Chapter 453 Placing the Spirit Stone Mine

What's even more surprising is that.

There were so many young men who wanted to join the army that they almost caused trouble in one place because of the competition for a quota of soldiers.

This was almost impossible to happen in the Southern Song Dynasty.

You know, in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a saying that good men should not be soldiers.

Of course, the reason may be comparable to the fact that the army under Lin Chen's command is definitely not Song Dynasty-style military service.

After all, who would be a good soldier and have his face tattooed?

Not to mention that the status of warriors in the Southern Song Dynasty was extremely low, and military pay only existed in legends.

On the other hand, in the Tang army, Lin Chen strictly ordered that monthly military pay must be paid to each soldier. If there was corruption, both men and women would be punished if the amount exceeded one hundred.

Therefore, many refugees who could not survive were willing to join the army.

Of course, Tang Jun did not accept everyone.

Only those who are young and strong and dare to fight can stay in the army.

The rest who were older, like Uncle Chen, were all returned to their places.

What's more, if someone has a soldier from the Tang Dynasty, he will definitely become a popular good man from all over the country.

After all, the Tang Army's monthly military salary could really support a large family and still have a surplus.

Anyone can see that His Highness the Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to his soldiers.

Compared with the Song army, the Tang army was straight ahead in terms of treatment and status.

Due to various reasons, the young men of Tang Dynasty were so active in joining the army.

Lin Chen, who wanted to understand this, gave instructions from various places to recruit 50,000 more soldiers.

After all, the number of troops he can mobilize is quite large.

Wei Qing had three guards and 140,000 men guarding the Yangtze River, and the Longxiang Guards led by Yang Zhi also had nearly 40,000 men.

The two brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun had a naval force of 50,000, plus the 60,000 imperial guards stationed in Lin'an, and the newly recruited 150,000 soldiers, the entire southern army was almost half a million strong.

certainly.

Compared with the original plan of recruiting millions of troops when the Southern Song Dynasty was overthrown, Lin Chen was not too aggressive.

Just supporting an army of 500,000 people is not an easy task for the rich south.

However, for Lin Chen, the purpose of recruiting so many troops this time was naturally not to resist Kublai Khan's move south.

on the contrary!

He wants the Northern Expedition!

But before that…

"Your Majesty, this is the back hall of the palace. Since Your Highness entered the palace, many of these side halls and cold palaces have been abandoned."

Lin Chen nodded slightly after hearing the words of the green-robed eunuch in front of him.

Most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace today are left over from the Southern Song Dynasty.

If these people left the palace, they would not know how to survive, so Lin Chen asked them to stay and serve.

certainly.

Some young palace maids can leave the palace and go home if they wish.

You know, it is no lie that the palace is as deep as the sea once you enter it.

Most of these palace ladies who want to leave the palace have to wait until they are forty years old before they can leave the palace.

It is difficult for maids who leave the palace at this age to find relatives in the world, and they often die alone.

Therefore, many palace maids are unwilling to leave the palace when they reach old age and die in the palace for the rest of their lives.

But for these young palace ladies, leaving the palace is a good choice.

As for why Lin Chen came to the back hall of the palace this time, the reason is self-evident.

He intended to place the reward package he had received from Su Quan here.

The Emei Secret Land is his most developed place.

Lin Chen estimated that placing the spirit stone veins in the back hall would be enough to cover the entire palace.

Of course, veins also need to be mined.

Therefore, Lin Chen also ordered Shen Lian to buy the Lin'an neighborhood next to the back hall and move the residents elsewhere.

"Just wait."

Lin Chen waved to the eunuchs and maids waiting here to leave.

The green-clothed eunuch was startled when he heard this. He was astonished.

As an old man in the palace, he had entered the palace as early as Lizong of Song Dynasty.

But he didn't expect that this Lord had a rather weird temperament.

The eunuch in green didn't dare to disobey Lin Chen's order and immediately said yes.

Not long after.

The entire apse was cleared.

Seeing this, Lin Chen clapped his hands and his eyes fell on the spirit stone veins in the system backpack.

[Do you want to place the mineral vein here? 】

"yes!"

Lin Chen thought silently in his heart.

Then, the spirit stone veins in the system backpack suddenly disappeared, and instead, the ground beneath his feet began to rumble!

At this time, Qiao Xuan, who was handling government affairs in the Liubu Yamen, noticed the news.

Before he could make any move, Su Xinghe, who had been sent to the Emei Secret Realm by Lin Chen earlier, raised his hand and waved a palm.

The eaves that collapsed and hit Qiao Xuan were shattered into pieces.

"Qiao Zai, I'm afraid the Earth Dragon has turned over!" Su Xinghe stepped forward and whispered.

Qiao Xuan frowned when he heard the sound.

And Lin Chen obviously didn't expect that the system's placement of spirit stone veins would cause such a big commotion!

A movement comparable to a magnitude 4 earthquake occurred directly in Lin'an.

You know, ancient buildings are no better than modern ones.

A magnitude 4 earthquake alone is enough to collapse houses.

Fortunately, however, the casualties among Lin'an residents were not serious.

As the initiator of this earthquake, Lin Chen coughed lightly and mobilized the imperial army to participate in the disaster relief. At the same time, he ordered Qiao Xuan to be responsible for post-disaster reconstruction.

After the follow-up matters were dealt with, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, his six senses spread out and he carefully felt the changes inside the palace.

What he didn't expect was.

As soon as the spirit stone veins were placed here, a light rain began to fall.

This rain may not be special to ordinary people. Only those who practice martial arts can feel the slightest difference in Lin'an.

Among them, the two innate masters Guo Fu and Guo Xiang are the most obvious.

They all looked towards the palace, feeling the breath that made people feel shocked just by smelling it.

"Xiangmei!"

Guo Fu closed her eyes and felt it for a moment, and when she opened her eyes again, her face was full of surprise.

She had been learning martial arts from Guo Jing and Huang Rong since she was a child, and her family had a long history of martial arts.

Because her talent was only above average, and she was wandering around after the fall of Xiangyang City, she also focused on the anti-Mongol cause.

Therefore, her cultivation was stuck in the middle stage of the innate, and she could not improve.

However.

Guo Fu only felt a trace of energy coming from the palace, and the original martial arts barrier showed signs of loosening!

Looking at Guo Xiang, who had already reached the peak of the innate, she began to absorb this pure spiritual power involuntarily at this moment, and her breath also soared step by step.

In the end, even Guo Fu did not dare to stand within a hundred steps of Guo Xiang.

Because the majestic breath had already made her feel suffocated.

However, Guo Fu noticed that her sister's cold and indifferent face showed a strong sense of pain.

If this continues, Guo Xiang may be in danger of her life.

Just as Guo Fu was anxious like a headless fly.

Lin Chen, who was in the palace, naturally felt the majestic atmosphere in Lin'an City.

"What is this...?"

A strange flashed in Lin Chen's eyes, "Someone broke through the Purple Mansion in Lin'an?!"

His figure disappeared in an instant, and when he saw the source of the breath, he couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

It was his own master himself.

Although Guo Xiang broke through the Purple Mansion due to the pull of the qi, she had no experience at all and showed a painful look on her face.

It's like a virgin for the first time. If there is no experience to assist, it will naturally hurt the body.

Lin Chen naturally couldn't sit and watch Guo Xiang get hurt. He immediately flew down, picked up Guo Xiang and went to the palace.

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