Three southeastern counties under the rule of the Songjiang Army. ←，

Unlike the last battle in the south of the country, this time the Omanis attacked in a big way, and the panic caused was not as heavy as the last time. Especially in the economy, the war not only caused the local people's livelihood to wither, but also stimulated the local commercial prosperity more and more, and there was a labor shortage everywhere.

First of all, as the time enters July, the first crop of rice is about to enter the maturity stage. It will take two or three weeks at most for the harvest to be carried out one after another, which is undoubtedly the top priority of Songjiang and Cheonnan County.

Second, the Songjiang Army's War Readiness Administration was recruiting new recruits on a large scale, and it offered very generous conditions.

Also because of the needs of the front-line war, the Songjiang Army needed a large number of military robes, cowhides, cloth boots, ropes, rivets, bandages, and so on. Although these things were prepared by the War Readiness Administration, they were not enough to rely on their own craftsmen, and in the end, most of the unimportant things would be distributed to the private sector. These industries alone absorb a large amount of labor.

Similarly, a large number of injuries and illnesses have also triggered the demand for injury medicine.

What's more, compared to the original Songjiang, after the Six Masters Regiment went south, the humid and hot climate on the side of the Nanfeng Fortress made the soldiers feel a lot of discomfort, and it was already summer, so they needed to clear the heat and cool off the heat. These demands have stimulated the already developed medicinal material industry in Tiannan County.

In addition to medicinal herbs, the timber industry in Cheonnam County has continued to grow due to the much better road conditions, and more lumberjacks have been recruited.

It is worth mentioning that the newly started sea vessels in Quanzhou Port have contributed to this. Unlike ordinary river vessels, warships that can go to sea require high levels of wood. Most of the local timber in Ninghai County does not meet the conditions, and it just so happens that there are large areas of deep mountains and old forests on the west side of Tiannan County, near the Bayan Mountains.

In addition, the expansion of production at the Crooked Head Mountain Iron Mine and the expansion of production at the Yingge Sea Salt Farm. Two industries that require a lot of labor have also further diverted manpower.

Various factors have made the manpower of the three counties unprecedentedly tight, and the business has become more and more developed, and the private forces and economy are very active.

This puzzled the black-clad guards sent by the Omanis to spy on them.

During the last Tiannan War, the impact of the war on the local area was very great. Especially the Nanfeng Mansion side. It was almost deserted, and it was only restored months or even half a year after the end of the war. Why is this time completely different from the last time?

Yan Xingbang was a little puzzled, he thought that after the last time, the strength of the black-clothed guards in Tiannan had been damaged a lot, and the Songjiang army had increased the intensity of the attack, and the black-clothed guards' attacks on the place had been greatly reduced, and the rumors spread had not been effective. The people did not fall into panic, and the war was blocked from the territory by the South Peak Fortress. The war did not affect the economy and people's livelihood.

This is true, but in Chen Wu's eyes, it is only part of the many reasons.

Because he has a vision beyond this era, he sees it more thoroughly than Yan Xingbang. In this era, war is a waste of money and money, and there is almost no place except to plunder the wealth of foreign enemies. But in the future of the other world, a modest war can stimulate a thriving market. Bringing in a large number of orders, especially for arms.

This world is very different from what it was before the time travel. The technological level is also completely out of the same level, but the two are not without commonalities.

Compared to the last war, Tiannan County and Songjiang County were separated, and during this war, the three counties were integrated into a community by Chen Wu in advance. There were orders issued by the Matsue Army to the civilian sector with the help of the war, plus the previous road construction and new industries. A certain amount of Cheng dù stimulated the wealth of the people of the three counties. So that the cycle of this wealth was not only not affected by the war, but was used to create more wealth.

Of course, what can really ensure the smooth progress of this cycle is the guidance of public opinion, which makes the people and local forces full of confidence in the victory of the war.

If the local tyrants and gentry suspected that the Songjiang army would not be able to win. Fleeing with assets, instead of seizing the opportunity to make a fortune, the three counties of the Songjiang Army will inevitably gradually wither and dilapidate. However, the emergence of the "Songjiang Official Daily" has given the government an excellent platform to control and guide public opinion.

Under Chen Wu's instructions, from the moment the Second Tiannan War began, the "Songjiang Official Daily" launched a war column.

Every three to five days, the latest news of the battle situation will be transmitted back to Dengzhou from Nanfeng Fortress and sent to the editorial office of Songjiang Official Daily. Hou Fangbai and his editors were responsible for selecting favorable information about the Songjiang Army, publishing it, and popularizing it with the help of administrative means.

Out of panic about the war, all the forces and people of the three counties wanted to know the results first-hand, which accelerated the promotion of the "Songjiang Official Daily". Before the war began, the circulation of the Matsue Official Newspaper skyrocketed to 9,000 copies, and then the pace began to slow down significantly. Although each issue is increasing, it is not as often as hundreds of copies as before. But a few months after the war began, the sales of the "Matsue Official Newspaper" have skyrocketed to 14,000 copies!

You must know that there are only more than 13 million people in the three counties of Songjiang. This means that almost every 1,000 people have a copy of the Songjiang Official Newspaper.

In this era, it is already an extremely staggering number, and it is really possible to buy it in every town in the three counties.

The "Songjiang Official Daily," which covered more and more areas, in turn, strengthened the Songjiang Army's ability to guide public opinion.

After all, according to the information published in the Songjiang Official Newspaper, the Omanis met in the fortified fortress of Nanfeng and broke their blood. With each attack killing and wounding hundreds or thousands of soldiers, or destroying a large number of siege weapons, the losses of the Matsue army were minimal. From time to time, there is also a "big victory", this issue severely damaged a certain ace division of the Omanis, and in the next period, a certain elite brigade was completely annihilated...... Isn't victory a matter of course?

In that case, what else is there to be afraid of!

In addition to the cold and cold number jù and empty vernacular boasting, Hou Fangbai also got a face-to-face lecture from Chen Wu. arranged for talented writers with outstanding writing to write sensational articles praising the Songjiang Army's singing and heroic expressions in the war, shaping a group of heroic soldiers, and even publishing several battlefield articles in the first tone of soldiers. Hinting at the people of the three counties of Songjiang from all sides, the Songjiang army is powerful and heroic; The South Peak Fortress is impregnable and impregnable; The Omanis will be defeated!

Moreover, the victory of the Songjiang Army in the First Tiannan War also added some credibility to this statement.

Since they were able to win against the Omanis last time, this time the Omanis have fewer troops than last time, so they can naturally win!

The propaganda of the main theme from later generations is not something that the simple people and local forces of this world can resist. It's not that no one is suspicious, but there is no doubt that Nanfeng Fortress has been firmly in the hands of the Songjiang Army since the start of the battle. And the overall stability of the three counties has in turn made these people more and more worried.

Everyone is not panicking, what are we afraid of?

It is precisely by relying on the repeated propaganda of public opinion, coupled with the decisive suppression and suppression of grain price speculation by the Songjiang government, that the three counties have maintained sufficient stability and confidence. With this prerequisite, there was an "abnormal" situation in which the economy of the three counties became more active during the war.

If it is said that when the "Songjiang Official Daily" first came out, the high-level leaders of the Songjiang Army did not fully understand its meaning and value, then now, everyone who has some vision has understood the power of the "Songjiang Official Daily". For Chen Wu, who single-handedly promoted the establishment of the newspaper, he also admired him more and more. If there were no newspapers, causing panic in the rumors spread by the black-clothed guards, and leading to the escape of wealth and people, the situation in the three counties of Songjiang might be completely different from what it is now.

In this prosperous situation, the first harvest of rice was ushered in in the territory of Songjiang military-controlled zhì.

Although the empire has not been stable in recent years, and there have been quite a few natural disasters, such as the earthquake in the lockdown province, on the whole, Songjiang County, which is fertile with water and soil, still ushered in a bumper harvest. The storage of a large amount of new grain has made the people and their hearts more and more stable.

Among the twenty counties of the empire, one of the five major grain-producing areas second only to Wuhu County, after all, it is not built!

The importance of this summer grain harvest to the Songjiang Army is undoubted, and Chen Wu also rarely took a little energy out of the war to ask about it. However, as the preliminary statistics were a good harvest, he quickly turned his attention back. It's not that there is any change in the frontal battle of Nanfeng Fortress, or that there is any chaos in other places, but that two important news came from Quanzhou Port at the same time.

International practice, one good and one bad!

The bad news is that according to the two investigation reports of the Military Intelligence Department and the Black Shark Regiment, it was determined that the remnants of the Haikou in Ninghai County had made contact with the Omanis and had a "Black Sword Operation". Because after the last encirclement and suppression, the remaining pirates were much more cautious, and neither the Military Intelligence Department nor Zhang Jiade's channels could get further information, and they did not even dare to confirm the name of this operation 100%.

The only thing that is certain is that the pirates will soon retaliate against the Matsue army.

Moreover, this time, many real Dongyi people crossed the sea from the Cook Islands.

Among them, there are the impoverished Dongyi ronins, as well as the low-level samurai and serfs who can't get along on Cook Island. Although the number, location, and specific plans are unknown, their actions are undoubtedly a great problem for the Songjiang army, and will also affect the local stability of Ninghai County.

As for the good news, from last winter to the present, after more than half a year of rushing work and training, Shi Liang said that the new army, which has been nearly doubled on the basis of the original Ninghai Water Division, has initially possessed the ability to go to sea to fight. In about a month, all the preparations for going to sea can be completed.

Although the average combat power is much worse than when the Ninghai Division was at its peak, if it is just to escort the troop ships to land, there is no big problem. After all, the Kingdom of Oman is not a Lena people, and there are no decent sailors, which everyone in the countries of the Eastern Continent knows.

These two unrelated but somewhat related news made Chen Wu make a quick decision. (To be continued.) )