When I fought Liyang City before, the giant crossbow was set up on the city tower, and it was infinitely powerful to shoot below. Huoran? Wen???? ???．? R?a?n ?E?n?a'c?o?m is now used to attack the fortress, and this kind of direct weapon is far inferior to the thunderbolt.

Taking a closer look at the large number of war horses surrounded by the state soldiers, Ding Feng also felt a little powerless.

Guard, can't keep. Hit, can't fight. Run, can't run.

In the face of such a difficult situation, it can only be delayed for a quarter of an hour now!

Not to mention that Ding Feng was struggling on his side, Ma Zhong did not go very smoothly with the army.

First of all, the first problem they encountered was the lack of supplies.

At the beginning, under the bombardment of rocks, the soldiers and horses of the vanguard did not bother to bring more food, and rushed out in a hurry.

Now, only half a day has passed, and the little rice grain brought out is almost exhausted.

After Ma Zhong heard this information, his face was unusually ugly.

Without battery life, where is there any room for manoeuvre?

He looked at Gong Qiuhu solemnly, "How far are we from Zhaoguan?" ”

Gong Qiu Hu hurriedly said, "My lord, it's very close. We're walking through the forest now, moving more slowly. As long as there is another half a day's effort, you can reach Zhaoguan. ”

"Hmm." Ma Zhong nodded noncommittally.

Gong Qiuhu said cautiously, "My lord, I don't think we have enough food, do you want to go to the nearby villages to collect some food before going to Zhaoguan?" That Zhaoguan is a place to be rushed, and even if the land over there is panicked, the people don't dare to plant it. ”

"Oh?" Ma Zhong was a little surprised, "What, there are still villages around here?" ”

Gong Qiuhu nodded hurriedly, "It's so difficult to make a living now, but where there is a flat land, where is there no food." ”

Ma Zhong was a little happy when he heard this, and then asked in surprise, "I have been running back and forth in Liyang a lot in the past few days, except for a few big villages guarding large fields, why haven't I seen many grain fields?" ”

Gong Qiu Hu smiled and quickly explained, "That's because the lord didn't take those things in his eyes at all." Now that the war is in chaos, there is no certainty as to who the fields belong to. Even if you plant grain, when it is ripe, you may not have the life to taste it. So the people here do not grow grain, but grow some barnyard grass.

There were thousands of seeds in this handful, and they were sown everywhere with little input. This thing grows wild and doesn't need to be taken care of at all. If there is a few drops of rain, it will grow everywhere. When the harvest is over, a bucket of barnyard grass can also get three liters of rice. ”

Ma Zhong was disappointed when he heard this.

Although the land is rich and fat, because of the endless wars, the people can only rely on the grass seeds of these weeds to survive.

Li Fei was a little moved, and listened to the suggestion on the side, "Lord, it's better to have grass seeds to satisfy hunger than not, and I don't think the method of waiting for the public enemy army is not bad." ”

Ma Zhong shook his head, "No, what kind of collection is he, he is obviously going to loot the village." Since we want to govern Liyang in the future, how can we do such a despicable thing. ”

As soon as Ma Zhong said this, Cen Wolf and Bailichuan's eyes moistened, this Nima really ate two full meals and forgot the days when he was a prodigal army.

If they don't loot the "rebellion", and they don't produce, how can they survive to this day.

Li Fei, Leshui, and Ma Yan twitched a little, when they were in Jingnan, they pretended to be Xu Sheng and ransacked Zuotang County, aren't you and the girl next to you!

Ma Zhong looked left and right, and saw that everyone was looking at him with disdain, and his face was slightly red.

He added, "Borrow." ”

"Borrow?" All the soldiers squinted together.

Ma Zhong emphasized, "You can't take it for nothing, you have to make an IOU." ”

"IOU?" The soldiers looked at each other.

"Hmm." Ma Zhong thought for a while and said to Li Fei, "Our biggest official here is the Metropolitan Governor of the Eastern Route Army, so let's use the name of ...... and Zhou Yin." ”

"Zhou Yin?" All the soldiers looked at Ma Zhong with disdain.

"." Ma Zhong is indeed a little unable to withstand everyone's attention, even if he is a scumbag, he also has self-esteem!

"Okay, just use the name of Lao Tzu!" Ma Zhong looked impatient, "When Lao Tzu governs Liyang, they will definitely be returned at that time!" ”

Do you have to wait for the future to govern Liyang?

At this time, the soldiers stopped talking, and nodded meaningfully one by one.

At this time, a puzzled voice sounded, "Ma Zhong, you just rob it, why take off your pants and fart." Are you tired? ”

The soldiers were refreshed when they heard this, and they looked at Sun Shangxiang with joy.

It's still this girl who is doing things happily!

Ma Zhong was embarrassed to hide it anymore, so he simply laughed and opened his mind.

"How can it be, it's still very different."

As he spoke, Ma Zhong patted Ma Jian on the shoulder, "Come, military advisor, you can talk about it." ”

Ma Tan listened to it and was lying in his heart, can he carry this pot?

Ma Jian immediately bowed, "Little brother is about to ask for advice?" ”

"Huh?" Ma Zhong was a little surprised, "Do you understand this?" You're worse than the king. ”

Ma Yan's body stiffened when he heard this, what did he say that he was a top military teacher, and he was compared with Wang Li's weak scum?

Ma Zhong muttered in a low voice to himself, "It seems that adding points to intelligence and adding points to politics is really not the same way." That's right, Zhuge Ke is so smart, isn't he also played casually. ”

Ma Zhong explained to Ma Jian with a smile, "The reason is very simple. You see, if we rob them of their food and run away, will the people of Liyang accept our rule after we take Liyang? No, it won't. At that time, we may face one rebellion after another.

But what about giving them hope? When we take Liyang, their idea must be that the gang of people who killed a thousand knives should finally pay back. ”

Ma Jian woke up a little when he heard this, and then asked, "Then will you pay it back then?" ”

Ma Zhong shook his head, "It's impossible to pay back the money, but I will reduce their taxes for ten years." ”

"What?" Ma Jian was a little surprised by this answer.

Ma Zhong had the intention to add political points to Ma Yan, and by the way, he also let the surrounding elders know a little bit about how to govern the people, so he continued to explain.

In that case, within ten years the people will be obedient to me, and will do their best to maintain my rule. After all, if a new force comes, they will have to pay taxes again. Power and responsibility are always one. ”

Ma Zhong's words to these big bosses are enough for them to improve their politics a few points, but they can't fool Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang relied on taxes and smuggling to support Mrs. Sun City independently, and she was naturally perfect for these little tricks.

She smiled faintly and sneered, "Hehe, even if you never levy Liyang's field endowment, so what? Do you still want a poll tax? ”