Chapter 305: Plan
Xu Zuyin knew that his confidant had been gossiping and doing bad things, so he came to apologize to Bao Beibei.
Bao Beibei didn't make things difficult for others and took the opportunity to ask a question that he had prepared long ago.
Throughout history, generals who buried alive, killed prisoners, massacred cities and destroyed strongholds often did not have a good end.
Retribution from the underworld is secondary. The main thing is that if the ruler wants to be known as a wise ruler, he must make achievements.
Killing treacherous and violent officials is the cheapest and easiest way.
Therefore, regardless of whether General Xu cared about his reputation after his death, the fact that Dajin used the strategy of destroying the entire family must not leave any obvious evidence.
Those soldiers have now told Liu Xu about this for their own selfish interests, and they may spread it in the future for other reasons.
Many things in politics can be done but not said. Everyone knows that this is different from having evidence.
Xu Zuyin naturally understood this truth, and it was possible that those involved in this matter were all his confidants.
He could slaughter the Quanrong, old, young, women and children without batting an eyelid, but he couldn't bear to be cruel to his own soldiers.
Bao Beibei took the opportunity to ask Xu Zuyin for credit for Liu Xu, saying that since her boyfriend pleaded for her, there was no need to silence her.
It is said that the palace of the Quanrong was well built, and this time she was going to fight a war to destroy her entire clan.
She didn't plan to keep any of the Quanrong people, regardless of gender, age or status, and it would be a pity to leave the large royal city behind.
It would be better if... the soldiers participating in the plague war stayed in the Quanrong territory.
Later, disaster victims from poor areas in Dajin that are prone to disasters can be relocated here.
She can directly create a Rong dog attached to Dajin.
The land of the Quanrong was not completely uncultivable, it was just that they had no habit of cultivating it.
The grass is lush, the rivers are wide, and the land is barren. How barren can it be?
In the early stage, they grazed livestock and reclaimed farmland at the same time. Not to mention anything else, the fact that there was plenty of land and ready-made houses to live in after relocation was enough to attract disaster victims.
Xu Zuyin nodded. Although it sounded far-fetched, it did make sense.
The situation at their border is not so bad, but I heard that land annexation in those wealthy areas south of the Yangtze River is extremely serious.
Most people could only become tenant farmers, and owning a large piece of land was the dream of most people.
Then there are places that are always hit by disasters.
Floods always come when there are floods, and droughts always come when there are droughts. The reason why people stay in their hometowns even though they know that the situation there is bad is that it is hard to leave their hometowns and secondly, there is nowhere else to go.
Now that we have such a good policy of village relocation, I believe many people in those impoverished areas will respond.
These two are really bold. They have already allocated how to divide other people's countries before the big war even starts.
Seeing that Xu Zuyin was so understanding, Bao Beibei simply started chatting with him.
It is better to do it today than to choose a day. Some things are better discussed in advance.
Especially in terms of interests.
Through the last conversation between the three of them, Xu Zuyin also knew Zhenguo Hou's attitude towards Bao Beibei.
So when this girl said that she could fully represent the interests of the Regent King and Xiao Yuan, Xu Zuyin was skeptical and did not directly refute it.
Anyway, let’s talk about this for now.
As a character who can be killed by others at any time, General Xu is very clear about his position.
Anyway, even if there is something wrong, he can always shirk responsibility.
With the Prince Regent and the Marquis of Zhenguo as her two major backers, there was no way a small border general like him could hinder Bao Girl in doing anything.
Bao Beibei has always been efficient in her work. Seeing that Xu Zuyin was willing to talk, she simply spread out a few blank papers and started writing.
Decide on one item and write it down, and list all your ideas on it.
There was no writing format for her memorial and the handwriting was extremely ugly. She basically just wrote whatever came to her mind in plain language.
General Xu thought she was just making a note to prevent herself from forgetting.
Unexpectedly, after writing it, this person sealed it directly in a box and asked him to send someone to deliver it to the capital at full speed through the post station.
Holding the box in his hand, General Xu twitched his lips.
"Isn't this too hasty?
Otherwise... let's wait for the Marquis of Zhenguo to come back and discuss it."
Bao Beibei waved her hands nonchalantly, "You underestimate the relationship between me, Jin Zekang and Xiao Yuan.
If I say yes, then it’s okay.
I won't disturb Xiao Yuan since he is busy doing good things. I will then ask Jin Zekang to talk to the emperor and ask him to issue an imperial decree and the matter will be settled.
But the most urgent thing is that we have to take over the territory first, otherwise we will be embarrassed. "
Xu Zuyin then remembered that although the two of them were talking so enthusiastically, the Quanrong was actually the territory of the enemy country.
It is too early for them to talk about allocation now.
At this time, everyone in Beirong City had been vaccinated for more than ten days, and Bao Beibei organized people to conduct a special examination again.
Seeing that those people all had a small scar on their arms finally convinced me that the vaccine had worked.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
All of the more than 1,800 surviving captives had come into close contact with smallpox patients.
Xu Zuyin and King Quanrong also agreed on a location to hand over the prisoners of war, and a game without gunpowder was quietly taking place.
Bao Beibei naturally also went to this transaction. If it weren't for this female hero's pressure, Xu Zuyin would not have dared to go so far out of the city.
There were many people from the Quanrong who were afraid that there might be fraudulent people coming, but what they didn't expect was that the Dajin would really exchange money for goods.
This is a bit too honest, and totally inconsistent with his previous cunning image.
The people of Dajin collected a large cart of silver and returned all the captives they had kept for almost a month.
Although those people looked dirty and thin, they still seemed to have some spirit, which made the Quanrong Army even more unbelievable.
But it was good that the people came back, and both sides kept silent. They were on guard against each other and slowly retreated. It turned out that no one was planning to rob the robbers.
The dog didn't cause any trouble, it was just that there were so many dogs here that they were all dizzy and tired, so it was not easy to cause trouble.
Dajin was eager to quickly get rid of these sources of the plague that were already infected but had not yet shown symptoms.
Xu Zuyin even smiled and asked them to convey a message to the King of Quanrong, saying that their Great Jin was a country of etiquette and peace.
As the saying goes, it's easier to resolve a feud than to create one. We really didn't kill your second prince. If possible, it would be better for both parties to negotiate.
As you can see, although you have strong military forces, we are no less capable.
We also have martial arts masters here. We don't know how many soldiers we can kill, but if it comes to a fight, you will definitely lose.
The story of Bao Beibei's glorious act of cutting a horse in half with one sword was widely spread, and was exaggerated by the second prince's followers.
The Quanrong people recognized Bao Beibei's fighting ability.
A total of more than 10,000 taels of silver were spent to safely redeem all the captives, and King Rong also became interested.
It seems that Dajin does not want to fight with them, so as long as the conditions they propose are not too harsh, there should be room for negotiation.
Xu Zuyin said that the peace talks were just to delay time.
Smallpox has an incubation period, so he has to wait for it to ferment.
The Quanrong King was actually concerned about this, and he actually did not gather his army to hastily launch an attack. Instead, he discussed what conditions he wanted with his ministers.
It's a pity that he has little chance to stand at the negotiating table.
The first thing those Quanrong captives did after being exchanged was to have a good meal.
The Quanrong people have always mainly eaten meat and dairy products. After eating millet porridge for nearly a month, all of them had diarrhea and some even had a low fever.
This situation was as expected and did not attract the attention of the Quanrong people. Instead, some people made sarcastic remarks and mocked them for being pampered in Dajin.
Being captured was a shameful thing in itself, and those people were too embarrassed to say anything even if they felt uncomfortable. They perfectly missed the opportunity to discover the plague early.
After being held captive for a month, one can imagine that he was very weak. He couldn't even think of going to the battlefield unless he was recuperated for three to five months.
After hearing the report of the situation, King Quanrong waved his hand and asked everyone to return home.
Out of sight, out of mind.
It was their Quanrong tribe that deserved to be exterminated, as the plague now spread over a wider and more evenly area.
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