Yu Baiyi didn't expect Zhou Xian to be so straightforward and was stunned. He said cowardly: "Sir, this... really doesn't exist. And the subordinates really don't have that intention."

Zhou Xian smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I don't care what you think now, because I believe you will gradually change your mind in the future. If you have any ideas about this, go to the magistrate Ding. He is a good official who loves the people and will not rashly take violence unless he has to. And you, I have other arrangements, and I cannot let you go for the time being."

"Sir, what are you going to ask your subordinates to do?"

Zhou Xianxi smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, it's a good thing. Now Laizhou Camp has three thousand-man teams, but there are only two thousand-man generals Gao Yi and Han Kuo. I'm going to let you take the role of this last thousand-man general."

Yu Baiyi looked slightly stunned and said, "Sir, I have never led troops! I used to be responsible for military supplies in the entire battalion, and I was doing some chores. You can ask my subordinates to lead troops directly, this may not work!"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "You are right. Leading troops is indeed not what you are good at, but this Thousand-Person team is not a pure warrior. The Thousand-Person team you lead is not only responsible for the reconstruction and protection of the artillery factory, but also for the baggage, weapons construction, maintenance and other things. These affairs are complex and meticulous, and your coordination ability is outstanding. I can't find a more suitable person in the entire army than you."

Yu Baiyi pondered for a moment, finally stood up, bowed to Zhou Xian and said, "Since lord trusts me so much, I will do this with all my heart."

Zhou Xian smiled and waved his hand, signaling him to sit down. "Since you have agreed, there are some practical things, we need to discuss them. In order to reduce the losses of soldiers during wartime, the first thing to ensure is the integrity of the army, such as weapons, armor, etc., are indispensable."

Yu Baiyi nodded and asked, "Sir, what are you going to do, and what are we going to equip?"

"Each cavalryman must have at least one horse, and the armor worn must be cotton armor. Each person has a long sword and a strong bow, and each bow is equipped with thirty feather arrows. For infantry, each team of 1,000 must have at least two hundred cotton armors, and the rest will be temporarily replaced by paper armor. Later, when there is silver, they will be replaced with cotton armor. The weapons must be equipped according to the simplified Qi family army model. One small flag twelve people, two sword and shield soldiers, four gunmen, two pirate palladium hands, one fire soldiers, two archers, and the small flag head with a sword and raise the flag."

What Yu Baiyi said, especially the simplified Qi Family Army model, was a rectification plan that Zhou Xian had carefully considered. Shandong has little bamboo, and wolf milling is not easy to work on, so wolf milling was replaced by two archers. In this way, they cooperated with the only fire soldier to basically ensure the continuous ability of long-range attacks.

Zhou Xian plans to continue to increase the proportion of firearms in the future, but at present, there is no firearms, so he can only make such arrangements temporarily. As he said, he couldn't help but think of Zhao Hang in his heart, it's time to ask that guy to come here. If he could create a batch of lustful firearms and get some firearms such as cannons, he would be so handsome.

Yu Baiyi opened his mouth, as if shocked by Zhou Xian's words. He swallowed and smiled bitterly, "Sir, your idea is pretty good, but these all require silver! Just like the eighty horses that are missing from the cavalry, you need to add at least one hundred horses! There is a shortage of horses in Laizhou area, so you have to buy them from the three Western governments that promote horse administration. A good horse costs about eighty taels of silver, and this item alone is eight thousand taels of silver. In addition, there are Mianjia, which currently has about two hundred in the camp, and

That is to say, the cavalry is still missing 300, while the infantry is 600, with a total of 900. The cost of each pair of cotton armor is twenty taels of silver, which is nearly 20,000 silver. Others, as you said, the proportion of infantry archers is basically one-sixth. The cavalry is 500,000 archers, which adds up to more than one thousand bows and more than 30,000 feathered arrows. These are even more expensive, let alone other things like recruiting craftsmen and building weapons."

Zhou Xian waved his hand and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Yu, I know all the situations you said. You have been in charge of military supplies for many years and are very familiar with all of this. Please help me estimate how much money you need."

Yu Baiyi lowered his head and pondered for a long time, raised his head, looked at Zhou Xian and said, "Sir, you need at least 100,000 taels of silver, and it's just an early investment."

Zhou Xian frowned again, and he rubbed his forehead. It was said that when the cannon fired, it would be worth ten thousand taels of gold. Now it seems that not only wars, but also military training is the same. Seeing Yu Baiyi looking at him, he forced a smile and said, "I'll find a way to do the money! You can train the soldiers of Laizhou Camp first with Gao Yi and Han Kuo! I will ask Li Kai to help you, first increase the combat power of the soldiers, and then gradually make up these equipment."

Yu Baiyi bowed and said, "I understand."

Zhou Xian asked Wen Zhitong that the population of Laizhou was 420,000. The patrol camp and the Mo camp had nearly 7,000 soldiers, and the officials and servants of various prefectures could basically exceed 10,000. In other words, in Laizhou, four people were raising one officer and soldier. Before Zhou Xian arrived, it was basically a bleak business. After he arrived, everything he did required money. If it was added to the people, it was very likely to lead to the overall collapse of Laizhou. A new solution must be found.

At the front of Wang Xuzhai, Gao Xin confiscated Han Nian's house, totaling more than 50,000 taels of silver. However, most of his family property was exploited from the Qianhu Guards and soldiers under his control, and basically half of it was used to appease them, and only 30,000 taels of silver were obtained. However, he confiscated Gao Congfeng's house in Laizhou City and got about 80,000 taels of silver. Zhou Xian had asked the Laizhou procurator Gao Feng to go to Ye County to investigate the affairs of the county magistrate Wang Duheng, and he would definitely get a lot at that time. In addition, those related to Wang Duheng should be able to get at least 200,000 taels of silver.

But at least half of the 200,000 silver will be handed over to the governor's yamen and the court. Otherwise, someone will inevitably seize this handle and punish themselves in the future.

In addition, Zhou Xian owed Li Ding 50,000 taels of silver. Although he didn't want to reimburse the silver, the principal must be returned to him. In addition, he paid off the salary owed to the soldiers, the salary owed by officials at all levels, and the consumption to appease refugees. I don't know how much left in the end.

Although you can get a batch of tax silver after harvesting this grain. According to the overall situation in Laizhou, there will definitely not be too much, and it cannot be intercepted. Although the house search is good, it is not a long-term solution. Opening up a new road to money is the first thing Zhou Xian considers.

He thought about it and ordered Wen Zhitong to take out 20,000 taels of income from the house search to Yu Baiyi first, and asked him to arrange for Li Ding to come to see him.

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