Chapter 314 Returning in Triumph(1/2)
Chapter 314 of the most cruel bandit in the Ming Dynasty. Qin Chuan also had several wounds on his body, but they were just skin wounds. It would be fine if he cleaned the needle and bandaged some of them.
After dealing with the wound, he left the mansion where the wounded soldiers were placed and prepared to arrange the withdrawal of troops.
But as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw a large group of people waiting outside the door, including many Guandi Army, and even Liao Sanqin was there.
In addition, there is a group of people, each with fine skin and tender flesh, which does not look bitter, but rather like the masters and sons of wealthy families.
"What's wrong?" Qin Chuan asked with a frown.
"See General."
Liao Sanqin hurriedly stepped forward and said with some annoyance: "General, these people said that many of the money and grain we seized were kidnapped by Jiannu from their homes, saying that they originally belonged to them and wanted to go back."
"What?"
Qin Chuan couldn't believe his ears.
At this time, a tall man with fair skin in his thirties stepped forward a few steps and suddenly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Keep at General Qin, thank you for your help."
A group of people behind him also knelt on the ground, shouting, "Thank you for your help, General."
Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "Get up and say it."
"Thank you, General."
The tall man stood up, pointed to the big house behind Qin Chuan, and said with a sad look: "General, the villain is named Tang Mu, this is the villain's house of Tang's family. It's a pity that those Jiannu, who are worse than beasts, actually killed the twenty-three young and old of my Tang family. Even the villain's poor children died tragically under their swords."
Speaking of this, he started to cry, and a large group of people behind him also cried.
Qin Chuan didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.
After crying for a while, the man named Tang Mu wiped his nose a few times, then suddenly knelt down and said with a desolate look on his face: "General Qin, those Jiannu not only killed our tribe members, but also stole more than 3,000 stone grain and more than 8,000 taels of silver from the Tang family, as well as gold, silver jewelry, silk and satin, cattle, sheep and horses and many other belongings."
"Now, those property are in the camp. I hope that the general will return the property to the original owner for the sake of the miserable situation of my Tang family."
Qin Chuan still didn't say anything, but only turned his attention to the group of people behind Tang Mu.
Sure enough, another fat man ran out among the group of people, knelt on the ground, and cried, "General, the villain's surname is Zeng, who is from Zengjiawan thirty miles east. My Zeng family's more than 40 young and old died tragically under the Jiannu's sword. More than 4,000 stones of grain and more than 2,000 taels of silver in the family, and other wealth were all stolen by Jiannu, and they were placed in the camp. I hope the big man will return to the original owner and return the money and grain to the villain."
"General, the villain's surname is Tao, and he is a native of Dingshizhuang twenty miles north of Shanyin..."
"The villain Hu Sanhan, a native of Wulizhai, pay tribute to General Qin..."
The others also jumped out one by one, knelt on the ground and told in grief and anger how Jiannu killed their family and robbed their property.
Qin Chuan didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
Until those people finished speaking, he still didn't say anything, but silently added up the numbers reported by the other party in his heart.
There are six masters and sons in total, all of whom are rich families in various villages in the Datong Basin. According to the data they reported, the household with the most looted by Jiannu had 7,000 stones of grain and 20,000 silver, and the household with the least had 1,000 stones of grain and hundreds of silver.
These data add up to 21,000 stones of grain, 44,000 taels of silver, 500 taels of gold, gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, cattle, sheep and horses and other goods.
After calculating, Qin Chuan asked Liao Sanqin next to him: "Have you sorted out the money, grain and property in the camp?"
Liao Sanqian shook his head: "I haven't decided clearly yet, but the money and food have been almost done. It's estimated that it's about 20,000 shi, and there should be 50,000 or 60,000 silver."
"Um."
Qin Chuan nodded, then looked at Tang Mu and others.
"Well, gentry, Jiannu killed your family. Do you hate them?"
"Hate! I wish I could cut them into pieces!"
"The hatred of killing father and son is irreconcilable!"
"The villain wishes to eat Jiannu's meat, peel their skins, and suck their tendons!"
"Yeah, that's right to hate."
Qin Chuan nodded again and continued: "Qin and his brothers have killed more than 10,000 Jiannu, but the revenge has not been avenged yet. Qin swore to heaven that he would lead an iron army to siege Liaodong within seven years and avenge the revenge of the gentry and the people."
"but……"
Qin Chuan suddenly changed his tone and pointed to the large mansion behind him, which screamed incessantly, and said coldly: "There are hundreds of soldiers who are seriously injured inside. Some of them have broken legs and missing arms, and some have injured their lungs. They may not last long. There are still bodies of hundreds of soldiers who have fallen in the battle."
"The money, food and property in this camp were fought back with their lives, and they snatched it from Jiannu with the blood of all the soldiers. Why give it to you?"
"I don't care whose money and food were originally from. I only know that the soldiers exchanged their lives for their lives. They should be used to provide pensions to their families and reward the living soldiers so that they can eat and drink enough to be strong and physically, so that they can continue to charge and kill the enemy for the country."
"Tell me, why do you give it to you?"
After saying that, Qin Chuan glanced around expressionlessly.
Tang Mu and others' expressions changed drastically. Someone opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. Seeing his gaze swept, they lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at his gaze.
"Well said it!" Liao Sanqin next to him suddenly shouted loudly.
"General is mighty!"
The Guandi army around him also raised their arms and shouted.
"Go and gather all the people and Aha, and I have something to say to them."
Qin Chuan ignored the masters and sons, but explained to Liao Sanqin next to him, and then turned around and left.
"yes!"
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Not far away, Zhao Lishan, who was wrapped in thick gauze on his head, smiled at He Qizheng and Feng Shuangli next to him, "General He Shen, Captain Feng, are willing to accept the loss and give him money."
He Qizheng was a little annoyed and took out a cloth bag from his arms, poured out a few pieces of silver, weighed it carefully, and slapped it into Zhao Lishan's hand.
"Damn it, He thought General Qin was a great charity. Even if he didn't return all the money and grain to those gentry masters, he would still go out for the sake of the tragic death of their family. He didn't expect that it would be like this."
"Hehehe." Zhao Lishan just counted the silver happily.
Qin Boyang, who was standing beside him, spit out the stems of grass in his mouth: "General He Shen, don't think about it. General Qin has pulled out all the gentry and wealthy families in northwestern Shanxi. How could the meat in his mouth be spit out?"
"If he vomits it out, it won't be a big deal." Li Dingguo, who was on the other side, took over the conversation.
"Oh, a mistake, a mistake." He Qizheng patted his forehead in annoyance.
"Hehe, he's good at picking up. If you don't pick up more, how can our Guandi Army fill up three meals a day? And you can eat meat every day?"
Zhao Lishan laughed again and reached out to Feng Shuangli: "Captain Feng, it's your place."
Feng Shuangli scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhao, that... I have no money anymore. Can I be gratified for a few days?"
"His money was stuffed into the purses of the girls in Cuixianglou."
Li Dingguo, who was standing by, spoke, took out a silver bag, poured two pieces of silver, and handed it to Zhao Lishan.
"I'll give it to him first."
"Oh, how can this be done?" Zhao Lishan waved his hand quickly, "When he returns to Ningwu Pass, General Qin will give away silver to reward everyone, and they are all cashed. He will never owe him. At that time, Captain Feng will ask me to go to Cuixianglou for fun."
"Zhao President Zhao is pleased, so let's make up." Feng Shuangli bowed with embarrassment.
"Hehehe, then our brother will go together."
"One word is determined."
...
More than 10,000 captured people and more than 4,000 captured Aha were driven to the middle of the camp by the Guandi army, and then looked at Qin Chuan, who was standing in the middle of the car.
These people are basically young and strong laborers, including men and women. Many of them are military households who farm in Xuanda and plant military fields to maintain the food supply to some border troops.
There are also tenants, long-term workers, etc. from various wealthy families, who basically have no land.
There are very few self-cultivated farmers with land, and even fewer large gentry families.
Many of these people have no relatives, and some are just couples who have been caught together or children of a large size.
Qin Chuan looked around and cleared his throat.
"Well, fellow villagers, my name is Qin Chuan. I believe many of the people present have heard my name."
"Call everyone here and just say one thing."
"Now, Jiannu's main force has passed Huairen, less than a hundred miles away, so I want to take you back to Ningwu Pass to take refuge."
"After going back, I will send you to Kelanzhou, or Wuzhou, Baodezhou, Hequ, Xingxian and other places, so that you can settle down there, and divide the land for you to plant it, so that one person can be no less than four acres of land."
"These fields only charge 30% of your rent, without any additional entries, and without corvee service."
"After Jiannu left, if you have other relatives who want to take it, I will send someone to take it and reunite you with your relatives."
"If I don't want to go to the An family with me, I won't force myself. After returning to Shuozhou, I will send someone to Shuozhou."
"But after the Jiannu army arrived, Shuozhou may not be able to be defended. You must think about it."
Hearing these words, the people below were stunned.
Soon someone reacted, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Qin Chuan excitedly.
After a few breaths, most of the people present knelt down and thanked Lianlian gratefully while kowtowing.
After the scene calmed down a little, Qin Chuan looked at the group of Aha who had rat tails and was nervous.
"I know that most of you are Han people, and I know that you are just slaves of Jiannu. Don't worry, I won't kill you."
To be continued...