After punishing the storekeeper and warning the rest of the group, Luo Ming summoned all the people in the territory at noon the next day.

One purpose is to count the number of people and make a household register, and the other purpose is to give them a meal.

For those who often don't have enough to eat, there is no better way to buy people's hearts than to give food.

The result of this count is that there are 241 people in the entire territory.

Then, Luo Ming asked his soldiers and militiamen to brag and boast in front of everyone one by one.

First, with the help of Luo Ming's wonderful wisdom, Kuameiquan was able to achieve a yield of 200 catties per mu, and secondly, he praised the rations and treatment of the soldiers.

The faces of these soldiers looked like they had eaten enough every day, their bodies were strong, their strength was sufficient, their voices were very loud, and some of their faces were even a little shiny.

Naturally, the common people will be able to understand whether what they say is true or false - at least there is no doubt about the fact that they are well fed.

How can a person who does not have enough to eat shout loudly? It is too late to save his physical strength.

And the angular looking paper armor also intrigued them - armor is an expensive life-saving treasure, and this is already common sense.

More than 30 people are all equipped with armor, which just proves that Luo Ming is really rich and loves to nurse soldiers, and when he is a soldier, he will naturally live better, even if the survival rate on the battlefield is better than that of other soldiers - so immediately some people enthusiastically joined the army.

By the afternoon, when Luo Ming dispersed them, more than seventy had applied to serve in the army, but only thirty-two of them had passed.

The rest are temporarily registered with the militia, and it is actually okay to say that they are reserves.

Dani's housekeeper also admonished him, saying that Luo Ming recruited so many young people, which was not good for agricultural production.

However, he had a way to increase his yield, and the power of animals such as mules, oxen and horses, and improved farm implements could offset this disadvantage - and he was prepared to give the soldiers holidays in turn during the critical period of farming, so that they could go home and help with the fields.

If this is calculated, this year's annual output will increase.

Next, Luo Ming sent Dakang back to Schönbrunn to preside over many affairs, and invited Dungar over.

In the newly acquired territory of Zealandson, everything else can be put aside, but the training of troops must not be delayed - if these soldiers are trained before the ice and snow melt monsters hatch, then Luo Ming's strength in his hands can be doubled.

At the same time as the regular soldiers are being trained, they are also training the militia - not only the West Lansen, but even the able-bodied men of the East Lansen are also participating in the militia training.

In this way, it is good to protect yourself in the chaos. Luo Ming was relatively responsible for the deal with the old man.

Of course, he still has selfish intentions at the moment - even Dong Lansen has to listen to him temporarily in order to tide over the difficulties.

He wasn't going to usurp the land, because it would damage his credibility – he was going to dig into the wall.

Thirteen young men from East Lansen also joined Luo Ming's army, Luo Ming nominally borrowed them, but when they became familiar with the barracks, even if Luo Ming forced them, most of them would not go back to farming and suffer, and even wanted to take their families to Luo Ming's land to enjoy the blessings.

Even if there are really stubborn ones, Luo Ming's military law will not let go of deserters.

Moreover, part of the food that Luo Ming paid for during his military training was paid by Dong Lansen - anyway, the old man's agreement only said that Luo Ming would help ensure safety, and as for a little floating wealth, then don't care.

It was with such benefits that Luo Ming dared to violently fight back.

Now the number of regular soldiers under his command has swelled to seventy-five, and there are more than 200 militiamen who have undergone rough training, not only regular soldiers, but also nearly half of the militia can wear paper armor.

Without relying on artillery or swordsmen, these soldiers alone would be able to fight against the entire Miana forces, and even the chances of victory were not small.

He had calculated that after removing Luo Ming's Schönbrunn Domain, Miyana could only pull out about 800 soldiers with all his might.

Among them, there are no more than 80 people with the quality of Luo Ming's regular soldiers, and those with the quality of Luo Ming's militia, I am afraid that there are only 200.

And most of Luo Ming's soldiers wear paper armor, which is another advantage that cannot be ignored.

Hmph, seventy-five regular soldiers, two hundred militiamen, it can be said that this is completely baron-level prestige. Luo Ming laughed.

With the help of artillery fire and swordsmen, ordinary barons will simply be defeated by him and run over directly.

The reserves in the granary of Donglansen are about enough for Luo Ming to consume for two and a half months, and the combined grain of Meiquan Ling and Xilansen is about enough to eat for nearly four months, and with some autumn wind, it can completely survive the autumn harvest.

And this number of soldiers, far exceeding the scope of the knighthood, would ensure that he could control a large territory, and maybe even other barons could be subdued.

At that time, it will naturally be more than enough to feed these armies, and even more than enough food to feed more soldiers, and then find an opportunity to control a larger piece of land.

This is a virtuous circle, and this is the so-called way of farming and warfare.

Relying on the means of increasing production, although Luo Ming is not perfect in many details, he is fully qualified to go through this road!

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In the blink of an eye, it was February 16th, the sun was shining, the snow and ice were gradually melting, and the first green shoots were emerging on some of the ground.

But there was a flat land, and there was no snow or ice on it, and there was no standing water.

The soldiers trampled to and fro, and there were no big dents.

This is a training ground that Luo Ming asked the soldiers to clean, often clearing the snow, scooping away the stagnant water, and sprinkling ashes, so that it can be basically kept dry in this season.

Due to the experience and the fact that there are veterans leading the recruits, the second batch of recruits is already decent after a month.

Now, the two groups of soldiers are together, practicing following orders and changing formations.

Horns, flutes, snare drums, big drums, waving flags...... All mean different things.

Every school on the planet should have many performances during the sports meeting, and the huge student phalanx changes back and forth, some wave flags and walk in formation, and some pose in huge patterns, so that the leaders of the rostrum on the high rostrum can have a good time.

In fact, this is the legacy of ancient methods of warfare - a truly strong army is to memorize more than a dozen different orders.

The Lord will give the command, and he will obey it immediately. The whole army, regardless of tens of thousands of people, will be able to obey orders when they move, and achieve the effect of cooperating with each other, without becoming a mess.

For example, the phalanx in the middle retreats in an orderly manner, and the phalanx on both sides outflanks from both flanks, and another phalanx goes around the long road to kill from behind the opponent, and then the phalanx in the middle advances again - this is certainly close to killing the enemy, but it is also very difficult.

There are no shortcuts on this road, and even if a magic version of the walkie-talkie is immediately handed over to each soldier, if he has not undergone enough training, he will definitely be able to carry out his orders.