freenovelworld Chapter 219 The Dilemma Has Been Resolved
Chapter 219 The Dilemma Has Been Resolved
Seeing their master showing off like this, Han Chun and Jiang You simply couldn't bear to watch. What did the Crown Princess's ability have to do with him? Look how proud he was.
When Shang Zhanchen turned around, he saw Han Chun and Jiang You staring at him unhappily, so he glared at them coldly.
"Go write a letter to the emperor, telling him not to worry about this."
My father might be in the capital right now, so why is he worried about this? The current difficulties have been temporarily resolved.
I also need to inform my father so that he won’t worry too much and hurt his body.
The fact was just as he expected. For more than a month, the emperor had not been eating or sleeping well every day.
In addition to worrying about the war situation in Lingbei, he was even more worried about Chen'er's safety, but Chen'er insisted on not coming back, and he could do nothing.
In addition, Lingbei is now short of food and medicine, which makes him extremely anxious, but the national treasury is empty.
The only way to raise food and medicine is to take it from the people.
Now is the time of famine, and people are having a hard time making ends meet. If we add more burden to them.
It would be tantamount to asking for their lives, which is why he has delayed issuing the order to levy taxes. In the past few days, he has been thinking about the issue of ceding land.
If he could give up three cities and quell the war, he would rather give them up than increase the burden on the people.
After all, the people's lives were too hard. At the morning court, all the civil and military officials were still discussing the issue with their necks thick and their faces red.
"Your Majesty, the war in Lingbei is getting intense, and the soldiers are short of food and medicine. I think that taxes should be increased immediately.
Hurry up and gather food and medicine to relieve the distress in Lingbei."
The left prime minister Shen Ze stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the emperor. The money situation in Lingbei was currently at a critical juncture.
If food and medicine are not supplied, how can the soldiers have the energy to win the battle?
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was opposed by the Right Prime Minister He Yuan, just like before.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. If you increase the taxes on the people, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people, and it will easily lead to unrest."
He Yuan also stepped forward and bowed to the emperor. When he looked at Shen Ze, there was a lot of sarcasm in his eyes.
Given the emperor's temperament, it is absolutely impossible for him to agree to increase taxes on the people at this time.
Seeing He Yuan's smug look, Shen Ze's face also turned cold.
"What does the Right Prime Minister think?" He Yuan opposed him at every turn, and no one knew what He Yuan was thinking.
After hearing what he said, He Yuan bowed to the emperor again.
"Your Majesty, if you want to quell the war in Lingbei, the only way you can do is to cede territory. It would be better for you to follow Tiansheng's wishes.
Give them three cities, and this war will surely end."
After He Yuanyi finished speaking, he looked at the court officials behind him, and they all echoed his words.
"What the Right Prime Minister said is absolutely right. As long as we give up three cities, we can put an end to the war. This is the preferred method."
"I second the proposal."
"I also second my opinion."
They all stood up and agreed with He Yuan's proposal. It was obvious that they had discussed it beforehand.
"No!" Shen Ze's face darkened. He looked at the people in front of him with dissatisfaction, and then bowed to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the reason why Tiansheng Kingdom seized the three cities of Dashang is because they coveted the Tianmu Mountain Iron Mine.
If the iron ore really falls into their hands, not only will the economy of our great Shang country be damaged, but the national strength will also be threatened, so I think it is absolutely unacceptable."
As soon as Shen Ze finished speaking, the people behind him came forward to agree with him.
"Your Majesty, what the Left Prime Minister wants to say is correct."
"Your Majesty, the Tianmu Mountain Iron Mine must not fall into the hands of outsiders."
"Yes, Your Majesty, once the iron ore falls into the hands of outsiders, it will definitely pose a huge threat to our Great Shang Kingdom."
Another wave of court officials came forward and tried to stop them. It was not difficult to see that they were from Shen Ze's party.
The two groups were evenly matched and started a verbal battle. For a moment, the court became noisy like a vegetable market.
The emperor only felt a throbbing pain in his head, and there were endless quarrels every day because of this matter.
"Okay." He pressed his hands down, took a deep breath, and looked at the court officials again.
"Yesterday Chen'er sent me news that the situation in Lingbei has been temporarily resolved. My dear ministers, don't worry. Let's put this matter aside for now."
“……………………”Everyone was stunned.
They all looked at the emperor in disbelief. A month ago, Lingbei was already short of medicine and food, and now the national treasury was empty again.
Not knowing how the Lingbei crisis would be resolved, He Yuan was confused. After hesitating for a moment, he bowed to the emperor again.
"Your Majesty, I wonder how the prince solved the dilemma?"
Judging from the time, the soldiers in Lingbei should have run out of food long ago, but now I heard that the predicament over there has been resolved.
No one knew where the food and medicine came from, and even Shen Ze was confused.
Now the national treasury is empty, and it is a time of famine, and all countries are facing food shortages.
I don’t know how the prince solved the dilemma in Lingbei. Everyone else was staring at the emperor with suspicion, and it was not difficult to see that they all thought the same thing.
Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, the emperor showed a look of pride on his haggard face.
"Chen'er didn't go into detail in the letter, but he said that the army would have no problem sustaining itself for a month."
The emperor stroked his beard in a good mood again. Although he didn't know how Chen'er solved the dilemma, the tone of the letter was affirmative, so it seemed that he had collected food.
“……………………”Everyone looked at each other.
Once again, I was shocked by the emperor's words. More than 100,000 people could last for a month.
That would require at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain. How did the prince do it during this period of scarcity?
“……………………” He Yuan frowned, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
I don't know where the prince got so much food that it could last for a month.
If that's the case, then the soldiers in Lingbei will have to hold out for at least another month.
Now is a time of transition and I don’t know if the Tiansheng Army can hold on.
If they cannot defeat the Shang army, then this battle will be in vain. Even the second prince Shang Zhanfei, who was standing aside, had a worried look on his face.
I thought General Su and his men would collapse soon, but I didn't expect they could actually hold on for a whole month.
It seems that the three cities will not be given up for a while. I am really annoyed and don’t know what method Shang Zhanchen used.
It's really infuriating that an army of more than 100,000 can survive for a month, but it makes Shen Ze very happy.
When he heard that the food and grass in Lingbei could last for another month, he excitedly bowed to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is a master of strategy and has extraordinary plans. He is truly the prosperity of our Great Shang."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers behind him began to echo and flatter him.
The Emperor was already in a much better mood today, and when he heard the Left Prime Minister praising the Crown Prince, a look of pride appeared on his face.
"Minister Shen is absolutely right. Chen'er really did not disappoint me." After saying this, he stroked his beard proudly.