Chapter 145

Barracks, school grounds.

Craftsmen are assembling the catapult, a busy scene.

All the 15 catapults from Xiangyang have been dismantled. Otherwise, it is not convenient to carry them. In order to facilitate the reassembly, Huang Yueying specially wrote a manual, which was sent with it.

In this way, the craftsmen in the barracks can make according to the rules.

Deng Zhan stood aside, frowning, and asked, "Lord, what's the use of a catapult?"

Liu Xiu said, "I've tried. Naturally I know." With that, Liu xiuphen told Deng Zhan to find a good school and asked the soldiers to move two 20 jin stones nearby and put them next to the catapult.

A quarter of an hour later, the catapult was assembled and placed in front of Liu Xiu.

Small school way: "adult, can operate?" The school knows how to operate the catapult. Now I see the catapult in front of me, I feel itchy.

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "start!"

The primary school rubbed his hands, tried his strength first, estimated the arm strength of the lever, and then told the soldiers to put a 20 Jin stone on the catapult.

Xiao Xiao takes a deep breath and pulls the rope with both hands.

Slowly, the lever moves down, the force tightens, and the force of rebound increases.

"Pa!"

Suddenly, the school let go, the lever rebounded, hit the horizontal axis, and made a loud noise.

Twenty kilos of boulders whistling across the sky.

Mid air, a shadow quickly across, and then fell to the ground.

"Boom!"

The big stone hit the ground with a loud noise.

Deng Zhan saw the location of the stone landing, made a rough estimation, and then widened his eyes. His eyes showed an incredible look, and murmured: "two hundred steps, at least two hundred steps. This catapult can be launched 200 steps away with only one person pulling it. If 15 catapults were launched at the same time, the momentum would be incalculable. "

Seeing the situation of the catapult, Deng Zhan understood the benefits of the catapult.

Just think about it, the two armies against each other, the catapult attack at the beginning, the role must be huge. Or, the catapult used to attack the city, also has a great help.

Liu Xiu also laughed and said, "Deng Zhan, do you understand the power of the catapult?"

"I see. I see." Deng Zhan swallowed his saliva and said, "the catapult made by Yueying girl is so powerful."

Liu Xiu nodded slightly, looked at the school and asked, "what's your name?"

When Liu Xiu inquired about him, the school was very excited. She said in a loud voice, "I'll tell you back. The villain's name is Yuan Ye."

Liu xiudao: "I think you are very familiar with the operation of the catapult. Have you ever operated it before?"

Yuan Ye replied, "tell me, my Lord, the villain's ancestors were craftsmen, so the villain also knows about the catapult."

Liu Xiu nodded, looked at Deng Zhan, and said, "fifteen catapults need to be taken charge of. Take Yuan Ye out and take charge of the catapults alone. In addition, another 60 soldiers were drawn from the army and trained by Yuan Ye. From now on, the catapult troops are a separate branch of arms system. "

"No!"

Deng Zhan nodded and took a look at Yuan Ye. He secretly praised the boy's good fortune.

Once, he was promoted.

Yuan Ye's heart is also excited, did not expect that he also entered Liu Xiu's line of sight.

Liu xiudao said: "Yuan Ye, speeding up the training and throwing stone chariots will be the most important part of the army's siege. If you are in charge now, you must put the soldiers on the right track as soon as possible. "

"Don't worry, my Lord. I will do my best."

Yuan Ye clasped his fist and thought, we must let the catapult soldiers form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

After inspecting the barracks, Liu Xiu left the barracks and returned to the county government. Just back to the county government, Deng AI hurried over and reported: "young master, Kuai Xiancheng is waiting for you in the hall."

"I see."

Liu Xiu turned and went to the hall.

When he came to the hall, Kuai Qi quickly saluted Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "sit down!"

Kuai Qi sat down and said, "my Lord, I have taken stock of the grain and money collected from tianlongling and Huo's family these two days. The total amount of grain has exceeded 120000 stone, and the amount of money is countless. "

"Moreover, the county government already has hundreds of thousands of stone grain, taking into account the grain that was sold to you County gentry before."

"I believe that I can return the 210000 stone grain of the Kuai family, Pang family and Huang family."

Kuai Qi said: "after the grain is returned, with the financial resources of the county government and the grain inventory, it can be supported until next year. In addition, farmland is constantly being reclaimed, and energy sources are constantly increasing the grain harvest. "

"Most importantly, in recent days, many businessmen, squires and families from neighboring counties have appeared in you County, and they have also begun to buy the newly reclaimed land in you county.""The reason is that the adults announced that they would be tax-free."

"I estimate that the number of people who buy farmland will continue to increase, so I propose to return the grain."

Kuai Qi, as the county magistrate, is not worried about the lack of food, but about too much food. Once too much grain is overstocked, it is easy to break down. It is better to return it to the three families.

Liu Xiu thought for a moment, nodded and said: "return the grain, you can arrange it. You can deal with it directly. It's just that the gentry and the big families from the neighboring counties you mentioned all came to you county to buy land. Are there many people

Kuai Qi nodded and said: "it is gradually increasing. After all, they are not far from you county. After buying the land and leasing it to the people for farming, you can get a steady stream of income. "

Liu Xiu said: "this can be encouraged. Now you county has less people and more land. More people make things better. And when they buy land, they have to cultivate it. In the end, it can only be cultivated by the people in you County, or by the people who move to cultivate it. It's the people of you county or you County who get the benefits. "

"I understand!"

Kuai Qi nodded, ready to go down to expand the sale of land.

"Land can be sold, but remember that good places, or important areas, must stay. Not all places can be sold," Liu reminded

Kuai Qi had a smile on his face and said, "don't worry, my Lord. I understand that."

Kuai Qi held some of the most important areas in his hand and did not sell them. And this part, which was once controlled by the Huo family, is now owned by the government.

Kuai Qi and Liu Xiu discussed other government affairs, and then Kuai Qi got up and left.

……

In three days, Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui traveled all over you county. In today's Youxian County, there are no beggars. On the contrary, there are countless people who open up their fields, and farmland can be found everywhere.

When they asked the people about Liu Xiu, they got all praise and gratitude.

Such a scene makes Huang Chengyan and Sima Hui happy.

After staying in you County for three days, the two of them were completely down-to-earth and no longer worried about Liu Xiu's situation in you county. Today's Liu Xiu is not only popular with the people, but also supported by the army.

They came and left in a hurry. When he came, he didn't tell Liu Xiu. When he left, he just sent Liu Xiu to the gate of the city and left on the road.