"Oh?" Jiang Wan nodded thoughtfully, "Very good."

As one of the important officials of the Han Dynasty, Jiang Wan naturally heard about the marriage between the royal family and the children of Feng Mansion.

Now it seems that Feng Duhu personally entered the palace, and even if the matter has not been resolved, it has been eased.

Very good, very good!

Your Majesty is a benevolent emperor, and the great man is always generous to his ministers.

Not to mention that Zhongduhu has made great achievements over the years.

The hope of reviving the Han Dynasty was getting bigger and bigger, and Jiang Wan naturally did not want the monarch and his ministers to get into discord at this critical moment.

It damaged the reputation of the emperor and chilled the hearts of the heroes.

To put it more selfishly, if the emperor can tolerate the Central Protector acting like this, then he will naturally be able to tolerate other ministers.

Very good, very good...

"Isn't Mr. Jiang curious about the reason why I came to the palace this time?"

"I'm afraid it's hard for us to comment on the matter between the Central Protector and Your Majesty, right?"

When Jiang Wan said this, he also included Fei Yi and Dong Yun, who had been listening silently.

Fei Yi and Dong Yun knew that this was Jiang Gong giving him a reminder on how to get along with the Central Protector in the future.

In other words, it is hinting at how to maintain the relatively independent operation of the Secretariat between the palace and the Central Protectorate.

"Hey, that's wrong!" Feng Duhu waved his hand, "When I enter the palace this time, I really have a big event, and I will need Mr. Jiang's help later."

"The Central Protector said, as long as it is a major national matter, how can I not cooperate with it wholeheartedly?"

"Mr. Jiang is righteous!" Feng Duhu gave a thumbs up and then said, "The State of Wu sent a secret envoy over the day before yesterday, asking me to lead the army out of Wuguan and cooperate with their actions in the south."

"oh?!"

Jiang Wan did not hear anything about this matter, which shows that the palace kept this matter strictly confidential.

"A few days ago, it was said that the Wu people were fighting fiercely with Jianghuai and Wei thieves in Jingzhou. At this time, the Wu people sent a secret envoy over. Could it be that the war situation has changed?"

"Jingzhou is still the same, but Jianghuai is too far away. Even if it comes here, the news will be at least a month ago."

Feng Duhu shook his head, "But no matter what, the Wu people sent a secret envoy this time and wanted me to lead the army personally. The matter is probably not trivial."

Jiang Wan nodded: "What the Central Protector said is true! So what should we do according to the Central Protector's wishes?"

"Your Majesty and I both intend to agree to the request of the Wu people and capture the Caoqiao Pass of the Wei thieves. If this happens, the Wuguan Road will be completely opened."

Jiang Wan stroked his beard and finally understood Feng Duhu's intention:

"I think I don't do as much as the Central Protector in matters concerning the military formation! Since both Your Majesty and the Central Protector intend to do this, then is the Central Protector here just for the sake of food and grass?"

When Feng Duhu heard this, he laughed and said:

"It is a pleasure to talk to Mr. Jiang!"

"But I don't know when the Central Protector will go out for the expedition? How many soldiers will he lead?"

"Two to thirty thousand, of course, the sooner the better." Feng Duhu looked at Jiang Wan, "Time is a bit tight, does Jiang Gong have time to prepare?"

This was also the reason why he came to tell Jiang Wan in person.

There is obviously a war in the east, but now without preparation, they suddenly plan to use troops in the southeast.

In addition, we are now in a critical period for resuming production in Xinfu and Fuzhou.

This matter may indeed be a bit stressful for the big housekeeper of Han Dynasty.

Even for Shangshu Ling, this matter feels like an afterthought.

Feng Duhu came to inform this matter in person, instead of asking the emperor to send a small yellow gate to inform him, which itself represented respect for Shangshu Ling.

Jiang Wan didn't pay attention to these details. Hearing Feng Duhu's words, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

There are two to thirty thousand elite soldiers. Even if the Han army is supplemented by solid food, the civilians or auxiliary soldiers will still need ten thousand.

Calculating this, the amount of food and grass is not a small sum.

After pondering for a long time, Jiang Wan said slowly:

"In the past few years, the treasury has spent a lot of money. If it weren't for the strong foundation of the man and the accumulation in his early years, I am afraid it would have been stretched long ago."

Feng Duhu knew that this was not a lie, let alone a word of deferment.

After all, in the Guanzhong battle, although the victory was great, the cost was also extremely huge.

Coupled with the expenditures for resuming production after the war and the severe drought in the previous two years, the national treasury has been on the verge of warning several times.

Jiang Wan looked at Feng Duhu and said tentatively:

"If we use the final foundation of the treasury, it does not mean that we cannot support the Central Protector's expedition."

Feng Duhu frowned instead:

"But if this is really the case, what if the war drags on for a long time and something unexpected happens to the big man? This is not appropriate, this is not appropriate!"

"This is the time when summer grain is put into storage. If the Central Guards are not in a hurry, we can wait a little longer."

Feng Duhu shook his head:

"No, the war is changing rapidly. The Wu people have already been delayed for a month by sending people from Jingzhou. If we wait any longer, we may lose the opportunity to fight."

Jiang Wan did not speak immediately, but after a while, he said again:

"Unless we take advantage of this summer grain harvest to increase taxes, or suspend the payment of Dingkou tax..."

"It is unacceptable to seek temporary quick success and damage the long-term trust of the imperial court."

We had just made a promise to the people to reduce taxes, and this was a critical period for promoting the idea of ​​apportioning one person to one mu.

I don’t know how much reverie this postponement will arouse.

Even if it were implemented in the future, there would be no idea how much resistance would be added.

The big Han is not a Wei thief, let alone a Wu state.

They can levy excessive amounts of money just to survive for a while.

But there is no need for big men to compete with them.

On the contrary, Wei and Wu behaved with violence, while the Han Dynasty behaved with benevolence, distinguishing between superior and inferior.

As long as it can become a beacon to the world, when the Han Dynasty enters the Central Plains and pacifies the south of the Yangtze River, why worry about the people not eating pots of pulp to welcome the king's master?

Just like now, many people have fled from Hebei to Bingzhou. There are Hus and Hans, which is enough to show the support of people.

Of course Jiang Wan knew it would not work. He made these suggestions just for Feng Duhu to deny them.

"There is no one in the world who can increase the treasury without harming the people like the Protector of the Central Capital. Why don't you make some suggestions?"

Feng Duhu sighed:

"Mr. Jiang, I came here to ask you for food and fodder, but you asked me how to increase the treasury. Is it appropriate?"

Jiang Wan smiled:

"Those who are able should work harder. The Central Protector has the power to regulate the Secretariat. The Central Protector also has to participate in the affairs of the Chancellor."

Feng Duhu choked.

But when he looked at Jiang Wan's expression, his heart moved:

"Is it possible that Mr. Jiang has already made a decision?"

"I have some ideas, but they still need to be approved by the Central Protector."

"Mr. Jiang, please come." After saying this, he quickly added, "But if you want the Xinghan Hui to advance the money for food first, I'm afraid that won't work."

The Xinghan Hui's current main focus is on Jiuyuan and Pingcheng.

Especially Pingcheng.

For Feng Duhu, he would rather give up the attack on Caoqiao Pass than delay the pacification of the city.

Jiang Wan shook his head: "Although it has some relationship with the Xinghan Association, it does not require the Xinghan Association to contribute."

"oh?"

Feng Duhu raised his eyebrows.

Besides the Xinghan Society, who else has such huge financial resources?

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