"That's right, His Majesty said that now we are all citizens of Xuan Kingdom, and Xuan Kingdom has no precedent of watching the lives of its people without caring about them." The soldier's voice was a little choked when he said this.
"Everyone, go and inform your relatives and friends to come and get food tomorrow. No matter how much food you have, it will help you get through this difficult time."
"Thank you, General."
"The person you should thank is not me, but the Emperor and Prince of Xuan Country."
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"We will go and thank the prince tomorrow. Everyone go home and inform the people around you. No matter if it's true or not, you have to come. What if... What if it's true?"
"good."
When all the people heard this, they finally wanted to live.
The next day, before dawn, people from the surrounding areas came with their families.
There were even children of a few years old who stared at the closed door of the general's mansion.
After dawn, the gate of the general's mansion opened, and they saw a handsome young man walking out with his men.
"Are you the prince of Xuan Kingdom?" A child who looked only four or five years old looked at Su Yu and asked.
"right."
"Are you really going to give us some food?"
This question was on the mind of everyone present.
"Of course, each family member will stay together. Adults will be given 30 kilograms of food, and children will be given 15 kilograms. I only have so much food for now. I will distribute some more to everyone after the subsequent food is transported here. I will also send grain seeds to everyone after the New Year. I believe you know the high-yield grain seeds of Xuan Country." Su Yu said to everyone.
Although these grains are not much, they are indeed life-saving food for the people in desperate situations.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
"High-yield grain varieties, can we also plant high-yield grain varieties next year?" The people looked at Su Yu expectantly.
They had heard of high-yield grain varieties, but did they expect that they could grow them, too
"It is indeed a high-yield grain variety. Since Xuan Country itself does not have many high-yield grain varieties, each family can only be allocated two mu of grain varieties for the time being. Two mu of land can yield 3,600 kilograms of rice."
Although I know it is a high-yield grain variety, the output is still too much.
Two acres of land produced 3,600 kilograms of grain, which was a level of grain they had never seen before.
"Then...will the tax be a lot?" They collect 40% tax on such a small amount of grain. Will the tax be even higher for such a large amount of grain
"Of course not. Xuan Country's tax rate has always been 20%. The people's tax rate will never be increased at any time." Su Yu explained.
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Everyone was excited by this one sentence. With a 20% tax, if they planted high-yield grain seeds, even if they only had two acres of land, they would still have at least 2,500 kilograms of grain after paying the tax.
This is definitely enough for their whole family to live on.
"When you came, our emperor said that no matter which country you were from before, you will all be citizens of Xuan Country in the future and enjoy the same treatment as Xuan Country. When my wife has more vegetable seeds, she will also send some seeds over. We won't ask you for money in the first year, and even if you have to pay for them in the second year, it will only be a small amount."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Prince, and thank you, Princess." The dead silence in the people's eyes disappeared at this moment.
They saw a future life where they could grow lots of food and vegetables, without high taxes, and without having to worry about their children being taken away to serve in the army.
After they calmed down, Su Yu said, "We will start distributing food to everyone now. In addition to rice, there are also some sweet potatoes and other foods."
Everyone quieted down and began to line up to receive food under the guidance of the people around them.
After registering at the gate, the family went in to receive food.
When everyone who went in saw so much food piled up in the yard, they were stunned. There was so much food.
"Daddy, I like the current emperor and the prince too." A child said in a baby voice.
"Yes, our current emperor is very good."
Really good.
When the people outside saw the people who went in carrying food out, they were all excited.
Some people began to have bad thoughts.
Su Yu wanted to see the look on those people's faces and sneered: "Village heads of each village should come out. You should also come over to check how many people are in each family. I will distribute food to everyone to tide over the difficulties. But I am not a fool. Don't think of taking advantage of the chaos to collect food multiple times. Once discovered, all the food and next year's grain will be taken back."
Those who were ready to make a move immediately restrained their thoughts.
If we take more food now, it will indeed allow us to eat for a longer period of time, but there will be no food for next year. It is better not to consider such a thing as losing the big picture for the small.
So everyone lined up quietly to receive food.
It took three days to distribute the food to Chengli and the surrounding villages and towns.
The news here also spread to the next town.
The people were all eager to move: "We also want to welcome the prince and open the city gates to welcome the prince."
If there is a first one, there will be a second one. With the people of the previous town as an example, the people of Qi now regard Su Yu and Xuan Guo as saviors.
Xuan State did not come to attack Qi State, they came to save the people of Qi State.
With the support of the people, Su Yu and his men took over seven cities without wasting any soldiers. Wherever they arrived at a place, they distributed food to everyone so that they could survive the winter.
The people of Qi were very grateful to Su Yu.
Of course, Su Yu did not take all the credit for himself, but instead attributed all the credit to Xuan Feiran.
When Su Yu went to the eighth city, the people suddenly sent him their joint letter.
"Your Highness, we don't have anything to give to the Emperor. We hope you can help us deliver this to the Emperor. We are really grateful to him. It was the Emperor who saved our lives." An old scholar tremblingly took out a few memorials.
Su Yu took it and took a look. On it were words of gratitude to Xuan Feiran, and behind them were hand prints.
All of them were pressed voluntarily by the people.
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It truly achieved the goal of one call and a hundred responses.
"I will help you deliver it to my brother."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Yu asked someone to send it back to Xuan Feiran at an express speed of 800 miles, along with the battle report.
We rode at full speed all the way back to the capital.
When we arrived at the capital, the city gates had not yet been opened.
"Who is it?" the soldier guarding the city asked the people below.
"An urgent battle report from the border 800 miles away."
When the people on the city wall heard this, they immediately ordered the city gate to be opened.
Xuan Feiran was attending court when the battle report was delivered to the palace.
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"Your Majesty, urgent battle report from the border 800 miles away."
"Pass it quickly." Xuan Feiran said quickly.
"yes."
Soon, the soldier who came to deliver the battle report entered the Golden Palace: "Your Majesty, this is the battle report that the prince asked his subordinates to bring back."
Lai Fu hurried to get it.
Xuan Feiran first read the battle report, and after reading it, he was very happy: "Haha, Xiaoyu and his men have captured seven cities without wasting a single soldier."
The Prime Minister looked at Xuan Feiran in shock: "How did the prince do this?"
"Whenever Xiaoyu arrived in a city, he would distribute food to the people. When other people found out, they would take the initiative to open the city gates for Xiaoyu to enter."