Although Wei Wenzhong's transfer of 80,000 farmers from Shuofang had advantages, it also had disadvantages.
Eighty thousand farm soldiers mean eighty thousand laborers.
Even if the more than 2,000 people he just got from Wang Qi were counted, he only had more than 50,000 people.
Now, he actually has more capable soldiers than Tian Bing.
He had nearly 27,000 combat-capable soldiers.
Nowadays, there are fewer Tian Bing doing other things.
Yun Zheng now has to dig out the corpses of the war horses in the Death Valley, build a permanent military camp, and also needs people to work in the workshops that Zhang Xu had built.
As a result, he was a little short of manpower.
However, there is nothing we can do about it.
Every advantage has its disadvantages!
...
...
There is not too much shortage of people now.
If the manpower shortage is really too great, we will have to hire people from Shuofang to work.
After arranging all the matters, Yun Zheng led his men to the military camp that was being built in Luoxia Mountain.
Under the pretext of checking the progress of the military camp construction, he actually took Shen Luoyan and the others to take a hot spring bath. Even Ye Zi and Xin Sheng were called along by Yun Zheng.
At 10 o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at Luoxia Mountain.
I have to say, more people is better.
It didn't take long before the camp at Luoxia Mountain was built in an adequate shape.
The camp here is mainly for cavalry training. The entire camp is large and spacious.
Most of the buildings are stables, and there are few places for people to live.
According to the current progress, the camp here will be put into use in about ten days at most.
After a brief tour, Yun Zheng asked someone to take them to see the hot springs.
The hot spring is at the foot of the mountain on the south side of Luoxia Mountain.
The hot spring is not very big, just a pool of water with a diameter of about three meters.
After receiving Yun Zheng's order, the people here had already built an earthen wall around the hot spring in advance, and the earthen wall was covered with a thick layer of thatch.
There was mist all around, just like a fairyland.
A few people tried the water temperature and found it was still a little hot.
"You are quite well prepared!"
Shen Luoyan looked at Yun Zheng with a smile on her face, "In order to prevent anyone from peeping, even the wall has been repaired in advance."
Miaoyin nodded and said with a sweet smile: "Only he dares to peek! He is protecting himself!"
Hearing Miaoyin's words, the girls couldn't help but giggle.
"What are you thinking about!"
Yun Zheng rolled his eyes at them and said, "This mud wall is used to keep warm! I plan to plant some vegetables nearby! If we plant them now, maybe we can eat fresh vegetables during the New Year."
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly.
Seeing that the New Year is approaching.
This is also his first New Year since he came to Dagan.
It’s New Year’s Eve, so we have to eat something good!
For him now, fresh vegetables are good things!
Is it easy for me to eat fresh vegetables?
"You're crazy about eating fresh vegetables, right? Can vegetables be grown at this time of year?"
Shen Luoyan poured cold water on Yun Zheng mercilessly.
"Why not?"
Yun Zheng smiled confidently, "This place is surrounded by a wall and is always warm. Why can't we grow vegetables? I can tell from the looks of it that you've never grown crops before!"
In his previous life, there was actually a precedent of growing vegetables in greenhouses in the Han Dynasty.
It's just that the cost is very high.
They now have hot springs, and it doesn't cost much at all.
He believed that he could definitely grow fresh vegetables!
"Okay, I'll wait for you to grow fresh vegetables!"
Shen Luoyan rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you can't grow it, I'll laugh at you!"
Miaoyin and Mingyue nodded in agreement.
They also didn't believe that vegetables could be grown in such cold weather.
"Even if they are really planted, I'm afraid they won't be ready in time for the New Year."
Ye Zi raised her eyes and said, "It's only about ten days away from the end of the year..."
"ah?"
Yun Zheng was stunned, "So fast?"
Chen Luoyan and Miaoyin were equally surprised.
Is it almost the end of the year?
"What else?"
Ye Zi looked at them with a look of confusion, "You guys are so busy thinking about how to fight that you've forgotten the time!"
The three of them looked at each other.
They really haven't deliberately calculated the time issue.
Before we know it, the New Year is approaching.
Yun Zheng still shook his head and smiled, then said, "It's too late, so what? I've brought the seeds! We'll plant them here after we finish bathing in the hot springs, and we can harvest them whenever we can!"
Shen Luoyan nodded, then raised her eyebrows and looked at Yun Zheng and Zhang Xu, "You two can leave now!"
“Don’t!”
Yun Zheng said seriously: "I'll ask someone to get some wooden boards to separate them, and we can just soak separately!"
"roll!"
Chen Luoyan, Miaoyin and Ye Zi spoke at the same time.
Yun Zheng laughed and left with Zhang Xu.
Of course they couldn't join in the fun, they just wanted to tease them.
"Lan'er, Ling'er, you guard the door and no one is allowed to approach!"
Chen Luoyan was worried, so he specially ordered two guards to guard the door.
Lan'er and Ling'er used to be maids in the Shen family. They learned some martial arts and were later selected by her to become Yun Zheng's guards.
"yes!"
The two men took orders and immediately went to guard the door.
Zhang Xu Chong pouted at Lan'er and Ling'er who were guarding the door, and laughed softly, "They are trying to prevent you from climbing over the wall and peeping!"
"Bullshit, I must be guarding against a disgusting guy like you!" Yun Zheng cursed with a smile.
"Compared with Your Highness, I am still far behind." Zhang Xu laughed.
After such a long time, Zhang Xu and Yun Zheng have become completely familiar with each other.
Yun Zheng was not arrogant in front of him, and if Zhang Xu wanted to make a joke, Yun Zheng could afford it.
Yun Zheng laughed, and suddenly turned to look at Zhang Xu, "Do you regret coming to Shuobei with me?"
"What's there to regret?"
Zhang Xu smiled indifferently and said, "After a while, who in the world doesn't know Zhang Gongzui, and who doesn't know my name, Zhang Xu? Just for this reason, I, Zhang Xu, will not regret following His Highness to Shuobei!"
Yun Zheng smiled and asked, "The New Year is coming soon, don't you miss home?"
"I really don't miss home." Zhang Xu chuckled, "But I do miss the Imperial City!"
Yun Zheng was surprised and jokingly asked, "Miss the brothel in the imperial city?"
"The one who knows me best is Your Highness!"
Zhang Xu said in a literary way, winking his eyes and saying: "There is not even a brothel in Shuofang City. This is the first time since I was fourteen that I haven't touched a woman for such a long time..."
Oh shit!
This beast!
You started doing that at the age of fourteen?
"You're such a fucking beast!"
Yun Zheng laughed and scolded, "Then just think of it as a place to recuperate in Shuobei! If you keep playing like this, you'll ruin yourself sooner or later! When that happens, you'll just be left with nothing but sighs and longing for your daughter!"
Zhang Xu nodded and laughed, "I thought so too!"
Yun Zheng smiled, patted Zhang Xu's shoulder heavily, and said as if promising: "Believe me, in at most one year, you and I will both be famous all over the world!"
He knew in his heart that Zhang Xu was actually laughing and joking with him on purpose.
Zhang Xu's purpose was nothing more than to make himself feel relieved, not to think too much, and not to feel sorry for him...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
