"If you want to be more ruthless, you can let the King of Shu spread the word that as long as Zhang Xianzhong is kept out of Chengdu, he will exempt the people from paying land rent."
Zhu Zhishu, the King of Shu who was far away in Chengdu, suddenly felt a chill on his back and a tightness on his forehead.
He hurriedly asked the maid to bring a hot towel and wiped his forehead vigorously.
After wiping, he called Zuo Changshi and asked, "Is there any news from Qin Liangyu?"
"Yes, they have been defeated several times by Zhang Xianzhong, and have already lost Liangshan and Zhongzhou. If nothing unexpected happens, they are currently confronting Zhang Xianzhong in the Fuling area, and the battle situation is unclear."
"Oh! It must be Zhang Xianzhong who is eyeing the money in my palace!" The King of Shu heaved a sigh of relief after wiping his forehead with a hot towel: "Write a letter to Qin Liangyu, asking her to defend Chongqing at all costs! If the money is not enough, you can borrow from the King of Rui."
(Zhu Changhao, the Prince of Rui, was granted a fiefdom in Hanzhong. When Hanzhong fell, he fled to Chongqing. Many wealthy families in Hanzhong also fled to Chongqing with their families.)
"Yes." Zuo Changshi bowed deeply and turned to leave.
The lobby of the Fuzhou government office was eerily quiet.
It would have been better if Zeng Ying didn't say anything. After she finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Especially Qin Liangyu, she had just "borrowed" silver from the King of Shu. Now she proposed to exempt the people from land rent. Isn't it a bit too much?
But...
If we don’t do this, how can we win the hearts of the people?
How to replenish troops?
She had already tried to create terror as His Majesty had mentioned, but the effect was not obvious.
This place is different from the capital. Few people are literate, so it is impossible to spread information quickly through newspapers.
After much deliberation, Qin Liangyu finally made up her mind.
"Everyone, now that we have a solution, I will follow it."
Long Wenguang reminded: "General Qin, please think twice! You and I are both court officials, and the King of Shu is a vassal king. If His Majesty investigates, the consequences will be..."
Qin Liangyu smiled calmly: "A real man should judge right from wrong, not how serious the situation is; he should judge success or failure, not success; he should judge eternity, not just his own life."
"Although I am a woman, I have the ambition of a man."
"What's more, I am the governor of four provinces, and your majesty has granted me the power to do whatever I want. I will take responsibility for the affairs of these four provinces!"
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