With Chen Shuren's IQ, of course, he would not only focus on farming and building territory, but did not pay attention to being careful about thieves' neighbors.

The reason why he was so sure that he was trading at his own pace.

On the one hand, it was because he had a certain degree of confidence in the existing servants and sailors who had the local group training power that had been left, and knew that relying solely on this little force, it would be absolutely fine to defend the city when encountering unexpected situations.

On the other hand, it is also because of this period that he has done a good job in intelligence and deception. Liu Xiyao on the opposite side is just a vulgar thief, never studied at all, and he doesn't know any far-reaching strategies. Therefore, Chen Shuren used a little trick and could first gain two or three months to gain a foothold and hold the enemy down.

As early as when Shen Shuren took office and went deep into various counties to understand the people's conditions, Shen Shuren noticed that Huangzhou counties had long been in poverty due to years of war and chaos, and there was no surplus food everywhere.

Especially two years ago, before the Fifth Camp of Gezuo was recruited by Xiong Wencan, he had fought with Yuan Jixian in the local area for a long time, and all the places that could be destroyed were destroyed. So many people ate horses and ate, and all the towns without city walls were poor enough to be poor, and they could not find anything even after they were beaten.

Therefore, if the thieves want to steal things, they can only invade before the autumn grain harvest is harvested. Because there are only crops that have not been cut in the ground, the government has no time to transfer.

Even if the thief has weak ability to attack the city, he cannot find the military rations in the city. At least he can stay in the wild for ten days and half a month, and when the food is completely mature, he will be harvested and snatched away on the spot.

Chen Shuren had previously deliberately strictly enforced the sturdy walls and cleared the world, and did not hide his behavior, deliberately letting Liu Xiyao know all this.

There was also a rumor that some areas in Huangzhou counties have already grown overseas high-yield grain crops this year.

If the thief invades before the food matures, the local garrison will be required to cut and shovel all the new high-yield crops that are not yet mature, so that the thief will not be allowed to obtain the mature seeds!

Liu Xiyao, who didn't know a single word, obviously lacked financial calculation ability. The only scholars around him didn't know how to use tricks, so he was deceived by these series of measures and waited until the autumn harvest was over and sent troops.

...

Shen Shuren strives for these few months of preparation periods, of course, it will not be wasted.

In mid-August, after completely solving the military rations and internal factions, he immediately started to rectify the military.

Because of the two seasons of farming, the autumn harvest in the south is a little later than in the north. In addition, the temperature accumulation of crops during the Late Glacier Period in the late Ming Dynasty was slow, and the autumn harvest in the mountainous areas was delayed until October. Therefore, Shenshu people had at least one and a half months to handle the arms.

Three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he asked Zhao Yunfan and the two magistrates of Jiangcheng to pull out the training of the various counties and concentrate on training.

The regiment trained the troops usually required farm work. In order to resume production as soon as possible, Chen Shuren did not make much trouble.

The full amount of a regiment training and garrison in the Ming Dynasty was 3,500, but the regiment training in Huangzhou was established four years ago and has never been fully paid, because the money and food cannot be sustained, and even if the payment is full, the military pay will not be fully approved.

On the books, Huangzhou bears the expenses of more than 2,000 people every year. In fact, one by one, there are only about 800 people. The rest are all paid by military officers and local officials at all levels.

Two-thirds of the empty salary is also crazy enough.

Fortunately, Shen Shuren now has enough food, and he can subsidize his family for money. This is a big stroke and requires full amount.

If you want to defend your country, you cannot be stingy with paying money. In history, Zheng Chenggong wanted to restore the Ming Dynasty, so he had to use the Zheng family's money to smash it into it and turn his family into a country. The same is true for Shen Shuren today.

Huangzhou was rectified by Chen Shuren, and even if he raised military rations from two guards, he could do it. However, the key point was that the imperial court had only one guard, so he couldn't openly "hold troops and respect himself."

Therefore, after the training of the 3,55th regiment, the extra grain would be better for the family. The Ming Dynasty also allowed military generals and local guardians to support the family. When Chen Shuren took office, he brought a thousand people, and he could further expand the company.

...

The next day, the notice of recruiting troops was posted in Qizhou, and the townships under Qishui were posted.

People in all villages have great hope for their lives because they have received the benefits of reducing land rents this year. So I heard that it was the banner of Lord Tongzhi, so I immediately responded and joined in the fun.

The illusion of Shen Shuren recruiting soldiers is quite clear. Huangzhou has no mineral resources, so it is impossible to recruit miners like Qi Family Army.

Then give priority to finding dock workers and hunters, followed by good-family farmers.

As for those wandering people, Chen Shuren would rather not use it. Or after he recruited the dock workers, he would catch those wanderers and first work as dock workers for the government for a year and a half, so as to hone his temper and discipline, and then consider choosing the best to join the army.

After clarifying the target, the main locations for recruiting soldiers were about to emerge: the two most important recruiting places are Huangqikou Town at the mouth of Qishui River and Lanxi Town at the mouth of Xishui River.

Both towns are on the main transportation routes where major rivers in Huangzhou flow into the Yangtze River, and dock workers gather.

When hunters in the mountainous areas want to trade fur and jerky, they will probably use small carts to push wild animals to Hekou Town for trade in exchange for grain, cloth and daily necessities.

The notice was posted on the dock in Lanxi Town. The stall had just been set up and was soon surrounded by groups of men who looked thin but often did heavy physical work.

They generally have some trust in Shen Tongzhi, because recently, with Yuan Zhongyi being killed and Chen Shuren unleashed the river ban, there were no other civilian ships on the surface of the Yangtze River in Huangzhou, and it was the Shen family's ships that monopolized the business. These dock workers had to carry the work for the Shen family.

However, after all, the Shen family's ships are not as many as other civil forces. Now the logistics is a little depressed, and the dock workers always can't handle enough work. They have long been waiting for the stars and the moon to wait for some part-time jobs.

"Hey? Is this Shen Tongzhi going to recruit soldiers? It's a good thing. In the past half month, only the Shen family's ships have traveled. I feel that I have less work. Finally, I can join the army and eat food!"

Some strong men were eager to try after listening to others' explanations.

Some of the steady and good people were more cautious and asked around the officer who set up a stall: "General, are the newly recruited soldiers going to the front line to fight Liu Zhe? Wouldn't they just pull them up to die without training?"

The one who was in charge of Lanxi Town today was Chen Fu, the person who was beside Chen Shuren. He has now trained a group of thousands of households, which is completely the result of Chen Shuren's nepotism. He was very mighty in armor because Lanxi Town is more important, so he was sent here.

Chen Fu was called a general, and he was in a good mood and said in a majestic tone: "Don't worry, everyone! You all listen! Lord Tongzhi definitely loves the people like his sons than the officials you have met before and will not use troops casually.

Anyone who is selected can be trained for two months and then sent to defend the city and camp to guard against Liu Xiyao's attack and will not take the initiative to attack. However, if Liu Xiyao really fights, we have to fight back, but there will definitely be rewards and money for An's family.

Don’t think it’s hard and tired. You can’t do it as long as you want. Don’t do it if you violate the law within a year, and don’t even have bad health. Once you enter the army, in addition to managing food, the family’s five dou of food every month, and five cents of silver military pay!”

After announcing the military pay, many people were really eager to try and were not so worried about being sent to the front line as cannon fodder.

In this world, it is not easy to live.

On the other hand, after Chen Fu finished talking about the general conditions, his several servants and households began to promote more details - after all, it was not easy to let the Qianhu directly bargain with the mud-legged people, otherwise the military power would be gone.

"If you want to register, hurry up! Tongzhi said that if you don't take the initiative to attack Liu Xiyao this year, you won't take the initiative to attack. If you really die in battle, you will be given five dou of rations and five cents of silver as a way to your family. If you continue to pay for three years, it will be considered a pension."

Once this sentence was said, the hesitant people completely followed. They calculated that even if they died, their family members could almost get 18 taels of silver and 18 s of grain. It would be great that a life of one life would be worth so much.

Of course, the government did not say what kind of grain is given. With the current expensive rice price, it is estimated that white rice will not be issued. It may be that it is made up with newly introduced corn and potatoes.

In such a stalemate, you can eat it, but what other white rice is needed?

"Call me!"

"I'm the one!"

A group of relatively simple-minded dock workers quickly got on the trap and rushed to the recruitment camp first.

Some other people who have more ideas are still hesitating to calculate the authenticity of the conditions, for fear of being cheated.

At this moment, Chen Fu from Qianhu spoke again. He took a short stick and knocked on the gong next to him a few times, signaling everyone to be quiet:

"Calm down! Lord Tongzhi has an order, and if you want to join the army, you have to go through an assessment. The group of those who stood first can be treated preferentially. Those who are still hesitating later must go through an assessment!

In a cup of tea, you can swim to the other side of Xishui; or you can use clusterless arrows, and three arrows to hit the target at least one arrow; or you can pick up the eighty-pound stone lock, and use ten times each with your left and right hands.

If you can complete at least one of the three items, you can start with auxiliary soldiers, only food rations, but the salary is reduced by half, and then you will be well trained and then become a regular soldier. If you can do two items, you can directly recruit the regular soldier. If you can do all three items, you will be given an additional three taels of silver to settle the family."

The assessment standard announced by Chen Fu was also carefully considered by Chen Shuren himself, and it is considered impartial.

Carrying a stone lock is a test of strength and is fair to everyone. Swimming is beneficial to the assessment of dock workers, and archery is beneficial to the assessment of hunters. As long as you have done your previous job well, it should not be difficult to pass.

Everyone heard that the settlement fee of three taels of silver could be fulfilled on the same day by passing the assessment, and their trust in this policy increased dramatically.

People who were hesitant and waited and saw each other came to line up. Under the supervision of Shen family, they jumped out of Xishui in rows and swam to the other side. They lined up to carry the heavy stone locks.

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PS: There will be some transitional chapters for farming and training. Please be patient and you will start a war with Liu Xiyao soon.
Chapter completed!