Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 210 The Wind of Jingdong
With the support of Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng, Zhao Ji also agreed to build a tour to protect the Li Guojian. Of course, he also has his own considerations.He never thought that this 800-man patrolling native soldier would become the cornerstone of the new army of the Song Dynasty, but he placed high expectations on the 800 men. After all, it was the first armed force he handled, and he seemed to cherish it very much.

Since the first year of Xuanhe, Song Jiang gathered a crowd to rebel against Liang Shanbo, with 37 people leading thousands of troops, and ran rampant in more than ten military states in the east of Jingdong and Hebei. The reputation of the imperial guards in Heshuo is not good, so it is important to run away with old faces.

Zhao Guan's family didn't want it anymore, a group of small bandits were making a fuss, he waved his big hand, and threw this piece of shit to the local government, using it both to appease and to exterminate.

However, Song Jiang and others are heading south. They have already entered the Yizhou area and the Tianzhang Pavilion waiting system, and Zeng Xiaoyun is dealing with the educated youth affairs, and they are likely to enter Xuzhou.This made it inevitable for Wang Xiu to seize the best opportunity to strengthen Xuzhou's armaments.

Some gentry even said that recruiting 800 people is not a bit small?The most important thing in our Li country is copper, iron and money, so we have to recruit thousands of people.Besides, Tong Guan was ordered to gather 15 troops for the Northern Expedition, and the troops from all walks of life are constantly gathering, and almost all the soldiers and horses have been transferred from various places.

After Cai Gengdao's performance, Zhao Ji decided to be a good man to the end, and sent Wang Xiu to be a prisoner of the Forbidden Army in the berth, and asked him to uniformly dispatch the soldiers and horses of the Liguo Supervisor, which was Liang Shicheng's kindness.However, due to Tong Guan's Northern Expedition, the soldiers and horses from the right of No. 30, Li Guojian's five generals, had already been mobilized, and the rest were just soldiers and horses staying in the camp.

He didn't ask about the Forbidden Army, he tried his best to catch the local soldiers and train them. The issue of military pay was difficult for others, but he managed it easily.

Because of his superiority, he implemented inaction and governance, did not impose additional taxes on iron smelting households, did not extort money, and increased security forces, both those who despised him and those who admired him gave him some face.

In other words, to put it plainly, it is to establish this armed force, never to touch the intertwined interest groups in the country, and to win the support of those vested interest groups, so that he has almost no resistance in terms of building an army or fighting for food and wages. Received majority support.A supervisor who accommodated them formed a powerful armed force to protect their property, and even the workshop was patrolled by soldiers and horses, which greatly increased the safety. Idiots would not like it!Which one is a fool who owns thousands of pieces of furniture, or is trusted by the proprietor to sit in Liguo?

Besides, with the continuous transfer of the four generals of Jingdong and the increasing threat of Song Jiang bandits, these big iron smelters and businessmen feel uneasy. It is also beneficial for them to strengthen the local armed forces of Liguojian to guard the city.When Wang Xiu convened everyone to discuss the formation and training of soldiers and horses, and asked these big households to provide food and payment support, they immediately received unanimous support, and the problem of food and payment for more than [-] people in the area was easily solved.

Another point is armor war equipment. Liguojian is the place where fine steel is produced. The equipment of these soldiers is also envied by the imperial army. The most important thing is that they have sufficient funds. The formation of an elite cavalry team has greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the native soldiers.

It has to be said that Cai Gengdao was more righteous and did not interfere with Wang Xiu's leadership. As the Zhizhou, he had every reason to transfer the troops immediately. After all, the Zhizhou was the official of the frontier and had absolute power to lead the troops, but he did not do that. Forged a good relationship with Wang Xiu directly.

Just when the situation was changing, what was even more interesting was that Wang Qingzhu and Youqin Moyan came here. This was not a special trip to visit Wang Xiu, but came here at Wang Xiu's appointment. What made Wang Xiu change her original intention?

"Brother Xiu, when the weather is calm, if you don't let the girl come over, the bandits will be approaching. You send us three family letters a day to lure us here, and you will bully the girl as soon as she comes." Wang Qingzhu kept mocking Wang Xiu.

"Elder Sister." Youqin Mo Yan rolled his eyes at Wang Qingzhu, and his face flushed.Can you be blushing?It's been two days!Fortunately, there is a mat hat and light gauze to cover it, so others can't see clearly.

"Okay, I won't talk about it anymore. Liguojian is indeed the leading iron city. Look at this momentum." Wang Qingzhu looked at the smelting furnaces in the distance, her eyes flickered, and those who knew her could understand it at a glance. , I made up my mind again.

Lu Yao, who was following at the side, blinked and secretly thought that the eldest sister of the Wang family is too rich. It seems that this investment should not be small. He is already an employee at the shopkeeper level of Wangji Department Store, and he is also a core and fringe figure. He can participate in many decisions. Wang Baqi.

Most of the ironworks are concentrated in the west and north of the city, which is to make full use of the Yinnan Qinghe River to smelt iron. There are factories of different sizes everywhere, and each piece is in full swing.

Wang Xiu invited his eldest sister and his own wife to come, of course not to understand homesickness, he is not idle in Li Guojian, on the contrary, after more than a year of observation and planning, he feels that a great opportunity is in front of him, and he should start planning for the future.

In a word, wealth and wealth are sought in insurance, and if you want to fight, you must fight the time difference.

When he first came to Liguojian, he was shocked by the large-scale iron smelting. Although it is not as vast as the electric furnace iron smelting of later generations, as the iron smelting center of the country, Liguojian has rich copper and iron resources. Best of all, some ores can even be used to make steel directly. This is not a fiction, but a reality.

After thousands of years of precipitation and accumulation, Liguojian has long since ceased to be 36 smelters, and has reached Shangbai smelting, with 3 or [-] employees. It is definitely an organized group iron smelting, and even higher-level joint standardized production has emerged.Whether it is Qizhou or Kaifeng, the general prisoner cannot be compared with Liguo in terms of scale or efficiency. After field inspections, he slowly digested and absorbed, and gradually formed his own ideas.

That's why he chose to act in a low-key manner, deepening the relationship with the big households as much as possible, slowly making arrangements, and then gradually integrating into them. It is only now that Wang Qingzhu and Youqin Moyanli have traveled to the country.

Well, grown-ups also have selfish intentions. They can’t abandon Xiaojia if they take care of everyone. The second reason for doing nothing is to help Xiaojia.

"Sister, what do you think of the rock candy market?"

Wang Qingzhu glanced at Wang Xiu playfully through the light veil in front of the mat hat, and said with a smile: "I'm about to lose my prescription, it seems Brother Xiu has another bad idea."

Wang Xiu chuckled, curled her lips and said, "The elder sister is the one who has a lot of bad ideas."

"Brother, don't you want it?" You Qi was sitting horizontally on the saddle, while Qiu Yun was holding the horse securely.

"Food, salt and iron are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. No matter what time it is, it cannot be bypassed. This is the long-term plan!" Wang Xiu gritted her teeth and smiled sinisterly.

(End of this chapter)