Zu Bian said happily: "More than 8,000 men? Well, with so many men, it is not a problem to pick out half of the young and strong at will, and pull out a team of four thousand people. ”

Ma Xintian raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his thousand-year-old wooden face also showed joy, Wang Huan once said that he wanted him to train in the army, during this time, he took a group of homeless people to pull stones back and forth to press the ground every day, and he was about to become a humanoid bulldozer, and he was aggrieved for a long time, and it seemed that he was finally going to come out.

Ma Wannian and Xu Goudan are also very happy, Wanshou Valley can manage food and shelter, ensure personal safety, and attract a large number of fleeing refugees, which also has their credit.

Wang Huan frowned and said, "It's not proper! Men are not allowed to smoke. ”

Everyone was stunned, Xu Goudan's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood Wang Huan's difficulty, and responded: "Yes, men can't smoke!" If we don't take advantage of the end of June to plant the second crop of rice this year, we will have to buy grain early next year to survive, I have calculated, if we live by buying grain, the output of the silver mine will be at least about half, and this is only to calculate the number of people in the valley to maintain the current scale, if the displaced people continue to pour in, the cost will be greater. ”

Wang Huan propped himself up, thinking about walking back and forth in the hall, and said as he walked: "The displaced people want to be settled, they are our roots, there is no one, Wanshou City is just a soil city, it can't become a climate, whether it is to develop Tuntian or become an army in the future, it is inseparable from a large number of people, I built a city to recruit people, it is because of this, and there is no food, and the people recruited cannot be retained." ”

"Ma Chongming buys grain outside, and the main places to buy grain are Huguang and Jiangnan, but these two places are in the second half of the year and the spring of next year, facing the Qing army and the imperial war, the war is raging, and it will be a mess, and the grain output will be greatly reduced, and he will not be able to take care of himself, and the forces around the country will go everywhere to fight grain, even if the Matou people have a good relationship and wide connections, they will not be able to buy grain and rice with silver at that time, so Tuntian is the first priority, can not stop, must be planted before the end of June, so at the end of the year, We were able to harvest some winter rations. ”

Ma Wannian suddenly shouted: "Those who build fields and dig ditches rely on men, women are old and weak and cannot afford such important physical work, if they draw Ding into an army to train soldiers, it will delay the construction of fields, and the city wall of Wanshou City has not yet been built, and it is also a place where strong labor is needed, so Brother Huan will not agree to draw men." ”

Everyone in the hall is a military man, not good at people's strategy, after listening to this speech, I realized that they are all "Oh! A sigh is an exclamation.

Wang Huan paused, stopped and turned around and said, "But we must draw Ding into an army!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and it was "Oh? It's just a different tone, it's a question sentence.

Wang Huan walked back to the side of the sand table, his brows almost wrinkled into the word "Sichuan", and pointed to the Wanshou Valley on the sand table and said: "Although the terrain of Wanshou Valley is dangerous, it is not an insurmountable natural danger, the outside of the valley mouth is flat, as long as we are willing to invest troops, our two-zhang high wall can not stop much time, if Zeng Ying found out the truth of the silver mine, under the desire for profit, he sent heavy troops to attack me, relying on the untrained people in the valley, sooner or later it will be broken." ”

Several people in the hall looked at each other, only feeling that their heads were a little bigger.

Xu Goudan thought for a while, and said embarrassedly: "But farming requires people, and army training also requires people, how can you take care of both?" ”

Zu Bian also thought about it for a while, his red face turned purple, he simply shook his head and didn't think about it, and said in a rough voice: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, how is it good?" ”

Wang Huan let out a long sigh, looked at Ma Wannian and said sullenly: "Now the plan, I can only ask for help from my stepmother, the original number of white pole soldiers withered, I intend to keep it as the seed of the army in the future, it seems that I have to use it this time." ”

Ma Wannian hurriedly said: "Then I'll go over immediately." ”

Wang Huan nodded, bit his lip and said: "Recruiting troops and buying horses, forming an army and setting up a village, there is always a process, even if it is given me half a year, this Zeng Ying is really a dog, he smelled the silver so quickly, can't he give me a little time?" ”

He slammed his fist on the table, and with a "bang" sound, the teapot on the table jumped.

The sand table was made of clay by Wang Huan, and it was not very strong, and under this earthquake, a small mud mountain in the sand table was shaken off a little soil.

Wang Huan's eyes lit up, looking at the collapsed mud mountain, he seemed to think of something, and he forgot to pick it up when he smashed his fist on the table, and he was stunned.

Ma Xintian hesitated for a moment, and said with a rare opening: "My lord, why don't you let me go to Tusi City, I am familiar with the soldiers there, try to transfer some capable ......."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Wang Huan suddenly raise his head, the haze on his face was gone, he laughed loudly, danced with his hands, hugged Ma Xintian, and turned around in a circle.

"Hahaha, it turns out that God closed Lao Tzu's door and left a window for Lao Tzu, if it weren't for my cleverness, I really didn't expect it, wahahaha!"

Ma Xintian looked at Wang Huan in surprise, he was hugged by him, his face was full of embarrassment, look at Wang Huan's posture, if it wasn't for Ma Xintian to protect his face, he would definitely be kissed.

Zu Bian, Ma Wannian, and Xu Goudan were stunned, all with one thought: It's over, Lord Wang is crazy!

Xu Goudan didn't say a word, he was about to step forward and slap Wang Huan a few mouths like Chen Ergou in Yangzhou City.

Wang Huan put Ma Xintian down, pushed Xu Goudan on the face with one palm, and said angrily: "What are you doing? ”

Xu Goudan was pushed and staggered, and said in surprise: "Huh? You're not crazy? ”

Wang Huan scolded: "You're crazy, I thought of a way to resist the enemy." ”

He didn't care about the sluggish expressions on the other people's faces, pointed to the winding mountain road on the sand table from Wanshou Valley to Chongqing Mansion, looked at them and said: "From Chongqing to Shizhu, is there a place with steep mountains and rocks?" ”

Ma Xintian has a calm personality, although he was forcibly affectionate by Wang Huan, he was the first to react, he was a local aborigine, and the terrain was familiar, so he immediately replied: "Yes, the land in eastern Sichuan is all mountainous, and the plank road is full of mountains. ”

Wang Huan asked: "So where is there a narrow place that is easy to collapse and the rock is soft?" ”

Ma Xintian was a smart person, his eyes flashed, and he immediately understood Wang Huan's intentions, and then his expression became excited, looking at Wang Huan with a look of admiration, after a little thought, he pointed to a place on the sand table and said: "Counselor, if you want to talk about bombing the mountain, and the distance is relatively close, it is the most suitable here, this place is called the Black Valley, eighty miles away from my stone pillar, belonging to Fengdu County, high mountains on both sides, a line of sky in the middle, but it is the only way, the mountains on both sides are soil and rock, and they often collapse when it rains heavily, destroying traffic, Merchants are often buried, which is a dangerous place on the official road. ”

Wang Huan was overjoyed, jumped up and wanted to hug Ma Xintian, Ma Xintian had already taken precautions, and dodged away with a little side, Wang Huan hugged an empty space, only to come back to his senses, but he was thick-skinned and disapproving, and shouted: "Ma Gongzi, you and Xu Goudan will go back to Shizhu quickly, don't transfer troops, let the righteous mother collect all the explosives in Shizhu's mines, and transport it tomorrow, I have an emergency!" ”

Ma Wannian agreed with a stunned face, licked his lips and asked, "Counselor Huan..... Wang, what are you doing with explosives?" ”

Wang Huan smiled and stretched out his hand to press a small mud mountain on the sand table into a pile of mud cakes, and said leisurely: "It is used to set off a cannon battle to welcome guests from afar." ”