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The 3,500 cavalry mentioned by Liu Cun refers to the combatants who directly undertake combat missions, excluding auxiliary personnel such as transport battalions and artisan battalions temporarily recruited from the civilian population.

Every time there is a big war, that is, the paid recruitment of auxiliary personnel from the people, is the special feature of the Langya Army that distinguishes it from the Han army, and it is also the consensus and habit that the officers and men of the Langya Army have formed.

Thanks to the increasingly standardized economic development policy over the past few years, the whole Chengyang County has gradually entered the high-speed development track of vigorous and prosperous industries, and the division of labor in agriculture, industry and commerce and other industries has become more and more detailed.

In terms of the construction industry alone, Chengyang County has more than 50,000 professional construction personnel, and dozens of highway and bridge construction enterprises have obtained the license issued by the county government.

These private enterprises have a strict organizational form, professional and technical personnel, and standardized contract terms, and are all private entities that operate independently and bear their own profits and losses, and undertake various projects of the government and the private sector under the name of "×× Construction Battalion", and this "××" is usually the name of a mountain, a large river or a county in Chengyang County, and the number of craftsmen in each "battalion" is roughly between 1,000 and 3,000.

This time, Liu Cunzheng transferred the "Tongxian Construction Battalion", "Zhushan Craftsman Battalion" and "Weishui Transportation Battalion", all of which are well-known enterprises with exquisite technology and strong strength and a large number of freight carriages and boats, with a total of more than 5,000 craftsmen and craftsmen.

On the afternoon of 28 May, Liu Cun led the cavalry and three auxiliary battalions to Linzi, the state capital, and was warmly welcomed by tens of thousands of Linzi soldiers and civilians, more than 3,800 Langya cavalry troops with sophisticated weapons and equipment and all high-headed horses, which made the spectators exclaim, followed by the cavalry slowly into the city of more than 5,000 craftsmen and 1,200 fully loaded Langya carriages, which also opened the eyes of the Linzi army and civilians, and countless people shouted "Finally see the strength of the Langya army and the prosperity under the rule of Liu Lingjun"!

Huang Wan, who had returned to Linzi from Luoyang for only two days, stood on a high place outside the south gate, staring at the mighty army that entered the city gate, and was very excited, holding Liu Cun's hand and thanking him excitedly: "Zijian Gaoyi, foolish brother thanks Zijian!" With this tens of thousands of strong troops, the foolish brother finally settled in his heart. ”

Hearing Huang Wan say this, the hundreds of officials standing behind him echoed.

Liu Cun hurriedly explained: "My lord, the real combat soldiers are the 3,500 cavalry who drove over just now, and the convoys passing by at this time are all craftsmen and civilians who are temporarily recruited, who are used to undertake miscellaneous tasks such as the construction of our army's barracks, the transportation of grain and grass, and the maintenance of weapons and armor, and are not the soldiers of our army. ”

The military officials above Huang Wan were very surprised, and the Qi County Taishou Jiaohe pointed to the steady stream of people passing in front of him and asked Liu Cun: "Lord Liu, how can a craftsman and a man wear such exquisite armor?" And each person has a sword hanging on his waist, many people carry bows and crossbows and quivers, their demeanor is solemn, their steps are sonorous, and there are thousands of fully loaded Langya army custom carriages, which are the sturdy chariots that armies everywhere dream of, if these thousands of people are not soldiers, what are soldiers? ”

Liu Cun replied politely: "Lord Jiao, they are indeed craftsmen and people who were temporarily recruited from the counties of Chengyang, and they are all employees of the major civil construction battalions that undertake the construction of official and civilian houses or road construction projects. Most of them participated in the two major battles of the Yellow Turbans to pacify the Yellow Turbans, so they still look a little good, but now they are indeed craftsmen and people, and they only bear their due responsibilities and do not participate in the battles of our army, unless I am defeated and their lives are safe. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and everyone thought that in this way, as long as Liu Cun raised his arms, Chengyang County, which already has more than two million people, how many craftsmen and people should serve him? Even Huang Wan looked at Liu Cun with a shocked expression.

Liu Cun patiently explained: "I'm afraid you don't know that our army recruits these people to help in the war, and needs to pay them according to the contract signed by the two sides, the contract stipulates that our army not only has to pay them three meals a day during the conscription period, but also pays their daily salary, for example, the craftsmen and people who are recruited this time, the average salary paid by our army is 20 yuan per person per day, and 5,500 people need to pay 110,000 yuan a day, which is 3.3 million yuan a month!" During this period, they cannot be allowed to die, and if one person dies, our army will compensate the family of the deceased with a bereavement pension of 100,000 yuan in accordance with the provisions of the contract, so everyone hopes to live a peaceful life! ”

Everyone was in an uproar, and the rumors of the wealth of Chengyang County, Liu Cun's benevolence, the honesty and honesty of the government, all kinds of strict regulations, the contracts prevailing in all industries, and the happiness of the people's freedom and self-reliance all had the most direct and profound understanding at this moment.

Huang Wan knew that Liu Cun had been committed to the development of agriculture and industry for several years, and was familiar with the spirit of contract that had been unremittingly advocated and gradually erected in Yangcheng County, and had lamented countless times that the people under Liu Cun were the happiest and hardest working people in the world.

It's just that Huang Wan, like all the officials around him, doesn't know the real situation of the army under Liu Cun's command, let alone the strategy of "all the people are soldiers" that Liu Cun and his henchmen have quietly implemented for several years, but from what they have seen and heard, they have seen the huge potential of Liu Cun, and they have also seen the powerful strength of more than two million people in Chengyang County.

Everyone flocked to Liu Cun and returned to the hall of the Assassin's Mansion where the feast was placed, but still failed to recover from the deep touch, the representatives of the family who were originally jealous or secretly despised Liu Cun, at this moment, faced with Liu Cun, who was still humble and polite in the face of soaring strength, no longer had any confidence, many people quietly overturned the existing understanding in their minds, and began to think repeatedly about weighing the pros and cons, redefining Liu Cun's strength and status, and solemnly considering the future of themselves and their families.

The reception banquet was very grand, and Huang Wan, who was in a good mood, rarely raised his glass frequently, advocating a full house to drink.

Everyone responded enthusiastically, and the cups were staggered for a while, and they were happy until nightfall.