However, Chen Yan still maintained restraint and did not conquer those cities and military forts.

The fame of the Raiders quickly spread to all sides, and the size of the Raiders Army also expanded rapidly, and now there are nearly 2,000 people.

Although most of them were untrained recruits, and even the weapons were not complete, most of those veterans were equipped with standard equipment.

All the same plate armor, ring sword, spear, shield!

Although the plate armor is only a light and thin model, the quality of the steel is there, and its defense is definitely not weak.

Now the Swing Army, which is equipped with standard equipment, has begun adaptive training, wearing all the equipment of the weight-bearing cross-country training.

Fortunately, the food in the army is good enough, so that these soldiers can carry dozens of catties of armor and weapons to fight.

For those landlords and squires who kept a lot of land but had a very good reputation, Chen Yan did not kill them, but forced them to reduce rents and interest rates for tenants.

This can be described as killing three birds with one stone, not only winning the hearts and minds of the people for Chen Yan's captive army, but also not really offending the landlord class to death, and also reducing the burden on the landless peasants.

And many workshops of the Dang Captivity Army also began to recruit workers, cement workshops, steel workshops, soap workshops, all of which required a large number of laborers.

Besides, spring ploughing is about to begin, and the Dang Capture Army still holds a large amount of land in their hands, but the land cannot be abandoned, and Chen Yan is also ready to recruit farmers to plant.

Compared with conscription, Chen Yan, who came from later generations, was more accustomed to using this way of hiring workers to let the peasants work for themselves!

It is precisely because of these reasons that many people know that the Dang Capture Army is actually a group of thieves who are born as thieves, but they are still not disgusted with them.

Or even willing to give them some help!

Because, compared to the Dang Army, the Great Song Dynasty is more like a bandit!

The strength of the Dang Capture Army has increased greatly, and the direction of development is extending all the way to the border of Western Xia, Chen Yan's bold idea of snatching the life/root of Western Xia has not disappeared, and he is already putting it into action.

As for what Wu Linglong said about robbing the New Year's coin, although Chen Yan was also very moved, he hadn't written a word yet.

In addition, being messed with by Qian Donghai's brainless thing today, Chen Yan's desire to cooperate with Wu Linglong has faded!

……

Outside Qinghe Fort in Lijiazhuang, Li Erniu was sitting on the threshold of his house, and the cold wind outside was blowing, and his body trembled slightly.

One of his faces was full of sorrow, and he was worried about the spring ploughing that was about to begin!

Because his family is poor, how poor is it?

The family has four walls, a family of five, a total of four pairs of pants and three clothes.

Fortunately, his youngest son is only two years old this year, so he doesn't have to wear pants, otherwise he really can't do it.

Last winter, Li Erniu's family ran out of food early, and seeing that his youngest son was about to starve to death, he gritted his teeth and took out the grain for spring plowing next year and ate it.

Although his son's life was saved, he was about to spring ploughing, but he didn't even grow grain!

"Master, have you thought of a way?"

Li Erniu's mother-in-law came out of the house and said.

"Do you want to go to Master Li's house to borrow some more?"

Li Erniu's mother-in-law said tentatively.

"Borrow, borrow, borrow, borrow a fart, our family hasn't even paid back the money we owed Master Li last year, can someone lend it to you?!"

"Although Master Li is kind-hearted and didn't force me to pay back the money, I can't be ashamed."

Li Erniu said with some frivolity.

"If you want face, if you want face, then what do you say, spring ploughing is about to start, if you miss spring ploughing, the family will starve to death this year."

Li Erniu's mother-in-law is also a pungent person, and said without concessions.

"Alas......"

Li Erniu sighed deeply, looked back at the few dolls on his kang head that were huddled together to keep warm, as if he had made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said.

"I'm going to work, I'm going to work in the workshop of the Dang Army!"

"Ah~ Master, how can it be done!"

Li Erniu's mother-in-law let out an exclamation, then cautiously glanced around, and said in a low voice.

"Isn't that a gang of thieves? You don't want a head?! ”

"Isn't there no way, the wages in the workshop are quite high, I go to work alone, and I earn enough money to support my family."

"It's a big deal to wait for the official army to call, I'll just run away, I can't watch the dolls starve to death."

Li Erniu sighed deeply.

"That'...... Then I'll go with you. ”

Li Erniu's mother-in-law seemed to have made up her mind how much of an awakening, gritted her teeth and said.

"No, you still have to manage those few acres of land at home, and when the court comes back, if something happens to me, you are not at home."

Li Erniu thought about it and shook his head and refused.

In poor families, there is no saying that women are not allowed to show their heads, they can't eat food, and they don't pay so much attention to it.

If Li Erniu's mother-in-law is willing to work, the workshop of the Dang Capture Army still needs it.

After all, not all jobs are better than women, such as pulp washing and sewing clothes, such as soap making, black/gunpowder making, etc., this kind of delicate work, women are more suitable than men.

Li Erniu still went out and went to the recruitment site of the Danglu Army, where not only the recruitment of soldiers but also the recruitment of craftsmen was carried out here.

"You're going to work?"

A young soldier of the Dang Capture Army wearing a thick cotton coat looked at Li Erniu, who was dressed thinly, and said.

"Uh-huh!"

Li Erniu sucked the snot that flowed from the cold and nodded desperately.

"What kind of craft do you know?"

"I ...... I learn ...... I used to be a carpenter. ”

Li Erniu said a little nervously.

“Emma…… We have three workshops here that are suitable for you to go to, and the treatment of each workshop is different, you see which one you are going to? ”

As he spoke, the young soldier handed a piece of paper to Li Erniu.

Li Erniu took the paper and said for a long time.

"I ...... I don't know how to read! ”

The sergeant nodded and said with a very kind attitude.

"Then I'll read it to you."

"Master Jun, do you all know how to read?"

Li Erniu asked in disbelief.

"Not really."

The sergeant immediately straightened his chest, and his childish face was full of pride and pride.

"Our Metropolitan Governor stipulates that after every day of training, we will gather together to hold literacy classes, and the Metropolitan Governor often comes to teach us."

The young soldier of the Swing Warrior was full of adoration and fanaticism as he spoke of the Grand Duke.

I don't know why, seeing the fanatical expression of this young soldier of the Dang Army, Li Erniu felt that the sky of the Great Song Dynasty might have really changed!

"First of all, the weapon workshop, 1,300 yuan per month, but a certain quantity must be completed every month, and the quality must also be passed, otherwise you will be deducted wages."

"The salary is paid once a month, and you also have a meal at noon every day, if you complete your tasks every day, you can do more, and calculate overtime pay for you, the more you do, the more you earn."

"And then there'......"

The young soldier of the Dangyu Army was just about to talk about the second workshop, but was interrupted by Li Erniu.

"Master Jun, isn't it high to count the wages of the weapon workshop?"

Li Erniu was stunned by the salary of 1,300 yuan, and hurriedly asked.

"Well, sort of!"

The young soldier of the Dang Capture Army nodded.

Li Erniu gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"Then the weapon workshop, as long as the wages are enough."

"Of course, how much work you do, how much money you get, this is a rule set by most governors, and no one dares to break it."

The young soldier of the Swinging Army was still fanatical.

"Lin Bei, you take him to the weapon workshop, I'll just guard here."

The young soldier of the Swinging Army said to a baby-faced soldier on the side.

"Okay, this uncle, you and I."

The baby-faced soldier named Lin Bei registered Li Erniu's information on a form, and beckoned Li Erniu to let him go.

"This little military master, what does the weapon workshop do?"

Li Erniu couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This uncle, don't call me the military master, just call me Lin Bei, most of our governors said that our army is from the common people, that is, a part of the common people, and it is to protect the common people, but it is not a master."

Lin Bei hurriedly waved his hand and said, but when he mentioned Chen Yan, he was also fanatical and adoring.

"That'...... This Lin ...... Little Brother North, what does the weapon workshop do? ”

"For those who make weapons, the steel workshop in the Iron and Steel Green Snake Mountain has done a good job of weapon rough embryos, but the work of polishing and installing the handle has been sent to various workshops."

"Little Brother Lin Bei, does the workshop of the Dang Capture Army only recruit people who know how to craft?"

Li Erniu asked again.

"No, those who work hard are also recruited, the cement workshop is over there to crush limestone, the steel workshop, the weapons workshop, and the soap workshop all need to work hard to move workers."

"Even if you don't want to work, you can go to farm, didn't our army crack down on a lot of landlords and bullies in the township some time ago, and their fields were confiscated."

"There are so many fields, you can't all abandon them, the Governor's Mansion is also recruiting people to farm the land, under the rule of our Dang Captive Army, as long as you have hands and feet and are willing to work hard, you will definitely be able to live very well."

Li Erniu nodded, Lin Bei said that he had also heard about the confiscation of the land owned by the landlords and bullies in the township.

For example, the Zhao landlord in their neighboring village was raided and confiscated because he forcibly occupied the land and oppressed the villagers.

The men were beheaded, the women were taken away, and the army also distributed a lot of the money from the Zhao landlord's house to the surrounding people who were bullied by the Zhao landlord.

It caused a lot of sensation!

It is said that Qinghe Fort alone copied dozens of landlord bullies!

And several surrounding counties are doing this, and many oppressed people are happy!

And the old man Li of their village was because he was a well-known good man in ten miles and eight townships, and his land was not confiscated.

But even so, Master Li was forced to reduce the rent of his tenants by 20%!

From ancient times to the present, he Li Erniu has really never heard of such an official mansion considered for them little people!

Li Erniu was taken to the weapon workshop, and the first thing was to give him a clean and thick cotton coat.

It is said that it is called work clothes, and this kind of clothes must be worn when working, and the workers of the whole workshop are wearing exactly the same, and the picture is extremely shocking.

Thick clothes warm not only his body, but also his heart!

……

When it was almost nightfall, Chen Yan had just come out of the barracks of the Dang Capture Army after giving a lecture to the soldiers, but the attendants beside him came to tell him.

Wu Linglong is here again!

It's just that this time she is the only one, and the brainless thing of the Qian family didn't come!

Chen Yan frowned slightly, but still summoned Wu Linglong.

Although Ma Liu has already led people to start developing business routes, Wu Linglong and the people behind him are still the main partners of the Dang Capture Army.

Selling soap, buying all kinds of materials, and recruiting craftsmen all need to go through Wu Linglong's way.

Although Wu Linglong and the people behind her made a lot of money in this process, Chen Yan really couldn't come around Wu Linglong in a short period of time to do this.

Chen Yan sat in the top position, his face was unusually gloomy, his eyes stared at Wu Linglong below, and his voice was full of coldness.

"Is Shopkeeper Wu also here to humiliate me?"

Wu Linglong tugged at the corners of her mouth and said with great difficulty.

"Governor, what happened today ......"

"I'd love to know what you mean by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce?"

"Mr. Qian is a descendant of the Qian family in the southeast, and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is the property of the Qian family, I can't stop him if he wants to come."

Wu Linglong said with a wry smile on her face.

"Then you think you can stop me if I want to kill someone?"

The murderous intent in Chen's tone was no longer concealed at all.

Wu Linglong's pretty face instantly turned pale, and she realized that this was an anti-thief, a powerful anti-thief!

The person behind him is betting on whether the person in front of him is bold enough to dare to tear his face with them, whether it is a role they can control.

But it turns out that they were wrong, they really were wrong!

In this world, how dare anyone dare not play rebellion!

"You...... You ......"

Wu Linglong trembled her fingers and pointed at Chen Yan and said.

Chen Yan smiled coldly, sat on the chair for a long time, and his slender and beautiful fingers kept tapping lightly on the tabletop, making a tuk tuk sound.

Wu Linglong's face began to become more and more pale, her body trembled slightly, and beads of sweat the size of beans came out of her forehead, wetting her clothes.

Time passed quickly, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye, Chen Yan was closing his eyes and pretending to sleep, but Wu Linglong was very uneasy, and kept twisting her body.

Her clothes were completely wet with cold sweat, and the curves of her perfect body were exposed to the air, but everyone in the lobby was bowing their heads, and no one dared to appreciate her exposed spring light.

At this time, Chen Yan's sense of oppression is really terrible!

After a long time, the terrible silence was finally broken, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and several of the sergeants entered.

Several people carried a package in their hands, and after entering the lobby, they stood upright, hammered their chests with their right hands, and gave a military salute to Chen Yan!