In Gyeonggi Province, Chen Shan sent 5,000 people to Yongcheng for every time he recruited them; Chen Shan stayed in Luodu for seven days, and then waited for the last group of 5,000 recruits to embark on the road back to the west, and these recruits marched very slowly, barely able to march about 60 miles a day, and because they were all dressed in the clothes of ordinary people, they looked like a group of refugees from a distance.

On the other side, Guo Qi, who received the news of Chen Shan in the Guanshan camp, immediately sent several detachments of men and horses to various parts of Guanzhong to recruit troops, because it was a time when the youth and yellow were not accepted, many people's homes had been cut off, and now there was a place to eat, and many young people came to enlist, but as in Gyeonggi, due to the harsh recruitment conditions of the Yong army, most of the people were tricked.

The men and horses sent by Guo Qi recruited a total of 50,000 people from all over Guanzhong, plus the 20,000 recruited by Chen Shan in Gyeonggi, the total reached 70,000, far exceeding the 50,000 stipulated by the emperor; However, the recruitment has been recruited, and it is impossible to make Guo Qi spit it out.

It took more than half a month for the 50,000 recruits recruited from all over Guanzhong to arrive at the Guansan camp, while the 20,000 recruits from Gyeonggi took more than a month to arrive; All recruits are trained in the Guanshan Battalion and are distributed to various units or formed into a new army after completing the recruit training.

With the arrival of new recruits, a serious problem was exposed, that is, there were not enough military uniforms and weapons in Guo Qi's combat readiness warehouse to arm the new army; Guo Qi directly ordered Ling Jing and Song Yiming to organize Yongdi women to sew military uniforms; As for weapons, you can only take wooden sticks first.

Unconsciously, a month and a half has passed, during this time, in addition to whether Guo Qi went to the front line of the Great Earthquake Pass to inspect, is to train these 70,000 recruits, after this period of training, although these 70,000 new troops have not yet formed combat effectiveness, but at least some of the appearance of the army.

Guanshan Daying University Campus.

"Flat Gun, One, Two, Stabbing ......"

"Run, Walk, One, Two, One, One, Two, One......"

The 70,000 New Army is in full swing training, and the instructors responsible for training these New Army are all from Guo Qi's Guards and Garrisons.

"Lord, Madame and Lord Ling Jing have arrived." Li Wu ran to Guo Qi, who was standing on the school platform, and said.

"Yue'er, it's not good for her to stay in Yongcheng and come here to do something." Guo Qi frowned and said very dissatisfied; "Let them wait in the big tent of the Chinese army."

"No! The last general commanded. Li Wu left quickly after receiving the order, for fear that Guo Qi would send fire to himself.

After Li Wu left, Guo Qi still stuck to his post to supervise the training of the new army, and it was not until the morning training was over that Guo Qi returned to the Chinese army's big tent.

"The concubine sees the prince." Leng Yue saluted Guo Qi.

"If you don't stay in Yongcheng, what are you doing here?" Guo Qi was very dissatisfied.

"The prince hasn't been back for more than two months, and the concubines are worried about the prince." Leng Yue said while disarming Guo Qi.

"This king has tens of thousands of troops to guard, what is there to worry about." Guo Qi said: "What about Ling Jing? Didn't I come with you! ”

"Lord Ling went to the baggage camp to hand over." Leng Yue said and handed the soaked hand towel to Guo Qi.

Guo Qi took the handkerchief and wiped his hands and face and said, "Since you're here, let's stay here for a while longer!" It's boring for you to be alone in the palace. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Leng Yue said happily.

"Chen Ling, see the lord." Ling Jing came in and saluted Guo Qi.

"Get up and sit down!" Guo Qi asked Ling Jing, "How is the situation in Yongdi?" ”

"My lord, the winter wheat we sown in Yongzhou last year has been harvested, and the yield per mu is about three stones (Note 1), which is a rare harvest year!" Ling Jing said with a smile on his face.

"If this king is not mistaken, we should have planted 300,000 acres last year!"

"The total number of lords is twenty-eighty-seven thousand three hundred and twenty-one acres; The total grain production in various places should be 850,000 stones."

"With these 850,000 stone grains and grass, the days ahead will finally be better."

"My lord, if it's not for your sex, I'm afraid we won't have a good time in the next few days."

"How so? Aren't there all food? Could it be that these 850,000 stone grains and grass can't last up to the autumn harvest? ”

"I'm afraid it's hanging!" Ling Jing was very embarrassed and said, "Lord, do you know how many people there are in Yongdi now?" ”

"How many?"

"Now there are 150,000 households in Yongdi, with a total of more than 510,000 people, not including the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the defense line of Longdi Mountain."

"So many people? When did so many people pop up? Guo Qi said with some surprise.

"Most of them are people rescued by the lord from the six states of Xirong, and the rest are fleeing from all over Guanzhong." Ling Jing reported to Guo Qiyu: "My lord, the people of Yongdi alone need to consume 12,000 stone of grain every day, and more than 1 million stone in three months;

And the army of nearly 150,000 under the command of the lord requires at least 15,000 stones to eat and chew horses every day, which requires more than 1.3 million stones;

These two sides add up to 2.5 million stones, and now there are only 1,100,000 stones of grain stored in various places and in the army, plus the newly harvested 850,000 stones, a total of 1,950,000 stones, and there is still a difference of more than 500,000 stones; Even if the food ration is reduced for the people, at least 300,000 stone will be needed. ”

"300,000 stones, it's not too much, it's a big deal to spend money to buy it, now that the summer grain has come down, the price of grain is not very high!"

"My lord, although the summer grain has come down now, the price of grain has not only not decreased, but has increased." Ling Jing reported to Guo Qi: "Now the price of grain in various parts of Guanzhong has risen to one tael or two taels of silver and one stone, and the minister heard that the price of grain in various parts of the northern border has risen to an astonishing three taels of silver and one stone, which is already five or six times the usual price of grain. ”

"This year, there has been a drought in various parts of the north and wars, which has caused barren fields and normal food prices to rise, because there is a shortage of food everywhere now."

"My lord, you don't know anything, in fact, there is no shortage of food in the world now, only the people and the court are short of food."

"What do you mean by that?"

"My lord, the vast majority of the grain in this world is in the hands of the feudal kings and wealthy families in various places, and when it comes to the famine and disaster year, they will hoard grain and grass to raise prices;

The common people could not afford to buy food, so they could only mortgage their land or sell themselves into slavery, so the land in various places was slowly concentrated in their hands......"

"Bump!" Guo Qi slapped the handsome case angrily and said: "What a group of bastards, they have harmed Daqi to this point today, and when this king frees his hand, he has to rectify them well." ”

"The lord is wise."

"Ling Jing, you said, if you want to buy these 300,000 stone grains and grass now, how much silver is needed, even if this king spends some extra money, he can't let his brother go hungry."

"My lord, if you buy grain from Guanzhong, plus the consumption on the way, it will take at least one million taels."

"So much." Guo Qi said with blood dripping in his heart: "Look at it and buy it!" In any case, the supply of food and grass must be guaranteed. ”

"My lord, the minister actually has an idea that he can get food at a low price, but it is a little damaging to the reputation of the lord."

"As long as you can knock on the vassal kings and wealthy families in various places, this king doesn't care about what is not famous."