Chapter 1369
Qin Dongjia is easier to eliminate.
Chapter 1369 Qin Dongjia is easier to eliminate.
After all, Qin Dongjia couldn't possibly rally the Wei army to rebel against her, and she would be more likely to be eliminated by His Majesty.
However, if it were a Wei general like him, once he had the right to produce weapons, he could easily incite the Wei army to rebel, making it more troublesome for His Majesty to deal with.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Does anyone else have objections to the fact that the female soldiers and the female physicians bestowed by His Majesty are in charge of the production of weapons? You may state your names and come forward to object. There will be thirty people, and the deadline will not be passed!" Lord Yan personally stepped forward to shout.
However, after thirty counts, not a single person stood up to object.
Lord Yan/Mr. Wen Tao/Prefect Fei/Magistrate Kang: "..."
Shocking! The villagers were surprisingly understanding!
No, they're just afraid of dying.
They believed that opposing the female physicians who came from the palace was opposing His Majesty, defying the imperial decree, and would certainly result in being beheaded.
So they chose to wait and see, letting others make a fuss first. As a result, everyone backed down, and that's how the matter was settled.
Qin Xiaomi was also shocked: "Could the villagers have been possessed?!"
"Don't talk nonsense, or you'll wake them up with your scolding." Uncle Qin then asked Qin Xiaomi curiously, "What is possession?"
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Since no one objects, the production of these weapons will be temporarily entrusted to Madam Guan, Master Qin, and the female physician bestowed by His Majesty! After the war, the production rights of these weapons will be decided by His Majesty!" Lord Yan officially announced.
The villagers initially refused to accept it; then they said, "Let me observe first and let others go first." But how did this decision come about? So let's leave it at that for now.
In short, if you just bear with it, it's not that hard to accept.
Boom boom boom!
"Now, I ask the Qin and Guan families to sign a life-or-death agreement. If the secret formula for this weapon is leaked, the Qin and Guan families, as well as the Jiang family, will pay with their heads!" Lord Yan announced.
Everyone was even more satisfied: "This is good, this is how it should be, only then can we feel at ease!"
Qin Xiaomi wanted to roll her eyes at them, but she could also understand that it was only natural.
She, along with Madam Guan, Grandpa Qin, Second Uncle Qin, Qin Xiaogu, Jiang Dalang, and Prince Ye, all signed and pressed their fingerprints on the life-or-death agreement, indicating their willingness to share the responsibility.
Si Pei, on the other hand, was completely bewildered. He had stayed up all night and rushed over to help. He was dozing off when this incident jolted him awake. He hurriedly raised his hand, shaking a stack of papers, and said, "They agreed to it just like that? Why isn't anyone making a fuss? Should I come out and argue with people? I wrote a lot of swear words!"
This was the task Qin Xiaomi gave him yesterday: if anyone complained about not letting the heroine produce the weapon, he would be responsible for confronting them.
He had carefully prepared swear words for this, but he couldn't utter them, which made him very unhappy.
"Keep them. They won't stay quiet for long. They'll come in handy eventually." Uncle Qin knew his fellow villagers quite well. They didn't dare to cause trouble today because they were afraid of His Majesty, but they would start making trouble in a couple of days once they felt that the emperor was far away.
"Okay then." Si Pei put away the swearing paper, then curled up in the armchair and fell fast asleep.
"..." Gao Zhenzhi was jealous and wanted to kick the chair leg.
Shi Songxin wanted to recite a sutra for him to wake him up: "Uphold good and abandon evil, lest you follow in their footsteps."
You're cursing me?!
Gao Zhenzhi was furious, but he was cowardly and became obedient.
"Madam Guan, Master Qin, does the weapon production workshop need to hire female workers? There are only about two hundred people on the stage, how many weapons can they make?!" A villager asked from the crowd.
These are true fellow villagers from Taifeng Town. It was Chief Lü who asked, and he said, "If you need female workers, just give the order. Our people are trustworthy and we'd even sign a life-or-death contract!"
Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Li also said, "Mr. Qin, our Xue and Li families also have trustworthy people who dare to sign life-or-death contracts and take responsibility with their heads!"
Well, the two ladies are very passionate and eager to do something for the Great Wei in the name of women. Therefore, upon learning of the emergence of the powerful weapon, Qin Dongjia's relentless pursuit of it, and his eventual success in capturing it, with the results to be announced today, they risked infection with the plague and brought their children to attend the meeting!
Qin Xiaomi looked in their direction... Wow, two stunning beauties! After being amazed, she formally replied, "Thank you for your kindness, Chief Lü, Madam Xue, Madam Li, and all the elders and folks. But we already have enough manpower to produce the weapon. More would only cause chaos."
She pointed to the two hundred or so female healers and assassins and said, "They are only responsible for the core transformation of the raw materials for the weapons. The rest of the weapon-making process will be handled by our mountain people's Shanying team. The Shanying team has tens of thousands of people, so we have more than enough manpower."
Aunt Alan, A Ling, Tiger Girl, and other mountain people and heroes stepped forward to show themselves, holding up Wei army military plaques and a handwritten letter from the Duke of Yan, along with their special household registration certificates.
"Fellow villagers, we are mountain women who have met the Duke of Yan and have been recognized by him. We are also newly recruited female soldiers of the Great Wei. We will protect the safety of the secret formula for this weapon with our lives and safeguard this Great Wei artifact for everyone!"
Clap clap clap clap! Madam Xue and the others led the applause and cheers, shouting, "Bravo!"
Lord Yan/Wen Tao/Gao Zhenzhi and others: "..." You guys just need to act, don't steal the show!
And Si Pei, don't go too far. You're not a woman, so what are you doing, high-fiving and cheering? And with tears in your eyes, really, don't be so empathetic!
But Si Pei is just so passionate; he gets involved wholeheartedly whenever something good happens.
The King of Ye then came out and said, "We have abundant supplies and powerful weapons. As long as we guard the water source in the city, we can defend the capital city, kill the enemy in batches, and annihilate the enemy army!"
"We don't need to kill them all. Just wipe out half of the enemy forces, and they will have to retreat due to their heavy losses! Then we can win this battle, and every household will gain merit!"
It was very inspiring, and everyone was excited, clapping and cheering.
But we still have to face reality.
After answering the encouraging questions, the King of Ye and the two gatekeepers of the government army began to answer questions that were unfavorable to our side.
For example, when will General Liang wake up?
"The old physician Xun has been working well in treating General Liang, but he has not yet been able to wake him up."
Upon hearing this, the people of Wei became anxious: "Doesn't that mean it wasn't cured?!"
"Even the legendary physician Xun couldn't cure him, so how can General Liang possibly recover?"
"If General Liang doesn't wake up, who can command hundreds of thousands of troops to defend the city and resist the enemy? Can General Chu do it?"
Everyone expressed their doubts.
After all, the victory at Dongfu Town was due to superior weaponry, and the enemy only numbered 10,000. If they were facing a main force of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, they would have been afraid that General Chu would secretly flee for his life.
General Chu, receiving distrustful and disdainful glances from all directions: "..."
You may not believe me, but you must believe His Majesty. If a military officer of my rank were to desert in the face of battle, all the male members of his family would be executed by slow slicing.
His Majesty has done this before.
After a brief commotion, the Wei people asked about when the enemy would attack.
General Chu, Jiang Dalang, and Aunt Alan stepped forward and answered the question of when the enemy would arrive: "Within ten days at the earliest, or a month or two at the latest."
Oh no! These words completely destroyed the morale of those who had gathered supplies and weapons. Everyone was terrified again: "They're coming to kill us! They're coming to kill us! We have to run for our lives!"
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
The drums were almost worn out from being beaten so hard, and the messengers were practically hoarse from shouting.
At last……
Bang bang bang bang!
Several skeletons were placed among the crowd, silencing Wei Min's commotion.
The sight of the human skeleton terrified Wei Min, turning him deathly pale and rendering him unable to even scream.