In the afternoon, messages of soldiers and horses continued to come from outside the city, and the messengers did not listen and flew inside and outside the city lord's palace.
"Your Highness, Zhang Han from Dongming County led 3,000 troops to attack the defeated Blackstone Empire and beheaded about a hundred people.
I am here to pay homage to Your Highness."
"Your Highness, Zhuge Tian, the lord of Huoyao City, led 2,500 people to come and pay homage."
"Your Majesty, Li Wantian, a farmer from Lu County, led eight hundred villagers to kill the enemy bandits, beheaded more than fifty people, and brought the heads of the enemy bandits to ask for an audience with your Highness."
In just one afternoon, after hearing that the empress Qin Yin appeared in Linghan City, people from various states and counties sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
However, before the victory of Dragon Slaying Pass, these people were silent.
“What the hell is going on?”
In the meeting hall, Qin Yin sat dignifiedly in the city lord's seat and asked with her eyes closed.
Lin Muyu explained: "Before, because the enemy invaders were too strong, we issued a decree that officials from various states and counties could recruit their own troops to fight against powerful enemies.
These people should be similar to princes from various places, but I didn't expect it.
Even farmers can gather 800 troops to hunt down the Blackstone Empire's army."
Xiang Yu sneered from the side: "Who knows whether those more than fifty heads are enemies or innocent civilians?
Your Highness, King Qin, don't forget that after this edict was issued, how many civilians became rogues."
Lin Muyu was silent.
Maybe Xiang Yu was right in his accusation.
This edict has its advantages but also its disadvantages.
Just like the edict issued during the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it saved the world, but it would also tear the world apart.
However, the Great Qin Dynasty The empire is different.
She still has a large number of main legions, and the monarch is not weak.
Wei Qiu hurriedly walked in from the door and said respectfully: "Your Highness, almost all the princes from the Lingkong Province are here.
There are fourteen groups in total.
Some have more than 5,000 troops and some have hundreds of troops.
Do you want to see them?"
Qin Yin asked: "Ayu, what do you think?"
"See you."
Lin Muyu nodded and said: "We are short of troops now.
It would be great if we could make these people available to us."
"Well, okay" Qin Yin raised her hand and said: "Duke Wei, bring them here."
"Yes, Your Highness" Not long after, more than a dozen heads of princes appeared outside the door of the meeting hall.
Some of them were wearing imperial official uniforms and armors, some were improvised armors, and even worse, they were wearing brocade, but their faces were sunburnt.
He was obviously a peasant leader.
None of the dozen or so people in the group had ever seen what the empress looked like, and they were a little at a loss.
Xiang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "You can't kneel down and worship when you see Her Highness the Empress."
Everyone knelt down one after another: "I, the ministers and the people, bow to your Highness."
"Get flat."
Qin Yin raised the corner of her mouth and said with a smile: "You sirs have made great contributions to killing the enemy.
Your achievements will be recorded one by one.
When we completely regain the Lingkong Province, we will naturally give you rewards.
But now the empire is employing people.
I don't know.
Are your soldiers and horses willing to be incorporated into the major legions?"
Suddenly, a fat man in the front who was wearing the uniform of a prefect looked embarrassed and said with his fists in his hands: "Your Highness, I am Zhang Han, the prefect of Dongming County.
The bandits of the Black Stone Empire have plundered Dongming County like a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
The elders in the city are suffering.
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And the three thousand troops recruited by Wei Chen They are all new soldiers, and they are all soldiers from Dongming County.
When recruiting soldiers, Wei Chen promised that they would only fight to defend the city according to the imperial edict, so they are not real soldiers.
If they want to recruit them, Wei Chen has to ask Ask them for their opinions, and please be considerate of them.”
"Oh, that's right."
Qin Yin nodded.
Lin Muyu smiled faintly: "Zhang Han, His Highness the Empress is the Lord of the Qin Dynasty.
Do you still need to listen to his opinion on who she wants to use as her soldiers?
Isn't it the greatest honor for every adult man in the empire to fight on the battlefield for Her Highness the Empress?
You might as well Bring all your people into the city, and I will personally ask them if they are willing to serve Her Highness the Empress."
Zhang Han was startled: "You are" Wei Qiu said coldly: "He is His Highness the King of Qin."
Zhang Han hurriedly knelt down and said, "When I see His Highness the King of Qin, I just feel that I should consult the soldiers for their own opinions.
I have no other intentions.
Please forgive me."
Lin Muyu waved her hands and said: "I know it's not easy for you to recruit troops by yourself, so I won't force you.
Let's do this.
The troops of all the princes in Lingkong Province will gather together to form a garrison of Lingkong Province.
All princes will also How about being promoted to military rank and position based on the troops you raised, so that you can still bring the troops you raised to serve the empire, how about this?"
Zhang Han nodded repeatedly: "Wei Chen is willing to obey the arrangements of His Highness and His Highness the Empress."
Lin Muyu glanced at him, and the other princes also knelt down and shouted: "We are willing to accept His Highness's arrangements."
"That's good."
Lin Muyu looked at Wei Chou and signaled: "The matter of preparing the Lingkong Province garrison will be left to Duke Wei.
Duke Wei will also serve as the temporary commander of this new army.
As for the Gentian Camp, , I’ll take it myself.”
Wei Qiu nodded and smiled: "Yes, Your Highness."
Now that Qin Yin is back, Lin Muyu can finally lead the troops in person.
It is also very appropriate to send Wei Chou as the leader of this new army.
Wei Chou is a famous general in the empire and has many successful battles.
In terms of prestige and His ability to lead troops is also one of the few in the empire.
He is able to convince the crowd and has the ability to command a new army.
Tang Xiaoxi laughed and said: "Let's just wait here for a few more days.
According to this situation, there will definitely be many princes coming from all over the Lingkong Province within three days."
"Yeah."
Qin Yin nodded and smiled.
Xu Jiantao said: "These bastards are usually invisible, but when it's time to ask for credit and reward, they all show up."
Zeng Yifan laughed: "The governors and city lords of various prefectures and counties have always not had much military power.
This time they took advantage of the opportunity of the edict to make more achievements and think about their own future.
In fact, it is human nature. " Su Yu also nodded and said: "Well, that's right, that's it."
Lin Muyu sat down slowly and said with a stern look: "As long as these people don't cause chaos, then everything is easy to say.
Wei Qiu, you must appease people's hearts.
These princes all have different thoughts.
You must frighten them at the same time."
We can also win over the good people.
We still have 400,000 enemies from the Tianji Empire, and there must be no more trouble in the rear. " "Yes, Your Highness, I understand."
Wei Qiu clasped his fists and smiled: "Then, I will take the Guards Battalion outside the city to appease the princes everywhere and arrange campsites and food for them."
"Well, go ahead and be safe."
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"yes" Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
After hearing the news, princes from all over Lingkong Province, even Lingnan Province and Mingshan Province gathered in Linghan City.
There was a vast camp outside the city.
Although most of them were recruits, there were at least four soldiers. ten The princes and tens of thousands of troops were on the road, which made the defender very happy.
After the bloody battles, the Gendan Battalion had only 13,000 troops left, but in the blink of an eye, so many new recruits came, and there was an opportunity to replenish the troops.
It did come.
In the meeting hall, everyone was drinking afternoon tea.
"How many troops are there in total?"
Lin Muyu looked at the roster and asked.
Wei Qiu said happily: "So far, there are more than 74,000 in total, and it is estimated that there are tens of thousands more on the way."
Zeng Yifan smiled: "Congratulations to Duke Wei, this garrison will soon exceed 100,000 people just after it is established.
Speaking of which, in terms of numbers, it is already the first army of the empire."
Wei Qiu said helplessly: "Why do you make fun of me?
The fighting strength of this hundred thousand army is probably not as good as the ten thousand Longdan camp's cavalry."
At this time, a civil servant came in, holding a heavy book in his hand, and said: "Jiang Chong, the Minister of Household Affairs, comes to see Your Highness Yin."
"Ping Sheng, tell me."
"Yes."
Jiang Chong placed the roster on the desk, turned to the first page with trembling hands, and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs has done a rough calculation.
Last year, there were a total of five million households in Lingkong Province.
Calculated based on eight people per household, the total population is 40 million people.
We started counting the number of households a month ago and found that there are only three There were more than 1.3 million households.
When the Black Stone Bandits came, many civilians were killed, robbed, or hid in the mountains and forests.
Nearly half of the population was lost.
The princes from all over the country forcibly recruited people, and the people are now miserable in Lingkongxing.
The province is in dire straits and the farmland is barren.
Please govern the country with mercy and pardon Lingkong's taxes for three years."
Qin Yin was surprised, gently touched Tang Xiaoxi's hand, and asked her for help.
After all, Qin Yin had been away from the Broken Cauldron Realm for too long, so she didn't understand many things and couldn't make rash decisions.
Tang Xiaoxi stood up and said: "Her Royal Highness the Empress has issued an order to exempt all the people in Lingkong Province from taxes for one year, and increase rewards for reclamation.
For every acre of reclamation, five silver coins will be awarded, which will be given by the local governments themselves.
She ordered the officials to strictly Check for corruption.
Once there is misappropriation, Those who hide government money exceeding 10,000 gold yin coins will be beheaded, those who exceed 2,000 jin yin coins will be exiled, those who hide more than 500 jin yin coins will be deposed, and those who hide less than 500 gold yin coins will be whipped for one hundred.
Write down all the words, issue the decree directly, and implement it immediately.”
"Yes, Princess Xi" Tang Xiaoxi lowered her head and smiled in Qin Yin's ear: "This is great, is it appropriate?"
Qin Yin also nodded and smiled: "It's exactly what I want."
Two days later, the last remnants of the Cangyan Army and the Haishan Army also plundered the fishermen's boats and fled to the East China Sea.
Xuzi Port was deserted, and the Imperial Navy was almost completely wiped out.
There was no way to pursue them, so they could only let them escape. , and in the past two days, as everyone expected, the garrison of Lingkong Province has expanded to 100,000 people.
But Wei Chou was worried.
These 100,000 people looked alike and were composed of more than 70 princes.
There were also many conflicts between the various camps.
The people in Hedong looked down on the people in Hexi, and the people in Lingbei looked down on the people in Lingnan.
They wanted to let them have the same power as Gentian.
The combat power of a battalion is simply a fantasy
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