A Cai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 1918 The landlord's family has no surplus food

Dongling has been at war for the past two years. Although Dongling has no shortage of famous generals, so do other countries. Wars are often just about fighting people. After a series of wars, Dongling has suffered countless casualties. It is completely understandable to order conscription, but...

"Your Majesty, there is no money in the treasury."

"Your Majesty, you can't spend money like this anymore."

"Your Majesty, the iron ore supply is running out.

"Your Highness, Lord Yuwen from the Ministry of War is here to ask for money again."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The Ninth Prince treated the soldiers very well. If they died or became disabled, the court would give them generous pensions, which would allow them to survive for the rest of their lives. The salaries of veterans in the army would also increase as their years of service increased...

As soon as the conscription order was issued, people from all over the country responded. The number of people who registered on the first day reached 70,000. If it weren't for the strict selection, the number would definitely have exceeded 100,000.

There are so many people who need food and drink every day. Where can they get the money?

Left and right, boxes of silver were carried out from the national treasury. Each payment was a huge expense. The gold, silver and jewelry looted from Chucheng and Beiling could not afford such spending. Not to mention that the Ninth Prince also had extremely high requirements for logistics. Weapons and armor must be made of genuine materials, and the soldiers must have meat for three meals a day.

"This, this is not raising soldiers, this is raising a master." Soldiers from any country in the four countries and nine cities can only eat enough when they go to the battlefield. At other times, as long as they don't starve to death, it's fine. However, the Ninth Prince not only ensures that they are full, but also gives them meat.

The civil officials were very dissatisfied, but when they saw the high-intensity training that the Ninth Prince had set for the soldiers, they knew that if they were not well fed, they would not have the strength to complete the training, so they did not dare to be stingy with food and fodder.

"Your Highness, the money that goes into the national treasury every year is not enough to cover the military expenses, not to mention the salaries of officials and the construction and protection of river embankments." Wang Jinling couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to find the Ninth Uncle and ask him to spend less.

No matter how rich Dongling is, it cannot afford to be spent like this by the Ninth Prince.

Wang Jinling knew what the Ninth Uncle was going to do, and also knew why he attached importance to the military. He couldn't let this delay other matters. If there was internal instability, no matter how strong the army was, it would be useless.

The rainy season is coming soon, and repairing the river will cost a huge amount of money. This money cannot be withheld, otherwise hundreds of thousands of people and crops on both sides of the river will all be flooded.

If the Ninth Prince continues to spend like this, they won't even have enough money to repair the river this year, let alone the salaries of the officials.

"Follow my orders, you don't have to worry about the money." The Ninth Prince gave Wang Jinling a reassurance and added, "Within two years, I want new soldiers to be able to go to the battlefield."

The death rate of new recruits on the battlefield is extremely high. In order to reduce the death rate, the Ninth Prince Uncle learned from Feng Qingchen and gave the new recruits rigorous training in advance, hoping to achieve what Feng Qingchen said: sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in battle.

Dongling also had a system of training new recruits in the past, but it was not so strict. Generally, they were only trained for three to five months to make them understand orders and know simple killing moves, and then they were sent to the battlefield and tempered on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, many new soldiers were beheaded before they could even draw their swords because it was their first time seeing blood.

Dongling has a limited population, and has suffered heavy casualties in the past two years. The million-strong army is only a nominal one, and Dongling simply cannot muster a million-strong army. In order to prepare for the next battle, the Ninth Prince must recruit and train new soldiers.

"I will tell Yuwen Yuanhua." Wang Jinling knew that persuasion was useless and could only try his best.

As for the Ninth Prince's guarantee, Wang Jinling had no doubt at all that the treasure of the previous dynasty might be in the hands of the Ninth Prince!

Of course, not everyone in this world is as insightful as Wang Jinling. The emperors and city lords of the Three Kingdoms and Six Cities are still investigating the Hundred Ghosts Palace and staring at Liancheng, intending to find out the whereabouts of the treasure of the previous dynasty from these two forces that are most closely related to the previous dynasty.

As for the legendary Ninth Uncle, the mother of the princess from the previous dynasty?

Please... don't say that this rumor may not be true. Even if it is true, so what? The Ninth Prince has just reunited with his mother, and his mother is now the Empress Dowager of Dongling. Even if anyone needs help, it would be the Ninth Prince.

The emperors of the Three Kingdoms were very busy... They had to deal with internal affairs, discuss plans to deal with Liancheng and Baigui Palace, and think about how to deal with the Ninth Uncle and Feng Qingchen. However, no matter how busy they were, they would not ignore the matter of Dongling's conscription.

The matter of conscription in Dongling could be a big or small matter. Once the Dongling's military strength increased too quickly, it would threaten their rule. The emperor of the Three Kingdoms had to put other things aside and send envoys to Dongling, strongly demanding that Dongling stop conscription.

The number of troops stationed in Dongling is already the largest among the four countries. If it continues to increase, all three countries will be doomed.

"Chucheng, Taicheng, and Yecheng will be incorporated into Dongling. As Dongling's territory increases, we will naturally have to increase our military strength." The Ninth Prince replied readily, but this answer almost angered the Emperor of the Three Kingdoms to death.

In fact, the emperor of Beiling's condition was indeed aggravated by this, and he was in a coma for several days. Beiling was in chaos, and he probably had no time to pay attention to the affairs of the Ninth Uncle and Feng Qingchen in the short term.

Xiling Tianyu originally just wanted to join in the fun. When Beiling and Nanling took the lead, he would follow behind and say a few words. But when it came to sending troops, Xiling Tianyu remained silent. When he was pushed into a corner, he used civil strife to get rid of Nanling and Beiling as well.

Xiling had just experienced civil unrest, and the internal affairs had not yet been settled, so he had no energy to attack Dongling. Most importantly, he was afraid that if he sent troops to Dongling, the princess would attack from behind, and he would be attacked from the center.

Even though Princess Xiling repeatedly assured that she would not send troops to attack Xiling at this time, Xiling Tianyu was unwilling to send troops: "One disloyalty will never be forgiven. You are a traitor, and your words are worthy of my trust?"

As for the opinion of Emperor Xiling?

He said to the ministers of Xiling: "Your Majesty is not in good health, so you don't need to worry about such trivial matters. With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, your Majesty just needs to take good care of his health."

Nanling cannot handle the situation alone, and the eldest princess is trying to figure it out but no one agrees. She wants to send troops together with Nanling, but she has the same idea as Xiling Tianyu, that is, she is afraid that when she sends troops to Dongling, there will be a fire in the backyard.

Not to mention Liancheng and Baigui Palace. They were being closely watched by various countries and cities, and could hardly protect themselves, so how could they dare to target the Ninth Prince?

"Have you guessed long ago that Beiling, Nanling and Xiling cannot join forces?" Feng Qingchen rested his head on the Ninth Prince's thigh, squinting his eyes and enjoying the baptism of the sun.

Since that night, when they had talked things out, her relationship with the Ninth Prince had grown closer. Putting aside their doubts, they became more casual with each other, mainly because Feng Qingchen stopped having wild thoughts.

There is no point in bringing up the past. The most urgent task is to join forces to destroy Xiling, Nanling, and Beiling first...