Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 383 The Opportunity Comes
They agreed one by one, and after explaining what they had to deal with today, they went to rest.

After worrying about it for half a month, the reconstruction finally came to an end, and the people were calmed down. However, a large amount of money was spent, and the finances of the Northwest could no longer sustain it.

"You can ask the court for money to pay for the reconstruction of the city wall, but you need to calculate the specific money clearly. There is not much money spent on manpower, but the food you eat and the stone, bricks and wood used must be calculated carefully, otherwise the Situ Mansion will not approve it. In terms of money, the court can reimburse [-]% of the burned houses. If the burned houses in the towns are written off according to urban reconstruction, the court can write off [-]% of the accounts. There is nothing that can be done for those outside the city, and there are also damaged irrigation and farmland crops. "

Song Yuan and several officials responsible for recording accounts sat around a large table, muttering. The two officials compared the account books spread out in front of them and kept calculating according to the method that Song Yuan muttered. An official rummaged through the detailed ledgers and calculated every sum of money clearly.

"Sir." The guard strode in: "The imperial decree has arrived."

Song Yuan, who was still scratching her head and thinking about how to ask for more money to settle the account, immediately became energetic. The guard handed the letter over. Looking at the handwriting, she knew it was written by Song Chun, so she opened it immediately.

"When it's time to fight, fight, never fight."

In just a few words, without any detailed explanation, Song Yuan thought about it and immediately asked: "Is there any intention to send it to the army?"

"It should be that the letter was sent by the commander who conveyed the order."

Song Yuan knew what was going on, and hurriedly asked several officials to check the accounts carefully, and then made preparations. Within half an hour, someone came and asked her to go to the army quickly.

After Song Fu came back, he not only punished several groups of generals who had neglected their duties, but also punished and captured the generals under Song Fen and Song Ling who had contacts with the Xiongnu. He launched several counterattacks and established enough prestige at an extremely fast speed.

When Song Yuan arrived, several old generals with arrogant expressions relying on their military exploits were already standing in front of him, waiting for Song Fu's deployment as if they had followed Song Run's arrangements in the past.

After seeing the ceremony, before Song Yuan could sit down, Song Fu asked: "How much available food is there in the northwest?"

"How many troops does the coach plan to use? If it is [-] troops, then the northwest grain depot can supply the entire army for two months." Song Yuan said more conservatively. She could not empty out all the warehouses, and she had to leave some just in case. one.

Song Fu calculated in his mind: "It's not enough. The Huns are difficult to deal with, and a quick victory is unlikely. Although we don't need too many troops and horses to mobilize, the time will certainly not be short. You must prepare enough food for at least half a year." "

Half a year is too long, but Song Yuan can understand it.

"In addition, we also need your help in armaments." Song Fu was not polite when making his request: "If we need anything, the quartermaster will send the order."

Song Yuan didn't even need to think about it, she knew that the money had to be advanced by Northwest Finance. Since she was short of money, she could only rub her head and agree first.

After several veteran generals received their dispatch orders and left, Song Fu said, "Have you received the news?"

"I got it, fight when it's time to fight, never fight. These are just a few words. This should be the meaning of the order that Fifth Brother received, right?"

Song Fu shook his head: "No, the message you received should be the intention of His Highness the Crown Prince, but the decree I received is the emperor's decree. The emperor's intention is that no peace talks are allowed, and no money is spent to redeem the abducted people. If If the Xiongnu provokes us again, we will fight back fiercely, even if we deploy a large army."

"I can understand that no negotiation is allowed. What do you mean by not being allowed to redeem the abducted people? There are more than 300 people, and they are all women and children. This is a big loss for the sparsely populated northwest, and the current situation in the northwest Once caught in a war situation, all people's livelihoods will be ruined." Song Yuan did not very much support Emperor Hong Ming's idea.Song Fu was not very supportive, but he was always cautious and did not speak as carelessly as Song Yuan. He was silent for a while before speaking: "The Xiongnu took the lead in betraying the enemy and took hostages in order to make the Wei Dynasty start a war. The Wei Dynasty A large-scale attack to fight them would require much more investment than the Huns, so it is not cost-effective, so I think fighting back is enough."

"Will the war spread to the territory?" Song Yuan is more concerned about this. If the war burns to the territory, the farming along the border will be affected. This is not a situation she wants to see. Therefore, the best result is that the war does not spread to the territory. , so fight as much as you like.

Song Fu didn't dare to be too sure. He thought about it carefully for a while before saying: "As long as the Xiongnu does not invade in a large scale, all the wars will not affect the territory."

"That's good." Song Yuan was relieved at this: "There are still armaments. Since we need to prepare, does the army have to allocate money in advance? The finances of the Yamen are a bit unsustainable now. Before the Situ Mansion approves the money, we can't get it. Spare money.”

"That's easy to say. I'll approve the note later and give you a sum of money first."

Song Yuan was very satisfied with the payment.

Seeing that he had nothing else to say, Song Yuan took his approval note and followed the officials to get the money. After coming out of the army, he arranged for Wei Yan to go find Zhou Ye and bring news to Zhou Ye.

She wanted to see Yan Yan, and Yan Yan's opportunity came.

Song Yuan returned to Zhangye. She could not spend all her time in the towns that were attacked. She had already reported the shortage of officials to the court, and new replacement officials would be dispatched soon.

"Your Excellency came back at the right time. Mr. Huo just arrived in Zhangye yesterday and is staying in the county government office." The government servant at the door had inquired about the news early and was waiting to report to Song Yuan.

Song Yuan looked at him: "Master Huo came to see me?"

"I sent someone to inquire and found out that the Lord has not come back yet, so I left a message and said that I would let you know when the Lord comes back."

"Then when you are tired, go and tell Mr. Huo." After Song Yuan finished speaking, he went back to the house. When she changed clothes and washed up, Huo Ying also arrived.

Although he was here to investigate a case, Huo Ying was not wearing official uniform, but a blue uniform. The collar and mouth were neat as usual, and even the jade sachet around his waist was neatly arranged.

When he saw Song Yuan, he stood up and bowed: "I'm bothering Your Highness."

"How is the progress of Mr. Huo's investigation?" Song Yuan sat down with him, lifted his robe and picked up the tea cup: "The Xiongnu raid did not scare Mr. Huo, right?"

Huo Ying noticed that she had lost a lot of weight and quickly missed her face before saying, "No, I had already left when the Huns attacked."

"That's good. Mr. Huo, do you need to ask me something? If you have anything to say, just say it. It doesn't matter." Song Yuan took a sip of tea and waited patiently for him.

Huo Ying smiled and shook his head: "Your Highness has not been in the northwest for a long time. I'm afraid he doesn't know many things. I didn't come here to ask about Your Highness. I just came to see if Your Highness is okay because of my personal friendship." Nowadays, official duties are complicated, so Your Highness should take care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)