Chapter 581 Recruiting soldiers, recruiting a lot of soldiers (please vote and subscribe)
Dashu wrote down these contents with a confused look on his face, and then asked in confusion.
"The leader wants to recruit soldiers? Are we going to fight? Who to fight?"
"Someone killed the people of Youfu's fleet. This hatred must be avenged. Every member of our Han tribe cannot die in vain, so we have to send soldiers to fight them and capture some prisoners. We have so many construction projects now, and we are short of manpower to work.
In addition, Youfu wrote to say that he got a piece of land in the grassland, so he will build a city in the grassland next year. This city also needs a large number of garrisons. After all, it is so far away from our power and surrounded by some powerful forces. I don’t feel at ease if I don’t guard against them."
Luo Chong saw that Dashu wrote down the order to recruit soldiers, and he was relieved a lot. At least he had done one thing first, so he sat down and explained to Dashu.
"Build a city on the grassland? No, didn't Youfu go downstream by boat? How did he go to the grassland?" Dashu asked in confusion. After all, Youfu got on the boat from him and he personally sent him off. How could the boat go to the grassland?
"Haven't you heard that there is a big lake to the east of the grassland? They followed the tributary of the lower reaches of the Liuyang River to find a waterway leading to the big lake on the grassland, and then they can go directly to the grassland." Luo Chong took a sip of tea and explained again.
"Ah?! The lower reaches of the Liuyang River can go directly to the grassland?!" Dashu stood up in shock.
"Surprised, right? I was also surprised at first, but this is a good thing for our Han tribe. In the future, transactions with the grassland tribe and the Xin tribe will be more convenient. In this way, we don't have to worry about the lack of oxen in the Han tribe. With oxen, there will be more fields, and with fields, there will be food. With food, the Han tribe can move faster and more steadily."
Youfu nodded repeatedly to show his agreement, but then he asked again.
"Then what about the wives of the soldiers we recruit who will be stationed on the grassland for a long time in the future?"
"This is only for a short period of time. When the grassland builds a city and has houses, it will definitely require a lot of people to work. If they are willing, they can directly take the women and children over. After all, it is the land of the Han tribe. There is no shortage of water over there near the big lake, and it can also be used for farming. It doesn't matter where you live." Luo Chong was very open-minded about this and didn't worry about it at all.
Dashu nodded again and didn't say anything, but Luo Chong remembered something else, so he asked him.
"How is the school now? Is there any problem? Also, I asked you to expand the papermaking workshop. How do you plan to arrange this?"
"The school is running well. There is no problem. Besides, it's only been a few days. The problem occurred so soon, which means that our initial preparations were wrong. Moreover, the school in Liuyang County is much more complete than that in Hanyang County. If there is no problem in Hanyang County, there will be no problem here.
As for papermaking, it has been expanded, and now 20 new papermaking lines have been added. However, the raw pulp is not enough. We are now studying new pulp ratios. There are a lot of wood shavings at the shipyard. Instead of burning these things in vain, we might as well use them to make paper. We have already begun to trial-make wooden paddles for papermaking." Dashu also began to answer when he heard Luo Chong's question.
"Well, this can be studied. After all, it is waste recycling. Use everything that can be used and expand the production of paper as soon as possible.
By the way, I just heard you talk about shipbuilding. This will also be expanded this year, and a new ship shape will be developed. Youfu's letter has already said that the water surface of the river along the way is very wide and the water level is very deep. It is entirely possible to build a larger ship to increase transportation capacity.
As for the manpower for shipbuilding, well, isn't the autumn harvest coming soon? After the autumn harvest is done, post a notice to recruit temporary workers in the shipyard. They will receive monthly wages when they come. This is not mandatory. Those who want to make more money can come, and those who don't want to work are not mandatory. Everyone has been tired for a year and they also need to rest with the people.
There are also design drawings of new ships. I will draw them and give them to you after I go back." Luo Chong thought about it and made arrangements again.
If the grassland really builds a city next year, then the shipping will definitely rise. The rise of shipping will require more ships, and large ships that can transport cattle and horses will also be needed, so many new ship types need to be designed. Thinking of these, Luo Chong had a headache again.
There was no other way. Luo Chong had to do this himself. It was already great to let those craftsmen build ships according to the drawings. Wanting them to design the ships themselves? It was just a dream.
After Luo Chong arranged these things, he watched Dashu and his men personally post the recruitment notice. Then Luo Chong set out for Weishan County again. However, this time he did not go on horseback, but by boat. Although the two counties were only separated by a mountain, it was still more convenient to go by water.
He came to the dock of Weishan County again and followed Yun Zhi all the way to the city. However, when he passed by the stalls selling things on the roadside, Luo Chong immediately exclaimed, and then he was attracted by the goods here. He
saw a small stall on the roadside that specialized in selling ceramic items. Instead of plates, bowls and pottery basins, there were some strange things on it.
For example, a woman in Hanfu held a lotus in her hand. It looked like a figurine. The whole body was fired with white porcelain and painted with colored glaze. In fact, this was a ceramic lamp. The lotus held by the maid was where the lamp oil was placed.
Needless to say, it must be the characteristic of the Ling tribe, or the characteristics of those swamp tribes. After all, only they often come into contact with flowers like lotus, and it is natural to put the image of lotus in the creation of oil lamps.
Lamps like this can no longer be called utensils, but can be called works of art. If they are discovered by archaeologists in the future, I don’t know what a high price a ceramic oil lamp from thousands of years ago can be auctioned.
In addition, there are oil lamps in the shape of animals, such as a white crane with long legs and a long neck, with a lamp plate in the shape of a lotus on its back.
Of course, if it is just an oil lamp, it is nothing. What surprised Luo Chong the most was that there was actually a piggy bank in the shape of a big fat pig with a thin slit on the back. It was really strange.
Luo Chong couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Who came up with all these ideas?"
"It's the craftsmen who make ceramics. They only sell plates and bowls. Those things are not consumables. Unless they are accidentally broken, no one would buy them every day. But the kiln factory can't just stop like this, so those craftsmen figured out these things in various ways." Yun Zhi saw that Luo Chong was interested in these objects, so he hurriedly explained.
"Well, not bad, this guy has brains." Luo Chong nodded and praised, then said nothing more.
Since the Han tribe uses coins as currency, it is normal for people with good intentions to invent a piggy bank in order to save money. It can't be such a coincidence that another time traveler appears in the counties under the Han tribe. Luo Chong thinks this is not very reliable. If he is really a time traveler, he will definitely show up.
Shaking his head and throwing out these messy thoughts, Luo Chong followed Yun Zhi to the county governor's office in Weishan County. As a result, You Ye happened to be here too. This was just right, and everyone was there. Luo Chong asked them the same questions he asked Dashu again.
"How many new people have been added to Weishan County? How many people, how many households, how many young and middle-aged people are there, how many have been allocated land, and how many have not yet been allocated land? Please report them all."
"Well, there are about 18,000 people now. The tribes that didn't move here from the island in the middle of the lake have harvested their food now. They have only been here for less than a month. The tribes along the lake have also recently harvested their food before coming here. There are also many tribes that we purchased sweet stalks from this year who have agreed to come here. However, they haven't harvested the sweet stalks in the second half of the year yet, so they may have to wait until winter to move here.
As for household registration, they were all registered as soon as they arrived. There are now nearly 5,000 households, and the young and strong are the heads of the households, so there is not much difference.
As for the distribution of land, the leader knows that these people have only moved here not long ago, and even if the land is distributed, they won't have time to plant anything this year, so basically most of them are idle, but they all have harvested the land. They have obtained grain, and since they just came to our Han tribe, I did not collect taxes from them. They can store all the grain for themselves, so they will not be out of food before the next year's harvest. The leader can rest assured about this.
In addition, although their land is idle now, we have already dug ditches. When the land is turned over in the spring of next year, it will definitely not affect the spring plowing. "
Yun Zhi knew that he had asked Luo Chong for the position of county governor, but the 50,000 people he promised had not yet been obtained, and the land distribution had not been completed. He was very worried that Luo Chong would be dissatisfied and then kill him, or remove him from his position as county governor, so in the end he basically defended himself, hoping that Luo Chong could also understand his work.
But what he didn't expect was that Luo Chong was not angry at all, but very happy, which surprised Yun Zhi.
"It's better if you don't start planting. Now, I'll assign you a task. Recruit soldiers in your Weishan County. Well, recruit 2,500 people first. The conditions for recruiting soldiers are here. Just copy a few copies of this notice and post them. If you don't understand, let Youye help you. Recruit enough soldiers within seven days and send them to Hanyang City."
Luo Chong thought for a while, then took out a copy of the recruitment notice copied by Dashu and handed it to Yunzhi, asking him to follow the rules on it.
"Ah? Recruit soldiers? What does it mean?" After all,
Yunzhi has been in the Han tribe for a short time. Although this guy is more talented in managing people's livelihood, he doesn't know much about the soldiers and military system of the Han tribe.
"Soldiers are warriors. Our Han tribe calls them that. They are used for fighting. Usually they are responsible for things like defending cities." Seeing that Yunzhi didn't understand, Youye explained to him, and then suddenly asked Luo Chong a question.
"Chief, we have recruited so many soldiers. Are we going to fight? Who are we going to fight?"
"We are going to fight, but more importantly, we are going to garrison. Your brother is on his way back now. When he comes back, you can ask him to explain to you." Luo Chong narrowed his eyes and replied indifferently.
"Then can I go? I also want to fight. Now every day I am either transporting people or drawing maps everywhere. I haven't changed my place for a long time." When You Ye heard Luo Chong say that they really wanted to fight, he immediately became excited.
"It's none of your business. You stay here honestly. First, cooperate with Yun Zhi to confirm the 50,000 people he said. Before that, don't think about doing anything else. You have to do things from beginning to end. Do you understand? Since you accepted this task, you have to do it well and finish it." Luo Chong directly scolded You Ye. This guy is still not as reliable as his brother. He can't calm down and is too impetuous. What big things can he do.
"Well, then, okay" You Ye heard what Luo Chong said, and could only agree helplessly.
"Chief, I have another question. You have transferred so many young and strong men from Weishan County. What should we do if we don't have enough manpower for spring ploughing next spring?" Yun Zhi saw that You Ye had nothing to say, so he immediately raised his question.
"Didn't you say that there would be another batch before winter? Let those newcomers help them. Those who are willing to help will be exempted from 10% of the grain tax next year. As for the lack of labor, I will find a way to
transfer more oxen to you. Don't worry, by the second half of next year, our Han tribe will not lack oxen." Luo Chong thought about it and made arrangements immediately. "Oh, then I have no problem. I will recruit soldiers within the specified time."
Since the chief has already thought of a way, he just needs to act according to his orders. Moreover, there are more oxen tilted, which is naturally the best. Why are those tribes willing to join the Han tribe? Many people come here because they have better food, advanced farming technology, and a large number of oxen. Who doesn't want to be more relaxed when working and harvest several times more food in the end?
After Luo Chong arranged the affairs of Weishan County, he went back again without stopping. There were 2,500 people in Weishan County and 500 people in Liuyang County, which added up to 3,000 people. However, Luo Chong still felt that there were not enough people. Since he was planning to recruit soldiers, he might as well recruit more.
What was the strategic intention of this operation? It was to capture live prisoners. If it was just for killing, with the military level and equipment of the Han tribe, 500 people would be enough to crush the more than 2,000 people of the barbarian tribe, but it would not work to capture them alive.
You must surround them and fight them to achieve the goal of capturing all the prisoners. Otherwise, when the other side sees that they can't beat you, won't they run away? Therefore, Luo Chong needs a lot of troops this time, and he will have to station troops on the grassland in the later stage. He doesn't mind having too many soldiers at all.
So Luo Chong went west to Ruyang County and asked Shu Da to recruit 500 soldiers from Ruyang County. Then he ordered Danshan County and Matan County to recruit 150 soldiers each, Fumaguan County in the north to recruit 200 soldiers, and the original troops stationed in various places to recruit 155 soldiers.
In this way, the total force reached 4,155 people. The original veterans served as officers to train the new recruits. One veteran led 25 new recruits, which was a bit too much, but it was not a problem. After a few months of training, by the beginning of next spring, with more than 4,000 people in hand, Luo Chong dared to say that he would be invincible in the entire continent.
(End of this chapter)
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