After the Dragon Boat Festival, the construction of the second military stronghold of Ganzhou Guard began.

Xiao Yeyang hid the construction of the military town from the guard station. Many officials of the guard station had other forces behind them. Before retaking Danhe, he did not want everyone to know.

He knew that many people in the Ganzhou Guard were dissatisfied with him, and there was nothing he could do. Although he had the appointment letter from the Fifth Army Protectorate in his hand, his official position was too low.

Retaking Danhe will be his first step to gain a foothold in Xiliang.

"Why are you frowning again?"

Daohua entered the study room with a bowl of milk tea and saw Xiao Yeyang standing in front of the sand table with a frown on her face.

Xiao Yeyang took the milk tea from Daohua's hand and drank it in a few sips: "With the addition of tea leaves, this milk doesn't smell fishy, ​​and it tastes much better."

Daohua smiled and said: "You can drink it if you like. After coming to Xiliang, you have been busy every day. For a long time, no matter how strong your body is, it can't bear it. From now on, you will have to drink a bowl of milk every day. This is bad for your body."

OK."

Xiao Yeyang smiled: "I'll listen to you."

Daohua smiled and continued: "Do you remember those two Friesian cows? Let me tell you, we were really lucky. The cow gave birth to a calf a few days after we bought it, and then it started to produce milk.

, the milk tea you just drank was produced by that cow."

"The milk production of this cow is amazing. It produces sixty or seventy pounds of milk every day. Of course, it eats a lot."

Xiao Yeyang was a little surprised: "So many?"

Daohua nodded and raised her eyebrows proudly: "I have good taste, right?"

Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua dotingly: "Yes, you have the best vision, otherwise, how could you fall in love with me?"

Daohua was amused, and Xiao Yeyang felt a lot more relaxed.

After chatting and joking for a while, Daohua looked at the sand table: "What were you worried about just now?"

Xiao Yeyang's eyes fell back on the sand table, and he sighed: "I'm worried about horses, but also worried about soldiers." As he said that, he pulled Daohua towards the table and chair next to him, hugged her and sat down.

"The Ganzhou Guard has about a thousand horses here, and there are 500 horses at the military camp. In addition to the 500 horses bought from the Xiliao people last time, the entire Ganzhou Guard only has about 2,000 horses.

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"I wanted to build a cavalry force of 5,000 men. After excluding the army and guard posts, I had to leave some as spares. After all the calculations, I could only raise a team of 1,000 men, which was 4,000 horses less than I expected.

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"There are not enough border troops."

"After Ganxuan Town is built, a group will be left to garrison the military town. After the second military town is built, another group will be left to garrison. At that time, there will be even fewer troops that can be mobilized."
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Daohua mused: "We are short of horses. We can find a way to raise them all, but we are short of soldiers..."

The common people are actually very resistant to serving as soldiers, and few people will take the initiative to join the military camp. Usually when there is a war and there is a shortage of soldiers, the court will force recruitment, but this method is not easy for Xiao Yeyang to use.

First of all, they have just arrived in Ganzhou Guard, and their control over this area is actually far from enough. If they suddenly recruit troops, if they don't do it right, they may cause trouble.

Secondly, there is no legitimate reason for conscription.

Thirdly, if there is an open recruitment, it must be reported to the capital commander.

Fourthly, due to years of military chaos and lack of food, the population in Ganzhou Wei is not large. After conscription, some families are likely to have no prime-age labor.

Xiao Yeyang tapped his fingers on the table: "According to regulations, the border troops on the Ganzhou Guard side are full of 50,000 people, but now there are only 40,000."

"I'm going to send a letter to the commander of Xiliang Capital to ask him to complete the border army. You can backup the gifts later and I'll have someone deliver them together."

Daohua nodded: "Okay." After saying that, he paused, "After I came back from Bamu Town last time, I sent a letter to the capital and asked Qin Xiaoliu to send someone to deliver tea. Calculating the time, it should be

It will arrive at the end of this month."

"Last time, the horse boss seemed to be a shrewd one. If you ask him to spread the word and trade tea for horses, I think some people from Xiliao will be willing."

Xiao Yeyang looked at the rice flowers with a smile: "You think more than I do, but... there's no rush. It's mid-May now, and the crops in your terraces are already growing very gratifyingly. I think

, it won’t be long before someone comes looking for me.”

The other guards were far away and did not pay much attention to the Ganzhou Guard, but the adjacent Jinwei Guard and Lanwu Guard kept their eyes on this side.

The Jinling Guards he brought over were sent to various guard posts to find out information. He knew early on that the commanders of Jinwei Guards and Lanwu Guards were eyeing high-yielding grain seeds.

High-yielding grain seeds are definitely not enough. Those two commanders will not wait until word of the autumn harvest grain output has spread before coming to ask for grain seeds.

Xiao Yeyang had just thought of a plan when he was staring at the sand table. He wanted to exchange high-yielding grains for the horses of Jinweiwei and Lanwuwei and the garrison troops stationed on the border.

Of course, the premise is that the military deployment order from the Fifth Army Protectorate is issued.

Xiao Yeyang had reported the plan to the emperor before coming to Xiliang to build a military stronghold at the border of Xiliang and Xiliao. After hearing this, the emperor approved it. This army transfer order was sent to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion

I will agree.

Daohua saw that Xiao Yeyang had already made up his mind, so she didn't say anything more. She usually wouldn't interfere in official matters. She just tried her best to prepare more supplies for Xiao Yeyang in case he needed it in case of emergencies.<

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Although there were not enough horses, Xiao Yeyang did not wait and trained the cavalry team of one thousand people first.

Su Hongxin was also there. Because he and Xiao Yeyang had trained at the Ningmenguan military camp when they were young, and they were good at riding and shooting, Xiao Yeyang made him a senior officer after an inspection.

A soldier's promotion depends on his military merit. How far Su Hongxin can go in the future depends on his own ability.

The commander of the capital.

After Wei Hongcai received Xiao Yeyang's letter, he was silent for a while, and then summoned several confidants: "The Ganzhou frontier guard is short of 10,000 people. Xiao Yeyang wrote to ask us to make up for him.

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The commander of the capital, Qianshi, immediately snorted: "We will make up for it if he asks us to do it. Do you really think that this is the capital and everyone has to listen to him?"

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"That's right."

Two other people followed suit.

Wei Hongcai looked at his master: "Master Xu, what do you think?"

Master Xu thought for a while and said: "Sir, Xiao Yeyang is a member of the royal family. He can contact the emperor directly. We cannot ignore him or shirk the blame like we do to others."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room fell silent.

Yes, if someone else comes to ask for troops, they will just ignore it. Anyway, the entire Xiliang is under the control of Mr. Wei, so there is no way to sue.

But Xiao Yeyang can't, he can bring the matter to the emperor.

If the emperor knew, it would be a big deal.

Wei Hongcai frowned: "Master, do you mean to make up for Xiao Yeyang?"

Before Master Xu could speak, the commander who had spoken before spoke again: "Where can we gather ten thousand soldiers?"

"Thanks to Xiao Yeyang, in the past, the Xiliao people mainly invaded the Ganzhou Guard and Jinwei Guard in the western defense area. Since he led his men to kill a group of Xiliao cavalry, the Xiliao people now come to invade the east.

This is the defense area. Several guard posts bordering Xiliao have been involved in it. Now each guard post is short of personnel."

Wei Hongcai was silent for a moment: "Xiao Yeyang wrote a letter, so we have to respond." After saying that, he looked at Master Xu, "Master Xu, is there anything you can do?"

Master Xu did not speak immediately. Thinking of the meeting with his friend Wang Qi a few days ago, he struggled in his heart and then raised his eyes to look at Wei Hongcai.

"My lord, it is definitely not possible to ask other places to send troops to the Ganzhou Guard now. But if your lord does not supplement the number of border troops for the Ganzhou Guard, if Xiao Yeyang really reports it to the emperor, your lord will probably be reprimanded.

In my humble opinion, it is better to let Xiao Yeyang recruit his own troops."

When Xiao Yeyang was asked to recruit troops, Wei Hongcai showed reluctance on his face, but his confidants really thought this was a good idea.

The commander-in-chief smiled and said: "Sir, isn't Xiao Yeyang very rich? Let him recruit as many soldiers as he wants. In this way, we don't have to draw soldiers from other guards and can block him at the same time.

mouth to prevent him from snitching on the emperor, killing two birds with one stone."

Wei Hongcai was silent for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.

If Xiao Yeyang really wants to recruit soldiers, it is impossible for him to allocate money to the Ganzhou Guards. He knows how poor the Ganzhou Guards are. If Xiao Yeyang wants to recruit soldiers, he has to pay for it himself. Even if he has a family

How long can Wan Guan last?

Master Xu breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, Wang Qi, Wang Qi, because of your suggestion, I violated my own ethics and gave Mr. Wei such a bad idea.

I hope that the Crown Prince who came from the capital will be able to make the lives of the people of Xiliang better as you said.

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Xiao Mansion.

Xiao Yeyang received a reply from the Capital Commander, and after reading it, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Recruit your own troops and provide your own food and pay!

Xiao Yeyang sneered. The Ganzhou Guard was the poorest among the nine guards. It had to provide its own food and salary, and the people who commanded the envoys wanted to hollow it out.

However, this also makes it easier for him to do things.
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