Chapter 21 All as one
Looking at the people who came one after another, the old man's heart was excited and grateful, at least now he feels that it is worth it, and he feels that it is worth protecting this country.
Everyone, be quiet... Quietly, everyone, first of all, I would like to thank you all for your heart of Akagi, and I am proud that you can consciously stand up and get through the difficulties together. Since you are willing to fight side by side with the soldiers, please go out of the city to help our soldiers, thank you here.
After speaking, he bowed and said again, thank you.
Master Hou, please get up, we don't deserve your bow, we all just want to work together, okay, big guy, since the old Lord Hou said, then we will go out of the city.
Since you are here, no one should rub it, throw off your arms and do it, if you come to grind foreign workers, then where to stay cool, our group of people can't afford to lose this person, and I'm even more sorry for the old marquis.
Be........
Okay, folks, let's go, from the inside out, join the ranks of the sergeants, and start working.
Erhuzi, where are you going?
Looking at the kid's father who walked out with his head, he didn't understand a little, the owner was already on vacation, and he didn't know why this fool was going.
Child, hurry up and load me 2 cakes, the old marquis allowed us to go to the front line to dig trenches, and jointly resist the attack of demon beasts on the city, the old marquis is a senior year, and he is still fighting to protect the capital.
In fact, it is we ordinary people who are guarding, Uncle Wang has already told the old marquis, and the old marquis also allowed us to dig trenches, you go and prepare, I will call them to go together, I have no ability to kill demon beasts, and I also have the strength to do it.
Okay, you wait, I'll get it for you, my man is a man, and he won't back down when something happens.
Okay, take the cake, and instruct: You take care of the children at home, if you have something, call the guards, I will leave, and I will come back when I finish my work.
This scene continued to be staged in the city, and the people who continued to join the trench digging team also came more and more, watching more and more people, bringing their own tools and belts and dry food, and couldn't help but shed tears.
Old marquis, what are you doing......
It's okay, you can go down according to the orders of the people, these people are not easy, you can't let them work and not take care of the food, right? So at least ensure two meals a day, no clear soup and little water, what the soldiers eat, they also eat, and after the end, each person will be given 5 silver coins.
Master Hou, is 5 silver coins too much? There are more and more people, and I am afraid that hundreds of thousands of people will be .......
Do as I say, go directly to the king, and tell the king that all are united and must not be cold. As for money and food, you can give instructions to the household department, and it is their business if it can't be completed.
It's Master Hou, I'll order you to go down, then let's go out and have a look?
Well... Let's go, let's go check it out too.
When I walked to the first big trench, there was already a hot scene here, digging the earth, carrying the soil, everyone knew that this was the last line of defense, if the demon beast crossed this trench, it could directly attack the foot of the city wall.
So everyone worked very hard, and many people began to rush to do the work of the soldiers, and at this time, I saw the uncle who took the lead shouting: Fellow villagers, there are almost enough people here, everyone should not rush to work, gradually move forward, don't be idle, finish early, and the soldiers will be able to rest early When fighting against monsters, they are also more powerful, so they will work harder for me.
Okay, uncle, let's go to the front and do it, and you guys will come up when you're done.
Now the most uncomfortable thing is that it belongs to the soldiers standing among the people, and tears have appeared in their eyes. Since being a soldier has public food to eat and military salaries, it is right to do these jobs now, but what about the people?
They didn't have anything, and they brought their own multigrain cakes, and even two people shared a piece of bread, looking at their hearts, it was uncomfortable.
Commander Zhang, go and inform me to give half of the dry food of all the soldiers in our department to the people who are working now.
It's the general, I'm going to run and talk, and after that, I ran away, shouting in a throat.
This moment was warm, basically 2 soldiers surrounded a common people, sharing the dry food they brought.
This can't be helped, regiment commander, we are all rough people, just eat some mats, just eat some mats, these military rations are left for you to eat in the war.
I said Uncle Wang, don't shirk it, the grain sent by the household department will be delivered immediately, and the old marquis said, you can't be allowed to work without food, so you can eat with confidence.
Ay... Then thank the old marquis, and bow in the direction of the old marquis.
At this time, there was a hot fight outside the city, and there was already a quarrel in the upper direction.
At this time, the lord of the household said to the king:
Your Majesty, this old marquis is trying to force me to death, the household has not much food in stock, at most it is only enough for the army to ration for 3 days, plus the spontaneous donations of merchants in the capital, it is only enough for 5 days.
However, just now, the old marquis sent an order, saying that he would send grain to the front line and give it to those untouchables. This, where can I get so much food, king, you also have to consider the difficulties of the ministers.
At this time, Ouyang Heavenly Master said lightly: Lord Gongsun, do you know why the king specially gave me a token and I went to find you?
Weichen didn't know, so please let Ouyang know.
Explicitly, also explicitly fart, you don't know the you have done, the old marquis is the governor of the garrison capital given by the king, let you go to the discussion, what about you? It has been delayed for an hour, if I don't go, I guess you are not ready to go.
Who is the old marquis for, for himself? Is that for the king, for the dawn of the whole country, there is no grain and grass? As far as I know, there are three large grains and grass in your Gongsun Lord's house, which is enough for your Gongsun Mansion to eat for more than five years, so can Gongsun explain how this grain came from?
This, this, this......
Your Majesty, the old marquis has a saying that is right, the old marquis will not ask the household to prepare money and food for no reason, and he asked people to bring a message that I don't know if the king knows?
Well, you know, all of us are united, and we must not chill our hearts.
Yes, who cares about the lives of those old white surnames who live at the bottom, and who cares about the lives of those sergeants? And the real reason why those ordinary people go to the field to help, do you know?
This....... Didn't they do it spontaneously and want to contribute to the garrison of the capital?
Yes, maybe there is a reason for this, but the king, the old marquis knows better than us, why, because digging a trench outside the city, when the demon beast is in the city, the soldiers who are ready to sacrifice are many of the relatives of these ordinary people now!
Is there a person who is willing to see his relatives buried in the mouth of the demon beast? That's why they spontaneously organized themselves to help, and they were not helping Wang Du, not the old marquis, but their own son, younger brother, and child's father.
Therefore, the old marquis wants to take care of the food and give money, not anything else, but for those soldiers to see, so that they can rest assured that the king will not ignore the people below, you love the people and are a wise man.
And your lord, Lord Gongsun, up to now, have you carried out the order of the old marquis? The king gave the old marquis the right to behead him directly, why didn't the old marquis behead you, it was because he gave the king a son, he knew that this time he was ordered to be in danger, and after this battle, he had to go back.
So I don't want to offend you, but what about you? Lord Gongsun, the door is difficult to enter, the face is ugly, and things are difficult to do? This is an old man patrolling outside the city, and you, the murderer of a thousand knives, are still babbling and complaining.
Of course, Master Li of the Ministry of Industry, the weight of the city defense equipment has not been taken care of for 3 years, resulting in no weapons available, no equipment to prevent, do you know, because of your reasons, how many sergeants have to use flesh and blood to block the mouth of the demon beast?
Their lives are not their lives? Their families are not family members? Having said that, those people who are going out now are not seeing their relatives for the last time, and the king, the ministers ask the emperor to approve the decision of the old marquis, and to increase it, as for the money and grain, I think that everyone at the station can solve part of it by transporting the money and grain from their own house to the household department.
Well... The decree was proclaimed, and the old marquis handled it properly, so he ordered the household department to speed up the preparation of money and grain, and arrived at the gate of the north city before dark, and the casual workers were distributed gradually and unified, and the people had 2 days of rations for each person, and the salary was 5 silver coins, and there should be no mistake. In addition, Li Aimin of the Ministry of Industry and Gongsun of the Ministry of Household have money, and they are all on death row, and they will be beheaded at noon tomorrow.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the palace money and grain are allocated to the household department, and only the palace needs to be used for one month, and the rest is allocated to the household department for the distribution of money and food for the people and military rations. Ladies and gentlemen, since I have allocated money and food, I also hope that everyone will also take the initiative to take action, and there will be no more money and food, and it will be up to everyone.
The King of the Holy Father...
The King of the Holy Father...
The King of the Holy Father...
When the ministers returned, they immediately sent all the surplus grain in the house to the household department without delay.
Well, I would like to thank you for your generosity for the hard-fought soldiers and the tired people.
Don't dare, don't dare..
Then disperse.
Retreat from the dynasty....
Lord Ouyang, the king is invited, see you in the imperial study.
Okay, trouble.
You are welcome.. You're welcome, Lord Ouyang, please.
The Imperial Study
Meet the king, long live the king, long live long live.
Okay, Aiqing, please get up, don't care about these vulgar etiquette.
I don't know what happened when the king summoned his ministers.
I'm still not sure, especially now that there is a shortage of weapons in the Ministry of Industry, how can I defend this city?
Because of the shortage of weapons, he dug a trench and put fire oil in front of him, and the last one was river water, plus the rejection of horses, if the minister guessed correctly, the old marquis would attack with fire.
When the demon beast attacks, as long as you walk through the trench, you must be covered in fire oil, and at this time it is quenched, so you don't have to worry about it, but the ministers who are worried about the ministers in the court, you have to take care of it.
How?
It's very simple, the money and food sent by the adults to the household department, let the household department register one by one, and when the time comes, you will understand. But for now, I suggest that the king should change his clothes and follow Weichen to the north city gate, and show those soldiers and the people that you, the king, have not left them.
Good... Wait a minute, I'll come in this costume.
At this time, in the midst of a hot work, the king's decree suddenly came.
Ha ha... Well, these two old horsemen are finally dead, old marquis, this is the wisest decision the king has made.
Well... It's to take care of those officials.
Old marquis, looking at this progress, it is estimated that the excavation of the trench will be almost completed after dark, so tomorrow?
Tomorrow all the soldiers will rest, let the people help the Ministry of Labor to transport the horses, wait for the baggage, tomorrow evening will start guarding, do not slacken.
Report.... Report.....
Report to the old marquis, according to the fast malai report, the beast tide has been formed, and it has begun to impact from the inner perimeter, and it is estimated that it will arrive at the periphery tomorrow, please prepare the old marquis.