Three Kingdoms: Summon the Heroic Soul Yue Fei at the beginning

Chapter 177 Veterans
Chapter 177 Veterans
Hearing what Liu Bowen said, Ye Xiao was silent for a while, Ye Xiao knew that what Liu Bowen said was referring to the land of Yuzhou.

In places like Xuzhou and Chang'an, many fields were abandoned due to the war when Ye Xiao marched.

It would be nice if there was no famine in those places this year, not to mention tax collection.

If all Quyuanli were used according to what Liu Bowen said, then the iron ore needed would definitely be large. The iron ore discovered by Ye Xiao can be used to supply Yingchuan, but it may be a problem to supply the whole Yuzhou.

As for raising taxes, Ye Xiao never thought about it.

"Berwin, I'm trying to figure out a solution to the issue of grain and Quyuanli. Taxes cannot be adjusted. It just so happens that we take advantage of this time to rest and recuperate."

After receiving Ye Xiao's reply, Liu Bowen withdrew.

"My lord, the grass on the grassland has turned yellow in autumn. The Qiang and Xianbei took advantage of Chang'an's early settlement in the Anding area to gather soldiers. It seems that they are preparing to go south to plunder."

Just as Liu Bowen retreated, Guo Ziyi stepped forward and told Ye Xiao the news.

"Ziyi, go back and order Yue Fei to clean up those alien races after finishing Li Jue."

Yue Fei followed Ye Xiao into Guanzhong, Ye Xiao went to fight against Guo Bang, while Yue Fei set off westward along Chang'an, forcing Li Jue's men to the Anding area.

It happened that Yue Fei took this opportunity to clean up the aliens in Anding.

"Remember to tell Yue Fei not to be lenient towards those alien races, kill them all, men, women and children, and cast Jingguan!"

Ye Xiao told Guo Ziyi again that Ye Xiao didn't have any good feelings for these alien races. In the eyes of alien races, they were wolves, and Huaxia was sheep, and they were the kind of sheep that would grow fat no matter how many times they were plundered.

Although Emperor Wu of the Han era scared the Xiongnu, after a hundred years of development, many foreign races began to move again.

"Yes."

Guo Ziyi stood up to receive the order and then sat down.

"My lord, the grain harvest in Yuzhou is very bumper this year. I'm afraid the price of grain will drop."

After hearing Liu Bowen's previous analysis, Chen Gong stepped forward and said to Ye Xiao.

"Gongtai, I will leave this matter to you. If the price of grain falls, you will buy grain in the name of the government. If the price of grain rises, you will sell the grain. You must ensure the stability of grain price."

"Yes."

After Chen Gong finished speaking, he sat back. At this time, Liu Bowen stood up again, looked at Ye Xiao and said.

"My lord, many good fields in Xuzhou have been abandoned this year, and Xuzhou has a large population. I am afraid that there will be a famine in Xuzhou."

Ye Xiao glanced at Liu Bowen, then nodded and said.

"Bowen, you go to Xuzhou yourself. If there is a famine, transfer grain from Yuzhou as soon as possible to control the local grain price. If you find that there is grain in the local area, take the opportunity to raise the grain price and kill it directly."

"Yes."

Everyone was about to leave after reporting, but Ye Xiao stopped Liu Bowen.

"Bowen, this time I went to Xuzhou to help me investigate Xuzhou's salt industry while caring about the people's sentiments."

"What does my lord mean?"

"What do we need most as our territory expands?"

Facing Ye Xiao's question, Liu Bowen replied without the slightest hesitation.

"Money, food."

Ye Xiao nodded when he heard what Liu Bowen said.

"You are right that it is money and food. Food can be grown, but money has to be earned by yourself."

"My lord, do you want to control the world's salt?"

Ye Xiao nodded and said when he heard this.

"Indeed, I don't need to talk about the usefulness of table salt."

Salt is indispensable for cooking. In addition to cooking, salt can also store food.

Liu Bowen left after receiving Ye Xiao's order.

And Ye Xiao came to the military camp on the day of the newlyweds.

Seeing that Ye Xiao had come to the barracks, Guo Ziyi stepped forward and asked.

"My lord, I have already issued a battle report on what I told me this morning."

"I didn't come here for this matter, let all the soldiers gather, I have something to say."

Under Ye Xiao's order, everyone lined up to gather. Ye Xiao looked at the soldiers in front of him and cleared his throat.

"Spread out and sit down!"

I saw these sergeants began to spread out in an orderly manner and then sat cross-legged.

After everyone sat down, Ye Xiao began to look around at these soldiers, and soon he found an old soldier, looking at all the veterans who were full of vicissitudes.

"Old soldier, what's your name?"

When the veteran heard Ye Xiao calling him, he immediately got up and saluted Ye Xiao.

"Back to the lord, my name is Zhang Er!"

When the veteran stretched out his hand to salute, Ye Xiao discovered that the little finger of the veteran's right hand was missing.

"How old is this year?"

"twenty!"

"How long have you been in the army?"

"Five years!"

Ye Xiao froze for a moment when he heard this. He didn't expect that the 20-year-old man in front of him had been in the army for five years. According to the time, this soldier should have joined the army when he entered Yingchuan.

"How many battles have you participated in?"

The veteran raised his head proudly and said to Ye Xiao.

"I have been honored to participate in all the battles, big and small, since the lord entered Yingchuan."

"Take off your clothes and let me see."

The veteran was a little embarrassed by Ye Xiao's words. After all, there were so many people at this time, but he dared not disobey Ye Xiao's order.

The veteran slowly took off his shirt, and the scars all over his body instantly covered the veteran's body.

"What's with this scar?"

"It was hacked by a Yellow Turban dog while defending against the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army."

"What about this one?"

"This one was shot by his crossbowmen when they were attacking Cao Cao."

"What about this one?"

"This one is"

Every time Ye Xiao points to a scar, the veteran can tell the story about the scar. At this time, it seems that the veteran is no longer a scar but a medal of merit.

"What is your current position and how much is your salary?"

Ye Xiao looked at the scarred veteran and asked with a smile.

"Now that I am a centurion, thanks to my lord, my monthly salary is fifteen hundred dollars. I have saved all this money, thinking that when the battle is over, I will go back and marry a wife."

"Ha ha."

After the old soldier finished speaking, countless soldiers behind him began to roar with laughter.

"Bring the wine!"

After Ye Xiao finished speaking, the quartermaster brought up the fine wine.

"Refill."

I saw the quartermaster distributed bowls to each soldier and then filled the soldiers' bowls with wine.

"Yesterday, I didn't invite you to my big wedding, so I came over today after finishing my business. This wine is specially reserved for my brothers!"

Ye Xiao looked around at all the soldiers while talking.

"I know that there are many people in the army who are as brave as Zhang Er. Ye can get to where he is today because of everyone fighting to the death on the battlefield. This cup is for Ye Xiaojing everyone!"

After Ye Xiao finished speaking, he drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and the soldiers also drank the wine in their hands after seeing Ye Xiao gulp the wine in one gulp.

Then Ye Xiao signaled the quartermaster to fill up the wine.

"This glass of wine, to those brothers who didn't come back, they are heroes like you! Ye Xiao will never forget them!"

(End of this chapter)