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Da Zhuang took out a red renminbi pass and handed it to the guard behind the small wooden door and window at the gap in the valley for verification before he was able to enter the valley.

"Da Zhuang, are you married this time?"

Today, the slaves on duty at the wooden gate of the crevice passage know Da Zhuang, and he and Da Zhuang were the first slaves to enter the valley.The slave on duty signed up as a soldier and was not selected. After being eliminated, he entered the valley patrol team and is now the small leader of the valley patrol team.Although the two are very familiar with each other, according to the regulations of the valley, only the pass is recognized when entering and leaving the valley, not the person.So the slave on duty waved his hands to open the wooden door after carefully inspecting the RMB.

"Hey!" Da Zhuang put away the RMB carefully and put it in the inner pocket of his jacket. He didn't answer the little boss's words, but just smiled honestly at his former companion.

Da Zhuang's wedding date is set in May, and it is only April now. According to the original plan, he will not come back until half a month later, but this time the matter is important, and Yu Kui is worried about letting ordinary messengers deliver letters back.

The valley in April is already full of green, and people in the valley are busy.The trees from the gap passage to the living area in the valley have almost been felled, and wheat and bitter cauliflower have been planted in most places. Now the flowering period of the bitter cauliflower has just passed, and bitter rapeseed has been seen on the tip of the bitter vegetable.

Potatoes have been planted in some sandy places on both sides of the road. The potatoes have grown stems and leaves, and these potatoes will mature before the wheat is harvested.After the potatoes in the valley are harvested in spring, there will be enough potatoes for seeding in September. Potatoes can be cultivated twice a year, and Dacheng area can grow another high-yielding crop.Beside some high ridges, women in the valley are cutting sweet potato seedlings, which will be planted on the empty ridges not far away, and there are many male slaves beside the ridges preparing the fields, which will soon be sown with corn.

Da Zhuang took the main road of the valley, which ran across the valley from east to west, from the entrance of the gap passage to the long river in the west of the valley.This road is no longer a dirt road, but paved with broken bricks and stone tiles, sprinkled with sand, and pressed tightly with rolling stones, so that the road surface is flat and will not be muddy in rainy days.

Every time Da Zhuang comes back, he can feel the changes in the valley, and feel that the valley is full of vitality. This feeling makes him feel at ease, makes him feel uplifted, and can sweep away the oppressive feeling brought to him by Wu Ducheng And empty.

Many of the slaves working on both sides of the road knew Da Zhuang, and they all stopped their farm work to say hello to Da Zhuang.Most people in the valley knew that Da Zhuang's wedding was in May, and they all thought that Da Zhuang, who was doing business abroad, was planning to get married when he came back, so they couldn't help laughing at each other.

Da Zhuang is still the same as he was at the gap in the wooden door, Han Han smiled at his acquaintances and did not answer, but his steps were not slow, and he still ran towards the villa in big strides.

It was afternoon when Da Zhuang returned to the valley. Both Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui were not in the villa. Chu Chaohui was training soldiers in the west of the valley, and Zheng Yuming was in Houpo Village directing the villagers to build water conservancy.

Da Zhuang ran out of time in the villa, quickly found a mule cart in the living area, and drove the mule cart to the barracks to find Chu Chaohui.The road from the living quarters to the barracks is still a forest, and the trees have not yet been able to be cut down.

Chu Chaohui no longer personally trains recruits, he uses the establishment of the Chinese army of later generations. More than 500 soldiers were organized into a battalion by him. A battalion is equipped with four companies. A company has about 120 people. Each company is composed of three platoons. A platoon has about 30 people. 10 people.

At present, the battalion commander of the barracks is personally served by Chu Chaohui, and the company commanders of the four battalions are served by soldiers who performed well in the battle against bandits. The first company commander is the second son, that is, Ma Ren, and the second company commander is Zhou Cheng. The commander of the third company was Wei Qing, all three of them had made first-class meritorious service in the battle against bandits, and the commander of the fourth company selected one of them from the second-class meritorious service.

The rest of the slave soldiers also became officers and were appointed as platoon leaders or squad leaders.In this way, the 49 slaves trained in the first batch plus Wei Qing all became officers. Because the number of officers was still insufficient and there were still several vacancies for squad leaders, Chu Chaohui selected a few better ones from among the bandits to appoint them. .

Chu Chaohui didn't want Wei Qing to lead soldiers too early, after all, Wei Qing was only 14 years old, a junior high school student in the 21st century.But this 14-year-old boy is very good, not only has a very high comprehension ability, but also is smart and vicious, more ruthless than other outstanding slaves.Chu Chaohui really couldn't find a better candidate than him to be the company commander. In addition, Wei Qing's height was already over 160, which was considered average among the troops. After thinking about it for a few days, Chu Zhaohui decided to make Wei Qing a company commander. Wei Qing's special experience, he cannot be treated as a child, the character of this young man is not suitable for suppression.

After the army framework is set up, the training is in charge of the army officers. Chu Chaohui only needs to give guidance, and he can free up his hands to train other arms.

When Da Zhuang came to see Chu Chaohui, Chu Chaohui was learning equestrian skills from a bandit.As a modern person, horse riding is just a hobby. In the 21st century, Chu Chaohui only learned how to ride a horse in a jockey club.Now in Daqin, horses are an important strategic material and an indispensable element in war.

Today's Great Qin Continent only has chariots, and cavalry is not popular in wars. Whether it is an impact mission or a shooting platform, it is mainly completed by chariots.At this time, the main contribution of horses to warfare was mainly limited to pulling chariots.The main disadvantages of chariots are the higher cost and the requirement for flat ground, while cavalry has no worse impact than chariots, the price is lower than that of chariots, and the mobility is better. If the chariot shoots back and forth, the chariot is unthinkable and can only become a target.

Based on the experience of later generations, Chu Chaohui decided to build a cavalry team.Cavalry has strong mobility and flexible combat, and is an indispensable arm in the cold weapon era.Cavalry is not just riding a horse, but to be able to shoot arrows on a horse, which requires equestrian skill and a lot of practice.

Building cavalry is more than ten times more difficult than building infantry. One is the lack of horses, and the other is the lack of skilled riders.In addition to the four horses rewarded by Prince Guang, five horses were bought one after another in the valley, eleven horses were smuggled from neighboring countries, and one horse was obtained from the suppression of bandits. There are only 21 horses in the whole valley.

Chu Chaohui selected ten horses to be war horses, and selected twenty riders who had experience in riding horses from the valley slaves, bandits, and purchased civilians. A bandit named Zeng You was promoted to be the captain of the cavalry team. , Zeng You is the owner of the horses that were spoiled by the bandits, and he is the most skilled in riding.

When Da Zhuang saw Chu Chaohui, he took out an oilcloth package from his heart. He came back this time to deliver this package.Chu Chaohui took the package and put it in his luggage, asked Da Zhuang about the situation of King Wu's capital, praised Da Zhuang, and then told Da Zhuang to rest in the valley for a while, and then go to Wu Capital after getting married.

Zheng Yuming didn't come back until dark. The water conservancy project in Houpo Village was imminent, and the project had to be completed by the end of May, because rice planting was in June at the latest.The villagers of Houpo Village were overjoyed when they learned that the village would have a new owner within ten years, and the owner was the governor of Nanbu.

The living standards of the villagers in Nanbu have changed drastically in one year. The villagers in the nearest Houpo Village have the most experience. All the poultry raised in the village were bought by the people of Nanbu Village at a high price at the end of last year. I can only buy miscellaneous grains, and I can barely live a new year with enough food and clothing.

In Houpo Village, there are only villagers whose families work in Nanbu. Because of the good salary, the New Year is relatively rich. At the end of the year, several villagers who work in the village bought japonica rice from Nanbu. This kind of japonica rice is fragrant and soft when made into dried rice. They all hope that their fields can grow this kind of food like Nanbu.Now that the village has changed its owner, this kind of life is not far away. How could the villagers of Houpo Village not be excited.

Zheng Yuming led the engineering team to Houpo Village. The villagers were active. Every family contributed their labor to the construction of water conservancy. Several villagers who worked in Nanbu also gave up earning money and came back to work on the construction site. Originally, it was most beneficial to Nanbu. The hostile patriarch of Houpo Village is now the most active one in the whole village.

"We may go to Kangcheng, the capital of the kingdom, in the second half of the year." In the study on the second floor of the villa, Chu Zhaohui took out Yu Kui's secret letter and handed it to Zheng Yuming.

"The king of Wu wants to recruit great feudal lords from all over the country to the capital? We won't go." Zheng Yuming put the letter in front of the oil lamp, and Yu Kui wrote a lot of content on the paper, so the words were very small and dense.

"We are not qualified to go, but I think Young Master Guang and Wei Shen will take us there." Chu Chaohui had a toothpick in his mouth. He has now been forced to quit smoking. The cigarettes in the villa were officially sold out last week. Now When the addiction to cigarettes came up, I had no choice but to hold a toothpick in my mouth to enjoy it.

"If we are going to Wu Wangdu, we need to be prepared." Zheng Yuming regarded Wu Wangdu as a dangerous situation.

"Look at this, Yu Kui is really talented." Chu Chaohui took out two pieces of parchment from the oilcloth bag, one was the topographic map of King Wu's capital, and the other was the topographic map of the whole country of Wu.

"It is our greatest luck to be able to employ Yu Kui." Zheng Yuming looked at the two pieces of parchment with emotion.

Although the map of this time and space is very simple, it is the top secret of each vassal state. Generally, the king personally manages the map. The map is usually kept in the secret room of the palace. Only when fighting, the king will show it to the generals who are fighting.It is conceivable what Yu Kui did secretly in order to obtain these two maps. No wonder Da Zhuang came back to report that Yu Kui, who has always been a good drinker, can drink so much that his stomach bleeds.

Half a month after the valley received Yu Kui's secret letter, the Ulsan government received an edict issued by King Wu. King Wu wanted to spend the Harvest Festival with all the lords on September [-]th.September [-] at this time is not called the Double Ninth Festival, it is not a festival to respect the elderly, it is an activity to worship the emperor and ancestors when the crops are harvested, and to thank the emperor and ancestors for their kindness.

"Father Wei, Guang can see his father now." After receiving the edict, Young Master Guang had tears in his eyes.

Prince Guang was favored by King Wu when he was young, but after the death of his mother concubine Wei Ji, Prince Guang came to the fief and was instigated by Yi Ji in the middle, so King Wu gradually became indifferent to his second son.There is a lot of truth in the saying that where there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather.

Compared to Young Master Guang's excitement, Wei Shen was very cautious. Like Zheng Yuming, he believed that King Wu was a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

"Congratulations, young master, for meeting the king." Wei Shen was very wary of King Wu in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He didn't want to make young master Guang feel uncomfortable, so that young master Guang could clearly realize that King Wu didn't treat him like he did ten years ago. Affection.

"Uncle can't go, right?" Young Master Guang was so ignorant that after he left, no one would stay in the fiefdom to look after him.

"Yes, the two martial ministers will guard Dacheng." Wei Shen nodded.

"I want to take Zheng Qing to meet the royal father." Young Master Guang was thinking about which noble entourage he should bring, and Zheng Yuming was the first one he wanted to bring.

"The Governor of Chu must also be brought along." Wei Shen added that there is a limit to the number of attendants who go to the capital to meet him. For the safety of Mr. Guang, the nobles who follow him must have force value in addition to those with high status, so as to better protect him. Young Master Guang.Chu Chaohui's skill is second to none in the Dacheng area, how could such a warrior not be taken with him.

Young Master Guang and Wei Shen discussed for one night, and selected the nobles who would follow him to the capital. On the second day, they sent out the list of followers, and asked the nobles from all over the place to present precious gifts to the King of Wu.The two governors of Nanbu were both on the list, as Chu Zhaohui expected.