Chapter 99: With food in hand, don’t panic!
Chen Jichuan looked at the three newly recruited subordinates and couldn't stop laughing in his heart.
Got the magic weapon.
He collected three more spirits that were comparable to eighth-grade innates.
How can one not like it?
After a while.
Only then did Chen Jichuan remember what he had just been worrying about. He glanced at the three people in front of him, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart. He asked aloud: "Three of you have achieved enlightenment in the Li water. I wonder if you can control the creatures in the water?"
He was worried that there was nothing he could do about the Water Mansion. If Prime Minister Turtle and the others could control the fish, shrimps, crabs and other water creatures in the water, they could move the Water Mansion and find a hidden place to hide.
"No problem."
"Master, just give me your orders."
General Crab and General Shrimp responded, patting their chests without even thinking about it.
Prime Minister Turtle was beside him, but he was more conservative and said: "There are more than ten strong old turtles and more than a hundred young turtles in my clan, who can serve the palace master."
Chen Jichuan is overjoyed——
"Okay!"
"Then I'll trouble you three to go and make arrangements, and then listen to my orders."
……
The moon and the stars.
Rise in the east and set in the west.
The sky is getting brighter and a new day has arrived.
This day.
In the secret realm of Shuifu, the fishermen who fished and picked up clams and pearls were transferred away one by one, and the personnel stationed in the Martial League also retreated.
The secret realm is empty.
One hundred miles of water, ten miles of swamp.
This is the secret realm of Shuifu originally occupied by the Lishui Gang.
When summer arrives, the sky is filled with vast mist, steaming clouds and rosy clouds, surrounded by willows and fish leaping and birds singing. In winter, the ice is as bright as a mirror and the sky creates shadows, making it look like a sea city with busy traffic.
The water of the lake is clear, reflecting the figures, and the clear waves are rippling, extremely beautiful.
After the secret realm was cleared, there were no more fishermen coming and going, and it seemed more pure and refined.
For a whole day, all the fishermen and garrison troops were evacuated, leaving only the original entrance and exit on the Su River, which was stationed by 200 naval troops sent by the Wu League.
The day passes.
It's night time again.
From the vast water, countless fish, shrimps and crabs gathered in groups, constantly fighting against the giant monster in front of them. In front, there are seventeen old turtles, one hundred and fourteen small turtles, and more than a dozen huge fish, with hemp ropes on their bodies, swimming hard to pull the water palace.
With the help of water flow impact, the speed is not slow.
Go down the river.
When they arrived at the mouth of the Su River, Prime Minister Turtle led the old turtles, small turtles, and big fish in the clan, slowly turned around in advance, and turned into the Su River.
General Crab and General Shrimp pressed behind, driving hundreds of thousands of fish, shrimps, crabs and other aquatic creatures into the water palace to change direction.
The transportation project is huge.
Countless fish and shrimps flapping, causing a roaring sound. Fortunately, it was late at night and no one noticed.
After entering the Suhe River for about ten miles, the old and young turtles swimming in front suddenly disappeared. Then the big palace disappeared.
Seeing this, General Crab and General Shrimp waved their large pliers and stirred up waves of water, frightening and driving away all the fish, shrimps and crabs.
Or turn around.
Or take a detour.
Only a very small part disappeared behind General Crab and General Shrimp.
……
The secret realm of Shuifu.
A palace is located in the lake. There are iron chains above and below the palace, and the other end is connected to the bottom of the lake to immobilize it.
In the palace.
Prime Minister Turtle, General Crab, and General Shrimp were all lined up on the left and right, but no one was leading them.
Wait a moment.
Chen Jichuan was seen striding in from outside, followed by Fang Dong, Tan Zhang, and Liu Baohua. In addition to weapons, they each also carried a waterproof wooden box.
Soaked to the skin.
Seeing the strange-looking turtle prime minister in the palace transformed into human form, curiosity appeared in his eyes.
They were the first group of members to join Bai Yujing.
With the establishment of the Wu League, the three people's original identities as undercover agents have become a thing of the past. They have become officials and generals of the Wu League, just like Sheng Shengyang.
Among them, Fang Dong and Tan Zhangming are ostensibly the chiefs of the Criminal Department, but in fact they are spies under the former guest minister of the Wu League, "Yang Xiu", who specialize in monitoring and inquiring about the intelligence of internal personnel of the Wu League.
Similar to the duties of the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, they were responsible for supervising all officials.
This time, I suddenly received an order from the new Shangguan ‘Chen Lin’. After handing over the affairs, I came to the secret realm of Shuifu and came to this palace.
As for Liu Baohua.
He was originally a member of the army, and now he is very comfortable in returning to his old career. With the expansion of the Sanshan Army, he, like Sheng Shengyang, has reached the position of commander of the first battalion.
With his unparalleled archery skills, he is a strong candidate for the four commanders of the Sanshan Army.
This time he was also brought by Chen Jichuan.
"Master of the Palace."
"Master of the Palace."
The three prime ministers and turtles met Chen Jichuan and each greeted him with courtesy.
"Yeah."
Chen Jichuan nodded slightly, walked up to the table and sat down.
After introducing the three people and the three monsters to each other, Chen Jichuan looked at Tan Zhang and said, "You were originally a scholar. The box contained books such as the Four Books and Five Classics, the Hundred Schools of Confucius, and the Three Religions and Nine Streams. In recent days, I have been teaching them how to read and write in Shuifu, and how to read and write. Reason.”
"Yes."
Tan Zhang listened and looked at the three strange-looking figures not far away, his heart beating hard and he agreed.
Chen Jichuan looked at Fang Dong again: "You are familiar with the scriptures. There are Taoist classics in the box. From now on, you can study the scriptures with Prime Minister Gui and figure out the true meaning."
"Yes."
Fang Dong also agreed.
Chen Jichuan finally looked at Liu Baohua: "You are good at military affairs. There are military books and tactics in the box. You can look through them at will. You should also teach them the basic experience and common sense of marching and fighting, and jointly study how to fight underwater and arrange troops." Array.”
"My subordinates take orders!"
Liu Baohua responded sternly.
Chen Jichuan nodded upon seeing this.
Shuifu is his escape route.
Once things cannot be done on land, you have to retreat to the water, and the management of the water house must be tight.
He transferred Fang Dong and the other two people here, firstly, to facilitate teaching and teaching to Prime Minister Gui and others, and secondly, to establish the civil and military structure of Shuifu as soon as possible.
Chen Jichuan turned his eyes and looked at the two generals, Shrimp and Crab, and said loudly: "From now on, the two generals will travel around the waters to find and conquer the monsters in the water. They will also select the strong and capable ones from the unwise shrimps and crabs. Some are mining clam beads in Shuifu, and some are wandering around in the secret realm, looking for other entrances and exits to Shuifu.”
There is no way that there are only three spirits including Prime Minister Turtle in the huge Li River with its numerous tributaries.
While Lishui Water Mansion is the dominant family in the water, it must subdue all these monsters as soon as possible to establish Ding's position as the underwater overlord, making it difficult for those who come after to shake it.
besides.
As the base camp of Shuifu Secret Realm, in addition to the original entrance and exit, and the newly discovered entrance and exit under the Su River today, all other unknown entrances and exits must be found and controlled.
Otherwise, it would be a small thing to lose the clam beads, but it would be a big thing if the base camp was stolen without realizing it.
Orders were given one after another.
The water government system has been initially established.
There are countless shrimps and crabs in the water. Even if they are immature and dull, under the overwhelming search, the speed of mining clam beads may not be any worse than before.
Selecting the best from them and training them into an army can be regarded as a considerable force.
Everything is difficult at the beginning.
Nowadays, Shuifu is only a grass-roots team and lacks major generals. But with careful management, the future is limitless——
"The resources under water are no less than those on land!"
Chen Jichuan was looking forward to it.
……
Time passes.
Changes in the water and on land continue.
In the 408th year since the founding of Dachu, it was February of the fourteenth year of Xuande.
When dead trees come into spring, all things grow wildly.
There are huge trees and lush vegetation. Wild animals multiply rapidly, with tigers roaring in the mountains and forests, bears lying in old warehouses, deer mingling in green valleys, otters playing beside streams, wild boars in herds, and roe deer in rows.
In just one month, the world has changed drastically.
……
"Since February, in just one month, the roads that were originally time-consuming and laborious to repair have been encroached by overgrown trees and covered with thorns. It is difficult to effectively communicate between counties, and the issuance of government orders is slow. In addition, weeds, trees They are also encroaching on farmland, and if they continue like this, we will be in trouble when it comes to spring planting.”
"Not only that, because of the lush vegetation, snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the forest are multiplying rapidly, and there are gradually signs of disaster. Tigers and leopards and other ferocious beasts roar in the mountains and forests, and they often come out to cause harm. So far, more than ten people have died from attacks by these wild beasts. .”
At the Yangshuo County Government Office, Wang Quan was reporting to Chen Jichuan on the situation throughout February with a serious look on his face.
Vegetation and trees encroach on roads and farmland, destroying people's livelihood. Snakes, insects, rats and ants breed and multiply in the forest, and tigers and leopards appear, threatening people's lives and property.
The Sanshan Army fought in all directions, but facing the land of ten counties and the huge Shi'an County, it was still a drop in the bucket.
But there is good news.
Faced with this sudden change, all places are busy dealing with it, and each has a lot of troubles.
For example, Biqingya, which occupies the land of two counties, faces much more serious problems than the Martial Alliance, and has far less energy to launch another war.
This allows Wu Meng to handle internal affairs with peace of mind.
And the crazy growth of plants is not always a bad thing. For example, in Taoyuan, Chen Shaohe led more than ten people from the Drug Department to plant medicinal materials, which originally took at least a year or two to grow. In the past month, a batch of them will grow in the first two or three days. Later, if you sprinkle the seeds, they will grow overnight.
Chen Shaohe took the opportunity to apply for the allocation of more manpower, and batches of medicinal materials were quickly planted and harvested quickly, increasing the medicinal materials reserves in the Martial Alliance seven to eight times in just one month.
It can be described as a bumper harvest.
Not just medicinal materials.
Taoyuan mainly grows grains and vegetables, and it has also been very profitable in January. The rice sprouts and matures very quickly, which is jaw-droppingly fast.
The Wu League mobilized batch after batch of people to pull out weeds and harvest rice day and night.
In one month, a total of thirty-four crops were harvested.
Taoyuan's grain output is already high, and one harvest can support the consumption of three or four counties for a year. With twenty or thirty crops of food harvested at once, the entire Martial Alliance would be able to eat for at least seven or eight years.
In the short term, there is no need to worry about food issues.
This is also one of the reasons why the martial alliance has experienced great changes and the hearts of the people are in turmoil, but it still perseveres tenaciously.
Generally speaking, the current changes are within the preventable and controllable range.
Be alert.
But don’t panic too much.
The ancients are right: if you have food in your hands, you will not panic in your heart.
Just looking at the carts of grain and grass being transported out of the Taoyuan, everyone in the Wu League felt at ease.
...(End of this chapter)