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"Master of the village, during these days, the number of people who come to the mountain to seek refuge is increasing day by day." Wang Lun said with a worried look on his face: "The village consumes a lot of food and grass every day."

Wen Huanzhang nodded and said: "Brother Zhu Fu sent news that the prefect of Jeju ordered all the refugees under his rule to be driven to the countryside around Shuibo."

Zhang Zhengdao said with a smile: "As much as you come, you can harvest as much as you want. Don't be afraid of running out of food and grass. These common people who are looked down upon by the government will be the foundation of future cottages."

Wang Lun said with a bitter face: "We have already bought out all the food in the surrounding counties. If we want to buy more food, we will have to go to Yanzhou Prefecture."

Zhang Zhengdao asked: "How long will the current food and grass in the village be enough to last?"

Wang Lundao: "Less than a year!"

Zhang Zhengdao was surprised. Before winter, the village stockpiled a large amount of food, which was enough to feed the village's men and horses for two years, but now it was not enough for one year.

"How many people are there in Shanzhai now?" Zhang Zhengdao asked again.

Wang Lun replied: "Two battalions of navy, totaling 3,000 sailors, two battalions of infantry, totaling 3,500 infantry, the flying cavalry army has 500 cavalry, and the construction camp of Song Wan brothers also has more than 500

Brother."

Seven thousand five hundred soldiers, Zhang Zhengdao nodded secretly, and before he knew it, Liangshan had already accumulated this family fortune.

"There are eight thousand people in the back mountain," Wang Lun said.

Wen Huanzhang answered: "Since winter hit, the poor people in the surrounding areas who have no business hearing about my benevolence and righteousness in Liangshan have come to seek refuge one after another."

"Especially the Jeju Prefecture, they rushed all the refugees under their control to the surrounding areas of the lake, perhaps with the intention of consuming the food and grass in the village and causing chaos within Liangshan." Wen Huanzhang said with a smile.

Zhang Zhengdao didn't take it seriously. He hoped that the more people who came to seek refuge, the better.

"The people who go up the mountain must also be questioned carefully. There must be officials from the Jeju government who are undercover to find out the reality of our village." Zhang Zhengdao instructed.

Wang Lun replied: "Don't worry, owner of the village, all the people who go up the mountain will be arranged to live in the back mountain, and they will not be allowed to go to the military camp and other important places in the village."

"Master, the food and grass in the village are sufficient at the moment, but there is a lack of medical treatment and medicine. Many people in the back mountain are sick, and they have to rely on hard work." Wen Huanzhang sighed and said: "In the past two days, we have been

More than ten people died of the disease."

This is a difficult problem!

There are no good doctors in the village, and in the cold winter, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled are prone to illness.

"Send people down the mountain to go to Jeju Juye City to invite a few doctors. They just say that they are going up the mountain to diagnose and treat the people, and they will not force them to join the army." Zhang Zhengdao ordered.

Wen Huanzhang said: "Wen has sent someone down the mountain to invite him."

Fang Xuedu was silent at the moment, just listening quietly, feeling more and more that he was not wrong. The name of Liangshan's benevolence and righteousness was really not a slogan.

"Since these people have taken refuge in Liangshan, they are the people under the rule and cannot be ignored." Zhang Zhengdao said seriously.

Wen Huanzhang and Wang Lun naturally understood what the village leader meant. The spring season was about to begin, and after the capture of Tamluo Island, these people were the first batch of people to immigrate to farmland.

Seeing that the arrangements for the cottage were almost complete, Zhang Zhengdao stood up and said: "Three gentlemen, please accompany me to walk around the cottage."

When the three of them heard this, they also stood up...

The four people left the Juyi Hall and visited the back mountain first. They saw many people cutting trees, chopping firewood, feeding livestock, and doing whatever they could.

Wang Lun said as he walked: "My younger brother bought some cloth earlier and asked the women in these common people's homes to help sew it into clothes."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "This is an expedient measure. After Liangshan takes over Tamluo, we will pay the wages according to the price. We can't let the people complain."

Although Wang Lun had never governed a place, he also understood that if he wanted to improve the people's enthusiasm for work, he could provide money for purchases. He replied: "What the village leader said is true."

When I visited the school, I heard the sound of children reading aloud, coming from the wooden house.

"The people are all grateful for the village leader's move." Wang Lun glanced at an old man who was chopping firewood not far away, but did not dare to make any noise so as not to disturb the children's study, and sighed.

Since ancient times, reading and literacy have cost the most money. It is extremely difficult for an ordinary family to save money to support a scholar.

However, the owner of the village was so kind that he not only refused to accept money, but also forced the children in the village to be sent to the school to study and become literate. If anyone dared not send them, his rations would be cut off.

Fang Xuedu said with emotion: "The leader of the village is far-sighted."

At this time, Zhang Zhengdao saw a child running out of the house, dancing and dancing, and ran deep into the back mountain.

"Could it be Ruan Liang from Brother Ruan's family?" Zhang Zhengdao saw that the boy looked very familiar.

Wen Huanzhang smiled and said: "It's that kid. Maybe get out of class is over."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw four or five children running out of the school and chasing after them.

A boy ran and shouted: "Ruan Liang, you are a good man, just stop and fight me for 300 rounds."

Ruan Liang saw that they had actually chased them out, but they did not stop and just ran into the jungle. In the blink of an eye, there was no trace.

The four or five children, seeing Ruan Liang disappear, had no choice but to stop angrily and gather together to discuss countermeasures.

Wang Lundao: "Captain, I'm going to see what's going on."

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "Go ahead. Mr. Wen, Mr. Fang and I will go to the Hanzhai in front first."

The three of them walked away, came out from the back mountain, and went to the cavalry station.

After a period of cobbling here and there, 500 war horses have now been collected, and all of them have been allocated to Bian Xiang's flying cavalry army.

After leaving the third pass, we saw loud shouts of killing in the dry village in the south of Shannan.

Looking from a distance, Bian Xiang, Lu Zhen and Kou Chen, led five hundred flying cavalry troops, divided into two teams, fighting each other.

These elite cavalrymen, selected from thousands of miles away, are all good men who are proficient in riding and shooting. At this moment, they are all waving their wooden guns and fighting hard. From time to time, the defeated men fall off their horses.

Fang Xuedu only looked at it for a while and then sighed: "I didn't expect Commander Bian Xiang to train his troops so fiercely."

Wen Huanzhang said: "Yes, he has the most injured brothers among the Flying Cavalry Army."

It was also the first time that Zhang Zhengdao saw Bian Xiang's military training method. He watched it carefully for a while and saw some tricks.

The training of this flying cavalry army is all about fierceness. The two groups of cavalry, armed with wooden spears, clashed with each other. After a charge, some people fell off their horses. These people took the horses first and hurriedly left the battlefield.

The remaining people then turned their horses' heads, rode forward, and continued to fight.

After a while, a group of cavalry was defeated. Bian Xiang waved his flag and ordered everyone to dismount and rest. Then he called Lu Zhen and Kou Chen to his side, gesturing and rowing, and shouting something. Maybe it was because they had just practiced.

As expected.

"Go and have a look." Zhang Zhengdao smiled and entered Shannan Dry Village with Wen Huanzhang and Fang Xuedu.

As they walked closer, they heard Bian Xiang's thick voice roaring: "Get on the horse later and continue practicing chopping."

Lu Zhen and Kou Chen clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Wen Huanzhang said: "Brother Bian Xiang, the leader of the village is here."

Bian Xiang raised his head and saw Zhang Zhengdao, Wen Huanzhang and Fang Xuedu. They quickly stepped forward and saluted: "I have met the village leader and the two military advisors."

Zhang Zhengdao saw that this man was sweating profusely in this cold winter, and he knew that he had been training hard, so he sighed: "Drilling on the 29th in winter and 3rd in the summer. Drilling the cavalry army is indeed an extremely hard job.

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Bian Xiang grinned and said: "Master of the village, the cavalry is no better than the infantry. They need to be able to dismount to form a formation, mount a horse to ride and shoot. You must practice diligently in all of them so that you can fight on the battlefield and survive."

Wen Huanzhang saw the flying cavalry army that had begun to gather and said: "I see this flying cavalry army, and it looks like a strong army."

Zhang Zhengdao looked around and saw five hundred flying cavalry troops sitting on their horses, hacking left and right, their auras very chilling!