General Chen and his soldiers followed Wei Ling to the county town to settle down.
They were once again deeply shocked when they saw the county town, which was spotless under the sun and even cleaner than before the apocalypse.
The soldiers stood in front of the city gate, feeling a little helpless. They had been fighting the enemy outside for several days and their bodies were covered in dust. Moreover, they had not taken a bath for a long time due to lack of water.
Before my eyes, there was a brand new, translucent city gate, clean and tidy streets, and spotless bluestone pavement...
The soldiers were afraid to step in, fearing that they would dirty the ground.
Wei Ling was a little confused. Seeing the county town had changed so much, he had no idea what had happened after they left.
Wei Ling came to his senses and said to the soldiers of the vanguard camp, "Everyone, there's no need to be so polite. This wasn't the case before. Everyone, please rest in the barracks for now. I'll go find the uncles from Mingjing Hall."
General Chen thought to himself, you Wei are so good, you are still pretending at this time, are you trying to deceive them?
He won't be fooled!
Wei Ling didn't know what General Chen was thinking, and he didn't know how to accommodate these people, so he had to ask his uncles. After giving his instructions, he hurried to the county government office to call for help.
The county town is no longer as lifeless and deserted as it used to be.
On both sides of the smooth bluestone road, there are rows of workshops rising and falling in an orderly manner, one after another, with numbers hanging in front of the uniform wooden doors, and some of the door plaques have already been hung. People can be seen everywhere on the road, outside the doors, and inside the doors.
Cars transporting materials to various workshops passed by one after another.
During the dry season, many materials are hard to find and require the escort of troops, who have to travel very long distances to find them.
The people originally thought that there would be less work after the wall was built, but unexpectedly the county town started recruiting people.
There are certain requirements for recruiting workers, and each workshop has different requirements, but at least it is a stable job. Everyone is afraid of being replaced, so they work extra hard.
In short, the county town gradually became lively.
Wei Mingkuan had been stationed at the county government office. Recently, several workshops in the county town had opened, and he was a little overwhelmed by the workload. Seeing this, several uncles sent more people over, and the county government office had now become a second Mingjing Hall.
Wei Mingze also stayed here. He said that he didn't care, but deep down he was still afraid that the men would get into trouble, and he was really worried if he didn't keep an eye on them.
at this time.
Several uncles gathered in the county government office.
They gathered together to check the latest batch of winter clothes woven by the weaving workshop, counted the finished products of each workshop, and then registered them for storage. Some were placed in the warehouse on the county side, and the rest were all transported back to the dock.
In addition, a few days ago, a hundred war horses returned. When the county town was built, the existence of horses was not taken into consideration at all, so there was no horse farm built in the city.
There was a horse farm in the fort, but when the disaster occurred, all the livestock were infected with the virus. The farm was then abandoned. People were afraid that the remaining virus would be eaten by the horses, so they did not dare to take the risk of keeping them there.
The horses are now staying in the camp temporarily and are being taken care of by the soldiers in the camp.
According to Wei Mingkuan, they should build a horse farm. They will need to breed the horses themselves in the future. It will be inconvenient to keep them in the camp. The horses will be easily disturbed by the trained soldiers during the estrus period.
Wei Mingze suggested, "Winter is coming soon. It would be safer to build the horse farm inside the city. Choose a more remote location to avoid people walking around and disturbing the horses."
"Isn't there a reserved area in the shade on the north side?"
One of the uncles interjected, "Let's use that piece of land. If it's not enough, we can demolish a workshop."
"The workshop was not easy to build, so how can we just tear it down?" Wei Mingkuan shook his head. "And there's definitely not enough space. We need to build stables, ensure drainage, and have enough space for walking the horses. We'll also need to breed them in the future."
"When Wu Niang comes over, ask her and see if there's any suitable land."
Wei Ling trotted over and entered the county government office. Seeing his uncles busy inside, he bowed and said, "Uncles, nine thousand Zhongshan soldiers have arrived. My fifth cousin sent them to the county town to rest."
Wei Mingze was shocked. "Did they borrow soldiers?"
"Well, Zhongshan is still unstable, so we only borrowed one camp." Wei Ling scratched his head. "There are too many people, and the public kitchen shouldn't be able to handle it. Fifth cousin only said to allocate two workshops for them, but didn't mention the issue of food..."
Wei Mingkuan, standing by, was calm and composed. "Your cousin mentioned this before. It's not difficult to arrange for them to stay. There are two public kitchens in the county, and the other one has been empty. It's a perfect place to allocate it to them. Let them prepare their own meals."
He returned to his desk and sat down, pulling out a map of the county. "They're not our people, so they don't need to register. Two workshops with nine thousand people is a bit crowded, so let's go with workshops seventy-fifth, seventy-sixth, and seventy-seventh."
More than half of the seventy-seven workshops are still vacant. The county town doesn't have much else, but it has enough houses.
"Send some water over later."
Wei Mingkuan paused, "Actually, there's no need to send them. There are two water reservoirs in the county town. Just show them the way and let them get water on their own. We don't lack water right now."
It is so luxurious that we use hundreds of buckets of water to irrigate the crops every day. There is no need to be stingy with this little water.
The Zhongshan Kingdom came here to work for the Wei family, so naturally they cannot be harsh on others.
Wei Ling agreed, "Well, then my nephew will take them there to settle down."
After he came back, he lived in the county town. He was familiar with the routes to the water points and workshops, and he didn't need anyone from Mingjingtang to follow him. He just ran away.
Wei Mingze was worried, so he stood up and followed him out the door.
The 9,000 soldiers of the vanguard camp were still standing outside the city. They hesitated for a long time and did not follow Wei Ling's instructions to go to the camp to rest.
Since the main general did not move, they naturally did not dare to move.
The soldiers looked at each other and waited quietly.
Another vehicle transporting supplies came from the distance, and everyone moved silently to make way for the middle of the road.
Wait until the car enters the city.
General Chen looked deeply at the spotless streets in the city and dusted himself off.
The soldiers suddenly realized what was going on and began patting themselves left and right.
Dust suddenly filled the sky outside the city.
The guard stationed at the door twitched his lips and started coughing because of the flying dirt.
Wei Ling trotted back and saw that people were still standing at the city gate. He was slightly surprised, "General Chen, why don't you come in?"
General Chen's expression was calm, showing no sign of abnormality. "Nothing, is Mr. Ling doing well?"
"Well, please, General, bring your men with you and follow me. I will take you down to settle down."
Wei Ling turned around and led the way for them, pointing out the water source along the way. "Go through this alley. That's where the county uses water. The well water isn't coming up yet, so you need to go to the reservoir in the county..."
General Chen listened carefully, and after learning that the fort had no shortage of water, he became calm.
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