After the exchange, Liu Bei gained enough face and led the horse to the county office.
Along the way, Liu Bei asked Qi Jing about the recent situation in the county.
After all, Liu Bei was a local and was familiar with the geography.
Therefore, after a rough review, he completely understood the current situation.
So he instructed Zhang Fei,"
"Yi De, gather a thousand men and follow me to the old stronghold left behind by Commandant Shan.”
"The remaining half will stay in the county. I will send you the rations you need from the county.”
Zhang Fei didn't say anything and led his troops out.
When Liu Bei arrived, he saw the dilapidated camp. It seemed that repairing it would cost a lot of money and food.
He climbed up and observed the mountain.
After thinking for a long time, he frowned and asked,
"This place is along Swallow Mountain. Have there always been no Beacon Towers?”
"Then how are we going to help defend the three counties?”
"Could it be that the reinforcements from the other two valley entrances still have to wait for a quick horse to pass on the military situation? That would take at least a few more hours.”
Liu Bei could tell at a glance.
Although there was no Great Wall here, it would be good to build a few beacon towers.
Qi Jing said with a bitter face,"
"Before Commandant Shan died in battle, the money and grain in the county's official warehouse were all used up to supply military supplies. The situation in the neighboring counties is similar, and they really can't afford to repair it.”
"The war situation is urgent. The Beacon Towers must be repaired. If we don't have enough money and food, I'll think of a way first. After repairing it, I'll ask the state and county for money.”
Liu Bei also knew that the place had been destroyed during the war, so he was definitely short of money.
However, he had some military knowledge.
In addition, he had fought with the Yellow Turban Army in Zhuo County three years ago.
Therefore, he had a very thorough understanding of the wonderful use of geographical advantage.
This was also where Liu Bei had a natural advantage over Zhang Chun.
Ancient geography was not developed.
Outsiders who had just arrived to lead troops were definitely not as good as local tyrants who had lived in the area for decades.
The reason why the state and county officials were unwilling to squeeze money out of their teeth and allocate funds.
It was also because they did not understand the geographical advantage.
They did not fully understand the cost-performance ratio of spending money to set up beacon towers along the Yan Mountain.
County Magistrate Qi Jing also did not understand why Liu Bei was so enthusiastic about building the Beacon Tower.
He tried his best to persuade her,
"Duke Liu, if you really pay this money, the state and county will definitely not be able to get it back in the end. This is equivalent to you paying for it yourself.”
Liu Bei waved his hand and said firmly,"
"We'll do our best and leave it to fate."
"Even if we really can't come back, we can't risk our brothers 'lives and the safety of the villagers.”
"You calculate how much you need first. I'll see if I can afford it.”
Qi Jing was quite efficient in this aspect.
He quickly did a rough calculation and said,
"In total, the recruitment fee is no less than 100,000 yuan, and the materials and equipment will also cost 100,000 yuan. After it is completed, it will be able to hide about 20 to 30 soldiers.”
"From here to Changping Road, it's about sixty miles. The mountain is facing the beacon fires, so at least three have to be built to ensure the transmission of military intelligence.”
It was no wonder that building a city in ancient times was the most expensive project.
The construction of the Great Wall could make Qin Shihuang poor.
The entire world's wealth could not withstand it.
A rammed earth platform and a wooden building cost 200,000 yuan to build a platform.
Three of them cost 600,000 yuan.
If they used bricks, the price would be at least several times higher.
Liu Bei gritted his teeth.
He instructed Qi Jing to immediately look for the merchants in the county to gather materials.
As for the commoners, it was better to let the soldiers under him act as guests.
At most, he would increase the rations of the soldiers who participated in the heavy labor to one bucket.
Anyway, they had nothing to do and needed to eat military rations.
Liu Bei still had five million yuan left in his pocket. Li Tian had told him about it in his secret letter yesterday.
Li Tian deposited the money in Luo Yang, saving him the trouble of transporting money back and forth.
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The Beacon Tower would take at least seven to eight days to be put into use.
Therefore, after deploying the project.
Liu Bei ordered three teams of archers to be selected. Each team had twenty people to guard these three Beacon Towers.
In addition, he asked Zhang Fei to guard the camp at the mouth of the Yongding River.
Zhao Yun was assigned to a team of 100 cavalry.
He was to station himself in one of the three Beacon Towers and provide assistance.
If Zhang Chun sent out a small group of scouts to explore the mountains and attack, Zhao Yun's people could also quickly support them.
The mission Liu Bei gave him was to deal with the enemy reconnaissance troops that numbered less than a few hundred.
After completing these arrangements.
Liu Bei brought a few dozen personal guards to Changping County.
He paid a visit to the commander in charge of the siege, Zou Jing, and reported his deployment.
Money was spent, but it couldn't be wasted.
You have to let the leader know how hard you're working, right?
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