I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

In Li Mu's opinion, the Prince of Yan was right next to him, and it was up to him to decide whether he agreed or not. He was at most a foil.

"Donglai Pass has 200,000 troops, Jiangcheng has 500,000, and the entire Xing Dynasty is said to have a million troops."

"During the war, these were of course the basis of our dynasty's confidence, but now that the world is at peace, the expenses of these troops are the ones that are suffering for the ordinary people of Xing Dynasty."

Hearing this, Li Mu frowned slightly and thought to himself,

"You are so bold. Are you trying to cut military spending?"

Li Mu knew clearly that the Xing Dynasty was snatched from the previous dynasty by the King of Yan, the King of Jiang, and the current emperor with the help of the army. The status of the army in their hearts was self-evident.

He then observed King Yan's expression with his peripheral vision and thought that it would be better to stop Xu Doudou from speaking.

If King Yan gets angry and wants to punish Xu Doudou, protecting her is a small matter. But if Zhao Chuyi really misunderstands that he is keeping a mistress, it would be a huge loss.

At this time, Xu Doudou looked at King Yan and asked,

"Based on the amount of food looted by the Rannu people, the Rannu army will not exceed 30,000, and the total number of people will not exceed ten fingers, right?"

King Yan nodded slightly.

When Xu Doudou came to see her before, she didn't tell him so much, but just told him the final conclusion directly. Now, it can at least be judged that Xu Doudou may have an expert behind him.

Seeing King Yan nod, Xu Doudou raised his chin slightly and continued,

"More than half of the 200,000-man army are just eating empty salaries every day."

Hearing this, Li Mu quickly coughed twice and interrupted Xu Doudou's words.

Although Li Mu didn't understand the ins and outs of this, he had great respect for the military profession.

So he said seriously,

"Soldiers have to fight hard in wartime, and they have to train even on weekdays. How can you use the term 'eating empty pay' and not apologize?"

As he said this, he winked at Xu Doudou, indicating that she should apologize to King Yan as soon as possible.

Xu Doudou also realized that he was a little too proud, and hurriedly bowed to the King of Yan and said,

"My Lord, it's me..."

King Yan waved his hand and said calmly,

"It's better to call him Uncle Li like we did when we were kids."

As he spoke, the frown on his forehead became tighter and tighter.

Before, when Prince Yan heard Xu Doudou asked his soldiers to farm, he drove her out of the palace and threatened that if it weren’t for her friendship with Xu Doudou’s father, he would have let Princess Yan spank her.

But after hearing what Xu Doudou had just said, King Yan felt more and more that what the other party said seemed to make some sense.

Of course, after being ruthlessly driven out of the palace by King Yan, Xu Doudou also summed up the lessons of her failure, because in her opinion, the idea left by her father was perfect and could definitely benefit all people.

"Uncle Li, I spoke out of turn, please..."

"You go on."

King Yan waved his hand, signaling Xu Doudou to continue.

"I think that the soldiers of our Xing Dynasty can spend the rest of their time farming after training, and the taxes collected can be directly used for military expenses, so as to achieve self-sufficiency. In this way, no matter how much our Xing Dynasty's army expands, it will not put pressure on ordinary farmers."

The more Li Mu listened, the more familiar it sounded, and he subconsciously said,

"Isn't this my idol, ugh, the military farming system?"

They both looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu laughed dryly twice.

"It's okay, it's okay, go on."

After being interrupted by Li Mu, Xu Doudou's train of thought disappeared, and he couldn't remember any words of flattery that he had intended to say.

He said weakly, "No more," and then stared at Li Mu's expression carefully, waiting for his answer.

Li Mu thought, why are you looking at me? You are looking at King Yan.

At this time, the King of Yan asked,

"Mu'er, what are idols and what is the military farming system?"

Of course Li Mu would not explain to him the matter of the idol named Cao.

Instead, he told the King of Yan about the military farming system that he knew about, which included not only military farming but also civilian farming.

Xu Doudou's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said loudly,

"I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought the same as Daddy, or even more comprehensively than Daddy did."

Then he pulled up Li Mu's sleeve again, shaking it and said,

"So you will definitely support me, right?"

Li Mu looked at Xu Doudou's heart that cared for the people of the world, and swayed with her, and suddenly took a breath.

At this time, the King of Yan suddenly slammed the table and said,

"Great talent, great talent, my son is great talent."

Xu Doudou rolled her eyes and complained in her heart.

"If Li Mu speaks out, he's a genius. If I speak out, Aunt Ping will spank me. Is there any justice in the world?"

King Yan stood up and said excitedly,

"I will write a letter right now to inform Your Majesty of this plan and ask for credit for my son."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Xu Doudou, and seeing that her expression had not changed at all, he thought to himself,

"The couple has a great relationship."

At this time, Li Mu finally came to his senses and hurriedly called the King of Yan.

"Master, this is not as easy as you think."

King Yan was stunned, and seeing that Li Mu had something to say, he sat back in his chair and waited for Li Mu's instructions.

But in fact, Li Mu was not familiar with the military farming system, and he only knew about it thanks to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

After holding it in for a long time, he asked,

"Where will the land come from for such a large army?"

King Yan thought for a moment and said proudly,

"Xingchao has a vast territory and a lot of wasteland. It's really not enough. We can just fight the Rannu and Rongyi."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows, still unwilling to take the credit for the military farming system.

He remembered that although Boss Cao highly advocated the military farming system, it was not the mainstream in many dynasties that followed. There must be a reason for this.

For Li Mu, a poor student, it is already difficult for him to think like this.

After thinking for a long time, Li Mu finally said,

"Most of the land in Xing Dynasty should be controlled by various aristocratic families. They can expand outward, but internally, no matter how much wasteland there is, I'm afraid it will always be in the hands of the aristocratic families."

As he spoke, Li Mu spoke earnestly and earnestly with modern thinking:

"If soldiers or farmers are eventually considered tenants, it would be inconsistent with our original intention."

Li Mu's original intention was that the military farming system must have its merits, and you should study it carefully, and there is no need to bring me along.

Don't let a single word from you turn you from a self-employed person into a worker.

However, when King Yan heard Li Mu's words, his eyes lit up.

He has already begun thinking about how to use this opportunity to suppress the aristocratic families.

Then he looked at Li Mu again, feeling very happy.

"You are really talented. This is the compensation God has given me."

Xu Doudou's eyes were red because of Li Mu's remarks. She originally regretted her previous actions, but now, she inexplicably felt more admiration in her heart.

I have begun to rethink the matter of the Crown Prince's Consort.

Seeing the state of the two people, Li Mu didn't know whether the King of Yan would listen to what he said.

So he repeatedly reminded King Yan that he needed to think more about the matter before making a decision, and then he left the main hall.

As for potatoes, Li Mu had long forgotten about them because there was no chili pepper or cumin.

However, as soon as he arrived at the inner courtyard, Li Mu looked in the direction of his own bedroom, then looked in the direction of Zhao Chuyi's bedroom. After struggling in his heart for half a second, he walked directly towards Zhao Chuyi's bedroom.

Because Li Mu heard that his room was empty.