
The new policies are being implemented across the country, but the funds haven't been transferred yet.
At a time of transition, the Ministry of Revenue was on the verge of collapse.
Of course, Lu Xingjian was not idle either. He was quite interested in the sixty military scholars who passed the exam this year and even met with them personally.
When Qiu Jun, the Right Censor of the Ministry of Personnel who was ordered to clean up the grain reserves in Yansui, submitted his memorial requesting retirement due to illness to the Emperor, Lu Xingjian knew that the Yansui border troops were the ones causing trouble.
He didn't say much, but readily agreed to Qiu Jun's request to retire, telling him to return to the capital after he recovered.
This signifies that the border military reform has once again hit a snag and has been temporarily halted.
Other border towns will stop and observe the developments in Yansui.
However.
Lu Xingjian quickly made new arrangements—transferring generals from Shaanxi and Shanxi to key positions such as deputy commander-in-chief in the Yansui border army, and sending all sixty military graduates to the three border regions of Shaanxi to be incorporated into the border army.
At this extremely tense moment, Su Wanwan suddenly summoned Madam Qiu to the palace.
"After much consideration, I still think that what Madam Qiu said last time makes sense. Those dowries should be liquidated. I have already ordered people to handle those dowries, and the money will be sent to the Ministry of War soon."
Mrs. Qiu was stunned.
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