In the past half of this year, Xujiazhuang has focused most of its energy on the agricultural field.
The synthetic nitrogen fertilizer factory was successfully put into operation, solving the problem of independent production of most chemical fertilizers.
High-yield and improved varieties were promoted on a large scale.
There are also water pumps, pesticides, etc., which have been fully applied in the southern Zhili area, and they have reached cooperation with countless farmers, and even provided loans to help increase agricultural production.
After the grain is harvested, the remaining grain can be sold to Xujiazhuang at a suitable price.
Anyway, through various methods.
This year, not only Xujiazhuang’s own fields achieved a bumper harvest, but also the entire South Zhili region achieved a bumper harvest.
As a result, the total amount of grain controlled by Xujiazhuang this year has reached an astonishing more than 60 billion kilograms, which is enough to meet the food needs of 100 million people for a year.
Speaking of agriculture, why did Xujiazhuang make such a big fuss and accumulate so much food? If he couldn't eat it all or sell it all, wouldn't it be in his own hands?
Xu Yuan naturally had deep meaning in doing this.
Because starting from next year, it will be the Chongzhen drought in history!
This is a long-lasting, large-scale drought that is extremely rare in five hundred years!
The main areas experiencing drought and low rainfall are Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong. These areas have been in drought for more than five consecutive years.
Henan, where the center of the drought zone is located, will be in drought for seven consecutive years!
In the south, floods were common. In the later period, rainfall in the north increased, turning into floods in the north and drought in the south. However, during this period, plagues were prevalent, locust disasters were rampant, earthquakes, snowstorms, etc., and there were numerous natural and man-made disasters.
In short, starting from the seventh year of Chongzhen next year until the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty will never have a good life!
Therefore, Xu Yuan must take precautions and make preparations in advance, especially in terms of food. He can save as much food as he can. If he can't finish it, he can sell it. If he can't sell it, he can use it to produce ethanol, which can be used to synthesize biodiesel.
There is a waste of food.
But the only thing that cannot be lacking is food, otherwise there will be a lot of troubles and even internal instability. This must be avoided, although the probability of it happening is extremely low.
"I have grain in my hands and don't panic. If I can concentrate most of the Ming Dynasty's commercial grain in the hands of Xujiazhuang and monopolize grain, my plan to monopolize grain may be realized in advance."
Xu Yuan said secretly.
It’s just that Xujiazhuang’s grain accumulation plan has just achieved gratifying results of more than 60 billion catties, and Hou Jin Jiannu actually entered the border again!
Compared with the original historical timeline, I entered the customs nearly a year earlier, which was far beyond Xu Yuan's expectations.
As a result, Xujiazhuang's well-developed intelligence system did not respond in time. Instead, it quickly learned about the situation after the Hou Jin Army entered the customs and immediately reported it to Xujiazhuang headquarters.
Until September 5th.
The senior leaders of Xujiazhuang have basically figured out the intelligence information on the Hou Jin Army's strength, logistics, main generals, marching strategy, etc., including the internal response situation of the eight Shanxi merchants, and they have all been investigated clearly.
That's what it means for the Hou Jin Army to enter the customs this time.
What's Xu Yuan's attitude?
What will Xujiazhuang’s attitude be?
at a military strategy meeting.
Xu Jiajun's senior generals and elite staff did not dare to express their opinions randomly this time, so as not to encounter the same embarrassment as the last time they discussed how to deal with the Zheng family. However, based on the court's preparedness and hostility towards Xu Jiazhuang, the best way to serve Xu Jiazhuang's interests is
Just sit back and watch, sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. There is no need to get out and participate, just sit aside and watch. It is best to fight until both sides lose. This is the best result.
It's just that no one dares to say such words. Once they are said, they may be severely criticized by the owner of the village because they are not the correct answer.
"Master, what do you think we should do?"
"Zhuang Master, the 50,000 Xu family troops can be dispatched at any time. Whether it is to destroy Houjin, destroy Ming Dynasty, or destroy them all, we will act as you say."
"Principal, the slaves are a barbaric alien race. The Ming Dynasty is our Chinese compatriots. We should help the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty court is very wary and hostile to us. They may not appreciate it and may even bite back. It is better not to help."
"Principal, you say whether you want to intervene or not, and whether you want to help or not, we will do it."
Everyone kicked the ball to Xu Yuan's feet.
"You guys have so little courage and don't dare to speak freely. Even if you say something wrong, I won't blame you. Why have you become so timid?"
Xu Yuan shook his head, and everyone smiled awkwardly. In fact, it was not that they did not want to speak freely, but that Xu Jiajun was too powerful. No matter what plan they implemented, it would be correct. If they answered wrong, it would not matter if they were criticized. If they had the opportunity to lead troops in war and make achievements, the losses would be too huge! They simply cannot accept such risks.
It is better to be an obedient yes-man and avoid being caught by colleagues saying wrong things. In short, you must do everything possible to seize the opportunity to lead troops in war!
"Xujiazhuang's response this time is very simple, that is to fight! Help the Ming Dynasty and beat the Jian slaves to the ground!"
As soon as Xu Yuan said these words, the brigade commander Zhao Yang, Shi Yong, Xu Huoqing and other generals, as well as all the young staff officers, all had expressions of ecstasy on their faces, and they all quickly became excited and enthusiastic.
Very good!
There is a war to fight, and they have a battle to fight!
Here comes the opportunity to make great achievements and make a fortune.
However, they did not dare to show too much agitation and continued to listen patiently as Xu Yuan said: "There are three reasons why we sent troops. First, the Ming Dynasty is our own people and they are all Chinese people. But for this reason, we have to help even if we don't want to. "
"Secondly, the north of the Ming Dynasty is an important sales market for Xujiazhuang's goods. More than 30% of our goods are sold in the northern market, bringing in tens of millions of taels of income every year. If the northern market is affected by war, a large number of people will be Killing will undoubtedly affect our commercial interests. Even if it is for our commercial interests, we will send troops to help the court this time and defeat the army of the Later Jin Dynasty."
"The third is to establish prestige. The period of peace that Xu Jiajun enjoyed was too long. He couldn't fight for more than a few days every year. He defeated his opponents quickly every time, and the ones he defeated were all weak ones. There was no sense of accomplishment at all, and he couldn't get up. It has a very good deterrent effect, but if our Xu Jiajun goes out, like a peerless sword unsheathed, and defeats the Hou Jin Army head-on on the battlefield, which has never been defeated before and is known as 'invincible', how will the world view Xu Jiajun? ?How will the imperial court view the Xu Jiajun? How will the people of the world view the Xu Jiajun?"
"Advertisement, Xu Jiajun needs to achieve military victory and create an advertisement that 'Xu Jiajun is number one in the world' and 'Xu Jiajun is invincible in the world.' To achieve this goal, we can only defeat the strong with strong forces. We can only find the elites of the Eight Banners as opponents, and then use them as opponents." They defeated them and used their corpses and heads to advertise this, so that the people of the world would not dare to underestimate Xu Jiajun, and the court and Emperor Chongzhen would not dare to despise Xu Jiajun. From then on, they only dared to mention being friendly to Xu Jiazhuang and did not dare to talk about it again. Make tough and hostile remarks and use Xu Jiajun’s powerful strength to frighten all unfriendly people and make them consciously correct their inappropriate behavior!”
Xu Yuan's words made everyone feel comfortable in their bones, and they all nodded in agreement:
"That's right, our Xu Jiajun's reputation is too low. Most people in the Ming Dynasty don't know how powerful we are."
"This advertisement must be advertised, it must be advertised! Xu Jiajun's power must be known to everyone."
"The Eight Banners Army is just trying to show off its majesty on the Ming Dynasty's army, which is as weak as a chicken, and has great achievements. If they encounter us, haha, we will teach them how to behave!"
"I think it is enough to dispatch an elite army of 10,000 people. With our advanced equipment, we can kill at least 100,000 slaves."
"Why only send out the Army? The combat effectiveness of our Marine Corps is not weaker than that of the Army. Why not send 10,000 Marines?" Xu Huoqing said.
"Stop arguing. How about five thousand troops each from the army and navy?" This man came out to smooth things over.
"No! There are more than 200,000 slave-building troops. We only send 10,000 troops. This number is not enough to capture prisoners. Let's send 30,000 troops, including 20,000 army and 10,000 navy. That's it.
Come on." Shi Yong put forward his plan to dispatch troops.
"Obviously the navy has more troops than the army, so why doesn't the navy send 20,000 troops and the army 10,000?" another naval general said dissatisfied.
"The navy only cares about the battles at sea and on the islands. Don't get involved in the war inland. This is the job of our army."
"That's right, our army won't steal the navy's work, and your navy won't come to the inland to join in the fun."
A fight started.
The specific troop dispatch plan has not yet been determined.
Arguments began at the scene, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger, and they were very clearly divided into two camps. You and I tried to persuade each other, bickered and even yelled, and it was almost time to roll up our sleeves and start a fight.
Before this external battle even started, the internal conflicts between the troops broke out fiercely.
But there is no other way. Who is willing to give up the opportunity to make great achievements and make a fortune? Those who do not fight for it at this time are fools.
"That's enough! Stop fighting!"
Xu Yuan frowned and said, with a glance, they immediately calmed down and returned to a harmonious appearance, for fear of causing the village owner's displeasure.
"This war to aid the Ming Dynasty, a war of advertising, is not what you imagine. Using advanced weapons such as breech-loading guns, grenades, and mortars to crush the Hou Jin army on the battlefield, this is not called a war, but a massacre! It is not called a war at all!
Without good advertising effect, it can only prove that the weapon is powerful, not that Xu Jiajun himself is powerful."
"So this time, without bringing any advanced weapons such as breech-loading guns and mortars, I will use the alloy swordsman prepared for you and fight with this cold weapon!"
"In terms of numbers, 8,000 people with the tallest stature, strongest muscles, strongest close combat abilities, and the strongest long-term combat effectiveness were selected from the Xu Jiajun, and they were to collide face-to-face with the Eight Banners elites using hard steel, using cold weapons, and using more powerful weapons.
With a stronger body, greater strength, and more lasting endurance, he defeated the Houjin Tartars head-on and crushed them! In the aspects where they had the most advantages and confidence, they were defeated and defeated, and they were beaten to despair, fear, and confidence.
Nothing, I will only shrink back in fear when facing Xu Jiajun in the future."
"Only in this way can we achieve the best advertising effect! Only in this way can we prove that civilization can defeat barbarism head-on, prove that civilized people have stronger muscles, and prove that even without those advanced weapons, we can be invincible!"
"So next, any of the more than 50,000 soldiers in the Xu family army can sign up, and then they will be screened or compete in the ring. The strong will be promoted and the weak will be eliminated! In the end, 8,000 strong men with the strongest muscles will be selected to form
A muscular army, then go north to follow the Jin Tatars and build up the reputation of our Xu Family Army!"
Xu Yuan revealed his plan to dispatch troops.
That is, everyone has a chance to be selected, but they can only fight with their muscles and physique. The main weapon used is the alloy Zhanma sword.
Of course, Xu Yuan is not stupid enough to send 8,000 people to die in the north. In terms of defense, he will definitely give full strength to the muscle army. Each person will have a piece of plate armor that covers the whole body, like a can, but weighs only thirty kilograms.
, and the flexibility is sufficient.
In addition, wear a set of stab-proof clothing produced by modern society inside, which weighs less than ten kilograms, but can withstand the shooting of small-power bullets and the cutting of sharp objects.
Faced with such double protection, the Eight Banners elites could not break through the defense even if they were tired of cutting with their knives. The safety factor was high enough.
After hearing Xu Yuan's plan to send troops.
Regarding this so-called muscle army, the generals did not feel absurd or stupid, but became more fanatical one by one.
"Okay, okay, rely on muscle strength to face the hard steel? This is exactly what I want, exactly what I want!"
"Using breech-loading guns and mortars to kill the enemy is really too bullying. It's not enough to win with force, and it's not satisfying. Fighting with cold weapons will beat each and every vicious enemy until their skulls are split open, and blood will splash everywhere.
Collapse, despair, escape, yes, this scene is good, I am starting to get excited." The man licked his lips, showing a bloodthirsty gaze.
"I must enter this muscle army, no one can stop me!"
"You have muscles, but I don't have muscles? Let's compete to see whose muscles are stronger!"
"Competition is a competition! Before fighting the Tatars, let's decide the winner first!"
…
Soon, the barracks in the west of Harbor City.
Competition arenas were set up one after another. The officers and soldiers of Xu Jiajun all wore full-body plate armor like cans and held alloy sabers. They started chopping on the arena with sparks flying everywhere and it was very lively.
Because all the Xu Jiajun, more than 50,000 people, signed up, this internal elimination competition lasted for three full days, attracting countless people's attention and heated discussions.
Sitting in the stands and watching the competition.
A senior executive said in Xu Yuan's ear: "Isn't this too childish? You can clearly crush your opponent, so why abandon your strengths and return to fighting with cold weapons? What if there are a lot of casualties?"
"Casualties and casualties are certainly unavoidable."
Xu Yuan said calmly: "But victory must belong to them. If they eat two or three kilograms of meat on average every day, train intensively for four to five hours every day, study and hone killing skills every day, and have defensive advantages, they will
If you can't even defeat the barbarians, that only proves that Xujiazhuang's development model has failed, or that this is not a normal world."
On September 9th, Xujiazhuang's muscle army was successfully formed.
On the 10th, this 8,000-strong muscle army (with another 2,000-strong Xujiazhuang caravan serving them) mounted bicycles and several motorcycles, carrying a lot of supplies, and marched for 150 days.
At a speed of 1,000 miles, he rushed towards Beizhili.