"Boss, please increase your troops."

While having dinner, Li Guangbi suddenly proposed to Guo Ziyi.

And he was very serious and his face was urgent.

"If it were a few days ago, I would never have opened this. At that time, we were not only short of food, but also the refugees were not stable yet, and people were panic, which was very unfavorable."

"But now it's different. Food is transported every day. Although the consumption of building a city is still huge, our stockpiles are increasing."

"For example, yesterday morning, the grain team of Liu's family in Pengcheng arrived, with a total of 280 trucks of grain, weighing a total of 600,000 kilograms. It is said that in order to transport grain, they actually chose to separate from the ethnic group."

"In the afternoon, we came to the Sun Grain Team of Ningcheng, Hebei Road. 350,000 kilograms of fine grain, all of which were full of wheat."

"It was the most scary at night. In half an hour, seventeen grain teams came in a row. It is said that because the time I received the letter was close and the distance between us was similar, the arrival time was almost the same as that of an agreement."

When Li Guangbi said this, his face was obviously shocked. The boy took a deep breath, then slowly vomited out, and continued: "The background of these seventeen grain teams is a wealthy family with great power. They transported a lot of food, basically around 500,000 kilograms. Seventeen 500,000 kilograms. I was stunned when I heard the news."

"When unloading the truck, there were crowds of people. All the refugees were crazy. They ran over spontaneously without hello. Everyone had a smile on their faces, and they burst into tears while laughing."

"To be honest, I was really touched by the scene of unloading the truck."

"There was an old man carrying a grain area and running towards the granary with tears on his face... It was said that it was a granary, but it was actually a vacant land we had set up in a hurry. After carrying the grain, the old man looked at the already piled up grain bags, and suddenly knelt down. Yang Tian cried loudly, saying that he would not starve to death again, and finally there was no need to be afraid of starving to death."

Li Guangbi let out a sigh of relief again, with a touch of iron-man gentleness on his face, and murmured to Guo Ziyi: "Boss, do you know, that scene is really good."

Guo Ziyi nodded and said with emotion: "If you have food at home, you are not panicked. Although this is an old saying since ancient times, it is suitable for any era."

Li Guangbi nodded, but changed his tone and said, "Now there is food, and there is a mountain of food. The refugees are at peace and have a stronger enthusiasm for working than before. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we should strike while the iron is hot."

"Boss, let's increase your troops, it's time to increase your troops."

When Li Guangbi made this request, his confidence was obviously unprecedented.

...

Just yesterday evening, seventeen grain teams arrived, and each grain team transported 500,000 kilograms, which was a big scene that had not been seen in decades.

What is 17 500,000 kilograms?

8.5 million jin!

If we add 600,000 kilograms from the Liu family in Pengcheng and 350,000 kilograms from the Sun family in Ningcheng, Guo Ziyi received 9.45 million kilograms of grain in just one day yesterday.

And how much did he spend on building Lanling New City?

The old man from Langya Yan once calculated it for him!

A total of 4.2 million kilograms are needed, which can support the construction of the city wall.

A huge city surrounded by four fifteen-mile walls will still give people a great sense of security even if there are no buildings in the city.

The reason is very simple. The city is ten miles away.

Among ancient cities, there were not many more than ten miles. Any city that could exceed ten miles was a prosperous city that looked down on the land.

So as long as these four city walls are built, Guo Ziyi’s goal of building a city can be achieved. With this giant city in hand, he will not worry about prosperity at all...

He didn't need to continue investing money in the buildings in the city, and those wealthy families would pay for money to smash them in.

Now there are 9.45 million kilograms of grain, and the expense of building a city wall is 4.2 million kilograms. The surplus is easy to calculate, at least 4.25 million kilograms.

...

Now the Tang Dynasty's military system has become decadent, and the soldiers must be given food or military pay. The so-called military pay is also called food. To put it bluntly, it is still food. The most important thing in ancient times was always food.

"Calculate the details!"

Guo Ziyi spoke slowly, with a serious tone: "Since we have decided to increase our troops and we have the confidence to increase our troops, then let's calculate the expenses first. Since ancient times, it is natural for us to be a soldier to eat food. If we do not prepare the food required for military pay, our increase in troops will be a disaster for soldiers..."

"I'll count!"

Li Guangbi looked excited and volunteered: "I am good at both military pay and military system. My father has taught me since I was a child."

Guo Ziyi nodded, but did not let Li Guangbi start, but instead looked at Guo Xiaoqi and smiled and ordered: "Xiaoqi will go and call you Aunt Linglong to come over. She takes care of the family's accounts and asks her to participate in this matter..."

"By the way, you, Uncle Guo Qi, also, he is in charge of the family's money and expenses. Oh, by the way, and your aunt Yang Yuhuan, she should have finished sleeping in the afternoon and told her to go out to exercise her muscles and bones. A woman's childbirth is a level, so the more she needs to exercise her before giving birth."

He gave several instructions in succession, but Guo Xiaoqi seemed to remember only one, and said blankly: "Auntie needs to exercise her muscles and bones to ensure the smooth delivery of the child."

This guy said a long sentence for the first time, but unfortunately he couldn't use it in the main business. Guo Ziyi was a little helpless and sighed, "Okay, you can remember as much as you can."

Guo Xiaoqi stood up and said coolly: "Then I'll tell my aunt."

The porcelain horse Erling went towards the distance.

When this guy walked away, Guo Ziyi looked at Li Guangbi and said, "You can go there again in person, call Linglong and Guo Qi, and call other brothers by the way, let's plan the recruitment together."

...

After all, Li Guangbi was quick and quickly called the person over.

After everyone gathered for a long time, Guo Xiaoqi finally appeared in the distance. He supported Yang Yuhuan and walked carefully. There were three or four children next to him, laughing and having fun.

Before discussing the matter, everyone looked over from a distance and found that Guo Xiaoqi had a innocent face and supported Yang Yuhuan with great care. The smile on his face seemed to face his mother's admiration.

The children who followed were Niu Ya, the son and daughter of Guo Qi, and Xiao Niu Niu from the Guo clan. They were all young but sensible babies.

"It's great, it's quite appropriate!" Guo Ziyi suddenly said, his tone with an inexplicable gentleness: "Maybe for Xiaoqi, this is his suitable errand."

Li Guangbi next to him laughed and said, "I think he treats his sister-in-law as a mother. Congratulations, brother, you have a son in advance. Hahahaha, a twenty-year-old son."

Everyone laughed out loud, and it felt very interesting.

Only Linglong's pretty face was angry and scolded, "What's the laughter? What's the ridiculous thing about it? Although Xiaoqi is a little stupid, he is much better than you. You have also helped Sister Yang, who can move more meticulously than him?"

The laughter of Li Guangbi and others stopped abruptly, and they all lowered their heads to hide their embarrassment.

...

Fortunately, this is just a small episode.

Being serious or discussing recruiting troops.

Guo Ziyi spoke first and said with a serious expression: "Taking the opportunity of building a city this time, I sold the tax share of Lanling City, thus obtaining a large investment, and 19 clans transported us food."

"The quantity has been counted, and the total is 9.45 million jin. After deducting the expenses required for building a city, the remaining 4.25 million jin can be balanced."

"If you have food in hand, you are not panicked. Everyone should have seen that the spirit of the refugees is swept away and their minds are calm, and everything is expected."

"Just just now, brothers Li Guangbi suggested to me that they should strike while the iron is hot to recruit new soldiers. Recruiting soldiers is a major event and needs to be considered carefully... However, everyone knows that you, I am a reckless man, I am good at charging into battle, but I am not good at asking me to consider the whole thing."

"So call everyone and discuss it together... Zhao Laojiu, don't look at your sister-in-law with your eyes. Although she is very smart, she is about to give birth. We, the big men, cannot always rely on women to give advice. We should also learn to use our brains to figure things out."

"And you, Pugu Huai'en, why are you tilting your head? If I tilting my head, I won't call your name?"

"I remember that you guys are all here. From now on, you will no longer be dead prisoners in the death row, but generals of the Tang Dynasty, and generals who will lead troops to guard one side."

"I used to do things without using my brain, but I can't do it without using my brain in the future. Otherwise, would I have to protect you for the rest of my life? Then you are just a bullshit general!"

"Okay, don't say much. Let Li Guangbi start now and tell us about the expenses for recruiting troops."

Being a boss must have momentum!

Guo Ziyi's aura seemed to be born.

Other people's thoughts may not be reflected, but Li Guangbi's admiration is almost written on his face. He is obviously from a general, and both smart and wise are extraordinary. If he treats others, he can have three minds in the blink of an eye, but when facing Guo Ziyi, he always involuntarily worships him.

"The boss's words are mine. After the Tang Dynasty's martial arts department, our brothers all took errands. Those with higher positions became Zhechong Duwei, and the first position was the general level. Even Zhao Laojiu, who had the worst force and the worst mind, also got a job as a general in Lanling City military guard..."

"To be honest, this life experience is given by the boss. If there were no boss, we might have been asked to beheaded last fall."

"But in the past, we rely on our boss, and we cannot always drag our boss down. We have to be successful ourselves, so that we can do our best to be a man in the world."

"I'll talk a little bit long before I go on. Brothers, I'll talk to you later. Now I'll talk to you first, the military pay system of our Tang Dynasty military system."

"Any soldier, the applicant, has a daily diet of one and a half pounds and fifteen cents of copper coins. This is the military pay for the most basic soldiers, and it is generally the treatment of the Wuhou, the city guards. The reason for the low treatment is that there is no need to fight. Although they are recruited as soldiers, they guard the city. To put it bluntly, it is no different from the yamen runners who shocked the streets. The inspection centers we brothers have worked in before are basically the same as soldiers of this level."

"Soldiers with slightly higher treatment are under the command of the city defense and military equipment. They must guard the city defense when they are idle, and they must fight to the city wall when they encounter war. Therefore, the military pay exceeds that of the basic soldiers, usually 2 kilograms of grain per day for twenty cents."

"Then, it's the fang soldiers. This kind of thing is always ready to fight. Even if there is no war, you are not allowed to stay idle. You must practice every day to ensure full combat power."

"Brothers have all come into contact with the fang soldiers, and even our boss has the fang soldiers, such as the seven hundred fang soldiers who were dowed to Princess Linglong, and you should have seen their training situations these days."

"It's very tiring and hard-working. So the military salary is also high, and it's a striking high."

When Li Guangbi said this, his tone became significantly deeper and he slowly said: "The salary of a soldier needs six kilograms of food for a dentist. In addition to this, there is copper coins, and he will be given thirty cents a day."

"From this, you can think about how much the expenses of five thousand fang soldiers are. The accounts are easy to calculate. Just food alone will have to be issued 30,000 kilograms per day. If you count copper coins, the expenses per day will be 150,000 cents."

hiss!

Everyone took a breath of air conditioning.

Guo Qi began to nag again: "It's so scary, so scary. If you raise soldiers like this, you won't take long to eat up your family."

Guo Ziyi glared at him and said, "Don't be careless, listen to Li Guangbi continue. You are only responsible for listening, and you will be responsible for the amount of expenses in the future."

Guo Qi looked frowning and sighed, "It's so scary."

Guo Ziyi raised her foot and gently kicked the guy.

Li Guangbi's face was a little solemn and said in a deep voice: "Although manager Guo Qi was nagging, he was right. Raising soldiers is really scary, and I also feel scary."

"Boss, you are now the general's rank. According to the military system, you must be responsible for at least 5,000 soldiers. Excluding the 1,000 troops we already have now, you still have to recruit 4,000 soldiers to be qualified."
To be continued...