Jing'er and I followed the old general to the small hillside next to us and sat down under a big tree. In the distance, we could clearly see the hot scene in the farmland.

The old general looked at the busy crowd quietly and didn't speak. I didn't dare to disturb him, so I just stayed with him like this.

After a long time, he sighed slightly, took off the helmet from his head, and said, "Why did you think of letting your two thousand men come to help these people collect food?"

"Actually it was an unintentional thing!" I did not hide at all, and explained the past and after the incident in detail.

He showed some strange expressions on his face when he heard this. In this era, the army basically had no crops to help the people collect, because mobilizing the army usually requires asking superiors. For example, if the Huya Army wants to drive out, it must have an order from the Ministry of War. Those who mobilize the army privately will be very guilty.

"Aren't you afraid that the Ministry of War will study your book, and it is a serious crime to mobilize the army privately? If I guess well, the Ministry of War should hate you very much!" He looked at me and asked.

"Ministry of War?" I shook my head, then smiled slightly, and said, "Those people in the Ministry of War have forgotten what kind of army the army is. So what if they participate in my book?"

"Isn't the army the imperial army? Could it be someone else's army?" The old general's words were surprised.

I still shook my head and said, "In my heart, the army should be the army of ordinary people, and the court is just the people who give them the right to use this army! Most of the soldiers are the sons of ordinary people, and the army should exist to protect the people. In my words, they are the soldiers of the people!"

"The most terrifying army is not about having sharp weapons and perfect armor, but about having strong beliefs. This belief comes from why they fought, not to defend the royal family of our Great Zhou, nor to defend someone, but to defend ordinary people. When facing the enemy, if they know that if they take a step back or lose, under the enemy's iron hooves and butcher's knife, countless people, like their parents, wives and children, will be massacred by the enemy, even if they die in battle, they will fight to the death! The invincible army is invincible because of their belief!"

"Then you transfer them to snatch the crops?" asked the old general.

I nodded and said, "Yes, I just want them to know what it means to be united by the military and civilians! At the same time, before joining the army, they had done some wrong things, and I wanted them to give themselves a chance to atone for their sins. And for the people, this is what the court owes them. I am just coming to pay back the debt on behalf of the court."

Of course, the old general knew what the so-called court owed them. The crops were about to be harvested, but a large number of recruitment led to a shortage of labor in some towns near the capital. The abilities of some women, children and elderly people were limited and could not be harvested in a limited time. If the crops could not be harvested, it would mean that the people would go hungry in the next year.

He sighed faintly and asked, "Do you know what I'm going to do?"

I nodded and said, "If I guess well, the emperor must have sent you out to capture us!"

The old general nodded and said seriously: "Yes, the emperor's will give me the will to arrest you and go back. If you resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

My face turned a little pale, and even Jing'er on the side couldn't help but grab my hand.

After I calmed down, I smiled slightly and said, "Even if you want to kill my head, you have to wait a few days. When we have collected the food, it will not be too late to kill it! It's raining and it's not delayed!"

The old general looked at me carefully again, then laughed, patted my shoulder hard, and said, "I know why the Eighth Prince admires you so much, it's really good!"

Then he stood up and shouted: "Tell me the order that all soldiers take off their armor and run forward! Go to the fields immediately to help collect food! And no conflicts with friendly forces are allowed, and those who violate military laws will be dealt with!"

The commander quickly passed the order, and the imperial guards began to take off their armor. Although they didn't know why they wanted to help collect food, obeying the order was the duty of the soldiers.

After passing the order, the old general said to me who was still dazed: "Let's go, come with me!"

"Prince, are you?"

The old general laughed and said, "Your army can be the soldiers of the common people, so I will not allow my soldiers to be the soldiers. I am saying that I am coming out to take you back by the emperor. If you don't leave, how can we go back and report? Instead of waiting here, let my soldiers help? Exercise by the way!"

"Thank you, Prince!" I bowed quickly, and couldn't help but feel ecstatic: With the addition of the Imperial Guard, the harvesting will be faster! It can also harvest more crops! So I immediately took Jing'er and rode on the front of the team with the prince.

Four thousand people are more eye-catching than two thousand people. The team was discovered before they even approached the village. Many people in the fields were staring blankly at the appearance of this large team. Although the four thousand people had already left their armor, the weapons in their hands were not put down. This busy village added a hint of tension.

As the team slowly approached, everyone also saw the old general and me who were walking in the front of the team. Yang Kaiwu, Lao San and others immediately came up. As soon as they saw the old general, Yang Kaiwu's face changed and he was about to kneel down, but he was immediately stopped by the old general, and then said: "No need to be polite, my purpose today is to be the same as you!"

Yang Kaiwu was a little disbelief and looked up at me, and I nodded to indicate that this was true.

Afterwards, the old general waved his hand and the four thousand imperial guards joined the gun harvesting team. Since they did not have tools such as sickles, they had good strength, so the rice harvesting matter was handed over to the two thousand troops to me, and transportation and threshing were handed over to the imperial guards.

At the beginning, the two soldiers belonging to different teams were somewhat unfamiliar, and their cooperation was also somewhat imperfect. Either my troops could not keep up with the harvest speed, or the threshing imperial guards could not keep up with the speed. However, over time, the sense of unfamiliarity between the two teams gradually disappeared, and the cooperation became closer and closer, and the speed gradually increased.

It turned out that my two thousand men had been harvested in this village for about half a day, and the time was greatly shortened by 4,000 imperial guards. As the grain was harvested bit by bit, the fields gradually became a little crowded. So I and the old general discussed it and asked the old village chief to take half of the men to other villages where the troops were forced to be recruited and lack labor. The reason why the old village chief was asked to lead the way was because he was familiar with the surrounding villages, and because he had him, he could communicate with the people in other villages, so that others would not misunderstand the purpose of these thousands of men.

The reason why locusts can cause disaster is simply because of their huge number, and our grain-grabbing team is also defeated by the large number of people. With the cooperation, thousands of acres of crops were quickly harvested back in one day. The news that the imperial court sent troops to the countryside to help harvest grain was quickly spread through the mouths of the people. It turned out that the villagers who were worried about the problem of harvesting food after the men in their families were forced to recruit soldiers were gradually relieved. If they had their help, they would not have to worry too much about the food being unable to be harvested before the rainy season.

The grain harvest has reached the fifth day.

God is still quite open these days. Since the day was a little gloomy, the weather has been relatively clear in the next few days, which is suitable for harvesting rice. In these days, the six thousand people have moved to many villages. As long as the rice in these fields is harvested, the autumn grain grabbing task will come to a successful end.

During these days, the two armies completely eliminated the gap between them. The Imperial Guard did not care about the identity of my two thousand men, and my two thousand men did not care about the high status of the Imperial Guard in the army, and became comrades-in-arms. The reason why they were called comrades-in-arms is because the common enemy of the two armies is God.

We were completely self-sufficient in food and accommodation. We were supplied by the army’s logistics, and we lived in tents. Everything was like marching and fighting. By the way, I also gave me two thousand men a chance to practice basic marching and camping, and the Imperial Army was nothing more than the best teacher.

These six thousand soldiers also truly enjoyed the welcome crowd that was even more grand than triumphant. When they left, the villagers sent them off in a crossroads, and some local specialties filled the soldiers' arms, and some villagers even started to cry. All this undoubtedly explained to the soldiers what kind of soldiers are truly popular soldiers.

As for the court, some ministers still opposed this approach, saying that the army's duty is to defend the country, and collecting grains to go down and collect grains to go down and violated the ancestral teachings. Our prime minister did not refute. He followed us with a group of officials in the court. That was very clear. Don't you want to punish the crime? Isn't you going against the ancestral teachings? There is no regulation on collecting grain for officials in the ancestral teachings. Now we are all going, and you will also punish our crimes! Our Prince Jing even chased the farmland the next day and worked hard. I smiled and said that it is the busy farming season, and everyone is busy, but the ministers listened to it.
Chapter completed!