Chapter 3370 All Men in Northern Qi Are About to Die
"Take this." Yun Dai handed him a crane talisman made of black jade. "With this, you can command the army."
This thing originally belonged to Xiao Ziye, but later fell into the hands of a mistress and was given to Mingcheng. It was found by Jun Qingbai and finally returned to Yun Dai's hands.
Wei Jintai solemnly took the crane talisman, knelt on one knee and saluted Yun Dai: "I will live up to the Queen Mother's trust."
Although he didn't say it clearly, taking over the Crane Talisman meant that he became the general of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
From the stubborn and skinny boy who was exiled and fought against wild wolves, to the palace guard, the guard commander, he was promoted all the way to the general of today.
The once ignorant and fearless young man has transformed into a stable and reliable man.
Wei Jintai's growth along the way is obvious to all, and it can be called a counterattack drama by the son of a guilty minister.
After spending half a month, Wei Jintai plunged into it and almost never came back.
At any rate, the military situation is sorted out.
He kept coming to see Yun Dai and Zhao Yuanjing to report the situation.
Yun Dai saw that he was unshaven and his eyes were blue. She knew that he had not rested well, so she reached out and poured him a cup of tea, "Sit down and speak slowly."
Wei Jintai smiled and said: "I'm not tired at all. It's just that the things are complicated and I have a headache."
"Tell me."
"The situation is not good." Wei Jintai handed over a list of names, "Look, Madam, this is the data compiled by the Zhechong Prefecture of each state."
Yun Dai took it, looked at it, and handed it to Zhao Yuanjing.
Looking at these data, Zhao Yuanjing is better.
Zhao Yuanjing flipped through the pages for a moment, frowned and said, "So many people died?"
Wei Jintai nodded with a heavy look on his face: "Not all the governors in each prefecture can gather together. According to their statistics, the number of men in each prefecture is 60 to 70% less than two years ago."
To put it simply, if a mansion originally had 100,000 men in their prime, after the war, less than half would be left.
Wei Jintai added: "I have also traveled to several counties. It is true that out of ten households, nine are empty. Most of the farmers are left with only the elderly, women and young children."
According to the current military system of the government, soldiers are recruited during the war and then disbanded after the war, allowing them to go home to cultivate the fields.
People depend on food, and farming requires a lot of labor.
Without people to farm, there would be no food. Without food, more people would starve to death.
Looking at the list, Yun Dai seemed to see scenes of people dying of hunger everywhere in Northern Qi not long after.
She shuddered.
"I now declare that from today onwards, except for the standing army in the capital, all the rest of the imperial army, guards, government soldiers, local regiment training troops, and other clan troops will be disbanded by me! Let them go home, farm, and take care of them. Old people and children!”
Zhao Yuanjing said: "Your move is too big and may cause a backlash."
"I also know that you have to do things slowly and don't act too hastily. But you have also seen the situation in Northern Qi now. The number of men has dropped sharply, the farmland is barren, and the cultivated land is abandoned. This is not okay. If you continue to let it go, all the men in Northern Qi will die. ”
Zhao Yuanjing said: "Artai, follow her order and push it down first, and see how the reaction is."
Wei Jintai went indeed.
As expected, there was strong protest.
In doing so, too many people’s cakes and interests have been touched.
Among them, regiment training in various prefectures and localities received the greatest response.
Yun Dai wanted to disband the army at her opening. This was an unabashed attempt to take away the power in their hands. It was strange that they were not in a hurry.