Chapter 1415 Army Resources Missing
At the beginning of October, Jiang Xingchen finally got back on track. He could see that it was not Ling'er who came to harass them at all, it was the idea of Mei'er and Tang Chuxue. The goal is to put an end to this life of singing every day. After more than 20 days of rest, he has already suffered from lazy cancer, and he really has to eat tiger whips after this kind of days are too long.
The two wives did this for the sake of his body, and Mei'er's city hall had another big pile of work to deal with, and after Ling'er set off with Wanrou, she plunged into the city hall and never returned home. While Jiang Xingchen was helpless about this, the depression and unhappiness in his heart gradually dissipated.
It is worth mentioning that Tang Chuxue resigned from his duties as a bodyguard and took over the position of commander-in-chief of the Xingchen Collar.
In the past, the private soldiers and veterans led by Xingchen were all squads of several hundred people, and there was no general person in charge above, which was under the direct jurisdiction of Jiang Xingchen, and the responsibilities were not clear. This time, except for the security team, which was still managed by Zhao Danqing's mother, all the other forces were under Tang Chuxue's hands, including the armaments of Ice Field, Minggang City, Cursed Land and Mingque Island.
Tang Chuxue is his wife, of course she can be trusted, and she is also the former commander of the First Army and has rich experience. Tang Chuxue herself also feels a great responsibility, the development of the star collar is too fast, there is too much wealth, and there is no one in the world who is not blushing, so the role of force is the most important.
Xingchen has few people, few soldiers, and only more than 6,000 private soldiers, and their locations are still scattered, so Tang Chuxue has been unable to sleep for a few days in office, and he is considering the reasonable distribution of troops, as well as weapons and protective measures.
The two wives were busy in the dark, and Jiang Xingchen certainly didn't want to stay alone in the empty house, so he moved back to the lord's mansion in the new town from the old mansion. Study. Experiment, the next step in the planning of the metropolis. There are also a lot of work such as development plans.
As soon as he got busy, he gradually returned to his previous state. The Duan family, the lord's mansion, and the university ran back and forth.
In mid-October, Mei'er and Tang Chuxue, who had been busy for more than ten days, finally went home at night. Jiang Xingchen was very happy, and after preparing the meal, he flickered around again, and continued to work hard for the great goal in his heart.
But as soon as he finished eating, Tang Chuxue talked to him about work.
"Xingchen, our armament is still too small! There are more than 6,000 people in total, and we want to protect Xingchen Ling. Ice Field, the Land of the Damned, Minggang City, and the five places of Mingque Island, as well as the escort work of several ore veins, each of which is less than a thousand people! Not to mention that we also need guards in the five great concessions of Chongming Island!" Tang Chuxue said.
Speaking of business, Jiang Xingchen could only suppress his thoughts and sighed: "I also know this situation, there are too few people in Xingchen's leadership. The coolies and ordinary staff recruited from outside are mixed with spies from various countries. Once recruited, I don't know how many people will be mixed in...... Looking for the major legions to ask for veterans again, the emperor will never agree. ”
Tang Chuxue smiled: "I know this, but it is not without a solution. Didn't you just train a batch of desert people?"
"Those people can't do it!" Jiang Xingchen shook his head: "Those are all security officers, and the new city has expanded so much. The original manpower is simply not enough, and the Cursed Land is also expanding and building, and these 3,000 people are gone!"
"I know that, too...... But don't forget the desert, Xingchen. I remember you told me that Sachar and the centipedes have tens of thousands of sand thieves in their hands. Once the metastone mines in the depths of the desert are mined, what will these people do? You can't continue to be a sand thief, can you?"
"Do you want to mobilize more sand thieves to come back and enrich the army?" Jiang Xingchen asked, frowned and said, "I actually have this idea, but those sand thieves are very rebellious and not easy to train!"
Tang Chuxue laughed: "I have led the troops for many years, so I naturally have a set of methods to make them obey. ”
"Yes, you were the commander of the First Legion back then. Even Zhao Danqing's mother can successfully train three thousand security guards, and you have no problem!" Jiang Xingchen grinned and slapped his daughter-in-law on the back.
Tang Chuxue's heart was as sweet as honey, her eyes smiled lightly, and she glanced at Jiang Xingchen lightly, as if water was about to drip out of her eyes.
"This is a goddess, it's a seductive goblin!" Jiang Xingchen swallowed his saliva. quietly pinched Tang Chuxue's little hand under the table.
Tang Chuxue struggled slightly, glanced at Jiang Xingchen coquettishly, and immediately turned back to a serious and serious appearance: "This matter has to be done quickly, come with us when the next batch of Yuan Shi is transported, Xingchen, you write a letter to Haksu...... One more thing!"
"What's the matter?" Jiang Xingchen kneaded Tang Chuxue's little hand, and his tone was a little greasy.
"Flutter!" Mei'er, who was sitting on the side, covered her mouth and chuckled, it was really funny that such a big person said a coquettish tone.
Tang Chuxue's face flushed, she pulled back her hand vigorously, and said, "Our sea power needs to be strengthened, and we can't always point to the Wang family of Linhai City." ”
"That's right!" Jiang Xingchen nodded: "The two major ports on the mainland, the Land of the Damned, the island chain of Mingque Island, and the several major concessions of Chongming Island all need to be protected by sea forces. Flowing Sap Tree Island can't always rely on the Black Waves, and overseas trade needs to be further increased. He's looking for a food base overseas.
"After a plague on Mingque Island, the prestige of the Star Leader has been established, and sailors can be recruited from there and trained by the people of the Mu family or the Wang family!"
"I thought so too, and I wrote a letter to the Wang family and the fourth child in a while, and asked them to handle it. As for the person in charge, Chu Xue, you can arrange the manpower!" Jiang Xingchen said.
After Tang Chuxue answered, Mei'er spoke: "Sister Chuxue's matter is over! Brother, I also have something to tell you!"
"Is it about personnel arrangements?" Jiang Xingchen grabbed Mei'er's hand again.
Mei'er not only didn't hide, but gently scratched his palm, revealing a charming smile: "It's from resources!"
"This girl is getting more and more attractive!" Jiang Xingchen swallowed his saliva.
"Sister Xian Ning told me that our magnets are running out!" Mei'er said.
"So fast, I shipped a lot back last time!" Jiang Xingchen was a little surprised.
"It's a lot of it that has been shipped back, and there are many that can be used. Experimental, Generator Sets, Transformers...... The magnet grinding process will be scrapped part, and several bases will be divided again...... Now there are not many big magnets left!"
"In this case, let's arrange to go into the mountain and transport another batch. When I go back and let Xian Ning research the electromagnet, there won't be so much trouble. I'll go back and tell her about this!" Jiang Xingchen said.
Mei'er nodded and continued to report: "Due to the planning of the two railway lines of Dali and Daqin, the scale of our steel production has been further increased, and the manganese ore resources on the side of Xuanyuan Tianzong are somewhat unable to keep up...... The production of hematite in other kingdoms is also gradually declining, and it seems that it is about to be exhausted! Once our iron ore is gone, the cost will rise significantly...... In addition, the alkali ore in the Dachen Kingdom is also about to run out, which is an important raw material for our glass production!"
After Mei'er finished speaking, Jiang Xingchen fell into deep thought, hematite is easy to handle. The key is manganese ore and alkali ore, which are really not easy to find.
"Well, let's go ahead and look for it first, and try to find those no-man's lands first. If we don't have enough manpower, we will hire a mercenary group. Jiang Xingchen said.
"It's too expensive to ask for a mercenary group!" Mei'er frowned.
"When did you become Grandpa Fu?" Jiang Xingchen smiled and said, "That's no way, prospecting requires experience, there are not many such people, they need to be dispersed, and one person is responsible for a large area." It's all a no-man's land that needs to be protected, and we don't have so much force for the time being, so we can only ask for a mercenary group. ”
When the words fell, Jiang Xingchen stretched his waist, and then looked at the two wives with their eyes shining: "When the matter is over, we should rest in peace!"
The two women's faces were slightly red, please take a sip: "It's getting more and more ridiculous!"
Looking at the two delicate girls, Jiang Xingchen became more and more itchy, today may be the day when his wish is fulfilled.
"Brother, Sister Chu Xue, you can rest!" Mei'er stood up first, ready to leave.
"Mei'er, it's better for you to stay, I just remembered that I wasn't busy with any work!" Tang Chuxue also stood up and stopped Mei'er.
"I have a lot of jobs...... Ah!" Mei'er was just halfway through speaking, but she was dragged into her arms by Jiang Xingchen, and said in a low voice: "Little girl, you have a lot of business, where did you come from, you have been busy for more than ten days, and you are not allowed to go anywhere tonight!"
Tang Chuxue was about to leave when she saw this, but before she could step out of her legs, she was stopped at the door by Jiang Xingchen: "Chuxue, don't leave either!"
The two girls instantly understood his plan, and from the day of the wedding, he pondered that the three of them would sleep together.
They still have resistance in their hearts, they can face Jiang Xingchen alone, but it's too embarrassing for the three of them to be together. They had the heart to refuse, but seeing Jiang Xingchen's expectant look, they couldn't bear it, and at the same time, they were also a little itchy in their hearts, and they all wanted to stay, after all, there had been no intimate relationship for more than ten days.
Jiang Xingchen couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that there was a door, and he said shameless meaty words such as heart-to-heart treasures, and took the two girls to the back room. The two women wanted to refuse and welcome, and followed him step by step.
But just as he was about to enter the room, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Tang Chuxue and Mei'er were startled, and immediately withdrew their hands and took a step back.
"Nima!" Jiang Xingchen had the heart to kill, and he was about to get what he wanted, but he was destroyed at the critical moment.
"Who, do you have a sense of public morality, don't you sleep in the middle of the night?" Jiang Xingchen shouted angrily.
"Sister Princess!" came the cries of Xiaomei and Xiaoyu at the door.
Mei'er's face changed greatly when she heard the cry, she stepped to the door and opened the door, and saw two little girls with pear blossoms and rain, and burst into tears.
"What's wrong with you, what's going on?" Mei'er asked quickly, she was closer to these two girls than to her own sister.
"Fox, our white fox is missing!" Xiaomei Xiaoyu threw herself into Mei'er's arms and cried. (To be continued.) )