Time Travel: The Useless Prince, First Destroy the Princess

I don’t know how many hours I slept. When I woke up, I felt that the sun had already risen.

It's already the second day.

Did you sleep for more than ten hours?

The maid was already waiting at the door to change clothes.

Breakfast was delivered quickly.

In line with Liu Zhao's principle of frugality, a bowl of egg noodles.

Liu Zhao still admired Zhang Hong's ability to understand!

Zhang Hong also bravely asked the imperial chef to cook a bowl of noodles, carefully observing Liu Zhao's expression.

Seeing that Liu Zhao was in a good mood, he guessed the prince's thoughts correctly.

He hurried to Xuande Hall, where He Zhi and Song Xian were already waiting.

"See Your Highness!"

Seeing Liu Zhao finally appear, the two of them saluted at the same time.

"Thank you both for your hard work!"

Of course Liu Zhao wouldn't say anything like "I'm sorry" or "I overslept" or anything like that.

A boss should act like a boss.

"Your Highness requested yesterday. Lord Song and I have gathered some of our officials and have drafted a document. Please review it, Your Highness!"

He Zhi first tremblingly handed over the catalog of extraordinary talents that Liu Zhao had requested, classified by category.

Liu Zhao opened it and looked at it carefully.

It seems that several people have racked their brains and listed all the extraordinary people they can think of.

It consists of eight major parts: Feng Shui, medicine, epigraphy, planting, martial arts, inventions, arithmetic, and technology.

Below are several small categories.

A department was also named: Ministry of Energy.

What a good name!

"Just follow this and find it! The sooner the better!"

That’s pretty much what I can think of!

If we bring them all together, there would be at least a thousand people.

It can be regarded as the largest work in Jing Dynasty!

"Yes, Your Highness!"

He Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the result of five or six people working together in one night!

"Is there anything else?"

"Your Highness, Du Zheng has sent a memorial!"

As Song Xian spoke, he handed over Du Zheng's memorial.

"Have you seen it?"

Liu Zhao didn't look at it, but asked Song Xian directly.

First, some classical Chinese texts are difficult to understand and have no punctuation, making them difficult to read!

Secondly, Song Xian was the Minister of the Central Secretariat, his own chief secretary, and had rich experience in government administration, so of course he could speak.

What’s more, there is the Taibao He Zhi standing by!

If you want to do everything yourself, what else do you need them to do?

"Your Highness, the Grand Secretary and I have already reviewed it!"

"Then tell me!"

Liu Zhao casually opened the memorial.

Du Zheng's calligraphy was excellent, and it was obvious that he knew that he was acting as the emperor.

Therefore, the address in the report is Your Highness.

"Your Highness, Du Zheng reported two important matters. First, due to the rebellion of the Six Princes, the county magistrates of several counties have adopted a wait-and-see attitude, resulting in a stagnation of disaster relief and unrest among the people. Second, the battle situation in Yangcheng is critical, and there is a shortage of food and fodder!"

Damn, when these county officials heard that the Six Princes were rebelling and coming with such ferocity, they probably thought that if the Six Princes invaded, they would all submit to Prince Song!

Liu Yan's illness happened at a really bad time!

It’s such a hot potato to take over by myself!

The most urgent task is to put down the Rebellion of the Six Kings first.

Only then can disaster relief be resumed.

The vast majority of people rebel because they have no food and are instigated by people with ulterior motives.

By resuming disaster relief and identifying the main culprit, the people's discontent can be quelled.

"Then what do you think?"

Liu Zhao asked.

"I believe the most urgent task is to gather food and supplies and transport them to Yangcheng!"

"How much food and fodder do we need? Where will we get them from? How long will it take?"

Liu Zhao asked continuously.

Song Xian said calmly, "Your Highness, there are about 100,000 imperial troops currently suppressing the rebellion in Yangcheng. They need 1,500 dan of grain, 30,000 jin of meat, and about 50,000 jin of horse fodder a day!"

"so much?"

Liu Zhao took a breath of cold air.

"Your Highness, there are also cloth, weapons, etc. I haven't counted them all at once!"

"it is good!"

Liu Zhao nodded.

"So how much food do we have now?"

"Luo Jing Taicang has about 8 million dan!"

"Eight million shi?" Liu Zhao made a quick estimate and was shocked by the number.

An army of 100,000 would consume 1,500 shi a day. If they fought for a year, it would consume nearly 500,000 shi.

This is Yangcheng.

And there is the King of Zhenbei who is bound to rebel!

And there is Tubineng in the west!

And there is Nandi in the south!

Without 800,000 troops, we would be powerless to stop it!

That year, the cost of grain alone was four million shi.

What about fodder, weapons, and cloth?

Let's think positively. All wars can be quelled within a year.

But if we start wars everywhere, it will definitely not be over in a year?

What to do next year?

Because of the war, the people have no time to produce, and the food supply will be reduced. They have to rely on the little food in the warehouse. Even before the rebels enter Luojing, they will starve to death!

Seeing the changeable expression on Liu Zhao's face, He Zhi spoke.

"Your Highness, this is only the grain stored in Luojing's granary. Since the founding of our dynasty, the country has been stable and the grain harvest has been abundant year after year. Granaries have been built in Yizhou, Suzhou, Yanzhou, Liangzhou, Yuzhou, and Pingzhou, each with a grain storage capacity of 5 million dan."

"That's 38 million koku!"

Liu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, we have reserves of horse fodder, weapons, and cloth. Your Highness, please issue an order to immediately count the ten-day needs and have them shipped to Yangcheng!"

He Zhi knew that Liu Zhao was not very familiar with the situation, so he made a decision without hesitation.

"Okay! Song Xian, you can draft the decree!"

Liu Zhao felt that this old man was a good person and was sincere in helping him.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Song Xian immediately drafted the decree on the table.

Liu Zhao suddenly thought of a question: What should we do if there are injuries and deaths in the war?

I asked immediately.

"What happened to the soldiers who were injured or killed in battle?"

"Your Highness, there are medical inspectors accompanying the troops on the expedition. They will bandage the lightly wounded and transport the seriously injured back to the base for treatment. If they die in battle, their families will be exempted from taxes for three years!"

The medical conditions at that time were extremely poor, and it was a hot day!

Although some herbs are useful, they are only for minor injuries.

If the injury is serious, there is a high probability that the patient will die if left untreated.

When you die, you are only exempted from taxes for three years, and there is no pension at all?

How was penicillin invented?

Liu Zhao was thinking hard in his mind.

However, I don’t have much impression of it at all. Even if I knew the steps, it would be difficult to retrieve them in this era.

However, if this department really finds some extraordinary people, it can tell this idea to those creative people and let them explore it.

It’s hard to say, they can figure it out on their own.

Just give them direction.

"How much money is left in the treasury now?"

"Your Highness, I have consulted Li Bi, the doctor of the Ministry of Finance. He has revealed that the national treasury currently holds 12 million copper coins, 200,000 taels of gold, and 8.6 million taels of silver."

"That's not much!"

Liu Zhao could not remember much else, but he remembered that in the late Qing Dynasty, the indemnity for the Treaty of Shimonoseki was 200 million taels of silver.

The teacher said that the Qing government’s fiscal revenue at that time was about 30 million taels of silver.

Liu Yan has been emperor for so many years and the country is stable, so he should have a lot of savings!

That’s the result!

The level at that time was far worse than that of the late Qing Dynasty!

When a war breaks out, there won’t be enough money to spend!

Ok!

Only when you become the head of the household do you realize how expensive firewood and rice are!