This time the palace banquet was held in Wude Hall, when Man Bao and the others turned around slowly, there were maids and servants coming in and out with fruit plates and drinks.
The sun was shining brightly at this time, and the officials were too lazy to spend time in the hall, so they often stood on the corridor and talked together in twos and threes.
Officials and family members went to play in the garden on the east side of Wude Hall. Those with more noble status were invited by the queen to enter the harem, and they were able to meet the queen first.
Man Bao stood on the porch and thought for a while, and felt that it was not appropriate to talk about state affairs during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he pulled Zhou Liru and went to the east garden to find familiar ladies to play.
As a result, she just turned around, and Xiao Yuanzheng stopped her and waved at her.
Man Bao glanced at the Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Hubu who were standing with Xiao Yuan, lowered his voice and asked Liu Huan: "Didn't you say that you entered the palace early, why did your grandfather also enter the palace?"
Liu Huan said: "Grandpa has been busy in the imperial city, okay? Last night I fell asleep and the lights in his study were still on. By the way, I was just about to ask you, do you want to take Liru to the front line?"
"Yes, are you going?" Seeing Xiao Yuanzheng looking over again, Man Bao straightened his official robes and said in a low voice, "I'll talk about it when I come back. You take Liru to play first, don't let her Being bullied."
Man Bao raised a smiling face and walked towards Xiao Yuanzheng.
Bai Shan glanced at it, and said condescendingly: "I guess it's their hospital business, we can't intervene, let's go, let's find a quiet place to sit down, and Bai Er and the others will come over later."
Yin or responded, looked left and right, pointed in one direction and said, "Go there."
Man Bao stepped forward, saluted and raised his head to look at the old ministers. He couldn't help but let out a "wow", looked back and forth and asked, "What did the old masters do at night?"
It was heavier than the dark circles under her eyes after staying up late to deliver a child.
Liu Shangshu said: "Not everyone is as lucky as Mr. Zhou. Ever since His Majesty made up his mind to conquest, I haven't had a good night's sleep."
It sounds miserable.
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "Master Zhou is also very busy."
He argued for Zhou Man, and then asked, "Have you listed all the lists you asked?"
"Yes," Man Bao said, "for the 120,000 army, I used the casualty ratio of the last emperor of the previous dynasty to make a data, and listed out the list according to the main diseases. pay."
Liu Shangshu immediately asked: "Can you figure out the budget?"
All he cares about is how much it costs.
Man Bao paused and said: "It's just a rough calculation, based on the current market price, but I think that if you buy a lot of things, if it is still within the acceptable range, then it must be cheap. If it is not within the acceptable range, this... The price will definitely rise, so I think we should take a look at the budget, money is something outside of the body, it is only useful if it can save lives."
Tell a minister of the household department that money is something outside of the body
Liu Shangshu stared at her for a long time, then turned his head and said to Xiao Yuan: "Since you are not willing to tell me the budget, then I will tell you the bottom line of the household department, and the budget given to your medical department must not exceed five million If you have a lot of money, you can figure it out yourself.”
Xiao Yuanzheng was not happy, and said to Zhao Guogong who was standing aside: "Zhao Shangshu, a piece of medicinal material may be the name of a soldier. Others can be saved, but this thing can't be saved."
Zhao Guogong looked at Liu Shangshu.
Liu Shangshu said angrily: "Then tell me what can be saved?"
"Is it the military rations, the military horses, or the military ships?" He asked, "Is it the armor and robes used by the soldiers, or the swords and guns?"
He said angrily: "Not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be cold. Once it enters the twelfth lunar month in Goguryeo, it will be full of snow. Even if Your Majesty mobilizes more Hu people in the Liaodong area to fight, they still need leather and thick clothes, which are consumed in winter." There is also more food and grass than usual, do you really think that the treasury is inexhaustible?"
In order to raise rations and armaments, Liu Shangshu only slept for two hours a day for three consecutive days. Now he can't help but lose his temper when he sees his old wife, let alone a group of bad old men who always ask him for money. It's just annoying to see.
Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhao Guogong did not speak in silence, Man Bao also stood aside with his head shrunk.
Only then did Liu Shangshu suppress his temper and said: "This is not only what I mean, but also what Mr. Wei means. We can't exhaust the treasury for a big war. Your Majesty also agrees."
It's only five million yuan, so it's impossible to run out of it, but medicinal materials and medical consumables only account for a small part of the armament, and the bulk is actually food, horses, weapons, etc. This time, military ships will be added.
I heard from Bai Shan that His Majesty will send a group of troops from Dengzhou, cross the sea and then enter Gongbeisha City. The two of them had discussed quietly with the map in their memory at night. , Goguryeo must not last long.
Bai Shandao: "Although I don't know much, I also heard that some people from Honglu Temple have quietly left Beijing for Silla and Baekje, and they want to persuade the two feudal states to let go of their prejudices and attack Goguryeo together."
At this time, Man Bao asked Zhao Guogong a little curiously, "Zhao Guogong, do you think Baekje will agree to fight together?"
"Who knows?" Zhao Guogong clasped his hands together and said, "I heard that Baekje is more inclined to Goguryeo."
Liu Shangshu glanced over Zhou Man's face, and then glanced at Xiao Yuanzheng. Seeing that they didn't object, but changed the subject in cooperation, he automatically thought that they agreed with the budget, so he put aside his worries, He also followed the gossip and said: "If you want me to say, the grievances and grievances of the three countries are inseparable. If the boss wants to talk about the second child, then Silla is also immoral. They fought well. Whoever occupies the territory after the agreement is whoever it is. As a result, he took advantage of the chaos in Baekje, turned around and robbed Baekje's territory, hum... "
Zhao Guogong said: "Non-toxic and not a husband, he should be killed while he is sick, there is nothing wrong with grabbing land."
"Bah," Liu Shangshu said: "Then did he hold it? It was a good situation, and it would be great to work together to grab the territory from Goguryeo. It was because of Silla's treachery and treachery that Baekje retreated back to fight him." .”
The cause of this war was that Goguryeo's soldiers were strong and ambitious, and wanted to take the Yingzhou area, so they began to send troops to harass the Dajin border.
Seeing this, the governor of Yingzhou organized the garrison to resist, while quietly bypassing Goguryeo, passing Baekje by sea, and discussed with Baekje and Silla, did you see that Goguryeo's ambitions were not lost, and he wanted to attack us again Jin and you.
Dajin is so powerful, he still dares to attack, let alone you two small countries, so why not cooperate together, how about killing him together