Yelishaud has recently received some news that many towns and villages in the area he currently controls have rebelled. Once many Dion troops appear near any town, they will definitely be blocked and pursued by Tianyi mercenaries.
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Yelishaud attended a meeting with many generals and senior officials.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, there are reports and records that some towns were captured by the Tianyi mercenary group by using villages and towns as springboards to attack or infiltrate." A Mu Liao reported.
Then another staff member reported: "There is also a record in the report. Once the residents of the villages and towns discovered our army, they informed the Tianyi Mercenary Group about the movement and location of our army. When some remote scouts discovered that our army was captured, they were attacked.
Residents of some villages and towns were beaten. Although the Tianyi mercenaries tried to stop them, the residents of these villages and towns even ignored the obstruction and attacked our captured troops. From their eyes and curses, it seemed that they were very resentful towards us."
"What's even worse is that local residents in some cities are cooperating with residents of these villages and towns, and even provide cover for those Tianyi mercenaries to sneak in, resulting in street fighting in some cities unable to achieve effective results."
Yelishaud listened to these reports and understood in his heart why such things happened and why the residents of villages and towns within his own country betrayed the country and helped outsiders. These were all caused by the country's policies.
When the country is strong, although ordinary humans are oppressed, at least they can still live and get by, despite the foreign wars initiated by the emperor.
At first, the slaves were used as cannon fodder, and finally it was the turn of ordinary humans to be thrown to the front line. After that, more and more sacrifices were made. Even most of the food and crops produced by farmers in villages and towns were forcibly confiscated by the state.
For these farmers, even three meals a day and enough food and clothing have become their extravagant hope. It’s a shame that the people in these villages and towns don’t resent the country.
Most of the talents under Ye Lishaode understood the cause of the matter, but others either didn't know or were pretending to be ignorant.
"These damn villagers didn't even think about it. It was the Dion Empire that gave them a stable life, but they didn't expect that the country was in crisis. The enemy came in. They actually surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country. After the country's crisis was explained, these villagers
We must not let anyone go, kill as many as there are!" A general stood up and said.
"General Akud, do you know why these people betrayed us?"
"They cannot accept His Majesty the Emperor's New Humanism and think that the Tianyi Mercenary Group can allow them to be the masters of their own country and not be overwhelmed by our new humans."
"Do you think the reason is His Majesty the Emperor's New Humanism? If that's the case, then it's impossible for every village and town where the Tianyi Mercenary Group passes to join them to rebel against us. Even if there are ten villages and towns, it's impossible
Do you know the most important reason for all ten of them to join them?" Yelishaud glared at General Akud.
"Well, the reason may be that they are unhappy and resentful that we recruit young and middle-aged people."
"If this is the case, it is not enough for them to oppose us. When the country is in trouble, everyone has the responsibility to defend the country. Even if His Majesty the Emperor's new humanism is not good for them, at least they will help the country, because no matter what,
The land in the countryside belongs to them, and they will also defend their land and fight for the country. The real reason why they betrayed us and opposed us..." Yelishaud reached out and patted the door, and a staff member opened the door.
Dragging a tray with two bowls of food and a plate and a piece of bread.
Yelishaud pointed to General Akud, and the staff placed the tray in front of General Akud.
General Akoud looked at the two bowls of food on the tray and the bread on the plate. On the left side of the two bowls of food was something that looked like mashed potatoes, and the other was a drink that looked like a white liquid.
General Akud was a little confused, so he looked at Yelishod.
Ye Lishaode said one word coldly: "eat".
"yes."
He couldn't take a spoonful of mashed potato and put it into his mouth. As a result, he looked very ugly and vomited it out.
"Bah, bah, bah, why does this mashed potato smell sour?"
"General Akud, please eat another bowl of food and watch."
General Akud used a spoon to take a mouthful of white liquid from another bowl and put it into his mouth. He frowned and said, "This is the taste of porridge, but why is it all water instead of porridge?"
"Then you eat and look at the bread."
The general of Akud took a bite of the bread and spat it out and said, "Why is there still sand in this bread?"
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"Humph, you can still eat fresh eggs and ham every morning. Those villagers who you said betrayed the country eat just these. And some villagers can only eat one meal a day, and they still eat these!" said Yelishaud.
When he finished, he slammed the table in anger.
Ye Lishaode continued: "These are collected by my own troops in other villages, so that we can know what the villagers have eaten. We can't even provide the villagers with three meals of food and clothing. How can you still
Do you expect them to help the country work hard?"
Facing Yelishaud's questioning, General Akud lowered his head in shame.
Yelishaud then snapped his fingers, and there were many and countless projection screens behind him.
"Look at the screens behind me. If you think about it, you will understand why these villagers turned their backs on the Tianyi mercenaries and turned their backs on us."
There are many projection screens. Tianyi mercenaries came to the village and not only did they not embarrass these villagers, but Tianyi mercenaries not only gave these villagers food, but even gave these villagers the seeds needed for planting.
The tractors, machines, fertilizer spreaders, etc. that farmers need are all handed over to the hands of these farmers by the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
Moreover, there were also some Dion soldiers captured by the Tianyi mercenaries. The Tianyi mercenaries released these captured Dion soldiers and allowed them to return to their hometowns.
You can see on the screen that these captured Dion soldiers returned to the village, hugging their families and crying with joy.
These Dion soldiers and their families who were able to return to their families also shook hands and hugged the Tianyi mercenaries to thank them.
These Dion soldiers who have returned to their relatives are no longer soldiers, but farmers in villages and towns. They have disarmed and returned to the fields to become farmers again.
"According to the information obtained, in the past, our country collected 30% of the harvest from farmers, while the Tianyi Mercenary Group only charged 10%. Moreover, the Tianyi Mercenary Group did not collect it now, but said that it would only officially collect 10% after three years. Now the first
They have not taken any money for three years, but we have forcibly confiscated more than half of their harvest in the past few years." Yelishaud told everyone present.
Everyone present lowered their heads in shame. They all understood that the betrayal of these villagers was caused by them. The villagers had already turned their backs on the Dion Empire.
At that time, the door opened, and another scholar came to Ye Lishaode to report something.
"Who planned and executed this plan?" Yelishaud asked.
After Mu Liao told him, Ye Lishaode nodded and said to himself: "Salamanda, Salamanda, I really loved talents so much that I let you live. I didn't expect you to be alive now."
You have become the biggest headache for me. I really regret that I should not have given you a way out."