"Miss Jiaojiao is loyal and caring to His Highness. Your Highness cannot let you down."
Seeing that Li Chen was in a good mood, Wu Qingcang made a joke about the topic.
Li Chen stood up and said, "Forget it, let's talk while eating."
Walking to the table, Li Chen picked up a steamed bun, turned around and asked, "Has Wu Shuai used it?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. We have already eaten before." Wu Qingcang said immediately.
Li Chen nodded. The steamed buns were served with a pile of pickles, a small piece of river fish, and a bowl of rice porridge. This was his dinner.
In the barren Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, it was considered good to be able to eat such food, but for Li Chen's status, it was a bit too shabby.
Wu Qingcang knew that Li Chen was not putting on a show. During this period of time, Li Chen's food and clothing expenses were so simple that he couldn't believe it. On weekdays, his meals were mostly light and the dishes were few, but every day
He could almost finish the meal every time, and twice he took him to eat with him. Wu Qingcang even wondered that the majestic crown prince of the empire actually ate worse than him.
"Your Highness is strict with himself and advocates frugality, so why worry about the country not being prosperous?" Wu Qingcang said sincerely.
Li Chen was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "I'm serious. In fact, I always like to eat lighter food. If it is too oily, it will make me uncomfortable after eating it. It's not that I don't eat those top-notch delicacies, but I always feel that they are the same.
It makes me feel more at ease when I eat the food, and I don’t think about anything else.”
Wu Qingcang said seriously: "It is precisely because of this that His Highness is innocent and unpretentious. I have been eating some light food with His Highness recently. Not to mention, I really feel a lot more refreshed."
My body also feels a lot more relaxed, which shows that eating a light diet every day is beneficial.”
Li Chen waved his hand and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. When you march and fight, you consume a lot every day, so you must ensure replenishment. Speaking of which, the food for the soldiers below cannot be all light. The daily supply of meat must be sufficient. This
No skimping or saving can be tolerated.”
Wu Qingcang heard this and immediately said: "Your Highness, please rest assured that now the entire army has ensured a sufficient supply of meat, but..."
Hearing Wu Qingcang's words and hesitation, Li Chen turned his head and frowned and asked, "Just what?"
"It's just that the delay in food and grass supplies has become more and more serious recently. At first, it was only delayed by one or two days. This is not a big problem. The journey is long and the weather is too long. It is normal and reasonable to delay it for a period of time. But this delay is not only
Instead of relieving it, it has intensified. The latest batch of grain and grass supplies should have been delivered three days ago, but there is still no movement today."
"The general sent someone to inquire, but he learned that it seemed that because... there was not enough money in the rear, the court could not allocate funds, and this situation had been going on for some time. It is said that some merchants who supplied goods were already in arrears.
The payment for goods that lasted for at least one month was really unsustainable, so we stopped supplying goods.”
Wu Qingcang cupped his hands and said: "At present, the entire army's food and grass can be sustained for a while thanks to the previous reserves, but the decisive battle is about to begin, and the daily consumption is astronomical. If the logistics problem is not solved, I am afraid it will take a long time."
There will be chaos, and...the Jin Army is also a big spender."
Li Chen frowned slightly.
Chapter completed!