Apart from that incident, Qishan's blood pressure rarely went this high. But since he met Mr. Shen, he felt like he was living in dire straits every day, and the good self-cultivation he had gained over the years was on the verge of collapse.
Is it really that his demands are too high
Qi Shan looked expressionlessly at Shen Xiaolangjun who was leading the pig obediently, and wondered in his heart whether he should change it. But then again, no matter how low the standard is, it can't be as low as riding a pig, right? Because he was distracted, he didn't respond immediately.
When he came to his senses, he saw two pairs of innocent black eyes.
A pair of almond-shaped eyes that Mr. Shen opened wide on purpose.
One is Zhai Le's pair of watery and affectionate peach blossom eyes.
Being stared at by two pairs of eyes, Qishan had a momentary illusion - had he done something extremely evil
He helplessly put his hand on his forehead to block the two naughty kids' eyes. He forced himself to harden his heart and said coldly, "It's OK for Young Master Shen to do this, after all, he is old, but Young Master Zhai is already a child, why are you still making trouble with him?"
Zhai Le smiled awkwardly, trying to get away with it.
Shen Tang shrank his neck, feeling cold, and slowly retreated diagonally, trying to hide himself in Zhai Le's shadow, repeating to himself in his heart, "Yuan Liang can't see me, Yuan Liang can't see me."
Qishan: “…”
The more these two acted like this, the angrier he became.
In the end, he had no choice but to give up and move on from this matter. He thought to himself that he would get some heart-protecting pills to carry with him when he had time, and get a few more pills in case of an emergency. He didn't want to die young.
Shen Tang saw that his expression had softened, so he asked him.
"What does Yuanliang want to see me for?"
Shouldn't he stay in the mountains to discuss the layout with Chu Yao
Qi Shan said, "I came to find you to buy some people."
"Buy, buy someone?" Shen Tang was stunned. "What do you want to buy them for?"
Qi Shan glanced at Zhai Le standing aside, his eyes flickering several times, and he said calmly: "There are not enough people in the village, we need to buy more to expand the force. Sibao County is not safe anymore, so which force can fill the gap with such a small number of people? It's safer to hire more people."
He said it tactfully, and Shen Tang didn't know much about it, and didn't hear anything wrong for a while. Instead, Zhai Le on the side pierced through the veil with one word: "In the current situation, it's right for Brother Shen to raise more troops, at least they can protect themselves."
Shen Tang frowned: "Military?"
Buqu was originally a synonym for the army, but with the advent of the evil star and the chaos of the world, it gradually evolved into the private subordinates of the master, that is, private soldiers. Now, it is the family soldiers of powerful nobles, that is, private armed forces, who are tied to the master and slightly lower than good citizens. They can only become civilians after being released by the master. The nature of Buqu is different from the "enlargement" of bandit camps when they need to increase their military strength.
The former belongs to a certain person alone and is under the command of that person.
The latter has public attributes and belongs to a village.
Qi Shan’s expression changed slightly.
Zhai Le seemed to have sensed something, and when he looked up, he met his cold eyes. With just one glance, he felt the chill spread from the soles of his feet, as if he was being sucked into a dark pool. Before he could figure out the source of Qi Shan's malice, he heard Shen Tang say, "But I don't have money..."
It costs money to raise a private army.
It's not just daily expenses, there's also money to hire people.
Although most ordinary people have no talent, let alone condensing their literary mind and martial courage, even sensing the energy of heaven and earth is very difficult, not to mention the preliminary steps of drawing energy into the body and opening up the Dan Mansion.
But even so, the expenses of a pure ordinary army are still a lot! At least she, who is not extremely poor, can afford it.
You can't just feed your subordinates with pie every day, right
She doesn't want to touch the Lin family's property for the time being.
Qi Shan's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. He thought Shen Tang would refuse or raise doubts, but he didn't expect that his first reaction was "not enough money" instead of "can't do it". Shen Tang was much bolder than he thought. Not everyone dared to raise private soldiers.
and-
It is estimated that even Shen Xiaolangjun himself did not notice a detail - Qishan was planning to buy some people to expand the size of the group, but he never said who the group belonged to. When Shen Xiaolangjun opened his mouth, he said "but I have no money", subconsciously assuming that the power belonged to "his".
Shen Tang seemed to see through the expression on his face.
"Yuanliang is surprised?"
"A little bit. I thought you would refuse."
"Why should I refuse?"
The fist is power, and power is truth.
The force of your fist determines the power of your words.
If we don't strengthen our own strength in this world, are we going to have to wait for catastrophe to happen and be taught a lesson by the troubled times like duckweed
The only thing that surprised her was Qishan’s way of handling the matter. Instead of recruiting more people for the village, he set up a private armed force.
but-
Judging from the results, the two should be similar, right
Shen Tang didn't ask any more questions.
As an indigenous person who became famous at a young age, Qishan must know what he is doing better than her.
Qishan: “… Let’s go.”
Shen Tang followed: "I'm going too?"
"go!"
Zhai Le thought about it. He had originally come to play with Brother Shen. Why did Brother Shen leave him alone? So he took a long step and followed him: "Mr. Qi, Brother Shen, wait for me!"
Qi Shan asked, "Is Young Master Zhai coming too?"
"I also have a private army and can provide advice."
Shen Tang asked: "You also have private soldiers?"
Not only did Zhai Le not answer, he also smiled smugly at Shen Tang. Qi Shan once again held his forehead with his hand in pain - he really needed to take some time to teach Mr. Shen these basic common sense.
"A fifth-rank doctor can carefully organize his own private army, ranging in size from a dozen to over a hundred people."
Zhai Le was already a seventh-rank official, and he had a cousin who was not very knowledgeable. Judging from their attire and background, they did not come from ordinary families, so it was normal for them to form a private army. It looked like it was going to be quite large.
Considering his current age and strength, this person has a very high talent. If he can be well tempered in the army, and have an epiphany between life and death, and if he is lucky enough not to die young, when his body reaches the peak of growth, he can at least be a fifteenth-level junior upper-level person.
According to this standard, the size of his elite private troops should be between 500 and 800. If there are greater expectations and plans, it is possible to slowly increase to 1,000.
The power of this private army is terrifying.
Well, it's also quite expensive.
Qi Shan wanted to build such a private army for Shen Tang, but she was a scholar rather than a warrior.
Most importantly—
poverty!
No matter how clever she is, she cannot cook without rice.
Shen Tang asked again: "Where are they?"
Zhai Le didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Still in my hometown."
This question was so stupid that Qi Shan wanted to roll his eyes.
He said, "Young Master Zhai is traveling, not looking for trouble with other forces. He is leading more than a thousand elite soldiers and swaggering out. It would be fine if he passed through a country with a stable political situation. But if he passed through various local feudal lords, there would be a big misunderstanding."
Shen Tang was puzzled: "Is it that serious?"
Qishan said: “Yes.”
If Zhai Le was a 19th-rank Guannei Marquis or a 20th-rank Che Marquis, and he led more than a thousand private troops out, he could flatten a medium-sized city if the enemy force was not strong. Wudan warriors can run around, but their private troops cannot.
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