Zhang Yangquan stood on the wall of the village, facing the morning breeze and looking into the distance.
Below the field of vision, Guo Niansheng was leading a group of villagers carrying baskets and carrying the newly unearthed Yingtao radish down the mountain to Sanshui Village to trade with the Shen family.
The 100 acres of mountain farmland in the village are now planted in three equal parts: one part is planted with peach radish, one part is planted with cabbage, and the last part is planted with Persian vegetables.
The radish harvest this time is the second time the villagers have successfully planted it. The planting area is similar to before, and the yield has slightly increased, reaching more than 800 kilograms.
The price of Yingtao radish has also increased a bit, reaching one or two yuan per catty. From the transaction, the village gained more than nine hundred taels of silver.
In a few days, the second batch of cabbage will also be harvested.
With these incomes, Zhang Yangquan felt confident, and after discussing with Qin Lingjun, he decided to expand the village to 3,500 people.
In the past few days, before dawn, Qin Lingsi happily went out to recruit refugees on her beloved horse 'Purple Oriole'. This horse was one of the two hundred horses from the Western Regions, and she chose it as her mount. p>
In addition to Longtan Village, all the village villages near Jiangdu are also recruiting refugees to increase their strength, but they only recruit strong men!
Leaders of the major cottages were both surprised and confused by Longtan Village's recruitment of men, women, and children, regardless of age. They really didn't understand how Longtan Village could support these people.
They never thought that the grain warehouse in Longtan Village was expanding every day. Counting the thousand stones of grain that Shen Qianqian had delivered a few days ago, there were already more than three thousand stones of grain stored in it!
Even if the village is full of 3,500 people, the rent will be enough for three or four months.
After these few days of recruitment, the number of people in the village has exceeded 3,000. Everyone is full and starts working enthusiastically.
One thousand two hundred strong men were selected by Qin Lingjun as village soldiers and trained every day at the back mountain school ground. Some of the remaining people built houses and some opened up new fields.
The village has regulations, which family clears up the fields. The village will distribute vegetable seeds. As long as you plant vegetables in the fields and hand them in, you will be rewarded with food according to the amount!
At present, some people in Xinzhai live on the food provided by the village. The village only provides food for three months. After three months, they have to work hard in exchange for food.
Looking at the dangerous road one foot wide in front of him, Zhang Yangquan suddenly felt emotional.
Looking at the past from the perspective of the village wall, it feels like one man is blocking the way and no one can get through.
Looking back carefully, it was precisely because of the steep terrain of Longtan Village that the Shen family and the Bian family were willing to cooperate with Longtan Village. They could all see that due to the dangerous terrain, it would be difficult for the officers and soldiers to capture Longtan Village!
Moreover, Longtan Village is no longer a small village with more than 500 people at the beginning. The number of people has expanded to more than 3,000, and it will expand in the future.
After Wang Mengge returns to his army, what awaits him will be an indestructible mountain stronghold with sufficient food and grass!
Of course, it is not wartime right now, so Zhang Yangquan has ordered people to install wooden railings on the left and right sides of the dangerous road to prevent anyone from slipping and falling off the cliff.
The team transporting vegetables had disappeared. Zhang Yangquan looked at the sun and saw that noon had not yet arrived. Qin Lingjun should still be training troops.
He quickly stepped off the village wall and headed towards the back mountain school ground.
Zhang Yangquan has always admired Qin Lingjun's ability in training troops. The bandits in Longtan Village follow orders and prohibitions, which is comparable to that of the army. Therefore, he did not interfere in the training of troops and left it entirely to the leader of the village.
The school ground is very simple, a piece of wasteland. Four wooden flags are placed at the four corners to form a square, and a small wooden platform is set up on the north side to serve as a standing platform.
Zhang Yangquan came to the wooden flag in the east, looked up, and saw 1,200 village soldiers standing in a square formation on the school field, all holding wooden sticks in their hands.
Qin Lingjun stood on the general stage, holding a red flag. As she waved it, the soldiers made corresponding movements.
There are only three movements back and forth, namely "stab", "block" and "sweep".
After practicing like this for a while, Qin Lingjun stopped his movements and raised his voice: "Now we are training in formation. Shake the flag to the left to advance; wave the flag to the right to retreat; raise the flag to stand; press the flag to fall. Do you understand?"
All the soldiers in the village said in unison: "I have the order!"
Queue training is much more difficult than weapons training. After Qin Lingjun waved the flag several times in a row, the entire team fell into chaos.
She knew that it was not that everyone was not trying their best, but that this kind of training was difficult to master quickly, so she trained patiently without punishment.
In a blink of an eye, the sun rose to the middle of the sky. At noon, rows of smoke rose from the front mountain, and Qin Lingjun announced the disbandment.
After training all morning, Qin Lingjun also sweated slightly. When he took out his handkerchief to wipe the sweat, he turned his head and saw Zhang Yangquan in the distance. He quickly walked over and asked: "Military advisor, have Uncle Guo and the others left?
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"We've already set off. We should be back before sunset."
Qin Lingjun said "Hmm" and returned to the meeting hall side by side with him.
"By the way, military advisor, you said you wanted to discuss military training with me before. How about tonight?"
Zhang Yangquan hurriedly said: "Master of the Dazhai, let's train these soldiers according to your method for the time being. When we are stronger, we can discuss it again."
The military training methods of later generations may not be applicable to ancient times, but Qin Lingjun's military training methods are effective and there is no need to rush to change them.
When the copycat becomes stronger in the future, a thousand-man team can be specially trained for a period of time according to the military training methods of later generations, and practice will prove which one is better.
When Qin Lingjun saw what he said, he stopped asking any more questions. He was silent for a while and then said: "Strategic Advisor, there is something that I have been worried about."
"What's the matter?"
Qin Lingjun said: "When Brother Wang Meng returns to the army, the officers and soldiers will definitely deal with us. It's okay if they come to attack us. I'm afraid they won't allow us to sell our vegetables in Jiangdu!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Master Dazhai, think about it, after they find out that we are fake envoys, will they still think that these vegetables are ours?"
Qin Lingjun was stunned for a moment and said: "But we are the only ones who have this kind of vegetables?"
Zhang Yangquan said sternly: "Even so, they will only think that the vegetables are the vegetables we snatched from some caravan, and they will never think that they are unique to us."
Qin Lingjun smiled slightly: "That's true, sometimes I almost forget that I am a bandit."
The two of them returned to the meeting hall. As soon as they entered the lobby, they saw wild boars walking around in the house. After seeing the two of them, they hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Master of the village, military advisor, something big has happened!"
Zhang Yangquan's heart skipped a beat and said, "What's going on? Could it be that Brother Wang Meng has already defeated the Red Scarf Army?"
Shanzhu shook his head, took a deep breath, and said: "Zhang Mingjian from Qingyi Village, with four thousand troops, is attacking Jiangdu City!"