It's still raining cold ice in that damn place in Russia. Thousands of miles away in the capital, strong winds are still blowing.

The wind in the capital is so strong, the strong wind blows the big trees, swaying like a mountain monster, and the branches bump together, making a crackling sound.

The old bustard's nest in the tree was lifted directly into the sky.

Li Xiao sat in the jeep and looked at the street scene outside. Finally, he no longer had to look at those guys with yellow hair and blue eyes.

Black hair and dark eyes are Li Xiao's customary aesthetic.

I don’t know why, but shawl hair has suddenly become popular among women nowadays.

Everyone walking on the street has hair as messy as a ghost. Especially the women with new-style shawl hair. All of them have wild hair and look like Sadako.

"Brother, the war on the front line is so tight, why did you come back suddenly?" Li Hao asked, looking at Li Xiao beside him.

"Don't be nervous, several fronts have broken off contact. Zheng Sen found a few reporters from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and published an article with photos of mountains of corpses.

Public opinion in the Austro-Hungarian Empire exploded, and the old bastard Joseph couldn't bear it anymore, so he could only order the Austro-Hungarian Empire troops on the front line to retreat.

The Israelites could not stand alone, so they withdrew.

Now all fronts have broken away from contact and are actually in a state of ceasefire." Li Xiao's eyes were still looking out the window.

"Is this a ceasefire?" Li Hao asked.

"How is this possible? After a year of fighting, both sides suffered millions of casualties, and neither side got what they wanted. How could a ceasefire be possible?"

"Yes, the price is too high. The Ministry of War gave me a discount two days ago.

After one year of fighting, our Ming Dynasty suffered more than 430,000 casualties, and nearly 170,000 were killed.

It can be considered a heavy casualty." Li Hao let out a long sigh.

"People always die in wars, but how many casualties are there?" Li Xiao turned his head and looked at the powerful second minister of the imperial court.

Everyone knows that Sun Yuanhua, the chief minister of the imperial court, is ranked high.

The chief minister is also very self-conscious. He is busy outside all year round, either inspecting construction sites or going to Liaodong to inspect armaments factories.

During this year, I almost didn’t spend much time in the capital.

He is in his sixties. When Li Xiao came back last time, he saw that his hair was completely white.

“Some of those with minor injuries were treated on the front line, and after they recovered, they went into battle again and were injured.

It’s a secondary injury.”

"Oh!" Li Xiao nodded.

"I asked why the casualties didn't feel so heavy on the front line."

“There are also many disabled people, about 90,000 people, all of whom are missing arms and legs and have basically lost their ability to work.

The money given to them by the imperial court every year is also a huge amount!"

"This money should be spent. I fought on the front line and risked my life. Now I am injured or disabled, and the court will not provide compensation.

Who will work for the imperial court in the future?

How to lead this army? How to fight this battle?"

“I didn’t say this money shouldn’t be spent, I just felt that if the fight continued like this, the casualties would increase.

When will this end?"

"It's almost done. If we stick to it for another two years, it should be almost done.

We can afford it, but Europe can no longer afford it.

I looked at the Austro-Hungarian army, which was already eating potatoes. The soldiers on the front line didn't even care if they were full.

Even if Israel can resist, Crimea is now being harassed by the Ottoman Empire.

I guess they won't last long!

In another year or two, they will be exhausted."

"Brother, we are almost exhausted.

In the past, we supplied canned beef to the front line, which was full of real large cuts of beef.

Do you know how much supplies are needed to supply the front line in a day?

Forty-seven tons!

It has been supplied for a whole year. You can imagine how many cows were needed to fill it.

Geritu complained to me, saying that all the cattle on the grassland were almost being killed. He asked me to leave some seeds for the grassland!"

"So, your canned beef turned into luncheon meat mixed with flour?" Li Xiao had some dissatisfaction on his face.

"Brother, there is really nothing we can do.

After the grassland has been relieved for a year, we can re-supply canned beef to the troops." Li Hao also looked helpless.

He knew that luncheon meat and various biscuits had caused dissatisfaction among the troops.

After all, these things are not in line with Ming Dynasty’s eating habits, and soldiers don’t like to eat them.

Many officers and soldiers on the front line said that they were risking their lives, so why not give them something delicious to eat?

Every time he heard such words coming back, Li Hao could only smile bitterly.

The Ming Dynasty was thousands of miles away from Russia, and they had to travel long distances to transport so many supplies.

It must be distributed according to the needs of each army!

The problem is that the troops need not only food, but also ammunition, cement, various building materials, uniforms, accessories, etc.

With so many things, not only transportation but also distribution is a systematic project.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were actually six to seven million people serving the soldiers on the front line, which means that six or seven people served one person on the front line.

This does not include the people who have to pay taxes for this.

It is said that Europe is fighting the war by wearing its pants. Although Ming Dynasty did not wear its pants, it was also raking in the wealth.

Over the past year, Daming has almost never approved any infrastructure projects.

The railway from Chengdu to Hanzhong was originally going to be built with a branch line, but construction has not started yet.

Almost half of the Ming Dynasty's annual tax burden was spent on war, and the remaining money and food were pitiful.

It’s even difficult to barely maintain the court’s expenses!

Li Hao faces memorials asking for money every day.

Almost every government office asked him for money. Over the past year, Li Hao felt as if he had aged ten years.

"It's not that we can't serve lunch meat instead, but can you make it more delicious?

At any rate, let the officers and soldiers like to eat it."

"Experts said that they were afraid that officers and soldiers would eat luncheon meat as snacks, so they..."

"Fart, you're risking your life as a soldier, what's wrong with eating more?

The criminals who go to the execution ground are fed by their motherfuckers.

What kind of bullshit expert is this? Get me sent to the front line immediately.

I want him to squat in the frontline trench!

Damn it!"

When Li Xiao heard this, he almost jumped up with anger.

Could it be said that if soldiers eat snacks, they will not be full?

People's stomachs are only so big, they can eat as much as they want.

Besides, people can't eat all day long.

He eats and sleeps all day long, and what he eats after he sleeps is a pig, not a human being.

"Brother...!" Li Hao was frightened when he heard Li Xiao say this.

He didn't expect Li Xiao's reaction to be so big. In good conscience, the expert was also thinking about saving money.

In Li Hao's view, this was not a big mistake and he would not be sent to the front line.

"Don't be gentle, no one has any sympathy for this matter. You don't have to worry about it, I'll let Lu Zhu handle it." Li Xiao's face turned dark.

Li Hao could only sigh. This guy not only lost his official career, but also lost most of his life.

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It’s up to God to accept the little bit left.

Anyway, Li Hao felt that all the officers and soldiers needed to know was that this guy was the culprit who prevented them from eating canned beef.

It is estimated that the probability of being killed first by one of your own people will increase exponentially.

The jeep is driving along Tongzhou's spacious road, with bicycle lanes on both sides of the road.
To be continued...