Sun Er's tone was filled with sadness.
Li Junyan's expression and tone softened a bit. "Don't worry too much. The goddess said that the corn has not yet grown kernels inside. If you open it, it will be empty. He won't be able to see anything."
King Jing had no knowledge of corn at all. After cutting open all the leaves and seeing that there was nothing inside, he would only fly into a rage and would not try to find out anything else.
Even if King Jing sent people to steal again afterwards, they would have gained experience and would only be more vigilant, and their corn would never be stolen again.
With Li Junyan's words, Sun Er felt a little relieved, but only a little.
But Sun Er also knew that it was useless to worry too much at this time, so it would be better to say something useful.
"Your Highness, how should we deal with those bandits?" Sun Er asked.
Li Junyan didn't answer but asked, "How many people are there? How much gold and silver have been seized? Are there any decent women being abducted and sold in the mountain stronghold?"
“Your Highness, there are ninety-eight men, forty-five women, and more than twenty children in the village, the oldest of whom is no more than ten years old.
A total of 205 gold cakes, three boxes of silver ingots, and two boxes of copper coins were found in the mountain stronghold.
In addition, there were gold, silver, jade, jewelry and antiques, all totaling ten boxes.
There are also twenty or thirty boxes of various silks and satins, as well as some precious leathers."
Sang Jueqian was amazed when he heard this.
This is just a bandit’s camp!
How come there are so many good things?
How many people were robbed?
If people only look at these things and don't know the inside story, they would probably think that this was a robbery of some wealthy family.
Although Li Junyan was not shocked, he was angry.
The more things found in the bandit camp, the more victims there are.
If all men are bandits, then how many women are not?
How should they place the children they give birth to?
Just thinking about these questions made Sang Jueqian feel a headache.
These things are not something she can handle.
At this time, Li Junyan slowly spoke.
"First, carefully verify the identities of these women. If they were abducted or robbed, ask them where their previous homes were and whether they are willing to return home.
If they are willing to go home, send them home with their children.
If you don't want to go back, send people to Western Zhou.
As for the men, they were all handcuffed and shackled and sent to dig and transport stones."
It is easy to kill them with one blow, but they can be more useful if they are kept to work.
Breaking, digging and transporting stones do not require much skill, and most of the time brute force is used.
These bandits have robbed so many people over the years, so they must be very energetic and physically strong. It would be perfect for them to be sent to do manual labor.
Just as Sun Er was about to agree, Li Junyan added, "If you think someone is a troublemaker, or someone with stronger fighting skills, put an extra pair of handcuffs and leg irons on him."
When the burden is heavy, you will naturally become honest.
Sun Er waited for a while, but before Li Junyan spoke again, he knew that Li Junyan had nothing to say this time, so he quickly agreed.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will make all the arrangements according to Your Majesty's instructions."
"Go!"
Seeing Li Junyan put down the intercom, Sang Jueqian looked over eagerly, "Lezhi, why do you let those women who don't want to go home come to Xizhou?"
The moment Li Junyan looked at Sang Jueqian, his eyes and brows became gentle.
"Some women may have been abducted or forced at first. But over time, and after having children, they tend to forget their suffering and even want to be nice to their men.
I have always wondered if the woman's mentality would recover after a period of time if she were separated from her husband by a distance.
I can’t say I’ve fully recovered, but at least I no longer have any feelings for the people in the village.
Even if it’s just this, it’s good.”
Sang Jueqian was deeply moved when he heard this.
Li Junyan’s ideas are indeed ahead of the times!
It is said that this was put in the Great Zhou Dynasty thousands of years ago. Even if it is put in today, it is far superior to many people.
"Lezhi, you are really good!" Sang Jueqian praised very seriously.
The only thing she has more than Li Junyan is her understanding of new-age technology.
But in terms of thinking and how they handle many things, the two people have surprisingly consistent values and what they want to do is also the same.
There are so many people in Da Zhou and Longguo, but only the two of them can communicate with each other. Apart from the fact that it is destined, this should be one of the reasons!
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