There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 157 Accelerating the expansion of strength

It is said that when an army wins a battle, the people are its backer.

After the Shenmu Public Trial Meeting, the people of Shenmu burst out with powerful force to fully support the Zhenming Army.

First of all, the recruitment of 2,000 civilians was completed in less than a day. Many young men even brought their own dry food and prepared to come to work for free.

The Dong family, who were engaged in construction in Shenmu County, also abandoned other businesses, gathered their team and building materials, and rushed over immediately to prepare to participate in the construction of the fort.

Lin Feng also met outside Shenmu City who were preparing to divide the fort-building army into three batches, and encouraged them to prioritize quality, work quickly, and strive to build the Shenmu defense line as soon as possible.

At the same time, Hu Yanlin and Song Weifu were required to pay their wages on time, ensure that the peasants had enough to eat, and never allow problems such as the deduction of wages and food expenses to occur.

After Lin Feng finished speaking, the Beiwu Fort closest to Shenmu County took the lead in the groundbreaking ceremony, and the construction personnel of the other two forts also set off immediately.

There was also a sea of ​​people lining up at the recruitment booth in front of the county government office. Shenmu Qingzhuang was very enthusiastic about joining the Zhenming Army.

However, the recruitment of young men and women into the army requires necessary assessments, so the speed is a little slower. More than 500 people were recruited on the first day, and it is estimated that a thousand people will be recruited in another day.

After Lin Feng attended the departure ceremony for the fort-builders, he returned to the county government office. Li Wanxiang, the head of the Zhenming Army's Logistics Department, had already arrived.

"Mr. Li, did you have a smooth journey here?" Lin Feng asked.

"Thank you for your concern, sir. Now you can't even see a thief from the sacred tree to Fugu. The road is very safe." Li Wanxiang replied.

"Mr. Li, we are recruiting you here urgently. The main reason is that we have taken over several large mines owned by the Zheng family in Shenmu. There are two coal mines and a quartz sand mine. They are all currently being mined, and the miners are also there. You should be alert immediately. The mining industry went to take over and resume production at the mine as soon as possible," Lin Feng explained.

"There is a ready-made mine. That's great. I have brought a few people over. As long as we go over and go through the procedures, we can continue production." Li Wanxiang said happily. Zhenming Mining also has 10% of the Li family's shares, which saves the money. The upfront cost of mining is money.

"Okay, then Mr. Li, please take people to take over those mines first. Then you can sort out the situation and tell me." Lin Feng ordered.

"Understood, I'll be there right away." After finishing speaking, Li Wanxiang left.

Fang Xiaoyu walked in at this time and reported: "Sir, the first convoy transporting supplies from Yulin City has arrived at Shenmu. Master Fugu Guo of Sitong Express would like to ask you whether you want to leave some supplies in Shenmu. ?”

"Oh, have they arrived? Let's go outside the city and take a look." Lin Feng replied.

Soon, Lin Feng and his party arrived outside Shenmu City and saw that the endless motorcade had arrived and stopped outside the city gate.

Guo Tianyou hurriedly ran over to salute and said, "I have seen you, sir. Our convoy is running too slowly. I heard that you have been here for several days."

"Haha, of course our light carriage Jian Cong can run fast. We have brought so much supplies, so it's normal to go a little slower. Is everything going well on the road?" Lin Feng asked.

"We were escorted by Guard Peng from the First Guard Battalion, and the trip was safe." Guo Tianyou replied.

"We are preparing to recruit a thousand new soldiers in Shenmu. You can leave a thousand sets of weapons and a thousand stones of food. The rest will continue to be transported to Fugu." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood, then we can continue setting off after unloading the cargo." Guo Tianyou replied.

"Xiaoyu, arrange for someone to take them to unload the goods." Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away!" Fang Xiaoyu said. While Guo Tianyou and others were arranging the unloading, Lin Feng went to the convoy to look inside, encouraged Peng Xing and others a few words, and then returned to the county government office.

The second escort battalion led by Song Jilie also arrived the next day, along with more than a thousand family members who had moved from Yulin City.

Since the Second Guard Battalion is considered to be deployed in Shenmu, the family members who will be relocated must also be arranged in Shenmu.

Lin Feng had told Song Weifu two days ago to allocate one hundred acres of land to the east of Shenmu City, close to Fugu, in preparation for the construction of barracks for the Second Guard Battalion and a residential area for family members.

However, now that Shenmu is short of manpower everywhere, Song Weifu still organized three spare teams of county government officials to level the site. The subsequent construction mainly depends on the Second Guard Battalion itself.

Fortunately, there is a large forest next to the camp, and there is no shortage of wood. It can be quickly cut down to build a simple barracks.

Lin Feng followed the Second Guard Battalion to the new camp and looked around. There are woods to the east of the camp, a small river to the north, and grasslands in both directions to the southwest. The scenery is still very good.

Lin Feng took Song Jilie, Ma Mingjie and others to look around and then said: "In the future, the focus of our defense will shift to the sacred tree, so this time we consider that your second defense battalion will be stationed near the sacred tree.

Since there is no ready-made camp, the original Shenmu Fort was used to defend against the Mongols in the north. Now we mainly defend against the imperial army from the south, so it cannot be used. We can only work hard for you to build a new camp. "

"Sir, why is this hard work? We happened to have brought more than a thousand family members with us, and we can find something to do for them. We just need some funds and food." Song Jilie said.

"To build this new camp, I will allocate two thousand taels of silver and one thousand shi of grain to you. The money will come from the money seized from Yulin City that you escorted. I will ask Shenmu County to purchase the grain to supply you." Lin Feng arranged.

"Thank you, sir. As long as there is enough money and food, the construction of this new camp should be quick." Song Jilie promised after getting the money.

"Don't be too anxious. It will be built within twenty days, but your training cannot be delayed. You have to train while building the camp every day." Lin Feng warned.

"Understood, we will not affect the training." Song Jilie replied.

Back at the county government office, Song Weifu, who was in charge of recruiting soldiers, and Qian Zhuo, deputy captain of the Guards, walked in together.

Song Weifu first said: "Sir, Shenmu Qingzhuang's enthusiasm for enlisting in the army is too high. A thousand people were already recruited this morning, and the people gathered around and refused to disperse.

We took the assessment and found that many of the young men were of very good quality. It would be a pity to give up. So after we discussed it, we decided to recruit 500 more people on our own initiative. A total of 1,500 people were recruited. Please punish me. "

"Sir, this is mainly my opinion. It would be a pity not to recruit such good soldiers." Qian Zhuo also interjected to fight for responsibility.

"Haha, just collect more. Anyway, we have enough money and food now." Lin Feng said.

"Sir, according to your request, my family was given two taels of silver and one stone of food for this recruitment. A total of more than four thousand taels were spent. We first misappropriated part of the money that was intended to be used to build the Shenmu Defense Line Fortress." Song Weifuhui reported .

"The money for the county government office is not enough, right? This time we also confiscated 18,000 taels from the Shenmu Guo family and the Zheng family. I will tell you that this money will be placed in the county government treasury. You can also pay for it in the future. We can line up a list of construction needs in Shenmu County." Lin Feng was not short of money now, so he allocated eighteen thousand taels with a wave of his hand.

Originally, this money was also obtained from the big Shenmu owners, but now it is considered to be taken from the Shenmu and used for the Shenmu.

"Thank you, sir! We will definitely plan it carefully." Song Weifu responded in surprise.

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