But with the change of the situation, the three prefectures on the north bank of the Yellow River suddenly became very important.

When Wan Ji handed over the three palaces together to Chen Zilong, considering the location and safety issues, the latter moved the capital from Anyang to Muye.

Muye faces the Yellow River, which is across from Bianjing, so you can know the situation in Henan at any time. Moreover, Muye is located on a plain and has extremely convenient transportation.

The Yangwu City in Makino's territory is solid and is the most powerful city in Weihui Mansion, which is also very important for the chaotic Weihui Mansion.

When Chen Zilong moved the center of the three palaces here, Qin Shiyi's status also rose, from a marginal figure to the second-ranked figure among the three palaces after Chen Zilong.

Chen Zilong came to Wei Hui, and lacked capable political talents around him, and he also relied heavily on Qin Shiyi.

Qin Shiyi consciously surrendered to others, worked diligently, respectful and humble, and gradually won the respect of other officials. After hearing Chen Zilong summoned him, he hurried over.

Seeing Chen Zilong's angry look, Qin Shiyi felt a little strange and asked the people around him that they knew the whole story. Qin Shiyi pondered for a moment and asked, "Mr. Chen, I don't know how many soldiers Wan Futai plans to ask us to recruit!"

Chen Zilong said depressedly: "At least three battalions! There are about 5,000 soldiers in the three prefectures, more than 6,000 soldiers in the Huaiqing Prefecture, and less than 3,000 soldiers in the Weihui Prefecture. Now there are 1,500 cavalrymen of Sun Xuan. This is a total of 1,500. If the three battalions are to be recruited, it will be more than 25,000. The three prefectures are poor, and it is easy to find people. The military pay does not have to be paid too high, but food is a big problem."

Qin Shiyi's face changed slightly. The wars in the three palaces continued, and thieves were rampant. It was the limit to support the existing more than 10,000 soldiers, so how could there be excess food to support more soldiers?

But now the Qing army has entered Henan. Once it is allowed to occupy Luoyang, the three prefectures in Hebei can be attacked by the Qing army at any time. This is about 10,000 yuan. Why is it urgent to expand the recruitment of soldiers in the three prefectures!

Qin Shiyi thought in his heart that he had been an official of the Ming Dynasty, an officer of the trespassing army, and now he serves under Zhou Xian. If the general situation is with the Manchu side, it doesn't matter if he finally becomes an official of the Qing army.

However, since he was a child, he had studied the books of sages and the concept of distinction between Chinese and foreigners was deeply rooted. If he really wanted to become an official in the Qing Dynasty, Qin Shiyi was still a little embarrassed. He would never do that even if he had to do so.

Qin Shiyi thought for a while and said to Chen Zilong: "Sir, please ask. If there is any trouble in the three prefectures, will General Zhou or Wan Futai send reinforcements?"

Chen Zilong was stunned for a moment, "Of course."

Qin Shiyi said: "Since that's the case, the purpose of Wanfutai is to recruit more soldiers should be to guard the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive. In this case, why not replace soldiers with local tyrants? Wei Hui, Zhangde and Huaiqing's people are brave in customs, have the style of practicing martial arts, and value the local feelings, and have the desire to protect the land together. If Lord Chen gives the order, let all localities recruit local tyrants themselves. They work in their spare time, train in peacetime, and serve as soldiers in wartime. In this way, food consumption will be sharply reduced, and the things that Wanfutai will be told to complete."

Chen Zilong was silent for a moment, nodded gently and said, "This is feasible. Although the village heroes do not have a battle formation and cannot be used to attack, there is not much difference when defending the city. Moreover, the village heroes are all local people, and guarding the village family is more responsible."

As he said that, Chen Zilong suddenly smiled, "Mr. Qin, you have helped me a lot!"

Qin Shiyi hurriedly bowed and said, "This is what the officials should do."

At this time, a middle-aged man walked into the lobby wearing armor. His name was Ma Yuanji, and he was the local garrison and the commander of the three thousand soldiers of Weihui Mansion.

He walked in and bowed to Qin Shiyi, then bowed to Chen Zilong and said, "Sir, it's too late in the future."

Chen Zilong waved his hand, "No problem, sit down! I'll call you to come here, I have something to tell you."

Chen Zilong paused and continued: "Although it's a little late now, if you plant grains and millet, you can still harvest some of them in the spring of the next year. There are still some stored grains in the treasury, and Wanfutai sent 20,000 stones of grain from Shandong. Now the Qin magistrate has solved the problem of recruiting soldiers. There is no need for this food for the time being, so lend them to the people for seeds! Qin magistrate, I will leave this matter to you to do, and encourage the people to replant the existing wasteland."

Qin Shiyi nodded, but there was some concern on his face. "Sir, the officials will do their best to do this. But the problem is that the people currently have little surplus grain in their hands. If the grain is sent to them, they may eat it directly. Moreover, bandits in Weihui are rampant, and they are the ones who farm this year. The bandits will come to rob them next year, and they will still go hungry in the end. If these two problems cannot be solved, this matter may be difficult to achieve."

Chen Zilong said: "I have also considered this matter. After all, it is short of food. I will borrow some food from the wealthy families in the three prefectures in the name of the government, and at the same time I will send someone to Daming Mansion as soon as possible to ask Yan Yingyuan to borrow some food for us. Although it will not be too much, it can save some suffering people. Prefect Qin, if you do your best, I will support you with all my strength. As for those bandits...

Chen Zilong turned to Ma Yuanji, "Ma garrison, and the matter of suppressing bandits should be put on the agenda. The three thousand soldiers under your command have almost been trained. Sun Xuan brought another thousand cavalry here at this moment. With him as the main general, you should cooperate with him with all your strength. With him, you must suppress all the bandits in the territory of the three prefectures within three months. The officials of Zhangde and Huaiqing and the garrisons of the two prefectures assist you, but because they shoulder the defensive tasks, you will still be the main one."

Ma Yuanji frowned, "Mr. Chen, there are only three thousand soldiers in Weihui's territory. I'm afraid this force is... and it seems to be a bit... in three months..."

Chen Zilong said: "Three thousand soldiers, you leave 500 guarding Yangwu City, and all the others can be taken away. Although there are many bandits in the three palaces, they have rarely cooperated with each other before and have not yet formed a large force that can compete with the government. Moreover, among them, except for a few, the others were good people before. When they went out to suppress the attack, they should take the attack as the best and the camp as the best. For the bandit leader who voluntarily abandoned his weapons and surrendered, they can not only spare their lives, properly resettle their subordinates, but also grant them official positions. Those who resist stubbornly and refuse to surrender will be punished after the suppression and pacification, and the rest will be punished according to the crime."
Chapter completed!