During this period, Qian Yuan fully demonstrated his organizational ability that he had trained over the past ten years. Almost all people in the city who could still move hands and feet were mobilized, and even women and children who could not do anything could at least boil water.

Qian Yuan did some private work, and nearly a hundred men and women in the more than 50 families gathered together to dig a ditch that was not deep but very wide. Later, Qian Yuan put it in a private kiln to burn the fire.

Standing not far from the west city gate, Qian Yuan turned around and looked at the east city gate, and most of the troops were arranged on that side.

To be honest, Lu Bin’s choice cannot be wrong. The East City Gate is indeed the most dangerous and the most likely breakthrough for Japanese pirates. There is an open area near the city gate. Once Japanese pirates enter the city, they can quickly expand their troops.

Qian Yuan sighed. If he was not wrong, it would be safe to hold on tonight, but the question is whether he could get through tonight.

"Put it inside, spread it all out!" Yang Wen was loudly directing the hundreds of people who were called, "The clothes should be laid at the bottom, and they should not be placed directly at the bottom of the ditch."

"There are all the wooden boards on the ditch over there!"

"Where is the oil?... pour it, don't pour it into the ditch, just pour it on the edge of the ditch, right!"

Tang Shunzhi looked at this scene in a daze, but after enduring it, he couldn't help it, and asked in a low voice: "What are you doing?"

Qian Yuan, who was touching and calculating in his mind, did not hear the question, and was still estimating whether his arrangement could work. Although reason told him that it should be fine and that he should believe in science, he still couldn't help but feel upset.

After gritting his teeth, Qian Yuan waved to Yang Wen, took out the map he made, drew a circle with his hand, "It's all broken."

"All of them were removed?"

"Well, you take someone to do it and tell them to go to Xiang's house the next day to receive the money." Qian Yuan could not guarantee that his plan would be successful and he had to take some possible remedial measures.

After thinking about it again and again, inspecting the nearby area again and again, and even conducting a small-scale exercise, Qian Yuan calmed down.

Tang Shunyi sat on the steps outside a courtyard, pointed to his side, "Sit down."

"Thank you for your hard work in Jingchuan." Qian Yuan smiled and sat down, "You are so lucky this time, but you have helped a lot."

It did help a lot. Qian Yuan used the city to wash the city and threatened the wealthy families in the city to send out the silver army. With Tang Shunzhi, those guys immediately bowed their heads, and several of them even handed over the keys to the silver warehouse.

In fact, Tang Shunzhi is a guy who knows how to chat. He doesn't like Qian Yuan, a junior who doesn't like him, is surprisingly less talkative, but at such a tense moment, he is very talkative.

"Actually, I have heard of you in Nanjing. Tan Zili jumped and cursed her in the city and became a joke." Tang Shunzhi glanced at Qian Yuan who was smiling dryly, "I originally thought you were scheming, but I didn't expect you to have the ability to manage the government."

"Mr. Jingchuan has been awarded."

"I never surpass praise." Tang Shunzhi's voice changed, "Mr. Zhenchuan praised you for your integrity..."

"I have no integrity." Qian Yuan interrupted simply and looked at the old man who was constantly pounding in the corners of his eyes, and then said: "As early last year, I was going to move my family to Hangzhou and even Huizhou and Nanjing. I was originally planning to leave after Jiaxing and his party this time."

Unlike Sun Chengen, who Qian Yuan despises Sun Yuan vaguely despises him, he has respect for Tang Shunzhi. This old man... Well, in fact, Tang Shunzhi is more than thirty years old, but he looks a little older.

Not to mention that he suppressed the city's wealthy family, Tang Shunzhi personally fought with a gun and crossed his sword, fought bloody battles on the city several times, and suffered three injuries, which was enough to win Qian Yuan's respect.

"Tonight is the last chance for the Japanese pirates, and it is also the most dangerous night in Chongde County. Can you live to see the sun tomorrow morning... no one knows." Qian Yuan grinned, "So, I don't want to lie."

Tang Shunzhi smiled, he could feel the other party's openness.

"I don't want to live so tired. I want to live well, take a wife and two concubines, and then walk around and take a look... I wrote a travel note to pass on future generations."

Tang Shunzhi looked at Qian Yuan with regret. As a senior in the imperial examination who once refused to enter the Hanlin Academy and entered the sixth department after high school, he knew very well that this young man had superb political methods.

"I have no obsession with becoming an official and making achievements, and I have no intention of serving the court..."

Qian Yuan's eyes gradually became firmer from looseness, "But this world won't let me live well..."

"What can I do..."

Tang Shunzhi vaguely remembered that he heard Lu Shude mention two days ago that Qian Yuan and his father and brother died, and there were only his mother, sister-in-law and younger sister in the family.

"After this battle, move your family to Hangzhou or Nanjing." Tang Shunzhi comforted softly: "Now the party struggles in the court are fierce, so it's better not to enter the officialdom for the time being."

"The party struggles fiercely?" Qian Yuan said casually: "Do you Jingchuan Duke meant Yan Fenyi?"

"As the chief minister, I just want to be charmed."

Tang Shunzhi briefly pointed out the greatest anger of Shi Lin towards Yan Song, and it was the most hateful thing to occupy the pit and not poop.

"It may not be necessary. In the Gengxu Rebellion, Yanfen should not allow the defenders to go out of the city to pursue him. Is it wrong?" Qian Yuan sneered and said, "Once the army is defeated and the capital falls, will Zhao Dazhou jump out and take responsibility?"

Tang Shunzhi was speechless immediately. Zhao Dazhou was Zhao Zhenji who insisted on leaving the city to pursue Altan during the Gengxu Rebellion.

"Being brave enough to do things may not be a good thing." Qian Yuan smiled and said, "Peng An, Tu Dashan's repeated defeats are proof."

Tang Shunzhi still had nothing to say. He knew very well that the power distribution in the court was distributed. Now Yan Song could not say that he could cover the sky. At least in the southeast, Jiajing trusted more the second assistant to the cabinet. Peng An and Tu Dashan were both Xu Jie in the same year, and they were recommended by him to get the upper hand.

At this time, Zhang San, who was guarding the side, jumped up suddenly, stared at the far east city gate and whispered: "The Japanese pirates are really here!"

Looking at the torches that suddenly lit up on the top of the city, Qian Yuan turned around and asked with a smile: "Mr. Jingchuan, it is said that you compare your juniors with Yan Donglou?"

"No," Tang Shunzhi snorted, "It's all because of cleverness, money is used to control people, and love the right way, and is used to taking different swords and taking different directions."

"Mr. Jingchuan is really too arrogant to be able to compare with Xiaoge Lao." Qian Yuan thought in his heart that he would be calm whenever he was in a big situation.

Tang Shunzhi was speechless. Do you think I was praising you?

After a moment of silence, Qian Yuan suddenly said: "After this battle, I will find an opportunity to send my family to Hangzhou or Huizhou, and then... I will stay."

Tang Shunzhi's eyes were full of surprise, "Why don't you leave?"

"Don't leave." Qian Yuan raised his feet and stomped, "It's too cold to the north, too tide to the south, and too chaotic to the west. From the southeast coast to the vicinity of Nanjing, the Japanese turmoil will continue. Where can I go?"

Tang Shunzhi reached out and patted Qian Yuan on the shoulder hard. This was a stubborn little guy.

The fighting sounds that could be heard were getting louder and louder. Qian Yuan stood up, habitually patted the dust on his butt, and took a deep breath.
Chapter completed!