Lieutenant General Li sneered, "Not only did they not spend a penny! Wherever they go, if they lack soldiers, they will rob the people of their money and food. The people cannot survive without money and food, so they have no choice but to join them in order to survive."

"This is why we can never kill all the bandits!"

Fang Yuegong was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Aren't they afraid that the people won't work hard?"

"Working but not putting in any effort? Ha!" Lieutenant General Li sneered again, "Do you think the bandits are attacking the city by letting the soldiers do the attack? Not at all!"

"They drove the people with swords and knives, and made them walk in front as live targets. If the people turned around and ran away, they would be killed immediately. On the contrary, they might survive if they rushed forward. The soldiers behind would charge forward only after the cannons and muskets had fired a round and were waiting for the gap to be reloaded!"

Fang Yuegong's face looked very ugly. He never thought that the people who advocated equal distribution of land and exemption of grain tax would actually do such a cruel thing.

"Don't the people hate him?"

"I hate it! Of course I hate it!" Lieutenant General Li changed the subject and said slowly, "Every time we capture a city, the people who are driven out become the so-called 'chuang army'. The next time we capture a city, they become the soldiers who drive out the people."

"If it were you, would you hate it? You wouldn't, because you have changed from a victim to a perpetrator, and you would double the humiliation you suffered before and inflict it on others!"

Fang Yuegong could no longer bear it. He shouted angrily, "Ridiculous! Absurd! Killing people is not enough. How can they treat the people like this?"

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to relocate all the people within a hundred miles to the city to avoid being harmed by bandits."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lieutenant General Li's face was instantly filled with smiles.

The eloquent Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and cabinet ministers were actually convinced by a rough guy like me!

This feeling is so great!

He smiled and said to Fang Yuegong: "Minister Fang, relocating the people will cost a lot of money and money. The court is already short of money. If we increase this expenditure, the treasury will soon be stretched. If the people resist, forced relocation will cause civil unrest!"

Fang Yuegong widened his eyes: "You..."