Xingcheng.

Fuyu Imperial Capital.

Unlike the excitement of Emperor Jin Chen of Northern Yan, Tuoba Yan has not slept soundly for several days.

During the Battle of Jingzhou, although Tuoba Huo survived by chance, he lost an arm forever.

Jiang Shunchen and his army were 200,000,000, and he even lost all his face.

Now the entire court is in a state of anger.

There was a constant voice of launching troops to attack Jingzhou again.

"Father, you must never raise troops again at this time. After this defeat, our army was depressed and the Jingzhou firearms and battle formations were passed on. Even if the army arrived again, they would only be afraid of their heads and tails."

In the study, Prince Tuoba Yu looked anxious.

Now in the court, the lord fights with the ministers of the two factions of the Lord and the Lord.

The main warrior scolded Jiang Shunchen for underestimating the enemy and exaggerated the strength of Jingzhou.

The master believed that Jingshan Sai City was tall and thick, and even if there were firearms, it would be a death sentence for the troops.

When you manage the four outer prefectures of Jingzhou with peace of mind and complete the complete annexation, wait for the opportunity to send troops again.

Tuoba Yan leaned on the chair and pinched his eyebrows.

He was troubled by quarrels these days.

Seeing that the prince was also involved in this matter, he asked, "Just like this, how can I have the face of Fuyu Kingdom?"

"The father once said that a man should be able to bend and stretch when he is alive. Besides, let's stop the army for the time being, to prepare secretly, and wait for the next attack, rather than admit defeat."

After pausing, Tuoba Yu continued, "And my son received the news that the Han king of Rong Dynasty was constantly moving. In addition, the Rong Dynasty has severe drought this year. When the Rong Dynasty was in chaos and affected Jingzhou, wouldn't it be even better for us to find an opportunity to move again?"

Tuoba Yan glanced at Tuoba Yu with great appreciation.

Just now, he was just testing his beloved eldest son.

In fact, he had long been calculating whether to fight or not.

"Your news is very informative, but it is still unknown whether the Han King can make trouble, so we cannot pin all our hopes on the civil strife of Rong Dynasty." Tuoba Yan pointed to Jing'an Prefecture in Jingzhou on the map and said: "Jingshan Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but there is still a way we can go."

"Sea Road?" Tuoba Yu said, "but I, Fuyu Kingdom, have always focused on infantry and cavalry and are less than naval commanders. If I want to go on water, I will probably have to build a lot of ships."

"When waiting for the opportunity, you naturally need to prepare for both hands. Jingzhou is a prison gate for me, Fuyu. Only by breaking this prison gate can you enter the Central Plains." Tuoba Yan said seriously.

"Yes, father, son, I understand." Tuoba Yu said.

This time he obviously filtered it out, and his father had already thought of others.

It is also more tolerant than he thought.

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Jingyang City.

After Liu Jun returned triumphantly, he held a grand banquet and invited important officials from the four prefectures.

When this craze for victory gradually subsided, he re-entered his own closure construction.

For him, there were too many luck in this victory.

In fact, in terms of strength, Jingzhou and Fuyu Kingdom are very different.

If it weren't for Jingshansai, he would definitely face a great defeat in this war.

After all, the most advantageous cavalry of Fuyu Kingdom did not exert its terrifying power on the battlefield this time.

"Your Highness, these are all slaves bought from the guild hall."

In a yard in Xinghua Garden House, hundreds of hungry skinny people were huddled together.

After autumn began, the weather gradually became colder, and these people were all dressed without any concealment and looked very miserable.

"Is this the slave you bought?" Liu Jun opened his mouth wide.

He originally wanted to get angry, but he thought that Hu Wei was always thoughtful and extremely stingy, so he would never be fooled.

So I waited for Hu Wei's explanation.

"Your Highness must be wondering why the little slave bought these slaves?" Hu Wei was quite surprised to see that Liu Jun was not angry, so he explained on his own.

"According to businessmen from other states, since the spring of this year, there has been a severe drought in the five states of Maozhou, Tangzhou, Chenzhou, Liangzhou and Zhaozhou, and no grain harvest has been collected."

"Because the people in the five states still have the food reserves last year, the disaster is not serious in spring and summer. But now in autumn, the drought has not yet eased, and the food in the people's homes has been eaten up. The disaster has come. It is said that the roads in the five states are now filled with fleeing people and starving people."

Liu Jun frowned. He had heard of the drought in these five states, but he did not expect it to develop to this extent.

"Didn't the court provide disaster relief?" Liu Jun asked.

"Hao, Your Highness, do you still know what kind of morality is the court officials now? This military pay can be deducted, and the food for disaster relief can naturally be deducted. The food for disaster relief sent by the court has now become commercial food in the rice shop of the officials' homes." Hu Wei shook his head.

Yu Jin was there, and he nodded in agreement, "These are all said by merchants from these five states, and the emperor does not seem to care much about the disaster. It is said that the funds for disaster relief were very small, and after all, there was nothing left."

Liu Jun nodded slightly. For him, Rongchao's mess was basically no different from the late Ming Dynasty.

If this severe drought triggers the Han King's abnormal movement, then the life of Rong Dynasty may really be on the countdown.

By then, Zhao Qi would be just another Emperor Chongzhen.

"So, in order to survive, the people of the five states sold their children and daughters. Now merchants entered the five states, and it was very easy for them to resell slaves. And some young and strong men sold themselves for their lives for their wives and children, even a bowl of millet." Hu Wei said: "After knowing this situation, the little slave immediately told the Chamber of Commerce to buy the victims of the five states that in the past, each slave was worth five taels, but now five taels can buy fifty, each monday of silver."

"Even so, those merchants make money. It is said that many victims voluntarily sell themselves, just for a bite of food. What they do is a business that is ineffective," Yu Jin explained.

"Little beard, this is a good thing." Liu Jun threw a look of appreciation at Hu Wei, "Go back, I will admire you again."

"Hehe, Your Highness, these victims don't look thin, they will grow back after eating a few meals." Hu Weixi smiled.

"Then how much have you bought now?" Liu Jun asked.

Although the merchants made money for nothing, he had to pay the money, after all, someone had to go to the five states to transport the victims back.

"It has been a month since the palace came down. In this month, about 60,000 have been transported." Hu Wei calculated, "I used about 6,000 taels of silver."

"It's really like a mustard of human life." Liu Jun sighed, and those who sell themselves as slaves basically lose their freedom.

But in the years of great disasters in ancient times, living was much more important than freedom.

After pondering for a while, he continued: "From today, I will do my best to buy the victims, but in the future, don't let them separate their flesh and blood. After discussing with the merchants, I will take their wives and parents with me and pack them up and give them a cheap price."
Chapter completed!