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Chapter 346: People from Qingzhou
Praise for poetry:

Shiben was a hunter from Dengzhou, born brave and heroic.

It can cross mountains and ridges as agilely as a monkey, and even deer are frightened when they see it.

He holds a lotus-shaped iron drill in his hand and a cattail-leaf sharp knife hangs from his waist.

Leopard skin skirt and tiger tendon belt, Xie's two difficulties are young.

world log
In June, 20 points of luck were consumed. The Dengzhou hunters [Two-headed Snake] Jie Zhen and [Double-tailed Scorpion] Jie Bao escaped from prison and heard of [Little Mengchang] Zhao Zhen's reputation and came to join him.

Looking at Jie Zhen and Jie Bao mentioned in the diary, aren't they the heroes that Yang Lin met when he went to Dengzhou to invite [Out of the Forest Dragon] Zou Yuan and [Unicorn Dragon] Zou Run.

Looking at the number of Disha summons this month, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but think, could it be this group of people again?

world log
Consume 10 points of luck. [Sick Wei Chi] Sun Li heard that Liangshan County was recruiting talents, so he came to join it.

Sure enough, 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. After all, Liangshan County's luck had exceeded 500 in recent days. This was also the reason why Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong discussed expanding outward. With a large population and a vast land, the resources are naturally abundant, and the luck grows fast.

Consuming 1 point of luck, Zhao Zhen also used the normal summon. In recent days, the continuous normal summons did not bring any outstanding talents, but only farmers, fishermen, and hunters. Zhao Zhen was not disappointed, just thinking that it was to increase the population under his jurisdiction.

The next day, Zhao Zhen got up early. Wu Yong, Xiao Rang, and Zhu Wu were already waiting in the front hall. After greeting them, Zhao Zhen said, "Brothers, what do you think of Jingmen Town?"

Zhu Wu first stood up and said, "Sir, the scholar told us about this last night. I've thought about it and I think it's feasible to expand the territory with the help of the navy and the support of Dongping Prefecture. However, the follow-up troops will be dispersed. If the old man is transferred away in the future, he may be targeted and difficult to defend."

Xiao Ran nodded and agreed, "Brother Zhu Wu is right. At first, we wanted to occupy the entire Liangshan Mountain, so we could attack or defend. Now we want to occupy the shore of the water, so we have to consider the defense problem. There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the county now. Even compared with the prefecture, only the frontier military prefecture has so many soldiers. Although the tax collection from the trade with other places is enough to support it, it is not a good idea to expand the army."

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded in distress: "I have naturally considered what Brother Xiao Rang said. If we cannot expand the army, not to mention defense, we can't even sort out the population and fields of the villages. Besides, with so many brothers coming to surrender, we must find a career for them."

After all, Zhao Zhen knew that after he reached the third level and the fantasy world materialized, the larger the land and the more people there were, the greater the benefits he would get.

Wu Yong said, "Sir, I thought about this last night. Now Dulonggang, Jingyang Town, and Shijie Lake are isolated, so it is not appropriate to reduce the number of troops in these three places. There are only 500 people in Heihu Temple Town, so there is no need to adjust. In the future, if the surrounding areas of the water are gradually occupied, the left military camp of Haoshan Peak, the right military camp of Xueshan Peak, and Baozhu Temple can be gradually transferred."

"Liangshan has been isolated from the outside world for who knows how many years, and the only way to travel is by boat. The great official has light taxes and levies, and treats farmers well. The villages are grateful to him, and in order to buy more land, the young men in the villages are eager to join the army. There is a military camp in Wanzicheng on the mountain, and the left and right military camps also retain a camp of some size, which is enough."

"The southern end of Baozhu Temple is full of swamps, which makes it inconvenient to travel. From now on, we can just keep one battalion. The size of the navy needs to be expanded. In addition to what I said yesterday about Liu Lin forming a navy, we also need to recruit heroes for naval warfare. In the future, we will rely more on the navy to provide assistance to various places."

Xiao Rang said, "That's a solution. Liangshan is stable, so we don't have to worry. It's a pity that your farm is not on Liangshan."

Zhu Wu smiled and said, "This place 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, so the terrain is pretty good. Now the two villages of Dongxi and Xixi, where the county government is located, should be surrounded by new city walls. The manor of the great official can also be included in it, so that it can look like a city in the future."

Xiao Rang said, "Building a city wall will cost a lot of money and food. Every village has a mud wall, so there is no rush. Let Tao Zongwang's [Craftsmen Camp] select a site first, burn blue bricks and large stones in advance, and then recruit corvée laborers in autumn to slowly build it." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Since you two brothers have no objection, we will raise an army to attack Jingmen Town tomorrow. Brother Wu Yong will follow me, and brother Zhu Wu will follow Coach Lin to assist in military affairs. Brother Xiao Rang, here..."

As he was talking, Ding An knocked on the door and came in. Before Zhao Zhen could say anything, Ding An handed Zhao Zhen a pigeon letter. This Ding An was the eldest son of Ding Chou, the eight managers of Xixi Village in Zhao Zhen's mansion. Because Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Shiqilang to train pigeons, Ding An performed well and knew the ins and outs of the village, so he was promoted to be the small leader in charge of the first pigeon letter in the village, and he was in charge of four pigeon handlers.

Zhao Zhen had already made a rule about the pigeon letter, which had to be delivered immediately regardless of the time of day or night. Therefore, Ding An delivered it as soon as he received the pigeon letter.

Zhao Zhen opened the pigeon letter and took a look at it, then waved his hand to let Ding An go down. He casually handed the pigeon letter to Wu Yong and the other two. After the three of them had read it, Zhao Zhen asked, "What do you three brothers think?"

Wu Yong smiled and said, "It seems that this birthday gift is destined to be with you, great official."

You wonder why Wu Yong said this, but it turns out that the letter was sent by Zhu Gui from Dulonggang, and the content of the letter is unusual.

It turned out that the letter said: Qingzhou used gold and pearls to purchase armor, military equipment and horses.

Zhao Zhen asked: "How is this?"

Zhu Wu said, "Sir, I still have thousands of sets of old leather armor in my treasury, which are all captured and replaced with new leather armor made by the armor workshop. After the last transaction, I thought these leather armors might be useful in the future, so I asked Brother Hou Jian to have them repaired, but the quality is not as good as the last 500 sets. I only have or sets of iron armor."

Xiao Rang said, "I originally wanted to leave 30 to 20 pairs of these leather armors in each village, and number them like the broadswords, as weapons for the local soldiers. Now that someone wants to buy them, the local soldiers will use rattan armor instead."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's a pity that it will take another month or two to weave these rattan strips into armor, otherwise we could sell a batch to Song Gongming."

Wu Yong said, "The armor workshop produces iron and leather armor every day, and there is no major war in the county, so it's good to sell this batch of old armor. It seems that there will be a war in Qingzhou."

Xiao Rang said: "After this transaction, regardless of success or failure, I'm afraid Qingzhou will no longer come to buy armor."

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen asked puzzledly.

"If Song Jiang and his gang lose, they will naturally be wiped out. If they win, the armor seized from the government troops will be enough for them to use." Xiao Rang said.

"Should we sell him more armor this time? We can sell an old set of armor at the price of a new one. This deal won't be available again in the future." Zhao Zhen said.

Zhu Wu said: "It is indeed feasible to transfer a batch of armor from the left and right military camps and Baozhu Temple."

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "I will reply right away and ask Brother Zhu Gui to send the troops here. We will march out tomorrow as usual. Xuejiu will stay to receive the people from Qingzhou and find out more about Song Gongming of Qingzhou. If there is a shortage of armor, first draw them from the Left Army Camp of Haoshan Peak and the Right Army Camp of Xueshan Peak. Leather armor will be the main thing. Iron armor is best not to be used, after all, it is not easy to make. Brother Xiaorang is ready. If everything goes well, send a pigeon to let me know. Brother Xiao will lead people to clear the land and register the population."

Everyone nodded and went down to prepare.

(End of this chapter)