Chapter 320: The goal is 10,000 troops!
Although I don't know what Wang Yun is looking for him, Xu Qiming still plans to visit Wang Yun tomorrow, after all, it has been so long, and he should indeed go to visit the Wang family, and bring his wife with him by the way, which can be regarded as accompanying Wang Yuan back to his parents' house.
After ordering someone to tell Wang Yuan about visiting Wang's house tomorrow, Xu Qiming sent someone to summon several of his brothers to come, and Xie Hu and the others happened to be in time for noon to eat, so Xu Qiming simply left the four of them down to eat.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, after the members of the Xu family left the table after they were full, there were five people left at the table, and Xu Qiming started to talk about business.
"How are the brothers, how are the dishes, are the dishes still enough? Xu Qiming looked at the four of them and said with a smile.
"Let's take a few more dishes, just now my sister-in-law and uncle were here, and my brothers couldn't let go of their hands, feet and mouths, and now their stomachs just let go. Xiao Mufeng touched his nose and said innocently.
"What the fifth brother said is very true, our stomach has just opened, it is better to take a few more courses. Chen Yifei also echoed unceremoniously.
"Okay, I'll let the back kitchen cook a few more..." Xu Qiming is also very generous, brothers can't let go of their hands and feet, who else in the world can do this? So he immediately ordered someone to ask the back kitchen to serve a few more dishes, to be fast.
"Fourth brother, do you still have the green bamboo wine you hid, why don't you open some for us to taste. Xie Hu said with a smile.
"Of course there is..."Xu Qiming knew that he would mention Qingzhu wine, and immediately found someone to take out some from the cellar for the winter, and while the new dishes had not yet been served, the five brothers ate the remaining dishes on the table, drank a little wine, and chatted.
"Speaking of which, what is Qiming looking for us?" Xie Hu picked up the wine glass, touched a glass with Xu Qiming, and asked.
"If it's okay, can't you invite a few of my good brothers to drink?" Xu Qiming said with a smile.
"That's true, but you're definitely in trouble. Xie Hu smiled heartily, and then said, "Generally, you call us something." β
"Hahaha, it's worthy of being a big brother, I really know my brother, this time, I want to talk to my brother about a few things, this first, it's going to be the end of the year in a few days... Come..."Xu Qiming got down to business, got up from his seat, walked to Chen Yifei's side, and had a toast with him: "I want to marry Xiaoxue in the next year, this exact time has not yet been set, I just promised it verbally, and I didn't do any of the three books and six ceremonies, and the specific details will be decided by the two of us in the next few days." β
"Hey, that's fine, but it doesn't need to be so grand, it's just a concubine, just do it. Chen Yifei naturally agreed, but he knew that Xu Qiming was taking a concubine rather than marrying a wife, so he let Xu Qiming do it small, and there was no need to do it big.
"Although it's a concubine, I attach great importance to Xiaoxue, so let's treat each other with great courtesy. Xu Qiming shook his head, Chen Xue's reputation when she entered the door was already lower than that of Wang Yuan and Dongfang Qingru, but the etiquette could not be lower than them, otherwise Chen Xue would be despised when she entered the door.
"In that case, then listen to you. Chen Yifei nodded, as an elder brother, of course, he also hoped that his sister's wedding could be held better, not to mention that it was requested by the man.
"In the next few days, I will send the matchmaker to the house with the gifts, and I will do this Nacai and ask for the name first. After Xu Qiming finished speaking, this can be regarded as the first thing to do.
"Qiming, it's better for the matchmaker to find me, what do you think?" Xie Hu said with a smile at this time.
"It's okay, then ask the eldest brother to wait for the younger brother to do this family business. Xu Qiming and Chen Xue naturally understand, but the number of etiquette is indispensable, plus before Chen's mother's place, Xu Qiming has already agreed to the marriage, so whatever is the acceptance, asking the name is just a scene, Xie Hu took the initiative to ask Ying, Xu Qiming naturally will not refuse.
"So what about the matchmaker of the woman's family?" At this time, Chen Yifei also began to worry, there should be a matchmaker on his side, and no matter whether it is useful or not, there must be one.
"The third brother is not worried, since the eldest brother has become the matchmaker of the fourth brother, the matchmaker of the third brother is naturally the second brother and I have done it. At this time, Wang Yawen said with a smile: "Chen Xue's sister is married, but it is a big deal, and she is married to the fourth brother, so it is a kiss and a kiss, so we naturally have to take the initiative to be busy as brothers." β
"That's great, then please second brother. Chen Yifei said with a smile, of course he was happy that Wang Yawen took the initiative to take the job, and this was also for his convenience.
"Eh, the eldest brother and the second brother have a job to do, what should I do?" Xiao Mufeng hurriedly asked, the four brothers all had something to do, but he didn't, and now he felt a little unbalanced in his heart.
"Fifth brother, don't worry, fourth brother, please accompany me to greet my relatives when the time comes. Xu Qiming comforted him and said.
"Okay, I'll go with you to welcome my sister-in-law into the door. Xiao Mufeng agreed, and he couldn't stop being happy.
In fact, in terms of age, Xiao Mufeng is older than Chen Xue, but there is no way, because of Xu Qiming, he still has to call his sister-in-law.
"Fourth brother, you just said that this is just the first thing, what is this second thing?" Chen Xue's marriage was decided, and Wang Yawen asked again.
"This second thing is a matter of the army, next year I plan to expand the army based on the current situation, the number is set at 5,000, please help the four, you are all in charge of the army, this matter will be handed over to you. Xu Qiming only then mentioned the matter of the army.
"5,000 people!Fourth brother, what are you doing to suddenly expand so many troops?" the four looked at each other, all surprised.
Five thousand people said that it was not too much, and it was not too much to say less, and the reason why the four people were surprised was because there were less than 1,600 troops in Qingzhu Town at the moment, which was equivalent to a threefold expansion of the army.
"If only Qingzhu Town is fine, 1,600 people are more than enough, but at present, the western region is merged, and it is in the problem of maintaining law and order and combat readiness, and 1,600 people is too little, and now it is urgent to expand the army. Xu Qiming explained, with a solemn expression: "Everyone, currently in Jianghai County, the Wang family, The Divine Fist Sect still has us, our Qingzhu Town can be said to be the weakest, although we currently have the richest Western District, but we do not have enough combat power to maintain our own fruits, the Wang family sits on the four districts, although I am a brother-in-law, but the far water can't save the near fire, the Divine Fist Sect openly attacked with monsters a few days ago, if it weren't for the help of the county, we almost suffered heavy losses, the small families in the Western District, the private soldiers combined can barely challenge our rule, but I, as a martial arts sect, can still suppress them, if one day, I am not in the Western District, I am afraid they will suddenly attackγ β
Xu Qiming paused and continued: "Therefore, we must have a large number of troops, and by this time next year, we must have at least 10,000 troops to ensure the absolute security of Qingzhu Town and the Western District." β
"Okay, let's find a way to recruit. The four of them agreed to recruit 10,000 people from now until November next year, and the time is not very tight.
"Let me start with that, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, a soldier must at least be a martial artist, a monk. Xu Qiming added.
The current army in Qingzhu Town is based on the development of Wang Yawen and Xie Hu before, so they are all monks, but the recruitment is not necessarily, maybe ordinary people will be recruited in, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
"If you follow the requirements of soldiers and martial artists, I'm afraid it's a little difficult. After listening, the four of them were silent, Xiao Mufeng drank the wine, frowned, and said.
"Anyway, let's recruit first, I only have one request, at least a martial apprentice. Xu Qiming didn't care about those difficulties, in order to ensure quantity and quality, he couldn't let go.
It is meaningless to improve the quantity alone, and if the quality is not guaranteed, it is not enough for Xu Qiming to have an army of 100,000 troops.
"That's okay, but if you expand so many troops at once, your father-in-law won't have an opinion, right?" Wang Yawen shook his head and asked.
"You can rest assured that my father-in-law has me to handle it, and the training and recruitment will be handed over to you, if you don't have anything, you can say it, I will solve it, I have only one request, a year later, I want an army that is both offensive and defensive, which can protect our existing army. Xu Qiming looked at the four of them and said solemnly.
"Okay, Qiming, don't worry, our brothers promise you that you will be satisfied with the results after a year. Seeing Xu Qiming's sworn promise, the four of them nodded one after another, promising to complete the expansion of the army according to his ideas.
"Come, let's go. Xu Qiming was happy, and the five of them touched the wine glass and drank it all.
"The third thing, I also hope that the four brothers will help..."Xu Qiming finished drinking, and showed a smile that was very inch-inch: "You also know about Heikui, there are a lot of demons under his command, second brother, I know, you know some horse skills, I don't know if you can find an excellent little demon suitable for riding from it to form a demon cavalry with our soldiers?"
"Oh, the demon cavalry?" As soon as these words came out, Wang Yawen and the others were interested, and then Wang Yawen quickly adjusted his mood and said: "Soma is a small skill, it's okay to see the advantages and disadvantages of the horses, but if you are a monster, you still have to find a qualified beast master." β
When Xu Qiming heard this, he hurriedly asked, but Wang Yawen said that he didn't know anything about beast control, and he couldn't do anything about choosing a monster as a mount.
"That..."Just when everyone was at a loss, Xiao Mufeng raised his hand and chuckled: "Brothers, the younger brother knows some beast control techniques." β
"Oh, if the Fifth Brother Guild is concerned, then the job of selecting the right monster will be left to you. When Xu Qiming heard this, he immediately nodded: "The old rule, if you lack anything, find me, and I will solve it." β
"Let me ask first, how many demon cavalry do you want?" Xiao Mufeng asked.
"In the case of 10,000 troops, there are 2,000 ordinary cavalry, and about 1,000 demon cavalry, if there are too many, there will not be many in a population, I will first pick out the monsters suitable for riding from the existing demons, and then find a way to find more such monsters. Xiao Mufeng thought for a while and replied.
"Well, the matter of the demon cavalry is not in a hurry for the time being, it will be formed first, and if you choose a good monster, you will gradually increase the number of monsters. With the conversation with Xiao Mufeng, the third thing was also discussed, and at this time, the newly made dishes also came up, and the five brothers who had discussed many important things began to concentrate on dealing with the delicious dishes in front of them.
After handling three things in a row, Xu Qiming was finally able to relax a little, so he also ate with his brothers with peace of mind...