Murong Jun naturally knew that the consequences of doing so would be very strict, which would completely disrupt the normal operation of the entire Youzhou's various undertakings, but at this time, the Great Yan Kingdom had reached an extremely critical moment, and in order to block the possible large-scale attack of the enemy army, he had to take such self-harming actions.

"This king doesn't want large-scale conscription, but our army has suffered a crushing defeat on the front line, and the enemy army will definitely pursue it with all its might, if you don't recruit troops in advance to prepare for the battle, once the enemy army kills Jicheng, my Dayan country is in danger of extinction!" Murong Jun said worriedly.

This time the army went south, Murong Jun was holding the confidence of victory, and issued an order to march, which contained a huge risk component, and if he defeated, he could naturally get the whole of Hebei, and once defeated, it was very likely to be retaliated by Hua'an's madness, after all, the army of Yan State suddenly launched an attack on Hebei without warning, which was obviously very barbaric and rude, and Hua'an could use this as an excuse to allocate the main army to launch a fierce attack on Yan State.

When the courtiers heard this, they naturally understood Murong Jun's worries, and nodded approvingly, expressing their support for Murong Jun.

"Your Majesty, even if all the men over the age of sixteen and under the age of fifty in the entire Youzhou are recruited, it will be useless, now, the treasury is empty, and my Dayan country has no financial and material resources to recruit such a large number of recruits, especially weapons, which are already strictly insufficient, and can only equip an army of 50,000." An official in charge of the treasury said with his fists clenched.

Murong Jun was furious when he heard this, and said loudly: "What, the treasury is already empty, how can this be, my Great Yan Kingdom has accumulated for many years, how can the treasury be empty?" After saying that, he glared angrily at the official who was in charge of the treasury.

"Your Majesty, since my Great Yan Kingdom moved its capital to Jicheng, I have led my troops south to pacify Ran Wei. And with the Jin army under the command of the king of the north many bloody battles, the treasury of materials consumed a lot, some time ago, and transferred a large number of weapons and materials to Qingzhou, and this time our army went south. 300,000 troops were mobilized, and almost the entire treasury was drained! The official in charge of managing the treasury said truthfully.

When Murong Jun heard this, he took a few steps back in a decadent manner, several southern expeditions did consume a lot of treasury materials and financial resources, especially the last southern expedition, in order to ensure that he could completely defeat the Xie Ai Legion, Murong Jun mobilized a large number of materials from the treasury and formed a very large scale of 80,000 iron rope cavalry and 20,000 chariot troops. And tens of thousands of troops were expanded, and a large number of materials and weapons were also transferred to the direction of Qingzhou, so that the materials in the treasury were indeed almost consumed.

"Your Majesty, since the treasury is empty, you might as well recruit fewer soldiers and horses! I can't afford to raise too many conscripts! A minister, clenched his fists and persuaded.

Murong Jun said helplessly: "It is naturally best not to recruit soldiers." However, in case the enemy army launches a large-scale attack on our Great Yan Kingdom. If you don't have enough soldiers, how can you resist it? After speaking, he looked at the ministers in front of him.

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of merchants in Jicheng, can we levy heavy taxes on these merchants, so that we can definitely enrich the treasury. And after the treasury is full, won't my Dayan Kingdom be able to recruit troops on a large scale? A minister said, clenching his fists.

"Your Majesty, by all means, the reason why merchants gather in Jicheng. It's all because my Dayan Kingdom levies a thin tax on them, and if it is a heavy tax, I am afraid that these merchants will never come to Jicheng again in the future, so that the business of Jicheng will suffer a huge blow! Another minister objected loudly.

Murong Jun naturally knew that it was very inappropriate to levy heavy taxes, but at this time, the situation was so critical, in order to be prepared to meet the enemy in an all-round way, even if it was unreasonable, he had to do it boldly.

"This king thinks that these merchants have earned enough, even if they increase the collection of taxes, it is not a big deal, and the order will be passed down to levy heavy taxes on the merchants of Jicheng." Murong Jun ordered loudly.

"Your Majesty, think twice!" One of the ministers persuaded again.

"Report, king, Liaodong urgent report." At this moment, an urgent letter was also sent from the direction of Liaodong.

When Murong Jun and the courtiers heard this, they were all taken aback, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

"What's going on in Liaodong?" Murong Jun walked towards the herald's junior colonel as he spoke, and took the letter.

After reading the letter, Murong Jun became even more worried, and angrily tore the letter to shreds.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with Liaodong?" A courtier asked softly.

Murong Jun said angrily: "The enemy general Wang Wuqin led the main army of 70,000 people, has arrived at the Mayoujin ferry in Liaodong, and set up a large camp near the ferry, and has the intention of attacking the hinterland of Liaodong, the defenders of Liaodong and Yao Xiang have asked this king for help, asking this king to send a large army to reinforce Liaodong as soon as possible. ”

"What, the enemy's 70,000 main forces have arrived in Liaodong, which is very bad! In this way, my Great Yan Kingdom is considered to be attacked on both sides! A courtier said worriedly.

"Yes! My Great Yan Kingdom has been attacked by the enemy, how good is this! Another courtier said worriedly.

Murong Jun looked at the courtiers and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, now my Great Yan Kingdom has reached a very critical moment, in order to deal with the threat of the enemy army, this king has no choice but to make a desperate bet and increase taxes throughout the country, right now, not only the merchants have to collect heavy taxes, but the ordinary people also have to pay double the taxes, only when all the people of the Great Yan Kingdom are united, it is possible to survive this crisis!" ”

Obviously, in order to deal with the two threats faced by Hebei and Liaodong, Murong Jun has decided to greatly increase taxes across the country.

"Your Majesty, now that Wang Wu's army has arrived at the Mayoujin Ferry, it is only twenty miles away from the defense line deployed by our army in Liaodong, and at this moment, our army's top priority is to send a large army to reinforce Liaodong! If the reinforcements can't be reinforced in time, Liaodong is likely to fall into the hands of the enemy, and in this way, it will be very unfavorable to our Great Yan Kingdom! "A courtier, hugging his fists.

Murong Jun sighed slightly, and said helplessly: "In this southern expedition, this king has mobilized 300,000 troops, and the soldiers and horses left behind in the whole territory of Youzhou are already very insufficient. ”

Obviously, what Murong Jun said was the truth, for the victory of the southern expedition, Murong Jun almost transferred the troops of the whole country, and now, except for the dead of these soldiers and horses, the rest are still in Jizhou, and even if they return to Jicheng, they must be used to defend the water control defense line, and cannot be lightly transferred to the front line of Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also knows that there are no extra soldiers and horses in my Dayan Kingdom at the moment, and they can be transferred to the front line in Liaodong, but in this way, with the 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Liaodong, how can they resist the 70,000 troops under Wang Wu's command? Moreover, they also have a 10,000 water army. A minister said nervously.

"Yes! Your Majesty, Wang Wu's army not only has more soldiers and horses, but also tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the direction of Qingzhou, and these soldiers and horses may reinforce Liaodong at any time! If this is the case, the situation in Liaodong will be even more severe. Another courtier said worriedly.

Murong Jun naturally understands this truth, but at this time, there are generally not many left-behind soldiers and horses across the country, and there are many places that need to be defended, and forces such as Goguryeo and Buyeo may launch an attack at any time, so he cannot transfer enough troops and horses to Liaodong at all.

"Your Majesty, can you let the remaining soldiers and horses in Liaodong expand their forces on their own?" A courtier, holding his fists, built yì road.

"How can this work? Even if Liaodong's soldiers and horses have expanded by tens of thousands, how should they prepare for military salaries, military rations, weapons and other materials? One of the ministers hurriedly objected.

"Military salaries and rations can be raised on the spot, and as for weapons, it is easier to deal with them, and the iron forks, hoes, harpoons, and bows and crossbows in the hands of the common people are not all good weapons for killing the enemy? With these, the remaining soldiers and horses in Liaodong can calmly expand their army. The courtier said with his fists clenched.

When Murong Jun heard this, he nodded happily, and said: "Okay, just do it, let the soldiers and horses of Liaodong raise their own food and salary, and let the recruited people prepare their own weapons to kill the enemy, at such a critical juncture, there is no other way." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen will go and give orders." One of the courtiers clenched his fists in response, and immediately turned to prepare.

Subsequently, Murong Jun discussed with his courtiers a specific conscription plan and a tax plan to ensure that the treasury could be replenished without causing too much opposition from the people of Dayan State.

Hua'an's huge victories in the two directions of Hebei and Qingzhou not only frightened the monarchs and ministers of Yan State, but also made Huan Wen, who was sitting in Xiangyang City, worried.

In the face of the gradually powerful Huaan Group, Huan Wen felt deeply worried, he was a man with great ambitions, and the strong rise of the Huaan Group obviously greatly hindered his life plan, and made him feel a very strong threat.

At the same time, Murong Khan, who was in Xiangyang City, was also very depressed, the rout of the Yao Xiang army in Qingzhou had made him very distressed, and the subsequent defeat of the Murong Ke army made him almost collapse, he didn't expect that the Yao Xiang army and the Murong Ke army would be defeated at the same time, and what is the situation in the Yan Kingdom now, he is naturally very clear, and he is anxious about it.

At present, Murong Khan's most worrying thing is that the main army of the Hua'an Legion will launch a large-scale attack on the Great Yan State in retaliation for the Great Yan State for raising troops to the south for no reason, and at present, the only military group that can contain the main force of the Hua'an Army and make Hua'an have scruples is the Huan Wen Army in Jingzhou. (To be continued......)