The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 410: High morale
Chapter 410 High morale
Seeing Bai Qingyan nodded slightly, the governor spoke slowly: “And I really want to serve the princess. As long as the princess can use me, please let me know. I will do my best to serve you.”
“Then you’ll have to trouble your son first. I will certainly need your help in training troops and suppressing bandits in the future. I hope you can provide me with more assistance.” Bai Qingyan said to the prefect.
The prefect was a smart man, and Bai Qing’s words were very clear. He would first select one of the prefect’s sons to give it a try, and if he was useful, he would definitely use him in the future.
The governor was able to keep his composure and smiled tentatively, “There is one more thing. I heard that Princess Gaoyi has already gone to Chunmu Mountain. I have a dozen servants here who are very good at martial arts. If the princess can trust them, you can let them go to Chunmu Mountain now to protect Princess Gaoyi. If the princess has already made arrangements, these dozen people can obey her orders and contribute to the training of the troops.”
“Then let the governor’s servants… follow Bai Qingping and the governor’s son!” Bai Qingyan nodded to the governor, “Thank you for your concern, governor.”
Since Bai Jinzhi’s safety is at stake, Bai Qingyan dare not use Bai Jinzhi to test the governor’s integrity and loyalty.
After hearing what Bai Qingyan said, the prefect knew that he needed to stop. He nodded. There was still a long time to come, and he would eventually make Princess Zhenguo believe that he was truly loyal to her.
After the governor left, Bai Qingping asked, “Sister, did you let the governor’s son go with me? Do you want me to be on guard against him? After all, it is our Bai family who is paying for the military training this time. Are you worried that the governor will hold the military power in his hands?”
Bai Qingping was afraid that he might not understand what Bai Qingyan meant, so he wanted to ask for clarification.
Bai Qihe was surprised at how close Bai Qingping and Bai Qingyan were, and felt a little relieved in his heart. He thought that the Bai family should be of one mind and one heart.
“You don’t have to be too cautious when you let the prefect’s son follow you. The important thing is not to let him know.” Bai Qingyan warned.
“Don’t worry, sister. I will do it well!” Bai Qingping stood up and promised.
Bai Qihe brought his son out of the Bai Mansion, raised his hand to touch his son’s head, and got on the carriage with a look of relief. Fortunately, his son was more sensible than his wife.
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Early in the morning of the eleventh day, the sky was gradually brightening, and the flames in the braziers erected high around the martial arts field were swaying violently in the wind.
Nearly two hundred people from Shuoyang City were already standing on the field, chatting and laughing.
Among these people, there were tenants of the Bai family who came here for rent reduction, members of the Bai family who were forced to come here, and ordinary people who came here for the monthly salary. Only a few of them came here for the real purpose of suppressing bandits.
Bai Qingping and the prefect’s third son Shen Yancong stood on a high platform, looking at these lazy people with frowns on their brows, wondering in their hearts whether these scattered people could really be trained to be soldiers to suppress bandits?
“We need to get them lined up before the princess arrives.” Shen Yan clenched his fists and looked at a bow and arrow. Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly remembered his father’s instructions. He turned around and said to Bai Qingping with a smile, “Does Mr. Bai have any ideas? We can’t let the princess come… and see such a scene.”
Bai Qingping was powerless and he knew that the best thing to do at this moment was to intimidate with force, but he did not have the strength to do so.
Before Bai Qingping could speak, the sound of a horse neighing was heard.
Everyone looked towards the entrance of the martial arts arena, and saw Bai Qingyan, dressed in a neat training suit, leaping off his horse with a black gold whip in his hand. His deep and calm eyes stared at the people of Shuoyang who were like a pile of scattered sand in the martial arts arena. He was not as anxious as Bai Qingping and Shen Yancong, and just walked slowly towards the martial arts stage.
Behind her followed a team of well-trained Bai family guards, each of them wearing a sword, marching in unison, their boots clicking like thunder, and every step seemed to step on one’s heart.
Perhaps it was because the murderous aura on Bai Qingyan was too intimidating, and he was followed by a terrifying guard team. His might was so overwhelming that the entire martial arts field suddenly fell silent. The people rustled back to where they should be standing, looking solemnly at Bai Qingyan who was already standing on the high platform.
They are all ordinary people with different ages, so it is normal for them to be a mess at the beginning. This is all within Bai Qingyan’s expectations.
She remembered the first time her grandfather took her to the Bai family army camp, it happened that the first batch of new recruits entered the camp. Bai Qingyan still remembered clearly how General Shen Kunyang trained the new recruits, and just made slight changes to the people.
“Carry it up!” Bai Qingyan turned his head and ordered the guards beside him.
Soon, three guards brought up three baskets of meat of varying weights. Bai Qingyan looked at the people standing stiffly in the martial arts arena and said, “The training will begin today. The top three people each day will receive three baskets of meat like this to take home.”
Ordinary people, especially those who were exempted from rent or wanted the monthly salary to train, were mostly poor and could not eat meat all year round. It was considered good to be able to eat meat during the New Year. Meat… was very tempting to ordinary people.
The people immediately started talking about it, and everyone looked excited.
“Today’s training content will be announced to everyone by Bai Qingping and Shen Yancong. The results will be announced before sunset, and three people who cannot keep up with the training intensity will be laid off.” Bai Qingyan’s voice was calm and indifferent.
The people who had originally planned to take advantage of the situation were stunned and asked, “Does that mean… there will be no rent exemption?”
“Of course!” Bai Qingyan nodded.
After saying that, she turned around and looked at Bai Qingping and Shen Yancong and said, “It’s time to start.”
To be frank, Bai Qingyan was only there to keep order during today’s military training. She sat on the high platform in the martial arts arena and read a book. The military training was entirely the responsibility of Bai Qingping and Shen Yancong.
The first day is always difficult, but when the people who came to participate in the training saw that there was meat in the lunch, they all cheered.
Bai Qingping said that from now on, everyone who comes to participate in the training will have meat for every meal and must eat until they are full. Only by eating enough can they have the strength to train to suppress bandits.
Those who wanted to take advantage of the situation, when they saw such a meal, thought that if they trained hard, they could bring that basket of meat home and let their families eat meat, their blood suddenly boiled and their fighting spirit was high.
Bai Qingyan kept an eye on the people brought by Shen Yancong. The way they were teaching the people to train, it seemed like they had been in the army for many years.
Bai Qingyan paid special attention to two of them. The way they taught the new recruits was somewhat similar to that of the Bai Family Army, which made him suspicious.
People trained harder in the afternoon than in the morning. Everyone was sweating profusely, but no one complained of being tired.
As the sun set in the west, Bai Qingping and Shen Yancong selected the top three and the bottom three respectively. The top three got the meat they deserved, and the bottom three learned that they had to leave. They were reluctant to leave the meals here, and they begged and said that they would work harder tomorrow and would not fall behind.
Today is the last day of this year, the bald author is really asking for monthly tickets online…