In addition to improving technologies such as iron smelting and forging, Gu Qingcheng also pays special attention to land reclamation and farming.
Although Gu Qingcheng did not obtain specific and detailed modern farming techniques, she had stayed in the small world for so long that she always had some "common sense".
For example, seedling cultivation.
For example, fertilization.
As for how to do it specifically, experienced farmers have conducted experiments time and time again.
All Gu Qingcheng has to do is provide an "inspiration" and provide sufficient conditions.
Improve the status of craftsmen (farmers), give them enough respect, and reward them whenever there are any technological inventions.
Another point is that Gu Qingcheng even set up official positions for craftsmen (farmers) and provided relevant promotion channels!
In Gu Qingcheng's North City, the principle of "recruiting talents regardless of their background" is truly achieved.
Regardless of gender, the general who leads the troops in battle is a woman;
There is no age limit, no matter if you are old or young, as long as you have the ability, you will be given important positions;
There is no limit on your identity. Even if you are just a blacksmith, as long as you are good enough and can be innovative, you can become an official.
...Gu Qingcheng's measures made North City prosper quickly.
Originally, there were only a few young and strong people left here, but with space for survival and even development, people from the surrounding areas began to gather here.
With more people, North City becomes more vibrant and can provide more and better opportunities.
With people, Gu Qingcheng will have sufficient manpower to continue protecting the city and expanding the territory.
The territory of North City gradually expanded outward, which increased living space and jobs...
North City has entered a very virtuous cycle.
In less than half a year, Gu Qingcheng already had 10,000 elite soldiers under his command.
As for the North City, it has been transformed from a dilapidated and deserted border town into an important town with high walls, deep moats, strong military and horses, and prosperity.
Standing on the city gate tower, you can see the fields cultivated by the people and the military camps scattered around.
The border lines with Xirong and Yu Dynasty were also advancing towards each other little by little under Gu Qingcheng's secret expansion.
If we simply calculate the area of Gu Qingcheng's territory, it has already exceeded Xizhou!
The small cavalry unit that Xirong was best at had long been eaten up bit by bit by Gu Qingcheng.
Unless they wanted to launch a large-scale battle, the Western Rong cavalry would not dare to move out easily.
It cannot be said that the Western Rong were frightened by the defeat, but they certainly did not dare to plunder the border towns of the Qing Dynasty at will.
The "middle zone" between Xirong and Qing Dynasty was also compressed little by little under Gu Qingcheng's advancement, and began to advance towards deeper deserts and grasslands.
Xirong;...Damn it, don't push any further, the space we have for guerrilla warfare is getting smaller and smaller.
If you dare to take action again, I will send out the army!
General Huo, however, was already eyeing the situation with eager anticipation: "...Send out a large army? Great! I was just worried I couldn't find your main force."
If you dare to send out a large army, I will kill or cripple you.
In fact, General Huo had already gotten inspiration from Gu Qingcheng's "Sparrow War".
He also asked the sons and nephews of the Huo family to lead small groups of troops to search for small groups of cavalry along the northwest line and annihilate them.
The reason why Xirong was beaten so hard was because of General Huo's all-out attack.
Otherwise, with only North City and Gu Qingcheng's initial few hundred people, it would not be enough.
Many branches of Xirong have been chopped off, leaving only the main trunk.
Both the Xirong leader and General Huo knew that a war between the two sides was about to break out.
Gu Qingcheng, who instigated all this, clapped her hands and ignored it.
Ahem, such a war is not something that she, a prince with only 10,000 troops, can get involved in.
She turned around and began to use the same trick again on the border with the Yu Dynasty.
It was still the small groups of cavalry and sparrows that harassed and devoured the small forces of the Yu Dynasty scattered along the border line bit by bit.
Gu Qingcheng chose a very good time (Gu Qingcheng: Thank you Huoshui for the 'information'). The Qing Dynasty began to use military force against the Feng Dynasty, and the Yu Dynasty was mostly distracted by the battle between Qing and Feng.
People in the capital of Yu Dynasty did not pay much attention to Gu Qingcheng's little actions on the border.
Gu Qingcheng: ...I didn’t feel humiliated by being ignored, but rather extremely excited.
It would be better if she was not paid attention to, so that she could develop to her heart's content.
Another half year passed, and Gu Qingcheng advanced northward little by little.
The number of troops under her command reached 20,000.
The key point is that she actually developed black powder in her workshop in North City.
The grain in the north city also had a bumper harvest.
Gu Qingcheng had sharp weapons, sufficient food and money, and the soldiers had already been trained.
They no longer felt fear or retreat when facing the powerful cavalry of the Yu Dynasty.
"Humph! We all have two shoulders to support our heads. These northern barbarians don't have an extra head like us. What's there to be afraid of?"
"That's right! I'll swing my sword and they'll still be killed."
"...And there's also the small porcelain bottle distributed by the Ordnance Department. It's damn useful. Throwing one out can restrain the fierce cavalry of the Yu Dynasty."
The soldiers were talking about it, and their confidence was even greater.
The most powerful and feared thing about the Yu Dynasty was its cavalry.
However, Gu Qingcheng first adopted the human wave tactics of using the big to swallow the small and the strong to attack the weak, so that his soldiers could gradually reduce their fear and increase their confidence.
Then there was a simple version of the grenade, which was used to break the mighty momentum of the Yu Dynasty cavalry.
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