The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 512

On the fifth day of October in the 25th year of Tai'an, the autumn wind was bleak, and there were fewer pedestrians on the streets of Yuanyang.

At this moment, in the main hall of Jinshen Hall, Zhao Yanxun and several main ministers of the palace are discussing the next major affairs.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Yanxun listened to the discussions of several ministers, but his mind was not on it. At this moment, he thought of the capital.

Liu De is Yuanyang who left in May, but it has been half a year now, and no one has brought back news from the capital.

This made him almost sure that something must have happened in the capital.

He had heard from Liu De before that the emperor's father was not in good health, and he might not survive this year.

If the death of the emperor's father caused chaos in the capital, it would explain why Liu De didn't come to send a message.

It is very possible that Cheap Mom and Liu De are both under control!

If it weren't for the system, it could be seen that the team sent to the capital was safe and sound, Zhao Yanxun would have thought that something happened to Concubine Duan.

These people were ordered to protect Concubine Duan, and now they are all alive and well, which also proves that Concubine Duan's life is not in danger.

It seems that we need to send another team to the capital to find out the situation... Zhao Yanxun thought to himself.

Just as he was thinking about this, Zhou Chengping who was standing in the hall said: "Your Highness, although the people's power is sufficient now, there are more troubles to be solved, so use it with caution!"

"I think that the digging of ditches can be slowed down, and more people should be sent into the mountains to cut firewood, otherwise this winter will be a big problem!"

This is really not Zhou Chengping's alarmist talk. In Yuanyang, there will be heavy snowfall in winter, and a fire must be lit for cooking and heating, which consumes a lot of firewood.

In Yuanyang City last year, people were frozen to death, and officials were punished for this.

But at this time Cheng Wenguang said: "Your Highness, digging ditches is to prepare for next year's spring plowing. It is related to the future food supply. This matter cannot be slowed down!"

"Although winter is cold, you can survive it if you endure it, but if you don't have enough food... I don't know how to endure it!"

Although he and Zhou Chengping had never gotten along, what Cheng Wenguang said was very reasonable.

Almost all the territory of Longyou has been recovered, but the missions of the guards in various places to rescue the people have not stopped, and the population of Zhao Yanxun's subordinates has been increasing.

Although population means productivity, it will also produce huge consumption, which will pose a challenge to the food supply of the palace.

The most critical issue is that the development of the palace will not stop here, and it will continue to expand in the future. By then, more people will want to eat.

Therefore, in Cheng Wenguang's view, Longyou, which has now been recovered, must become a food production area as soon as possible, so as to support the next development of the palace.

For this reason, it is better to freeze ten or a hundred ordinary people to death than to starve to death tens of thousands in the future.

From a mathematical point of view, this choice is very simple, but it is not a cold number.

After sighing, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "The ditches need to be dug and the land cultivated, but firewood must also be stored. This matter must be handled properly!"

It's as if he didn't say this, just listen to him continue to say: "It's too early to leave spring, but the severe winter is coming, let's prepare more firewood everywhere!"

With these words, the use of human resources will change, and Zhou Chengping won the game.

Looking at Cheng Wenguang, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile on his face: "Chengqing, I am very pleased that you attach so much importance to farming and water conservancy... I will let you go for the government affairs!"

Zhou Chengping is in charge of etiquette supervision, and Cheng Wenguang is in charge of specific government affairs.

Encouraged by Zhao Yanxun, Cheng Wenguang saluted and said: "Your Highness has great faith, and I am grateful!"

After slightly nodding, Zhao Yanxun sat upright, glanced at the ministers below and said, "There is one more important matter, this king has not figured it out for a long time, you all have to share your opinions!"

"Your Highness, please give instructions!"

After straightening the sleeves embroidered with Chinese insects, Zhao Yanxun said: "Now Longyou is restored, but the neighboring counties such as Beidi, Hexi, and Guangyang are still being ravaged by monsters, and the people are miserable!"

Although the common people are miserable, there are always some tenacious people who can find a way out in the desperate situation, waiting for Zhao Yanxun's rescue.

In fact, when Zhao Yanxun said this, the ministers present guessed his purpose.

To put it simply, it is the next step for the army of the palace, which direction should it fight.

Now that Longyou has been restored, the elite soldiers of the palace have been assisting the young and strong to deliver food, or clearing up zombies in various mansions to reduce the density of zombies.

There will be a day when the food will be shipped out, and the elimination of zombies can only kill most of the zombies. If you want to kill all the zombies in Longyou, it may not be possible in a year or two.

Therefore, in order to improve development efficiency, external expansion is inevitable.

"Qing and others think, where should the royal residence go first to use troops? To relieve the people's urgent need of life and death?"

The officials standing in the hall today include the head of the Chief History Department and the Privy Council, as well as officials from various departments below.

Most of these people came from the mainland, so they naturally wanted to return as soon as possible, maybe they could see their family members.

So when Zhao Yanxun asked this question, most people in the hall came up with a unified answer.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Let's talk about it...how should we go next!"

How to develop in the future is a very important issue, and no one present spoke easily.

After Zhao Yanxun's urging, Guan Hetai, the privy envoy, took a step forward.

"Your Highness, I think that the army of my palace should go to Hexi County for two reasons..."

Guan Hetai not only stated his position, but also put forward two reasons, which made everyone present listen.

"Let's try to say it, sir!"

"Your Highness, there are many people in the pass, and going to the pass can save more people, this is one of them!"

"The imperial court is also in the pass, and it is being harassed by monsters, and the situation is overwhelming. Whether you are a minister or a son, you should protect your father first, and the second is the second!"

There are very good reasons for these two aspects, and none of the officials present can refute.

In fact, Zhao Yanxun also has the idea of ​​going east to enter the customs. After all, he needs more population to upgrade more soldiers.

"You all talk about it too!"

After Zhao Yanxun finished speaking, officials spoke one after another, expressing their support for Guan Hetai's opinion.

Getting up from the dragon chair, Zhao Yanxun walked down the steps and said: "But Beidi County, the imperial court has nearly [-] soldiers and horses, we have to guard against them!"

"Yes!"

Arriving in front of the two privy envoys, Zhao Yanxun stopped and asked, "How to be prepared? Does the Privy Council have a plan?"

Regarding the situation in Beidi County, all the information obtained was reported to the Privy Council and the Chief History Department so that they could formulate policies.

So when Zhao Yanxun asked, he heard Chen Anming say: "Your Highness, rely on Tian Jinwei and Gu Mengwei to monitor!"

"If they want to attack, they must first gather their troops and deal with the monsters on the marching road. It will take time and effort and they can't hide it from us... Our army can calmly deploy troops to deal with it!"

"Besides, there is a big river in Longyou and Beidi, which is a natural danger. If these troops want to attack us, they have to cross the big river first!"

Listening to Chen Anming's speech, Zhao Yanxun walked to the entrance of the main hall.

When Chen Anming finished speaking, he heard Zhao Yanxun say: "What Chen Qing said is reasonable!"

(End of this chapter)