When Aunt Wen sent people, she obviously didn't know about Lu Jing and Yan Yun.
Hearing that Lu Jing wanted to build an earthen fort, he lent all the skilled craftsmen in Wenjiazhuang to someone. Plus Zhou Yu helped find some more from Ju County, so there were almost a hundred and ten people in total.
Just a few days ago, these people were already in place.
Gathered together at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, one of the oldest craftsmen from the Wen family, with gray beard and hair, had even surveyed the terrain and drawn the drawings.
Lu Jing took it in his hand and looked at it. Unfortunately, he didn't graduate in civil engineering, so he didn't understand it very well, so he simply asked directly.
"After this earth fortress is built, how will the defense be like?"
The old craftsman raised a finger and said, "If everything painted above can be built, as long as there are a thousand young men in the village, it will be enough to withstand six or seven thousand elite soldiers. As for the refugees, no matter how many they come, they will be given in vain."
Lu Jing was quite satisfied with this answer.
Being able to withstand six or seven thousand elite soldiers is already very powerful, but any more would be meaningless. This place is not a strategic location, and there are not many important figures in it, so it is not worth sending a large army to attack.
As for being surrounded, Lu Jing was even less afraid.
This is a very simple arithmetic problem.
Six to seven thousand elite soldiers, the daily food, drink and chew are worth a lot of money. Plus the compensation for casualties, even if he knocks down his village, it is not worthwhile. The generals who lead the troops are full and stay here with him. Consume.
Not to mention that there is a Ju County not far away that can serve as each other's horns and watch over each other.
If it can be built, the sense of security of people living in the earthen fort will definitely be greatly improved.
The only trouble is that Lu Jing doesn't have a thousand people here yet.
During this time, Ge Ping and Yu Zhen took action and gathered some small groups of bandits nearby.
Including the family members, there are probably more than 300 people on Qinglong Mountain now, which is a bit different from 1,000.
Besides, Lu Jing didn't want his territory to be filled with bandits. Most of these guys were not good people and had done a lot of bad things just to fill their stomachs. If they were allowed to farm the land now, it would be inevitable that some people would be unwilling to do so.
Even with the foundation of Qinglong Village and Ge Ping trying his best to maintain it, the management cost is still a bit too high.
So Lu Jing was currently thinking about where to go to find some normal people.
But the problem is that everyone knows that banditry is serious in this area of Juxian County. Officers and soldiers have been beaten away, and ordinary people dare not approach it. Even the refugees take detours.
Forget it, let's wait and see. Anyway, the fort has not been built yet, and there are no six or seven thousand people coming.
But this time, the people sent by the Wen family were not only craftsmen, but also people in charge of military training. It was said that they had been instructors before.
His surname is Wen, and his name is Lin. Although he is only a third-rate master, he is proficient in bow and horse, has excellent marksmanship, and is quite good at combining attacks.
And he was very satisfied with these "peasants" on Lu Jing's territory.
Wen Lin could tell at a glance what these guys were doing before, not to mention that many of them now called each other by nicknames, and they had a gangster air about them.
Most of the people who can survive being bandits these days have good physiques, and everyone has a few moves. Even if they are just in the crop position, they are stronger than the average person, not to mention that there are some martial arts masters among them.
Once you've practiced it well and combined with the newly built earth fortress, even if it's not impregnable, it's enough to give most people a headache.
Lu Jing was a little embarrassed by them.
It was clear that the Wen family was treating him with the courtesy of an uncle, but he took his precious daughter as a concubine, which seemed a bit unethical.
Besides, Lu Jing himself had memories of his past life, so he wasn't too interested in dividing family classes. Otherwise... he wouldn't have wives and concubines.
Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to love each other together?
But this kind of thing should wait until the dragon in the secret realm is solved. If we can't deal with this problem, it's hard to say whether the big guy will survive in the future. Lu Jing doesn't have to worry about who is bigger and who is smaller.
In addition to people from the Wen family, Lu Jing received another gift.
This gift somewhat surprised Lu Jing, because it came from Leihuo Hall.
After Jiang Lei's death, Wen Lun took over the Leihuotang.
This was originally the career of her and Jiang Lei. Now that Jiang Lei is gone, Wen Lun has not encountered many obstacles in becoming the leader of the Thunder Fire Hall.
However, after losing the gunpowder genius Jiang Lei, Lei Huotang was still severely damaged.
In addition, although the matter with Jin Duoduo was finally resolved privately, Lei Huotang obviously paid a heavy price.
So after Wen Lun took over, he reversed the previous trend of massive expansion by recruiting troops and turned to an all-out contraction.
She even voluntarily gave up a lot of land, sold a lot of properties, and tried every means to pay off her previous debts. In short, Lu Jing heard that her life didn't seem to be very good recently.
Although Jiang Lei was not killed by Lu Jing, and Lu Jing finally found Jiang Lei's murderer, this also ruined Wen Lun and Jiang Lei's plan. Not to mention that all this was thanks to Lu Jing, but Lu Jing was definitely It cannot be separated.
Lu Jing put himself in Wen Lun's position, feeling that the other party would not take kindly to him.
But this time Wen Lun heard from Wenjiazhuang about his plan to build an earth fort, and he actually sent a batch of gunpowder concealed weapons, mostly for city defense, totaling fifty boxes.
So Lu Jing also wrote a letter and gave it to the Perak Hall disciples who came to deliver the hidden weapons, asking them to pass it on to Wen Lun to express their gratitude. He also returned thirty ginseng plants as a thank you gift.
Looking at the construction scene in full swing in front of him, Lu Jing also felt a sense of prosperity.
good!
It seems that his industrial park has been established. As long as he does it well, he will be able to live a corrupt life in which he can make money even while lying down.
And when troubled times come, there is no need to worry.
After taking care of the ginseng fields and fish ponds, Lu Jing took a walk around his territory.
But after walking through it again, he felt that something was missing.
After thinking for a while, Lu Jing patted his thigh and said, "Where are Mr. Sun and Mr. Song? Have they run away?"
"Oh, no, Mr. Sun and Mr. Song went to Ju County to do shopping today."
"Why did they go?" Lu Jing frowned.
Ge Ping looked very innocent, "Because we were all wanted by the government, and many of us had our portraits drawn. Although those wanted notices have been removed now, you have told me before, Mr. Lu, that we should develop in a low-key manner. I Thinking of causing one less trouble, one less one.
"We can't let the county magistrate look too ugly, so we let Mr. Sun and Mr. Song do the shopping. This is not their first time to Ju County, and what they bought this time is their own."
"what?"
"Of course what Mr. Song bought was cooking utensils for cooking. As for Mr. Sun, he planned to open a blacksmith shop in the village, so he went to the city to buy some." Ge Ping explained.
