mousepad-d2 Chapter 6 Conscription
Chapter 6 Conscription
Emperor Qingmin ascended the throne at the age of 19, and his achievements in the first ten years were mediocre.
From the 33rd year of Qingyuan, the harem was expanded three times, and the concubine concubine once every three years was changed to once a year. In the 41st year of Qingyuan, there were two drafts in succession, and the harem was overcrowded.In the 35th year of Qingyuan, the 37th year of Qingyuan, the 40th year of Qingyuan, and the 43rd year of Qingyuan, it owned half of the harem and led [-] elite soldiers to play among the people.Everywhere they went, palaces were built, laboring the people and wasting money. The officials and nobles sought the favor of the people and the anointing of the people.
In the 40th year of Qingyuan, 10 nomadic Gezhen tribe invaded, and the Changsheng General Qin Yue led 15 troops to attack the enemy.Weapons, food and grass were all used by corrupt officials as good ones, and the swords and halberds were broken when they met the enemy. They were defeated in the first battle, with [-] casualties.The treasury is empty, food and grass are not received, and nearly [-] frontier troops are fighting hard.
In the 43rd year of Qingyuan, there were only [-] frontier troops left, the emperor played games in the world, and the imperial treasury was empty.The troops stationed at the frontier ate grass to survive.General Changsheng joined forces with King Li of the Northwest and King Huai of the Southwest to defeat the Gezhen clan by surprise.In the same year, the two kings and one general rebelled and supported King Huai as king.He led [-] frontier troops, [-] northwest troops, and [-] southwest troops to station in the north and south.
In the 45th year of Qingyuan, the emperor sent 20 troops to attack the rebel army. The two sides fought. King Li broke his promise and attacked the frontier army in Qizhou. General Changsheng fell off the cliff, and King Huai retreated to Feiyun Pass to occupy the south.
Luochengyi Palace
Duke Huai put down the secret report, and asked the gray-haired middle-aged man on the opposite side,
"Mr. Shepherd, can this battle be won?"
Shepherd Yin stroked his beard with a smile, "Your Excellency is asking if you can tell Vice General Li about that?"
Duke Huai sighed and looked towards the east, "That's the only thing he asked me for in this life!"
Shepherd Yin took out a plum-blossom dart from his bosom, "All of this requires the general's will."
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"Hey, have you heard? The imperial court is going to conscript again, and the age has dropped to sixteen." A servant with an ax said.conscription? 16 years old?Qin Yuewen suppressed the panic in his heart, shook the water, and listened with his ears up.
"What, another conscript?" Another servant who collected firewood stopped, "My brother was expropriated the year before last, and there is no news about it. If I leave too, what will my brother and mother do?" His voice was a little choked up.
"It's okay, we're not strict here, don't I have a few brothers under me? Just pay some money to... and your name will be scratched." Pointing at the axe.Qin Yuewen frowned.
"But... how much does it cost?" The younger one was full of worry. The salary of Lin Yuan's family was not high, and it was only one or two or thirty copper coins for a year. The family was struggling. How come you have spare money left?
"How much? It's not enough to sell you!" The head manager suddenly appeared, waved the stick in his hand, and hit the two of them fiercely, "When I'm not here, you are lazy, and you don't want the wages, right?"
The two servants didn't dare to hide, they stood there and were beaten by the chief manager, and they didn't dare to utter a sound when they hurt.Seeing this, Qin Yuewen lowered his head and speeded up his work.
When the chief manager had finished fighting, he left leisurely, and when he passed by Qin Yuewen, he asked him to pick up slop.Qin Yuewen pursed his lips and answered "Yes".The chief executive smiled complacently.
Qin Yuewen has a handsome appearance, although he is not fully grown, he is considered to be of the upper-middle class among a group of rough envoys.The chief manager took good care of the boy, and hinted at him again and again, but Qin Yuewen ambiguously passed them by.The chief manager held a grudge and often arranged dirty and tiring work to make things difficult for him.Qin Yuewen endured it silently, his family background did not allow him not to bow his head.Qin Yuewen didn't tell his brother about this, for fear that he would be worried, let alone Cheng Guang.
After work, Qin Yuewen went to inquire about the corvee again.
The three members of the Qin family gathered around the table, and no one moved their chopsticks.Ten taels of silver was an astronomical sum for them.
Qin Yuewen is a part-time worker, and his wages are only eight coins. He wanted to marry someone who could take care of him so that he could work as a long-term worker, but unfortunately, he married Yuan Guang. Not only did he spend all the savings left by his parents, but he also had an extra year Opening his mouth, life is getting tighter. Basically, he drank porridge last month and boiled sweet potatoes the next month. He was not full for two months. Recently, a snake from Lang Zhongshan came to add vegetables, otherwise Cheng Guang would have to eat sweet potatoes every day.
Cheng Guang has been patronizing Lang Zhongshan for the past few days, almost forgetting that this is not a peaceful era.Each family has one person, and the only son is exempt from corvee.Qin Yueming's disability, Qin Yuewen's sixteenth, just meets the conditions.Those who are officials don't care whether his eldest brother and sister-in-law can take care of themselves.It seems that you can't just think about improving your abilities, making money is the most important thing right now.
The brothers of the Qin family are in a depressed mood. What Qin Yuewen thinks about most is his brother. If he was alone two years ago, it didn't matter whether he was a soldier or not. Now that he has a brother, he can't let him go no matter what.And Cheng Guang, although my brother said that he changed his past under his leadership, who can say that he will not change to his original appearance, thinking of Cheng Guang bullying his brother while he was away, Qin Yuewen would Fire started.
Cheng Guang was planning to make money when he saw Qin Yuewen staring at him with blazing eyes. Cheng Guang thought to himself, is this brat worried too much and his brain is broken?If Cheng Guang knew what Qin Yuewen told his brother, I believe he would confuse Qin Yueming with haha, both brothers are out of their minds.