Chapter 137 I and the general untie their shirts, the hibiscus tent warms the spring night
However, Li Fu had no intention of helping the Yan State. He was different from Tian Dan. Tian Dan was from the Qi royal family. Although he was sold by the Qi State, his broken bones were still connected.
Li Fu has nothing to do with the Yan State. He just wants to repay King Yan for his kindness. As the saying goes, a scholar dies for a confidant.
Now King Yan has sold him, and all the kindness has instantly turned into hatred.
How grateful Li Fu was to King Yan before, how much he hates King Yan now.
Moreover, this scholar is more ruthless than a martial artist. No, Li Fu took a step forward, cupped his fists and said.
"Your Majesty, we can tell the captives that we will send 20% of the food they earn from farming every year to their homes. If the Yan State agrees, these captives and their relatives will definitely be more grateful to us. If the Yan State does not agree, they will feel sad in their hearts.
Then they will hate the Yan State even more. And this will also make everyone more motivated to work, and at the same time, fewer people from the Yan State will die. After all... these will all be Zhao people in the future."
Li Fu saw great ambition from Zhao Kuo, and his goal was not in Zhao!
"Sir, you are a great talent." Zhao Kuo said with admiration.
If we follow Li Fu's method and release the captives later and send troops to attack the Yan State after a while, these captives will definitely "eat the pot of pulp" to welcome the king's army, and Zhao will destroy the Yan State effortlessly.
"What if the Yan State just keeps the grain and doesn't distribute it?" Le Jian said, he knew the character of the Yan State officials very well.
"Then we have only lost 20% of the food for one year. It is worth using 20% of the food to exchange for the loyalty of 200,000 strong men. When the time comes, tell the prisoners this news, maybe we don't need to send troops, and they will be willing
Be the pioneer for the king." Li Fu said.
There is nothing the Yan State can do to stop this, and no matter what they do, it will be beneficial to the Zhao State.
The only way for the State of Yan is to receive the food from the State of Zhao and then hand it over to the relatives of the captives in the name of the State of Yan. However, it is impossible for the State of Zhao to agree, and special personnel will definitely be arranged to take charge of this matter.
"Let's do this. I will leave all the food and grass compensated by the Yan Kingdom to you to house the prisoners. In addition, I will leave 10,000 troops to help you take care of the prisoners." Zhao Kuo said.
It’s not that the captives don’t need to eat. Until the autumn harvest, these captives have to be fed by Zhao Guo, and if they want to work, they must be well fed.
The 1.3 million shi of food compensated by the Yan State was just enough for these prisoners to last until the autumn harvest, not counting the losses on the road.
However, there was not much loss from Yan State to Hejian. As for the transportation losses within Yan State, it must be borne by Yan State itself.
The food Zhao needs needs to be obtained from Qi.
Compared with Yan State, Qi State is the big dog.
"No." Le Cheng said.
"The collected weapons will be picked out intact, and the remaining weapons will be distributed to workshops in various places, all of which will be melted and cast into farm tools before being distributed. The 50,000 kilograms of iron compensated by the Yan Kingdom will be left in Wuyang City to make farm tools.
Before spring plowing, we must build farm tools for 200,000 people." Zhao Kuo added.
The State of Zhao does not lack weapons, but it is in urgent need of agricultural tools. This batch of weapons and iron from the State of Yan can solve Zhao's urgent need.
"Nuo." Jin Mao said as he cupped his hands. He felt heavy pressure. He would be very busy in the next few days.
After giving instructions on everything, Zhao Kuo led a group of civil and military officials towards Wuyang City.
Wuyang City is located to the north of Yishui and the Great Wall of Yan. It once served as the bridgehead for King Zhao of Yan to move south, but now it has become the key for Zhao to control Yan.
As long as Wuyang City is in the hands of Zhao State, Yan State will not be able to go south to threaten Zhao State, and Zhao State can go north to attack Yan State at any time.
The garrison on the city had long been withdrawn and replaced by soldiers of the Zhao army, and the officials had also left.
According to the rules, the Yan State should keep the officials who had made a deal with the Zhao State, but this time the Yan State was obviously very angry with the Zhao State, and not a single official was left behind, only some local petty officials.
Zhao Kuo was very generous and did not blame Yan State.
The warehouses in Wuyang were filled with money, grain and soldiers. The Yan army did not transport them away. It was not that they did not want to, but they were surrounded by Zhao troops outside the city. Except for people and some personal belongings, there was nothing.
They are allowed to be taken away, and everyone must be inspected when leaving the city.
There was not a single pedestrian on the street, and the doors and windows on both sides were closed. The people stayed at home and waited fearfully for their fate to be pronounced.
"Send an order to the entire army to prohibit harassment of the people, and those who disobey the order will be killed." Zhao Kuo ordered.
Although the soldiers of this era have not yet reached the level of being as good at banditry as a comb or as good at fighting as a grate, it is impossible to expect these non-professional soldiers to abide by the law.
However, Zhao Kuo did not leave just to plunder once, but to occupy Wuyang City forever, so he had to restrain his soldiers.
"No." Le Cheng and others said solemnly, clasping their fists.
Zhao Kuo was very relaxed and amiable most of the time. He could chat with the soldiers without any airs, and brag and spank. But once he became strict, he would show no mercy, just like he treated those corrupt officials.
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Le Cheng and others secretly remembered that they must restrain their soldiers.
These soldiers have gone through the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Qin, and the Battle of Yan to survive till now. It would be unjust if they were beheaded for disobeying military orders.
"Your Majesty, please." Pang Nuan pushed open the door, stretched out his hand and said.
This is the largest house in Wuyang City. It was originally owned by the nobles of the Yan Kingdom, but now it has been "voluntarily" given to Zhao Kuo.
Entering the gate, Zhao Kuo saw two rows of beautiful women standing in the courtyard. The younger one was about twelve or thirteen years old, and the older one was only twenty years old. There were all kinds of women, and they could be twenty or thirty in total.
They all looked at Zhao Kuo timidly, with a look that I felt pity for.
"Didn't I say that you are not allowed to harass the people?" A chill spread across Zhao Kuo's body.
"Your Majesty, these are voluntarily presented to you by the nobles in the city. Most of them are... the sisters or daughters of various family heads." Pang Nuan said quickly.
He was not telling lies. As the capital of Yanxia, Wuyang had countless nobles. Not every noble was willing to move. If they wanted to continue living in Wuyang, they would naturally find ways to curry favor with Zhao Kuo.
They don't know what Zhao Kuo likes, but since he is a man, under normal circumstances, it is definitely right to send beautiful women. After all, there are very few weirdos like King Wei.
However, beauties are not given away casually. At least they dare not give their maids to Zhao Kuo, and if they want to take advantage of Zhao Kuo's thigh, they can only give their sisters or daughters to Zhao Kuo, just in case Zhao Kuo sees it.
If you get it, the whole family will have hope.
Zhao Kuo looked at the twenty or thirty women in front of him, "Nah, you guys want to exhaust me to death. No wonder these emperors in ancient times were well-fed, well-educated, and exercised since childhood, but few of them lived a long life."
Being so happy every day, it’s no wonder that you can live a long life!
"In that case..." Zhao Kuo just spoke, and suddenly felt two chills coming from beside him. He turned his head and found that An Ning was staring at him coldly.
"Ahem, send them all back." Zhao Kuo said sarcastically.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to send him back?" Pang Nuan whispered.
"If you can bear it, then you can stay." Zhao Kuo said angrily.
"No, no, no, I want to live for a few more years." Pang Nuan shook his head like a rattle. As one of Zhao Guo's three major health experts in the future, he, like Xunzi, knew that the word "sex" was a knife in the head. The truth is, you will never indulge in lust.
As for the last health expert: Zhang Cang, he is still a child now, but in the future his head will be full of knives.
When these women heard Zhao Kuo's words, they felt relieved, but at the same time a little disappointed.
They themselves were in a contradictory state of hoping that Zhao Kuo would like them, but also worried about being abused.
Now that Zhao Kuo ordered them to go back, he felt even more conflicted.
"If nothing happens, you can go down first." After dismissing these women, Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"No." The generals clasped their fists in salute and retreated. Only Ben remained with Zhao Kuo. Except for sleeping at night, he would never leave Zhao Kuo for a moment.
Even if he goes to bed at night, he rests in the tent next door. If he is in Handan, he lives next to the palace.
In addition to Ben, An Ning also stayed.
"Go get a bucket of hot water for me. I want to take a bath." Zhao Kuo said to An Ning.
"Why do you want me to go? Why don't you let this big man go?" An Ning was a little unhappy, not because Zhao Kuo asked her to fetch water, but because of the way Zhao Kuo looked at those women before.
An Ning didn't know why she was unhappy. She knew that as Zhao Kuo was the king of Zhao, she could not be the only woman around him, but she still felt unhappy when she saw Zhao Kuo looking at other women.
"I'd better go." Ben said sheepishly.
"Zeng!" Four sharp gazes suddenly shot towards Ben. Ben, who had remained calm even when facing Liaodong's strong soldiers, suddenly became panicked, "I...I...won't go."
The four gazes disappeared, and Ben breathed a sigh of relief and silently stepped aside.
"You have driven away all my maids, so you must be the maid." Zhao Kuo had a joking smile on his face.
"Just hit me." An Ning pouted and turned towards the water room.
After getting hot water, An Ning threw the towel into the tub, raised her face and said, "Do you still need a little girl to take care of the king's bath?"
"You go out first, don't go far, and wait until I call you before you come in." Zhao Kuo said.
An Ning walked out of the room, intending to leave Zhao Kuo behind, but in the end she stayed outside the room by some strange combination of circumstances.
After a while, Zhao Kuo's voice came from the room: "Come in and rub my back."
"Ah? Oh!" An Ning pushed open the door and saw Zhao Kuo sinking in the water, with only his head outside. She walked over with a blushing face, and put her weak and boneless hands on Zhao Kuo's back.
Ever since she was a child, others have always served her. This was the first time An Ning had served someone else. She carefully observed Zhao Kuo's profile and found that Zhao Kuo had his eyes closed and did not make any overstep. She breathed a sigh of relief and took it seriously. Help Zhao Kuo rub his back.
"Have you gotten used to life in the military recently?" Zhao Kuo asked softly.
"Actually, I really liked my life in the army," An Ning said. "I have disliked female workers since I was a child. Later, my father found a teacher for me to teach me martial arts and the art of war."
"You still have a teacher? What's his name?" Zhao Kuo was a little surprised.
To be able to teach such an outstanding disciple as An Ning, his teacher is definitely not an unknown person. You must know that An Ning's strength is almost the same as that of Zhao Kuo, and he is younger than Zhao Kuo.
"I heard from my father that the teacher's name seems to be Dai Tuo," An Ning said.
"Taituo?" Zhao Kuo muttered it several times, always feeling that he had heard this name before, but couldn't remember it. "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore."
"After this battle is over, I would like to meet with your teacher." Zhao Kuo said.
"Teacher will be very happy to see the king." An Ning said.
"Do you want to be a female general?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Ah? Can I be a female general?" An Ning said in disbelief.
She had never heard of any woman who could become a general, except for the legendary Fu Hao, which happened more than a thousand years ago. She was not sure whether it was true or not.
"As long as you want, I can make you a female general." Zhao Kuo said confidently.
"I am willing." An Ning said firmly.
"Then come now." Zhao Kuo suddenly turned around and picked up An Ning.
"Ah! Your Majesty, what are you going to do?" An Ning was startled and screamed in Zhao Kuo's arms.
"The general and I will take off our shirts and spend the spring night warm in the hibiscus tent!" Zhao Kuo's slightly lewd laughter rang in the room.