As a general guarding the city, Qin Fang had a lot of things to do, so he could no longer do his official business in the study room in Yang Haiyan's courtyard. Moreover, more people would come to him in the future, and Yang Haiyan's side was the inner courtyard, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to enter and exit, which would cause gossip, let alone entertain guests.
However, his outer courtyard, Yang Haiyan, had already prepared and taken care of it. Qin Fang's courtyard in the outer courtyard was called Siju, which was named by Yang Haiyan, hoping that Qin Fang would think before doing anything. Yang Haiyan had never asked Qin Fang about these trivial matters, because she knew that Qin Fang would not care. How could a person who was too lazy to write couplets care about this
Arriving at the Qisi Residence, Qin Fang was quite proud of the plaque in the courtyard. This was the name his wife had chosen for him. Of course, the name was not written by Yang Haiyan, but when she went to order the plaque, the workshop had a special copybook for her to choose from. Yang Haiyan chose the calligraphy of a famous calligrapher in Qiguo, although she didn't know how the workshop got the copybook.
Then, Qin Fang called the four private guards except Kun Shi, and Kun Shi accompanied Niu Da back to the border.
"Greetings, General." Huang Huzi, Chen Dashi, Tao Shan, and Meng Ping were also happy to see Qin Fang. They came with their wives, so they hadn't seen the general for a month or so.
Qin Fang said: "No need to be polite. I called you all here today to hold a meeting to discuss the next matters in the mansion."
Huang Huzi and others said: "Yes."
Qin Fang said: "According to the court regulations, a fifth-rank military officer can have twenty private soldiers. I currently have five of you, including Kun Shi, and I can recruit fifteen more. I will recruit fifteen more private soldiers in the next few days, and then look for fifteen guards. In other words, there will be ten more people in the mansion. These people will be divided into two teams. Huang Huzi, Meng Ping, Chen Dashi, each of you will have ten guards. Captain Kun Shi, the safety of the mansion will be in your hands from now on."
Huang Huzi, Meng Ping, Chen Dashi: "Yes."
Tao Shan looked at Qin Fang, what about him
Qin Fang said to Tao Shan: "Tao Shan, you stay with me from now on." He needed someone to run errands for him, preferably someone he trusted, so Tao Shan was more suitable.
Tao Shan heard it and said quickly, "Yes."
Qin Fang arranged everything and said to Tao Shan, "Let's go to the county government office."
Tao Shan: “Yes.”
County Office
Magistrate Yang was planning to visit the General's Mansion with his wife in the afternoon, but when his servant reported that Qin Fang had arrived, he hurried out to greet him in person.
"Your subordinate Yang Shunlei greets the general."
Qin Fang had learned from Yang Haiyan that County Magistrate Yang had a connection with the Yang Taifu Mansion, and his wife was living in the Yang Taifu Mansion, and the young lady of the Yang family treated her very well, so although it was not a return of favor, his impression of County Magistrate Yang became good because of this incident. When he heard from his wife that County Magistrate Yang had renovated the General's Mansion for them and was also very busy in buying things, his impression of County Magistrate Yang became even better.
Qin Fang said, "Master Yang, you are too polite. I came here uninvited today, and I am afraid I will disturb Master Yang's work." It was this Master Yang who was not in a good mood and looked sick. Qin Fang felt that Master Yang could not withstand a punch from him.
Although County Magistrate Yang knew that military commanders were tall and strong, he was still a little intimidated when he saw Qin Fang. Qin Fang was not that strong, but he was really tall. County Magistrate Yang was in his teens, and Qin Fang was the tallest person he had ever seen in his life. He looked stronger than the average person, and his facial features were cold and resolute, showing that he had a strong character. People of Lord Yang's age and status had their own set of principles, but he thought that General Qin was not a treacherous person.
But, because of his tall stature, he can be quite intimidating.
County Magistrate Yang said, "Don't bother me, don't bother me. I am honored that General Qin has come to my humble home. General Qin just came back yesterday, and he came to see me today. I am afraid he has something important to discuss?"
Qin Fang: "Yes, I need to discuss with Lord Yang about the resettlement of the surrendered barbarians."
When County Magistrate Yang heard that it was a matter of business, he immediately said, "General Qin, please go to my study."
Qin Fang: "Master Yang, please lead the way."
The two walked and arrived at County Magistrate Yang's study.
County Magistrate Yang: "General Qin, please take a seat. Someone, bring some tea."
After Qin Fang sat down, he talked about the matter directly: "Master Yang, I have already made arrangements for the surrender of the barbarians, but I would like to trouble Master Yang to call the mayors of each town in Yunxiang County to hold a meeting."
When County Magistrate Yang heard this, he thought for a moment and asked, "General Qin, this is not an easy matter, but I would like to ask you how you arranged for the surrender of the barbarians? I am thinking that if I knew about this matter, I would have an explanation if the mayors asked me about it."
Qin Fang said: "Don't worry, Lord Yang, you have the right to know about this matter. After all, these surrendered barbarians are settled in Yunxiang County and are all civilians under your jurisdiction."
When County Magistrate Yang heard Qin Fang say this, he felt relieved. He was afraid that Qin Fang would monopolize power and refuse to tell him the truth. If this was the case, he had no way to deal with it. After all, Qin Fang was of a higher rank than him, and he had soldiers under his command, while he only had a few yamen runners under his command, and they could not defeat Qin Fang.
Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Yang asked, "How does General Qin plan to place them?"
Qin Fang said: "The court's intention is to break them up into smaller groups. The 1,000 barbarians I brought this time have a total of 624 households. I have learned that there are a total of 18 towns in Yunxiang County, which means that the 624 barbarian households should be evenly distributed to each town. Each town should resettle more than ten barbarian households, and then let the mayor resettle these more than ten households in the village..." Qin Fang repeated his arrangements, "However, we cannot treat these barbarians differently. They have surrendered and are the common people of our Qi Kingdom. Lord Dukodu said that we should accept them with kindness and make them feel that they are in Qi Kingdom just like they are in their own tribe."
Of course, Du Ke never said these words to Qin Fang, but Qin Fang knew how powerful Du Ke was, so he took advantage of the situation to intimidate others.
County Magistrate Yang knew that Lord Du Ke, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was a popular figure in front of the Emperor. However, he did not expect Qin Fang to know Lord Du. However, if Qin Fang did not know Lord Du, how could a boy from a poor family reach the level of a fifth-rank military general
I have to say that County Magistrate Yang’s imagination was a wonderful misunderstanding.
It was an accident that Qin Fang could become a fifth-rank general of Wude.
First, Qin Fang's proposal to break up the whole into smaller units to settle the surrendered barbarians was indeed a good idea. Of course, it was not to say that Yonghe Marquis and Yonghe Marquis's son could not think of these methods, but they knew that the emperor wanted to take back the military power, and for the Marquis's mansion, their honor could not be higher, and even if they got along better, they would not win greater honor. Instead of doing this, why not give the opportunity to those who needed military merit. Therefore, Qin Fang had the opportunity.
Qin Fang proposed this opportunity, and the imperial court witnessed it and thus got to know Qin Fang.
Second, the emperor wanted to take back the military power and let his own people take over the Yongzhou military camp, so the people in the military camp needed to be settled, and Qin Fang was the one who proposed the plan, so he had this opportunity. In fact, the places where the other four generals who defended the city were settled except Qin Fang were also remote places. And remote places are most suitable for poor children with rich backgrounds like Qin Fang. Children from aristocratic families will not go there, so this is one of the reasons why Qin Fang had this opportunity.
But for Qin Fang, this is a good opportunity.
However, County Magistrate Yang did not know this. He thought that it was because Qin Fang had the relationship with Du Ke that a boy from a poor family became a fifth-rank general of Wude. However, being able to have the relationship with Minister Du was already very remarkable, and County Magistrate Yang did not dare to underestimate Qin Fang.
County Magistrate Yang said, "Then settle those people according to General Qin's plan. I will send people to pass on the message to the mayors today."
Qin Fang stood up: "Then I'll trouble you, Lord Yang. I won't bother you for now."
County Magistrate Yang said: "General, please stay. Since you are here, why don't you have dinner in the mansion?"
Qin Fang said, "No need. After we settle the surrendered barbarians, I will host and invite Lord Yang and his family to our house. My wife said that she had just arrived in Yunxiang County, and Lord Yang and his wife Yang took good care of her. Qin is very grateful."
County Magistrate Yang said, "You are too kind."
County Magistrate Yang saw Qin Fang off to the door and waited for him to leave before returning to the county government office. In the county government office, Chief Clerk Song and County Magistrate Bai were waiting for him. When they saw him coming, they both asked anxiously, "Sir, how is General Qin?"
County Magistrate Yang patted Chief Secretary Song on the shoulder and said, "It's better than we thought. It looks like there is hope for that matter."
County Magistrate Bai: "Did you discuss that matter with General Qin?"
County Magistrate Yang: "There is more. This matter is not urgent for the time being. General Qin is busy dealing with the barbarian issue. Once the barbarian issue is dealt with, it will be in time to tell General Qin. By the way, regarding the barbarian issue... County Magistrate Bai, you go and take care of this matter."
County Magistrate Bai: "Yes, sir, rest assured, I will make all the arrangements."
Qin Fang left the county government office and went outside the city. When everyone outside the city saw Qin Fang coming, they all looked for him. The barbarians were also anxious. They had lived outside the county for a long time, but before Qin Fang arrived, they could not rush him. Now that Qin Fang arrived, they wanted to know how to settle him.
"General Qin." The leader of the barbarian soldiers walked up to Qin Fang and said, "General Qin, everyone wants to know, how are you going to accommodate us?"
Qin Fang said, "We have already made arrangements for this matter, and have discussed it with the county magistrate. When the mayors arrive tomorrow, we will resettle you. Before that, you have to come and register..." Qin Fang first explained the resettlement matter, "Because there are two families in one village, you can discuss which two families you want to be together with. First, it will be convenient for you to keep each other company; second, if you are relatives, it will be convenient for you to move around if you are in the same village." It can be said that Qin Fang's arrangement was very considerate of the barbarians.