Chapter 206 Even if the North Kingdom Is Given Another 100 Years, They Still Cannot Develop

Chapter 206 If the Northern Kingdom is given another hundred years, they will not be able to develop.

News of the civil strife in Dawu quickly spread throughout Daxia. As soon as they heard that there was civil strife in Dawu, the aristocratic families in Daxia immediately panicked.

If the external pressure from Daxia disappears, then Emperor Xia is likely to take action on the family next.

For a time, all the major families in Daxia began to prepare. Some families colluded with the vassal king, and some families chose to join forces with the prince. As long as Emperor Xia dared to attack the family, they planned to overthrow Emperor Xia and replace him directly. emperor.

However, in the following period, Daxia suddenly became calm, and Emperor Xia didn't seem to have any intention of taking action against the family.

Not only did they not mobilize the army on a large scale, but they also appointed the eighth prince Lu Shuyun as the crown prince. This made the Jiangnan family extremely happy. They thought that Emperor Xia was planning to compromise completely.

One month later.

North Palace.

Lu Chen was reading the news from the capital in his study, and felt a little confused. His father should also know that Dawu and Daqian had internal problems, so why didn't he do it at this time?

Not only did he not take action against the aristocratic family, but he made the eighth prince the crown prince. This move seemed like a compromise with the Jiangnan aristocratic family.

Could it be that his father planned to take his time and establishing the crown prince was just a cover-up?

Although now is the best time to attack the aristocratic family, the power of the aristocratic family has been deeply bound to Daxia after all. Getting rid of the ancient aristocratic family is like scraping bones to cure poison.

Although now is the best time to get rid of the ancient family, we still have to take our time to resolve the matter.

Anyway, Lu Chen didn't think that his father had completely given up on the idea of ​​taking action against the aristocratic family.

Just when Lu Chen was in a daze looking at the information sent from the capital, Wu Yuan came to the door of the study and said, "Your Majesty, King Qi has sent an envoy to Yancheng."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. He put down the information in his hand, and then said: "King Qi? That King Qi?"

Wu Yuan reacted instantly and said immediately: "It's your imperial uncle."

King Qi and King Qi have similar pronunciations. Lu Shuyun is the King of Qi, and the other King Qi is Lu Chen's uncle, a vassal king with a fief. Lu Chen just thought it was Lu Shuyun who sent an envoy again.

After hearing what Wu Yuan said, Lu Chen said curiously: "Why did he send the envoy?"

King Qi's fiefdom is closely adjacent to the Northern Kingdom, just to the south of the Northern Kingdom.

Wu Yuan replied: "Most likely it's because of the refugee issue."

After hearing what Wu Yuan said, Lu Chen seemed to understand something. A smile appeared on his face, and then he said: "Bring the envoy to see me in the study."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, Wu Yuan came to the study with a middle-aged man wearing a gray gown.

When the man saw Lu Chen, he immediately saluted and said, "Foreign Minister Liu Zhong pays homage to the King of the North!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Foreign minister? You are all subjects of Daxia. How can you call yourself a foreign minister?"

"Is it possible that this king's uncle has other ideas?"

Although they are all in the same dynasty, ministers between feudal states can call themselves foreign ministers. Lu Chen obviously knew this. He just made a joke to see how Liu Zhong would react, which was considered a test.

There was no panic on Liu Zhong's face. He said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "What the prince said is that it was my fault. After I returned, I confessed to my king and asked him to punish me."

Lu Chen didn't intend to continue this topic. He asked directly: "Tell me, what is the purpose of my uncle, the emperor, sending you?"

Liu Zhong replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are many wastelands in the Northern Kingdom, but there is a lack of population development. Recently, Your Majesty has been worried about the population. It just so happened that many refugees from Xiwu County came to the Qi Kingdom. Our King plans to send these refugees to the Northern Kingdom. Help the prince to open up wasteland."

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly laughed, and then said: "My uncle is really good at planning. What does it mean to help me open up wasteland? According to my opinion, your Qi State clearly doesn't want to take in those refugees." , thought they were a burden, so they wanted to send them to the North. "

Liu Zhong said calmly: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Now that Qi State has sufficient food and the country is rich and strong, there is no problem in accepting the refugees from Xiwu County. Our king plans to send them to the Northern Kingdom just to make good relations with the Northern Kingdom. That’s why I took the initiative to help you, Your Majesty.”

Lu Chen said: "I accept the good intentions of your Qi State. Since your Qi State can accept those refugees, then those refugees should stay in your Qi State."

"The northern country is so poor that it can't even feed its own people. There is still excess food to feed the refugees."

Liu Zhong still did not panic. He said calmly: "My lord, please rest assured. My king has said that if the prince is willing to accept those refugees, the rations of those refugees for one year will be provided by Qi State."

Hearing Liu Zhong's words, Lu Chen said: "Oh? Is that emperor's uncle so kind? He also prepared rations for the refugees? When the time comes, your Qi country won't send people here first and then ignore them, right? "

Liu Zhong replied: "The food rations for the refugees will be sent to the North together with the refugees. The North can count the food first when they receive the refugees."

Lu Chen finally figured it out. The refugees in those three counties had already made Qi State miserable, otherwise Qi State would never have been so humble.

Lu Chen stopped bargaining. He planned to stop while he was ahead. The food for the refugees for one year was just enough to help them spend the year safely. When the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes were ripe, they would have no problem feeding the refugees next year.

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't speak, Liu Zhong thought that Lu Chen still didn't intend to agree, so he continued: "Your Majesty, before I left Qi, my king and the grain merchants of Qi had a discussion. If the North Country is willing to accept those refugees, the North Country will buy grain in Qi at the price before the war between Daxia and Dawu broke out, and Qi promised not to raise the price within one year."

Lu Chen thought to himself that it seemed that the refugees had seriously affected the local landlords and families in Qi, otherwise they would not have been able to reach this condition.

Seeing that Lu Chen still didn't speak, Liu Zhong frowned. He thought to himself that the North King would not still refuse to agree. Isn't this a bit too greedy?

Everyone can see that the North Country needs people now. Qi Country is sending people and food. It has already lowered its attitude so much. If the North Country still refuses to agree, it will be a bit ungrateful.

At this time, Lu Chen said: "Since Prince Qi is my uncle, I will give you Qi Country a face. The refugees can be sent to the North Country, but those refugees must not lose a grain of food for a year. When the time comes, I will arrange the army to receive them."

Seeing Lu Chen agreed, Liu Zhong was relieved and then said: "Of course."

Then Lu Chen said to Wu Yuan: "Captain Wu, Lord Liu has come from afar, and we must treat him well."

Wu Yuan immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Zhong then said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Then Wu Yuan took Liu Zhong out of the study. After the two of them left, Lu Chen immediately asked someone to find officials from Yancheng to discuss the matter of receiving refugees.

There must be a lot of refugees in those three counties, hundreds of thousands are indispensable, otherwise Qi Country would not pay such a high price.

There is a lot of land and wasteland in the north, so it is not a big problem to arrange the refugees, but it is not easy to manage them well, so we need to discuss how to settle these refugees and where to arrange them best.

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At the same time.

In the capital of Daxia, the East Palace.

Prince Lu Shuyun was handling some government affairs in the study, and at this time his retainers entered the study one after another.

After seeing them coming, Lu Shuyun put down the things in his hands and said, "Recently, there have been a lot of refugees outside the capital. My father asked me to deal with them, but I haven't found a good way yet."

Solving the refugees is the first political matter that Lu Shuyun took over after becoming the prince. This matter must be done beautifully, otherwise he will inevitably be impeached by other princes in the court.

For this reason, Lu Shuyun called all his retainers, and at this time some officials from the court also appeared in Lu Shuyun's study.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue said: "Your Highness, the land in Daxia has long been divided up, and it is difficult to find other land to accommodate so many refugees, so I suggest that all these refugees be moved to the North to avoid causing chaos."

"The North is full of wasteland, and the North is short of population. I believe that the King of the North is also happy to accept those refugees, so the refugee issue can be easily resolved."

Hearing this, Lu Shuyun frowned slightly.

When mentioning the King of the North, he thought of what Wang Yong told him not long ago. The Wang family had sent assassins from the Lingwu Pavilion to assassinate the King of the North. It has been so long, but there is still no news.

At this time, Lu Shuyun turned his head to look at Wang Yong and asked, "Wang Yong, is there any news about that matter?"

Wang Yong said, "Your Highness, there is still no news, and I went to Lingwu Pavilion to inquire, and their people did not receive any news from the North Country. Su Teng and his men disappeared after going to Yancheng."

Lu Shuyun pondered for a moment. Su Teng was a master of the extreme realm after all, but he disappeared after going to the North Country?

In addition, during this period of time, many noble families sent assassins to the North Country, but the King of the North was still alive, but those assassins were gone.

How many masters are there around the King of the North?

At this time, a guest in the study said, "I don't recommend that Your Highness send refugees to the North Country. If the North Country develops, it will definitely be a big threat to Your Highness."

Although the refugees in the three counties are indeed a big trouble, if all these refugees are sent to the North Country, the North Country may become a bigger trouble in the future.

There are so many noble families in Daxia, and so many assassins have not killed the King of the North. This proves that the current King of the North has established a firm foothold in the North. If it accepts so many more people, the North will surely usher in further development and growth.

After hearing the words of the retainer, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue said: "Mr. Li's concerns are not unreasonable, but the North is now short of food and clothing, and there is no way to feed so many people. These refugees have moved to the North, which will only create more chaos for the North. I think it is unlikely that the King of the North wants to manage these refugees."

"And this is the first political matter that His Highness has dealt with after becoming the Crown Prince. The most urgent task is to solve the chaos of refugees first. I think the problem of the North is not what we should consider now."

"Furthermore, the Northern Kingdom has taken back all the land ownership to the Northern Palace. These refugees will not be able to get any land if they go to the Northern Kingdom. Sooner or later, these refugees will rebel. This will actually help the court deal with the Northern Kingdom's problems in the future."

After listening to the words of the Minister of Household Affairs, Lu Shuyun felt that there was some truth. Although there were a lot of refugees in the three counties this time, which could supplement a large number of people in the North Kingdom, it was precisely because the population was too large that the North Country could not manage it. The Northern Kingdom left a legacy of trouble.

Such a poor feudal country will definitely not be able to support such a large population. In addition, the imperial court has now decided to ignore the Northern Kingdom. If the Northern Kingdom encounters any difficulties, the imperial court will not intervene again. As long as these refugees move to the Northern Kingdom, civil strife in the Northern Kingdom will It's a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Lu Shuyun said: "Master Qin is right. If Gu cannot quickly solve the refugee rebellion in Daxia, Gu will definitely be impeached by the ministers. This is the first thing Gu will deal with after becoming the crown prince. A political matter must be resolved as soon as possible.”

"As for the North Country, the North Country is not only poor, but also has relatively long winters. If the problem of food and clothing cannot be solved, the North Country will not be able to develop even if it is given another hundred years."

Seeing that Lu Shuyun had already made a decision, everyone in the study said nothing more.

Everyone also understood that for their faction, now was indeed not the time to consider how to deal with the Northern Kingdom. Now that Lu Shuyun had just become the prince, he had to make some achievements, otherwise he would not be able to silence the ministers.

If he can't quickly resolve a refugee rebellion, then why should he be a prince?

Time flies so fast, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Northland, Government Hall.

Today's small court meeting mainly discussed the matter of accepting refugees in the North Kingdom in the past half month. King Qi actually kept his word. Not only did he send the refugees to the North Kingdom, he also really sent a lot of food, and Lu Chen spent the past half month. It also asked Bei Wangfu to seize the time to purchase grain in Qi State.

Lu Chen had a premonition that a civil war was about to break out in Great Xia, and the price of food would rise at that time. Finally, there was a place where he could buy food at the price before the war broke out. The Northern Palace could not miss this opportunity.

Now Yancheng has built many granaries specifically for storing grain.

When the small court meeting was coming to an end, a guard in royal robes entered the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the capital."

Hearing this, the people in the hall fell silent instantly.

Lu Chen above the main hall said: "Send it up."

Immediately, Jin Yiwei placed the information in front of Lu Chen. Lu Chen picked up the information just sent, opened it and looked at it carefully.

After a while, he put down the information in his hand and said to the officials in the hall: "The imperial court has decided to move all the refugees in the three counties to the north. The imperial decree will arrive in Yancheng in a few days."

Hearing this, there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

At this time Li Rui asked: "Your Majesty, does the court want to give food to the North?"

Lu Chen laughed, and then said: "Food? Mr. Li is really good at joking. Last time the court transferred Lin Xiuming's 20,000 troops back, he said that the court would no longer assist the Northern Kingdom with anything, including food. "

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