(The soldiers here refer to combat soldiers, not defensive soldiers)

"Yes, sir!" Qin Yiming took the warrant.

"Zuo Ming, take this governor's order to Shunqing and transfer the 3,000 troops in his hands to Chongqing, and then wait for this governor's general."

"Ma Wannian, you will go to Chongqing with me. After arriving in Chongqing, I will give you 100,000 taels of silver. You will take this silver to the southwest to recruit 10,000 Xidong soldiers. Don't make any mistakes!"

Qin Liangyu's grandson Ma Wannian was stunned and his expression was complicated.

The Xidong Army has a long history, which can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. At that time, the Xidong Army was called Dongding, which was an army composed of ethnic minorities in Yongzhou during the Song Dynasty.

By the Ming Dynasty, Xidong soldiers became a general term for ethnic minority troops in the southwest.

The Shizhu Tusi headed by Qin Liangyu was located at the junction of three provinces and had a very complex personnel composition, so the number of Xidong soldiers was relatively large.

But these minority soldiers usually only do the work of garrison troops, and if you want them to go into battle you have to pay them more!

"Grandma, the Xidong soldiers are widely distributed. If we want to recruit 10,000 people, it will take at least half a month and at most more than a month. Add on the round-trip journey, so one month is simply not enough." Ma Wannian said worriedly.

Qin Liangyu glared at him and said, "This is a military tent. You need to call out your position here. Do you hear me?"

Ma Wannian was so scared that he shrank his neck and dared not speak again.

"Recruit them as soon as possible. This governor does not need those people for the time being. Don't worry about the rest!"

Finally, Qin Liangyu stared at Wang Zhong and said, "Captain Wang, please go to Chengdu with me immediately to solve the military pay problem."