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Fang Ming and his entourage successfully returned to Lingnan.

Outside the palace in the south of the town, the waterways are continuous, hundreds of boats compete for the stream, the cars and horses are like dragons, and the degree of bustle and hustle is better than that year.

In particular, Hermes-Epitek's face increased greatly, which made Fang Ming very satisfied.

Although the original Lingnan Song family seemed to be powerful, influencing more than a dozen counties in Nanhai, Longchuan, Yi'an, Gaoliang, Xin'an, Yongxi, Cangwu, Shi'an, Yongping, Yulin, Hepu, Zhuya, Ningyue, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan, Bijing, and Haiyin, it only influenced rather than controlled.

Because most of the people living in these places are slang, bureaucrats and other foreign people, the Song family just established a good image through fair trade, and won the respect and recognition of the leaders of the border area.

If effective rule is really established in these places, then hundreds of thousands of troops can be pulled out casually, and the Song family has already gone out to fight for hegemony in the world, so why should they be so aggrieved?

Thirty years ago, it would have been a desperate effort to produce an army of 20,000.

In the original work, Song Zhi saw that the Sui Dynasty was still alive, and persuaded Song to lack Taoguang and cultivate obscurity, and engaged in various profiteering industries, and after 30 years of accumulation, he had the scale of later aiding the young marshal's army.

It's a pity that even at that time, it was invincible and had to rely on outsiders to make things happen.

But now, everything is different.

As early as thirty years ago, Fang Ming intended to take advantage of the chaos in the world to move the displaced people from Jiangnan and the Central Plains into Lingnan.

It also organized production, cultivated fertile land, and of course, the most important thing was to prevent miasma and epidemics.

The ancients gave birth early, and they talked about marriage at the age of fifteen, and thirty years is the time of two generations! It is enough for outsiders to take root in Lingnan.

And Fang Ming sent a caravan to go south from Lingnan to the place where Jiaozhi and Zhancheng were located, to search for excellent rice seeds, and to promote sowing with the power of the government, which has always been southern rice and northern wheat, but at this time rice has not yet been promoted in the south, as a traveler who is familiar with history, how could Fang Ming not make this preparation?

After all, in ancient times, a country's war potential was measured by food, population, and iron!

At this time, it is said that the person who wins Guanzhong wins the world, but it is only because the soil in Guanzhong is fertile and the yield per mu is abundant, and if the yield of wheat is compared with rice? Hehe......

"Song Zhi's immigration work is doing a good job!"

Seeing the great change in the proportion of the Han nationality in Lingnan, Fang Ming couldn't help but be very satisfied.

The relocation of the population, the cultivation of fields, and the selection of high-quality rice varieties were also his preparations to prevent the emergence of a situation of confrontation between the north and the south in the future.

"I've seen the king!"

After returning to the palace, in the upper study, Song Zhi, Xu Xingzhi, and a group of elites in the system were already waiting.

"Hmm!"

Fang Ming sat upright on the main seat, his face was graceful and calm, with his jade-like face and resolute eyebrows, it was easy for people to have a sense of perseverance: "The Sui Dynasty will definitely change greatly next year!" I mean, immediately rectify the soldiers, and you can do things at the beginning of spring! ”

"Huh?"

Everyone present was shocked.

Because Yang Guang is not dead now, although the Great Sui is chaotic, the vitality is still there, and no one can see the changes in the future.

Of course, Fang Ming was an exception.

"Yes!"

It's just that his authority in the system has already been implemented at this time, and Song Zhi, Song Lu and others know that he never lies, and he must be the best in every material, even if he kowtows and says yes.

"Song Zhi, tell me about the situation!"

Fang Ming waved his hand, and Song Zhi, whose eyes showed the light of wisdom, immediately stepped out of the crowd and said: "According to the system of the king in Lingnan, I have 50,000 recruits at this time, which is enough to drive, and the government soldiers still need to be mobilized, and they can get 100,000 after three months!" ”

In ancient wars, the time and place were favorable, and the population could not be ignored, at this time, the cold winter was naturally not suitable for large-scale mobilization, and there was a farming time in spring, which was originally a little inappropriate, but Fang Ming's recruitment was based on the separation of soldiers and peasants, and 50,000 standing reserves were enough.

These 50,000 recruits are professional regular troops, while the government soldiers are the soldiers of Tuntian, which need time to be gathered, and they are inferior in terms of elite and training.

The reason why he wanted to combine the recruitment of soldiers with the government soldiers was not that Fang Ming didn't know the difference, but he really couldn't afford it.

In ancient times, the consumption of supporting a full-time soldier was too great, and the army of 50,000 could afford it with the treasure house of Yang Gong and the financial resources of the Song family, but 150,000?

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's more than 200,000 forbidden army is a professional army that is supported by the world's financial resources and is truly out of production, and it is also the most powerful force in the Central Plains at this time! It is the capital to maintain the throne!

If there is no Yu culture and the murder of the king, these people alone can suppress Li Zitong, Du Fuwei, Fu Gongyou, Shen Faxing and others all hit the street.

The real chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty also began after Yang Guang was killed, the forbidden army orders were chaotic, and he fought hard with Wagang, and both sides were defeated.

As a matter of fact...... If it weren't for Yu's improper culture and reputation, and he went north in a hurry, how could the Great Sui Forbidden Army be put down by Wagang Li Mi? Even if he had already laid down Xingluocang at that time, he would not be able to accept millions of refugees!

And even if Li Mi temporarily blocked the front of the army, he himself suffered heavy losses, and in the end he was defeated by Wang Shichong, who was inferior to him in power and fame, and had to surrender to Li Tang, thus completely losing the mandate of heaven.

The two largest forces, one south and one north, have been consumed, but Li Valve occupies the fertile land of Guanzhong for thousands of miles, and there is the danger of Tongguan.

"Then again! Everyone knows that professional soldiers who are out of work are the most powerful, but throughout the ages, in addition to the forbidden army of the imperial court, how many can provide too much? ”

Fang Ming's eyes flickered, and he was a little helpless.

After all, antiquity is also reality! The training of soldiers, as well as armor and ordnance, the daily cost is like mountains and seas, and the strong are all withdrawn, who will cultivate them? Without farming, there is no food and no taxes, which is not conducive to future sustainability.

Therefore, every troubled time, no matter the lord of the hero, he must be tuntian.

"Fifty thousand is enough! In the spring of next year, I will personally conquer Baling! ”

Of course, Fang Ming would not tell these subordinates, he could see from his aura that Yang Guang's life would not be long.

And once Yu Wenhua took power, he had to go north and return to the Hu people's base camp, and he would definitely have to clash with Wagang, which was blocking the road.

This is a godsend and must be grasped!

Since those black hands in the north planned this situation and made Li Valve rise, Fang Ming also unceremoniously wanted a piece of the pie.

He was the supreme leader of the system at this time, and he naturally did not need to be affirmed or opposed by others, and he could carry it out by himself, and even Song Zhi didn't dare to ask more.

"Vanity!"

Fang Ming called out again.

A middle-aged scribe with a beautiful face and a martial arts officer immediately walked out: "The subordinates are here!" ”

"Take me to the arsenal!"

Fang Ming started and left.

……

'Squeak! ’

The heavy armory door opened, revealing layers of wooden shelves and oil-covered, well-maintained weapons.

"Your Majesty, we have five arsenals in Lingnan at this time, and with the ordnance in the treasure trove, it is enough to equip an army of 50,000, and the equipment is excellent, even compared with the forbidden army, it is not inferior......"

"Hmm!"

Fang Ming picked up a bow casually, stretched out his hand and pulled it, and the flexible bowstring immediately pulled out the arc of a full moon, and put it again, click! A thunderclap sounded in the air, and a strong wind howled, bringing up dust.

"Very good!"

Such a bow, made of six materials: dry, horn, tendon, glue, silk, and lacquer, often takes two or three years, while armor and the like are more expensive, and the source of iron is also very troublesome.

Fang Ming, who knew the way of it, naturally knew the difference between the 50,000-strong army equipped with ordnance and the unclothed peasant rebel army -- at least the difference between one dozen and five!

Don't look at the rebel army in the last years of the dynasty, there were hundreds of thousands or millions at every turn, in fact, most of them were old and weak women and children, not only did they not have armor, but they didn't even have rough iron weapons.

Therefore, they were often beaten by the disparity in numbers of the imperial army and fled in panic.

Of course, there are martial arts in this world, and the Baling Gang is not an ordinary ruffian gangster organization, so it is naturally different, but Fang Ming still feels that his side has a big advantage.

Moreover, at this time, although the world's heroes also had expectations for the chaos, they could not be sure of the time of Yang Guang's death, and the preparations were naturally not as adequate as Fang Ming's.

It is much more convenient to kill him by surprise than to deal with an enemy who has been prepared for a long time.

"And ...... Your Majesty, please follow your subordinates! ”

At the moment of the void, another secret vault was opened in the arsenal.

"This ......"

Song Zhi and Song Shidao, who accompanied him, all changed their faces.

Because the moment they stepped into the inner library, they felt more than a dozen qi machines staring at them, and the weakest one of them was also a second-rate expert level in the rivers and lakes, and the degree of vigilance was obviously not trivial.

And the things placed here made them even more confused, and the second monk was confused.

"These firearms...... It's all based on the king's recipe and tried to produce by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry......"

Xu Xingzhi introduced the rows of black pipes and things like land mines, and his tone was full of pride: "The Ministry of Industry has been tested, and its power is absolutely extraordinary!" ”

"Well, but I'm not going to use these in Baling this time!"

Fang Ming stroked an iron pillar like a gun, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Historically, the south is not as good as the north, population and food are only one aspect, and the other aspect is that the southern part of the country is relatively weak, which will be more obvious if rice is the staple food in the future.

But what makes a human being is that he can use tools!

Therefore, the emergence of firearms is really the supreme weapon to close the gap in the physical strength of various races.

No matter how thin and thin, the power to pull the trigger is still there.

And when firearms become mainstream on the battlefield, individual bravery can be eliminated.

Of course, with Fang Ming's current technical strength, he can't achieve the effect of queuing up to shoot in later generations, but it is enough to catch up with the Song and Ming dynasties and even develop gunpowder that is enough to break the city.

These sharp weapons, when fighting against the northern Hu people, will inevitably shine more brightly! (To be continued.) )