In October of the ninth year of Chongzhen, the autumn wind gradually rose.
After arranging the academy's affairs, Yang Shanlu's next focus of work shifted to the Xuanjia Army.
That's right, now it is the recruitment of new recruits in large numbers, so it must be focused on!
Because Yang Shanlu knows very well, whether it is the Academy of the World, or the commander of the guards of the town, the foundation of everything lies in this army! Therefore, no matter when and where, he must firmly control this army in his hands and determine the status of the soul man!
Of course, after Qi Zhenzong's hard-working bee was constantly'picking flowers', the recruitment results in the past month or so have been very good, and 1,000 qualified soldiers have been recruited.
In other words, now the entire Xuanjia Army has reached nearly two thousand people! Fully doubled! And it continues to expand!
However, Yang Shanlu's heart is very big. He wants to expand the Xuanjia army to at least five thousand and at most ten thousand within one year! Truly become a force that determines the trend of the world! Stir the world!
Because this is also very obvious. By next year, that is, the ten years of Chongzhen, his father will launch the famous four-square-six-corner, ten-faced anti-bandit strategy, and will fight against Li Zicheng's Ministry, Zhang Xianzhong's Ministry and other gangsters. !
At that time, as a son of man, he will join the battle in the country and privately! Start a battle of the Central Plains!
Thinking about playing against these famous figures in history, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu... It is exciting to think about it...
Even this is only an internal battle, one year later, in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, it will usher in the fourth entry of the Qing army into the congestion, which is against me! At that time, there will be a great battle again! This is a national war!
After all, this is also very obvious. This time when the Qing army entered the congestion, Daming suffered heavy losses and was breached in one province, three prefectures and fifty-five counties! 460,000 people and animals were taken away! Even a generation of emperor Sun Chengzong and a generation of famous minister Lu Xiangsheng died in a heroic battle!
This loss is really shocking! Daming's last dared to fight is empty...
But now, since I have come to this era, history will be changed by me!
Thinking of me for three thousand years, there will be many outstanding people in China! At this moment of crisis, how can no one rise up! I will defend my China with the brilliant sword in my hand! Raise our country!
As for whether this can be achieved, this is also very obvious. One year later, the Xuanjia Army will be able to reach at least five thousand people! And these are all good soldiers with one as ten!
I think that Guan Ning's iron cavalry, who was once famous all over the world, is only three thousand dying celebrities at its core, but now...
Therefore, Yang Shanlu is full of pride! Therefore, starting from now on training soldiers, time does not wait for me!
So with such a sense of mission, after Yang Shanlu came to the training ground outside the city, there was a vibrant scene everywhere.
"I have seen you!"
"I have seen you!"
When the recruits on the field saw Yang Shanlu, they greeted him respectfully. That’s right, although Yang Shanlu had not focused on these recruits some time ago, when these recruits were recruited, everyone The land deed of 80 acres was handed out by Yang Shanlu to each of them!
And at the same time, an officer introduced that it is precisely because of the generosity of the commander of the guard that each of them can have a land deed of 80 acres! Otherwise, go and play in the mud!
Therefore, with such a deep understanding, it is difficult for these recruits to know him or not.
At this time, these recruits have just been enlisted, mainly doing some formation and physical training, but next, these recruits are surprised to find that the majestic commander of the third rank actually started the morning with them. run!
That's right, and we ran 1,000 meters from start to finish together! For these recruits, this is simply incredible!
After all, before they were enlisted in the army, they were just plain-headed people. The county magistrates of the seventh rank are all very big officials for them, but now... the commanders of the third rank are running with them
As for Yang Shanlu, he really enjoys this kind of interaction, and he understands the meaning of doing so very much!
Because he knows very well that he wants these recruits to love him and support him, not relying on the identity of the third rank, but to go deep into it, to blend into it, and let them feel that you are one of them, dear. Like a brother, this can truly have absolute leadership!
The effect of this is also very good. After the one-kilometer run, these recruits were surprised to find that the upright third-rank commander was as tired and panting as them, and would take off his clothes. Wiping sweat on his arms... And with such a frank meeting, the distance is virtually closed...
Even more than that. After training together like this for a long time, when it was time for lunch to eat, these recruits were surprised to find that the dignified commander, the adults, actually gave them food!
And Yang Shanlu would say the last sentence: "You have worked hard! Eat well!"
Well, after these new recruits saw this scene, they were so panic that the bowl fell to the ground, and the commanding commander asked the adults to serve themselves? Still telling yourself hard work? This is to save life!
However, more recruits left tears of excitement... What a caring adult!
But Yang Shanlu was very satisfied when he saw this scene. It is undeniable that he is actually suspected of being a show! It's still a very vulgar way for later generations! It's just that in this era, in this era of paying attention to the death of the confidant, it is the best way!
Just like now, after Yang Shanlu had prepared meals for these recruits, he also ate with them and ate the same food, experiencing the quality of the food... The so-called go deep into the masses, go deep into the grassroots, nothing more than that, so even if It's a real show, and it's also very rare.
But today, after eating the food in the bowl, Yang Shanlu frowned and said to Liu Dabang next to him: "Go and call me the money basket!"
"Yes—" The logistics of the army is handled by Qian Louzi, so now Yang Shanlu has found a problem, so naturally he is looking for him.
Qian Lanzi arrived soon, and when he saw Yang Shanlu's expression unpleasant, he felt a little uneasy. I didn't know what was going on...
At this time, Yang Shanlu had already asked in a deep voice: "Wu Hanjin, why are there other miscellaneous grains mixed in this rice?"
Qian Lanzi hurriedly accompanied and carefully said: "Master Qi, the humble post saw that the number of people increased during this period of time, and the expenditure was very high, and now he does not fight any wars, so he thought of adding a little grains to reduce the cost... After all, the price of food outside. , It has risen to more than one stone in twos..."
"No!" Qian Louzi's starting point is good, but Yang Shanlu still taught him: "Just like the military anthem we sing, soldiers are the Great Wall to defend the country! Can you give them something like this!"
Therefore, I order that no matter what, at any time, in any situation, I should not treat my brothers badly! "
"Yes!" Qian Lauzi nodded quickly. Yang Shanlu's words reminded him of the scene of eating lamb together when he was at Huoludun. How could this situation be similar to the present... Qian Lauzi's My nose is a little sore...
Seeing Qian Lanzi had realized that he was still an old brother who came out together in the fort, Yang Shanlu slowed down and said, "Of course, everyone can have a bowl of broth to drink at noon. This is good, but it's not enough. Everyone must eat at least two or two meats a day! To ensure the nutrition of the brothers! I want them to be as strong as a cow! Remember?"
"Yes-"
And after such a conversation, many of the recruits around Yang Shanlu heard tears in their eyes... For the adults who can feed them meat like this, they must swear their allegiance to the end!
And Yang Shanlu used all these methods to control this army! Really make an order, Wan Jing will follow! In the future, he will lead this invincible army, turn three thousand li, and dare to be a million soldiers with one sword!
Prepare for the battle of the Central Plains next year and the side wall battle the following year.
After caring about the construction of the Xuanjia Army, in the afternoon, Yang Shanlu began to think about one thing...
Qian Louzi's words today also touched him. It was because he had stored nearly 100,000 shi of grain, and Qian Louzi felt the pressure of high food prices. So what about the suffering people of Ming Dynasty? So what will be the rations needed to start the Central Plains war in the future
Not to mention that as a traverser, Yang Shanlu is also familiar with the future history. In the next 10, 13 and 15 years of Chongzhen, there will be continuous large-scale droughts and locust plagues in Daming, and the population will starve to death. Millions.
Based on the current population of nearly 60,000 Zhenluwei, at least nearly 20 Zhenluwei will starve to death each time!
So now it seems that research in this area can be started.
Yes, Yang Shanlu is going to send people to look for two high-yield crops. I believe everyone is familiar with them. The first is sweet potatoes, commonly known as sweet potatoes, and the second is potatoes, also commonly known as potatoes.
Yang Shanlu believes that as long as one can find one, and really use it! The food problem can be greatly alleviated! Even a complete solution!
After all, Yang Shanlu knows very well. It's like the fascinating "Hangqian Flourishing Age" boasted in later generations. How wise and martial Xiao Mazi is, in fact, seriously speaking, it is just the end of the Little Ice Age, and it has taken up the light of sweet potato. !
After all, high-yield crops like potatoes can yield at least two thousand catties per mu as long as they are well managed! The average yield of rice is more than 100 catties per mu, which is at least ten times higher than that of rice!
The grandmother of Yang Shanlu, a later generation, relied on sweet potatoes to survive when she was in trouble! I often chant the proverb about sweet potato for half a year... So, as long as you can find sweet potatoes and use them effectively, saving the people of Ming Dynasty is not an extravagant hope!
The same is true for potatoes, and Yang Shanlu, as a traverser for later generations, is also very clear about the situation of these two kinds of "life-saving food" in this era.
In the case of sweet potatoes, they were introduced to China during the Wanli period. They were moist and edible, and tasted like water chestnuts, so they spread quickly to the inland... Fujian, Shanghai and other places were planted.
As for potatoes, according to the county records of Xingping County, Shaanxi Province, at this time, they have also been introduced to China from the northwest, so Yang Shanlu only needs to send people to find out.
Only Yang Shanlu knows that it is not difficult to find these crops. The difficulty is that sweet potatoes and potatoes have only been introduced soon. How to adapt these two crops to the climatic conditions of the Ming Dynasty is a problem.
This is because Yang Shanlu has seen it in the forum of later generations. Starting from Xu Guangqi, he has worked hard for decades to keep sweet potato and other seedlings alive in the North. In fact, high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes were not promoted on a large scale until suitable varieties of sweet potatoes were cultivated during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
But now, Yang Shanlu has his own means, because after he finds it, he can build a greenhouse and breed repeatedly throughout the year, which greatly speeds up the breeding speed.
Of course, although it will take a lot of energy to do this, as long as you think about the contribution to the whole Ming after success, that must be done!
So thinking about this, he sent a second team of Xuan Jia army, that is, twenty-four people, divided into six groups, in Shanghai and Shaanxi, each sent three groups to search, Yang Shanlu did not demand high, so Daming's current poor traffic environment is already very satisfied if he can find it back within a year.
After the matter was dealt with, Yang Shanlu felt satisfied, but when he felt a little tired and leaned on the Grand Master's chair, a pair of soft hands was pinched on his shoulders.
The little girl Yuer massaged him gently, and said distressedly: "Master, you are too busy! Now you are a commander, and you can leave some things to your hands!"
Yang Shanlu laughed when he heard it: "Hehe, thank you for your kindness, but there are some things that must be done by your young master himself. After all, your young master has done great things for the benefit of the country and the people."
To be honest, Yang Shanlu has already delegated many things, but some things really need to be handled by him personally. It's like looking for high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes this time. If it weren't for his later traverser, most people would not be able to handle it.
Not to mention that Yang Shanlu understands very well, just how much ability he has, how much responsibility he must take! Since God arranged for him to cross over, if he does not do something that is beneficial to the country and the people of the world, even he himself feels unreasonable.
As for the little girl, after listening to Yang Shanlu's words, her eyes are even more gleaming, what a good master...
So that night, naturally, needless to say, the little girl comforted Yang Shanlu a lot, and she didn't even let Yang Shanlu work, she put on a lot of Guanyin sitting lotus...
But when Yang Shanlu got up early the next morning, he felt refreshed...
But after thinking about it, I called Liu Youbao over again. This newly appointed intelligence leader has been very busy these days, but now... it's time to add a burden to him.
After Liu Youbao arrived, Yang Shanlu asked: "Liu Zhenfu, I asked you to choose some loyal and reliable people some time ago. How is this going on?"
"My lord, I have already picked it up, please have a look at it." Liu Youbao said and submitted a roster.
When Yang Shanlu opened it up, a total of 12 people were selected, and then they recorded their backgrounds, personalities, loyalty, and so on in detail.
Yang Shanlu was quite satisfied after reading it. Liu Youbao, the intelligence leader, still has a set. The 12 people selected are all good, all from the Xuanjia Army, and these 12 personalities are also clever and suitable for this. A big event.
Then Yang Shanlu said, "Go and bring these people to me."
After the 12 Profound Armies had brought them, Yang Shanlu had a secret conversation with them again.
After all, this time he was going to start a Dandelion project.
That is to send people into the enemy's interior, such as Li Zicheng's Ministry, Zhang Xianzhong's Ministry, including Daming's most vicious enemy at this time... Jianzhou Tartar. The so-called planning and then action is nothing more than that.
Of course, after letting these people fly out, they need to be lurking in the enemy camp for a long time, slowly nurturing trust, and even ascending to a high position, so they may need to lurch for several years. This will be a very difficult task for these people. test.
So Yang Shanlu must have a face-to-face meeting with them.
After talking, Yang Shanlu struck out 2 of them again, and only 10 remained.
And these 10 people are divided into groups of two, divided into five groups. As refugees, they entered Li Zicheng's tribe, Zhang Xianzhong's tribe, and other famous gangsters in the world.
I believe that with the skills trained by these Xuanjia army, it should be able to stand out among the rogues, so that when fighting these rogues in the future, they will be able to occupy a favorable posture.
Among them, two groups have more difficult tasks, because they will be sent to the camp of Liaodong and Tartar.
However, the two selected groups are still very suitable. They were originally born in Liaodong, and their living habits were similar to those of Danzi, and they looked like Danzi.
So after the braids were shaved, there was still a chance to get in, and in this way, a nail was made inside the Tartar.
Of course, no matter which group it is, this is a matter of holding your head! So Yang Shanlu has promised them on the spot that they can come back no matter what their situation is after 7 years of work!
And as long as they can come back, they are at least the official position of the deputy thousand households! But even if he can't come back, the young and old at home are also taken care of by Yang Shanlu, which is quite worry-free.
These 10 people are all bowing their heads, and there is no doubt about the loyalty of these carefully selected people. After the final arrangement was completed and the dandelion seeds were released, Yang Shanlu showed a satisfied smile on his face...
This is the advantage of the prophet going first. Looking at the whole world, only Yang Shanlu has this convenience.
After all, there are more than a dozen famous gangsters in Ming Dynasty at this time, such as Cao Cao Luo Rucai, King of the Chaos, Liu Guoneng, Lao Huihui, etc., but Yang Shanlu can choose the most valuable of them! Layout early!
And the benefits of doing so are not to mention, the so-called one-step thinking three-steps, only now in advance of the layout, the future can be more calmly deal with, grasp the first-hand advantage.
Of course, as far as the intelligence chief Liu Youbao is concerned, he doesn't understand these layouts at all. What a hammer from one to the other... It feels so messy!
But all he knew was limited to this, he only knew that these people would be dispatched to perform important tasks, and he didn't know anything about the specific content.
And this is also Yang Shanlu's strict attention, these people will be regarded as top secrets, only in his hands! To prevent leaks!
And in the short term, the Dandelion Project may be useful.
Because Yang Shanlu knows very well that according to the trajectory of historical development, in half a year, his father Yang Sichang will propose a plan of four squares, six corners, ten sides and a net, and begin to encircle and suppress the peasant army and start a war in the Central Plains!
Presumably at that time, if the progress goes well, some dandelions should be able to take root and provide help...
What Yang Shanlu didn't know was that his plan was deciphered by historians in the future, and it caused unanimous admiration...
It is worthy of a generation of outstanding people who turned the tide on the turmoil. The layout is far-reaching, and the plan is then moved. With all kinds of incredible layouts, the power of acting against the sky is really beyond everyone's reach!
ps is still one chapter today, but the number of words in this chapter is about the top two chapters, hehe... (End of this chapter)