The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

Chapter 506 Quyuanli

"In addition to Linchong, catapults and thunderbolts cannot be left behind. It is tentatively planned to build five catapults, fifty catapults, and ten thousand thunderbolts in Linchong. Only when the weapons are fully prepared can we use the most powerful weapons. End the battle quickly and with minimal casualties.”

Lin Xiaofan said.

Once a battle begins, especially a siege, a large amount of soldiers, horses, food and grass will be lost. If it is delayed for a long time, it will be a burden to the people of the entire Daqian Kingdom.

For this reason, either there is no war, or if there is a war, all preparations must be made to seize territory as quickly as possible, or directly destroy a country.

"Okay. Xiaofan, the production process of Lei Zhenzi is relatively simple. Even ordinary people can start making it after a period of training. If you are in a hurry, can you recruit a group of people from near Degao Town to do it?"

Li San asked.

The main reason is that the number of craftsmen is too small, and the progress of building Linchong, catapults, weapons, armor, and thunderbolts at the same time is really too slow.

"At that time, we can split the production of Lei Zhenzi into several small steps, and each batch of people will only be responsible for one of them. In this way, firstly, we can ensure the speed, and secondly, we can ensure that the production method of Lei Zhenzi will not be spread out. ”

Wu Fengxue also proposed.

There are so many things they have to do. If they relied solely on the craftsmen under Lin Xiaofan, it would be impossible to complete in three to five years, and the offensive plan would be greatly delayed.

Recruiting help is the best option.

"Yes. But the person you are looking for must be a high-risk citizen, so I can feel more at ease. You must also verify your identity before hiring, and it is required that the person is within three generations of Degao County. This can ensure that spies from other countries cannot get in. . The production steps are also divided into more details. Even if the progress is slowed down, Lei Zhenzi’s production method cannot be leaked. "

Lin Xiaofan thought for a while and said.

If a powerful murder weapon like Lei Zhenzi were accidentally spread, it would be extremely easy to kill people in the hands of interested people, and if you want to catch it, you will have to pay a huge price.

If it spreads to other countries, the number of casualties may surge when large armies are deployed in the future.

Now almost everyone in the enemy country knows that he has such a powerful weapon, and they all want to get it, even if they have to send a large number of elites to work on it.

"Okay, we will check everyone out. At the same time, the location where Lei Zhenzi is produced will be kept secret as much as possible. We will also try to limit the number of producers to a hundred people, and try to choose more reputable people nearby, how about that?"

Wu Fengxue said.

With the help of a hundred people, and the leadership of four or five craftsmen, it should be possible to complete the production method of 10,000 Lei Zhenzi within a year.

"Then do it."

Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly. There were fewer people and it was easier to control.

"Now we have begun to train craftsmen and blacksmiths. It is expected that by the beginning of next spring, we will be able to train 500 people. By then, the pressure will be reduced."

Li San opened his mouth to report.

On the way back from the capital, he thought that Lin Xiaofan would make a lot of weapons in the future, so he would need a lot of blacksmiths. Because of this, he started cultivating a batch more than a month ago.

Turns out, he was right.

However, it takes at least several years or even more than ten years to cultivate a good group of blacksmiths and craftsmen. But if you just make some parts and get started, half a year is enough.

"Okay, recruit a thousand more people, and women can also participate. And promise them that as long as they keep doing it, they will always have work and wages."

Lin Xiaofan said.

In the future, blacksmiths and craftsmen have a lot to do, such as building city walls and weapons. After destroying several threatening countries around him, he also wants to rebuild roads.

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Only when the roads are smooth will transactions be convenient and the country will become richer and stronger.

In short, he can definitely use more than a thousand craftsmen and blacksmiths.

"Yes."

Li San and Guan Fengxue did not refute. Although women in this era were a little weaker than men, they all worked day and night on the farm, and when it came to enduring hardship, they were no worse than men.

Moreover, for years of fighting, almost only male soldiers were recruited, and the number of men was very small. Especially in Degao County, almost all the men were recruited by Lin Xiaofan to work.

If you want to recruit another thousand people, you can only go to the next county to recruit. At that time, food, accommodation, etc. will become troublesome.

In contrast, recruiting women is a better choice.

"Brother Lin, I have one more thing. We have recently recruited too many people. Although we have paid them a lot of wages, even much higher than them doing farm work, they will definitely be able to eat and drink well. But if we continue like this, farming There will be fewer people on the land, and food production will also decrease."

Li San said with some worry. He had wanted to ask this question for a long time. Lin Xiaofan recruited almost three to four thousand people to work. By the time spring comes next year, the number will only increase.

In Degao County, the total permanent population is only seven to eight thousand people, and almost half of them have been recruited.

By the spring of next year, it is estimated that a lot of land will be abandoned, and people will have no choice but to go to grain merchants to get food. If things go wrong, food prices will rise and people will go hungry again.

Lin Xiaofan frowned slightly when he heard this. Too many people working will indeed lead to reduced food output. However, if he wants to develop rapidly, he must need a large number of manpower.

He soon thought of a way and said:

"You don't have to worry about the food issue. I will contact some grain merchants and buy some grain from them and put it in the official treasury. From now on, as a worker, half of the salary will be paid in grain."

"At the same time, I will think of a way to improve the efficiency of people's farm work."

He has already thought of several ways. The first was the curved shaft plow. He still had some impressions of the production method. When the time came, he would draw its prototype and let Li San and Wu Fengxue perfect it.

When next spring comes, some will be distributed to the people in Degao Town. In this way, the people will be able to do farm work more efficiently, and the manpower problem will also be reduced to a certain extent.

"And the cows in our market are sitting idle. We spend money to buy them. When they need to be cultivated, we will rent them to the people."

Lin Xiaofan thought for a while and said.

Pairing the Quyuan plow with oxen can almost make up for the reduction in manpower. Food is the most fundamental thing. In terms of production, we should try not to reduce it as much as possible.

"it is good."

Li San nodded, feeling relieved to see Lin Xiaofan arranging everything in an orderly manner.

Today, Lin Xiaofan looks more and more like his elder brother. No, his achievements now far exceed those of his elder brother.

The eldest brother’s spirit in heaven should be very happy to see it, right?