I want to be emperor

Chapter 29
But even if Luo Zhixue organized manpower to catch fish and shrimp, hunt, and pick wild fruits and vegetables, it was impossible to improve the food supply of the supply camp.

After all, additional food sources such as fish and shrimp, prey, wild fruits and vegetables in the rivers near Sanshui Village are also limited.

And people are not stupid, Luo Zhixue can think of these methods, and other people can also think of these methods. In fact, after they came to Sanshui Village, Sun Chengli organized people to hunt in the mountains many times, just to increase the supply of meat.

As for the fish and shrimps in the river, the fish and shrimps in the nearby creeks and streams have already been caught by the mountain people and thieves in the original place, and they can't get much if they go fishing again.

Therefore, the food that these additional methods can provide is limited. It cannot be said that there is no food, but it is just a drop in the bucket.

In the end, we still have to get more food through traditional methods.

For example, reclaim more land and raise more edible livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and cattle.

They have been doing land reclamation for a long time. In fact, after Luo Zhixue and his group entered Sanshui Village, the most common thing they did was farming...

The real literal meaning of farming is that a group of cavalry who are good at fighting put down their horses, swords, spears, bows and arrows, and picked up hoes and went to the field to farm.

In addition to their own farming, the more than 60 prisoners of war were also building river dams, digging canals, and opening up wasteland for farming day and night.

All this is to get more food.

In terms of farming, Luo Zhixue and the others have been doing it for a long time, and they have done so much that they have reached the limit of manpower utilization.

So after thinking about it, Luo Zhixue put his mind on raising livestock.

Of course, it is impossible for him to take out a large amount of precious grain to raise chickens and ducks.

But it is also possible to breed chickens and ducks by means of stocking.

For this reason, Luo Zhixue also specifically approached Sun Jiancheng: "General, the army is in short supply of meat. Although we also raised chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep before, it is a separate free-range breeding for soldiers. It is not large-scale and the effect is not great. !"

"And there are many wastelands near Sanshui Village, many of which can be rolled up to raise chickens, sheep, pigs, etc. on a large scale."

"And there are several streams in the village, and there are many places where ducks can be raised in enclosures."

"If they can be raised on a large scale, even if there is not much food to feed, the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep will grow slower and have less meat, but they will still be able to get some meat!"

"If they are raised well, after the chickens and ducks lay eggs, the soldiers will be able to get more eggs from the chickens and ducks."

Sun Jiancheng was quite surprised by Luo Zhixue's words. He didn't expect Luo Zhixue to pay attention to these things, and he proposed a plan to raise livestock that seemed feasible.

This is not like Mr. Luo in his mind!

In the past two months, Luo Zhixue hadn't been very good at farming and mulberry affairs, at least Luo Zhixue couldn't even explain why he was farming.

In this regard, Sun Chengli also expressed his understanding.

In Sun Chengli's mind, Luo Zhixue was a talented scholar, and it was normal for him not to understand these things.

After all, Luo Zhixue's talent and learning must be cultivated in a good study environment.

Even if this person is not from a big family, he must be from a well-to-do family. If the family is in a good situation, he will not know it at all, and he will not have the opportunity to get in touch with the bottom-level farming and mulberry affairs.

Moreover, there is a high probability that Luo Zhixue has studied hard in books since he was a child, so it is impossible for him to have the time and energy to pay extra attention to farming and mulberry affairs.

If Luo Zhixue told Sun Chengli one by one the eight beauties of Qinhuai, Sun Chengli would not be surprised, on the contrary, he would think it was normal.

But when Luo Zhixue talked about chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep... how should I put it, it didn't fit Luo Zhixue's image!
After Sun Chengli glanced at Luo Zhixue, many thoughts flashed through his mind, but he would not say these, but said: "Brother Luo's method is fine, but the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep It's not easy."

"Although there are some chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and pigs in our Sanshui Village, they are all left over from the mountain people here before, and before we accepted it, Fandilong and the others all ate almost the same as the chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and pigs here, and gave them to us. Not much left."

"If you want to stock up on a large scale, it is easy to store water in enclosures, but you have to find some chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and pigs from outside. If you buy them normally, it will cost a lot."

Luo Zhixue said: "The general thought about it in a timely manner. My idea is to purchase some from the surrounding villages. Although there will be some investment in the early stage, as long as the operation is good, we will be able to earn back with interest in a few months." Yes, and with one investment, the supply of meat and eggs in the follow-up army will be completed."

As he said that, Luo Zhixue thought for a while and said: "Buying usable gold and silver, now we have a lot of silver in the army, this gold and silver can't be eaten or drunk, it's useless to keep it like this, why don't you use it to buy chickens Duck, cattle, sheep, and piglets."

In their group, they actually carried a lot of gold and silver, even several hundred taels of gold.

In Li Tonglin's time, his group robbed many large farms, and even the town several times. The gold and silver they got was actually a lot, most of which were used by them to buy some scarce supplies, such as weapons and armor. Even war horses.

Although most of them have already been spent, there are still gold and silver worth at least 6000 taels in the army.

By the way, during the battle for the throne, Sun Chengli once gave 500 taels of silver to each of Lin Dongsheng, Wang Dazhuang, and Xu He, but the money was only passed once in their hands. It was sent back to Sun Chengli as 'deposit'.

reason?

I'm not stupid, what are you doing with so much money, it's not convenient to carry dozens of catties on your back...

Besides, there is no place to spend money in this ravine.

Another point is that this money is actually the army's reserve silver, just like the army's food reserves, these things belong to the big guys.Even Sun Chengli, the big leader, only has the right to dispose of it because of his status as the big leader, but he dare not say that the gold, silver and food are his own.

Lin Dongsheng and the others took silver from the army as private property, and it was 500 taels per person. How do you make other cavalrymen think of them?

Therefore, the smart ones just let the money go through in their hands, and then returned the money to Sun Chengli in the name of deposit, and continued to use it as the military reserve.

The gold and silver were escorted and kept by Sun Jiancheng's personal soldiers along the way, not even Luo Zhixue.

During this period of time, only part of it was used when sending people out to purchase salt, cloth, ironware and other materials, but the purchase needs were later filled by selling mountain fur, medicinal materials and other mountain products.

So in the end, in fact, their reserves are still quite large.

If Luo Zhixue wanted to use the military reserves to buy chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and piglets, he needed the approval of Sun Jiancheng.

And Sun Jiancheng thought for a while and finally said: "Okay, since you have a complete plan, Mr. Luo, then I will send someone out of the mountain later."

"Stop by the way and bring back the brothers who stayed in Lushan County, as well as the blacksmith..."

Hearing this, Luo Zhixue pricked up his ears: "Blacksmith?"

Sun Chengli showed a smile at this time: "Yes, in the morning, the people we sent to Lushan to buy the goods sent people back to send a message, saying that they found a blacksmith!"

"I heard that his surname is Song. Not only Blacksmith Song himself is a blacksmith, but also his two sons. People under his command said that sending a blacksmith can make guns!"

"Because Lushan is quite chaotic recently, there are several thieves active, and the government army is also besieging everywhere. For safety, they are now parked in a remote village with the caravan, waiting for us to send people to help."

"Otherwise, just relying on those few people, and bringing a batch of goods and three blacksmiths who can make guns, I'm worried that their way back will not be smooth!"

Hearing this, Luo Zhixue also showed a serious expression: "I remember that there were only six people who went out of the mountain before, and these six people escorted several carts of goods, and Song Blacksmith's family was like a child Yu Chijin in Lushan Mountain. Let’s pass through the troubles. We must deploy more manpower and focus on prevention!”

Sun Chengli said: "I think so too, so in order to ensure safety, I will send at least twenty cavalry to meet them."
"Including the original six people, 26 riding on the ground of Lushan is enough."

Luo Zhixue said: "The general is careful in his actions, Zhixue admires him!"

After casually uttering a sentence to show respect, Luo Zhixue added another sentence: "I would like to ask the general to continue. If the situation is in danger, please bring Song Blacksmith's family back as much as possible, at least, at least. One who can make guns."

Sun Chengli also looked serious at this time: "Mr. Luo, don't worry. The people under my command know the seriousness of this matter. It's hard to find craftsmen who can make guns. No matter what, they will bring Blacksmith Song and his family back!"

Sun Chengli paused for a while while speaking, and then said: "Since the people under my command found out that the Song family knew how to make cannons in Lushan County, they sneaked into the Song family's workshop in the middle of the night and killed their whole family. They were tied up, so that the three fathers and sons of the Song family were forced to follow us obediently, because of this, when they left the city, they even fought with the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate in the county, and one brother was seriously injured."

"Now in Lushan City, there are still a few of their sea arrest notices posted, and many officers and soldiers are looking for them."

No wonder they sent people to support them. It turned out that it wasn't just because of the thieves. It turned out that when this group of people entered the city to snatch people out of the city, they also exposed their identities, which attracted officers and soldiers to pursue them.

Luo Zhixue said: "With a general in charge of the overall situation, Zhixue can rest assured."

Sun Chengli's expression was still serious: "According to the time, the Blacksmith Song's family is estimated to arrive at our Sanshui Village in ten days. This weapon workshop is under the management of Brother Luo, and you still have to produce guns as much as possible."

"We are different from before. In the past, we rode around on horseback, and it was not convenient to carry cannons. But now, we are sitting on Funiu Mountain. If there are one or two cannons here, then no matter whether there are or not Whether it's thieves coming, or officers and soldiers entering the mountain, we can all deal with it better."

"So this matter still needs to be taken seriously!"

Luo Zhixue nodded slightly. Sun Jiancheng attached great importance to artillery, and Luo Zhixue paid more attention to it than Sun Jiancheng.

(End of this chapter)