No, why do you have to raise sheep?

That's a waste.

Zhu Youzhen, who was in the long exam, suddenly had another thought.

Since it is to go to the grassland, it is not easy to set up a fixed wool purchase point on the edge of the grassland to purchase wool.

It doesn't matter whose wool he is; It doesn't matter if he raised it himself or stole it. It doesn't matter where the wool comes from, as long as it can be delivered to the purchase point, we will collect it. That's a lot of effort.

I believe that as long as there is interest, someone will come.

Zhu Youzhen's eyes lit up.

This method should be good, but the people stationed at the grassland acquisition point may be in some danger.

Well, as long as you pay attention to controlling the size of the funds in your hands, the danger should not be great.

This solution should work.

Zhu Youzhen pulled out his freehand map of the Ming Dynasty and began to search for suitable places on the map.

The familiar name of Xifengkou was reflected in Zhu Youzhen's eyes.

Zhu Youzhen was very impressed by this name. The Xifengkou War of Resistance is known to the Chinese. It's definitely a classic battle for the Broadsword, and the March of the Broadsword was created specifically for it!

I don't know what era the little devil is now? Now they seem to be from the Tokugawa shogunate era, right? Whatever, the little devil isn't too much of a threat anyway.

Judging from the map, the location of Xifengkou is good, and it is not far from the capital, so choose here. I just don't know if Xifengkou is suitable for the local area?

"Lao Zheng," Zhu Youzhen brought Zheng Yingtai over and asked very casually, "Are you familiar with Xifengkou?" ”

"The little one walked through a few times, and it wasn't too familiar. However, Your Highness must have orders, and the little one will go and do it for you immediately. Zheng Yingtai habitually replied politely.

Hearing His Royal Highness King Qingxin's address to him, Zheng Yingtai was already smiling and couldn't see his eyebrows.

His Royal Highness King Xin is willing to call him Lao Zheng, then he will not be holding grudges against the past. If he asks him personally, he must have something to do, and he must seize the opportunity given by the king, and he can't miss it casually.

"Not very familiar? Then tell me everything you know. Zhu Youzhen was not very satisfied with Zheng Yingtai's polite statement, and he pondered for a moment before asking.

"Xifengkou, that is an important pass to the grassland in our Ming Dynasty, the city is not too big, there are few civilians living in it, most of them are military households."

Jung Young-tae's face showed a look of memory.

Xifengkou is not a good trade road.

The section of the road from Daming to Xifengkou Guancheng is good, and the passage of people and horses is quite smooth. Outside the castle, the road becomes rough and difficult, and only one carriage can pass through the narrow places. However, as soon as you go out of the mountains, you will face a vast grassland. Where is the nearest road from the capital to the grassland.

However, Xifengkou belongs to the jurisdiction of Jizhen, one of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and is an important pass within the jurisdiction of Jizhen. Xifengkou is a military control area, and caravans are normally not allowed to pass.

Of course, there are still caravans passing through Xifengkou. But all the caravans that can travel to and from the steppe from here are large groups with backgrounds.

"Can the caravan go?" Zhu Youzhen asked excitedly.

"I can go." Zheng Yingtai replied in the affirmative, he has walked more than once.

As long as there is no war, the caravan will definitely be able to go. Zunhua City behind Xifengkou, the increasingly lush bazaar is not all brought by the caravan from Xifengkou.

After receiving Zheng Yingtai's affirmative answer, Zhu Youzhen began to think about the possibility of setting up an acquisition point in Xifengkou.

If you want to set up an acquisition point, first of all, Xifengkou is a military control area, which is a small trouble that cannot be bypassed.

Military control zone?

Zhu Youzhen carefully looked at the distance between Xifengkou and the capital on the map, and on this freehand map, Xifengkou seems to be really not far from the capital?

How big is the scale of this Ming map?

Zhu Youzhen made a comparison and comparison, but he still couldn't determine the approximate distance between the capital and Xifengkou.

How far can this be?

It's time for Daming's map to be re-surveyed, at least the exact scale must be added! Zhu Youzhen complained to the map in his heart.

"Lao Zheng, how far is Xifengkou to the capital?" Zhu Youzhen really can't figure out the specific distance from the map, so let's ask someone who understands.

"About 6 or 700 miles." Zheng Yingtai said uncertainly.

"Generally, the caravan will arrive in 8 or 9 days." Zheng Yingtai added.

Refer to Cheng Ying-tae's approximate figures, and then compare the map.

"Hiss" Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but take a breath.

The Son of Heaven guards the country, Daming, this is really not an empty slogan.

The caravan goes for 8 or 9 days, so the average army is always faster than the caravan, right?

Even if the march was slowed down by the baggage, those 8 or 9 days were not too long.

What if it were a well-trained soldier?

I'm afraid it will be there in 5 or 6 days at most.

What's even more terrifying is that Zhu Youzhen is only counting the speed of the infantry now.

What if the enemy is cavalry?

In 3 days at most, you can almost run to the capital, right?

As an excellent otaku in his previous life, he was devastated by various films, televisions, and novels, even if he had no military talent, Zhu Youzhen also knew that 3 days of time was probably not enough time to mobilize the army with the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty.

The strategic depth of the capital is too small, right?

"Lao Zheng, do you know how many people are stationed at Xifengkou?" Zhu Youzhen asked casually. He just asked subconsciously, and he didn't expect to get a definite answer.

"You know, there are 4 or 500 people in total." Contrary to Zhu Youzhen's expectations, Zheng Yingtai answered casually.

"So little?" Zhu Youzhen asked in surprise, "Lao Zheng, you didn't guess blindly, right?" ”

"Xifengkou is such an important pass, Jizhen has only put such a few people, aren't you afraid of accidents?"

Hearing His Royal Highness's question, Zheng Yingtai blushed.

"You can't be wrong with the little ones. Every time the little one passed there, he had to make offerings to the thousand households where he was stationed. Each time, the reward materials are prepared according to this number, and the number of people should not be too different. ”

Hearing Zheng Yingtai's defense, Zhu Youzhen felt that he didn't know what to say.

With 4 or 500 people guarding such an important pass, the Ming Dynasty is so relieved of the combat effectiveness of the border army?

seems to guess what Zhu Youzhen is thinking?

Zheng Yingtai added: "Your Highness, this thousand households can be regarded as having a conscience, and he only ate half of his empty salary. His soldiers also look very strong. ”

"Eating half of the empty salary is still called having a conscience?" Zhu Youzhen asked angrily.

"Your Highness, you don't know anything."

Knowing that His Royal Highness King Xin had never left the capital, and he didn't know the situation of the border army at all, Zheng Yingtai explained with a smile.

"Your Highness, the rated number of soldiers for a thousand households in the Ming Dynasty is 1,112 people, and this number only refers to soldiers. In fact, there are a large number of stragglers who farm land for every thousand households, that is, military households. ”

Zheng Yingtai said this, Zhu Youzhen understood.

Why is Xifengkou such an important pass, only 4 or 500 troops stationed?

In the compilation of the Ming Dynasty, there should be more than 2,000 garrisons in Xifengkou, right?