"Three million taels?"

Wang Dingan was stunned, but he was not too surprised.

These days, the silver spent by his hands is far more than three million taels, and Wei Zhongxian, who is in power and opposition, left this bit of silver, but now it seems that it is not much.

After all, it was just Wang Yan, who was just a household servant, and the adults knocked out three million taels from him.

Not to mention that when the eunuchs were investigated and prosecuted a few years ago, the officials in the capital who were imprisoned were even more drained of their net worth, if it weren't for the confidence of these silvers, the commander would not dare to spend money so lavishly.

"This money, you arrange for the people of Suning Thousand Households to take it out, you don't have to transport it back, and you directly order the Suning Chamber of Commerce to purchase food in various places!"

Taking the map handed over by Lu Fan, Wang Dingan glanced at it twice, but still hesitated, and said: "My lord, with the extra three million taels, with the current cost, it can be supported until the end of the year!"

"However, the news of our East Road recruiting displaced people has begun to spread to Datong Town and other areas, and it is estimated that in the next time, there will be a steady stream of displaced people coming, according to this trend, these three million taels more are still far from enough!"

Lu Fan smiled, "It's okay, in the nine cities on the East Road, aren't the family properties of the military attaches from all over the country still there! Even if they transfer the silver away in advance, the shops and fields are always there, right?"

"If it is really not enough, over the years, there are no longer a few Jin merchants who have smuggled through Jingju Fort. Collect some evidence of their smuggling and treason, copy a few, and it will always be able to support it for a while!"

"As long as we survive this year, when the wasteland harvest in the coming year has improved, our East Road will be much easier!"

Hearing this, Wang Dingan's face finally soothed a lot, during this time, he was worried about money, and now I heard the adults say this, this East Road is really a treasure trove, and there is silver everywhere!

For silver, Lu Fan really didn't worry.

For him, there are many ways to get silver.

In addition to the above methods, after firmly grasping the East Road in the future, you can also collect commercial taxes and mining taxes on the East Road, and even send people to operate coal mines and other industries by yourself.

For this place in Shanxi, as long as someone has money, there is no worry that the coal mine will not be able to start.

If he is more ruthless, after Li Zicheng and other thieves rebel next year, he can send a cavalry unit, also disguised as a rebel army, to chase after the thieves to pick up cheap.

The army of thieves attacked the city and plundered the wealth of various places, and the cavalry of the brocade guards appeared from time to time to intercept and rob their harvest, which was definitely a lot of wealth!

Even, even next year, the Houjin army, which made a detour through the Mongolian steppe and broke a gap from Xuanfu Town to attack the North China Plain, was calculated by Lu Fan.

In the second year of Chongzhen, it was the first time that the Houjin army broke through the gap in the border towns, invaded the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and plundered a large amount of wealth and population in the North China Plain.

That is definitely an astronomical fortune, even if Lu Fan can take a bite of meat from it, it will be enough for him to make a lot of money!

Of course, the premise of all this requires the support of a strong military, otherwise, everything is just a flower in the mirror, you can only think about it!

.........

The news of the conscription of the new army soon spread throughout the eastern road.

At first, the people of Donglu were not very concerned about being soldiers.

After all, in this era, it has become an ideology for good men not to be soldiers.

But with the announcement of the various benefits of the generals in the General Staff's Office, the entire East Road suddenly exploded.

Really, the treatment given by the general is great!

It's like one person enlisting in the army, and the whole family is happy!

Divide the land, the children go to school for free, and even if they are sacrificed, the whole family can be supported by the General's Mansion for life, which is even better than becoming a government official!

The only regret is that there seems to be no mention of military salaries in the decree of the General's Office, and there seems to be no intention of issuing military salaries.

But it doesn't matter anymore, just the distribution of land and free education for children is enough for the people who have more men in the family to go crazy.

After all, the general, that is the master of the world, who is a soldier under him, will not treat his own son badly, right?

There are still some people on the East Road who are in a wait-and-see state.

However, the displaced people who fled from all over the country did not have so much thought, and they signed up very enthusiastically one by one, eager to immediately become the officers and soldiers under the command of the general.

After all, as migrants, the fields they obtained after clearing the wasteland must not be comparable to the aborigines of the East Road.

And the matter of free reading for children is only qualified for those who perform well in land reclamation, and most people still do not have that qualification!

But as long as you are selected into the new army, you can get it immediately, such as good land, children studying, and lifelong support, and in the eyes of the people of today's era, it is really a step to become a human being!

However, it is a pity that the plan of the General Office to recruit new troops this time is only 5,000 people, and the number of young and middle-aged men of school-age who have signed up in the entire East Road and Nine Cities is no less than 60,000 or 70,000.

This has also led officials in the enlistment department of the General's Office to repeatedly raise the requirements for the selection of the new army.

At first, they thought that as long as they were of the right age and had no physical disabilities, they could be recruited into the new army.

Gradually, however, as the number of applicants increased, the requirements for the selection of new recruits became more and more stringent.

If there are no brothers in the family, they will not accept it!

Those who steal and cheat and have a bad record will not be accepted!

If you are not strong enough, you will not accept it!

Even later, those who have bad eyes and poor hearing will not be accepted!

Even so, the number of people who meet the conditions has still reached nearly 10,000 people, and these people are all good families, working all year round, hard-working, and have excellent physical fitness.

The most important thing is that these people, all of whom have participated in the reclamation of the wasteland and belong to the group that benefited from the decree of the Commander's Office, naturally stand on the side of the Commander, and there is no need to worry about problems at all in terms of loyalty.

After all, throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, there was no one like Donglu, who could keep the people fed and clothed and could also get the fields!

If there are foreign forces that want to get involved in the East Road, I am afraid that as long as the generals say a word to rebel, these people are willing to follow!

The number of recruits exceeded the expected plan, and Shen Lian, Yang Wanli and others were reluctant to give up such a good source of soldiers in vain, and after discussing with several thousands of households, they reported the matter to Lu Fan.

Lu Fan was silent for a long time, and under Wang Ding'an's sad gaze, he finally waved his sleeves.

Collect them all!

When this decision was issued, Shen Lian and the others were naturally overjoyed, only Wang Ding'an, speechless and looking at the sky, sighing, indescribably desolate and gloomy.......