Outside Tiexi City, there is a military village.
Nearly a thousand families gathered from all directions. Naturally, the small military stronghold could not accommodate so many families. However, Zhechong Division had also made preparations and set up camps around the military stronghold that could accommodate nearly 10,000 people.
After settling their families, these veterans reported to the military camp according to military orders. It was even more of a surprise to meet their acquaintances among their comrades.
"Old dog, you're here too -" Erniu saw an acquaintance from a distance and called out.
"Hahaha, the general has a trick, why don't you come?" A man with a shallow scar across the bridge of his nose laughed and said: "Old cow! You still don't stop even if your arm is broken? Didn't you go home to buy land and enjoy your life? Why are you here? Are you no longer a rich man?"
"As a rich man, if it weren't for the support of the general Zhe Chongsi, I would not have died on the city wall, but would have almost died in the woodshed of a big dog owner!" Thinking of this, Li Huangniu became less angry. .
The village calls him Er Niu because he is the second eldest brother and has an elder brother named Li Hei Niu.
His official name is Li Huangniu.
"Damn it, who the hell dares to humiliate my brother like this? It just so happens that everyone is here today. Find ten or eight brothers and let's go wash him overnight!" Gou Chengyuan said angrily.
How could my brother be so angry?
Lu Wu himself was always trying to eliminate big families, so naturally the powerful warriors and generals under his command did not pay attention to the big local families, let alone the big families in a village.
Is that also called a big household? Just find a few brothers and you can wipe out his entire family - the soldiers under Lu Wu's command are discharged. Except for high-value items such as crossbows and armors, which cannot be taken away, swords and spears can be taken away.
"You still have to wash your ass, Zhechongsi has already finished washing it. All fifteen members of the Li family were killed, and the children's gold and silk were confiscated in Zhechongsi. They also specially left the old dog Li to me to cook slowly.
My mother-in-law went to Zhechongsi to ask for help, and that night a group of people came and destroyed the Li family - Zhechongsi was such a joy to do! "
In this era, only adult men were considered Ding, and women and boys under the age of twelve were not included in the Ding population.
"Hahaha, the general's people do things with ease!" Goucheng praised.
"Isn't that right? After this incident, my mother-in-law and I both felt that it would be better to follow the general. As for the land, I heard that there are few people in the five counties of Jiangnan, so the land must be cheap. We can just buy it when the time comes. Let’s be neighbors?”
"There is no future. I heard that there are savages making trouble everywhere in the five counties of Jiangnan. The general will definitely issue a reward. Let's find a few old brothers to exchange the savage heads for the general's reward. Isn't that much better than farming?" Gou Cheng I don’t want to farm.
"This - my mother-in-law -"
Yi Niang felt that the family had earned enough money and did not want him to lick blood from the knife tip again.
Moreover, in the five counties in the south, there are no relatives to help. If I have some troubles, what will my wife and children do at home?
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Cars rattled and horses rustled.
No matter in the five southern prefectures or in the territory of Wu Kingdom, there is an endless stream of carriages and horses on the official roads, and many of them have tough faces and swords on their bodies.
The large ship transporting military equipment from the State of Wu to the five southern prefectures unloaded the troops and supplies at the port, then loaded up the men who were willing to follow Lu Wu south to found the country, turned the ship around, and sailed towards the direction of the State of Wu.
The camps and military strongholds built along the way can be used for the two groups of people to stay and rest, which can be regarded as extremely efficient use.
"There are 76,000 people who are willing to follow the general to go south and found the country. Together with the families of these soldiers, there are more than 350,000 people," Ye Ying said.
Ye Ying was the woman who was rescued by Lu Wu and Qiu Tong when they first opened a business in Nanyang Mansion to rob the rich and help the poor. The whole family was killed.
Because Lu Wu and others avenged her whole family when they were doing justice for the sky. From then on, Ye Ying followed Qiu Tong and handled various affairs of the Zhechong Division.
Now Qiu Tong has to deal with all kinds of messes caused by Lu Wu and receive various envoys and distinguished guests. This kind of statistical affairs is left to Ye Ying.
Lu Wu fought in the five provinces in the south and actually saved a lot of money. However, if he wanted to relocate hundreds of thousands of people, including the old, weak, women and children, it would cost an astronomical amount of money and food. Moreover, in the south, various land reclamation and construction projects would also require There were a lot of tools, money and food, so Ye Ying could only find the head of Lujin River - Uncle Lu Wu didn't care about these things.
"Why are there so many people?" Lu Jinhe was surprised.
With Lu Bai in Nanhe Mansion, he naturally knew what kind of laws Lu Wu was enforcing in Nanhe Mansion. In his opinion, it was Lu Wu's desperate strategy to gain military morale and oust the local nobles. Collecting wealth for military purposes is not a long-term solution.
But it is not that easy to make so many people willing to leave their homes and go to uncivilized places like the Five Counties of Jiangnan.
The saying that people are humbled when they leave their hometown is not an empty lie in this era.
Once you leave the familiar environment, your original wealth and connections can be discounted by 30%, which is considered to be a lot left.
"The general is very popular with the military, so naturally there are people who will follow him." Ye Ying said with a smile, and there was indescribable tenderness in his smile.
In her opinion, although Lu Jinhe was Lu Wu's father, he was just a businessman. How could he understand the general's intentions?
Under the general's command, even ordinary soldiers, as long as they dare to fight bravely, they may stand out and make a fortune. There is no other place in the world that treats the lower class Qiu Ba so fairly. It is normal for the soldiers to follow them. If they do not have to leave their hometown and go to the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River. In a place like this, not to mention an army of 70,000, even 3 to 500,000 can be mustered.
"Well, the number of people is indeed more than expected, but that's good. It will be easier to conquer Jiangnan - I understand. I will arrange the money, food and tools, and there will definitely be no shortage." Lu Jinhe nodded, with a fat face A smile appeared on his face.
There are only two million households in the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River. With these more than 300,000 loyal followers, it will be easy to stabilize the place after the founding of the Lu Kingdom.
As for the need for more money, food and tools because there are more people than expected, that is not a problem at all.
The Lu family has done business to the extent that they have dealings with wealthy merchants from all over the world. Each family can borrow hundreds of thousands of silver and supplies, let alone more than 300,000 people. Even if it were doubled, the Lu family would be able to raise money in a short time. Affordable.
As for whether you can borrow it or not?
No need to think about it at all.
This is not an ordinary commercial loan, but a loan with the background of the Lu Kingdom. The credit is simply too hard. Even if you can't trust him, Lu Jinhe, can you still not trust the founding king? He doesn't even need to come forward in person, he just needs to send some confidants to come forward - now his identity is no longer an ordinary businessman, and the status of those partners is no longer equal.
"Then I will ask your Majesty to take charge of this matter." Ye Ying handed over the letter in her hand and said.
It's not that Lu Jinhe has made any merits, but that he is Lu Wu's father. Although he cannot legally inherit Lu Wu's throne, he is the highest-ranking noble by default.
As long as the Lu Kingdom is officially founded, Luliu and Lu Jinhe will definitely be the Shangqing - similarly, after his death, Lu Song can inherit his noble rank and become the Shangqing.
But Lu Bai can only be a doctor. This is a rule recognized by everyone in this era. Even Lu Wu cannot change it at will - otherwise, other countries will not recognize the noble rank conferred by Lu Wu.
"By the way, where did Wu'er go?" Lu Jinhe asked after accepting the slip containing the number of food and tools needed.
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During these days, he cooperated with Qiu Tong to receive various envoys. He was so busy that he really didn't care where Lu Wu went. He only knew that Lu Wu left Wutong Village a few days ago and never returned.
"The general went south to Xiaolongjiang to suppress the rebels."
