The officials of the Heling Kingdom did not dare to be careless. They immediately reported the news of the barbarians to the King and the generals so that they could formulate a plan to eliminate the barbarians as soon as possible.
When the King and the generals heard that the barbarians had appeared next to the disaster area and were less than three miles away from them, they were greatly surprised and immediately discussed how to eliminate these threatening barbarians.
"The disaster victims don't have enough food to eat. They are no match for the barbarians. We need to mobilize the army immediately. The war in the east will soon end. Half of the troops will be enough. The remaining half will be transferred back to the palace and rotate the troops to encircle and suppress these cannibals. This time, we must eliminate them all in one fell swoop."
The King said confidently.
"Your Majesty, it will take at least three to five days for the eastern troops to arrive at the palace, and these damn barbarians are right next to us. I'm afraid that distant water can't quench our immediate thirst!"
One of the generals expressed his worry.
"Oh, damn it. How many troops do we have now?"
The King asked hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, we only have 500 guards and 200 Tang Army. In total, there are only 700 people. We can't determine the number of barbarians for the time being."
The subordinate answered nervously.
"Oh, my God. There are only 700 people in total. If these damn guys suddenly rush over, won't we be in great danger?"
The King of the Heling Kingdom said worriedly.
The general hurriedly comforted him, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this. The weapons of the barbarians are very backward. They are no match for us. We are very safe now. There is no need to worry at all."
The King of the Heling Kingdom pursed his lips and said, "The disaster victims here are all soft persimmons. After we leave, they are likely to be attacked by the barbarians. The losses will be very serious. But if we leave some troops to protect the disaster victims, our way back may not be safe. Therefore, the top priority is to mobilize troops from the Royal City as soon as possible. Even 1,000 troops will be good."
"Understood, Your Majesty. We will send people back to the Royal City to mobilize troops. We will not let these hateful barbarians do evil."
The general answered seriously.
"Assistant Minister Li, it seems that the Heling Kingdom attaches great importance to the barbarians! How about we ask our Tang Army to help? "
The subordinate looked at Ang Lee and asked.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "These are just some savages who are risking their lives for survival. The Ha Ling Kingdom can handle it. We won't join in the fun. Get ready to evacuate the Ha Ling Kingdom at any time."
"Yes, I understand."
The Tang Army general replied.
"Assistant Minister Li, can you give us some of these binoculars?"
The King of Ha Ling Country was very interested in the telescopes used by the Tang Army. The Tang Army would leave soon. He wanted to ask for a few telescopes to play with so that he could find the enemy more easily.
At this moment, telescopes were no longer a core secret for the Tang Empire. Moreover, Ha Ling Country was located overseas, so it would not pose any threat to the Tang Empire. If Qin Haodong gave him a few telescopes, he would definitely cherish them as treasures and would never give them to others. Therefore, Qin Haodong could give him a few as gifts.
"Alright, I'll give you two then! One is ten times and the other is fifty times. Take good care of them and don't break them. "
Ang Lee agreed very generously.
"Haha! Thank you very much, Assistant Minister Li. By the way, there are barbarians here. It's not safe enough. We'd better go to a wider place so that it's easier for the guards to deploy. "
The King of Ha Ling Country suggested.
Ang Lee waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid that's not very appropriate! If we go to a safer place, what about these disaster victims? Once the barbarians launch a sneak attack at night, these people will be in danger. We and the guards should stay here to protect the disaster victims until the reinforcements from the palace arrive. "
His words made the King of Ha Ling Country feel a little ashamed. The disaster victims were the victims of Ha Ling Country, not the victims of the Tang Dynasty. Logically speaking, as an official of the Tang Dynasty, Ang Lee did not have much need to care about the life and death of these disaster victims. However, the King of Ha Ling Country should always think about protecting the interests of the disaster victims. Now, the situation was somewhat opposite. Ang Lee was bent on taking revenge on the disaster victims, while the King of Ha Ling Country was more concerned about the safety of himself and Ang Lee. He did not care too much about the disaster victims.
"Assistant Minister Li is right. However, you are a senior official of the Tang Dynasty. If something happens to you, we can't afford to take responsibility. Therefore, we'd rather leave the disaster victims alone than put Assistant Minister Li in danger."
The King of Ha Ling Country said affectionately.
Li An smiled and said, "Good, good, good. This official appreciates Your Majesty's good intentions. However, this official feels that the barbarians are nothing to worry about. They won't pose any danger to their safety. They can just live with the disaster victims without worry."
"Fine, fine. Since Assistant Minister Li is so insistent, then we'll live together with the victims. Men, give the order to set up camp nearby immediately."
The King of Ha Ling Country said.
Because the main fleet had not yet returned, Ang Lee could not leave Ha Ling Country for the time being. He could only stay in the disaster area for a few days to experience the actual situation of the disaster area and gain some knowledge.
Since the discovery of the barbarians, some of the soldiers of Ha Ling Country had been sent out to look for the barbarians. They wanted to find out as much as possible about the situation of the barbarians, including how many people there were, what kind of weapons they carried, what intentions they had, and so on. The soldiers of Ha Ling Country also understood that only by knowing oneself and the enemy could one be victorious.
A few hours later, the soldiers who had been sent out returned one after another and reported what they had found.
In fact, they did not find anything. They investigated the surroundings along the location where the barbarians had been found, but they found nothing. It was as if the barbarians had never appeared at all.
This result made the King and the officials of Ha Ling Country very dissatisfied. They had clearly seen the barbarians, but they had sent so many people to investigate, but they had found nothing. How could this be justified? Were the scouts not working hard enough, or were the barbarians too cunning?
Of course, the biggest possibility was that the barbarians had not left their homes. The barbarians that had appeared were only a few people who had gone out. They were too small a target. Moreover, the barbarians were more adapted to the environment and could hide themselves better, making it difficult for the scouts to find them.
The sky soon darkened. Since they did not find any large groups of savages, everyone's hearts naturally calmed down, especially the victims who were still in shock.
The night in the disaster area was different from other places. The moonlight was the same, and the starry sky was the same, but it always felt a little different. Perhaps the atmosphere was different!
In other places, there would always be laughter, but in the disaster area, there was more tension, as if danger might appear at any time.
This kind of nervous feeling was sometimes quite exciting, giving people a different kind of feeling.
The conditions in the disaster area were limited, so there were definitely no ready-made houses. All the temporary tents that could be used for people to live in were large and small tents. The food was also prepared in the open air.
It felt very good to set up a bonfire outside the tent, roast delicious meat, and look at the bright moonlight. However, the meat had to be roasted in the wind. If it was in the wind, the fragrance of the meat would spread among the disaster victims. In this way, a large group of people would not be able to sleep.
In the case of insufficient food, Ang Lee could not always share with these disaster victims. If he shared all the food he brought, not to mention a few days, even one day would not be enough. Ang Lee would not be so stupid as to starve with these disaster victims.
Previously, he had shared some meat with all the disaster victims just for show, to show the demeanor of the officials of the Tang dynasty, so that the imperial court and people of Ha Ling Country would have a good impression of the Tang Empire, and not really care too much about these disaster victims.
There was a limit to doing good deeds. This limit was that it could not affect one's quality of life. One could not sacrifice oneself just to save others. Otherwise, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Many rich people in the later generations liked to do good deeds, but the good deeds they did were done with a fraction of their wealth and not half of their assets.
This idea of doing good deeds was very good. Taking out a small part of one's assets to do good deeds would not have the slightest impact on one's quality of life. At the same time, it could also greatly enhance one's quality of life and make people think that one was a great philanthropist.
This was the most popular among public figures. Many rich public figures could easily earn hundreds of millions of yuan in assets in a year. Then, they would donate hundreds of thousands of yuan to disaster areas or the poor. From this, they would gain the support of a large group of people. They would feel that this person was very awesome and kind. Their image would become glorious, and the number of fans would increase. From this, they could earn more money.
This was like fishing. If one did not use the bait, how could one catch a big fish? As long as the bait was fragrant enough, one could catch the best fish.
In the Tang dynasty era, it was better. The future was simply a fan society. Everyone had to consider their own moral and glorious image. Otherwise, they would lose a lot of money.
The future was a relatively open society. Everyone was almost transparent. No matter how awesome you were, as long as you did not have the support of a large number of fans, you were nothing.
As an actor, if people thought that you were selfish, uncaring, and unsympathetic to the poor, you would be boycotted by a large number of fans. Thus, your status would be greatly weakened. Many units were not willing to cooperate with such people, and the money you could earn would be reduced. However, if you maintained a good image, there would be more and more partners, and you could earn more and more money.
As an entrepreneur, you could earn a considerable income by producing products that the people needed. However, if this entrepreneur was unkind and said something hurtful, his image was not good enough, or if he was a traitor and gave the money to foreign fathers, then the products produced by his company would lose fans and be severely boycotted. Thus, all sales would be lost. Then, bankruptcy would be inevitable.
Even if it was a self-employed person, if his quality was bad and his conduct was not good enough, he would also be boycotted and lose the opportunity to make money.
There were many other industries that were like this. As long as there was no support, no matter what you did, you would not be successful. Even if you stayed at home and farmed, no one would buy your crops, and they would only rot in the field.
Therefore, it was very important to improve one's external quality. Even if one's heart was rotten, as long as the outside was good, there would still be a selling point.
The way for ordinary people to improve their selling point was to work honestly. If rich public figures wanted to improve their quality, it was not as simple as working hard. They also had to improve their love value, which was the so-called donation. Only in this way could they better reflect their philanthropic heart and seek better future development for themselves.
And the rich public figures were also willing to do so. After all, their income was already so high. Just a little bit of it would be a considerable number, at least in the tens of thousands, which was the total income of an ordinary person in a year or several years.
Of course, with the development of this charity craze, many public figures came up with a better way, which was to unite and form a charity alliance. The members were all public figures with some status.
They chose to donate different amounts of money according to their status and income. In this way, the amount of money that this group could donate was very large.
If a public figure donated one million yuan, and if there were 100 members, the amount donated would exceed 100 million yuan. This would create a larger social impact. At the very least, many news headlines would report this matter. Thus, everyone in this charity group would be able to gain moral benefits, which would be beneficial to the development of their future careers.
What Ang Lee had done before was to make all the victims grateful to him at the cost of losing a small amount of meat. They felt that he was a good person, which caused a chain reaction. They felt that the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty and all the people of the Tang Dynasty were good people. This was very beneficial to the businessmen of the Tang Empire, who would open mines and do business in Heling Country in the future.
Then, what Ang Lee was doing at the moment was to reward himself well. When the victims were all asleep, he baked some delicious food to fill his stomach. Only when he was full could he be healthy. How could he ignore his physical and mental health for the victims? Moreover, these were the victims of the disaster in Heling Country. They were the people of a different race, not the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, in order to take care of the feelings of these victims, Ang Lee had to secretly barbecue meat in the wind. If the victims saw it, it would not be good. Then, what he had done before would be in vain.
It was like a person eating sea cucumber and abalone while throwing hard steamed buns to the hungry poor. In this case, it was difficult for the poor to be grateful. They would hate the rich.
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