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Hao Meng also inspected the planting situation in the territory, but he was not very satisfied, judging from the length of the wheat ears and the size of the grains, any old farmer in later generations would have to jump off the building when he saw it.

Even if Hao Meng doesn't know much about farming, he can see that this year's wheat yield in Langya County is good if there are two stones.

You must know that one catty in the Han Dynasty was a little more than half a catty in later generations, and the weight of two stones was only sixty kilograms in later generations.

With such a low yield, Hao Meng, who is accustomed to seeing a thousand catties per mu in later generations, can be satisfied, then it's hell!

However, for this output, most of the people of Langya County will thank God for this year's smooth harvest year!

Three county seats have been successfully recaptured, but Dongguan County has temporarily abandoned becoming a vacant county seat; Ju County and Dong'an County had to garrison troops and settle prisoners for reclamation, so naturally it was impossible to produce anything.

Even the more than 10,000 stones of grain and grass seized were a drop in the bucket for the placement of those prisoners.

Hao Meng can foresee, not to mention that this year, not to mention the output from Ju County and Dong'an County, the grain and grass that are posted upside down will not be able to be sent away without 50,000 stones.

However, relying only on the taxes of Linyi, Kaiyang and Yangdu counties, it is impossible to collect so much grain and grass in any case.

Fortunately, after the reclamation regiments of Dong'an County and Ju County were in place, a batch of bean crops had been replanted in time, and the land was not wasted during the autumn harvest, which could only be of small benefit to the food shortage in Langya County.

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Kaiyang County, the county guard, less than half a month after the soldiers quickly recaptured the two county seats, Hao Meng held a meeting again.

The participants of this meeting were not only generals in the army, but also future fathers-in-law, as well as Jiang Feng and Wang Peng.

After seizing Ju County and Dong'an County, Jiang Feng and Wang Peng were sent to the two counties to preside over the reclamation affairs, which can be regarded as accumulating experience and preparing to preside over the affairs of a county in the future.

"There are only three topics on topic today, one is the problem of our lack of troops, one is about grain and grass, and the other is the problem of talent."

After the civil and military forces sat on both sides, Hao Meng said the topic of the meeting.

These three problems are the current dilemma that Langya County needs to solve, and Hao Meng naturally wants to hear the opinions of the martial arts under his command.

Although, at present, there are only four generals who can participate in the meeting, and there are only three civilian officials.

But Hao Meng is not Brother Zhuge either, and he can't grasp the military, government and civil affairs, and he hasn't made any mistakes.

"Some time ago, we recaptured three cities one after another, but because of the lack of troops, in the end we could only give up Dongguan County at the front."

"Even so, our current forces are still a little too scattered."

"Every place where garrisons are needed, the troops are stretched, and it is okay to guard against small groups of rogues, once a large group of enemy troops attack the city, or the tide of thieves in Qingzhou rises, Ju County, Dong'an County and Linyi County will inevitably be defeated."

"And our rear is empty, so there are no reinforcements to send."

"If we want to hold our current territory, we need at least 10,000 troops!"

"This is still the shortage of troops in the state of our full defense, if we want to continue to attack and want to recover the entire territory of Langya County, the shortage of troops is at least 30,000!"

"Now that the competition between the princes of the world is fierce, it is naturally impossible for us to stop and develop slowly."

"And the short-term goal of this county guard is to push the northern defense line to Langya, Dongwu, Zhuxian, Gumu on the border of Qingzhou, and Chigai County, the border city of Taishan County."

"In these five border counties, the number of garrisons in each county is at least 5,000 people, so as to ensure that the thieves in the direction of Qingzhou cannot go south."

"In addition, this county guard also intends to seize Nancheng County and Fei County in Taishan County as a barrier to the west of our Langya County."

"In this way, coupled with the garrison needs of the capital Kaiyang County and Yangduguan, as well as the number of patrol battalions in each county, our troop needs are at least 50,000."

"Let's talk about how to solve the problem of insufficient troops!"

Hao Meng also has no good solution to the problem of insufficient troops.

Behind the other princes, not to mention those families who support them, their own families can support three or five thousand loyal and strong servants, so that they can raise an army of 30,000 in a short time by recruiting strong soldiers from among the people.

I think that when Cao Cao returned to Jiyin County, he only had more than 20,000 horses in his hands, and most of them were recruits who were added in the campaign against Dong Zhuo, why did he dare to annex Dongjun after returning to Jiyin County?

It's not that it has the support of the Cao family and the Xiahou family!

When this troubled era comes, it is good to have soldiers when there is food, but the recruits who are recruited in a hurry are definitely going to send war exploits to others!

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"Lord, since we don't have enough troops, we should have continued to recruit soldiers among the people a long time ago!"

"After we conscripted last time, many people are still asking when we will continue to conscript!"

Li Chou replied.

He had known for a long time that there was a shortage of troops. But in his mind, it wasn't a big deal at all.

Since the number of troops is insufficient, let's continue to recruit soldiers!

The army in their Langya County is well paid, and many of the ordinary people are willing to enlist.

"Langya County can't continue to recruit soldiers!"

As soon as Li Chou's words fell, the future father-in-law interrupted categorically.

"Langya County is now really in our hands, but there are only five county seats. Among them, Ju County and Dong'an County are not to mention conscription, and even grain and grass have to be supplied by the county guard. ”

"In the remaining three county towns, there are not many young and strong people among the people, and it is not a big problem to recruit another 35,000 people, but excessive recruitment is to fish for the people."

In the future, the old man will deal with the government affairs of Langya County during this time, and he will naturally know the population of the whole county.

Take Kaiyang County, the most populous capital, as an example, including the mountains and towns under its jurisdiction, Kaiyang County has a population of just over 30,000.

In this way, even if the more than 20,000 people are added, the population under Hao Meng's rule is less than 100,000!

And Hao Meng has already recruited a round of soldiers, and if he recruits from the people, the young and strong among the people will be scarce, which will not only be not conducive to the reproduction of the population under his rule, but will also make more land wasted.

Without the youth, how much land can be cultivated and how much grain can be harvested by relying only on the cultivation of old and young women and children?

Besides, the gap in the army of Langya County is too large, even if Langya County is exhausted, it is impossible to recruit the number of 50,000 troops.

Unless it is like the once short-lived yellow scarf study, all the men, women and children who are indiscriminate are counted!

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"My lord, I have a suggestion at the end, and I don't know if it's good or not." Yu Poison stood up and replied.

Li Chou's suggestion just now, Yu Poison also thought about it. But under Cai Yong's veto, Yu Poison also knew that the road of conscription would not work.

At least, on the territory of Langya County, conscription will not work!

"Tell me about it." Hao Meng waved his hand and motioned for Yu Poison to sit down and said.

"The last general thinks that since we can recruit another 5,000 people in Langya County, then we will recruit 5,000 people in Langya County."

"For the rest of the gaps, we can recruit them in other counties!"

That's what Yu Poison thinks.

Since Langya County has exhausted its military resources, but Xuzhou is so big and the world is so big, is it true that the military resources of other states and counties have also dried up?

"That's a good idea!"

"However, how can the loyalty of these soldiers and horses recruited from other counties be guaranteed?"

"There is one more important question, how can the county guards of other counties let us go to recruit soldiers and horses?"

"You know, we're not going to recruit three or five hundred people, but tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands!"

Although Jiang Feng also felt that Yu Poison's method was good, he felt a little unreliable.

Others are recruiting soldiers and horses on their own territory, is it blind that the county guards the county order?

You must know that the loss of a large number of young and strong people will have some impact on the farming of a county or a county.

Also, if there are people with ulterior motives, who put some meticulous dead soldiers or something in them, they can't be screened by their origins.

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"General Yu's suggestion is very good!"

"Although the loyalty of the soldiers and horses recruited from other places is not guaranteed, we can disperse them and then divide them into various departments in Langya County, so that these new recruits from other places do not form an army alone."

"Besides, under our generous military salary, even if there are people with ulterior motives, it is only a minority, and it will not hinder our overall situation."

"As for whether the other counties agree, let's give them one or two million dollars, and the county guard doesn't believe that they don't agree!"

For Hao Meng, if the problem of insufficient troops can be solved with money, it will not be a big problem at all.

Moreover, now that tens of thousands of recruits are recruited, they only need to train for three or two months, and they are not expected to become elites, as long as Hao Meng and them advance all the way, it is enough to be able to garrison one county after another.

As for the elite soldiers, after Langya County is in hand, it is not too late to train the troops slowly!

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"In this way, in a few days, Brother Liuyun will follow Mr. Bo Jiao to Xuzhou Assassin's Mansion and send 10 million money to Tao Envoy, and be sure to persuade him to allow us to recruit troops in Xuzhou."

"Also, by the way, ask Tao Envoy if you can support some ordnance, we don't have much ordnance in stock."

After Hao Meng accepted Yu Poison's suggestion, he said to the future old man and Jiang Feng on the side.

Hao Meng believes that under the charm of 10 million money, Tao Qian will not say that he will allow them to recruit troops, even if he asks Tao Qian to support 10,000 or 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers, Tao Qian will gladly accept it.

As for the ordnance, Hao Meng didn't give money!

As long as you can buy ordnance, the price is not a problem, because money is not much different from Chinese cabbage for Hao Meng!

In Hao Meng's Langya County, there is no inventory of ordnance at all, and even the ordnance of the 5,000 soldiers and horses was purchased by Hao Meng at a high price, plus the craftsmen of the whole county were recruited.

And now in the treasury of the county guard, there are only three or five thousand pieces of swords, guns, swords, halberds and other things that have been captured, and they still need to be rebuilt. (To be continued.) )