HLnovel Chapter 189
Chapter 189
Chapter 189
Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction and said, "If you hand over all the money in the mansion, you can live. However, if I discover that anyone has hidden the money, I will kill them without mercy!"
"Yes! Let's go back and prepare the silver!"
The nobles kowtowed as if they had been pardoned, and then went back to get the silver.
Qin Yu looked at the surrounded Pegasus City soldiers and said in a deep voice, "Are you willing to surrender?"
"We! Are willing to surrender!"
The three thousand soldiers were already exhausted and were very afraid of the soldiers of Daliang. When they heard what Qin Yu said, they immediately knelt down and surrendered.
"Then take off your armor, lay down your weapons, and put on the shackles!"
Qin Yu said in a deep voice.
He didn't keep these people out of kindness. Pegasus City was so wealthy that if he confiscated all the rich households here, the silver he would get would definitely be more than 50 million taels.
He needed slaves to help him transport the silver back. Putting shackles on these people would prevent them from escaping. Once they returned to Daliang, he would decide their life or death.
Afterwards, the three thousand men laid down their weapons, took off their armor, and put on shackles, and the nobles also sent all the silver in the mansion over, at least more than five million taels, and some even reached seven million taels.
Yuwen Chengqing also led the Red Flame Iron Cavalry to search the mansions of other aristocratic families. In the end, they seized more than 70 million taels of silver. Qin Yu was shocked beyond words!
If the Chu royal family got this silver, they could not only support an army of 200,000, but even an army of one million!
However, thinking of Daliang's situation, Qin Yu was no longer shocked.
The noble families of Chu were so wealthy, and the noble families of Daliang were even richer, but half a month ago, the imperial treasury was still empty.
"Now that you've got the silver and killed so many people, you can stop now!"
Chu Yu said coldly.
"Do you think the people of Pegasus City are willing to submit to Daliang?"
Qin Yu looked at Chu Yu and asked back.
"Pegasus City belongs to our Chu State. As long as our Chu State submits to Daliang, they will naturally follow suit!"
"But if you continue to act in this way, my Chu will never admit to being a vassal state of Daliang. Then, no matter how powerful Daliang becomes, you will never be able to make my people submit to you."
Chu Yu said coldly.
“This is the point!”
"Daliang gave Chu a chance, but Chu was willing to submit to Beiliang, but not to Daliang. It even had unrealistic ideas and wanted to kill this prince!"
"Therefore, when I went on this expedition, I never intended to conquer Chu, but to destroy it!"
"As you said, the people of Chu will inevitably resist. If this prince implements benevolent policies, it will only make the people of Chu more and more arrogant, and rebellion will be everywhere!"
"Only by killing can we eliminate future troubles!"
"The more you kill now, the more you'll survive later!"
Qin Yu said coldly.
Chu Yu was shocked beyond words. Daliang's attack on Chu was not to force Chu to surrender, but to destroy Chu!
"Daliang is destroying a nation. Isn't it afraid of spreading its bad reputation and arousing hostility from neighboring nations?"
Chu Yu said coldly.
"In this world, the strong are respected. The surrounding countries can be hostile to Daliang, but if they attack Daliang, Daliang will never show mercy!"
Qin Yu said coldly.
Then he ordered a massacre!
Pegasus City has a perfect defensive offensive and is the most suitable city to be the capital. Qin Yu decided to station troops here and enthrone a Marquis of Chu!