The emperor suddenly thought that every time Nalan Jinnian saluted him, it was definitely up to him and nine times out of ten he was asking for money!
He always talks about how much money he has spent in this place and that place, and asks him to compensate him for the money!
But his money was spent on the mountains and rivers of Nalan Kingdom, why should he pay for it himself
I am not the only one named Nalan in this world!
"No gift!" The emperor sat down and glanced at Nalan Jinnian warily, "Seventeenth Imperial Brother, I have no money! Don't think that you can get money from me just by saluting! There is a war on the border of southern Xinjiang now. , I almost have a headache!"
The royal brother was thinking, would it be very expensive to send a bride off
Well, he gave 10,000 yuan for travel expenses, and he has already used 10,000 yuan as a unit, which is quite generous!
It's not enough, because the Seventeenth Emperor's brother is too extravagant, and he won't have more anyway.
And this idiot, won’t Amber pay for the expenses on the road
The emperor was also followed by the Minister of War, the Minister of Hubu, Wang Xiao and others, who all twitched their mouths after hearing these words.
Only the Minister of Hubu nodded. The treasury is too poor, don't ask him for money!
Several people bowed to Nalan Jinnian and Wen Nuan.
Nalan Jinnian's face darkened. He had long known that he shouldn't salute. He was just seeing a lot of people and giving the imperial brother a little face. After all, he was away these days and was so busy that he had a few more gray hairs, which made him feel a little distressed. He was the emperor's brother, so he saluted, but it was obviously unnecessary: "Brother, you think too much, who dares to ask you for money? Brother, why are you here?"
Nalan Jinnian glanced at several people unkindly.
I wonder if so many people coming here will disturb him and the little girl
These people obviously came here after going to court. The emperor brought them here because they probably had something to discuss.
But discussing things is just an excuse. It’s true that the emperor wants to come and eat and drink for free!
After all, we can invite him and the little girl into the palace to discuss things.
Nuan Nuan smiled, then called Zi Wan and asked her to bring a few more sets of bowls and chopsticks and some breakfast.
The emperor was relieved when he heard that he didn't want any money. He looked at the food on the table and said with a smile: "I came to discuss the war in southern Xinjiang with you and Princess Hui'an. Princess Hui'an hasn't answered the question I just asked."
The emperor has not eaten the warm and healthy food that was brought to the palace in the past few months. He is greedy. Today he can no longer resist it and comes out to satisfy his craving.
The emperor had not thought of it originally, but the Minister of Hubu said that it would be better to invite King Jin and Princess Hui'an to the palace to discuss it together, and then he thought of it.
The Minister of War and others sat down one after another.
The stone table in the courtyard is big enough to seat six or seven people without any problem.
Nuan Nuan poured the emperor a cup of tea: "It will certainly be difficult to take over Southern Xinjiang now, but it is not impossible."
Chen Huan and Chen Xi received the news and came to wait on them.
The two of them served tea to the others.
The emperor picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea: "What chance does Princess Hui'an think there is? If we capture the Southern Border Kingdom, the current balance will be destroyed, and the world will be in chaos. When the four kingdoms invade, Princess Hui'an thinks Nalan Kingdom is capable of Deal with it?"
The Seventeenth Emperor's brother had already discussed with himself last night to take this opportunity to destroy Southern Xinjiang in one fell swoop and expand the strength of the Nalan Kingdom, so that he could have the capital to compete with the Beiming Kingdom.
But he knew that this time the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom sent troops, which included the Beiming Kingdom's handiwork, and the Nalan Kingdom would have to deal with two countries at the same time!
And one of them is the Beiming Kingdom, the strongest country in the mainland.
It is actually not easy for Nalan Kingdom to take it down.
Moreover, if the Nalan Kingdom, Nanjiang Kingdom, and Beiming Kingdom fight, Nalan Kingdom, which is located in the center of the four kingdoms, will be attacked from both sides.
It is impossible for the remaining left and right Dongling Kingdom and Xihua Kingdom not to take the opportunity to take action. In this way, with the power of the four countries to deal with Nalan Kingdom, Nalan Kingdom has no chance of winning.
The country was destroyed by accident!
The emperor actually didn't want to take advantage of this opportunity to capture the southern kingdom.
He was peace-loving by nature, and only wanted to see the people of Nalan live and work in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing during his reign.
Therefore, the emperor did not agree to Nalan Jinnian's proposal last night and only said to think about it again.
However, Nalan Jinnian left several books for him. They were about the taxes paid by Dongling and Xihua Kingdoms in recent years, the status of national grain stocks, and the situation of iron ore mining.
From this, we can deduce how many troops the two countries have and how many weapons they have built.
He estimated the quantity and realized he was already eating!
It just so happened that this morning the Minister of War also told the court that the world was about to be in chaos, and suggested that we should be prepared.
Although the emperor hopes for world peace and no war, he also knows that this kind of thing is not what he wants.
The current situation is...
He probably had to think more about what to do.
Only by being prepared can he protect the people he wants to protect.
So after going to court, the emperor still called several ministers to discuss the worst plan.
The Minister of War looked at Nuan Nuan and wanted to hear what Nuan Nuan had to say.
If the four countries were to deal with Nalan Kingdom at the same time, then based on Nalan Kingdom's current national strength, he estimated that 90% of them would not be able to deal with it!
After all, it can be said that the national strength of the four countries is not weak now. On the contrary, the Nalan Kingdom has been in decline for several years due to the inaction of the late emperor when he was in power. It has only been in the past two years that it has begun to regain its strength.
Wen Nuan has long thought about the current situation of Nalan Kingdom and how it would face if the four countries invaded together.
So she said without hesitation: "Something depends on people. I think it's time for Nalan Kingdom to have a strong army. We have trained an army of 500,000 in the capital for these years, and they are all brave and good at fighting! If the plan is right, Okay, we can successfully capture the Southern Kingdom and increase the national strength of the Nalan Kingdom! As for the invasion of the four countries, this can be avoided by finding ways. There is absolutely no absolute trust between countries, and the temperament of each king is different! As long as With good planning, we can prevent the four countries from attacking our Nalan Kingdom at the same time."
"Princess Hui'an, is there a way to take over the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom without letting the other three countries attack our Nalan Kingdom?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance was very happy when he heard this. He had scolded the eighteen generations of ancestors of the other four countries along the way. Read it again.
Why did it happen that when he became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the world was about to be in chaos. In the past two years, the Nalan Kingdom's national treasury has received a lot of money, but it has also consumed a lot. The national treasury of silver is really very small. If the four countries attack together, then what will happen? The foundation of the country is shaken!
Shangshu Hube feels that that time has not yet come!
Give him another two or three years. In two or three years, the treasury will be full.
The emperor was also curious: "What good ideas does Princess Hui'an have?"
Nuan Nuan: "Immediately arrange for a general to lead 100,000 elite troops to the border of Beiming State. First, use 100,000 troops to directly attack Beiming State. The Beiming State will be caught off guard!..."
When the emperor heard this, he almost sprayed the tea in his mouth, but instead of spraying, he choked himself: "Ahem..."