Soon, eight old men from Aoshan City came out, led the way in front of Zhang Zhun, and took him to the official residence of the Wei Commander. This is the highest level of welcome ceremony. When ordinary officials take office, they must be led by local elders, who are called elders. This is quite a high standard, not to mention, these old people organized it spontaneously. This shows that Zhang Zhun is a real hope in their eyes.

Zhao Yinying's residence, obviously not as luxurious as the Red Mansion, is a gray-white building with dozens of houses in it, all kinds of functions. The council chamber and everything, it's all in this white courtyard. In the name behind the military households, the official residence of the commander of Ao Shanwei is also called the "mourning hall". Zhang Zhun raised the clairvoyant mirror and looked at it from a distance, the grass, the entire guard commander's mansion, really looked like a mourning hall. It is conceivable who is enshrined in the mourning hall.

Of course, after Zhang Zhun moved in, there was no military household to call this place a mourning hall. However, it was a bad title after all, so Zhang Zhun changed his name and called it "White House". The official residence of the Wei Commander on the side of Lingshanwei is called the Red Mansion, and the official residence of the Wei Commander on the side of Aoshanwei is called the White House, which can be regarded as an equal, and there is no meaning of favoring one over the other.

The ground in the White House is very messy, and there are all kinds of items scattered everywhere, which shows that when the original owner fled, it was also chaotic. However, none of this matters. Zhang Zhun is here to do things, not to enjoy life. Naturally, the soldiers of the escort team helped clean up these messy garbage. As long as it is clean and tidy, in the thatched house, you can also strategize and win thousands of miles away.

After staying in the White House for a while, Zhang Zhun summoned the backbone military households in the Aoshan Acropolis to the White House Chamber to discuss matters. Compared with Lingshanwei's side, the military households on Aoshanwei's side are much more active. Soon, they elected fifty delegates and arrived at the White House chamber. The first topic of discussion was the issue of drilling wells. Zhang Zhun replied affirmatively on the spot, and in the shortest possible time, he drilled ten deep wells for local military households. The three thousand taels of silver, which had been prepared in the morning, were handed over to the military household representatives by Zhang Zhun himself.

Among the 50 military household representatives who were elected, in fact, many of them were related to Fushan City. For example, Huang Qingping is Yang Yinghan's current uncle of the Huang family. For another example, Meng Qinghao is a relative of Yang Zhiyuan's mother's family. For another example, Shi Zhenshan is an old comrade-in-arms of Yang Kaide, Chen Guoxi, Mao Shunjiang and others, all of whom have been to Liaodong, and then returned from Liaodong by luck. These three people constitute the backbone of the military household representatives.

After getting the silver, Shi Zhenshan said excitedly: "Yulin, we old people, I really want to thank you!" There are ten deep wells, and the water problem of the villagers can basically be solved! Zhang Laosi is a stuffy gourd, he hardly talks to us, and he really gave birth to a good son! ”

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said lightly: "Drilling a well is just an expedient measure, or bringing living water from Laoshan is the fundamental way to solve the problem." If you have time, you might as well explore the terrain and see if you can bring in living water from Laoshan as soon as possible. I'll pay for everything! ”

Huang Qingping and Meng Qinghao both said loudly: "I want it!" ”

Shi Zhenshan said with some hesitation: "Yulin, it is not easy to attract living water from Laoshan Mountain, and the cost may be more than digging ten deep wells. According to preliminary estimates, it is impossible to do it without four or five thousand taels of silver. We need you to spend so much, we really can't help it! ”

Zhang Zhun said without thinking: "If the water problem is not solved, how will I live?" Not to mention the military households outside are unwilling to move to Aoshan City to live, even the military households in the city can't help but move away. The problem of water must be solved in order to retain the military households in the city and attract more foreign military households! You are the old men of Aoshanwei, and you don't want to see Aoshan City become an empty city, a dead city, right? ”

Of course the three were not.

Zhang Zhun nodded and continued: "I'll solve the funds for water diversion." As for the technical and construction issues, it is up to you to co-ordinate. Hou Shanping should come to Aoshan City soon, and when the time comes, you can negotiate with him about the specific details. He was a master of domestic affairs. As long as it is within our means, we will help as much as we can. ”

The trio expressed their gratitude again.

After solving the problem of water sources, the representatives of the military households seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, and their hearts were finally put down. They believed that when the good news broke, the whole city would rejoice. Ten deep wells will also bring living water from Laoshan Mountain, and the military households in Aoshan City have been looking forward to it for at least ten or twenty years. Now, it has finally been completely solved. It's still Zhang Zhun's right-handedness! As soon as I came to Aoshan City, the problems that have plagued everyone for decades have been solved in a few words. Such a good person, if you don't follow him, who else will you follow?

Subsequently, Zhang Zhun and the representatives of the military households continued to discuss other matters. The question of water is of course followed by four decrees. The military households of Aoshanwei are very welcoming to these decrees. Over the years, they have learned the basic content of the four decrees from various sources. Therefore, everyone is quite familiar with the four decrees. There is no need for Zhang Zhun to explain too much. Except for some details, the discussion was smoothly passed.

The area controlled by Aoshanwei is not as large as that of Lingshanwei, and coupled with the continuous harassment of the Tartars, the shrinkage of cultivated land is very serious. At the same time, the crops that were growing in the field were also severely damaged by the tartars. According to incomplete statistics, at present, there are only less than 100,000 acres of land in Aoshanwei Quanwei, and the population is only more than 30,000 people. Compared with Lingshanwei, both the population and the fields are seriously insufficient.

Due to the attacks of the Tartars and the oppression of officers at all levels, the military households of Aoshanwei fled very seriously. A large number of military households have fled to nearby Pingdu Prefecture, Jimo, Jiaozhou, Gaomi and other places, and many people have fled to Ye County, and even some people have fled to Qixia, Dengzhou, Zhaoyuan and other places farther away. It is very appropriate to use scattered and scattered flowers everywhere to describe the military households of Aoshanwei.

After the meeting, the news of digging wells and dividing fields and land spread like a gust of wind. The people of Aoshan City are very excited. There were people in the streets cheering and shouting, spreading the good news even further. Even the grizzled women began to rummage through the bottom of their wardrobes to see if they could find decent clothes. When the deep well is dug and every household has enough clean water, they must take a good bath, wash off the dust on their bodies thoroughly, and return to a normal woman, a beautiful woman.

Someone somewhere got a firecracker and put it right in front of the White House. The sound of crackling firecrackers is like the heartbeat of the military households in Aoshan City. At the same time, the sound of firecrackers is also a celebration of the beginning of the well drilling work. Without further ado, in the afternoon of the same day, the work of digging the well began. Optimistically, if there are no difficulties, ten days later, the military households in Aoshan City will have a large amount of clean water to use.

That night, Zhang Zhun was in the banquet hall of the White House and hosted a banquet for hundreds of key military households of Ao Shanwei. Huang Qingping, Meng Qinghao, Shi Zhenshan and others are naturally among them. At the same time, some military households responsible for drilling wells were also invited. At the banquet, Zhang Zhun encouraged everyone to build Aoshan City well. He will provide all the support he can. Of course, Zhang Zhun also needs their support.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "I believe that everyone also knows the location of Aoshan City. To the east, there is the Tayoko Island, which is occupied by the Tartars, and from time to time they have to go ashore to search for it. To the north and west, there are areas under the control of the government. I, Zhang Zhun, am an anti-thief, and if you follow me, you will naturally be an anti-thief. The siege of officers and soldiers is coming soon. When the time comes, it is very likely that everyone will be implicated. If there is anyone who is unwilling to work with me Zhang Zhun, you can leave, and I Zhang Zhun will not stop it. ”

Shi Zhenshan said loudly and emotionally: "Yulin, don't worry, our military households in Aoshanwei actually have no seeds!" is an official, he is really incompetent! Everyone who is an official only knows how to make money! I don't have any worries about the life or death of our people! A water problem that will not be solved for decades! forced many brothers from the past to leave their hometowns! Let's ask, as long as there is a way to live, who wants to leave their hometown? ”

Huang Qingping said: "The problem of Tartar makes us even more aggrieved! If you look at the wilderness outside, it was originally all good land, but because of the harassment of the Tartars, we could not cultivate it, and it became a wasteland! Because of the constant harassment of the Tartars, we couldn't even fish, we couldn't boil salt, we couldn't burn charcoal, we couldn't do anything! I can only wait to starve to death! The government can't count on it, and the Tartars can't count on it! Yulin, the only thing we can count on is you! ”

Meng Qinghao also said excitedly: "Zhao Yinying has served as our commander of Aoshan Wei for eighteen years, look at him, how many years have he been in Aoshan City?" I suspect that the time he stayed in Aoshan City, all of which added up, was less than half a year! He may not even know how many streets there are in Aoshan City! Every time the Tartar appears, he runs faster than the rabbit! Such an official knows that if he drinks our blood, he will be the first to run first if there is danger, what hope do we have? ”

Shi Zhenshan said categorically: "Yulin, you take us to do it!" We'll all do it with you! Our requirements are very low, that is, we have food, clothing, a house to live in, and water to drink! I'm too old to fight, but I can do something else! Moreover, I have three sons, I can send them all to the convoy and let them fight with you! No matter who can't get along with Aoshan City, we'll him! Whoever it is! ”

The other military households, encouraged by several old people, all shouted excitedly: "Yes! No matter who can't get along with Aoshan City, we'll him! Whoever it is! ”

For Zhang Zhun, the local military households in Aoshan City are absolutely unconditionally supported. From the moment Zhang Zhun came to Aoshan City, they automatically and consciously regarded Zhang Zhun as the new commander of Aoshan Wei. Their hopes are pinned on Zhang Zhun. The more energetic Zhang Zhun is, the more fulfilling their lives will be. With the support of these backbone military households, Ao Shanwei is really under the control of Zhang Zhun.

Late that night, the seizures of Aoshan City were also counted by Mo Yu.

Compared with Lingshan City, the family background of Aoshan City is really too shabby. In addition to a few hundred catties of saltpeter and sulfur, as well as five hundred stones of grain, there are some worthless scrap copper and rotten iron. All of the ten warehouses are empty. Of course, junk armament, there are some. There are hundreds of knives, spears, bows and arrows, and the like. The most valuable thing is the only Franc machine cannon that can be fired. In addition, there were two non-firing Franc machine guns.

If Zhang Zhun has been seized in Lingshanwei, then in Aoshanwei, Zhang Zhun basically has no income. Even the three hundred craftsmen had been dragged to Fushan City before. Whether it is human resources or other resources, Ao Shanwei is quite scarce. However, Ao Shanwei's hidden strength is very strong. As long as there is no Tatar attack, Ao Shanwei can open up at least 1.2 million acres of cultivated land, which is more than Lingshanwei's side.

Originally, according to Yang Wenyue's orders, Ao Shanwei wanted to concentrate about 1,000 stone of grain as military rations for the attack on Fushan City. Ao Shanwei raised most of this grain by himself, and Laizhou Government supported a part. However, Zhao Yinying's work efficiency was too low, and he only prepared 500 stone of grain. Among them, most of them are the grain stored by the officers at all levels of Aoshanwei. Those who have come from other places have not yet arrived.

Of course, taking Aoshan City is not completely without benefits.

The biggest advantage of taking Aoshan City is that it provides the most powerful northern barrier for Fushan City. Because of the special geographical location of Aoshan City, any enemy, whether it is a Tartar or an officer or soldier, cannot attack Fushan City if he does not take Aoshan City. Because, Aoshan City will attack their flanks at any time and cut off their retreat. From a military point of view, it is very dangerous to bypass Aoshan City and attack Fushan City. As long as you are not a fool or a madman, you will not do it.

In other words, as long as Zhang Zhun holds Aoshan City and blocks the enemy on the front line of Aoshan City, the side of Fushan City wants to be safe. Relative safety is due to the fact that Fushan Castle can also be attacked from the sea. If there is no attack from the sea, Fushan Castle is absolutely safe. A relatively safe environment is very beneficial to production and daily life, economic construction, arms production, scientific and technological development, and culture and education. This is also a prerequisite for the base area.

(To be continued)