Chapter 195 Descendants
After the emperor spoke, the prime minister was the first to step forward, pick up the letter and read it.
He read through it quickly, his face flushed with anger, and he yelled, "These barbarians are going too far. They actually made such a ridiculous request."
"Your Majesty, you must not agree to this."
"If we agree to this, where will our country's dignity be? The people will also complain!"
When the others saw the prime minister's face change drastically after reading the letter, they all rushed forward to be the first to see what was written in the letter.
After all, the Minister of War was still as skilled as ever and snatched the letter from everyone.
After reading it, he became furious and cursed the Huns.
After all the officials had delivered the letter one by one, the whole court was shocked and no one of them did not curse loudly.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible. It's fine that they want silver, but they also want food and women. We will never agree to this peace letter."
"Your Majesty, I beg to fight!"
"Yes, beat them. They are just a bunch of uncivilized barbarians. Why are they so rampant?"
The court officials were all excited, but only the Minister of Personnel spoke carefully and worriedly: "The disaster is serious, and we need to take a long-term view on this matter. The national treasury is not sufficient."
The Minister of Personnel had a miserable life. He seemed to be submissive on the surface, but in his heart he was cursing all his colleagues.
Fight, fight, fight. All you know is fighting.
Where do the money and food come from?
The court really has no money.
The matter had not been concluded until the end of the court session, and the officials were still arguing after the session.
This matter soon spread to the public through various channels.
Apprentices trained in martial arts schools were hired by high-ranking officials to serve as female bodyguards. After returning home, the officials gathered in groups of three or four to discuss the matter.
After hearing the news, the female guard in the mansion hurried back to tell Xiaoying.
Xiaoying hurried to the store to find Shen Wei again, and the two went to the VIP room on the second floor to talk.
"There is new news about the Huns."
"Our dynasty negotiated peace with the Xiongnu, but the Xiongnu said that the war was caused by the court, so they should bear their losses, so they asked our dynasty to give them 1 million taels of gold and 5 million dan of grain and fodder."
"In addition, the entire north will be divided into their territory. In addition to this, they... also want 3,000 women of marriageable age to enter the land of Beijing to give birth to their offspring."
"If our dynasty does not agree, then in order to survive, they will have no choice but to attack cities and steal food and women everywhere."
Shen Wei's heart sank; he heard the news he least wanted to hear.
This was the worst outcome she could have imagined.
This is so similar to the Song Dynasty, sending silver, food, and even women as supplies, but can it be settled like this?
No, history tells us that blindly giving in will only make their appetites grow bigger and bigger. When they can no longer be satisfied, the country will be destroyed.
Once their lives become stable, reproduction becomes their top priority.
The women living in the capital have fair skin and good genes. They are the best reproductive goods and have probably been coveted by them for a long time.
"Weiwei, it would be great if we women could also go to the battlefield like the female generals of the Yang family!"
“That group of people is so vicious!”
"If it were me, I would rather die on the battlefield than be sent to be their sex slave and reproduce for those vulgar people."
Tears glistened in Xiaoying's eyes. She felt sad for the court and even more sad for the three thousand unknown women who were chosen.