King Jin came out of prison and asked Luo Li to put the human skin mask on Ying Yi.
"Be sure to capture Ye Hehai."
"Go and call the captain of Youzhou." The King of Jin rubbed the white jade beads in his hand with his fingertips, waved his long sleeves, and said to the attendants beside him.
When Prince Jin returned to his study, the captain of Youzhou, wearing a grey armor, walked in tremblingly and bowed to the Prince of Jin.
"Yesterday, the king asked you to recruit soldiers. What was the result after the notice was issued?"
"Your Highness, there are many victims of the disaster in Youzhou, and many strong men are willing to join the army. In the past morning, 3,000 people have arrived, but there are many who are too young to report their age, and some who are weak. I have sent people to screen them, and only 1,000 remain."
The Youzhou commander lowered his head and reported.
He already had a prefect as an example.
Faced with the order of King Jin, he dared not be careless at all.
"Take these people to the barracks and start training tomorrow."
Prince Jin raised an eyebrow. "Also, the retainers from the prefectural governor's mansion will be sent to the military camp every day in batches to train according to military discipline!"
"These servants are so weak that they can't even defeat an assassin. What use are they to Da Gan?"
"As a Youzhou commander, do you usually train your troops this way? I've just checked the Youzhou conscription register. Those men entered the barracks, didn't even get a single day of training, and were sent to the governor's mansion to serve as attendants."
"Ying Qi, tell him about the local control laws of Gan Country."
"Your Highness, the Prefectural Governor's Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the entire local area and is the highest administrative capital. Servants must be selected from the military, and generals must be appointed to guard the safety of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion." Ying Qi said.
The King of Jin chuckled and said sarcastically, "You can just recruit people from outside to work in the prefectural governor's office, which saves you a lot of trouble."
The Youzhou Commander's heart trembled suddenly. "Your Majesty, since the famine in Youzhou, there has been no food available. Even if I wanted to train troops, I am powerless. The affairs of the prefectural governor's mansion are all handled by the prefect, and I..."
"No food? There is no food for training soldiers, but the captain has food at home?" The King of Jin glanced at him, his eyes as deep as the sea, as if he saw everything. It seemed that none of the captain's little thoughts could escape his eyes.
The captain looked up at the Prince of Jin, sweating profusely from fear, and immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, I deserve to die."
"But there's nothing I can do about this!"
The captain knew that he could no longer hide this matter, so he just told the whole story honestly.
"There's not much military rations left. Even if we use them for military equipment, they won't last long. The governor has repeatedly tried to take them from me for disaster relief. I can only lie and say I have no rations left and want to save some for Youzhou."
"But I have a wife, children, and elderly relatives at home. I couldn't bear to see them starve, so I secretly used the grain."
What he said was all true, but he had selfish motives.
The first person he thought of was himself and his family, but he felt that he had done nothing wrong. He was not as selfish as the prefect who embezzled all the grain and left nothing for the people of Youzhou.
"I have secretly provided relief to some civilians, but the military rations are really not much, and I am truly unable to do anything."
At this time, the servant outside handed over a booklet. King Jin took the booklet and opened it. The people sent to investigate the captain had found that the amount of military rations that some captains had concealed was indeed not much as he said.
It also wrote about his relief efforts for the people. The army didn't have much rations, so his family was now tightening their belts and frugally cutting back on food.
"Even so, you have violated the laws of the country and should be executed according to military regulations!" King Jin said impartially.
The captain was so frightened that his legs went limp. "Your Majesty, spare my life! I know I was wrong."
"However, considering that you still have sympathy for the people and still have a conscience, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious contributions."
"I give you half a month to replace all the attendants in the prefectural government with soldiers and recruit 30,000 soldiers." The cold voice of King Jin was like an ice cone that struck people's hearts.
ah?
Thirty thousand soldiers in half a month, how is it possible!
The captain opened his eyes wide, looking troubled. How many of those starving people outside were strong and able-bodied enough to meet the requirements?
But compared to staying alive, what other choice is there?
"As you command, sir."
"But Your Highness, what about the military rations..." The most important thing in training soldiers is food. What's the point of training soldiers without food?
"I will ask someone to deliver it to the military camp on a monthly basis." King Jin said.
The captain shrank his neck and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, it's freezing cold, and we don't have many winter clothes. If we get frostbite while training in the barracks, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
The snow outside was so heavy that they felt cold even when burning charcoal in the house. If they were to exercise outside, they might not be able to bear it.
With so many people gathered together for training, finding charcoal for heating was a very difficult issue.
The King of Jin waved his hand, "I already know about this matter. You can go down first."
Seeing the King of Jin's calm expression, the captain felt uneasy. This...
The King of Jin directly asked him to train troops, where could he find these things?
Even if you chop off his head, he can do nothing.
However, since the problem has been raised, the King of Jin cannot blame him if the troops cannot be trained.
After the captain left, only Zhao Chengqian, Prince Jin and Ying Qi were left in the room.
Zhao Chengqian thought about what had just happened and put down the book in his hand. "Father, I don't understand. Although the actions of the Youzhou commander are different from those of the governor, he has committed a crime and should be executed according to military orders."
"Why do you still want to spare him?"
Prince Jin stroked the white jade beads with one hand, took the tea poured by Ying Qi on the table with the other hand, and took a sip.
"The abuse of power for personal gain is inevitable in the court. Otherwise, for many people, being an official would be meaningless. It's just a matter of degree."
"It's okay to seek small profits, the court will turn a blind eye."
He continued, "Gossir, you are different from them. You are a child of the royal family. Your grandfather is the ruler of the entire Dagan. The law only applies to us to maintain Dagan's control."
"The power you hold cannot be too rigid. Just like the books your father read to you, it must be flexible and appropriate."
Zhao Chengqian nodded, "I understand."
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Ruanruan woke up and found herself lying in the bedroom. She propped herself up with her little hands and sat up from the bed. With her messy hair, she rubbed her eyes.
She rubbed her face in a daze, sat at the head of the bed with her hands folded, and was in a daze for a while.
"Ding ding ding..." The phone rang in my ears.
The sound was far away, but it kept ringing.
Ruanruan rubbed her head, stretched, climbed out of bed, and followed the sound to her uncle's room.
She frowned and touched her nose, "How can I sleep when my uncle's phone is so loud?"
Ruanruan is a bit confused!
Is my uncle a pig spirit?
Ruanruan stood on tiptoe, grasped the door handle, opened the door, picked up the phone that was still ringing on the bedside, and glanced at Ruan Jingye who was curled up in the quilt and sleeping soundly on the bed.
She sighed helplessly, glanced at her phone and saw that it was her uncle's assistant, so she clicked to answer the call.
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