Xi Jian stayed in Huainan for two days to learn more about the opening up of sea transportation, and by the way, he asked Shen Zhezi more about those high-grade ordnance, and agreed to have a deep discussion in the coming day, and then returned to the current town of Xuyi.

Next, Shen Zhezi also had difficulty relaxing, and the town did not become quiet because the New Year was approaching. First of all, the troops previously stationed in Huaibei and southern Henan counties were withdrawn to the town in batches for more than two months of rest and recuperation. As a result, Huainan's garrison in Jiangbei only had 3,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry.

The reason why Shen Mu was left outside and not recalled was that Shen Zhezi was also worried that if this scum of the family returned to the town, he didn't know how many township clans would be ready to move and compete to offer their daughters. Of course, although he was not at ease outside, after all, he was limited by being in the Rong Brigade, and he believed that Shen Mu would not dare to let go of the wreckage. His cousin has been in the army longer than him, and he can still handle the importance of this aspect.

Now the overall military strength of the Huainan Army is between 50,000, and before the official large-scale expansion of the army, Shen Zhezi first did disarmament. Although these 50,000 armor soldiers can be said to have participated in the war with the slave country this time, their participation is not the same, so the level of soldiers is also uneven. In the first step of the reorganization of the Huainan army, Shen Zhezi planned to compress the original 50,000 armor soldiers to 30,000 people, so that these 30,000 people could ensure the combat effectiveness of the elite level, and they would also be the main combat force of the Huainan Army's Northern Expedition in the future.

As for the 20,000 soldiers who were laid out, they did not dismount their armor and return to farming, but first dispersed into various tun houses, and participated in the tun reclamation together with the original tun households in the spring of the next year, so as to lay a foundation for Huainan Town to be able to support the people's livelihood and self-sufficiency.

At the same time, after the end of spring ploughing, depending on the situation at that time, Huainan will again recruit between 1 and 30,000 Ding Zhuang, and reorganize and train with the original 20,000 armor soldiers, as the second sequence of combat troops, and plough and fight, mainly to maintain local stability, and to be stationed in the newly recovered territory in southern Henan.

As for the longer-term expansion of the army, it is necessary to wait until southern Henan has completely established itself before considering it; first, Huainan does not have the basis for wantonly expanding the army at present, and second, it can also obtain a larger source of troops in southern Henan.

In addition to the reorganization of the army, there is also the investment and construction of the Luojian military industrial base. Although the current midwinter season is not particularly suitable for large-scale construction, it is also possible to take advantage of the depletion of waterways to erect water drains and other smelting aids.

In order to invest in the construction of Luojian, Shen Zhezi had to temporarily stop the water conservancy dredging and repair projects between Huainan and Liangjun, and concentrate his efforts on one place. Now Huainan has enough manpower, but material resources are insufficient, and once the ground is broken, the consumption of food will be doubled. Even if Shen Zhezi has too many big plans, he can't concentrate on all of them in a short period of time and force manpower to death, so he still maintains cautious moderation in the use of manpower.

Although Luojian's smelting and casting workshop is just a framework, even if it is just a framework, it will undoubtedly highlight the ambition of Shen Zhezi. Almost half of the Luojian is included in it, more than 10 large water dais are started together, and the flood discharge and flood prevention work is fully prepared, and the water drainage and water mill are even more innumerable.

When Huainan began construction, Xi Jian came to check it out in person. Shen Zhezi rushed to the construction site to receive him again, and continued to talk to Xi Jian about the earlier topic. This time, Xi Jian's attitude changed, and he expressed his willingness to cooperate with Shen Zhezi, and he could fund about 1,000 craftsmen in Huainan in the initial stage, but he needed to exchange armor and weapons that could arm 2,000 people. And the armament of these 2,000 people should at least include 500 sets of weapons of the quality level of the Su Iron Sword.

With such a trading condition, it should be said that the Huainan Army suffered a loss. You must know that a full 2,000 sets of weapons are not just a knife and a gun. If we take the standard equipment of the main force of the Huainan Army as an example, a complete set of armor armaments includes a pair of half-body armor, a one-stone step bow, a knife and a gun, as well as seven or eight kinds of sundries in the marching camp, as well as camp tents and cooking utensils, which are definitely not a small number of weapons, not to mention 500 sets of high-quality weapons.

1,000 craftsmen seems to be a lot, but if it is put into production, if it is according to Xi Jian's asking standard, it will take at least a year to make such a 2,000-person arm. Among them, the main ones are high-quality armaments, which take the longest time. This is true for the construction period alone, and if you take into account the cost of materials and the food consumption of these craftsmen, it is definitely not a good deal.

Although these craftsmen can produce for a long time, from the perspective of the generals, they have to admit the fact that people are cheaper than things. Even if the Xuzhou army does not exchange here, the Huainan army will arm its own army with this batch of ordnance, and it will not take a year to loot and collect the same amount or even more of the population.

Therefore, Xi Jian put forward this condition, which is a bit of a rip-off and slaughter of big households. However, Shen Zhezi didn't think much about it, and even nodded in agreement, and even asked people to return to the town to send half of the traded ordnance, and finalized the deal. In terms of ordnance, the Huainan Army is a windfall entry, and it has exploded Shi Hu, the captain of the transportation brigade, and he has a lot of money, except for the high-quality ordnance that is a little distressing, the others can be picked out directly in the warehouse.

Shen Zhezi was so crisp, which made Xi Jian feel a little ashamed, but he could also feel Shen Zhezi's confidence and heroism. So he didn't shirk it, and after receiving the deposit, he asked the town to immediately organize craftsmen to send it to Huainan one after another, and the two sides agreed to complete the transaction before the New Year.

In this transaction, both sides can be said to have their own gains. In terms of Xi Jian, being able to obtain a complete 2,000 sets of ordnance can not only greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the department, but also serve as a deterrent to all departments in the town. Moreover, the five hundred sets of high-grade ordnance can already arm some of his descendants.

As for Shen Zhezi's side, a thousand artisan households, although not much compared to his huge plan, laid a foundation for trading. Even the artisan is not the main purpose of his transaction, but to gradually erode and disintegrate Xuzhou's production capacity in this area. This kind of big convenience will be addictive, even if Xi Jian still knows to control it intellectually, but once it is actually operated, it will become more and more unbearable.

Maybe Xi Jian will still have the idea of stealing a teacher, but if the Luojian base wants to get on the right track, it will take at least more than a year. Prior to this, the steel-filling process would still only be produced in the Wujiang fiefdom and would not be easily accessible to the outside world. And more than a year, enough for him to dig in Xuzhou, and when the Luojian base is officially put into operation, even if he invites Xi Jian to visit the process in person, Xuzhou has no ability to organize large-scale production.

The creation of the town is one thing, and the other thing is a personnel matter.

After the victory in Huainan, in fact, there will be people in Shouchun Town every day who come to take refuge, including not only the cold elements hidden in the countryside, but also the township sect portal in southern Henan, as well as the people of Jiangdong. Even if the weather in Huainan is cold, it is still difficult to stop the enthusiasm of these people to come to take refuge. When the New Year is approaching, there are hundreds of people who only stay in Shouchun City and think they have a skill.

At present, the disputes in the Jiangdong court have not stopped, and Shen Zhezi does not have the position to recruit talents now, so he is not in a hurry to meet and hire these people in public.

However, it is not that these people are ignored, in addition to providing basic treatment of food and accommodation, they also organize several well-known candidates in the town, led by Yingchuan Chen Gui, to form a small group to screen and screen these people. Some of them who are indeed pragmatic and talented people are also directly entered into the Inner History Office and temporarily used as officials, which can be regarded as alleviating the talent gap in Huainan to a certain extent.

Regarding the selection of talents, Shen Zhezi has also formulated several standards, and even some examinations have been reviewed, which has put an end to private progress to a considerable extent. However, these standards are only agreed upon within the Inner History Office, and they are neither made public to the outside world, nor are they in a hurry to form customizations. If there is too much noise, it will also be a trouble for him, and there is no need to give people a handle.

When Huainan was busy creating and operating, there was news coming from Jiankang City almost every day. Although limited by distance, there will be a certain lag in the news, but when it is continuously connected every day, it also outlines a relatively complete context of struggle.

Although Director Wang still retains the false title of Taifu in Taicheng, the influence of the Langya Wang clan is almost extinct in this dispute. After Zhuge Hui served as the assassin of Yangzhou, he seemed to have become the most important minister of Qingxu Qiaomen in the current situation, so his performance was also extremely active, mainly fighting for the capital.

Nowadays, the prosperity of the capital is almost equivalent to Jiankang, and the distribution of benefits is almost stable and mature. Most importantly, with the reversal of the situation in Jiangbei, the military functions of the capital have been sharply weakened. Therefore, no matter who sits in the capital, it is impossible to gain too much power, and if you want to intervene in the interests of the capital, you must also abide by the rules that have already been formed, otherwise you will be attacked by the entire interest network.

Qingxu Qiaomen, especially the upper-class old Wang's family, did not have much vested interests in the capital, and wanted to grab interests in the hands of all parties who were eyeing each other, unless they directly led tens of thousands of troops into the town like Shen Chong. Otherwise, for them, Jingfu is just a chicken rib that is tasteless and discarded. And Zhuge Hui is fighting for this position, but there is really no other choice. He has just taken the position here, and if he doesn't do anything, it won't be easy to explain to the villagers.

As for Chu Yi and other Yuzhou factions, there are also differences at the moment. Chu Yi himself, after making a little attempt at Jiangbei, finally focused on Jingzhou. With the end of the war in Huainan and the chaos in the slave country, the war in Jingzhou has finally stopped, and Shi Cong has already retired in winter. Although Jingzhou is also trying to protect an inch of land, it is inevitably dwarfed by the fact that there is no world-famous victory in Huainan.

As for the other part of Yuzhou, it began to move closer to Yu Yi, and some people even wanted to persuade Yu Yi to return to Taicheng and replace Yu Tan, who was about to become a minister, to take charge of the military palace. Yu Yi is not lacking in enthusiasm for this proposal, in fact, after several years of experience in Yuzhou, he also feels that he is not a talent in Fang Zhen. Now that Huainan seems to have become self-reliant, he is not embarrassed or embarrassed as the assassin of Yuzhou, if he takes this opportunity to return to Taiwan to take charge of the military government, then he can cooperate with Shen Chong to govern completely and obtain the power of his eldest brother Yu Liang in the early years.

And Shen Chong, as the representative of the Wu people, actually has nothing to say, that is, a blatant and unswerving calf protector. If there is any adjustment to Huainan in Taizhong, whether it is good or bad, he will obstruct it here, just to weaken Taicheng's sense of existence in Huainan to the greatest extent.

In such a noisy atmosphere, the New Year was finally ushered in. In the New Year's ceremony, the civil and military ministers who have made contributions in the past year finally ushered in the reward and praise. Among them, the most eye-catching is of course Shen Zhezi, the original marquis of Wujiang County crossed the county duke in one fell swoop and was named the duke of Liang County.

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