Yipin County Magistrate: Start with invincibility

Chapter 934
In the city of Youzhou.

Although it is early morning, there are not many pedestrians on the streets of the city.

"God, why is this?!!!"

At the home of a farmer in the city, the old farmer looked at his empty rice jar and screamed in grief and indignation.

Youzhou City is located at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and it has always been a place of prosperity. As long as the people in the city are healthy, hardworking and willing to work, I have never heard of anyone who would go hungry.

But that's all a thing of the past, because this year's Youzhou City has changed compared to previous years.

Ever since the eldest prince came to Youzhou City, the life in Youzhou City has been getting worse day by day.

In the beginning, the First Prince only took over the army of Youzhou City, but no matter how positive they were, they did not affect the lives of the people in the city.

But the rebel army went north several times, but finally returned without success. Even if Youzhou was the world's granary, the food could not withstand the eldest prince Huo Huo, and a food crisis soon appeared in the army.

Faced with this situation, the eldest prince quickly found a solution.

Search from the people.

The land in Youzhou is fertile, there is a big river running through the city, and the climate is suitable. Compared with other places in Dazhou, the grain production here is much higher.

Every household of the common people has a lot of surplus food.

However, under the plunder of the First Prince, no amount of food could withstand his tossing. It didn't take long for the food stored in the homes of the people in the city to be almost exhausted by him.

"What are you shouting for? Your family hasn't paid the food tax this time. Hurry up and pay it, or we will ransack the house."

When the farmer looked at the rice vat and wept bitterly, the door of the room was kicked open suddenly, and a man walked in from the door, his gaze fell on the figure in the room.

The man suddenly raised his head, only to see that the person walking in from the door was none other than the army under the First Prince in Youzhou City.

Not long ago, the First Prince went north to attack Shandong, but failed again. The First Prince's army ran out of food after throwing away their helmets and armor all the way. Naturally, they could only make decisions from the hands of the people.

Faced with this situation, the old farmer could only kneel down on the ground with a plop: "Masters, there is really no food in my little family. My wife and my son have not eaten for two days. Where is the little old man?" Pay taxes on things..."

The old man burst into tears, but the chief general ignored his cries at all, and kicked him over: "You useless thing, if you have no food, you can use money, if you don't have money, you can use other things In exchange for money, I don’t believe it, you don’t have anything worthwhile in such a big family.”

Similar scenes played out everywhere in Youzhou City.

The people were all crying and shouting, but no one cared about their feelings.

In the barracks of the Youzhou Army, the Eldest Prince sat firmly in the tent of the Chinese Army, his expression extremely gloomy.

"Bastard, why is today's meal so unbearable?"

Looking at the few sweet potatoes, steamed buns and a bowl of porridge in front of him, the first prince became furious, and knocked everything in front of him away.
Beside him, several generals lowered their heads nervously one by one: "Your Highness, there is only food left in the army."

"Waste, there is no such thing in the army, so is there no such thing in the city?"

"His Royal Highness has suffered such hardships when he went north to conquer Shandong. Does he have to suffer again when he returns to Youzhou?"

The eldest prince slapped the table vigorously. In the huge tent, only his roar and the heavy breathing of others could be heard.

Several generals could only say nervously again: "Your Highness, the city...there is no food in the city."

"This time we sent people to collect grain in the city. Many people only had some rice and noodles left in their homes, which was barely enough to feed their hunger. Some people even had to use what they had in their homes to pay off their bills. But Youzhou City was blocked on all sides, and no one was willing to sell grain to them. Us."

"Trash, you are all a bunch of trash."

The eldest prince suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and looked at the people in front of him: "They must have hidden the food, search it for me, if they can't find it, hit me, I don't believe in such a big city of Youzhou, I couldn't even find anything to eat."

"Your Highness..."

Huang Zuo stood beside the First Prince, after hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Highness, the people in Youzhou City are indeed having a hard time. If this continues, many people will die."

The strategy he formulated for the eldest prince was to stick to Youzhou and then plot north, but the eldest prince has been defeated repeatedly, and Youzhou, which was originally an excellent rear station, could no longer provide the eldest prince with much support.

But the eldest prince was even more angry at this moment: "Fart, my Highness is about to starve to death, what does it matter to me whether they die or not?"

When he said this, he looked at the group of generals in front of him. These people were all defeated in the last attack on Shandong. Thinking of this, he became even more angry: "Waste, a bunch of waste."

"Then Qin Feng was able to defeat the Jurchen tribe and the grassland coalition within half a month. You trash can't even defeat a small Shandong. Why?"

He almost roared at his subordinates.

Naturally, those generals had some complaints in their hearts. They had all heard the rumors about Beihai, but they knew better that as Qin Feng's subordinates, among other things, at least they had absolutely nothing to worry about in terms of basic necessities of life.

What's more, that Qin Feng is unparalleled in bravery, not to mention his outstanding military exploits on the battlefield, and he loves his soldiers like his son. If he can follow such a leader, his soldiers will definitely increase their combat power.

On the other hand, the First Prince's side, not to mention that they can't even eat now, and their master is even more moody, and he would yell at them every now and then.

Of course, these were just thoughts in their hearts, so naturally no one dared to say it in front of the First Prince.

Huang Zuo sighed helplessly. From the time he left the capital to the present, the First Prince's attitude towards him has changed again and again. At the beginning he was able to treat him with courtesy, but now he doesn't take him seriously at all.

But he also knew that there was no turning back for him.

Not to mention the fact that he walked out of the Youzhou Army's barracks, and he might not be able to survive.

He could only sigh at this moment: "Your Highness, the current Youzhou City is already in dire straits. If we stay here again, we will only perish one day. At the moment, only by finding a way to break the situation can we continue to live. .”

These were the words he had been brewing for some days, but he finally couldn't help but say them today.

This time, the First Prince fell into silence.

The others present did not dare to speak, they could only quietly look at the First Prince, waiting for his answer.

Suddenly, the eldest prince turned his head sharply, staring at Huang Zuo's face.

(End of this chapter)