Time passed little by little, and Wang Peng, who was standing in front of everyone, was still quietly thinking about something, neither agreeing nor objecting.

In this way, after a whole cup of tea, when Zhang Wu, who was sitting in the seat, was already a little unable to look at it, Wang Peng finally reflected.

After taking a deep breath, he said to Wei Zhengying: "My lord, the lower officials are very willing to take on this important task. It's just that the so-called clever woman is difficult to cook without rice, and if the subordinate wants to achieve the two goals mentioned by the chief soldier, the adult must meet the two conditions of the subordinate official. Otherwise, no matter how capable the subordinate is, he will not be able to cope with this important task. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng smiled.

If Wang Peng does not mention any conditions, he will directly respond to this task. Then this Wang Peng is likely to be a madman who doesn't know the height of the sky and doesn't have much real ability. And Wei Zheng, who had high hopes for Tuntian and the displaced people, really didn't dare to put this important task in the hands of such a person.

Therefore, after hearing Wang Peng say that he had a request, Wei Zheng, who was very satisfied in his heart, opened his mouth without thinking about it: "Put forward your conditions." As long as I can meet the requirements, I will definitely be satisfied......"

After he answered, Wang Peng looked at Wei Zheng with an uneasy face, hoping that Wei Zheng would not be angered by his arrogant answer.

Therefore, after listening to Wei Zheng's answer, his uneasy face was directly covered with excitement. Facing Wei Zheng, he sighed loudly: "Thank you, for your support......"

"The first condition that the lower officials want to mention is grain and silver......

"I won't talk much about food, without it, Xia Guan has great ability. It is also impossible to conjure things out of thin air to feed tens of thousands of homeless people who do not have any wealth. ”

"As for the silver. It is what we need in the future. First of all. The tools and cattle needed to clear the fields were bought with silver. Secondly, Shanxi is now full of drought, and the fields we have cultivated can only be watered with well water in order to grow crops and harvest. And to dig wells and build water trucks for all the fields that have been reclaimed, it also takes silver......"

In a word, there is no silver. What the lower officials can do is to relieve the displaced people and ensure the stability of the situation in Datong Prefecture. I can't complete the important task of Tuntian given to me by the adults. ”

Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed: "I will give you both food and silver." As long as you can use this food and silver to the fullest extent and don't waste it, I will give you as much as you want......"

Wei Zheng trusted himself so much that Wang Peng immediately had the idea of dying as a confidant.

He said to Wei Zheng with a grateful face: "Xiaguan is very grateful for your trust and support. After the subordinate officials take office, they must live up to the expectations of the adults, and manage the homeless people and tuntian, so as to repay the kindness of the adults. ”

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Lord Wang, don't promise so early. I haven't agreed to your second condition yet, so let's talk about your second request first. Promise me that it's not too late......"

Before Wang Peng could speak, a hint of Yan Sù's expression had quietly appeared on his face. Then, he said to Wei Zheng: "My lord, the second condition of the lower official is that I hope that the adult can help the lower official remove all the obstacles from the surrounding ...... in the future tuntian process."

Seeing the thoughtful expression that quickly appeared on Wei Zheng's face, Wang Peng hurriedly explained: "My lord, you have not been a magistrate, so you may not know some of the circumstances. On the surface, most of the fields in our Datong Province have been abandoned due to drought. However, these deserted fields are not terra nullius, but have owners. ”

Not only that, but their owners were all powerful local gentry and landlords. What's more, these wastelands and barren mountains have been controlled by the local government by various means. ”

"We are carrying out tuntian cultivation on these wastelands, and one thing is certain that the lower officials will definitely meet with strong resistance from these gentry and landlords, and even the local government, and even allow us to ...... these wastelands."

"Therefore, if you want to have 2 million acres of land in Datong Prefecture, you must make corresponding preparations to guard against possible resistance and obstruction by local forces......

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's eyes quickly shot out two cold rays of light.

Then, he said to Wang Peng with an arrogant face: "Hmph...... As long as these people dare to jump out, they will hinder the development of our Tiger and Par Army. I promise, to make them pay a very heavy price. So, don't worry, do what you have to do, if there is any problem, I will help you with the ......"

"In addition, now that the imperial court's appointment to you has not yet come down, you should first familiarize yourself with Lord Zhou. After the appointment of the imperial court, he hung up the sign of Xuanfu Envoy Tongzhi, collected the displaced people, and wantonly tuntian in Datong Mansion. ”

With the Haw Par Army's food and salary, when Tuntian is on the right track, the Haw Par Army's reserve food and salary will also become abundant.

Under such circumstances, a huge challenge lies in front of Wei Zheng.

In the territory of Datong Mansion, there are not only the Tiger and Leopard Army that has just arrived, but also the original local garrison army and the guard army. In order to ensure the security of Datong Province in the upcoming battle, only by fully integrating these several armies can the combat effectiveness be truly brought into play.

And today, it is the day when Wei Zheng integrates the garrison of Datong Mansion.

On the huge training ground, Wei Zheng, dressed in military uniform, was like a sculpture, holding a long sword, standing motionless on the point platform. Zhou Shuyuan, the envoy of the fourth product, Zhang Wu, the deputy general of the fourth product, and dozens of guards wearing iron armor were scattered on both sides of the point platform with Wei Zheng as the center.

Looking around the training ground, all the Haw Par Army officers and soldiers were already in place. Wei Zheng, who had a solemn face, ordered to Zhang Wu: "Vice General Zhang, you can start ......"

As soon as the words fell, a murderous roar came out of Zhang Wu's mouth: "The chief soldier has an order: start beating the drums, gather the generals and ...... the troops."

The "Boom, Boom, Boom ......" six-sided cowhide drum sounds, under the rhythmic percussion of six drummers, make a deafening drum sound.

As the drums sounded, the barracks scattered around immediately became lively.

Of course, there are a few military camps that have not moved much......

Under the waiting of Wei Zheng, before a cup of tea, a team of 100 soldiers entered the training ground.

At this time, Wei Zheng for the first time intuitively observed the local officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in the way of review.

Perhaps because of the distrust of firearms among these soldiers, the first hundred soldiers to appear were all armed with spears.

Although Wei Zheng didn't feel any murderous aura from these people, from their fairly neat military formation, Wei Zheng could feel that the basic training of this army was still good. As long as you can experience some life and death experience on the battlefield, you can definitely turn into an elite with strong combat effectiveness in a very short period of time.

Just when Wei Zheng had a smile on his face because of the appearance of this army, Zhang Wu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief because of this.

The next scene in front of him directly made the facial expressions of the two instantly freeze.

The 100 soldiers who approached the training ground followed, albeit a purely firearms unit, each carrying an old-fashioned arquebus on his shoulder. However, these 100 musketeers were like herding sheep, without any military formation, and they flocked to the training ground.

You know, with the power of the old-fashioned arquebus, if there is not a good musket formation. On the battlefield, a hundred musketeers basically had no combat effectiveness to speak of.

In other words, if more than a hundred musketeers are sent to the battlefield like this, not to mention attacking the enemy, they will not even have the ability to protect themselves.

However, this is only the beginning, the beginning of the psychological blow to Wei Zheng.

After a hundred musketeers walked into the training ground, several more hundred troops appeared in Wei Zheng's eyes.

From these military formations, Wei Zheng never felt the well-trained he saw from the first military formation.

Not only that, but everyone's equipment is getting worse and worse, and it's getting more and more chaotic. In the end, he was not even as good as when he was a bandit.

Just when Wei Zheng was about to open his mouth to ask Zhang Wu, these were the troops he had trained. A picture that made all his expectations for the garrison fall to the bottom in an instant, appeared in front of him again.

Although the army that has just appeared cannot be called an army, it is still a hundred full men after all, and they are all composed of young and strong. However, not only were the soldiers who appeared in front of him less than a hundred people in a team, Wei Zheng even saw several gray-haired old men among these people.

And after this phalanx appeared, the number of phalanxes that appeared next was smaller than the other, and the proportion of young adults was also smaller than the other.

When the roaring drums stopped, Wei Zheng reacted from the shock. On the training ground, where 5,000 soldiers should have gathered, there were less than 4,000 people standing loosely.

"Why are there so many ...... missing?"

Looking at the garrison in front of him, Wei Zheng's first thought was to eat empty salaries. So, a pair of murderous eyes quickly swept towards Zhang Wu, hoping that Zhang Wu could give him an explanation.

Zhang Wu, who had already seen something bad from Wei Zheng's changing face, quickly knelt down on one leg and explained: "Please calm your anger, although the garrison of Datong Mansion has the phenomenon of eating empty salaries, it is impossible to lose so many people...... They must have heard the drums of the generals and didn't take it seriously, so they didn't come here yet......"

"What?" Wei Zheng seemed to hear a big joke, and asked rhetorically with an incredible face.

In Wei Zheng's eyes, the most basic requirement for an army to be called an army is to obey orders. If you can't even do this, then this army is a bunch of bandits who are not even as good as bandits.

Therefore, Wei Zheng did not understand very much, even if the combat effectiveness of the garrison was too poor, he had experienced some training, and he also knew some military law and discipline, how could he not even meet this most basic requirement.

Facing Wei Zheng's suspicious gaze, a sigh full of helplessness slowly emanated from Zhang Wu's mouth. (To be continued......)