Chapter 57: Xiang Yong
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Familiar with the road to find Master Qian, Xia Nan was not polite, and asked directly: "Master Qian, I have formed a bond with the rebels who attacked Chengmai County, instead of waiting for him to hit the door in the future, it is better to take advantage of the fact that he is now attacking the county seat and losing strength, give him a blow from behind, and come to an internal and external attack, so as to prevent future troubles." Is there any way I can go to Chengmai County openly? ”
Master Qian and Xia Nan have had several pleasant cooperations, this time the other party suddenly came to throw out such a question, he didn't mind the other party's abruptness, and said while drinking tea: "Don't worry, isn't it just a riotous Li village?" The way can be thought of slowly, but the other party is now powerful, according to the letter from Chengmai County asking for help, there are as many as 2,000 people, you are only a few salt, so run is not an egg hitting a stone? ”
Two thousand? It must be for Chengmai County, in order to ask for help, to exaggerate the number of enemies. The last time I interrogated the seriously wounded native soldiers after the war, there were no more than 600 native soldiers who were killed, and more than 100 were lost, and at most 500 people were gathered to attack the county seat.
If there are really 2,000 elite soldiers, the county city wall in Qiongzhou Mansion can be piled up by people, and he can wait for him to send a letter for help?
Xia Nan smiled: "Don't hide it from the master, in order to protect the textile mill and shipyard, there are now three hundred young people in Xia, called the escort team, and the training takes a long time. Last month, there was a battle with 600 native soldiers of the Nari people, and they threw away their armor and left. ”
It is not the first time that Master Qian has been shocked by Xia Nan, and his psychological quality has been quite strengthened, but this time he was shocked by Xia Nan again. He repeated sluggishly: "Three...... Three hundred young people? Defeat the 600 Li native soldiers? ”
This summer, Nan actually quietly trained so many young people, and was able to defeat six hundred native soldiers with less, thinking about it very scary, Master Qian pretended to be calm, and his mind was thinking quickly.
He has heard of the Li people who rioted this time, and they were called Chopping Feet, and they once helped Chengmai County suppress the riots of the other two mountains in the county. The local soldiers have experienced many battles and are extremely brave, and I am afraid that it will not be a day's work for the officers and soldiers of the guard to suppress them, and it is not common to fight for several months.
Such a brave Li people, actually defeated this summer south with more fights and fewer fights, if it is true, then how strong the three hundred young men are, as long as he is willing, he will just wait for the county seat of Lingao.
Thinking of this, Master Qian couldn't help but re-examine this businessman who had cooperated many times - he claimed to be a businessman, and he also opened a workshop and sold cloth to Guangzhou - what was his true face? Gather so many young people, do you want to rebel?
Thinking that the other party might rebel, Master Qian shuddered, if this was the case, he would give advice and provide convenience for him several times, and seriously investigate it, and he would not be able to escape the charge of colluding with the thief.
He couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to gather as many as 300 young people?" If you have a bad heart, I advise you to turn back as soon as possible, as soon as the imperial army arrives, you will be powdered! ”
It seems that he was scared of Master Qian, and he actually thought that he was going to rebel! In fact, strictly speaking, rebellion is a matter of time, but not now.
Xia Nan said with a smile: "Master is relieved, he is only for money, what to make money and what to do, and he will not do this kind of head-killing business of rebellion." If you really want to rebel, will I tell you the truth? ”
It makes sense to say this, rebellions have always been secretly accumulating strength, and when the time is ripe to suddenly start an incident, how can there be a reason to reveal their hole cards to the government?
Master Qian relaxed a little and picked up the interrupted topic: "So very good, now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, eradicate the eunuchs, rectify the rule of officials, Zhongxing is just around the corner, and it is very unwise to be an enemy of the imperial court." As for you saying that you want to go to Chengmai to fight the Nali people, it is actually very simple, make your name Qingzhuang as the village, town and township of the county, usually plough the fields and work, and only gather to listen to the order when the county government is recruited, and now you can support Chengmai County in the name of the township Yong, and the county can issue a document. ”
Xia Nan wanted a name, Xiangyong should be similar to the militia of later generations, he was more satisfied with this name, so he urged: "Since there is this method, hurry up and ask the county to issue a document, and we will start as Xiangyong in Lingao County." ”
Master Qian hesitated and said, "This is the ...... of the silver and the settlement fee."
"It's up to me to bear it, and I won't add a burden to the county government."
Master Qian immediately agreed: "Brother Xia understands the righteousness, I will go to report to the county, and you will listen to the letter tomorrow." ”
Xia Nan agreed and went back to do mobilization.
When he went out, Master Qian's smiling face just now immediately collapsed. He went to Wu County Commander with a gloomy face, the matter is big, not to be underestimated, although Xia Nankou said that he would not rebel, but there is such an armed force under his rule, and no one can feel at ease.
"You mean, the merchant surnamed Xia has gathered three hundred young men and can defeat six hundred native soldiers?" Listening to Master Qian's report, Wu Xian Ling squinted and asked.
"The proprietor Mingjian, this summer Nan said that it was to protect the workshop, called the escort team, but in the poor countryside of Lingao County, there are no bandits, who is he guarding against such a team? Although he took the initiative to inform the county government that it didn't look like a rebellion, people's hearts would change, and the proprietor had to guard against it. ”
"Then according to your opinion, is there a plan to deal with it?"
Master Qian smiled coldly, "It's better to have a plan, he kept saying that he had an old enmity with the rioting Li people, and he was going to attack, and asked the county government to give him the name of Xiangyong, so we might as well give him this name and let him go." ”
"What's in it for the county?" Wu Xianling twisted his beard.
"First, if the two tigers fight, one will be injured, no matter whether they win or lose, the strength of the so-called escort team will be greatly damaged, and the possibility of disaster in the future will be a little smaller; Second, if the county is in difficulty, the county will take the initiative to send the township to help, whether or not to defeat the Li people, the proprietor can win a good reputation, and the prefect will definitely give you a credit, and in the future, you may have the opportunity to be promoted. ”
Wu Countyling's ancestral home is Fuzhou, Jiangxi, and his scientific examination ranking is not good, coupled with his poor drill camp, he was thrown to this Qiongzhou. I had already cut off the idea of promotion, and I planned to finish this term and return to my hometown. Listening to the master's analysis, there is some truth, whether it succeeds or not, a dead horse is regarded as a live horse doctor, anyway, it does not cost money, and it can also weaken the potential threat, which is really a good plan to kill two birds with one stone.
He laughed, "Baoshan Dacai, it is really a blessing for this official to have your help." ”
Master Qian replied respectfully: "It is also a blessing for students to be able to serve the proprietor. ”