Quyang Hou Mansion.

Qu Yuan was writing quickly and reviewing the documents on the long desk in front of him.

Even when Xiong Wuliang appeared in front of Qu Yuan, the latter did not notice it.

It was not until the entire stack of documents were corrected that Qu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight and stretched... He raised his head and saw Xiong Wuliang standing in front of him.

Qu Yuan was surprised and happy, and immediately stood up and bowed to Xiong Wuliang: "I don't know that the Lord is coming, Qu Yuan is rude..."

Xiong Wuliangle waved his hand happily, and it was okay to signal—

Which boss is not happy to see his employees devote themselves to their work selflessly?

If there were no such excellent gold medal workers, how could I be so relaxed and comfortable?

At this moment, Qu Yuan didn't know Xiong Wuliang's sinister intentions... His eyes were filled with full respect when he looked at Xiong Wuliang.

If Xiong Wuliang was just a potential junior in Qu Yuan's eyes... then it's completely different now!

The second Danyang Battle, which had just won, shook the chin of the whole world and of course also shook Qu Yuan's chin.

For a patriotic minister who keenly believes that Qin is the biggest threat to Chu and deeply feels the shame of the first Danyang War, nothing can be more exciting than "successful revenge on Qin"!

At this moment, Qu Yuan was extremely convinced of his judgment - Xiong Wuliang, the Marquis of Quyang, was the key to saving Chu State!

...

Xiong Wuliang and Qu Yuan sat down in the position of the king and minister. The servants outside the door came in and poured a pot of brewed tea for the two of them, and left quietly. When they went out, they closed the door.

Afterwards, Qu Yuan picked up some important aspects and reported the situation in the fiefdom to Xiong Wuliang.

First of all, in terms of population - although last winter was very cold and could be called a snow disaster... the population in the fiefdom did not decline, but instead became a blessing in disguise, and the population increased significantly.

The fiefdom has always encouraged the absorption of migrant population - the two policies that have been maintained until the current agricultural tax exemption policy, as well as the cement houses that can be moved into without mortgage loans.

Last winter, the snow disaster affected a large area. Many farmers in other places could not survive. They heard that there was food and houses in Quyang Hou's fiefdom, so they migrated here with their families.

These foreign populations were properly resettled by Qu Yuan.

In just one winter, the population in the fiefdom has increased greatly - including newborns and foreign population, the total population in the fiefdoms of the four counties has reached 300,000!

Whether it is the fiefdom area or the population, the fiefdom of Quyang Hou is already considered a small and medium-sized vassal state!

As for the characteristic industries in the fiefs of Quyanghou, such as Shangfang, Industrial Park, Shanggang, etc., the data are also showing a gratifying trend.

Xiong Wuliang said happily: "It's so good!"

Population! Population is wealth!

With a sufficient population, there is sufficient labor, which can create more wealth and recruit more soldiers... and then you can capture larger land and plunder more people...

Xiong Wuliang excitedly said: "Since the population has increased significantly... I am determined to expand the army again!"

"We just came from the horse farm. The officials of the horse farm said that they could select 15,000 war horses that could be fought!"

"It's better to train 10,000 cavalry! At that time, including the 10,000 Quyang New Army of this marquis, there will be 20,000 troops!"

The total population of 300,000 is calculated based on the 30,000 suitable population, and one person is 15,000 people... However, Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom is very rich, and he can earn a large amount of money through trade, and it is more than enough to support 20,000 elite soldiers.

Qu Yuan was stunned at first, and then laughed: "The Lord is joking."

"Of course there is no problem with expanding the army... but it is impossible to create a total of 10,000 cavalry."

"Our State of Chu has never had a cavalry army that was established before, and has no experience in cavalry combat tactics, cooperation and training methods... Only Yan, Zhao, Qin and other countries in the north have experience in this regard."

"Of course, they would never be willing to help the Lord train the cavalry."

Xiong Wuliang frowned.

really.

It’s not that there are war horses, there are cavalry.

The three countries in the north mentioned by Qu Yuan have been exploring for decades or even hundreds of years and have paid countless blood as tuition in actual combat, and have summarized an effective cavalry training plan and cavalry combat experience.

And I... I just had more than 10,000 war horses, and I was still far from trying to train cavalry that could fight.

Even if the recruits really practice riding skills... at best, they are infantrymen who can ride horses... Once they fight with the real Qin cavalry, their true colors will immediately appear.

Such cavalry is of little significance.

Xiong Wuliang frowned and thought for a long time: "What do you mean is that this marquis cannot train cavalry?"

Qu Yuan nodded with a smile and concluded: "First, there is no experience in training cavalry."

"The second is that the southerners are not good at riding horses, just as the northerners are not good at riding boats."

Qu Yuan laughed so hard that he shook his head, obviously thinking it was impossible to train a cavalry that could fight. He cleared his throat, stared at the antique sword on Xiong Wuliang's waist, and said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, the biggest gain of the Lord this time is not those war horses."

Xiong Wuliang was stunned and pulled out the Pingnan sword on his waist: "Are you talking about this?"

The Pingnan sword is made of copper in its entire body, and the handle is decorated with crimson wood, which is slightly damaged due to its age. There is a gilt pattern at the bottom of the sword head, which can be vaguely identified as the nine-headed bird, the divine beast of the Chu State.

Although this sword has a long history, it can still be seen in its extraordinaryness in specifications and accessories.

Especially the sword body - like a clear pool of autumn water, it was faintly shining with green light, as if hundreds of years of history had left no trace on it.

Qu Yuan was amazed. Obviously, this was the first time he had tasted this sword so closely: "When King Wu of Chu ordered the casting of this sword, it was said that he used the sword-making masters from all over the country..."

Xiong Wuliang nodded and said, "When the king gave me this sword, he also said this."

Qu Yuan held the Pingnan sword back to Xiong Wuliang's hand with both hands, his eyes full of awe for the sword: "The biggest gain of the Lord's trip is this Pingnan sword!"

Xiong Wuliang frowned and felt incredible: "No matter how expensive this sword is, it is just a dead thing after all...it cannot improve the national strength at all..."

"This marquis seized the Wu Pass for the Great Chu in this battle, and avenged his previous shame and collected tens of thousands of war horses... Can't they compare to the sword given to me by the King of Chu?"

Qu Yuan laughed, shook his head repeatedly, as if thinking about how to describe the great power of this sword—
Chapter completed!