Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

After annexing the three villages in Dulonggang, the county issued an announcement to liberalize land trading. Zhao Zhen also didn't expect that the farmers in the county would suddenly rush to the villages, spend most of their money, and occupy the fields they were interested in early.

Zhao Zhen has already made a plan here. In principle, whoever rents the land will subscribe first. Being close to a water park, Zhao Zhen attached great importance to water conservancy. Most of Liangshan County is paddy fields near the water. The price is five kuans per acre for paddy fields and three kuans for dry fields. Although it is not cheap, there are more than a dozen families in each village who have purchased twenty acres of land in full.

In addition, Zhao Zhen specifically stipulated that those who have a son serving in the military can purchase ten acres more. After all, twenty acres of land is not enough for a family, so the remaining fields can only be rented and cultivated. In addition to paying taxes, there is also a share of tenant rent. Farmers naturally know that buying land is much more cost-effective than renting land. After all, the land can be passed down.

Taking advantage of this general trend, Zhao Zhen opened up the sale of houses again. Those who thought the small courtyard was not enough when they first entered could buy land and build it themselves, or ask the county's Xiangjun to build it.

Yes, it’s Xiangjun. Zhao Zhen took reference from the Xiang Army in the Song Army and also set up a Xiang Army. In the Song Dynasty, there were various professional soldiers such as Zhuangcheng soldiers, Laocheng soldiers, Dipu soldiers, Heqing soldiers, Jiangjiang defenders, Kaijiang soldiers, and Yan soldiers.

After discussing with Wu Yong, Xiao Rang and others, Zhao Zhen consulted [Nine-tailed Turtle] Tao Zongwang for his idea, and made him the battalion commander. He first established a [Craftsman Camp] specializing in construction. In addition to the original ones who were good at building, In addition to the soldiers changing from the Forbidden Army to the Xiang Army, the carpenter's workshop is naturally also included. Carpenters, masons, stonemasons, and apprentices were also recruited from Heihu Temple Town and Dulonggang, a total of 500 people.

[Craftsman Camp] is not engaged in fighting, but specialized in construction. The first errand is to Dulonggang sub-village. It is still a small courtyard as soon as you enter. There are sufficient civil engineering and stone materials, and houses are completed every day. Either rent or sell, so that farmers who buy land nearby can have a place to stay.

Although these craftsmen are all Xiangjun and their salaries are not high, only 200 yuan per month, these craftsmen all join in enthusiastically. However, Zhao Zhen was afraid that these people would have nothing to eat, so he made a fool of himself. In addition to the basic salary, there was also salary money, class salary money, and as a reward for completing the errand, the family could buy five more acres of land and two sets of clothes every year. Moreover, these craftsmen do not need to be stationed in the military camp permanently. They are still at home on weekdays. They can still make a living by tinkering and have time to cultivate their own fields.

In addition to [Craftsman Camp], Zhao Zhen also brought Ruan Xiaoer and Meng Kang back from the main world, and brothers Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi succeeded them.

Zhao Zhen, led by Meng Kang of [Jade Flag Pole], built [Shipyard Camp]. For this, Tao Zongwang and Meng Kang had a dispute. Both camps needed carpenters.

In the end, they were divided into two places according to the craftsmanship that each craftsman was good at. Only then did Zhao Zhen realize that carpenters are not capable of all carpentry jobs. Some carpenters are proficient in everything, and some are only good at one.

Long carpenters are those who build houses, square carpenters are those who make furniture, round carpenters are those who make barrels and foot basins, also known as hoop carpenters, and sawmakers are those who saw boards, also known as boundary carpenters.

With land and houses being bought and sold, new villages built, and soldiers recruited, the entire Liangshan County suddenly became active, with singing and laughter everywhere.

After resting for a few days, heroes from all over the county began to get busy, training men and horses, and teaching martial arts.

In the water village, Ruan Xiaoer commanded three water armies and taught boat driving and fighting on board every day. I heard that during this battle with Zhujiazhuang, the navy was only on defense and did not fight.

Ruan Xiaoer complained to Zhao Zhen: "Sir, the navy has occupied nearly half of Liangshan County's troops, but it has no use. My brother is not afraid on land."

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, you have also seen that Brother Meng Kang has established the [Shipyard Camp] here. In addition to fishing boats and merchant ships, it is still mainly warships. The brothers just train the navy and they will be useful one day. If there is If something unexpected happens, this water bank will be the final place for us to settle down. It will naturally be useful to the navy."

Ruan Xiaoer didn't say much after hearing this, but he became more and more interested in training the soldiers.

When the weather got warmer, Zhao Zhen resumed his daily martial arts practice. Because Coach Zhang went to Wanzicheng to train his soldiers, Zhao Zhen began to learn from the heroes again. He also added bow and arrow and knife-throwing exercises. In addition to secret manuals, Li Ying inevitably demonstrated himself many times. Zhao Zhen's knife-throwing skills naturally improved rapidly.

On this day, Zhao Zhen held the stone lock in the yard for half an hour. When the time came, Zhao Zhen went into the house and changed clothes. He said something to Cheng Wan'er. When he saw Zhang Yun in Cheng Wan'er's arms, looking at him with big eyes, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but He poked Zhang Yun's cheek with his finger, causing Zhang Yun to giggle and shout "Daddy hugs".

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but took Zhang Yun from Cheng Waner's arms and teased him for a while.

Arriving at the meeting hall, Wu Yong was already waiting here. After meeting Zhao Zhen, Wu Yong said: "Sir, I plan to go to Dongping Mansion tomorrow to see the boss. The matter of Zhujiazhuang will be settled officially to prevent it from dragging on for too long and sudden changes."

This matter has been discussed for a long time. Although Liangshan County is Jimi County and can be independent in all matters, it is still under the rule of the Song Dynasty. Furthermore, Zhao Zhen's father-in-law, Cheng Wanli, has now been promoted to governor, so Zhao Zhen should congratulate him.

Nowadays, Liangshan County has strong soldiers and horses, and enough weapons and armor to support them. The blacksmith shop has recruited many apprentices. The weapons are good, but the armor is slow. This time, Wu Yong went to Dongping Mansion with the idea of ​​buying some "old armor" from Cheng Wanli.

Ever since he learned that most of the weapons and armor in Zhujiazhuang were obtained from various armies through this channel, Wu Yong started to think about it.

Zhao Zhen asked: "Xuetuo, who will you take with you this time?"

Wu Yong said: "The old steward still needs to accompany us. In addition, Shi Jin, Chen Da, and Yang Chun, the three brothers, are free now, so it would be best if they can accompany us. When we return from Dongping Prefecture, the soldiers in Wanzicheng Camp will have completed their initial training, and the three brothers will be able to form the Sixth Cavalry Army."

Zhao Zhen listened and thought it was right, and said: "That's good. The lady's letter has been prepared, and the old steward Zhao Xing will deliver it personally."

As he was talking, Shi Qian and Bai Sheng came in from outside. They greeted each other and were about to serve tea. Shi Qian waved his hand and said: "Sir, military advisor, we have found out the whereabouts of Zhu Yongqing. This kid is also cunning. He actually went to Jingyang Town and lived in the military camp."

Wu Yong said: "Is the news confirmed?"

Bai Sheng said: "Military advisor, don't worry, we have seen this guy before, and we will not make a mistake. This guy must have seen the defeat and was afraid that we would go to attack Zhujiazhuang, so he didn't dare to go back, but ran to Jingyang Town to meet his brother The Imperial Army camp where my brother was. We two looked around and didn't ask about the whereabouts of this guy. "

"Brother Shi Qian said that this guy didn't seem like someone who was willing to wander around, so he must be around. Thinking that Yunlong, who was now staying in Jingyang Town, was his brother, we went there. After a careful inquiry, we found out that a lot of paper money and incense were bought in the military camp. We two specially asked about it and found out that it was Yunlong's personal soldiers who bought the paper and candles. We took the opportunity of the military camp to enter the military camp and saw Zhu Yongqing. "

Wu Yong said: "This guy is smart. Now that we have found out that he is there, we must be on guard in the future. In Dongping Prefecture, ask the old man to issue a warrant to arrest him so that he can't stay there, and then get rid of him. "

Zhao Zhen nodded. It would be best to get rid of Zhu Yongqing. After all, there is a grudge for destroying his family. This guy is good in martial arts. If he does bad things in secret, it will also be a trouble.