As for Ning Xiaofan, there are 5,000 people at the moment. In fact, Ning Xiaofan doesn't have that many men at all, but he wants so many.
"Mr. Ning, what you said is quite a lot. I'm afraid Linyang City may not be able to produce so much at one time. Ordnance and weapons are okay, but the hundred-day supply of food and grass is indeed a bit difficult."
Of course Ying Xiaofan knew that what he proposed was indeed to embarrass Zhao Jia, but if he was not embarrassed, it would be Ning Xiaofan who would be embarrassed.
Ning Xiaofan said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, just now you kept saying that you want to be a good brother and good friend with me. Why do you feel bad for just a mere ration?"
Zhao Jia said: "It's like this. Linyang City pays taxes to the royal family every year, so they don't have much food left here. Moreover, it is the time when the Song and Yuan Dynasties are at war, and the food is already in short supply."
I’m very nervous, so…”
Ning Xiaofan sighed slightly.
"So that's how it is. Okay, okay, since your food is tight, I won't want any more. I don't want even one. This should be fine, right?"
"Mr. Ning, don't be angry. Didn't I just say that we can have a good talk about anything? Hundred-day rations are very difficult. What I can promise you now is two months of rations. I think
This is already the limit of Linyang City, and there is still an unmerciful request."
With two months of rations, Ning Xiaofan was extremely happy.
In fact, when he mentioned the 100-day ration just now, he didn't really think that he could ask for the 100-day ration.
He knew very well that if he had food, grass and weapons, why worry about not having an army?
What's more, having so much rations at once can completely stabilize the morale of all the troops in the Yunfeng Mountains.
The reason why he said he wanted 100-day rations was actually just to go a long way. His psychological price was actually good if he could have 50-day rations. However, now he actually has two months, which is 60-day rations. This is not good for him.
As far as Ning Xiaofan is concerned, he has actually made money.
More importantly, there are also weapons and ammunition for 5,000 people. It can be said that once these things are obtained, his Ning family army will become a regular army. In other words, from now on, Ning Xiaofan will no longer be a bandit in the village.
Instead, he is a person with an army. In the troubled times of the Great Xia Empire, having an army is definitely the most powerful guarantee, and it is also the guarantee that Ning Xiaofan can achieve his most ambitious goal.
Ning Xiaofan smiled and said to him: "Brother Zhao, if you have any questions, just tell me. I, Ning Xiaofan, will definitely do my best."
"It's great that Mr. Ning can say this. In fact, my idea is very simple. I hope Mr. Ning can contribute when we attack Yuan State next. I know that Mr. Ning is resourceful and can use troops like a god.
If we have Mr. Ning's help, I believe that the Yuan Kingdom will definitely suffer a heavy blow from us. At that time, Yuan Bo will definitely not dare to come again in a short time, and the harassment will be sent away."
Ning Xiaofan certainly understood what Zhao Jia was thinking.
This time he had promised to give Ning Xiaofan so much food, grass and weapons. Of course, these things could not be given for free, so they also wanted Ning Xiaofan to use these things to help their Song country.
Grip.
In fact, even if Zhao Jia didn't say it, Ning Xiaofan still thought so.
What Ning Xiaofan wants to do most now is to play more cards so that his brothers can transform from bandits in the village into truly skilled soldiers.
Only in this way can he lead these people under him to conquer the world.
"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I just said that from now on, my Ning family army and I are people of the Song State, so the enemies of the Song State are the enemies of my Ning family army. Of course, this premise
It is also Brother Zhao and everyone in the Song Kingdom who want us, the Ning Family Army, not to regard us as outsiders, let alone slaves."
"Of course not. The entire Ning family army was originally from the Yunfeng Mountains. Presumably, they have not joined any vassal states, so this is very easy to handle. They should not have slave status. I can use Linyang
On the other side of the city, all the brothers from the Ning family army have been promoted to regular military status. Being able to get military status is a bit higher than that of civilians."
Ning Xiaofan was overjoyed when he heard what Zhao Jia said.
Isn't this what their brothers most want to see happen?
Almost all of them were slaves. Even if they were born in the Yunfeng Mountains, their parents were also slaves.
In this Great Xia Empire, the hierarchy is very strict.
Slaves are the lowest level, and the children of slaves will always be slaves. Even if they want to be upgraded to civilians, it will be very difficult.
Of course, there are also special periods, that is, when the war is at its most tense, slaves can be used as soldiers if there are not enough. If these soldiers are lucky enough to come back alive from the battlefield, then they will be qualified to be promoted to civilians.
Generally speaking, slaves cannot obtain military status at all. Even if they work equally hard and move forward equally on the battlefield, they will never be treated fairly.
Ning Xiaofan said: "That's great, Brother Zhao, I thank you for the brothers of the Ning Family Army."
"This is not necessary, it should be done. After all, these are all for the Song Dynasty."
Ning Xiaofan nodded, and then said to Zhao Jia: "By the way, this Yunfeng Mountain Range is where they rely on for survival. Although the young and strong among them have joined the Ning family army, their parents, wives and children are still
If they want to live here, I hope that the Yunfeng Mountains can become their home. At least the Song Dynasty will not disturb them and just treat it as a paradise for them."
Zhao Jia thought about it and realized that even if he didn't agree, the Yunfeng Mountains would still be Ning Xiaofan's territory.
As long as Ning Xiaofan is here, I'm afraid no one can get involved here.
"Okay, I promise you, this is your fiefdom of Ning Xiaofan. Of course, if you want to officially canonize it, I'm afraid it will take some time, because I don't have the qualifications yet."
Ning Xiaofan chuckled.
"Understood, I believe this day will come soon, Brother Zhao, right."
"Yes, it will definitely come soon."
The two talked some more, and then Zhao Jia got up and left directly.
Of course, he didn't just leave here by himself, but Ning Xiaofan sent about 10 people from the Shadow Guard to protect him as he headed to Linyang City.
After Linyang City left, Li Hu, Ye Qing, Lu Wen, Wang Zhong and others who were outside also came in.
Of course, there is also Golden Chanzi among them.
"Mr. Ning, today is so exciting. From now on, our Black Wind Village, oh no, our Ning Family Army is already the overlord of the Yunfeng Mountains."
"Haha, yes, yes, I didn't expect to kill the Northwest League so quickly. Looking at the entire Yunfeng Mountains, who else dares to challenge us? Moreover, all the news of surrender issued by President Ning has been disseminated.
Those small villages in Tianzhi will definitely surrender because they don't have the strength of the Northwest Alliance, so naturally they don't dare to think too much."
Li Hu and Ye Qing both laughed and said.
Everyone present was also very happy. After all, they had indeed done a very remarkable thing at this moment. You must know that the people who could do these things before were either the former Tianmen, Liu Yuanshan's Chiyun Village, or others.
Or the three major cottages, but these people have either perished long ago, or they were all wiped out one by one by the brothers from the Black Wind Village led by Ning Xiaofan.
And now it's their time.
Ning Xiaofan smiled and looked at everyone.
"This is just the beginning. Brothers, don't be arrogant because of this. There is still the Yuan Kingdom in the south looking at it. We have captured the news of the Northwest Alliance. The people of the Yuan Kingdom must also know it. We and the people of the Yuan Kingdom must know it."
There is a grudge to begin with, and I’m afraid they won’t do anything. Let’s continue
We will continue to build bigger ones, so we should not take it lightly. There are other small villages. Although the territory conquered from the ground is the most real, we have just gone through the war and have just received the troops from the Northwest Alliance. We are now
What we need to do is try our best to appease the surrendering troops."
Lu Wen said: "What Mr. Ning said makes sense. We have won now, but at the same time our responsibilities are also greater. Just today, there are 1,300 or 400 people who surrendered to us. Since these people have surrendered,
We are now our brothers. We naturally have to take care of our food, clothing, housing and transportation, and we will receive a lot of surrender troops in the future.
I am afraid that our team will soon increase to more than 4,000 people. With such a large scale and so many people, we need to eat and drink. These are all things we need to consider. And with so many people who surrendered, among them
It is inevitable that there will be people who are suspicious, so we must not be careless. The most important thing is the Yuan Kingdom in the south, they will attack at any time."
When Lu Wen said this, Li Hu, Ye Qing and others who were still very excited all shut their mouths.
Ying Xiaofan chuckled and said: "A big victory is naturally joyful, and celebrations should also be celebrated. Being happy does not mean that you can be proud. In a word, everything must be done in a certain way. Do you understand?"
"It's Mr. Ning."
Everyone said yes one after another.
At this time, Ying Xiaofan looked at everyone and asked, "Where is Lei Tian? Where has he gone?"
Li Hu said: "Lei Tian knew we were going to have a meeting, so he didn't pass it."
Ning Xiaofan said: "Invite him over."
Li Hu immediately said: "Mr. Ning, why should we invite him to the meeting? Besides, he is not from our Ning family army."
Ning Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Maybe it wasn't the case before, but it must be the case now. Go ahead and invite Lei Tian over."
"yes!"
Although Li Hu was a little reluctant, since Ning Xiaofan had already spoken, he naturally did not dare to say anything more and ran out immediately.
Not long after, Lei Tian and Li Hu came to the meeting hall together.