Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

As soon as the visitor finished speaking, Hou Sheng froze.

The study suddenly fell into a silence.

After a while, Hou Sheng said slowly, "Someone is here to see off the guests."

The door of the study was opened immediately, and the figure of the confidant housekeeper appeared at the door: "Guests please."

The visitor didn't stand up immediately, but stared at Hou Sheng with an elusive smile: "Why, is Hou Qing really going to say goodbye to the position of the emperor who is within reach?"

Hou Sheng sneered, and said to the visitor: "You are not a good thing at all, but you want to push me into the fire pit! A few years ago, Qin, Qi and Wei were not the opponent of Zhao Guo when they joined forces. Today's Zhao State is stronger than it was back then, do you think Qi and Wei are enough? Let me tell you, even adding Qin State will not work!"

"Really?" The visitor smiled, and suddenly took out a letter from his hand and placed it in front of Hou Sheng.

"Good dear, why don't you make a decision after reading this letter."

Hou Sheng glanced at the visitor, seeing the confidence on the other person's face, so he picked up the letter in doubt, opened it and read it.

Suddenly, Hou Sheng's body shook, and he raised his head with an expression of disbelief: "This"

The visitor looked at Hou Sheng with a smile on his face: "How about it, does Hou Qing still think that this matter is completely impossible?"

Hou Sheng took a deep breath, waved to the confidant butler standing at the door, and signaled to close the door.

There seemed to be faint laughter in the room.

After a while, Hou Sheng came out of the study with a red face, and told the confidant butler waiting at the door: "Quickly prepare the carriage and horses for me, I am going to the palace to meet the king now!"

Chapter 687 Wei Wangyu's Ambition ([-]rd update)

Tao Yi.Duan Ganzi hurriedly got off the carriage and walked towards the main hall in front of him.

Ever since Wei Wangyu and Zhao Dan broke up after a quarrel and returned to Wei State, Duan Ganzi has become the busiest person in Wei State.

The allocation of supplies and troops, the recruitment of civilians, the dispatch of local officials, and many heavy government affairs are on the body of Mr. Xiangbang, which makes Duan Ganzi feel breathless.

So at this moment, Ganzi Duan felt somewhat resentful towards Wei Wangyu who suddenly called him into the palace. Didn't he see that he was busy? You can go to Xiangbang's mansion to talk to me if you have something to say.

Of course, such complaints can only be thought about in the heart, Duan Qianzi packed up his mind and walked towards the main hall.

When he walked to the entrance of the main hall, a person just walked out of the hall.

When the visitor saw Duan Ganzi, he hurriedly saluted Duan Ganzi: "I have seen Duan Qing."

Duan Ganzi looked this guy up and down, and found that this person was not someone Duan Ganzi knew. After a sound, he walked towards the temple without stopping.

He also wanted to settle Wei Wangyu's matter early, and then go back to deal with his own government affairs.

Duan Ganzi soon met Wei Wangyu.

"I have seen the king!"

Wei Wangyu looked in a good mood today, and smiled at Duan Ganzi, "Duan Qing is here, sit down."

Duan Ganzi was in a hurry to go back to deal with business, so he asked as soon as he sat down, "I don't know why the king summoned his ministers here?"

Wei Wangyu smiled and said: "Duan Qing, I want to ask how the preparations are going?"

Duan Ganzi showed a wry smile on his face, and said to Wei Wangyu: "Your Majesty, to be honest, the preparations for the battle are not very optimistic."

"What?" Wei Wangyu became angry when he heard it: "Could it be that it hasn't been completed yet?"

Duan Ganzi nodded, and said with a wry smile: "The folks only collected [-]% of the money, and only [-]% of the supplies. Officials are now the king of scarcity. They are short of everything."

Wei Wangyu slapped the table and stared at Duan Ganzi like a knife: "Duan Qing, I need an explanation!"

No wonder Wei Wangyu was angry. After all, everyone knew that Wei State was about to start a war with Zhao State. At this time, the logistics preparations were not done well. Isn't this nonsense.

Duan Ganzi saw sweat faintly on his forehead, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, the war last year really caused too much consumption for the country."

Duan Ganzi didn't care too much, and told all the situation like beans in a bamboo tube.

In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, Wei Guo has still not recovered from the big defeat against Zhao Guo a few years ago.

The state treasury of the Wei state was in Daliang City, and due to the flooding of the Daliang City, the state treasury of the Wei state naturally sank into the surging river.

There are no banknotes these days, and everyone only pays attention to gold and silver, so the most direct result of the treasury being flooded is of course that Wei Guo has no money.

Under such circumstances, Wei Wangyu had to repair the palace and use foreign troops, both of which cost money, which led to the extreme financial strain of Wei State.

As a last resort, Duan Ganzi could only extend the service period of those civilian husbands. The civilian husbands who originally only needed to serve for three months were directly extended to half a year or even a year, using these free labor to achieve the goal of saving money.

But doing so is not without its drawbacks. The most direct drawback is that military evasion has begun to occur in Wei State. At the same time, due to the lack of labor due to the excessive deployment of civilians, the grain output of Wei State in the past two years has not been as good as before. Added together, it becomes the current situation.

There is still one thing Duan Ganzi didn't say, that is, the current state of Wei is actually very unstable internally, and the people are full of grievances.

Wei Wangyu's face sank like water, and he shouted at Duan Ganzi, "Why don't you report these things to the widow?"

Duan Ganzi who was wiping his sweat was taken aback by Wei Wangyu's angry shout, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter has been reported many times, Your Majesty only needs to check to find out."

Wei Wangyu thought about it, and found that he seemed to have actually seen the relevant memorial, and more than once.

It's just that Wei's foreign wars have progressed very well in the past two years because of following Zhao. Wei Wangyu only has victory and land in his heart. How could Wei Wangyu take the food crisis and the grievances of the mud legs to his heart?Now that it has finally reached the point it is today, it can be regarded as its own fault.

Wei Wangyu took a deep breath, and said to Duan Ganzi: "No matter what method you use now, in short, the number of military rations and civilian husbands must not be less!"

Duan Ganzi was dumbfounded for a while, and thought to himself that I am not the Taiyi God in the sky, where did these military rations and civilian husbands come from?

But Wei Wangyu's words are all about this, so what can Duan Ganzi do if he doesn't accept it?Had no choice but to accept it with a bitter face.

Wei Wangyu took a look at Duan Ganzi, softened his tone, and said, "Duan Qing, I know your concerns, but have you ever thought about why I want to break with King Zhao at this time?"

Duan Ganzi shook his head in a daze.

A look of disappointment flashed in Wei Wangyu's eyes, but the king of Wei Guo showed great patience today and explained to the confidant in front of him.

"Duan Qing, now that the Zhao State is powerful, it is a well-deserved overlord in the world. This is something everyone knows. Since it is the overlord, then the Zhao State will definitely not allow other overlords to appear, otherwise it will let the Zhao State Encountered a severe challenge!"

Duan Ganzi moved his lips, but he still couldn't help but said, "How can the overlord of this world last long?"

In Duan Ganzi's understanding, in the past 200 years of Zhao's troubled times, I don't know how many hegemonic countries have emerged, but it has always been you who sing and I come on stage, each leading the way for decades.

Under such circumstances, even though the state of Zhao is powerful now, Duan Ganzi still subconsciously believes that such a powerful state of Zhao may last for decades, but it is definitely not right for it to be strong for a long time.

In fact, this is also the view of many people in the land of China today. In these people's eyes, Zhao Guo has been strong for decades since King Zhao Wuling, and it is about time for it to flourish and decline.

Wei Wangyu snorted, and said: "That's right, Zhao's prosperity will not last long, but you must not forget that as long as Zhao is still strong, it will resolutely suppress any country that may become a hegemon. Just like Qin State back then!"

Duan Ganzi nodded, and suddenly realized: "So what does Your Majesty mean, even if His Majesty does not oppose Zhao Guo, Zhao Guo will come to attack His Majesty?"