Time passed little by little, and Wang Peng, who was standing in front of everyone, was still thinking quietly about something, neither agreeing nor objecting.

In this way, after a whole cup of tea, when Zhang Wu was sitting in the seat was a little overwhelmed, Wang Peng finally made a reaction.

After taking a deep breath, he agreed to Wei Zheng: "Sir, the lower official is very willing to take on this important task. However, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a good wife to cook without rice. If the lower official wants to achieve the two goals mentioned by the general, the higher official must meet the two conditions for the lower official. Otherwise, the lower official will not be able to take this important task even if he has the ability."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng laughed.

If Wang Peng did not mention any conditions and directly took on this task, then Wang Peng was likely to be a madman who didn't know the world was high and did not have many real skills. Wei Zheng, who had high expectations for military farms and refugees, really did not dare to hand over this important task to such a person.

Therefore, after hearing Wang Peng say that he had a request, Wei Zheng, who was very satisfied with him, agreed without thinking: "Put up your conditions. As long as I, Wei Zheng, can satisfy you, I will definitely be satisfied..."

After he answered, Wang Peng looked at Wei Zheng with uneasiness, hoping that Wei Zheng would not be angry because of his arrogant answer.

Therefore, after listening to Wei Zheng's answer, his uneasy face was covered with excitement. He shouted at Wei Zheng: "Thank you for your support..."

"The first condition that a subordinate should raise is food and silver..."

"I won't say much about the food. Without it, no matter how capable the officials are, they will not be able to create something out of thin air to feed tens of thousands of refugees without any wealth."

"As for silver, it is necessary for us to farm in the future. First, the farm tools and oxen needed to reclaim the fields need to be bought with silver. Secondly, Shanxi is now full of drought. Only by watering the fields we reclaim can we plant crops and harvest. And digging wells for all the fields we reclaimed and building water trucks also requires silver..."

"In a word, there is no money. What the officials can do is to relieve refugees and ensure the stability of the situation in Datong Prefecture. We cannot complete the important task of military farming given to me by the adults."

Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed, "I will give you all the food and silver. As long as you can use these food and silver in practice and not waste it, I will give you as much as you want..."

Wei Zheng trusted himself so much that Wang Peng immediately had the idea of ​​dying for his confidant.

He said again with gratitude to Wei Zheng: "The official is very grateful to the Lord for his trust and support. After the official takes office, he will definitely live up to his expectations, manage the refugees and the farmland well, and repay the Lord's kindness for his kindness."

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Mr. Wang, don't accept it so early. I haven't agreed to your second condition yet. Let's talk about your second request first. After that, I will assure me that it is not too late..."

Before Wang Peng could speak, a serious expression had quietly appeared on his face. Then, he said to Wei Zheng: "Sir, the second condition for Xiaguan is that he hopes that Xiaguan can help Xiaguan clear all obstacles from all around him in the future..."

Seeing the thoughtful expression that quickly appeared on Wei Zheng's face, Wang Peng quickly explained: "Sir, you have never been a local official, and you may not know some of the situations. On the surface, most of the fields in our Datong Prefecture were abandoned due to drought. However, these abandoned fields are not a land without a border, but have owners."

"Not only that, their masters are also powerful local officials, gentry and landlords. What's more, these wastelands and mountains have been controlled by the local government through various means."

"We are engaged in farming on these wastelands. If one official is sure, we will definitely be strongly resisted by these officials, gentry, landlords, and even local governments, and we will not even allow us to farming on these wastelands..."

"So, if you want to farm two million mu of land in Datong Prefecture, you must make corresponding preparations to prevent possible resistance and obstacles from local forces..."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's eyes quickly shot out two cold lights.

Then, he said arrogantly to Wang Peng: "Hmph... As long as these people dare to jump out and hinder the development of our Tiger and Leopard Army, I promise to make them pay a very heavy price. So, don't worry, do whatever you should do, and I'll help you with the problem..."

"In addition, the imperial court has not yet arrived to make an appointment with you, so you should first follow Lord Zhou to get to know the situation. After the imperial court's appointment, he would hang out the sign of Tongzhi, gather refugees, and rush to farm in Datong Prefecture."

The Tiger and Leopard Army has food and salary, and when the military farms are on track, the reserve food and salary of the Tiger and Leopard Army will become more abundant.

In this case, a huge challenge is placed in front of Wei Zheng.

In the vast Datong Prefecture, there are not only the newly arrived Tiger and Leopard Army, but also the original local garrison army and guard army. If you want to ensure the safety of Datong Prefecture in the upcoming battle, only by fully integrating these armies can you truly exert your combat effectiveness.

And today is the day when Wei Zheng integrates the Datong Prefecture Garrison.

On the huge training ground, Wei Zheng, dressed in military uniform, stood motionless on the dou General's platform with a long sword in his hand. Zhou Shuyuan, the fourth-rank Xuanfu envoy, Zhang Wu, the fourth-rank deputy general, and dozens of guards wearing iron armor, were centered on Wei Zheng and scattered on both sides of the dou General's platform.

Looking around the training ground, all the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army were in place. Wei Zheng, with a solemn face, ordered Zhang Wu: "Deputy General Zhang, you can start..."

As soon as the words fell, a murderous roar came from Zhang Wu's mouth: "The General has an order: start beating the drums, gather generals to order soldiers..."

"Boom boom boom..." The six-sided cowhide drum made a deafening sound of drums under the rhythmic beating of six drummers.

As the drums rang out, the military camps scattered around them immediately became lively.

Of course, there are a few military camps except for them, and there is not much movement...

With Wei Zheng's waiting, a team of hundreds of soldiers entered the training ground in less than a cup of tea.

At this time, Wei Zheng used the first inspection method to intuitively observe the local government army of the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps it was because of these soldiers' distrust of firearms that the first hundred soldiers to appear were all equipped with spears.

Although Wei Zheng did not feel any murderous aura from these people, from their relatively neat military formation, Wei Zheng could feel that the basic training of this army is still good. As long as he can experience some life and death experience on the battlefield, he can definitely become an elite with strong combat power in a very short period of time.

Just as Wei Zheng smiled on his face because of the appearance of this army, Zhang Wu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The next scene in front of them made the facial expressions of the two instantly freeze.

The hundred soldiers who followed closely behind were a pure firearm unit, each carrying an old-fashioned mesh gun on his shoulders. However, these hundred musketeers were like sheep, without any military formation, and rushed into the training ground in a swarm.

You should know that with the power of old-fashioned meteorite guns, if there is no good formation of musket formations, on the battlefield, one hundred musketeers basically have no combat power.

In other words, if more than a hundred musketeers in front of them are sent to the battlefield like this, not to mention attacking the enemy, they will not even have the ability to protect themselves.

However, this is just the beginning, the beginning of the psychological blow to Wei Zheng.

After a hundred musketeers walked into the training ground, several hundred military formations appeared in Wei Zheng's eyes.

From these military formations, Wei Zheng never felt the well-trained ones seen from the first military formation.

Not only that, everyone's equipment became worse and worse and more chaotic. In the end, even when I was a bandit, I was not as good as I was.

Just as Wei Zheng was about to ask Zhang Wu, these were the troops he trained. A picture that instantly caused his expectations for the garrison army to fall to the bottom appeared in front of him again.

Although the army that just appeared cannot be called an army, after all, it is still a hundred people full, and they are all composed of young and strong. However, not only were the number of soldiers in front of him less than a team of 100, but Wei Zheng even saw several gray-haired old men among these people.

After this square array appeared, the number of people appeared next was smaller than that of the other, and the proportion of young and middle-aged people was smaller than that of the other.

When the roaring drums stopped, Wei Zheng reacted from the shock. On the training ground where five thousand soldiers were supposed to gather, there were only less than four thousand people standing proudly.

"Why are there so many missing..."

Looking at the garrison in front of him, Wei Zheng's first idea was to get an empty salary. So, his pair of murderous eyes quickly swept towards Zhang Wu, hoping that Zhang Wu could explain to him.

Zhang Wu, who had seen something wrong from Wei Zheng's changing face, quickly knelt on one leg and explained: "Please calm down. Although the Datong Prefecture Garrison has an empty salary, it is impossible to have so many people... They must have heard the sound of the drums gathering the generals and the soldiers were not taken seriously, so they have not come yet..."

"What?" Wei Zheng asked back with an incredible look when he heard a huge joke.

In Wei Zheng's eyes, the most basic requirement for an army to be called an army is to obey orders. If you can't even do this, then this army is a group of bandits who are not even as good as bandits.

Therefore, Wei Zheng was very unaware of it. Even if the combat effectiveness of the garrison army was too poor, they had experienced some training and knew some military laws and regulations. How could they not even achieve this most basic requirement?
Chapter completed!