Chapter 47: What's in the Bag
They didn't have any dissatisfaction with Li Ju's convening of everyone to a meeting, just thinking that maybe it was because of those wounded soldiers in the army, there was something they needed to do, so they didn't feel that there was anything wrong with a woman appearing in the army, and for Li Ju, it was full of trust. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Can anyone tell me how many of our soldiers are here now???" Li Ju looked at everyone, being so noticed by everyone, she didn't have the courage at all, just calmly talking to everyone. It's like a real superior.
"Miss Li, because she was in a hurry at the beginning, the soldiers here now, plus the wounded soldiers, have a total of 5,000 soldiers, all of them are elite soldiers. Although I don't know what Li Ju meant by this, since Li Ju asked, everyone looked at the king, and saw that he didn't say anything, so you look at me, I look at you, one of the soldiers who had just come out of the wounded barracks was the first to stand up and answer.
"Does anyone know when we still have enough food and grass??? Li Ju listened to his words, then smiled at him and asked again.
Hearing Li Ju's words, all of a sudden, all the soldiers who were talking to each other stopped instantly, the audience was silent, and no one spoke for a long time, this topic was a little dignified for them!
"If you are frugal, you can use it until the beginning of spring. Suo Yinsi saw that everyone lowered their heads and no one spoke, so he immediately stood up and said, his face was a little heavy, yes! They don't dare to go out to the Red Moon at will now, after all, the Red Moon is now the world of the Great Prince, if they are not careful, they will be doomed. So, if they run out of food, they may be facing a huge dilemma.
"I've been here for so long, I've observed, read a lot of books, asked a lot of questions, and learned that most of the area of Red Moon is dominated by animal husbandry, that is, grazing, and very few people grow those grains, right?" When Li Ju said this, he turned his head and looked at the soldiers sitting on both sides, in this hall, there were a total of twenty or thirty soldiers, sitting on both sides, Liu Xiufa sat in the main seat, Suo Yinsi was in the lower left of him, Li Ju was pulled by Liu Xiufa to sit with him, Li Ju stood up when he spoke, walked to the middle, looked at everyone, and said what he knew about the red moon.
When Li Ju first came here, she knew that this place might be the place where she would stay in the future, but the poverty of this place made Li Ju's heart cold, she hadn't heard it, in modern times, she had even seen a lot of novels, those novels about the barbarian region, the people here were all fierce and tall, but most of them were simple-minded, not so many twists and turns. There is nothing to eat in winter! Even some people may eat human flesh, so Li Ju wanted to improve Hongyue's living conditions from the beginning, originally she was just a small person! It is impossible for her to be alone, but now she has Liu Xiufa's support, so, Li Ju thought, this can be a lot more convenient, and it is only a matter of two or three years to improve Hongyue's living standards! Even if Liu Xiufa is no longer the king of the Red Moon now, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, so Li Ju knows that it is still possible to improve the Red Moon.
"En......"
"Yes......"
"Miss Li is right......"
“……”
Everyone couldn't help but look at Li Ju, listening to her words, her judgment, and then they realized that this Li girl had only come here for a short time, and she had already explored the situation of their red moon so clearly, fortunately Miss Li was their king's woman, otherwise, this woman was too terrible! But even if they thought so, they didn't have any doubts about Li Ju, after all, they all saw Li Ju's contribution to them.
Especially those brothers of theirs, because of Miss Li's treatment, many injuries and illnesses have begun to participate in the exercise one after another! There are fewer and fewer soldiers in the wounded barracks, so they have real respect for Li Ju, just like respecting their king, in their hearts, Li Ju is their future queen.
"In the red moon, which is mainly used for grazing, there will be heavy snow in winter, so those cattle and sheep and other livestock will not eat, and they will die one after another, and they will not plant too much grain and grass, and even if they are planted with grain and grass, the harvest is very underground, so in the winter of the red moon, many people often die, right? In the red moon, the people who die the most are not killed in battle, not old age, most of them are starvation to death, and they die of disease, right?" Li Ju continued to speak, and when he said this, he stopped to look at these generals.
Everyone had red eyes because of Li Ju's words, lowered their heads, and couldn't speak for a long time, as if they thought of the scenes they had seen with their own eyes over the years, what they could do the most was not war, but death, looking at the old people, saving the last bite of food, just so that their young children had a bite to eat, some things that were inferior to livestock, and even when they were extremely hungry, they actually ate human flesh, and specially picked those children who looked white and tender, with fine skin and tender meat, and burned them alive and boiled to death...... Some parents even give their children to drink their own blood and eat their own flesh............ Almost every winter, many places have to experience one such event, which leads to riots.
"This year...... The situation should be better this year......" Liu Xiufa listened to Li Ju's narration, he also knew that these were the real situation, lowered his head and said, he blamed himself in his heart, it was him, he had no ability, as the king of the Red Moon, he couldn't do anything, watching his people starving and freezing there, but he couldn't do anything............ Liu Xiufa thought of this, a big man, and couldn't help but redden.
"Yes, this year's ......," Suo Yinsi also said in a slightly choked tone.
"It should be a lot better this year, this year...... This year, we went to negotiate with Taikang and asked for a lot of food, which can save a lot of people this year............" Suo Yinsi lowered his head and said, obviously a little uncertain in his tone.
"Huh...... Really?" Li Ju smiled lightly, bowing her head and pursing her lips.
In the past few days, she has also more or less found out some information about the eldest prince, can he snatch the royal power from his own brother, can he ignore the life and death of the frontier soldiers, ignore the loss of the territory of the red moon, and only have power, can he do it for the country and the people? Li Ju is very worried, will the grain and grass that Liu Xiufa desperately fought for really fall into the hands of the people??? I am afraid that those grain and grass will eventually become the things in the pocket of the eldest prince!