This matter was left to Lin Tu. Recruiting soldiers first and then divided into two parts. This takes time. Of course, it is impossible to recruit soldiers in Xihe City. Yang Yichuan also asked Li Ru to recruit soldiers in several other cities in Xihezhou. Yang Yichuan offered a good price. When he came to Xihe City to serve in the army, he not only had money, but also a place to live.

The recruitment of soldiers is also underway. Apart from this, Yang Yichuan has nothing to be busy with. It’s just that the firearm has just been put into research. If you want to find a weapon that can be used, it may take several months. It’s one thing to be used, and it’s another thing to be put into production and equip soldiers.

Zhou Deren asked someone to investigate the matter of Xifeng Village, and soon the first batch of news came back. Overall, it was not a good thing.

"Your Highness, you have found out the news."

“What’s the situation?”

"Go back to Your Highness, it is said that the leader of Xifeng Village, Huntianhou Zhao Hou, was a principled person. In the past caravans, they would be released as long as they were given money. However, just a few days before the caravans were robbed, a fire broke out in Xifeng Village. The second leader, one-eyed Jiao Duan Jiangliu, took power, and changed the rules."

"Now, any caravan passing by requires more money, and it is said that our caravans in Xihe want more."

"Then why target the Xihe Caravan?"

"It is said that it is because of my favourites with our goods, but there may be more than that."

“What else is the reason?”

"Tian Ye seems to have joined Xifengzhai and become the second in command."

Yang Yichuan never expected that Tian Ye would actually go to this place. Since Tian Ye had gone, the time would not match.

"But, isn't the right time? According to time, when the goods were robbed, there was nothing wrong with the Wild Wolf Gang? Did Tian Ye have already had an idea about this product?" Yang Yichuan was very depressed. As expected, someone was targeted, but he didn't expect that there were not only big families like the Gongsun family, but also bandits.

"I don't know this, my subordinates."

"Forget it, how are the divisions of the City Guards and Xihe Army?"

"It's still going on, it should be done in two days."

"It's quite fast. The new rules of the City Guards and Xihe Army have been sent over? Let them all understand and be prepared."

"It has been sent over, and most of the people still choose the City Guards, and the number of Xihe Army is still too small."

"It's okay, then continue to recruit people, but the next recruitment will be based on Xihejun. By the way, what should I tell you? This matter should be told to Lin Tu. Forget it, you, just you, write down everything and tell General Lin later." Yang Yichuan pointed casually, pointed at a personal guard behind him, and handed over the task to him.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"It seems that there should be a few people around me who run errands like this. I can't just click on soldiers and generals every time. Zhou Deren, you should pick three of them from the personal guards, you can recognize words, and then give them three of them the tasks of passing messages in the future."

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhou Deren was also happy and relaxed. Zhou Deren had seen Yang Yichuan's habit of arbitrary assignments. If he hadn't been able to leave the captain, he would probably be the one who ran around.

"Remember to give them a little extra money and tell Mr. Fu, and just say that I said it."

This matter has been settled for the time being. Yang Yichuan is most concerned about the Firearms Bureau now. However, the Firearms Bureau has just begun, so he can't get started so quickly. Moreover, it's already summer and the hottest month is about to usher in. Gunpowder still needs to be preserved.

Alas, there is no problem with gunpowder, but guns and cannons are probably not that simple. Cannons will look a little easier to make, so I still plan to make cannons at this stage.

Yang Yichuan is born to work hard, and Yang Ruxu and others have been away from Beijing for more than a month and have been taking them in Xihecheng for nearly a month, so they are planning to go back. After all, they are very idle, but Yang Yichuan is busy every day, but fortunately they can have fun and always find things to do, so they go.

Yang Yichuan was more concerned about the two armies of the City Guards and the Xihe Army. Even Yang Yichuan didn't plan to take care of various production matters for the time being, and Yang Yichuan believed that there would be a good deal.

After the recruitment and division stages, the two armies finally took shape. The number of the city guards must be similar to before, with only about 3,000 people.

The number of people is not large, and there are many reasons. The first reason is that there are too few fertile land. The second reason is that Xihe Prefecture is already vast and sparsely populated. Even if many people have moved here, many people still leave and are unwilling to stay. The third reason is that the threat from the Beiyuan people has caused many people to rather be displaced than go back. The fourth reason is that most of the recruits in Xihe Prefecture are to supplement the Dingsha Army. The Dingsha Army is the most guarding Xihe Prefecture, with 80,000 soldiers, and is injured all year round. It is also necessary to require personnel.

Under such circumstances, Yang Yichuan relaxed the conditions, which allowed the number of the city guards to remain around 3,000, and the number of people in other cities in Xihezhou was almost the same. The newly established Xihe Army had even fewer people, and so far there were only less than a thousand people.

Yang Yichuan was extremely helpless when he learned this news, but this is reality and lacks people.

"It seems that I have to think of a way to see if I can use the Xihe Chamber of Commerce to bring some people back to supplement Xihecheng and Xihezhou." Yang Yichuan could only think about it this way, but it is probably not possible.

"Do you ask me to find someone in my nominal dad?"

"Forget it, let's do it yourself. Do it yourself and have enough food and clothing. No, self-sufficiency is the king."

In addition to the Xihe Army, there are also some city guards on the school ground, and the other city guards naturally have to stay at their posts. The school ground is also very large and there is no speaker, so Yang Yichuan can only shout in the biggest voice.

"I won't say much about this, my soldiers of the City Guards and Xihe Army."

"The soldiers of the Xihe Army, the purpose of establishing the Xihe Army is very simple. I will clear the bandits inside and resist the Beiyuan outside. But you are not many now, and it is only established today, so it is impossible to let you suppress the bandits. However, you must believe that you are not without a place to use your skills. The Xihe Army will grow stronger and have complete food and grass weapons. So, what you need to do now is to step up your training and be ready to go to the battlefield at any time."

"Xihe, ten thousand victories!"

Listening to the response of these people, although there were very few people to an army, the sound was like thunder and had a shocking momentum.

"Okay, this is what Xihejun should look like."

"Give you a month of training, and then let General Lin take you to the vicinity of Xifeng Mountain." Yang Yichuan suddenly felt heroic, and this decision was not made in a hasty way, but after careful consideration.

"Xihe Wansheng!" The soldiers seemed to be full of morale, but Lin Tu was a little worried. Although they were just bandits, there were quite a few people. It is said that they have expanded to a lot in recent years, and there should be more than 2,000 people. It is indeed terrible to have so many bandits.

"Your Highness, will you be too hasty in this matter?"

"I just asked them to go to the vicinity of Xifeng Mountain to practice troops and give Xifeng Village some deterrence. As for the possibility of taking action, it is still relatively small. Even if there is, it is impossible to engage in large-scale wars. Besides, you cannot just train, as practical combat is very necessary."

Lin Tu also understood Yang Yichuan’s idea and trained troops.

The bandits in Xifengzhai are not very strong in combat. Although the number of people may be much higher than that of Xihe Army, as long as it is not a large-scale battle and Xifengzhai is not out of full bloom, Xihe Army can use actual combat to hone the soldiers.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Just understand, train them well, I am very optimistic about their future."

(End of this chapter)
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