Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 58 Super sweet potato is about to be planted
After listening to Wang Chengzhu's introduction, Monk Wei's eyes lit up immediately: "It turns out that you are Li Yunlong's troops, so I will do it with you."

Wang Chengzhu: "..."

Well, Li Yunlong was willing to join because of Li Yunlong's face, but Wang Chengzhu didn't care too much.

Anyway, after getting on this thief ship, it will not be so easy to think about it.

Soon, the battlefield was cleaned up, and the prisoners who were originally held in the prison were also released.

They had all heard of the prestige of Xinyi Regiment more or less, and now it was Wang Chengzhu who rescued him. Under the leadership of Monk Wei, they joined Wang Chengzhu's army one after another without even thinking about it.

For these prisoners of war who want to join the artillery platoon, of course Wang Chengzhu will not refuse, and this trip is precisely for them.

These prisoners of war would rather be locked up, or even lose their lives, than be traitors, which shows that they are a group of strong and iron-blooded men.

Moreover, they had all been abused by the devils in the prisoner-of-war camps. Compared with other soldiers, their hatred for the devils would only be stronger.

As long as there is a little guidance to turn these resentments and anger into strength, then the combat effectiveness will definitely soar.

The most important thing is that these prisoners of war are not to mention veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, at least they have been on the battlefield and have actual combat experience. They can be put into battle almost immediately after being recruited. Unlike recruits, they still need a period of training.

There were also some prisoners of war who wanted to return to their original troops, and Wang Chengzhu did not stop them.

This is everyone's freedom of choice, and what's more, the twisted melon is not sweet. He is not the National Party, so naturally he will not engage in the business of arresting young men.

Otherwise, keeping them will not only fail to form combat effectiveness, but may even become a hidden danger.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Wang Chengzhu set fire to the devil's prisoner-of-war concentration camp, and then led the soldiers and the newly recruited prisoners of war back to Wangjia Village.

In the battle between Yerengou and Qingshan POW camp, Wang Chengzhu not only subdued Wei Monk, a fierce general, but also recruited more than 100 POW veterans with combat experience.

In addition, a squadron of devils and more than 10 devil agents were killed.

After killing so many enemies, their weapons and equipment were naturally seized, which can be said to be a fruitful harvest.

There was no such rush on the way back.

The group was so mighty that they didn't return to Wangjia Village until two o'clock in the morning the next day.

After settling down the prisoners of war, Wang Chengzhu immediately heard a system prompt in his mind: "Ding! System prompt: Congratulations to the host, you have completed the task and obtained the "Radio Soldiers Training Manual."

"Nani?"

Wang Chengzhu waited for a while, but he still didn't hear the system's prompt tone, and he couldn't help but wondered: "System, where is the "Three-Three System Tactical Training Manual"? Did you eat it?"

"Ding! The system prompts: Due to the death of a prisoner of war, it is determined that the mission of the host has failed, and the reward will be cancelled."

"..."

Wang Chengzhu was speechless.

Nothing happened overnight. The next day, Wang Chengzhu dispersed the prisoners of war to the battalions, and then the troops entered the training session again.

At noon, Wang Chengzhu was studying the next development of the army at the headquarters.

Although the total strength of the artillery platoon was close to a thousand, nearly a month had passed.

Moreover, all nearby strongholds that can be attacked have been attacked, and all soldiers that can be recruited have also been recruited.

In other words, if the army wants to continue to develop, it is obviously impossible to stay in Wangjia Village.

At this moment, Wang Cuihua suddenly broke in from the outside: "Zhuzi, those sweet potato seeds you gave are amazing, they are indeed foreign goods."

"Sprouts have sprouted in such a cold day. Judging by the momentum, it is estimated that the seedlings will be cut and planted in a few days."

Wang Cuihua had an expression of undisguised joy on her face, and her eyes glistened, as if she had seen the scene where she would no longer have to starve after a bumper harvest.

"Oh? That would be great."

Hearing this, Wang Chengzhu was also delighted. The super seeds rewarded by this system are really good things.

Immediately, Wang Chengzhu asked again: "By the way, sister Cuihua, how much wasteland have you reclaimed?"

Wang Cuihua: "Currently, our Wangjia Village, together with several nearby villages, has reclaimed a total of about 40 mu of wasteland, and with the original cultivated land, there are almost 100 mu."

"Is there already 100 mu of arable land? This is really good news!"

As we all know, reclaiming wasteland is far more difficult than plowing, because the wasteland is not only hard in soil, but also has various weeds and even trees in the soil. The root systems of these plants are very developed, which will greatly increase the difficulty of reclaiming and planting.

The yield per mu of ordinary sweet potatoes can reach 6000-7000 jin. The super seeds rewarded by the system will not only double the yield, but also shorten the maturity cycle a lot, allowing at least two crops to be planted a year.

In other words, the yield per mu of super sweet potato seeds can reach at least 1 catties, and two seasons a year is [-] catties.

With 100 mu of land, at least 200 million catties can be harvested a year.

Calculated based on the consumption of 5 catties per person per day, it can feed almost 1100 people.

Several nearby villages together have a population of about 500 people, which means that in addition to the sweet potatoes eaten by the villagers themselves, food for 600 more people can be handed over to Wang Chengzhu.

In this era, wanting to have a full meal is an extremely luxurious thing, and it is even more common for people to starve to death.

Wang Chengzhu fed the people near Wangjia Village, and they were naturally willing to hand over the extra food to Wang Chengzhu, which was also agreed in advance.

Of course, Wang Chengzhu would not charge such a high tax. He would only collect 5% of the tax, which is the extra 5% after the villagers left their own food, not the 5% of the total harvest.

As for the other 5%, Wang Chengzhu will buy it at the market price for other daily expenses of the villagers...

Right now, Wang Chengzhu's army has nearly a thousand people, and the ration of 600 people is definitely not enough. Besides, his army will continue to grow and develop as time goes by.

However, the villagers are still reclaiming wasteland, and more villagers will join in, and the planting area will continue to increase.

After the super sweet potatoes are ripe, you don't have to worry about the basic food for the troops anymore...

Wang Cuihua: "Yes, the area that can be planted currently has 100 mu, and other wastelands are still being reclaimed.

It’s just that some folks don’t quite believe that we can grow sweet potatoes here, so they haven’t joined in yet. "

Wang Chengzhu smiled and said: "Sister Cuihua, you don't have to worry about this matter. After our sweet potatoes are planted, the villagers will no longer doubt it."

"Yes! Zhuzi, sister believes in you!"

Wang Cuihua nodded and said, "Then sister will not bother you."

Wang Chengzhu: "Miss Cuihua, walk slowly, I will trouble you about planting sweet potatoes."

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(End of this chapter)