In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 85 The worthless Queen Khan
"How did this happen?"

Seeing the mess on the ground and the corpses everywhere, almost all of them old people, children and women, Lin Rui frowned.

"Sir, these military households were like crazy. They couldn't stop shouting at all. They still killed more than a dozen people before they were completely frightened!"

Huang Ben quickly explained that those crazy military households just now made him a little bit tongue-tied. Forget about the men, the women and children were all like bloodthirsty mad dogs.

Lin Rui glanced at the nearly a thousand military households squatting aside, and just waved his hands and said: "The carpenters, blacksmiths and cooks will stay for now. The others, men, women, old and young, will be given ten kilograms of food per head to let them go." !”

"It's the son!"

At this moment, the military households also calmed down and looked at Lin Rui and his party. It was obvious that many of them looked like Tatars, with anxious and nervous faces. It was not until they heard what Lin Rui said that everyone relaxed.

The food and property that the military households had just robbed were all confiscated by Huang Ben and the others. Originally, they were still a little resentful, especially the family members of those who were killed, but now they all honestly received ten kilograms of food and took their families with them. leave.

It wasn't until all the general households were sent away and the corpses were collected that Lin Rui brought Na Mu Zhong to the official hall.

"Rui Lang, this house is so big and tall!"

Since entering the city, Na Muzhong looked around like a curious baby along the way. Looking at the tall official hall, she couldn't help but exclaim.

"Wow, there is a lake behind this house, and these rocks are so beautiful. Rui Lang, you Han people really know how to enjoy it..."

There is also a small garden built in the backyard of the official hall, with rockery, pond, pavilion, flowers and plants. As soon as Namu Zhong came in, her eyes widened and she covered her mouth in wonder.

Seeing that she was having fun in the garden like a little girl, and finally even took off her shoes to go into the pond to catch fish, Lin Rui stepped forward and pulled her back.

"Okay, stop playing. It's just a small back house with a hundred households. It's nothing to make a fuss about. I'll take you to the bedroom to see..."

"Good!"

Namuzhong quickly put on her shoes and followed Lin Rui.

The two came to the bedroom and looked at the luxurious and spacious wooden bed, as well as the furnishings and decorations inside. Namuzhong's eyes almost popped out again.

Lin Rui couldn't help but be amused when he saw her walking back and forth in the bedroom looking like a country bumpkin going to town.

And in the evening, while eating a table of delicacies, Namu Zhong felt that he had lived for 30 years in vain, and finally said with a longing face: "Rui Lang, why don't we just go to the Ming Emperor and let him take over this castle?" and the surrounding land are sealed to you, we can live here every day and no longer have to worry about the Jurchens..."

"Look at your potential. This is just the smallest Baihu Castle. You are satisfied. How about entering the Ming Dynasty's palace?"

When Lin Rui saw her saying such useless words, he rolled his eyes in anger.

"Oh? How big is the palace and how luxurious is it? Tell me about it!"

Na Muzhong put down her chopsticks, she really couldn't eat anymore.

In fact, we can't blame Na Muzhong for not having any future, but since she followed Lin Danhan, she has never lived a peaceful life.

Either fighting or killing, running away, or preparing to escape. I have long been tired of that kind of fearful life.

So it’s not surprising that when I first saw this sturdy castle, the beautiful back garden, the luxurious bedrooms, and the delicious food I had never tasted before, I had the idea of ​​living here forever.

"I've never been there, how would I know? Anyway, the house is countless times bigger than the one here, and it's more luxurious and beautiful!"

Lin Rui didn't dare to tell her too carefully and said perfunctorily.

She was also worried that after hearing this, if she left him alone and took people to seek refuge with Chongzhen to live a good life, he would have to faint from tears. "Rui Lang, why don't we defeat the Jurchens and unify the grasslands in the future, and then simply destroy the Ming Dynasty as well, and you can become the emperor of the Han people."

Namuzhong said subconsciously.

Apparently, he still yearned for the luxurious life of the concubine and queen living in the palace.

"Well, this sounds like what the Queen said. If I become the emperor in the future, I will make you a noble concubine!"

Lin Rui nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand proudly.

"Then we have made an agreement, let's have a drink!" Namuzhong poured a glass for each of them, then handed it to him charmingly and said.

After the two of them had eaten and drank, Namuzhong thought of Ha Beier. Although she was a little reluctant to leave, she still stood up and said: "Rui Lang, I'll go and change sister Bei Er over, so that she can also gain experience and taste it." These are delicious.”

"Well, go ahead! I'm also going to count the trophies and see how the wounded are being arranged."

Thinking that it was already dark now and those Mongolian teenagers were staying outside the city, eating wine and meat and not messing around, he nodded, stood up and said.

After Ha Bei Er came to the official hall, her reaction was even worse than Na Mu Zhong's.

At this time, Huang Ben and the others had gathered the loot in one place, and all the wounded had been treated and arranged properly.

Looking at the mountains of grain, cloth, and boxes of silver, Lin Rui was secretly stunned at how rich a small family of a hundred could be.

After a rough inventory, the total amount of coarse and fine grains was at least [-] shi, and the minimum amount of silver and copper coins was tens of thousands taels. This shows how seriously the military households were exploited.

Although the harvest was fruitful, the casualties were also considerable. Nearly a hundred Mongolian teenagers and Han soldiers died in the battle, and there were as many as [-] lightly or seriously wounded. This shows the horror of siege warfare.

This still destroyed the fighting spirit of ordinary military households, otherwise Lin Rui doubted whether they could capture it. Even if they captured it, the casualties would probably be one or two thousand, which would be simply unbearable.

Early the next morning, Lin Rui had more than 40 guardsmen brought into the official hall, and each of them was given five taels of silver.

"I will give you a task now. Go separately and notify the nearby military households, saying that anyone who is willing to join our Lin family army, as long as they meet the conditions, will be given one stone of food and ten taels of silver as settlement allowance.

The conditions are that there are no disabilities, unmarried men over 16 years old and under 20 years old, priority will be given to those who can ride a horse. Every time you recruit a qualified person, I will give you a reward of one tael of silver, with no upper limit! "

After Lin Rui finished speaking, the military households' eyes widened. They didn't expect such a good thing to get rich. They all slapped their chests loudly, making sure to recruit people.

As for who Lin Rui and the others are, and whether they have killed officials, what does it have to do with them?
Lin Rui explained again, and more than 40 military households left the castle and went in all directions as if they had been beaten to death.

At this time, some of the military households hiding in the mountains had already started to go home, while others were still waiting and watching.

Because the military households who left the castle did not escape and went home directly, and the military households who hid in the mountains also learned from their mouths that the people who came were not Tatars, but Han bandits.

The robbers not only killed hundreds of Qian households, but also distributed ten kilograms of grain to each military household in the castle.

Therefore, some brave military households had planned to try their luck outside the castle to see if they could get food. However, they were frightened by the Tatars outside the city and went back again.

Under such circumstances, in just two days, the dozens of guardsmen brought back more than 2000 people.

Obviously, not only the military households of Dushi Fort, but also the military households of the two nearby Baihu Forts were recruited.

It can be seen how tempting the settlement fee of one stone of grain and ten taels of silver is, not to mention the recommendation from an acquaintance. Even if they risk their lives, those young people who are about to starve to death at home decide to give it a try.

(End of this chapter)