The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 452 Yan Chunjun’s actions [Please subscribe*Please vote]

Meng Yi was obviously a little stunned, as were the deputy generals from each army who came back to report on their duties.

Your Majesty is willing to save the Xiongnu, but why not save the Donghu, especially those members of the military command who were transferred from the army have infiltrated various small and medium-sized tribes in the Donghu.

As the deputies of the army, they know very well what the military commander's mission is. At this time, extending a helping hand to Donghu and being gentle will easily gain the recognition of the entire Donghu people at the bottom.

But why was Yan Yan willing to give the Xiongnu some hope, but not willing to give the Donghu any chance of survival?
"Your Majesty, give them some hope, maybe it will be better!" Others did not dare to ask, and the pressure was put on Meng Yi. Looking at the eyes of other lieutenants, Meng Yi could only bite the bullet and ask.

"Prairie people have always feared power rather than morality!" Yan Yan knew that he had to give them an explanation.

"Last year's war was started by Donghu, so they must bear the consequences of provoking the war."

"If Bingzhou helps them, they will think that Bingzhou is good and can be bullied!"

"In the future, anyone can take the initiative to stir up trouble, and then bow down and admit their mistake afterwards, and everything will disappear."

“The cost of trial and error is so low that everyone dares to follow suit!”

Meng Yi and the lieutenants suddenly realized that it was not that they did not know this truth, but they thought that Yan Yan wanted to conquer the entire grassland people.

As a result, they were also led astray, mistaking the entire grassland people as their own people and people they could win over.

Therefore, I couldn't bear to see these people die from the severe cold.

In fact, if it weren't for Bingzhou's kindness to the people at the bottom, as military lieutenant generals, they would definitely be more ruthless and cruel than anyone else.

If you start a war, you must accept the consequences of defeat. This is an eternal truth.

Even if this war is not decided by these low-level people, if they are the victors, then they will be the beneficiaries.

Now it's just because they are the defeated, so they want the mercy of the victor.

This is a war between two races. It is more cruel and bloody than the war in the Central Plains. Sympathy and pity should not appear!

Even in the Central Plains War, I have never heard of any country providing food and grass supplies to the defeated side after the war!
Not to mention that Bingzhou and Donghu were still fighting between two different civilizations and races.

"Thank you for waking up!" Meng Yi and others hurriedly admitted their mistake. They almost did something wrong with good intentions.

They really have plans to follow the example of other camps and open warehouses to release grain to help the people of Donghu.

"Besides, with this year's war, Bingzhou doesn't have so much food and grass to support such a large population." Yan Yan spread his hands helplessly.

Bingzhou's food self-sufficiency rate is almost zero, and all food and grass are imported. This also means that the amount of food in Bingzhou is also limited, and it is impossible to supply so many people without limit.

However, Yan Yan knew this value, and so did An Qisheng, but Lieutenant Generals Meng Tian and Meng Yi didn't know it because they were not under their control.

In particular, consumption during wartime will be much greater than usual consumption.

Bingzhou was able to help the Huns after the war because they captured too many trophies, but the transportation of grain and grass from the Central Plains to Bingzhou consumed more money on the road.

If the prices offered by Bingzhou were not too high, those grain merchants would not be willing to transport grain to Bingzhou thousands of miles away.

This is why Bingzhou is eager to develop the Loop.

Therefore, between the Donghu and the Xiongnu, Bingzhou could only choose one, and that could only be the Donghu who took the initiative to provoke the war.

"Look at Yan Chunjun!" Yan Yan smiled. Bingzhou has given the answer, it depends on whether Yan State wants to copy it.

However, based on Yan Yan's understanding of the scholars and princes in the Central Plains, Yan State would never provide Donghu with a grain of food.

Especially after the demise of the Zhou Dynasty, Yan State can be said to be the only country with the Ji surname, and their racial concepts will be more serious than other princes.

Yan Chunjun did know what Bingzhou was doing. Bingzhou did not hide these things, and there was no need to hide them. He could find out with just a little inquiry.

Therefore, Yan Chunjun was actually hesitant. Learning to merge states was actually a good thing for Yan State, especially in last year's war, the biggest beneficiary was actually Yan State.

They occupied nearly one-third of Donghu's territory and directly established two new counties, Tuhe and Fufeng.

However, Yan State is not short of food and grass, and if they want to do it, they will have an advantage over Bingzhou.

But just as Yan Yan said, they are pure bloodline of the Ji surname, the true descendants of the Zhou royal family, and their racial concepts are stronger than those of other princes.

"I wonder how much Donghu is willing to pay!" Yan Chunjun was not stupid.

Yan State is not like Bingzhou and needs so many people, but it does not mean that the nobles of Yan State will not be corrupt!

If King Donghu paid a huge price to bribe the nobles of Yan State, it would be easy to buy enough food and grass from them to survive this winter.

At that time, neither Yan Wangxi nor Yan Chunjun can stop him, and it is even very likely that Yan Wangxi will end up personally.

Blocking people's wealth is like killing their parents.

Yan Chunjun would never do this kind of thing that offends a person or a large group of people.

Even if everyone knows that they are siding with the enemy, if the benefits provided by Donghu are enough, what does smuggling mean?

"Go and report to Bingjun!" Yan Chunjun sighed.

He knew that he could not stop the people of Yan State. In order not to affect the relationship between Bingzhou and Yan State, he had to ventilate Yan Yan in advance.

Yan Yan was not surprised at all by Yan Chunjun's invitation. Yan Chunjun was a smart man. He didn't think of it at first, but that doesn't mean he never thought of it.

"The State of Yan will provide grain and grass to Donghu. I can't stop this!" Yan Chunjun did not hide anything or be tactful. For a king like Yan Yan, concealment was of no use.

"So, what do you think, Mr. Yan Chun?" Yan Yan asked with a smile.

"I can't stop what those people are doing. The only thing I can do is to weaken Dong Hu's strength as much as possible!" Yan Chunjun and his staff also discussed for a long time.

They cannot stop those nobles who want to make money, but they cannot offend Bingzhou, otherwise Bingzhou is likely to directly tear up the alliance and withdraw from Danlin City, and then Yan will face Donghu alone.

"Oh?" Yan Yan was unmoved and continued to look at Yan Chunjun.

"We will follow the example of Bingzhou and open warehouses to release grain in Tuhe, Fufeng, and Youbeiping counties to accept the people of Donghu!" Yan Chunjun continued.

"The State of Yan is willing to accept the people of Donghu?" Yan Yan looked at Lord Yan Chun playfully. It was impossible for the people of the State of Yan to agree to this.

"Naturally, we won't turn them into citizens of the Yan Kingdom!" Yan Chunjun shook his head and asked the Donghu people to become citizens. Don't say that he can't do it. If King Yan dares to do it, the entire royal family and the entire Yan Kingdom will ask King Yan to do it. Abdicated.

"I will ask Brother Wang to turn these Donghu people into slaves and servants of our Yan Kingdom, use them to replace the Yan Kingdom's corvees, and rebuild the Yan Great Wall!"

(End of this chapter)