Xu Fengwu sneered when he learned that the government of Jeju had made another move. He did not say anything and immediately went up the mountain with the others.
Along the way, Xu Fengwu saw that the people who had come up the mountain had already built thatched houses made of bricks and wood on the open spaces of various sizes.
Although it looked simple and crude, it was still a place to live. For these people, having food and shelter was enough.
On the field of Wanzi City, groups of people were training. They were either standing in a military stance or in a formation. It was a lively scene.
Before Xu Fengwu went north, he arranged for his dozens of vassals to either lead a hundred troops or be the instructors of the new recruits.
Putting everything else aside, they were more than enough to train the minions to stand in military postures and line up.
Xu Fengwu nodded to himself. After returning to Tiger Head Peak, he first went to visit his parents, then went to the Hall of Loyalty.
"Let's talk about the recent situation in the village first.”Xu Fengwu sat in the head seat and looked at the crowd.
Du Qian stood up and said," In the days when my brother wasn't around, a few hundred more people came up the mountain. The total number of people in the village has reached more than 3,600, and the total military strength has reached more than 2,500.”
"Those minions who have just come up the mountain have already been incorporated into the new recruits 'camp and are trained on the drill ground every day.”
"Just a few days ago, the village had another major assessment. A total of 753 people were rated as first-class soldiers. The total number of people has exceeded 1,000.”
"Not bad!" Xu Fengwu nodded.
There were more than 2,000 soldiers in the village now, and more than 1,000 of them were ranked as first-class soldiers. With the current training methods and food in Liangshan, he felt that it was very reasonable.
"Among these thousand people, I will first select a hundred people to form a personal guard unit. The remaining three hundred people will form a unit, called the first, second, and third units.”
Xu Fengwu looked at everyone and continued,""Teacher Shi will be the major of the 1st Battalion, Du Qian will be the major of the 2nd Battalion, and Song Wan will be the major of the 3rd Battalion.”
"We will obey your orders!”
Shi Wengong, Du Qian, and Song Wan immediately stood up and accepted the order.
Xu Fengwu nodded his head. Shi Wengong's martial arts skills were top-notch. Although Du Qian and Song Wan were far inferior, the two of them were the elders of the stronghold. For the current Liangshan Lake, no one was more suitable than them.
Xu Fengwu asked about the situation of the second-class soldiers. There were also more than 1,000 people. They were immediately divided into three battalions. The navy led by the Ruan brothers was not counted.
Xu Fengwu thought for a moment and decided to leave the three Battalion Chiefs vacant for the time being. After all, the Jeju government had made a move and would probably come to suppress them soon.
After this battle was over, they would distribute the positions according to their contributions, and it would be a good opportunity to arrange their seats.
Xu Fengwu expressed his thoughts and everyone agreed.
Bian Xiang said," We are indebted to Brother's favor and came to Liangshan to join the gang. Although Brother can let us sit on the chair with just a word, we don't accept rewards without merit. We haven't made any contributions yet, and this chair is also uncomfortable. It's better to wait until we make contributions before sitting on it to make people convinced."”
"Not bad!" Liu Tang exclaimed.
Shan Shiqi, Yang Lin, Tang Long, and the others all nodded in agreement.
"Brothers, you are truly righteous!”
Xu Fengwu nodded and said," According to what Brother Zhu Gui said just now, the government of Jeju will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress them soon. That will be the time to make a contribution."”
"Brother is right!" Everyone shouted in unison.
Xu Fengwu said to Zhu Gui," Brother Zhu Gui, you have to send more people and pay more attention to the situation in Jeju. This brother Shi Qian is known as the Flea on the Drum. He has the unique skill of leaping over roofs and running over walls. He will be under your command for now."”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhu Gui stood up and cupped his fists at Shi Qian.
"Greetings, Brother." Shi Qian hurriedly said.”
Xu Fengwu then said to Tang Long," Brother Tang Long, pick some people from the village and hurry up with forging knives, spears, bows, and arrows. I saw many people training with wooden sticks on the drill ground just now."”
"Don't worry, Big Brother. As long as Big Brother guarantees that there's enough iron, we can make even more knives and spears." Tang Long hurriedly said.”
Xu Fengwu laughed." That's easy. I won't leave you with nothing to do!"”
Initially, Xu Fengwu wanted to ask Tang Long to go to Tokyo first to see if he could recruit some craftsmen.
Now, it seemed that this matter had to be pushed back.
Xu Fengwu added," If you don't have enough manpower, you can bring some people down the mountain to recruit blacksmiths. The price can also be generous. I believe they will come back."”
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round!
Any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem for Xu Fengwu.
Xu Fengwu had arranged everything. Now, they only needed to watch the movements of the Jeju government.
Then, Xu Fengwu ordered people to arrange a banquet and asked about the horses.
" When those horses came to the mountain, they were more or less unaccustomed to the environment," Du Qian said." We were worried that something might go wrong, so we sent someone to Dongchang Manor to invite a veterinarian back. Only then did those horses recover."”
Dongchang Manor's veterinarian!
"What's the name of the vet?" Xu Fengwu asked.”
Du Qian said," That vet's name is Huangfu Duan. He was originally from Youzhou. Because of his blue eyes and yellow beard, he looked like a foreigner. Therefore, he was called Purple Beard Uncle."”
It was indeed this person!
"Where is that person now?" Xu Fengwu was delighted.”
"He's on the mountain now," said Du Qian."We're afraid that the horse will get sick again, so we let him stay.”
Xu Fengwu guessed that Du Qian and the others must have used some tough methods, so he said,"Quickly go and invite that Purple Beard Uncle over.”
Du Qian didn't ask further and immediately sent someone to invite Huangfu Duan over.
A moment later, Huangfu Duan came to the Hall of Righteousness. Everyone saw that he had an extraordinary appearance. He had blue eyes, double pupils, and a curly beard that reached his stomach. They all praised him in their hearts.
Xu Fengwu stood up and cupped his fists." I've long heard that Purple Beard is good at judging horses. He knows that cold and heat illnesses can be cured with medicine and needles. He is indeed extraordinary."”
Huangfu Duan was a little overwhelmed by the unexpected favor and hurriedly returned the greeting."This lowly one's skills are insignificant, how can the Fort Master praise me like this?”
After all, he was just a veterinarian. No matter how capable he was, he was just a low-class figure.
Xu Fengwu was now a Green Forest magnate, and the gap between them was huge. That was why he was so surprised by Xu Fengwu's courtesy.
One had to know that when Du Qian asked someone to invite him up the mountain, he didn't have much courtesy.
"Purple Beard Uncle is too humble!"
Xu Fengwu smiled and asked someone to bring a chair for Huangfu Duan.
Huangfu Duan secretly sweated. He sat down carefully and said,""May I know what instructions you have for me?”
Xu Fengwu said," Just as Purple Beard Uncle has seen, my mountain stronghold has bought a new batch of horses. I'm worried that these horses will fall sick, so I want to ask Purple Beard Uncle to stay in the mountain stronghold and treat them when they fall sick."”
In the original novel, Huangfu Duan went up the mountain before the seating arrangement. Even though he did not have any lines in the original novel, he was still ranked 53rd because of his medical skills.
It could be said that Huangfu Duan's medical skills made the Liangshan Horse Army stronger.
How could Xu Fengwu let such a talent go?
Hearing this, Huangfu Duan thought to himself," If I didn't agree, they probably wouldn't let me leave. Moreover, this Great Stronghold Chieftain Xu is so courteous and makes me feel like I'm bathing in the spring breeze. It's not bad to stay.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Duan immediately said,""Since the Fort Master values this lowly one, this lowly one is willing to do my best.”
"Good!"
Xu Fengwu clapped his hands and laughed loudly." With this Purple Beard Uncle, our Mount Liang's horse army will have a solid backing. I'll invite Purple Beard Uncle to sit on the throne."”
The moment these words were said, everyone was shocked!
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