Nanming Engineer

Chapter 94 Strategy
Zu Bian said happily, "More than 8000 men? Well, with so many men, half of the young and strong can be picked out casually. It is not a problem to pull out a team of 4000 men."

Ma Xintian raised his eyebrows when he heard that, and his thousand-year-old wooden face also showed joy. Wang Huan once said that he was required to train soldiers. During this period of time, he led a group of refugees to pull the stone roller back and forth to press the ground back and forth, and he almost became human. The bulldozer, who has been held back for a long time, seems to be finally coming to the fore.

Ma Wannian and Xu Goudan were also very happy. Longevity Valley took care of food and housing, guaranteed personal safety, and was able to attract a large number of refugees who fled. It was also their credit.

Wang Huan frowned and said, "It's not right! Men are not allowed to smoke."

Everyone was stunned, Xu Goudan rolled his eyes, and immediately understood Wang Huan's difficulty, and responded: "Yes, men are not allowed to smoke! There are construction sites everywhere in the valley, and the thousands of acres of land that have been opened up have not yet been completed. The second season of rice this year will be planted at the end of June, and we will have to buy grain early next year. I have calculated that if we live by buying grain, at least half of the output in the silver mine will be spent. Even if the number of people in the valley maintains the current scale, if refugees continue to flow in, it will cost even more."

Wang Huan propped himself up, thinking about walking back and forth in the hall, and said as he walked: "The refugees need to be resettled. They are our roots. Without people, Longevity City is just an earthen city. An army is inseparable from a large population, and it is because of this that I build cities and recruit people, and without food, I cannot retain the people I recruit.”

"Ma Chongming buys grain outside, and the main places to buy grain are Huguang and Jiangnan. However, in the second half of the year and next spring, these two places will face a war between the Qing army and the imperial court. The war will be raging, and the grain production will be greatly reduced. They can't take care of themselves, and the forces in various places will collect food everywhere at that time. No matter how good the relationship with the Matou people is, they will not be able to buy food and rice with money. Therefore, farming is the top priority. Plant the second crop of rice before the end of the month so that we can harvest some winter rations at the end of the year."

Ma Wannian came to a sudden, and shouted: "Men are the ones who build fields and dig ditches. Women, old and weak, can't afford such important physical work. If Ding Chengjun is recruited to train soldiers, the work of building fields will be delayed. Besides, the walls of Longevity City have not yet been built." Xiucheng, there is also a place where strong labor is needed, so Brother Huan will not agree to smoke males."

All the people in the hall are soldiers and men who are not good at civil affairs. After hearing this, they realized that they all sighed "Oh!", which is an exclamation sentence.

Wang Huan paused, stopped and turned around and said, "But Ding Chengjun must be drawn again!"

Everyone was stunned, and there was another "Oh?", but the tone was different, it was a question sentence.

Wang Huan walked back to the sand table, frowning almost into a "Chuan" character, pointing to the Longevity Valley on the sand table and said: "Although the terrain of the Longevity Valley is dangerous, it is not an insurmountable natural barrier. , our two-foot-high wall can't hold back much time, if Zeng Ying finds out the reality of the silver mine and is blinded by profit, he sends heavy troops to attack me, relying on the untrained people in the valley, it will be broken sooner or later."

Several people in the hall looked at each other, only feeling a little dizzy.

Xu Goudan thought for a while, and said in a dilemma: "But farming requires people, and military training also requires people. How can we take care of both?"

Zu Bian also thought for a while, his face was red and turned purple from holding back, he simply shook his head and said in a rough voice: "This won't work, that won't work either, what should I do?"

Wang Huan let out a long sigh, looked at Ma Wannian and said sullenly: "The only plan now is to ask for help from the stepmother. Originally, the number of white soldiers withered, and I intend to keep them as the seeds of the future army. It seems that this This time I have to use it."

Ma Wannian said hastily: "Then I will go there immediately."

Wang Huan nodded, biting his lips and said: "Recruiting troops and buying horses, forming an army and setting up a stronghold, there is always a process, even if you give me half a year, this Zeng Ying is really a dog, she smells of money so quickly, Can't you give me a moment?"

He slammed his fist hard on the table, and with a "bang", the teapot on the table jumped.

The sand table was made of mud by Wang Huan, and it was not very strong. Under the shock, a small mud mountain in the sand table was shaken to the point that it lost a little soil.

Wang Huan's eyes lit up, looking at the collapsed mud mountain, he seemed to think of something, he forgot to pick it up when he hit the table with his fist, and was stunned.

Ma Xintian hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Sir, why don't you let me go to Tusi City? I'm familiar with the soldiers there, and I'll try to recruit some who can fight..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Wang Huan suddenly raised his head, the gloom disappeared from his face, Zhanyan laughed, danced, hugged Ma Xintian, and turned around in a circle.

"Hahaha, it turns out that God closed my door and left a window for me. If I wasn't smart, I would have never thought of it, hahahaha!"

Ma Xintian was surprised to see that Wang Huan was caught off guard, and was hugged by him, his face full of embarrassment. Seeing Wang Huan's posture, if Ma Xintian hadn't protected his face, he would have been kissed.

Zu Bian, Ma Wannian, and Xu Goudan were stunned, and they all had the same thought: It's over, Mr. Wang has lost his mind and gone crazy!

Without further ado, Xu Goudan stepped forward to slap Wang Huan a few times like Chen Ergou in Yangzhou City did.

Wang Huan let Ma Xintian go, pushed Xu Goudan's face with his palm, and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Xu Goudan was staggered by the push, and said pleasantly, "Ah? Are you not crazy?"

Wang Huan scolded: "You are so fucking crazy. I thought of ways to defend myself against the enemy."

Regardless of the dull expressions on other people's faces, he pointed to the winding mountain road between Longevity Valley and Chongqing Mansion on the sand table, looked at them and said: "From Chongqing to Shizhu, there are mountains and rivers, steep mountains and rocks. The place?"

Ma Xintian has a calm personality. Although he was forced to make out with Wang Huan, he was the first to react. He is a local aborigine and is familiar with the terrain. He immediately replied: "Yes, the land in eastern Sichuan is all mountainous, and the plank road is everywhere. It’s walking through the mountains, if you want to talk about the places where the rocks are steep, you can name a lot of them.”

Wang Huan asked: "Then where are the narrow places where landslides are easy and the rocks are soft?"

Ma Xintian is a smart person, with a flash of light in his eyes, he immediately understood Wang Huan's intentions, and then his expression became excited. Seeing Wang Huan showing admiration, he thought for a while, pointed to a place on the sand table and said: "Counselor, As far as Zhashan is concerned, this place is the most suitable place because it is relatively close. This place is called the Black Valley. It is eighty miles away from my stone pillars. It belongs to Fengdu County. There are high mountains on both sides and a line of sky in the middle. , the mountains on both sides are earth and rock, and they often collapse when there is heavy rain, disrupting traffic, and merchants who come and go are often buried, which is a dangerous place on the official road."

Wang Huan was overjoyed. He jumped up and wanted to hug Ma Xintian. Ma Xintian had been on guard for a long time, so he turned around and dodged it. Young master, you and Xu Goudan should go back to Shizhu quickly, and don't send troops, let the mother-in-law collect all the explosives from all the mines in Shizhu, and bring them here tomorrow, I need them urgently!"

Ma Wannian agreed with a forced look on his face, licking his lips and asked: "Huan...Counsellor Wang, why are you using explosives?"

Wang Huan stretched out his hand with a smile and pressed a small mud mountain on the sand table into a pile of mud cakes, and said leisurely: "Use it to set off a firecracker, and welcome guests from afar."

(End of this chapter)