Chapter 410: Recruiting Soldiers to Suppress Bandits
There was chaos in the main courtyard, but Qin Sheng and Lu Songli's house was very warm.
Whenever Qin Sheng is at home, he personally fetches water for his wife.
Lu Songli put the two people's towels into the wooden barrel. She washed her face and asked Qin Sheng to wash his as well.
After he finishes washing, pour the water in the wooden barrel into the wooden basin for foot soaking.
It was already very cold in Liaodong County at this time.
The Qin family also had a kang, and Qin Sheng had already lit it before going to pick up Lu Songli.
After she finished soaking her feet, Qin Sheng carried her to the kang and poured her the cold water for washing her feet.
After Qin Sheng came back, Lu Songli pulled him to lie on the warm kang.
Qin Sheng half-supported himself and said, "Lili, I want to ask you something."
"you say."
"Didn't our father-in-law get promoted to the Governor of Pingzhou? Should we prepare our Pingzhou cavalry and navy?"
Lu Songli opened her eyes and looked at Qin Sheng, "What do you think?"
Qin Sheng pondered and said, "I think we should prepare. The cavalry is to guard against the Xianbei. The Xianbei cavalry is very powerful. If we don't have a cavalry battalion, we will be at a disadvantage in the battle."
As for the navy, if Liaodong County did not need to transport goods so frequently, it would not matter if the navy did not develop, but they did not, and they were heavily dependent on water shipping.
There are pirates and thieves on the water, and the calm weather during this period cannot hide this fact. This route must be protected.
Their Qin family may not be as smart as their daughter-in-law. All they can do is protect the territory and various spoils she has planned.
Qin Sheng finished expressing his opinion and added, "Big Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother also meant the same thing."
When Lu Songli heard this, she knew that the Qin brothers no longer had any expectations for Song Mo.
"Actually, I also know that establishing both a cavalry battalion and a navy at the same time would be a heavy burden for Pingzhou. But my wife—"
In fact, Qin Sheng had another idea in mind, which was to select a group of top talents to form a special team. However, when he thought about the consumption of such a team, he temporarily suppressed this idea.
"Okay!" Lu Songli agreed with this proposal, so she agreed before he finished speaking.
She knew very well that power comes from the barrel of a gun. For her words to be effective, they must be backed by armed forces.
Otherwise, no matter how well she developed Pingzhou, it would be a piece of fat meat for the enemy without military protection. They had to arm themselves, preferably to the teeth.
Qin Sheng: How did my wife get convinced so quickly? He hasn't even used his trump card yet.
Qin Sheng looked resentful.
Lu Songli saw that his reaction was not right, "What's wrong with you?"
"Lili, why did you agree so quickly?"
Lu Songli suppressed her laughter and asked, "Then let's start over?"
Qin Sheng held her, leaned forward, and kissed her. No need to repeat, just want the benefits, not the hardship.
For Qin's mother's birthday party, they merged two tables together and had a lively dinner.
After dinner, Lu Songli said she had something to say.
The Qin brothers need to leave Houcheng and return to their respective bases tomorrow morning, so it is necessary to hold a family meeting tonight.
Lu Songli and the four Qin brothers moved to the small hall next to them. The women of the Qin family restrained the children and prevented them from disturbing them.
They were all family, and it was getting dark. She didn't say any polite words, but said directly, "Brother, Brother, A Sheng told me about the cavalry camp and the navy. I strongly support it."
Qin Heng asked, "Then how many soldiers should we recruit?"
Everyone looked at Lu Songli.
Lu Songli replied with two words in a resounding voice, "Zheng Manchuria."
In Dali, for example, in a border county like Pingzhou, one county could recruit 8,000 soldiers and horses. If the troops were fully recruited, that is, the four counties of Pingzhou, they would have 32,000 soldiers and horses.
Moreover, the military equipment of Liaoxi County, Xuantu County and Lelang County needs to be reorganized.
During Shi Tao's ten years in office, Pingzhou was plagued by issues of unpaid salaries and an aging military force. These problems needed to be addressed.
These 32,000 soldiers must be selected from the best. Those eliminated soldiers can also be organized into militias. This way, the military strength can be greatly increased.
Qin Heng said seriously, "In this case, the pressure on food and grass will be very great." With so many soldiers, the daily consumption is very high.
Lu Songli nodded solemnly, "I know, I'll take care of the food and grass problem."
Qin Heng solemnly stated, "Since that's the case, Sixth Sister-in-law, I, Qin Heng, won't say much else. Just one thing: our Qin family will definitely lead a strong army for Pingzhou."
Lu Songli nodded, "Brother, I believe in you."
Everyone looked at each other, and there were some things that they all understood tacitly.
After returning to the room, when Qin Sheng expressed his idea of forming a vanguard special forces team, Lu Songli was extremely surprised and praised his idea highly, making him feel embarrassed by the praise.
Next, the Qin brothers will enter a busy period. They need to eliminate the banditry in the other three counties of Pingzhou. Only in this way can they control the entire Pingzhou and start the subsequent political work.
On the third day after Lu Desheng was promoted to the governor of Pingzhou, he directly announced that from that day on, the Liaodong Army would begin to eliminate the banditry in Pingzhou.
Liaodong County even directly opened up two fronts heading towards Liaoxi County and Xuantu County.
Fortunately, these jobs are all familiar to me.
On this day, Ji Wuyin and Xue Xu, two old friends, were walking on the streets of Houcheng. Despite the cold weather, the streets were still bustling with small food stalls from all directions.
What a picture of a peaceful and prosperous life!
Of the more than 20,000 disaster victims from the south who followed the grain team led by Qin Sheng north to Liaodong County, 95% chose to stay.
Here, they can form a village with people they know well. Since everyone comes from the South, there is no risk of bullying.
As for their previous concerns that the winters in the north were too cold and that they, the southerners, would not be able to adapt and would have difficulty surviving the winter, Liaodong County also helped solve the problem.
The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce funded the construction of kangs for them free of charge, but each household was only provided with one kang, and they had to provide their own materials.
Under this arrangement, almost every household slept on a heated kang.
The cold weather problem was solved, and the next issue was livelihood. There were many job opportunities in Liaodong County, and as long as you were willing to work hard, you could make a living.
Those with skills could also find work in workshops. Liaodong County officials also encouraged everyone to make money with their skills.
The most important thing is that the price of grain in Liaodong County is not high. They work, get paid, and can buy enough food to support their families.
They also heard that the farming methods in Liaodong County were very good and the grain output was higher than before.
Most of the people from the south had made their plans: this year they would just do it, find some work. Next spring, when the ground thawed, they would go out to reclaim wasteland, each family taking a few acres to plant. The government would exempt the reclaimed land from taxes for three years, so the grain from the land would supplement their food rations.
Xue Xu looked at the genuine smiles on the faces of the common people and said to Ji Wuyin, "The other three counties in Pingzhou will also become the next Liaodong County."
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