After the leaders of Liangshan finished arranging their seats and dividing their duties, Liangshan entered a new round of development.
About ten days later, the spies in Jeju City also sent news that Ren Zhizhou had temporarily stopped fighting. At least, he would not use troops against Liangshan in the short term.
Xu Fengwu was not surprised by this. The Imperial Army and prefectural armies of Jeju had all been wiped out in this battle. Unless the Song army was replaced, they could only report this to the Imperial Court.
Xu Fengwu believed that Ren Qingrong would not dare to report it for the time being.
Even if he reported it to the Imperial Court, he would only let Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, and the others know about it, not Zhao Ji.
In history, the Fangla Uprising attacked prefectures and counties, killed county governors, and forced their way into Hangzhou. At that time, Prime Minister Wang Fu deliberately concealed it in order to whitewash the peace.
The uprising was such a big matter, yet there were people who dared to hide it, let alone the fact that only a few thousand government troops had been wiped out in Liangshan.
In the eyes of those big shots in the court, this was nothing at all.
Xu Fengwu was a little disappointed that there was no movement from the Jeju government. He was still hoping to fight another battle to strengthen Liangshan's strength again.
"Why are you scared?"
Xu Fengwu shook his head and looked at Song Wan."It's already half of August now. In another month, the weather will turn cold. You should hurry up and prepare some winter clothes for our brothers.”
The eighth month of the lunar calendar should be between September and October.
Moreover, Shandong was in the north, so the cold air would come faster. Naturally, he had to make plans early.
"I'll do it now!" Song Wan nodded and walked out.
Xu Fengwu then said to Tang Long," Now that the war has come to an end, Brother Tang Long, go to Tokyo and hire some experienced craftsmen. You can decide on the wages according to the situation, but it will definitely be higher than the government.”
"I understand!" Tang Long nodded.
"Waiter, Yang Lin, take the letter from Lord Chai and go to Deng Province to find the Chai clansmen. Buy a few good ships and we can discuss the price.”
"I'll do it for you, brother." Ruan Er and Yang Lin replied in unison.”
Xu Fengwu smiled slightly. Ruan Er was rather steady, while Yang Lin was bold and careful. With the two of them buying the ship, he was naturally very assured.
Ever since the end of this battle, Liangshan Lake had become even more prosperous. Every day, young and strong people would seek refuge in the mountains. The surrounding counties and villages had to pay a sum of money and grain.
This was naturally the money of those big families.
The toll gates on the Jishui and Wenshui were also re-established. This time, Liangshan had made a name for itself, so that the merchants who came and went did not dare to have any objections.
Moreover, Liangshan was very fair. Other than a little toll, they really didn't charge a penny more.
If there were goods that caught their eye, they would buy them at a very fair price, making these merchants extremely happy.
In addition, there was also refined salt and sugar, which was also a fixed income. The profits were definitely enviable.
It was not an exaggeration to say that the current Liangshan was making money every day.
Xu Fengwu did not lack money, so he naturally had to treat his subordinates better. He also tried his best to get all the equipment he could.
How could the commoners around Liangshan Lake not be moved when they saw the good treatment of Liangshan?
Money was thrown out one after another, and a new round of training began.
The lackeys on the Liangshan Mountain had to know how to wield knives and spears. They didn't need to be very good at one-on-one fights. They just needed to practice how to wield spears and wield knives well.
A spear had to be stabbed steadily and accurately.
These two things were the skills that the soldiers in the formation needed to master the most.
The other moves such as circle, block, grab, pounce, point, poke, and so on were things that experts played with. Small soldiers did not need to master them.
Saber techniques were even simpler. One only needed to learn sweep, chop, cut, chop, or even just the word chop, and it would be enough for one to gain a foothold in a battle formation.
If the minions wanted to master these, they could only practice day after day.
Just like the Olympic champions in the future, they had to train hard for 365 days a year to win the highest gold medal.
Other than these killing techniques, standing in a military stance and forming a team were the most basic skills. They were also the torture that every lackey in the village had to endure.
Then there were the gongs and drums.
This was the Song Dynasty, and there were no such things as wireless. Basic communication could only be done by shouting.
However, on the battlefield, there were at least hundreds of thousands of people, and at most tens of thousands of people. No matter how loud his voice was, could everyone hear him?
Xu Fengwu had realized this before, but he did not know anything about the ancient flag, so he had no idea where to start.
Now that Lu Zhishen had come to the village, Xu Fengwu naturally did not stand on ceremony and asked him to take out all the dry goods.
When Lu Zhishen said what banner the Song army used, what gongs and drums they used, Xu Fengwu was stunned.
It was too complicated!
Even Xu Fengwu felt a headache, let alone the small leaders and small fries.
Hence, Xu Fengwu, Lu Zhishen, and the other leaders worked together to simplify all the flags and weave a simple set of flag signals.
Not only did the army have a set of flag signals, but the navy also had a set of flag signals. Moreover, for a long time, flag signals were a must for naval navigation.
"Other than flag signals, how could I forget about carrier pigeons?”
Speaking of communication, Xu Fengwu naturally thought of the legendary messenger pigeon.
Xu Fengwu vaguely remembered that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, people began to use pigeons to send letters.
Compared to sending letters on horseback, carrier pigeons were much faster. Moreover, during the Song Dynasty, carrier pigeons were called flying slaves.
Xu Fengwu did not know where he could find a carrier pigeon. He had transmigrated for three years, but he had never seen anyone use a carrier pigeon. He remembered that there were people in the western army who used carrier pigeons to send messages.
Xu Fengwu asked Lu Zhishen, but Lu Zhishen did not know either.
From the looks of it, carrier pigeons were probably only used by a few people in the western army and were not widely used.
As for the principle of training carrier pigeons, Xu Fengwu knew that it was mainly to make use of the birds 'ability to recognize the way home.
However, Xu Fengwu was at a loss as to how to train the carrier pigeons.
"It seems that I have to slowly ponder over the matter of the carrier pigeon.”Xu Fengwu thought to himself.
Other than the above, there was also the training of the body to strengthen the physical strength of the minions. After all, fighting could not be done without strength.
No matter how high one's skills were, it was useless without strength.
For example, Xu Fengwu himself might not be stronger than Shi Wengong, Lu Zhishen, and the others in terms of martial arts, but his strength was terrifying.
Often, when sparring, Xu Fengwu only needed to suppress his opponent to quickly gain an advantage. Even technique was secondary. This was the so-called one's strength could overcome ten.
Therefore, the minions had to run with weights every day.
From one to two miles in the beginning, it gradually increased to four to five miles, and even ran a mile in one breath without panting or blushing. In Xu Fengwu's opinion, only then would he be considered qualified.
There was also the weight, starting from 10 jin, 20 jin, and gradually increasing until it could carry 40 to 50 jin. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to walk even if he wore armor.
The new round of training was more organized than the last.
Of course, Xu Fengwu could not go short on food since the minions were training so hard. The fish and prawns in the lake were the most basic.
In addition, Xu Fengwu would also buy chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep from the surrounding villages. Every few days, he would improve the food for his minions.
Coupled with the lotus roots dug out from the lake, it was a fragrant pork bone lotus root soup. It made the commoners who were used to living a hard life eat it until their mouths were full of oil.
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