Quliu Town.
Yuan Qingyan discussed matters as usual, and an official said: "Master Yuan, three porridge sheds have been opened, and the results will be seen in a few days."
"Why three places? Didn't you say just one?" Yuan Qingyan asked with a frown.
The official said: "One place is indeed not enough. In fact, there are no refugees near the county. The refugees cannot go here at all. We can only recruit some in the area near Bianning County, and they are all small groups, so we need to set up more
It takes several porridge sheds to recruit enough manpower. But sir, don't worry, although there are three porridge sheds, the food consumption is still the same as one, only a thousand catties per day."
Yuan Qingyan's face softened slightly and he said: "Very good. I have only given up the title of county guard for nothing, but I can't govern the people. It's really a shame. Recruit some refugees and we can open up wasteland and farm."
"In the early stage, let's recruit... ten thousand people first?"
Yuan Qingyan nodded: "Ten thousand is a lot, only strong men, old, weak, women and children are not accepted."
All the officials said in unison: "Don't worry, sir!"
The four gates of Bianningdu County City were wide open, and the soldiers guarding the city were huddled in the gate tower, watching groups of murderous refugees filing out of the city carrying large and small packages.
A soldier at the top of the city looked around and suddenly said: "Isn't that Captain Zhang?"
In an instant, several heads emerged from the city wall and looked down. In the procession out of the city, there were groups of strong men. Their clothes were neat and uniform. They were obviously different from ordinary refugees, and there were many cast members among them.
There are even Taoist monks who have achieved great physical fitness, such as the school captain who was recognized.
Each of these people looked downcast and walked with the refugees. Although they were only wearing inner clothes, the sergeant at the city head could tell at a glance that they were military uniforms.
These sergeants were not tied up, but surprisingly no one escaped and left the city honestly. There were many large cars in the refugee team, and some of them opened their curtains and looked outside.
Look, there are all beautiful women inside.
The defenders of the city tower were surprised when they saw it, but no one dared to go down to the city. The large group of refugees had no intention of attacking the city tower, so they just left the city and headed west.
In the ranks of the refugees, people kept saying: "There is a porridge shack set up by Mr. Yuan, the governor of Ningxi County, in front of us. Everyone, please work harder and you can get something to eat by walking there before dark!"
A rough man suddenly said loudly: "I don't want to pretend anymore. I am a high-level Taoist! Anyone who is willing to follow me should stand ten feet around me. The limit is three hundred, and then follow my lead. Come first."
Eat first!”
With a shout, hundreds of people stood around the man. The man immediately cast a magic spell, and then began to shout a slogan. Everyone took steps together. At first, they were just trotting, but then they became faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, a group of people were flying at full speed.
He ran without feeling tired at all, and in a moment he was gone.
The remaining refugees were shocked and started making noises, so a dozen more Daoji monks stood up, but then there was no one left. The large group of refugees did not dare to delay any longer, and they all quickened their pace, for fear that they would be late and the porridge would be gone.
At nightfall, the large group of refugees finally arrived at the border. They saw a huge porridge shed in the distance, which was larger than the several porridge sheds in Bienning County combined!
Above the porridge shed, there is a big flag with the word "Yuan" written in it.
There were hundreds of strong men maintaining order in the porridge shed, and they kept shouting: "Don't be chaotic, everyone line up! Commander Yuan is a great kindness and kindness, I have enough for today! There are fifty porridge spots in total, everyone can eat!"
When the refugees received the porridge, many people knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to Lord Yuan in the distance.
A few of the refugees quietly left, taking advantage of the night to get away.
At the Magistrate's Mansion in Quliu Town, when Yuan Qingyan was having dinner, he suddenly saw a rare orchid that had been cultivated for a long time blooming!
He was so happy that he got up and went over to take a look. As soon as he moved, he felt that his whole body was clear and refreshed. His magic power seemed to have improved, and even the hidden diseases on his body were healed.
On a whim, Yuan Qingyan looked at the serving maid, and then his desire disappeared by a third.
But Qu Liulian didn't even have a commoner, so this girl was the best he could find nearby. Yuan Qingyan had no choice, so he took her in and went to the back room.
The maid had a shy look on her face and lightly punched Yuan Qingyan. Her round, black and red face almost made the county governor suffer a recurrence of his hidden illness.
At this time, Xu Xi had already found some clothes to change into, and moved to the county governor's office. After hearing the reports from several spies, he gritted his teeth, slammed the table, and said, "Well done, Yuan Qingyan!"
In the Qingming Realm, Wei Yuan is leading people to carve out a new area in the southeast of the realm and prepare to build a city here. In fact, half of this area is already within the boundaries of Ningxi County, but Wei Yuan doesn't care about that much.
This city is called Xin'an City. All refugees admitted will be resettled in this city first, and then their abilities and potentials will be identified and different jobs will be assigned. A preliminary screening will also be conducted on the newly added refugees to ensure that they are not infiltrated by the enemy.
People. In fact, this kind of screening is quite loose, just to prevent large numbers of organized enemies from sneaking in.
This time, taking advantage of the refugee turmoil in Bianning County, Wei Yuan absorbed a total of 150,000 refugees in one breath. He was finally a little full, but it only took two or three months to digest it.
There are now nearly 500,000 people in the realm, and they consume one million jins of grain every day, and 30 million jins of grain in a month. Fortunately, this season's grain is almost ripe again, and another 40 million jins will be available soon.
In two months, 500,000 acres of fields will enter the harvest period, and the grain yield once ripe will be 100 million kilograms.
With the basic grain, Wei Yuan felt confident.
Among the refugees from Bianning County, there were thousands of captured officers and soldiers. They could not escape at first. Among the refugees were the elites of the two towns that Wei Yuan had just formed. How could the ordinary officers and soldiers be their opponents?
Later, they heard that they were going to the Qingming Realm, so they didn't plan to run away. Anyway, they were soldiers wherever they were, so they might as well be soldiers of the Jiedu Envoy.
But Wei Yuan didn't expect that his people would snatch back all Xu Xi's concubines.
In fact, it is excusable. The situation at that time was chaotic. After the county governor's house was breached, many refugees became red-eyed and saw that Xu Xi's concubine was about to suffer. Qing Ming's people couldn't stand it anymore, so they wanted to offer it to the leader.
In the name of bringing these women out, they ended up bringing them all the way back to Qingming.
Wei Yuan also couldn't laugh or cry. Even now, he still couldn't return the money, so he had to place them in the city first.
After acquiring new recruits, it is natural to continue to expand the army and prepare for war. These new refugees can be directly brought to the battlefield in an emergency. After a few months of training, they can become regular troops, and they can become elites in one or two years. Wei Yuan plans to mobilize a few
Thousands of loyal veterans will rule the newcomers at a ratio of fifty to one area, and the final plan is to form a civilian army of 150,000, with only a few thousand craftsmen not having to go to the battlefield.
This can no longer even be described as militaristic, it is simply crazy.
However, what limits the number of troops in the realm now is not guns, but ammunition. First of all, the number of ammunition for the 10,000 elites must not be less, and secondly, the ammunition base of the standing army of 20,000 must not be less, and thirdly, the young men of the Xu family must also have no less ammunition.
They have proven that they are the best candidates to eliminate the iron cavalry. As a result, Qing Ming's ammunition is far from enough. Now he has more guns than bullets.
The core of ammunition is gunpowder. Although new gunpowder is much more expensive, the benefits are comprehensive and obvious. The ammunition made with it is lighter, more powerful, and easier to preserve. And only new ammunition can make the casting monks significantly more powerful.
Increase the rate of fire.
What Wei Yuan is most concerned about now is how to increase production capacity and reduce costs. Sun Yu is already thinking about it, and it will be difficult to achieve new results for a while. Just when Wei Yuan is fully preparing for war, the shadow of the middle of the month
Suddenly something happened, giving him thirty advanced lucks in one breath!
Wei Yuan was immediately shocked, and there was only one sentence that kept echoing in his mind: If you show courtesy for nothing, you will either commit adultery or steal!
Then he saw ten more of the luck he had just gained disappear, making Wei Yuan want to slap himself in the face for always thinking about things he shouldn't have!
Luck doesn't appear out of thin air. If you suddenly get so much luck, something must have happened. Wei Yuan immediately ordered that the entire realm be put on alert, the elite and standing armies of the two towns entered a state of war preparation, and border patrols were stepped up.
After arranging all this, Wei Yuan was still restless, staring at the sand table, thinking about where the danger might come from. At this moment, a voice sounded from behind him: "Are you guarding against me? Lingjue is indeed
keen."
Wei Yuan turned around like the wind, and there was an elegant monk standing behind him. He was dressed in silver clothes and as handsome as jade. He looked like he was only in his early thirties, but his eyes had the wisdom to understand the world.
He just stood there, but Wei Yuan was completely unaware. His consciousness swept over and found nothing. If he hadn't said anything, Wei Yuan would have thought it was an illusion created by some expert. Wei Yuan saluted and said: "I don't know.
Which senior is here to visit?”
The monk said: "The Bao family is full of treasures on the mountain."
Wei Yuan was suddenly shocked. How could this man, who was ranked at the forefront among the true kings of his time, suddenly appear here?
Baomanshan said: "You are very good at this place. You are a talented person. However, although the Broken Realm restricts the access of True Lords, it cannot prevent all True Lords from coming. Except for me, if other True Lords are willing to pay more,
The price can also be entered and exited."
Wei Yuan's heart trembled, Bao Manshan was obviously referring to something, and he was probably referring to the Xu family.
"I came here just to see you. But there is no reason to come empty-handed when meeting a junior. This is for you." Baomanshan handed over a bright yellow fruit.
Wei Yuan felt familiar when he saw it, but as soon as he took it into his hands, the fruit suddenly disappeared. Then the saplings on Yushan Mountain sprouted branches and leaves, and formed a light yellow branch. This branch appeared or disappeared, sometimes disappearing.
Present time.
Wei Yuan naturally understood its function, which was Baoyun's ability to hide without a trace.
Bao Manshan raised his hand to stop Wei Yuan from talking, took out another jade pendant, and said: "That girl Yun gave it to you just now. This is my meeting gift. I originally wanted to give you something else."
But after looking at it, I realized that you don’t need it, so I used this jade pendant to reverse the yin and yang. This jade pendant can replace death once, and it is for your teacher."
Wei Yuan knew how valuable these treasures were, and he did not refuse at the moment. He took them respectfully, saluted respectfully, wrote down the matter, and then asked: "Why do you love me so much, senior?"
Bao Manshan smiled softly and said: "Xuan Yue can do nothing but keep you alive, so that you can come to me in the future to avenge your ancestor! Haha, let's go!" With a flick of his robe sleeves, he disappeared into thin air, and Lai Lai disappeared.
As always, Wei Yuan didn't know how he left. Holding the jade pendant in his hand, Wei Yuan did not dare to delay and went directly to find Zhang Sheng.
Bao Manshan suddenly sent such a jade pendant, probably because he had calculated that Zhang Sheng was going to die.
Zhang Sheng is not a hypocritical person. He knows that his Dharma body is not strong, so he does not refuse, so he wears the jade pendant close to his body, and then says that kindness is kindness and hatred is hatred. The revenge of the ancestor must be avenged. After repaying this kindness,
After the righteousness is fulfilled, he will avenge the attack on his ancestor.
Wei Yuan deeply agreed.
At this moment, Wei Yuan received news that the Xu family had made changes and the army came out.
At the same moment, the five-clawed dragon's blood tree bears its first fruit, sprouts sprout from the ground, and luck spurts out!
Chapter completed!