Li Boliang failed to escape in the end. He was dragged in front of Chen Qing by Song soldiers and collapsed on the ground in fear.
"General, there is nothing I can do. The Jurchens are too cruel. The Song people are like pigs and dogs in their eyes. I also want to protect the people, but I can't!"
When the Jin soldiers retreated, they burned, killed and looted along the way. More than 3,000 people were killed, hundreds of young women were kidnapped, and countless families were destroyed.
Chen Qing looked at him and said coldly: "If you have any blood, you will abandon your official position and leave, instead of groveling in front of the Jin people. In order to please the Jin people, you constantly betray the interests of the people. In the past nine days, you have done so many things that are harmful to the world."
Don’t you have any idea about what happened?”
"I was forced, general. The shopkeeper who sold livestock grain betrayed you, and I was the one who killed him in the end. I... I also have credit!"
Chen Qing stepped forward and looked at his fat face and said: "Do you know why I must kill you? Because I know very well that you will definitely betray me!"
Li Boliang waved his hands hurriedly, "I won't, I promise you, I will never betray the general!"
Chen Qing shook his head and his eyes became cruel, "My principle is that I would rather kill by mistake than let go. Besides... you deserve to die!"
Chen Qing stood up and waved his hand, "Push it out and kill it!"
"General, spare your life! Spare your life!"
Li Boliang was dragged out, crying all the way, and was eventually pushed to the ground by Song soldiers and his head was chopped off. His head was hung on the county government office. Still, countless people came and stoned his head, hating him to the bone.
These days, Li Boliang led a group of Han soldiers to search for young women from house to house, and gave them to the Jurchen soldiers to be raped. These women continued to be raped by the Han soldiers, and finally they were hanged and half of them jumped into wells and died.
As for harvesting countless pigs and sheep, the New Year was just over a month away. He robbed almost all the meat that the people prepared for the New Year and gave it to the Jin soldiers for squandering.
Chen Qing not only killed the county magistrate Li Boliang, but also killed the county captain Min Wu and Li Boliang's aide Du Jing. At the same time, he appointed the former Baoji chief clerk Wei Qing as the temporary county magistrate, and set up a tent to cook porridge and provide relief to the refugees who had no food due to the heavy snow.
Wei Qing was born in the Jingzhao Wei family, but he was a commoner. In the sixth year of Xuanhe, he was awarded the Jinshi title and was awarded the post of chief registrar of Baoji County. In the third year of Jianyan, Wanyan Lou's family led an army into Guanzhong and successively captured Jingzhao Mansion and Fengxiang.
Wei Qing, his wife, children and mother abandoned their official positions and fled to Linyou County, where they opened a private school to support their family.
This time it was Wei Qing who took the initiative to help Chen Qing reestablish order in the county. He had lived in Linyou County for more than a year and knew the situation in Linyou County very well.
In the county office, Wei Qing poured a cup of hot tea for Chen Qing.
"Commander, the top priority now is to solve the food and housing problems of the people, especially the refugees. The refugees living on the streets were buried in the heavy snow. Last night, more than 70 people froze to death. Many families have no food."
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Actually, the method is very simple, that is, prepare money and grain. Currently, the county warehouse has 760 shi of grain and 350 gu of copper coins. It is still far from enough. We have to raise money and grain from other channels."
"I can understand the need for food, but why do we need to raise money?" Chen Qing asked puzzledly.
"Commander, the best way to solve the problem of accommodation for refugees is to help them rent houses. In fact, many families in the county have empty rooms, but they just don't want to use them for free.
The rent is very cheap now. You can rent a house for only 50 copper coins a month. You can rent it for a year and a half with the same amount. However, most refugee families cannot afford even 50 copper coins, so they can only sleep on the streets.
The government must raise the money."
Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "The army still has more than two thousand taels of silver, which were seized from the Jin soldiers. If we raid the homes of Li Boliang and Min Wu, we can probably get several thousand more taels of silver. It should be possible."
Let’s solve the rent shortage!”
Wei Qing was overjoyed. Silver is a hard currency. One tael of silver can be exchanged for five guan. "Commander, just silver is enough!"
"But I can only give you half of the silver. I will keep half to recruit troops. But I can confiscate all the property of Li Boliang and Min Wu, including grain. The grain in Li Boliang's warehouse exceeds 500 shi. He is in the county.
There is also a small farm, and I guess there is money and food hidden there."
Wei Qing suddenly remembered something, slapped the table and said: "The commander is right. He had previously commandeered three thousand shi of grain, saying it was for the Jin soldiers, but in the end the Jin soldiers only consumed two to three hundred shi. The other grains were in
where it goes?
I asked the county officials and found that the grain in the county warehouse has never been touched, so I am sure that most of the remaining grain must have been embezzled by him and Min Wu."
Chen Qing said coldly: "As long as the food is still there, we have to dig it out even if we dig three feet into the ground!"
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The army began to take action and raided the homes of Li Boliang and Min Wu, as well as Li Boliang's farm with several hundred acres of land outside the city. Zheng Ping, the leader of the city, led 30 cavalrymen to search.
At the same time, at the gate of the county city, young men and women recruiting for the Song Army formed a long queue.
Chen Qing rode a horse to the city gate and heard Yang Yuanqing shouting from a distance: "Join our army, don't think about being a soldier and eating food and getting a salary. Our army is going to fight bloody battles with the Jin soldiers, and it is going to defend the homeland and the country, and it will be sacrificed at any time."
On the battlefield, everyone thinks clearly."
Some of the young men in line left, but most of the young men still did not leave.
At this time, a tall and strong young man clasped his fists and said: "I am Lugui, a native of Weinan County, Huazhou. I was originally a corps commander of the Jingyuan Army. After the defeat of Fuping, I fled home. Unexpectedly, my parents and wife
My son was killed by the Jin soldiers, and my house was burned to the ground. I am determined to avenge my family, and I beg the general to accept it!"
Chen Qing and Yang Yuanqing discussed this and prioritized the recruitment of new soldiers, especially the soldiers of the Western Army, who were generally well-trained and very good at fighting. Chen Qing was the battalion commander personally appointed by Zhang Jun, and he was specially given an establishment of 1,000 people.
, as long as the number of troops reaches a thousand, their room for maneuver will be much larger.
Yang Yuanqing nodded and asked, "Can you ride a horse and shoot arrows?"
"I know how to ride a horse and walk with a bow!"
It is true that most of the soldiers of the Western Army can ride horses. Yang Yuanqing pointed to the stone lock on the ground and said, "Raise it above your head with both hands, three times!"
Lu Gui stepped forward and grabbed the sixty-kilogram stone lock, shouted, and raised it high above his head three times in a row.
A sixty-pound stone lock can generally be lifted by a strong man. The main purpose here is to test whether there are any injuries on the body.
"You are hired, go and register in the tent!"
Lu Gui was overjoyed and quickly saluted with clasped fists and went to register in the big tent at the back.
At this time, Yang Yuanqing saw Chen Qing and asked Yang Hua to take his place. He walked forward with a smile, "I thought the commander was at the county government office!"
Chen Qing turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to Zhao Xiaoyi behind him, and said with a smile: "I have left all the chores to Mr. Wei County. I am still more concerned about recruiting troops. How is the situation?"
"Not bad. We have recruited more than 300 people since the morning. They are basically stragglers. Fortunately, there are so many refugees. In Linyou County alone, there are not many stragglers."
"Have you given me money to settle down?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Follow the commander's instructions, give each person three taels of silver to help them settle down."
Three taels of silver is not small money. After Jingkang, in order to flee south, wealthy businessmen were selling their properties and land and exchanging large quantities of gold and silver, causing the price of gold and silver to skyrocket. At its highest, one tael of silver could be exchanged for more than a dozen guan. Now, although there are
has declined, but one tael of silver can still be exchanged for Wu Guan Xuan and copper coins.
The paper currency Huizi issued during the Xuanhe period has become waste paper, and the iron coins issued on Shaanxi Road have also depreciated greatly. One copper coin can be exchanged for five iron coins, so many shops do not accept iron coins, but only copper coins.
Three taels of silver can be exchanged for fifteen guan of copper coins, or fifteen thousand Wen coins, which is enough for an ordinary family to live for several years. This has also been Chen Qing's philosophy all along. Only by treating his subordinates favorably can they fight with their lives in bloody battles with the enemy at critical moments.
At this time, Yang Yuanqing thought of something and said to Chen Qing: "In regard to the recruitment in the morning, several enlisted soldiers mentioned that there is an archery hall in the county. I heard that the owner is a Forbidden Army instructor who specializes in teaching archery."
Later, Zhao Xiaoyi blurted out, "Xu Shenqiang!"
"You know?" Chen Qing looked back at him.
Zhao Xiaoyi scratched his head. He did not dare to interrupt casually when the general above him spoke. He said embarrassedly: "Actually, everyone in Linyou County knows that Xu Shenqiang is the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army in Tokyo. After Jingkang, he returned to his hometown and opened an archery studio.
Yes, Liu Wu also learned the walking bow in his archery studio."
Chen Qing burst into laughter, "Instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards in Tokyo", a very deceptive name.
"What's his name?"
"It's called Xu Ning!"
Chen Qing was startled. There was a golden spear general Xu Ning in "Water Margin". Is he related to him?
However, the golden spear general Xu Ning in "Water Margin" was killed in the battle against Fang La. Could it be that Xu Ning, the golden spear general, is the prototype of the golden spear general Xu Ning?
But no matter what, if he wants to practice riding and shooting, it is best to have a famous teacher to guide him.
Chen Qing was quite interested, so he smiled slightly and said, "Then go and take a look!"
