There were only a small number of divine arm crossbows in the Shenwu army, and neither the Son of Heaven nor Yang Guozhong was willing to equip this kind of sharp weapon that was made in large quantities by the hands of Qin and Jin in the Shenwu army. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The reason why he was able to transfer tens of thousands of them from the ordnance superintendent this time was the result of spending a lot of money. Now the court from the political affairs hall to the six halls is like a rotten piece of wood, as long as it does not involve rebellion, there is nothing that money cannot solve.

Qin Jin smiled and looked at Huangfu Ke, this old fox had already seen the Divine Arm Bow equipped by the Shenwu Army, the reason why he asked so much was not to want a piece of the pie? In fact, he didn't plan to eat alone, after all, the Shuofang Army under Huangfu Ke still had to guard against the rebels of Sun Xiaozhe's army stationed in Xia County.

"Calculate the time, and in the next two days, I will go to Jiangxian County, and then I will give 5,000 to the old general. Speaking of which, Qin Jin paused slightly, "But the arrows have to be solved by the old general." ”

Huang Fu Ke's face immediately smiled, arrows and such consumables, he can find a regular way to ask the imperial court, only this kind of limited production of the divine arm crossbow, even if the weapons supervisor has inventory, it will only give priority to the Shence army guarding Chang'an, or the counterinsurgency army in Tongguan.

"That's enough, the old man is grateful!"

Huangfu Ke was calm on the surface, but his voice was already rarely trembling, he really didn't expect that Qin Jin would actually give him half of the Divine Arm Crossbow at one time.

As he spoke, the sun gradually sank into the depths of the distant mountains, and the sky darkened in the blink of an eye. Qin Jin looked up at the already blackened sky, and said worriedly:

"It's getting dark, it's not peaceful outside the city, let's hurry back to the city. ”

After Shi Siming's rebels withdrew, although there was no wanton killing of the local area, after all, it contributed to many unproductive people entering the mountains to become thieves, and these seemingly good people in the past immediately changed from Mianyang to hungry wolves once they dropped their hoes and picked up knives and guns.

"This is not like the character of Qin Envoy, among the tens of millions of rebels, they can still come and go freely, how can they be afraid of a few thieves?"

Qin Jin didn't argue, only smiled indifferently.

"I'm going to recruit these bandits scattered in the mountains. ”

For this kind of thinking, Huang Fu Ke was very unimpressed.

"These bandits have long lost their good hearts by killing people and stealing goods, looting property, and even if they accept recruitment, it will be a trouble in the future, so it is better to catch all of them and behead them, and come clean and happy. ”

"It's a pity to kill, as long as they are guided, and the strength in them is channeled to the rebels, wouldn't it be better for people to use it?"

Qin Jin is not wishful thinking when he says this, most of these mountain bandits are local residents who have lost their property, either because of the local tyrants who have done evil and forcible robbery, or because the rebels have killed and looted property, as long as the guidance is appropriate, these people who have lost their permanent property will be extremely easy to use for themselves.

Huang Fuke still didn't think so.

"Diao people are thieves, and they have no permanent property, but I am afraid that before they kill the thieves, they will first harm the good people of this county!"

Qin Jin laughed, Huangfu Ke was about to guard the county, and he didn't expect to automatically enter the role so soon, so he patted his chest and promised:

"Please rest assured, Qin Mou will guarantee with a head, and it will never be like this!"

Qin Jin did not call him a general, but called an envoy, which made Huangfu Ke's old face red, but when he saw Qin Jin swearing so much, he couldn't help but be surprised:

"Why does Qin Envoy Jun attach so much importance to this bandit in the mountains?"

The horses snorted irritably, apparently the night had made them feel threatened and uneasy. Qin Jin quickened his pace down the mountain, and answered Huangfu Ke's question again, he had to convince this old guy about this matter.

Speaking of the deep reason for this incident, a layer of anxiety that could not be eliminated suddenly appeared in Qin Jin's eyes.

"After the end of the First World War in Jiangzhou, I have been to many counties to preliminarily check the household registration, and the actual number is less than half of the total. ”

Obviously, some of the people who lost half of their hukou may have fled, but due to the habit of the Han people to leave their homeland, the vast majority of them should have hidden in the mountains and forests, or as thieves or as refuge. Unlike the Yima Pingchuan in Tugi Province on the south bank of the Yellow River, Hedong Province is full of mountains, providing an excellent refuge for these people, but they have lost their means of livelihood in the mountains, and it is difficult to distinguish between them and the constraints of the government, and it is difficult to distinguish between them and the government to take refuge or be thieves.

Although Huang Fu Ke is not good at civil affairs, he is an extremely smart person, from Qin Jin's words, he immediately understood that those who enter the mountains to steal are not necessarily lost property, and many good people have given up their land and property in order to take refuge.

In fact, it is easy to understand when you think about it, after all, there is only one human life, and it is a fool to wait at home for the sake of land and wait for the disaster brought about by the battle between the two armies. What's more, there are tragedies in Hebei Province and Dugi Province in front of them, and the people are afraid that they have already become frightened birds.

If half of the local population has already entered the mountains, is it possible that they are all regarded as bandits and their heads are cut off one by one? If half of the hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangzhou are cut off at one time, that will be a disaster......

At this point, Huangfu Ke sighed to himself, he had taken civil affairs too seriously, and once it came to specific affairs, he could immediately see that he was not a herdsman's material.

"Thanks to Qin Envoy Jun's reminder, otherwise the old man would have almost caused a catastrophe!"

Huang Fu Ke did have the idea of exterminating the bandits to set an example, if it wasn't for Qin Jin's insistence on his opinion, once the killing was launched, it would be equivalent to completely pushing the people who had escaped into the mountains to the side of the bandits. At that time, I am afraid that he, an outsider, will only have one way to kill these local thieves.

persuaded Huang Fu Ke, but Qin Jin didn't feel relaxed at all, he sighed lightly.

"If the gold and silver are gone, they can be mined, but if the population is gone, it will take 20, 30, or even 50 years to recover. Therefore, the population is our most valuable asset, and we can't be lax in treating them......"

After hearing this, the emperor was silent, everyone understood the truth, but before he said it explicitly, they were all doing foolish things. In fact, even if it is clearly pointed out, isn't there still someone doing foolish things?

An Lushan has turned the world upside down in Hebei Province and Dugi Province, and the halving of the local household registration is probably the best result, but I am afraid that there will be no three out of ten. Huangfu Ke has been a general in the army since he was crowned, how could he have thought that taking care of civil affairs would be such a headache, at this moment he actually regretted taking over this kind of errand of Taishou, in case Jiangzhou was made in his hands The people are not happy, wouldn't he become a bad official in the mouth of the world?

However, fortunately, with Qin Jin, a person who loves to "meddle in things", Huang Fuke finally let go of his worries a little.

"The old man is good at military affairs, short of managing the people, and he has to rely on the Qin envoy ......"

Without waiting for Huang Fu Ke to finish speaking, Qin Jin happily interrupted him.

"Please rest assured that the old general is duty-bound. ”

……

Qin Jin was right, the convoy transporting the Divine Arm Crossbow arrived in Jiangxian early the next morning, and the convoy came with Qin Jin's domestic slave Qin Gou'er and three guys he couldn't name. They were all rewarded to Qin Jin by the Son of Heaven along with the mansion of Shengye Fang after the fire of Kunshan.

Originally, they each had their own surnames, but the elders of the house felt that since these people had become Qin Jin's house slaves, it was logical to change their surnames. Although Qin Jin repeatedly said that it didn't matter if he changed his surname or not, the stubborn family elder still changed the surname of a family slave.

is very different from what Qin Jin thought, after the house slaves were changed their surnames, instead of being forced to complain, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the end of their work was even more sufficient. Qin Jin was puzzled, so he asked Qin Gou'er in private.

Qin Gou'er actually showed a puzzled look when Qin Jin asked such a question. Later, Qin Jin finally figured out the reason, and only by changing the same surname as the head of the family could it be proved that the head of the family regarded them as his own family.

In Qin Jin's view, the surname is the same as the hair and skin of the body, how can it be easily changed? But this is the case in this era, and the psychology of these domestic slaves can easily find the same shadow in the official elite.

The Son of Heaven would often give the surname Li to the heroes to show his favor to them. And the people who were given to change their surnames were all like God's grace and were grateful to Dade. For example, the British Gong Li Tao, whose real name is Xu Shiyun, was given the surname by Gaozu Li Yuan and changed to the surname Li.

By analogy, it is not difficult to explain the excitement of a dog born as a house slave

"The dog kowtowed to the head of the house, and before leaving, the old man told us that the head of the house was marching outside, and there was no one around him who could not do it, so let us come to the army and serve the master of the house well......"

Looking at Qin Gou'er who raised his head, his immature face was still filled with undisguised joy and excitement. Qin Jin had an indescribable feeling, only that the young man in front of him was indeed very close to him. Compared with Lu Qi, Pei Jing and other cronies, it is a different feeling.

"Very well, get up. He looked at the five teenagers who were a few years the same age and a little restrained behind Qin Gou'er. Qin Gou'er was extremely clever, and when he saw the head of the family sweeping his gaze behind him, he hurriedly said: "The old man said that An came alone, and he was afraid that it would not be enough, so he chose five clever ......."

Qin Jin asked these teenagers to sign up for their own surnames, and they were all nicknames of some pigs and dogfish.

"Dog, I'll change your name, if you become a general in the future, you can't call you General Dog, right?" he said, pointing behind the dog, "And a few of you......"

While joking with this cheerful and clever young man, Qin Jin was thinking about changing a few serious names for them.

Hearing that the family wanted to give the name, Qin Gou'er was overjoyed, and knocked his head twice.

"The dog thanks the name of the family master, the dog is not a general, but must always serve the family master. ”

The few restrained teenagers behind Qin Gou'er were also full of joy, and they said that they would always serve Qin Jin.

Qin Jin still didn't adapt to someone kowtowing in front of it, so he frowned and said:

"In the army, in the future, there will only be military salutes, who is kowtowing, military law will be engaged!"

Qin Gou'er didn't twist, and immediately got up from the ground, bowing down nondescriptly.

"Obey the orders of the head of the family!"