(The pandemic, the flood, we never gave in, we have been fighting.) May God bless my China, a prosperous world without borders! ）

Although the Eagle King is old, he has his own pride. Over the years, the Eagle Clan and the Leon Clan have fought over land and population, and have been in constant dispute and blame each other on the border...... But in any case, both sides have exercised restraint and have not further expanded into a full-scale war, which can only be regarded as a dispute at best.

An old opponent who didn't like him in any way actually sent an envoy to ask for help...... This can only mean one thing: the Eagle Clan has indeed reached the point of exhaustion, and the old guy of the Eagle King can no longer care about the so-called face. After all, compared with the terrible fate of being exterminated and dying tragically, abandoning the so-called dignity and bowing one's head and admitting one's mistakes is nothing at all.

"This king understands." Shi Rui, who had cleared his thoughts, nodded and asked seriously, "How many reinforcements do you want?" ”

This question is redundant. Under normal circumstances, Shi Rui would not ask such a question at all. With the strength of the lion clan, the scale of reinforcements is generally between 200,000 and 300,000. Taking into account factors such as weather and road conditions, coupled with logistical baggage and supplies, the scale of the dispatch is of course as small as possible.

The envoy showed a grateful look on his face: "Before leaving, Your Majesty has repeatedly advised: Please see that you and I were allies in ancient times, jointly fight against the white people in the south, and jointly build the Suolong Pass, regardless of previous suspicions, immediately send an army of 500,000 to aid Flying Eagle City." ”

"Half a million?" Shi Rui gasped and asked in disbelief, "So many?" ”

The envoy clasped his hands together: "I'm not exaggerating, if the number of reinforcements is less than 500,000, it will be difficult to affect the current battle situation, and it will not be able to substantially help the Eagle Clan." ”

"The current dragon clan is no longer the cattle clan of the past. They had brimstone, they could make gunpowder, they had a large number of cannons and muskets. ”

"They landed from the eastern sea, blasted a way out of the mountains in a way we couldn't have imagined, and attacked from behind the Golden Feather City. This is a style of play that we have never been exposed to, and it is said that this is how the Black Feather Pass fell. ”

These words were spoken with sincerity and without the slightest concealment. From Shi Rui's experience, it can be seen that the messenger did not lie. Of course, this is not out of true goodwill, but the Eagle Clan hopes that the Leon Clan reinforcements will have a better chance of winning against the Dragon Clan army, so that they will not be defeated and flee. In this way, the Eagle Clan has the hope of uniting the Leon Clan to counterattack.

"You go down first, and get a good rest in the inn." Shi Rui nodded slowly and calmly, and made a serious promise: "I will issue a mobilization order." Within three days, rush to the aid of Flying Eagle City. ”

The Eagle Clan envoy was grateful, knelt down again, and kowtowed several times: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

……

Shi Rui is an old man, especially in the governance of ethnic groups.

Although he didn't have much information at the moment, he keenly judged the battle situation between the dragon clan and the eagle clan, and made the decision to reinforce without hesitation.

It was because of sitting and hesitating that the dragon clan acted recklessly and swallowed the pig clan and the deer clan. This occupies the northernmost part of the continent, once with the bison as a totem of the tribe's strength swelled sharply, they captured the Tiger Prison Pass, took the Iron Jaw City, even the Tiger Clan, known as "the strongest cavalry legion", is not an opponent, was defeated by the Dragon Clan, had to cede the land and pay compensation, and in turn sought a truce at the cost.

In terms of population, the Eagle Clan, with 1.5 million civilians, can only be considered a medium tribe. It's not as good as the Tiger Clan, and it's not as good as the Lion Clan.

But in any case, "one and a half million" is a huge number, and it must not sit idly by as before, and let the dragon clan occupy Flying Eagle City and become stronger and stronger.

An edict was issued, and as many as 100 messengers distributed the mobilization order to the main cities. Shi Rui made up his mind this time to recruit 800,000 troops at one time. He wants to let those guys in the north who change the name of the clan and forget their ancestors take a good look, the strength of the lion clan is not as simple as words. We have the strongest fighters and we can win.

……

Leon Clan's territory, the Wild Lion Department, the Lord's Mansion of the Green Mane City.

There are four charcoal fires in the room, which burn the whole room warmly, and even if you don't have to wear heavy clothes such as leather robes, you won't feel cold.

Shi sat at his desk, looking at the urgent document in front of him, his brows furrowed and he fell into deep thought.

Yesterday afternoon, I received a conscription order from the royal capital, requiring Greenmane City to send troops immediately and arrive at Roaring City at the specified time.

The standing army of Grassmane City is 12,000 men, and with the reserve force, the initial mobilization can be completed in five hours, and 30,000 soldiers can be assembled and dispatched. Depending on the situation, another 20,000 people can be assembled in the next 12 hours. It's just that the soldiers of the second echelon are not as strong as the first batch in terms of physique and combat effectiveness.

The majesty of the lion king is not to be offended. As a member of the royal family, Shi Ze never had the idea of rebellion or deliberate disobedience. He is an honest man in the lion royal family, diligent and conscientious, and has a good reputation both in the upper aristocratic circle and the lower civilian group.

Merely...... This army call-up order from Roaring City made Shi Ze feel very embarrassed.

With a sigh, Shi Ze raised his head, and his gaze fell on the young squire Lijun standing directly in front of the table.

He rubbed his hands slowly, frowned, and said, "Ah Jun, tell me about the situation outside!" What exactly do they want? ”

Yesterday after receiving the conscription order, the division immediately sent people to copy it and sent it to the various branches of the city guard, asking the commanders of the war regiments to summon the reserve personnel in their respective jurisdictions in accordance with His Majesty's order. Then he opened the storehouse, distributed weapons and armor, allocated food and grass, and set out overnight to Roaring City.

Similar situations have been seen before, and the Commanders are no strangers to "temporary call-ups". There have been drills in normal times, and all mobilization procedures can be completed within two hours.

However, this time was different, when the division appeared in the central square in time, he was surprised to find that the 30,000 soldiers who should have gathered here were nowhere to be seen. Except for dozens of armed patrols to maintain order, the Greenmane City Square is no different from usual.

At that time, Shi Ze felt that the transmission of information must have been delayed. In a fit of rage, he hurried with his guards to the nearest branch of the city guard, and as soon as he entered the gate, he heard a tumultuous shouting from inside.

"Whoever likes to go, I won't go anyway."

"It's just that it has been sending us tokens as payment, and it turns out that this thing is a piece of scrap metal. We can't buy anything outside, so how can we live? ”

"If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself and see if you can buy food with tokens. No one wants to ask for this kind of money now, and you officials have to give an explanation. ”

Shi was a loyal city lord.

Regarding the chaos caused by tokens, it inevitably spread from the official line of Liuyun City to Qingmane City. Merchants and civilians alike were in a panic. They are worried that the tokens in their hands will become scrap metal, and they strongly demand to exchange them for gold and silver, or something else.

The teacher has no experience in this kind of thing. Scouring through all the clay formwork in the royal archives could not find a way to deal with it. Luckily, in the midst of the chaos, His Majesty the Lion King sent someone from Roaring City to deliver the latest order———— strictly prohibiting any form of redemption of tokens, and both merchants and citizens must accept tokens unconditionally.

The solution to the problem is simple: violator, kill!

The division immediately sent the city guards to arrest the leaders who gathered the crowd to make trouble. Dozens of heads were chopped off back and forth, and the turbulent situation in Silvermane City finally calmed down.

It is clear that this is only a superficial phenomenon, and the problem of tokens has not really been solved. People are just afraid of the butcher's knife and can only bury their hatred in their hearts...... As the lord of the city, Shi was unwilling to do this. But there is a lion king and a commoner, and it is difficult for him to be caught in the middle, and he can only satisfy one of them, and he can't coordinate the two ends.

Prior to receiving the Lion King's conscription order, the market in Silvermane City had been closed. Restaurants, inns, and shops were almost all closed, and even the "Shengxinglong" firm, which was usually the most obedient and raised their hands in support of any government decree, closed its doors and was no longer open.

The teacher can understand the practice of the merchants———— since tokens are worthless scrap metal, then the normal transaction behavior of buying and selling commodities is meaningless. For example, a piece of bread, a piece of cloth, a pile of peat, a piece of bacon...... They have value in their own right, either to eat, to wear, or to make good fuel for boiling water and cooking. But on the other hand, what can a token with the lion king's head on both sides be counted? It can't be used as food when it's hungry, it can't be worn on the body to protect it from the cold when it's snowing, and it's a useless piece of metal when it's cold.

When it comes to metals, Shi Ze is puzzled———— gold and silver are also metals, but why are merchants willing to accept gold and silver, but refuse to accept tokens?

The Esoteric Master of Meaning couldn't understand this, he only knew that because of his resolute implementation of His Majesty's orders, the situation in Grassmane City was getting worse and worse.

All shops are closed, and civilians are unable to buy the necessities they need.

The biggest impact is on peat, and cloth.

The food situation is not so bad, because the lion people have owned corn and potatoes for a long time, and every household has a certain amount of grain in stock. There has always been a trade in the market where potatoes are exchanged for rice and flour. This is because rice and flour taste much better than corn and potatoes and are more popular with the population.

The teacher didn't know that there was a proper term called "strike" in the era of civilization. All he knew was that the merchants' refusal to sell had affected the city guards. To this end, he specially convened a meeting of the big and small merchants of Grassmane City. The theme is simple: he demands, and then orders everyone, as the lord of the city, that they must open the door of the shop to do business.

At that time, an elderly merchant stood up and said seriously: "My lord, we cannot agree to your request, let alone obey such an order. ”

"Why?" The teacher suppressed the anger in his heart.

"A lot of us have goods from acquisitions." The old man's attitude was humble and respectful, and his tone was clear: "We have to walk a long way to reach remote villages and buy from the locals their home-spun linen and cotton cloth, fruits and dried fruits, game and jerky...... We never thought of violating His Majesty's edicts, nor did we ever think of leaving the tribe and becoming traitors. To be honest, His Majesty's announcement of the use of tokens back then seemed to us to be a good thing. The reason for this is simple: if I were to go to a stockade fifty or sixty miles away from the city of Grassmane to buy goods, I would definitely be willing to go on the road with a hundred silver tokens, rather than hire dozens of men to haul a dozen carts full of grain and other goods. That would only reduce the profit I got from the trading process and it would be troublesome. ”

"A hundred silver tokens, all it takes is a fur money bag to fit in. This is good for us and for civilians. But in the past, if everyone thought that there was no problem with the token and were willing to accept it, then the business would be a business, and nothing would change. ”

"There is a lot of trouble about the fact that the token does not contain gold and silver, and now the pressure can't be suppressed. Mainly because civilians refuse to accept tokens, we have no way to dispose of the goods in our hands as garbage for free. Taking a step back, even if we had our own textile factory that could mass-produce dried fruits, salt, dried meat, and wine, we would not accept token-based transactions for these things, we would only accept gold and silver. ”

"Actually, the problem of tokens was not a secret for a few years. At that time, the peat honeycomb coal of "Shengxinglong" sold very well in the market and was very popular. Many people are red-eyed, so they begged "Sheng Xinglong" to help introduce the relationship, and wanted to ...... from the dragon clan Well, they weren't dragons at the time, they were cattle people, and they bought peat from the cattle people and resold it to make a profit. ”

"At that time, the Lord of Rock City, who is now the regent of the Dragon Clan, disclosed to all the merchants in Rock City that our Leon Clan token did not contain silver. By using a simple "water test", it is possible to measure the silver content of the token without destroying it. This method is simple and easy to learn, and many of us know that "tokens are actually scrap iron", but for the sake of interests, we did not debunk it, especially when we were trading within the lion clan, we tacitly accepted this kind of silver-free token. ”

The old man spoke skillfully: "This is for two reasons: one is our loyalty to Your Majesty. If we do not receive His Majesty's recognition and affirmation, we will never use foreign money. Second...... We're used to tokens, and even if they don't contain silver, we won't be able to find a better alternative for a while. Moreover, it is very troublesome to trade directly with gold and silver, and it is easy to make errors when weighing. ”

These words are very vague. But Shi is not stupid, and when he listens carefully to the opinions of all sides, he has also learned a lot of experience from this chaos, and he has deep feelings. Of the two reasons mentioned by the old man, the first is the correct political tendency. As for the second one, it's only half a story.

Merchants simply don't want the existing Leo token system to collapse. They hold too many tokens in their hands, which represents their net worth.