Although he had already expected it in his heart, when the conclusive news came, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel worried.

He was not afraid to fight with the Qianhu, and even if the Qiannu did not attack, he would organize his forces in the next two or three months and march to the north of the Huai River. But now that the slaves were really mobilized, and the direction of Shouchun was actually not ready for a big battle, Shen Zhezi suddenly felt that time was in dire straits.

Fortunately, there are only signs of mobilization in Huaibei, and there will be some time for the real army to gather in the south. Therefore, now is a contest of mobilization power between the two countries, the mobilization of manpower and material resources, to see which side can be in place in advance.

In terms of soldiers, Shen Zhezi did not have much optimistic estimate. The country has not been established for a long time, the martial arts are blazing, and the land of the Central Plains is relatively large compared to Jiangdong. Moreover, the Hulu regime had always been keen to amass large numbers of people near the national capital in order to facilitate domination and suppression.

This form of organization is primitive and low-end, and it cannot fully invest the advantages of manpower in production and operation, and its control over the local area is extremely weak, and it is not conducive to the establishment of a long-term and sustainable political power in the Central Plains.

This was also a common problem of the Hulu regime, whose control of the population was not based on stable ruling techniques, but on direct and brutal personal control. This is like a rich man who hates to hang all his family property on his body, as far as his eyes can see, and his hands can touch.

In fact, in the entire Huaishui War Zone, there were already more than 100,000 heavy troops here. If there is more troops, it will never be as simple as a few tens of thousands. Even if the slaves gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to come south, Shen Zhezi was not surprised or surprised.

In fact, he was more than willing to make a big move, because the large number of troops and the mobilization of the supplies would inevitably require a longer preparation time. And time is exactly what Shen Zhezi needs right now. And a large number of soldiers does not mean that it is invincible, and it can even be said that there are no good for the rest except that there are too many people to scare people!

As for Shen Zhezi here, no matter whether the slave is mainly attacking Shouchun or not, he no longer plans to recruit more soldiers. At present, his troops are enough to hold a defensive line in Shouchun, and there are more than 30,000 Xuzhou Army flanks in the east. The most important thing is to maintain morale and people's hearts, and give full play to the advantage of Huaishui as much as possible.

As for the material resources, the current Shouchun can be said to be strong in the outside and dry in the middle. The large-scale expansion of the army has diluted the advantages of excellent armament that Shen Zhezi relied on many times to win earlier.

The foundry workshop in his Wujiang fiefdom has even stopped forging armor soldiers, and is only using it to cast arrows and other weapons with simpler processes. Earlier, he advocated the dismissal of the Wubi private soldiers in Shouchun, in addition to maintaining local stability, he also wanted to vigorously confiscate the private armor weapons in the countryside, so that the armed forces of the Huainan Army could be maintained at a certain level.

As for the most important and basic grain and grass, it is the main problem that Shen Zhezi wants to solve when he returns to Liang County this time.

After the consumption of cold winter and early spring, Huainan and Liang counties no longer have much food savings. The Shen family's own granary had been emptied as early as last year, and Taichung couldn't be counted on, they were still waiting for the rice to be put into the pot. So the only thing that can be fought for at the moment is Jiangdong's people's wealth.

After receiving the information from Shouchun, while the news had not spread and caused panic, Shen Zhezi immediately signaled Yu Tiao to come forward to organize, and he wanted to have a detailed discussion with various families in Jiangdong. In this regard, he is still relatively confident, after all, he has been working hard in the past few years.

At present, Shen Zhezi has no time to return to Shouchun to sit in the town, so he can only send a message to Guo Yu and others, and while maintaining basic defense, he should actively develop a stronghold in Huaibei, especially to organize a naval army to cruise upstream along several tributaries of Huaishui.

Once the Karma slaves were to prepare for a large-scale invasion of the south, they would inevitably have to double their expropriation, and it is conceivable that there would be chaos in the localities. Sending the naval army to the north, on the one hand, can collect more detailed information on the enemy, and on the other hand, it can also recruit some villagers who intend to move south, so as to increase the advantage as much as possible on the eve of the war.

Liang County has a large number of people gathered here recently, and Yu Tiao's organizational skills are also good, so in just one day, hundreds of people have gathered.

Shen Zhezi invited these people to a banquet in his original handsome hall, everything in Jiangbei was simple, and the material enjoyment was naturally difficult to compare with Jiangdong. Of course, everyone is not here to mix a meal of wine and food, although it is just coarse tea and light rice, but the atmosphere is still good.

After chatting about his stomach, Shen Zhezi directly talked about the topic: "Today's thin meal, a little feast for everyone, there is also something to please." The pattern of Huainan was created, but the slaves and thieves were still poor and powerful, and they did not dare to take it lightly. After a long time of fighting in the wasteland, tired and depositioned, if you want to rebuild and rejuvenate and transform the paradise, you are indispensable to help. ”

"The ability of horses to rise and fall is obvious to all in Jiangdong. Since we have gathered here, we are self-proclaimed. But there is no reason to prevaricate! ”

The person who took the lead in speaking was named Zhu Yan, who knew how to do it, and was naturally a loyal fan of the Shen family. As soon as these words came out, everyone present echoed them, which can be regarded as speaking their hearts.

If it is simply the restoration of Jiangbei, even if the recovery of Huainan is a rich place, it will not be enough to attract a large number of people from the time. What really makes people excited is Shen Zhezi's management ability, compared with martial arts, his ability in this regard is even more heartbreaking.

Not to mention anything else, the two most prosperous capitals in Jiangdong today, Jiankang and Jingfu, both have the shadow of Shen Zhezi in the process of their prosperity. With these precedents in front of us, and now that Shouchun is under the rule of the horse, it is conceivable that this situation must also make great achievements.

Therefore, for a while, except for the Shang Alliance family, which had become a common practice to make a fortune with the Shen family in the early years, all the people with a little strength in other parts of Jiangdong also came here to look for opportunities.

Shen Zhezi was not polite, he sat quietly with a smile in the banquet and listened to the praise of everyone in various styles for most of the quarter, and then ordered someone to distribute the booklet that had been prepared a long time ago, and at the same time took a copy himself, and said the key point concisely: "The land of Huainan, although it is a wasteland of long-term war, is an important town in ancient times, and the north and south are silenced. Let me first explain to you the things needed in this realm, salt and rice, etc., which are fundamental to people's livelihood. Purely in terms of grain, it needs 5 million ...... a year"

"Five million?"

"So much?"

Although everyone had already imagined that Huainan would be a big market, after hearing this number, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and they all exclaimed, interrupting Shen Zhezi's words.

Five million grains, listening to it alone, the amount is indeed not small. But if this alone can surprise the people here, it can't be done, especially for the people of the business alliance.

With the growth of the business alliance, the members have been both north and south, and Wuzhong can no longer be used to restrict. The total amount of grain dispatch and sales of Shangmeng throughout the year has far exceeded 10 million. Moreover, the Shen family alone invested a lot of resources in Liang County last year, and the grain has reached several million.

What is more surprising to everyone is that Huainan has a large amount of cultivated land, and even if it cannot be self-sufficient in grain, it can solve a considerable part of it on the spot. If you ask for another five million Hu, what kind of big move is this brewing? You must know that even if it is the center of the Inner Taiwan Province, the annual income is not so much!

"Of course, five million is only tentative, and there may be more in the future. However, there is a key point at the moment, that is, in the next month, we need to collect millions of grains. ”

Shen Zhezi continued to laugh and said: "At the moment, I don't really want to hide it, the slaves and thieves in the north have a slight change, and there will be a war in Shouchun in the coming day. Food is the foundation of military affairs, and I hope to be able to enter the country as soon as possible. ”

Although Shen Zhezi said it easily, there was still no lack of sensitivity among the people present, and some people couldn't help but ask: "I don't know what scale the slave thief said about the slave and thief movement?" Can Huainan have a chance to win? ”

"These are still military secrets, and I dare not say in detail. However, the land must be defended, only war, and there is no reason to avoid thieves and abandon it! ”

Shen Zhezi was so vague, of course he couldn't convince the public, but he didn't talk about it anymore, but turned to something else: "The food is just one thing, and the rest of the various resources are in the book." The urgency of the need is marked. If it is listed in the military quartermaster, it must be returned to the town on time. ”

When everyone heard this, they temporarily suppressed their surprise in their hearts, opened the booklet on the table and hurriedly took a look, and then found that there were more than ten other people purchasing materials, although they were not as exaggerated as food, and the amount was also very amazing.

However, in addition to being surprised, what made them most curious was how to pay for such a large purchase? In terms of grain prices alone, because Jiangbei frequently used things last year, so that now the price of rice in Jiangdong has risen, and the rice is nearly 100 yuan, if it is transported to Jiangbei and Huainan, the price will definitely be doubled.

In this way, a single grain will require billions of dollars. And now Jiangdong has not so many copper coins in circulation in the market. If you trade goods and choose what kind of trading method, the final profit will vary widely.

In fact, the phenomenon of currency constraints on transactions has always existed in Jiangdong, especially when it comes to large transactions. In the early years, there were still private casts, including Shen Lang Qian of the Shen family, of course, the quality also varied.

Many people are willing to join the business alliance, and the goal is not to make profits from the business alliance, but to provide a variety of convenient trading methods to ensure the normal operation of the transaction. Otherwise, even if there are thousands of goods at home, but they can't be sold at all, it will be a great waste.

Although Shen Zhezi opened his mouth in terms of procurement, if he talked about money, he really didn't have it. The only thing about business is to be credited, even if his family is the leader of the business alliance, it should be settled clearly, or it should be calculated. So how to ensure that the transaction is carried out, he has also been thinking about it for a long time.

Now Fang Bo has great autonomy, especially Shen Zhezi, an official who is located in the border town, almost all the resources in the town can be flexibly used. Compared with other Fang Bo, he has a greater advantage, that is, he can dispatch resources across regions.

In this kind of environment in ancient times, Shen Zhezi has always favored the method of opening the middle in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, in terms of payment methods, I also refer to this.