Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

After confirming that Xiang Yang had hope of life, Xiao Yu relaxed his grip and began to ask about the situation of the war.

Min Chong said: "Nearly half of the Anguo navy was killed, and the rest were basically captured. A small number of people escaped, and I chased them. The exact number is still being counted, and we will know when King Zhenbei returns. gone."

Xiao Yu asked, "What about our casualties?" This was what he was most worried about.

Min Chong sighed: "Our casualties are also very heavy. There are thousands of casualties. The exact number has yet to be counted. I will report it to His Majesty in the shortest possible time."

Xiao Yu only felt that a hand was strangling his throat, and he was almost unable to breathe. He lowered his head and suppressed the emotions that were about to collapse. One Xiangyang made them so unbearable. Those who lost their fathers, sons, and husbands , What about the brothers?How can they bear it!

Min Chong saw two puddles of water stains on the floor, and softened his voice to persuade: "Your Majesty, this is what war is like. The An Guo Navy has no humanity and is no longer worthy of being human. Our soldiers died to maintain justice in the world, and they deserved it. "

After a while, Xiao Yu raised his head, his eyes were already red: "Our soldiers are all men worthy of heaven and earth, they are all true heroes! Guan Shan, tell me about Song Ping's situation."

Guan Shan said: "Yes, Your Majesty. After we arrived in Songping, General Pei arrived almost at the same time, which was a few days earlier than originally planned. General Pei thought that the defense of Jiaozhou was too unreasonable, as if Shan Heng was deliberately luring the enemy to go deep. , so he speeded up the march. After we met, General Pei commanded us to pretend to attack the city. If Shanheng refused to leave the city to meet the battle, it would be deliberately delaying time, and we would immediately withdraw and return to Panyu. Shanheng had already sent the Jiaozhou Army The main force has been transferred outside the city, and it really is trying to attack us from behind while we are attacking the city. General Pei took the initiative to lure the enemy, and General Li and I then surrounded the Jiaozhou army from behind."

Min Chong said: "What a trick the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole follows!"

"Thanks to the Jiaozhou Army, as General Pei expected, there were a lot of empty pay, and the actual strength was only about 2000. We won a complete victory and captured Shan Heng alive. But General Pei was shot by the enemy's arrows. He was injured by the arrow, and he didn't care about recuperating. He left General Li to garrison Jiaozhou, and led us to rush back to Panyu day and night to rescue. Unexpectedly, as the general expected, Shan Heng and Xiao Yi had long been in collusion. Fortunately, we came back in time. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous." Guan Shan was still afraid when he said it.

Xiao Yu said: "It's because of my improper command. If I persisted for a day or two longer, the loss would not be so heavy."

Min Chong said: "Your Majesty cannot be blamed for this. If you want to blame it, you can only blame Xiao Yi's people for being too shameless and cruel. They actually threatened us with the lives of ordinary people. That dog emperor, who is so inhumane, how can he still have the right to do so?" Emperor! Congratulations, Your Majesty, not only eliminated the main force of Anguo Navy, but also captured Jiaozhou."

Xiao Yu smiled wryly. Although there were great changes and an extremely heavy price was paid, he still achieved his original goal.

He thought of Pei Linzhi and Xiangyang lying unconscious there, and the blood of the soldiers and the people of Panyu, but he still couldn't be happy. He hoped that the world would be peaceful soon, and there would be no more wars and killings.

The war has just ended, and there are many things that need to be dealt with, such as comforting soldiers, disposing of captives, appeasing the people, etc. There are also some very unreasonable things that need to be investigated, such as how the north gate was opened from the inside last night, and it looked like A ghost is ambushed in the city.

Although it is complicated, it must be cleared one by one.

While Xiao Yu was busy with government affairs, he was concerned about the two unconscious people lying at home, hoping that they would wake up soon.

Meng Sigui boiled ginseng soup and poured some for Pei Linzhi and Xiang Yang.

Pei Linzhi was still in a coma, and it didn't seem to work after drinking the soup, which made Xiao Yu very worried.

Meng Sigui took his pulse and said to Xiao Yu: "Your Majesty, don't worry, my master's pulse is stable. He is unconscious, probably because he is too tired and hasn't had a good rest."

After hearing what he said, Xiao Yu was relieved.

The effect of Xiang Yang's medication was very remarkable, after drinking the ginseng soup, his pulse became stronger obviously.Meng Sigui believed that if he persisted in feeding, the chances of surviving would be very high.

Xiao Yu said: "Then keep using it. Use the whole ginseng. If it's not enough, ask Master Min to see what other treasures he has collected."

Min Chong who had just entered the yard suddenly sneezed: "Who is thinking about me?"

Meng Sigui smiled and said: "Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here. Lord Min, His Majesty said that we will need ginseng for a hundred years and ask you directly."

Min Chong's eyes widened: "You are not joking. How can I have so many century-old ginseng!"

萧彧笑着说：“没有800年，700年600年500年100年的都可以啊。”

Min Chong looked at Xiao Yu, he seemed to be in a better mood, and even joked with himself: "Your Majesty, you think that 800-year-old ginseng is the same as Persian radish, and this [-]-year-old ginseng can be found, which is hard to find in a thousand years." It is also a chance for Xiang Yang to die. But it will not be easy to find a century-old ginseng."

Meng Sigui said: "There is no century-old ginseng, decades of ginseng will do."

Min Chong said: "It's easy to find for decades, and there are several at your Majesty's place. Your Majesty, this is the number calculated by King Zhenbei I just received. Take a look."

Xiao Yu took the brochure presented by Min Chong. There were only specific numbers of casualties on it, but no names of soldiers. Because there were too many people, it would take a lot of time to transcribe the names.

Including the battle of Jiaozhou, a total of 890 soldiers were killed, 470 were injured, and nearly [-] people were unable to continue to serve in the army due to injuries.

Xiao Yu looked at the excerpt for a long time. Behind the cold numbers were fresh lives and thousands of families.

Min Chong nodded: "I just came to discuss the pension with Your Majesty. Your Majesty, how much should the pension be paid?"

Xiao Yu raised his eyes and looked at him: "No more money?" The subsidy for every retired soldier and the pension for dying for the country on the battlefield have been stipulated a long time ago. Min Chong asked him this, it can only be that there is not enough money in the treasury .

Min Chong gave a thumbs up: "Your Majesty is extremely smart!"

Xiao Yu smiled wryly: "How much is the shortage?"

Min Chong said: "It's still tens of thousands of taels. The key is that when His Majesty is using the money, it is impossible to keep some money in the treasury."

Xiao Yu felt a deep sense of powerlessness. The silver taels that Min Chong brought back from overseas were at least several 10 taels, which could be completely exhausted in a single war. Sure enough, raising soldiers is the most expensive thing. There are countless wars.

"Then what should we do? Give some money to the dead soldiers, and some land?" Xiao Yu said.

Min Chong nodded: "This is also a way. But the treasury still needs money. In the future, we will need more money if we start a war with the north. We must find a way to make money."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, the source of a country's income is of course taxes, and the land can only be collected for food, so where should the money come from?from business.The little money earned by sailing alone is obviously not enough, firstly because there is only one fleet, and secondly because it consumes a lot of time and cost, and the risk is also great.Only by collecting commercial taxes from the state can there be enough money.

Xiao Yu said: "Open commercial ports and bazaars, encourage trade, and welcome people from overseas or from the north. Estimate the turnover of each store and collect taxes beyond a certain range. Merchants make money quickly. From them The collection is most appropriate."

Min Chong's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, I'll arrange it."

Xiao Yu nodded: "Go. I also want to study how to manage business and taxation."

"Okay, come back to discuss with His Majesty later." Min Chong was about to leave when Xiao Yao came in from the outside and threw the helmet in his hand on the table: "Zhiniang thief! I think the family of this Chen family should be murdered! "

Xiao Yu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yao said, "You know what's going on at the North Gate, right?"

Xiao Yu said, "What's going on? Is there a problem with the Chen family?"

"Hmph, the problem is serious. Originally, we didn't intend to use the north gate as a battlefield, so we only sent dozens of soldiers to guard the city gate. As a result, the family surnamed Chen was afraid that the south gate would be breached, which would delay their escape. Before the gate was breached, he let his own private soldiers open the city gate quietly, and countless innocent people lost their lives just like that. Do you think this Chen deserves to die!" Xiao Yao said here happily Dead, "The Chen family also concealed the number of private soldiers!"

Xiao Yu said, "Have the members of the Chen family returned to the city?"

"A few have come back, but none of them seem to be able to be the masters of the house." Xiao Yao replied.

Xiao Yu said: "Set a deadline, if the Chen family doesn't come back, we will raid their home! Confiscate all belongings."

He was really not afraid of opponents who were like gods, but teammates who were like pigs. People like the Chen family were no different from traitors.If they didn't take the initiative to open the door at that time, they might have persisted until Pei Linzhi came back to help, and how many people would have died.

Min Chong rubbed his hands excitedly: "Confiscating the house? I like to do it the most. The Chen family is a big family and has a big business. I'm sure I can copy a lot of good things, which can just be used to fill the treasury."

Xiao Yu said: "Then I will leave this matter to you."

Even though he was very tired, Xiao Yu still kept himself busy. He was afraid that once he was free, he would think wildly about Pei Linzhi and Xiangyang who were unconscious.

One morning, just as Xiao Yu opened his eyes, he heard a heavenly voice: "Xiao Yu—"