There is no other reason. High returns often mean high risks. Moreover, one can imagine how difficult it is for 500 people to defend 5,000 people in an area of 100 square kilometers. Xu Kuang couldn't imagine what would happen if Mushroom Ridge was breached.
Wang Xikui was urgently summoned back by Xu Kuang.
Xu Kuang's first words when he saw Wang Xikui were:
"I'll give you one day to figure out the opponent's specific deployment. The extra task is to find out what the opponent's purpose is. If you want anything, go directly to Grandpa Ryan and apply. Go ahead."
Wang Xikui took the people there.
…
Xu Kuang found Zhang Damiao directly. He pointed at the company training outside and asked:
"What do you think of this troop?".
Zhang Damiao sighed and shook his head:
"It's not that good. These people are weak after training. And I have read your battle report. If the ballista didn't show its power in that battle, I'm afraid you will be defeated. Baron Wren will quickly gather thousands of people." , charge out from the west gate of the feint attack, whether you will have time to retreat is another matter."
Xu Kuang sighed, he also knew that what Zhang Damiao said was right.
"So now I need you to form a new unit and set an example for the first company. How about it? Are you confident?"
Zhang Damiao did not answer, but asked first:
"Where is the equipment? How is the equipment?".
Xu Kuang smiled helplessly:
"It's the same as Yilian, even a little better than Yilian."
Zhang Damiao immediately gained confidence.
Not only Zhang Damiao, Xu Kuang is also very confident. After all, Zhang Damiao's training is special level. Xu Kuang doesn't know which level is the highest level, but special level training is definitely enough for the moment.
Zhang Damiao's regimental and battalion-level command also meant that Xu Kuang could have an armed force of thousands of people in a short period of time. It wasn't that he didn't want to recruit so many people before, but he simply couldn't command so many people smoothly.
After all, it’s really a bit…
Xu Kuang frowned slightly and tapped his fingers on the table hastily. After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Zhang Da Miao:
"You go and choose the person yourself. As for who you want to choose, it's up to you. I'll ask Grandpa Ryan to accompany you. You can discuss and determine all expenses and finally submit it to me."
When Zhang Damiao heard this, he finally let go of his worries. He looked at Xu Kuang and gave a military salute quite solemnly:
"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely lead a strong team.".
Xu Kuang smiled, but didn't say much.
After Zhang Damiao left, Jenny walked in.
Jenny was holding a thick book in her hand. She didn't wait for Xu Kuang to speak, and her soft fingers began to read:
"Let's talk about population first. The new population dropped by 90% today. I don't know why."
Xu Kuang nodded. The war was imminent. Even a smart person would not run to Mushroom Ridge. The decrease in the new population was inevitable. As long as this was defeated, the population could double several times in a short period of time. This was not a problem.
After Xu Kuang figured this out, he motioned for Jenny to continue.
"Then comes spring plowing, which has already begun. In the past few days, 22,500 acres of high-grade fertile land have been added to Moguling, 12,000 acres of newly planned forage fields, and 675 acres of low-grade land have been planned for the downstream industrial zone. ".
When Xu Kuang heard this, he nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to raise the corners of his mouth, Jenny's voice came again:
"Of course, all this is not without cost. On average, 18,000 people work every day, and the money and food consumed are like running water. In addition, the wages you have set are high, young master, so the daily consumption is also huge."
The raised corners of Xu Kuang's mouth froze midway. It was neither a smile nor a smile. He had no choice but to twitch twice on the spot and return the way he came.
"Just tell me the numbers..."
"Every day we consume about 900 gold coins in wages alone, as well as the wear and tear of various tools and the purchase of raw materials...the total amount of land and equipment adds up to nearly 2,000 gold coins."
Xu Kuang suddenly jumped up from his chair. He quickly opened his attribute panel and found that there were only a little more than 5,000 gold coins left in the gold coin column.
When he looked at the attribute panel last night, he still had more than 6,000 gold coins, but today he only had 5,000 gold coins left.
Xu Kuang took a deep breath, smiled at Jenny and said:
"It's okay. These are necessary expenses. The situation will get better when we generate income."
Jenny sighed. She had no intention of talking nonsense to Xu Kuang. She continued to report:
"Then there are the spinning mill and the weaving factory. These two factories are already in operation. They can produce 100,000 jins of high-quality 21-count flax yarn and 20,000 jins of high-quality eight-count cotton yarn every day. The weaving factory The production capacity is slightly lower, it can only produce 2,000 pieces of linen cloth and 400 pieces of cotton cloth every day, but the workers are not yet skilled. Once they become proficient, the production capacity will increase."
After hearing this, Xu Kuang stood up, walked to Jenny, patted Jenny on the shoulder, and said:
"It seems that our factory director Jenny has done a good job. I think it's time to add some more responsibilities to you. The garment factory should also be built. Don't forget that I also ordered 500 sets of military uniforms from you." .
Xu Kuang thought of Zhang Damiao's team, and then laughed again:
"But now there are a thousand sets. They are all made of good cotton and gauze for dressing wounds. I also need to customize some for you. I will teach you the specific production methods. Come on."
Jenny took a deep breath, and then nodded heavily.
"By the way, how many goods have you sold now? I think you can send a few people out to find sales."
Jenny said speechlessly:
"We're already looking, but for some reason, those people haven't come back yet."
Xu Kuang covered his face and sighed.
"They should have been caught.".
"Caught?".
Xu Kuang opened the window and his eyes seemed to penetrate through the mountains and saw the dark scene hidden behind the mountains.
…
At the forefront of Tomato Town, which is less than 20 miles away from Mogu Ridge, there is a series of tents stationed at the moment. The civilians with disheveled faces are going back and forth between the tents, looking quite busy.
The six major lords gathered here to discuss this action plan.
Ren's face was gloomy. He looked at the other five lords and said coldly:
"I advise you not to treat Xu Kuang as a child. You must understand that nearly ten days have passed. Even if he uses the worst food, he will consume more than 8,000 gold coins in ten days, but he still has not stopped recruiting refugees. His family background is deeper than we imagined. And with the refugees, there is no telling how many soldiers and horses he has in his hands."
Folan, the lord of Balsam Melon Ridge, laughed:
"Ren, you are really scared out of your wits by that kid.".
The muscles on Ren's face were trembling. His face was gloomy. He took a deep breath and said to Fran:
"He only used two hundred elite soldiers to break through my territory. What do you think after seeing my soldiers and horses?".
Fran's face changed slightly. He understood what Ren meant. What Ren meant was, "If Xu Kuang hit you, would you still stand here and joke with me?"
Folan just laughed secretly in his heart, "It's a pity that I wasn't the one who hit him." Thinking of this, he felt secretly happy and actually laughed:
"It's okay. We were on the defensive before and it was easy for him to take advantage of the loopholes. Now it's our turn to attack. Attack from six directions at the same time. Five thousand soldiers and horses, and countless siege equipment. Let's see how he defends!"