There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea: 592|Fifty Dragon Scales (5)
Fifty Dragon Scales (5)
"Your Highness, you...don't be angry."
Seeing that Linglong didn't speak, the beauty began to panic. She racked her brains to comfort Linglong, but the matter was over, and she couldn't say anything to comfort her. That concubine had indeed betrayed the princess, beauty I really don't want to say good things to him.
Linglong blinked: "I'm not angry."
"Aren't you angry?" The beauty was slightly stunned, her expression just now didn't seem to be angry. "Then Your Highness...what are you going to do?"
"Of course Da Xia is also shot down." Linglong stretched out, "This way the concubine can understand that he can only be a concubine in his life."
Linglong's words are not just for fun. Daxia's national fortunes are declining, the Xiawang is incompetent, and the various princes have long been eyeing them. It's just because of their reputation, no one wants to be the first to be the first. This time, the envoy was sent to Jin because the King of Jin offered to be a pioneer—his sweetheart went to Daxia, and he was very anxious, and naturally hated Daxia who had kidnapped his sweetheart. Who knew that all the envoys would come and go. In order not to lead the guards with their grandsons, the kings thought it was a sure thing to win Linglong. Who knew that they would be killed easily, and now Xiaoming is still in their hands It's on!
King Xia is arrogant and extravagant and greedy for pleasure. You have to say how cruel and tyrannical he is. That's not it. Compared with the King of Jin, who kills his concubine at every move, he pulls his subjects out to behead his head. King Xia can be called a peaceful person. messenger. However, it was precisely because he was greedy for pleasure and acted on top and bottom that the entire imperial court was perverted, people with lofty ideals were ostracized, and villains who sluggishly gained importance.
Let's not say anything else, just every year when King Xia goes out to escape the summer, he has to build a new palace. Not to mention the waste of money and labor, the officials in charge are also trying their best to make money. When the treasury was insufficient, severe taxes were imposed. When the people could not pay their taxes, they smashed, smashed, looted and burned, not like officers and soldiers, but like robbers. In order to make up for the tax, the young and middle-aged laborers of many families went to the mountains and seas to catch rare and strange animals and pick up beautiful mussel pearls to offset the tax and exchange for a few bites of food.
This is the case, and it is only enough to eat and eat. Whenever the king of Xia has a strange idea, he has to levy a tax. The people have to fight for their lives in order to survive. I don't know how many people died in the mouth of the beasts In the belly of the big fish, how many families are torn apart, and their families are destroyed.
But the King Xia in the palace doesn't know it. He never cares about this. He only cares whether the pearls inlaid on his new crown tomorrow are big enough, whether the color is full and fresh, and what are the people? He is a king, and he should enjoy the worship of the world.
Presumably the concubine also came up with this idea. King Xia has already lost the people's hearts. If one of the various princes rises up, there will be many people who can't survive. It's just that this early bird is not easy to be accepted. Everyone wants to As the one watching the fire from the other side, no one is willing to end up.
Okay, now they get their wish and don't have to end up.
The people's livelihood in Daxia is difficult, except for those nobles who rely on the shadow of their ancestors to enter the army to make a fortune, ordinary soldiers also live very hard. The rations and salaries distributed from the Ministry of War have to pass through the hands of countless people, one bite, that one bite - when it is sent to the soldiers, there is not much left. Because they haven't fought for many years, their winter coats are filled with shoddy rotten cotton, or else it's reed! It looks thick, but it doesn't keep warm at all!
The summer is hot, and many people in the army suffer from heat stroke. After reporting, even a decoction to relieve the heat has to go through the procedure!
War?
How to fight?
Their weapons are old, they don't have safe and strong armor, and they have stupid generals who can only put on airs - what are they going to use to fight the Dragon Kingdom's army? Are you going to abuse people?
The army of the Dragon Kingdom is composed of elite soldiers and generals from various vassal states. The kings are eyeing the fragrant fat of Daxia, and they practice privately to collect food and grass.
It's not that none of them wanted to resist. It was just that the one who was talking to the princess fell to the ground and died suddenly. The rest of the restless people didn't live for a few days. After coming down, they are all trapped in the capital of the former Jin Kingdom and now the Dragon Kingdom, and cannot leave. To put it bluntly, it is to be a hostage, but in Linglong's words, it is called a mascot.
Pride and ambition can be worn away. After the kings were honest, they found that they were doing well, so why did they have to fight with the big devil? I heard that the princess is the reincarnation of a real dragon and has a divine dragon to protect her body. It's better not to provoke these ordinary people. After all, everyone wants to live a good life.
The King of Jin is still hanging on the tower! They don't want to provoke the princess' anger, and they will also cut off their little brother and hang them up for public display, which is too miserable! Now, isn't it good to show your loyalty to the princess while eating ice-cold melons and fruits while listening to the play and chatting?
Most of the kings are mediocre, but they have ambitions, but unfortunately they don't have the strength to match their ambitions. Among them, there are a few bright minds who were caught by Linglong to be a small secretary. She doesn't like to read papers, these people Look at the excerpts and then report to her, this thing can still be done.
When the King of Jin was in power, he formulated many harsh laws and researched many tortures. The people would be beheaded if they made a little mistake. However, his character was tyrannical, and the people dared not speak out. He abolished all the laws he had previously decreed, and then took out a book full of laws for reference to several obedient kings, and gave them half a month to formulate new laws accordingly.
She also ordered people to set up a special law popularization department, select people who are literate and good at speaking to go to various countries, and carry out publicity in cities and villages.
The common people don't care whether the throne is a man or a woman, and the three-year tax exemption alone is enough to make many commoners sing praises to Linglong!
So, what to do with the empty treasury?
Three years of tax exemption, which has completely lightened the burden of the common people, but to fight a war, military supplies are indispensable! The salaries of the courtiers cannot but be given!
Added together, there are 20 large and small vassal states, and all countries have civil and military officials. After the establishment of the Dragon Kingdom, it is impossible to support such people. Linglong is also very good at talking. , down to the rank nine small officials and county officials, all have to take the exam! Those who fail the exam will be fired!
Before attacking Daxia, the government of the Dragon Kingdom must be handled properly, otherwise who will be responsible for the backyard fire if she pretends to be forced? Do you want her to get angry again?
Not only that, Linglong also recruits female officials, as long as they have a skill, they are reserved for backup. If you don't talk about what's far away, you can talk about what's near. The bunch of beauties in the Queen's harem fought to the death and blood for the King of Jin's struggle. As a result, the King of Jin was cold, and they lost their goal and couldn't fight anymore. Most of these beauties are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and poetry, and they are both talented and beautiful. Linglong told them very gently that she did not support people who had rice, so she would either go home and find her own way, or follow her instructions to work for her.
The beauties wailed and agreed.
According to their respective talents, they are assigned by special personnel to shine in various positions. Because King Jin likes a talented woman like Taoyao and has many fantastic ideas, and the beauties also study hard to gain favor. Although King Jin is tyrannical, people who are not favored can't live in the harem at all! They still have their own family and friends, so they can't just be buried in the harem for the rest of their lives.
Those concubines who died on the bed of King Jin, although they died, but the family has been rewarded, rather than wither and grow old in the harem, it is better to fight.
Who knows that the sky will change, and the King of Jin will be cold.
The beauties quickly took care of themselves and began to move towards a new life. They were as neat as if they were not dying for a man. A few beauties who had been strangled to death at the beginning are now well enough to sleep in a bed!
Linglong didn't stop them from looking for the second spring at all. Some of the beauties who were killed by the King of Jin, saw King Jin lose power, and boldly went to see him with the new husband, sneered and sneered, and then went home satisfied .
The King of Jin was hanging on the city gate. Seeing his women put green hats on him one by one, he hated and despaired, but deep down he had no desire for revenge against Linglong, because he no longer dared. Even now, when he thinks of his beloved girl Taoyao, there is no more affection and emotion in his heart.
Love seems less important than eternal despair.
Linglong sent someone to loot the small vaults of the kings, and then did what she loves most - raiding homes!
The noble family with real character has been reused, and all the corrupt officials who have eaten vegetarian meals have been pulled up. No one knows how she recognized her, but it made the people and kings more and more believe that she is the reincarnation of a real dragon. Otherwise, why not Can people escape from the eyes of those dragons? As long as she is watching, she will know their past and present life!
Linglong feels that they are really thinking too much. She is hungry and sleepy. Power is such a precious thing that she is reluctant to use the princess, how could she use it on these people? After all, she had lived in the human world for so long, and she only had to look up to know whether what they said was true or false. She doesn't care about the past and present.
This kind of behavior cannot be accomplished by any king. The opposition of hundreds of officials, the obstruction of aristocratic families, and the scolding of literati... are all stumbling blocks on the road to changing the dynasty and replacing it. Many emperors will compromise because of this, but when they reach Linglong, everything is not easy.
She is the fiercest, so she is right in everything she says and doesn't allow anyone to say no.
Strictly speaking, she is actually more of a tyrant than King Jin.
It can be said that the people who have lived through the ages can't compare to this tyrant who exempted them from taxes for three years and gave them a happy life.