His impassioned words stirred the hearts of the surrounding refugees.

If everyone does their part, Dongning City can be defended!

And they were able to survive!

In this way, there is a chance to survive!

For a moment, everyone's eyes gleamed as they looked at Li Xin as if he were a saint.

Feeling the intense gazes around him, Li Xin couldn't help but feel a little moved.

It was he who gave these refugees a chance to survive!

He knew in his heart that at this moment, he was the savior of these refugees!

Thinking of this, Li Xin understood even more clearly that he had to protect the safety of all the people in the city!

We cannot let these people down!

"Fellow villagers,"

Li Xin took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Anyone willing to defend the city and resist the enemy, come to Prince Xin's residence to register!"

Although we cannot provide you with military pay like the guards of the Prince's Palace.

However, I, Li Xin, hereby guarantee that you will have food to eat and clothes to wear!

They won't go hungry or cold!

Whoosh...

This caused an uproar among the homeless people on the street.

Even some of the residents who originally lived in Dongning City were moved.

It was freezing cold, and the snow kept falling!

In such harsh and frigid weather, what can attract people the most?

It's not about money!

It's not jewelry!

Instead, it's hot, steaming food!

Clothes that can keep you warm!

There's food to eat!

We have clothes to wear!

In this way, the refugees will not freeze or starve to death!

Their chances of survival are even greater!

In an instant, the vagrants and ordinary people on the street cheered and jumped for joy.

Some clever refugees took the lead and headed towards Prince Xin's mansion, wanting to get there first.

Looking at the displaced people who had been roused, Li Xin felt somewhat at ease.

It was like a heavy boulder that had fallen.

Finally, someone's here!

With manpower, Dongning City can be defended!

And this hellish start can be easily solved!

Thinking of this, Li Xin's heart was filled with a bright smile.

On the way back, Li Xin was also quite excited.

"Wei Jun!"

Li Xin instructed, "Immediately notify the guards of the Prince's Palace to register all the villagers who have come to sign up, select the strong and experienced people, and begin training them!"

Oh, and tell the Prince's kitchen staff to prepare a meal!

Everyone who comes will have food!

Wei Jun is the head of the guards at the Prince Xin's residence.

Upon hearing Li Xin's order, Wei Jun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Yes, sir!"

After Wei Jun left, Liu Jingxuan, the steward of the Prince's Mansion, hesitated, rubbing his hands together, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Mr. Liu, what's wrong?"

Li Xin asked the question.

"Your Highness,"

Liu Jingxuan replied, "Your Highness's plan to recruit refugees is indeed an excellent one!"

With such a large number of refugees, and if they are properly trained, Dongning City can be guaranteed safety!

"but,"

Liu Jingxuan changed the subject and continued, "My Prince Xin's Mansion was only recently established. Although the capital just bestowed grain and other supplies last month, everyone in the manor has eaten and the horses have eaten, and now there is very little left..."

If we were to accommodate such a large number of refugees, the food supply would likely run out in just three to five days…

"ah?"

Li Xin was stunned.

He never expected that he, a powerful regional prince, would have so little grain in his palace.

You should know that almost the entire Dongning Province is his fiefdom!

Fertile fields, forests, and mineral resources!

He was definitely a large landowner from the feudal era!

Nowadays, even the landlords have no surplus grain?

Li Xin was both amused and exasperated, and asked with some skepticism, "Is the situation inside the manor really like this?"

"yes!"

Liu Jingxuan sighed and said, "Last month, the capital transported winter supplies totaling one hundred shi of wheat flour, one thousand shi of rice, two thousand shi of millet, five thousand shi of sorghum, and three thousand shi of soybeans..."

Listening to Liu Jingxuan's detailed report, Li Xin frowned slightly.

There's plenty of grain!

"It seems like a lot, but in reality, it's not that much!"

Liu Jingxuan sighed helplessly, "This is the number on the list from the capital."

The goods were transported from Liaoyang, mixed with water, and damaged along the way. By the time they reached my Prince Xin's residence, it would be considered good if they were 70% intact!

His Highness the Prince of Liao in Liaoyang City is known for his extreme stinginess and miserliness. It's already very kind of him to only cut back one or two tenths of the amount!

And this 70% of the grain is to supply the consumption of nearly 200 people and 32 horses in my Prince Xin's mansion!

This isn't even ten days or half a month.

Heavy snow blocked the mountains and blocked the roads. This batch of grain was originally meant to last us until next spring!

By now, nearly half of it has been consumed.

In addition, there are many displaced people.

Your Highness's words today will likely attract a large influx of refugees from the surrounding area before long.

A thousand people can handle it!

But what about two thousand, three thousand, or four thousand people?

If this continues, even wealthy kings like the King of Shu and the King of Liao will eventually run out of resources!

Your Highness, for the sake of the long term, we must make plans as soon as possible!

Liu Jingxuan truly lives up to his reputation as the steward of the Prince Xin's mansion!

He knows the accounts of the entire household perfectly!

Liu Jingxuan's words made Li Xin truly realize where the crisis lay!

In my past life, I often saw these words online—

Warfare is about money and supplies, and it's all about logistics!

Now, Li Xin truly understands the meaning behind those words!

Even a hero can be brought down by a single penny!

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