Zheng Quchi finally chose to build on the foundation of Wubao's boundary trench. She planned to add horse faces and beacons, as well as border forts and garrison cities, changing the defensive fortifications from being passive at the rear to being active at the front and as strong as a city.
She would plan this way and not hesitate to spend a lot of time and energy, not only for the present, but also to create a strong and powerful support for the Uburg garrison in the future.
She first planned for 20,000 people and rushed to build it within half a year. Of course, this was just a prototype, and subsequent improvements may require more time, but it was not a big problem. The main construction in the early stage was enough to withstand the invasion of an army of 100,000 people. .
As for funds, her newly received deposits are probably going to be used up now, but fortunately, it is relatively easy to cut down wood and collect materials in the Wubao area. The terrain is flat, and transportation is convenient, and there are no roundabout mountain roads.
This aspect saves a lot of money, but labor is a relatively large expense. However, she has consulted that Wubao is not economically developed, and labor is basically very cheap, so just keep enough.
In addition, the civil engineering work she wants to do does not need to be exquisitely carved, even if it is rough, it only needs to be solid and durable.
Wang Zebang was very reliable in his work, and soon the county government responded, saying that they would fully support them, and even issued an official document that day to summon all the young people in Wubao County.
Zheng Quchi asked Wei Yao to explain that as long as he is free from illness or disability and his age is within the specified range, both men and women are welcome. Not only will he be responsible for food and accommodation, but he will also be responsible for monthly payments.
The fact that both men and women can work is because Zheng Quchi has long had a suppressed idea in his mind, which is to change the compulsory marriage system in Ye State and at the same time allow women to do something so that they can rely on themselves. Ability to make money to support the family.
In this society, there should not be only men walking and working in various industries, while women are limited to a very small range. Although there is a physical difference between men and women, everything has rough work and fine work. If men and women are matched, not only will the work not be tiring, , and the division of labor can also be clearly defined.
The population of Ye country is small, and when there is a war, troops are mobilized, and the existing young men are even more scarce. That's why King Ye came up with such a stupid trick, and ordered sixteen men and women in the country to forcibly marry each other.
But this marriage system is inhumane, and no other country has followed it. This shows that they all understand that it is just a deformed product of power.
But there is no rush. If we want to achieve the effective result that women can hold up half of the sky, it will take time to implement it slowly.
After more than three months, the winter snow melted, all things spring, and the construction of their "Xuan Army Camp" has also sprouted and taken shape.
A battle fort was built on a steep mountain platform, with the fort wall rising from the cliff. A winding walkway could only accommodate a carriage. "Zheng Fort" was built on a dangerous pass that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Here, the battle fort built according to the situation is surrounded by mountain-shaped ring fort walls.
Seen from a distance, it blends into the mountainous landscape. Looking more closely, it looks like a towering and cold guard that cannot be toppled.
Since the terrain is high enough, the field of vision can be easily detected at any distance. In early April, there was a scene of rolling yellow sand and rising dust and smoke. Soldiers on the lookout were on standby at any time. When they sensed the situation for the first time, they He quickly ran to the top wall of the battle fort and blew the emergency horn.
Woo~woo~
The two leaders are enemies, which means that a large army is about to attack Uburg.
Woooooooooo~
The number of five shorts is the number of people, the number of three shorts is smaller, the number of four shorts is larger, and the number of five shorts is difficult to estimate.
When they heard the bugle, the people of Uburg who were working in the border fort and the city wall quickly dropped what they were doing and hid in the air-raid shelter quickly and smoothly. They had rehearsed this in advance, and it really happened this time. Except for the real tension and fear, the rest of the things were going on in an orderly manner.
After receiving the news, Zheng Quchi, Wei Yao, and Fu Rong rushed to the battle fort from the garrison city. They ran all the way to the observation deck on the third floor of the battle fort while listening to the soldiers reporting the situation.
When they reached a high place, the observation towers with openings on all sides provided an unobstructed view of the plain. The wind and sand blew their hair. Zheng Quchi squinted his eyes and saw only a scene like a sandstorm, which looked menacing and crowded.
But the distance was too far, so it was difficult to judge the number of people. I just knew that there seemed to be a lot of people. It was enough to describe the large army pressing down on the situation.
She thought to herself, it would be nice if she had a telescope at this time.
How to make a telescope?
She seemed to have done it in the experimental class when she was a child, but she had almost forgotten it when she grew up. But if she thinks about it carefully, she might be able to pick it up again.
"Madam, it's the Beiyuan Army!" Wei Yao's eyes widened.
Zheng Quchi said expressionlessly: "I can see it."
Fu Rong's face turned pale: "I thought about fighting, but I never thought that the first battle in Wubao would be with Beiyuan Kingdom."
"Whoever you fight is not a fight. It's a matter of time."
A few months ago, Gan Xin went to inquire about the Mo family on her behalf, and Qiu quickly wrote back. He said that the Mo family had always been in private contact with the Beiyuan Kingdom, and he even revealed a big secret.
Half of the twelve commanders of the Mohist family were from the Beiyuan Kingdom.
This hint is already obvious. All the research results of the Mohist family over the years are basically for the sake of perfecting the Beiyuan Kingdom. No wonder the Beiyuan Kingdom is so powerful that it leaves other countries far behind. It turns out that they are still behind the scenes. Such a secret "research base" was established.
With the answers to this letter, she could basically tell that not only Nanchen Kingdom and Hongsheng Kingdom were involved in attacking Yu Wensheng, but Beiyuan Kingdom was also involved.
But it is still not possible to determine who is behind the Zhuzhu tribe, because in the past few months, Yanhong and his people from the Anbu have been investigating from various angles and found that people from the Nanchen Kingdom and Hongsheng Kingdom frequently appeared at the Wubao border.
They have private contact with the Zhu tribe.
The tribesmen who fled from the Zhu Zhu tribe were also found to have disappeared at the border of Nanchen Kingdom and then lost their traces, instead of going to Beiyuan Kingdom.
The matter was complicated, and what she was most worried about was that if a certain force learned of Yu Wensheng's true identity and specially set up a plan to find leader Zhu Zhu to deal with him, then this matter would be troublesome.
If his false identity as Yuan Xingzhou is exposed, it will definitely cause an uproar. His identity will no longer be "popular" or "natural". He will be involved in all kinds of rumors. Although he is also the son of King Ye, No one would believe it, and the imperial court would be in turmoil again.
The situation, which has finally been stabilized, will become turbulent again.
Of course, if everything was just a coincidence, then she would be Amitabha. Yu Wensheng just happened to be noticed by leader Zhu Zhu, and then reported the person behind it. The two parties negotiated and came up with such a poisonous plan against him, causing Yu Wensheng to become a An inhumane lunatic.
Wei Yao's breathing became rapid: "But our fortress has only been built halfway, but the other party has come with so many soldiers and horses, my subordinates are not sure how sure they are..."
Zheng Quchi said calmly: "On the camp fort side, it's only half complete. There are still defenses, long walls, and auxiliary war projects that have not been completed. However, the anti-war construction on the battle fort side has been completed to a great extent."
She actually had a premonition in her heart that war was coming, so how could she not be prepared for the battle? Next, it's time for her to take a good look at the extent of her efforts over the past year. (End of chapter)
