Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

64. Want food.

Regardless of the flat land or the top of the mountain, the infinite scenery is occupied. After the vegetables turn into honey, for whom does it work hard and for whom does it taste sweet?

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The wealthy squires in the south all stocked up on a lot of grain. They gathered in the teahouse again, speculating about the disease in Chenzhou, predicting the court's movements, and speculating on grain prices. They were in a good mood, and each of them touted:

"There is no place to put the food I bought."

"Me too, even the fire room is full of food"

"Hey, not only the fire room, but also my bedroom is full of food."The third exclaimed

"How high do you think the price of food will rise?"

"I can't stop watching."The first person replied

"I can’t see this momentum stopping."The third person.

They were discussing how much money they could make, and they were excited when Old Mrs. Fang came. When they saw Old Mrs. Fang, they stopped immediately. After the old lady sat down, one of them asked:"Old lady, how much does your family have? Food?"

"Naturally not as good as you."Mr. Fang took a sip of tea first.

"Old man, food prices are already very high. Do you think they will go up again?"

"If it doesn’t rise, what are you hoarding?"Mrs. Fang

"Oh, how can it increase again?"

"If the fortune in the east is unknown, misfortune will naturally occur."Mrs. Fang

"Oh, what's the trouble?"

"The scourge of war."Mrs. Fang

"The court wants to go to war?"

"Who to fight?"

"Fight with the Xilu Army?"

"Of course the imperial court would not dare to fight against the Xilu Army. Isn't this a case of overestimating one's capabilities and flying into the flames?"Mrs. Fang

"Then with whom?"

"Yi Fan."Mrs. Fang

"Yi Fan?"

"Why attack the Yifan for no reason?"

"Under the disaster, if Yi Fan wants to break away from Chengguo, the imperial court will have to send troops, and then the price of food will rise again."Mrs. Fang

"Do you really want to fight?"

"When a woman enters the court, the rules of the court are in chaos. If the Minister of Household Affairs is still in court, the court will not be like this. First there will be chaos, now there will be disaster, and then there will be war. Please wait and see what happens."Mrs. Fang

"So should we still stock up on food?"

"Everyone decides for themselves whether to buy food or not. That’s all I say."Mrs. Fang

"All major events in the world cannot escape the eyes of the old man, and he will definitely deal with them"

"That’s right, the old man has always been very good at predicting things."

"The old man is a god"

"Once a war breaks out, it will inevitably lead to an even greater shortage of food."

"Yes, in which war was there no shortage of food?"

"Let them fight, let's hoard"

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Several people started talking more excitedly, gold and silver, gold and silver, shining, how much evil is hidden under the light

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When Daozhi returned to the camp, Li Laisuo and others were already waiting.

"The Yi vassal is an internal matter of the Dongfu Kingdom. We have an agreement with the Xilu State. If we do not reduce the vassal, the Yi vassal will not establish a country. In recent years, the Xilu Kingdom has repeatedly violated the agreement and has actually recognized Yi Fan as an independent country, but it has not yet officially announced it in Blue Lake. If they don't establish a country, we send troops. We have violated the Blue Lake Treaty. If the Xilu Kingdom openly sends troops to support the establishment of a country by the Yi vassal, the Xilu Kingdom itself has violated the Blue Lake Treaty. Even if no one dares to say anything, it will lose trust among other countries. What I'm worried about is how should the troops be deployed in the event of a two-front war?"Li Lai

"It is very possible to fight on two fronts. With our current military strength, fighting on two fronts is very difficult. I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses, and may even ruin the entire Dongfu Army."Sosuo

"This is the point of our discussion, we must turn two lines into one point."Daozhi

"How can we prevent the Xilu Kingdom from sending troops?"Sosuo

"The country of Xilu cannot be allowed time to prepare."Li Lai

"Yes, there is no time to send troops. Time is of the essence and the war must not continue. The Yi Fan's defense force knew that they were no match for us, so they only hoped to persist for one month. In one month, the Xilu Army would have enough time to come to assist in the defense. As long as we are quick enough, capture the Xilu Kingdom before there is any reaction, and publish the evidence of the Yi Fan King's rebellion in Blue Lake, we can be one step ahead of them and block the Xilu Kingdom's excuse to send troops to the Yi Fan, even if we have to fight with them. It is somewhat unreasonable for them to use this as a reason for Dongfu State to go to war, and there are still differences among them, so it will not be easy to reach an agreement."Daozhi

"As long as we have 3,000 soldiers entering the city, we can capture Yi Fan."Li Lai became excited.

"The key is how 3,000 soldiers can enter Yi Fan without anyone noticing."Suosuo.

Li Lai pointed to the map:"The defenses here are the weakest. It is easy to enter from here, but you have to walk a waterway and pass through the Kingdom of Daying. Do you want to enter from the main gate? This is a place adjacent to us where the population gathers and trade is developed. However, there is a city wall and only one gate. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is difficult for the soldiers to sneak in without being discovered. If we attack hard, it will be very difficult to attack in a while. No less. Suosuo pointed at the Kingdom of Daying:"Over the years, the Kingdom of Daying has been secretly supporting the Yi vassal to fight against us. I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Moreover, taking the waterway requires a long circle, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. I don't think it is advisable.""

"Only go through the main entrance."Li Lai

"When we go to suppress the rebels in Dongfu State in an upright and dignified manner, we must of course take the main entrance."Daozhi

"They guarded against Dongfu people even more than thieves. The three of them were all interrogated. How could they pass through the city gate without anyone noticing?"Sosuo

"There will be opportunities."Daozhi

"As long as they can enter the city smoothly, it will be no problem to take down their camp. The 50,000 Yifan defense troops are just a pile of meat. It is no problem to destroy the Yifan and rebuild them."Li Lai

"You can't break it to pieces, otherwise the people will complain, so you can't involve the people."Daozhi

"People's hearts and minds are already unstable due to this disease, and they are afraid that the Yi and Fan clan will be in chaos again."Sosuo

"In fact, the people here can't cause any chaos, but they will be taken advantage of by others. There must be no chaos over there."Li Lai

"After two generations of Yi vassal kings, it has been in business for 60 years, so don't be careless."Daozhi

"So we must attack in a targeted manner……"Come on.

They were discussing the battle plan when a man hurriedly said that he had a report on something important. Su Su turned around and said to the reporter:"Then let him in."

After listening to the report, Li Lai said:"I am in need of a wedding dress. , they will send it to us"

"This wedding dress was originally bought with our money."Dao Zhi.

Li Lai and Suo Suo smiled at each other. The man who was originally nervous was confused.

Li Lai said:"These rotten sweet potatoes can't see out of that pit, and they can only dream about spring and autumn. Can't do anything clever. Suosuo then replied:"For so many years, every day that Yi Fan exists, the people of Dongfu have endured one more day of injustice. They have been dreaming for so long, and it's time to wake up." Li

Lai couldn't help but laugh again:"They want to die, and now they can't do it unless we make it happen.""

"It seems that all parties agree that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."Sosuo

"Then it depends on who is prepared, who is more prepared, and who is more determined."Li Lai

"How is the situation over there in Suini Chenggang?"Daozhi

"It's all planned."Li Lai.

Dao Zhi said firmly:"Since we are going to start, we must have a beautiful start."

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Seeing that the Dongfu Kingdom had not received a reply for a long time, the Yi Fan King discussed with the officials and directly sent envoys. At the court meeting, the Yi Fan envoys directly asked for food:

"Yi Fan suffered from a locust plague last year and the food harvest was poor. The King of Yi Fan hopes that the court can provide Yi Fan with more food as soon as possible."

"Dear friends, what do you think?"King Dongfu.

The ministers had stored a large amount of food, and they were secretly happy. The minister of the Ministry of official affairs said:"Although the Yi vassal is our vassal territory, the court cannot ignore their difficulties."

The Minister of Punishment said:"If we don't help, we will also lose our status as the solemn sovereign state."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry:" Providing food assistance can better demonstrate Dongfu’s sense of responsibility."

The Minister of Rites glared at them:"Under the current disaster, the imperial court is already short of food. According to what I heard, the Yifan locust plague did not cause much damage to the food fields. It takes 10 times as much. Is there an ulterior motive?"

The envoy of Yi Fan defended:"Since we became a vassal state, our King Yi Fan has been safe and sound. It can be seen from the sky that the minister is in the court and does not understand the specific situation of the locust plague. The King of Yi Fan deliberately downplayed the disaster in order to stabilize the people's hearts. The actual situation is very serious. Upon seeing this

, the Minister of Civil Affairs added:"Our dynasty is a big grain-producing country. We had a bumper harvest last year. This small amount of food should not be a problem.""

The Minister of Punishment continued:"Not long ago, Chenzhou was still selling grain. If the imperial court takes out so much grain at one time, can it be purchased from the market? Dongfu Kingdom has never been short of grain."

Ministry of Industry and Commerce Minister:"If there is insufficient food in the market, you can also buy it from the officials who have surplus food."

Most of the courtiers in the court agreed with the three ministers' proposal. The courtiers talked about it at all times. These selfish courtiers made the Minister of Rites blow his beard and glare, but there was nothing they could do.

"Tao, what do you think?"King Dongfu

"Since the ministers think it should be given, then give it. Even if it is placed in Yi Fan, it is not a bad idea. Are they all the territory of Dongfu Kingdom?"

"you, you……"The Minister of Rites glared at Dao Zhi, his body trembled with anger, and he walked away.

Other courtiers began to accuse the Minister of Rites of behaving impudently and unbecomingly, but King Dongfu didn't pay much attention. After they finished speaking, King Dongfu said to the envoy:

"Our court has always been for the ministers to discuss politics together. Since the four ministers think it should be given, not giving it would be unkind and unjust. However, it is also true that Chenzhou suffered disasters. They are all Dongfu people and cannot be biased. I will give half of the food first, which is enough for the Yifan. Autumn harvest, if Yi Fan suffers from locust disaster again this year, the imperial court will never stand idly by"

"This envoy cannot make the decision"

"You don't need to make the decision, and you can't make the decision. I sent a minister to tell the king of Yi personally on my behalf.

King Dongfu asked:"Who wants to go?""

The three ministers were very happy to make this thorn in the side of the Minister of Rites so angry. They had not made him angry like this for a long time. Since the Minister of Hubu was gone, this was a rare victory for them in the court.

After hearing King Dongfu's words At the suggestion, the Minister's eyes suddenly lit up and he responded quickly. He glanced at the other ministers and took two steps forward:"Your Majesty, I would like toPast"

"The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has a close relationship with the King of the Yi vassal, so it is appropriate to go there."King Dongfu.