Mu Qianyu originally wanted to come and play for a while. After all, Xizhou was full of outstanding people and there were a lot of delicious and fun places to eat, but seeing the state of the Shang Dynasty, she couldn't think of having fun.
Ying Yi was doing well when she handed over the imperial dynasty to him, but she couldn't have become like this in less than two years. If she also failed to open the sky, she would have no shame to see her old friend.
She put on a black and red dragon robe, and her majestic aura no longer exuded to support the scene, she was really anxious.
Although she left just after taking the throne, she was benevolent to the great merchants, so her appeal among the civil and military officials was still very strong. After the order was issued, the civil and military officials arrived outside Xuandemen Hall within a quarter of an hour.
As all the officials arrived, the Xuande Gate opened, and the officials walked into the hall one after another. They saw Mu Qianyu wearing a flat crown and sitting firmly on the dragon chair.
All the officials headed by Qin Chuan bowed down and shouted: "Welcome the emperor to return to the court. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
"I love you all." Mu Qianyu raised his hand and said, "I have been away for a long time, and I have worked hard for you all."
"This is the duty that all ministers should perform." All the ministers knelt down and bowed before they dared to stand up.
"I won't say any more useless words. This time I came to see my big business, it has already begun to look desolate. There are people on the street in a hurry, and five or six of the ten shops are closed. Why is this?"
Mu Qianyu immediately got back to business.
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers also had sad faces, and many old ministers even let out a long sigh. It was Prime Minister Qin Chuan who came out to reply: "Your Majesty, since you left Dashang, the four surrounding dynasties have united.
For our country, all goods exchanges have been closed."
"Our great merchant is located in Zhongzhou, and lacks the necessary resources for spiritual practice such as metal minerals and spiritual herbs. Now the surrounding courts no longer sell them to our court, which has caused a shortage of resources in our court. Many shops have no supply of goods and have naturally closed down.
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Mu Qianyu raised his eyebrows slightly: "These dynasties are determined to destroy me. Have the prices of goods increased due to scarcity?"
"Your Majesty set up supervision before he left. I adhered to your Majesty's will and resolutely did not increase the price by more than 30%." Qin Chuan replied.
Mu Qianyu nodded: "That's good. Although there is a shortage of supplies, it won't collapse."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The control of the flow of goods by the four major dynasties only reduced the imperial dynasty's tax revenue. The strength of the army has not weakened at all. As long as your majesty gives the order, our army of the Great Shang Dynasty will definitely be able to defeat these major dynasties.
"A military general came out and said angrily.
This kind of confrontation without the sight of weapons really made the generals collapse. They really wanted to send troops directly to attack the city and capture the territory with real swords and guns, beating them until they called them grandpas.
And it's not like Dashang didn't have such military strength. As long as the emperor was in power, there was nothing to fear.
"General, don't worry, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run." Mu Qianyu stretched out his hand and pressed it, and thought about it in his heart.
If resources have been cut off for such a long time, it is impossible for the army to remain unaffected, and once troops are sent out at this time, there will be huge hidden dangers.
The four major dynasties have clearly united. Unless Dashang sends troops on four fronts, other dynasties will definitely take advantage of the situation. However, if they really send troops on four fronts, they will weaken their own combat effectiveness and defeat will only be faster.
And this also made it clear that this was not a good strategy, because except for this military attache, all the civil servants were frowning, including Qin Chuan who was standing at the front.
If the situation had not been so difficult, he would not have allowed it to develop until now and would have ordered the dispatch of troops long ago.
"What do you think, Prime Minister?" Mu Qianyu looked at Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan had been the Prime Minister of Great Shang since Ying Yi was here, so he naturally had his own way of governing the court.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the purpose of the four great dynasties is to force our imperial dynasty to send troops. Once the imperial dynasty sends troops to attack the city, it will not be as simple as defending. It will easily consume manpower and material resources and may even cause heavy casualties."
Mu Qianyu nodded.
"But procrastinating like this is not a long-term solution. The war must be fought. We, Dashang, have recruited more than two million new soldiers this year. As long as we can survive for another two years, we will definitely be able to conquer all directions and make great achievements.
I am a great merchant of national prestige." Qin Chuan continued.
Mu Qianyu nodded again. It turned out that Qin Chuan was not sitting still and waiting for death, but was accumulating strength to prepare for success.
Judging from the current situation, it is true that the only way to go is to send troops.
"What the Prime Minister said is reasonable, but I am afraid that Dashang will have a miserable life in the past two years." Mu Qianyu expressed his concerns.
"In today's situation, only the army and the people can work together to overcome all the hardships. Since Your Majesty still wants to come to the court, our people of Great Shang will definitely be able to survive this period." Qin Chuan said firmly.
Mu Qianyu thought to himself that although Qin Chuan was a civil servant, he really had that kind of courage. You must know that he is needed to stabilize the situation at both the upper and lower levels. You can imagine how much effort he will need to expend in the next two years.
And he has this calm mind, and he will not let go of Qingshan for future success.
He is a capable minister in governing the world. If the former emperor had not been Ying Yi, it would be really good for him to have an emperor who could suppress him.
Mu Qianyu felt that she might not have the ability to suppress him, but fortunately she didn't care about this and was still grateful to have such a talent under her.
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. This matter will be decided according to the Prime Minister's plan. Do you have any other memorials for me to send?" Mu Qianyu agreed immediately and glanced at the ministers again.
The ministers didn't know how to respond for a moment. Is this the end? The emperor seemed to have never said his opinion on this matter from beginning to end, so he just listened to the prime minister?
However, they soon realized that there was nothing strange about it. After all, His Majesty was still young and his strategic vision was naturally not as good as that of the Prime Minister. It would be good if he could support the great merchants. They could not ask everyone to be the former emperor.
Such style.
After that, there were not many memorials from the officials, and they were all insignificant matters, because most of them were left to Qin Chuan to handle, and there was nothing that needed to be handled by the emperor.
Compared to Dazhou, which was founded by her, Dashang is more independent. What is shown now is that it is the same without her and the empire will still function, but it will definitely not be possible without Qin Chuan.
Mu Qianyu was very pleased with this scene. It can be said that she had almost no desire for power. Her lifelong wish was to be a hands-off shopkeeper. With such a large and complicated imperial affairs, she would be happy to have someone to take care of her.
"Retreat from the court." She waved her hand and said.
Before she returned to the palace, she saw a young eunuch running over in a hurry and saying: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you."
"Didn't I just meet you?" Mu Qianyu said in confusion and then said: "Let's show it to the study room."