After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

The Prime Minister suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

He had already discussed and analyzed these princes repeatedly in private with his advisers.

Everyone agrees that Xie Qingci is weak and cowardly, and has always been simple-minded. He is the least worrying and most useless among the princes.

But now, he looked at these clear and tough eyes with a slight smile.

Suddenly there was an unbelievable panic.

It's the panic of being seen through by the most unexpected person...

Impossible... Even if someone is really suspicious, it is absolutely impossible to be Xie Qingci who doesn't care about worldly affairs...

In the young man's inquisitive eyes, the prime minister lost his mind for a moment and forgot to answer.

The young man's indifferent voice sounded, not aggressive, but piercing in his heart: "The Prime Minister hasn't answered yet, the Prime Minister has thought it over carefully, and must have considered all kinds of accidents properly?"

The prime minister frowned slightly.

What does it mean to take care of accidents?

People who don't know heard it and thought he deliberately planned an accident!

After all, the prime minister has been in the officialdom for many years. He first smiled and congratulated the emperor and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your Highness is so smart and studious, and can directly attack the vital points. It is the fortune of the court and the blessing of the people!"

The emperor glanced at Xie Qingci approvingly, and also smiled.

The prime minister continued to calmly said: "Your Highness, I have also thought about it carefully. The distance between Jiangnan and Mobei is not close. Why should the food be arranged like this?"

"First: Jiangnan, Henan, Shanxi and other places have abundant arable land since ancient times, there are countless granaries, and the transportation is convenient. The military rations must be produced from them. In the north, if the enemy forces make a surprise attack, the stock is hard to guarantee, and there is only land transportation without waterways, and if there is an emergency in land transportation, there is no alternative solution..."

"Your Highness, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for everything in the world. What I think is the safest way to do it after many comparisons."

Xie Qingci sneered in his heart.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution for anything in this world.

In a word, he washed himself clean.

Xie Qingci pondered for a moment, raised his eyes and said: "Dare to ask the prime minister, how many troops are needed to send troops to Beimo?"

The prime minister frowned slightly, not to mention Xie Qingci, a teenage boy, even a treacherous and cunning person, he couldn't figure out the level for a while, and was definitely bluffed by his own words.

Xie Qingci not only did not stop the flag, but also opened his mouth to ask questions.

The prime minister coughed lightly, and said cautiously: "Why don't you need 40 troops?"

"The rations of these 40 troops are not a small amount. Do we have to wait until the war breaks out before transporting food from the south of the Yangtze River?" Xie Qing said: "Everything is done in advance. If we collect food and grass from various places to fill the granary in the capital, Wouldn't it be more convenient to mediate, Mr. Prime Minister, but I don't know how much food reserves can be transferred?"

The prime minister's expression sank a little: "..."

The emperor didn't interrupt the prince's question, and the prime minister didn't want to answer, so he said coldly: "There are about four granaries in the capital, all of them are filled, and there can be about two hundred stones..."

"One stone is three hundred catties of grain, and one catty is about 16 taels. For an army of 40, if one person needs four taels of grain every day, it will take five hundred stones in fifteen days... Excluding the grain in the capital reserve warehouse, it will take about three Baishi, Lord Prime Minister, is this king right?"

The prime minister was dumbfounded.

This time it wasn't just him, even the officials watching from the side looked at Xie Qingci with surprise.

Xie Qingci was able to calculate the matter of food and grass so clearly in such a short period of time, he definitely came prepared.

Xie Qingci was indeed well prepared.

In countless sleepless nights, he had already thought about the distribution of food time and time again.

The prime minister was silent for a moment, looked at the officials of the household department, and laughed dryly: "Speaking of such things...it is the specialty of the household department servant."

The Minister of the Household Department has already finished the calculation in his mind, and he looked at Xie Qingci with admiration: "Your Highness's calculation...is exactly right."

Xie Qingci looked at the prime minister again, and said with a smile: "My lord, according to this king, if the military rations are temporarily transported, if there is a mistake, it will be a major event that will be overwhelmed. If you want to fill the granary in the capital, there are two hundred stones. With the rations, the army can last for a few days."

"Your Highness's method is also possible, but it's useless. Compared with [-] shi of military rations, [-] shi is a drop in the bucket. The remaining [-] shi still have to be transported from Jiangnan."

Xie Qingci smiled lightly: "If my king remembers correctly, the reason why Prime Minister Cai didn't transport food from Henan just now was because he was afraid of the enemy's surprise attack and the food would not be guaranteed?"

"So, the capital city is the safest place. If the remaining [-] shi of grain can be produced from the capital city, there is no need to transport it along the way."

"...The capital?" The Prime Minister snorted, "The capital is also a good choice, but the capital has no arable land for reclamation. Without arable land, how can we talk about food. Naturally, we still have to transport it from the south of the Yangtze River..."

Speaking of this, Xie Qingci must retreat this time despite the difficulties.

Xie Qingci raised his eyebrows and said: "I heard that as long as there is arable land, the capital is very suitable."

How can there be three hundred shi of arable land for grain when the capital is advancing every inch of land.

When the prime minister heard the words, he smiled lightly and said, "If your highness can really turn into the three hundred shi grains, then I will be willing to obey orders."

Xie Qingci heard the words, knelt down towards the emperor and said: "Father, this matter is related to the great war, and more importantly, it is related to the fate of the country. I also invite my father, Yun Erchen, to survey the cultivated land in Beijing, and I also ask my father to be a witness for today's prime minister's words."

The emperor took a fixed look at Xie Qingci, and then said: "Okay, I agree with what you say."

The crowd dispersed, although the prime minister was smiling, his palms hidden in his sleeves gradually clenched into fists.

"Go." The Prime Minister said coldly, "Call Yan Pingrong."

Yan Pingrong already has a title, but he is still very respectful to the Prime Minister: "Prime... Prime Minister, why are you looking for me at this time."

"Others are about to ride on your neck, are you really indifferent and calm?"

Yan Pingrong has been disheartened since his son's death: "Prime Minister is saying... His Highness asked about food and grass?"

"Do you really think this matter is as simple as meddling with food and grass?" The Prime Minister sneered, "You are not very young, but you have a lot of thoughts. I didn't know that this little sick man had such a plan before."

"I think that little sick seedling may have noticed something..." The Prime Minister said coldly, "Even if he didn't notice it, based on what he said today, it would be a disaster to keep it."

Yan Pingrong was silent.

Ever since the two of them teamed up to defeat the Xiao family, he has been the prime minister's loyal lackey. Even if he knew that the prime minister had disobedience, he was still ready to follow him to the end.

But he has already determined that his son was killed by the king of Chu, and the prime minister still insists on supporting the king of Chu. Yan Pingrong hates his former master, and is no longer as excited about the prime minister's affairs as before.

"My lord, what's the point of Xie Qingci...Before, my subordinate wanted to use the horse to make them quarrel, but nothing happened. The relationship is better than usual. If we want to serve this time, we must Find an opportunity..."

"This is the frightening thing about Xie Qingci. He had fallen off a horse and was injured, but things didn't develop according to our expectations... What? Are you afraid? You can't even get rid of a little sick child raised in the palace?"

There was a sneer on the corner of the prime minister's mouth.

He did something to Xie Qingci before, but he didn't actually go for Xie Qingci.

He just wanted to use Xie Qingci to stir up the conflict between the princes.

Now, he really wanted to get rid of this person as soon as possible.

"The main reason is that there is another...Xiao Di beside him"

"Xiao Di?"

"Yes..." Yan Pingrong curled his lips, and when he mentioned the Xiao family, he still couldn't help but get chills on the back of his neck: "You also saw Xiao Di's appearance when you started your name, and now he is by Xie Qingci's side, as well I don’t know what kind of demon has fallen into it, but it’s more conscientious than the dog that protects the master.”

When the prime minister heard this, he showed a smile instead: "Xiao Di is a man who has been wronged but never reveals it. He hides it quite deeply."

"However, I dare to assert that Xie Qingci is just a tree for him to temporarily shelter from the wind and rain."

"Tell me, if we let him practice and let him flutter his wings, will Xiao Di still have nostalgia for this tree he once clinged to when the sky is high enough for birds to fly?"

"At that time, Xiao Di was afraid that Xie Qingci was an eyesore even more than we did."