Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 401 Border War

Lu Chuan said bluntly, "Hehehe, it's better to work after eating. There are a lot of corn cobs in the backyard, waiting for you to thresh them!"

Yunhua felt relieved after hearing that. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? You scared me to death.” After saying that, he started eating with big mouthfuls.

Seeing that everyone who could drink was here, Lu Chuan took out the sweet potato wine brewed by Xu Han, and they all had another drink together.

"How is it? This wine is strong enough."

Yunhua took a sip and frowned, "Hiss, it burns my throat, but this wine tastes much better than ordinary wine, it's spicy and strong enough."

Xu Han also smiled and interrupted, "I made a lot of sweet potato wine. I'll give it to you when you leave."

"Hahaha, this is exactly what I want. I won't be polite then."

"Why are you being polite? Send me a message when you're done drinking, and we'll figure out a way to send some to you then."

"That's not necessary. The world is still not peaceful right now, so you should try not to go down the mountain as much as possible. I'll come and get it myself when you finish drinking. Anyway, this place is not far from the capital, and it won't take long to go back and forth. You can also eat more delicious food when you come back, which is cost-effective."

The Taoist priest glared at Yunhua in dissatisfaction when he heard this, "Don't delay the important matter."

Seeing this, Yunhua patted his chest and said confidently, "Master, don't worry. I have done everything you asked me to do beautifully."

The Taoist priest snorted coldly, "If I find out that you are messing around outside, I will skin you alive."

"Hehehe, I will never give you this opportunity."

Xu Han couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yunhua showing off in front of the Taoist priest.

The family sat together, chatting about random things, and eventually the topic turned to the war.

"What's the situation at the border now? Is there enough food and fodder?"

At this point, Yun Hua could no longer smile. He said to everyone with a sad face, "It has been four years since the natural disaster. Countless people have died in these four years. The crops in the fields have failed, and most of the good farmland in the north has become wasteland. The court has no money and no food, so this war is particularly difficult."

For a moment, the atmosphere at the dinner table was extremely dull, and Grandpa Zhao also sighed, "Starting a war at this time is indeed not good for our country."

Lu Chuan continued, "Most areas of our country have been affected by natural disasters for four consecutive years. Even if the court was very wealthy before, it is estimated that it will be seriously in deficit after four years."

Yunhua continued, "This winter, the treasury was out of money, and the soldiers at the border didn't even have winter clothes to keep warm. In the end, it was the Sixth Prince who managed to get wealthy merchants from all over the country to donate money, and only then was enough food and cotton clothes gathered to send to the soldiers at the border."

Xu Han also said, "Wars are fought for food and grass. Without food and grass, the morale of the army will definitely be unstable. We can't let the soldiers go to the battlefield on an empty stomach."

Lu Chuan frowned and said, "Our country has no money, and the other three countries may not be better than us. At least the people in our country and the southern part of the country are not seriously affected by the disaster. The disasters in the other three countries are much more serious than our country."

Grandpa Zhao analyzed, "That being said, the longer the war lasts, the more disadvantageous it will be for our country. After this war, our country will not be able to recover in five or six years."

Xu Han sighed, "We have only been fighting for half a year, and more difficult days are still to come!"

Yunhua continued, "The imperial court has begun to recruit soldiers everywhere, but without soldiers and fodder, the war cannot be won."

"The people in the north and central regions have just settled down and now something like this has happened. The days ahead will be even more difficult."

The Taoist priest, who remained silent for a long time, said, "War requires money, food, and people. What will the court do if they don't have these? In the end, it is the people of Yuanqing Country who bear all the responsibilities."

"Not only will we have to conscript soldiers, but the grain tax will also definitely increase. Not only that, there will be all kinds of messy taxes."

Xu Han said, "Fortunately, we live deep in the mountains. Our lives are much better than those of the people living at the foot of the mountain."

At least he doesn't have to pay grain tax. Although Xu Han is rich now, he has never thought of donating all the money. The rich businessmen and aristocratic families don't even look down on his little money.

In this case, Xu Han did not plan to show off, but if there was anything he could really help with later, he would definitely help. After all, the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao were here, and there were many things that did not require him to show up.

The Taoist priest said to Xu Han and Lu Chuan, "Don't worry about other things. Just live your own life behind closed doors. Don't try to show off when you shouldn't."

The Taoist priest's words were a warning to Lu Chuan and Xu Han. They both understood it, and even if they had some little thoughts just now, they have now completely eliminated them.

The Taoist priest is now afraid that Xu Han cannot distinguish the important from the unimportant. You have to know that he is here to protect Xu Han from being discovered by outsiders. Of course, he hopes that they can stay in the mountains forever and never be discovered by other people with bad intentions.

This way I can live up to my plan.

As the group talked, the time was getting later and later. Finally, Grandpa Zhao said, "Okay, let's stop here for today. It's getting late. We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say. Yunhua is not leaving anyway, so we'll have plenty of time to chat later."

After hearing this, everyone went back to their rooms to wash up and go to bed. However, they were destined not to go to bed early tonight.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han returned to the house and started talking about the current war again.

Xu Han said with a worried look on her face, "The war lasted for three years, and now it's only been a year, and the situation has become so bad. I'm afraid it will be even worse next year."

Lu Chuan comforted her, "We can't change these things. The only thing we can do now is to protect our little home and our children."

"Yes, you are right. I don't have the ability to change these things. What I can do is to protect our children and let them grow up safely and healthily."

Lu Chuan hugged Xu Han tightly and said, "Don't be afraid. Our family will always be together and will never be separated."

Xu Han thought of Lu Chuan's thoughts when he first heard about the start of the war, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to go to the front? Do you want to be a soldier like your father?"

Lu Chuan sat up and asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"Nothing. Ever since Yunhua first brought back the news that there was going to be a war, your expression has been wrong. Do you want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and avenge your father-in-law?"

Lu Chuan didn't expect that Xu Han could see through his previously hidden thoughts.

I thought I had hidden it well, but I didn't expect Xu Han to be so thoughtful.