For a force to rapidly expand and become stronger, in addition to having enough soldiers and horses, weapons, armor, arrows and other materials are indispensable.
If there are no weapons and armor.
No matter how brave the soldiers were, they would not dare to fight against spears and swords with their flesh and blood bodies.
In other words, the iron used to forge weapons and armor is one of the foundations of a party's power, and it is still a very important foundation.
From ancient times to the present, salt and iron have always been regarded as important matters in the country.
Without iron, a dynasty cannot stand up; without salt, a person has no strength.
Speaking of salt, Shen Yi, Zhu Wu and others had already sent people to find a rock salt cave in the mountains. Although the rock salt produced was not very pure, the output was limited.
But in a short period of time, it is enough to support Sihong's use.
In the future, if Wang Jing can break through the obstacles of several major forces and expand to the east of the canal and extend to Huai'an, then not only will he not be short of salt in the future, but he will also be able to use salt to trade with other forces and gain a lot of benefits.
Huai'an is close to the sea, and salt fields are set up here to meet the needs of tens of millions of people.
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Hundreds of miles away to the west.
Inside the city that the beggar army had just completed.
Ran Liang rubbed his eyebrows with a tired look on his face as he looked at the information sent by the spies in front of him.
If Wang Jing could see him, he would have discovered that Ran Liang had recently broken through to the third level of life, and his current strength was not even comparable to that of Mu Chun and Chen Da.
Mu Chun and Chen Da are relatively famous, but the inheritance levels they have received are limited.
Ran Liang, on the other hand, practices the authentic method inherited from the Heavenly King.
As soon as he arrived in China, Ran Liang reached the second level and was a top expert at the time. But a year later, he actually only reached the third level.
but.
Thinking about Ran Liang's experience during these times, we can understand.
He first fought head-on with Murong Xianbei and was in a state of fighting for a long time. His body was constantly stimulated, but the power he inspired was also quickly consumed in the fighting. There is no time for steady practice.
The training method of a military strategist does not mean that one can transform as long as he keeps fighting on the battlefield. Military strategists also need to talk about the basic method of energy balance.
The evil aura on the battlefield cannot be transformed into the energy needed by the human body.
The method of a military strategist is to use the evil energy on the battlefield to stimulate oneself and stimulate potential, and then wait for the war to end, then consolidate the inspired power, and then release it. This is the right way.
If you keep fighting without resting and consolidating, the inspired power will continue to be consumed, which will destroy people's potential.
Those generals and warriors who fought endlessly for days and nights sounded exciting. I can't wait to join in.
But who knows that even if the generals and warriors who have experienced this are not killed on the spot, they will run out of fuel and die in a short time?
Zhang Guihou of the Cao Army is such an example.
The prototype of Drawing the Eyes and Eyes is not Cao's general Xiahou Dun, but Zhang Guihou, the current fierce general of the Cao Army... In the original world, Zhang Guihou was brave and brave, repeatedly attacking many with a small number, and fighting in bloody battles.
He often fought hard to break out of encirclement, and was shot out of one eye during the breakout. Then he drew his arrow and blinded his eye, so that the enemy did not dare to pursue him. He was so majestic and worthy of being a fierce general.
But there are still three words about him in the history books.
Die next year!
This is a classic example of potential being stimulated too much, causing the oil to run out.
The same is true for Ran Liang.
First he faced Murong Xianbei, and then he led his army south to fight against dozens of forces in the south! He was the only one among the beggar army who could be called a general, and most of the captains under his command were killed or wounded.
Only the army commander Huang Sheng did not die in the battle.
Zhen Hu and Zhou Gong in the valley have disappeared.
Instead, Sha Zhen, Zhang Hun and others took their places and became Ran Liang's trusted subordinates.
It's a pity that Sha Zhen and Zhang Hun didn't have superior training methods. They only received the basic military skills taught by Ran Liang and barely reached the second level.
When the beggar army needs to send troops to fight, Ran Liang needs to do it himself.
If his subordinates don’t have the strength, Ran Liang must put in more effort! Over a long period of time, his practice progress was also greatly affected.
"It seems that I still can't see as far as Wang Jing!"
Ran Liang sighed secretly. He regretted it a little. When he heard that Wang Jing passed on the military training method to his soldiers, he was still a little dissatisfied. Since ancient times, the method should not be passed down lightly.
However, Wang Jing passed on his military skills to ordinary soldiers, which simply violated the unspoken rules of the wealthy family.
If Wang Jing had done this in the era he lived in, it would have been the kind of treatment that the world would fight against.
How can the upper-class wealthy families monopolize officials and promotions if the lowest-ranking soldier learns how to practice?
but now.
Ran Liang finally realized the benefits of doing so, and also deeply realized that the current China mainland is different from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the original concepts should be changed.
If you cling to the practice method without teaching it, the talents of the Beggar Army will not be able to grow.
Ran Liang himself worked extremely hard and found it difficult to expand his power.
At this time, there were Huang Sheng, Sha Zhen, Zhang Hun and others in the hall.
Zhang Hun had just returned from East Lake and brought back the latest news about Sihong and the mutual market conditions negotiated with Tian Liangyun.
"One thousand young men can be exchanged for three hundred spears and two hundred stones of grain and grass... Wouldn't ten thousand people be exchanged for three thousand spears and two thousand stones of grain?"
Huang Sheng also checked the negotiated trading conditions and felt they were okay.
This time, after defeating the coalition forces of dozens of forces in the south, the Beggar Army gained a lot, the largest of which was the population.
"By exchanging young men and women for food, grass and weapons, we can quickly recover our strength. We cannot expand the army by 50,000 like Wang Jing did, but we can still expand the army by 10,000!"
Sha Zhen also smiled.
Zhang Hun, who discussed the conditions with Tian Liangyun, had objections to this, "General, a sufficient population is the foundation. If we follow the example of Donghu and use young men and women to farm the fields, and persist for a period of time, we will be self-sufficient in food and grass."
"With enough food and grass, we can continue to expand..."
After seeing the prosperous scenes of Sihong and East Lake.
Zhang Hun felt that if the beggar army could learn from Wang Jing and imitate Donghu's farming methods, armor protection method, and guard system... the beggar army would definitely grow rapidly.
Ran Liang is not a fool and naturally knows the importance of human beings.
It's just that at this stage, the beggar army is fighting continuously and the food and supplies are seriously consumed, so people must be exchanged for food.
"Wait a minute!"
Ran Liang sighed.
He steeled himself and said, "By the way, you just said that Donghu and Sihong are mobilizing troops on a large scale?"
"Yes, when I came back, I saw the guardsmen from East Lake gathering, and the East Lake Army with Mai Tiezhang also mobilized a large number of troops and horses and were marching north!"
Zhang Hun said.
"We are going to attack Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba!"
Ran Liang murmured, as a qualified general, he naturally knew the reason for Donghu's commotion.
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