Looking at Song Qing's slightly surprised expression, Liu Dashao smiled and nodded.
"Yes, this young master intends to mobilize another 400,000 troops and horses.
What? No?"
Song Qing shook his head gently, frowning slightly and said: "It's OK, but the key is, can the treasury bear it?
You should have a clearer idea of how much food and fodder will be consumed by mobilizing 400,000 troops and horses at one time than I, my brother.
Right now, our dragon has already sent troops to Tianzhu, Dashi, Rome and other countries.
If there is another large-scale use of troops against Tsarist Russia now, I am worried that the national treasury will not be able to bear it.
I don't know what the other colleagues will think in their hearts after knowing your thoughts, but Lao Jiang will definitely jump up and scold you."
Young Master Liu waved the bamboo pole in his hand and swam around the sand table with an indifferent expression.
"Brother, have you forgotten that the food and grass needed by the two armies of the Western Expedition were already self-sufficient a year and a half ago.
Even after the second line of troops led by Duan Dingbang joins them, with the amount of food and grass they currently have stored, there will still be no problem."
Song Qing took a sip of tea and glanced at the sand table.
"Third brother, as a brother, of course I will never forget this matter.
However, who can guarantee that the soldiers of the two western expedition armies will always have smooth sailing in the territories of the barbarians in the far west?
Just in case, we must set aside some food and grass in advance to prevent unexpected events from happening.
Considering the strength of the Western Expedition Army, the amount of food and grass we have set aside is not a small amount!"
After listening to Song Qing's suggestion, Mr. Liu stopped, narrowed his eyes slightly, was silent for a moment thoughtfully, and nodded with a slight smile.
"Brother, you are very considerate.
We really have to take precautions about this matter in advance."
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Xiao Liu hurried out of the study room, raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door a few times.
"Master Qi, all of you have arrived."
Young Master Liu turned to look at Xiao Liu who was standing outside the door, chuckled and nodded.
"Well, let them in."
"I obey, little one."
Xiao Liu turned around, looked at the corridor on the left front and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"My lords, my young master invites you."
Amidst Xiao Liu's shouts, Xia Gongming, Li Yunping, Cai Jun, Wei Yong and others immediately walked towards the study.
After a group of people headed by Li Yunping entered the study one after another, they looked at Mr. Liu who was standing in front of the sand table and bowed in unison.
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor."
Young Master Liu glanced at several people and waved the folding fan casually twice.
"Okay, everyone is exempt from the gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"My dear friends, please sit down and have a rest. The food and wine will be served shortly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat."
After Xia Gongming and others thanked him, they did not really take their seats, but started to walk towards the sand table next to Young Master Liu.
There is no one among the group of people present who is not an old fox.
Based on their understanding of Young Master Liu, Young Master Liu was standing next to the sand table, accompanied by Song Qing, King of Wuyi, and Zhou Baoyu, one of the Six Guards Generals of the New Army.
Such a situation shows that Your Majesty is discussing something more important with Song Qing and Zhou Baoyu.
Under such circumstances, only a fool would actually sit down and take a rest.
Secondly, Young Master Liu, the king of a country, is standing, while these ministers are sitting on chairs to rest. What's going on?
Seeing this, Liu Dashan smiled calmly, turned around and gestured to Liu Song.
"Liu Song, let me show you some tea."
"yes."
Liu Mingzhi returned to his original position, picked up the teacup and took a few sips of tea, then started walking around the sand table again.
"Brother, Baoyu, let's continue discussing the issue just now.
Regarding the issue of food and grass, let’s put it aside for now.
You tell me first, what are the chances of our Dalong Celestial Empire winning in this battle that I intend to send troops to subjugate Russia?"
"Three... hmm, Your Majesty, are you sure you want to send three or four hundred thousand troops?"
As soon as Song Qing finished speaking, Zhou Baoyu quickly echoed and asked: "Yes, yes, commander, are you sure you want to send out so many troops in one fell swoop?"
Young Master Liu rubbed the stubble on his chin a few times with his fingers, looked at the two of them and nodded with a smile.
"Up to 400,000 troops."
Song Qing and Zhou Baoyu looked at each other a few times after hearing Dashao Liu's affirmative answer.
Immediately, the two of them, like Mr. Liu, raised their feet and slowly turned around the sand table in front of them.
Xia Gongming, Li Yunping, Cai Jun and others heard the conversation between the three of them, Liu Dashao, and saw Song Qing and Zhou Baoyu, who were now surrounded by the sand table. They were all confused and looked at each other.
I glanced at it a few times.
As for the content of the conversation between the three people, I understood it quite well.
It's just that I don't quite understand what it means.
Judging from the literal meaning, Your Majesty seems to be planning to use troops against Tsarist Russia.
However, if you think about it carefully, this should be impossible.
You know, since the little queen of Tsarist Russia, Serena, married His Highness the First Prince, it means that Dalong and Tsarist Russia have become a couple of Qin and Jin.
Although it is said that there are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests.
However, considering the current situation between the two countries, with the relationship between the eldest prince Liu Chengfeng and the eldest princess Serena in the middle, Dalong has no reason to use troops against Tsarist Russia.
While Xia Gongming, Li Yunping, and others were thinking secretly in their hearts, Liu Song came over with a smile on his face, carrying a tray.
"My lords, please have some tea."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Liusong."
"It's hard work, it's hard work."
"Brother Liu Song, you're welcome, brother."
After everyone was polite, they each picked up a cup of tea.
Young Master Liu looked at Song Qing and Zhou Baoyu who were meditating, and then at the people who were drinking tea. He gently flapped the jade fan in his hand and walked to the map aside and stopped.
As soon as he stopped, there was another knock on the door in the study.
"Husband."
Hearing the sound, Young Master Liu subconsciously turned around and looked out the door.
At this moment, Qi Ya was seen standing elegantly outside the door, looking at him with a sweet smile.
Behind her, there were five or six pretty little maids holding trays in their hands.
"Sister Ya, are the food and drinks ready?"
Qi Yun nodded slightly and replied in a sweet voice: "Yes, everything is ready. Is it convenient for me to send you in now?"
"Hehehe, bring it in."
"Why."
Qi Ya waved to the little maids, raised her lotus feet wearing embroidered shoes and walked into the study first.
Xia Gongming, Li Yunping, Cai Jun, Du Chenghao and others saw Qi Ya coming in, and they all bowed and saluted.
"I see you, your Majesty, I am a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Qi Ya stopped and raised her hand a few times.
"My lords, please excuse me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Concubine."
"Sister Ya, please put the food and wine on the table."
"Hey, I know it."
Qi Ya responded in a sweet voice, and gestured to several little maids with a slight smile.
A group of little maids learned about Qi Ya's affairs and immediately walked to the table and carefully placed the food and wine on the tray on the table one by one.
Soon, a group of little maids returned to Qi Ya carrying the empty trays.
"Young Madam, the food and wine have been placed."
Qi Ya smiled brightly and turned to look at Young Master Liu.
"Husband, do you have any other instructions?"
"No, no, you go back and rest first."
"Hey, I'll take my leave first."
"Sisters, slaves, please retire."
Qi Ya, and several other little maids bowed one after another, turned around and walked out of the study.
After Young Master Liu's elegant figure disappeared into the distance, he put down the bamboo pole in his hand and started walking towards the table where the wine and dishes were placed.
"Master, fourth brother, eldest brother, Lao Houye, Baoyu, Lao Wang, Lao Du, come on, come on, let's take a seat first."
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu sat down at the main seat, looked up at Song Qing, Xia Gongming, Du Chenghao and others and waved their hands.
"Come, come, sit wherever you want, sit wherever you want.
We are not above the court now, so there is no need to be restrained."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone took their seats, Young Master Liu happily picked up the pot and filled a glass of wine.
"Brother, Baoyu, dear friends, let's have a drink and chat."
"Okay, okay, just as your Majesty said."
"Come on, let's have a drink first."
"I would like to offer you a drink, Your Majesty."
In the study room.
Young Master Liu, Song Qing, Cai Jun, Wei Yong and others were drinking and talking and laughing.
At the same time, in the corridor leading from the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion to the front courtyard.
Sisters Qi Yun and Qing Lian were sitting on the benches in the corridor, talking softly while looking in the direction of the front yard.
Qinglian retracted her gaze from looking at the front yard, looked at Qi Yun and sighed sadly.
"Hey, Sister Yun, my sister is a little worried.
If we do what our husband told us, what if...what if..."
The beauty looked at Qi Yun without wanting to speak, opened her cherry mouth and sighed softly again.
"Oh, if something like that really happens, what can I do differently, sister?"
Qi Yun looked at Qinglian's complicated expression and gently patted the back of her hand a few times with her fingers.
"Good sister, you have to believe in our husband.
This child, Chengfeng, is our husband’s biological son.
In this world, no father would ever harm his own son.
Of course, the world is so big and full of wonders, there are indeed some people like this.
However, my sister can tell you for sure that our husband will never be like this.
We sisters are our husband’s pillowcases. If others don’t know what kind of character our husband is, how can we sisters still not know him?
So, just put your heart in your belly."
"Sister, I know and understand all the sisters you mentioned.
However, I always feel nervous and worried in my heart involuntarily.
I don’t want to be like this, but I can’t control myself at all.”
Qi Yun moved slightly towards Qinglian a few times, then raised her hand and patted her gently on the back.
"Good sister, relax, it's okay. It will be okay."
Qingliantan took a few deep breaths with her mouth slightly open, and her pretty face pretended to be calm while watching Qi Yun tap her head a few times.
"Yeah, yeah, sister knows.
Sister, thank you."
"Hehehe, silly sister, how can we say thank you among us sisters?"
While Qi Yun and Qing Lian were talking softly, Liu Feifei, Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, and the cute brothers and sisters walked into the corridor talking and laughing.
Especially the little cutie, who was chatting and laughing with Liu Yaoyao.
When the brothers, sisters and others saw Qi Yun and Qing Lian sitting on the bench in front of them, they were slightly startled at first. After reacting, they immediately quickened their pace and rushed towards them.
The little cutie quickly let go of Liu Yaoyao's shoulders, straightened her expression, and followed with a smile.
"My child has seen two mothers. May my mother be safe."
Sisters Qi Yun and Qing Lian raised their slender arms and gave them a virtual support.
"Okay, okay, no gifts."
"Children, please forgive me."
"Thank you, mother."
Qi Yun stood up, walked to Liu Yaoyao with a smile, and stopped in front of the two cute sisters.
Immediately, she raised her bare hands and straightened the somewhat messy clothes on her chest and shoulders for Liu Yaoyao and the little cute sisters.
"You are a big girl, you still don't know how to pay attention to your clothes, and you are not afraid of others laughing at you."
The little cutie tightened the ribbon around her waist, looked at Qi Yun's pretending to be unhappy, smiled and scratched her head.
"Hehehe, mother, Sister Yaoyao and I got together after we entered the inner courtyard.
In the inner courtyard, apart from our own family members, there are only some little maids, who will not be seen by outsiders."
Looking at the cute little girl with a silly smile on her face, Qi Yun pressed her finger on her fair and tender forehead and sighed softly.
"You, you should also pay attention to your manners. In the future, it will become a natural habit and you will also habitually behave like this in front of outsiders."
"Ouch."
The little cutie gave a pretentious cry, rubbed her forehead and nodded hurriedly.
"Yeah, yeah, Yue'er knows, Yue'er knows."
The little cutie said words of promise, but there was no trace of seriousness in her big and exquisite eyes.
When Qi Yun saw Xiaocutie's careless look, she knew that he didn't take her confession to heart at all.
"Hey, stinky girl, it's you."
"By the way, mother, what are you doing here?"
Qi Yun looked at the little cutie's curious expression, turned around and pointed to the tray with tea on the bench next to her.
"Your father is hosting a banquet in the study for Mr. Xia, your uncle, Mr. Du, and these old men are drinking. Let me and your Aunt Lian'er go get them some tea.
No, we are tired from walking, so let’s take a rest here.”