A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 328 Deterrence, Armored Soldiers

Just talking about it is not enough, and not everyone is as obedient as the prefect.

And the family's territory does not stop at Ningbo. In fact, the Shaoxing Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, and Jinhua Prefecture surrounding Ningbo Prefecture all have quite a large area under the control of the family. It can even be said that those who are not there are only a few.

After all, the land that Yan Ling, Yan Ya, and Yan Keng, father and son, were rewarded back then was already a huge amount, not to mention Yan Song who was also rewarded with a lot of land by Jiajing.

Coupled with the tribe's own fields and those that have been transferred over in recent years, they naturally own a large piece of land.

And among these four prefectures, twenty-seven counties, three guards and one thousand-household office, among so many officials, there are always a few who are greedy for profit and want to take advantage of the opportunity of exposure to rise to the top. Almost on the night of the showdown, there were more than ten horses galloping north, and some even gave up their official positions and tried to escape with their cronies all night long.

As a result, several bloody heads were placed in front of Yan Ling's table.

If he couldn't even do this little thing, he, Yan Ling, would be calling himself an immortal in vain, and there would be no need for him to have any big dreams. He has not completely consolidated his territory for more than two hundred years.

Hidden Dragon has already been waiting for them on every road. Even the forest trails are guarded by human hands. Once they find someone who wants to escape, they will kill them without mercy.

"Sir, how should I report this?"

The prefect of Jinhua Mansion stood in front of the table. He had seen the cruel methods and even started to call the young man in front of him who had no official position and no position as "my lord".

The reason why he is standing here is precisely because one of these heads - the magistrate of Tangxi County, Jinhua Prefecture, fled with the dream of promotion and wealth, and was killed on the spot.

If the magistrate had a decent reputation, he might still have a chance to survive. However, it is a pity that he "bought" his official position with a large amount of money.

After coming here, he naturally wanted to "return to his roots". A few years ago, he didn't dare to do anything. But as the control was relaxed, he began to act unscrupulously, causing complaints in the county.

Such a person can be killed without any psychological pressure.

The smell of blood was pungent, making him feel nauseous, and his buttocks were trembling. How had this great man ever seen such a battle?

However, at this time, the culprit who committed such crimes was still opposite him, calmly reading Changle Bookstore's current affairs.

This kind of attitude makes people even more panicked - if the other party acts in panic at this time, then maybe he will have a little more confidence, but the other party's behavior can only show one thing - he doesn't care at all!

Originally, he was still very calm - the fact that the other party did not seize the city meant that they did not want to fall out, so naturally they would not do anything to them, the officials of the court. After all, killing officials was tantamount to rebellion, but now his heart was full of fear. .

This is a seventh-grade imperial official! He actually killed him as soon as he said he would kill him.

The other party really dares to kill people!

He also saw the strength of the other party and realized that even if he killed them, there would still be a way to get around them.

So this arrogant master became extremely obedient at this time.

Hearing this, Yan Ling smiled softly and put down the current article he was reading.

The prefect's eyes unconsciously drifted to it, and he saw only a few big words written on it:

"Detailed explanation of bandit leaders and rebels from various places."

And this current review was folded, and facing him was a new bandit leader in Chuzhou Prefecture, south of Jinhua Mansion-"Potian King", who had more than a thousand bandits, which was already the most common traitor in Jiangnan. Considered a big bandit, they roamed the borders of Zhejiang and Fujian.

This person led his team into the mountains and forests a few days ago, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Obviously, this means something.

"I understand, sir." The prefect wiped his sweat and his voice was trembling:

"When the magistrate of Tangxi County went out for fun, he encountered bandits and unfortunately died..."

Yan Ling nodded with satisfaction, and the prefect finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly.

The young man didn't say much, and even kept a smile on his face.

But he felt great pressure. At this time, his back was already wet with sweat.

From this moment on, the last little thought in his heart was completely eliminated.

He had no doubt that in his eyes, his life as a fourth-grade magistrate was no different from that of a seventh-grade magistrate.

The bandit can kill its magistrate in Tangxi County, and he can also kill him as the magistrate in Jinhua Fucheng.

The prefects of other prefectures also quickly learned the news through various channels.

Like the prefect of Jinhua Mansion, they finally got rid of the last trace of alienation when they were in fear.

Some people have also thought that they can quietly send people out to ask for help, and it is impossible for the Yan family to cut off contact with the outside world, but who can guarantee that they will not be killed before the Japanese army arrives? These guys really know how to kill people!

When I thought about it, it seemed a bit worthless, so I gave up the idea.

Of course, what they don't know is that their mansion has been infiltrated, and there are a large number of hidden dragons watching them secretly.

The method of "sending people out quietly" actually doesn't work very well...

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As the prefects and county magistrates let go of their inner feelings, the plan went very smoothly. However, in just over a month, the mayors of each town successfully completed their status changes.

From a supporting figure, he became a real official with real power, commanding the towns.

At the same time, Yan Ling reorganized and expanded the 1,500 clan soldiers, expanding the total force to more than 2,000 people, divided into two thousand households.

Then, he immediately ordered to distribute the armors that had been prepared long ago. These armors were mainly cloth-faced armors.

At this time, the armor of the Ming army can be divided into Ming armor and dark armor.

Ming armor, also known as pierced armor or fish scale armor, can weigh up to more than 40 kilograms. This is undoubtedly heavy armor, the kind with the best defense. After wearing it, you can go directly among the crowd without getting hurt. Turn it up.

The most elite Baya soldiers of the Qing army in history were wearing three armors, with chain armor inside, cotton armor next, and plain armor as the outermost layer. Once the three armors were on, it was difficult for even a musket to penetrate them from dozens of steps away. !

Dark armor is cloth armor and cotton armor.

What Yan Ling chose was the green armor among the cloth armors. This was the armor with the highest iron content among them. It weighed twenty-four or five kilograms and had good defense against swords, bows and arrows. It even had a certain defense against musket projectiles. , is the best choice at the moment.

Although his troops have been equipped with muskets on a large scale and have basically eliminated bows and arrows, both the Ming army and the rebel army are still using bows, arrows, swords and guns on a large scale! So he still had to equip his army with armor.

The green armor is quite suitable in terms of weight and defensive power. At least in the battle with the Japanese army, this kind of armor was quite effective.

Soon, the two thousand people had changed their costumes and looked majestic.

Of course, since it was impossible to prevent outsiders from coming and going, they equipped themselves with armor and claimed to be guardsmen of the Ming army to hide their presence.

(End of this chapter)