The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!

Chapter 1054: Unwilling to Give Up

The man continued, "This group of bandits, General Wu attempted to suppress them two years ago. At that time, nearly half were killed, but the rest hid in the mountains. The terrain in the mountains is complex, and the army couldn’t pursue them. General Wu and his men guarded for over a month, capturing only a few bandits sporadically. Later, the Governor of Yu Hall came to ask him to leave because Yu Hall couldn’t afford the food supply for tens of thousands of soldiers.""Since then, the governor no longer mentioned the matter of suppressing the bandits."

Qi Er asked, puzzled, "The soldiers have allocated food rations, provided by the court, so why should the local area bear the extra burden?"

The man laughed, "Young master, suppressing bandits is no easy task; it requires sacrifices of life."

"Our army is originally for defending the borders, not for suppressing bandits. It’s an additional task, and if there’s no benefit, who would be willing to risk their lives?"

"General Wu is willing, but without any benefits, the soldiers and officers beneath him wouldn’t act."

"It’s just some rations, what do you think that amounts to?"

Qi Er and You Er were speechless for a while.

In their hearts, the soldiers of Great Chu defending the country was their duty, how could they ask for benefits?

But what this uncle said seemed to make sense.

Bandit problems are generally solved by local measures, because each state has two thousand stationed troops to maintain local security.

The man continued, "After General Wu withdrew, the bandits regrouped, and now their forces are becoming increasingly large, with thousands of people."

"There are the elderly, women, and children among them, and they are now farming in the mountains."

You Er thought for a moment and said, "If that’s the case, why not report to the court? The court can allocate funds specifically for suppressing bandits."

The man was truly helpless, these two young masters had so many questions, luckily they met him, someone who understands, otherwise, it would be hard to explain.

"First, the local magistrate surely does not want to report it. A group of fierce bandits appeared under his jurisdiction, and if he reports it without being able to suppress them for a long time, it would only anger the emperor, and the magistrate would have no benefits."

"Second, even if the court sends troops to suppress the bandits, it’s not that easy. When the army arrives, the bandits hide in the mountains. They are familiar with the terrain, and who knows where they’ve hidden? Can the court’s army afford to waste time with them?"

"Even if it takes the army one or two years, they might not be able to completely wipe them out."

"And even if they do wipe them out, new people will still go up the mountains to become bandits."

Qi Er and You Er didn’t know what to say.

In short, along their journey, they could only say that many things in the world are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

From this uncle’s mouth, suppressing bandits seemed like an impossible task.

The man cupped his hands, "Having said so much, I still plead for the two young masters not to go to Yu Hall."

"If the two young masters are unwilling to return to Xiang City, General Wu said you could go to Luan State to seek Governor Gu."

You Er had already planned, coming to the southern border was a chance to visit his grandparents, uncle, and the aunt and cousin he had never met.

But that was all after helping his brother find Uncle Lin.

What to do now?

Not going to Yu Hall?

But You Er knew that if they didn’t go to Yu Hall, Brother Qi wouldn’t be content.

The man finished speaking and left in farewell.

You Er looked at Qi Er, "Brother, what do you plan to do?"

Qi Er sat by the table, looking at the oil lamp on the table, and after a long while, he said quietly, "We’ve come this far, I won’t be content without seeing Yu Hall for myself."

You Er nodded, "Then let’s go."