Chapter 136 leads the bandit craze
150,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, the most important thing is that he helps his youngest son equip his own soldiers, in order not to favor one over the other, do you have to help other sons buy equipment?
The other sons each have 5,000 equipment, like less than 5,000 personal soldiers, should they make up for it, otherwise will the sons say that he is partial?
Such a thankless thing, King Qian would never do.
"Since the prince is reluctant to pay, then don't envy me for what I have gained." Xia Jing snorted coldly at him.
I didn't fall in love in two lifetimes, and when I was a mother for the first time, I heard that my biological son had returned home, and she was actually happy and looking forward to it from the bottom of her heart.
What to accompany King Qian to the iron workshop are all behind, and nothing is as important as a son at this time.
She turned around and instructed Hongmei: "You go to the kitchen yourself, I taught them to cook a few dishes during this time, and let them make them at noon, especially blood duck, white chopped chicken and tofu fish, these three dishes must be available at noon, and the other dishes will be arranged by themselves." ”
Although King Qian said that he was reluctant to equip his son with armaments, but the younger son came back from home for the first time for a few months, he was actually very happy in his heart, watching Xia Jing arrange the kitchen for his son to pick up the wind and wash the dust, he could only stand aside honestly and wait.
Waiting for Xia Jing to arrange for the people in Li Chengmu's yard to tidy up the room and put the ice basin on it, so that Li Chengmu could feel the comfort of home when he returned home.
King Qian watched the sun outside getting stronger and stronger, and Xia Jing was still endless, so he couldn't help but urge: "How is the arrangement?" If it is arranged, it is time to accompany the king to the workshop. ”
Xia Jing listened to his words, and then remembered that she had made an appointment to go to the iron workshop today.
She glanced at the sun outside and coughed lightly: "Xiao Wu has been training recruits outside for a few months, I wonder about him, he is coming back today, you can go to the iron workshop whenever you want, next time we will take time to go again." ”
"Xiao Wu, isn't this going to be back yet, let's go and come back quickly before he comes back." King Qian frowned slightly.
Xia Jing shook her head and didn't answer him.
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Since Tong Song and Li Chengmu separated, they went to the east of Nanhai County, and finally copied a nest of bandits as he wished.
Although the process was treacherous, the harvest was good.
It's just that the only regret is that many bandits fled when they heard the news, and they didn't catch them all, leaving a disaster in the end.
After raiding the bandits' nest in the east, he returned to the bandits' den that he had captured at the beginning, loaded all the supplies, money, and food into the wagon, and transported them to the city together.
Due to the large number of vehicles in the queue, the queue is very long.
You have to queue up to enter the city, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of delay at the gate of the city.
Just as they were waiting in line to enter the city, Tong Song heard an exclamation from behind, so he couldn't help but look back, only to see a cyan dragon appear in the distance.
In the distance, there are several flags fluttering in the wind at the front, which is very imposing.
The people waiting in line outside the city to enter the city looked strange one by one and talked excitedly, because even if this team was in a hurry, their formation was not chaotic, and it was really shocking to look at it from a distance.
Why the people didn't panic when they saw such a long queue was because the cyan costumes represented the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.
Before the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were replaced by King Qian, the people might hide in panic when they saw it, but now after the rectification of King Qian's mansion, military discipline and military appearance have improved.
After a few months of running-in with the royal team, it can be said that the people who often enter the city now are a little less afraid of the officers and soldiers.
If the officers and soldiers of these months are compared with the officers and soldiers of the past, the people will of course prefer the officers and soldiers of the present.
Because many people blocked the view, Tong Song climbed into the carriage and stood on the carriage and looked at the rear, the line was very long, and it was also seen that there were many carriages.
At this time, Tong Song was curious, how much did the fifth master of the palace gain this time?
However, the fifth master brought 5,000 soldiers, and no matter how much he captured, he must have more materials than him, which is really envious and jealous!
"I don't know which team this is? It seems that the military discipline should be strict, otherwise, it would not be possible for the marching troops to be so uniform. ”
"This team is much stronger than the officers and soldiers in the former guard station, and the ranks of the front guard station are all in a mess."
"Who says it's not, in the past, they would only be in the nest, bullying the weak, bullying and bullying the people, but once they were allowed to go to the battlefield, they might be scared to pee their pants as soon as the war drums sounded!"
"Haha."
In the midst of the people's discussions, the cyan dragon was getting closer and closer, and it was already possible to see the difference in the costumes worn by the generals at the front of the team.
Many of the people waiting in line to enter the city heard that the north of the city was recruiting workers and came to the city to work.
These people know that the soldiers and horses in Lingnan now belong to King Qian's Mansion, and they all feel a sense of intimacy when they look at the team, and they all feel that everyone is a family, and they all live on the money issued by King Qian's Mansion.
In addition to the soldiers who escorted the supplies, the rest of the team went directly along the moat to the camp outside the city.
Li Chengmu led the convoy into the city together, and when he saw Tong Song's team parked on the side of the street to give way, he nodded politely to him.
"Fifth Master!"
A carriage was parked on the side of the road, and Anu stood beside the carriage and waved at Lee Seung-mu.
"Uncle Anu, why are you here? What about my father? Li Chengmu was a little flattered to see King Qian's attendants coming to pick him up.
Anu Wannian coffin face, trying to pull out a smile, but in the end, he only twitched the corners of his mouth.
"The prince and the princess are very happy to know that the fifth master is coming back today, and they are waiting at home."
Li Chengmu was overjoyed when he heard this, "Then don't let my father, queen and mother wait for a long time, let's go back quickly." ”
With that, he disregarded the horse's belly, and trotted the horse under his crotch.
Anu also hurriedly climbed into the carriage and let the coachman chase after him.
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The carriage on the street has entered the side gate of the palace, and the convoy at the end of the street has not yet seen the end.
The eyes of the other rooms in the palace are almost green, they are also recruited recruits, Xiao Wu brought back so many materials after taking them out for training for a few months, and they are still worried about food and grass when they are dragged down by the newly recruited soldiers.
How can this not make people envious and jealous?
Through this incident, it also proves the importance of the biological mother as the head of the house!
Until lunch was put on the table, a large family sat around the table, and the supplies outside the door had not been carried yet.
"Fifth brother, I was lucky to go out this time, and I got so many supplies and came back." The fourth Li Chengyi said enviously.
"The fourth brother has won the award." Li Chengmu smiled happily and asked, "The fourth brother personally led the caravan on a trip to other places, and now your caravan doesn't need you to escort the caravan, right?" ”
Li Chengyi thought that the caravan was slowly becoming stable now, and he was happy, "Well, now that the steward is leading the team, there is no need for me to run in person, unless a new trade route is opened." ”
Li Chengshang coughed lightly and asked the topic he was most concerned about: "Xiao Wu went out this time, can I tell everyone how he got so many supplies?" ”
When the others heard this, they all looked at Lee Seung-mu, and it seemed that everyone was interested in this topic.
This matter is actually not a secret, Li Chengmu's personal soldiers are thousands of people, and those who are interested can inquire a little bit to get the news they want.
He scratched his head and said with a smile: "Suppress the bandits, you don't know how rich the bandits in Lingnan are, they are definitely rich beyond your imagination." ”
"Bandits?"
Everyone has thought about countless possibilities, but they didn't expect Li Chengmu to dare to break into the vicious bandit den with a recruit who doesn't know anything.
There were a few imaginative women, who initially thought that these materials were transported back by Xia Jing to cross the Ming Road, and then gave them to the fifth brother in a straightforward manner.
Li Chengmu saw everyone's stunned expressions, and said excitedly: "Today's transportation of these materials is just the harvest of sweeping a few bandit dens, which shows how rich the bandits in Lingnan are." Actually, I didn't plan to go home this time, but considering that there were so many property and materials piled up outside, it was always unsafe, so I thought about sending the supplies back first. ”
Everyone listened to his words and was immediately interested.
Li Chengyi couldn't hide his excitement, "Hearing Xiao Wu say this, why do I think there are mountains of gold and silver waiting for us to move?" ”
Li Chengmu was overjoyed when he heard it, "Haha, fourth brother, you described it well, that's pretty much what it means." ”
"Little Wu, are those bandits murderous?"
Although Li Chengyi is usually not in tune, he is a fighter in the middle of the, and he is better than King Qian, but this does not mean that he is stupid.
He has always believed that the pay and the gain are equal, there can be no free lunch in the world, and there is no cheap to take advantage of, and there will always be a price to pay if you take advantage.
Because he is self-aware, although he is cunning, he is not arrogant.
Perhaps because of this, even after many years, the inner and outer cities of Gyeonggi can live safely and ungodly until now.
King Qian sat on the side and couldn't listen anymore, glared at him angrily, and asked: "If your wife and children's property is robbed, will you not find someone to fight hard?" ”
Li Chengyi choked, stiffened his neck and said: "Whoever comes to the house to rob, then you have to take your wife and children and run away, and fight the bandits, isn't it that the birthday boy hanged himself for too long." ”
Li Chengmu put down the teacup and said, "The fourth brother's idea coincides with the bandits. There is definitely a danger in suppressing bandits, but fortunately, we can crush them in terms of numbers, so if we can't fight it, the bandits will abandon the village and flee, and when they run into the mountains and forests, even the gods can't help them. ”
His own soldiers did not dare to rush in and search the unfamiliar mountains and forests.
The purpose of his crackdown on bandits this time was to train the recruits' adaptability when they were engaged, as well as the process of running in with the team members and adapting to each other.
Li Chengshang felt a little incredible, "In the past, I knew that there were bandits entrenched all over the country, but I never thought that there would be more bandits here in Lingnan. According to what Xiao Wu said, isn't that Lingnan full of bandits? ”
King Qian put on the majesty of being a father, and said with a straight face: "It is because your living environment is too comfortable, which causes you to be lonely and unheard, and you don't know that the sky is about to turn upside down outside, and you think that the world is peaceful!" ”
Li Chengshang was trained to be a little red, and as the eldest son, he lost face in front of his younger brothers, and he was a little unconvinced.
He opened his mouth and said: "Since bandits are rampant outside, then I will also take the recruits to go around outside in two days, and there is just no money to pay military salaries, why don't you also go and raid a few bandit dens?" ”
It just so happened that he was worried about raising his own soldiers, and now he knows that there is a way to make a fortune, and he is sorry for the troops in his hands if he doesn't break through.
King Qian did not object, and rarely took advantage of the meal to say something of concern, "When you go out, everything must be done according to your ability, especially those who lead the troops, and it is taboo to act rashly." Your 3,000 soldiers have never seen blood, so it's best to try to pick a small village to start with, and don't challenge the bandits! ”
"Yes, the Father's teachings will be taken to heart by the Son." Li Chengshang was humbly taught, and no one knew what he thought in his heart.
King Qian nodded, and wondered in his heart, he had tens of thousands of horses in his hands, did he have to let them out to suppress the bandits and try the knife for the first time?
Xia Jing had been sitting on the main seat and listening to them, and now she saw that they were almost talking.
Only then did she open her mouth and ask Li Chengmu: "Xiao Wu, let's not talk about anything else when I go out this time, how many prisoners are there?" How many are willing to submit? ”
Speaking of this, Li Chengmu couldn't help laughing proudly: "Haha, mother, my son, I was about to talk about it, although there were dangerous times in the process of suppressing bandits this time, but in the end we won." Except for those who escaped and a few bandits, the other captives were willing to submit to us. ”
As he spoke, he looked at his family, "Do you know how many captives I brought back this time?" How many have returned to us? ”
Li Chengyi shook his head very cooperatively, "I don't know, how many?" ”
Xia Jing pursed her lips and looked at Li Chengmu with a slight smile on her face.
"Sweep a few bandit dens, and there are more than 12,000 people who have returned to us alone, and the least number of prisoners is only a few hundred."
Li Chengmu sighed that 12,000 people, even if they were incorporated into his personal army, he would not be able to support them.
This matter has to be discussed with the mother concubine, to see whether it is placed under the mother concubine or placed under the father's command?
When King Qian heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he wanted to continue to expand the army, but he was short of money, and he really didn't have any extra money to support these 12,000 people.
And Xia Jing's reaction was the opposite of him, she was worried that the population of Lingnan was too small, and she was conscripted to the past, and it was a little difficult for her to recruit soldiers again.
No, Xiao Wu helped her solve this problem.
It's nice to have a son!
After the reception banquet, Xia Jing directly incorporated these 12,000 people into Li Chengmu's personal military camp.
As for the military salary, she is all responsible, and her only request is for Li Chengmu to train more than 12,000 people.
When she inspects it, she must at least do it by order and forbidden!
Li Chengmu and Tong Song came back from suppressing bandits, which obviously alarmed people from all walks of life in Fucheng.
This year, the hidden households were cleared, the land was re-measured, and the registration was made, which affected the interests of many powerful people.
Their interests have been damaged, and they will definitely want to make up for it elsewhere.
No, they knew that Li Chengmu and Tong Song had a good harvest from suppressing bandits, and everyone sent their own families out to sweep the bandits' dens like cats smelling fishy.
The number of family members was too small, and for the sake of safety, several families were merged together, and the bandit den was copied and then divided into money.
All of a sudden, the streets and alleys of Fucheng seemed to be empty.
However, the bandits of the whole Lingnan suffered a disaster, and when they woke up from a sleep, they found that someone was attacking the cottage, and finally repelled the enemy, and before it was dark, the enemy attacked again.
It made the bandits wonder, are these people down the mountain crazy? Judging by their equipment, they should be the family of the powerful people.
When did they become the public enemies of the whole of Lingnan?
Team after team came, as if they would not give up until they captured the cottage.
all of them!
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