The three counties under the jurisdiction of Nanyang State, Nanyang, Xiangcheng and Fangcheng.

In June of the fourth year, there were 71,000 households and a population of 270,000.

It is now February of the fifth year, and the number of household registrations has exceeded 130,000, with a population of 520,000.

There are 80,000 households in Nanyang County, 20,000 households in Xiangcheng and 30,000 households in Fangcheng.

The three cities are no longer what they used to be, not only in terms of population growth, but also in terms of rapid economic development.

Nanyang County, in particular, is densely populated and full of shops.

This was not only due to the government's policy of recruiting displaced people, but also due to Li Yu's use of public funds to purchase the food and supplies he needed.

As a result, the displaced people and businessmen had a large amount of money in their hands, which further stimulated the demand, invigorated the economy, and attracted a large number of businessmen from other places to come to Nanyang to build houses, and the city prospered.

Population is the foundation of all development.

There are 320,000 people in Nanyang County alone, a proper big city.

Although only part of the city wall of Nanyang has been built, the residential and commercial planning of the city is still carried out according to the original plan.

In order to solve the crisis, Zhou Kuan and Gao Shi had to recruit soldiers.

Wei Ai is a defensive envoy, and recruiting soldiers is his job.

A recruiting banner was erected at the gate of the state house, and a notice was posted at the city gate.

Soon someone signed up.

According to the requirements, the government officials as long as they are in good health and have good eyes, as for height, they are not so particular.

Li Huaixian was not there, and Gao Shi temporarily took over his stall.

Zhou Kuan followed Gao Shi to the arsenal, he wanted to see how much inventory there was now.

The two, led by Kurasa, entered the mysterious arsenal.

The arsenal, which occupies a large area, is neatly packed with chests.

Kurasa followed behind with the ledger.

When the box was opened, there was a brand-new Nanyang six-turn gun, and the dark body of the gun was shining with a dazzling light.

"How much stock?"

Zhou Kuan asked.

"Back to Lord Changshi, there are 5,000 Nanyang six-turn guns and a number of lead bullets in the arsenal ......"

Zhou Kuan looked at Gao Shi.

"That's all there is to it."

On the same day, tens of thousands of people signed up, and Wei Ai chose 5,000 to stay.

The lobby of the State House.

"Lord Changshi, Lord Fu Peng, we recruit troops temporarily, and there is no time for training at all, so we can only take tricks."

"Oh? What's the solution? ”

"We have five thousand guns. According to the previous practice, each person has one hand, and each fights his own. ”

"Now, I have an idea, one person specializes in shooting, the other specializes in pressing ammunition, two in a group, two guns."

"W-is this going to work?"

Gao Shi didn't understand this, so look at Zhou Kuan and let him make an idea.

"Try it."

Now, as long as there is a way, we will try it out immediately, and if it doesn't work, we will change it, and there is no time to discuss it.

On the Nanyang school grounds, 5,000 recruits were lining up under the guidance of veterans of the Li Xiong Musket Regiment.

Seeing a group of officials and generals walking in, Li Xiong ran over to report on the rectification.

These are military affairs, and Li Xiong wants to listen to Wei Ai.

"Commander Li, the recruits re-examine their eyesight, and the farthest and clearest ones are left."

There was a commotion in the school grounds.

Li Xiong didn't know what Wei Ai thought, so he could only do it.

The eyesight thing can't be faked, and soon 2,500 people with outstanding eyesight were selected.

The remaining half are not with poor eyesight, but worse than the others.

"Those with good eyesight are shooters, and the others are loaders, working in pairs and cooperating with training."

When Li Xiong heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly began to group according to Wei Ai's idea.

In teams of two, one shooter specializes in aiming and shooting, and the other loader, who is responsible for loading the other pistol, he has to load it within six shots, compact, and hand it over to the shooter.

Divide the actions that were previously done by one person into two people.

Such a model has a peculiar effect.

The shooter gets the pistol, pours the primer, aims and shoots, and then the primer, and then aims and shoots, and the accuracy and efficiency of the whole shot are improved a lot.

The loader, on the other hand, only needs to reload behind the shooter, does not need to face the enemy directly, and is not nervous, and the speed of reloading is greatly accelerated, and someone has already finished loading before the shooter has finished shooting six shots.

The gunfire and smoke on the training ground were loud and clear, as if they were on fire.

When the people of Nanyang heard the gunshots, they were in a happy mood, their faces were full of red light, this is their patron saint, where can I find this proper sense of security in Datang? !

Li Xiong saw that this method worked, and quietly asked their regiment to train like this, and sure enough, the efficiency was improved compared to before, and the continuous shooting and shooting accuracy were much improved.

Wei Ai and Zhou Kuan discussed to make a batch of special straps for loaders to carry ammunition on their backs.

Due to the division of labor and cooperation, the speed and efficiency of shooting have increased, and the consumption of ammunition has also increased.

On the training ground, the shooters in the front shoot at the target with both guns, and the loaders in the back calmly reload with ammunition boxes on their backs, cooperating with each other.

The shooter shoots calmly, and the frequency of each shot is very stable.

Just as Li Xiong was sweating profusely in command and training, a guard came to report that the princess arrived.

Li Xiong was excited and hurriedly ran to meet him.

Concubine Xian Min took King Deng and walked into the training ground with the king.

Behind him, there were eight glamorous beauties, and dozens of maids and servants came.

The servants also carried large vats and porcelain bowls.

"Princess, this, this is ......"

When King De left Nanyang, he left Li Xiong behind to protect Nanyang and protect the princess, which was also a backhand of Li Yuliu.

More than half a year has passed, the Bianjun has not moved, and the two princesses and the beauties in the palace are looking forward to Li Yu's early return.

Now, King De has not returned, but the Bianjun has come first.

Embroidery Niang Biniang got the news of Zhou Kuan, and she was also very nervous. After all, they are women, and they are not interested in these fights and killings, and they do not touch them.

But they know that they are the princess of Germany, and they will be both prosperous and lossy, and if the Bianjun army enters Nanyang, their family will not end well.

Seeing that the officials of the royal palace have been busy in the past few days, raising military funds and recruiting soldiers, they naturally can't sit still.

"Li Xiong, don't panic. We brought some ginger soup to warm up the soldiers and go to the cold. ”

"Oh."

Li Xiong is a simple person with a stupid mouth, and when he saw the princess say this, he had to ask someone to help carry the bucket, and then let the soldiers come to drink ginger soup one by one.

The soldiers on the training ground all looked stupidly, the two princesses were dignified and beautiful, and the eight beauties were generous.

"Horse head, this, this is the princess'......"

“……”

"Horse's head, horse's head ......"

"What are you yelling about? Not only the princess, but also two little highnesses, I have eaten their eggs......"

"Hey, you're so lucky......"

Few of these soldiers have seen the princess, and this time they not only met the princess, but also met the two little highnesses, this, what a blessing!

Li Xiong was the first to drink ginger soup, took the soup bowl, drank it all, and then knelt down and kowtowed to the princess.

"Thank you, Princess!"

Seeing this, the soldiers below also did the same, and knelt down one after another, thanking the princess for coming to send ginger soup on a cold day.

When it was the turn of the horse team to drink the ginger soup, he trembled and walked to him, took the soup bowl, plopped down and knelt down, and was about to kowtow before he could drink it.

"Hehe, sergeant, stay, drink ginger soup first."

Xiuniang said with a smile on her face.

"Eh, eh."

The head of the horse team hurriedly drank the ginger soup in one gulp, and Bang Bangbang kowtowed to the princess three times, and was pushed away by his soldiers in a daze.

"Hehe, sister, it looks like we've come to the right place."

Concubine Min whispered.

"If the husband is not here, we will act in place of the husband, and we can't chill the morale of the army."

"You eight go and help."

"Yes, Princess."

Eight beauties behind him came over and helped make ginger soup.

This incident instantly spread to the national capital.

Zhou Kuan listened and put down the paperwork in his hand.

"Hehe, my sister already has the demeanor of a princess."

Gao Shi heard the news in the public house, pondered for a while, and said faintly: "The eldest lady of the heavenly family, it is really different. ”

Wei Ai was rectifying the city defense, and when he heard the news, he nodded secretly, and the military heart was available.

The ginger soup incident became a kind of motivation in the hearts of the soldiers, who felt that they were one with King De and that they must not let the Bianjun invade.

In two days, the new and old soldiers combined to form a new combination of 3,000 shooters and 3,000 loaders.

In the hierarchical society of Datang, if you want the princess to give you ginger soup to drink, it is a fantasy. Princess Kede not only did it, but also served all the soldiers, and this kind of behavior that looks down on ordinary soldiers has immeasurable spiritual power.

At this time, Fang Chengguan's letters for help were one after another, and he couldn't wait any longer, and he had to support as soon as possible.

Nanyang is the core of the entire Nanyang Kingdom, Wei Ai, as a defensive envoy, must not leave, and the task of supporting Fang Chengguan falls to Li Xiong.

On the first day of the first month of March, hundreds of wagons pulled grain, grass and ammunition, and 6,000 musketeers rushed to Fangcheng.

At this time, the news of the Bian's army's attack on Nanyang had already passed the Wuguan Pass and was heading towards Chang'an, the capital division.