Crunch, crunch, crunch~

In Linbo County, the heavy convoy moved forward slowly on the straight road. In the golden wheat fields along the way, countless farmers occasionally straightened up to take a look, but soon lost interest.

In the first few days, they would gather together to watch the excitement, but when such a convoy continues for several days and the flow continues from morning to night, even the most curious people will gradually become numb.

Only some energetic urchins would still watch happily, watching the dejected prisoners talking among themselves.

At the entrance of the village, several wrinkled old men gathered together on benches, folding vegetables and looking at the motorcade passing by outside the village.

"Wu An-Jun has won another great victory!"

"Didn't several dragon guards in the village go on an expedition together? I heard that they conquered all the counties and cities!"

"Daniu and Ergouzi, right? Didn't they go back to the village two days ago?"

"It seems that Mr. Wu An has given them a lot of rewards. I see that their family eats meat every day these days, which makes the little ones in my family very greedy..."

An old man shook his head with emotion, his words full of envy.

"Hahaha, you have so many fields at home. Let's use some of the leftover grain to trade for meat after the autumn harvest. I won't be able to finish it anyway."

"Sigh... I didn't expect that our family would never have enough food to eat. This is too luxurious."

"Thanks to Mr. Wu An, these days are getting more and more promising."

"Yes, thanks to Mr. Wu An."

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Similar discussions arose one after another throughout Linbo County's more than 90,000 square kilometers of land. With a large number of [Dragon Guards] returning to their hometowns carrying generous rewards, the enthusiasm to join the army was raging in people's hearts like a prairie fire.

Although they are only responsible for chores and logistics work, compared to farmers who have been locked in one-third of an acre of land all their lives, these [Longwei] who have seen big scenes have become stars in the villages and alleys. From their mouths, people know

How wonderful this world is.

Especially when they learned that the rewards of the regular army were several times that of the [Dragon Guard], and that heroes who achieved personal military merit were also given large amounts of land. For the first time in their lives, the eyes of these simple farmers who had no hope of rising in class showed the light of ambition.

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No one is willing to dig in the soil for their whole life. After the most basic survival problems are solved, higher pursuits begin to take root in their hearts.

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"Your people's war enthusiasm is high."

Standing by the window of the study room, the beautiful figure wearing a crown mask looked at the sky and whispered meaningfully.

"Isn't that great?"

Zhao Yinshun, who was busy writing, said casually without raising his head.

"But... aren't you afraid that they will lose control?"

Okriyani turned around and asked with a serious expression.

Putting down his pen, Zhao Yinshun looked at the beautiful and serious face and smiled dumbly.

"Are you worried that war fanaticism will hold the country hostage?"

"War fanaticism?"

"It is the unlimited expansion of the military's interests that results in the military owning the country, rather than the country owning the military."

"Oh, what a wonderful metaphor, but I didn't think that far-reaching. I just felt that this power is difficult to control. If it is allowed to expand, it may eventually backfire..."

"That's it. You have seen the dangers of war fanaticism, but don't worry, with me here, these guys can't change the world."

Looking at the sky outside the window, the young man in white whispered calmly.

"The beast I created with my own hands, no matter how cruel and bloodthirsty it is, must lie obediently at my feet."

"Backlash? Hijacking? Doesn't exist."

"I can create it, and I can destroy it."

Looking at the confident young man, Oakley Yani's expression gradually relaxed, revealing a soft smile.

Looking at each other and smiling, Zhao Yinshun lowered his head to deal with the documents again, but he couldn't help but have distracting thoughts flashing in his mind.

War fanaticism is not without its merits, and the martial spirit in it is an important foundation for the survival of a country.

For example, the farming wars of the Qin Dynasty in the previous life had an obvious color of classical war madness.

The classic counter-example is the "Iron-Blooded Song Dynasty". The status of soldiers is even worse than that of slaves. From top to bottom, they are all a bunch of weaklings.

Therefore, this thing must be controlled to a certain extent. It can’t be without it, and it can’t be too much.

However, this "degree" is also a dynamic value and must be adjusted according to the specific external environment.

In the context of world-wide carnage, constant civil strife, and surrounded by powerful powers, it is far better to train the people into bloodthirsty wolves than a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

Unfortunately, as it stands now, vested interest groups are treating the people like pigs and doing their best to suppress divisions for fear that they will unite and overthrow themselves.

This kind of internal fighting among insiders and external fighting among outsiders, once powerful external forces intervene, they will seamlessly transform into a comprador class, and continue to oppress the people with the help of others.

External forces will also try to bribe them and use their intricate system to efficiently collect people's wealth and save the cost of governance.

Almost all the colonies that Dai Ying had in his previous life looked like this, especially a certain mysterious eastern country (Third Brother: Yes, that's right). Their nobles all turned into lackeys of the suzerain country, crazily squeezing the people, and at the same time, with the help of Dai Ying's

Strength maintains its dominance.

Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect their extravagant life, they don't care about the life and death of the lower class untouchables. If it doesn't work, they can still immigrate to the sovereign country with the looted people's fat and people's anointing.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yinshun couldn't help but shake his head with emotion.

Brother, don't laugh at Third Brother. With the urinary behavior of aristocratic families everywhere, they might be able to do even more disgusting things.

In order to prevent this situation, it is better to seize the time and kill them all.

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In Luzhou Mansion, the magnificent hall was filled with heads of families, anxiously waiting for news from the front line.

But when the bad news came, a group of people were shocked and stood up.

"What? The entire army was wiped out??!

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"That's an army of more than 30,000 people! How could it be possible that they were all wiped out and not one of them escaped?!"

"Weili County was breached in one day, and the 30,000-strong army was wiped out... Didn't it mean that the yellow-haired boy only had a new army that had just been formed a few months ago? Why is the combat power so terrifying?!"

"Yes, the recruits, who numbered more than 10,000, swept through most of Weili County within two months, and even captured the county town. After this bloody battle, it would be good to have five or six thousand remaining soldiers. Our army has nearly four

Wan Bingbing! The difference in strength is seven to eight times. How did you lose...?"

They scratched their heads crazily in disbelief, but even if these family heads scratched their heads, they still couldn't figure out what was wrong.

"Is it possible that the Shinhwa Lord will take action?"

"That's an army of nearly 40,000 people. Unless the Yasheng takes action, the average seventh-level myth can defeat it at most, and it is impossible to annihilate them all!"

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Just when everyone was frowning, a quick-thinking head of the house suddenly rolled his eyes.

"Wait a minute, who is the general under Lord Wu An?"

"Yes, since they are so good at fighting, we can definitely bribe them over!"

He slapped his palm hard, and everyone's eyes lit up.

But before they could be happy for too long, a basin of cold water was poured on them.

"Don't think about it. I have sent people to contact them a long time ago, but none of them have succeeded in buying. Those people are like being drugged. As long as the messenger reveals the purpose of his visit, they will immediately report it to them, and then completely lose the news."

"So loyal? Can't you think of a way to attack their family members?"

"All the high-ranking generals' families are in Linbo City, so go ahead and take action."

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That's the dragon's den and the tiger's den. Who dares to go there?

Sighing and shaking their heads as they were helpless, everyone looked at each other, and for a moment they were helpless.

"First of all, we still have to understand why we lost this battle."

After a long time, the still resourceful head of the Shi family stood up and analyzed softly.

"In the meantime, I have three coping strategies."

"First, seal the borders and prohibit trade. Over time, the people will be deprived of their livelihood and civil strife will start."

After hearing his words, everyone frowned and asked reluctantly.

"Although this plan is good, it is too slow to take effect. Can we just watch that yellow-haired kid murder the virtuous people in the country?"

Rolling his eyes covertly, Shi Xingguo felt that these people simply couldn't understand the situation.

"Everyone, you must understand that what limited Zhao Yinshun's plunder was not force, but because he was full."

"On the contrary, the force in our hands now has been exhausted. It is at the weakest time that we are at a disadvantage!"
To be continued...