Quyang Hou Mansion.

Qu Yuan was writing hard, reviewing the documents on the long case in front of him.

Even Xiong Wuliang appeared in front of Qu Yuan, and the latter was unaware.

It wasn't until the entire stack of documents had been corrected that Qu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight and stretched...... When he raised his head, he saw Xiong Wuliang standing in front of him with a smile on his face.

Qu Yuan was surprised and delighted, and immediately stood up and saluted Xiong Wuliang: "I don't know that the lord is coming, Qu Yuan is rude......"

Xiong Wuliang waved his hand happily, signaling that it was okay -

What boss wouldn't want to see their employees work wholeheartedly and selflessly?

If I didn't have such an excellent gold medal worker, how could I still be chic and comfortable?

At this moment, Qu Yuan didn't know Xiong Wuliang's sinister intentions...... His gaze at Xiong Wuliang was full of respect.

If Xiong Wuliang was said before, he was only a potential junior in Qu Yuan's eyes...... Now it's completely different!

The second Danyang War, which had just been won, shook off the jaws of the whole world, and of course Qu Yuan's jaws.

For a patriotic minister who keenly believed that the Qin State was the greatest threat to the Chu State and deeply felt the shame of the First Danyang War, there was nothing more exciting than 'the success of revenge against the Qin State'!

At this moment, Qu Yuan was extremely convinced of his judgment - Quyang Hou Xiong Wuliang was the key to saving the Chu State!

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Xiong Wuliang and Qu Yuan sat down in the position of monarch and minister, and the servant outside the door came in and poured a pot of tea for the two, and left lightly, closing the door by the way when they went out.

Subsequently, Qu Yuan picked up some important aspects and gave Xiong Wuliang a general report on the situation in the fiefdom.

The first is the population – although last winter was cold enough to be a snowstorm...... The population of the fiefdom did not decline, but was a blessing in disguise, and the population increased significantly.

The fiefdom has always encouraged the absorption of immigrants - from the agricultural tax reduction policy, which has been maintained until now, and the policy of living in a cement house without a mortgage.

Last winter, the snow disaster affected a large area, and many peasant households in other places could not survive, and when they heard that there was food to eat and houses to live in the fiefdom of Quyang Hou, they dragged their families to migrate.

These immigrants were properly resettled by Qu Yuan.

In just one winter, the number of people in the fiefdom has increased tremendously - counting newborns and foreigners, the total population in the fiefdom of the four counties has reached 300,000!

Whether it is the fief area or the number of people, the fief of the Marquis of Quyang is already a small and medium-sized vassal state!

As for the characteristic industries in the Quyang Hou fiefdom such as business squares, industrial parks, and commercial ports, the data also show a gratifying trend.

Xiong Wuliang said happily: "So good! ”

Population! Population is wealth!

With a sufficient population, there is an abundant labor force, which can create more wealth and recruit more soldiers...... Then you can conquer more land and plunder more people......

Xiong Wuliang excitedly said: "Since the population has increased significantly...... Ben Hou is determined to expand his army again! ”

"I just came from the horse farm, and the officials of the horse farm said that they could screen out 15,000 war horses that could be used for battle!"

"It's better to train 10,000 cavalry! When the time comes, if you count Benhou's 10,000 Quyang new army, there will be 20,000 troops! ”

The total population of 300,000 is calculated according to the 30,000 serviceable population, and one out of two is 15,000 people...... However, Xiong Wuliang's fief was very rich, and he could earn a large amount of goods through trade, and it was more than enough to feed 20,000 elite soldiers who were out of production.

Qu Yuan was stunned, and then smiled: "The lord said that he laughed." ”

"Of course, there is nothing wrong with expanding the army...... But it is absolutely impossible to make a full 10,000 cavalry. ”

"Our Chu State has never had a formed cavalry army before, and I have no experience in the tactics, coordination, and training methods of cavalry combat...... Only the northern countries of Yan, Zhao, Qin and other countries have experience in this area. ”

"Of course, they would never be willing to come and help the Lord train the cavalry."

Xiong Wuliang furrowed his eyebrows.

Truly.

It's not that if there are war horses, there are cavalry.

The three countries in the north in Qu Yuan's mouth were all summed up after decades or even hundreds of years of exploration and countless blood as tuition fees in actual battles before they summed up a set of effective training programs for cavalry units and experience in cavalry operations.

And myself...... I just have more than 10,000 war horses, and I still have a long way to go if I want to train cavalry that can fight.

Even if you really let the recruits practice their riding skills...... At best, it's just an infantry on horseback...... Once you engage the real Qin army's iron cavalry, you will immediately show your original form.

Such cavalry, it means little.

Xiong Wuliang frowned and thought for a long time: "You mean, Benhou can't train cavalry?" ”

Qu Yuan nodded with a smile and concluded: "First, there is no experience in training cavalry. ”

"The second is that southerners are not good at riding horses, just as northerners are not good at riding boats."

When Qu Yuan said this, he smiled dumbly and shook his head, obviously thinking that it was impossible to train a cavalry capable of fighting. He cleared his throat, looked at the antique sword on Xiong Wuliang's waist, and said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, the biggest gain of the lord on this trip is not those war horses. ”

Xiong Wuliang was stunned for a moment, and pulled out the Pingnan sword on his waist: "You mean this?" ”

The Pingnan sword is cast in bronze throughout, and the handle has a crimson wooden decoration, which is slightly damaged because of its age. There is a gilded ornament at the bottom of the sword head, and the style can be vaguely identified as the nine-headed bird, a sacred beast of the Chu State.

Although this sword has a long history, it can still be seen in its specifications and accessories.

Especially the sword body, like a pool of clear autumn water, faintly glowing with blue, as if hundreds of years of history had not left any trace on it.

Qu Yuan was amazed, apparently this was the first time he had tasted this sword so closely: "When King Wu of Chu ordered the casting of this sword, it is said that the sword casting masters of the whole country were used......

Xiong Wuliang nodded and said, "When the king gave me this sword, he also said such things. ”

Qu Yuan took the Pingnan Sword back into Xiong Wuliang's hands with both hands, and his eyes were full of awe for this sword: "The biggest gain of the prince and the prince on this trip is this Pingnan Sword!" ”

Xiong Wuliang frowned and felt incredible: "No matter how valuable this sword is, it is just a dead thing after all...... It can't improve the national strength in the slightest......"

"Ben Hou won the Wuguan for Da Chu in this battle, shamed before the snow, and collected tens of thousands of war horses...... Isn't it as good as the sword that the King of Chu gave me? ”

Qu Yuan laughed and shook his head again and again, as if he was considering how to describe the great power of this sword—

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