In the afternoon, messages of soldiers and horses continued to come from outside the city, and Chuan Ling soldiers flew inside and outside the city lord’s mansion even more reluctantly.
"His Royal Highness, Dongming Juncheng advocated that Han led three thousand troops to attack and kill the defeated Blackstone Empire, beheading a hundred, and came to see His Highness."
"His Royal Highness, Huoyao City Lord Zhuge Tian led two thousand five hundred people to come to see you."
"His Royal Highness, Li Wantian, a farmer in County Lu, led eight hundred villagers to kill the enemy bandits, beheading more than 50 people, and the head of the enemy bandits came and begged to see His Highness."
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In a short afternoon, after hearing the Empress Qin Yin's appearance in Linghan City, people from various prefectures and counties have sprung up like mushrooms, but before the victory at Zhanlongguan, these people were silent.
"What exactly is going on."
In the chamber, Qin Yin dignifiedly sat in the seat of the city lord, and asked with his eyes closed.
Lin Muyu explained: "Before that the enemy was too strong, we issued a decree that officials in various states and counties can recruit troops to fight against the strong enemy. These people should all be like princes in various places, but I didn't expect it to happen. Even the farmer can gather 800 troops to hunt down the army of the Blackstone Empire."
Xiang Yu sneered beside him: "Who knows whether the fifty-odd heads are enemies or innocent civilians? Don't forget, His Royal Highness King Qin, how many civilians have become gangsters after this edict was issued."
Lin Muyu was silent. Perhaps Xiang Yu’s accusation was right. If this edict was good, it was also bad. Just like the edict issued during the Yellow Turban Uprising in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it saved the world, but it would also divide the world. It’s only Daqin. The empire is different, she still has a large number of main forces, and the monarch is not weak.
Wei Qiu hurriedly walked in from the door, and respectfully said: "His Royal Highness, almost all the princes in the vicinity of the Volley Province are here. There are 14 routes in total, with more than 5,000 troops, and at least hundreds of troops. Do you want to meet? ."
Qin Yin asked, "Ayu, what do you think."
"See you."
Lin Muyu nodded and said, "We are currently short of troops. It would be great if these people can be used by us."
"okay."
Qin Yin raised his hand and said, "Duke Wei Guo, take them here."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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In a few moments, a dozen or so princes and leaders appeared outside the gate of the chamber, some of them were wearing imperial official uniforms and armor, some were armors made temporarily, and even more unbearable were wearing brocades, but their faces were exposed to the sun. Zhi Se was obviously a peasant leader, and a group of more than a dozen people had not seen what the empress was like, a little at a loss.
Xiang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "I can't kneel down when I see Her Royal Highness."
Everyone knelt down one after another: "The minister/caomin knocks on your Highness."
"Be flat."
Qin Yin raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Everyone has merit in killing the enemy, and your merits will be recorded one by one. When we completely regain the volley province, we will naturally award each of them. But now the empire is using people, I don’t know. Your soldiers and horses are willing to be incorporated into the major legions."
Suddenly, a fat man wearing prefectural costumes at the front showed a distressed expression, clasping his fist and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is the prefect Zhang Han of Dongming County. The thieves of the Blackstone Empire looted Dongming County like a violent wind sweeping fallen leaves. The elders in the city are suffering. The three thousand men and horses recruited by the Weichen were all recruits, and they were all children of Dongming County. When recruiting troops, the Weichen promised that they would only fight for the defense of the city, so... they are not real soldiers, if If you want to conquer them, the minister has to ask their own opinions, and please be considerate of your Highness."
"Oh, that's it..." Qin Yin nodded.
Lin Muyu faintly smiled: "Zhang Han, Her Royal Highness is the lord of Qin Dynasty. Who does she want to use as a soldier? Does she still need to listen to his opinions? Isn't it the greatest glory of every adult man in the empire to be able to fight for her Royal Highness? You might as well bring all your people into the city, and I want to personally ask them if they are willing to serve for Her Royal Highness."
Zhang Han was startled: "You are..."
Wei Qiu said coldly: "He is His Royal Highness King Qin."
Zhang Han hurriedly knelt: "Weichen sees His Royal Highness King Qin... The minister just feels that... the soldiers should be consulted for their own ideas. He has no other intentions, so please be generous."
Lin Muyu waved his hand and said: "I know that it is not easy for you to recruit yourself, so I will not force you, so be it. All the troops of all the princes in the province of Volley will gather together to form a garrison of the province of Volley. Promote your ranks and positions based on the forces you have raised, so that you can still bring the forces you raised to serve the empire, how about that?"
Zhang Han nodded repeatedly: "Weichen is willing to follow the arrangements of His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness."
Lin Muyu glanced away, and the other princes knelt down one after another, and repeatedly said: "I am willing to accept the arrangements of His Highness."
"That's good."
Lin Muyu looked at Wei Qiu and motioned: "The matter of the preparation of the garrison of the volleyball province is left to Duke Wei Guo. Duke Wei Guo also acts as the temporary commander of this newly formed army by the way. As for the Longdan Camp , I will bring it personally."
Wei Qiu nodded and smiled: "Yes, Your Highness."
Now that Qin Yin is back, Lin Muyu can finally pull his hand to lead the army, and it is very appropriate to send Weiqiu to be the commander of this newly formed army. Weiqiu is a famous general in the empire and has many successful battles. The ability to lead troops is also one of the few in the empire, able to subdue the masses, and also have the ability to control a new army.
Tang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Let's wait here for a few more days. According to this situation, there will definitely be many vassals coming from all over the province within three days."
"Yeah." Qin Yin nodded and smiled.
Xu Jiantao said: "These bastards...we don't see any figures on weekdays, they all pop up when they ask for merit."
Zeng Yifan laughed: "The prefects and city lords of various prefectures and counties have always not had much military power. This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of the edict, they want to build more merits and think about their own future. In fact, it is human nature. "
Su Yu also nodded and said, "Well, that's right, that's it."
Lin Muyu sat down slowly and said with grim eyes: "As long as this group of people don't make trouble, then it's easy to say anything. To defend their enemies, they must calm the hearts of the people. Each of these princes has a different mind. You have to shock them at the same time. It also wins over good people. We still have 400,000 enemies of the Tianji Empire, and there must be no more trouble in the rear."
"Yes, Your Highness, your subordinates understand." Wei Qiu clasped his fist and smiled: "Then, his subordinates will take the guards camp out of the city to comfort the princes everywhere, and arrange camps and food for them."
"Well, go ahead and be safe."
"Yes."
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Three days in the blink of an eye, princes from all over the Lingkong province, Lingnan province, and Mingshan province all came to gather in Linghan City after hearing the news. There is a vast camp outside the city. Although most of them are recruits, there are at least forty roads. There are princes and tens of thousands of troops. This can ruin the guards and enemies. After a bloody battle, the Longdan camp has only 13,000 troops left, but in a blink of an eye there are so many new recruits. There is a chance to replenish the soldiers. coming.
In the chamber, everyone was drinking afternoon tea.
"How many troops are there in total?" Lin Muyu asked after looking at the roster.
Wei Qiu happily said: "So far there are more than 74,000, and it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of people on the road."
Zeng Yifan smiled: "Congratulations to Duke Wei, this garrison is about to break through a hundred thousand people just after it was established. Speaking of which, it is already the first army in the empire in terms of numbers."
Wei Qiu said helplessly: "Why should the Lord make fun of me? The combat power of this one hundred thousand army may not be as good as ten thousand gentian battalions."
At this time, a civilian came in, holding a heavy book in his hand, and said: "The minister of household Jiang Chong knocked on His Highness Yin."
"Flat body, let's talk."
"Yes." Jiang Chong put the roster on the table, turned the first page with his hands tremblingly, and said: "The Ministry of Households has roughly counted them. When the statistics were last year, there were 5 million households in the province. Calculated on the basis of eight people per household, the total population is 40 million. We started counting the number of households a month ago. There are already more than 3.3 million households. When the Black Rock bandits came, many civilians were killed. Being taken into captivity or hiding in the deep mountains and forests, nearly half of the population has been lost. The princes in various places have forced the princes to conquer the people. The people are miserable. The current volley province can be described as a wasteful province and the farmland is barren. Please rule the country with mercy. Pardon the volley for three years to save tax."
Qin Yin was surprised, touched Tang Xiaoxi's hand lightly, and asked her for help. After all, Qin Yin had been away from the Broken Ding Realm for too long, and he didn't understand many things, and couldn't make rash decisions.
Tang Xiaoxi stood up and said: "His Royal Highness has an order to reduce taxes and exemptions for all people in the Volley Province for one year, and increase reclamation rewards. For every acre of land reclamation, five silver coins will be awarded. The local government will give it to the officials and order the officials to be strict. Investigate corruption. If anyone embezzles or hides government money, if there are more than 10,000 gold coins, cut, more than two thousand gold coins, exiled, more than five hundred gold coins, deposed, and those who have less than five hundred gold coins will be flogged. One hundred, the staff, write down all my words, directly issue the decree, and implement it immediately."
"Yes, Princess Xi."
Tang Xiaoxi lowered his head and smiled in Qin Yin's ear: "This is good, is it appropriate."
Qin Yin also nodded and smiled: "It's just what I want."
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Two days later, the last remnants of the Cangyan Army and the Haishan Army also plundered the fishermen’s boats and escaped onto the East China Sea. Xuzigang was deserted. The Imperial Navy was almost wiped out, and they were unable to chase and kill them. They had to let them escape. , And within these two days, just as everyone expected, the garrison of the Volley Province had expanded to a hundred thousand people.
But Wei Qiu was very worried. These 100,000 people were composed of more than 70 princes. There were also many contradictions between the various camps. The people in Hedong looked down on the Hexi people, and the people in Lingbei looked down on the Lingnan people and wanted them to have gentian. The combat power of the battalion is simply a fantasy.