Join the City Guards?Qin Yun was stunned for a moment.

Li Jin, who was on the side of "Qin Shaoxia", said with a wry smile: "Shangguan rebellion, our elite army has lost nearly one-third, and there are many people who may not be possible, and it is urgent to replenish a group of officers and soldiers, Lord Xu and I both feel that with your ability and strength, you are enough to be qualified for the position of battalion officer!"

Qin Yun shook his head again and again and said: "This is really too difficult for me, I really don't know how to march and fight, the two of you should ask for another master, of course I will do my best to guard Lingyang." ”

There are thousands of soldiers in a battalion, Qin Yun knows how to manage and control, if he really agrees, it will be asking for trouble.

Xu Jingye saw Qin Yun's resolute attitude, and he didn't persuade again, but just sighed: "Commander Li and I hurriedly took over Lingyang City, although we have the support of Shui, Xie, Ouyang and others, I don't know if we can hold on until reinforcements come." ”

Qin Yun thought for a while and said, "I once visited His Royal Highness King Lu in Tokugawa, with His Royal Highness's character and courage, once I learned the news of Lingyang, I will definitely send a large army to support, please rest assured that my lordship is here." ”

"Commander Li, I want to know how long Lingyang can hold on to with the current state of the guards?"

This is undoubtedly the most critical issue, even if King Lu gets the news and mobilizes the army as quickly as possible, it will take at least ten days and half a month to reach Lingyang, which is not a long time, nor a short time.

Thinking of the secret Lu Yu revealed, Qin Yun still felt palpitations!

Li Jin said in a deep voice: "At present, the guards can use a total of about 20,000 soldiers and cavalry, and 50,000 young men can also be recruited in the city at any time. The food stored in the city is enough for the people of the city to eat for a month or two, and normally there is no problem in guarding it for several months. ”

"But," he said, "the traitors made a riot last night. The large battalion baggage warehouse was burned, and we lost a large number of defensive equipment. Including heavy crossbows, arrows, oil bombs, and tens of thousands of talismans!"

The new commander of the guard couldn't hide the worry on his face: "In particular, oil bombs and talismans are specially used to deal with enemy siege vehicles and catapults, which are very important for defending the city.

"Aren't there any Qi Refiners in the City Guards?" Qin Yun couldn't help but ask, "Can't the Huilongguan side provide support?"

Li Jin said: "There are some Qi refiners in the Wei Army, but there are only two who can refine fire talismans, and it is very good that they can refine more than ten or twenty talismans a day. It's just a drop in the bucket!"

"As for Huilongguan, if you want to control the Shenwei Great Array, you can't have enough people. ”

"Also, the salaries of the city guards have not been paid for half a year, and they must have been embezzled by Shangguan Wuya! Although we have eliminated the Shangguan family. But he was not able to find much gold and silver wealth, he should have been taken away by those fleeing clansmen, and now the hearts of the 20,000 guards are fluctuating, which is also a big trouble!"

"And the conscription of the people can't be a dime, every family must have compensation and pensions, and there is a lot of money!"

One thing at a time, Qin Yun finally understood why the two of them were so worried, as the so-called Qiao woman does not cook without rice, what was left to them after the collapse of the Shangguan family was definitely a mess.

"Now we can call less than 20,000 silver taels, and the fraction is not enough!" Xu Jingye interjected: "So we are going to auction off some of the Shangguan family's shops, workshops, mansions, and other properties in Lingyang City to pay for military salaries. I'm just worried about how much money it will be difficult to sell at this time, I know that you have a close relationship with the Shui family, and I hope you can persuade Shui Mingdong to take the lead in participating. ”

In the past, the shops and workshops in Lingyang City might still be worth a little money, but now that the Great Chu soldiers are in the city, no one knows if Lingyang can defend it, and who is willing to spend money to buy it at this time.

Human nature is always greedy and selfish, and this time the three families joined forces to defeat the Shangguan family at any cost, and each family suffered a lot of losses. If they want to contribute more money and efforts, it will inevitably be unreasonable.

Therefore, Xu Jingye wanted to raise military salaries through the auction shop workshop, which was also a helpless move.

Normally, these shops and workshops should be rewarded to Shui, Xie, Ouyang and other families, Xu Jingye is not the kind of person with a thick face and a black heart, where can he say it, so please ask Qin Yun to help.

He smiled bitterly: "I also know that this request will make you embarrassed, the old man is ashamed and incompetent, so he can only be cheeky!"

After finishing speaking, this great Confucian of the current dynasty actually stood up and bowed to Qin Yun!

"Your Excellency's words are serious!" Qin Yun hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Xu Jingye and said, "Juniors don't dare to be!"

"Actually, this is not a solution, I suggest that all the Shangguan family's property be distributed to the Shui family, the Xie family, the Ouyang family, the Lin family, etc., who participated in the elimination of the rebellion, so as to stabilize people's hearts!" He thought for a while and said, "As for the military salary, I have a way!"

"What's the solution?" Li Jin's eyes widened.

The issue of military salaries is the most troublesome thing for the two of them, and when the soldiers' morale is unstable and their morale is not high, it is undoubtedly the best way to send down the military salaries that have been accumulated for half a year, otherwise once someone secretly instigates and provokes, it is very likely to trigger a rebellion in the army again.

Qin Yun smiled, took out a piece of metal from his arms and handed it over.

This metal plate is half the size of a palm, but it is nearly half an inch thick, heavy and heavy, the surface is densely covered with countless patterns, and there is a bright red gem as blood as inlaid right above, and there are four big characters engraved in the middle of the "Kyushu Commercial Bank"!

"What is this?" Xu Jingye was stunned.

Qin Yun said with a smile: "Lord Xu, do you remember that bloody hand man Tu Wanxiong? He stored all his ill-gotten wealth in this supreme card, with which he was able to withdraw a million taels of silver from the Kyushu Commercial Bank, I think it was enough for the expenses of the guards' military salaries and the cost of recruiting young and strong people!"

Xu Jingye and Li Jin gasped at the same time, they couldn't believe their ears!

However, no one would think that Qin Yun was talking nonsense, so they only listened to Qin Yun continue: "However, I went to the Kyushu Commercial House in Lingyang City last time and asked, and the cash they could withdraw at one time was no more than 300,000 taels. ”

"300,000 taels of cash is enough!" Xu Jingye said happily: "You can also let the Kyushu Commercial Bank issue a silver ticket, with their reputation, we can take the silver ticket to other commercial banks to buy all kinds of materials!"

Qin Yun nodded and said: "By the way, buy a batch of talisman paper and cinnabar for refining talismans, the more the better, I once learned the art of talismans from Shizun in the Heavenly City Sword Sect, and I have some experience in refining fire-gathering talismans!"

"That's great!" Li Jin jumped up suddenly, completely lacking his previous calmness: "I'll do it immediately, and make sure that it is done properly and there will be no mistakes!"

Xu Jingye handed him the supreme card and said, "Then it's bothering Commander Li!"

"Don't worry, my lord!" Li Jin patted his chest and said: "I will bring all my brothers, there will be no problems, now it's finally good, we are a little sure of holding Lingyang!"

He turned his head to Qin Yun and said, "Qin Shaoxia, don't thank you for your kindness, even if you want my life in the future, I, Li Jin, will never say anything!"

After speaking, he saluted Qin Yun, and immediately left the big tent to collect the military salary.

After Li Jin left, Xu Jingye seemed to have made a certain decision, got up and said, "Qin Yun Xiaoyou, you wait a while, I'll come back when I go!"

He went to the inner room, but soon returned with an extra elaborate sandalwood box.

Xu Jingye put the sandalwood box in front of Qin Yun and carefully opened the lid.

Inside the wooden box, there is a small and exquisite jade carved unicorn paperweight, carved lifelike, the craftsmanship is extremely exquisite, the surface is faintly bright, the jade body is red and golden and gives people an incomparably precious feeling, obviously not an ordinary mortal.

Xu Jingye stroked the unicorn paperweight and sighed: "Qin Yun Xiaoyou, my Xu family believes in Confucianism and Taoism to pass on poetry and books, and has been lucky for hundreds of years, but when it comes to the decline of my generation, I am really ashamed of my ancestors!"

"I don't have anything long, only this unicorn jade that has been passed down for hundreds of years is still precious, and now I will give it to you as a small reward!"

Qin Yun was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Lord Xu, this is your family heirloom, how can I ask for it?"

Xu Jingye said with a straight face: "Why not? You first saved my life and then Ling Yang, and now you are taking out a million silver taels as military funds, what else can I be reluctant to?"

"The most important thing is that there is something special about this unicorn jade, I think it may be very useful to you, so please be sure to accept it, otherwise I will be at ease!"

Although Qin Yun repeatedly refused, he couldn't stand Xu Jingye's strong insistence, and finally accepted it.

However, in his heart, Qin Yun still decided to find an opportunity to secretly return it.

One million taels of silver is a huge wealth that others can't accumulate in a few lifetimes, but for him, it's just a dispensable thing outside the body, and it doesn't help much for the cultivation of martial arts and swordsmanship, and it won't feel distressed if it's easy to use.

What's more, this money is used to save Lingyang City, which is related to the safety of 200,000 ordinary people, he will not hesitate at all, the daughter is scattered and returned, as a congenital powerhouse, Qin Yun really has too many ways to make money, so he looks at gold and silver property very lightly.

After sending out the Qilin Jade, Xu Jingye's mood was obviously much lighter, and he and Qin Yun sat down opposite each other and talked about the current situation in Lingyang, and jointly discussed ways to deal with it.

Unconsciously, time passed quietly, and after noon, Xu Jingye's conversation was still strong, but Li Jin came back.

He didn't come back alone, escorted by dozens of elite samurai, ten wagons drove into the camp, the wheels all crushed on the ground and made deep marks, showing the heaviness of the load.

At this time, only a few people knew that each carriage was loaded with fifty thousand taels of silver, and ten carriages were a full five hundred thousand taels of silver!rs