Since moving to the mountains, Zhao Si's life has changed significantly.

These changes made Zhao Si and others, who were born as horse bandits, feel very unaccustomed. It's like being deprived of your freedom for a moment.

For example, when everyone eats and sleeps, they have to go to a designated place, and even go to the toilet to go to a certain place.

Clothes and shoes, no longer have to do it yourself, someone will come to the door regularly to pick it up, then wash it, dry it and then send it.

Such "treatment" is linked to the amount of work completed each day. When you're done, you'll be able to eat the corresponding meal. If it can't be done, the food will not be too bad - it will not be worse than in the time of famine.

As a result, Zhao Sishui's two apprentices were completely unemployed, and even the firewood, rice, oil and salt that the master and apprentice always liked to talk about were no longer a big deal.

Therefore, Zhao Si felt unaccustomed and unfree.

feels the same as Zhao Si, and there are still a lot of people.

For example, other horse bandits, and even the original retainers of the Xie family.

"I don't understand what you're doing this."

Overlord Flower stood in front of Xie Shence and asked bluntly.

Regarding Comrade Cucumber's faintly unhappy questioning, Xie Shence certainly couldn't ignore it, let alone be vague about it, so he thought about it and said: "We lack all the necessary materials: food, cloth, ordnance, horses, everything, because we are too poor, so the current distribution of materials can only be carried out in the form of distribution. Only when you have completed the corresponding labor can you get the corresponding food, shelter and use. ”

"Or let's put it another way, there is no such thing as a deduction, as long as you can complete your task, you will get a certain amount of remuneration. It's just that this remuneration is not currently settled in coins. ”

Simple distribution according to work, what Xie Shence is doing so far is only a very shallow layer, so the explanation is quite straightforward. But he was serious.

Such a serious attitude is very sincere, so that the fire that the cucumber originally wanted to be extinguished has played an expected effect.

However, this did not satisfy her.

"You know that's not the point of my question—though I thought you had a point. But what I want to know is, what are you going to do. You know, my subordinates, and the people I recruited, they are not the original retainers of your Xie family, and they can't completely prohibit it. They can do my bidding, but there has to be a reason to convince them. ”

"There are people you can trust, but you can't just mess around. There are many actions that must make them understand what they are doing, what are the good consequences of doing it. Otherwise, they will not accept simple, meaningless labor. Even if you accept it, you will have a mustard in your heart. This is a hidden danger for our development. And if there is no suitable reason, then what is the difference between what they are doing now and plasterers, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc.? ”

The reason, cucumber said so far, he is asking Xie Shence for the reason.

Xie Shence pondered for a moment and said, "If you have to be reasonable, the statistics you did on the road before are the reasons." Some of them were plasterers, some were carpenters, some were blacksmiths, and now they are working to build houses, let them build canals, and let them strike iron to make agricultural tools, but in fact, they are just returning to their true colors. ”

"Of course, this will not convince them."

"Actually, the main reason is because we are very poor. We are so poor that we have to do it ourselves in order to have enough food and clothing. There are also people who are getting food. You have to admit that letting people who are good at doing what they are good at can best reflect the value of a person and the wisdom of a leader. ”

There is a specialization in the art industry, and this sentence is very reasonable. Cucumber thought so in his heart.

"What we're doing now is just the basics."

Xie Shence continued: "Because we have too few people now, and the goals we want to do are not a threat at all, so for a long time to come, we must expand our staff, we will accept a lot of people, we will be a large group, based on the current situation of poverty and whiteness, it is necessary to make preliminary preparations for later development." ”

"It's not just words. You even know better than me how many people we can mobilize next. ”

Cucumber bowed his head in contemplation.

Undoubtedly, what Xie Shence said makes a lot of sense. Although it is indeed very empty, as he said, the number of horse bandits plus the homeless people and the hidden strength of the Xie family, plus the non-rebellious gentry who can be won by Hebei Province, is huge. Even the number of displaced people that can be absorbed alone is a very surprising number. And the content of their future development is by no means what a cottage like the West Wind Collar can accommodate in the past.

"What we're doing now, in a way, isn't much different from rebellion, but our starting point and final destination may be different. We're going to set an example and stick to what we needed to stick to in the first place. For example, if you want good treatment, you have to show that it is worth it. Better rights for nothing and through personal intimidation should be eliminated. ”

"We don't even have the conditions for special treatment now."

"The protégés of the Xie family are old, and I have already asked people to contact those who can be contacted, and after a while, people will come over one after another to promulgate some rules and regulations in written form as norms. You can explain what I am saying today to those who are literate and understand some of the truths, and then let them pass on the teachings. If you have any thoughts about this, you can also say it, and if you have good ideas, we can increase the treatment as appropriate. ”

"They are not insignificant people, so they also need to think, think about our situation, and preferably be able to make good suggestions. If people can't think, what's the difference between them and salted fish? ”

"In short, what we are doing now is what we need to do for a long time, of course, not everyone is suitable for this, and it is not suitable, or there is indeed resistance, you can put it forward earlier, we can discuss it."

Cucumber finally nodded and accepted Xie Shence's explanation. When he went out, Xie Shence said: "Comrade Cucumber, tell them that we are a whole. But you know, we can't put the same amount of attention on everyone, it's unrealistic. At present, we need constructive talents, and we also need to discover and promote those who can be small leaders, and it is impossible to build a complete framework for us, just a few of us. ”

The cucumber nodded, and then went out the door.

So for a long time to come, these seven or eight hundred people were roughly divided into two parts and fought in their respective posts.

Some people chose to go out and follow the overlord flower to continue to recruit more people to join, while the vast majority of people still stayed in an unnamed area in Taihang Mountain to carry out infrastructure construction and farming.

In the hot but relatively quiet and stable mountains, Xie Shence has been writing and drawing all day long, trying to plan the overall plan of this cottage.

This is different from the past, as long as he has an idea, the Xie family's staff and the Ti Cavalry Division will help him achieve it in the shortest possible time, he is now just a person, and there are only a few assistants around him. So the project became incomparably huge. Moreover, the project itself is huge.

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Throughout the rainy season, the wars in various parts of the Great Jin Dynasty were basically suspended, and there was only one place where its fighting never stopped.

Since the complete defeat of the Jin State's naval division, the Song people's troops have been like a rainbow, breaking through several quite prosperous cities in the Jin Kingdom, and the momentum has reached its peak.

At the end of May, Nanjun and Huarong County, which had been cut off from the back of the land route by the Song army, were finally broken, and Wang Peishi, Wushan and others, under the escort of Ticai, fought their way out of a bloody road, broke through several blockades, and went to Jingzhou to join the prince.

Subsequently, the prince occupied a favorable position and fought two beautiful battles under the city of Jingzhou, which saved the morale of the Jin army to a certain extent, followed by a long battle of attack and defense of the city.

Jingzhou, an important town in the world, is located in the southwest of the Jin Kingdom, and Cangzhou in the north, Tiemen Pass in the northwest and Chuzhou in the southeast, and is called a pair of fists and feet of the Jin people with the Jin capital as the heart, which shows the importance of its strategic position.

It's just that due to the long-standing strength of Jin and Song Dynasty, especially the two countries separated by the vast Dongting Daze, Jingzhou's strategic position is not very prominent compared to the other three cities.

However, after all, it occupies the advantages of the mountains and rivers, and the official roads are unblocked, and Hubei Province can receive a steady stream of aid, so although the war is bad, it can be regarded as a little stable situation after all.

In June, in the month-long siege battle, the Song people did not take much advantage, but under the command of the leading general Pan Mei, the loss was not too great. Even in two lost battles, the casualties were also controlled within the acceptable range to the greatest extent.

In the same situation as the Song people, with enough soldiers and food, the Jingzhou army is the only Jin army that can compete with the Song army so far. And in the battle of more than a month, the combat power shown is remarkable in all aspects. Therefore, the battle report sent to Jindu also made some people breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, it is still possible to fight a dozen, and the Song people are not necessarily strong enough to make Dajin tremble, as long as they take it seriously, everything is still under control.

The combination of huge battering rams and ladders, coupled with the use of siege towers, made the battle stalemate. The Song people brought the use of siege equipment from near and far to the extreme, supplemented by the deployment of infantry, the advance and retreat were well-founded, and the offensive intensity was extremely high.

The Song people over there attacked vividly, and the Jin army's defense here was not far behind. The use of contemporary military art by both sides of the Battle of Jingzhou is enough to make it a strong and exemplary stroke in the history of warfare.

Once again, repelling the attack of the Song people, the prince and Wushan Wang Peishi stood on the city wall, and the smile on their faces could not hide the exhaustion in their hearts. Listening to several generals report on battle losses and other statistics, the crown prince gave instructions soon after, so everything was the same as before, cleaning the battlefield and preparing for the next defense of the city.

"The father said last time that he had already made contact with the Song people, and he was still negotiating. The Song people can't hold out for long, as long as we can hold on, the war here will end in a short time Of course, the best state is that we can fight a real victory, and then it will be faster."

There are several emotions in the prince's words, such as helplessness, exhaustion, and resentment, and it is difficult to judge which one is dominant.

"General Director Pan Meiwu, please check again, who this person is, why haven't you heard of it before, whether he was deliberately blinded by the Song people or other reasons, in short, no matter whether you win or lose, this person, we have to find out."

Osan nodded in response.

Because Nanjun and Huarong County delayed some of the elites of the Southern Song Dynasty for several months, Jingzhou had time to make full preparations and make adjustments.

Now that the threat of the Song army has been minimized, coupled with the negotiations of the imperial court, the war in Hubei Province may really end