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This is the military camp where the Qingzhou army is stationed, compared with the 3,000 soldiers in the heyday, there are only more than 300 soldiers stationed in the Qingzhou camp at this time.

There were many vacant barracks in the big camp, which used to be covered with cobwebs and dust, but now these barracks have been cleaned up again, and conscription notices have been posted, and there is an endless stream of soldiers who have come to join the army during this time.

In another half a month, the recruits will enter the camp, and this recruitment will fill all the barracks of the Qingzhou battalion, reaching the heyday of the Qingzhou army.

The veterans were especially excited about this, as if they had returned to the period before the barbarian invasion, especially since the increase in soldiers would mean that they would be promoted.

However, before the recruits arrived, a group of people in ragged clothes entered the barracks in advance, and after inquiring, they realized that these were slaves purchased by the King of Qi from all over the country.

For King Qi, the veterans didn't have a good impression of it before, but in the past two months, rumors of this King of Qi changing his mind have been circulating, which has also made them gradually change their views on King Qi.

"Your Highness, this group of slaves can't live in the camp all the time, the recruits are about to enter the camp, and I don't have any spare space here."

As soon as Xiao Ming arrived at the Qingzhou camp the next day, Lu Fei immediately complained to Xiao Ming.

"I don't plan on letting them stay here forever, I'm going to let the recruits move out of here before they come to the camp." Xiao Ming put his hands into his sleeves, although the snow stopped, the weather was getting colder and colder.

Although the sun was good today, golden and yellow, Xiao Ming was still a little shivering from the cold.

"That's ...... That's fine. Lu Fei breathed a sigh of relief, and then he asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing buying so many slaves, the palace doesn't need so many people." ”

Xiao Ming frowned, and instead of answering Lu Fei's question, he asked, "Do you say that this barbarian will attack Cangzhou this winter?" “

"This last general is not sure, Qingzhou has been sacked once three years ago, and more than 100,000 young and strong men have been plundered, and they have not recovered yet, and it stands to reason that the barbarians should also understand that there is no oil and water to fish here." Lu Fei said in a deep voice, "It's just that the businessman from the grassland said that there were a lot of cattle and sheep that were frozen to death on the grassland this time, especially the Huyantuo tribe living in the north of Cangzhou, which suffered heavy losses, so I am afraid that they will jump over the wall in a hurry." ”

Xiao Ming nodded, "If this king is not mistaken, this Huyantuo Department can also organize an army of 30,000 people, right?" “

"That's right, the whole barbarian clan is a soldier, except for the old and weak, women and children, everyone can become a soldier."

"This time, they are preparing to plunder the reserves again because the cattle and sheep are frozen to death, and they will not be able to feed enough cattle and sheep to fill their stomachs in the coming year. After all, Qingzhou can no longer withstand the toss, 30,000 people go all out to attack Cangzhou, even if we win miserably, it is not what I want. Xiao Ming groaned.

Lu Fei is upright, but he is not without brains, the recruits have not been trained, and there are thieves in the six states from time to time, and at this time, it is even worse to fight with the barbarians.

"The merchants in Cangzhou City generally buy barbarian cattle and sheep or furs, and sell coal cakes and iron ore, but this year, the cattle and sheep were frozen to death in large numbers, and this business cannot be done, after all, no one will buy frozen cattle and sheep." Lu Fei shook his head, admitting that this method would not work.

"Really?"

Xiao Ming lowered his head and pondered, the soap thing is now a lot of soda ash, but relatively speaking, the price of oil is not cheap, and the Wang family is anxious about this matter.

Now that a large number of barbarian cattle and sheep are freezing to death, isn't it a good opportunity to buy meat oil, and Lu Fei said that the transaction of coal and iron ore is also indispensable to the participation of the Wang family.

The Great Chongqing Kingdom has always forbidden the sale of coal and iron ore to the barbarians, but there is never a shortage of smugglers.

Xiao Ming naturally has no good impression of the barbarians, because now the grassland empire is getting bigger and bigger, which is a huge threat to him and the Great Yu Kingdom, but at this time he is helpless.

Now he can't fight anymore, he can only suffer the grievances in his heart to maintain a stable development environment, this time if he wants to resolve the crisis, it is estimated that the Wang family has to come forward, because the Wang family has business dealings with the barbarians, and there will definitely be contact in private.

There was a plan in his heart, but Xiao Ming didn't tell Lu Fei that the barbarians and the Great Yu Kingdom had blood feuds for generations, and this matter was disgraceful after all.

This time Xiao Ming came over mainly for the sake of slaves, nine hundred and fifty slaves are not much, but it is very important for Xiao Ming, because these people are enough for him to set up several workshops.

The Instruments Division is a little larger, and now it is increasingly unable to accommodate so many craftsmen and equipment, and he has long been planning to build a base for a workshop similar to a modern industrial park.

He had already chosen the location, in the lower reaches of the Tuojiang River in the south of the city, and the slaves would be responsible for building the workshop buildings and were assigned to work in the various workshops.

At the same time, for the sake of safety, Xiao Ming will turn the workshop area into a high-walled compound, and the Qingzhou Army will be responsible for the guard of the workshop area to ensure the safety of the workshop.

Lu Fei had already gathered all the slaves at this time, and Xiao Ming glanced at the slaves who were standing scattered, most of them were in rags, with shackles on their hands and feet, shivering in the cold wind.

As Liang Dahai said, most of these slaves are young men and women, and according to the standards of slaves, they are high-quality slaves.

After confirming the quality of the slaves, Xiao Ming said to Chen Wenlong, who followed: "These slaves will be handed over to you, I have already given you the structure of the brick kiln, more than 900 people are enough for you, this winter equipment division is handed over to Chen Qi, your task is to take these slaves to burn paper out of red bricks and cement, and build the factory building in the workshop area, after the beginning of spring, the equipment manufactured by the equipment division will be transferred to the workshop, understand?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Wenlong said.

Xiao Ming nodded, and asked Lu Fei to cooperate with Chen Wenlong to escort the slaves to the workshop in the lower reaches of the Tuojiang River, and the brick kiln was also in this area.

Xiao Ming did not plan to use the previous earthen walls and wooden structures for the construction of the workshop, but to use modern red bricks.

Burning paper red bricks is not a difficult technical job, Xiao Ming briefly taught Chen Longwen the knowledge of the kiln factory, after all, this firing red bricks and firing pottery have similarities.

And he doesn't need to be comparable to the quality of modern red bricks, as long as they are strong enough.

The second is cement, how to burn cement Chen Qi has long known by heart, both of these are crude benzene work, these slaves are enough.

For these slaves, Xiao Ming didn't say anything about freedom, democracy, and human rights, because in this era of uncivilized civilization, this is no different from nonsense.

In the hearts of these slaves, they themselves identify with their own destiny and status, and instead of talking about this, it is better to increase their motivation to work by improving the quality of life, and then slowly make them identify with this place.