Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

The court officials tried to persuade Xiao Mo one after another, hoping that he would give up the idea of ​​the Western Expedition.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is empty and we have no money to fight. It is said that food and fodder must be sent before troops move. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about how much food and fodder we will need to conquer the Western Rong?"

The Minister of Revenue, Lu Qixian, knew the silver in the national treasury best. Fighting a war was no different from burning silver. He just had some silver in his hands and didn't want to burn it all immediately.

"My food and fodder have all arrived in Xinping City. Minister Lu, rest assured. I will not use the money from the national treasury to attack Xirong this time. My own small treasury is enough to deal with Xirong."

When Xiao Mo said this, all the court officials present were so shocked that they didn't know what to say. They looked at each other and were speechless for a long time.

Who can tell them how much silver Xiao Mo has in his small treasury?

The biggest problem in sending troops to conquer the Western Rong was the problem of food and fodder. Xiao Mo shut up most of the court officials with just one sentence.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say? If not, I will leave. I have had several warship models made, and I want to go over and take a look. If they are suitable, I will allocate money to build ten warships first, so that the Yazhou navy can train their troops."

"Of course, the money for building warships doesn't have to come from the national treasury. My small treasury can still afford a few warships."

My goodness, the court officials were completely numb. Why was their emperor so different from others?

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Conquering the Western Rong will hurt the harmony between the two countries. We have finally been able to live in peace with the Western Rong for a few years, allowing the people to live a good life. Your Majesty, please don't easily conquer the West and put the people into dire straits again."

Censor Qin Shan stepped forward. He was a peace advocate and did not want any war.

"Master Qin is wrong. Do the Western Rong not want to fight with us? No, they want to fight, but the country is unstable. The old Western Rong king has been in poor health for many years, and his sons are busy fighting for the throne, so they have to stop the war and recuperate."

"In the past few years since we started fighting, the Xirong have been harassing the people living along the border."

"Your Majesty, we have been at war for many years and need to rest and recuperate. Why don't we wait a few more years until our national strength is strong enough before attacking Xirong?"

Qin Shan was unwilling and continued to persuade Xiao Mo.

"I'm afraid Xirong won't give us this opportunity. Sir Qin, do you still remember Aunt Cui, Cui Lanwei, who was by Concubine Dehui's side?"

"Of course I know."

Cui Lanwei did a lot of things when she was with Concubine Dehui, so naturally all the ministers in the court knew her.

"Then Lord Qin must not know Cui Lanwei's identity. In addition to being the right-hand man of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, she is also the daughter of General Min Shao of the Western Rong. I don't need to explain her intention of serving as a lady-in-waiting to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui."

"You don't think Min Shao sent his daughter here just to have fun, do you?"

Xiao Mo looked down at the ministers. Just as he expected, when Cui Lanwei's identity was revealed, everyone present was shocked.

They all knew how high Cui Lanwei's status was around Imperial Noble Consort Dehui in the past.

If she is really from Xirong, then Xirong has an extremely deep understanding of the Tianqin State.

Maybe there are still spies from Western Rong in the court now.

The court officials all felt a chill down their spines at the thought of this. They didn't dare to imagine how things would have turned out if Xiao Mo hadn't discovered in time that Cui Lanwei was a spy from the Western Rong.

At this point, all court officials could only obey Xiao Mo's arrangements and fully support the Western Expedition to conquer the Western Rong.

"I have sent General Shi to lead 20 troops and 10 cavalry to Xinping City. They will attack Xirong soon. Before he left, General Shi promised me that he would capture the capital of Xirong and kill Min Shao within three months."

"My dear ministers, just wait for good news."

When the court officials heard Xiao Mo say this, they secretly complained in their hearts. He was not discussing the attack on Western Rong with them, but was clearly informing them that he had sent troops to attack Western Rong.

Ever since Shi Bin led his troops to war, many pigeons have been flying around in the sky above the capital every day. Occasionally, some birds of prey would want to harm these pigeons, but without exception, they would be killed directly by Xiao Jin in their nests.

"Jintang, the carrier pigeons you trained are getting better and better. They can travel back and forth between the border and the capital in less than half a month. They really helped me a lot."

"The homing pigeons have been bred to the fifth generation. Our flying ability is many times higher than that of ordinary homing pigeons. Our body size is also much larger than before. We are more conspicuous when flying long distances. I hope no one will be so careless as to secretly shoot homing pigeons."

"Don't worry. I have already posted notices in various cities. It is forbidden to shoot carrier pigeons in the Qin Kingdom. If you are caught, you will be thrown into jail and asked to reflect on your actions."

"That's good."

Ye Jintang's space is not only used to raise homing pigeons, but also other poultry and livestock.

The poultry and livestock that ordinary people can access, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, and ducks, have also been raised for several generations.

The broiler chickens, beef cattle and pigs raised by Ye Jintang have been quite effective, and now they have begun to be raised in large quantities on farms in the capital.

According to her plan, after another year of cultivation, if there are no major problems, it can be promoted across the country.

In the future, the people of Qin will not only have enough food to eat, but also have a full supply of all kinds of meat.

Ye Jintang's plan was good, but he didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would show up halfway.

Jiang Lingshan, who had been in solitary confinement for years, was finally released during the Chinese New Year. Ye Jintang thought that after being locked up for such a long time, she should have learned her lesson and would not cause any more trouble.

However, she didn't expect that she was a vengeful person. The two maids around her followed her all day long and watched her every move, which made her very disgusted. She also didn't know who told her that Jiang Mu was conferred the title of marquis and Lu Jingxian's imperial edict was obtained with the help of Ye Jintang.

This made Jiang Lingshan jealous and crazy. She was also Xiao Mo's aunt. Why didn't Ye Jintang confer a title of nobility on her family or give her a first-rank imperial decree? What was the point of only conferring a title of lady?

In the final analysis, Ye Jintang looked down on her aunt. If that was the case, then don't blame her for being cruel.

One day, not long after a thunderstorm, Ye Jintang was picking fresh lotus flowers by the lotus pond with her two children. She saw Nanny Zhang holding up her skirt and walking towards her hurriedly.

If this wasn't in the palace, Nanny Zhang would probably have run all the way.

Ye Jintang felt puzzled. Nanny Zhang was usually very calm and composed, so why was she so flustered today?

"Your Majesty, news just came in from outside the palace that hundreds of chicks raised on the farm died overnight. Even those that survived were half dead and dying."

"Oh? Have you found out the reason?"

Ye Jintang frowned. The chickens she bred had good disease resistance. Only a few of the last batch of more than 1000 chickens died. How come they all died suddenly this time? It was too strange.