Dai Tianye was stunned when he heard Wang Lin's words, but he had to secretly agree with what Wang Lin said in his heart. Yes, September is the harvest season, but it is probably also a difficult season for the Hu people today.
Although the northern border is a holy land for food production, the food is all in the fields outside the city and needs someone to harvest it. As for the three important towns in the north that have been occupied by the Hu people, both the people in the city and the farmers outside the city are strictly controlled.
The farmers outside the city had fled to death, leaving only whole patches of golden rice fields behind. It is even more nonsense for the barbarians to ask the people in the city to harvest. It's not like they haven't tried it before, but among these people, there are often some people in the world lurking. Once they leave the city, they will try every means to mobilize these people to escape.
The Hu people's army is limited in number, and it is impossible to use too many troops to watch these people, let alone harvest them personally. What if too many troops are invested and Daxia's army suddenly attacks?
So now, these barbarians are in a rather embarrassing situation. Although they guarded large tracts of farmland, they were unable to harvest it. This suddenly caused a food problem in a major grain-producing area like the northern border.
All this had already been collected by Jin Yiwei and told to Wang Lin in front of him. That's why Wang Lin analyzed the Hu people and the situation in the north so accurately and uniquely.
"Prince Lin has great foresight, and I admire him," Dai Tianye said, while arching his hands towards Wang Lin in front of him. Now he has a little more admiration for Prince Lin in front of him: "General, I will order my troops now. Send these soldiers to guard the food and grass and protect the safety of the food and grass!"
"Well, there is one more thing that I want to explain to you..." Wang Lin looked at Dai Tianye in front of him and suddenly lowered his voice and said.
The next day, a mighty food protection force of five thousand people set off from the military camp and headed for the farmland where the autumn harvest was located.
Wang Lin and Amano watched the army go away with solemn expressions. They knew that this matter was of great importance, as they had already lost a large amount of food sources in the north this year. If there is another problem with the food here, I am afraid that the food stored in the national granary will be much less.
As for Su Hongxiu, who was standing behind Wang Lin, she had other considerations at this time.
She looked thoughtfully at Zhu Wanwan who was going with the troops, and said: "Your Majesty, is it inappropriate for Zhu Wanwan to ask to join the food protection team this time? ?”
"Oh?" Wang Lin looked at Su Hongxiu behind him and smiled: "I remember that you seemed to like this girl Wanwan very much before. Did you change your gender today?"
Su Hongxiu blushed when she heard Wang Lin's words: "My lord, don't make fun of me. I just heard my guess about Miss Wanwan and felt it made sense, so I felt that we should strengthen the care of Miss Wanwan."
Wang Lin looked to the horizon: "Zhu Wanwan's injury has healed now. I have seen it just now and there is no problem walking. Moreover, this matter is her own choice. If I don't let her go, wouldn't it be another problem? Want to stir up rumors in the military camp?"
Su Hongxiu opened her mouth after hearing this, but finally said nothing. The matter of transporting food itself was not a secret, so there was no reason not to let Zhu Wanwan go with him.
But as for the excuse given by Prince Lin, she didn't believe it. Whether it is as a prince in Daxia or as the commander-in-chief of the Daxia military camp, if Prince Lin really wants to exclude Zhu Wanwan from this operation, there must be no one in the army. Even if they want to stop it, no one dares to stop it.
But knowing that Zhu Wanwan's identity might be problematic, Wang Lin agreed to Zhu Wanwan's request and sent Zhu Wanwan to the food transport team.
Can't see through, can't see through.
Originally, Su Hongxiu thought that based on the time she spent with Prince Lin, she had already mastered one-tenth or two-tenths of Prince Lin's behavior style.
But now she realized that with her little wisdom, she couldn't seem to see through the man in front of her.
But thinking of this, she smiled slightly. It doesn't matter if she can't see through it. As long as she stays by Prince Lin's side and serves as a little maid for Prince Lin, she will be satisfied.
…
Two days later, wheat field.
I saw a golden wave of wheat rolling across a vast expanse of land. After a frustrating summer, the weather has become cooler. Today, for example, is a groggy and cloudy day with a slight cool breeze.
It is also taking advantage of this coolness that the soldiers of Daxia are working hard to harvest the golden and full ears of wheat in the wheat fields. As long as the ears of wheat are left uncollected for a while, they will probably become moldy and rotten in the fields, becoming fertilizer for the next year.
Therefore, surrounding this situation, the generals of this operation issued brand new instructions. Five hundred people helped the people harvest in autumn, five hundred people helped the people transport grain, and the remaining four thousand people were still used for military purposes to protect everyone in the Great Xia. And the most important thing is that under the supervision of Wang Lin, this action has the highest principle:
You are not allowed to ask for a penny or a grain of grain from the local people. Anyone who violates this will be punished.
This is a rare thing among the armies of later generations, let alone the world in this feudal period. When the people near Luqiu City saw these troops helping them collect food, they couldn't believe it at first, thinking that this was a method used by the imperial court to forcefully collect food and grass.
What they didn't expect was that after two days, these grains and grass were transported away in batches, and they were directly exchanged for copper coins and silver notes on the spot, which were purchased by the government.
The people around them were all smiling and praising Daxia's army and Prince Lin who issued this order.
However, what they did not expect was that under the gloomy weather, an armored Hu army was slowly moving towards this rich land.
"Report! Ahead is the large wheat field that is being harvested in the past two days in Daxia. Now the harvest has come to an end. So there should be a lot of grain and grass that can be plundered around here!" A foreigner wearing light clothes walked quickly. In front of a foreigner who looked like an officer, he spoke with a ferocious smile on his face.
"Where's the number of people?"
The leader was dressed in iron armor, and even on such a cloudy day, his body shone with a frightening light. Even the most critical head was protected by a thick helmet, with only a shadow exposed, as if what was inside the armor was not a human, but some ferocious beast.
"According to the informant's information, there are 500 people plowing the fields, 500 people transporting grain, and the remaining ones who can actually fight are only 4,000!"
"good!"
The leader shouted in a low voice, but could not stop the secret joy in his heart.
"Brothers, if you don't want to be hungry anymore, follow me and break through Daxia's army and snatch all their food!"
