Chapter 777 The Status Quo of the Luanshan Marquis
Accompanied by Marquis Zhang Zhiyong, Qu Mao stayed at Aikou Pass for a day and a night, preparing to leave Aikou Pass on the morning of May 16th in the fourth year of Tianxuan and set off for the construction site of Wucheng.
On the evening of May 16th in the fourth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao invited the king of the Luanshan Hou Kingdom—Marquis Zhang Zhiyong to have dinner at the town hall in Aikou Pass, and asked Marquis Zhang Zhiyong about the current situation of the Luanshan Hou Kingdom.
Seeing that Marquis Zhang Zhiyong was a bit cautious when eating, Qu Mao smiled and said: "Marquis Zhang, even if Master Zhang Da led the army to leave, you are still organizing the residents to build according to my plan. satisfy.
Although the current progress is very slow, there is no need to increase the labor force to speed up the construction progress. After all, although the Marquis of Jier was entrusted to the Marquis of Yan Songlin, it is still an independent force in our Yicheng territory. It can be regarded as the brother of the Luanshan Marquis. There is no need for Guan to guard against brother Hou Guo.
The main energy of Zhang Houjue is still to focus on the stability and development of the Luanshanhou Kingdom itself. After all, the time for the Luanshanhou Kingdom to end the war is not long, and the Luanshanhou Kingdom has never been known for its wealth. "
Marquis Zhang Zhiyong said cautiously: "Yes, your education is right.
A few days ago, Queen Su Yan ordered Luanshan Marquis to support a total of 100,000 laborers at Wucheng Port and the construction site of Wucheng. Her subordinates have arranged for the guards to send 50,000 people, and the remaining 50,000 people will be transported there as soon as possible. . "
Qu Mao nodded, and said: "Wucheng and Wucheng Port are the strategic needs of the lord's hut planning, so they will use the labor force of your Marquis, but the Luanshan Marquis mainly focuses on its own recovery of production.
For the construction of Wucheng Port and Wucheng, a total of 80,000 ordinary residents from the Luanshan Marquis can do hard labor. return.
Moreover, the recruitment of these residents by the lord's hut does not require them to perform free labor, but to hire them to build the city, and the lord's hut will settle their wages for them. "
Marquis Zhang Zhiyong cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency is kind, and Queen Su Yan is also kind and loving for the people. This is the luck of the residents of Luanshan Marquis..."
Qu Mao waved his hand, and said: "Marquis Zhang, you should eat well when you eat, and you don't need to salute all the time. We don't do this in Yicheng territory. There may be differences in the division of labor, but other red tape can be saved.
I asked you to have dinner together, mainly because I wanted to know that you have been the king of Luanshanhou for more than two months. What is the specific situation of Luanshanhou now? For example, the mood of the residents, the stability of the society, the number of guards, etc. "
Marquis Zhang Zhiyong hurriedly replied: "My lord, the Luanshan Marquis is a very small Marquis, with only 18 cities and less than 12 million residents, which is just a little bigger than the Zhicheng of the Liusu Dukedom.
The subordinates are equipped with guard troops according to 5% of the total resident population stipulated by Queen Su Yan, and the total number of guard troops of the Luanshan Hou Kingdom is about 600,000.
In addition, Queen Su Yan said that the royal family at the Hou State level can set up a royal guard of about 10,000 people. Her subordinates plan to have a final strength of 450,000 for the guards of the Luanshan Hou State, plus 10,000 royal guards, for a total of 460,000 troops.
The remaining guard troops of the Luanshan Hou Kingdom wait for the expeditionary force to continue to reorganize and cut down the troops. On the other hand, the subordinates are also considering recruiting and training some of the local residents of the Luanshan Hou Kingdom. Please rest assured.
The Luanshan Marquis is the Marquis of Jill on one side, and the Duchy of Tassel on the other. It can be regarded as an internal marquis of our Yicheng territory. There is also a Nancun naval military base near the sea. It doesn’t matter if the country’s guards are slowly building up.
Of course, the military expenses of the Luanshan Marquis's guards and royal guards are naturally borne by the Luanshan Marquis itself, and the military expenses will not be directly deducted from the account of the Yicheng territory. "
Qu Mao nodded, and asked: "The 460,000 Luanshanhou Kingdom supports its own army. Does Marquis Zhang have a specific deployment plan? Although the Luanshanhou Kingdom is an internal vassal state, the necessary military equipment is still needed."
Marquis Zhang Zhiyong nodded, and said: "My lord, the Marquis of Luanshan is within the sphere of influence of our Yicheng territory, and the pressure of external defense is not great. It is more for maintaining law and order in the territory, so the number of guards is not in accordance with the prescribed ratio. Equipped, the rhythm of configuration is not too rushed.
In addition to the naval warships on duty at the Nancun Naval Military Base, there are currently 200,000 former expeditionary forces stationed throughout the Luanshan Hou Kingdom, so the idea of the subordinates is to synchronize with the reorganization of the expeditionary force. The Hou State gave priority to recruiting soldiers for the guard troops of the Luan Mountain Hou State.
After the reorganization of the expeditionary force was completed and transferred away from the territory of Luanshanhou, the subordinates believed that the guard force of Luanshanhou should have exceeded 200,000, and there was still no problem in maintaining law and order.
The follow-up gap of 260,000 soldiers is planned to be replenished and trained in 6 years. Of course, during this period, the number of retired soldiers will also need to be replenished. A total of 460,000 troops, if there are no major changes in the future, it will be maintained at this number.
At present, the subordinates still give priority to appeasing the hearts of the people and resuming production. "
Qu Mao nodded and said: "I originally thought about launching a foreign war, and the Luanshan Marquis can support some troops, but it's based on your plan, let's say six years, it's not wrong to give priority to appeasing people's hearts and resuming production. "
Marquis Zhang Zhiyong continued: "My lord, my subordinates have roughly estimated that all the summer grains in the Marquis of Luanshan Kingdom will be harvested at the end of July, which should be able to sustain the population of the whole country until the spring planting period next year. Although there is still a food shortage of 4 months, but The subordinates can purchase part of the grain from the Zhicheng City of the Duchy of Tassels and our holy land, and it should not be a big problem to maintain it until next year's summer grain comes out.
Next year, spring farming, I believe that the residents who have been peaceful for more than half a year, with the support and encouragement of the Luanshanhou royal family, will definitely sow grain on a large scale.
However, the Luanshan Marquis is already poor, and his subordinates will also consider developing some other industries, trying to earn gold coins, maintain self-sufficiency, and contribute to the Tassel Principality the tax that a sub-feudal Marquis should bear. "
Qu Mao nodded and said, "Well, I am much relieved after hearing your report.
Let’s restore the normal operation of Luanshan Marquis as soon as possible. It is estimated that the Yicheng territory will start another war by the end of this year at the latest.
I hope that the Luanshan Marquis and the Holy Land will become the rear of our Yicheng territory, and will never suffer from the war. "
Marquis Zhang Zhiyong hurriedly cupped his hands in salute, and said, "My lord, everything in the Marquis of Luanshan depends on your protection."
(end of this chapter)