I really just want to lose my fortune

These are all living lives!

"What the hell is going on!" Liu Bowen gritted his teeth.

"In the final analysis, there is still a shortage of manpower..." Huang Chang gritted his teeth and said, "In the past, the Japanese pirates would not have mobilized in this kind of thunderstorm weather. Their harassment this time is very unreasonable, and the village they went to is not a village they often go to. Mr. Jia Unexpected and normal."

"Also, the construction period of the village is insufficient, and the fortifications are insufficient..."

"Unreasonable harassment." Liu Bowen understood after a little thought: "Damn it, where did the prince's five hundred cavalry patrol all the time?"

"I don't know many things either." Qin Ge said with a serious face.

Although many people died, he had to help Jia Xu get around.

In the final analysis, my background is too shallow, and Jia Xu can only do this if he wants to grab time.

Qin Ge felt that Jia Xu's strategy should not only be as simple as uniting them, but must have other deep meanings and follow-ups.

No wonder he didn't want to tell me at first, because he was afraid that I wouldn't let him...

Qin Ge thought about it carefully, if I knew it from the beginning, would I agree with him to do this?

I'm afraid... I will soften my heart.

"I have a patrol charter here." Yang Yanqi took out a booklet and handed it to Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen looked at it and quickly understood what was going on.

"The Japanese pirates have never dared to harass because the prince's army is here. They haven't looted for a long time, and they must have endured it. The prince's army finally left. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them, even if it is a rainy day. They will also take risks. As for them not going to places that are often harassed... They know that there are soldiers patrolling, and in those villages that are not easy to attack, many young and strong people have arrived at the fortress, resulting in insufficient defense forces, giving them an opportunity to take advantage of .”

Chapter 196 Free Soldiers

"They are so thorough? It's never been done before." Huang Chang tremblingly said.

"Because there was no prince's army in the past, the harassment of small groups has never stopped." Liu Bowen explained: "I waited for the defense force to be sufficient, and they can only wait for the opportunity. Even if they are idle and have nothing to do at this time, they will Investigate more about the situation in those villages."

"In the past, Japanese pirates never went to the deep mountains, because they knew that the people in the mountains were tough, poor, and thankless."

"However, it's different now. One is that the defense of the village has weakened, and the other is that they have no choice but to do this." Liu Bowen gritted his teeth: "Damn it, I should have found out!"

This is where Jia Xu plotted against Liu Bowen. One afternoon's work was not long at all, and there was no military patrol record on the handover, and Liu Bowen was exhausted due to lack of information.

If the counselor does not have enough information and relies entirely on brain supplementation, then it is impossible to achieve perfection.

In order to be perfect, there must be enough manpower, and Qin Ge's manpower is also insufficient.

"My lord, I am incompetent, I apologize..." Jia Xu continued.

"Sigh... It's not Wen He's fault, it's because the king doesn't have enough soldiers." Qin Ge quickly helped Jia Xu and Huang Chang up: "If there are no two, I'm afraid the loss will be even greater."

"The imperial court asked me to go to the shipyard to supervise the work, and it also limited the time. As long as I go, the Japanese pirates will harass me, alas..."

Liu Bowen clenched his fists, damn it.

If I were more cautious, I would leave two hundred more cavalry...

Because of Qin Ge's reputation, Liu Bowen never thought that this incident was intentional. This is the benefit of reputation.

However, Qin Ge did not know about it before, and his performance now is impeccable.

"Take me to see those victims." Qin Ge said sadly, "I didn't protect them well, it's my negligence."

…………

Soon, Qin Ge and others came to the fortress with a heavy heart.

Those corpses are still here, waiting to be transported back to the village, where the fallen leaves return to their roots.

The eyes of those tribesmen and Han people were filled with the flames of grief and hatred.

They have only one idea now, kill the Japanese pirates, kill the Japanese pirates, kill the Japanese pirates!

Half of the fortress was destroyed and so many people died. Is the imperial court still willing to allocate funds to build the port?

It used to be that as long as the court did something wrong, if it couldn't do well, it would just give up!

Japanese pirates not only killed their people, but also blocked their way of making money.

Seeing Qin Ge's team arrive, many people stopped what they were busy with and gathered spontaneously.

"Everyone, this king is Zhao Wang Qin Ge."

Qin Ge said.

He carried out a simple disguise, coupled with the change in voice, and the reason of the distance, these people could not recognize Qin Ge as the previous Qin Wen.

"Before this king came, I thought a lot about what to say, but now I can't say it."

Qin Ge looked at the corpses all over the place, they were all masterpieces of Japanese pirates...

Jia Xu?

Qin Ge had instinctively ignored it.

He dare not think about Jia Xu now, he knows who the real enemy is.

"Actually, I won't be here for long, and I won't be able to protect you forever." Qin Ge clutched his chest: "Jiaozhou's taxes are too small to support too many soldiers, and the imperial court can't always protect you." Station [-] more troops in Nanhai County."

"However, you can't blame you for the low tax. No matter how much the tax is, the imperial court should protect your safety."

"It's a pity that the imperial court failed to do it. It is the imperial court who is sorry for you."

"All the combatants this time can enjoy the pension of the imperial court's regular army."

"The matter of building cities and ports for you is still valid." Jia Xu interjected.

Qin Ge took a look at Jia Xu, and Jia Xu whispered: "This is what we should do and what I owe them. I will follow up on this matter to the end. Even if I am exhausted, I will repair this port." stand up!"

Qin Ge nodded.

Liu Bowen thought to himself, this Jia Xu knows how to sacrifice meritorious deeds.

call……

Although it seems that Jia Xu cannot be blamed for the whole incident, it is natural for normal people to neglect their duties for such a big matter, but after all, if they make a mistake, it is a mistake, and they still have to pay for the mistake.

Mistakes cannot be attributed to lack of ability.

"It's not that the imperial court is sorry for us..." One of the young men stood up, his eyes seemed to burst into flames: "It's those Japanese pirates who think that we are weak and can be bullied! King Zhao, I am going to join the army, and I will fight to the death with the Japanese pirates!" Already!"

In the past, the Japanese pirates always harassed the periphery and did not enter the mountains to harass. Now they also feel the pain of being harassed by the Japanese pirates.

The most important thing is that these people are much more fierce than the domesticated people on the periphery, and they all believe in tit for tat.

"Yes, I'm going to join the army and fight with them!"

"What kind of bastards are Japanese pirates, give me a knife, and I will kill them all!"

"Where are those pirates' lairs?"

"That's right, find their lair and kill all the Japanese!"

They already knew that their village was also robbed by Japanese pirates, and now these people can no longer control themselves.

"My lord understands your feelings." Qin Ge sighed, "However, the imperial conscript quota is limited, even if you want to take revenge, it will be even more difficult."

"That's not the case." Jia Xu said: "The disadvantage of the defense of the fort this time has been exposed, that is, everyone does not have a unified command, and they fight on their own. Otherwise, if they rely on favorable terrain, they will not be taken advantage of by Japanese pirates at all."

"If you are really willing to kill the Japanese, why don't you spontaneously form a township brave to fight the Japanese pirates to the end! I will arrange manpower to train you, and the food consumed by the training will be used by the imperial court!"

"Although there is no way to pay everyone in the army, if someone dies in battle, they will be compensated with pensions from the regular army."

A few people wanted to pay pensions, but they wanted to kill the enemy, but they were stopped by the village chief or elders.

"King Zhao, does this count?" an old man asked.

"Arithmetic." Qin Ge nodded.

This is equivalent to adding a group of free soldiers without spending military pay.

However, they couldn't be counted as Qin Ge's soldiers, they just stood together spontaneously, unanimously speaking.

It takes a lot of tricks to subdue them.

For example, tie them up with grain.

"Okay, that's it." The old man knocked on his walking stick and shouted.

"Everyone, don't worry, this king will definitely step up his patrols this time to kill more Japanese pirates." Qin Ge said loudly: "I, Qin Ge, swear here that I will not wipe out all the Japanese pirates, and I will not be a human being!"

"Thank you, my lord, willing to avenge us..." The old man bowed and saluted.

"Thank you, my lord, willing to avenge us!"

As the voices of those tribes became more and more uniform, Jia Xu's hanging heart was also relieved.

With so many dead, the benefits are only just beginning.

Let me force the court!

Chapter 197 Limitations of the Times

After appeasing the people, Qin Ge and the others returned to Prince Zhao's Mansion.

Qin Ge first met Jia Xu alone to see what Jia Xu wanted to do.

Everyone is dead, and Qin Ge can't interfere with this scheme.

There were only Qin Ge and Jia Xu in the room, and Qin Ge didn't let anyone else in.

"My lord, I must have seen my plan. If you want to punish, Wen He will follow." Jia Xu sat there and said calmly.

"Well... everything that happened has already happened, so why punish?" Qin Ge helplessly rubbed his temples: "It's just that next time you do something like this, can you tell me in advance, I'm not mentally prepared at all."

"If the prince knows, this matter will not be easy." Jia Xu said: "Now the tribe has begun to unite, and they have a common enemy."

"Also, before I waited to build cities and ports for them, it was all my own family's words, and the court didn't take it seriously."

"Moreover, judging by the hostile forces of the prince in the court, not only will they not agree, but they will even obstruct it."

"That's right." Qin Ge frowned slightly: "Wen He didn't take this matter seriously from the beginning? This king has already thought about it, and the uncle will definitely help. It's not a big deal, so it shouldn't be impossible, right? "

"My lord, don't underestimate Wu Meiniang's influence. This is Jiaozhou, and when you come to Jiaozhou, you have to deal with Wu Meiniang's influence on the road." Jia Xu said, "I never thought that this would be possible."

"If you don't have faith, you can't stand. If the prince wants to gain a firm foothold in Jiaozhou and subdue the tribe, this city and port are absolutely necessary."

"Originally, I wanted to give them a fortress and a port to perfunctory, but since the prince wants to hide his clumsiness and make mistakes, then I will work hard in this direction."

Jia Xu also recognized Liu Bowen's overall view, and by the way revised his original strategy again.

Previously, Jia Xu wanted to credit Qin Ge for uniting the tribe, but since Liu Bowen was afraid that Qin Ge would suffer losses in Chang'an, there was no harm in changing it.

"How to say?" Qin Ge asked.

"Now the tribes are agitated because they were looted by Japanese pirates! Not only did the prince fail to unite the tribes, but he almost turned them against the court." Jia Xu smiled and said, "Didn't the prince want to make mistakes before? Now we know that they are being appeased." It has come down, but the imperial court doesn’t know, as long as it adds fuel to the story, saying that the prince messed up, and the tribes he made are about to lose control, the imperial court will have to allocate funds.”

"The current imperial court can't bear this kind of tribal rebellion. Your Majesty has to think about which one will cost more money to build a city and build a peaceful rebellion."

"But..." Qin Ge frowned slightly: "What if the court gets to the bottom of this matter?"

"This is my second plan to use Liu Bowen to build momentum." Jia Xu stretched out two fingers: "The current focus of the imperial court is definitely not on the tribe, and there is no intention to investigate carefully."

"Okay, it's not justified if the prince doesn't punish me, so let me think behind closed doors for half a month."

"You, do you just want to rest?" Qin Ge said helplessly.

"Ha, how come?"

…………

Three days later, Chang'an, the Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Study Room.

"Qin Ge has been in Jiaozhou recently, and he has been making a lot of trouble." Qin Wenkui drank his tea and silently looked at the letter Qin Ge sent back: "What is he trying to do this time? Could it be that he wants to find out the list and goods of the sea?"

Xun Yu, eldest grandson Wuji, and two great scholars are all in the imperial study, which shows that Qin Wenkui attaches great importance to this matter.

The list of going to sea and the merchants to be brought are all determined in the past two years.

When natural disasters began to occur frequently, if these aristocratic families did not contribute a lot of money and food, there would be problems at that time. This is why Qin Wenkui was willing to delegate power to Wu Meiniang, because at that time she could get money and food, and the real power was still in Qin Wenkui's hands. hands.

"Based on King Zhao's previous behavior, it is really possible." Xun Yu responded: "Before, King Zhao Xingyang and Handan and his party made it clear that they wanted to fight against the aristocratic family, even if they went to Zhao'an. Go ask some aristocratic families and courts for help."

"However, no one can completely leave the help of the aristocratic family, otherwise, the local government will not be able to manage it at all. Only relying on the officials of the imperial court will not be able to quench the thirst of the near water, nor can it achieve complete control."

"King Zhao's move is tantamount to setting himself on fire."