Bathed in the angry gazes of the envoys, Yang Yu straightened his body and ignored what might happen next in the conference room.
Yang Yu’s purpose of coming here is very clear, and he probably won’t come here a second time.
Since the other party is not going to give you face, there is no need for you to go out of your way to build a good relationship with them.
Besides, he stood on the military faction, and there was a natural barrier between him and the civil officials faction.
To bridge this gap, they need to be together day and night and have a mutual understanding, but Yang Yu doesn't have the time to do that.
"I'm sorry, but they are probably overconfident in their abilities and think that Prime Minister Mindarak sending other people here is a sign of distrust in their work."
Walking in front to lead the way for Yang Yu and the others, Qingzhu had a helpless smile on his face.
"Rather than saying that, it's better to say that they had an extremely negative attitude towards this war from the beginning, so negative that they wanted to 'please' the Rose Empire."
Qingzhu did not refute Yang Yu's sharp attack on the pain point, and a sigh slipped out of his mouth.
“It’s been a long time since the difference in the number of captives has been as small as it is this year.
At the beginning of the war, the difference in the number of prisoners on both sides was not that big, and everyone worked very actively and enthusiastically.
However, year after year, the number of prisoners gradually widened.
Only when Wanzhangshi personally participated in the battle did the army slightly recover from the decline, but unfortunately, His Majesty was already seriously injured, and the morale that had been greatly boosted also quickly waned.
Don’t look at them like this, they were also heroes in the past.”
"So what? If you don't believe in your own country, and gradually become complacent and don't seek ways to change it, then you might as well give your position to more passionate young people."
“You really are very blunt in your words.
The situation of prisoner exchange is rather complicated. Many times, we have no control over our situation. We are used to it and don’t know how to change it.
Tomorrow we will price the officers captured by Rose, until then, feel free to read whatever information you want."
As he spoke, Qingzhu opened the door of the archives and called on people to help Yang Yu find relevant information about past prisoner exchanges.
Yang Yu was not polite and stated what he needed.
After the administrator piled the long table in the archive room with documents, Qingzhu gave Yang Yu a few more instructions before leaving the archive.
With Iyas and Bai Jin as his assistants, Yang Yu flipped through the file bags one by one, checking the meeting minutes on prisoner exchanges in recent years and the detailed records of the negotiations with the Rose Empire.
The archives from previous years are somewhat worn out and often flipped through, whereas the archives from recent years are all brand new and the difference in the number of times they have been flipped through can be seen at a glance.
As Yang Yu expected, the exchange of prisoners became more and more procedural and rigid.
The Wansheng Kingdom's envoys had compromised a long time ago.
Even if attempts were made occasionally, after their requests were rejected, few people would raise strong objections, insist on their original demands, or find ways to compromise.
In the early stages of the war, Wansheng Kingdom also made many mistakes in the exchange of prisoners. It should be said that Wansheng Kingdom did not give enough respect to this war before.
Many powerful people regarded war as a path to social advancement, and in order to gain merit, they sent countless incompetent sons and daughters to the battlefield.
In order to exchange for the offspring of those powerful and wealthy and prevent them from being extinct, many exchanges that seemed fair but were actually unfair were carried out.
Um
Yang Yu vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
"Huanghua, Mujin, give me the records of replacements of officers with a rating below B each year."
Hearing Yang Yu's voice, Bai Jin and Iyas looked through the files together and quickly came up with the results.
Yang Yu looked again and frowned. Even Lothkar, who had turned into a human form, noticed something.
In the first two years, it was understandable that a large number of noble heirs were sent out because of their desire for glory and success, but in the three to four years after the war began, a large number of noble heirs were still sent to the front to serve as officers.
There are many wise men in Wansheng Country, and it is impossible for them not to see the consequences of doing so.
Why did this happen
Slowly closing the file, Yang Yu lay in the chair and thought for a long time, then took out a pen and paper to scribble, organizing the current intelligence and unknown information, and adding and reducing the current options.
At the same time, we also began to prepare for the next "battle".
In this way, the day passed quickly.
February 28th, 415th year of the Laux calendar.
Xiaoye City welcomed a special guest, whose arrival was not expected by anyone in the envoy group.
In the conference room, all the messengers were fidgeting, carefully observing the handsome elf sitting in the main seat.
"Prime Minister Mindarak, we are just about to formulate our exchange table for the Rose Empire. I wonder what the Prime Minister is doing here?"
After tasting the tea brewed by Qingzhu, Mingdarak put down the teacup in his hand and said:
“This year, quite a number of our soldiers fell into the hands of the Rose Empire.
We also have a lot of favorable chips because of someone's outstanding performance.
This prisoner exchange will affect our subsequent defense and counterattack plans to a certain extent.
After discussing with Her Majesty Qian Xialan, I decided that it would be most appropriate for me to personally lead this prisoner exchange.
Don't worry about government affairs, I have found a reliable person to temporarily replace me."
Every word of Mindarak makes sense.
Before the end of this winter, the delegation had never imagined that they would take in so many Rose prisoners.
In order to continuously expand the shelter, they ran around and spent a lot of effort.
"Since the Prime Minister said so, we can rest assured. I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks about this prisoner exchange
And which general fought so well and reversed our decline
We have heard some rumors on the battlefield.
All I know is that it was Ajiket’s troops and the support troops of the Fifth Western Army that brought so many prisoners here…”
Mingdarak did not answer Tufen's question immediately, but looked around for Yang Yu.
There was no trace of Yang Yu. Just as Mindarak was about to ask about Yang Yu's whereabouts, Yang Yu appeared at the door of the conference room with his team.
"My Lord Prime Minister, how are you? It's nice to see you again."
Mingdarak raised his lips slightly and greeted Yang Yu.
"How are you, Mr. Potato.
Your performance this winter is really surprising.
Without you, we would never have been able to capture so many human prisoners."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of several envoys and ministers suddenly turned unhappy, but Mindarak continued to speak.
"I heard that you came here because you found a loophole in the prisoner exchange. Have you found anything in the past few days? Have you had a good chat with the envoys here?"
"I would like to have a good chat."
Yang Yu's eyes swept across the conference room. The envoys present lowered their heads slightly, not daring to meet Yang Yu's eyes.
"It's just that these elders don't seem to welcome my arrival, so I can only go to the archives room to investigate on my own."
"Yeah?"
Looking around, seeing the unnatural expressions of the messengers, Mindarak seemed to know something, but he did not expose or reprimand them, but continued to ask Yang Yu:
"Have you found anything?"
(End of this chapter)