Ji Wenxuan quickly patted his chest!
"I knew it! You always have some weird medicines, but you never give them to us. I was wondering what was wrong with you this time!"
"So what should we do next? It seems that Kyoto and Prince Kang have already started to make moves!"
Lin Ru smiled reassuringly.
"It's alright! I've already thought things through!"
"General Hai! General Ning! You must immediately lead your troops back to Prince Shun's camp! Conceal the news of Prince Shun's death as much as possible, and quickly seize the remaining territory of Luzhou!"
"Then announce to the world that the capital and the Prince of Kang have repeatedly sent people to kill the Prince of Shun, and that they should be criticized and denounced! The wider the spread of this matter, the better! I don't believe that if these two places take action, the other princes and nobles will not!"
"Commander Qi! Use your connections to spread my name. Forget about the Empress, just say that the Goddess protects Mianzhou, and we can take in refugees!"
“Mianzhou is currently in disarray. As long as someone rises up in rebellion, everyone is willing to follow, but the prerequisite is that they must be from Mianzhou! Therefore, Commander Qi, you need to take Bian Du and Ma Minghao and go out separately to eliminate those who are disobedient!”
“Brother Ji! You’re still staying in Shanping County! Hasn’t a message already come from the capital? Send a message there too, saying that we’ve repelled Prince Shun, but we’re short of troops. And although you’ve established a foothold in Shanping County, there are still many people who are unwilling to cooperate with the capital! We hope they can provide some support to help you stay here!”
"I suspect they might send troops over, and the leader will most likely be someone you know or are close to. When they arrive, use threats and inducements! Since he was able to rebel against the emperor, he might also rebel against the current emperor. Even if he doesn't rebel, his soldiers might be tempted!"
"This will not only temporarily divert the attention of those kings and nobles, but also strengthen our military forces!"
"The rest of you, come with me and make weapons!"
Lin Ru's methodical arrangements for her subordinates boosted everyone's confidence!
They immediately followed Lin Ru's instructions, counted their troops, and set off!
Three days after they set off, the entire Jing Kingdom knew that a goddess had appeared in Mianzhou and had withstood the attack of the Prince of Shun!
Because of the sneak attacks from Kyoto and Kangwang, Prince Shun hurriedly returned to defend the city, and the crisis concerning Prince Shun in Mianzhou was temporarily relieved!
Most of the refugees received the news that there was a goddess protecting Shanping County and that there was water available to shelter them!
So most of the refugees fled to Shanping County. When they arrived, they found that a large number of people had gathered outside the city of Shanping County, and there was a group of guards at the city gate registering something!
When they entered, they found the guards at the gate registering the number of people in each household! They were notifying them where they had fled from. After the registration was completed, they would be allocated a piece of land so that these people could build their own homes!
Moreover, if a family has a lot of able-bodied young men, they can sign up to join the army, or sign up to build walls, make weapons, etc.! As long as they sign up, they will be given food, which has allowed the military strength of Shanping County to increase from the original three thousand to 30,000 in a short period of time!
Most importantly, it accepts both men and women. As long as you have the ability, you can sign up. Women can also join the army, make weapons, and use their needlework skills to help soldiers sew armor and clothes!
This also gave all the refugees a way to continue to survive. Moreover, if they didn't want food, they could be given money, which allowed them to buy what they needed and build their own houses!
After this news spread, even more refugees fled to this place!
Standing atop the high city wall, Lin Ru looked down at the vast crowd of people below, feeling extremely satisfied!
However, Ji Wenxuan, who was standing to the side, was somewhat worried!
"Miss! We're running out of food, and even if we had silver, we couldn't buy much more!"
Because Lin Ru didn't want everyone to call her Goddess, nor did she want to be called Empress or Mistress so early, it felt awkward, so now everyone calls her Miss!
"Yes, Miss! We don't have much iron left to make weapons!"
"If we buy from other states, it will probably cost a lot of money! We don't have enough money!"
The matchmaker stood to the side, her face full of worry.
Lin Ru remained completely calm!
"Don't worry! There will be plenty of food this year!"
"Let's go! How is the outer perimeter wall completed?"
Ji Wenxuan exchanged a glance with the matchmaker beside him, but ultimately didn't say anything more. They still trusted Lin Ru!
So the group walked down from the high city wall!
After she went down, many people from Shanping County surrounded her!
"Goddess! Please, please look at my son!"
"Goddess! Please bless me!"
"Goddess! My child is sick! Can you ask the heavens to heal my child?"
"Goddess! I'm so hungry, please give me some food!"
"goddess……"
These people surrounded Lin Ru, all wanting to ask God for protection!
And it's really getting more and more outrageous, with some single old men even hoping that God will grant them a rich, young, and virtuous wife!
This drew laughter from those around them!
Looking at the greedy faces of the people in front of her, Lin Ru felt a surge of disgust!
She could understand the loss of a child's life, but these people who were after money and sex made her want to hit them!
Wu Juan has been handling this matter for so many days, and now she is extremely skilled at it!
She ordered her men to tie up all those who were asking for money and grain and take them to the place where the city wall was being built!
"Are you all capable of doing anything? You bother the goddess every day with such trivial matters! You're hoping for a windfall? There's no such thing as a free lunch! Even your own father can't grant your wishes, so why are you expecting the goddess to do so!"
"The goddess has already used all her divine power to protect everyone from being harmed by King Shun's men!"
"You can't be so selfish, thinking only of yourselves and not the entire Shanping County!"
"If you use your divine power on such trivial matters, then next time another king or noble comes, you can expect to die!"
Those around them had heard this before, but they always wanted to say a few more words, just in case it worked!
Those who hoped their children would get better were also taken to the clinic by Wu Juan and her entourage!
"All you people do is pray to gods and Buddhas all day long. It's just a cold, right? A little medicine will do the trick!"
"And yet, the goddess still has to waste her divine power."
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