After Lide and Felita returned to Yuxi City on the ice field elephant, Alaya, He Yue, Fang Shisan and others who had been waiting for many days in Yuxi City finally breathed a sigh of relief. Once the feeling of relief was generated, everyone fell into a drowsy quagmire, so that day Lide gave the whole Yuxi City a day off, except for the Anbu and the patrol team who were still sticking to their key positions, most of the people went back to sleep Have a good night's sleep.
After learning that the demons would not attack in the short term, the people of Yuxi City who had been on guard for a long time all celebrated with their hands. Many people shed their faces with tears. The soldiers who came were deeply saddened.
The next day, Lide called Heyue, Fang Shisan and Shuang into his room, asked Hilo to guard outside, and said to the three of them solemnly:
"Don't be afraid of what I'm going to say next."
The three of He Yue looked at each other, and finally He Yue said:
"We will not be afraid."
Lid took a deep breath, put his hands on the table, and said:
"I just made a deal with the King of the East, She Tong..."
Lide told the three people about the specific incident, but he skipped all the steps of using strength to solve the problem, and only said that he wanted to summon Shetong, and the demon generals led him to the king's palace. He successfully persuaded the King of the East, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Race, to reach a deal with him on food. From then on, there is no need to worry about the food in Yuxi City for the time being.
"I heard that when the city was guarding the city, the Internal Affairs Office collected all the surplus grain in the city and issued IOUs to every household. Now that the war is over, this batch of grain has to be returned. Some of them are bought from Yunhai with money first, and others Part of it will be replenished after the first batch of food from the demons arrives. In addition, ask the folks how much interest they usually charge for borrowing food, and we will give them double when the time comes."
Li De said lightly, but He Yue was secretly startled. But after all, she is extremely intelligent. After confirming that there were no omissions in the deal between Lide and Shetong, she nodded and said:
"This is a good thing. This time Yuxi City was able to survive, mostly because of the credit of the people, and they should also be rewarded, otherwise there will not be so many people willing to help us when the situation is in crisis next time. Six hundred miles of fertile land, There are also three hundred miles to halve. If we plant our improved crops, the amount of food and grass received will be very considerable. Rewarding part of the food to the people can reap their loyalty and confidence. But the problem is... "
Li De seemed to know what He Yue wanted to say, so he interrupted in advance:
"Don't tell the public about the deal with the demons."
He Yue sighed softly and said:
"But thanks to your life and death in the Demon Race, you earned this deal that is beneficial to both parties. If it is announced, the public will definitely be grateful to you, and this loyalty can be easily captured."
Lid smiled and said to her:
"It's not necessary. Rather than letting them remember me, I want them to remember the atrocities committed by the demons on this land. Twenty-one years ago, there were still many tough people in this city. It's a pity They were completely killed by the demons. The rest of them lived on mediocrity for 20 years, and they couldn't cheer up in a day or two. This time we survived, and it was a huge boost to morale no matter what. We helped them move forward. After getting over this hurdle in their hearts, they will naturally be able to stand up slowly on their own. Under the sun, there is no soft persimmon that is really allowed to be raped by others. Everyone has a little blood in their hearts. As long as they can be stimulated, one day, among them Some people can form an invincible army and rush to the territory of the demons."
Having said that, Lide took a sip from his teacup and concluded:
"You can feel at ease. If you let them know that you can get such a huge profit from doing business with the demons, the bloodiness in their hearts that is so hard to arouse will disappear. But they don't know that all transactions in the world have to be done. Based on the balance of power between the two sides, if the gap between strength and weakness is always so large, such a transaction cannot last for too long. We have developed anti-magic medicine using science, and the demons can also start with the magic they are good at, although they are not I know how much time they need to spend, but there is no forever secret formula in the world. If they can’t grow up before they are successfully imitated, Yuxi City will be in danger again in a blink of an eye.”
He Yue, Fang Shisan and Shuang all nodded, and Shuang took the lead in saying:
"It's not difficult to keep it secret. The little girl will arrange people to go to the demons to fetch the grain and grass, and enter the Yuxi City disguised as a grain merchant. Some of them will be stored in the warehouse, and the excess will be sold elsewhere. At present, the income of the northern industrial base has been It has not been made public, and it should not cause too much suspicion to 'buy' a large amount of grain and grass in one go."
He Yue also supported her statement, saying:
"Three hundred miles of fertile land can support at least tens of thousands of people, but food needs to be eaten one bite at a time, and things have to be done step by step. The current Yuxi City can't eat so much food and grass. Besides, the production of anti-magic medicine also requires cost, although the cost It’s not too high, but it can’t support a large amount, and selling some of the grain and grass can just maintain a balance of payments.”
Fang Shisan closed his eyes, leaned on the back of the wheelchair, pinched the hem of his clothes with both hands, and said softly:
"With a stable supply of food and grass, another army can be formed. The casualties of the soldiers on Luge's side are not large, and the veterans bring new soldiers, and the new army can be formed quickly. Since the demons don't need us to send people to cultivate, then what we have won Soldiers also don’t need to be supported by the people of Yuxi City, so even if the number of conscripts is slightly larger, there is no need to worry about overdrawing the people’s strength. The only thing that needs to be considered is how many people are willing to join the army after this bloody battle.”
What Fang Shisan said might not be a problem that everyone present was worried about. Hundreds of soldiers stood outside Yuxi City for a few days, and almost all of them were wiped out. There were also countless casualties during the battle of defending the city. After witnessing such a tragedy in the world, I don't know how many people have the courage to take up arms and fight the enemy desperately on the battlefield.
Lid glanced at them and found that each of them was meditating, but this kind of contemplation was clearly filled with happiness and joy. It's like people who get rich overnight are entangled in where to spend the money in their pockets. In any case, this potential food and grass can be said to pull Yuxi City from the edge of danger and greatly shorten the time for Yuxi City to recover. time. Otherwise, even if relying on the current team to survive the difficulties, most of the final result will be self-protection.
After all, the general trend of the world may not give Yuxi City too much time to develop steadily.
"Gather the people together, let's do a mobilization."
Lied said lightly:
"Everyone wants the good things in the world. But someone has to make sacrifices for those good things."