I, Altria, only want to rule China.

Leah nodded. In just two days, the people organized themselves spontaneously and brought out several aristocratic families in Wu'an County for a criticism meeting.

After reaching this step, it can be said that Leah’s goal has been achieved.

It can be said that these people have now become grasshoppers on the same line with her. Once something happens to her, they will definitely suffer crazy revenge from the aristocratic families.

As long as they think about these things, they will definitely not allow Liya to get into trouble in Wu'an County. Only if Liya is alive can they have a good future. Once Liya gets into trouble, their fate will be even worse than before!

In order to deal with what happened later, Leah gathered all the people in the city together. Using her own magic power, Leah told the people the consequences of what she had done this time.

"My fellow countrymen, what we did this time was no less than a rebellion. But it is too late to regret now. The imperial army will probably arrive in Wu'an County in the next few days."

After hearing what Leah said, the people showed a look of regret on their faces.

It's not their fault. After all, they are just ordinary people. It's natural for them to be afraid once they are involved in something like beheading.

But they had to admit that they had been very busy with food and money these past two days. They had never been so well-off! It felt so good to be the master of the house!

It can be said that they are feeling both painful and happy now.

"But don't worry, everyone. I have already thought of a countermeasure for those imperial soldiers who are about to arrive, so you don't have to worry about them. I just need you to help me collect some things, and you don't have to deal with those imperial soldiers." Leah said to the people.

"Miss Long, what do you need?" some people asked.

"Saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal will do." Leah replied.

When the people heard what Liya wanted, they were a little surprised and asked, "Miss Long, we know what charcoal is, but aren't saltpeter and sulfur medicinal materials? What are they for?"

When the people heard this, they thought charcoal and sulfur were relatively common things, but saltpeter was a bit troublesome.

Chapter 17 Essential Books for Time Travelers

"All you have to do is collect these things for me. Don't worry, I will buy them at the market price." Liya said

"Got it. We will immediately collect the things you mentioned, Miss Long." Seeing this, the people didn't say anything else.

After instructing the people to collect these things, Leah paid some people to cut down various pillars and trees. In order to deal with the upcoming army, she needed to complete the deployment as soon as possible.

All these things would take her a lot of time. According to the news from Liangzhou, it would take at most two days for a large army to arrive in Wu'an County. It could be said that her time was still very tight.

"Merlin, I need your help." Thinking that there might not be enough time, Leah immediately found Merlin.

"Liya, what do you need me to do?" Merlin asked curiously.

Watching Leah giving orders in an orderly manner, Merlin felt that he had nothing to do at all.

"I need you to go to Liangzhou to help me get some information about how many troops will be sent over there and when they will arrive." Liya said.

Only after knowing the exact news from there could Leah deploy her defense accurately. If there were too many troops, she would need Merlin to hold them back.

She had to capture Liangzhou as quickly as possible so that she could recruit troops and deal with the counterattack of the Northern Wei.

"Leave it to me."

Merlin nodded, stood up from the mat and left the meeting room. Although he didn't know where Liangzhou was, he could just take a former member of the Black Tiger Gang with him.

"Liu Ye, have the fields of those aristocratic families been counted?" Liya looked at Liu Ye, who was originally from the Black Tiger Gang and has now defected to her.

"My lord, the statistics have been compiled." Liu Ye placed a booklet in front of Leah.

Leah just took a casual look and found that there were thousands of acres, and some even tens of thousands of acres. It was really terrifying.

Liya just glanced at it casually, without looking at it carefully, and said to Liu Ye

"Okay, now you take the members of the Black Tiger Gang to check the members of every household in Wu'an County, even the women. Organize every household into a register so that it will be convenient for us to distribute land to them in the future."

"Are those women also there?" Liu Ye was stunned when he heard this.

Liya smiled and said, "Of course, tell the people. In my place, whether they are men or women, they are all the same. They are all people under my rule, without distinction."

Now Wu'an County can be said to be completely controlled by Leah, and she almost has the final say.

Her purpose in doing this is also very obvious, which is to gain the complete loyalty of the people.

Of course, these lands were not distributed for free. Leah still had to collect a layer of tax from them, but this layer of tax was much higher than the at least seven layers of tax that the landlords collected from them.

You should know that some ruthless landlords directly received the 9th floor and left no chance for survival.

"I understand, my lord." Although Liu Ye was surprised by Yu Liya's behavior, he did not object.

After Liu Ye went out, Leah turned her gaze towards the embers.

Noticing Leah's gaze, Yu Jin immediately knew that his mission was coming.

"Yu Jin, I need you to recruit several thousand soldiers in Wu'an County, preferably 4000. However, you are not allowed to force conscription. It depends on the will of the people. Finally, tell the soldiers that their military pay will be 3 taels per month starting from this month. As for the military pay of other generals, it will also be adjusted according to their original positions.

The corresponding improvement.”

It has to be said that the only good thing these corrupt officials did was to embezzle the imperial court's food and salaries, which resulted in not only these countries becoming poor, but also the counties being unable to recruit soldiers, let alone pay them wages.

Otherwise, how could Wu'an County only have 1000 soldiers? If there were more soldiers, up to 5000, Liya would not dare to act so recklessly.

"Thank you, lord! When the soldiers know this, they will swear to be loyal to you till death!" Upon hearing that Liya actually raised the salary of the soldiers who could only make a living to 3 taels a month, Yu Jin was immediately grateful.

You should know that soldiers in ancient times were all subject to compulsory conscription, also known as the conscription system. From the name you can tell that the conscription system is compulsory.

These soldiers often have to do farming and serve in the army during wartime.

Especially in times of war, the imperial court would forcibly conscript able-bodied men. Such armies often received no pay and only provided them with basic food and clothing.

At least before the Tang Dynasty, soldiers were basically like this. It was only after the Tang Dynasty that the situation gradually improved.

"Well, go ahead." Liya waved her hand. After all, she had copied so many noble families and was currently wealthy. It would be a waste if she didn't use the money now, right?

Moreover, we must learn from historical lessons. Anyone can be delayed in paying their bills, but the soldiers' food and wages must never be delayed. After all, these people will not talk to you about idealism. It's all nonsense to say that there is no money and no food.

Moreover, it is not so easy to recruit these 4000 soldiers. You should know that the total population of Wu'an County is only about 3. If you want to recruit 4000 people, who would join the army without spending a lot of money? Even if you can recruit them, they can only be beggars.

Of course you may wonder why there are only so few people in a county?

This is the fact. Xiliang is a city with vast land and sparse population. It is the city with the smallest population. The total population of the entire Xiliang Prefecture is only a few hundred thousand.

Although the number of people is small, Xiliang has an advantage, that is, it has strong soldiers and horses, and a strong martial spirit. Various jades and horses come from this place.

At present, Leah has done everything she can do. The next step is to wait for Merlin's news. Doesn't that mean that she has nothing to do now?

do not!

Leah brought over four booklets without any words written on them.

First, write the title "Earthly Methods to Refine All Things" on the first book.

Then he took out a second book and wrote "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" on it.

The third book is the "Militia Military Training Manual"

Finally, the "Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talent Handbook"

To be honest, Leah had never thought that she would travel through time. In the past, she read these books only when she was bored, or for novelty or something.

After all, according to legend, if you get these books, you can become a treasure even if you travel back to ancient times; if you encounter a nuclear war in the future, you can also use these books to rebuild human civilization.

Of course, this is an exaggeration. Many things are actually useless after you travel to ancient times, but there are also many things that can be used, and what Leah has to do is to write down those that are useful.

Chapter 18 Cao Cao Rice Bowl

Originally, in her previous life, Leah just watched these things for fun and forgot about them after watching them. However, after traveling here, these things gradually emerged in her memory again.

Leah didn't know if she would forget these things, so she thought it would be better to write them down first.

But unfortunately, she only read part of each book, those parts that she could understand. She really couldn't learn the parts about modern technology.

But even so, what she could understand should probably be enough for her to use.

Of course, as Leah thought, someone would report such a major event in Wu'an County to the Liangzhou government. However, it was already the third day after the Liangzhou government received the news of the rebellion in Wu'an County.

At this moment in the Liangzhou government office, Leping King Tuoba Pi was still enjoying lunch in his own mansion. There were three dishes, two meats and a soup on the table, which could be considered extremely luxurious even in ancient times.

After all, this is for him to eat alone, not for several people.

At this moment, a civil servant hurriedly came in, gave a fist to Prince Leping, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it's bad. According to the report from the prefect of Wuxing County, someone in Wuan County has rebelled!"

"Something happened in Wu'an? There are actually people rebelling under my rule?" Upon hearing this, King Leping frowned slightly.

"That's right. Three days ago, a young girl single-handedly kidnapped the governor of Wu'an County and killed him. She also took the people of Wu'an County and robbed those noble families."

"Ah!!!" Hearing this, just like Cao Cao's rice, Prince Leping couldn't believe it and directly covered the bowl of white rice in his hand on the fine safflower wooden board.

The King of Leping was furious and asked, "What is the Wu'an County Governor doing? Are those soldiers just sitting there doing nothing? Can a young girl directly incite all the people in the city?"

"Your Highness, according to intelligence, the girl might be a gangster. She first kidnapped the prefect of Wu'an County and forced him to open the granaries to release grain. Then she used this to bribe the common people. As for the soldiers, because the prefect of Wu'an County usually treated them too harshly, they all chose to stand by and watch." The civil official lowered his head.

"That's not surprising. I was wondering how a mere young girl could incite the people. It turns out that the prefect of Wu'an County treated the soldiers harshly. No wonder the soldiers were indifferent when they saw him being killed." Prince Leping couldn't help but sneer.

"Your Majesty, if the news of Wu'an's rebellion spreads in Liangzhou, it will do you no good in ruling Liangzhou. Moreover, if this matter reaches the ears of the emperor..."

Upon hearing this, Prince Leping's expression suddenly turned ugly.

As everyone knows, our great Wei Kingdom is peaceful and prosperous, and every emperor is a sage who will be remembered forever. The officials are all loyal to their country and love the people like their own children.

But now there are rebels under his rule. Doesn't that mean that he is incompetent? If the emperor knew about this, it would not be good news, as he would think that his rule was not in a good position.

Just like when Gai Wu rebelled in Yongzhou two years ago, it took the imperial court almost a year to put down the rebellion. Although Gai Wu was put down, the governor of Yongzhou had a hard time and was almost beheaded by the emperor.

Therefore, I must keep this matter secret and not let the people above me know, otherwise those civil servants will definitely impeach me with dozens of memorials.

"Are the rebels in Wu'an County very powerful now?" asked Prince Leping.

"Your Highness, according to the informant over there, the most likely resistance force in Wu'an County is the 1,000 soldiers who originally belonged to Wu'an County. And in Wu'an County, three days have passed since the development of the situation. Even if those people became rebels, they are just a mob."

"You are right. After all, they are just a bunch of lowly people. No matter how much trouble they make, it will be just that. Immediately tell Tuoba Xiu to gather 5000 soldiers and horses to suppress the rebellion in Wu'an County. If any people start a rebellion, they will be killed on the spot without mercy!"

Prince Leping said in a cold voice.

"Yes!" The civil official nodded and immediately retreated.

A few hours later, in Liangzhou, Yuan Xiu, also known as Tuoba Xiu, who was ordered to go to Wu'an County to quell the rebellion, also gathered his soldiers.

It was already evening after the soldiers had been traveling for half a day. They first arrived at Wuxing County.

The prefect of Wuxing County looked at the 5000 troops under the city in confusion, not quite understanding what was going on with this army.

But soon someone came out of the army, and as the two sides talked, the prefect of Wuxing County wanted to curse.

Damn it, this group of people went to Wu'an County to quell the rebellion, but ended up coming to Wuxing County not only to rest for a night, but also to start beating bamboo sticks.

They said that it was not easy for them to come to such a far place to quell the rebellion, and their brothers were risking their lives to ask them to send them some food.

Isn't this clearly an attempt to give them benefits? This general leading the troops is really a piece of shit!

But the governor of Wuxing County had no choice, because his surname was Tuoba, and he was related to the Prince of Leping. He could only grit his teeth and give away some gold and silver.

Liya also received the news from Merlin that the 20000 troops from Liangzhou had not all come over. Only 5000 soldiers were sent to quell the rebellion, and they were all infantry!

"Not all of them came?" Leah was a little surprised to hear the news Merlin brought back. It seemed that the other party didn't take them seriously at all.

Originally, she was planning to let Merlin use illusion to delay them for a few days, so that they would have more time to make grenades, explosives and other things.

It seems that all her preparations were in vain!

But 5000 is 5000, let these soldiers have a taste of the sweetness first!

Leah understood why there were no archers. Wu'an County was not an important town. Even the city walls were only earthen walls about six or seven meters high. They were not difficult to capture. Normally, 5000 soldiers with ladders would be enough.

However, it is a good thing for Leah that the other party underestimates her, because this way the casualties on her side will be smaller.

Perhaps they really looked down on them. Seeing that it was already night, the soldiers did not continue their rapid march and settled down at Wuxing Army, giving Leah another day.

In the morning we continued our march towards Wu'an Jun, and by the afternoon we were almost outside the city of Wu'an Jun.

There is absolutely no such motivation as traveling a hundred miles a day and taking time as life.

"I am Tuoba Xiu, a general under the command of Prince Leping. Young lady, come and answer me!" The group of soldiers did not rest. Tuoba Xiu ran directly to the city gate and shouted loudly through his throat with his internal strength.

Chapter 19: Are they here to send troops?

"Do you have anything to say?" Liya glanced at Tuoba Xiu under the city wall.

"Oh, the young lady is really beautiful, but are you the one who started the rebellion in Wu'an County?" Tuoba Xiu shouted.

"So what if it's me?" Leah said lightly.

"Now, as long as you open the city gate and surrender to our army, I can plead for you in front of King Leping. If I am so happy, you may even become my concubine!" Tuoba Xiu laughed below.