The late king had borrowed money from the neighboring Jin Country to reorganize his troops to fight against the Nanman.
And this money had not been returned to him until now.
After the late king passed away, he left his son behind. The son inherited his father's career and inherited the title of Duke Chen Yun, which was also Chen Wei.
Damn it, it wasn't easy to transmigrate here, but what was in front of him was a mess.
What should he do?
Just as he was pondering, Slaughter Cao Jing also stood out and bowed.
"Ruler, there is one more thing I want to say. The Jin Country sent an envoy to collect debts from us, but the national treasury is empty and they can't take out any money.”
Chen Wei was speechless.
So nothing good happened?
The Nanman had invaded the country, but there was not a single cent in the national treasury?
What the hell was this!
The Chen Nation was in an awkward position. To the south was the Chu Nation, to the west was the Jin Nation, and to the north was the Song Nation.
The people around him were all tigers and wolves, and they still owed money to the Jin Country.
Now that the Southern Barbarians were invading aggressively, they should look for external help.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Chen Wei to overcome this difficulty.
He thought that he had just transmigrated and had finally become the ruler of a country. He could not be a short-lived disciple.
Why don't we…ask the Chu Country for help?
No, the Chu Country was strong. Finding them would be inviting a wolf into the house.
After thinking about it, there was only one choice.
Chen Wei raised his head and swept his gaze across the ministers in the hall. Finally, his gaze shifted to Minister Sikou Jiang Yao.
"Physician Jiang, I order you to go to the Song Country and meet the King of the Song Country. I want him to send troops to help me defeat the barbarians.”
Jiang Yao was stunned.
He did not expect that he would suddenly accept a mission to the Song Country.
"I'm willing to go!"
After thinking for a moment, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully."But Ruler, the Nanman army has yet to retreat. How should we resist the enemy?”
Hearing this, Chen Wei fell into deep thought.
"Doctor Cao."
After thinking for a while, Chen Wei slowly spoke.
"Your subject is here." Cao Jing's body trembled as he bowed.
"Is there not even a penny left in the national treasury?”Chen Wei asked.
In this era, there were five types of currency:
Cloth coins, knife coins, shell coins, ring coins, ant nose coins.
The units of measurement between coins were extremely chaotic.
Other than that, regardless of whether it was trading or paying taxes, most of the countries used physical goods.
For example, cloth, corn, bronze, jade, and even gold could be exchanged for money.
Therefore, in this vast country, could it be that there was not even a grain of rice?
Cao Jing was the Imperial Advisor and was in charge of the daily expenses of the Monarch's Residence. He was a bit like the Head of Internal Affairs.
Cao Jing was shocked when he heard the hint of accusation in Chen Wei's tone.
He didn't dare to hide it either." My lord, there are only 50,000 taels of silver left in the treasury.”
Chen Wei nodded. For a country, 50,000 taels of silver was a pitiful amount.
Even if the Chen Nation was a small country, this was still too shabby.
"How much money do we still owe Jin?”He pondered for a moment and asked again.
"According to the statistics, including the five types of coins, cloth, bronze, grain, and other items, there are a total of 500,000 taels."”
“？？？”
Five hundred thousand taels?
What the f * ck.
Old father, aren't you trying to trick me?
Chen Wei looked up at the sky and felt a little sour between his eyebrows.
He had borrowed five hundred thousand taels of money to fight against the Nanman last year, but not only had he used it all up, he had also been defeated many times.
The Nanman Kingdom was growing stronger and stronger, while the Chen Kingdom was getting weaker and weaker.
Old father, you played it beautifully!
After a moment of silence, Chen Wei said,"Doctor Cao, I want you to handle this matter."”
Cao Jing didn't dare to speak and listened quietly.
"Treat the envoy of the Jin Kingdom well. Tell him that the Southern Barbarians have invaded the border of the Chen Kingdom and need to transfer money from the treasury to fight.”
"Please return and tell Yue Jun that for the sake of my late king, please give me another year.”
In Chen Wei's memory.
The late king had a good relationship with the king of Jin. They used to play chess and play the zither together.
Presumably, the Lord of Yue would give him some face.
"Now that the previous monarch has passed away, the Yue monarch will definitely give this one face.”
Cao Jing nodded and bowed.
Chen Wei secretly sighed. He could only do this for now. It would be best if he could do it. If he couldn't do it, he would think of another way.
Then, he looked at Ying Xiao.
"General Ying, let me ask you, how long can you fight with the fifty thousand taels of gold in the national treasury?”
Ying Xiao thought carefully for a moment." Ruler, this general…this general cannot guarantee it. I can only promise to delay it for ten days.”
There were too many variables in a war. This Ying Xiao was considered rational and didn't make wild claims.
Chen Wei nodded in satisfaction." I sent you to expel the Nanman. You should drag it out for as long as you can. I will find a way to raise money for you."”
"This general…obeys!"
"Alright, all of you can leave. Let me think alone.”
Chen Wei waved his hand, and Cao Jing, Jiang Yao, and Ying Xiao went to do their own things.
The problem was right in front of him.
It was obvious that the Chen Nation was already on its way to the end.
There were internal and external problems, and there were also a few officials in the king's residence who had relatively low loyalty.
It was really too difficult.
Chen Wei sighed. Fortunately, he had the system and would always think of a way.
For now, we should first expel the Nanman and raise more money for Ying Xiao so that he can win the battle.
I don't want to destroy them, but I want to drive them away.
What Chen Wei lacked the most was time.
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