Chapter 3550 Where is their food stored?
Zhu Feng took a look and said, "This is the thousand hectares of fertile land that the former Yue State Prime Minister Chen Biri specially opened up here. His original intention was to allow the farmers here to practice farming and ensure that this place could be self-sufficient in food."
Although these events had become "past events" and the people involved had long since turned to dust, the incident and this person's existence had once caused him considerable trouble, even requiring a meeting between the two monarchs and him offering a cart full of jewels and several carts of grain to finally resolve the issue. So, when Zhu Feng spoke of this incident, his tone was calm, but a subtle chill flashed in his eyes.
When Zhu Chengjun heard this, his brows furrowed.
He said, "If we cultivate good fields here, then if it's winter wheat, wouldn't it have been harvested a few days ago? Why did my sister say during dinner that the people of Yue were short of food?"
Zhu Feng looked down at him again.
He spoke calmly with a hint of a smile, "The weather was cold this year, and the rice seedlings that Chen Biri had the farmers planted froze to death during the late spring frost. They planted another batch, but they didn't grow fast either. But then, the last king of Yue sent people to trample them all."
"ha?"
Zhu Chengjun opened his eyes wide: "Trampling on the rice seedlings?"
Zhu Feng said: "Not bad."
As he spoke, he reached out and ruffled his youngest son's hair. Seeing him look thoughtful, he said with a half-smile, "What did you think of?"
Zhu Chengjun's face was filled with a solemn expression. After thinking for a long time, he looked up at Zhu Feng and said seriously, "Even if Li Wuyu is still alive, he will never be able to defeat my father."
Zhu Feng looked at him with interest: "Why?"
Zhu Chengjun said, "Food is so important. Even when you're rich, you can't trample on it. He actually allowed people to trample on those rice seedlings? He deserves to lose his throne."
Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
Although Zhu Chengjun was a prince, he didn't have any bad habits of extravagance and debauchery. Especially after being thrown into the military camp for some time, he had become more like a soldier. In this world, the people who valued food the most were the farmers working in the fields. Besides them, it was the soldiers in the army. They understood only too well how important food and fodder were in a war. There were many precedents in history where armies failed due to insufficient food and fodder.
Therefore, when Zhu Chengjun heard that Li Wuyu had once had people trample on rice seedlings, he immediately felt resentment towards the deceased king of Yue.
However, he didn't let his feelings of like or dislike for someone linger too long. After all, the map before him was what he should be focusing on. He pointed at the area and said, "Well, after Li Wuyu had his men trample on the rice seedlings, these thousand acres of fertile farmland were destroyed. What's being done with this land now?"
Zhu Feng looked at him and said, "What do you think about it?"
Zhu Chengjun immediately said, "When I entered the city, I heard that General Chen Wenxiao of Yue State was already stationed here. The new king of Yue State has also dispatched a large group of troops, including his civil and military officials. The king of Yue State must live in the town, but Doubei Town is too small to accommodate so many troops. If they are too far away, they will not be able to protect the king's safety in time. So, they should set up camp here."
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "Not bad."
Zhu Chengjun looked at it for a while, then raised his head and looked at Zhu Feng: "Then where are their food stored?"
Time passes by little by little.
As night fell, Doubei Town gradually fell into silence, surrounded by the countless flames of the surrounding military camps. But soon, this silence was broken by the sound of heavy footsteps.
Chen Wenxiao, dressed in armor, went to meet the king.
Because he is ready to fight at any time, he almost never takes off his armor these days.
In the study, Li Wushang was sitting behind the desk. There was only one candle lit in the room. Compared with the overly spacious and deep room, the candlelight was obviously not enough, and it seemed that it would be swallowed up by the surrounding darkness at any time. The thick darkness reflected on Li Wushang's face also seemed even more sinister at this moment.
Even though he had known him for many years and was his confidant, Chen Wenxiao couldn't help but shudder when he saw this scene.
But he immediately pulled himself together and stepped forward to salute: "Your Majesty."
Li Wushang glanced at him and said calmly, "You're not in the camp so late at night. What news do you have?"
Chen Wenxiao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the news from Yongzhou is that the Yan Emperor's youngest son, Prince of Han Zhu Chengjun, has entered Yongzhou City with a group of troops. I heard they also brought with them over 100,000 dan of grain that they had just collected."
"Zhu Chengjun?"
As soon as he heard the name, Li Wushang's brows immediately furrowed.
He was no stranger to this child.
It should be said that the birth of this child was related to him. If he had not been ordered to enter the palace to protect the Yiku Palace at that time, this child might not have been born safely during the Wu family's rebellion.
Perhaps because he had experienced such great difficulties at birth, and survived the disaster, good fortune came naturally, Zhu Chengjun was enthroned as the King of Han at birth, with a fief of 5,000 households, which shows how much Zhu Feng loved this child. If it weren't for the Imperial Concubine Si Nanyan who insisted on advising the Emperor to enthronize the eldest son as the Crown Prince in order to stabilize the court, Zhu Feng might even have enthroned this child as the Crown Prince.
But no matter what, it does not prevent him from paying attention to and cultivating this child.
Even though he was sent to Yongzhou three years ago - of course, now it seems that Zhu Feng intended to have him come here, closer to the border of Yue State, to give him a chance to return - but he also knew very well that after returning from the northwest, His Royal Highness the King of Han, who had not yet performed the ceremony of coming of age, was thrown into the army by his father, which was obviously intended to cultivate him.
The prince is benevolent, but benevolence is not enough to rule the world. Only by combining civil and military talents can the world be at peace.
Zhu Feng is making plans for the future.
At this time, Chen Wenxiao said, "I don't know much about the King of Han, but the Emperor of Yan State has transferred his young son here at this time. I'm afraid there is a deeper meaning. Your Majesty has lived in Yan State for a long time, so you must know the reason."
Li Wushang was silent for a while before he sneered, "Of course I know."
Chen Wenxiao raised his head and looked at him, whispering, "So, what does the King of Yan want to do by doing this—"
Li Wushang asked, "You've fought dozens of battles with Yongzhou these days, big and small. Have you ever seen Zhu Feng personally take to the battlefield?"
Chen Wenxiao shook his head: "No."
Li Wushang said, "He's a soldier-crazy man. Even after becoming emperor, he often led his army into battle. But now, he's become very cautious and no longer leads his troops into battle easily. Do you know why?"
Chen Wenxiao asked: "Why?"
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