The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Regarding Chen Wang's desire to rebuild the right and rear two thousand-household houses.

Naturally, Tan Yingfeng didn't have any opinions. The two thousand-household houses on the right and the back were destroyed for a long time.

However, in a situation like Hanzhongwei, it is simply impossible to afford the money and food needed to rebuild two thousand households.

And the higher-ups didn't pay attention to these small things in the local area, so the reconstruction of the Qianhusuo was actually not even put on the agenda.

So when Wang Yuankang came back and said that Chen Wang was going to rebuild the You and Hou Qianhu Houses, Tan Yingfeng just nodded her head, feeling like she got a big deal.

After all, it is impossible for Chen Wang to be the deputy guard of Hanzhong Town all the time. This time, as the commanding officer to rectify the guard post, it is because of Sun Chuanting's order.

Sooner or later, they are all those who will be promoted to the Dudu's Mansion, and it is impossible to stay in the small place of Hanzhong Mansion for a long time.

When Chen Wang left, the extra recruits who came to the fields and recruited new troops naturally all took advantage of him.

Moreover, Chen Wang didn't even take over the jurisdiction of the other three thousand households, only the power of camp training.

Although he also said that he would send people to check the fields, but even if the inspections were strict, it would mean finding out his hidden fields and reducing his income.

Although it definitely hurts, Tan Yingfeng knows that this is a benefit that must be cut off.

If you do it yourself, I'm afraid it will be more in Chen Wang's mind.

But Sun Chuanting arranged for Chen Wang to come over to rectify Hanzhongwei. Tan Yingfeng didn't want one of the fires to burn on him when he took office as a new official.

Tan Yingfeng has already heard that there are commanders in Xi'an Mansion who have already been dismissed from the military, and he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes.

So when Wang Yuankang came to report the news, Tan Yingfeng not only had no objection, but even took the initiative to send someone to ask Chen Wang if there was anything he could do to help.

It was already October 23 when Chen Wang returned to Shiquan Barracks from Hanzhongwei.

This time when he went to Hanzhong, Chen Wang naturally didn't deal with Hanzhong Wei's affairs the whole time. During the period, he also went to Hanzhong City and met Lin Daoquan, the prefect of Hanzhong Prefecture.

Compared with when we first met a year ago, Lin Daoquan's spirit is much better.

Perhaps because he learned about Chen Wangzhen beheading Gao Yingxiang, and was promoted to the deputy commander of guarding Hanzhong, his attitude was no longer as arrogant as before.

Chen Wang's request to see Lin Daoquan was naturally not to curry favor with Lin Daoquan, but for the unowned land in Shiquan and Xixiang counties.

Before planning, Chen Wang communicated with Sun Chuanting and wrote a book, so Lin Daoquan also got Sun Chuanting's instruction in private.

Chen Wang didn't get rejected, nor did he receive too much hindrance.

Shiquan City fell, and Xixiang was looted twice, the first time was looted by Zhang Yuan, and the second time was looted by Gao Yingxiang.

Although Xixiang City did not fall, most of the scholars and civilians were killed, and many fields were left without owners. Years of turmoil made it a wasteland.

After getting the answer he wanted, Chen Wang didn't stay in Hanzhong City much.

However, when he was in the city, there was a little incident. King Rui actually wanted to see him, it seemed that he was worried that the bandits in Yunxiang would go west again and wanted to know some inside information.

Chen Wang naturally did not dare to agree to King Rui's summoning.

If this kind of private meeting was exposed, Chen Wang could directly take off the black veil on his head, and find a guard in Nine Sides to farm.

Chen Wang finally found an excuse not to go, but simply told the summoner the general situation.

But he didn't say anything to death, he only said that it might not be very big for the rogues to go west, and even if they went west, he would hoard troops in Shiquan and guard them strictly to prevent the rogues from entering Hanzhong.

When Chen Wang went to Hanzhongwei, he brought about 100 cavalry as guards.

When he came back, there were thousands of people behind him.

Most of these people are craftsmen and military surplus in Hanzhongwei.

To rebuild the guard house, some people will naturally be needed in the early stage, and it is naturally impossible to just recruit refugees with nothing.

Most of these people were selected by Wang Yuankang, and a few were selected by Chen Wang during his inspection.

When leaving Hanzhongwei, Chen Wang threw an olive branch to Wang Yuankang.

After all, most of his subordinates can only fight. Although Hu Zhiyi and Tang Shiping have logistics talents and good management, but when they leave, there will be no one to manage the logistics in the army.

Wang Yuankang's ability is not bad, and he is in charge of farming, ordnance and other things, so he can provide a lot of help in rebuilding the guard.

The water flows to the lower places, and the people go to the higher places.

For the olive branch offered by Chen Wang, Wang Yuankang had no reason to refuse. After a little rectification, he brought his family and followed Chen Wang to Shiquan.

The person in charge of the construction of the new guard is Wang Yuankang.

Not far from Shiquan City, a small town has already begun to take shape.

There are two thousand household offices, the right one is located in the east of Shiquan city, and the rear thousand household office is located at the intersection of Shiquan County and Xixiang County.

In late autumn, the north wind is bleak, the weather is cold, and dusk is approaching, but the construction site is still full of heat.

Wang Yuankang, wearing a diagonal square scarf and a gray winter cloak, stood behind Chen Wang and reported the affairs on the construction site.

"There are still fewer craftsmen in Weizhong. To build the frame before the snow falls, we may need to recruit some people in Xixiang County."

"There is no need to report these small matters, and you can decide on your own in the future."

Chen Wang's eyes swept over the craftsmen and workers who were busy on the construction site one by one.

There are men, women and even children who are busy on the construction site, and the construction of the castle is everyone's business.

In this year and month, even children need to be busy. They carry dustpans and baskets to transport the soil, sand and wood, and then build houses bit by bit under the guidance of craftsmen.

All the people are engrossed and working hard, not only because of the long whip in the hands of the supervisors beside them, but also because these places are built for them to live in, and if they work hard, they can get a certain amount of money as a reward. People work hard.

"There is no need to worry about money and food. As long as it is used in the guard, you can spend it as you like, but remember to keep a record and check the expenditure."

It doesn't take much money to build a guardhouse, and it takes about 200 taels of money to build a fire pier for defensive reconnaissance on the nine sides.

To build a small castle with a circumference of more than one mile, the money required is about 800 taels.

The perimeter of the city of Qianhusuo is generally around four to five hundred feet. In Ming Dynasty, 180 feet was considered a mile, and the perimeter of the city of Qianhusuo was basically about two or three miles.

To build a city of thousands of households, which is nearly three miles away from Zhouchang, the total cost of stone and wood is only more than 2000 taels of silver.

Chen Wang doesn't need to worry about how to build the city.

The craftsmen of Hanzhongwei were craftsmen in their time, and the guards in Hanzhong were basically built by their ancestors, and the drawings were naturally preserved.

Moreover, the general template of the guard city in the Ming Dynasty was the same, and it was not difficult for them to build it according to the diagram.

Most of the work is done by the craftsmen and military households in the institute. If there is a shortage of people, the government can recruit corvee. The labor cost only needs to pay for rations, which is almost nothing.

The process of enlisting and issuing corvee is very troublesome and requires the assistance of the local government.

Among them, many joints need to be opened up, and a lot of money will be spent, so Chen Wang directly asked Wang Yuankang to use the money to recruit directly.

Wang Yuankang paid about 2000 taels for the construction cost.

Although Chen Wang now has more than one hundred thousand taels in his pocket,

Chen Wang was willing, but he also knew very well that the money should not be used indiscriminately.

But public is public, private is private, using one's own private money to do business, once it is known by others, it will inevitably cause a lot of unnecessary guesses.

The money still needs to go through one hand before it can be used for official business.

Just use the money he earns for official business, I'm afraid it won't be long before Jin Yiwei knocks on the door.

During the reign of Chongzhen, the Jinyiwei had no minions, but the governors of various places still had eyes and ears. The reason why Ming Dynasty emphasized civil affairs and neglected military affairs was that the generals' rebellion was also a major reason.

"Winter is approaching, so the main priority is to build the buildings in the city. Most of the city walls around the Thousand Households are in accordance with the orders of the adults. For the time being, the foundation is only laid, and the construction is the last."

Wang Yuankang tightened the cloak on his body, the weather was getting colder every day, even with the cloak on his body, he already felt uncomfortable.

"It's best to speed up the construction a little bit, and it's best to get most of the people living in the city before December."

Chen Wang turned his head to look to the west, and there were many simple shanties built not far from the west, and these days the newly recruited military households lived in them temporarily.

"How many military households have been recruited during this period?"

Chen Wang pressed the Yanling Saber on his waist, turned to Tang Shiping who was beside Hou, and asked.

"From September 27th to the present, a total of 180 people have been recruited."

Tang Shiping was originally in Xing'an City, but shortly after returning to Hanzhong Mansion, Chen Wang ordered Tang Shiping and Hu Zhili to lead half of the battalion to Shiquan.

The defense in Xing'an City is still in charge of Hu Zhiyi.

The purpose of transferring Tang Shiping is naturally to be in charge of recruiting soldiers.

After all, Tang Shiping was basically responsible for the recruitment after the Battle of Hanzhong and the Battle of Xing'an.

"Among them, there are 450 seven males, 630 five adults, and 820 young males."

"There are 720 eight women, of which 13 are women under the age of 320, and the rest are all over the age of 13."

Tang Shiping's memory is very good, and he gave the exact number after just a little recollection. The task of recruiting troops had been completed a few days ago.

The number of men is more than that of women, and the proportion of children is even smaller. As for the elderly, there are basically not many, and not many elderly people can survive the repeated turmoil.

"Everyone has signed and posted their names and registered permanent residence. The shanty houses have been set up, and the firewood for the winter is almost ready."

If ordinary civilian households want to become military households, they need to sign a military household sticker first, but they are registered in the military yellow book.

After the original and copy were issued, the seal was stamped. From then on, they have been military households of Hanzhongwei for generations.

It is not difficult to recruit soldiers at this time of year. Although military households are humble, there are not many people who want to become military households nowadays.

But the current situation in Hanzhong Mansion is that people don't have much choice, and many people are already in a desperate situation.

Although military households are humble, at least there is still a way to survive.

The household registration has been changed to become a military household, so the taxes owed before will naturally no longer have to be repaid.

One of the most outrageous things in the Ming Dynasty was that people fled the land, but taxes and corvees were still collected according to the old amount.

Those who stay lose the bread of those who go away, and the living bear the burden of the dead.

Even if there is a shortage of soldiers and crops are lost, the people still pay taxes and grains.

If someone flees and the land is abandoned, the existing households need to pay the debt.

The so-called "payment owed" simply means that people in a region need to pay a fixed amount of tax, whether it is ten families or one family, they all need to pay the same amount of money.

The government in many places is corrupt and deceives others. Some states and counties continue to collect taxes within the states and counties after reporting the disaster and receiving tax exemption and relief.

It is precisely because of this that in many cases, those farmers who can obtain it have to pay a large amount of land tax, so they have no choice but to abandon the cultivated land directly and become refugees.

The reason why the civil uprisings in Shaanxi and other places have evolved like this is that the element of man-made disasters is not low.

Chen Wang often came to patrol the construction sites in the city, and most of the people knew Chen Wang.

"How many acres of land have been harvested by the two Thousand Households?"

Chen Wang asked again. Although Zhang Yuan, the captain of the transportation team, sent him tens of thousands of shi of grain, no amount of grain could hold him back.

The food production in the guard must at least be able to maintain a balance of payments.

"Reporting to my lord, with the order of lord Lin, the transfer to the military field has not encountered too much obstruction."

Wang Yuankang's eyes flickered, and his tone seemed quite excited.

"Now the right thousand households have harvested more than [-] acres of land, and the latter thousand households have harvested more than [-] hectares of land..."

"There are enough acres of land, but there are no cattle and farm tools in the institute. How to cultivate so much land in spring is a problem."

After Wang Yuankang finished speaking, he couldn't help biting the tip of his tongue secretly. He felt that everything was too illusory now.

The two newly built thousand households took up almost a thousand hectares of fields in an instant, and now there are fewer people to bother and more land.

Chen Wang pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

"Build the artisan workshop first, don't be idle in winter, first make all the farm tools, count before the spring, and go to Xixiang City to buy the farm tools that are still poor."

This time, he brought more than 400 craftsmen from Hanzhongwei, which is almost half of the craftsmen in Hanzhongwei, and most of the blacksmiths were brought here by him.

When inspecting Hanzhongwei's military bureau, Chen Wang randomly found a few excuses to make use of it.

He reprimanded most of the ordnance made by the craftsmen for being too inferior and unusable, and expressed that he would vigorously rectify the military artisans in Weizhong and revive the Arms Bureau, using this excuse to hold the ownership of the Arms Bureau in his hands.

Chen Wang had already figured out a plan, and planned to set up the headquarters of the Weapons Bureau in Youqianhusuo, and Hanzhongwei would set up an empty shelf to deal with business affairs.

"As for the cattle..."

Chen Wang frowned slightly. The problem of lack of farm tools was easy to solve, but the lack of farm cattle was not easy to solve.

Now the price of cattle in Hanzhong Mansion is extremely high, the price of a big cow is generally more than ten taels, and even a calf is more than seven or eight taels.

But this amount of money is nothing to Chen Wang now. Two thousand households are counted as full of two thousand households. Even if it is allocated to five or six households, a total of nearly three or four hundred heads will be bought, costing more than 4000 taels of silver.

Although he has a lot of money under his hands, he can't use it directly, and he has to go through it again to become compliant...