The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

Suddenly, someone on the stage shouted: "All silence for Lao Tzu, and if there are people who speak for no reason, the military stick will wait!" ”

Erfu originally wanted to come forward and say something, but at this time, he was frightened by the cold words, where did he dare to say more?

The hundreds of soldiers in the Tingzhou Mansion who were still whispering to each other didn't dare to murmur anymore at this time, looked at each other, and stood crookedly under the dark clouds.

After a while, soldiers from other prefectures came one after another, panting and leaning on the spears in their hands, and even spread them directly on the ground.

The tattered military jacket is casually put on the body, where is a little spirit? Where is there a bit of a military image?

Only the generals of the general army garrison in various places have a vague appearance of soldiers, but compared with the border passes in the north, they are not at the same level at all, and it is estimated that it is of some use to deal with the people and collect rents.

Noon has arrived, the drums on the stage rumble, and more than a dozen big drums sound at the same time, which is a scene that Fujian has not seen for many years.

In the land of Fujian, in addition to the Ningde Mansion that was repaired some time ago, there are also coastal defense posts stationed in Quanzhou and Xiamen, all of which are basically complete.

Qin Haoming sat firmly on the platform, looking at the various chaotic teams below, shaking his head and sighing again and again.

Although Fujian has been peaceful for a long time, the military system is still there. In the land of Fujian, if the average number of people in one province is 3,000, plus the more than 10,000 people in Haiphong, it is reasonable to have at least 30,000 people.

But now there are 41,000 people on the roster, and there are less than 20,000 people.

It took seven days to gather so many old and weak, sick and disabled, if there is a war, what is the difference between this Fujian and no defense?

Looking at the leopard in the tube, Fujian is like this, so what about other provinces in the south of the Yangtze River?

There are seven provinces in the south and six in the north of the Ming Dynasty, a total of thirteen provinces, but the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River have been abandoned, and even 100,000 horses and horses cannot be gathered.

But even if there are nearly 20,000 people in front of you, what's the use of?

Qin Haoming was confident that the newly trained 4,000 cavalry could easily end the battle in half an hour. No, not even need, it is estimated that when the horses run, these people will scatter and flee.

It is no wonder that during the entire Chongzhen period, the imperial court levied three salaries, all of which were used to recruit troops in the northwest and the border passes of the nine towns, and no one ever proposed to transfer troops from the seven southern provinces.

These court bigwigs knew very well that the southern soldiers were already useless, but no one wanted to change all this. Because, they are all beneficiaries!

Even if some people are not beneficiaries, they are not willing to meddle in their affairs, they are hated, and their feelings for their family and country have long been exhausted.

After the three-way drum, the blue electric light pierced the heavy dark clouds, and in the rolling thunder, the raindrops fell like crazy.

This is the first heavy rain in Fuzhou since the beginning of winter.

The heavy rain raised a fine white mist, rushing down from the dull sky, and through the dense rain curtain, the figure of the soldiers in front of him gradually blurred in his eyes, like a shadow puppet.

The rain was slightly cool, and occasionally the wind blew on the face, and the cold seemed to sink into the bones and blood.

"Haozi, maintain order, but if anyone runs, they will be tied up!"

Qin Haoming shouted angrily, the corners of his eyes swept left and right, Zhang Kentang closed his eyes, motionless, letting the rain hit the scarlet official robe, and his whole body was wet.

Chen Yishan and the three general soldiers fidgeted, shook their heads and sighed.

Anyway, they are all military commanders in Fujian, and now it's just a heavy rain, and the soldiers below are so unbearable, it really makes them lose face!

In half a moment, the rain stopped and the wind stopped, and the sky cleared.

The riot gradually subsided, and Haozi and his guards escorted fifty or sixty people, still on the stage.

Just as Qin Haoming got up and was about to speak, thousands of people rushed in outside the city gate, and it was the soldiers of Xinghua Mansion who were sitting in the deputy chief soldier Lin Zhongbai.

Xinghua Mansion is only a day's journey from Fuzhou Kuaima, and it is enough to walk for three days. Now that I arrived so late, it can be seen that Xinghua Mansion has really gathered enough people on the roster.

Lin Zhongbai and Qiu Shoubei rode horses to lead the team, and the two of them were full of smiles, naturally knowing that today was the time for them to shine.

Qin Haoming's face sank on the stage, his brows were furrowed, and he said to the Haozi beside him: "More than 1,000 households, all of them will be tied up!" ”

Haozi got the order, turned over directly from the platform, was sitting on the mount under the stage, and galloped out of the horse, followed by dozens of knights.

"Stop!"

Haozi reined in front of Lin Qiu and scolded loudly.

The two of them were modest, and they knew that they couldn't be rude, so Qiu Shoubei stepped forward and smiled accordingly, "General, we are the soldiers of Xinghua Mansion, come to be checked, all the soldiers have arrived, let us see Qin Governor." ”

Haozi sat upright and didn't get down, looked at the two people in front of him coldly, and shouted: "It's all tied!" ”

Dozens of guards behind him beat their horses down, and stepped forward to surround the generals of thousands of households according to their clothes.

Seeing this situation, Lin Zhongbai and Qiu Shoubei felt a fog in their hearts, and retreated again and again: "You guys...... You guys...... Are you mistaken? ”

More than ten soldiers pounced like wolves and tigers, stretched out their hands and pressed towards the two of them, where did they have a little room for resistance?

The four thousand Xinghua Mansion soldiers were stunned to see all this, and none of them dared to step forward, or they didn't have such thoughts at all.

Even the two cronies and generals were stunned on the spot at this time, staring blankly at the other guards who were unsheathed.

Lin Zhongbai shouted loudly: "What crime have we committed? What statute was committed? ”

Although the crowd shouted and shouted, they couldn't resist the strength of these soldiers, and they tied up and dragged forward. Haozi didn't bother to listen to their shouts, and the four thousand Xinghua Mansion soldiers were also brought into the school yard to sort out the queue.

Lin Zhongbai and five or six thousand households were directly pulled to the general platform and knelt not far in front of Qin Haoming and the others.

Qin Haoming got up slowly, glanced at the audience, and more than 10,000 people had already been silenced.

Turning his gaze to the people in front of him, "Can you be convicted?" ”

Qiu Shoubei was obviously not as good as Lin Zhongbai, and his eyes looked to the side.

Lin Zhongbai twisted his head and replied unconvinced: "Governor Qin, we are not guilty, you see the other government soldiers present, only the Xinghua Mansion soldiers are full.

Since the last general received the order of the Qin Governor, he did not slack off in the slightest, and carried it out diligently and properly. Please Qin Governor Mingjian. ”

"Hmph...... In the clear? Qin Haoming snorted coldly, "The Governor's Mansion has decreed that those who have not yet heard the drum will be killed!" In your eyes, military orders are child's play? ”

"Please Governor Qin, there are many soldiers, it takes a lot of time to gather, the road is far away, and there is no delay or slackness in the slightest!" Lin Zhongbai was already panicked, and hurriedly explained again.

"Long way? The land of Fujian, which is closer than you, tell me? You missed the time in Xinghua Mansion, this is an excuse? Nonsense! ”