Luoyang, cabinet!

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit dull. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, with helpless expressions on their faces.

"Your Majesty's move is really brilliant..." Chen Ping took the lead to break the balance.

Among those present, he is the only one who has the best chance of taking the position of Cabinet Secretary.

As for Xiao He, his position and level are adequate, but his qualifications are still a little behind compared to Chen Ping.

Moreover, the cabinet was temporarily formed during the war, and everything now is focused on combat.

This is precisely Chen Ping's advantage, Xiao He is better at managing internal affairs.

"There are a lot of donations, but they are also very messy. Should we collect them or not? Where will they be used? How will they be used? The cabinet still needs to make a decision as soon as possible." Xiao He nodded helplessly, although he felt a little unhappy, but

I still have to admit that what Chen Ping said is right.

He didn't want to continue to struggle with this, as it would only make him more depressed.

So I can only think of ways to change the subject.

The issue before us now is the situation reported around Luoyang.

Businessmen, common people and even some nobles raised funds to show their support.

"No!" Wang Buxuan, who happened to be walking outside the door, happened to hear these words and made a decision immediately.

Xiao He frowned slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court's reserves are not very large. If we collect these donations, we can fill the warehouses in various places to avoid accidents before the autumn harvest and be in a hurry."

Faced with Xiao He's doubts, Chen Ping had a different view.

This is exactly the difference between the two people.

Xiao He pays more attention to internal affairs, so in his subjective consciousness, internal stability always comes first.

Compared with Zhongnei, Chen Ping also has good external abilities.

Doesn’t this series of operations by Wang Buxu prove the problem?

So, will what Xiao He is worried about happen?

"Shizhong Xiao is worrying too much! Aocang's reserves have not been used. Even if there are only 20% of the granary reserves in each county, if an accident does happen, relying on Aocang's reserves, the Central Plains and other places can still support the autumn harvest.

If not, food from Guanzhong and Shu can be transported to aid at any time. Moreover, the morale of the people is high now and they are full of fighting spirit. As long as it is not a natural disaster, there will basically be no problems." Chen Ping said directly.

This was also an important factor that many ministers opposed previously.

It is not that the granaries in various places cannot be moved, but at least half of them must be left as emergency supplies.

However, Wang Buxu directly and forcefully ordered that only 20% of the granaries in various places should be kept, and the rest should be transported away.

As for Aocang, which has the largest grain reserves in the entire empire, it can only be entered but cannot be exited.

After two years of construction, Aocang is now larger than when Wang Buxu occupied it.

Now Aocang's total reserves have reached a terrifying seven million stones.

But in a few years, Aocang will no longer be the largest granary in Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty's move is to prevent the Yuezhi people from suddenly launching an attack. However, judging from the current situation, the probability of the Yuezhi people launching an attack is not high. Therefore, the border is just a normal garrison and consumption of food and grass.

, it’s just a normal amount.” Chen Ping continued.

I was still curious before if we were going to fight the Yuezhi?

But after receiving news from people everywhere who wanted to raise funds, Chen Ping finally understood Wang Buxu's purpose.

Then he continued: "It stands to reason that a normal garrison does not need to consume so much food. The border troops can also carry out military reclamation. After several years of work, they can basically be self-sufficient. But why does Your Majesty have to mobilize troops and go to war in such a big way?

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"It's just because everyone's life has been so comfortable in the past few years that many people have forgotten that we still have enemies. Over time, everyone will really forget about this matter and can't muster the energy to deal with it anymore.

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"Now His Majesty has just mobilized the army's supplies to arouse the fighting spirit of the people. Although it has cost a lot, it is worth it!"

"We are recuperating, and the enemy is getting stronger!"

"As long as the people can realize that the enemy is not vulnerable, the next thing will be easy!"

Wang Buxu smiled and did not comment.

Chen Ping's analysis is basically similar to what he thought.

The reason for this idea is that I felt that the fighting spirit of the big men was not strong, and they seemed to have the idea of ​​​​recuperating for a long time.

This made Wang Buxung very anxious.

You are recuperating, and the enemy is also recuperating.

The Han Dynasty still has an advantage now. If they don't fight now, it will be even harder to fight again in the future when the Xiongnu have unified the grassland and driven away the Wusun of the Yuezhi.

Historically, the anger of the whole country in the Han Dynasty, the people's passion for being deceived by the Gongyang School's doctrine, and the desire to immediately go to the battlefield, a large part of it came from years of backlog.

The haze that has been weighing on the Han Dynasty is Liu Bang's Baideng Siege.

Of course, the siege of Baideng was careless, but the subsequent battles proved that it was really unbeatable.

That's why I forbeared and kept making love.

Naturally, Wang Buxian couldn't allow himself to be surrounded. He didn't like to leave his life to others.

He prefers to control everything himself.

So there is a weakened version of the stimulus package.

By mobilizing a large number of troops to garrison the border and transporting grain and grass from various places, we can tell the world that our situation is still very dangerous, and now is not the time to enter Kuma and release Nanshan with swords and guns.

Say one thousand to ten thousand.

There is only one reason for this situation.

Han Xin fought so beautifully in last year's battle.

So much so that the entire Han Dynasty felt that the Huns, who were so miraculous and boasted by the emperor, were nothing more than that.

As the saying goes, a arrogant army will be defeated. Although everyone knows the truth, the advantage Han Xin established in this battle made the entire Han Dynasty have to be cautious and dare not not be cautious.

Nearly ten thousand of them were killed in one wave, and so many were captured, but their own casualties could be ignored.

Facing such enemies, it is impossible for any individual to treat them as before.

"The grassland people must retaliate. Han Xin killed nearly ten thousand of their cavalry at the border. Mao Dundan will not swallow this breath. I don't care what you thought before, but from now on, you must cheer up." Wang Bu

Hungry walked up to the main seat and said sternly.

After several years of training, the imperial aura in his body gradually emerged.

At this moment, no one dared to refute Wang Buxu's words, and no one dared to disobey him.

However, Wang Buxu knew that even though he was the founding emperor, his prestige was sufficient.

But no one may be convinced by the decisions made now.

Although he is supreme as an emperor, he is still difficult to explain to everyone.

And a good emperor doesn't just need to transfer away those who don't suit his taste.

"You said the army is incompetent. I have reformed the military system. The main front-line troops in the army are all young men under the age of thirty."

"You said your health is not good, so I will increase the food supply. Even for daily training, I will divide it according to wartime standards."

"You said you don't have any war horses. I asked Lu Jia to ask for them. I will risk my life to blackmail the Yuezhi people."

"If you say that the weapons are not good enough, I will replace them with more advanced and harder iron weapons and stronger iron armor."

"You said that the internal situation is not stable enough. I asked people to improve farm tools and build water conservancy projects. I tried my best to use up the official warehouse and did not collect taxes in advance."

"You say there are not enough people, but I encourage childbirth. There were nearly a million more babies born last year than the year before."

"Even if I mobilized city defense troops to station at the border, I didn't increase the recruitment quota for this year..."

The more Wang Buxu talked, the more angry he became, and the more he talked, the more annoyed he became.

The reform of the military system has made the composition of the Han sergeants younger and more reasonable, with stronger combat effectiveness, and the logistics support has also kept up. Although there is still a lack of meat, it is much better than the founding war.

The war horse was really deceived by Lu Jia's mouth and Wang Buxian's face.

In order to build weapons, how much energy and financial resources did the court spend?

Mining, smelting, manufacturing, and transportation are all just to ensure that the 130,000 people under Han Xin can get complete equipment as soon as possible.

The imperial court provided them with protection almost regardless of the cost.

The reform of agricultural tools has made farming easier, freeing up manpower to do other things to support the family.

Not to mention that every household’s granary is guaranteed to be full at all times, but at least now every household has some surplus grain before the autumn harvest.

Isn't this enough?

There are too many wastelands and too many places that need to be cultivated, so encourage births.

Now I just want to remind the big man not to be fooled by the scene in front of him. The troubles in the grassland will only become more and more serious.
To be continued...