Chapter 1285 The whole family is beheaded

Zhang Jiuli had to come over. This was also a very important thing. The land in the south was harvested three times a year. Now it was time for a good harvest of rice, but everyone around him had almost run away, so Zhang Jiuli had to come to Li. To give you an idea, this is a large amount of food, enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people for a year.

"How can food be wasted? It just so happens that we have nothing to do now. Let all our soldiers, including those prisoners of war, go to the work of grabbing food. In addition, the troops in the hands of Brother Zhangsun will not join this operation. .”

After listening to Zhang Jiuli's report, Li Xiang immediately knew what to do. Except for leaving the most elite troops behind, the rest of the people had to go grab food.

Although Li Xiang's system can be exchanged for grain, Li Xiang has been doing it to prepare for the event that the system does not exist one day. We must have enough grain, not to mention that after the grain is harvested from this land, we still have to prepare for it. The seeds must be planted immediately, otherwise the place will become a wasteland next year.

It is not easy to cultivate a piece of good land, but if you want to turn it into a wasteland, you can do it at any time. So in this case, Li Xiang will never waste time, let alone the land in the south. Being able to produce three crops a year is very important to the entire Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing in feudal society is food. When you have more food, the number of people in your country will increase. When the number of people is large, your empire will become stronger. These things are the foundation for the survival of an empire.

"Then do we transport this batch of grain back to China, or do we keep it all in Wa City? If we transport it back to China, we lack transportation means, but if we leave it in Wa City, we lack storage space. "

Zhang Jiuli said helplessly that he can make the decision on many things by himself, and everyone in the military camp also knows that although this person is impeccable, he is trusted by His Highness, and he can make decisions on some things by himself. But he couldn't do either of these things.

"There is no shortage of food in the country, so there is no need for us to transport it back. If the labor force is not enough, then we can find help from people in the city. Our original standards are still the same, five kilograms of rice or flour per person per day. It depends on what they want, and try our best. Build the granary quickly, but the standards must be sufficient, and the supervisors will be found from within the country.”

Li Xiang thought for a while and said, it would be a lot of work to transport it back, and the price of domestic food is extremely cheap. If this food is left in Wacheng, it will be very helpful to Li Xiang and the others.

Weapons like grain are only useful in war-torn places. Even if you transport this large amount of grain back to Chang'an now, it will only continue to drive down the price of grain in Chang'an. This is not a good idea for Li Xiang, who owns many farms. Good thing.

But if you stay in Wacheng, due to the war, many people around, whether it is the army or the common people, will soon be unable to eat. Their hatred for the Piao court will soon emerge. Even if Li Xiang does not Leading the army south, their internal conflicts alone are enough to make them drink a pot.

When their conflicts become irreconcilable, our people can send a large amount of food, which can not only win people's hearts, but also shake the foundation of their rule. It can also let many people see that the Tang Empire is not just squeezing them, but Sometimes food is provided for disaster relief, which will change the views of many die-hards.

"I will do it immediately."

Zhang Jiuli understands Li Xiang's thinking. There may be quality problems in local construction, but if all the supervisors are from China, they also know Li Xiang's quality requirements and will definitely be strict with local workers.

As for the problem of not being able to find workers, there is no such thing. Although we are an occupying army, we can have five kilograms of rice every day. This is definitely a high income in the local area, and as the war continues, the price of food will become higher and higher. The higher it is, the more local people there will come to work as long as their minds are clear.

In addition, Li Xiang is also preparing to spread the news to Nanzhao Kingdom. If anyone from Nanzhao Kingdom wants to come, Li Xiang will choose them to come. After all, those people can still be trusted.

During this war, many gentlemen from the Nanzhao Kingdom served as transport troops. They also came into contact with some firearms, but nothing else happened. This shows that these people really surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Since there are Opportunities to make money, why not take advantage of them? Why should these locals be cheaped?

Zhang Jiuli worked very quickly. Li Xiang had just approved it, and people had already started harvesting rice the next morning.

Of course, the main force of the work is still those in the prisoner-of-war camp. After all, they are all locals. Harvesting rice is not difficult for them. But if these gentlemen from the north are allowed to do it, it will take a lot of work just to teach them. It only takes two days, and they still cannot grasp the essence of the work. They often put in huge efforts, but the final results are not great.

While Li Xiang was harvesting rice, General Mi Peng finally returned to the capital. The result for this guy was definitely not good. Before he entered the city, he had already received the news, and the King of Piao State directly sent him to the capital. More than thirty members of his family were beheaded.

When the frontline encountered such a disastrous defeat, the King of Piao had to have an outlet. He looked around and didn't know who to vent his anger on. In the end, he could only kill the family members of General Mi Peng. In the King of Piao It seems that after something like this happened, General Mi Peng would definitely not dare to come back.

At this moment, General Mi Peng passed out directly at a small tea stall outside the capital of Piao, surrounded by all his loyal men.

Their family members have also been arrested, but the execution has not yet been carried out, but the results will definitely not be good.

These people have just discussed that we must not return to the capital now. If we go back, we will all die. We must unite with the general and let him seek justice for us.

All the family members are in the hands of the imperial court. If they do as the imperial court says, they will die together with their family members. There is only one way now, and that is to let the general raise a banner of resistance. They and the general Fighting together, and finally negotiating terms with the court, he was able to save his family instead of foolishly obeying the court's orders. (End of chapter)