Chapter 425 The Southern Feather Kingdom Sends a Letter of Surrender, Xiao Jingchen Makes Empty Promises
Ignoring Xie Hanchuan's cries of pain, Lin Luoxi quickly applied medicine to Xie Hanchuan's face.
If he had known, he shouldn't have asked his wife to act cute towards him. Xie Hanchun was filled with regret at this moment.
Lin Xingman and Xiao Jingchen, who were on the other side, felt great sympathy for Xie Hanchuan when they heard his pig-like screams.
Seeing Lin Luoxi's fierce actions, they were all too frightened to utter a sound, shrinking into the corner to minimize their presence.
Not to mention Xiao Jingchen was frightened by Lin Luoxi's rude behavior, even the soldiers outside the tent were so frightened by Xie Hanchuan's pitiful voice that they quickly moved away from the tent.
They vowed in their hearts that they would never fight in the military camp again, otherwise they would end up like Xie Hanchuan.
After finally applying ointment to all the wounds on Xie Hanchuan's face, Xie Hanchuan was already in so much pain that his eyes were brimming with tears.
"Alright, stop behaving like a woman."
"The envoy from the Southern Feather Kingdom is already waiting outside. Hurry up and come with me."
Seeing that Xie Hanchuan's injuries had healed after applying medicine, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced at Xiao Jingchen, who was staring in their direction, and a smile played on his lips. "Your Majesty, do you also want me to help you apply the medicine...?"
"Ah, no, no, no, Princess Changping, please go ahead and do whatever you need to do. Xingman is here to help me apply the medicine."
Having witnessed Lin Luoxi's rough application of medicine to Xie Hanchuan, Xiao Jingchen no longer dared to let Lin Luoxi apply medicine for him.
Hearing Lin Luoxi's words, he quickly waved his hand, telling Lin Luoxi to go and get busy!
Good heavens! He was terrified when he heard Xie Hanchuan's miserable screams. To save his life, he decided to wipe it himself!
"Oh, then take your time..." Lin Luoxi glanced at Xiao Jingchen and strode outside.
Xie Hanchuan knew that the envoy from the Southern Feather Kingdom was coming today, so he didn't dare to delay and followed Lin Luoxi to meet the envoy.
Both of them, along with the higher-ranking deputy generals, were present. Lin Luoxi even brought Baihu and Gou Xiong to the negotiation site, ostensibly to "keep things under control."
The effect was remarkable. Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan found some clauses in the surrender document that they were not satisfied with and forced the other party to make changes.
The opposing side had bears, tigers, and soldiers watching them intently on Lin Luoxi's side. They didn't dare to utter a word, nodding repeatedly and making changes according to Lin Luoxi's requirements.
Only after they were satisfied with the revisions did Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan begin to host a banquet for the envoys.
"Waaah..." The envoys, who were eating their meal, actually started crying.
"Lord Zhang, are you dissatisfied with the banquet we hosted?" Lin Luoxi asked curiously when she saw the other party crying, with tears and snot streaming down his face.
"No, no, it's just that the food here is so delicious, it tastes exactly like I remember..."
The man, referred to as Lord Zhang, choked back tears as he ate my explanation.
"..." Lin Luoxi stared at Lord Zhang intently as she listened to his words. Could this person also be a transmigrator?
Today, Lin Luoxi didn't want too much trouble, so she directly asked the soldiers to prepare hot pot to entertain the envoys from the Southern Feather Kingdom.
"Waaah, I haven't had such a meal in so long..." said another envoy beside Lord Zhang.
"Hehehe... Gentlemen, if you think it's delicious, then eat more." Lin Luoxi saw their lips swollen from the spiciness and watched them eat the hot pot at a fast pace, and then she suddenly realized that they had been crying from the spiciness.
To show that the Crimson Flame Dynasty was vast and rich in resources, and had all sorts of good things, Lin Luoxi generously gave the envoys a lot of hot pot ingredients when they were about to leave.
"Phew, Xiao Jingchen, things here are all settled, can we go home now?"
After handing the letter of surrender from the Southern Feather Kingdom to Xiao Jingchen, Lin Luoxi planned to return to her tent to pack her belongings.
"Hey, Luo Xi, look, the soldiers here need a lot of food every year. Why don't you finish dealing with the food issue before going back to your room?"
"Heh, you've got a really good plan." Lin Luoxi grabbed Xiao Jingchen's collar after hearing his words, wishing she could beat him up.
"Damn it, I'm only here to help you fight the war, not to solve this problem. If you..."
"Luo Xi, don't be impulsive..."
“We just received the surrender document from the Southern Feather Kingdom. If your entire group evacuates now, they will definitely renege on their promise and attack us…”
"You stay here for another six months. In just six months, you'll solve their food supply problem, and then you can return to the capital..." Xiao Jingchen started making empty promises to Lin Luoxi and the others again.
"How much will you reward me? Is your national treasury enough for you to squander like this?"
"Xiao Jingchen, I've discovered that your Xiao family's empire was won by promising empty promises to your soldiers..."
"You talk a good game, but why don't you bring those ministers who spout all that benevolence and morality here to solve the soldiers' food problem?"
"All you ever do is fleece us, how can you be so shameless..."
Lin Luoxi interrupted Xiao Jingchen just as he was about to make some grand promises.
"Hey, Luo Xi, don't be impulsive. Just consider it helping me out. I haven't been in that position for long, and there aren't many people I can use. Just help me out for half a year..." Xiao Jingchen saw that Lin Luo Xi was already furious, so he quickly tried to calm her down.
“I can stay, and all my properties will be exempt from taxes for five years. What do you think? If you think it’s okay, I’ll stay. If you don’t think it’s okay, I’ll pack up and leave immediately.”
"Alright, alright, my dear aunt, I can definitely grant your request." Xiao Jingchen's heart ached at the thought of exempting Lin Luoxi from taxes for five years.
Lin Luoxi's businesses have now spread throughout the country, and even extended to other countries.
A large portion of the imperial court's tax revenue comes from Lin Luoxi's businesses. If this were to be agreed to, the national treasury would be completely empty.
"Hmph, that's more like it." Seeing that Xiao Jingchen's attitude was good, Lin Luoxi reluctantly agreed to stay.
Since Xiao Jingchen had been here for more than half a month and could not stay away from the capital for too long, he set off back to the capital the day after receiving the surrender document from the Southern Feather Kingdom.
Lin Luoxi also fulfilled her promise to give the soldiers leave to go home, get married, and have children.
Soldiers who want to go home are given a month's leave. After that, they can bring their families to settle in a nearby town.
The remaining soldiers who did not return home, having ceased fighting, began cultivating the land with Lin Luoxi nearby.
Because the land and hills in this area belong to the imperial court, and the land was cleared to support the soldiers, there was no need to pay for it. This was something that had been agreed upon with Xiao Jingchen.
The soldiers who stayed behind to reclaim the land naturally received wages, and many homeless soldiers were happy to stay and work to earn money.
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