Chapter 186 - 143: Blood Feud of Man and Demon
Nanshui, Jiang Family Village.
Three families had hung up white cloths, their sons of the Jiang family joined the Nanchun Army and died on the battlefield. Jiang Jucai, carrying a fortune in silver, had had their remains returned, which heightened the enthusiasm for military service among the families.
In ancient times, a fortune generally referred to brass, but a thousand catties was already quite a lot—it was worth the lives of three people.
Moreover, the Nanchun Army had recently conquered four cities, almost swallowing up a third of Nanshui, and their ranks were swelling dramatically. In just a few days, their numbers had soared from less than a hundred thousand to a proclaimed three hundred thousand strong.
When Gu Wen heard this, he didn’t think the number was exaggerated, because in chaotic times, there were plenty of people willing to rebel for a bite of food.
In peaceful times without starvation, even if emperors like those of the Qin or Han dynasties came along, no rebellion would occur; conversely, even a pig leading an army would draw followers in times of chaos.
Jiang Fugui was overjoyed, completely changing his previous demeanor, repeatedly praising Jiang Jucai together with Gu Wen.
"Mr. Wen, I see that rebellious son seems to have some talents. He might indeed be capable of great achievements. What about the ten thousand taels of silver, could you spare some..."
Jiang Fugui was ultimately an ordinary person, seeing opportunity but forgetting the risks; now surrounded by enemies, I had no heart to protect him.
Gu Wen had a thought and countered, "Did I ever say I would give you those ten thousand taels? Why ask again?"