"The bandits are very cruel, our army fought bravely, but they also paid a huge price. The people of Jianzhou are in dire straits, nine out of ten houses are empty, and the rats in the empty official warehouses starve to death. These are the key points. Anyway, it is just one sentence, cry for poverty,

It’s a miserable sale!” Sun Yu thought, if the imperial court knew that it had enough soldiers and a lot of food and grass, maybe someone would want to pick peaches. If it was a miserable sale, maybe they could give some support, but no one would have the nerve to pick peaches no matter what.

peach.

"Don't worry, sir. I will go back and write it now, and keep it to your satisfaction." It is convenient to have the key points. As long as you polish it a little, you can guarantee that the writing will be terrible.

"In addition, report the list of officials to the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Sun Yu picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Xu Yi. Xu Yi fainted with happiness when he saw it. The first one was him, who was proposed to be the Sima of Jianzhou. What followed was

Cheng Zhenbei and other commanders asked for the title of school captain.

"I thank you, sir, and I'll go now." Xu Yi walked out, feeling much lighter when walking.

The administrative seat of Jianzhou is located in Jianpu. Sun Yu has never been there until now. Jianpu has not been occupied by any force. Logically, Sun Yu should have gone there long ago. But according to the news from Yang Qifeng and his wife, there is no one in Jianpu City.

Now, Sun Yu is too lazy to go there when there are really ten houses and nine empty houses. However, the situation is different now. Jianzhou has been pacified. As a governor, he should go to Jianpu to take up his post.

Jianpu is a good place. It is surrounded by water on three sides. It occupies a small area, but it is quite fertile. However, without the government, it is surrounded by several major forces. Today you go grab one, and I will sweep it again tomorrow. After a few times, this

All the people in Jianpu ran away. This Jianpu was newly built and didn't even have a decent city wall. No one from several forces dared to station here. They just grabbed a vote and left.

Sun Yu took out the map, looked at it carefully, and decided to lead the army directly to Jianpu. Jianpu is located in the center of Jianzhou. No matter where there is something, he can respond quickly. Moreover, there are many rivers and convenient transportation, which is quite labor-saving. Jianpu

There is a large canyon in the northeast. Sun Yu plans to place the craftsman camp here. It is time to start studying artillery.

Charcoal and saltpeter, the raw materials for gunpowder, are not difficult to find. What is difficult is to supply sulfur in large quantities. It seems that there are many sulfur mines in Japan, but I can't go there myself. There is not even an outlet to the sea. Buying in large quantities will inevitably cause alarm.

Besides, I don’t have that much money.

"No matter what, let's make the cannon first." Sun Yu secretly made up his mind. Sulfur is a medicinal material and is also commonly used in Taoist alchemy. It is not a problem to buy some for experiments. As for hoarding sulfur in large quantities, it is better to wait until there is one.

Let’s talk about Haikou.

"Everyone, with everyone's concerted efforts, Jianzhou has been restored, and it's time to reward people for their merits. Moreover, the current establishment and personnel of each battalion of our army are quite chaotic, and they do not have the ability to fight alone. I am planning to organize a group of troops in the camp.

Go ahead and set up a regiment level, with the chief officer being the school captain." Sun Yu looked around and everyone was beaming with joy. After all, the war was over and they could live a peaceful life for a few days.

"Each regiment has five battalions, with each battalion having a full strength of 500 men. They are divided into Guards Battalion, Spear Battalion, Sword and Shield Battalion, Bow and Arrow Battalion, and Crossbow Battalion.

Colonel Cheng Zhenbei of the First Regiment, Chen Qiba, the Colonel of the Second Regiment, Zheng Tu, the Colonel of the Third Regiment, and Bai Yong, the Colonel of the Fourth Regiment. The command positions of the remaining battalions remain unchanged. I hope you will continue your efforts. The vacant command posts of each battalion under your command will be filled by

Those who fought bravely will be replaced, and so on. The cavalry battalion is divided into two battalions, the first battalion is commanded by Gao Huichang, and the second battalion is commanded by Han Zaiwu. In addition, each county sets up a garrison force with 800 people in each county.

The battalion is injured and cannot

Brothers who continue to go to the battlefield. Finally, the commander of the special battalion, Yang Qifeng, has made many meritorious deeds and was promoted to the position of captain. If you have any objections, you can feel free to speak out." After Sun Yu's appointment, although many commanders were not promoted, he was convinced.

Needless to say, Cheng Zhenbei and Chen Qiba were extremely powerful. Zheng Tu and Bai Yong were the two most desperate commanders during the attack on Shaxian County. They personally led their brothers to attack the city. This cost them their lives.

exchanged for.

"I humbly obey my command." All the generals knelt down on one knee and accepted Sun Yu's order.

"Okay, this time to pacify Jianzhou, the performance of each battalion has been recorded by the law enforcement team. Everyone, go back and report those who should be promoted based on the performance of your brothers. Remember to be fair and impartial. The law enforcement team has records. I will report them one by one.

Check." The commanders of each battalion make arrangements themselves, but there are also many people such as commanders or captains below who have performed well, so we must not forget them.

There are 800 garrison troops in each county, and Sun Yu regards them as second-line troops to maintain local security. Their main task is to garrison checkpoints and detect enemy troops in time.

His real core troops are these four regiments, plus two cavalry battalions, and a law enforcement battalion, with a total strength of just over 10,000. Originally, Sun Yu did not dare to raise so many soldiers. With Jianzhou's financial resources, he could not support them at all.

I can't afford it. Fortunately, the warehouse balances in Shaxian County and Youxi were quite large before. Moreover, it is expected that the Qingyuan Army will change next year. With more strength, there will be more possibilities.

Three days later, the Jianzhou Army set off, leaving Youxi and heading towards Jianpu. In addition to the supply camp, there were also many convoys with the army, mainly to pull in a lot of supplies. More than 10,000 people went to Jianpu.

The daily food demand is also quite large.

"Sir, this, this is too desolate." Xu Yi followed Sun Yu and pointed at Jianpu City in front of him. The already low city wall was full of gaps, and its defense was basically zero. Although it had already been

Although I was mentally prepared, I was still shocked when I saw the scene in front of me.

"That's fine. If you don't destroy or erect, go into the city." Sun Yu followed the large army towards the city. The houses in the city were either collapsed or burned down, and there were only a few that could live in. Ten rooms and nine empty spaces were all overestimated, and it was basically just one person.

None, but there are a few wild dogs.

Sun Yu and his party walked to the Yamen and saw that there was basically nothing left after the fire, and there was no way for anyone to live in it.

"Each regiment listened to the order and divided into four directions to clean up all the buildings in the city and demolish them all. Useable bricks, tiles and wood were piled up." Sun Yu originally planned to repair and live there, but with the scene in front of him, he could not rebuild.

It's probably faster than repairing.

"Sir, you are wasting money and wasting your time. You can't do it." Xu Yi was dumbfounded when he heard this. How easy is it to rebuild a city? How much money would it cost?

"The wood can be chopped directly up the mountain, and the stone and bricks are all ready-made. We have more than 10,000 soldiers. We are not fighting now, so we are looking for something to do. When the city is repaired, it will become prosperous sooner." Forget it Sun Yu.

It won't cost much at all.

"Sir, that's not how this battle is calculated. There must not be enough stone. We still have to mine it and open a kiln to burn bricks. How much charcoal will this require? We also have to boil glutinous rice juice. How much grain will we use? Soldier training

I can go to the surrounding area to open up wasteland and cultivate land. How much income will this bring? Have you calculated it?" Xu Yi picked up his fingers and calculated each item for Sun Yu. It's true that you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't live in the family.

Everything costs money.

"That's true, let's do that. The city walls are of no use anyway. They've all been demolished.

Just these stones and bricks, we will stop the work after finishing them. I will draw a sketch myself tonight and follow my plan." After hearing this, Sun Yu felt that what Xu Yi said was good, but there is really no way to do it like this, so he can only fold it.

Hit it once.

"It's possible, but the demand for glutinous rice is too great." Xu Yi thought about it, it is useless to keep the city wall, it is better to demolish it and build a house first, and then wait until it becomes prosperous, which can save a lot of money.

"Don't worry, I'll think of a way." Sun Yu touched his chin. It's definitely not suitable to use such precious grains to build a house. It would be great if we could get some cement. Homemade cement seems to be limestone and clay ground into powder.

, then calcined, and finally mixed with slag and ash. The ingredients are not difficult, but Sun Yu is not sure how to configure them and whether they can be successful.

"Sir, I'll leave this place to you. I have to go to the mine. Before I come back, you are only responsible for cleaning up." Sun Yu suddenly became impatient when he thought of cement. This is a big killer, and it must be kept strictly confidential. He can't

I really feel uneasy about taking a trip.

"Don't worry, sir. I promise that there won't be any problems." One look at Sun Yu's expression, and he knew that there was something extremely important.

"Driving" Sun Yu explained to the generals below, and personally led a battalion of cavalry to set off towards the mine. Originally, it was more suitable to lead the special battalion, but the elites were all taken south by Yang Qifeng and his wife to help Cui Lun rescue

After my mother left, I could only find someone familiar with the terrain as a guide and set off with a battalion of cavalry.

In the mine, Lao Yu has been living comfortably recently. New people are constantly being brought in. The manpower of the mine has more than doubled, and they are all young and strong laborers. The daily mining is enough to consume three iron-making furnaces.

Next to the blast furnace, we are planning to build another iron-making furnace to increase the number of iron-making furnaces to four. In this way, the output will reach a higher level.

"Boss Yu, the wave of people who just came recently are restless again." A man in charge of mining came to Lao Yu and said, these newly sent prisoners were all prisoners of the enemy at all levels before, so it is normal to be a bit noisy.

.

"Isn't there a supervision plan, why don't we stop?" Old Yu was a little unhappy. This trouble would lead to low production. If the supply really cannot be supplied and the stove goes out, he will be held responsible.

"Some of them are too fierce and difficult to control." The man scratched his head. They also followed the instructions and selected the most powerful prisoners from each batch to be the overseers. However, the overseers were in the minority after all, and most of them had to

Go to work.

"Tell the guards to lock up the most violent ones in a small dark room. When they beg for mercy, they will be released." This method was also taught by an adult. It has never been used before. According to the guards,

Bian said it was very powerful, sir, he is a figure like a literary star.

"Hey, little one, let's go right now." The man went to find the mine guard.

"Altar Master, is it really okay if we are making such a fuss?" The prisoner of the Celestial Goddess Cult, who was holding a hammer and working hard, asked the altar master next to him who was also working hard.

"Bah, I'm afraid of nothing. If my head falls off, it won't be more than a scar the size of a bowl." The altar owner threw the hammer on the ground and cursed. If it weren't for the cavalry that day, he would have gone into the mountains with his brothers. Where would they use it?

Suffer this.

"Okay, let's just listen to brother." Another prisoner also nodded and said. They are all prisoners, why do they not have to work and still enjoy the good food? I have to work hard, and if I don't do well, I will be whipped.
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