Martial Arts Have Mastery

For Shen Ling, how to settle the excess labor force in the tenant village is a problem that must be solved as soon as possible.

At least before the fields are plowed next May, he will have to figure out a solution.

Otherwise, the excess population would not only not positively benefit the tenant villages, but would also drag down the Shen family.

But the solution is not so easy to think about.

Shen Ling looked at the wheat field in the distance and kept thinking.

Dian Village is located in Anzhou, the northernmost state of the Dagan Dynasty, surrounded by mountains. Apart from food, Anzhou has no other specialties.

Business is not booming either.

If you want to develop, you can't rely on food alone.

The number of fields is also not enough.

Shen Ling frowned, unable to think of a suitable solution.

Shaking his head, Shen Ling turned around slowly, and rode Hu Niu back to his house.

the next day.

Shen Ling just woke up, and after eating the porridge cooked by Xiaohuan, he walked towards the south square of Dian Village.

Today is Mr. Huo's first day in office, and he will officially introduce Mr. Huo to all the current young people in Dian Country.

"Old Huo!"

As soon as he went out, Shen Ling saw Mr. Huo and immediately greeted him.

The place that the old village head arranged for Huo Lao was very interesting, that is, he arranged Huo Lao next to Shen Ling's house.

Less than fifty paces away.

"Meet the son!"

Seeing Shen Ling, Huo Lao bowed slightly.

"Let's go together."

Shen Ling smiled and suggested.

"it is good."

Huo Lao nodded.

The two came to the South Square together. It was early in the morning, and the village was quiet.

Due to the increasing population of the village, the current tenancy village has implemented a curfew management, and no people are allowed to go out at night unless it is an emergency.

Shen Ling led Mr. Huo towards Qing Zhuang, a tenant farmer who had already gathered together.

"Young master is here!"

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed tenant farmer, Qing Zhuang, saw Shen Ling and reminded him softly.

For a moment, all the young and strong tenant farmers got up, lined up and stood in front of Shen Ling.

"Everyone has worked hard."

Looking at the young and strong tenant farmers in front of him, a smile appeared on Shen Ling's face.

In the past, the number of young and strong tenant farmers was only one hundred, but after the last recruitment, the current number has reached more than six hundred.

At a glance, there is no one standing behind.

"No hard work!"

More than six hundred people spoke in unison, and the volume was astonishingly loud.

Shen Ling smiled, and then stretched out his hand to signal: "Let me introduce to everyone, this is Mr. Huo. From today on, he will be your instructor, responsible for teaching martial arts."

The young and strong tenant farmers looked at Mr. Huo, and immediately started talking in low voices.

Although some tenant farmers Qing Zhuang did not express their opinions, doubts and reluctance were clearly visible in the eyes of other tenant farmers Qing Zhuang.

"Mr. Huo is a third-rank master."

Shen Ling said again.

Then, I saw the young and strong tenant farmers who were still reluctant just now opened their mouths.

Third grade master!

They may not have known what this meant before, but as they practiced martial arts, they also inquired about a lot of things from various places.

In terms of understanding of martial arts common sense, Shen Ling is not even as young and strong as these tenant farmers.

But for Shen Ling, it seems that there has never been such a thing as grade.

Anyway, he could beat anyone who appeared in front of him.

I have never lost in martial arts!

in a few days.

Dozens of cavalrymen carrying the Daganlong banner appeared outside Dian Village, and the leader was none other than the Anzhou State Mu that Shen Ling had seen before.

Hearing the news of Anzhou State Shepherd's arrival from the mouth of the tenant farmer Qing Zhuang, Shen Ling hurried out to greet him: "Why is Mr. Zhou Shepherd coming here when he is free? He didn't notify in advance.

I wasn't ready for this. "

Anzhou Zhou Mu got off his horse and smiled: "It's okay, I'm here to announce the good news to Mr. Shen! No, I should be called General Shen in the future!"

General Shen?

Listening to An Zhou Zhou Mu's words, Shen Ling's eyes were full of doubts.

At this time, he still hadn't fully understood what An Zhou Zhou Mu was talking about.

But soon, Anzhou Zhoumu was in front of his eyes, took out a roll of golden brocade from his body, and handed it to Shen Ling.

Shen Ling opened the brocade:

"By God, the emperor said: I heard recently that there was a young man in Anzhou who led only 2,000 soldiers and destroyed a city guarded by 20,000 thieves. Afterwards, he broke through eight cities in a row, killing and wounding only more than 5,000 soldiers. Killed more than 100,000 thieves and bandits. I am very pleased to hear this news. Such a talent should not be buried in the crowd."

"From now on, Shen Ling is specially appointed as the bandit suppression general, in charge of thousands of troops, and rewarded with thousands of dollars."

An imperial edict that looked more like a letter than an imperial edict, Shen Ling read it several times.

He looked at it for a long time, then slowly raised his head, his expression was full of surprise.

This raid is over.

Shen Ling originally thought that the Anzhou State Shepherd would take all the credit for himself, and he never thought about rewarding such a thing.

After all, part of the reason for suppressing bandits is also to protect the tenant villages from threats.

But he didn't expect that Anzhou Zhou Mu not only didn't hide anything, but reported everything to the court truthfully, without even showing any concealment.

This surprised Shen Ling to the extreme.

Looking at Shen Ling, Anzhou Zhoumu smiled: "Mr. Shen, we will be officials in the same dynasty in the future! These are the official uniforms and tokens. Please take care of Mr. Shen in the future."

Shen Ling took over the official uniform solemnly, looking at the token made of black iron, he still felt unreal.

Hearing Anzhou Zhou Mu's words, Shen Ling quickly responded: "Master Zhou Mu, you are welcome."

Shen Ling's words were indeed true.

Zhou Mu is an official of the second rank, he is a bandit suppression general, but only the seventh rank.

Officials of the seventh rank take care of officials of the second rank. This is simply nonsense, and it is impossible to talk about it.

However, he had helped Anzhou Zhoumu in the matter of suppressing bandits before, perhaps this was the reason why Anzhou Zhoumu was so polite.

"Please come in."

After receiving the official uniform and token, Shen Ling gave way directly.

He took Anzhou State Shepherd and a dozen cavalrymen into the village, and set up the reception place in his home.

Greeted with good wine and good food, Shen Ling directly poured Anzhou Zhou Mu into a daze.

that night.

Shen Ling looked at the group of cavalry going away, and a trace of envy flashed in his eyes.

Compared with the 20,000 troops entrusted to him by Anzhou Zhoumu before, there is a distance between heaven and earth compared to this team of cavalry.

These cavalry are the elite!

Shen Ling shook his head, dissipating all the alcohol in himself.

no!

He also wants to engage in cavalry!

When Anzhou Zhoumu was drunk before, Shen Ling took the opportunity to learn a lot from Anzhou Zhoumu.

Although he, the Bandit Suppression General, is only at the seventh rank, he has a legitimate reason to follow along with the soldiers.

Although, he can only bring a thousand people.

But enough!

However, if Shen Ling wanted to engage in cavalry, the problem before him was still the same.

money!

Today's tenant villages are responsible for the survival of more than 20,000 people, and the financial pressure has basically reached the red line.

If he thought about training cavalry, the cost of cavalry might overwhelm the tenant farms.