Chapter 26

"Captain Lu!" Seeing each other, the sergeant who protected Qian Dafu immediately dismounted, knelt down on one knee with a look of shame on his face, and said, "please punish your highness and the captain. We didn't protect steward Qian well."

"What's the matter?"

There is anger burning in Xiao Ming's heart. He was assassinated before, but now Qian Dafu is injured again.

The leading sergeant said: "Your Highness, in the past month, we have gained a lot according to your Highness's instructions. We are about to come back and report to your highness. We never thought that we were ambushed by mountain bandits on the way. Although we escaped in a bloody battle, steward Qian was shot."

"Mountain bandits?" Lu Fei frowned and said anxiously, "Your Highness, winter is coming. Most of the people who can't survive are bandits. They live by plundering. Now these mountain bandits dare to attack the government openly. It seems that the banditry this year is more serious than before."

Lu Fei's eyes are strange when he talks. It seems to be blaming. It means that although you have made no big mistakes in the past five years, you have made no achievements. Three years ago, the barbarian rebellion made Liuzhou more and more poor and chaotic.

"Send the money steward back for medical treatment first!" Xiao Ming said to the sergeant escorting Chamberlain Qian, ignoring Lu Fei.

Leading Sergeant should be a, with comatose money rich quickly to Qingzhou City gallop away.

The group followed up quickly and entered Qingzhou City. Xiao Ming immediately asked someone to call the medical officer of the governor's office to treat Qian Dafu.

There was such a big movement in Qingzhou City that Pang Yukun was also shocked and went to the palace of king Qi.

The medical officer examined it and said to Xiao Ming, "Your Highness, steward Qian didn't hurt his inner organs. He just lost blood and passed out in a coma. He just needs to take the arrow and bandage it. After convalescence, he can recover."

”Doctor sun is very skillful in medicine. Since the problem is not big, there should be no problem. " Said Luffy.

Xiao Ming was also relieved. "In this case, let's all go out and let doctor sun treat steward Qian."

When they got outside, Lu Fei said angrily, "these mountain bandits are really bold. As soon as the snow stops, I will lead the army to encircle and suppress them."

"Encirclement and suppression can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause. If the people are well fed and well fed, who will be the aggressor?" Pang Yukun is quite a bit of a critic.

Lu Fei said: "what should we do according to Pang Changshi?"

"In the past, every year, Lu Xiaowei would encircle and suppress the mountain bandits, but the mountain bandits could not help it. Now his Highness's proposal to open up farmland for tax reduction is popular, but there is no effect in the short term. So in my opinion, it's better to recruit and surrender than encircle and suppress them. These people can't survive. As long as they are given a bite of food, they will not follow the real bandits." Said Pang.

Luffy asked, "what if they won't?"

"Of course, it's hard and soft. For those bandits who don't surrender, they will be encircled vigorously. If they surrender, they will be treated with courtesy. In this way, it's not a problem for us to survive this cold winter. As for next year, when the people's land has a harvest, the banditry will naturally disappear." Said Pang.

Xiao Ming nodded, "just do as Pang Changshi said, and prepare with both hands. The bandits are very scattered, and it's very difficult to encircle and suppress the mountains with heavy snow. Starting today, we will serve porridge at the gates of each state, but the mountain bandits who attack Qian Dafu must not be spared lightly. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of him and the soldiers?"

Lu Fei said: "don't worry, your highness. I will correct this wave of bandits."

Pang Yukun said bluntly: "Your Highness, you can't kill indiscriminately. You just need to catch the bandit's head. Otherwise, if it's spread out, who will surrender?"

Xiao Ming is angry, but Pang Yukun's words are not without reason. He said: "Pang Changshi's words are reasonable. Catch the thief and catch the king."

Luffy answered and went to the barracks to prepare.

"Your Highness, I'm going to prepare the porridge and the state notices. But the governor's office is short of money. Can you allocate some money from the equipment department to buy corn?" Pang Yukun looks like Xiao Ming owes him money.

If you want to say that you are rich, you are naturally the richest in the equipment department now, but no matter how rich you are, you can't stand the daily gruel.

Xiao Ming said painfully, "well, I'll allocate some silver to you for the time being, but can Pang Changshi also advise my father to allocate some silver to let me through this difficulty."

"Your Highness, isn't it up to you, your highness, whether the emperor allocates silver or not?" Pang Yukun raised his eyelids slightly and said.

Xiao Ming is depressed. Pang Yukun means that he is worthless in Xiao Wenxuan's eyes. The last time he sent a letter to Xiao Wenxuan, it was also Shi Chenhai.

It seems that Xiao Wenxuan is really planning to starve himself here.

"Go, go, you and Luffy want to see Wang's jokes." Xiao Ming angrily drives Pang Yukun away.

Pang Yukun, smiling but not smiling, turned and left Prince Qi's house. It was not that he didn't want to help, but that it was Royal affairs, not that he could participate in.

Seeing Pang Yukun leave, Xiao Ming frowns. This is a double blessing. Once the silver of the equipment department is allocated, it will undoubtedly affect the development of various technologies of the equipment department.

And this is the last thing he wants to see. In this way, he can only find Xiao Wenxuan.

Because there was no royal court that did not allocate money to support the garrison king, although his fiefdom was not the main object of barbarian plunder."What to do?" Xiao Ming ponders that now he is making things worse. The new deal has not yet been effective, and the banditry is on the rise again.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming thinks of the empress Zhao, who is the biological mother of the crown prince. She is very flattered by Xiao Wenxuan. It is also because of her that no matter how confused the crown prince is, Xiao Wenxuan still refuses to abolish him.

And this empress Xiao was very fond of spices, even to the point of paranoia. The officials of the court often collected some fragrant cakes to please her.

thought of this, Xiao Ming had an idea. This time he had to change his strategy and attack from the rear. The manufacture of modern perfume can be said to be nothing difficult for him.

And the current conditions are all adequate.

He is going to brew a batch of wine and give it to his mother, Princess Zhenfei, and then let empress Zhao blow the breeze for him through her side attack.

Even if it doesn't work, he can let Zhenfei help him sell in Chang'an and earn money.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming felt a little bit relieved.

"Your Highness, steward Qian is awake." While thinking, aster came out of Qian Dafu's room and said.

Xiao Ming immediately went in. At this time, doctor sun was dressing Qian Dafu. Qian Dafu saw himself and was about to sit up.

"You don't have to get up." Xiao Ming said.

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