C4 Recruitment of Able-bodied Men

Xiao Yan respectfully left through the Xu Residence's front door before getting on the car and returning home.

As soon as they arrived home, Xiao Yan immediately ordered his servant Yun'er, "Where is the old steward? Invite him to see me quickly."

After a while, the old steward came in quickly. Seeing Xiao Yan's happy expression, he could not help but ask: "Duke, the fertile land in the Duke Mansion, has already …"

"That's right!" I've already promised Wu Steel's family three hundred days of fertile farmland. " Xiao Yan nodded.

"Three hundred minutes? "This … sigh …" When the old manager heard this, his heart immediately shrunk. He had managed the Hou Mansion's fields for several decades, yet there were only five hundred mu of land in total. Duke had casually thrown away half of his family's assets.

The old manager forgot about the difference in status in an instant and could not help but want to reprimand him. However, Xiao Yan saw the opportunity and took the initiative to speak: "Old manager, I wonder how much food and valuables are stored in the Duke Mansion?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the old manager immediately became alert. He stared at Xiao Yan and said: "Duke, what are you going to do with all this? My Duke Mansion and good lands are already half gone, many of my tenants have already run out of resources, I don't even know how to settle this yet.

The marquis was divided into county marquis, town marquis, and town marquis. For example, the famous general Huo Quou was a county marquis. The marquis was located in the Champion County, so it was called the marquis.

As a result, there were many commoners who attached themselves to the Duke Mansion to cultivate. Since the families of these commoners were hidden, there was no need to pay taxes, and if the owner was merciful, there would be a lot of surplus from the annual harvest.

Xiao Yan smiled: "I want to share this matter with the old manager. Please tell me in advance how much food is in the stock, especially the grains."

Looking at Xiao Yan's confident smile, it seemed like he had grown up overnight. Perhaps Old Wu's death had allowed him to grow up. The old manager slightly relaxed as he unhesitatingly said: "There is still food and rice worth close to ten thousand stones, two million gold coins."

"Food worth close to ten thousand stones?"

A man eating one kilogram of food a day is equivalent to one month's use for a soldier, and close to ten thousand stone of rice is equivalent to one month's use for ten thousand soldiers!

Just from the pavilion's Duke Mansion alone, there were already close to ten thousand stones worth of grain. If it was some countryside and county marquis, or even those aristocratic families that had been in existence for hundreds of years, such as the "Fourth World, Third Duke" of the Yuan Family, how much grain would there be?

Liu Bei made the Xu Prefecture Prefectural Governor, under the order of Cao Cao, sent troops to attack Yuen Shu, but was ambushed by Lui Bu, lost his wife and son, and lost his morale. Liu Bei made the Xu Prefecture Prefectural Governor, under the order of Cao Cao, send troops to attack Yuen Shu, but was ambushed by Lui Bu, lost his wife and son, and lost his morale.

"How does Duke plan to settle this?" the old manager asked.

"Make them into strong men, train them more, and send them food." Xiao Yan said seriously.

"What?"

When the old manager heard this, he immediately exploded. He thought that Duke had a good method to solve their problem, but instead, he had to give out grains and rice. This was such a waste!

"Don't be impatient, old manager." Xiao Yan waved his hand and continued, "Other than this, let all of their families give Duke Mansion helpers, build Dock Fort s, and give them cash."

Xiao Yan had a profound look in his eyes. Everything he did now was just to prepare for next year's Yellow Turtle Intifada. Why would the Yellow Turtle Intifada be able to sweep the world and gather millions of people? When they broke through a field, they forced the local people to join them. The more they fought, the more they would be able to take over a larger city and take more civilians as reinforcements.

If you want to protect yourself, you must build a Dock Fort! Only by using strong Dock Fort s and well-trained private soldiers would he be able to preserve his life.

"Why is that? My Duke Mansion is not a general of the border, and I'm also in the heart of a nation. There aren't any bandits around me, so why would I need to store and raise so many private troops? " The old manager said angrily. He could not stand Xiao Yan's wasteful actions any longer, so he did not care about his status and questioned loudly.

"Old manager, do you think that this world will forever be peaceful?"

Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "Ji Prefecture Zhang Jiao preaches the sermon from all around, and there are many missionaries in the Taiping Road, so it shouldn't be unusual for it to be within my Huang County, right? Zhang Jiao used the Talismanic Water to save people. Who knows how many Sect members he has secretly developed. All he is doing is waiting for the right moment! "

"In the court, the eunuchs' disaster is getting worse and worse. It is incompatible with the fire and water of the rich and powerful families. From the capital to the places, there are many contradictions. In the event of a military disaster, my Duke Mansion of ten thousand stones and grains will not remain, and I will only be treated as military rations! "

Xiao Yan's reasoning was like a bolt out of the blue. It shocked the old manager so much that he was stunned for a moment. He whispered: "How could Duke dare to make a judgment?"

After bluffing the old manager, Xiao Yan revealed a determined look: "Old manager, watch and see. In less than three months, there will be a huge change in the world!"

Xiao Yan loved the history of the three countries when he was alive, so he remembered the time of the rebellion very clearly.

On the fifth day of the third month, the imperial court reacted to a traitor's report, so Zhang Jiao was forced to launch an uprising a month ahead of schedule.

"Old manager, don't say anymore. Just do as I say." Xiao Yan said solemnly, "Immediately hand over the 300 fields and let the tenants train them as village soldiers. Mobilize their wives and children, as well as other tenants to build Dock Fort s. You must be quick!"

Right now, it was the middle of winter, and it was the right time to mobilize the tenants to train the Dock Fort. Otherwise, when spring began, it would delay the farming time.

"Alright, since Duke has given the order, this old servant will make the arrangements." The old manager cupped his hands and turned around, but was stopped by Xiao Yan.

"Hold on."

"What orders do you have, Duke?"

"The old steward sent people to find out where the county magistrate, Taishi Ci, lives. They are to send ten stone of grain and three thousand yuan to his house."

The old manager was perplexed again, "Who is this Taishi Ci? He is just a mere county magistrate, how is he worth Duke to value him so highly?"

The so-called officials had a huge difference in status. These small officials were usually from the Humble Class, so the old steward was born with the Duke Mansion, so it was natural that he would look down on them.

"There's no need for the old manager to ask any further. Just send the money and grains to his home, and Taishi Ci will be the best. He will definitely return the favor in the future." Xiao Yan waved his hand.

A few days ago, when Xiao Yan saw Taishi Ci, he immediately arranged a banquet and befriended him with a "lower status". He even faintly revealed the intention of recruiting him, but was subtly rejected by Taishi Ci.