I built a fairy city in troubled times

Chapter 18 Expansion of the Army
Sure enough, after a while, Baili Zhe and others also rushed over and began to sort out and accept the refugees.

In fact, not all of these people lived a miserable life, some just wanted to avoid the disaster of the war.

There are more people, and there are all kinds of people.

There are even martial arts practitioners. After all, today's Daqian people advocate martial arts, and there are many martial arts schools opened in various places. Now there is chaos outside.

Those martial arts practitioners who did not want to join the rebels had no choice but to take refuge in the deserted city.

Xia Ming, on the other hand, glanced at the crowd and saw that no one with an unusual fate appeared in front of him.

I chose to leave.

There are too many people now, so let Baili Zhe and the others select talents. He plans to go back and see how Huangcheng is developing now.

Half a year has passed.

I have been in seclusion, and now I have just come out of seclusion and come to see the Li brothers and sisters.

I haven’t asked about the development of Huangcheng yet.

After leaving the customs this time, he planned to increase the number of soldiers in Huangcheng. Now there are still only more than 3000 people, which is really a bit small.

When I first arrived in the south of the city, I saw cavalry in black armor fighting each other on the school field with spears in their hands.

When the weapons collided, clusters of fire would splash out from time to time.

At this moment, Zhang Mu, who was training his soldiers, saw Xia Ming's arrival and came over immediately.

"Master Hou, you are out of seclusion!"

[Name: Zhang Mu]

[Favorability: 98% [Loyal and willing to sacrifice his life for the host)]

[Skills: Xuan-level low-grade "Hunyuan Jin" and "Greed Wolf Sword Technique"]

[Cultivation level: Early stage of the first level of inducing qi]

[Fate: Cyan (Tiger in the Cage)]

[Talent: 18.7 (ordinary level, average to lower level)]

Looking at Zhang Mu's data, a smile appeared on Xia Ming's face. As expected, the opponent's cultivation and talent had also improved.

It won't take long before we should be able to reach a higher level.

After all, there are a lot of refugees recruited this time.

Then, Xia Ming smiled and said, "How is the strength of our family soldiers now?"

"Master Hou, the cultivation level of the three hundred swordsmen has reached the peak of blood-moving!

The cavalry's cultivation level is also in the late stage of blood movement.

As for the other family soldiers, their cultivation is at the peak of bone forging.

Now that it is released, it will definitely be a first-class strong army! "

Zhang Mu proudly said that this army was trained by himself.

Even if it is placed anywhere, he dares to touch it with other people.

"Well done, I'm going to add some more soldiers, what do you think?"

"Of course I will obey the Marquis's orders!"

Zhang Mu quickly said that he would naturally not object to the expansion of the family army.

Then, he asked carefully, "I wonder how many people the Marquis plans to expand?"

"Let's say 7000 people. Let the number of domestic soldiers reach 1. That should be enough for the time being.

Let’s discuss this matter together after the collection of refugees is completed! "

The expansion of so many people is not just an increase.

Their armor, elixirs, and exercises all have to be matched, which is a very complicated process.

Therefore, it is still necessary to bring everyone together to discuss the matter together.

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Zhang Mu said with some excitement that if the number could be increased to ten thousand, then he would be considered a general.

I couldn't help but feel happy.

Then, Xia Ming said goodbye. He continued south and went to the salt field. At this time, there were already a lot of people in the entire salt field, with nearly 2 people settling and working here.

They all rely on salt production and have completely left the farmland.

Xia Ming nodded with satisfaction as he watched the white salt being loaded onto the truck.

Then, he went to the forge. Last time, he said that he would build a large workshop, and Baili Zhe carried out it.

In a huge field, there are thousands of apprentices, following Kuitie in forging iron.

Xia Ming didn't come near and went straight back to his mansion.

He did not go out for the next two days, until the evening of that day, when almost all the refugees were resettled.

Xia Ming just walked out of the house, looked at Zhao Yuan outside the door and said, "Find all the retainers from the Hou Mansion and tell them that I will host a banquet today!"

"As ordered!"

After Zhao Yuan accepted the order, he headed out the door.Xia Ming, on the other hand, walked towards the restaurant outside. Now that there are more and more people in the Hou Mansion, it is necessary to make specific plans for the entire Hou Mansion.

Therefore, it was natural to find someone to discuss it.

Just after he sat down in the restaurant, several retainers came one after another.

Zhang Mu was the first to come. After bowing to Xia Ming, he sat aside. The others also came after a while.

At this time, the food and wine were also put out.

In the past, at Xia Ming's house, he and his retainers would actually have dinner together every night. But later on, there were more things going on, and there was less time to sit together.

Now that we are together again, everyone feels quite friendly.

Xia Ming glanced around and found that Zhang Mu and Li Jun had now broken through to the level of Qi Entrainment, and everyone else was also at the peak of innateness.

It can be said that the current Hou Mansion has begun to take shape.

Even among the various rebels outside, he is definitely not weak.

Everyone chatted while eating, and waited until they were full.

Xia Mingcai straightened up, looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, we are gathered together today mainly to talk about the future development of Huangcheng!"

Then, his eyes focused on Baili Zhe: "Old man, how much money and food does our Marquis' mansion have?"

"Master Marquis, the winter grain has been harvested, which is 40 dan, plus the two taxes collected from the people. Now there are 50 dan in the granary, which is enough to take in the refugees this time!
In terms of silver, the sales of refined salt have stabilized now, and I have accumulated 580 million taels in more than half a year! "

As the voice fell, smiles appeared on everyone's faces. This was their achievement in nearly three years.

Now we can finally say that our troops are strong and our horses are strong.

Xia Ming nodded, and then said, "Now that we have everything, I am going to expand my army to 7000 people. Do you have any objections?"

When the voice sounded, he glanced around.

At this time, even Baili Zhe, who had always been searching, nodded and said, "This is as it should be. This time we have taken in nearly 3000 refugees. Now we only rely on more than [-] domestic soldiers, which is not enough!"

"Okay, let's officially expand it. Among these 7000 people, I plan to select 500 people to join the cavalry, and the remaining 500 people to join the infantry. In this case, our Marquis Mansion will have [-] people. The cavalry and eight thousand infantry are enough to deal with the coming events.

But, with this equipment, I can’t keep up! Xia Ming said with a smile.

In Baili Zhe's head, calculations began quickly.

Finally, we came to the conclusion that if all were equipped with armor, the cavalry equipment alone would cost a full 300 million taels of silver.

This number made Baili Zhe feel a little distressed.

"Master Marquis, can you equip half of it? The equipment for the cavalry alone will cost more than 300 million taels of silver! This is just the price of purchasing black iron, not counting anything else!" He said with a bitter look on his face.

"If you don't have money, you can make more money, but equipment is a life-saving thing. Let's start buying things tomorrow. Infantry also needs to be equipped with infantry armor!"

A piece of walking armor requires five kilograms of black iron, which adds up to another 2705 million taels of silver. But now, the silver in the bank is probably going to bottom out.

Baili Zhe's expression became even more bitter. Raising soldiers was really a matter of spending money.

But he could only nod.

After seeing that everyone agreed, Xia Ming smiled and said, "Okay, then starting tomorrow, each will perform their duties. Zhang Mu and Tie Lin will be responsible for recruiting new troops, the caravan will be responsible for purchasing black iron and body-building grass, Kui It’s time for the iron forge to start operating!”

After arranging all this, he looked at Li Jun and said, "Mr. Li, I will leave the Body Tempering Pill to you!"

In fact, Xia Ming originally thought of refining all the Ancestral Pills taken by the war horses, but the money was not enough, and he spent it like water, so he could only refine the Body Tempering Pills first.

"Yes, Lord Marquis!" Li Jun stood up and said.

"Is there anything else?" Xia Ming asked after taking a look at everyone.

Everyone else was sitting still, but Baili Zhe stood up. "Master Hou, there is one more thing. It is the Blood Letter Camp. They have been at a disadvantage many times in the battle with the Yellow Turban Army, and now they have lost the westernmost territory. Yunhai County.

It is said that the Blood Letter Battalion held 30 refugees hostage, preparing to fight the Yellow Turban Army to the death, and the latter was also ready.

The formation is very large! "

After reaching this conclusion, Xia Ming raised his eyebrows and asked, "How is the recent performance of the Blood Letter Camp?"

"Very good. As long as the caravan goes out and carries the flag of our Marquis Mansion, the other party will not only let it go, but there will also be people watching along the way!" Baili Zhe said pertinently.

Xia Ming knocked on the table and said, "In this case, the Scarlet Letter Camp cannot fail. If they are gone, who will stop us from disaster? Since they want a decisive battle, then we will go straight to the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army!"
How strong are they? "

"Hey, this is good. I heard that the entire Yunhai County was looted by the Yellow Turban Army. They have accumulated a lot of wealth. If these people's base camp can really be destroyed, the Yellow Turban Army on the battlefield will definitely With no morale at all, the Blood Letter Battalion may have hope of victory!

As for the strength of the Yellow Turban Army, it is average, but with two masters in the early stages of the Qi Entrainment Realm, it seems more difficult to handle! "

When Baili Zhe said the last word, his face showed solemnity.

Xia Ming nodded, "Okay, if that's the case, then I will set off today to Yunhai County. In addition to the cavalry, I will lead a thousand infantry, and the others will stay to look after me!"

Baili Zhe wanted to dissuade Xia Ming from going there in person, but when he thought that Zhang Mu might encounter two qi-entraining masters, he shut up. Although he didn't know Xia Ming's specific cultivation level, from the other party, Judging from the aura that occasionally comes out, I am afraid it has surpassed myself.

After making a decision.

Xia Ming said to Zhang Mu and Tie Lin, "We are not close to Yunhai County. Let's prepare now. Everyone brings enough dry food for seven days and sets off tonight!"

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, the two retreated.

A moment later, the sound of galloping horses could be heard in the deserted city.

(End of this chapter)