Beishan Fort.
"Oh oh oh!"
As the rooster crows the dawn, almost every household lights up and gets up. The women made a fire to cook and started their day.
Wu Nian slept until three o'clock in the morning.
No matter how kind Wei Changqing is to him, Haitian City is safe. But this golden nest and silver nest are not as good as your own doghouse.
Beishan Fort is better.
When Wu Nian opened his eyes, the person beside him was gone.
Wu Nian yawned and rubbed his eyes, his spirit and body still separated. But it alarmed Wang Ruyan and Xiaohong who were sitting in the outer room across the screen.
"I'm awake. Breakfast is still hot. I can eat it after washing up." Wang Ruyan was a bit unsociable before the marriage, but she was very gentle after the marriage. After coming in, she said softly to Wu Nian.
"Take a shower first, it stinks." Xiao Hong was as lively as she pinched her nose and said.
Elder Wu's face turned red, he was sitting on a beautiful woman, Liu Xiahui's reasoning, he had taken it several times last night, and of course it smelled bad.
He simply lay on the bed and waited for the maid to come in with hot water and finish it. Only then did he lift up the quilt and get into the bathtub naked. After bathing and changing clothes and smelling the fragrance, he had a hearty breakfast with Wang Ruyan and Xiaohong waiting on him.
It's just that the food took a little too long to heat up and it wasn't very tasty.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as it’s nutritious.
After leaving the house, Wu Nian saw his nephew Zhang Zhen learning boxing under the tutelage of a strong man. This was an old boxer who was hired through Long Qie's introduction.
This stupid nephew is not very good at studying, but he is a good talent in martial arts.
Li Ya sat on the stool and watched Zhang Zhen practicing martial arts obediently. A little maid stood behind her.
Wu Nian pinched his chin, thoughtfully.
"Another pair of childhood sweethearts. My daughter may be spoiled by my nephew in the future."
Not far away, Mrs. Wu was drying her clothes. She is an aunt, she doesn't have to do anything, she just needs to enjoy her life. But she is too hard-working and will do whatever she can.
Mrs. Chen should lie down in the room and wait until noon before coming out to bask in the sun for a while.
She is a baby, and the weather is cold now, so she can't bear a little bit of wind and cold.
Wu Nian looked around and didn't see Liu Xiang. He turned around and asked Wang Ruyan, "Where is Xiang'er?"
"Madam went to look at the crops outside the castle." Wang Ruyan replied with a smile.
Rich families have their own rules, although the maids and domestic slaves call everyone "ma'am" every day. But in fact, there is only one mistress in the Wu family.
Doctor Liu Xiang’s identity is as stable as Mount Tai.
Wu Nian couldn't help but smile. This girl Liu Xiang was thinking about her own land, and would take her slaves out for a walk from time to time.
Now the Wu family has a big business, planting 3,500 acres of cotton.
Wu Nian took a deep breath, his eyes extremely firm.
I can’t just think about rest and sleeping beauty anymore. Time is running out, it’s time for me to take action.
For example, there are more than 10,000 acres of fields outside Beishan Fort, and my family grows 3,500 acres of cotton.
Military households planted seven to eight thousand acres of grain.
When did the Mongolian people go south? Is it before the autumn harvest? Or after the autumn harvest? Can the grain and cotton in the fields outside the city be harvested?
Wu Nian was not too worried about his cotton. After all, he had planned it well before planting cotton. You can't eat this stuff.
But I don’t know about food.
The Mongolian people moved south on a large scale. If there was insufficient military food, they might cut off the food outside the city.
Without this batch of food, life for military households would be difficult.
Furthermore, war is approaching.
He has a lot to do.
Just when Wu Nian was about to take action, Zhang Jin came in from the outside and reported: "Sir, Brother Long has been waiting outside for a long time."
Wu Nian sighed, probably guessing it.
There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever.
Long Qie has his own plan, and the two are allies, not masters and slaves.
Wu Nian took a deep breath, with a slight smile on his face, nodded to Zhang Jin, and walked out with his head held high.
Inside the outer courtyard. Long Qie stood with the flying monkey Chen Jiagui, looking at Wu Nian with a smile.
"Brother, troubled times are coming. I want to go back to Ding County and wait until the time comes to recruit troops. When we meet again, it will be time for us to kill the Meng Yuan people side by side."
Long Qie is a hero in the world, and he is very happy. He holds his hand and cuts the iron straight.
"Brother, I wish you and me good luck in martial arts." Wu Nian was also a generous person, and he immediately cupped his hands and said.
The two looked at each other and laughed loudly.
"Hahahahaha."
After laughing, Long Jie took Chen Jiagui, his brothers, and many large carriages obtained with Wu Nian to Dingxian County.
Troubled times are coming, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang happened countless years ago.
But that sentence.
"Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind. But it has been passed down through the ages."
The Mongolian people's move south was both a danger and an opportunity. Wu Nian, Long Qie, Zhang Jin, Tieniu, Liu Wu and others are the generals in troubled times.
Wu Nian took Zhang Jin and personally escorted Long Qie's brother out of the city gate. After Long Qie's figure disappeared, he returned to the city.
"Go and find Tieniu, Liu Wu, Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, and Li Yong, and you can come too. Go to the main room of my house to discuss it." Wu Nian thought for a moment, then turned around and said to Zhang Jin beside him.
The brief separation is just to accumulate strength to fight together in the future.
Long Qie has his own way, and he also has his own way.
"Yes." Zhang Jin cupped his hands, turned around and went down. Wu Nian quickly returned to his mansion, sat down on the imperial chair early, and ordered his maid to make tea.
"grown ups."
Soon after, the backbone of Wu Nian's command. The five tigers of Beishan Fort came in from outside, bowed their hands to Wu Nian, and sat down separately with Zhang Jin.
Wu Nian smiled and nodded, raised his eyes and ordered the maid waiting at the door to bring tea. Just regular camellia, but tastes ok.
"Brothers, troubled times are coming. We have to make some preparations." Wu Nian picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down, raised his head and said seriously.
"Excuse me, sir." Everyone said in unison without any nonsense.
"The serious soldiers of Beishan Fort cannot be moved for the time being, and the main purpose is to strengthen training. The soldiers' daily meals are also kept up, and they are trained to be as strong as cattle. However, my family soldiers need to be expanded. Brother, I will recruit them from hundreds of households. The soldiers have been expanded to twenty teams, more than two hundred people."
When Wu Nian said this, he raised his head to look at Zhang Jin and said in a deep voice.
Before that, he was still secretive and did not dare to expand his family's army on a large scale. Now I can't care less and expand the army like crazy.
"Yes." Zhang Jin cheered up and responded with a bang.
"Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng. You two are responsible for counting the men between the ages of 18 and 40 among the military households in Beishan Fort, and organize them all into militiamen for a certain degree of military training. We do not require them to go out of the city to fight in the field. , but we must be able to defend the city. We cannot be afraid of the Meng Yuan people."
Wu Nian raised his head and said to the two of them.
"Yes." Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng responded with serious faces.
"Old Li. Work harder on logistics. Let the craftsmen make more armor, weapons, and crossbows to equip the army."
Wu Nian looked up at Li Yong again and said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, sir. I will keep a close eye on all the craftsmen and urge them to work non-stop." Li Yong nodded heavily and said with clasped fists.
"Yeah." Wu Nian hummed, and a light suddenly bloomed in his eyes. Suddenly he stood up and said: "The Meng Yuan people are about to go south. In this time of national crisis, our Beishan Fort will not be immune. Men will fight, and women will assist. Believe me. The fire of Yanhan will never be extinguished."
"The final winner must be us."
"yes."
Everyone's blood boiled when they heard this, and they all stood up and shouted in agreement.
