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Chapter 1492: Tempering the Heart in the Mortal World (Thirty-Six)

"Father-in-law, what do you think?"

After listening to Ye Xiangming's story, Wang Chen pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do you want to listen to the prefectural government?"

"Just do it for the sake of appearance."

Ye Xiangming answered without hesitation: "I plan to post a reward notice at the city gate. That's all."

He would have nothing better to do than to arrest Ping Tian Wang Li Zili, which would be purely asking for trouble.

Ye Xiangming knew very well that he was now completely tied to Qing'an County and Wang Chen. Even if the imperial court appointed him as the governor of Changyi, he would not be allowed to leave.

Today, Qing'an County is more like an independent kingdom. In this troubled world, it even has the flavor of a paradise.

Back then, Ye Xiangming was also a passionate and loyal warrior. However, after experiencing repeated setbacks in officialdom, he no longer had any illusions about the Southern Li court.

A few years ago, a large army of bandits besieged Qing'an County, but the prefectural government stood by and watched without doing anything.

At that time, Ye Xiangming had given up hope in the city.

It is really funny to ask him to hunt down Li Zili, the King of Pingtian now. Do you really think he has no temper?

Ye Xiangming guessed that this might be a test of Qing'an County by the provincial capital.

He even felt like he didn't want to play along anymore.

Wang Chen nodded, fully agreeing with his father-in-law's judgment, and said: "Li Zili's return to Changyi is like a tiger entering the forest. He is bound to cause trouble again. We have to be on guard."

"I plan to train another elite force, and I would like to 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 500 elite soldiers, including 70 cavalrymen, and there are also local soldiers in the villages under the county seat.

The former belong to the regular armed forces. They do not engage in production in normal times but still receive salaries, all relying on the financial support from the county government.

As for the larger number of rural soldiers, they were composed of farmers selected or recruited in proportion to the able-bodied men in the registered households. They did not leave production during normal times, but gathered for training during the slack season. Their main tasks were to repair cities, transport grain, catch thieves, or cooperate with the garrison troops.

However, the 500 garrison troops have been a heavy burden for Qing'an County, especially the cavalry formed in recent years, which have been a big spender of gold and food.

In recent years, Qing'an County has imposed light labor service and low taxes, allowing the people to recuperate and rehabilitate their businesses. The bulk of the expenses for training and maintaining the army were 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 arts grandmaster, making money is really not a difficult thing.

He would leave the county once every three to five months, and would be away for as little as three to five days, or as long as ten days to half a month.

Every time you try, you will be disappointed.

Ye Xiangming knew this very well, but he was still worried.

"Practice another five hundred."

Wang Chen answered without hesitation: "Expand the cavalry to 200, add 800 infantry and 3,000 recruitable local soldiers, and we will be able to cope with future situations."

He smiled and said to his father-in-law, "Don't worry, I will pay for the weapons, armor, food and salaries for the new soldiers."

Since Wang Chen had made up his mind, Ye Xiangming naturally had no objection: "Okay!"

Since Wang Chen pays, he will do the work.

Anyway, the current Qing'an County is actually the kingdom of him and Wang Chen!
The recruitment notice was soon posted at the gate of Qing'an County and in the streets and alleys of the city, and many people responded.

Good men don't serve in the army, and good iron is not used to make nails. Although this is the concept of ordinary people, it is different in Qing'an County.

The garrison soldiers of Qing'an County have sufficient food and wages, and can even eat meat every three days. Looking at the entire Nanli Kingdom, perhaps only the Imperial Guards can match such treatment.

Moreover, the commander of the garrison army and the magistrate of Qing'an County, Wang Chen, is not only powerful himself, but also has clear rewards and punishments and is very prestigious. It is a very glorious thing to serve as a soldier and eat food under his command.

In recent years, due to the good weather and peace in Qing'an County, there are not even bandits and robbers in the county, so it has attracted many outsiders to come and make a living.

Among them are some underworld people.

For these outsiders, joining the Qing'an garrison is undoubtedly a very good choice.

As a result, there were nearly two thousand applicants. Wang Chen personally selected five hundred of them to train with the veterans.

In order to raise money for military training, Wang Chen led fifty elite cavalrymen to the north and south to clear out many bandit strongholds in the surrounding areas of Qing'an County.

As time goes by, the situation in Nanli Kingdom changes dramatically, and the evolution of the situation is jaw-dropping.

At the beginning of summer, wars broke out in various places. As many as seventeen forces raised the flag of rebellion, including Li Zili, the King of Pingtian. They were known as the Seventeen Rebel Kings and swept across most of the territory of the Southern Li Kingdom.

County towns fell rapidly, and even the provincial capital was breached. The incompetent Nanli court was slow to react, and the generals were self-reliant and only followed orders.

The situation suddenly became extremely bad.

In fact, the emergence of such a situation is completely reasonable. In recent years, there have been chaos in the government and the country of Nanli, coupled with the huge impact of natural disasters and man-made disasters, it has long been on the verge of collapse.

Now it is nothing more than a sudden eruption of accumulated ills.

Not to mention the areas where the seventeen rebel kings are wreaking havoc, everyone is in danger in other places that have not yet been directly affected.

"I just received the news..."

In the lobby of Qing'an County Government, Ye Xiangming said solemnly: "The Pingtian Army has just captured Yongping County. Three days ago, they completely occupied the county town and have already controlled the five counties."

"I'm worried that they will attack us Qing'an next!"

Just as Wang Chen expected, after King Pingtian Li Zili returned to his hometown, he set off an even bigger storm.

This time he rebelled, he had obviously learned from the lessons of his last failure. In addition, he had already reached the master level. Therefore, not only was he able to raise his army much faster, but he was also successful in conquering cities and seizing territories.

Five counties have fallen, and except for the prefectural capital, Changyi Prefecture can be said to be basically under the control of the Pingtian Army.

As a result, Qing'an County is bound to become a thorn in Li Zili's side, and the probability that he will want to avenge his previous humiliation is very high.

The Pingtian Army that invades Qing'an by then will no longer be the mob of bandits that they were before!
"It's ok."

Wang Chen said calmly: "Let's wait and see what happens. If the Pingtian Army attacks, I will talk to Li Zili in person."

Ye Xiangming's eyes lit up: "What do you mean?"

Wang Chen smiled and said, "I think Li Zili must be a smart man who knows how to choose."

After a pause, Wang Chen continued, "However, Qing'an County is no longer a place to live for a long time. We must be prepared to migrate."

Ye Xiangming was shocked: "Where are we migrating to?"

Wang Chen replied: "Yunze Mansion!"
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