Everyone present did not speak, quietly looking at Ye Ying who was standing on a high place, but his heart was surging. Especially the bandits who chased the wind ridge before, many of them were veterans of the Fierce Eagle Army back then, and at this moment they already had tears in their eyes, but they didn't expect that they would have the opportunity to become a member of the Burning Eagle Army again in this life.

The bandits of Chasing Wind Ridge, although they had joined the Flying Eagle Club before, were unified by the big boss Ye Ying. But in fact, in the hearts of many people, it has always been the eldest lady Fan Lingyan who is the leader, but now, the balance in the hearts of many people has begun to slowly tilt towards Ye Ying.

The news that Ye Fei, the son of Eagle Shuai, occupied Yunshan Pass and Shishou Pass, and replanted the banner of the Fierce Eagle Army in the three counties of Black Mountain, Yuhe, and Caoping spread as quickly as if he had grown wings.

It didn't take too long for Liu Gou, the emperor of Daning in Jinling City, and the entire Daning from the dignitaries to the peddlers and pawns, all began to spread the news. Even the Beiban, who was far away outside the gate, received the news.

The prestige of the Fierce Eagle Army back then was too high, and this news tugged at the heartstrings of many people in Daning and Beiban, and many forces were urgently negotiating, how to deal with this sudden news? Even Ye Ying himself didn't expect that a bloody storm would slowly unfold because of the reappearance of the Fierce Eagle Army.

In order to show that the Fierce Eagle Army had no intention of targeting the Daning Imperial Court, Ye Ying also made a major decision, that is, to release all the Daning officials and soldiers captured during this time.

Since the defeat of the Furious Lion, the Flying Eagle Order has held many captives, most of them soldiers of the Wild Lion Army, and some of them are soldiers and officials captured from Yunshan Pass and various counties. These people add up to several thousand, and just to fill their stomachs, they have to consume a lot of food, and letting them go this time can be regarded as getting rid of a big burden.

Of course, before letting them go, the Fierce Eagle Army still gave everyone a choice, that is, they were willing to stay in the three counties, whether they were military officials or ordinary people, the Fierce Eagle Army welcomed them.

This strategy of the Fierce Eagle Army was obviously very effective, and nearly thirty percent of the captives decided to stay in the three counties controlled by the Fierce Eagle Army. In particular, some officers of the Wild Lion Army, for fear of returning to the court and being punished, also took the initiative to stay, and these generals who have command ability to go to the battlefield are exactly what the Eagle Army urgently needs at present.

"General Zeng, please return to the imperial court to bring a message for me, I, Ye Ying, am a citizen of Daning, and the main purpose of forming the Fierce Eagle Army is to help Daning resist the invasion of foreign enemies, as long as the imperial court can return the Fierce Eagle Army to the Ye family's innocence, we are even willing to obey the dispatch of the imperial court." When sending Zeng Yi and the others out of Shishou Pass, Ye Ying said to him solemnly.

"I see." Zeng Yi didn't make any promises about Ye Ying's words, because he was a defeated general, and it was difficult to say whether he could save his life if he went back this time.

Seeing the changes in Montenegro and other three counties, Zeng Yi even had an impulse to stay in the Fierce Eagle Army, maybe he could create a new situation. But he deeply knew that as a member of the Zeng family, if he defected from the imperial court, it would be a heavy blow to his family, and for the sake of the family, he had to choose to return, or even lose his life.

After sending off these captives, Ye Ying and his subordinates set their sights on developing the economy of the three counties. The unscrupulous rich people in the three counties were dealt a terrible blow before, although it won the hearts of the people and allowed the three counties to confiscate a lot of property, but in fact, the disadvantages are not small.

One of the biggest drawbacks is the development of commerce, the county commander of the three counties and the military adviser Zhuge Ying are all wise men, knowing that if a place wants to develop, the development of commerce is indispensable and the fastest way to develop the economy.

In the early stage, unscrupulous landlords and black-hearted businessmen were cracked down, but for those wealthy businessmen who had a good reputation, did business with conscience, and often did charity, they were protected objects, and their property was not affected in any way.

But when they saw that many of the merchants had their property confiscated and even lost their lives, the merchants were terrified, and they did not know when the knife would be put on their heads. So these days, these businessmen have chosen to suspend their business and stay at home to avoid being noticed.

This practice of these merchants has greatly affected the livelihood of the people. Many people could not sell their cloths, medicinal herbs, agricultural and sideline products, and other things, and the people who relied on these things to make a living immediately faced a situation where they could not survive.

When this phenomenon was reported to Ye Ying through various counties, this optimistic young man also began to worry, and after racking his brains for a long time, Ma Zhengyuan's name suddenly appeared in his mind.

Ma Zhengyuan and Ye Ying have always been in close contact, and since the Wild Lion Army attacked the Fuhu Mountain Flying Eagle Society, the two have temporarily cut off contact. After defeating the Wild Lion Army, and even after the Flying Eagle Society bandits moved to Yuhe County, because Ye Ying had so many things, he couldn't spare time to visit Ma Zhengyuan at all.

And Ma Zhengyuan actually wanted to come to find Ye Ying, but at present, the identities of the two have changed, Ye Ying has changed from a bandit leader to the ruler of these three counties, and even the son of Eagle Marshal Ye Fei, and now the supreme commander of the Eagle Army.

After Ye Ying occupied the three counties, he killed many businessmen and rich people, so that Ma Zhengyuan was a little unsure of what he wanted to do, so he didn't dare to rush to contact him.

Ma Zhengyuan's business is very large, and he is the second largest businessman in Yuhe County after the Wang family, and it also has its business in Heishan County and Caoping County. Among the businessmen in these three counties, he has a great influence, which is why Ye Ying suddenly remembered him.

Seeing that Ye Ying took the initiative to find himself, Ma Zhengyuan was also very happy, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took the initiative to propose the establishment of a chamber of commerce in the three counties controlled by the Fierce Eagle Army, and gladly accepted Ye Ying's invitation to serve as the president of the three counties chamber of commerce.

The vice president of the Chamber of Commerce is Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu has done some business in nearby counties over the years, and has also accumulated a lot of contacts, but except for important figures in the Flying Eagle Society, no one else knows that Zhang Fu and his son are actually the leaders of the Flying Eagle Society, and they are serving Ye Ying.

Under the joint efforts of Ma Zhengyuan and Zhang Fu. Finally dispelled the doubts of the merchants, and they began to take action, collecting all kinds of materials in the three counties and sending them to other places to sell at high prices.

At the same time, they also bought a lot of materials needed by the three counties from outside, because of the lessons of other merchants, these merchants are now doing things very fairly, which makes the officials and bandits of the three counties and the common people get a lot of benefits.

Under the joint efforts of Ma Zhengyuan and Zhang Fu, other businessmen who got the sweetness also took action, and seeing this situation, Ye Ying and the officials of the three counties also introduced various policies in time to give great support to their business practices.

These policies reassured the merchants, who were much less worried and fearful of these bandit-turned-officials, and driven by profits, more and more people joined the ranks, so that the commercial development of the three counties gradually operated smoothly.

After solving the commercial problem, Ye Ying and the officials of his core group breathed a sigh of relief and turned their attention to the development of agriculture.

The three counties of Montenegro, Yuhe and Caoping are all mountainous areas, where the mountain forest area is vast, the vegetation is rich, and there are many medicinal herbs and birds and animals. But he also has a fatal weakness, that is, the land is very scarce, and the crops that can be grown are very limited.

At present, there are more than 20,000 regular soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army, plus the families and logistics personnel of the soldiers, there are 30,000 or 40,000 people.

Now the biggest headache for Ye Ying is the food problem, there are very few varieties of grain that Dan Ning can grow, basically only rice, millet, wheat, sorghum, sweet potatoes and other crops.

Among them, rice, millet, wheat and other crops have high water requirements, so most of them can only be grown in the field. At present, most of the three counties of Montenegro, Yuhe, and Caoping are mountainous terrain, and the phenomenon of lack of land and land is very serious, and drought-tolerant crops such as sorghum and sweet potatoes can only be used as the mainstay, which obviously cannot meet the current needs.

Under the current circumstances, the officials of the three counties could not think of other good ways, so Ye Ying, at the suggestion of Ge Yuncai, the commander of Montenegro County, took advantage of the fact that there was no war for the time being, and focused on cultivating terraced fields.

If you want to reclaim the terraces, you must ensure that there is an abundant source of water, and there are only two ways to do it at present, one is to make a waterwheel to carry water from low-lying places to higher places.

In order to achieve this goal, Ye Ying ordered all the carpenters and blacksmiths in the three counties to gather and start building waterwheels on a large scale.

Of course, it is not enough to have a waterwheel, you have to think of leaving the water on a high place, and the only way is to build a reservoir, which is a big project. However, in order to solve the food problem of the people in the three counties, this matter had to be done.

For this reason, Ye Ying and the military advisor Zhuge Ying personally took the three county commanders Ge Yuncai, Du Kuian and Jiang Jin to inspect the territory of the three counties, and decided to build two large reservoirs.

Since there was no war for the time being, Ye Ying ordered all the combatants to be mobilized to help the people build the reservoir.

When they heard that the reservoir was going to be built, the people of the three counties responded very positively, because they knew that it was really beneficial to them. Seeing the announcement issued by the county government, almost all the people took action, and everyone who had money contributed and made a strong contribution, and they all devoted themselves to this matter with a positive attitude.

However, the county government did not treat everyone badly, and for those people who took the initiative to participate in the reservoir repair project, they not only provided food, but also distributed a little money and grain, although these money and grain were not very much, but also made the people very happy.

In the past, the imperial court assigned them tasks, and in many cases, they had to bring their own food, not to mention that they had money to take it. The current county government does things for the people, and there is food to eat and money to get, which is something that everyone never thought of before. In this case, the people are more motivated to work.

With the joint efforts of the four armies of the Fierce Eagle Army, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, the two huge reservoirs have begun to take shape, and of course, it will take some time to really put them into use.

In the process, the county officials found some talents in water conservancy and arranged positions for them in the county government, which greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of the people and relieved a lot of pressure on the upper echelons of the Fierce Eagle Army with Ye Ying as the core.

"Brother Ying, try to arrange things for the people below to do, looking at your busy daily appearance, Sister Ganxiang and I are very anxious." In the courtyard where Ye Ying lived in Montenegro County, Fan Lingyan personally pinched Ye Ying's shoulder, and Gan Xiang also made a pot of tea for him.