"Mr. Zhu is polite, you are here on foot, this speed is fast enough. The two brothers, Chen Da and Yang Chun, first practiced their physical fitness in the new barracks, and then learned the martial arts of guns and sticks from our head coach Wang Jun, and then arranged their positions. As for Mr. Zhu, he directly served as the second military advisor in our regimental training, and worked with Mr. Wu to counsel the military aircraft. Chao Gai said.

Wu Yong said: "The quality of the group of people brought by Mr. Zhu is still good, according to the selection criteria for recruits, there are 20 people who have passed, which is much higher than the proportion of our usual recruitment. ”

Zhu Wu said with a smile: "Haha, don't treat me Zhu Wu as a stingy person, you can know how the quality of our soldiers is at a glance, where will it be specially for the people I brought over." ”

"Tonight, we will pick up the five new brothers, and our team will grow again." Chao Gai was overjoyed.

"And the two brothers?" Zhu Wu asked.

"It's Bian Xiang and Shi Xiu." Chao Gai said.

Wu Yong went to inspect the newly built military grain warehouse facilities in the barracks, and Chao Gai took Zhu Wu to Liangshan Island. Chao Gai, Zhu Wu, and Jiao Ting and a few other guards, the group rode to Luhua Village, and then transferred to a centipede boat. Ruan Xiaoer led people to drive the boat, and Zhu Wu felt a lot of emotion along the way, the world is unpredictable, who would have thought that Shaohua Mountain, which was still far away, actually came to Shuibo Liang Mountain.

Chao Gai said: "Mr. Zhu, how do you feel about these eight hundred miles of water in Liangshan?" ”

Zhu Wu looked around, and saw that the water was boundless, and the end was a boundless lake.

"Shaohua Mountain is just a steep mountain and easy to besiege. There are mountains and rivers in this Shuibo Liang Mountain, the water surface is vast, the mountains are steep, and there are endless reeds on the shore, and the harbor is full of water. If you hide 100,000 troops again, it's completely okay. Zhu Wudao.

Ruan Xiaoer said with a smile: "You scholars have a really good eye, I originally looked down on readers, thinking that they were just some nerds." In my opinion, this Shuibo Liangshan is high and deep, there are many reeds, it is easy to catch fish, and the rest is really thought, and I only learned that reading was so useful after following my brother. ”

Zhu Wudao: "Reading is naturally very useful, in the Han and Tang dynasties, people who read books carried swords with them, in addition to being rich in knowledge, their skills are also excellent." It can be said that getting off the horse is the phase, and getting on the horse is the general. ”

Zhu Wu is modest, and he is reckless, so he naturally talked to people like Ruan Xiaoer very quickly, and twenty or thirty miles of waterway will arrive in a blink of an eye.

On Liangshan Island, which was originally barren, has now become a military horse farm, with 2,000 horses running around, and the dragon and tiger leaping are gratifying.

Chao Gai, Zhu Wu and others got off the boat from the golden beach, and Ruan Xiaoer and others were on the boat.

Zhu Wu sighed: "It's hard to imagine that this island is actually a horse farm, I don't think there is much grassland on this island, how can I raise so many horses." ”

"Since I said goodbye to Mr. Zhu Shaohua Mountain, I went to the Daimyo's Mansion again and bought 3,000 horses. On this island are selected good horses, mainly mares and a small number of stallions, for breeding. There are only more than 10,000 acres of grassland on this island, which is naturally not enough for horses to eat, but there are ships to transport forage every day, and this island is actually a sports field, not to mention 2,000 horses, that is, tens of thousands of horses can be raised. Chao Gai explained.

Zhu Wu nodded frequently after hearing this, and said, "Two thousand horses are insignificant to the imperial court, but they mean a lot to us." ”

Chao Gai also introduced that Duan Jingzhu, Ma Ling and other northern heroes trafficked horses, although the amount was very small, but there were always five hundred horses at a time, not to mention the slow development of the horse market, there were more horse dealers to sell horses, Zhu Wu was very happy, the cavalry in this era is a well-deserved king of land warfare.

Zhu Wudao: "Brother, there is one thing I don't understand. ”

"What's the matter?"

"My brother wants to train cavalry to dominate the side, so he should raise all the horses for breeding. But why are thousands of fine mares sold to farmers on credit, and they are arranged to be bred with male donkeys, so that the production is not a mule? Zhu Wu asked.

Chao Gai saw that there was no one around, only Jiao Ting followed beside him, and said: "When we were in Shaohua Mountain, we all said that we must train a strong army that can support us to dominate one side, and even the imperial court can't do anything about us." In this way, as long as there are infantry, cavalry, and naval armies, it is enough. But didn't Mr. Zhu find out that today's officials reuse traitors such as Gao Yu, Cai Jing, and Liang Sicheng, and want to unite with the newly emerging Dajin to form an alliance against Da Liao, what do you think will be the result? ”

Zhu Wu pondered for a while and said, "Although the emerging Jin Kingdom is still only a big tribe, its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and it has already seized a large area of territory in the northeast of the Liao Kingdom. The Liao State, like our Great Song Dynasty, was corrupt in its governance, corrupt in its army, and vulnerable in combat effectiveness. If the Great Song Dynasty and Jin attacked Liao together, the Liao State would be destroyed in three or five years. Once the Liao State is destroyed, the Jin State will be Longwangshu, and the flower world of the Central Plains will be salivated, and it will definitely send troops to the south, and it is not uncommon for the Jin State to hit Tokyo with the combat effectiveness of the official army. ”

Chao Gai was surprised and said, "Mr. Zhu is so talented, he has analyzed it so thoroughly. The invasion of the Jin Kingdom is the best time for us to make contributions, but time is running out, how much does Mr. Zhu think we can occupy in Jingdong in five or six years? ”

"It is already the limit to be able to occupy three to five state capitals without openly turning against the imperial court, the population is only three or five million, and the soldiers are only about 100,000. Zhu Wu said.

"That's why the mare is sold on credit and the farmer returns the mule foal. Since we can't have too many soldiers, we need a lot of mules to pull the baggage, so we need a lot of mules, and the current plan is to sell 10,000 mares on credit in Jeju within two years. In addition, I have a new grain crop, called Tianwang rice, the yield per mu of fertile fields can reach 1,000 catties, this rice is golden like jade, it can be eaten and can raise livestock, and even the straw is a good forage for cattle and horses. There is also a crop called peanut, which is the best oil extraction and can adapt to barren land, and the seedlings after peanut harvest are more nutritious than alfalfa grass, and it is the best horse forage. These are the foundations of our large-scale development of horses. Chao Gai said.

Zhu Wu is very shrewd, Chao Gai understands a little, selling horses on credit to the people can also make horses less concentrated, lest tens of thousands of horses be too conspicuous and attract the attention of officials.

Chao Gai took Zhu Wu to visit high-yield crops such as Tianwang rice and peanuts, and Zhu Wu was amazed, knowing the jewelry of the prosperous times, the grain and grass of the troubled times, and the grain and grass are more important than everything.

"Now a large granary is being built in the barracks, and the goal is to store 10 million catties of grain for emergency food. Du Qian supervised the construction of the granary. In addition, our grain bank is also stockpiling grain. Chao Gai said with a slight smile.

Zhu Wu was surprised: "How can you store so much grain and how much harvest you can get." ”

"You'll know when the time comes." Chao Gai didn't say anything, "Let's go, come with me to see our goose farm, you will be surprised." ”

A group of several people rode horses to Kongjia Village, the original lifeless village is now very lively, the young people who went out to escape the famine have returned, the old, weak, sick and disabled have 30 catties of food provided by Chao Gai every month, and they don't have to worry about eating and drinking. When the people in the village saw Chao Gai coming, they greeted him and kept Chao Gai to eat at home, and Chao Gai pushed it off one by one.

Out of the village, Zhu Wu asked: "I know that my brother has a good reputation in Yuncheng, but I didn't expect it to be so popular, how did you do it?" ”

"Our people are the kindest and most simple. Those who repair schools, build medical centers, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, have no ability to work, and have no source of income are given 30 catties of grain every month, and they can also go to the pharmacy to receive some cheap herbs for free. There are only more than 1,000 people in the entire county receiving this grain, which is only 30,000 catties a month. Chao Gai said.

Zhu Wu shook his head and said: "What my brother said lightly, I'm afraid that only my brother in the world is willing to go out with this money and food." Those officials are too late to knock on the bones and suck the marrow one by one, where will they distribute food to the old, weak, sick and disabled, I wish the old, weak, sick and disabled would die sooner. ”

After walking a short distance, I passed a lush willow forest, and out of the willow forest was a large goose house. The grass next to it is full of white flowers, and when you look at the lake, there are geese swimming on the water. The white hair floats in the green water, and the red anthurium plucks the clear waves. The blue sky, white clouds, green water, and white goose are beautiful.

Zhu Wu didn't close his mouth for a long time, and said in surprise: "This, this is too many geese, I can't count them." ”

Jiao Ting said next to him: "Mr. Zhu still doesn't know my brother's promise, my brother said that next year, every family in Yuncheng will be able to eat meat and completely eliminate poverty." ”

"This year has just started, there are four goose farms within a radius of ten miles of this Wheat Ear Lake, a total of less than 30,000 geese, and there are 50,000 or 60,000 ducks in Chaojia Village. As for the chicken farms, there are even more, all of which are free-range all over the mountain. We raised 100,000 of them ourselves. Chao Gai explained.

Zhu Wu couldn't stop nodding, the main meat of this year is sheep, goose, and duck. Geese, in particular, are less sick, can eat grass, grow fast, and are really a good source of meat.

Zhu Wu pointed to dozens of people grazing geese and asked, "There is no end here, and there are a lot of water and grasses, why do dozens of people graze geese?" ”

"There is a lot of water in Jeju, so raising geese and ducks is the best choice, and although it is simple, there are some skills, so the goose farm needs to train farmers who are interested in raising geese. Only by mastering the skills can you raise it well and raise it hypertrophy. In this way, the farmers who rely on water at home can raise twenty or thirty geese without delaying farm work and increasing their income. ”

Chao Gai took Zhu Wu around for a long time, and didn't go back until it was dark. At the end of this day, Zhu Wu had a deeper understanding of Chao Gai's strength and was full of confidence in the future.

Canteen, inside the officer's canteen. Except for those who have something to do, they are basically due.

Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Liu Tang, Wang Jin, Li Kui, Niu Gao, Chao Ran, Jiao Ting, Shi Xiu, Shi Jin, Chen Da, Yang Chun, Du Qian, Song Wan, only Hua Lei and Chao Zhang did not arrive on duty. Ruan Xiaoqi, Ruan Xiaowu, and Kong Yang of the Navy also arrived, and Ruan Xiaoer and Chao Xiong stayed on duty and did not arrive. Those on duty in the future will also come to gather after the shift change.

The cooking soldiers served the food, and each table served four standard dishes and one soup, two meat dishes and two vegetarian dishes, as well as fine wine, which was rare in the army. Chao Gai raised his glass and said: "Although everyone already knows each other, I have to introduce the four new brothers to everyone, I hope that everyone can fight side by side in the future battles, life and death together." ”