Chapter 1208: The soldiers are frightened
The merchants of Mulu City are rich and flowing, and it is not surprising that Abbas hit them with the idea, and Saeed just broke out in a cold sweat secretly. Because, Abbas's chicken-and-egg plundering of money is aimed at not only the Persians, but even the great cannibals are merciless.
Anyone who violates the rules of the Governor's Office will be severely punished, and it is called "Treating the Same".
In just three or five days, the ledger in front of Said was as high as a mountain.
Reading through the books, Saeed was shocked into a cold sweat, Abbas is going to wipe out all the merchants in Mulu City.
"Your Excellency the Governor, the villain has written a small opinion, I don't know whether to talk about it or not!"
Fortunately, Abbas's attitude towards Said was very different from that of the merchants, and he asked kindly:
"If you have any opinion, say that if it is beneficial to Khorasan, I will agree to it. ”
After all, Said had scattered his wealth to support the Empire, and Abbas had long since equated him with ordinary businessmen. In the past few days, Saeed has been busy and helped him deal with one troublesome matter after another, and he even feels a little inseparable from Saeed.
If Said took a day off, he felt that something was missing from him, and it would be very difficult for others to support him.
"The Tang people have a saying that if we wipe out all the merchants in the city, and trade will be cut off in the future, how can the goods of my great food be connected with things?"
Abbas laughed.
"Said, you think too much, on the trade route from east to west, only the commercial tax of Dashi is the lowest, and some places don't even collect taxes on merchants. Even if there is not a single merchant, how much less can the empire's income be? The only difference is that those fat pig-like merchants can no longer easily make money and silver. ”
Speaking of the businessman's inaction, Abbas looked resentful and became emotional.
"If they could have a little bit of gratitude for the Empire, I wouldn't be so heavy-handed, maybe I'm still hesitating at this moment!
Hearing this, Saeed felt a pang in his heart again.
"Merchants, they have always been profit-seeking, and if it is not profitable to help Abbas, how can they reach out? ”
Fortunately, almost all the merchants around Mulu City have been looted, and the adult men in his clan are still not immune from joining the army to fight.
"Your Excellency the Governor said favorably, the villain respects!"
Abbas has said that at this point, what more can he say? Moreover, while this will enrich the finances in the short term, in the long run it will turn many people in Khorasan to the opposite side of the Great Eclipse.
It is said that the king Zamas is a descendant of the Sassanid Dynasty, and the Persians of Khorasan will probably have their hearts set on the newly revived Persian state after this toss!
In the midst of triumph, a military newspaper was sent to the Governor's Palace.
Abbas saw it, his face changed color, and even the whole person stumbled a few times, and poured the silver teapot and teacup belt on the table next to him to the ground.
Said's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Abbas.
"Your Excellency, what's wrong?"
Abbas gritted his teeth, almost squeezing a few words out between his teeth.
"The Persians have arrived in the city!"
This was much beyond Said's expectations, but he never expected that the Persian army would suddenly attack the city of Mulu.
Immediately afterwards, a series of questions surged from Said's heart, so where did the 20,000 foot soldiers sent by Abbas go, and the Persian army was able to attack the city of Mulu in a grand manner, could it be that they had already defeated the 20,000 foot soldiers?
If this is the case, it is too shocking, the 20,000 infantry sent by Abbas is not a newly formed rabble, but a hundred battles elite who have undergone a dynastic change, how could they be defeated by the Persian army, which had just been established for less than a month?
But this is the case, the Persian army is already under the city of Mulu.
"Let's go, follow me to the city to watch the battle!"
After all, Abbas was the veteran of a hundred battles, and he quickly recovered from his shock and anger. Although he was still worried about the situation of the 20,000 foot soldiers, he had to face the reality after all, and he couldn't let the people in the city mess up the morale of the army.
At the same time, a barrage of military orders was distributed from the governor's palace to all parts of the city, and the few foot soldiers who remained were mobilized, along with the newly recruited militia.
The militia learned that they were about to be sent to the battlefield to die, and immediately mourned, most of them were accustomed to a comfortable life, even if the war of dynastic change did not affect Khorasan on a large scale, and finally under the operation of various wealthy families, Khorasan as a whole took refuge in the new dynasty, and with this ending, naturally all parties were satisfied, and they were also free from the suffering of war.
But now, who would have thought that the war could not be avoided after all, and Yusuf's crusade was like the beginning of a curse, and from that day on, it seemed that today's doom was doomed and difficult to escape.
Abbas put on his iron armor and climbed the city wall, and when he saw that the Persian army had surrounded the east side of Mulu City, the sound of war drums and shouts made him frown and clench his fists.
The Persians scolded in a terrible voice, and shouted in unison.
Abbas knew Persian, and when he saw that the Persian army was so scolding, of course he wanted to fight back, so he sent a part of the militia to test it.
There are not many big * Rui left in Mulu City, only a few thousand people, it is impossible to send them out easily when the enemy situation is unknown, and the large number of militia recruited temporarily is just suitable for the strength of the Persian army's morale.
The gates to the north opened, and thousands of militia streamed out, and Saeed stood behind Abbas and narrowed his eyes, ready to watch their battle against the Persians beneath the city.
Then, suddenly, a dramatic scene appeared, and the militiamen, before receiving the Persian army, suddenly scattered and fled.
And the Persian army did not pursue, and even shouted in unison, saying that the Persians would not fight the Persians, and the arms of the Persian army would always be open to the Persians.
The shouts worked, and the scattered militias, believing that most of them were Persians, surrendered instead.
The fleeing militiamen laid down their weapons one after another, consciously standing in place and waiting to receive them, and thousands of militiamen actually disintegrated in the blink of an eye.
And the Persian army had no fear of the nearby Mulu City, and swaggered outside the city to receive the surrendered troops!
Said stole a glance at Abbas, and saw that his face was as usual, but his fists were clenched like hammers.