After the banquet that day, the guests did not leave immediately. After the fundraising meeting, Mei Zhihuan held another meeting with the gentlemen, and Liu Jun also attended this meeting.

The content of the discussion was that, in light of the increasingly tense situation at present, all the gentry, landlords, and merchants in the eight counties of Qihuang Prefecture and Prefecture should unite and integrate their original families and villagers to achieve the plan of jointly preventing thieves and protecting the territory and the people.

Although it is said that the imperial court previously asked the prefectures and counties to purchase Lian Yong, there were 500 people in 1,000 prefectures and 700 counties, and there were 5,200 Lian Yong on the Qihuang roster. But except for the hundreds of practicing brave men of the Macheng Nine-headed Bird, which is really capable of fighting, the rest only exist on the roster.

In this invasion of bandits, the Lian Yong of the counties could not withstand the slightest effect, if it were not for the nine birds and Baosheng Fort and other squires, Qi Huang would have fallen. Mei Zhihuan and the others were not happy because of this victory, but were very worried that the thieves would come to retaliate in a big way.

The guards have long been eroded, the battalion soldiers can't be counted on, and it is useless to practice bravery, and the only thing that can be counted on is the nine-headed bird. But Mei Zhihuan and the others all know that now that the nine-headed bird is powerful, the small pool of Qi Huang can't accommodate them. Supervisor Yang Sichang and Prime Minister Xiong Wencan, who were sitting in Xiangyang to suppress bandits, will definitely not continue to throw this elite army of soldiers and horses in the corner of Qihuang, and they will definitely transfer the nine-headed bird soon.

Therefore, in the final analysis, they can only rely on themselves, and only rely on the squires and landlords themselves. But if the squire's family members do not have a unified command, they will not be able to defeat the bandits at all.

The calculation of Mei Zhihuan, Li Changgeng and others was to unite these squire forces, establish a unified command, and divide the defense area.

Because of the common need, the meeting went well. According to Mei Zhihuan's plan, a total of 48 villages have been established in eight counties in one prefecture. There are 500 soldiers in each village, and basically there are one or two villages in each township. Each village is composed of the families of the squire landlords near the village, and each village selects the owner of the village from the local squire landlords, as well as the commander of the post and the team commander at all levels.

In the end, everyone jointly elected Mei Zhihuan to serve as the general regiment of Qihuang 48 Zhai, and the following is the commander of the eight counties. Then down is the forty-eight village masters, and then the post general, the team leader, etc.

They divided the defense area, Qihuang was the general defense area, one sub-district for each county below, and then a small defense area for each village. Each county and each village is jointly defended, each guarding its own defense area, setting up sentry posts, and each has a liaison messenger, a village has a police, and the nearby villages support.

As for the more than 5,000 Lian Yong. As a reserve, once engaged, they would be recruited as a citizen to assist the villages. And Huangzhouwei and Qizhouwei, who should have more than 5,000 guards each, were simply ignored by them, and they were at most unplanned reinforcements. There is the best, and it doesn't matter if you don't come.

In addition, as the general regiment training, Mei Zhihuan's Baoshengbao Township Regiment stood out on its own as a mobile force. This contingent will also be expanded, and a battalion will be formed, as well as three brigades, namely, the horse corps, the artillery corps, and the night brigade, with a total number of 3,000 troops. The guerrilla battalion was organized into an auxiliary battalion, with the same number of 3,000. This township regiment belongs to the mobile support force.

As for Liu Jun's nine-headed bird, it was classified as a ranger. It's also mobile support. Because everyone thought that the nine-headed bird would definitely not stay in Macheng for long, it was only considered an unplanned reinforcement.

There are more than 20,000 people in the 48 villages and the township of Baoshengbao, and the food and salary of these people are needed. All of them are sent by Qihuang, one prefecture, one state, and eight counties. They don't need to find their own way to raise money like Liu Jun, it is directly apportioned.

However, under the circumstance that the thieves may come back at any time to take revenge, these squires, landlords, and wealthy businessmen still attach great importance to their homeland, and they are willing to contribute money and efforts to protect themselves.

Liu Jun also held a position in Qihuang Forty-Eight Village, and he was appointed by Mei Zhihuan as the head of Qihuang Forty-Eight Village. As the head of the sect, the first task he received was to immediately receive a group of 48 village commanders, team commanders, and even village owners to his battalion for a round of training to teach them the knowledge of warfare. After all, these village owners, sentry owners, and team leaders were originally squires from all over the country, and there were few people who really knew the soldiers. And Liu Jun's nine-headed bird is undoubtedly capable of fighting that everyone is convinced of.

Liu Jun directly accepted this request, and anyway, he had to train a group of people from the Restoration Society, and now it is just right to train another group of squires.

He is still very much in favor of this kind of joint defense of the local squire, after all, his own home is also here.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to attend, Liu Jun also sold his firearms to them. The joint defense of more than 20,000 people, even if it is armed by the squires, must also be equipped. Moreover, in order to protect themselves, the squires are often more willing to invest, and this business is promising.

Liu Jun's current firearms workshop has reached a monthly production capacity of thousands of flying dragon guns, and he has just expanded the firearms workshop and established a branch to produce bird guns that are relatively backward from the flying dragon guns. The production of bird guns is simpler, with the current technology of the nine-headed bird, there is no problem at all, but it is necessary to dig more craftsmen, recruit more homeless workers, and add sufficient materials, so that there can be a steady stream of bird guns.

In addition, Liu Jun's artillery workshop is now working overtime to make tiger squat cannons, exterminating cannons, and small Franc machine guns, which can be sold to the 48th Village.

Twenty-one dragons and twenty-one dragons and eleven-one bird guns are all high-quality products, and the quality is far beyond that of the imperial court's workshops, and even each gun is also issued with a sword and 200 rounds of fixed-loading paper bullets.

The price of the tiger squat cannon and the exterminator cannon and the Franc machine is also much lower than that of Guangdong and Fujian, and the deposit is paid and the order is placed, and there is no need to wait too long to get the goods.

On the same day, Liu Jun successfully sold out many firearms, signed orders for more than 1,000 flying dragon guns and more than 3,000 bird guns with the squires and landlords, and hundreds of various large and small cannons, especially tiger squat guns, which became sought-after goods.

Liu Jun, who got a deposit of more than 20,000 taels, left with a large stack of purchase orders satisfied.

When I came out of the hall at the end of the meeting, it was already late at night. The Liu family had already divided a three-entry mansion for Liu Jun's family, which originally belonged to Liu Qiao, but now it has been transferred to Liu Jun. The house is very large, three in front and back, and Liu Jun's family actually seems very empty inside.

Liu Jun had previously arranged Chen Zhenhui and other people to live in his own home, Li Zhenli and a group of female dependents lived alone in the middle courtyard, Chen Zhenhui and Fu Shan and other men lived in the front courtyard, and the Liu family lived in the back courtyard.

returned to his bedroom in the east wing of the courtyard, but Liu Jun did not rest, he still had to tidy up a lot of things. It is necessary to arrange for a batch of silver to be recruited as workers. They also had to take the silver to the workshops to dig up skilled craftsmen, and even the more skilled apprentices. You also have to arrange for people to buy materials and expand the workshop.

And the most important thing is the selection of officers at all levels after the expansion of the nine-headed bird, as well as the equipment configuration of the soldiers. Now it is necessary to prepare for the establishment of another independent teaching department to train the people sent by the Fushe and the 48 villages. Liu Jun thought at this time, maybe he should indeed open an officer training institution, otherwise he would not be able to adapt to the current rapid expansion, and the original team head of ten people has suddenly become a hundred head managers of more than 100 people, which is not only a problem of managing a small number of people.

It turned out that the team commanders were on the front line to fight, as long as they obeyed the command. But now they have to think more about the cooperation on the battlefield, the response to changes in the situation, and so on, and this kind of transformation needs to be guided and taught.

There is also a baggage battalion, Liu Jun hopes that this battalion will not only transport baggage, but also assume the function of assisting in combat, but until now, he has not considered how this baggage battalion should be organized, what kind of weapons it should be equipped with, and most importantly. The battalion was full of recruits and lacked experienced officers.

Zhang Shan and others once suggested that Liu Jun use those captured bandits and select those who were experienced and capable to be officers of the baggage battalion, but this proposal. Liu Jun has not yet decided whether to adopt it. In his heart, he was reluctant to use bandit captives as officers, let alone the leaders of the bandits.

The door creaked and footsteps rang out.

Liu Jun looked up. But I saw that the person who came in was not the servant of the family but Chen Yuanyuan, well, now called Xing Yuanyuan. She has changed back into women's clothes. Dressed in a green gauze skirt, with a fallen ponytail combed on her head, and her black hair crooked to the side.

Yuan Yuan held a red lacquered wooden tray in his hand, "Just now, Sister-in-law Mei pulled me and Xiaowan to play leaf cards together, and when I went back, I saw that the lights were still on here, and I thought you were hungry, so I went to cook a bowl of wontons." ”

In fact, she was not so bold in the first place, but it was Dong Xiaowan who desperately instigated her, so she finally went to cook a supper and sent it.

Liu Jun was stunned for a moment, then put down the pen in his hand, and stood up with a chuckle, "I'm hungry, thank you." ”

"It's a little thing, but you've drunk a lot of wine today, and you're still busy until so late, you should rest early, and you have to take care of yourself."

Liu Jun happened to be hungry, and he finished a bowl of chaos in a few clicks.

"It tastes good, I didn't expect Miss Yuanyuan not only to sing well, but also to be so good at cooking."

Yuan Yuan heard Liu Jun praise her for singing well, not only was she not happy, but her face was a little gloomy, "Actually, I don't like singing." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry." Liu Jun remembered that the drama in this era is very despicable, no matter how popular the singing is, it is just a drama, and even many times the drama is not as good as a woman in a green building. This is not as popular as later generations, those popular actors and singers are so sought after and high.

"It's nothing, I just don't want to think about the past." Yuan Yuan replied with a wry smile. "I'll go back after you've eaten, you remember to rest early."

But at this moment, a muffled thunder suddenly exploded, and then it rained heavily outside the house.

When the thunder exploded, Yuan Yuan, who was about to open the door, exclaimed, and fell to the ground all of a sudden, even the tray in his hand fell to the ground, and the bowl was broken.

Liu Jun hurriedly took two steps forward and helped her up.

At this time, another thunder sounded, and Yuan Yuan threw himself directly into Liu Jun's arms, hugging his waist tightly. With the warm fragrance and warm jade in his arms, Liu Jun couldn't help but be moved.

"Don't be afraid, it's just thunder."

"I. I am most afraid of thunder. Yuan Yuan lay in Liu Jun's arms, his voice trembling.

Liu Jun's hands were spread in the air for a while, and finally they fell gently and rested on her graceful and slender waist. seemed to feel Liu Jun's hand, Yuan Yuan's body suddenly stiffened, and then her hand around Liu Jun's waist became tighter and tighter.

Liu Jun was greatly encouraged, and suddenly wanted to thank God, your thunder is too good!

Don't stop, keep going. Don't stop the wind, don't stop the rain, please continue the thunder, Liu Jun hugged the beauty in his arms, and prayed silently in his heart. (To be continued......)

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