"Father-in-law, what do you think?"
After listening to Ye Xiangming's story, Wang Chen pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Do you want to listen to Fucheng?"
"Just try to save some face."
Ye Xiangming replied without thinking, "I plan to post a reward notice at the city gate, that's all."
He would only go after King Ping Tian Li Zili when he was full. That was just asking for trouble.
Ye Xiangming knows very well that now he is completely tied to Qing'an County and Wang Chen. Even if Imperial Court lets him be the governor of Changyi, don't let him leave here.
Now Qing'an County is more like an independent kingdom, even a little bit like a paradise in this troubled world.
Back then, Ye Xiangming was also a passionate and loyal Martial Artist. After experiencing repeated setbacks in the officialdom, he no longer had the slightest illusion about Nali Imperial Court.
A few years ago, an army of rogue bandits besieged Qing'an County, but the city government stood by and watched.
At that time, Ye Xiangming had given up.
Now let him go after King Ping Tian Li Zili. It's really funny. Do you really think he has no temper?
Ye Xiangming speculated that this might be a test of Qing'an County by the city government.
He even didn't want to compromise.
Wang Chen nodded, fully agreeing with his father-in-law's judgment, and said, "Li Zili returns to Changyi, like a tiger entering the forest, it is bound to cause another storm, and we have to guard against it."
"I plan to train another elite army and ask my father-in-law to help raise money and food for the soldiers."
Ye Xiangming was surprised. "How many more soldiers do we need to train?"
At present, Qing'an County has a total of five hundred elite soldiers, including seventy cavalry. In addition, there are rural soldiers in the villages below the county seat.
The former belongs to the regular armed forces. They can still get salaries when they are not engaged in production, and they rely entirely on the money and food from the county government.
As for the larger number of rural soldiers, they are composed of farmers who are selected or recruited in proportion to their household registration. They are not separated from production in normal times. They gather for training during slack periods. They are mainly responsible for building cities, transporting grain, catching thieves, or coordinating Garrison Army and other tasks.
However, the burden of five hundred Garrison Army on Qing'an County is already very heavy, especially the cavalry team formed in recent years, which is a big spender of gold and food.
In recent years, Qing'an County has light corvees and low taxes, allowing the people and businesses to recuperate. The majority of the expenses required for training and raising troops are provided by Wang Chen himself.
Otherwise, the county government's finances simply cannot support it.
As for the source of Wang Chen's money - for a Martial Grandmaster, making money is really not a troublesome thing.
He would leave the county once every three to five months, and he would be away for as little as three to five days, or as much as ten and a half months.
Hui Hui is not in vain.
Ye Xiangming knows this very well, but is still worried.
"Practice for another five hundred."
Wang Chen replied without hesitation, "Expand the cavalry to 200, add 800 infantry and 3,000 rural soldiers that can be recruited, and it will be enough to cope with the future situation."
He smiled and said to his father-in-law, "Don't worry, I will pay for all the weapons, food, and salaries for training new soldiers."
Now that Wang Chen has thought about it, Ye Xiangming naturally has no objection. "Okay!"
Wang Chen pays, then he contributes.
Anyway, the current Qing'an County is actually his and Wang Chen's family world!
Recruitment notices were quickly posted at the entrance of Qing'an County Town and in the streets and alleys of the city, and there were many applicants.
Although this is the concept of ordinary people, it is different when it comes to Qing'an County.
Qing'an County's Garrison Army soldiers are well-paid and can eat a meal of meat every three days. Looking at the entire Nanli Kingdom, I'm afraid only Imperial Guards can match this kind of treatment.
Moreover, Commander Garrison Army, Qing'an County Prime Minister Wang Chen are not only powerful, but also very prestigious with clear rewards and punishments. It is a very honorable thing to serve as soldiers and feed under his command.
In recent years, due to the good weather and peace in Qing'an County, there are no bandits or bandits within the county, so it has attracted many outsiders to come here to make a living.
Among them are some quacks.
For these outsiders, joining Qing'an Garrison Army is undoubtedly a very good choice.
As a result, nearly two thousand people came to apply. Wang Chen personally came forward and selected 500 people to train with the veterans.
In order to raise food and wages for troop training, Wang Chen led fifty elite cavalry north and south, clearing out many bandit cottages in the surrounding areas of Qing'an County.
Time passes day by day, Nanli Kingdom is changing, and the dramatic evolution of the situation is jaw-dropping.
At the beginning of summer, wars broke out in various places, and there were as many as seventeen forces that raised anti-flag, including King Ping Tian Li Zili, known as the Seventeenth Route Rebel King, which swept most of the Nanli Kingdom's land at once.
County towns fell rapidly one after another, and even prefectural cities were breached. The incompetent Nanli Imperial Court was slow to respond to this, and the generals from all walks of life were more self-respecting and did not listen to the propaganda.
The situation suddenly became extremely bad.
In fact, such a situation is completely reasonable. In recent years, Nanli Kingdom has been in chaos in both the government and the public. Coupled with the huge impact of natural and man-made disasters, it has long been on the verge of collapse.
Now it's nothing more than a backlog of illnesses suddenly exploding.
Not to mention the areas where the Seventeenth Route Rebel King is raging, other places that have not been directly affected yet are also in danger.
"I just received the news..."
Qing'an County In the lobby of the government office, Ye Xiangming said solemnly, "Ping Tian Army just captured Yongping County. It completely occupied the county three days ago and has already controlled five counties."
"I'm worried that they will hit us again Qing'an County!"
As Wang Chen expected, King Ping Tian Li Zili set off a bigger storm after returning to his hometown.
This time he rebelled, he had obviously learned the lessons from the previous failure, and since he had already entered Grandmaster realm, not only was he able to raise troops much faster, but he was also able to conquer the city without any disadvantages.
The land of five counties has fallen. Apart from the capital city, Changyi Prefecture can be said to be basically the world of the Ping Tian Army.
In this way, Qing'an County is bound to become a thorn in the side of Li Zili, and the probability that he wants to avenge his shame is very high.
The Ping Tian Army that invaded Qing'an County by then will no longer be the ragtag group of bandits they were back then!
"It doesn't matter."
Wang Chen said calmly, "Let's wait and see what happens. If Ping Tian Army comes to attack, I will personally talk to Li Zili."
Ye Xiangming's eyes lit up. "What do you mean?"
Wang Chen smiled and said, "I think Li Zili is a smart person and knows how to choose."
After a pause, Wang Chen continued, "However, Qing'an County is no longer a permanent place, so we must be prepared to move."
Ye Xiangming was shocked. "Where are you migrating to?"
Wang Chen replied, "Yunze Prefecture!"
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