At this point, she sighed, "Wei Wenchang's move, in my opinion, is too greedy."

On normal days, General Guan would have said something a little presumptuous at best.

But at this point, how could she still think about saving some face for Wei Yan?

It would be polite not to call him by his first name!

When Adou heard what General Guan said, his face changed slightly and his body leaned forward subconsciously:

"General Zhendong means that General Wei's actions were inappropriate?"

General Guan glanced at Adou and said calmly:

"I don't know whether it's appropriate or not. Maybe Wei Wenchang has other plans."

"Anyway, if I change my position, I will only shrink my troops at Gaoping Pass and try to protect the passage from Hedong to Shangdang, waiting for reinforcements."

"If you are like Wei Wenchang, who doesn't want to give up Gaodu, but also wants to recapture the eldest son by himself, it will only make the troops too scattered."

Both want and want, how can there be so many good things in the world?

Isn't this too greedy?

Having said this, General Guan intensified his tone:

"Judging from the current situation, Sima Yi may have been plotting to join the party for a long time! Wei Wenchang has been attacking Gaodu for several months, and the military teacher is exhausted. Now he is in a hurry to go to the eldest son."

General Guan snorted and stopped talking.

General Guan stopped talking, and everyone understood what she meant, and many people's expressions changed slightly.

Only a voice with hidden anger was heard:

"Wei Yan was arrogant and unwilling to submit to others. He was attacked and lost to the party. With his temperament, he naturally refused to wait for the imperial reinforcements to arrive."

Adou followed the sound and saw that it was Jiang Wan who also spoke:

"In the Battle of Guanzhong, Sima Yi was still able to escape intact despite being attacked by the Prime Minister and the Central Protector."

"Looking at Guo Xun's incident again, it can be seen that this person is not an easy person to deal with. He is actually a very scheming person... ahem, a very scheming person."

Having said this, Jiang Wan glanced at General Zhendong and continued:

"There is a saying in the art of war: if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Sima Yi is a man who is good at commanding troops. If this person really wants to do what Zhendong said, he will have a conspiracy against the upper party."

"Then when Wei Yan leads the army back to his eldest son, is it possible that he is also part of his plan?"

Jiang Wan is a tolerant man and rarely has disputes with others.

At this time, General Zhendong still called Wei Yan Wei Wenchang, but he simply called him by his first name.

There was even a hint of disgust in his tone and demeanor that was not easily noticeable.

It can be seen that Jiang Wan was extremely angry that Wei Yan had lost Shangdang due to his carelessness.

Seeing that neither of the civil and military leaders was optimistic about Wei Yan, Adou's originally gloomy face became a little more panicked:

"Then based on this, we should send people to Shangdang for rescue as soon as possible."

It must be saved, otherwise everyone comes to Xuanshi Palace just to chat?

But how to save?

Who will save?

Where to mobilize troops to rescue?

Is there enough money and food in the treasury?

These must be discussed in advance.

As the great housekeeper of the Han Dynasty, Jiang Wan was the first to feel a headache.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.

I saw him sighing:

"The former Zhongduhu led the army into the battle and already used the last grain stored in the treasury. Fortunately, the summer grain came into the treasury, which can be regarded as making up for it."

Jiang Wan glanced at Adou and continued:

"If we send out troops this time, I'm afraid the treasury will be empty again. Your Majesty, it's only the seventh month and there won't be any grain left in the treasury. I'm afraid it won't work."

When Adou heard this, all the color drained from his face:

"What Mr. Jiang means is that there is not enough food and grass to support the army's expedition?"

Jiang Wan rubbed his temples, with a sad look on his face:

"Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty has deployed troops three times in a row this year, and has never stopped its troops. If we add this time, it will be the fourth time."

Wei Yan attacked Gaoyang, Zhang Bao led the southern army to station in Hedong, and Zhongdu escort attacked Caoqiao Pass.

Money and food are spent like water.

This does not include the costs of restoring production and building water conservancy projects in Hedong, Guanzhong and other places.

Jiang Wan looked at Adou and said seriously:

"Your Majesty, no matter how rich the treasury is, it cannot afford such expenses!"

That is to say, now that the Han Dynasty is rich and powerful, if it were in the past when the prime minister was here, he would have to calculate carefully before he dared to send troops.

Jiang Wan didn't say anything, not to mention that it was Adou, and even everyone didn't realize it.

Upon hearing this, everyone present suddenly felt that the money spent this year was indeed too much.

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to abandon the Party and ignore it?"

Adou finally couldn't sit still anymore:

"Mr. Jiang, there is still some money and food in the palace's internal funds. If you think of a way, you have to raise more food and grass."

Jiang Wan smiled bitterly:

"Your Majesty's current plan to collect food and grass is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

"The current situation puts the upper party's war as the priority, so in my opinion, it is best to notify the Central Capital to protect the troops as soon as possible."

"In this way, not only will there be enough soldiers and horses to rescue Shangdang, but the saved food and grass can also be used for Shangdang's war."

As he said that, he glanced at General Guan.

General Guan nodded: "What Mr. Jiang said is very reasonable. I also think that it would be most appropriate for Your Majesty to immediately issue an order for the Central Protector to return to the army as soon as possible."

Adou said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, I will give the order now."

Letting his brother-in-law lead the army back to the army was exactly what Adou had in mind.

But seeing that he dictated the imperial edict on the spot, Dong Yun wrote it down, stamped it with the emperor's seal, and had people send him out of the palace as quickly as possible.

Then Adou asked again:

"Besides asking Zhongdu to protect the army, do you have any other suggestions?"

Jiang Wan said again:

"Your Majesty, even if the guards from the Central Capital are sent back to rescue the Shangdang, it is just a cost-cutting move. We still need to increase revenue."

Adou was a little confused: "But where can we get more money now? We can't increase taxes temporarily, right?"

"It is impossible to increase taxes!" Jiang Wan firmly objected, "Your Majesty has just moved back to the old capital not long ago. If you don't reduce taxes to win over the people, how can you increase taxes and disappoint people!"

“Where will the money and food needed come from?”

Jiang Wan slowed down his tone, looked at Adou meaningfully, and said:

"Your Majesty, the Central Protector was going to lead the army on an expedition a few months ago. The old minister also discussed the shortage of money and food in the treasury with the Central Protector, and proposed a plan with the Central Protector."

When Adou heard this, he was immediately excited:

"Mr. Jiang is talking about expanding the number of seats in the Joint Reserve Board?"

"Exactly." Jiang Wan emphasized his tone and persuaded, "Your Majesty, the Party is in a hurry!"

"If you want to collect enough money and food in a short period of time, expanding the number of seats in the Joint Reserve Board is the best and fastest way!"

Ever since the news of the expansion of seats in the Joint Reserve Bureau came out, in the past few months, no matter whether it was the Central Protectorate's Mansion or the Chiang Kai-shek's Mansion, countless people came to inquire about this matter.

It's a pity that this matter got stuck at the last moment and the progress was unsatisfactory.

Because as one of the major shareholders of the Reserve Board, the Royal Family agrees with the expansion of seats.

But it has been hesitant about how many seats to expand.

To be precise, the royal family has not yet decided how much benefit it will give up.

This made Jiang Wan, who was already somewhat dissatisfied with certain actions in the palace, even more annoyed.

Now that I have a good opportunity, how can I be polite? Of course I am happy to add insult to injury.

A Dou's lips were trembling a little, he really didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were when he was not a master!

No wonder when my father-in-law was still alive, he often warned himself not to be too extravagant.
Chapter completed!