Zhang Baoren was about to cry: "What should I do? Even you can't solve it, Xiao Zhan?"
Xiao Zhan smiled and said, "Of course I have a solution, but this solution is very expensive."
"What can we do?" Zhang Baoren asked urgently.
Xiao Zhan said: "Those who hold large armies fight for power; generals who lead troops fight for promotion; soldiers fight for faith or for a mouthful of food."
"The war is fought with strength, that is, soldiers. If the soldiers don't fight, no one will be able to fight if they want to."
"So now, we have to start by crushing the will of the enemy soldiers."
"You ask His Majesty to issue an edict to exempt the country from taxes for ten years. Soldiers who join the army and retire, as long as they are soldiers of the Tianqi Dynasty, will receive 100,000 gold to settle down and ten acres of fertile land."
"Once this edict is issued, many enemy troops will have no intention of participating in the war and will want to join the Tianqi Dynasty's army."
"Even the common people will help the soldiers of the Tianqi Dynasty to deal with King Li because of this edict."
"Then this crisis can be resolved."
After hearing this, Zhang Baoren was overjoyed and said: "Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan, you are definitely a talented person sent by God to assist Immortal Emperor Renzhi!"
"Our family believes that with your method, we can resolve the crisis!"
Xiao Zhan smiled and said: "Don't praise me, especially in front of the ministers, lest you become jealous and hateful, and it will be bad for me."
"Okay Xiao Zhan, don't worry, our family won't trick you."
After ending the call, Zhang Baoren leaned close to Immortal Emperor Renzhi's ear and told Immortal Emperor Renzhi the method Xiao Zhan said, and said: "Xiao Zhan said, you can't praise him in front of the ministers, lest you give him too much money."
If it causes trouble, Your Majesty will say that this method was your Majesty's idea."
"is this okay?"
"As long as I can protect Xiao Zhan, there's nothing wrong with it."
Immortal Emperor Renzhi thought it was shameless to do this, but in order to protect Xiao Zhan's safety, it was shameless to do so.
So, he said to the ministers: "I feel that fighting a war depends on soldiers. As long as the will of the enemy soldiers is broken, this crisis can be resolved."
"So I have decided to issue an edict to announce to the world that all soldiers of the Tianqi Dynasty who have served in the army for ten years and are retired can receive a reward of 100,000 gold and 100 acres of fertile land from the imperial court."
"I think this will make the soldiers on King Li's side envious of the treatment of our soldiers, and will make them want to join us. It will also boost the morale of our army."
"In addition, we will issue an edict to exempt all taxes for ten years so that the people will support us."
"In this way, the crisis can be easily resolved."
"I wonder what you think of my approach?"
Immortal Emperor Renzhi finished his words.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty were in an uproar!
"Wonderful! Your Majesty, this plan is very clever!"
"This is really a great plan!"
"Compared to Prince Li, the most important thing the court lacks is money. Use money to fight them. They have fewer people and we have less money. In the end, we will definitely win!"
After hearing these discussions, Immortal Emperor Renzhi was very happy and asked: "Then let's do this?"
"I fully support Your Majesty in doing this!"
"very good!"
Immortal Emperor Renzhi was overjoyed and ordered: "Zhongshu Ling, you quickly draft an edict and issue it to the world!"