She traveled through the book to become the prince's concubine? She chose to be the villain!

Chapter 120 Suppressing Bandits

General Wei is a military general after all, and he doesn't have the tricks that civil officials have.

He killed people on the battlefield for the sake of the people of the world. Now he couldn't bear to see the people being bullied like this.

Now that Prince Xian wants to be the first to take action, it shouldn't be a big problem if he just joins in the fun.

Soon the guard was tied up, and those who refused to obey were killed.

These three thousand soldiers were not intended to deal with these people, but to transport food.

There is plenty of food here, enough for the people in the city to survive for a while.

General Wei was even a little jealous, as they didn't have enough food and grass.

Tang Mingchen glanced at him, and then said: "Take out 30% of this food and give it to the military camp. Without soldiers, there will be no stability in Fengcheng."

General Wei was very determined. He never expected that Tang Mingchen would be such a reasonable person.

Isn't this the devil who is unruly and unscrupulous?

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

General Wei was very grateful, and for a moment he felt a little complicated.

What is going on? He even had poison in his body, yet he actually feels grateful in his heart. This is not reasonable.

But Prince Xian was really generous. He gave the food as soon as he said it would. He was even more generous than their emperor.

Every time the emperor asked for food and fodder, he would find all sorts of excuses and either not give them or give too little.

They work hard for the emperor and are so loyal, but in the end, they still can't eat enough.

Oh, it’s disheartening to talk too much.

He came from a poor family and there was nothing he could do. There was really nothing he could do but rely on the emperor's trust.

"Your Majesty, we found thirty thousand taels of silver here."

I said this because I want to see how Tang Mingchen will handle it.

Thirty thousand taels is not too much, but not too little either.

General Wei beside Tang Mingchen was very envious. This prince did good deeds and was actually rewarded. Thirty thousand taels was not a small amount.

"Leave 10,000 taels to General Wei, and use the rest to buy medicinal herbs."

When Tang Mingchen said this, General Wei felt flattered and uneasy.

This Prince Xian is so generous! He just gave him ten thousand taels!

Tang Mingchen doesn't care about money. In the end, as long as he can get the job done, it's fine.

Another point is that General Wei is not a pure subject. Even if he is loyal, he has selfish motives and desires.

As long as you ask for something, things will become much easier.

People need to be greedy to be easy to control.

"Your Majesty, I feel unworthy of this."

"General Wei, there is no need to refuse. This is what you deserve. There are many generals in the world who can lead troops, but only a few can save the people of the world."

After hearing this, General Wei felt that he was not forced this time, but rather did it voluntarily, and it was even a bit noble.

By the early morning of the next day, there were three thousand more soldiers outside the city, as well as countless supplies of food.

The governor of Fengcheng, Sun, was originally having a headache, but when he saw so much food, he became excited.

He didn't dare to open the city gate these days, simply because he was afraid of the victims outside the city.

With so many disaster victims, if the city gates were opened, it would mean chaos.

No matter what happens to the people outside, the people inside the city must be protected.

But now there is so much food. If we can use it to provide porridge, these people will have a way to survive.

Therefore, Governor Sun ordered the city gate to be opened, and not only did he open the city gate, he also personally welcomed them.

When he saw King Xian, he was very happy.

It seems that the emperor sent the prince only after his memorial reached Kyoto.

But he never expected that the emperor didn't take it seriously at all and instead built the Zhaixing Tower.

The older one gets, the more he wants immortality. The emperor now knows that there is a severe drought in the north, but he feels that praying on his own is the proper way, which is more economical and less troublesome than giving silver.

He was still feeling fortunate that the drought had met with a wise ruler.

Tang Mingchen let him misunderstand and did not tell Prefect Sun the truth. Instead, he had someone dig a well.

"Can this well really produce water? There are only two ancient wells with water in the city now."

"Just go and do it. You'll have water in three days. If there is a well in every town underground, it will be enough to save the lives of everyone in the town."

After hearing what Tang Mingchen said, Prefect Sun really breathed a sigh of relief.

Magistrate Sun was so anxious recently that he almost went to the temple to ask for help, but there was no other way, he really couldn't live any longer.

Let’s put it this way, if there really was a big mess, even if it was due to a severe drought, his career as prefect would be over.

"My Lord, those grains..."

"We encountered a group of bandits on the way, and the king and General Wei killed them, and we got so much food."

Magistrate Sun's words of praise were stuck in his throat. Wait, where did this food come from?

"This this……"

"Don't be surprised. I met him at Qixingpo outside the city."

Magistrate Sun took a deep breath again. Isn’t that the granary of several big families in the city?

He knew about this. In recent years, several families have secretly stored grain outside the city. During this drought, he also negotiated with several families to buy grain at a low price.

But several families refused, saying that not taking the opportunity to raise the price was a sign of compassion for the poor and the weak. This was simply treacherous!

Moreover, they left very early, before the city was closed due to the severe drought, and they left with their families!

Magistrate Sun also hated it, but he didn't dare to think of taking all the other person's food!

Well done, though!

Anyway, the prince is a prince, no one dares to provoke him. With the prince supporting him, he has nothing to be afraid of.

"Your Highness is truly heroic. It is truly a great honor to have suppressed the bandits. Right now, at this critical moment, Your Highness has saved the lives of the entire city!"

Tang Mingchen looked at him and thought that this guy was a smart man.

"It's just a coincidence. By the way, I have a few things that I need Prefect Sun to do."

Prefect Sun nodded. He could see that Tang Mingchen was a man of swift and decisive actions. So, he would just do as he was told.

But Magistrate Sun never expected that Tang Mingchen would first dig a well and then be thrown into jail. Anyone who had driven up prices before would have suffered the same fate.

Not only that, he also asked wealthy businessmen to donate.

In the final analysis, you have no choice but to agree. If you don't agree, you will be locked up and not given food.

Who can bear this? They can't stand not having food for three days. But by the second day, they were all well behaved.

I don't want all the property, just 70%, be content with that.

Tang Mingchen's method temporarily stabilized the situation.

Prefect Sun began to sigh in front of Tang Mingchen and couldn't help muttering.

“We in Fengcheng are so lucky. The prince arrived in time and implemented the policy vigorously, so the people did not suffer.

But I heard that in Qicheng in the north, and Hancheng even further north, the people there are already on the road to escape.

Alas, there is a severe drought, and we still have water to drink here, but the people in these two cities have no way to survive and can only leave their homes."