Chapter 122: Dealing with 100,000 Prisoners
Feng Tianzong did not refuse. After all, his future goal must be the entire Daxia Dynasty. The people of Liaoyuan City will all be his team in the future.
Being able to gain their loyalty is naturally a good thing. Besides, what Wang Mingyuan said is not too much. Feng Tianzong returned in time and indeed saved the people in the city.
At this moment, the people all over the city knelt down and worshiped when they heard that the Marquis was back and had defeated the Hu army as soon as he came back.
Looking at Feng Tianzong in the sky with eyes full of reverence.
I don’t know how many little girls have secretly made up their minds to join the Liaoyuan Marquis Mansion when they grow up. If they can serve the Marquis by their side, it will be a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes.
"Everyone, please get up. As the Marquis of Liaoyuan, I have the responsibility to defend the territory. It is my responsibility to protect your safety." Feng Tianzong's voice echoed in the ears of every common people.
"Husband!" Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing also looked at Feng Tianzong in the air with admiring eyes. That upright man was their husband.
It was as if nothing in this world could trouble him. No matter how dangerous the situation was, as long as her husband was around, there was no problem that could not be solved.
After accepting the people's kneeling prayers, Feng Tianzong landed on the tower from mid-air.
"Lord, are all the common people and barbarians outside the city dead?" Wang Mingyuan asked first.
If all the people outside the city died, the losses in Liaoyuan City would be too heavy, and more than ten years of development would be ruined.
"No, they just spent too much energy and passed out. As long as they take a nap and stay in a daze for a while, they should be fine," Feng Tianzong said.
The Burning God Curse burns the spiritual consciousness and spiritual power radiated outside the body. It cannot burn the spiritual power in other people's bodies. This magical power is not an offensive magical power, but an auxiliary magical power.
"That's okay, otherwise our Liaoyuan City's losses this time would have been too heavy. Lord, you don't know how heavy our Liaoyuan City's losses were during your absence. In addition to the more than 40,000 residents in the city , all the 70,000 to 80,000 people outside fell into the hands of those barbarians.
Those unscrupulous bastards didn't regard us people as human beings at all, and directly drove them to attack the city and fill the moat with living people.
The crimes committed are simply too numerous to describe. The subordinates suggested that all the wild dogs outside the city should be killed and stationed in the capital to serve as a warning and to avenge the people who died outside the distant city. "Wang Mingyuan said fiercely. This time he really had murderous intentions.
In fact, during this period, what I saw every day when I opened my eyes was that the barbarians were driving the people to attack the city, and waves of people died tragically in front of him.
Especially for the many people who had personally arranged their fields and houses in the first place, and now seeing them all die tragically, how could there not be a sense of rage in my heart? When the refugees were resettled, so much effort was put into it, and there was already emotion involved in it.
The people called him "Sir" and "Parent", and they always looked at him with reverence. How could he remain indifferent?
Feng Tianzong thought for a while, that was a hundred thousand people, and killing them like this would really hurt Tianhe. If he, a monk, killed so many people, wouldn't he be a proper demon cultivator?
If you don't do it yourself, the result will be the same. The key is that there are 100,000 people, and I have lost tens of thousands of people. What will happen to the taxes in the coming year? Can't we make up for it from among these 100,000 people?
"Wang Mingyuan, killing people is really harmful to the peace of the world. I think this is the case, and all these 100,000 barbarians will be demoted to untouchables and slaves.
Let them work as cattle and horses for our Liaoyuan City in this life, clearing wasteland and farming, to atone for the sins they committed here under Liaoyuan City. "Feng Tianzong suggested.
"My lord, it's cheaper for them to work as cattle and horses, to open up wasteland and farm land. Let them go mining. We have discovered a new iron ore vein in the southeast of Liaoyuan City, and we are worried that we don't have enough labor force to mine it.
It's time to use these wild dogs to death. Break one of their legs first so that they can't escape. Anyway, you don't need to use your legs for mining.
At that time, some people who have relatives killed or injured at home will be recruited to serve as supervisors to ensure that none of these wild dogs can escape.
Our people can do the work of opening up wasteland and farming by themselves, and it just so happens that the barbarians also brought a lot of cattle and horses. It's just right for our people to open up wasteland and farm. "Wang Mingyuan suggested.
Feng Tianzong nodded and said: "Okay, let's follow your suggestion. Our army in Liaoyuan City is also about to be formed. It's not polite to come and go. Since the barbarians dare to take action against us, what should we do?" You have to take revenge and go back.
We will capture another 100,000 of his laborers to compensate our Liaoyuan City for this huge loss. "
In terms of combat effectiveness, Ironwood Puppet can indeed defeat one against a hundred, but for things like capturing people, real soldiers are required. There is no need to be regular soldiers. They are not needed in the war. There are iron and wood puppets. Let these soldiers clean the battlefield in the back and serve as auxiliary soldiers.
In the future, real soldiers will be necessary to participate in the dragon battle. It is also necessary to train a group of qualified soldiers now.
Wang Mingyuan said: "It is true that the losses were heavy, and what the lord said is true. Now there are many young and strong men in our Liaoyuan City. They have killed people and seen blood. With a little training, they can become qualified soldiers, not to mention these young and strong soldiers. He has a bloody feud with Hugou and is indeed the best soldier.”
After Feng Tianzong and Wang Mingyuan finished explaining what happened in the city, Wang Mingyuan took the young men out of the city to rescue the people outside the city and capture Hu slaves.
Feng Tianzong could predict that a number of the 100,000 Hu warriors would definitely be killed or injured. Otherwise, it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in these people's hearts.
In this matter, Feng Tianzong simply chose to turn a blind eye. As long as it was not too excessive, he would not pursue it. He would always let the people vent their hatred.
Feng Tianzong felt that it would be enough to leave him 60,000 of the 100,000 troops. At least it could make up for his tight tax revenue next year.
Now he is short of tax revenue. Even if these captives are going to die, they have to wait until he collects two taxes before dying, and waste is used.
Seeing that Feng Tianzong and Wang Mingyuan had finished their business, they had been looking at Feng Tianzong's two concubines, Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing, with tears in their eyes, and then they both threw themselves into his arms.
After all, the two women were ladies from a noble family, and they knew when he was the Marquis of Liaoyuan and when he was their husband.
When dealing with political affairs, he was the Marquis of Liaoyuan, and after dealing with political affairs, he was their gentle and considerate husband. They can still grasp this measure.