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"Then what do you say we should do? If you prevent the people from leaving the city, can you afford to support these hundreds of thousands of people?" The general glanced at the deputy general.

The deputy general couldn't help but complain in his heart, if I can support all the people in the city, do I have to be just a deputy general?

The general laughed contemptuously, "Since we can't afford to feed them, are we going to watch them die of starvation and thirst?

I don’t know how serious the situation is in the imperial city. I only know that in half a year, the Ministry of Revenue hasn’t sent us a single grain of food. They are going to exhaust us to death here!

Forget about stopping the people from finding a way to survive. I have already done my duty to the Emperor by not leading you into treason!"

It was precisely because of the soldiers' turning a blind eye that the civilians who wanted to escape, except for those who died on the way, basically all managed to escape to Beichuan.

For a time, the gates of all the border cities in Beichuan were crowded with people.

Du Qianhao stayed in the Prince of Chu's mansion and lived in the same courtyard with Xie Youzhi.

"Please help register these people from Jingyu Country and change their household registration to Beichuan!

Do a good job in settling refugees! They should be treated the same way as the people of Beichuan are treated, and there should be no discrimination!

Disperse the people of Jingyu Country across the various cities and don't let them gather together. Also, arrange for some people from Niujia Village to go there."

Since Du Qianhao refused to leave, the King of Chu arranged for him to assist the household registration official to avoid him being annoyed by having to see him every day!

Xia Youan and the people in the Prince Chu's Mansion were busy like tops every day, leaving early and returning late.

According to rough statistics, tens of thousands of refugees poured into Pingyang County alone during this period.

Judging from this situation, Leiyang County of Jingyu State is basically going to be an empty city!

As fewer and fewer people from Jingyu Kingdom came to seek refuge, Chu Moyuan asked Du You to spread the news of selling food and water to the garrison in Leiyang County.

"General, is this a trick? How could they possibly agree to sell us food and water? They can clearly exhaust us without doing anything!"

After the Leiyang garrison received the news, the deputy general told the general that not only the deputy general felt that it was a fraud, but many people did not believe it.

"Don't buy it if it's a trap? Can you survive without food and water, or can I? Even if I know there is a pit ahead, I have to jump in at this time!" The general was very annoyed.

Then he instructed the deputy general, "Go and ask them what they want. If they just want money and property, take it no matter the price. Survival is the most important thing!"

The deputy general took the order and left. Not long after, he returned with Chu Moyuan's conditions - anything valuable was wanted, no gold or silver bills, but the price should not be the market price.

The general's eyes widened. "Really? It's that simple?"

Faced with the threat of hunger and death, they would be willing to give even mountains of gold and silver, after all, survival is the top priority.

The general asked his deputy to come over and whisper to him. After listening, the deputy general brought dozens of boxes of treasure in less than half a day.

Chu Moyuan looked at the five boxes of jewelry in front of him and was very satisfied with the quality.

Let Du You send them 20,000 kilograms of food and five carts of water, and keep them hanging there. They won't starve to death, and they can buy more after they finish eating.

Long-term trading, repeated harvesting!

The people from Jingyu Country were shocked to see that they had to exchange five boxes of jewelry for such a small amount of food and water.

"Don't go too far! Is your grain really worth the price? You're selling it so expensively!"

"Don't cry and curse. We don't have much food and water. We have saved a lot of money to give you these.

If you really think it's expensive, just take the jewelry back. This business is not necessary!

"It's not that food prices are rising, it's that property is becoming worthless!" The people of the Great Chu Kingdom said to the officers and soldiers of the Jingyu Kingdom who came to buy food.

The officers and soldiers suppressed their anger and glared at them. The soldiers from Da Chu kindly suggested, "We really can't allocate more food to other countries now.

However, I would like to kindly remind you that the soldiers under General Shan can eat whatever they want!

Eat a lot and be full!

If you come to us... we will treat you the same way!"

The people of Jingyu Kingdom were so angry that they were furious. How could there be such a hateful person?

Overtly or covertly, they want them to surrender!

"Don't even think about it! Do you think a little food can make us surrender to the enemy? Stop dreaming!" said the leading general angrily.

The general spoke firmly, but some of the soldiers who followed him were actually shaken. Compared to death, they didn't mind whether they were from Jingyu Kingdom or Da Chu Kingdom!

"It's not just a little bit, it's everything we eat and drink, including meat, eggs, milk, rice, flour, and oil. Are you sure you don't want to consider it again?" The officers and soldiers said jokingly.

Focus on the heart!

They didn't really imagine that they could make the other side surrender with these food and water.

Anyway, they have no worries about food and drink, so let's see who can rely on whom in the end?

Jingyu Kingdom had no choice but to refuse this unfair deal.

Chu Moyuan looked at the grain transport team going away with a smug smile on his face.

"Master, this is a brilliant plan!" Du You said with a smile.

Chu Moyuan nodded slightly, secretly thinking about his next plan in his mind.

On the other hand, when the soldiers of Jingyu State who were transporting grain were about to enter the territory of Jingyu State, some soldiers could no longer hold back.

"Boss, give the brothers some water first, they are really thirsty!

This little bit of water is just enough to moisten our lips when we get back to the military camp.

Most of it will end up in the stomachs of officials!

We put in the effort, we took the blame, and yet in the end, we couldn't even get a sip of water!"

The leader was also very thirsty. Someone suggested, and he followed suit, saying, "Okay, let's drink our fill first. Don't just drink from one bucket. Spread out so we don't get spotted!"

Seeing that their leader agreed, the depressed soldiers were so happy that they didn't even bother to find something to hold the water. Each of them stood by a bucket and just put their head into the bucket and started drinking.

NND, it’s been several months and I finally had a full drink!

When did the biggest goal in life become having enough to drink?

"Go back and keep your mouths shut. If anyone dares to tell me anything, don't blame me for being rude!" the leader warned.

At this time, if they didn't die, they would be beaten with a few military sticks for their behavior.

"Don't worry, boss. We brothers are keeping our mouths shut and won't let anything slip!" The soldier who suggested drinking water just now promised the leading soldier with a grin.

Back at the barracks, the soldiers were furious when they saw the meager amount of food and water.

"The Great Chu State is going too far! The food and water are not enough for us to last for a few days!" said a general indignantly.

"Damn it! They are clearly taking advantage of the situation!" another person echoed.

At this time, the general walked in, looked at everyone and said, "Haha, I don't know what you are angry about. Did they force you to buy it? If you have the will, then just don't buy it!"

Looking at the silent soldiers, the general glanced around and said, "The situation is urgent now. We must solve the problem of food and water as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will be trapped and die here without the Great Chu State taking any action."

The generals fell silent. They knew the situation was serious, but if it didn't rain, what could they do? Could they make water themselves?