Chapter 1297 An old friend is here

"Okay, general, I'll go recruit troops tomorrow. Once we finish recruiting, we'll continue to collect their taxes." The guard captain thought Qin Yan was playing a trick.

Qin Yan shook his head: "No, no, no, what I said is true. I really want to exempt them from taxes for three years."

The reason for Qin Yan's tax exemption is to recruit more soldiers. After all, benevolent government can win the support of the people more than tyranny, so that the people are willing to pay for the ruler.

Hearing what Qin Yan said, the guard captain opened his eyes in disbelief. If Qin Yan did this, the general's government would have no income in the past three years and could only maintain the general through some of the industries they control. government operations.

The guard captain felt that Qin Yan was a little too kind to the people. When he was working under General Ji, General Ji tried every means to raise taxes.

"Do you think I'm too good to the people?" Qin Yan said with a smile.

The guard captain nodded: "General, it's not just too good, it's so good that it's useless. I don't understand why you do this."

"You'll know later, okay, go down!" Qin Yan then asked the guard captain to leave.

If he wanted to compete with the Marquis of Jian'an for the throne, Qin Yan could only rely on the people of the two cities. Since he had no one above him, he could only implement benevolent policies and get everyone to support him.

A few days later, the guard captain actually recruited nearly five thousand elite soldiers. This was something the guard captain never expected. In the past, it was good for them to catch two or three thousand strong men, but this time they actually recruited five thousand.

You must know that these five thousand are coming for you, but this is also related to Qin Yan's promise of many benefits. Whenever a disciple joins the army, his family will continue to be exempt from taxes for two years, and the soldier himself will also receive a very high salary. .

This was simply impossible in the past. In the past, whether it was General Ji or General Yao, they would not pay a penny to the soldiers they caught, because they felt that it was only natural for the soldiers to serve them.

Three months have passed quickly. Qin Yan's strength has been promoted to the middle stage of Tianxian due to his dual cultivation with Wanjun. However, Qin Yan found that the effect of further training will be greatly reduced. He wanted to be promoted to the late stage of Tianxian in a short period of time. He did not have three years. It will take at least two years.

Fortunately, Qin Yan's current strength is the same as that of Marquis Jian'an. The only thing he lacks now is the army.

The Marquis of Jian'an now has a total of 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and Qin Yan only has 23,000 soldiers including the newly recruited soldiers. Moreover, the Marquis of Jian'an has another general to support him. Although including that general, the total number of the Marquis of Jian'an's troops is It will reach more than 40,000 people.

Qin Yan misses the small world especially now. At that time, he ruled five worlds and had as many troops as he wanted, so he didn't have to worry at all.

Suddenly one day Qin Yan was practicing in the garden, and the guard captain came over in a hurry: "General, it's bad, I heard that Marquis Jian'an seems to be very dissatisfied with you and wants to attack you."

"Oh, who did you listen to?"

"I heard from hearsay, but as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. I think Marquis Jian'an really wants to attack the general. General, think about it, you have taken in Jun Wan now, and Jun Wan's father is the sworn enemy of Marquis Jian'an. Secondly, the general now occupies two cities. , has threatened the status of Marquis Jian'an, and he will definitely take action against the general."

Qin Yan nodded and said to the guard captain: "Your analysis is very reasonable. It's a pity that we are not suitable to turn against Marquis Jian'an now. Let's do this. You can bring some gifts to visit Marquis Jian'an tomorrow and say that I am loyal to him. Geng Geng has no second thoughts."

Qin Yan did this to paralyze Marquis Jian'an, at least to stop him from attacking him in a short period of time.

Once he has accumulated enough strength, Qin Yan will attack him without Marquis Jian'an taking action.

The guard captain nodded: "Okay, General, but what gift should I bring to see him?"

The guard captain was a little reluctant to part with those treasures.

Qin Yan smiled and said, "Take out our best things and give them all to Marquis Jian'an."

"Ah? What? Give them all to him?" The guard captain was a little unhappy. Not to mention the best things, he was not willing to give ordinary treasures to Marquis Jian'an.

"Give it up, give it up, give it up first to get something. If you don't let it go now, how can you get it later." Qin Yan smiled and taught the guard captain.

But the guard captain was still a little unhappy.

Qin Yan continued: "You should think this way, our things are only temporarily kept by Marquis Jian'an for a period of time. When we take down Marquis Jian'an, those treasures still belong to us. Do you understand?"

Hearing Qin Yan's words, the guard captain nodded, finally untying his knot.

"Okay, I'll get going as soon as I understand."

Qin Yan nodded and said there was no problem.

Early the next morning, the guard captain left.

Wan Jun stood in front of the window and looked at the retreating figure of the escort and said, "Brother Yan, I'm really sorry that you have to be in trouble again because of me."

Wan Jun also knew that Marquis Jian'an targeted Qin Yan this time, and she was among the reasons.

Qin Yan smiled and said: "Wan Jun, even without you this time, Marquis Jian'an will attack me. This is mainly because I threaten his status."

In fact, there is nothing that can be done about it. When a person's status reaches a certain level, no matter whether he wants it or not, there will always be something that will push him forward.

Wanjun didn't quite understand Qin Yan's words. She was still young after all.

Qin Yan saw Wan Jun's confused expression and said, "You will understand later. Okay, go practice as soon as possible! Try to be promoted to the peak of Tianzun as soon as possible."

Wanjun nodded obediently, turned around and left.

Qin Yan had just sat down when a guard's voice sounded outside the door: "General, general, it's bad, we have a vicious incident here. I hope you can come forward to solve it!"

Qin Yan opened the door and walked out, curiously asking: "What vicious incident requires my intervention to solve it?"

"General, it's like this. Two outsiders came outside the door. They challenged you by name, saying that you killed their friend Qin Yan."

Qin Yan was stunned when he heard the guard's words.

I still have friends here, but I have no friends except Wanjun. Wait a minute, could it be that someone from the small world is here?

Thinking of this, Qin Yan was extremely excited. He never thought that in less than a year, someone would be promoted to the peak of Tianzun and come to the big world.

"Come on, come with me to have a look." Qin Yan didn't bother to put on his coat and immediately followed the guard out the door.

At the door of the General's Mansion, Qin Yan saw several offerings lying on the ground. They obviously couldn't beat each other, so they all lay on the ground.