Can't the official think of a way? "
"Is there any way, the grain produced in the field now, when it is ripe, will attract the barbarians to beat the autumn wind, and the fruits of hard work throughout the year will become others' pockets in a blink of an eye. Those barbarians, They are ferocious, and except for General Xie's red-robed army, the other officers and troops clash with them. Eight out of ten, nine of them lose their helmets and armor and are defeated. Alas! It would be good if they could grab some food and not hurt people. directly massacred the village, and snatched away the women and children." What the village official said came from the bottom of his heart, and his words were full of helplessness and sadness. It’s better to be near Liangzhou, but in other distant places, people’s life is even worse than today.”
"In that case, why...why didn't you move out of here?" Ming Yu had some difficulty speaking, but he still spoke out what was in his heart.
"Hey! Our ancestors have been here for generations. This is the root, and we can go wherever we can go. In fact, we also know in our hearts that there are soldiers protecting us in front of us. We believe that they can defeat the barbarians. Peaceful, safe and sound life."
Isn't the greatest wish of the people for peace and stability
15. Chapter 15
When she came out, Ming Yu's eyes were slightly red, and her heart was very heavy. After really getting in touch with the common people and knowing more, Ming Yu felt the heavy burden on her shoulders, the common people shouldn't bear too much, most of them are kind and simple, just seeking to live in peace is already a great blessing.
Since ancient times, wars have affected innocent people. If we really want to solve the problem from the source, we can only stop the war, and the solution is either to negotiate a peace, or to beat the enemy to the ground.
"Master Xu, do you know the reason for the war between Dayan and Suixi?" Ming Yu only knew that the disputes between the two countries had a long history, and the people of Dayan hated him to the bone. Yan border.
What he understands now is really too little, no matter how he plans, he must know himself and the enemy in order to have a way to deal with it.
Because His Highness was in a bad mood, the people accompanying him did not dare to provoke him, but followed him silently, and Xu Wen was even more careful not to show his temper.
Hearing Ming Yu's question at this moment, Xu Wen followed two steps closely, cupped his hands and said, "Dayan and Suixi Kingdom are adjacent to each other. They live by grazing, and many of their supplies are extremely scarce. It was okay before, but it was just a small fight. Only when the grain was harvested in autumn, a small group of barbarians would come to grab some grain with jealousy, and leave after grabbing. It’s the autumn wind that everyone often talks about.”
He paused, and found that the prince listened very seriously, and continued: "However, a few years ago, there were many natural disasters in the Suixi Kingdom. I heard that many cattle and sheep were frozen to death, and the Yi people also froze to death and starved to death. At that time, Tuoba Hongze, the new Khan king of the Yi people, came to power. He had outstanding ability and great ambitions. In order to divert the mourning emotions of the Yi people, he launched a war against Dayan. They gained great benefits in the war, so they couldn't stop. It is precisely because of this that the Yi people will send out large armies to attack the city almost every year, taking many people of Dayan into captivity."
"Most of the people who were taken away were sold as livestock and became slaves. Women, children and children were also sold to the rich and powerful for fun."
This Liangzhou has ten rooms and nine empty spaces, except for those who were massacred, most of them were taken away as slaves or victims of war.
Xu Wen spoke slowly, and everyone present who heard it gritted their teeth. Ming Yu clenched his fists, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, what are the people doing? suffer from such a calamity.
He is now the king of this place, and he has the responsibility and obligation to protect the people in his territory. We must think of a way to change this status quo of being slaughtered by others.
Ming Yu looked back at the peaceful and peaceful village not far away. This tranquility and peace was just a superficial appearance. He didn't know when he would be trampled by the enemy's cavalry. He only hoped that the next time he came back, the village would be truly peaceful and peaceful. .
In the next few days, Ming Yu visited many different villages and learned a lot.
Then, Ming Yu returned to the palace and locked himself in the study for three whole days. He asked Xu Wen to find many books about Liangzhou and Suixi Kingdom. question. Fortunately, Xu Wen is indeed a talented person, and he can answer many questions easily. But that's it, Xu Wen is always ready to deal with His Highness's questions, but within a few days, Xu Wen's eye circles are darkened, and he walks like a float.
Xu Wen stared at Ming Yu, watching him write and draw on the paper, and there were even words that he could not understand, or that he had never seen before. Xu Wen is conceited that he has some talents, even Sui Wen from Suixi Kingdom, he can know most of them, but he doesn't know any of Ming Yu's very simple strokes.
It's a pity that Ming Yu didn't know his thoughts, so he just wrote down the vague thoughts in his mind, gradually perfected them, and repeatedly deduced the feasibility of the method. Also use calculation formulas to calculate how to make your own method save manpower and material resources.
When Ming Yu rubbed his swollen eyebrows and stopped writing, Xu Wencai asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"
It was only then that Ming Yu remembered that Xu Wen had come early in the morning, and after he asked two questions, he completely forgot about him. Xu Wen didn't leave either, but just stayed on the sidelines silently and didn't make a sound to disturb him. Although he didn't know what Duan Wang was busy with, since he would have questions to ask him anytime and anywhere, he just stood by at any time.
Ming Yu had figured out some things at this time, and was in a very happy mood. He said with a smile: "If you want the people to live a stable life, you must first find a way to deal with internal troubles. Here I have thought of a way to deal with bandits and invaders. Sir, why don't you see if there is anything missing?"
Xu Wen was taken aback, what did His Royal Highness Duan Wang just say? How to deal with thieves and barbarians? Your Highness has been forgetting to eat and sleep these days, is it just to come up with such a method? However, the bandits and barbarians have been causing disasters for a long time. It's not that no one has thought of a way to solve it, but that there is nothing they can do. It is really unsolvable.
Now His Royal Highness Duan actually said that there is a solution? How can Xu Wen not be stunned? It took him a long time to find his voice, "Your Highness, is what you said true? Is there really a solution?"
Ming Yu picked up a neat stack of papers full of plans on the table, nodded and said: "Of course it is true." After speaking, he handed the papers to Xu Wen. "Look at it first, and then talk about it after reading it if you have any questions."
Xu Wen took it carefully, and looked at it from the beginning. To be honest, His Highness's handwriting is not good, it is curved like an earth dragon, and can only be recognised, which is not far from that of a young child who has just started school.
At the beginning Xu Wen read quickly, he was erudite and memorized, and he could memorize everything with just a quick glance. However, after turning two pages, his reading speed obviously slowed down. From ten lines at a glance to one word and one sentence, even the pauses between words and sentences are reluctant to let go.
In the end, Xu Wen's eyes were radiant, and the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed for a long time. He paced around twice, and then asked: "Your Highness, can this... this method really work?" Ming Yu replied, he clenched his fists and waved them, and said excitedly to himself: "If it can be done, it will definitely be done."
Ming Yu smiled without saying a word, picked up the cold tea on the table and took a sip, his whole face was wrinkled from the bitterness immediately, then he remembered that what he ordered Qingping to serve was special strong tea, refreshing Waking up is great.
Xu Wen fell into deep thought. He carefully considered the method on Ming Yu's paper, deduced it in his head, and then bowed to Ming Yu, "Your Highness's plan will definitely solve the current troubles. The next official will replace the common people. Thank you Your Highness."
Ming Yu helped him up, and said with a smile: "The people under the rule of the territory are the responsibility of this king, why should you thank me. But first, what do you think?"
Xu Wen pondered for a while, and then he organized his sentence and said: "Let's talk about the first method His Highness said, one is to let the people in the village patrol every day, and even build a watchtower. If there is an enemy situation, the people can be notified in advance, so that the people can do their best. Preparations for enemy attacks. The second is to let everyone dig winding tunnels to connect every household secretly, so that everyone can hide when the enemy attacks, and also hide the surplus food and financial items in each household in the tunnels In this way, if there are bandits and barbarians coming, there will be no loss, and the common people can also hide in it in advance, so that the enemy can't get anything. This is The idea is really wonderful!" He clapped his hands in praise, and he really admired Ming Yu for coming up with such an idea. However, he paused, and still asked his own question, "But if the enemy finds out the clues and uses the method of flooding with fire and attacking, can the safety of the people be guaranteed?"
Xu Wen asked about the idea as soon as he came, which proved that he had thought about his plan with his heart. Ming Yu is very satisfied, his brain is really smart, Xu Wen's performance these days, in Ming Yu's eyes, he is really a rare talent. In the past, he was only a small official in charge of documents and files in the magistrate's yamen, which was also a shame.
Ming Yu nodded, "Naturally, these things must be considered in advance. The tunnel is like a maze, and the entrance of the tunnel is set in a hidden place. It is not easy for ordinary people to find the entrance. , if the enemy is alone, two fists can't beat four hands, and the people can easily deal with it. If it is flooded and attacked by fire, then the design of smoke and drainage should be done in the tunnel, and people must be safe and sound inside."
"As for the authentic builders