Qin Tai finally came to Putian County with a large group of refugees, which was the Putian County where Qin Tai's friend Shi Xiong took office. Qin Tai originally wanted to move on, but the situation in front of him was even more unstable, and the number of refugees with him had already exceeded 50,000, plus the local people in Putian who came over one after another, it was estimated that it would exceed 60,000 or 70,000. If so many people walked forward together, it would be unsafe and inconvenient, so Qin Tai had no choice but to stay in Putian.

Putian County is in the central part of Fujian and belongs to the core area of Fujian. Originally, there were more than 38,000 official residents, but after wars and famines, everyone walked and scattered.

Qin Tai ordered people to survey the surrounding terrain, and Putian was a good place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the city of Putian has been destroyed, the foundation is still there. As long as everyone works together, it won't be long before it can be rebuilt. The houses in the city are basically intact, and with a slight change, they can continue to live in.

Qin Tai ordered everyone to work together, build the city wall, repair the city wall, and build the house between the houses. And five miles outside the city to set up a series of security ditches, "safety ditch" is to prevent cavalry or large-scale troops from sneak attack Putian County defensive facilities.

After everyone heard that Qin Tai was going to set up camp in Putian, the refugees who were a little hesitant to go east came back. Everyone vigorously builds their own homes in Putian County, hoping to live here. Some of the people who had already left Putian County also returned.

Qin Tai estimated that the food was still enough for everyone to eat for two months, and the second batch of grain was about to arrive. The materials and medicines are enough for everyone, as long as everyone works hard for another month or two, after the construction of Putian City, everyone will no longer have to worry about starvation and cold.

Qin Tai brought enough grain to build a new city in Putian County, and the news immediately spread throughout Fujian. Numerous refugees and people from other places have almost poured into Putian City.

In order to appease everyone, Qin Tai sent the "old drunkard" master as a representative to discuss follow-up issues with some local patriarchs. In the end, everyone reached an agreement, and the government, that is, Qin Tai, came forward and issued orders to some ownerless places, and everyone, these refugees from outside, bid. The so-called "bidding" is actually a campaign for the right to use each piece of land with a village or a clan as a household, reporting its own goals, and taking the grain of the coming year as the standard.

After obtaining the land, each household elects a chief, or a chief, or village head, who leads the people to build their own homes. Therefore, the original residents of Putian County chose to stay, or sell their land to these people, or join their team to develop together.

The place in Putian City was no longer big enough, so Qin Tai was looking for someone to not only build the city, but also help the people build their own temporary residence. Some elderly people and children stayed in Putian City for the time being, and they were taken care of and supervised. Adults will have time to come together and develop their homes.

When everyone is building a home for themselves and working in full swing, trouble comes. A person dressed as a common man came to Putian, and soon after entering the establishment, he was arrested by soldiers and taken to the official mansion.

In Putian City, it looks calm, but in fact, everyone's vigilance is very high. Representatives from all over the country are in Putian City, most of them are elderly, and they are quite familiar with their own people. Not only does this person not know each other, but he is not like a native of Fujian. As soon as the soldiers asked this person, this person did not understand Hokkien dialect, and was immediately arrested as a spy.

This person was escorted to the official mansion, and at this time "Ma Sandao" happened to be on duty. "Ma Sandao" forced to ask the purpose of this person in three or two clicks. It turned out that this person was a spy of the Japanese Bandits, and the purpose of coming here was to spy on the reality here. It seems that there are already Japanese pirates eyeing this place.

"Ma Sandao" immediately went to Qin Tai and reported the identity and purpose of this person to Qin Tai. After Qin Tai found out, he ordered this spy to be killed immediately, and this person must not be allowed to leave Putian alive, otherwise Putian would be in danger.

"Ma Sandao" went back and killed this spy, and not many people knew about it. Not to mention the common people, even some soldiers don't know either. Everyone thought it was nothing big and didn't take it to heart.

But three days later, a man dressed in a Japanese coat brazenly rode a fast horse to Putian. Before he could get closer, he was stopped by a small group of patrolling soldiers. Without saying a word, the widow drew his bow and released his arrows, shot a letter at a stake on the side, and left.

The soldier pulled out the arrow and the letter on it and went back to report to Qin Tai. Qin Tai opened it and saw that it was a ransom letter. It said that the Ming official killed a small leader of the Japanese Bandits. The Japanese were very dissatisfied with this and asked the Ming officials to explain. It is necessary to compensate the Japanese with 10,000 stone of grain and 30,000 taels of silver. Otherwise, the Japanese will send a large army to sweep Putian, kill all the men, rob all the finances, and leave all the women to sell as slaves in other places.

Qin Tai was very angry, in his own country, he caught an enemy spy who was spying on the military, and it was normal to kill this person. Not only did he not apologize, but he also threatened himself, not only Qin Tai would not do these things, but even ordinary Ming officials would not do them.

Qin Tai wrote on a wooden board: "You and other Japanese people, dare to oppress Shangbang, kill my people, and deceive my sisters, they are the enemies of my Ming Dynasty." This official Qin Tai hereby swears that he will never compromise with you. If you don't drive the Japanese people out of the land of the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely not give up. If you want to fight, you will fight, and I will protect my homeland even if I fight to the death. Qin Taili, a local magistrate in Fujian. ”

Qin Tai ordered someone to erect this wooden plaque on the official road, so that the spies of the Japanese Kou could see it clearly.

Qin Tai's behavior was supported by most of the people, but many people were worried. Putian is a small place at the county level, and Qin Tai is only 5,000 soldiers. The Japanese are not only ferocious but also numerous, can Qin Tai and these people resist the attack of the Japanese invaders?

A few days later, the first group of pirates came. The number of this group of pirates is not large, only more than 1,000 people. They obviously didn't inquire about how many men and horses Qin Tai had, so they dared to easily capture a county seat.

Qin Tai's 5,000 soldiers were ready for battle, and with only 3,000 recruits, they killed a former Japanese robber. Less than fifty or sixty of the 1,000 pirates fled. All the people were shocked, these soldiers were not only brave enough, but also not afraid of death. In this way, everyone has a lot of peace of mind and is stepping up to build their own homes.

But Qin Tai was not happy at all, this small-scale battle exposed a lot of problems. Three thousand Ming soldiers, waiting for leisure, waiting for a thousand Japanese to send themselves to the door to find death. In the case of three fighting one, more than 600 of the 3,000 Ming soldiers were killed and wounded, and although the other side had more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers, in fact, more than half of them were killed and wounded in the first round of shooting. Three thousand to five or six hundred, the ratio of dead and wounded was one to one. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness and bravery of the Japanese are incomparable to the Ming army.

If the other party was also 3,000 people, if he dealt with 3,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Qin Tai would not dare to imagine. The result will definitely be a defeat for your side, and the only suspense is how much the other side will spend to win this battle.

Qin Tai didn't have time to make any promises to the soldiers, because he knew that the wouldn't give up after suffering a loss, and more wouldn't stop coming to Putian. At that time, it will not be a thousand pirates, but thousands, or even tens of thousands. What will I do then?

While Qin Tai called the military doctor who came with him to treat the wounded soldiers, he called all the officers to hold a pre-war mobilization meeting. And lay out the next work arrangement.

Soon after, Qin Tai's spies came to report that all the Japanese who returned were killed by the leader of the Japanese bandits. The leader of the Japanese was so angry that he knocked over the table, saying that he would definitely bulldoze the Ming army in Putian and avenge the death of his own people.

At the mobilization meeting, Qin Tai announced that he had officially entered a state of combat readiness to meet the large-scale attack of the Japanese invaders.

Several officers who understand military affairs put their opinions out, hoping to help Qin Tai.

Soon after, Qin Tai gave an order. First, all the people outside Putian City immediately put down their work and returned to Putian City. Second, he ordered Xiao Lingzi to count the number of people and count the correct number of men, women, and children. Third, under the supervision of the "Ma Sandao", all the soldiers' weapons were replaced, and some weapons that were not strong or damaged were replaced. Fourth, Qin Tai personally formed a crossbow arrow team and issued crossbow arrows and other accessories, and this army would be placed on the city wall as the main defensive army. Fifth, military control was carried out in the city of Putian, and everyone was strictly allowed to move around and enter and exit without reason. Sixth, bury some important materials deep or hide them in secret places underground. Seventh, the soldiers were given first-aid kits, dry rations, and water to prepare for battle. Eighth, vacate some empty rooms and prepare to receive some wounded. Ninth, the food was ready, and as soon as the battle began, some women immediately turned on the pot to cook. Ensure that the soldiers and other front-line personnel can eat dry rice instead of the usual gruel. Tenth, hurry up and make some defensive tools, such as rolling stones, wooden guns, row walls, and so on.