"Oh, that's right..." Qin Yin nodded.

Lin Muyu smiled faintly: "Zhang Han, Your Highness the Empress is the lord of the Qin Dynasty. Who should she use as a soldier? Do you still need to obey his opinions? Can you fight for Your Highness the battlefield? Isn't it the greatest honor for every adult man in the empire? You might as well bring all your people into the city. I want to ask them personally whether they are willing to serve Your Highness the Empress."

Zhang Han was stunned: "You are..."

Wei Qiu said coldly: "He is His Highness, King of Qin."

Zhang Han hurriedly knelt down: "I am looking for His Highness to the King of Qin... I just feel that... I should ask the soldiers for their own ideas, and I have no other intentions. I would like to ask your highness to grant me."

Lin Muyu waved his hand and said, "I know it's not easy for you to recruit troops by yourself, so I won't force you. So that's it. All the princes in Lingkong Province will gather together to form a garrison army in Lingkong Province. The princes will also promote military ranks and positions based on the troops they have recruited, so that you can still bring the troops they have recruited to serve the empire. How about this?"

Zhang Han nodded repeatedly: "I am willing to obey the arrangements of Your Highness and the Empress."

Lin Muyu glanced at him, and the other princes knelt down one after another, shouting: "We are willing to accept the arrangements of Your Highness."

"That's good."

Lin Muyu looked at Wei Qiu and signaled: "Then the matter of preparing the garrison army in the air will be left to Duke Wei. Duke Wei will also serve as the temporary commander of this newly formed legion. As for the Longtan Camp, I will take it personally."

Wei Qiu nodded and smiled: "Yes, Your Highness."

Now that Qin Yin is back, Lin Muyu can finally get his hands on the leadership of the new army, and it is very appropriate to send Wei Qiu to be the commander of this new army. Wei Qiu is a famous general of the empire and has many successful battle examples. In terms of prestige and ability to lead troops, he is one of the few in the empire. He can convince the public and has the ability to govern a new army.

Tang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Let's wait here for a few more days. According to this situation, there will definitely be many princes coming from all over the province within three days."

"Yeah." Qin Yin nodded and smiled.

Xu Jiantao said, "These bastards... don't see anyone on weekdays, but they all appear when they seek merit and reward me."

Zeng Yifan laughed: "The prefects of various prefectures and counties have always had no military power. This time, I took advantage of the opportunity of the imperial edict and wanted to make more contributions and think about my future. This is actually a common practice."

Su Yu also nodded and said, "Well, that's right, that's it."

Lin Muyu sat down slowly and said with a cold look: "As long as these people do not cause trouble, everything is easy to say. Wei Qiu must appease the good people's hearts. These princes each have different thoughts. You must shock them while winning the good people's hearts. We now have 400,000 enemies from the Tianji Empire, and there must be no more trouble in the rear."

"Yes, your highness, and my subordinates understand." Wei Qiu smiled with a fist: "Then, my subordinates will take the guard camp outside the city to appease the princes in various places and arrange camps and food for them."

"Well, go ahead and be safe."

"yes."

...

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the princes of the various places in the Lingkong provinces and even the Lingnan provinces, and the princes of the Mingshan province rushed to Linghan City after hearing the news. There was a huge camp outside the city. Although most of them were new recruits, there were at least forty princes and tens of thousands of troops, which made Wei Qiu very happy. After one bloody battle after another, the Longdan Camp had only 13,000 troops left, but in the blink of an eye, so many new recruits came, and the opportunity to replenish the troops was here.

In the conference hall, everyone was drinking afternoon tea.

"How many troops are there in total?" Lin Muyu looked at the list and asked.

Wei Qiu said happily: "So far, there are more than 74,000 people, and there are probably tens of thousands of people on the road."

Zeng Yifan smiled: "Congratulations to Duke Wei, this garrison army is about to exceed 100,000 as soon as it was established. Speaking of which, it is already the first army of the empire in terms of number of people."

Wei Qiu said helplessly: "Why should you make fun of me by Mr. Fan? The combat power of this 100,000 army is probably less than that of the 100,000 Longtian Camp infantry and cavalry."

At this time, a civil servant walked in, holding a heavy booklet in his hand, and said, "Jiang Chong, the Minister of Revenue, kowtowed to His Highness Yin."

"Speak flat, tell me."

"Yes." Jiang Chong put the list on the table, and opened the first page with his hands tremblingly, saying: "The Ministry of Revenue has roughly counted it. Last year, there were 5 million households in Lingkong Province. According to the eight households per household, the total population is 40 million. We started counting the number of households today, and there are only more than 3.3 million households. When the Black Stone Bandits arrived, many civilians were killed, captured, or hid in the deep mountains and forests. Nearly half of the population was lost. The princes in various places forced to conquer the people, and the people were suffering. The current Lingkong Province is in ruins and the farmland is deserted. Please govern the country with kindness and forgive the tax donations of Lingkong Province for three years."

Qin Yin was surprised and gently touched Tang Xiaoxi's hand and asked her for help. After all, Qin Yin had left the Broken Ding Realm for too long and did not understand many things, so she could not make a decision.

Tang Xiaoxi stood up and said, "His Highness the Empress has an order to reduce and exempt all people from the annual taxes of the people in the province from the sky, and increase the reward for land reclamation. For each acre of land reclamation, five silver coins will be rewarded, and the government will be given by local governments on their own. The Ministry of Personnel will strictly investigate corruption. If there is any embezzlement and hiding the government's money, more than 10,000 gold coins will be killed, more than 2,000 gold coins will be exiled, more than 500 gold coins will be deposed, and less than 500 gold coins will be whipped by one hundred. The Ministry of Personnel will record all my words, issue the decree directly, and implement it immediately."

"Yes, Princess Xi."

Tang Xiaoxi lowered her head and smiled in Qin Yin's ear: "Is this good, is it appropriate?"

Qin Yin also nodded and smiled: "It's just my wish."

...

Two days later, the Cang Yan Army and the last remaining soldiers of the Haishan Army also plundered the fishermen's ships and fled to the East China Sea. Xuzi Port was deserted, and the Imperial Navy was almost wiped out and could not chase and could only let them escape. In the past two days, as everyone expected, the garrison troops in the sky had expanded to 100,000.
Chapter completed!