Yu Zhilong stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, thinking repeatedly.

"Civil affairs are precious in the world, there is no grain if there is no land, there is no land if there is no farming, and there is no ploughing if there is no animal power." Yu Zhilong said word by word, "My department started from the grass field and flourished in Z." Although military training is an urgent task, the foundation of success lies in the people. The people are like water, the army is like a fish, and the soldiers and civilians are invincible! ”

After a few back and forth, Yu Zhilong finally made up his mind: "According to the words of Yin Zhi of Xie County, I will first select 200 inferior horses in the army to return to the farm, and try to ensure that all the reclamation of private land in the jurisdiction of our department is completed." As for the lack of other departments of the Shuntian Army, tomorrow I will go with Xie Xianyin to tell the Shuntian King, hoping that all the lords can think of the people's livelihood and choose more horses to return to the farm. General Zhao, the rebuilding of the cavalry army still has to be done by you and Captain Wu! ”

"No!" Zhao Shi promised.

"The celebration is over, tomorrow the generals will be summoned to discuss the matter, and the day after tomorrow the whole army will be reorganized and trained, and there will be no delay!"

The division of the allocable land and the area that can be cultivated outside the city is a matter of concern to the generals of all ministries, after all, it is related to the vital interests of his subordinates and military families.

When Liu Zhengfeng convened everyone to discuss the matter, Wan Jinhai, Xia Houen, Qin Zhanshan and others were willing to seize the fertile land and shoals with abundant water sources, but this time Liu Qi, who loved to fight for a Ding Mao, was a lot quieter, and there was a little wilting at the meeting, as long as he gave it, he wanted it, and it was not as if he could roll his eyes with people in a hurry before, which made Liu Zhengfeng, Yu Zhilong, Wan Jinhai and others amazed.

Two days later, Liu Zhengfeng in Linqu City set up a banquet in the mansion to celebrate the generals.

Because of the busy affairs after the war, many generals were wounded and needed to lie still, and they could not gather to attend the meeting for a while, but now the statistics of the military exploits of each department, rewards, etc. have been distributed, and the light and serious wounded have also been treated and recovered, and the major events have been completed, and everyone finally has a chance to gather.

Liu Zhengfeng was overjoyed these days, this was the biggest victory since they switched to war, and the first head-to-head battle defeated the Yuan army and set up a foothold.

Liu Qi, Yu Zhilong, Wan Jinhai and others sat down successively, their own maids served fragrant tea one by one, and lit a few pieces of fragrant wood in the octagonal bronze tripod in a corner of the room, a cardamom maid stood quietly behind the tripod, gently shook the feather fan, and a faint refreshing fragrance gradually filled the room.

Liu Zhengfeng was not used to these rules at the beginning, and planned to dismiss most of his subordinates, but once he enjoyed the careful waiting, he felt that this was also good. It's time to reap the rewards of your hard work for years. Now there are nearly 100 maids and subordinates in the house, and the diet and daily life have gradually become the rich in their hometown.

Originally, there was a Han man in the house, because of his clever words, he was not evil, and he was extremely fond of Liu Zhengfeng's wife's temper, but now he has become the head of Liu Zhengfeng's mansion.

At this time, under the eaves of the corridor on the outside side of the hall, more than a dozen musicians were standing quietly and solemnly, which was a team of musicians specially raised by the beggars in the house. After Liu Zhengfeng entered the house, he was also going to be dismissed, but later because Liu's wife was bored in the house on weekdays, the steward recalled her again by the king's order in order to relieve her boredom and stayed in the mansion to wait.

Yu Zhilong saw that Liu Zhengfeng was in a good mood, and his face was much more ruddy in the past few days of recuperation in the mansion. A few days ago, Liu Zhengfeng's wound deteriorated somewhat, and he couldn't get up for a while, and even the Jing'an Army, that is, the reward celebration meeting of other departments, could not participate, and it was all ordered Qu Bo and Yu Shichang to do the work for him.

Today, Liu Zhengfeng sits in the hall, because of his inconvenience, leaning on a couch, the couch is six and a half feet long, two and a half feet wide, the back is leaning, there are handrails on both sides, the leaning place is hollowed out to pine crane landscape, the four legs under the couch are bent inward, this couch is also called the Luohan bed. The overall lacquer is ochre red, and the material seems to be made of yellow rosewood. The couch is covered with cashmere mats.

Taking advantage of the fact that the celebration banquet has not yet begun, Yu Zhilong specially mentioned to Liu Zhengfeng the suggestion of letting the horses return to the farmers, Liu Zhengfeng heard it, frowned slightly, the lack of horses in the army, it is difficult to defeat the Yuan army, all the departments are suffering from the lack of horses, if the war horses are eliminated and returned to the farmers, the heart is really not very willing.

At this time, the animal power of cultivating the field is mainly based on cattle and horses, but the efficiency of cultivating the field with cattle is obviously not as good as that of horses, and the difference between the two is more than two or three times.

Liu Zhengfeng straightened his body and replied: "Our army is in urgent need of war horses, even inferior horses are rare, if they are used for farming, it will be a pity." In addition, although horse ploughing is fast, it consumes a lot of forage and bean material every day, and the maintenance power is far greater than that of cattle ploughing; Since there is a shortage of animal power for the time being, we might as well ask for less new fields this year, as long as it is enough for the military and civilians next spring. ”

In the first battle of Linqu, the benefits of the war cavalry of Tang Wuwei and the Jing'an army impressed everyone, and now every leader hates to form his own cavalry army, and Liu Zhengfeng is no exception. If you can prepare for a strong cavalry of your own, why should you weigh the interests of various ministries in the current deliberations? Wouldn't it be better to decide on your own!

Qin Zhanshan heard Yu Zhilong's suggestion on the side, and said disapprerovitously: "There are tens of thousands of homeless people and artisans outside the city, if you want to eat your stomach, how can you not do your best?" At most, there is more work every day; Liu Tianwang also said that there is no need to cultivate too many acres of land this year, as long as it is enough for our army to survive the winter. At present, our army has won a big victory, and when it is repaired, it will take the initiative to attack, or attack Yidu, or cross the river to attack Weizhou, or go south to attack Juxian and Yizhou. ”

Before he finished speaking, Wan Jinhai, Xia Houen and others applauded.

The generals have been much more optimistic these days. Many generals shouted and beat out when they were drunk, and it seemed that the road to the north and south was the way. The frequent movements of the Yuan army on the other side were nothing more than their panicked cowardice.

Some people think of Yu Zhilong's proposal to go east and open up the situation in Ludong, and they can't help but feel that he has a long-term vision. Now it seems that at least a big step has been achieved. One of them is Wan Jinhai.

"That, that, General Fei is too worried! The Tartars were defeated, how many officers and troops can be used on Yidu Road? As Brother Qin said, in a few days, we will go north or south, take a few more county governments, recruit troops and horses, and cede land to be king, wouldn't it be good! Wan Jinhai said with a grin. At present, it is important to train a strong army. ”

"If you want to fight, you have to have mules and horses, whether it is a war horse or a pack horse, it is expensive! This food is not enough, we can go to the county government, are there still no food in the Tartars? Xiahouen continued.

"But I'm afraid there will be no good opportunity to attack the city in the future, fighting a strong city is gnawing bones, one is not good, but it will be burdened." Yu Shichang also wanted to attack as soon as possible, but he was worried that the Yuan court had already prepared, and if the city was not out, the army would not be able to attack for a long time, which would easily lead to a shortage of food and grass, and the army's morale would be unstable.

"That's why it's important to do it as soon as possible! The longer the time drags on, the more prepared the tartars will be. Qin Zhanshan answered.

The words are good, but the Shuntian army has been in trouble for half a month, and the surrounding county governments have long been prepared, and the Han troops who have been reinforced from all over the country have entered the county town to hold on, and a large amount of money and grain have also been transported to the city. Although some manor forts outside the city have grain, there are now nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in Shuntian, and the consumption is very large, and the grain stored in these forts alone is not enough.

Yu Zhilong thought silently, it is quite difficult to open up the situation in the war in the near future, mainly because there are many casualties in various departments, the so-called killing of 10,000 enemies and self-loss of 3,000, the strength of the Shuntian army has not recovered, at this time there is more than enough to hold onto, and it is not enough to take outside. Wan Jinhai and others were a little too optimistic.

Yu Zhilong is in a hurry to reclaim the famine, and the restoration of water conservancy and irrigation is also for long-term planning, not to mention that there are so many people and displaced people, if the agricultural affairs can't keep up, it is inevitable that the spring famine will not be accepted next year!

After some discussion, most of them were reluctant to return to the farmers after the horses were eliminated, and they planned to reorganize the men and horses and conquer a few more cities before the heavy snow came. Yu Zhilong's proposal for the revitalization of agriculture also has its own reason, and everyone finally decided to jointly produce some rice and grain to deal with it first, and then talk about it later.

Seeing that Yu Zhilong was worried, Wan Jinhai came over and patted Yu Zhilong's shoulder and said, "This grasping agricultural affairs is a big matter, but it is not an urgent matter. General Fei is very good at fighting Tartar this time, Lao Wan is very convinced, come on, let's have a few more drinks in a while! ”

Liu Qi squinted at Yu Zhilong, and said slowly: "General Fei can not only fight, but also have the ability to hide from the world." If Liu also has these 4,000 people, why was he swept away by the Tartars? ”

Yu Zhilong finally took out 4,000 steps to ride, which not only surprised the Yuan army, but also surprised Liu Zhengfeng and others after inquiring about the entire Jing'an army's combat process. It's impossible to say not to be jealous.

Yu Zhilong remained silent, looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "There are more than 1,000 people in this army, most of them are injured and sick in the quarry, many people can't walk at all, in order to recuperate in the village, they barely recovered a few days before the war, and they had no intention of letting them serve in the army, but they saw that the Tartars were powerful, so they had to do it." I saw that there were many enemy spies around, so I hid them in the quarry for the time being, so as not to be detected by the enemy because of the many people in this county. This is not intentionally concealed from you, please forgive Liu Tianwang! ”

After speaking, Yu Zhilong got up and bowed to Liu Zhengfeng.

After Liu Qi spoke, everyone looked at Yu Zhilong with complicated faces, there is a reason why the Jing'an Army is dominant, this is because Yu Zhilong originally intended to make a lot of concessions in the replenishment of prisoners and soldiers, and Liu Zhengfeng deliberately reduced the number of Jing'an Army in the distribution of soldiers before the war, otherwise the total number of people in each department would only be comparable.

Yu Zhilong smiled again: "The growth of our department is the growth of the Shuntian army, today's strength is the cause of yesterday, not to mention the bloody battle on the battlefield, it is the supplement of the money and food of the soldiers of the various departments at the beginning, and our department has also made forbearance, if you are careful, it is inevitable that you will be a child!" ”

When Liu Qi heard this, he raised his eyebrows and wanted to speak again.

Liu Zhengfeng interjected with a haha: "They are all their own brothers, how can they divide each other!" If it weren't for Brother Yu turning the tide this time, and even frustrating the tartars, we wouldn't have had a chance to sit here and drink! Today is Liu Moudong, everyone is not drunk and will not return! ”

As soon as Liu Zhengfeng said his word, Liu Qiyin wanted to talk again. Wan Jinhai sat down with his arm and said, "Although Brother Liu's loss is big, isn't the big boss sure to give you a full complement?" Besides, Brother Yu contributed the most this time, and the casualties were not small, if it weren't for Brother Yu's timely reinforcements, I am afraid that your brother would be the first to suffer! Everyone finally won, it's time to drink, some little things, why worry about it! ”

Liu Qi sat down and muttered to himself. He finally entered the battle, but was unexpectedly killed by Tang Wuwei and the Han army, and the casualty rate was the highest. Of course, this is related to his lack of diligence in military training and illegality, but Liu Qi naturally does not admit it.

Wan Jinhai and a few people were somewhat annoyed with him, and watched from the back, especially Xia Houen, when Liu Qi asked him to support the flanks and resist the Yuan cavalry, Xia Houen's subordinates suffered a lot of casualties, and later saw that Liu Qi stole chickens and rice, and couldn't help but gloat, and at this time he didn't come forward to dissuade him, and he crossed Erlang's legs, and was comfortable with tea.

Yu Zhilong sneered in his heart and no longer paid attention to him. Liu Qi's performance this time is cold, and he doesn't care about agricultural affairs such as reclamation, and I heard that this time he gave his subordinates the least amount of pension silver in all departments, which caused the soldiers to be dissatisfied and discussed, and after reaching the ears of Liu Zhengfeng and others, Liu Zhengfeng finally ordered the unification of the pension of all departments and eliminated disputes.