The court did not transfer grain, so he asked Chen Xi to find a way. Even if Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia worked hard to get it, they would only give Chen Xi the privilege of "recruiting money and grain on the spot."

Xie Qian was very upset. It was rare that Chen Xi could be useful to him. As a result, he did not help, which meant that he admitted to Chen Xi that he was old and useless, and that he could not even control his policies in the center of power.

Xie Qian left the Ganqing Palace and was in a low mood. He was not ready to go to Wenyuan Pavilion because he was not on the rotation that day and could go back home directly.

Before he could take a few steps, Xie Qian heard a slightly childish voice behind him shouting: "Mr. Xie, please stay!"

Xie Qian turned around and saw Prince Zhu Houzhao jogging all the way to him. Zhu Houzhao was panting, sweating all the way, looking anxious.

Xie Qian hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness, I wonder what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Houzhao grinned and said, "Sir, I'm here to ask you about the Chen Qing family... I'm in the palace and I don't hear much news about him, and I don't know how he fought in the southwest. He made a lot of contributions this time, right?"

Zhu Houzhao asked very directly, and Xie Qian was a little uncomfortable to answer. He frowned and looked at Zhu Houzhao, thinking: "Why is the prince so concerned about Chen Xi's son? Is it really as I guessed before that the prince respects Chen Xi's son very much. Even if His Majesty does not allow Chen Xi to be the Sixth Division Hall or the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, the prince will use it in the future?"

Xie Qian smiled slightly: "When I go back to the prince, Chen Xi is in the southwest, and the war is smooth. However, the advancement has basically never encountered the main force of the rebels, but he still won a great victory in the battle of Baoqing Prefecture... As I learned before, Chen Xi led his troops to Liuzhou Prefecture, and next he had to go to Guilin Prefecture, which is the capital of Guangxi Province!"

Zhu Houzhao asked curiously: "Just fight in Baoqing Mansion? Nothing else?"

Xie Qian thought about it and shook his head seriously.

"well!"

Zhu Houzhao sighed, a little dissatisfied, "I thought Mr. Chen had achieved such great results. It turned out that there was only one great victory. When he was in the northwest, he was in Tumu Fort in a small place, and he won one great victory after another. Why can't he get to the southwest now?"

When Xie Qian heard the prince's words, he seemed a little dissatisfied with Chen Xi, so he quickly explained: "Prince, this southwest is different from the northwest. In the battle of the northwest, the Tatars headed south all the way to Tumu Fort and was almost the last line of defense in the Ming Dynasty, and fierce collisions were inevitable."

"But in the southwest, the rebels are trying their best to avoid the official army. Even if Chen Xi leads the troops there, it is difficult to encounter the main force of the rebels... Even the battle in Baoqing Mansion was the result of Chen Xi's design to lure the enemy into depth!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "Mr. Xie doesn't need to explain too much to the Chen Qing family. I don't know who the Chen Qing family is? The Chen Qing family has real skills. I think he can even be compared with Wei Qing and Huo Qubing during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. He has a high attainment in military tactics. I often think that it would be great if I had half of his abilities!"

Hearing the prince's compliment to Chen Xi, Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that he would not only fail to contribute to military rations, but instead helped Chen Xi's position in the mind of the crown prince because of his careless words.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Mr. Xie, now the Shen Qing family is in the southwest. The most scarce thing is food and grass. However, the father did not intend to allocate food and grass to the Chen Qing family on the grounds that the national treasury was empty. What are you doing?"

Xie Qian was very moved when he heard this. He did not get a grain of food for Chen Xi in front of the emperor. Now that he has arrived at the prince, he has taken the initiative to care and even discussed countermeasures with him, thinking:

"The prince is calm in his work, perhaps because he apologized for His Majesty's previous refusal to Chen Xi. Even if he can't help, this favor is the key! This is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the future emperor!"

Xie Qian said: "When you go back to Your Highness, now you can only rely on Chen Xi to raise funds in the southwest. After you go to Guangxi Province to manage Guilin Prefecture, you may have a way to solve the current military ration crisis!"

Zhu Houzhao widened her eyes: "What? It's already at a critical level? Then... Then why don't you think of a solution quickly? If the six southwest provinces are not good, aren't there a few provinces in the southeast? Guangdong? Fujian? Isn't that where Chen Qing's family used to pacify thieves? Mr. Xie, you should have a solution, right?"

With a word, Xie Qian took a breath and said to himself: "Why didn't I expect this? The southwest is not good, is it still the southeast? That is the area where Chenxi's son used to be. He had many subordinates on the southeast coast. Even Shi Yong, Ma Shangshu and others arranged a series of manpower in the southeast. Now the channels for raising money and grain in the court are closed, isn't there any local route?"

Thinking of this, Xie Qian's inner depression seemed to be relieved, and he muttered to himself: "I am still too persistent and always want to help Chen Xi boy resolve his grudges with Liu Shaofu and Binzhi, but he never thought that the biggest convenience lies in the place. I actually ignored the most direct channel... No, no, after I go back, I will go to discuss with Ma Shangshu and Shi Yong."

"The Southeast has implemented new crops in the past two years. I heard that the harvest was very good before. Since it was all due to the promotion of Chenxi, there should be no big problem in collecting some money and grain from the local area!"

When Zhu Houzhao saw Xie Qian stunned, he was a little puzzled: "Mr. Xie, are you listening?"

"oh?"

Xie Qian then came to his senses and smiled, "Forgive me, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. I was a little dazed before, thinking about how to dispatch money and food for Chen Xi!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction: "Well, Mr. Xie, did you think of any good idea?"

Xie Qian said: "A few years ago, Chen Xi had launched new crops on the southeast coast. There have been reports from the local governments that it has achieved great results. If he could recruit some money, food and materials from the southeast coast, I think this rebellion will be much smoother!"

"Yeah?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "I just said that there will be a solution. After all, Chen Qing's family is a pillar of our dynasty. Wherever he becomes an official, the people's livelihood in the place will definitely improve greatly. But... Mr. Xie, have you ever thought about a question: allocating money and grain from the southeast to the southwest. The mountains and rivers are long. Is it time to go? No... the distance water cannot quench the near thirst?"

Xie Qian was originally happy, but his face froze when he heard this.

Then, he frowned and looked at Zhu Houzhao. He suddenly realized that the prince in front of him was no longer the reckless boy who was not enlightened. He seemed to have everything in mind. He could think of problems that even a cabinet minister like him did not expect, but the prince could come up with them, and each question was raised very accurately.

In addition to the previous performance of the prince in the Ganqing Palace, Xie Qian had to look at the prince with admiration.

Xie Qian sighed: "What the prince said is very true. At this time, the local government will send a message from the capital, and then transfer money and grain to the southwest front. It will take three months. Even if it can be more compact, it may take two months. At that time, the war in the southwest may change, and the food and grass in Chenxi... will also become a big problem!"

Zhu Houzhao was also worried and said, "Mr. Xie was very particular, what else is there? Now we need to quickly assist the Chen Qing family in allocating money and grain, maybe we can only start from Guangxi... Does Mr. Xie know any officials in Guangxi that can help Chen Qing family?"

Xie Qian thought about it and shook his head helplessly. He had no familiar officials in Guangxi. Even if he knew him, he was a member of the civil service group and was more deeply influenced by Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others.

Zhu Houzhao said annoyedly: "I thought I could help Mr. Chen in the capital, but unfortunately I was helpless... Alas! Otherwise, Mr. Xie might as well raise a batch of money and grain in the capital, or ask someone to raise more money and grain in Jiangxi and Huguang to send it to Mr. Chen. Finally, I have more than a dozen taels of silver here, so I will give it to you together. Mr. Xie, don't dislike me!"

As he said that, Zhu Houzhao took out a handful of scattered silver from his arms and stuffed it directly into Xie Qian's arms.

Xie Qian was stunned. He really didn't know how to deal with the scene in front of him. A naughty child actually wanted to use his pocket money to aid the war in the Southwest. It was both sad and touching to say it.

Zhu Houzhao did not give Xie Qian a chance to refuse. After giving the money, he said, "Mr. Xie, you must find a way to help Chen Qing's family. I'm waiting for your good news..."

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao ran away, Xie Qian took out the silver from his arms and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

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Xie Qian left the palace gate with his thoughts.

When I arrived at the palace gate, I saw Liu Daxia waiting there.

Xie Qian looked at Liu Daxia and asked, "Shi Yong, is there anything wrong?"

Liu Daxia said: "Your Majesty has already spoken about the allocation of money and grain in the southwest. It seems that there is no way to solve it for the time being. This time I will discuss it with you to see if it is appropriate to allocate money and grain from other places?"

Xie Qian asked: "Allocated from Guangdong and Fujian?"

Liu Daxia smiled and said, "I think so too."

Xie Qian suddenly thought of Zhu Houzhao's previous words, and couldn't help but follow Zhu Houzhao's thoughts and asked: "The southeast allocation is probably because the distant water cannot quench the nearest thirst. Did Shi Yong consider this issue?"

Liu Daxia showed a little bitterness on his face and said, "Yu Qiao, you are considerate, but now you can only do this. Do you ignore the matter in the southwest? Shen Jialang suppressed the rebellion in the local area, which is roughly smooth. Now he wants to consolidate his confidence. No matter how difficult it is, he must try it hard, at least let him know that the court is trying to solve the actual difficulties for him! What do Yu Qiao thinks?"
Chapter completed!