Chapter 255 Expansion
Not to mention Lin Chong, the four of them happily mounted their horses and ran all the way back to the station.
Only the yellow gelding stood there alone on the school field. Zhao Zhen said to Fu Yu who was busy organizing the team: "Brother Fu Yu, please send this yellow gelding to Wu Sanniang in Dulonggang."
Fu Yu nodded in agreement and said: "Big Don't worry, officials. After the villain returns to the station with the troops and horses, he will send the horses to the master's wife."
After the Sandu horse army left, Zhao Zhen invited Wu Yong and four others to go to the hall. Zhao Xing went up. Served tea and waited on the side.
Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers, what's next? Do you have a plan?"
Xiao Rang cupped his hands and said: "Official, now the spiritual fields in various places have been measured clearly, and the rouge rice to be planted has been measured clearly. It’s time to breed pearl rice.”
“There are 14.8 acres of spiritual land in the three farms in Baishigu, Kushutun and Koutoushan. It is now an orchard and a vegetable garden, not to mention it. The six-acre medicinal field in Qimiao has also been preserved."
"The two eight-acre spiritual fields in Heihumiao Town and the five-acre spiritual field in Zhujiazhuang, Dulonggang are both mountainous and have inconvenient access to water, so they have been planted with ordinary crops. After harvesting winter wheat this year, we will plant one season of soybeans and then plant golden wheat. There are four acres of spiritual land in Xiawang Village in Xigouzhao Mountain, two acres in Xinwang Village, and only fifteen acres in Dushan Village. Twenty-one acres in Donglou Village and thirteen acres in Sunjiazhuang are paddy fields. Seven acres in Chenjiaying and four acres in Dingzhuang Village are dry fields. Golden wheat has been planted in these two places."
"Xiaoliangfeng Zhangzhuang. Four acres, three acres in Xiaohuangshan Yangzhuang, 17 acres in Hutoufeng Liangcun, seven acres in Luozishan Taoji, and five acres in Xiataoji, are all paddy fields.”
"There are twenty acres of spiritual fields in Xiaoping Mountain, but no one lives here yet. There are ten acres of paddy fields in Dongzhang Village of Yuhuangding, and the remaining sixty acres are on the top of the mountain. There are thirty-three acres of spiritual fields in Xinghua Village on the Snow Mountain Peak, and ten Three acres are distributed in the apricot forest, planted with wheat, yellow and apricots, and the remaining 20 acres of paddy fields are found in Hao Shanfeng, with 35 acres in Zhenggai Village and 28 acres in Liuji Village. There are 20 acres in Ma Zhenyang Village and five acres in Xinzheng Village. They are also good paddy fields. In addition, in Dongxi Village, the rice field where rouge rice was found, seven acres of the lowest land have also become spiritual fields. , but the soil there is still as red as cinnabar, which is most suitable for growing rouge rice.”
“The total paddy fields are 216 acres, the dry fields total 128 acres, and the orchards and vegetable gardens total 27 acres. There are six acres of medicinal fields. Next, the county government plans to send a team to visit all parts of Liangshang County to mark the places with special production to facilitate the next step of recruiting refugees."
"Xiaoping Mountain is flat and there is a pond on the top of the mountain. It was originally planned to build a camp. After measurements, the farmland could be no less than 100,000 acres. I think the Xueshan Mountain Camp does not need to be relocated. Build a larger fortress on the top of Xiaoping Mountain and station a city's troops to monitor the surrounding area. Build a village here, recruit refugees, and cultivate fields. In the future, it will be possible to produce 200,000 shi of grain a year. "
Zhao Zhen looked at Wu Yong. Wu Yong pondered for a moment and said, "What brother Xiao Rang said is reasonable. It is true that the camp does not have to be moved to Xiaoping Mountain. At first, it was just that Xiaoping Mountain was gentle and could not only be garrisoned. It doesn’t matter where the infantry or horse troops are. The view is better and it is easier to monitor the surroundings.”
Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Zhu Wu, Brother Pei Xuan, what do you two think?"
Zhu Wudao: "Official, I think that in addition to opening up wasteland for farming, the horse farm should be moved here. In this way, On weekdays, there are no idle people to disturb them, and they are not kept with other large animals, so the horses will naturally be less likely to get sick."
After a discussion among the five people, the purpose of Xiaopingshan was decided. Xiao Rang wrote an official document, Zhao Zhen used his seal, and mobilized 50 people from Tao Zongwang's "Craftsman Camp" to raise the height and expand the pier at the top of the mountain to meet the needs of the people of the capital. Later, village squares, water canals, and racecourses were built.
Xiao Rang continued: "Master, there is one more thing. When brother Lu Zhishen came, he offered two boundary stones. Now it is the season of spring and flowers are blooming, so you can put them down."
Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, I almost forgot about it. It's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun. Let's leave these two mountains and forests today."
Seeing that Zhu Wu didn't understand why, Zhao Zhen explained the previous plan and took out two boundary heart stones to show to Zhu Wu. Zhu Wu took it in his hand, looked at it again and again, and said, "Is this the Jiexin Stone? I seem to have seen it in brother Chen Da's room."
Wu Yongdao: "Seriously?"
Zhu Wudao: "I'm not sure, so I'd like to call Brother Chen Da to inquire."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen sent Zhao Ji to Wanzi City to find Chen Da and Shi Jin, and then asked Zhang Qi went to the Xuefeng Mountain Camp to invite Lu Zhishen and Yuan Guang, the head of Liantai Temple, and several other ministerial monks and eighteen warrior monks.
Zhu Wu then said: "Master, these days, I have visited various military camps and counted the troops. There are 700 people in the seventh capital of the horse army, 800 people in the third capital of the naval army, and 800 people in the third capital of the infantry army. Thousands of people each, 900 people from Dulonggang Sanzhuang Infantry, 200 people from Heihumiao Town Infantry, 300 people from Baishi Valley Infantry, and a total of 3,400 infantry from [Bird Cannon City] and 220 people from [Artillery City]. There are 600 recruits in Wanzi City, totaling 5,840 people.”
"Except Shuibo Liangshan, Dulonggang is isolated. There are now ten villages, 8,000 households, and 200,000 acres of fertile land. There are only 1,000 horse infantry troops. Although they have local bravery, if they are attacked, they may only be able to defend themselves. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen hesitated and asked, "What do you think, brother Zhu Wu?"
Zhu Wudao: "I didn't have any idea before today. Today I heard that the villager wants to put down two pieces in the south." That's when I came up with an idea. Since these two mountains are used as defensive passes, there is no need for the Southern Camp to be deployed in Heihu Temple Town and Dulonggang."
" I made some plans and determined that at least 3,000 people should be stationed in Dulonggang, and the best number of horse troops would be four to five hundred people, so that the horse troops can wander around and look for fighters. With this battalion of horse troops, the enemy will not dare to attack easily. Village."
Wu Yong said: "Brother Zhu Wu is right. Only in this way can Dulong Gang be considered safe. However, there is no need to cancel the Nanda Camp. There are more than 1,100 war horses in the county. There are also many dealers in Gangsan Village who are good at horse fighting. They recruited three hundred people and gathered a thousand cavalry.”
"The troops from Shidu were transferred to Dulonggang and cooperated with Luan Tingyu. Each of the two capitals was expanded to 200 people. The number of Lin Chongdu in Nanda camp was also expanded to 200, and the rest remained unchanged."
"As for the infantry, , Zhujiazhuang increased its troops to 1,500, and Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang each stationed 500 troops. The remaining newly built villages will recruit thirty or fifty rural soldiers for daily duty. Thousands of troops will be added to prepare for emergencies."
Zhao Zhen said: "The two brothers have thought carefully about it. In this case, I would like to ask my two brothers to take charge of this expansion."
Wu Yong, After Zhu Wu heard this, he raised his hands in response.
When it’s time to apply for licenses, everyone comes to Baishi Valley to collect them. Zhao Zhen said to Lu Zhishen: "Brother Zhishen, you gave me two boundary heart stones when you first came here. I will put them down today to invite my brother to come and see them."
Lu Zhishen said: "The Sa family is going to see something today."
Zhu Wu picked up a boundary heart stone and asked: "Brother Chen Da, come and take a look. I saw you had a similar one. Now. Is it still there? "
Chen Da took it and took a look at it, and said: "Brother, is this the Jiexin Stone? It looks almost the same. I will go back to the room to get it and let the officials look at it. "
With that said, Chen Da went back to his room to get a stone. Zhao Zhen took it and saw that it was also a boundary stone.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Brother, where did you get this world heart stone?"
Chen Da shook his head and said: "When you are a high official, or when you are a small person at home, no matter how much you gamble, you often fight with others. This stone was won at that time. I found it to be the hardest, so I often keep it in hand." Everyone. Everyone laughed after hearing this and said Chen Da was lucky.
Seeing that it was late, Zhao Zhen called Shang Guanghui and Jiao Ting to bring a bunch of Pu soldiers. The heroes mounted their horses, passed through Xixi Village, passed through Nan Daying, and reached the foggy southern border of Liangshan County.
After Zhao Zhen prayed, he spent a little luck each and threw the two heart stones into the fog.
The fog receded, revealing two mountains.
On the east side, there is only a large pine forest in front and a mountain road in the middle of the pine forest. Looking along the mountain road, I saw a ruined temple, which should be the Earthen Pot Temple mentioned by Lu Zhishen.
Everyone went up the road, about half a mile away, and after crossing a stone bridge, the ruins of the temple were clearly visible.
The bell tower collapsed and there were ruins everywhere. Exactly:
The headless Arhat and the broken-arm Vajra.
A rabbit's den is hidden in the Xiangji kitchen, and fox traces are printed on the Longhua stage.
Due to the smoke and fire, the entire Earthen Pot Temple was in a state of dilapidation, with only the Jixiang Kitchen and a few dormitories at the back remaining. Everyone couldn't help but sigh, leaving half of the people to clean up here, and Zhao Zhen and others walked down the mountain.
Passing the stone bridge, Lu Zhishen patted the stone railings on the stone bridge and said, "Shi Dalang, do you ever remember this place?"
Shi Jindao: "How can you not remember? I was here at the beginning, My brother and I killed the two birdmen in a hurry, and their bodies were scurrying into the lower stream."
As he said that, he pointed to a red pine forest in the distance and said, "When I cut the path there, I met them. "Brother, things are really unpredictable."
Everyone looked over and saw that the branches were scattered and strange shadows were scattered. From a distance, it looks like a judge's beard, and up close, it looks like devil's hair.
Wu Yong said: "Master, although the terrain here is not dangerous, there are these two woods, a stream, and this abandoned field at the foot of the mountain. It is a good place to build a village."
Xiao Rang also said: "The Crock Temple is in ruins. It will take a lot of time to clean up the mountain gate and build the temple."
Zhao Zhen said: "First go to Erlong Mountain before making a decision. Make Wu Seven people went down and searched along the stream. They might find the bodies of the two birds and the man. They picked them up and buried them under a tree. Don't pollute the water. It will be used for building temples and irrigating crops. This water. "
Jiao Ting ordered ten people to go down in two waves along the stone bridge and explore along the water. Zhao Zhen and others turned around and went down the mountain.
Looking at the mountain to the west, it is much steeper than the one to the east. Compared with the Earthen Pot Temple, the mountain peak is more than twice as high. There is only one road in the middle, and two miles of mountains surround the future, enclosing a Baozhu Temple.
Walking up the mountain road, I saw three gates with many hammers and cannon stones left behind. After passing three gates, when I came to Baozhu Temple to look at it, I saw three gates and a section of mirror that looked like flat ground, surrounded by wooden fences to form a city.
Although the entire Baozhu Temple has been changed beyond recognition, it is still intact. The cottage was only built around the temple. After demolishing these houses, the buildings were built into a complete temple, which is much more majestic than Liantai Temple.
Yuanguang took a step forward and said to Zhao Zhen: "Master, do we want to stay here?"
Wu Yong said hurriedly: "No. Master, this is the temple. Although it is complete, the terrain is difficult and it is inconvenient for faithful men and women to come and go. It is better to build a crock temple here. It overlooks Xixi Village and can monitor and block the enemy from the south. "
< br>Lu Zhishen said: "Officials, if troops are stationed here, the Sa family would like to come here."
After hearing this, Guanghui said: "The Sa family would like to stay here with my senior brother. There are pilgrims at Baota Temple every day, which is very inconvenient. There are also Buddha statues here. The Sa family trains soldiers on weekdays, so you can chant sutras if you have nothing to do."
Zhao Zhendao : "Brother Guanghui is coming here. The residence at Pagoda Temple is still reserved for the brothers. It will be used as a family temple in the future. As long as Waguan Temple is repaired, it will no longer receive pilgrims. Master Yuanguang will temporarily live in Pagoda Temple until Waguan Temple is built. The temple is repaired."
Zhao Zhen asked again: "Xueshen, brother Zhishen is stationed here, who can be the chief general at Xueshan Mountain?"
Wu Yongdao: "Among the brothers in the county, who is the best in martial arts? , The most courageous one is Brother Shi Xiu. It is better to send Brother Shi Xiu over. As for Black Tiger Temple Town, there are Sandu Cavalry commanded by five brothers, Sun An, Deng Fei, Li Ying, Yang Lin and Fu Yu. The Yidu infantry commanded by the two brothers are enough to cope with Dulonggang."
Zhao Zhen said: "That's good. In addition to the two capital soldiers trained by the two brothers, we can also use the [artillery capital] in the south camp. , [Birdgun Capital] also transferred over, plus these eighteen temple-protecting monks, and the leading soldiers.”
Wu Yongdao: "Your Majesty, today we are talking about adjusting the army. Since there is a new camp here, it is better to garrison 1,500 people at Haoshanfeng Mountain and Xuefengfeng Mountain, and remove 1,000 people to garrison at Baozhu Temple. In this way, there will be enough defensive sergeants everywhere."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "This is the best. There are 600 people in the Wanzi City camp. Three hundred people will be transferred to Zhujiazhuang first, and the remaining 300 people will be transferred to Baozhu Temple. As for the expansion of the camps in various places, it is still We have to deal with the [Craftsman Camp] led by Tao Zongwang."
"After all, this place has been abandoned for a long time, and it needs to be cleaned carefully before it can be stationed. The newly recruited sergeants will also make up for Dulonggang and Baozhu Temple first, and then flood it. There are two camps in Boliang Mountain."
After hearing this, everyone responded. Lu Zhishen, Guang Hui, Pu Daobing and the monk were left to clean up here. The rest followed Zhao Zhen back to Baishi Manor.
Zhao Zhen sent an order to first mobilize 400 people from Xueshan Peak to garrison Baozhu Temple. He also arranged for Zhao Yuanli to collect grain and grass and send them up the mountain.
They also recruited strong laborers from Xixi Village and Dongxi Village to clean up the rubble at the Crock Temple. Tao Zongwang personally supervised the work. Every part of the temple was marked one by one. According to the remaining ruins, the Crock Temple was rebuilt on the original site.
The orders were written one after another, Zhao Zhen stamped them, and then passed them around quickly. He was busy until dinner time.
Zhao Zhen was newly married. After entertaining everyone, he hurried back to Hu Sanniang's residence.
(End of this chapter)