Chapter 401 Yan Jingzhi is here again
Jiang Like heard this and bowed in response.
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
Jun Moye looked at He Jiuzhou, He Jiuxin, Jiang Lou and others, his eyes as sharp as an eagle.
"How is the recruitment of the Baise Army going?"
He Jiuzhou stepped forward and said with a bow.
"Sir, the situation is not optimistic. Although some people have come to sign up, they are all small, scattered forces of low rank. Even some medium-sized strongholds have no one coming to the recruitment office to ask for soldiers. Moreover, the recruitment office has always been deserted, with only a few people signing up."
He Jiuxin could no longer contain himself and stepped forward to speak.
"Sir, it's the same in the south. We've only recruited about a hundred people today."
Jiang Lou stepped forward and bowed, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"The number in the east is even smaller, with only a few dozen recruited."
Jun Moye tapped the tabletop lightly with his index finger, then looked at Su Hanchu and said slowly, "Madam, I'm afraid we still have to go."
Su Hanchu was immediately intrigued when she heard this. This was a great opportunity to collect gold, silver, and treasures. Finally, she could start again. She said excitedly, "Then let's go to the nearby village and have some fun tonight."
Upon hearing this, He Jiuzhou and the others looked at each other, then a look of gloating appeared on their faces, and they were secretly happy in their hearts that finally someone was going to embark on the path they had once walked.
Soon, Su Hanchu's voice came again, clear and pleasant.
"Ping'er, make arrangements so that all the recently recruited people can eat meat. Then give them three days off before they can participate in training. At the same time, have Zhou Sui'an and others speed up the construction of the houses. Also, have the caravan deliver food, cloth, and other necessities as soon as possible.
Find a group of women or young girls in Baise City who know how to sew, and gather them at the farm we purchased earlier. Once the cloth arrives, have them make clothes for the soldiers, paying them two taels of silver a month. And tell the women who come to work that as long as they're diligent and don't slack off, they can stay and work for a long time.
Jun Moye interjected from the side.
"Madam, Baise City is a place where good and bad people mix together. I believe there are many skilled craftsmen among them. We can recruit these skilled craftsmen to build houses for the Baise Army camp."
Su Hanchu nodded after hearing this and looked at Ping'er with a smile.
"Did you hear what the young master just said? Tell Zhou Sui'an that you should not be afraid to spend money. As long as you know how to build, recruit everyone to build the Bai Se Army camp."
Ping'er bowed and saluted.
"Yes, I will do it right away."
Jun Moye looked at He Jiuzhou and others.
"Everyone, go down and get some rest early. There will naturally be more people signing up tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, several people bowed with joy on their faces.
"Yes, we are waiting for good news from the Master and Madam."
Wait for a few people to leave.
Tao Zhiwen came over and bowed.
"Sir, Madam, the King of Yan left with his men today."
Su Hanchu spoke with some surprise.
"He actually left like this?"
Jun Moye looked at Su Hanchu and spoke mysteriously.
"He definitely won't be willing to leave like this, but if he doesn't go back, it won't just be a loss of face in Baise City. I'm afraid he'll also lose his real power in Dayan."
Su Hanchu understood it as soon as he heard it.
"My husband is amazing."
City Lord's Mansion.
Ruan Yifeng and Ruan Yanluo were drinking tea together after dinner.
Yingfeng came in and bowed.
"City Lord, Miss, while we were serving the banquet, the walls of Baise City were already covered with the dozens of order policies issued by Madam Jun today, as well as the laws we received today. From time to time, someone in the crowd would explain the new order policies. Furthermore, they were indeed recruiting soldiers outside the city, although the effect wasn't significant."
Ruan Yifeng looked at Ruan Yanluo.
"Lolo, what do you think?"
Ruan Yanluo spoke with a bit of surprise in his eyes.
"Father, it's only been ten days since my sister and I agreed on the terms. In those ten days, they actually wrote down the Law of Order, and copied so many copies in such a short time. This shows that they are indeed extraordinary.
Moreover, whether it is the matter of law and order or the matter of recruiting soldiers, as well as the fact that the mountain in the southern suburbs had been under construction for several days, the land had been cleared and houses had been built. In just a few days, many houses had been completed, which showed how big a project this was and how much manpower and material resources were required.
Even the wood used to build the house, the father and daughter sent people to inquire, and found out that it was all transported from the bandit mountains outside Baise City. The wood was all dry, which showed that it had been prepared in advance.
Moreover, they don't even need to borrow a single soldier from us. Father, to put it in a positive light, Baise City will usher in a new life. To put it in a negative light, Baise City will no longer be under the control of our Ruan family."
That night.
Two figures arrived at the outskirts of Baise City.
They didn't even need to look at the route carefully. Once they found the bandits' lair, they would just rob it clean, leaving nothing behind.
Every time they found any movement, they couldn't find even a single person, but the gold, silver, treasures, food and vegetables stored in the stronghold disappeared. Every night, one to three bandit dens were affected.
More and more bandits were feeling panic, but no matter how hard they tried, even if they sent people to guard the warehouse day and night, everything would still disappear.
Those strongholds that were completely looted either continued to join other strongholds as subordinates, or went down the mountain to the outskirts of Baise City to participate in recruiting soldiers.
When more and more bandits heard that they could eat meat and get military pay by joining the Baise Army, they would no longer be held accountable for the past. As long as they became good people and participated in training to protect Baise City, they would be treated the same as soldiers from big countries. What's more, the Baise Army was the army of the young city lord. If they joined the Baise Army, they would be legitimate soldiers of Baise City, just like the Black Armor Army.
For this reason, more and more bandits were tempted and came to the foot of the mountain in groups to sign up.
Half a month later, most of the bandit dens around Baise City were looted. Su Hanchu looked at the mountains of gold, silver and treasures in the space and laughed so hard that he could hardly close his mouth.
The two of them have had their day and night schedules reversed since then. Today, they just rested well and are ready to set off.
Tao Zhiwen came to report.
"Sir, Madam, there is a man outside the door named An who said he is an old acquaintance of yours and has something important to discuss with you."
Jun Moye looked at Su Hanchu and spoke with a smile.
"Madam, I'm afraid we'll have to delay our actions tonight. A distinguished guest has arrived."
Soon Yan Jingzhi was invited in, and Tao Zhiwen arranged for the maid to serve tea.
Jun Moye spoke with a smile.
"Brother An, why are you here? Come, please sit down first."
Yan Jingzhi sat down aside.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Jun. Recently, the area surrounding Baise City has been in turmoil. Most of the bandits have left the mountains and become good men, joining the Baise Army. Those who haven't left the mountains are panicking. So, I also want to seek your protection, Brother Jun. Otherwise, I'm afraid that my Fulong Village will be the next to suffer."
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