Chapter 82 News of the Thief Army
Qin Yiming really came back two days later. During the past two days, more than a dozen people sharpened their knives outside his house every night, which made him not sleep well for several days. What was even more hateful was that his silly son actually called his brother and Zhang Xiaoshe, the little hooligan, and he was hanging with him all day long, so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
When Qin Yiming came back, he saw that Chen Daquan's eyes were red and swollen like cow's eyes. The dark circles were simply panda eyes. It was very strange. What made him even more strange happened. Qin Yiming just sat down and greeted Chen Daquan, and Chen Daquan took out Tian Qi directly.
Qin Yiming stared at the sight, at a loss, reached out and pushed it back, saying, "Why is Lord Chen? The official must not accept it."
Is this kid really unaware of it? These are things that the people below did without any hesitation?
Chen Daquan's face was full of doubt. The swollen panda eyes stared at Qin Yiming's innocent face. After searching for it, he could not find the answer.
"Mr. Qin doesn't know. I'll come here in the past two days... In the past two days, I have seen the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in our Thousand Households in De'an. I am happy. I know that the Thousand Households are now prosperous and have a large population. Before, Thousand Households have tens of thousands of acres of thin fields... I have stored them in my name, and I am just temporarily keeping them. Now Lord Qin is well-managed, so for the military households of Thousand Households, I must take out these fields. With these fields, Qin Qianhou can distribute these military fields to the military households who have not yet divided the fields so that they can farm with peace of mind, join the army with peace of mind, and serve the country!"
"How can this work? This has long been your private property of Lord Chen. I can't accept it..." Qin Yiming refused again and again.
Chen Daquan doesn't understand whether Qin Yiming is acting or really knows nothing about it, but he knows that the land must be given away today, otherwise the lives of their father and son will definitely be unsafe. Chen Daquan almost begged. Qin Yiming would kneel down if he doesn't accept it, because Zhang Xiaoshe was next to him at this time, staring at him coldly.
"Qin Qianhu, I allow you to do everything yourself and serve the country and the people, so don't you allow me, Chen Daquan, to serve the country? Today you have to collect it, and you have to have to be subordinates if you don't collect it!" Chen Daquan ordered.
Qin Yiming pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "In this way, I bought the land in De'an Qianhu, so I bought it for the market price!"
This kid must have no idea. It seems that I blamed him wrongly before! Chen Daquan began to deny and doubt himself in his heart.
"But my Qianhu Office is building a new garage. I can't get so much money at once. In the future, my Qianhu Office will definitely be as good as possible..."
Chen Daquan didn't think much, and immediately pulled Qin Yiming's hands and said with emotion: "Qin Qianhu, it doesn't matter if the money can't be collected for a while. I'll take over the land first!"
Qin Yiming finally accepted Tian Qi, and Chen Daquan felt relieved.
In the evening, Qin Yiming served the wine again. Chen Daquan drank happily on the surface. On the other hand, he had to show that the military households were satisfied and then he would make a decision after he left the thousand households.
Not long after, the main project of Yingshan Village Fort was completed. Qin Yiming was about to invite Sun Shirui to Yingshan Village Fort, but unexpectedly, Sun Shirui took the initiative to send a yamen runner to find him, saying that there was something important to discuss, and Qin Yiming did not delay and took Xiaohou to Anlu County.
"Brother, what's the matter with you coming here?" Qin Yiming asked directly when he saw the worried Sun Shirui.
Sun Shirui has been in a good mood recently and often comes to Qin Yiming to drink at Zuixianju, because Zuixianju is Xu Zhen'er's property. Now his elder brother is in Zuixianju, and he basically eats and drinks for free. As soon as Sun Shirui drinks, he will keep talking about his family affairs, mainly about his father's content. Sun Chuanting has established a Qin army in Shaanxi at this time and began to fight against thieves such as Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, and the results are remarkable. As his son, Sun Shirui, of course, has known his father's great achievements.
But today, Sun Shirui was obviously unhappy. Could it be that Sun Chuanting encountered something difficult?
"I received the Tang newspaper that the Eight Kings Zhang Xianzhong had already brought a large number of thieves from Sichuan to Yunzhou, Huguang, and was moving eastward. I was worried that Zhang Xianzhong would come to our De'an Mansion, so I was very worried." Sun Shirui looked sad,
Qin Yiming tried hard to recall Zhang Xianzhong's activity trajectory in the ninth year of Chongzhen, but he could not recall it. Besides, history has changed, and it is useless for him to recall it. It is better to prepare for the battle as soon as possible.
"How many people are Zhang Xianzhong?" Qin Yiming asked.
"It is said to be 100,000! However, there is also Xiangyang Prefecture in the middle between Yunyang and our De'an Prefecture. The troops of Xiangyang Prefecture are not weak, and they are guarded by the King of Xiangyang. I think Zhang Xianzhong's troops may not dare to come!" Sun Shirui comforted himself and said.
Qin Yiming didn't know such detailed history, but he knew that basically none of the vassal kings in the late Ming Dynasty were reliable. If there were any, they could find one or two. The vassal kings hid huge amounts of gold, silver and treasures, but they refused to take them out to raise soldiers. Qin Yiming remembered that when Zhang Xianzhong broke into Xiangyang Prefecture, he took out a small part of the property of Xiangyang Prefecture very readily and "distributed 500,000 silver to help the hungry people", which shows how rich the King of Xiangyang was.
"If it is really 100,000 people, it will probably be difficult for us to resist. After all, I only have 6,000 people!" Qin Yiming was a little worried.
"Can you recruit more personnel as soon as possible? You will be more sure to defend the city at that time!" Sun Shirui suggested.
Qin Yiming directly ignored Sun Shirui's proposal, because first of all, he did not have the right, and even if he had it, he could not afford it. Now even the Ming court cannot afford it. What's more, he is a small thousand households and De'an thousand households can afford 6,000 soldiers. Moreover, if the recruitment system is used to raise soldiers without paying military salaries, the annual expenses of these six thousand people will be at least one million taels, which is not something he can bear.
Sun Shirui also knew Qin Yiming's difficulties. With Chongzhen's strong support, his father almost used up all the strength of the entire Shaanxi and raised tens of thousands of people. It was indeed a bit of a fantasy to want Qin Yiming to raise more people in a garrison.
"What should I do?" Sun Shirui was very worried.
"The soldiers come and the generals block the water and soil. The soldiers of my De'an Thousand Household Institute are not vegetarians. Besides, after my year of transformation in Anlu County, the current defense can be said to be as solid as a living thing. If Zhang Xianzhong really comes, I will definitely make him pay a heavy price!" Qin Yiming said firmly.
After hearing Qin Yiming's words, Sun Shirui felt a little relieved.
"I feel relieved if I can say this. No matter what, do my best and leave my destiny. By the way, my father wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that I must let me personally thank you for the 100,000 s of military rations you gave him, which has helped him a lot!" Sun Shirui said, then bowed and folded his fists, bowing to Qin Yiming.
Qin Yiming immediately helped Sun Shirui up and said with a smile: "Brother, don't be so polite. Your father is my father. Lord Sun's difficulties are my difficulties. I am extremely honored to be able to do my best. Don't say thank you."
Qin Yiming said this, but he was very proud. He was able to use 100,000 stones of grain to let Sun Chuanting remember his small family. He thought this transaction was too worthwhile. Who was Sun Chuanting? It was the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. As long as Sun Chuanting was there, the Ming Dynasty would not be destroyed!
Chapter completed!