Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

in a few days

In the streets and alleys, people were looking at the notice wall and talking about it.

The two notices issued by the imperial court caused an uproar. Not only were the people puzzled, but spies from other countries were also bewildered. Was the news true or false? Should it be passed back?

What exactly does the Qi State want to do? Slaves have always been undisciplined, unruly and easy to retaliate. Recruiting them into soldiers is simply nonsense.

There is also a pension system. It is unheard of. After serving in the army for ten years and retiring, the court will take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation until you die. Is Emperor Ming crazy? Why would he issue such a notice? Where does the court get the money to support so many people?

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Jiang Li and Mo Yuan sat in the corner, listening to their discussions, with the corners of their mouths twitching, feeling a little helpless. They shouldn't be so excited that they even started a conspiracy theory.

If the Qi nation wasn't so small in number, she wouldn't have to resort to such a desperate measure.

From time to time, there were slapping sounds on the table, and a man's loud voice: "It's ridiculous for slaves to serve as soldiers. They are just like livestock. How can they serve as soldiers? They won't turn against their own side on the battlefield."

"Haha, it's not impossible. They are a group of untamed beasts. How can they follow any rules? Once they get on the battlefield, I'm afraid they will kill their own people before the fight even starts."

"That's right. No one has ever done this in all these years. Your Majesty, are you confused? How can you do this? It's simply nonsense. You even handed the slaves over to the princess. Aren't you afraid that the princess will be..."

A hehe laugh was heard, the voice full of vulgarity.

Mo Yuan's expression turned cold, and he stood up to clean up the mess, but Jiang Li grabbed his wrist and shook his head: "Don't worry, Yuan, just watch the show, you don't have to do anything yourself."

"Brother said, if you want to do something, do it behind the scenes, don't do it openly."

Mo Jue: ...did he say that?!

Jiang Li pulled the man to sit down and listened to their discussion with a smile. Sure enough, not long after, the man who was talking nonsense began to twitch all over, rolled his eyes and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

The others were startled and hurriedly carried the person to the clinic.

Everyone looked confused: "What's wrong? That's the young master of the Qian family, why is he like this all of a sudden? Is it that disease? I heard that it can be passed on to future generations. Who would dare to marry their daughter to him?"

"Okay, let's continue the discussion. Let's not mention slaves. It's too unlucky. Maybe it's because of them that Young Master Qian got sick."

"…That makes sense. Then, brother, let's talk about the pension system. Since the court has posted a notice, it must be true. But with natural disasters and man-made disasters happening constantly, where is the money coming from for the court to support it?"

"Hush, didn't you see the notice saying that only a few people can survive after ten years of military service? Besides, His Majesty might not be around by then. The burden must be borne by the Crown Prince. His Majesty will not interfere."

"That makes sense, but if that's the case, the prince will be trapped and killed. Even if he goes to the battlefield for ten years and only a few survive, that's still a big burden. The prince won't be able to bear it."

He sighed and said, "That's not the case. But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed something that His Majesty can do. After all, it's not his responsibility to worry about what will happen ten years later, right?"

"Well, now that you mention it, the princess is quite pitiful. The nobles of other countries only need to stay in the capital and enjoy wealth and glory, but the princess is the only noble of Qi country, and she has to go out to suppress bandits."

"It's miserable, it's really miserable."

The unfortunate person, Jiang Li, was so happy to hear their words that he lowered his voice and said, "A Yuan, who are they going to laugh at? Am I pitiful? I am not pitiful at all. I am happy to do such fun things."

Mo Jue laughed dumbly and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, they don't need to understand. When everything settles down, they will naturally understand. We do all this so that the people of Qi will not be disturbed by the war."

"Well, this is also my wish. No matter what time it is, those in power will not be too passive because they have money and power. But the people are different. They have no choice. The rise and fall of a country is the people who suffer the most."

He exhaled and said quietly, "You can't live a good life, but you insist on unifying the country. Isn't that crazy? I heard that the prince is in power in Yun Country now. Rumor has it that he is a lunatic. It would be great if he could be killed."

"...!!"

Mo Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "This prince is also a pitiful man. His biological mother is a palace maid, and he was born with six fingers. He is an ominous existence in the royal family and has been bullied since he was a child."

Jiang Li tilted his head, somewhat puzzled: "If it is so ominous, why would he become the crown prince? What happened?"

"Yes, there was a change. The Yun Emperor was getting older, and the battle for the succession of the Yun royal family began. No one took the crown prince seriously. At that time, he was only the seventh prince, not the crown prince."

"Ten princes fought to the end, and only three were left, including this Seventh Prince. We thought the Crown Prince would die, and one of the other two would die, but who knew they would all die overnight."

Mo Yuan took a sip of tea and continued, "After this incident, Emperor Yun was furious and sent people to investigate the cause of death of the two princes. Only then did they find out that it was all related to the Seventh Prince. He was the one who killed his own brothers."

"What's even more outrageous is that he also gave the old emperor a sterilizing drug. In other words, Yun Kingdom either had to make him the crown prince or fall into turmoil. The Yun Emperor had no choice but to make the Seventh Prince the crown prince."

After Jiang Li finished listening, he was stunned for a long time, muttering: "That buddy is also a ruthless person. The deaths of other princes in the fight for the throne are probably related to him."

"He killed all his brothers and sterilized his own father to ensure that he was the only heir to the royal family. He is really smart. My brother is not so smart, otherwise there would be no Jiang Xiao."

Mo Yuan laughed in silence and did not comment.

"It's not surprising that this ruthless man is now disrupting the world. For a madman, having fun is the most important thing. He doesn't care how many people die in the chaos."

"Well, so Qi Kingdom should not confront Yun Kingdom. That person is a lunatic. Qi Kingdom does not have the strength to fight for the time being. Let's wait until they have consumed each other's strength."

Jiang Li hummed and lowered his voice: "The pension system should be of great help to your conscription plan. Ten years is enough. I have already arranged for people to plant the high-yield grains I brought back."

Mo Yuan looked at her and asked, "Can the yield of those two grains really reach several thousand kilograms per mu?"

"Well, as long as we grow them well, we can get several thousand kilograms. It's a pity that we didn't find sweet potato seeds, otherwise they would be more useful. Now we can only rely on corn and potatoes. We can make sure no one starves to death."

"Thousands of kilograms of food, but only a few hundred. If it really works, the people won't have to go hungry. It doesn't matter whether the food is good or not, the most important thing is not to starve to death."