Are thirty thousand people enough to build a country?
enough.
The countries in the Western Regions only have a population of more than a thousand, but there are many people who claim the title of country.
But Zhang Qi felt it was not possible.
Coming from a country with a population of more than one billion, he couldn't do the childish act of claiming the title of a country with just 30,000 people.
Is the world lacking people?
lack.
Just like the Northeast Plain where Zhang Qi is now, the vast land of one million square kilometers can only have a population of 200,000.
But there seems to be no shortage.
As long as Zhang Qi wants to, he can turn the 30,000 people under his command into 100,000 or 200,000.
Now he plans to do just that.
In the royal court tent.
Wang Li, Ying, and Hu Shui were all wearing armor and waiting for someone to arrive.
It had been about ten minutes since they received the order, and Zhang Qi didn't keep them waiting.
The moment the two female soldiers lifted the door curtain, they entered the tent with tiger strides.
He walked towards the seat of honor, taking off his cloak as he walked.
"eagle!"
"Be humble!"
While walking to the upper seat, Zhang Qi directly gave orders.
"Pass my order, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven of your troops will stay at the royal court to protect the surrounding area! (Listen more to Hui's advice.)"
When passing by Ying, Zhang Qi whispered.
"The last general takes command!"
After receiving the seal that Zhang Qi threw over, Ying stood up and left without saying a word.
"Wang Li, Hu Shui."
Zhang Qi sat on the upper seat with a faint look in his eyes.
"The end is here!" (He is!)
"Prepare all the troops and horses, carry bows, crossbows and weapons, three horses per person, three days of food and grass, wait for orders, and go out with me!"
"No!" (Accept the order!)
The two of them looked a little excited. They hadn't fought for more than two months, and they could finally make some achievements again this time!
After bowing to accept the order, they left the court tent and returned to their respective military camps to start preparing their troops.
After absorbing the surrendered soldiers, the number of troops under Wang Li's command has reached more than 1,500, and Hu Shui's cavalry archers have also been expanded to 500.
This time, Zhang Qi plans to conquer the two thousand men himself. With him, the army will not be short of food and grass. With him, every time a tribe is conquered, the army will not be burdened by baggage.
As for the people who were plundered
A small number of them would be carried away together, and while fighting, they would perform miracles to expand the army. When there were more women and children, they would be divided into manpower to bring them back.
This time Zhang Qi wanted to rob the population while moving towards the Han Dynasty.
It is already April. If Zhang Qi remembers correctly, the Mayi Conspiracy took place in June or July. At this time, most of the forces of the Han Dynasty had been transferred to the vicinity of Mayi, and the border guards should not have It would be too much.
Well, don't get me wrong, Zhang Qi didn't want to steal the Han Dynasty at this time, but he wanted to get in touch with some frontier generals and prefects of the Han Dynasty.
As for the border troops, they all know it. As long as the benefits are great enough, they will never have fewer people who like to support the bandits.
Just like a flying general, you think so.
Li Guang, the governor of the five counties in the north, took turns to be the governor. If you said that he had no interest in the grassland people, you wouldn't believe it even if you beat Zhang Qi to death.
The most important part of Zhang Qi's territory, the Liaohe Bay outlet, is still in the hands of the Han Dynasty.
If he cannot conquer the two counties of Liaodong and Liaoxi, then Zhang Qi's navigation industry will have to go all the way eastward and cross countless mountains to find a suitable outlet to the sea.
Therefore, he had to find a way to accumulate enough strength while the Han Dynasty and the Huns were fighting each other, and then capture Liaodong County in one fell swoop and establish Shanhaiguan in advance.
But this time, the Shanhaiguan customs is in the direction of Han Dynasty.
few people!
There are too few people!
When thinking about his own territory, Zhang Qi became a little anxious again. He wished he could conquer the Fuyu Sushen clan immediately and absorb the population.
With a sharp look in his eyes, Zhang Qi shouted to the empty court tent: "Let Naqi organize a medical team of 100 people to go out with the army.
Send a message to the outpost to prepare the map and set off early tomorrow morning! "
"promise!"
The female soldiers who were always guarding the king's tent came out as ordered.
Zhang Qi closed his eyes, and after a few seconds he disappeared into the king's tent and appeared in the lord's hall of the world of riding and slashing.
Stepping out, mounting his horse, Zhang Qi went straight to the dock.
It's been half a month, and it's been a year since he cut down the world. He wanted to know if the shipyard could produce a qualified ship. Even if the three-masted sailing ship was not yet capable of being built, what about the large river ship?
The horse's hooves galloped wildly for half an hour. Zhang Qi's hot-blooded horse stopped steadily at the door of the dock built on the bank of the Diku River.
Three or two people at the door were boiling glue and paint. Zhang Qi knew that most of them were in the dock. After Yang Disheng led the entire research team, the efficiency was much higher than before.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhang Qi dismounted, and the few wolves guarding the boiler at the door saluted like Zhang Qi.
"Is Dickson in there?"
"Director Yang is here."
"Okay, you don't have to worry about me, just do it yourself."
Zhang Qi waved his hand and walked into the dock.
From the beginning of the project to now, in the few years since the Qianqian World, the dock has become quite decent. Semi-finished ship bones and various types of wood are placed all over the dock. In front of these things, there are two or three people taking measurements.
"Dison."
Zhang Qi saw Yang Disheng at a glance and walked forward to say hello.
"Owner."
Seeing that it was Zhang Qi, Yang Disheng quickly saluted, and everyone around him also saluted.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhang Qi waved for everyone to continue, while he grabbed Yang Disheng and walked towards the other door of the dock.
This gate is facing the Diku River. The entire ground slopes towards the river, with a considerable slope, and there is already a large ship in the river that looks very similar to a three-masted sailboat.
"Let me ask you, if I ask you to build a ship that can sail in such a river within a hundred days, is it possible?"
Zhang Qi went straight to the point.
Yang Disheng frowned.
He did not dare to neglect Zhang Qi's request: "Master, if you just want a big ship that can sail, I can put together one for you at any time. After all, there are semi-finished products and finished products, but Master, Look at that ship."
Yang Disheng pointed to the ship in the river: "In the test phase, it only sailed for two hours, and the bilge was filled with water. Moreover, after the sail fell, the mast only lasted for twenty minutes under the influence of the wind. ."
Looking at the large ship that looked intact, Zhang Qi frowned: "So, no chance?"
Yang Disheng thought about it seriously and nodded: "No chance!"
"If the owner just wants a small boat, we can build it in a short time, but a big ship will take at least ten years!"
Zhang Qi closed his eyes. Even with talents like Yang Disheng, it was still so difficult to build large ships from scratch. Zhang Qi couldn't help but want to go to Han Dynasty again. There are so many talents there!
(End of chapter)
