In the book, the princess of the fallen country saved the country by eating melons

"General Yan, send someone to find out the truth. Our conditions for recruiting ordinary civilians are very generous. These people cannot remain unmoved, unless they are not ordinary bandits."

Yan Zhuo smiled at the prince as if he had expected it. He stood up and took the roasted rabbit meat off the grill.

While cutting the rabbit meat into small pieces with a knife, he spoke to the prince.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already sent people up there to investigate. According to the time calculation, they will be back soon."

Yan Zhuo placed the cut meat on the small table in front of the prince.

He spoke gently to the prince who was in deep thought.

"Your Highness, please eat while you wait. You have been busy all morning."

Upon hearing this, the prince turned around and motioned for General Yan to sit down as well.

"General Yan, please sit down and eat with us. You have been busy all morning and you must be hungry."

Yan Zhuo wanted to refuse, but the prince did not give him any room to refuse.

"General Yan, there are not so many rules when you are out. If we are talking about rules, you are also my master on the road of learning. It is not too much to eat at the same table with the master, right?"

The prince looked at Yan Zhuo and spoke in a gentle yet irresistible tone.

Yan Zhuo had no choice but to sit down with the prince and start eating.

When they had almost finished eating, the soldier who was sent out by Yan Zhuo to gather information also came back.

"Reporting to the general, it is just as you expected. We approached the bandit camp and carefully investigated. We found that they are not ordinary refugees. They act like professional bandits who migrated from other places."

The thinner soldier among the two spies bowed and saluted, then told Yan Zhuo and the prince about the intelligence he had gathered on the mountain.

"I also heard two bandits chatting about how they had just received a batch of goods and wanted to move them before we noticed. The term 'goods' is a jargon used by traffickers, and I suspect they are engaging in human trafficking."

Another slightly plump soldier also bowed and saluted to supplement the intelligence he had gathered.

The prince slammed the table, the anger in his eyes diluting his usually gentle expression.

Yan Zhuo was also very angry, and his hands were creaking.

Gritting my teeth with hatred.

These people deserve to die.

"Your Highness, these people have committed many evil deeds and have probably killed many people. If we offer them great conditions to recruit them back, they will probably not be content."

Yan Zhuo calmed down his anger, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice.

Yan Zhuo thought of a cousin in his family who was kidnapped while playing with beacons in front of his home a few years ago and has not been found yet.

The whole family cried themselves to death and came back to life.

The sister-in-law blamed the cousin for not taking good care of the child. The cousin felt aggrieved, so he glanced at the time next to him and the child disappeared.

The child was not found, and the relationship between the couple has become increasingly strained in the past two years.

A good family was destroyed just like that.

After hearing Yan Zhuo's words, the prince nodded in agreement.

These people were indeed worth recruiting.

"Just follow your plan, General Yan. But we have to make a thorough plan to rescue the hostages safely. Their families are still waiting for them to return home.

As for those bandits, those who surrender will be arrested, and those who refuse to surrender will be killed on the spot without mercy."

The prince looked at the dense forest in the distance and gently spoke of the final fate of those bandits.

"Your Highness, why don't you kill them all? Aren't you afraid that they will revive?"

Yan Zhuo scratched his head, not understanding the prince's intention, and asked in some confusion.

These are people who have committed many evil deeds. If they are given a glimmer of hope, they will revive. Why ask them to surrender?

"Doesn't Rongzhou produce various minerals? Aren't these people mining for free?"

The prince looked at Yan Zhuo and gave him a kind smile.

Yan Zhuo shuddered. What on earth is the Crown Prince's heart made of? It's so dark.

In fact, the prince suddenly thought of this idea because he occasionally heard Mo Sheng mention that in her previous life, the criminals provided free labor in order to reduce their sentences, and they printed test papers in prison without having to worry about leaks.

He felt that this method was also applicable in Beiyun. There were so many prisoners in the prison, and the bandits and the like could also be the labor force they could utilize.

When he returns, he can discuss with his father how to implement this method in various places, so that some work will not require taxation from the people.

Seeing that the prince had made up his mind, Yan Zhuo responded, lifted the curtain of the tent and went out.

He had to send someone to call the governor of Rongzhou to ask if it was possible.

"Sir, General Yan wants to see you."

Lord Jiang, the governor of Rongzhou, was handling official business at his desk. He looked up with some confusion when he heard this. Wasn't General Yan fighting bandits? Why did they ask him to go?

Want him to fill in as a bandit?

He put down the brush in his hand and signaled the clerk beside him to prepare the car quickly.

When he arrived, he was invited directly into General Yan's tent.

Before he could even sit down, Yan Zhuo came in from outside and sat in front of Governor Jiang.

Lord Yan sat down, took the water poured by the soldier and drank a few sips quickly. Then he smiled, revealing his white teeth, and asked Governor Jiang.

"Master Jiang, are you in need of people for mining in Rongzhou? Free ones?"

Lord Jiang didn't know why he asked.

And why does this smile look so much like a donkey?

But he still answered honestly.

"Yes, the people of Rongzhou have been busy with the autumn harvest recently, so many mines cannot be mined. I am worried about this recently."

Yan Zhuo felt relieved after hearing this.

"Well, Lord Jiang, I will deliver the free labor to you within 10 days. If there is anything else, I will contact you. You can go back first."

After saying this, he hurried out to appoint his troops and make arrangements without waiting for Governor Jiang to react.

Governor Jiang's mouth twitched slightly and he took a deep breath.

No, for such a matter, don’t you know to ask someone to deliver a letter to him?

He has to make a trip.

It's a waste of his time; he still has a pile of documents to review.

He couldn't finish reviewing them and no one was working overtime for him.

I'm so annoying.

Governor Jiang hurried out of the camp and got on the carriage to return. Halfway through the journey, he reacted.

A look of astonishment.

No.

General Yan must be sick.

The people he was talking about couldn't be the bandits.

I don’t know who came up with this idea.

But forget it.

The bandits are strong, so it seems they can also go mining.

There is no need to worry about their physical condition and they only consume one meal a day.

Governor Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up and he smashed his left hand into his right hand.

Yes, then could he make some changes and send the criminals in the prison to mine according to the severity of their crimes?

He could save Rongzhou a lot of financial expenses and reduce some taxes for the people.

They will go back and discuss it with their staff and subordinate officials.

The prince was far away in Rongzhou, where the suppression of bandits was in full swing.

…………

However, life was peaceful and tranquil in the palace.

Mo Sheng had been quiet for a few days since Concubine Ye fell from power.

She recently discovered that her father finally had a change of heart.

Will give her time to rest.

At this time, Mo Sheng was eating millet paste with his hands dancing.