Lu Xuan stood in the camp, looking at the large-scale retreat of the Tianzhu soldiers, with a relaxed expression.
He had been planning this battle for a long time.
Now the harvest begins.
Lu Xuan watched the army cover up the Tianzhu soldiers of King Chaori, but did not participate in the pursuit and allowed the soldiers to attack. He led a group of soldiers towards Lan's City.
King Chaori evacuated and did not return to Lan's City.
Because I can't keep it.
Lu Xuan successfully entered Lan's City and arranged for Guo Jia to lead people to inventory the food, grass and equipment in the city.
In the afternoon, Guo Jia came to the city lord's mansion.
This is the city lord's palace of Lan City, which was taken over by Lu Xuan. The original city lord, as well as the Tianzhu nobles in Lan City, all evacuated in droves.
The remaining city lord's mansion was empty.
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Your Majesty, all the supplies in the city have been investigated."
Lu Xuan asked: "How is the situation?"
Guo Jia replied: "The grain in the city's granaries amounts to about 12 million kilograms, which is enough to support the army for at least three months. If we save grain, we can sustain it for half a year."
"Judging from the storage capacity of this batch of grain, King Chaori is planning to fight a protracted war with us in Lan's City."
"Unfortunately, when he saw Pudan, Chanshu and others leaving with their troops, he thought that our troops were weakened and scattered. He also had a unique army like Xiangbing. He was confident that he could win, so he went out to fight.
"
"In the end, it was a complete defeat."
Guo Jia's eyes were bright and he said: "With this batch of food and grass, the army can go south to various parts of Tianzhu. There is no need to draw food and grass from the Western Regions in a short period of time. And in the future, more food can be recruited from Tianzhu, and there will be more food supplies."
"
Lu Xuandao: "That's true."
There was joy in his eyes.
Fighting consumes most food and money.
Soldiers' weapons need to be maintained, their armor needs to be repaired, and food is consumed all the time. They also need military pay, pensions, awards, etc. All of this requires money and food to maintain.
Now taking over King Chaori's granary in Lan's City will be of great help to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan asked: "Where are the equipment in the city?"
Guo Jia sighed and said: "Actually, there are relatively few weapons and armors. On the one hand, Tianzhu lacks skilled craftsmen and does not have a large number of instruments, only ordinary swords and bows and arrows. Because there are not many people equipped with armors, there are only a few armors."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "We have armor ourselves, and we are not short of weapons and armor. It will be good if we have food."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "There is another gain from this battle."
Lu Xuan asked: "What gain?"
Guo Jia replied: "The elephant soldiers under King Chaori were dispersed before. Because of King Chaori's defeat, these people couldn't run fast, so the elephant soldiers were captured."
"This time, we captured more than 80 elephants."
"Although a few elephants ran away, the number of elephants we controlled this time, as well as the elephants we captured last time, has reached nearly 200. Such a herd is enough to become an invincible elephant soldier."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Elephants are very common in Tianzhu. In fact, elephant soldiers are the key. These people are familiar with the training and control of elephants. With these people, it will be easier for us to capture the entire territory of Tianzhu and further expand."
Lu Xuan praised: "Fengxiao is right."
The existence of elephant soldiers is invincible in certain situations and can catch people off guard.
Guo Jia changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, we just talked about the harvest, and there is one more thing. The city lord of Lan City has left, but there are still many Kshatriya nobles and Brahmin monks from India in the city. These people need to be dealt with.
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Lu Xuan said: "In a word, what should be criticized should be criticized, and the people should be allowed to complain. The previous arrangements in Kancheng were copied and the Brahmins and Kshatriyas were completely wiped out. All their supplies were also confiscated."
Lu Xuan had a deep intention to kill Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Lu Xuan.
This group of people are the moths attached to the lower class people of Tianzhu, and they must all be dealt with.
It is fundamental to rebuild Tianzhu and make Tianzhu submit to its will.
"Report!"
But at this moment, soldiers came in and saluted.
The soldier reported: "Your Majesty, a monk named Jayapala came outside the city lord's palace. He came with a large group of people. The people who followed the oppressive Bala were part of the monks and some of the nobles wearing gorgeous clothes."
Lu Xuan said without thinking: "Invite everyone in."
"Here!"
The soldier turned to inform.
Guo Jia thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the other party is coming with bad intentions. These people are in prison, but they are arrogant and self-righteous."
Lu Xuandao: "They are coming because they are evil, and I am good and will not come. This time, I have no intention of letting the Brahmins and Kshatriyas go. Those who should be dealt with must be dealt with, otherwise the balance of Tianzhu will not be broken."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Guo Jia smiled and nodded.
The caste system in Tianzhu is a huge chronic problem. Without solving the caste system in Tianzhu, it is impossible to integrate Tianzhu into the Ming Dynasty.
After a while, Jayapra entered.
Jayapala was in his forties, very fat, with a big belly, and looked a bit like Maitreya. The clothes on Jayapala's body were ordinary, just ordinary monk's robes.
However, his expression was indifferent, and there was a hint of arrogance, which was the pride of being a high-caste person.
He strode forward, followed by a group of people.
Lu Xuan glanced at there, and there were roughly more than twenty people. These were the top nobles of Lan City. Although the city lord of Lan City and the top Kshatriya nobles had left, there were still so many nobles left. .
Jayapala bowed and said: "The poor monk Jayapala, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
"Meet His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
Everyone saluted in unison.
These people looked at Lu Xuan with no awe, but rather indifference, because they were all monks in the temple.
Lu Xuan said: "You come to see me at the City Lord's Mansion. What do you want?"
Jayapala said: "His Majesty the Emperor came from the distant Ming Dynasty, passed through the Western Regions, and now takes control of Lanshi City. Although he has achieved a short-term victory, he is actually still a rootless man and is unstable."
Lu Xuan followed Jayapala's train of thought and asked, "So, what do you think we should do?"
Jayapala took a step forward and replied: "If your majesty wants to truly establish a foothold in Tianzhu and the city of Lanshi, you can only rule as a king. Your majesty is a king, and you are responsible for being high up."
"The governance below is handed over to ordinary nobles and they are responsible for execution. At the same time, the status of Vaishyas and Sudras cannot be changed. Only in this way can relative stability be maintained and everything can be ensured to remain unchanged."
"Rules are important."
"The rules are in place and everything remains stable."
"If the rules are broken, everything will be gone."
Jayapala said: "If the Ming Dynasty wants to replace Lan City and truly gain a foothold in Lan City, it must follow the local customs and integrate into everything in Lan City. Otherwise, it will only be hindered."
