For the rough-and-tumble men of the Yanbei Army, it was easy to attack and defend the city, but asking them to manage the city would really embarrass them to death.
Their usual work, apart from exercise, farming was just for bragging. Later, the princess came and asked them to learn a few words on weekdays. Later, they also hired some old craftsmen. If they were interested, they could learn some crafts from the craftsmen.
In order to avoid being injured in the future and unable to fight anymore, you can learn a craft and improve your own life.
As for relying on this craft to make a living?
That's not necessary. They are soldiers. If they are injured and disabled and cannot go to the battlefield, the country will support them. The reason why the princess asked them to learn more is to allow them to improve their lives. After all...
Everyone has a large family to support. Although the state will give them money, it will only provide them with a minimum living standard. If there are more people, they will not be able to support them.
Also, if they are not disabled due to injuries, when they reach the age of fifty, the princess has said that they must withdraw from the army and let newcomers and young people come up.
Of course, the country will still give them money and will not let them starve to death, but after withdrawing from the army, the money they can get is only one-third of what they had in the army.
That little money can only ensure that you don't starve to death. If you want to live a good life, you have to rely on yourself.
Therefore, the princess asked them to become literate and learn some skills so that they could make plans for the future.
They knew that the princess was doing it for their own good, so they would not let down her hard work. During this period, in addition to exercising and farming, they would also learn the skills they wanted to learn, and the craftsmen also taught them very seriously.
The princess has said that the country will support skilled craftsmen until they die, so they don't have to worry about not having enough to eat, teach them, and if they learn well, there will be rewards.
For this reason, those old craftsmen did not hide their secrets, and each of them taught very seriously. Of course, for the sake of their own better life in the future, they also studied very seriously.
Ever since they became literate and learned a craft as requested by the princess, they thought that I was the best in the world and there was nothing I couldn't do.
Although each of them has learned the same thing, there are so many people in the army who always learn something different. There are tens of thousands of people in the army, what can they not do?
Before entering the city, they thought the same way. Nothing could be difficult for them, but...
When they entered the city, they discovered... there was something they really didn't know how to do, such as managing a city!
Before this, they had never been in contact!
When I followed the prince or General Xiao to fight in the past, their division of labor was very clear. They were responsible for fighting the war. After the battle, they went to celebrate the victory. As for managing the city and appeasing the people, the civil servants had to do it.
This time, they came to Beichen to help Beichen fight the war. Before coming, Major General Xiao also said that they only need to be responsible for driving away the soldiers and horses in southern Xinjiang. They don't need to worry about the rest, the people of Beichen will take care of it.
They came here to help the Beichen people fight, not to fight against Beichen. It would be ugly if they took over the local government affairs of Beichen.
Even if it was to protect the prince's reputation, they couldn't do it.
Therefore, the troops that came to help Beichen fight were only the army, and there were no civilian officials at all. They had no intention of intervening in government affairs, but...
They didn't want to, but the people of Beichen cried and shouted, asking them to take over local government affairs.
"General, if you don't care about us, we will be dead."
"General, you can't leave us alone."
"General, before you entered the city, the man who was guarding the city ran away. How do you expect us to survive?"
"General..."
The people of Beichen were not unintelligent. They cried and shouted one by one, begging Yan Beijun to take over their government affairs. In front of them, they must not mention the matter of dividing grain and grain seeds.
The Yanbei Army is a professional army. Facing the enemy, they are tough and tough and will never be soft-hearted, but...
Facing a group of ordinary people and looking at their pitiful looks, they really couldn't keep a cold face.
After they entered the city, they also saw the environment in the city. They had to say that Nan Jinzhao was really evil. A good city was almost turned into ruins due to his torture.
Ahem... At this time, Yan Beijun still didn't know that the poor areas of Beichen were like this. They looked like ruins, the houses were in dilapidated condition and were about to collapse at any time, and most of the people did not have enough to eat.
There is no way, Beichen is poor.
It's a pity that Yan Beijun didn't know anything at this time and only blamed Nan Jinzhao. Seeing that the people of Beichen were so miserably harmed by them, they... couldn't say no.
But how can they control it?
After several lieutenants in the army took over the government affairs in the city, they had no idea where to start.
Speaking of government affairs in this city, there are only a few books left, which can be used to check personnel and eliminate the spies sent by Nan Jinzhao who are mixed among the people. Other than that, the local government has nothing.
There was not even a grain of rice, and the people's homes were empty.
"We have inherited a mess, right? How are we going to manage it?"
"You idiots, didn't you hear that when you entered the city? They said on the road that they were waiting for us, the prince, to come and divide the grain and the fields. But look at it, they didn't ask us to come and divide the grain and the fields.
We are being asked to deliver food. There is nothing in such a huge city."
"In my opinion, let's leave it alone. This is not our Tianqi. These people from Beichen are insidious. Even if there are no people from Nan Jinzhao secretly provoking it, they will trick us into taking over. Look, isn't this the best
Proof?" A general pointed at the empty granary, his face turned red with anger.
The people of Beichen are so damn shameless. They worked hard to protect their city, and they didn't even give them a full meal, but they still cheated on them.
"They have no choice. After Nan Jinzhao's people came, how could they leave food for them? Look at those people, all of them are sallow and skinny. They are probably very hungry during this period. We are here to help Beichen fight. It's good, but don't
Forgot, we are going to take half of Beichen's land, and if the people of Beichen are against us, it will not be conducive to future rule."
"Yes, yes, what Lieutenant General An said makes sense. Although it is disgusting for Nan Jinzhao to praise our prince, and the people of Beichen have suffered miserably, it is shameless for us to take over this mess, but... if we do it well, then it will be for
The prince’s reputation has not been lost.”
"With so many people, where do we get food? We don't even have enough food! Moreover, this is the first city, and there are countless cities behind it. It doesn't make sense for us to help the Beichen people fight and also feed the people of Beichen, right? Really?
If we have to raise them, what will we do if they rely on us in the future?"
It's not that they are cold-blooded and don't want to take care of it, it's really... (To be continued)