Ao Jingshan sighed.
"Sir, for the guards everywhere, if they don't fight, they won't make mistakes."
Everyone knows that the soldiers in the garrison are weak in combat.
but,
Can this be a fucking excuse?
Li Qingcha wanted to curse.
The magistrate of Tongshui County said, "Pirates continue to exist despite repeated bans. We can do nothing about it. Although we don't have a maritime ban in Daxia, we do have the rule of paying tribute. The profit difference between paying tribute and ordinary trade is too great."
The tribute system is actually a trade system.
Those who could pay tribute were equivalent to establishing official trade channels, with less miscellaneous taxes and regular taxes, and huge profits;
And private channels...
Xu Zhiyang once said that Daxia's private chambers of commerce were very united in "resisting foreign humiliation" and had been engaging in trade protectionism, which indirectly led to the proliferation of smuggling groups and pirates.
Li Qingcha glanced at the battle report again.
"It's normal to have pirates, but we don't have to be afraid to fight them..."
Luo Weiyang said, "The battle report said that the Yingsang pirates were all invulnerable."
Everyone: ￣□￣｜｜
Ao Jingshan coughed lightly.
"Ahem... Miss Luo, this kind of words often appear in battle reports. It's just an excuse for the commander of the garrison to evade responsibility."
Luo Weiyang realized that she had said the wrong thing and blushed a little.
She picked up Xiao Hui and covered her face with it.
Xiao Hui: “Meow?”
Mu Shi pointed to the five words on the battle report:
More than ten muskets.
"I think this is the reason why the guards are afraid of fighting."
Li Qingcha was confused.
"The Yingsang pirates only have a few muskets. What's there to be afraid of?"
"The weather in Bozhou is humid, and the maintenance of firearms is very expensive. In the case of insufficient military funds, the number of firearms that the guards can use may be counted on two hands. If they engage in a firefight with pirates, they may collapse at the first touch. It is better to hold on."
"I see."
"Also, many of these pirates are Daxia citizens. If we go to war with them, the morale of the garrison troops will be greatly weakened."
Li Qingcha didn't say a word.
Take the smuggling group of Yingsang as an example. Although they are willing to fight to the death, they are unfamiliar with the place and are likely to be sold by human traffickers when they get ashore.
So, they have to hire local people.
As long as enough money is given, the Han people will become traitors and lead the lady ashore.
The people who attacked Li Qingcha in Nando were mainly Han people.
What really puzzled her was that
"Why would the pirates go ashore?"
No one answered.
Everyone was confused.
With just over a hundred people, they can't attack a big city.
Even if they were armed with short guns, they could only plunder the area around Bozhou and get a few thousand or tens of thousands of taels of property, and there was still a possibility that they would be wiped out.
The benefits are not proportional to the risks, what’s the point?
You wouldn't be so bored of staying on the sea that you want to go into the mountains and become a bandit, right?
There is no such weird job transfer system in "The Great World". It's not a Japanese chess game...
White silk is not allowed to ride on my sister.
The Seventh Prince did not understand this and was still thinking about his own affairs.
"Are these people coming for me?"
Everyone: ￣□￣｜｜
"No."
The Seventh Prince muttered, "No, no, why are you so fierce!? Are there so many people who say 'no' to me at the same time? "
He was very depressed.
The trip south was boring, but it was fun.
Most importantly, there is no danger to life.
As a result, once they arrived in Bozhou, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by dangers. First, the mobs attacked the headquarters, and then the pirates from Yingsang landed.
There is definitely something wrong with the feng shui of this place. It conflicts with me.
The Seventh Prince waved his hand and looked at the county magistrate of Tongshui County.
"Don't stay here. Go back and mobilize the soldiers to attack and wipe out these pirates first."
Officials: "..."
silence.
The Seventh Prince was surprised.
"There are only about a hundred of us, why are you so weak?"
"..."
Still no one said a word.
The officials of Tongshui County were very clear about this.
They all knew what "more than ten muskets" meant. It was a small number, but it was neither too high nor too low and very disgusting.
Because the soldiers of the garrison were not weak on paper, they should have won a great victory with minimal casualties against the pirates with such a small number of troops and firearms.
Therefore, if the fight goes badly, he will definitely be criticized to death by all the censors.
Under such circumstances, it was almost impossible to mobilize the soldiers of the garrison to fight.
Anyway, these pirates can't break into the city, so it is better to hang up a no-war sign and guide the nearby people into the city. Although this will cause property losses, no one will die, and the official hat can be kept.
Then,
"However, although……"
"Indeed...but..."
……
Officials in Tongshui County began to speak in these sentences.
In other words, it's shirking responsibility.
The Seventh Prince did not understand the situation and complained, "You are too timid. I dare not say anything else, but the guards I bring will definitely be able to easily wipe out these pirates."
As soon as these words came out, the officials of Tongshui County immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness is wise!"
"I wish your highness a successful start!"
"Your Highness is mighty!"
……
Seventh Prince: ???
Exchange of views with officials from Tongshui County,
It would be great if the prince came up.
First, the Beijing troops were well-equipped, well-trained, and had strong combat power;
Second, with the prince accompanying them on the expedition, morale was high;
Thirdly, and most importantly, since the prince did not have a black hat, the censors would not dare to impeach him even if they were blind.
From this perspective, the Seventh Prince is simply an angel sent by God to save Tongshui County.
The magistrate of Tongshui County said: "Your Highness loves the people like his own children, we are not as good as him."
The Seventh Prince: "Wait... wait a moment..."
The county magistrate interrupted.
"Your Highness is a man of both civil and military skills. You must have read military books since childhood. You will surely be able to command troops like a god and achieve a great victory."
The Seventh Prince: "But I haven't answered yet..."
The county lieutenant stood up.
"Your Highness, there is no need to comfort us. We are not the kind of petty officials who are greedy for merit. Your Highness can just take the merit away! We will definitely write a letter together to ask the emperor for credit for Your Highness!"
Seventh Prince: "..."
I feel like I'm no match for these old-timers.
He looked at Ao Jingshan and lowered his voice.
"Can I fight?"
Ao Jingshan had a serious face.
"Your Highness, I dare to guarantee victory. And it will be an easy victory, even a victory with zero casualties."
The strength of the Beijing Camp is there.
What's more, this time the mission is to escort the Seventh Prince, and all the troops dispatched are elite, so there is no reason to lose.
The Seventh Prince looked at Mu Shi again.
"Where is the Young Phoenix Camp?"
Mu Shi looked at Li Qingcha who was standing beside him.
Li Qingcha understood what he meant, slapped the table and said, "Since these Yingsang people are so brave and fearless, let's make them live a miserable life. Old Nia... I must cut off their heads and kick them around like a ball."
"promise!"
Ao Jingshan, Mu Shi and a group of officials from Tongshui County responded in unison.
The Seventh Prince looked depressed.
Why should I bear the pressure myself, but pretending to be awesome is Li Qingcha's job...
This is not fair!
Chapter 229 Why do I feel like these pirates are coming for us?
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The county magistrate of Tongshui County was sent back to mobilize the surrounding officers, soldiers and militiamen.
Other soldiers went to Bozhou and asked Jian Zengren to send troops.
The Seventh Prince's guards set out under cover of night.
It has to be admitted that the morale of the Beijing camp was quite high, and they were able to enforce discipline and maintain a strict military appearance. Only more than 20 people were left behind due to acclimatization problems.
The army marched in silence to the southeast.
In the center of the army, with the seventh prince's carriage as the center, Li Qingcha, Xiang Nanyu, Luo Weiyang, Mu Shi, and Ao Jingshan rode around it.
