East Factory Governor

Chapter 221 Mutiny ([-])

After listening to the old soldier Youzi's words, Lai San'er yelled angrily, "My lord is asking you something, do you have any accomplices?"

The old soldier stretched his neck and stood up with a big smile, "No more, I'm the only one! Sir, if you want to stand up, killing me alone is not enough?"

Qin Shuhuai saw that this person had a bit of backbone, so he said, "What's your name, where do you live? Who are there in the family?" When he spoke, his tone was no longer cold, but as calm as water.

Veteran Youzi said, "A real man doesn't change his name when he walks. My name is Niu Dashan. I come from Niujia Village, Tongzhou Prefecture. There is only a seventy-year-old mother in my family."

Qin Shuhuai got off the horse, straightened his clothes, and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of your old mother and make sure she has no worries about food and clothing."

After listening to Qin Shuhuai's words, veteran Youzi knew what kind of fate he would have, so he laughed, "Very good! I hope you don't break your promise."

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will never break my promise."

Then he said to the people around him, "Put it down, and you will be dealt with by military law!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, two people came up and took Niu Dashan down.Niu Dashan laughed and left.

After a while, his head was presented.

Tick, tick!
The blood kept dripping down, and the entire camp was silent, only the sound of blood falling to the ground echoed heavily in everyone's ears.

Qin Shuhuai knew that Niu Dashan was definitely not alone in the mutiny, but Niu Dashan was right, Liwei only killed him.If they track down one by one, everyone will panic, and they will become a cold killing machine in their eyes, which is not a good thing.Besides, to put it bluntly, the court is also responsible for this matter.

At this time, Zhang Yingyuan's [-] big boards were also beaten, and his buttocks were covered with blood. When he was brought back, he could only lie on the ground.

Qin Shuhuai asked Zhang Yingyuan in front of everyone, "Zhang Shoubei, the officers and soldiers in Jizhou owe their salaries for three months now, can this happen?"

Zhang Yingyuan lay on the ground and moaned, "My lord, three months in arrears is still less, and the imperial court has not paid for half a year! The officials have raised money in various ways for the sake of the brothers' livelihood, so they have paid some one after another! But at this moment, the lower official has pawned off his wife's jewelry and dowry, and indeed has no money in his hands! But the brothers don't know the truth, and think that the lower official is greedy for ink, ouch, I am wronged! Your lord can check it out carefully. If an official is greedy for half of the military salary, my lord will just cramp and skin the subordinate!"

Qin Shuhuai said, "This matter will be verified by itself. If it is as you said, the imperial court will definitely return your innocence."

After speaking, he calculated in his mind again.Soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty were paid about 10-18 taels a year, and if they owed three months, it would be about three or four taels per person.There are about 2000 people here, and it is estimated that there will be 7000 taels of silver.

Looks like there's still some blood coming out!Although Liwei is important, if the issue of salary is not resolved, these people will always have resentment in their hearts.

Fortunately, Sun Chengzong mentioned it when he was in the palace, saying that the defenders in Jizhou were fighting for pay, so he brought some bank notes when he went out.My lord, these banknotes are still part of everyone's money to congratulate Lao Tzu's wedding, so I have to distribute them to these Qiu Ba before I warm up!
He said to the crowd, "Everyone from each team should get the general manager out!"

More than a dozen generals looked at me and I looked at you, all with expressions of horror, thinking to themselves, isn't this imperial envoy starting to punish us generals for crimes?Among these generals, several are the leaders of this mutiny!
But who dares to say no at this time?Didn't you see what soldiers he had under his command?All of them are like wolves and tigers, just say that the master who jumped up to the watchtower just now, I am afraid that the whole Jizhou will not be able to find a second one.

More than a dozen generals came out tremblingly and lined up in a neat row.

Qin Shuhuai sternly yelled at them, "As generals, when the country is in crisis, you should have heard about the difficulties of the court and heard the sufferings of the people, fulfilled your duties, boosted morale, and used your strength to drive out the Tartars. Now However, he connived at his subordinates to provoke troubles and shake the morale of the army, so you can be convicted of a crime?"

More than a dozen people immediately knelt down and said in unison, "I'm guilty of a humble job."

Qin Shuhuai looked at these people coldly, without saying a word for a long time.

The bitter north wind blew past, and everyone couldn't help shivering.

Qin Shuhuai shouted again, "Everyone raise their heads!"

The dozen generals raised their heads slowly, but none of them dared to look directly at Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Someone Qin has always said that gathering a crowd to rebel is a capital crime, and military law is merciless, so you can't escape the death penalty!" At this point, he changed the subject again, "But asking for salary in arrears is a matter of course. Common sense!"

Everyone stretched their necks and looked at Qin Shuhuai tremblingly, not understanding what he meant?
Qin Shuhuai pointed to Niu Dashan's bloody head and said, "Niu Dashan took your death penalty for you! Remember, it was he who saved you! Because of him, I know that there were men and iron soldiers in the Jizhou Army. bone!"

Everyone looked at Niu Dashan's head one after another, all feeling deeply in their hearts.Niu Dashan is a veteran and a general. He usually has a high prestige in the army. This time he resisted the death penalty all by himself. Who doesn't feel grateful or admired by the brothers?And although Master Qin is young, he is really a talker. He killed Niu Dashan, but he didn't tarnish his reputation.

Qin Shuhuai paused, and then said, "As for your salary, I will pay it for the court! Remember, you deserve it. You don't need to thank the court, nor the general! It's yours, it's yours! "

A few words are reasonable, without hypocrisy, which makes everyone think so!

The death penalty was spared!It's time to pay!
In the silent atmosphere, this exciting news was conveyed to each other through their eyes!
Qin Shuhuai whispered a few words to Lai San'er who was beside him, and Lai San'er understood, took out bank notes from his bosom and handed them out one by one.This time, Lai San'er took care of all the money when he came out, and when the bank notes went out one by one, his heart ached.

A total of 500 taels, a total of 7000 taels of snowflake silver!Lai San'er was thinking while posting the money, will the court pay the money back?

Those who received the bank notes immediately had sore noses and red eye circles.

What are the brothers risking their lives for?Isn't it just for these few pieces of paper that look fluffy?It's cold in the north this year, and the brothers can still make ends meet at the border, but it's hard for the young and old in the family!The 500 taels of silver were shared equally among the more than 100 brothers under him, how could each of them get more than four taels of silver!With this money, at any rate, the family can survive this winter!
One of them shouted in a trembling voice, "Brothers, thank you General Qin!"

More than 2000 people shouted at the same time, "Thank you, General Qin! Thank you, General Qin!"

The shouting lasted for several minutes before subsiding.

Qin Shuhuai raised his voice and said, "I'll say it again, you don't need to thank anyone, because you deserve the salary. You are soldiers of the imperial court, so the imperial court must give you the salary! But, I also want to tell you, since you are paid If you have paid the court’s salary and become a soldier of the court, then you need to know what is a country, what is an army, and what is a soldier! From today onwards, if anyone disobeys the military order and gathers a crowd to make trouble, he will be executed without mercy!”

All the people in the camp were awe-inspiring, and under the leadership of several generals, they shouted in unison, "Observe the order!"

Qin Shuhuai only killed one person, and dealt with the mutiny extremely quickly, and restored morale to a large extent, letting everyone see his methods again.After that, he immediately ordered the whole army to prepare and march to Hengling after dark!

(End of this chapter)