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Chapter 125 Set up Taiping Town, climate difference

After this military meeting, the rebel army will be repairing in Suiping for a few days.

Because there is still a lot of work to be done after the military expansion.

In order to avoid a general decline in the combat effectiveness of each battalion of the rebel army, this expansion mainly involves the transfer of middle and low-level generals and elite soldiers from existing battalions as the backbone of the new fifth battalion.

Its soldiers mainly came from the two thousand civilian warriors who had previously accompanied the army - one thousand from Queshan and one thousand from the four North American battalions.

In addition, Wen You also trained hundreds of civilian warriors in Suiping.

A few hundred more people from the miners' brave camp would be enough to fully fill the five newly built battalions.

In addition, supply camps must be allocated to the three regiments in Suiping.

The craftsmen and their families recruited in Wuyang County, Tieshanji, and Suiping County were also sent to Queshan.

Because Liu Sheng does not plan to station too many soldiers and horses in Suiping later, while Queshan will station "heavy troops" for a long time, and security is more guaranteed.

Finally, although most of the newly formed five battalion soldiers come from civilian soldiers who have undergone months of training, they still need at least a few days of running-in.

Taking advantage of this time, Liu Sheng asked Yang Heqing to temporarily handle the military affairs of the three regiments. He took a hundred knights and guards to Queshan County first, and then returned to Tianmu Mountain.

It is worth mentioning that this time the rebels captured some mules and horses from Suiping and Wuyang.

Although there were less than thirty horses among them that could meet the standard of war horses, Liu Sheng mixed some other inferior mules and horses to form the third post of the Xiaoqi Battalion.

The riders are people who are good at riding, selected from various branches of the rebel army. Therefore, although there are not many who can shoot and chop on horseback, their riding skills are passable.

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When Liu Sheng arrived at Tianmu Mountain, another group of more than [-] refugees with families from the Red Lady's migration also arrived at the foot of Tianmu Mountain.

The arrival of more than [-] refugees more than ten days ago has greatly increased the pressure on Dashui Pingzhai.

It’s not a pressure on food, but a pressure on management.

The more people there are, the more difficult it is to manage.

Although Zhang Guying, the commander stationed at Dashui Pingzhai, had some experience in managing refugees, this was the first time he faced tens of thousands of refugees.

Although Dashui Pingzhai has received several large-scale refugees, it already has a fixed process.

But after more than ten days, Zhang Guying was still very busy due to various emergencies.

Thanks to Li Fuchang from Xiaoli Village who took the initiative to help, and Ma Gui from Dashui Pingzhai who also gave full play to his administrative support, there was no major trouble.

As for Liujiazhai, they did not dare to accept so many refugees at once before Liu Sheng came back.

Because Wang Laowu and Zhou Maohua, who are in charge of military and political work, know very well how important Liujiazhai is to the Chinese Department.

It can be said that when Liu Sheng is away, the safety of Liujiazhai is above all else.

Fortunately, Zhang Guying also knew the importance and sensitivity of Liujiazhai, and did not push them towards Liujiazhai because there were too many refugees and they stayed for too long.

However, when she learned that more than [-] refugees were arriving, Zhang Guying could not help but feel excited.

It is so difficult to manage 1 refugees, and now there are [-] more refugees. What should we do?
Previously, both the leader and the red lady said that Master Li was a truly capable scholar. Should he go through Liujiazhai and ask Master Li in North America for advice?
Maybe we should discuss it with military and political officer Wang Wei first?
Just when Zhang Guying frowned and thought about what to do, he suddenly heard cheers coming from the west city gate.

Because the military camp was not far from the west city gate, he heard the cheers clearly as soon as he walked out of the room——

"The leader is back!"

Hearing that Liu Sheng was back, Zhang Guying also looked happy and rushed to the city gate with a few guards, meeting Liu Sheng halfway.

"See the leader!"

Liu Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Commander Zhang, thank you for your hard work. It's not easy to manage so many refugees outside the Walled City, right?"

Zhang Guying smiled bitterly, "Not only was it not easy, I even lost a lot of my hair.

But it was only after this incident that I realized how rare it is for the leader to arrange tens of thousands of people in order in North America. "

Zhang Guying spoke from his heart.

After this incident, he admired Liu Sheng even more.

I also have a clearer understanding of my own abilities.

It’s okay to let him lead hundreds of people to fight, and it’s okay to let him manage hundreds or thousands of refugees.You can let him, like Liu Sheng, arrange tens of thousands of refugees clearly, but you can't do it even if you kill him.

Liu Sheng laughed, "Although it's not easy, I think you did a pretty good job."

"Thanks to the help of Mr. Li and Butler Ma, I might be able to sort out the trouble by myself."

Liu Sheng was not surprised by this situation, but he still asked with interest: "Oh, tell me, what did these two people do?"

"Yes."

Then, the two of them went to the military camp while talking.

After Zhang Guying finished speaking, Liu Sheng felt that it was time to install a civil affairs officer for Dashui Pingzhai. It was not easy for the generals to do both.

It's okay for generals like Hong Niangzi who have good civil affairs talents, but for generals like Zhang Guying who lack civil affairs talents and lack of ability, it is too difficult to take care of civil affairs at the same time.

Knowing that Li Fuchang was in the Walled City, Liu Sheng immediately sent someone to call Li Fuchang and Ma Gui over.

"See the leader!"

Xiaoli Village is now considered to be tied to the rebels, so like Ma Gui, Liu Sheng is called the leader.

"No need to be polite." Liu Sheng nodded, "I heard from Commander Zhang that the two of you have done a lot in managing the refugees in the past ten days. I have thanked you both here."

With that said, Liu Sheng stood up and cupped his hands.

"Thank you for not being the leader."

The two of them quickly avoided it, both a little nervous.

Then Li Fuchang said: "We are all members of the rebel army, and it is our duty to help the rebel army." "Yes, yes, yes, we should do things to the rebel army." Ma Gui followed behind.

Liu Sheng laughed after hearing this and said: "There is something I was thinking about how to say. Now that you two have sincerely joined the rebels, it will be easier for me to talk about it.

Nowadays, the villages and forts around Tianmu Mountain can be said to be protected by our rebels.Our rebel army has taken Queshan and Suiping counties and will attack other places.

Now that a place has been captured, it must be managed.

Originally, I used military generals to manage civil affairs. Although it was necessary at the time, it was always inconvenient to do so.

Therefore, I wanted to start from Dashui Pingzhai and set up officials to take charge of civil affairs.

You two also know that Tianmu Mountain and the Great Water Pingzhai are very important to our rebel army.

Therefore, I plan to set up a town to govern all the villages and forts within a ten-mile semicircle from the northeast to the southwest of Dashui Pingzhai. "

While talking, Liu Sheng stood up, drew his sword and drew a very simple map on the ground for explanation.

In fact, Li Fuchang and Ma Gui had also heard that the rebels had captured two county towns, otherwise they would not have helped the rebels so diligently.

But when Liu Sheng said it himself and mentioned the establishment of civil affairs officials, both of them became faintly excited.

So I stepped forward to look at the picture.

The two of them were very familiar with the terrain and the distribution of villages around Tianmu Mountain. Although Liu Sheng only drew a few dots and lines, the two of them understood it at a glance.

A semicircle with a radius of ten miles may not sound big, and most of it belongs to Tianmu Mountain, but it actually encompasses more than a dozen villages.

At this time, Liu Sheng said again: "Dashuipingzhai was also called Chenpingzhai in the past, so I took the homophony and called this town Taiping Town, which means peace in the world.

Li Yuanwai is temporarily appointed as the mayor of Taiping Town, and Ma Gui is appointed as the deputy mayor, responsible for the civil affairs of the town. What do you two think? "

Although it sounds like a non-official position similar to the chief of the Ming Dynasty and the chief of security, thinking that this is the home of the rebel army and the first civil affairs unit established by Liu Sheng, both of them couldn't help but get excited.

After looking at each other, the two of them knelt down to Liu Sheng together.

"I accept my orders! I will definitely live up to my leader's trust!"

Liu Sheng held the two men up with one hand and said with a smile: "As long as you two are willing to take up the post - remember, in our Hua Department, no matter whether it is a subordinate versus a superior, or facing me as the leader, there is no need to do anything. Just kneel down and bow your head."

"Yes!"

The two of them responded and bowed to Liu Sheng again.

Then, Liu Sheng directly gave the task.

"More than [-] refugees have migrated from the other side of Queshan and have reached the foot of the mountain. When I went up the mountain, I had already ordered them to camp at the foot of the mountain first and then go up the mountain tomorrow.

However, the refugees in Dashui Pingzhai still have to move to North America as soon as possible.

You assist Commander Zhang to prepare the refugees outside the Walled City. After lunch, have them line up to go to Liujiazhai. "

Li Fuchang and Ma Gui had long heard that Liu Sheng had found a cave of paradise on the mountain behind Liujiazhai.

It's just that the news they heard before was too vague, and it didn't cover anything. Therefore, the two of them didn't know the specific name of the blessed land and what it looked like.

Just make sure there is such a place - otherwise, after the rebels transferred so many refugees to Liujiazhai, where did they send them?
At this time, after listening to Liu Sheng's words, I realized that the blessed land was called "North America".Although I thought the name was strange and didn't match the image of the cave heaven and paradise, I didn't say anything.

Immediately they all said "yes" together.

After Liu Sheng was assigned the task of preparing for immigration in Dashui Pingzhai, he returned to Liujiazhai without even having time to drink.

As soon as he walked through the dilapidated wooden door, Liu Sheng felt noticeably warmer.

Speaking of which, Eurasia was the continent most severely affected by the Little Ice Age, while the Americas, especially the nearly fully enclosed basin areas like the Central Valley of California, were much less affected.

Although it is still winter month (November) in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Sheng estimates that the temperature is only a few degrees, and at most it will exceed 10 degrees when the sun shines at noon.

At this time, the temperature here in the North American camp definitely felt like more than ten degrees to Liu Sheng.

Looking up, there are many clouds in the sky, the air is very humid, and there is mud under our feet.

Apparently it had rained not long ago.

However, a lot of drainage ditches have been dug in Huachuying, and the design is not bad. There is not much water in the camp.

Immediately, Liu Sheng went directly to the Political Hall and asked Li Changwen about the situation of the major camps.

Li Changwen is processing official documents.

After meeting Liu Sheng, he first stood up and bowed his head, and then talked about Liu Sheng's concerns.

“Since late October, it has rained more than before, and since November, it has increased significantly.

But it's still within our acceptance range, and it's not as scary as we imagined.

From the current point of view, it only rains once every three to five days, which is not a small amount - there was even a heavy rain before.

However, the winter here is obviously warmer than the Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid there won't be much snow, which may affect the wheat harvest. "

Liu Sheng nodded, "In a year or two, it will be difficult to harvest enough food from farming here, and we are mentally prepared for this.

If you want to reduce the food pressure caused by immigration, you should hunt more and fish more, especially fishing.

The Longshouwan Salt Factory should have already produced salt, right?If there is no shortage of salt, we can make salted fish and smoked fish as supplementary food for the winter. "

"Then the chief will send more immigrants to Longshou Bay this time. Whether it is a bay or an inland river, there are many more fish than here."

Liu Sheng laughed after hearing this, "That's what I meant."

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