When the news came that Lu Zheng had captured Fuzhou Cheng, the Southern Wu Restoration Organization was naturally very happy and held a banquet at the lord's mansion to celebrate.

This is a good sign. Capturing a city at the beginning will help the restoration organization's power spread to surrounding counties and counties.

Quanzhou alone has only nine small counties, namely Jinjiang, Nan'an, Putian, Xianyou, Yongchun, Tong'an, Dehua, Qingxi and Changtai.

There are three counties in Zhangzhou, and there are twelve counties in the two states in total. The population and army are limited. If there are too many troops, it will be difficult to be self-sufficient.

Because the taxes from the two states here can support the expenses of up to 50,000 troops, so when the Qingliu Army stayed, Chen Hongjin's troops could not exceed the upper limit of this number. It was because of excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes that they could not support so many generals.

and soldiers.

Now that the Restoration Organization has migrated back from the island, the population has increased, the army has increased, and with the recruitment and marching, several waves of troops have been added together, and the number is almost 100,000.

Such a huge army of 100,000 people requires a huge supply of food and grass.

According to a young adult eating two kilograms of rice per day, one month is 60 kilograms, and two months is 120 kilograms. In the early Song Dynasty, the measurement unit of one stone of rice was equivalent to one hundred and twenty kilograms today. This is equivalent to two kilograms for a young adult.

One stone of rice is used per month.

A hundred thousand troops, one hundred thousand shi and twelve million kilograms of rice in two months, are not small sums.

Counties such as Zhangzhou and Quanzhou alone have limited cultivated areas and cannot afford it.

Therefore, we need more territory, more people to pay taxes, and to expand trade to earn gold and silver, cattle, sheep, horses, and food from the outside. This is what Su Chen is planning now. This is the responsibility of the prime minister of a country.

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After deliberation, Lu Chaoqun decided to lead the army himself, leave Quanzhou and march towards Wuyue Kingdom.

Wei Dongqiang and Qi Ying also agreed to send troops together, capture cities and territories, establish meritorious services, and control the army. This is what they all care about, because they are military generals, and they all hope to have military power in their hands.

Therefore, the three generals set out to fight.

A mighty 50,000-strong army, accompanied by coach Lu Chaoqun, deputy commanders Wei Dongqiang, and Qi Ying, rushed to the border of Wuyue to formally attack Wuyue.

After these troops left, the defensive force of Quanzhou Citong City suddenly became empty. In addition to the Shence Army, there were only 20,000 troops stationed there.

Lu Chaoqun left behind his confidant general Liao Wei, who was responsible for the defense of Citong City. Dong Jiujie, the Marquis of Yu, and Zhang Zhicheng took orders from Liao Wei. One was responsible for the Imperial Guard, protecting and supervising the lord Yang Ling'er, and the other was responsible for patrolling the security of the city and the access control of each city gate.

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However, these people's fighting experience and thinking were naturally not as good as Su Chen's. Therefore, Su Chen soon changed his mind and proposed to mobilize a thousand elites from the Shence Army to serve as Yang Ling'er's personal bodyguards, taking turns with Dong Jiujie's Imperial Guards.

Gang protects Yang Linger.

This is because Su Chen wants to place his soldiers beside Yang Ling'er, so as to gradually get rid of the supervision and control of Yang Ling'er by General Lu and others.

At the same time, Su Chen continued to recruit more troops. The Shence Army already numbered 10,000 people and the cavalry already had 500 people.

After this, Su Chen's strength greatly increased, and he sent people to Jinling and Runzhou City to find him with his letters, portraits, and rosters.

Han Xizai and Xu Xuan were the key people that Su Chen wanted to win over. These two people were excellent candidates to manage the government and build the backbone of the government.

Secondly, scholars he had mentored, such as Jiang Tao, Liu Dong, and Xia Baosong, were also on his list and could come to handle military and government affairs for him and act as counselors.

There are also Zhou Jiamin, Xu Cainv, and Su Chen who also want to send people to protect them secretly. When the time comes, they will take over and recognize each other.

As for Princess Yongning, I heard that she had become a monk and followed Buddhism, so Su Chen didn't want to disturb her for the time being.

The other party has cut off the world of mortals, and Su Chen doesn't want to use worldly things to influence her anymore. Moreover, Yang Ling'er and Hei Yun both took revenge and killed the Li family. Princess Yongning was in grief. If she took her

Come over here and meet with the Fuguo Organization. Once there is any trouble, Yongning will know the truth. It will be even more cruel at that time.

At least, now the dirty water has been poured on Wu Yue and Khitan.

As for the Empress of Zhou Dynasty and the unconscious second prince, it was said that they had been sent to Bianjing City of Song Dynasty, and Su Chen probably had no chance of seeing them again.

In order to have a deep understanding of the real life of people in several counties in Quanzhou, Su Chen took his guards and visited these counties to observe the people's sentiments, the cultivation of farmers outside the city, the operation of shops in the city, etc., to infer the economic level and the living conditions of the people.

Because these years were not peaceful, with the establishment and fall of the Fujian Kingdom, Chen Hongjin imposed heavy taxes and levies, so the people at the bottom were plundered and their lives were very difficult.

If the Nanwu Restoration Army intensifies its search here, it will only force the people to rebel and create a mood of resistance.

Therefore, Su Chen has always emphasized not to over-exploit and plunder, but to give local people a chance to recuperate, reduce taxes, and recruit many strong men into the army to reduce the pressure on each household's life.

By doing this, the people will benefit, but the tax revenue will naturally be reduced, and it needs to be supplemented from other sources. Otherwise, the food and salary for the 100,000-strong army will not last long, which requires commercial operations and foreign trade to achieve income generation.

Weapons and equipment, etc., are completely self-made and will reduce purchase and dependence. These things are all planned and considered by Su Chen to maintain the normal operation of the Southern Wu Restoration Army and avoid chaos.

Most of the peasant uprisings and local uprisings in history were due to insufficient strategic planning, limited vision, and lack of understanding of the importance of system planning and operation. They only grew temporarily, but how to manage, develop the economy, build systems, and formulate rules and regulations

If you are not good at it, the overall management of the rebel army will be chaotic. Once you get to a place, you will rely on robbing supplies to maintain the army's expenses, etc., so it will not last long.

After spending half a month inspecting various counties, Su Chen returned to Citong City. After Bai Susu saw him, he reported the good news: "Ms. sir, we have stocked several large ships with porcelain, tea, liquor, soap, etc.

One hundred boxes will be ready for overseas trade in the near future."

Su Chen was also very happy when he heard this, nodded and said: "Great, the first batch of business, I hope it will go smoothly, and we can bring back war horses, cattle, sheep, bows and arrows and other northern strategic materials."

Bai Susu smiled and said: "The people of the Liao State are in short supply of these, so we should be able to exchange them for what we want. Gold, silver, jade, and valuables from the Liao State can also be used for settlement. It is also possible for us to bring them back and sell them to the rich households around us.

Turned into coins."

Su Chen also smiled and agreed: "It makes sense. We should communicate more and trade more, and exchange what we need. Now that the Song and Liao countries are gearing up and cutting off trade, it is up to us to make up for it and provide some supplies from the Central Plains, so that our lives can be improved."

The necessary supplies are also needed by the people of Liao."

"By the way, the toothpaste, toothbrush, mosquito repellent toilet water, and glassware you mentioned last time are all being produced and will be available for sale next time." Bai Susu mentioned the new products.

When Su Chen heard this, he immediately became more confident. In terms of business, with Bai Susu's help, he is really a good helper, constantly providing himself with goods, profits, supplies, etc. Raising troops and fighting wars are very expensive, and he must have enough

Only with financial backing.

"I still have some ideas, and I will write them down. When the time comes, Susu will find someone to make them, and then mass-produce them. They will all be for civilian use. Even if they are sold to the Liao Kingdom, Nanyang and other dynasties, it will not affect our security."

Bai Susu nodded, looked at Su Chen, and said with admiration: "I don't know how my husband came up with these ideas. Each one is so ingenious that it can indeed change the current daily necessities of the people. It is much more convenient, the price is not high, but it can be consumed very quickly, and the sales volume is very high.

Constantly.”

Su Chen smiled and said: "Some products will probably be imitated by other craftsmen and workshops soon, but blue and white porcelain, glassware, soap, strong-flavored liquor, etc., they don't know the technology and craftsmanship, so it should be difficult to imitate them.
Chapter completed!