Chapter 346: A visitor from Qingzhou
Poetry:
Shiben Dengzhou Orion, born to be brave and heroic.
Through the mountains and ridges, it is as strong as a deer, and the elk will be frightened when it sees it.
Holding a lotus iron boring machine in his hand and a cattail leaf-pointed knife hanging from his waist.
The leopard-skin skirt and the tiger-stringed sash show that the young man is in trouble.
World Log
In June, 20 points of luck were consumed. Dengzhou Orions [Two-Headed Snake] Xie Zhen and [Two-tailed Scorpion] Jie Bao escaped from prison and were on the run. I heard that [Xiao Mengchang] Zhao To gain fame, come and seek refuge.
Looking at the two people mentioned in the diary, Xie Zhen and Jie Bao, aren’t they the same heroes that Yang Lin met when he went to Dengzhou to invite [Chu Linlong] Zou Yuan and [One-horned Dragon] Zou Run? .
Looking at this month’s Earth Demon summoning quota, Zhao Zhen couldn’t help but wonder if it was still the same group of people.
World Log
Consuming 10 points of luck, [Sick Yuchi] Sun Li heard that Liangshan County was recruiting talents and came to seek refuge.
As expected, it was this group of people who came together.
Although he didn’t know what happened, Zhao Zhen didn’t care about the extra 10 points of luck consumed. After all, Liangshan County’s luck had already exceeded 500 in these days. This is also the reason why Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong discussed expanding overseas. With a large number of people and a vast land, the products are naturally abundant, and this luck will increase quickly.
Spending 1 point of luck, Zhao Zhen also used the ordinary summons. These days, there are no outstanding talents in the successive ordinary summons, but there is no banker, fisherman, or hunter. . Zhao Zhen was not disappointed either, he just thought it was to increase the household registration under the rule.
The next day, Zhao Zhen got up early and found Wu Yong, Xiao Rang, and Zhu Wu waiting there in the front hall. After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen said: "Two brothers, what do the two brothers here in Jingmen Town think?"
Zhu Wuxian stood up and said: "Master, the scholar told the two of me about this matter last night. I thought about it, and with the convenience of the naval forces and the care of the Dongping Mansion, I think it is indeed feasible to expand the land, but the army will be dispersed in the future. If the old man is transferred in the future, he may be transferred. It is difficult to defend against people."
Xiao Ran nodded and agreed: "Brother Zhu Wu is right. At first, we thought about occupying the entire Liangshan, and we can attack and retreat. Now we want to occupy the shore of Xia Shuibo. , We really need to consider the defensive troubles. Compared with the tens of thousands of soldiers in the county, only the frontier military state has so many soldiers and horses, although it is enough to pay for it by relying on high-ranking officials to trade with other countries and collect taxes. , but it is not easy to expand the army aggressively."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded distressedly: "I have naturally considered what brother Xiao Rang said. If we cannot expand the army, let alone defense, it will be everywhere. The population of the village and the land cannot be clarified. Besides, with so many brothers coming to join us, we have to find a way out for them.”
After all, Zhao Zhen knew that after he reached the third level, the fantasy world would appear. . The bigger the land and the more people, the greater the benefits you will get.
Wu Yong said: "Sir, I have thought about this last night. Dulonggang, Jingyang Town, and Shijie Lake are now isolated. Naturally, it is not appropriate to reduce the number of troops in these three places. There are only 500 people in Heihu Temple Town." There is no need to adjust. If the area around Shuibo is gradually occupied in the future, manpower can be gradually transferred to the three locations of Haoshanfeng Zuojunzhai, Xuefengfeng Youjunzhai, and Baozhu Temple."
"Liangshan is isolated from the rest of the world. For many years, all communication was by ship. The high-ranking officials paid little tax and treated the villagers well, and the villages were grateful. In order to buy more land, the young men in the village enthusiastically joined the army. There was a military camp in Wanzi City on the mountain, and a military camp on the left and right. The size of the battalion is sufficient.”
“The south end of Baozhu Temple is full of swamps, making travel inconvenient. In the future, the size of the naval army will only need to be expanded. In addition to what was said yesterday. Liu Lin is asked to form a navy army, and he also needs to recruit heroes for naval battles. From now on, he will rely on the power of the navy army to support him everywhere. "
Xiao Rang said: "This is a way, Liangshan is stable, we will wait. It's a pity that the village where Daguan lives is not on Liangshan Mountain."
Zhu Wu said with a smile: "It is backed by a lake, with mountains to the west, swamps to the south, and fog to the east. There is only one official road to the west, and the terrain is not bad. The two places where the county government is currently located, Dongxi Village and Xixi Village, should be surrounded by new city walls, and the village of Daguanren will also be surrounded by a city wall in the future. Look.”
Xiao Rang said: "Building a city wall will cost a lot of money and food. Every village has earthen walls, so there is no rush. Let Tao Zongwang's [Craftsman Camp] select a site first, bake green bricks and big stones in advance, and recruit corvees after autumn. , Build slowly." After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Since the two brothers have no objections, we will launch an army to conquer Jingmen Town tomorrow. Brother Wu Yong will go with me, and brother Zhu Wu will go with Coach Lin. Counselor. Military plane. Brother Xiao Rang is here..."
Just as he was talking, Ding An knocked on the door and came in. Before Zhao Zhen could say anything, Ding An handed the pigeon letter to Zhao Zhen. This Ding An is the eldest son of Ding Chou, the former eighth manager of Xixi Village in Zhao Zhen's house. Because Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Shiqilang to train carrier pigeons, Ding An performed well and knew everything about the village, so he promoted him to the village's special manager. The little leader of the first pigeon mailing team is in charge of four pigeon drivers.
Zhao Zhen had already stipulated that the pigeon letter should be delivered immediately no matter morning or evening, so as soon as he received the pigeon letter, Ding An sent it over.
Zhao Zhen opened the pigeon letter, took a look at it, and waved Ding An down. He casually handed the pigeon letter to Wu Yong and the others. After the three of them read it, Zhao Zhen asked, "What do the three brothers think?"
Wu Yong said with a smile: "It seems that this birthday card is destined to be a high official."
You wonder why Wu Yong spoke like this, but it turned out that this letter was sent by Zhugui of Dulonggang, and the content of the letter was different. Not ordinary.
It turned out that the letter said: Qingzhou used gold and pearls to purchase armor, weapons and horses.
Zhao Zhen asked: "How is this matter?"
Zhu Wudao: "Master, I still have thousands of sets of old leather armors in the treasury, which are all captured and left over. They were replaced with new leather armors made by the armor making workshop. After the last transaction, I thought that these leather armors might be useful in the future, and asked Brother Hou Jian to repair them, but the quality was not as good as the 500 pairs of iron armors last time. Eighty pairs.”
Xiao Rang said: "I originally thought of leaving thirty or twenty pairs of these leather armors in each village, numbered like the plain swords, as armaments for the rural soldiers. Now that there are people coming to buy them, the rural soldiers use rattan armor instead. That's it."
Zhao Zhen said: "It's a pity that it will take another month or two to weave this batch of rattan into armor, otherwise we can sell a batch to Song Gongming."
Wu Yong said: " The armor making workshop produces iron armor and leather armor every day, and there is no major war in the county. It seems that if these old armors are sold, war will break out in Qingzhou."
< br>Xiao Rang said: "After this transaction, regardless of success or failure, I am afraid that Qingzhou will not come to buy armor again."
"Oh?" Zhao Zhen asked doubtfully.
"If Song Jiang's group loses, they will naturally be wiped out. If they win, the captured army armor will be enough for use." Xiao Rang said.
"Don't we have to sell more armor to him this time? The price of a pair of old armors and new ones will be unmatched in the future." Zhao Zhen said.
Zhu Wudao: "It is indeed feasible to dispatch a group of armors from Zuojunzhai and Baozhu Temple."
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "I will reply to the letter right away and ask brother Zhu Gui to send the people. . The expedition will not take place tomorrow. The scholar will stay to receive the visitors from Qingzhou and also inquire about the details of Song Gongming in Qingzhou. If there is any shortage of armor, he will first select it from Haoshanfeng Zuojun Village and Xueshanfeng Youjunzhai, mainly leather armor and iron armor. It is best not to move, after all, it is not easy to build. Xiao asked the brothers to prepare. If everything goes well, Fei Ge will send a message and the brothers will take people to clear the land and register the population."
Everyone nodded and went down to prepare. .
(End of this chapter)