Convincing the empress to go out of the city to watch a group of elephant soldiers, but Ren Baqian was taught a lesson. It made him realize that people in this world are different from people on earth, and they react differently when encountering things.
Then these elephant soldiers were sent to Izumo country to test how powerful they could be on the battlefield.
After Xiangbing left, it was time to grab the Lantern Festival. Last time, Ren Baqian was coerced and lured by the empress to play as a contestant, and then he was clever and earned a batch of shoes.
This time, they accompanied the empress to watch from the sidelines. The two whispered almost the entire audience, but they spilled a wave of dog food.
Two days after the lantern festival, there is another very important thing.
The team that brought back the booty and prisoners from Yun Country finally arrived.
Nearly 100,000 prisoners of war, 300 trophies filled with gold, silver, jade, and precious stones, and nearly 1,000 ox carts filled with salt.
Originally, there were more than 100,000 people. During the one-month journey, thousands of people died because they wanted to escape, were beheaded for public display, were injured, and other reasons. Only 96,400 people arrived in the end.
The reported number was 96,400, but it could actually be a little more, because we should not have too high expectations for the statistical ability of the ancient militiamen who were originally ordinary people, and those militiamen who transported them would easily Numbers after the thousands place are omitted.
As for the difference of dozens of people, the numbers at this level no longer have much concept in their minds.
This team composed of militiamen, trophies, and prisoners snaked for hundreds of miles. The ox cart carrying the trophies in front of the team arrived outside Lancheng at noon, and the end of the team would not arrive until noon on the third day.
Naturally, it is impossible for all 100,000 people to be sent to Lancheng for the empress, the dignitaries, and the people of Lancheng to watch. Logically speaking, a group of captives with the highest status should be selected and sent to parade in the city, which is the so-called sacrifice of prisoners.
For example, the dozens of city lords who were breached, such as the captured military generals.
It's a pity that Zi Donglai never had such a thought in his mind at all. At that time, he killed almost all the city lords and city officials of dozens of cities, and those gentry who wanted to resist were also killed. , while the honest and obedient country gentry and some grassroots officials were left in the original city to maintain order.
In the end, among the captives, there were only a few captains of the city lord army and the head of a small sect with the highest status, and a few wealthy businessmen were sent into the city as representatives of the captives. Can do it.
When all the militiamen with sturdy figures, energetic faces, and tired eyes escorted hundreds of carriages full of trophies into the city, the whole city of Lan was boiling.
Both sides of Jingyang Street were crowded with people who had heard the news. Even the shops on both sides of the road and the open windows on the second floor were crowded with people. They immediately cheered when they saw the queue.
Those militiamen looked at the crowd on both sides and heard the cheers on both sides, and they all looked excited. The hard work along the way, seeing this moment, felt it was worth it.
And they also knew in their hearts that what they got was the cheers that should belong to the soldiers of the Northeast Protectorate.
Behind the front bullock carts were stacked boxes, and the heavy bullock carts creaked on the stone road.
Even if the box was not opened, the people onlookers could figure out what was inside the box, and images of the box full of gold and silver treasures popped up in their minds.
The fact is just as they thought.
The more than 100 cars in the front are filled with gold and silver. Each car has 600 catties of gold and silver outside the box, and there are 60,000 catties in a hundred cars. Most of them are silver, and a few gold are worth equivalent to One million taels of silver.
But there are also some jewels among them, which can actually be more than double the value.
And after these one hundred carriages, there are those carriages filled with gold and silver utensils, calligraphy and paintings and other valuable objects. There are a total of two hundred carriages, and the cloth on the carriages is lifted to reveal the golden color underneath. , Many things are piled up in a mess, giving people a feeling of great value.
It took two hundred cars an hour to pass through the crowd, and the cheers during this period were even louder than before.
After passing through the crowd, there were a dozen captives with their hands tied, ragged, and haggard.
All of them lowered their heads and staggered forward with their frail bodies. Compared with the tall, strong and ferocious ancient people crowded on both sides, they were like shivering quails.
"Who are they?" At this time, the common people stopped cheering, staring at the prisoners one by one and asking.
"Looks like a prisoner!"
"Kill them!" someone shouted immediately.
"If you are beaten to death, you will be dedicated to His Majesty. After you are beaten to death, will you be dedicated to His Majesty?" Someone next to him cursed angrily.
"Uh, that's good!" the man immediately said enthusiastically. It is so worth it to take this opportunity to meet His Majesty!
"It's impossible to dedicate it to His Majesty, it's impossible in this life, but I will be taken back and given thirty lashes! Don't worry, we will be very gentle!" The security officer who was maintaining on the side immediately said sternly.
Think of the sheriff's barbed whip, and everyone wilts instantly.
The folk customs of the ancient people are tough, and there are not many people in Lancheng who have never been whipped, and many of them entered the palace second and third! That kind of whip will lie down for several days after three whips, but after thirty whips, life is gone.
At this time, Ren Baqian was wearing an official robe, standing above the gate of the imperial city with the empress and others.
The square in front of the palace below was crowded with carriages arriving one after another.
"We have seen Your Majesty! Your Majesty is mighty!" The militia group below cheered when they saw the Empress appearing on the wall.
These people couldn't think of anything like "Your Majesty will become a martial artist, be blessed by the common people, and rule the world for thousands of years!", and in the end they just shouted "Your Majesty is mighty!", but the atmosphere was extremely warm .
These militiamen are all from other cities, and 99% of them have never seen the Empress. At this time, they are all excited to see the Empress. This trip is really worth it.
"Good job!" The empress said calmly at the top of the city, her voice was flat, and her voice spread throughout the audience.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Such a flat sentence made these people feel as if they had received the greatest compliment.
"Gift!" With a shout, everyone opened the boxes on the carriage, and the carriage immediately reflected dazzling gold and silver light.
The people in the household department waiting for Tuwan were all happy. The three hundred carts of gold and silver were worth at least several million taels of silver. This batch of gold and silver was added to the national treasury, and the stretched finances could finally be better.
Tong Zhenye, Qin Chuan and the others also touched the note in their bosom with joy on their faces. It was filled with the money that their department needed to spend.
The money has not yet entered the hands of the household department, and these people have already figured out how to spend it.