Just now, Zhao Ning was still thinking that the people's support can be used, and if we unite at this time, we will definitely be able to defend the city of Tokyo.

As a result, I was slapped in the face in the blink of an eye!

"Report...report to Your Majesty, we...we also received orders from above to collect food."

Collecting food?

Do you fucking think I don’t know the difference between solicitation and robbery?

What do you call collecting food?

Zhao Ning glanced at Zhang Shuye, who said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have not announced yet that I will ask the common people to raise food."

In fact, the government is indeed short of food. It seems that issuing an edict to raise food from the people is the best way.

But that just seems.

The act of raising food is not a math problem or calculating numbers. After counting people well, you can see food regularly.

This is not a game, or the system will give you a fixed amount of food with a few clicks of the mouse.

It is not a mathematical problem, but a sociological problem.

Once the imperial court announces that it is collecting grain from the people, there will be a lot of officials and military men taking advantage of the chaos to plunder it.

For example, your edict says that each family will only collect 20 kilograms of grain. Believe it or not, those idiots can immediately come up with a hundred different excuses to collect twice as much for each family.

Finally, let me tell you, Your Majesty, the people are poor and each family can only receive 10 pounds. I have tried my best!

For example, it looks like this.

Now we are defending the city. If the common people inside are beaten first, the Jin people will not attack, but the common people will rebel first.

Think about it, did Emperor Chongzhen finish playing like this?

Chongzhen's "three rates" were the last three mountains that broke the camel's back.

Therefore, the imperial court cannot order food collection at will.

What to do?

What else can I do? I can only buy it with money!

This is the role of money. It can be standardized and registered for easy review.

One of the Forbidden Army soldiers said: "It's Zhang Dutou. It was Zhang Dutou who informed us to collect food."

Zhang Shuye said quickly: "What's the name of Zhang Dutou you mentioned?"

"My name is Zhang Jingwen, we belong to the Tianwu Army."

The Forbidden Army of the Northern Song Dynasty consisted of three armies: the upper, middle and lower armies.

The upper army also has four armies: "Pengri, Tianwu, Longwei and Shenwei". These are the upper four armies. Almost all of the upper four armies are stationed in Gyeonggi.

Zhang Shuye said: "Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter."

Zhao Ning was too lazy to ask further questions, waved his hand and said: "Come here, push these eight people to the south gate and behead them, and send a message to the whole city as a warning!"

When these eight people heard this, they were so frightened that they kowtowed quickly: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, please spare your life!"

Jing Chao: Good guy, are officials addicted to killing people? Forget it, we are just a tool to kill people.

He did not hesitate and immediately had these people tied up.

After beheading Xu Bingzhe outside Chui Gong Hall last time, Jing Chao seemed to have opened a door to a new world.

Everyone around him clapped his hands and cheered.

Soon we arrived at the South City Gate, where Guo Jing was beheaded a few days ago.

As soon as the emperor's chariot arrived, the defenders at the south city gate cheered up.

Guard Zhang Bofen immediately came up and said: "Guanjia Sheng'an."

"I am safe."

As soon as Zhao Ning arrived at the top of the city, he said loudly: "My sons, you have worked hard. It is difficult for everyone to defend the city here in such weather! I personally brought people here today to pay everyone their salaries!"

As soon as the emperor said this, the whole place was in an uproar.

A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old suddenly laughed excitedly and shouted: "Long live our emperor!"

When he shouted like this, the people around him also shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The sound got louder and louder, and the atmosphere at the top of the city changed instantly.

Many people had happy smiles on their frostbitten faces.

Some of the older ones said to themselves: Finally, we can buy two more kilograms of rice at home.

Zhao Ning raised his hand and pressed it, and then his voice slowly calmed down.

He strode over, took the ax in Zhang Bofen's hand, and struck the lock of the box with the axe.

He almost used all his strength, and the lock was torn away from the wooden box by brute force.

In full view of everyone, he opened the wooden box.

Then he said: "This is what you deserve. I promise you that the imperial court will not default on your salary in the future!"

To ensure the most basic motivation of employees, you must first ensure their most basic life requirements.

After the emperor's performance ended, it immediately attracted a large number of people's hearts, which almost exploded.

Next, Zhang Shuye arranged for those who were guarding the city to come over and collect the money one by one.

The social status of the Imperial Guard soldiers was really low in the past, and this was the first time they felt such treatment.

After the money is distributed and the good deeds are done, it’s time to establish authority.

Giving both grace and power is the way of an emperor!

Zhao Ning glanced coldly at the other side. The eight people were dragged up and knelt at the south city gate, making miserable screams.

The guards on the tower looked at this in surprise.

Zhang Shuye stood up and said loudly: "These eight people took advantage of the chaos in the city to rob people of food. According to military law, they should be killed!"

His voice echoed across the city.

Jing Chao gave an order, and the guards below raised their swords and dropped them. Five heads rolled down, and three more were only cut in half, leaving no one dead.

After a quick stab, the head rolled off and blood spurted all over the floor.

"Pass these eight heads around as a warning!"

"yes!"

Specialized people took the eight heads and transported them throughout the four cities, and announced their crimes to the entire army.

For a moment, all the demons and monsters were shocked.

"Gao Qiu."

"I'm here."

"Send the Imperial City Secretary to investigate in the city to see where there are soldiers who rob people of food at will."

"Yes, officials, don't worry, I will take care of it now."

Since the second spring came, Gao Qiu's waist is no longer sore and his legs are no longer painful. Last night, he dreamed that after the Jin Army left, he would return to the court to dominate.

After Gao Qiu left, Zhao Ning took a look at the Jin Army camp from the top of the city.

He asked: "When was the last time the Jin army attacked the city? I forgot."

Zhang Shuye said: "Guan family, the last time we attacked the city was five days ago."

Five days ago?

Zhao Ning didn't say much. He took a look at the guards on the tower and found that his mental state was indeed a little different from a few days ago.

At least everyone's spirits are lifted now. They have received care, received money, and been deterred by the beheading just now.

Everyone's standing posture was noticeably straighter.

After greeting the soldiers at the top of the city, Zhao Ning returned to Wende Hall.

The Jin people have not attacked the city for five days, and the next attack will definitely be in the next few days.

The newly gathered hearts and minds in the city had to be quickly consolidated to cope with the upcoming Jin people's siege.

The strong walls of Tokyo City keep the Jin people out. Now the two sides are actually fighting psychological warfare.

When the weather gets hotter next year, the Jin people will undoubtedly retreat.

Since we are playing psychological warfare, we must of course engage in high-level psychological warfare.

Not long after returning to Wende Hall, Zhao Ning started writing again.

What is he writing?

He is writing "On the War between Song and Jin", and he wants to write out all the strategic conspiracies of the Jin people.

Based on the current situation and the trend of history, he wants to write down the Jin people's strategies, the strategies that we can use, the Jin people's advantages and disadvantages, and our own advantages and disadvantages, and make them public.

Put pressure on the Jin people from the strategic layout level and let them clearly realize that the Song Dynasty's national war machine has been activated. If you want to destroy the Song Dynasty, you should carefully consider it!

This is what the legend says: I’ll play my cards right with you!

What's the use of this?

There was a peace-negotiation faction within the Jin Kingdom. This provided the peace-negotiation faction with powerful material in the Jin Kingdom's court and bought time for the Song Dynasty.

Because the war between Song and Jin Dynasties must be a protracted war.

Of course, the opening chapter I originally wrote was not on the strategic level, but on the tactical level of this siege.

It takes an hour to write this.

"Official family." At this time, Wang Huaiji came.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Ning stared.

"Master Ye said that the man named Zhang Jingwen has been caught." Wang Huaiji submitted a confession.

"Put it aside."

Wang Huaiji carefully put it aside.

After another half an hour, Zhao Ning stopped writing. He hadn't finished writing yet, so he wanted to continue writing, but he had to take a break.

He rubbed his temples and picked up the confession to read.

Upon seeing this, his face immediately darkened.

"Isn't this nonsense!" Zhao Ning slapped the confession on the table angrily, and Wang Huaiji on the side was startled.
Chapter completed!