Chapter 13 The opportunity must not be lost, and it will not come again
(Cat pounces Chinese) This ruling legion simply shattered my three views! When I heard Xie An rule that the legion was poor, I thought it was a little incredible.
But now it seems that I can't believe that they can only drink beer in a tavern, and whether they can afford to drink beer or not!
"This, I appreciate your kindness, but forget it......" I politely declined Zhou Xie's commendation, and couldn't help but say,
"Commander, how can you decide that the legion is poor and has become this virtue? I see that the residents are obviously well-fed and clothed, why can't the people in the army have enough food and clothing? Zhou He smiled bitterly and said: "The residents are indeed rich in food and clothing, but it does not mean that the army is rich." You don't know, we have been losing money all the time, and even when we were fighting, the supplies were not paid for by the residents, but we tightened our belts and took out our savings to fight. Jiang Mei frowned and said, "I don't understand, obviously everyone has won so many battles, and the equipment they get can also be sold for a lot of money." But now...... Why is it so bleak? Zhou He explained: "At the beginning, our life was really good. But with the perennial war, we found a serious problem. Although the idea was to create a city where people could live in peace, the cost was huge. We have always thought that everyone is doing well, but unfortunately, just last year, we had an economic crisis. ”
"What is the economic crisis?" I couldn't help but ask. Zhou He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Lord Evening Wind has no money." ”
"Huh?" We were all stunned when we heard this, and Zhou He sighed and explained: "All along, Lord Evening Wind has been using his savings to spend money on the army. I'll just do that, at the beginning we all thought very well, and the money spent to win a battle was almost a thousand catties of gold, but the problem was that we could also earn two thousand gold back, and everyone was very rich. As a result, the other nobles discovered our weakness, and from the previous year, they no longer fought us with real soldiers, but forcibly took slaves to fight with us. ”
"That is, you are starting to lose money in the war......" Jiang Mei said in a deep voice,
"Is the loss large?" Zhou He smiled bitterly and said: "I'm crying, we spent a thousand catties of gold to fight, but all we got back were some broken copper and iron, and we couldn't even earn a pound of gold." Every time you fight after that, you lose a loss. In order to keep the legion sustained, Lord Nightwind began to pay out of his own pocket. But since last year, he has also spent all his savings for the army. As a result, our food became worse and worse, from big fish and meat to four dishes and one soup, and then to coarse tea and light rice, and finally ...... It became what it is now. ”
"Collect taxes!" Jiang Mei couldn't help but say, "The living conditions of the residents are so good, why don't you collect taxes?" Zhou He turned his head to look at the residents who were shopping, and he said softly: "Look at the expressions on their faces, what can you see?" I subconsciously said, "Happiness." ”
"Yes, it's ......happiness," Zhou He muttered,
"We never felt bitter, because every time we came back from a fight, we could smile from the bottom of our hearts. This is the unity of the army and the population, and you may not know it. Most of the residents are our family members who have given a lot to the army. And our only wish is that the smiles of our families will be kept forever. This is not only the dream of Lord Evening Wind, but also the dream of the entire Adjudiator Legion. When I came home hungry and saw my family and friends living happily, I was already very satisfied. I couldn't help but say, "If I'm not mistaken, the money that the residents hand over to Lord Evening Wind is only enough to maintain the basic equipment of the army, right?" Zhou He nodded and said, "Yes, we haven't received a military salary for half a year." But it doesn't matter, because we're fighting for our dreams and our families. In the aristocratic realm, only we are not slaves, only we are fighting for the future. ”
"Farewell...... At this time, Jiang Mei patted me on the shoulder and said softly: "Jiang Cheng, let's go find Lord Night Breeze." "I don't know what Jiang Mei wants to do, but I know very well in my heart that there will always be various ways in her mind.
So we said goodbye to Zhou He for the time being, and walked towards the tent of the evening breeze. When we came to the tent, the servant of the evening breeze asked us what was the matter, and Jiang Mei said seriously: "We want to see the evening breeze, it is about the economy." ”
"Okay, I'll go ask Lord Evening Wind." Hu Cong hurriedly ran into the tent, and after a while, he came out of the tent and whispered to us, "You can go and see him." Jiang Mei nodded, and then took the lead into the tent.
When we came in, we saw the evening breeze eating. He had a bowl of white porridge on his table and a plate of green vegetables.
At this time, he was eating with a tasteful meal, and he was still looking at a document.
"Lord Evening Wind, we have won the battle today...... I said softly,
"Why do you, as the Generalissimo, eat this? Don't even celebrate? The evening breeze laughed and said, "Why didn't you celebrate, don't you see this as a celebration?" As he spoke, he tapped the plate with his chopsticks.
Jiang Mei sighed and said softly, "Lord Evening Wind, we just saw the food situation of the Ruling Legion, and I would like to know ...... How did you get through? ”
"They will dig wild vegetables, and they can also make some food for themselves, there are many things that can be eaten in this world, it depends on whether you are willing to eat ......" The evening breeze said softly,
"You are now heroes, will you go out of the meatloaf? Walking out of the city gates, there are meatloaf to eat, which can only be tasted by the soldiers who have contributed to the war. I was amazed and said, "You can still get the meatloaf?" The evening breeze said casually: "Didn't you capture some prisoners of war today?" We would pick out those who disobeyed and stone them into patties. I suddenly realized, waved my hand and said, "Then there is no need, I don't have the habit of eating people." ”
"Whatever, what are you coming to me for?"
"Lord Nightwind, in fact, we came here to help the Ruling Legion......" Jiang Mei said seriously,
"The idea is to donate to the Legion of Judgment - the equivalent of 10,000 pounds of gold. Yes, I'm not kidding. ”
"Ten thousand catties!?" The evening breeze couldn't help but stand up, he looked at us in disbelief, and said in disbelief: "I heard you right, right? Jiang Mei shook her head and said, "That's right, 10,000 catties of gold should be enough for the ruling legion to eat a year's meals, right?" I mean, and some wine. Evening Wind subconsciously said: "It should be possible, I mean...... Why did you suddenly ...... Out of so much money? ”
"Lord Evening Wind, some of my words may not sound good, but they are all for the sake of ruling the legion, don't blame me for being ......straightforward," Jiang Mei said in a deep voice,
"The economic situation of the ruling legion is a mess. I already pretty much understand how this legion operates, on the one hand, the normal income of the town, plus the supplies obtained from the victory, right? Evening Breeze nodded, "Yes." ”
"After careful consideration, I have decided to cooperate well with the Adjutor Corps......," Jiang Mei said in a deep voice,
"This is equivalent to five million catties of gold, which is our sincerity. I have some ideas that can help the Adjudicator Legion prosper. Evening Wind frowned and pondered for a while, then asked, "What do you think?" ”
"I have a way to get the residents to give us all their money......" Jiang Mei said seriously,
"Of course, this method and operation is not free, as I have done before, and I hope to cooperate with you. As long as this cooperation is successful, the profits we get can be distributed. Lord Evening Breeze, the opportunity is right in front of you, and I can only ...... Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. The evening breeze subconsciously said: "Will it be bad for the residents?" ”
"No, it will only make their economy better."
"Then you hand me a plan ......," Evening Breeze said seriously,
"To tell you the truth, I really need this 10,000 catties of gold. But as the saying goes, nothing goes wrong, if you can really come up with a good solution...... Let's carefully negotiate cooperation! "Cat flutter Chinese