On the afternoon of the second day after Li Jun led the team back, a fleet of dozens of large ships arrived at Yazui Beach, and it was Chao Gai who led the team back. Wu Yong, Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, and Zhu Wu led the crowd to greet them at the dock. In the trap army, the generals and schools of various armies and their elites gathered, at least several thousand.

The area around the huge Yazui Beach is full of blockages, and even the ancient trees on the shore, the dock and other buildings are crowded, and there are crowds of people.

The greeting scene is especially grand!

After more than a month, Chao Gai set foot on Liangshan Island again, quite melancholy. chatted with these brothers one by one, and then went to Dazhai in a cluster. Several military advisors are attentive people, and three soft sedan chairs were arranged.

It is made of vines and resembles a high-backed chair, and two bamboo poles are worn on the left and right. Li Qingwan, Li Shishi, and Li Qingzhao were helped up and sat down, and the soldiers of the personal guard battalion carried them up, swaying up and down like swings. With a smile on their faces, the three women knew that this rattan chair was fun.

This time up the mountain, Chao Gai had a clear feeling, and the island became lively again. There are many people fishing in the waters around the island, and many people can be seen busy along the way, clearing terraced fields and driving herds of cattle and sheep to graze......

When he came to the Juyi Hall, he asked Hu Sanniang, Huazi, and Yelu Taripo to accompany the three pregnant women to return to the family compound to rest first, and by the way, they brought coconut, bananas and other specialties to visit several old ladies and generals.

Chao Gai and several military advisors came to the side hall to understand the situation.

The six major military divisions of the Chaojia Army are wise and resourceful, and they are responsible for a booth according to their specialties. For example, Sai Xiao He Wenhuanzhang is the best at government affairs and sits in Jeju Island. Mr. Jin Jian, Li Zhu is strong in martial arts, recruits heroes in the rivers and lakes, and sits in Jinghu.

Zhiduoxing Wu Yong sits in Chaojiazhuang and leads various businesses.

Xiao Jiasui, a pharmacist, is kind-hearted and travels among the people. Xiao Zhang Liang Xu Guan urged, mediated the bright and dark intelligence departments, and Zhu Wu, the Shenji military division, sat on the main island of Liangshan to take care of military affairs, and the four of them united to decide major matters.

Every time Chao Gai returned from a long trip, he would learn about the latest situation from them.

For example, before the fleet arrived on the island, it encountered multiple patrols on the way. In the waters more than ten miles away from the island, several fleets conducted joint exercises. In addition to the naval garrison corps, Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun both came to the army.

The atmosphere of war is coming, something must be happening!

Sure enough, as Wu Yong told the story of the forbidden army Zhao Tan's recent actions and plans, Chao Gai suddenly realized, and the anger on his face was fleeting.

The first is to sigh for Liu Menglong, originally wanted to sharpen it for his own use. But he couldn't resist the temptation and chose to go wrong and go to the point of no return.

The second is that he is angry that Tong Guan doesn't know what to do, and he still wants to exterminate the Liangshan strongman relentlessly. This girl is stupid as an official, and she can't do it if she doesn't clean it up.

"Hey, it didn't hurt after all!" Chao Gai's face was not good-looking.

Zhu Wu, the Divine Machine Military Master, sat in Liangshan, and asked tentatively when he heard this: "Lord, when the forbidden army comes to attack the island again, are we serious?" ”

"Hit, hit hard!" Chao Gai nodded, and then added: "Formulate an encirclement and suppression, focusing on arrest, and the leader will let them run." ”

"Yes, understood!"

"By the way, it's more realistic when you're chasing." Chao Gai advised. Turning to several military advisors, he asked, "It's been more than a month, how is the situation in Chaojiazhuang?" ”

"I'll do it first!" Several military advisors glanced at each other, and Xiao Jiasui stepped forward.

"My lord, Chaojiazhuang has a population of more than 500,000, several market towns outside the city, and more than 100,000 people in villages, including Liangshan, with a population of no less than 700,000. This does not include the armies, a few large villages, otherwise more than a million. ”

"So much?" A stunned look appeared on Chao Gai's face.

Xiao Jiasui had a complicated expression on his face, and his voice couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad: "Yes, Hedong, the two battlefields in the north, the east and west roads of Beijing are frequent, there are frequent floods on the east and west roads, and there are many refugees in the south of the Yangtze River, and there will be people coming to defect every day."

From Baoqi Mountain, Yinmachuan, Erlongshan refugee team will arrive with the fleet. In the past month, more than 100,000 people have poured into Chaojiazhuang to settle down. Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian are busy planning and building houses every day. It has been suggested more than once that several Dazhai places have suspended the transportation of people. ”

When Chao Gai heard this, he shook his head again and again: "No, the cold winter is coming, and there is a shortage of materials in the village, so we will send more people over, and we will send more people here." ”

"That's what I thought about and sent more people to build houses everywhere. According to this trend, by the end of the year, there will be another 100,000 more people in the city. ”

"So be it! Try to recruit people who go to the outside of the island to open up wasteland in advance. The treatment of those who are willing to go remains unchanged, and they can temporarily settle in an idle house on Yangsan Island and wait for the voyage fleet. In this way, it will also save a lot of trouble. Chao Gai thought about it and immediately made a decision.

Xiao Jiasui thinks this method is very good, agrees with it and records it. In terms of the number of materials and personnel to be carried, the specific matters also need to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Zhu Wu, the master of the Shenji Army, also briefly mentioned the situation of Liangshan: "My lord, in addition to the officers and soldiers of the various armies on Liangshan Island, there are more than 30,000 people selected to settle on the mountain, plus the original residents, almost 60,000 or 70,000. ”

After listening quietly, Chao Gai talked to Xiao Jiasui and Zhu Wu about the resettlement of the people, the villages and towns distributed outside Chaojiazhuang, and the reclamation of wasteland. It was not until the matter of people's livelihood was finished that it came to an end.

Seeing Chao Gai's gaze, Wu Yong didn't wait for an inquiry, shook the feather fan of Sao Bao, and added with a smile: "Lord, there are many people, there is no shortage of young and strong laborers, the demographic dividend you said is revealed, and the various armies are gradually expanding according to the requirements of 8,000 soldiers.

Military workshops, breweries, garment factories, sugar and other workshops have expanded their recruitment, bringing the old with the new, the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the output has steadily increased. Excluding raw materials and labor salaries, the monthly net profit has repeatedly reached new highs. In September, the business profit statistics exceeded 950,000. ”

Earning nearly one million yuan a month?

Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, and Zhu Wu gasped, they knew how much that shops were blooming in various places, and they were very profitable, but they didn't know that the profits were so big. If you calculate it this way, it will be tens of millions of dollars in income a year.

Chao Gai was not too surprised, because he had expected this to be the case. According to his plan to cooperate with powerful people from all over the world, business will become more and more popular. Of course, he also knows very well that Chao Jiazhuang's expenses are equally staggering.

As expected, the smile on Wu Yong's face gradually retracted, and he cried again: "Chaojiazhuang's income is considerable, but this expenditure is also amazing. Except for a quarter of the people who don't have to worry, the rest of the people need to rely on Chaojiazhuang to a greater or lesser extent, especially the refugees who have come from all over the country. Hundreds of thousands of people eat and drink Lazar, and 100,000 stone of food is consumed every month.

And that's not even counting the daily necessities, but even more when you count the expenses. In addition, it was allocated to education in the city, support for the handicraft industry, the establishment and operation of caravans, the salaries of officials, and the input of local bases, shops, and intelligence services. Purchasing cattle, sheep and horses from the north, all kinds of raw materials, especially grain ......"

Wu Yong said all kinds of spending projects, and briefly explained the appropriation. Not to mention the three military divisions, even Chao Gai was a little secretly speechless. The intelligence department alone has to invest 100,000 guan every month, and the purchase of all kinds of raw materials and grain has not stopped, and at least 350,000 guan has to be spent......

The reason why Chaojiazhuang is so prosperous is that it makes a lot of money, but the investment is also amazing.

Wu Yong was in charge of this stall, counting them one by one like an old mother, shaking his head and sighing: "Spend money everywhere." The biggest head is still in the army, with more than 100,000 soldiers, officers at all levels, and more than 200,000 yuan a month in military salaries.

So, on the fiscal side, there is almost no surplus left in the month. If it weren't for cattle, sheep and livestock, the grain would be sent north to make a profit, and the money would definitely be in an emergency. Even so, seventy percent of the money contributed by the ancestors last time was consumed. ”

Chao Gai was taken aback when he heard this: "Those gold, silver, money and antique treasures, at least no less than twenty or thirty million yuan, it's only been a few months, and it's gone?" ”

Wu Yong nodded heavily: "More than fifteen million stones of grain have been purchased from various sources. From the hands of the nobles of the Liao State, more than 30,000 war horses, herds of cattle, sheep and livestock, furs, and medicinal materials were purchased one after another, no less than 3 million guan. Fortunately, there are all kinds of transactions, military spending, and people's livelihood, like two mountains. ”

Chao Gai saw Wu with a bitter gourd face, smiled mysteriously, and threw a bombshell: "Don't worry, a gold mine has been found on Jeju Island overseas." ”

"What?" Several military advisors were taken aback.

Seeing this, Chao Gai informed him about how to accept the Tamna people and how to obtain the gold mines, and also popularized the knowledge of the volcanic eruption and the process of leaving the gold mines. Several military advisors were dumbfounded, and their faces were full of incredulity.

"It's not large, but it's abundant. There is gold to be shipped back, and even if there is no buying and selling, there is capital. Chao Gai thought of the ship full of gold, and he was very confident.

Wu shook the feather fan, and the cold wind made him react first, and laughed: "Hahaha, lord, this is the will of heaven to help lord achieve hegemony." ”

"Yes, with the support of gold mines, why be afraid?"

Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, and Zhu Wu were also highly motivated and laughed heartily.

"I wonder what happens elsewhere?" Chao Gai waved his hand and looked at Xu Guanzhong.

After Xu Guanzhong organized his speech, he first talked about Tian Hu, the grass-headed king. Occupy Wasion, and there is illicit salt trafficking. I also bought a batch of equipment from Chaojiazhuang. It has a great reputation in the local area, recruits troops and horses, and successively attacks the city and plunders the land, and there are almost more than ten county seats, which are close to Zhaode.

Liu Yanqing, the general of the imperial court, was defeated and retreated, so he could only unite with the local government to resist on the one hand, and ask for help from the imperial court on the other, but unfortunately there were traitorous ministers in the imperial court. There has been no response so far, causing Liu Yanqing to sit in the name of the general who escaped.

In addition to the continuous war in Hedong, Chao Gai specially instructed Wang Qing, who focused on the target, as in the original trajectory, to be tossed by two little people Zhang Guanying and Pang Yuan in the past month, and suffered the boss's crime.

"Guan Zhong, keep an eye on it, to save his life, this person will be of great use in the future." Chao Gai felt embarrassed for Wang Qing, and calculated the time and ordered decisively. After all, Wang Qing, as one of the four great Kou, can still toss one or two.

Although Xu Guanzhong was puzzled, he still nodded heavily.

Zhu Wu saw that there was nothing serious, so he swept the tail and reported: "Lord, Mr. Li has introduced a group of heroes to vote, and two of them are your old friends." ”

"Who!" Chao Gai was a little puzzled, but when he learned from Zhu Wu that the old man was a brother of the Teng family, he was suddenly surprised and embarrassed, and sighed that the world was impermanent. Immediately learned about the good men who came to vote and arranged where to go and negotiate military reform.