Chapter Four Hundred and Nine: Letters of Pleading, Plan for a Rainy Day
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Mo Xuanyi waited for two days in Fucheng and set off for Xinyi County on the third day. He only brought 500 tribes, and the rest were left in the Fucheng military camp.
This is a kind of loyalty statement. If you lead all your troops to leave, it will easily cause criticism and cause dissatisfaction.
Mo Xuanyi has always been a smart person. He has become a new cottage in the past and is arrogant. However, after suffering a great loss in Yangzhou, he figured out a lot.
In life, you can be indomitable, but you must never be persistent. It is actually not that difficult to change yourself.
The about 3,000 tribes left were handed over to Chen Sanlang, and Chen Sanlang was handed over to Jiang Caoqi to practice. From the time they decided to come and join, the Dongting Army was destined to become history and no longer existed.
With nearly three thousand more soldiers, Jiang Caoqi was very excited. These soldiers were not new soldiers, but veterans who had experienced many bloody battles. They had rich experience in fighting, brave and brave, and had great combat power. Although they were covered with traces of Mo Xuanyi, as Chen Sanlang said, people's hearts are like water and they are happy to follow the trend.
The current trend is to have food, meat, silver, and a stable and reliable place to live.
Chen Sanlang has always focused on military training and has made great investments. It can even be said that he "did not care about his strengths". The military training is hard, but the treatment is also excellent, so good that it can make many people jealous.
However, these are all what they deserve. Soldiers will divide life and death when they go to the battlefield. Every battle is made with their heads on their waists and there is no good reward. Who is willing to fight for their lives?
Therefore, raising soldiers means burning money. The more soldiers, the more money it is. It is not a matter of the more you get better. You also have to consider whether your financial resources can keep up.
Chen Sanlang set a goal to raise about 10,000 elite soldiers. Now the gap is still one small, and it is difficult to train elite soldiers, but the money is actually consumed. Zhou Fencao and others were very distressed.
But as Chen Sanlang said, living in troubled times is the greatest happiness. There is no food or clothing for mountains of gold and silver, so what is the use of keeping it? At present, the greatest guarantee for living and working in peace and contentment is only the military and armor power.
"Young Master, Lu Qingyuan, the head of Wuping County, has a letter coming, please check it out."
Zhou Fencao came in with a letter in his hand.
Chen Sanlang took it, tore open the seal, and slowly looked. After a while, he finished reading it, put down the paper and smiled slightly.
Zhou Fencao couldn't help but ask curiously: "Young Master, did Lu Qingyuan ask for something?"
"Yes, I pleaded for his father, saying that the Lu family and others wanted to move into the mansion."
Zhou Fencao also smiled: "The young master went to invite him in person that day, but they pretended to be unwilling to agree. Now, he is so engaging in love with him and wants to get here."
Chen Sanlang said: "Today is different from the past. The Plum Blossom Valley is extremely home."
Zhou Fencao snorted: "In my opinion, these people should let them stay in the deep mountains and forests, and there will be times when they regret it."
"It's not that. If they want to come, they will let them come. However, at present, all the houses in the city have owners, and the land price is not low, so there will never be any distribution."
When Zhou Fencao heard this, he immediately understood: "What the young master said is very true."
In fact, the situation in the city is that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and after several wars, can it not be scarce? But as the situation stabilizes, people's livelihood will recover sooner or later, and will prosper and develop again, and the value will naturally rise.
In the last war, all the families who intended to cause trouble were destroyed. The land, houses and other families they owned were naturally used by the government office. The area was quite large, almost two-thirds of the entire capital, which was really exaggerated. This shows how fiercely these family forces are plundering.
After the land and houses were returned to the public, Chen Sanlang was mainly used for rewards and distribution, such as Lei Weiren. When they entered the government office to do business, they naturally had to have a house. The "old people" who followed from Jingxian were loyal, worked hard and made great contributions, and they also had their share.
Even so, there are still many empty places left, waiting for empty seats.
When Chen Sanlang went to Meihua Valley to invite someone, if they came, they would have a place to live, but now they will have different treatments.
I can live there, but I have to pay for it.
In this way, you can get both people and money, kill two birds with one stone. Why not do it?
Zhou Fencao understood Chen Sanlang's meaning and was happy: This young master is quite interesting. Sometimes he looks light and clouds, and everything is unrestrained, but sometimes he is subtle and prominent, and he is very particular.
"Sir, you can reply to Lu Qingyuan later."
"clear."
Chen Sanlang thought about it and asked again: "How is the refugee camp doing?"
When it comes to the refugee camp, Zhou Fencao came to his spirit. This thing is a new concept proposed by the young master. When I heard it, I felt it was very fresh and could solve various problems well. I really don’t know what the young master is holding in his head, and there are always new ideas coming out from time to time.
The refugee camp was located several miles north of the city, and the terrain was open and flat, enough to build the refugee camp depicted by Chen Sanlang on a large scale. According to Chen Sanlang's requirements, it must accommodate at least 10,000 people.
This number is not small.
When refugees flock to the city, it is impossible to let them flock to the city at once, which will cause chaos. The best way is to first place outside the city, register them one by one, and record them clearly, and then choose the right refugees to enter the city.
What is appropriate?
Young and strong people have family first, some skills first, and those who can read and write first...
Even if Chen Sanlang is cruel in troubled times, he will never be able to be perfect even if he wants to be ashamed of his heart. Moreover, those who are temporarily unable to enter the city will at least not starve to death and cold to death. It is many times better than those who are aimlessly wandering and begging.
"It will be built within half a month."
Zhou Fencao answered.
This progress was considered fast. He also said: "Young Master, I am worried that refugees will cause a lot of riots, and those towns and villages will be in trouble, and they are afraid of conflicts and even fighting."
Chen Sanlang said: "So we need to guide and clear the villages and towns below to build walled forts. Generally, there will be no problem. I have sent a letter to the county chiefs before, asking them to act in accordance with the regulations. As long as they are implemented well, there will be no major problems. In terms of military strength, I will tell General Jiang that when the fall, a large number of troops will be sent out of the city, and rushing around to respond to the situation."
This is the benefit of increasing troops. It can fight and public security. If the yamen runners cannot maintain it, just send troops directly.
Chen Sanlang also said: "Refugees come from all directions and will first pass through the county towns and villages below. They will accept and digest a group of refugees, so the remaining refugees will come to the capital city. In this way, neither the county town nor the capital city will be too stressful, so there is no need to worry too much."
Zhou Fen Cao Pian said: "All this is the best for the young master to prepare for the future. By the way, your husband, you are approaching, so don't have to work too much on other things. You should concentrate on preparing to marry Miss Xu."
Chapter completed!