This time the palace banquet was held in the Wude Hall. When Manbao and the others slowly turned around, they saw palace maids and waiters coming in and out carrying fruit plates and drinks.

The sun was shining brightly at this time, and the officials were too lazy to spend time in the palace, so they mostly stood in the corridor, gathering in groups of three or two to talk.

The official family members went to play in the garden on the east side of Wude Hall. Those with more distinguished status were invited by the queen to enter the harem and had the honor of meeting the queen first.

Man Bao stood on the porch and thought for a while, and felt that it was not appropriate to talk about state affairs during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he took Zhou Liru and went to the east garden to play with familiar ladies.

As a result, she just turned around when Xiao Yuanzheng stopped her and waved to her.

Man Bao glanced at the Minister of War and the Minister of Hubu who were standing with Xiao Yuan, and lowered his voice and asked Liu Huan: "Didn't you say that you entered the palace in advance? Why did your grandfather also enter the palace?"

Liu Huandao: "Grandpa has been busy in the imperial city, okay? I fell asleep last night and the light was still on in his study. By the way, I was about to ask you, do you want to take Liru to the front line?"

"Yes, are you going?" Seeing Xiao Yuanzheng looking over again, Man Bao straightened his official robe and whispered: "We'll talk about it when I come back. You take Li Ru to play first, don't let her

I was bullied."

Man Bao raised a smile and walked towards Xiao Yuanzheng.

Bai Shan glanced at it and said to Yin Yue: "It's probably their hospital's official business and we can't interfere. Let's go. Let's find a quiet place to sit down. Bai Er and the others will come over soon."

Yin You agreed, looked around, pointed in a direction and said, "Go there."

Man Bao stepped forward, saluted and raised his head to look at the old ministers. He couldn't help but said "Wow", looked back and forth and asked, "What did the old masters do at night?"

It was worse than the dark circles under her eyes when she stayed up late to deliver a baby.

Liu Shangshu said: "Not everyone has the same good fortune as Mr. Zhou. Ever since Your Majesty made up his mind to personally conquer the country, we have never had a peaceful night's sleep."

It sounds pretty miserable.

Xiao Yuanzheng said: "Master Zhou is also very busy."

He defended Zhou Man, and then asked: "Have you listed all the lists you asked me to list?"

"Yes," Man Bao said: "For the army of 120,000, I used the casualty ratio of the previous emperor's Eastern Expedition to make a data, and made a list based on the main symptoms. I have written the list in one sentence and it will be available tomorrow.

pay."

Liu Shangshu immediately asked: "Can you calculate the budget?"

He only cares about how much money it costs.

Manbao paused and then said: "It's just a rough calculation, based on the current market price, but I think that if you buy too much, if it is still within the affordable range, it must be cheap. If it is not within the affordable range, this...

... Prices will definitely increase, so I think we should take a look at this budget. Money is an external possession, and it is only useful if it can save people's lives."

Talking to a minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs about money being an external possession?

Liu Shangshu looked at her intently for a while, then turned to Xiao Yuanzheng and said: "Since you are unwilling to tell me the budget, then I will tell you the bottom line of the Ministry of Revenue. The budget for your Imperial Medical Office must not exceed five million.

If you have enough money, you can figure it out on your own."

Xiao Yuanzheng was unhappy and said to Zhao Guogong who was standing aside: "Zhao Shangshu, a medicinal material may be the name of a soldier. If you can save other things, you cannot save this thing."

Duke Zhao Guo looked at Liu Shangshu.

Liu Shangshu said angrily: "Then tell me what can be saved?"

"Is it possible to save military food, military horses, or warships?" He asked: "Is it possible to save the armor and robes used by the soldiers, or is it possible to save swords and guns?"

He said angrily: "It will get cold not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Once the twelfth lunar month enters the Goguryeo area, it will be covered with snow. Even if your Majesty deploys more barbarians from Liaodong area to fight, they will still need leather and thick clothes, which will be consumed in winter."

There is also more food and grass than usual. Do you really think that the national treasury is inexhaustible?"

In order to raise military rations and armaments, Liu Shangshu only slept for two hours a day for three days in a row. Now he couldn't help but lose his temper when he saw his old wife, let alone a group of bad old men who were always asking him for money.

It's just annoying to see it.

Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhao Guogong remained silent, while Man Bao also stood aside with his head curled up.

Liu Shangshu then suppressed his temper and said: "This is not only my intention, but also the intention of Mr. Wei. We cannot exhaust the treasury for a big war. Your Majesty also agreed."

It's only five million dollars, so it's impossible to run it all out, but medicinal materials and medical consumables only account for a small part of the armament. The bulk of it is actually food, grass, horses and weapons, and this time military ships are also included.

I heard from Bai Shan that His Majesty would send a group of troops to start from Dengzhou, cross the sea and enter Gongbeisha City. The two of them had quietly discussed the map in their memory at night. As long as the army attacking Liaodong City went smoothly, they would be attacked from both sides.

, Goguryeo will definitely not be able to sustain it for long.

Bai Shandao: "Although I don't know much, I also heard that someone from Honglu Temple has quietly left the capital for Silla and Baekje, hoping to persuade the two vassal states to temporarily put aside their prejudices and attack Goguryeo together."

At this time, Manbao asked Duke Zhao out of curiosity, "Gong Zhao, do you think Baekje will agree to fight together?"

"Who knows?" Zhao Guogong clasped his hands and said, "I heard people say that Baekje is more inclined to Goguryeo."

Liu Shangshu glanced at Zhou Man's face, then glanced at Xiao Yuanzheng. Seeing that none of them expressed objections, but cooperated to change the topic, he automatically thought that they agreed to the budget, so he put aside his worries and

He also followed the gossip and said: "If you ask me, the grievances between the three countries are inseparable. The boss should not talk about the second. Silla is also unethical and fights well. Whoever occupies the territory according to the agreement belongs to whom.

As a result, he took advantage of the chaos in Baekje to turn around and seize Baekje’s territory, hum..."

Zhao Guogong said: "If you are not a poisonous man, you should kill him while he is sick. There is nothing wrong with grabbing the territory."

"Bah," Liu Shangshu said: "Then did he hold on? It was a good situation. It would be great to work together to seize territory from Goguryeo. But because of Silla's betrayal and treachery, Baekje retreated and started fighting with him.

."

The cause of this war was that Goguryeo's soldiers and horses were strong and ambitious. They wanted to seize the Yingzhou area, so they began to send troops to harass the Jin border.

Upon seeing this, the governor of Yingzhou organized a garrison to resist, while quietly bypassing Goguryeo and going to Baekje by sea. He consulted with Baekje and Silla. Do you see that Goguryeo is still ambitious and wants to attack us?

Jin is with you.
Chapter completed!