The next day, I returned from outside the city.
Sitting in the palace, Xu Mu and Jia Zhou sat together and discussed the matter of recruiting troops.
Although Western Shu now occupies Liangdi, the shortcomings of the lack of troops in the six states were suddenly exposed. For example, when I went to Muyun State this time, there was almost no accompanying army. After all the calculations, only 8,000 people could be mobilized as a reinforcement army.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will think of some ways to recruit soldiers in Shuzhou. They will only be sent to Muyun State after training."
The autumn harvest is still far away, and there is no food and grass, so recruiting troops is very difficult. According to Xu Mu's considerations, the recruitment standards must not delay the people's livelihood in Xishu.
He did not want to be a militaristic King of Shu.
"My Lord, Wei Chun's secret workshop will make the first wooden Luan. When it is completed, I will also send it to Muyun State."
"Very good."
Regarding the war in Jiangnan, Xu Mu did not dare to take it lightly. Compared with Matthew Si, Demon Queen Su, Zuo Shiren, and the newly emerged Yuan Song are not simple characters.
"Captain, General Tiger is waiting outside."
"What are you waiting for?"
"General Tiger took a sack as big as a cowshed."
Xu Mu was stunned and his expression became speechless. In any case, the expedition is about to begin, and the wish of the younger brother of the Gu family will finally be fulfilled.
"Lord, go ahead." Jia Zhou also knew what was going on and showed a faint smile.
Around here, everything in Shuzhou has basically been discussed. Even if there are any omissions, with Jia Zhou's ability, the problem will not be big.
"Six Heroes, ask Silly Hu to follow me to the bank."
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The silver bank in Chengdu does not have a lot of silver. After years of fighting, if it were not for the wealth of the nine counties in Sichuan, they would have been unable to sustain it. When I broke into the Liang Palace earlier, I found that the Dong family's treasury was also in a pitiful state.
Thinking about it, the Liang land was barren, Dong Wen was fighting in the south and the north, and he had no intention of selling horses. He had spent a lot of money on the Shu Brocade. When the Liangzhou bank was raided, the amount of silver obtained was less than 300,000 taels.
"Si Hu, I agreed to give you a moment to burn the incense. I will wait outside. You can carry as much as you want, and I won't stop you."
Si Hu, who was already extremely excited, could no longer hear what Xu Mu was saying. He said "ouch" twice and ran towards the bank, dragging a sack as big as a bullpen.
"Six Heroes...light the incense."
According to Xu Mu's estimate, ten thousand taels of silver would really have to be carried out. However, if Si Hu is really capable of carrying it away, it doesn't matter, he should be treated as a reward for these years.
"Han Jiu, notify the Eastern Expeditionary Army to set out for Muyun Prefecture tomorrow."
Han Jiu, who was standing by with his head stretched out to look in, suddenly heard Xu Mu's words. He was so shocked that he clasped his fists in a hurry, turned back every step of the way, and finally ran forward in a hurry.
"Master, half of the incense has been burned."
"Let him move..."
Sitting aside, Xu Mu rubbed his forehead and continued to think about going to Muyun State without being distracted. Today's Muyun Prefecture has no more than 40,000 troops. With the 8,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army, it is only worth 50,000.
Compared with the strength of Cangzhou's 50,000 troops, it is estimated that they can only be used to defend. However, the situation in the Xiangjiang area does have one advantage. That is the confusion of grievances between all parties. Perhaps the first war may not start in Muyun State first.
Of course, it is better not to burn, so that Xishu can gain time for the autumn harvest. The two-rice-a-year experiment has been launched in Shuzhou. If there are no problems, next year will be the time for an outbreak in Western Shu.
"Captain, here's a stick of incense."
"How much did Si Hu carry?"
"General Tiger hasn't come out yet..."
Xu Mu was stunned, stood up, and walked to the bank with Yin Hu. When I walked inside, I found Si Hu standing tall and naked, dragging a bag of silver as big as a cowshed, but he seemed to have lost the strength. He dragged it for a long time before taking a few steps.
"Helmsman, look over there." Yin Hu looked strange.
Xu Mu looked in the direction, his face just wanted to curse. In the corner of the bank, the former Dou family members were probably prodigal, so they plated a layer of gold on the wall.
Good guy, Si Hu just ripped off the wall. There were crushed gravel everywhere.
"General Tiger, in order to save trouble, moved all the iron boxes containing the treasury silver directly to the cowshed. Captain, you see, at least ten iron boxes were moved."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. It's okay to pick up walls and drag iron boxes. It's okay to have abnormal strength, but you can't think of going against the will.
"Six Heroes... pretend you didn't see it, put another stick of incense, and you and I will go outside and wait."
Afraid of hurting his silly brother Gu's thoughts, Xu Mu simply gave him another chance. At this time, I can only rush to Muyun State tomorrow.
Yin Hu wanted to laugh, but finally held it back, and secretly walked out with Xu Mu.
…
I don't know how long it took before Si Hu walked out of the bank. He was covered in sweat. The sack was torn inside. He had no choice but to carry an iron box out.
As soon as he put down the iron box, Si Hu burst into tears.
This day's sack contains silver, and he has been waiting for it from Liangzhou. Unexpectedly, the sacks in the bullpen were not up to par, and it took a lot of effort. In the end, I had to use my shoulders to carry a box out.
After walking out of the bank room and seeing Xu Mu, Si Hu shouted in grievance.
"Those little village women in Liangzhou who sewed sacks must have changed their threads! I gave you an extra three coins of silver earlier, Brother Mu, they are all wasted!"
"Why are you tearing down the wall?"
"Brother Mu, that wall is made of gold."
"That's false." Xu Mu rubbed his forehead.
This time, Si Hu, who was carrying two boxes of silver, felt even more aggrieved. He pulled Xu Mu and begged again and again.
"Don't be anxious, there is still a chance. Go to Muyun State and do great work. Brother, I will also use a sack for you."
"really?"
"More real than eggs."
Two boxes of silver, no matter what, there are three to four thousand taels. The main reason was that the iron box was heavy. If Si Hu was not greedy and only used sacks to hold the silver, he would probably be able to take away thousands of taels. Unfortunately, the sacks were torn.
"Take the money home, say goodbye to your wife, and follow me to Muyun Prefecture tomorrow."
…
It's dark.
When Xu Mu walked back to the house, he found that not only Jiang Caiwei was holding the child, but also Li Xiaowan, who had a baby bump, was also sitting inside with red eyes.
In the past two years, for a long time, he has been away fighting in the north and south. Being a father and a husband is probably unqualified. But everyone and Xiaojia have a symbiotic relationship. Shuzhou is weak and will lose Pozhou one day. Not only the Xu Jiajun, but also the entire Xishu Group will face bad luck.
He has been striving for the top, fighting steadily, until one day, he finally has the opportunity to stand on the stage of the world's competition, lead the Xu family's army to wield halberds and armor, and create a new dynasty.
On one side was Jiang Caiwei with tears in her eyes, and on the other was Li Xiaowan who had fallen asleep. Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the moonlight outside the window.
Another exciting life of his is about to start a new round.
