Song Dynasty

Chapter 66 Capital
Jiankang Mansion and Jinling City are the Nanjing of later generations.

With dragons and tigers, the southeast is superior, and the people are outstanding, it is hard to be the political, economic and cultural center of Jiangnan.Controlling Stone City means controlling the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which is the capital of the emperor.Because of this, from ancient times to the present, this place has been the capital of the southern imperial court, and it is extremely prosperous.The so-called 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many buildings are in the mist and rain.

It's a pity that after Zhao Da, the ancestor of the Northern Song Dynasty, eliminated the Southern Tang Dynasty, he deliberately weakened it, probably to prevent the scholars from the south who were interested in the old dynasty from causing chaos. Coupled with the excavation of the Kaifeng Canal and the dredging of waterways, Jinling City gradually declined.

Up to now, the huge stone city only has a population of about [-].

After all, Jinling City is a famous historical city with a huge area. It is composed of two parts, the inner city and the outer city, and it looks very empty.Especially the place where the Sizhou camp is located is far away in the suburbs in the east of the city, surrounded by farmland, and Wang Shen didn't see many people along the way.

Lu Can said that the military camp site is very large, which Wang Shen believed.It's just that the environment is a bit miserable.

The barracks where the Sizhou camp was stationed was formerly the barracks of the Imperial Forest Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty. There were hundreds of houses and a large playground outside. .

Ancient land, especially uncultivable land, was very cheap, and the land had not been inhabited for many years.

The playground is full of grass, and the houses are made of adobe walls. In the humid climate in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a strong musty smell inside. The gaps in the walls can be inserted into a hand, and there are small animals inside. In and out.

Lu Can was a little embarrassed, saying that the place is really simple, but fortunately, it doesn't cost money, and the superiors have registered this place, so they can only follow orders.

Wang Shen smiled wryly and touched the sparse short beard on his chin: "It seems that this place must be cleaned up first, and the basic necessities of the soldiers must be solved before we can talk about other things. Ziyu, let's divide the work. Our army Eight hundred new recruits have been recruited. The weather has turned cold, and many people are wearing single shirts. They need to buy some quilts. In addition, the military uniforms have to be made by tailors. You have lived in Jinling for a month, and you know the place well. I leave it to you."

Lu Can nodded: "Yes, but I don't have any money on hand."

"You don't have to worry about the money, I'm not living in idleness this month." Wang Shen clapped his hands, and two soldiers came in carrying a sack, and when he opened it, there were white silver bars inside.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Lu Can was overjoyed: "Dao Si, you have gained a lot, as long as you have money, as long as you have money, I am worrying about this!"

Wang Shen: "In addition, some rice and grain have to be bought back, so that each soldier has two taels of meat every day. By the way, what is the price of grain and rice in Jinling?"

He was a little worried. In the troubled times, the price of grain fluctuated greatly, and if he accidentally sold it at a sky-high price, the little money he had on hand would not be able to afford three meals for a thousand strong men.

Lu Can's answer made Wang Shen heave a sigh of relief. It turned out that the Jiangnan area, especially Jinling, has always been a land of fish and rice, with high grain output and extremely low prices after a hundred years of peace.Take rice as an example, you can buy a catty for six renminbi.A piece of linen costs more than a hundred renminbi. Compared with the war-torn Henan in the Central Plains, it is simply heaven.

Moreover, there is a natural moat in the Yangtze River. Everyone thinks that the Jurchens can hit the north bank of the river at most, which is the end of their battle.For Jinling people, war belongs to another world.

Wang Shen: "Okay, after this matter, you bring twenty soldiers into the city to handle it, and the others will clear up this camp for me and live in a pig's nest. I am not happy if you are happy! Everyone wants Do it, including the officers, don't put on airs like an official."

Several officers laughed and said: "General Wang, when we were in the supply camp, we used to push carts, escort food, fodder, ordnance, what kind of officials did we not do?"

In the evening, the grass on the playground was mowed. Wang Shen took a look and found that the ground was solid and flat, barely usable.The room was also tidied up, and Lu Can brought the food and quilts back with the cart, accompanied by a group of tailors who measured the soldiers.

With so many people living in the barracks at once, the smoke from the kitchen rose up, and it became lively immediately.

With clean houses and beds made, the soldiers finally settled down.

Wang Shen looked at the sky, and thought that he would not be able to go to An Niang's place today, because it was a good idea to gather the officers for a meeting in the evening, and there was a lot to talk about.He traveled around Jiangbei for a month and gathered 800 people.Among them, 500 people have been on the battlefield.However, the combat power is really rubbish, and it needs to be trained well to be useful.Moreover, they are all new recruits. Although they were temporarily formed into several teams at the beginning, they have to break up a mixed formation of veterans when they come back this time, so that they can be promoted as quickly as possible.

After dinner, Wang Shen summoned all the officers of the army to his room, and called Yue Yun along with him.

When this kid was working in the afternoon, he was still watching the excitement with his arms folded. He sneered at Wang Shen and the other officers who went to mow the grass in person, and said what a majestic commander and military men would do if they mixed together.In this way, if the soldiers are disrespectful, how can they lead troops in the future.

After watching for a long time, he was depressed and couldn't help but took a sickle and joined the team.After all, it's a child's heart. Although it's sweaty, everyone is busy talking and laughing, but they also find it interesting.

After everyone sat down, Wang Shen first asked Lu Can: "Marquis Lu Yu, the soldiers, weapons, and armor sticks can be counted."

"The inventory is over." Lu Can took out a booklet from his sleeve, opened it, and read: "Our Sizhou camp now has a total of 63 soldiers, two spears 610, four hand knives 830, and three shields. One hundred, one hundred and five large axes, sixty armors, seven sets of leather armors, two hundred divine arm bows, and ten thousand arrows. In addition, six big yellow bows and ten small bows."

Wang Shen nodded again and again. Today, he really looked at Lu Can with admiration.To be honest, he really had some opinions on Lu Can before.I think this is a pedantic teacher who must say benevolence, righteousness and morality, and he can't lead troops to fight, and he doesn't have much prestige in the eyes of the soldiers. Let him be the Marquis of Yu, and the most military discipline officer really embarrassed him.

However, watching him arrange food and lodging for soldiers, communicate with left and right, contact upper and lower levels, and write and post, it is quite like the secretary-general and office director of later generations.That's right, he was originally a literati, and logistics and local administration are his strengths. Liu Guangshi, an idiot, can't employ people!
All the officers were taken aback, and someone couldn't help saying: "It's so sophisticated, it's already the standard of the main force."

"Isn't our Sizhou camp now the main force of the Siqian army?" Wang Shen smiled: "I haven't done anything in Jiangbei this month, and I have accumulated all these belongings bit by bit. Yes." That's right, during this month, Wang Shen has spent all his time on these equipments, buying them for Song Jun who refused to join his army, and grabbing them directly. Finally, he can fill up all his troops .

Plus a thousand soldiers and the silver brought back, this is the only capital in Wang Shen's hands.

An officer yelled: "Our Sizhou battalion has only one battalion. There are 500 people in one battalion, but now we have 1000 people. General, if we continue to expand like this, we will soon have an army."

Wang Shen continued to laugh and said: "Isn't it good to have more soldiers and generals? Who would think that you have too many people?"

"That's right. Now many battalions claim to have 500 people. In fact, the officers eat up their quota and drink blood. It's not bad to have two hundred. Not only are we full, but we have doubled it. If we really pull it out, it won't scare people to death." !"

Everyone laughed and said yes, yes, it was a bit scary.

Wang Shen suddenly straightened his face: "Now we have doubled the number of people, but to put it bluntly, [-]% of them are recruits, and they have never been on the battlefield. If you really pull them out, you will meet the enemy. Even if you are equipped No matter how good it is, it's just someone giving away the head. Not only the newcomers I brought back, but to be honest, the troops of the old supply battalion also failed. Otherwise, the cavalry who met Li Cheng at the beginning would not have been beaten so badly by others The troops will be reorganized, and from tomorrow onwards, the troops will also be retrained, everyone, you have to be busy."

Hearing him mention the Battle of Pingyuan Town, everyone was shocked and said in unison: "Yes, General."

"Okay, let's start to re-formation now." Wang Shen signaled everyone to be quiet, cleared his throat, "We are one battalion, so we will still be organized into five capitals. Gu Lie."

Gu Lie: "The subordinate is here."

"Don't you want to carry a sword and shield, so I will fulfill your wish." Wang Shen: "In the first capital, there are three hundred people, each with a knife and a shield, and they are all Tou Gulie."

"Gu Lie takes orders."

Wang Shen: "Second capital, spearmen, each with a spear and a leather armor, there are two hundred people, all heads..." He glanced at the crowd, and said slowly: "Wang Danian."

Wang Danian did not expect that he would be promoted to the capital, his body trembled with excitement, he stood up, and tried his best to keep himself calm: "This subordinate takes orders."

"The third capital, the crossbowman, a man with a god arm bow, two hundred people, the capital, and Lu Can concurrently."

Lu Can: "Yes, General."

"The fourth capital..."

At this time, Yue Yun jumped up: "General Wang, if I do it, you leave the fourth to me." Seeing that Wang Danian, who is only a few years older than himself, has become the capital, Yue Yingxiang couldn't help but feel itchy. shouted.

Wang Shen: "You are not my soldier."

Yue Yun: "I join the army."

Wang Shen: "Go and tell your sister."

Yue Yun was in a hurry: "It's definitely not possible with sister, she can't wait to lock me in the house all day long to be reconciled. You just take me in, at worst I will listen to whatever you say in the future, if it is not possible, I will call you brother-in-law All right."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Yue Yun clenched his fists and shouted, "Don't laugh, don't laugh, be beaten!" In an instant, his eyes gleamed fiercely.

Wang Shen ignored him, and continued: "I will bring the fourth, spearmen, with 240 people."

Yue Yun didn't have anything to do with himself, so he sat down dejectedly, his chest rising and falling with anger.He shouted angrily, "Since you won't let me join the army, why did you ask me to come here?"

At this time, Wang Shen said: "The fifth capital has sixty people, equipped with armor, a knife in hand, and a big axe. All the warriors in the army have been transferred to this capital to serve as the general reserve of our army. I have also thought of a name for the elite of the army, and I will call it Beiwei Shi, and I will use it at the most critical time when I go to the battlefield."

Hearing what he said, everyone raised their spirits and looked over with burning eyes.

What is the concept of back-to-back soldiers, that is, death squads, the treatment in the army ranks first, and the equipment is also the best.Especially the armor on their bodies. Everyone had a lot of experience when they were in Pingyuan Town. The bows and arrows of the bandits shot at it as if it was tickling.

The sword was cut on it, but it was just a shallow trace.If you want to break armor, you must use heavy weapons.

The person who can lead this entire army must be the person with the strongest martial arts in the army and the most trusted by General Wang.

Wang Shen dragged his voice: "Dutou, Yue Yun."

(End of this chapter)