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() What Su Tiancheng wants to do needs to be done slowly. Anyway, Qin Sande is guarding the eunuch. When the situation eases a little, he has thought of a countermeasure and directly put forward such a request. Sergeant, not too much of a problem.

Nearly 400 war horses were all handed over to the inspection department. Sun Yuankun and others were overjoyed. Now, there are more than [-] war horses. It is more than enough to equip a thousand households, and they can set up a cavalry battalion .

The Imperial Court’s imperial decree came down a long time ago. The inspection department obtained half of the arms and all the ammunition of the captured arms in Kuang Siming’s mansion, including [-] pairs of high-quality armor, [-] bows and arrows, and countless steel knives. , Spears are all equipped for the inspection department. It can be said that the ordnance firepower of the inspection department is extraordinary.

The sergeants owned by the inspection department can set up three battalions, one battalion is equivalent to a thousand households. According to the current equipment, a cavalry battalion, a magic machine battalion, and an infantry battalion can be set up.

Everything has to wait for Su Tiancheng's order, but training is indispensable.

Su Tiancheng had acquiesced to such an arrangement.

Sun Yuankun is the general manager and Ma Huabiao is the deputy.

Liu Shiliang was in charge of the cavalry battalion.Luo Chang was in charge of the Shenji Battalion, and Liu Tiehan was in charge of the Infantry Battalion.

Deng Hui temporarily went to Fuxue to study.Fighting for fame and fame, no other things were arranged. As for the brothers who followed Liu Tiehan to Jiangning County, they were all incorporated into the infantry battalion.

The inspection department has opened up a camp in the suburbs, which is specially used for training.

Such equipment is indeed enviable, but there is also one of the biggest problems, that is, the substantial increase in expenses.Feeding the army is not just lip service.

Fortunately, the Inspection Department already has 50 taels of silver. If there are no major changes during the year and half a year after the beginning of the year, there is no need to consider the allocation of funds for the time being.

The family members of Emeishan have arrived in Jiangning County one after another, and the resettlement work has been carried out in advance.It was done by Su Pingyang. The county government confiscated all of Kuang Siming's cultivated land. After the autumn harvest, very few tenants left. Su Pingyang made some adjustments according to the actual situation.A small number of family members were arranged to be responsible for farming the land, but the land was still far from enough.

This resettlement also consumed a lot of silver.

It is impossible for the county government to release these silver taels.It could only be Su Tiancheng's own money, but fortunately, Kuang Siming's gold and silver were captured.

After Su Pingyang reported.Su Tiancheng generally understood the situation.

Now, he has to consider the matter of coordination with Nanjing Jingying, and he must win [-] hectares of official land, so that he can properly accommodate the family members of the sergeants of the inspection department, otherwise there is no second way .

It is already the end of September, and winter is about to enter, and some things must be carried out as soon as possible.

For example, the construction of water conservancy facilities.

The harvest of cultivated land in the south is far stronger than that in the north. For example, the yield per mu of cultivated land in South Zhili is nearly double that of Shanxi, but some common problems are exactly the same. The construction of water conservancy facilities has hardly been carried out. To a large extent, it has affected the harvest of cultivated land.

This is not a small matter, food is crucial, especially in the next ten years or so, storing food is one of the most important tasks, with food, we can do too many things.

Su Tiancheng has no time to waste. If he wants to negotiate with the Nanjing Jingying, the best way is to find Qin Sande and coordinate in the middle to prevent the Jingying from asking for prices. He must win [-] hectares of official land.

If the [-] hectares of official land are won, the Jiangning county government will be considered a large landholder. With [-] hectares of official land, it can play a huge role. In this era, the government Only by mastering resources can we handle things easily and do many things well.

Difficulties always exist. The situation in Nanjing is somewhat delicate. The relationship between Tang Shiji and Qin Sande is perfunctory. Therefore, when dealing with this matter, Su Tiancheng must carefully consider it.

He went to find Zhang Taining first.

To do things, we still have to start from the bottom. Zhang Taining is a garrison minister and the top general of the two battalions. With his support, at least he has the most basic guarantee.

The first time I went to visit Zhang Taining, no matter what, I had to bring some gifts. Zhang Taining is a descendant of the British Duke Zhang Fu, and his status is prominent and his status is also noble.

After thinking for a long time, Su Tiancheng brought a treasured sword, which was seized from hands that were not stained with mud. The sword is not bad, but it cannot be regarded as excellent quality, but its origin is different from ordinary ones.

Zhang Taining looks tall and thick, he is from a family of military officers, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, even though he is already a commander of the second rank, and the imperial court awarded him a general of hussars, he still hasn't relaxed his daily exercise.

"Master Su is a rare visitor. Both Tokyo Daying Camp and Xijing Daying Camp are in Jiangning County. Speaking of which, Master Su is a parent official. Come here, prepare a banquet. Master Su and I will have a good drink later. "

"General Zhang is serious. I dare not be an official. I came to see General Zhang today because I have something to ask."

Su Tiancheng's first impression was that Zhang Taining was a straightforward person with a typical military style. When talking to such a person, don't beat around the bush. If you have anything to say, just say it directly.

"Hehe, Mr. Su is probably here for Guantian's affairs."

"General Zhang is right, the next official is here for the affairs of Guantian."

"Lord Su, to be honest, I can't make the decision on this matter. The official land is directly allocated by the imperial court. Although it belongs to the two camps, these are part of the salary of the two camps. If it is given to Jiang Ning In the part of the county, there is a problem with the food and pay of the soldiers, and if the soldiers are not satisfied, no one dares to take responsibility."

"Of course the lower officials can't ask for it for nothing."

"Oh, Master Nasu proposed conditions, we can discuss together."

"Let's ask General Zhang to put forward the conditions, and I will think about it for a while. If I can accept it, I will know it in my heart."

Zhang Taining looked at Su Tiancheng, thought for a while, Su Tiancheng thought about farming the official land, he knew something, after all, he was also clear about the affairs in the court.

"Since this is the case, I will tell the truth. According to the usual practice, military camps need to get six buckets of grain per mu of official land. This ratio is indeed higher than that of civilian land. But this is the imperial court's system, and I have nothing to do. If Master Su wants to Let’s cultivate the official land, we still follow the rules.”

This was already expected by Su Tiancheng, and Zhang Taining would definitely make such a request.

For each mu of official land, six buckets of grain are handed over. It sounds like the ratio is not very high, but the actual situation is not the case. Most of the official land of the two camps are paddy fields, which can only grow rice. Paddy fields can harvest 2.4 shi of rice, which is considered to be very good. If you pay six buckets, it is equal to 25 of the total income.This is also the reason why few people in the official fields are willing to cultivate, and a large number of sergeants fled.

Moreover, there have been many famines in these years, and Nanzhili is not completely an exception. Because of the lack of water conservancy facilities, it is completely dependent on the weather. If there is a famine and the food harvest fails, it will be even worse.

Su Tiancheng is sure that no matter what kind of disaster he encounters, he must ensure a good harvest of grain to the greatest extent. The construction of water conservancy facilities has already taken shape in his mind. The transformation of water conservancy facilities has been carried out on [-] hectares of arable land, and after good results have been achieved, it will be fully implemented in the coming year.

"General Zhang, the consideration of the lower officials is a bit different. The so-called exorbitant price and repayment on the spot, General Zhang still has to give a little leeway. The taxes on this official land are too high, and the lower officials can't afford it. You can't farm it."

"It's understandable what Mr. Su's opinion is."

"The lower officials thought about converting the income into taels of silver. For each mu of official land, Jiangning County paid one tael of silver. If Jiangning County cultivated 15 hectares of arable land, a total of 5000 mu, that is, 2 taels of silver. For the contributions made by the two battalions to maintaining the law and order in Jiangning County, Jiangning County handed over [-] taels of silver to the two battalions every year."

Zhang Taining was a little moved.

Compared with military camps in other places, the situation in the Nanjing Jingying camp is slightly better. At least the Nanjing Ministry can guarantee the payment of salaries, so that there will not be too many arrears. The income that can be obtained from the land is much less. Even in the majestic Beijing camp, there are still cases of sergeants fleeing.

2 taels of silver is not a small amount. The price of grain in Nanzhili has never been high. During the purchasing season, the price of grain is less than three taels of silver, and the lowest is even only two taels of silver. Based on this price, One penny per mu of official land is not very small.

Asking Jiangning County to cultivate the official land according to the price of six buckets of grain handed over, it is estimated that there is no agreement.

"Master Su's opinion is good. It is much more convenient to convert it into taels of silver. It's just that the number of taels of silver can be slightly increased. I can explain it to the soldiers below."

Su Tiancheng smiled slightly. He basically understood Zhang Taining's bottom line. In fact, 2 taels of silver is not a small amount. The cultivated land of the two camps has already been abandoned. On these abandoned cultivated land, There is no income. Jiangning County can always turn over some silver to the two battalions when it gets the cultivated land. As for turning in more silver, it is not impossible to negotiate. (To be continued. Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets,