Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 325
Shi Wenbing was speechless for a while. He has been an official for many years. He knows the characteristics of farmers, timid and conservative.

For example, the promotion of a mulberry tree with good intentions is all operated by Chaijiazhuang Commercial Bank. Some farmers have never stopped doing this or that.

Shi Wenbing said: "That's the truth. Farmers are short-sighted. If they don't see rabbits, they don't scatter eagles. Try to promote it in spring. You can't force it. There is a process for farmers to accept it. However, I have a thousand acres of land, and I can grow hundreds of acres of cotton and One hundred mu of corn, plant it for the farmers to see, and lead the farmers to do it.”

It's still a level of civil servants. Obviously they want to make a fortune first, but they want to grow it for farmers to see and lead them to do it, but it does have some effects.

Chai Lin said: "No problem. There are not many corn seeds. I will give you [-] acres of cotton seedlings and [-] acres of corn seeds. I will arrange for cotton seedlings to be cultivated for you on the edge of the field. When the time comes, you will arrange to move them." Just plant it. As for the short growth period of corn, there will be no delay in planting after harvesting wheat."

As soon as Chai Lin guessed, he understood that this Shi Wenbing also wanted to do the seed business, he cultivated so many, and he wanted to sell the seeds, but Chai Lin didn't care about these, let's do business together, no one can monopolize it.

"There is one more important thing, Master Chai must help." Shi Wenbing said.

"Oh, there is still something important, what is it?" Chailin asked puzzled.

"Do you still remember Guo Shanlong and Sun Erniang Chai?" Shi Wenbing asked.

"Remember, these two people both ran from Cangzhou," Chai Lin said.

"Guoshanlong changed its name to Dwarf Tiger, and now it is the second leader of Qingfeng Mountain, and Sun Erniang is the third leader. Recently, this group of people recruited troops and horses in Qingfeng Mountain, Qingzhou, and accumulated grass and food. It has grown to as many as 7000 to [-] people, and has repeatedly defeated Qingzhou. The army is very powerful, and the dwarf tiger has suffered several times in Leling, and I am worried that he will take revenge." Shi Wenbing said worriedly.

Chai Lin shook his head: "Although I have more than 1000 township soldiers in my hands, the bantam is in Qingzhou. It is impossible for me to send troops to fight him, unless the prefect of Murong sends a request."

"Master Chai misunderstood. Assisting Qingzhou to suppress bandits is not something that I, a small county magistrate, should think about. What I mean is that Master Chai sells some cement, repairs the Leling City Defense, strengthens the city wall, and repairs the damaged places. There is a guarantee of safety. In addition, if the enemy invades, please ask Mr. Chai to provide immediate support."

"Well, this request is not too much. Although the cement is not enough for our own use, we still need to squeeze out some cement for Leling County. Let me give you [-] bags first. You have to pay as you like, no credit." Chailin said.

Shi Wenbing was overjoyed. He didn't expect Chai Lin to be so forthright. He thought it would be good to sell three thousand bags.The combination of cement and blue bricks made the city wall very strong. The arrow stacks at the top of Leling City were basically damaged and had to be repaired.Why is Shi Wenbing so concerned about building the city wall, because once the bandits break through the city, his position as a magistrate will be over, so he must pay attention to it.

After dinner, Chai Lin didn't bother wandering around Leling, and led his soldiers back to Chaijiazhuang, and at the same time sent his soldiers to Cangzhou to call Shi Qian back to the camp.

The changes in Chaijiazhuang have been huge. After the rice was harvested in the rice fields, rapeseed was planted. Now the rapeseed is flourishing and growing well.After the rapeseed is harvested in spring, the land is irrigated and rice is planted.Growing rapeseed is not for making more money, but for eating oil. People who do not eat oil will have unbalanced nutrition and weak bodies.

The wheat in the wheat field is growing well. The foundation has been laid before the year, and it will flourish after the spring.

The barren sandy land where peanuts have been planted is not idle, and the withered yellow buckwheat is about to mature.After harvesting the peanuts, it was still early, and the land was wasted if it was empty, and there was no need to plow the land, so a crop of buckwheat was simply sowed.

Chai Lin said: "This sweet buckwheat was introduced this year. The purpose is to increase the income of the common people. Beekeepers can produce more honey. Go and have a look."

A middle-aged man was grazing his horses by the side of the buckwheat field. When he saw Chai Lin approaching, he came to greet him and said, "I have seen the owner."

"Li Wu, how is it? How is the buckwheat growing now?" Chailin asked.

Li Wu said gratefully: "The owner is the great benefactor of Li Wu's family. This year is much better than last year. This crop of buckwheat has been added very well, and the production has increased again. The owner does not increase the rent. The growth of buckwheat this year It's very good, it's almost ripe now, and I guess there are still [-] catties. My family has planted two acres, which is enough for a large family to eat porridge. The main buckwheat planting is too simple. There are only two processes, and the ditch is planted. Don’t worry about it, just mow and go home in late autumn. As long as there is no severe drought and no watering during this period, there is no need to weed.”

"Do it well, there is hope, and life will get better and better in the future." Chai Lin patted Li Wu on the shoulder.

"There is hope. My horse is in good condition. I have been raising a calf for six months. I will be able to give birth to a foal in the second and third months of spring next year." Li Wu said happily.

The small-scale agricultural economy in Chaijiazhuang has developed the agricultural economy in the handicraft era to its peak. Intensive cultivation and simultaneous development of various crops have realized the animal power of arable land and carts.

Recently, the Chaijiazhuang site has expanded like a disk, and the center of gravity of the reconnaissance battalion has moved to Dongping Mansion.Ma Ling wandered around to recruit people.

Baihutang, the township barracks, Chai Lin, Lin Chong, Pang Wanchun, Lu Da, Bian Xiang, Chai Qiang, Xie Zhen, and Shi Jin all came.The guards outside are guarded, and others are not allowed to enter.

Chai Lin said: "Brothers, the bandits in Qingzhou have changed a lot during this period, and the army of Qingfeng Mountain has grown to six thousand."

Lu Da stroked his big bald head and said, "We are desperately developing, and there are only more than 2000 people in total. This bandit is really fast."

Bian Xiang said: "In terms of the number of people, we can't compare with bandits. Bandits are not restricted. They don't need to pay a penny to recruit people. They just need to eat and drink. The equipment is even simpler. A tree trunk and a gun The head is the weapon. As for us, the monthly salary is [-] ren, and all kinds of weapons cost a lot."

"These are secondary. The main reason is that the prefect of Murong has intensified recently. Excessive taxation and extortion have made the people's livelihood difficult. The common people were forced to go to the mountains to become bandits. Our recruitment and publicity efforts must be strengthened. The first batch of Qingzhou artisans returned The family has brought relatives, I don’t know what’s going on, is there any news yet?”

Lin Chong said: "Ruan Xiaoqi, the first battalion of the Navy, is fully responsible for this matter. He reported once a few days ago that the Qingzhou craftsmen have been sent back to Qingzhou safely. I think they have all gone home. There will be news in the past few days. .”

Ruan Xiaoqi works carefully and conscientiously, so there should be no problem. I think there will be news in the next few days.

Chai Lin said: "We must be extremely vigilant to prevent bandits from infiltrating our team, and to catch spies tonight."

Bian Xiang said: "The light cavalry battalion, the heavy cavalry battalion, and the heavy infantry battalion have very few people from Qingzhou. In the mountain battalion, there are many selected from the iron miners to join, and there is nothing unusual about it."

"Don't be careless. I called the people from the intelligence department to come and arrest the spies. Everyone should cooperate, not only including the army, but also the workshop. This Qingfeng Mountain is only three hundred miles away from us, which is too close. "Chai Lin said.

Chai Lin came up with a fishing strategy and told everyone about it, and everyone went to work on their own.

(End of this chapter)