Overlord!

Chapter 101 Opening the arsenal and distributing supplies

In July, the whole county of Wu County has entered the harvest season. Not only the tidal flats and salt fields in Haiyan County have begun to harvest sea salt, but the early rice and corn in the whole county have also been successfully harvested in the barn.

In order to ensure this harvest, the officials of Tian Cao in one county and thirteen counties are all busy to guide the people in the autumn harvest.

Hundreds of townships, hundreds of thousands of elders, cowards and other small officials are constantly running around, urging and inspecting the rice fields to see if there is any slack in the rice fields and delays in the autumn harvest.

The officials of the county government even took the history of Cao Cao to inspect the counties and inspect the autumn harvest.

And everything was as Gu Yong expected, nothing happened this autumn, a peaceful year, and Wu County, which was productive with peace of mind, also ushered in a bumper harvest, and every household with rice fields had abundant japonica rice.

Although it is not yet the time to collect land taxes in October, people in various counties have already started to push grain and hay to the cities along the newly built roads, wanting to sell the output of the fields. good price.On the land of Jiangdong, there is an endless stream of cars and horses on the road.

Such a grand scene lasted for more than ten days, and it was not until the end of the ten days that it became dull.

At the end of July, the county and county officials finally finished counting all the data, and all the ministers gathered together, preparing to report their political achievements and prepare for the next important military and political affairs.

All the people in the high hall were full of joy. With the harvest of early rice, the famine situation in Wu County was alleviated immediately, and the treasuries of various places were quickly filled.The celebration of the harvest not only makes people feel happy, but also makes everyone's backs straight.With such a full treasury, Wu Jun can advance to wipe out Wuhui, and retreat to defend according to the river, waiting for time to change.

At this time, Sun Ce was also served by Zhou Cheng, and put on the elegant and bright vermilion brocade suit in the back hall. The brocade suit was embroidered with black birds and skylarks with gold threads. This noble, gorgeous, smooth and supple brocade suit The uniform highlights Sun Ce's youthful and heroic spirit, which is completely different from the dusty black soap suits of other people today.

The maids serving at the side couldn't help but blushed when they saw the magnificent Sun Lang, especially Zhao Jin, who was a little short of breath.If the others were gray mortals, then Sun Lang at this moment was like a banished fairy, especially in the sunshine and morning light, it was even more like a dream, making people want to rub him into his chest.

Zhou Cheng actually felt a little dreamy at the moment. Is such a heroic and peerless man really his ideal husband to marry?Is it the close person I was lingering on the bed yesterday?How can I have such an outstanding husband?

So after earnestly helping Sun Ce put on two jade pendants consisting of seven pieces of jade, one on the left and one on the right, Zhou Cheng stood up and said, "My husband, I will manage the warehouse in the mansion for my husband. The details should not be announced to the public in the front hall. Report it here."

Sun Ce withdrew his outstretched arms, nodded calmly, and said, "Yes. The private treasury in the government is also related to Jiangdong's authority, and it can solve great difficulties in times of emergency."

This private treasury will be his internal treasury in the future. Sun Ce has always hoped that he can maintain a huge internal treasury only by relying on industry and commerce, which can be an important supplement to the national finance.

And Zhou Cheng immediately said: "Now there are 2000 coins in the treasury, [-] bolts of silk, [-] bolts of brocade, [-] and [-] stones of salt, and [-] grains. stone."

A string is a copper coin strung together with hemp rope, usually one thousand yuan per string.Four thousand and six million coins is more than 460 million yuan.

Sun Ce raised his brows in surprise, "Why did the government collect so much money, food, cloth, and salt?"

Especially more than 8 bolts of cloth, this figure can be said to be a huge scale that has never been seen since the establishment of the army.

Zhou Cheng calmly explained: "This is due to the Wuxian Weaving Department. Tens of thousands of female workers can weave more than [-] bolts of cloth and more than [-] bolts of brocade every day."

This number is far from the theoretical value. Sun Ce initially estimated that each female worker could cut five bolts in three days, and tens of thousands of female workers could weave at least [-] bolts a day, and even optimistically estimated that there could be tens of thousands of bolts.

But in fact, this is indeed too optimistic. It is the highest efficiency that can be achieved in a short period of time when everything is ready.

The professional and continuous production of tens of thousands of female workers has limited their efficiency in all aspects, whether it is organizational mobilization ability or raw material supply ability.making it impossible for them to maintain the highest level of production all the time.

The current level of efficiency is the result of Zhou Cheng's constant improvement.

Sun Ce is full of confidence in the future of the Wuxian Weaving Department.With Zhou Cheng, a dedicated and capable manager, he will be able to continuously improve the efficiency of the Weaving Department in the future. From the improvement of the organizational structure, to the material supply system, and even the improvement of the loom technology, the Weaving Department can be gradually improved in all aspects. production efficiency.

And even at the current level, with a daily output of more than 6000 pieces of cloth, it is enough to produce more than 200 million pieces of cloth throughout the year.

The Weaving Department has set up cloth workshops in every city to sell cloth.If they can be successfully sold in the city, it will be enough for the entire Wu County people to get four bolts of cloth smoothly!The problem of hunger and cold among the common people can be solved at least initially, so that some common people don't even have a pair of trousers, and they don't have to wear the same clothes all year round.

At least Sun Ce's army, everyone issued two sets of spring and summer military uniforms, and two sets of autumn and winter military uniforms.Completely realized uniforms, fine equipment, and awe-inspiring military appearance.

Zhou Cheng continued: "The government can produce a large amount of cloth and sea salt, and the shops in the city can meet the needs of the people's livelihood. The money sold can always buy grain in the market."

Sun Ce paid a little attention to this. With the harvest of early rice, a batch of grain has already existed among the people. Whether the government treasury is sufficient depends on whether a certain scale of grain can be successfully purchased by various means.

"I have already understood the situation in the mansion, so follow me to the front hall and discuss with your colleagues the matter of pacifying the Wu Hui."

At the end of the speech, Sun Ce lifted the long knife from the table beside him and walked straight to the front hall.

When all the civil and military people in the front hall saw Sun Ce enter the room, they all felt a sudden light in their eyes.

As the heroes of the present, what they pay attention to is not Sun Lang's magnificent appearance, but the masculinity and vigor displayed by Sun Lang at this moment.

In this young general, everyone seemed to see a kind of vitality that all things are competing for, a kind of future full of bright hope.

With this kind of monarch, the entire power is destined not to be dead, but to forge ahead, and the whole world will be vigorously motivated and full of vitality!
It was as if seeing the monarch, everyone's hearts were filled with enthusiasm, and everyone stood up and saluted: "Greetings, General."

Sun Ce strode up to the main seat, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, take your seats."

"It has been nearly a year since I sent my troops to the east. I want to put down the chaotic and violent army, and Wu will be peaceful again. I have been sleepy for a long time, and I dare not be peaceful. Now Wujun is safe, but Kuaiji is still not peaceful. When At this time, when righteousness and martial arts rise up, repeat Jiangdong's river Qinghaiyan."

"I want to kiss the three armies and send my troops south to sweep away Wang Lang. Are you ready for Zhou Dang?"

Zhang Zhao, the chief historian, took the lead in speaking and said: "The most important thing for a husband to use soldiers is the great affairs of the country. The method of using soldiers is to drive a thousand chariots, to ride a thousand leather chariots, to carry one hundred thousand armour, and to feed food for thousands of miles. The internal and external expenses, the use of guests, and the glue The material of lacquer and the decoration of the car and armor cost thousands of gold a day, and then a hundred thousand teachers will pay for it."

"So the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. I will pay for the general and supply the food. Please first show the details of this matter to everyone."

All the people here are Jiangdong Yingjie, there are no reckless people, and they all understand the importance of food and grass.It can be said that with the strength of tens of thousands of horsemen in Wu County, as long as the logistics and food can be supplied stably, they will be able to defeat all powerful enemies.And how much the army's strength can be exerted depends entirely on how abundant the logistics supplies are.

All the generals looked at Chang Shi with great concern. The army crossed the river from Liyang, and had been constrained by the logistics and could not gallop. This battle should let all the generals play their best, right?

Zhang Zhaonai stood up and said to the crowd: "Changping granaries have harvested quite a lot now, and Changping granaries in all counties have collected more than 14 shi of grain. The county government has also purchased [-] shi of grain from dozens of powerful families. This is All the treasuries of the entire county, as well as the military rations used by the soldiers for conquests, have been hoarded in Qiantang with [-] shi."

Qiantang has [-] shi of military rations!

All the generals looked around happily, if they used [-] cavalry, then the [-] rations would be enough for the soldiers for nearly half a year.

With half a year to conquer calmly, the generals have absolute confidence in defeating Wang Lang and leveling Kuaiji.

And Sun Ce was also very excited. The [-] shi of grain was stored in Qiantang, which shows that Chen Bao's acquisitions in the southern counties were quite smooth, and every powerful household was forced to sell a large amount of accumulated grain to the government.

Apparently, Zhang Zhao's report this time boosted morale greatly, and countless generals and schools were gearing up, preparing to invite Yingying to go south.

After Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong also took the initiative to get up and said: "In terms of military affairs, the general's army has also grown in strength. In addition to the previous twelve school lieutenants, there are two Beifu troops with a total of 870 people. Now the whole county has There are [-] people walking and riding."

According to Zhang Hong's general overview of military affairs, the number of this army is extremely clear, everyone is registered, and there is no spare salary.

Sun Ce immediately had the most direct understanding of the situation in the entire army.

With 40 people in Wu County, it is undoubtedly a bit large to raise an army of nearly 6000 people.

Even though Wu County is rich, a large amount of wealth from the people is now being expropriated to support the army, which inevitably leads to famine in people's livelihood.

After all, the number of early rice harvests this time is limited, and if more is collected by the government, the wealth left by the people will be reduced by one share.

So Sun Ce said solemnly: "With Wujun as a place to support more than [-] cavalry, there is a state of stretching. The pacification of Kuaiji is not only to smooth Jiangdong, but also to reduce the burden on the elders of Wujun."

"This battle should be done sooner rather than later. Immediately open the arsenal and distribute the equipment and equipment to all the ministries. Except for the Beifu Army, the other ministries will march out one after another, and march south to Kuaiji to win Wanglang's peace."

All the generals and school got up excitedly immediately, and over [-] troops fought against the thieves. This battle can be described as a lion and an elephant fighting a rabbit, and with all their strength, under the sweep of the army, it is bound to be like a broken bamboo.

The generals and schools from Wu County are the most active, and the Kuaiji is leveled. Not only can they get more official positions, but more importantly, the pressure on the county's fathers and elders to supply the car and disciples will be greatly reduced, and the people in the county can also live a more prosperous life. day.Smooth external expansion is always one of the most direct means to alleviate one's own contradictions and reap benefits.

And with the opening of the arsenal, the excellent equipment and equipment now shocked the soldiers.

There are now more than 50 sets of vests alone. After the military inspection and rectification, there is a special armor department. Hundreds of craftsmen are responsible for making vests without any chores, so the efficiency has been greatly improved.In the past, it took a professional craftsman half a year to make a set of armor.Now, under the division of labor and cooperation, one set can be produced in an average of two to three months.

The greatest achievement of mankind is to know how to unite and divide labor. Professional armor divisions, some smelt, some forge armor pieces, and some weave armor, so that they can successfully prepare the fifty sets of vests required by Sun Ce for the army before the military expedition.

Fifty armored dragon sparrows with a height of more than 1.8 meters, riding horses selected from the whole army, lined up in the battalion, and they were the peak of the strongest combat power in this era.They lined up in two rows, but the size of the army formation was larger than the hundreds of disciples waiting to receive their armor, and their aura was even more majestic.

Seeing their majestic and majestic figures, even the disciples in Sun Ce's army, most of them envied them.

But not all the disciples are looking up at these costumed dragon sparrow cavalry, and there is another square formation with a strict formation on the side, and all the disciples are also fierce and fierce.They are so proud that they even dare to compete with the armored dragon and sparrow cavalry.

And what can prop up their confidence is naturally the excellent black armor on their bodies. Everyone in the entire phalanx is heavily armored, with banners flying, and after the formation is completed, the banners and armor will illuminate the world.

Even the majestic knights in dragon and sparrow cavalry frequently looked sideways and chatted with each other.After a very serious discussion, if they attack this hoplite phalanx, which one will win and which will lose.

And this army was equipped with excellent equipment and uniforms, and the entire red-robed and black-armored troops were the elite soldiers commanded by Zhou Tai and Zhu Huan.

After defeating Ruo Rong, the army collected more than [-] sets of Xuanjia in his camp, and then added the capture from Liu Yao's army, and the reorganization of the treasury of the whole county of Wu County, the whole army has thousands of sets of armor.

During the entire rainy season, the southern governor of Wu County and the northern governor of Wu County inspected counties and counties, and collected soldiers from Wu County. A total of more than 3 prohibited weapons, as well as more than 1000 sets of various armors, pockets, and even There are more than ten sets of heavy armor.

The military supervisor melted all of them and cast them into armor and arrows.

So there was the current majestic scene, with a total of [-] sets of Xuanjia in the army, twice as many as the camp under Lu Bu's command.

And there are more than 3000 strong bows, except for more than 2000 that were distributed to the gentry of the Yuanyang Formation.There are still [-] crossbowmen left!

At this time, the elite soldiers have received combat supplies from the arsenal, and they are all ready to go south to seek peace with Wang Lang.

Sun Ce had already left, but Wu Jun welcomed an unexpected guest!
(End of this chapter)