The grain given to the Tartars by the Jin merchants was all fine grain, half wheat, half rice, and there was no coarse grain at all, which made Gohi Dream really happy.

Coarse grains, what kind of rice bran and the like, I can't fill my stomach even if I eat a pound.

But refined grains are different, if you cook a pot of hot white rice porridge, it will cost only two or two taels of rice per person on average, which is really cost-effective.

It is impossible for the homeless people to have a dry meal of white rice now, and they are very satisfied with the rice porridge that 'does not fall down after wiping chopsticks'......

The meeting hall of Tuanshan Fort.

Zhang Zhang and Tuanshan Fort gathered together, and everyone was radiant.

Recently, there have been a lot of captures, and the enemy is only the escort of some Jin merchants, so they have no combat effectiveness at all, and the Tuanshan army has even had zero casualties in many battles.

The trade network of the Jin merchants was very vast, in addition to those sold to the Tartars, there were also those sold to Duoyan Sanwei, and even those sold to Guangning Zu Dashou.

The departure places are also different, there are those from Shanxi, those from Xuanfu, and those from Beizhili. Due to the heavy snow blocking the road and the lack of news, many Jin merchant firms have not even received the news of the robbery, and they are stupidly sending out caravans.

After glancing at everyone, Zhang Li began today's discussion.

'The recent rat hunt has been a great success, and everyone must continue to work hard, this winter I don't want to see any caravans carrying grain appear in Shenyang. ‘

Zhang Zhang gave a name to the caravan that attacked the Jin merchants, called 'Operation Rat Hunting' - the country's big rat.

A group of military attachés led by Gao Yuanliang replied in a loud voice: 'Yes, my lord! ‘

Zhang Li bowed his head slightly, and turned his head to look at Goximeng: "Master Ge must make proper arrangements for food. Now that new displaced people are constantly entering Tuanshan Fort, the pressure on our food is still very great. ‘

Gohimon bowed and said, "My subordinates understand. ‘

After Zhang Li revealed the matter. I began to ask about the expansion of the army.

'High guerrilla, how is the expansion of the Tuanshan Army?' ‘

Gao Yuanliang has long been in his chest. He said loudly: "Lord Qiyu, the treatment of our Tuanshan soldiers is excellent, and the amount agreed on last time has been expanded!" ‘

After a pause, Gao Yuanliang said expectantly: "My lord, my subordinates see that there is no problem for us to expand our army to 10,000 people, you see-"

Zhang Li waved his hand: 'No. Soldiers are not expensive. The establishment of our regimental mountain army this year is 6,000 people, and we will train well this winter, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of wars after the beginning of spring! ‘

Upon hearing that 'there are a lot of battles', Pan Batian and Yi Ze both showed expectant looks. But isn't it, every battle the Tuanshan Army fights. The strength grows exponentially......

Gao Yuanliang was much more cautious, because he knew that the Tuanshan army had not passed the greatest test at all—fighting against Jiannu.

Obviously, Zhang Zhang also understood this truth, and quickly poured cold water on Pan Batian and Yi Ze: "The Jiannu trade road was robbed, although they can't send troops in winter, but they will definitely come to retaliate after the beginning of spring. Jiannu is no better than the enemy we fought before, and you must pay close attention to the training of soldiers. Sweat more, shed less blood in fighters - this phrase makes a slogan, shout it to me a few more times during training! ‘

'Yes—' Pan Batian and Ize both lowered their heads. Say yes in unison.

Zhang Li thought for a moment, and there was nothing to explain in the affairs of the army, so he said to the generals: "You all disperse, go down and train well." The rat hunt is also non-stop! ‘

'Yes! ‘

After the military attachés left, Zhang Li's eyes looked at Gohimon.

'The land on both sides of the Tuanshan River is fertile, but it has been abandoned for a long time. Do you have any countermeasures on your side? ‘

As soon as he heard Zhang Li talk about this, Gohimon's brows furrowed.

'Your Excellency. You said earlier that agriculture is the cornerstone of the country and must be controlled in your own hands. This is true. However, Liaodong is bitterly cold, and now it is winter, so you can only raise the land first. ‘

Zhang Zhang nodded: "The number of soldiers and civilians in our Tuanshan Fort has exceeded 20,000, how is the collection of farm manure?" ‘

Previously, Zhang Li demanded that all soldiers and civilians in Tuanshan Fort use dry toilets during the day and toilets at night, and all the collected 'farm manure' was hoarded in dozens of dug septic tanks for use in the spring.

Gohimon replied: 'The manure collection is doing well, and now there are more than forty septic tanks. ‘

Zhang Li pondered for a moment, remembering the benefits of deep ploughing.

If the soil is deeply ploughed, the soil permeability will be improved, and the fertilizer will be distributed more evenly, which will be conducive to root expansion, which will lay a good foundation for the growth of grain in the next spring

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhang said: "I didn't mention the snow a few days ago, but now that the snow has stopped, those wastelands need to be fertilized and plowed deep as soon as possible. Now the land is very frozen, I'm afraid it's not easy to turn, you arranged the animal power, didn't you catch a lot of cattle last time? ‘

Gohimon frowned and said, "The cattle in the north are all raised to eat meat, and they are not as good as the cattle in the south, so they are not very easy to work." ‘

Zhang Zhang nodded and understood: "There is no way, let the people think of more ways, the wisdom of the masses is infinite." They don't plow the land and teach them to be men with whips - ah, no, cows! ‘

Gohi was amused and grinned: "Subordinate understood. ‘

After a moment of silence, Goximeng asked a realistic question: 'My lord, Liaodong is now cold for a year, wheat will definitely not be planted, the people of Liao used to grow millet, will we also grow millet in the next year?' ‘

Millet is millet, which was one of the most hardy grains in ancient times.

Zhang Li thought about it, corn and potatoes are super cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant crops, so it's a pity not to have to cross the crowd.

Although the yield is not good now, but experienced farmers are still good at selecting and breeding, we can try to plant some while breeding!

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhang said, "Well, we must have grown millet in the early days. Soon we will introduce two types of hardy and drought-tolerant crops, but they are not yet in high yield. You select a group of experienced farmers and set up a selection team. These people choose breeders, and the wages are higher, and if they make achievements and improve the varieties, the officials will be greatly rewarded. ‘

Gohimon replied, 'Yes. ‘

The two discussed some other civil matters, and then Zhang Zhang also felt a little tired, so he ended today's conversation.

Zhang Li returned to his inner house, which was formerly the head office, and later underwent some repairs, although it is not as good as the house in Beijing, but it is also a good house in Tuanshan Fort.

There were two guards standing at the gate of the courtyard, and when they saw Zhang Li, they immediately gave a military salute, and after Zhang Li bowed slightly, he came to his room in the courtyard.

Zhang Li pushed open the door, but did not enter, his eyes fixed on a sheepskin rug near the threshold.

Zhang Li squatted down, lifted the carpet, and saw a few grains of rice squeezed into a flat shape on the carpet, and his face turned blue.

Sure enough, someone has been here!

Zhang Li glanced at the room, the room had an unobstructed view, only a bed, two shelves, and a desk, and it was empty and there was no one at all.

Zhang Li's eyes narrowed, and instead of entering the house, he immediately walked to the courtyard gate and said to one of the guards, "Go and call Gao Guerrilla." ‘

After the guard hurried away, Zhang Li looked at the other guard.

After discovering that there was an abnormality in his room a few days ago, the first thing Zhang Li suspected was the guards.

However, the guards standing guard in the past few days were all called in temporarily, and the people were different every day, including the teaching team, the infantry team, and the musket team, so the suspicion of the guards could be ruled out.

If not the guards, then who could enter their rooms without knowing it right under the noses of the guards?

What is his purpose?

When I was cleaning up the books before, I accidentally found that the location of two books had changed, so I became suspicious.

The mysterious man seems to be interested in his copywriting books......

After Gao Yuanliang hurried over, Zhang Zhang took him into his room.

There was a place where tension didn't dare to act rashly before, and Gao Yuanliang didn't dare to go in to check it after he came, that is, under the bed.

Gao Yuanliang moved the wooden bed away, and there was nothing underneath.

'Sir, do you mean someone has entered your room?' Gao Yuanliang had an incredible look on his face, as if he couldn't believe it.

Zhang Zhang nodded: "I'm sure. ‘

Gao Yuanliang was silent, and after a while, he said, "My lord, a large number of homeless people have recently come to Tuanshan Fort, is there a gentleman on Liang Shang mixed in?" ‘

Zhang Zhang shook his head: "The first time I came to my desk, there were still a lot of silver tickets in the cabinet, but the man turned them over and didn't take a penny. Later, although I transferred the silver ticket, the other belongings in the house were not lost. This man comes every day, and it doesn't seem like he's here for the money. ‘

Gao Yuanliang frowned and said, "No matter what his purpose is, if he can enter and exit the adult's inner house at will, it will be too dangerous." ‘

Zhang Zhang narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Set up a pro-soldier team, which I will personally command, and the number is tentatively set at one hundred. ‘

Gao Yuanliang hurriedly promised: 'Yes! My lord. ‘

'As long as the relatives are killed by the Tartars, the people who have a deep hatred for the Tartars. ‘

'Yes! ‘

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Zhang said again: "As long as those veterans who were originally brought from Ning Yuanwei. They were taken away on my improvised basis, and no one would have thought of them. The displaced people and recruits recruited after coming to Tuanshan Fort are not allowed. ‘

'The last will understand! ‘

Zhang Zhang nodded slightly and motioned for Gao Yuanliang to sit down.

After Gao Yuanliang sat on the Luo Circle chair, he glanced at Gao Yuanliang meaningfully, and said slowly: "Yuanliang, you are the old man who followed me from Penglai County to Nanjing City and then to Beijing City. Aside from Yasuko, you are the oldest of the seniors. Anzi is out on other tasks now, and I can only talk to you about some things. In your opinion, who wants to disadvantage me? ‘

Gao Yuan's conscience was moved for a while, but he quickly gathered his thoughts and began to think about it. (To be continued......)