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Anyway, Pang Nuan is now one of the seven ministers of the Zhao Kingdom, a figure standing at the top of the power pyramid of the Zhao Kingdom, and the highest military officer in Handan City, and Zhao Dan's full support. Most of the noble families are actually for Pang Nuan It's not a big deal to say the least.
There are actually only two people who really make Pang Nuan afraid, that is Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao.
Although Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao belong to the core leadership of Zhao State like Pang Nuan, they seem to be equal in name.
But firstly, Pang Nuan was inferior to Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao in terms of ranking and power, and secondly, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao were Zhao Dan's uncle, who had a blood relationship with Zhao Dan, so Pang Nuan's hands were tied in this matter. Inevitable.
Zhao Dan thought for a while, and said, "It's okay, I will solve this matter myself."
Pang Nuan has already talked about this, Zhao Dan naturally wants to make a move.
In fact, Zhao Dan also knew that apart from himself, there was really no one in the whole country of Zhao who could handle Zhao Sheng, Lord Pingyuan.
Pang Nuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise."
With the first problem solved, it's time for the second problem.
food.
Zhao Dan asked: "How is the food situation in the city now?"
Pang Nuan replied: "Judging from the information reported by Xiangbang's subordinates, even at a minimum, it can only feed the soldiers and civilians in the city for forty days."
"Forty days, the minimum?" Zhao Dan frowned again.
This so-called minimum is actually to prevent people from starving to death, that is, to be two or three percent full.
Under such circumstances, not to mention working, even walking for hundreds of kilometers may not be able to bear it.
But even so, it still can only last for forty days?
This situation is much worse than what Zhao Dan thought at the beginning.
But there is no way around it. Although Zhao Dan has mobilized almost all the food that can be mobilized from nearby counties and counties before the war, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Handan City after all. In front of Zhangzui, how much food is only a matter of time.
Seeing Zhao Dan's ugly expression, Pang Nuan hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, you can actually stop distributing food to civilians."
Since the beginning of the Handan Defense War, Zhao Dan has been demanding that the civilians in Handan be given the minimum rations that can keep people alive.
This is completely impossible in other countries.
In fact, during the battle on this continent, once the city was besieged, the civilians would either venture to join the defenders to work for the defenders to get some rations, or they would only I can resign myself to fate.
Zhao Dan thought for a while and said, "If the distribution of food to civilians is suspended now, how much more time can we support?"
Pang Nuan immediately replied: "At least one more month."
From the speed of the answer alone, it can be seen that Pang Nuan has already wanted to do this, and has already made preparations for doing so.
But this is actually part of Pang Nuan's job. After all, as the highest military officer, Pang Nuan's mission is to do everything possible to make Handan City hold on for a longer time.
After all, Handan City's external communication channels have been completely cut off, and neither Pang Nuan nor Zhao Dan has any idea of the situation outside.
Under such circumstances, one month's time is definitely very precious for Handan at the moment.
Let alone a month, ten days, eight days or even three to five days, one or two days are very precious.
Pang Nuan looked at Zhao Dan expectantly, waiting for Zhao Dan's decision.
Zhao Dan fell into deep thought, and it took a long time before he gave the answer.
"No."
Chapter 435 Zhao Dan's Bottom Line (Second Change)
Yes, no.
In this ancient world, the kings actually didn't have much respect for the common people.
In other words, in the whole of China, which is the ancient history of the world, the attitudes of the rulers towards the common people are completely consistent.
That is exploitation.
The only difference is whether the intensity of exploitation is heavy or light, whether it can make people live or make people unable to live at all.
Those who are not too lightly exploited and able to make people survive are wise rulers; those who exploit so heavily that people cannot survive and even have to rebel are tyrants and foolish rulers.
But whether it is a wise ruler or a faint and tyrant, it can be said that in the eyes of a ruler or even an aristocrat, the life of a commoner should not be much more precious than a pig or a dog.
It may seem absurd to compare human life with animal life, but it is a fact of this era.
Even most of the civilians themselves acquiesced to such rules, silently accepted this kind of exploitation, and even dared not resist until they died, and they would not resist.
It wasn't until a man named Chen Sheng yelled out a deafening sentence in a place called Daze Township, "The princes and generals have kindness", this situation changed a little bit.
But that's just a little bit.
Even in the 2000 years of Chinese history, civilians who could not survive overthrew brutal rulers one after another with rebellions and uprisings, but in the end there will still be new people who will become new rulers and start a period of war against the civilians. A new path of exploitation and exploitation.
That's why the famous saying "Prosper, the people suffer. Death, the people suffer."
As a time traveler, Zhao Dan is well aware of these principles.
In fact, Zhao Dan himself was one of the ordinary people before time travel in his previous life, and he once hoped to change all the injustices in the world, so that he, an ordinary person, would have a chance to stand out.
Of course, now that Zhao Dan has time traveled, the situation is different.
People are selfish.
Since Zhao Dan crossed over and became the monarch of the Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Dan naturally hoped that his descendants would continue to be the monarch in this way, and it would be the best for generations to come.
In addition, Zhao Dan will not choose to destroy this beneficial system.
However, Zhao Dan is different from other rulers in this world after all.
At least Zhao Dan will not look at his own people with the attitude of seeing cats, dogs, pigs and sheep.
Whether it's Qin Wangji, Qi Wangjian, or Pang Nuanjuxin, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao, they all came from the gentry or even the royal family, and they all discriminate against the common people from the bottom of their hearts.
So before the two options of "persist for a longer time" and "starve tens of thousands of people in Handan to death", Pang Nuan chose to let the civilians die without hesitation.
In fact, it's not just Pang Nuan, maybe any nobleman and ruler in this world, standing in Pang Nuan's position, will make the same decision as Pang Nuan.
But Zhao Dan disagreed.
In one's life, sometimes you have to do things you don't like in order to survive, you will be worn out by this society, you will become smooth and sophisticated, and you may even become the person you least want to be.
So is Zhao Dan.