The emperor always wants to promise himself

Chapter 292 Who Will Go
The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and couldn't say any more words of comfort. When they saw the letter, they were also shocked and angry for a long time.

In the dead silence, Xiao Yu opened his mouth, "Suizhou is located on the northeast border of Dagan. It has always been short of supplies. There are many mountains and forests and few fields. The people's life has always been hard. The grain is mainly supported by neighboring states for trade, but this time the heavy snow Roads are closed, people inside can’t get out, people outside can’t get in, the way of life is cut off, and riots are common occurrences.”

Jun Rong suppressed his anger, handed the letter to Ning Zhao, and Ning Zhao handed it over to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu glanced at it quickly, and his eyes narrowed in an instant: "What a Suizhou governor, he only thinks about himself when he is in trouble. That one-third of an acre of land refuses to open a warehouse to release grain, and even keeps the refugees away?"

The prime minister turned his eyes and said: "In recent years, the Xunji Division has been investigating the local officials of the thirteen prefectures. After the past, things can’t get over now, and this was revealed.”

"It's not too late to make up for it." Xiao Yu buckled the letter on the table, looked at Junrong, and glanced at the ministers kneeling on the ground.

Jun Rong said in a deep voice: "Get up, tell me what you think of this snow disaster and how to deal with it?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The ministers sat back to their original positions, and the prime minister cupped his hands and said, "I think that the most urgent task is to quell the border riots first, drive out the small border tribal alliance, first fight outside, and then settle inside, otherwise the border will be chaotic, and the people's emotions will be even worse." Easy to appease."

"I think it's wrong. If you want to quell the chaos, you should clear the way first. Otherwise, no one will be able to get in. How can you fight against the outside? In the end, you have to appease the emotions of the victims. The so-called outsiders must first settle the inside, otherwise if the victims of the disaster Together with the small tribe, Suizhou is really over."

Hubu Shangshu shook his head, disagreeing with the prime minister's point of view.

Jun Rong listened quietly, and thought flashed in his eyes: "Although that is the case, if the border wars are endless, how can we spare a hand to relieve the disaster? The border of Suizhou is a place of bitter cold. There are not many small tribes, but the people's customs They are extremely fierce, both men and women are brave and good at fighting, one person can be used as three people, and they are extremely good at formations, in a real fight, the border guards are completely useless."

"This..." Hubu Shangshu pondered.

The minister of the Ministry of War clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think we can do both. We only need to send more people, and naturally we can solve the problem together internally and externally."

"To put it bluntly, Suizhou is already the most northeastern part. Only Suizhou has set up a garrison. The garrison in the previous prefectures adds up to less than 1 people. If you want to transfer troops, you can only transfer them from other places. In this way Once, I don’t know how long it will take.” The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice shook his head: “Besides, roads and mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and I don’t know how many people are trapped in it. If I don’t rescue them as soon as possible, I don’t know how many people will die!”

"Extremely true!" The prime minister stroked his beard and agreed, "However...it has been more than a month since the snow disaster in Suizhou, and I am afraid that many people have died. It is not written on it, and I guess it is a letter. People don't know how many people died."

"Then what should we do? Sigh... Under such circumstances, it is strange that the victims of the disaster did not riot."

Several ministers got together and argued again.

Xiao Yu pondered for a while, before saying after a while: "Relief is not an easy task, how much money will it cost?"

She looked at the Hubu Shangshu, who was startled, and was about to speak, when Xiao Yu turned his gaze away again: "Disaster relief requires not only distributing food and clearing roads, but also resettling the refugees and rebuilding after the disaster, all of which require a lot of manpower .”

The ministers gradually quieted down to listen to her.

"Winter has not yet passed, who can guarantee that there will be no heavy snowfall while we are doing disaster relief?"

"Will the homeless riot be shot to death with one blow, or is Xiaozhi motivated by emotion?"

"The invasion of Suizhou by the small tribes on the border is just a bluff, taking advantage of the fire and looting, which is difficult to achieve, so fighting is not the best policy. Originally, Suizhou is already short of supplies, and fighting will only make things worse."

Her words combined the opinions of everyone before, and directly clarified the problem.

"The above are the main problems at the moment. Have you thought about countermeasures?"

Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs pondered for a moment, "Now that the national treasury is abundant, disaster relief is not a problem, but we have to plan for the long-term, and we can't spend too much at once. In case of any changes in the future, we should have spare money for emergencies."

"Just tell me how much you can give." Jun Rong didn't bother to listen to them, and asked directly.

Hubu Shangshu hesitated and said: "50 taels..."

"50? Huh——" Jun Rong smiled: "For a place as big as Suizhou, you just pay 50? What is it enough for? Suizhou is far away, and we can't get food from the treasury, so we can only ask for food from nearby states." , if it’s not enough, you have to buy it elsewhere, 50... don’t you feel guilty when you say it yourself?”

The Minister of the Household Department raised a finger awkwardly: "Well, 100 million taels is always enough. The governor of Suizhou still has a group of officials, so he must have some spare money. Since he will be accused sooner or later, he might as well copy it." went to their homes to buy food for the people."

Xiao Yu picked up the teacup and picked the floating leaves on it, and said in a deep voice: "150 million, not even one less."

Hubu Shangshu immediately showed embarrassment: "My lord, 150 million is too much..."

"A lot? Don't those who go to disaster relief eat or drink? The food and clothing along the way are not money?"

Xiao Yu put down the teacup with a "boom", which made the Minister of the Household Department tremble.

"Just do as the Taifu said, 150 million taels, the food will be allocated from the local area, and cotton-padded clothes, quilts and other things will be purchased as soon as possible."

Jun Rong made a final decision, and the Minister of the Household Department had no choice but to answer.

"The money problem is solved, so where should the manpower come from?" the prime minister asked Jun Rong.

Just as Jun Rong was about to transfer from the capital camp, Xiao Yu suddenly said: "The Xuanying Army stayed outside the capital before and never withdrew, since this is the case, Feng Jiang will lead the [-] Xuanying Army to rescue the disaster this time. "

"The Xuanying Army is brave and good at fighting, and everyone is a hero. It is indeed suitable, but...the disaster relief must be supervised by an important official, otherwise I am afraid that General Feng's words will not be counted."

The minister of the Ministry of War shook his head: "We have to send an imperial envoy."

Jun Rong frowned: "The people's hearts are in turmoil, they need to be articulate, intelligent and upright people can hold them back, it's best to be highly respected, and have a high official position... Why don't the prime minister go there in person?"

The prime minister shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to share your majesty's worries, it's just that I'm weak, and I don't have much contact with the general. If the minister is in charge, there will inevitably be friction. I personally think that the Taifu is more suitable than the minister."

Jun Rong was stunned, and then sharply retorted: "No, Tai Tuo is afraid of the cold and weak, where can I go to Suizhou?"

"Your Majesty, what the prime minister said is justified. Looking at the entire court, the one who is smart enough and able to control people is none other than the Taifu. In addition, General Feng was single-handedly selected by the old prince. With such affection, General Feng will definitely meet you." Follow the order of the master."

Hubu Shangshu quickly jumped out to agree.

(End of this chapter)