Space at hand: Pick up a prince to farm

Chapter 514 Not satisfied with this

If a long-term drought leads to disaster, the crops will be harvestless. This is something that anyone with some common sense knows.

The situation they see now seems to be heading in this direction.

They all still remembered what the emperor personally said to them to boost their morale before setting off.

"That treacherous son of Cang Xiuxuan, I just didn't like him to be the prince, so he built his own city to fight against me. Now he has taken a lot of food from all over the country to his new city. What he took away was what originally belonged to us. For the food of the people of Da Rong, you must bring back all the food in the new city, it belongs to us Da Rong."

At that time, they didn't know what the emperor meant, but now they really understand.

Facing such a drought, their emperor was not prepared in any way, but the new city here was prepared and had stocked up on food early. Now that the situation was not optimistic, he found an excuse to grab other people's food!
If they really captured Xincheng, then they would be the shameless accomplices.

A large part of these soldiers had gone to the battlefield with Cang Xiuxuan. Cang Xiuxuan still had an unshakable position in their hearts. Now that they understood the emperor's plan, they began to envy the people in the new city. .

"I really can't stand it anymore. I heard yesterday that our food and grass can last for three days at most, but Da Rong has not given us supplies at all. In other words, whether we live or die after three days is ours. It’s over!”

He overheard this news accidentally, and he didn't intend to say it out initially. After all, spreading such unsettling words would end up losing his head if he was eventually found out.

But now that the coach was gone, the deputy general could only try his best to stabilize the situation, so he spoke these words openly.

Sure enough, as soon as his news came out, the entire community was shaken.

Some people looked ugly, obviously believing these words, but some people still held on to a glimmer of hope.

"How could Dayong not provide us with supplies? The emperor personally came to boost morale for our expedition this time. The emperor values ​​this trip so much, why didn't he provide us with supplies? Have you been bribed by them?"

After the man finished speaking, he stepped forward and grabbed the neck of the man who had spoken before. In his opinion, only enemy spies would do such a thing.

The person who was grabbed by the neck snorted coldly and pulled his hand off, "Don't tell me, I really want to become the enemy's spy now. Look at their equipment and their faces. Where does it look like?" People who fight every day, then look at us, what do we look like with our sallow complexions and skinny muscles?"

He glanced coldly at the group of people around him, and just as he said, although they all looked relatively tall, they all looked really sallow and thin, and they looked exhausted at first glance.

"If we continue like this without others surrounding us, we will kill ourselves first. Don't you still understand? This year's severe drought is an unchangeable fact. They sent us out in Beijing to get us. If you go back with food, you can save some food to support us!"

If the Emperor of Dayong were here at this time, he would definitely be very surprised by what this little soldier said. After all, he actually guessed Emperor Dayong's thoughts.

When he knew that the drought was coming, his first thought was to grab all the food from Cang Xiuxuan. Later, after various places reported on the situation of spring plowing, he had new plans.

There is not a lot of food in the treasury. Although he is still forcing those who have Zhuangzi to hand over food, the current progress is also very slow. The people in the army consume too much every day. Under such circumstances, they can only use their food. Only when food is reduced can their treasury be hoarded.

But if he puts them all in Shangjing, he is worried that something will happen.

Then simply let them go on the expedition and kill two birds with one stone.

His words were like a thunderbolt to these soldiers, exploding above their heads.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that their food has been getting worse and worse recently, and the portions are far less abundant than before. If this continues, they will not be able to support their return to Beijing!
The group of people looked at each other and smiled sarcastically.

They were all heroes who went into battle to kill the enemy, but they never expected that their emperor would abandon them like this.

Is it because they have all been under the prince's hands before?

At this moment, everyone is thinking about this question.

Because most of the people who came here this time were people who had served under Cang Xiuxuan before, and they had all fought with Cang Xiuxuan.

They hadn't noticed this problem before, but now that they really thought about it, they realized how vicious their emperor's thoughts were.

He actually couldn't tolerate them.

Overnight, many people figured it out.

The next day, people gradually came to the city. Although they were still clamoring, the content of their clamor was completely different.

As soon as the people on the city tower discovered this situation, they immediately arranged for people to go down and tie them into the city.

General Weiyuan fell asleep yesterday and still hasn't woken up until today. Cang Xiuxuan went to see him in person. After the doctor made sure everything was fine, he returned to the city gate.

I happened to encounter these people who were bundled in, estimated to be more than 20 people.

Cang Xiuxuan raised his hand to ask them to stop, "Anyone else came to call for formation today?" The people below immediately knelt down and saluted, "Master, no one came to call for formation today. These are here to surrender."

Cang Xiuxuan frowned slightly, "Since you are here to surrender, you shouldn't be tied up."

His words received great approval from those who were tied up. They all nodded. Unexpectedly, Cang Xiuxuan continued to speak, "Since you're here, I'll entertain you first. It still depends on whether you accept it or not." To this king."

"Yes, Master!"

After receiving this order, they took these people out of the city gate and imprisoned them in the prison.

Their master's intention was very clear. The purpose of these people's coming here must not be determined yet, so they couldn't relax at all before then. This place was naturally the most suitable.

But even though they were imprisoned in the prison, they were still entertained with delicious food and drinks.

These people have really endured hardship during this period. They can't eat well or sleep well, and they have to go into battle from time to time. Now that they are in this prison, they actually feel that this is the life of gods.

"Brothers, you can sleep peacefully now."

"Yeah, have a good sleep. I don't even remember how many days I haven't slept well."

"..."

What they don't know is that there are many people outside doing the same thing as them, and they really can't stand their lives there anymore.

They didn't even know that because of what those people said earlier, the Dahong military camp was now in chaos. The deputy general ordered everyone to find a way to save General Weiyuan.

"What can be saved? I think the general will have a better life there. The prince loves talents, so he will definitely not kill the general. As long as the general is willing to surrender, maybe the prince will find a way to take care of the general's family. bring it here."

Others don't know, but they, the generals, know it best. God knows how much they envy General Weiyuan now for being able to attract the prince to take action himself.

Suddenly some smart people looked stiff, and then quickly glanced around the other people. If they met the same look, they nodded.

That night, several generals led their own men to provoke, but the end result was that they were defeated and captured.

……

By the time the news of General Weiyuan's capture reached Shangjing, the emperor was almost mad.

The current situation is the most unfavorable for him.

"Tell everyone back to Beijing immediately."

In addition to Cang Xiuxuan, there are also problems at the border. He needs people now.

But he still doesn't know that only half of his people can go back now, and the remaining half have either died in the battle or surrendered to Cang Xiuxuan.

But now Cang Xiuxuan is also a little worried. He was thinking of recruiting these people, but because they came in this form, his prison is now overcrowded and cannot accommodate any more people.

"Master, how about we let them work as coolies first? Think of it as a test for them?"

Cang Er has been thinking about this problem with Cang Xiuxuan, and he can't think of any better method except this.

But as soon as he said these words, Cang Xiuxuan looked at him with bright eyes.

"Yes, coolies! Yes, you can let them do coolies first! These two years must be an uneven one, and we can take advantage of these two years to push our territory further forward."

Cang Xiuxuan will never be satisfied with such a city. Whether he replaces Emperor Dajong in the future or continues to establish himself as king, this small city cannot satisfy him.

His grand goal is to unite the entire south. If he can be connected with Dajong, that would be the best.

He didn't know why his ancestors looked down on the south. After coming here, his own experience was that his ancestors were really short-sighted.

The south is actually quite a fertile place. As long as it develops well, it will definitely become a prosperous place. Then it will support the imperial court, so why not?
So the prerequisite for these is that he must develop first, and the prerequisite for development is to have people and money.

Now he is not short of people, and although the money is not a lot, it is not that short.

But compared to these, the biggest trump card in his hand is food. There will be no peace in the past two years or even three or four years. Food will become something that everyone desperately pursues.

He can just take advantage of this. As long as he gives them enough food, these people will work for him willingly!
(End of this chapter)