The Alchemist God

Borrow food.

In the Zetian Hall, several important officials of the empire separated to the left and right, while Lin Muyu and Tang Xiaoxi stood together in the central aisle, looking up at Qin Yin who was sitting on the throne.

It seems that Tang Lan is the most sensitive about the matter of borrowing food, after all, the household department is directly in charge of him.

What's the matter, Duke Lan. Qin Yin said in surprise, Could it be that the empire can't even provide three million catties of grain?

Your Highness...

Tang Lan showed embarrassment, and said: After His Highness ascended the throne, he gave amnesty to the world and halved the tax revenue, so the funds and food for the household department are very tight. Three million catties of food does not seem to be much, but... His Highness doesn't know something. The rations of soldiers are about two catties a day, and the rations of an army of 10,000 people are 20,000 catties a day. There are nearly 200,000 soldiers stationed around the empire. We just provide 400,000 catties of food for these troops every day, which is already quite tight. If you give it to the Yaozu again, I'm afraid...

Tang Xiaoxi bit her red lips and said, But these three million catties of food are too important to the Yaozu, and it can even save the Yaozu from dying by 100,000 people...

Lin Muyu interceded: Mr. Lan, you are in charge of the household department. If you squeeze a little bit, you should be able to scrape together three million catties of grain. If it doesn't work, we can always buy it with money.

Tang Lan clasped his fists and said, Commander Yu doesn't know, Lanyan City's harvest today is not too good, besides...transporting food from Lanyan City to the Endless Forest, chariots can't be used in the jungle, you can only use them It takes at least fifteen days for the peasants to reach the endless forest with the footsteps of the peasants. They have to eat a catty of grain every day, and fifteen catties of grain is 15 catties in fifteen days. The load is sixty catties, so it is not three million catties to transport food to the Yaozu, but six million catties.

Tang Xiaoxi's pretty face was filled with sadness: But grandpa...

Tang Lan looked at Tang Xiaoxi, his favorite granddaughter, and couldn't help softening his eyes, and said, But Xiaoxi, don't worry, grandpa will find a way for you, these six million catties...the treasury will give you two million Jin, the remaining four million catties, grandpa will help you raise, don’t worry, the first batch of grain will be on the road tomorrow.”

After speaking, Tang Lan looked at Qin Yin respectfully, and said, Your Highness, it's good to be so ignorant.

Qin Yin nodded and smiled: The Yaozu is our vassal state, and we should rescue it. As long as we can save the Yaozu in distress, it's fine. Thank you Lord Lan for taking so much effort to contribute to the country.

Tang Lan: Thank you, Your Highness, for understanding the old minister, by the way...

Mr. Lan has other things.

yes.

Tang Lan clasped his fists together and said, Recently, the Longdan Camp seems to have built a lot of camps on the edge of the jungle in the north of Lanyan City. Wearing armor and training fighting tactics, there are quite a few people, at least 30,000 people, and people from the Lingbei Mercenary Group seem to be there too, I wonder if His Highness knows about this.

Qin Yin was taken aback for a moment, and said, I know...these are all the spare combat forces of the Gendan Battalion.

But Your Highness. Tang Lan raised his head and said, The Imperial Military Law strictly stipulates the number of people in each legion. Once someone recruits soldiers privately, it will be regarded as a crime. Your Highness, please be careful.

If that's the case... Qin Yin stood up slowly, with a pair of bright eyes full of smiles, and said: The leader of the Long Dan Battalion, Lin Muyu, has made great contributions to saving the country. The army of the He Kingdom has greatly boosted the country's prestige, and immediately drafted an order to expand the Gendan battalion, with a maximum of 50,000 people, which is in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people, and I think Duke Lan and Grandpa will have no objections.

Tang Lan was taken aback.

Su Muyun bowed calmly, but said nothing.

On the contrary, several generals of the Su family showed dissatisfaction, and one of them was Su Long, the commander of the Iron Blade Army in Muyu City, who clasped his fists and said, Your Highness, the empire is currently experiencing a catastrophe of food shortage, and the people can't get enough to eat. It seems unreasonable to expand the army when there is food, and I hope that your highness will be considerate of the people of the world.

Is that so? Qin Yin looked at Su Long and said, Mr. Lan, Grandpa, actually Xiao Yin has a decision. I plan to reduce the salaries of all officials in the empire by 20% from next month. The money is used to encourage farming, planting and other livelihoods, what do you think.

Su Muyun bowed and said: The old minister supports His Highness's decision, just worried that those ministers who are used to living a good life will be dissatisfied.

It doesn't matter, they will be convinced.

Qin Yin smiled slightly and said, Let's write an imperial edict. When the empire is in crisis, all ministers' salaries will be reduced by 20%. In addition, the military department will provide all the weapons, rations, and horses needed for the expansion of the Gendan battalion. Don't neglect it.

Everyone clasped their fists together: Yes, Your Highness.

On the side, Xue Ling, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, looked at Lin Muyu with a smile and said, Congratulations Commander Yu, you have finally been upgraded from a battalion commander to a legion commander.

According to the imperial military system, an army of less than 20,000 people can only be regarded as a battalion, while an army of more than 20,000 can be called a legion. There is no upper limit for the number of a legion, and the prestige and power of a legion commander Obviously, it is far higher than the control of a battalion. The expansion of the Gendan battalion will benefit the most from Lin Muyu. Today, he is already an indispensable existence in the imperial army.

Thank you, Master Xue Ling. Lin Muyu smiled modestly: In the future, the Long Dan Camp will have to rely on Master Xue Ling to take care of it, otherwise we will not be able to supply food, grass, weapons, etc., and this number will be useless.

Xue Ling laughed and said, Don't worry, Commander Yu, I will definitely do everything personally for the order that His Highness personally issued, and I will not let the Long Dan Battalion be slighted in terms of military supplies.

Well, thank you.

...

In the afternoon, a hundred carriages full of grain left Lanyan City to go to Zhenyao Pass. Tang Lan attached great importance to Tang Xiaoxi's affairs, and this kind of efficiency is really impressive. According to Tang Xiaoxi's order, the grain arrived After Zhenyaoguan, the Zhen Guojun of Tang Town will send them to the Endless Forest, and the Yaozu in the Endless Forest will also send people to meet them. This way, the rations and manpower of the civilian husbands will be saved, and there is no such thing as Tang Lan. It's so horribly described.

It's just that Tang Xiaoxi still can't forgive Tang Lan, and just promised him to go back to the Duke's Mansion for dinner at night, and still bring dozens of guard knights to follow Lin Muyu in the afternoon.

Lin Muyu's task in the afternoon was to inspect the newly built camp of the Gendan Camp. In fact, he was very worried. Although Situ Sen was also a high-ranking imperial general before, after all, he had been a gangster for four years, and his behavior has gradually changed. Change, unlike Wei Chou, Feng Xi and others who abide by their duties.

As expected, Camp Gendan was in disarray in its newly built camp outside Beicheng.

Lin Muyu led a thousand-strong gentian battalion heavy cavalry slowly into the camp. Tents were randomly built on both sides of the ground, and the mud on the ground was not filled up. The crowd was vying for the only few pieces of battle armor and military emblem of the Gentian Battalion, each of them was blushing, while on the other side was a bard sitting in the mud and playing the Matouqin, surrounded by a group of Gendan Battalion recruits, Aww applause, there are a few rough recruits who are farther away are wrestling in a competition, and some even start a bet.

Tang Xiaoxi looked around with bright eyes, and couldn't help laughing: I said Commander Mu, your new recruits from the Gendan Battalion look really good... I really don't know how you're going to rape them in the future...

Lin Muyu's face was ashen: I'm going... I'm so mad, come here, where is Situ Sen, find him for me.

Yes, Commander.

Among the chaotic crowd, Situ Sen came on horseback, wearing the rank of Commander Ten Thousand with two gold stars around his neck, and wearing a fiery red gentian battalion general robe, he cupped his fists respectfully on the horse and said, The last general will see the Commander.

Situ Sen.

Lin Muyu pointed at a group of people in the camp, and said, These... Are these the recruits you brought me? You were once a general of the empire. Is there anyone like you who leads troops?

Situ Sen said solemnly: The commander doesn't know. This group of people were originally rogues. It is not that simple to train them into real imperial soldiers. It can't be done in a day or two, because they can't get used to it yet. Life in the military camp, and there is no camp concubine in the Longdan camp, so I have approved them to go to the flower restaurant PC in Lanyan City twice a week. You are allowed to fight once, but you are not allowed to kill, and you are allowed to pick your nose during combat training, no more than three times a day.

Lin Muyu was so angry that she was about to faint with staring eyes: Situ Sen, you...you treat my gentian camp as a cattle ranch...

Wei Chou also said: Situ Sen, there are troops like you leading the army.

Situ Sen immediately glared and said: Wei Chou, don't think that you are great just because you are the deputy commander. Let me tell you, I, Situ Sen, can defeat you in three moves as long as I use 50% of my strength. The commander can scold me, Situ Sen, you Wei Chou! Not qualified.

Wei Chou was almost pissed off at the same time.

Lin Muyu squinted his eyes and asked, General Situ Sen, do you really plan to lead troops like this? Can such a gentian battalion really be able to fight the demons? I'm very worried...

Situ Sen clasped his fists respectfully and smiled, his eyes full of deep meaning, and said: Commander, if you trust me, Situ Sen, you can give me the task of training recruits, don't worry... Once we really face the demons, I dare Guarantee that these grandsons will immediately forget all about the women in the flower building, and join us in fighting the demons with their weapons on their shoulders.

Um.

Lin Muyu nodded approvingly, and said with a smile: Perhaps, only blood can make them realize what war is like, and there will be such a chance.

Situ Sen nodded: Commander, to the north is the camp of Ashe's Third Legion. The Lingbei Mercenary Group will definitely satisfy you.

Well, let's go.