"Gentlemen, now I am a guerrilla general, according to the establishment of the imperial court, I can lead 3,000 soldiers and horses, and now our army has more than 2,000 registered soldiers, I plan to expand another 2,000 people, of which 1,000 people are incorporated into the camp of Zhujun, and accompany our army to Liaodong, and the other 1,000 people are responsible for the task of staying in Jingbian Fort and Liujiabao."

Liu Renyu first put forward an overall plan for the expansion of the army.

"General, according to what you mean, there are more than 1,000 people in our hands, and we are a real thousand presidents, and there are only more than 400 people under our hands, doing the general work, carrying the name of the thousand generals."

Zhang Tieniu, who was straight, still remembered that Liu Renyu said that he would expand the army and make them a veritable thousand presidents, but now Liu Renyu only said that he would increase the number of people by 200, so he Zhang Tieniu told a cold joke and complained.

Ma Wenshan, Li Jiye, Liu Renjie and other generals with better brains heard Zhang Tieniu's words, and felt that Zhang Tieniu's words were so serious, and they actually complained about their own generals, because they all looked at Zhang Tieniu with a sympathetic eye, and saw how he would be unlucky.

But Wang Zuohang's face sank like water, and he couldn't see how he had a thought.

The meaning of Zhang Tieniu's words, Liu Renyu could also hear it, according to his previous temper, at this time, Zhang Tieniu was already on the board.

It's just that now, Liu Renyu felt that he had indeed said this, but he couldn't fulfill it, this was his child's play first, so he could only smile and explain: "Iron Bull, it's easy to raise soldiers, it's difficult to raise elite soldiers, if you want to be a thousand presidents, it's not difficult, I can give you 800 young people immediately, you can be a thousand presidents immediately, I ask you, such soldiers, do you dare to take them to the battlefield?" If you dare, I'll add you to 800 people right away. ”

"Uh........" Zhang Tieniu was silent for a long time before he hesitated: "Don't dare." ”

"That's right, if you want the soldiers to use their lives, they will not hesitate to reward and treat them heavily, then the soldiers have a strong fighting spirit, supplemented by strict training, then the soldiers have strong combat power, and the fighting spirit is strong, then it is the division of tigers and wolves. Therefore, according to the current salary, if you are all made to be thousands, it is not impossible, but I will use most of the money in my hand to support the army, so that I will not have any money left over to buy food, and the battle of Liaodong will be full of variables.

In addition, Tie Niu, you must know that there are many people and little land near our Jingbian Fort, and it is impossible to divide fields or pastures for every common person, and the surplus people also have to eat, so I have to find a way for them.

My plan is to build a four-wheeled carriage manufacturing factory, a glass mirror manufacturing factory, a soap manufacturing factory, an out-of-season vegetable manufacturing factory, and a cement manufacturing factory in Liujiapu, and I plan to recruit some of the people who have not been allocated to the fields as workers to engage in production. If I don't have enough money, I can't open a factory, and I can't get these people properly resettled. I still have to spend money to support them, if I don't have any money, they may have to rebel, Tie Niu, do you think this way we will lose more than we gain? ”

"Uh......." Zhang Tieniu scratched his ears and thought for a while, and then said with a smile: "General, Tie Niu is a stupid person, he knows how to lead troops to fight, and he doesn't know much about other things, but what you just said is reasonable, but you still understand what you said, you are right." ”

"That's right, Tie Niu, as long as our Liujiabao is repaired, all kinds of factories are repaired, there is money and food, and there is confidence, it is okay to let you all be worthy of the name. It's just that at the moment, it's not possible for the time being, so Tie Niu, you wait, I will let you get what you want after all. Liu Renyu comforted Zhang Tieniu and said.

"Hey, General, the Iron Bull can remember what you said." Zhang Tieniu said with a smile.

When the rest of the generals heard this, they also nodded again and again.

"That's it, now I'm going to delineate the scope of recruitment, as well as the favorable conditions for recruitment. Gentlemen, please listen, the scope of this recruitment is the people who will be placed in Liujiabao, remember, the soldiers we recruit must have families, and they cannot be the only children in the family, all the soldiers who are recruited are given preferential treatment to them, they can choose one of them.

The first preferential condition is that after the opening of my new factory, two people from each family of our army can enter the factory as workers, and make it clear to them that as a worker, the monthly salary is 1 tael, and the daily work is 4 hours, that is, 8 hours on the self-striking bell, and 8 days of rest per month. However, those who are willing to accept this condition can get an employment document to protect their rights and interests. You should also make it clear to the recruits that if their family members are injured or injured while on the job, the factory will compensate them as appropriate.

The second preferential condition, but all the families of the people who join our army can reclaim wasteland, and the limit for each household is ten acres, as long as the wasteland is reclaimed, I will give the land deed, and report to the Hongjunmen, and the government will recognize it. If there is not enough wasteland, they are given paperwork and when they find a suitable place, they will be allocated land for them. When you recruit troops, you must make it clear. ”

"Yes, General, the lowly rank is recorded." The generals agreed in unison.

"Well, our troops, except for Zuo Hang and Renjie, the rest of us can recruit 400 recruits to train separately first, and then select 200 people to accompany the expedition, and the rest of the recruits will stay in Jingbian Fort and Liujiabao. Jiye, Desheng, Tieniu, Wenshan, you can hear clearly. Liu Renyu asked.

"The inferior ranks are all clear." Li Jiye and others responded in unison.

"Left hanging, you have a lot of people, so you don't need to expand anymore." Liu Renyu said.

"Yes, General." Wang left hanging.

"Renjie, your men and horses are all cavalry, so naturally you have to give priority to finding people with good riding skills, don't you see that we still have Han compatriots and naturalized Mongols who have returned from the grassland! If you want to recruit people, recruit them from among them, and their riding skills are not to say, so they are naturally excellent. Liu Renyu said.

"Yes, General, take the command." Liu Renjie replied.

"Okay, gentlemen, I have already made it clear about the conditions for recruitment, when the construction of the city wall of Liujiabao is completed, you can quickly recruit troops, and then from February, we will start training recruits. At the end of the recruit training, I will conduct a military parade as usual to make a competition, and please remember that you must train the recruits in earnest. Liu Renyu advised.

"Yes, General, the lowly rank is recorded." The generals agreed in unison.

"Alright, that's it for today's meeting, let's adjourn."

"Retirement from the inferior ranks."

The generals responded, and when they were about to turn around, Liu Renyu called out again: "Jiye, don't be busy leaving, I have something to say to you." ”

When Li Jiye heard this, he stayed alone.

"General, I don't know what your orders are here?" Li Jiye asked.

"Jiye, how are your gunners doing?"

"Hey, I'll tell you the truth, the artillery under the lowly command has been practicing for more than half a year, really. A few days ago, when the thieves and the Mongols came all the way, I commanded the artillery to bombard, and the fight was accurate and very, and it was impossible to kill the enemy, and the thief Gao Yingdeng was killed by our artillery fire. Li Jiye replied with a smug face.

"Very good, you said that you practiced well, I was relieved, I told you before, a lot of chariots specially built for your artillery have been produced, I have sent them to Jingbian Fort, and when the chariots arrive, you will take your artillerymen to perform well." Liu Renyu said.

"Okay, it's a lowly note." Li Jiye smiled with a smile.

"I'll tell you this, you can go now."

"Retire from your duties."

"Hmm," Liu Renyu nodded.

When Li Jiye walked away, Liu Renyu looked at the direction of Sihai Restaurant and said to himself: "Ruonan, things can't be delayed any longer, I still need to borrow a lot from your Du family, I'll handle this family business." ”