The landscape was hazy with light smoke, and in the sun, hundreds of soldiers walked through the long winding road under the terraces towards the mountain village ahead.

The harvest season has come, and farmers can be seen on the fields.On the side of the lake, fishermen can also be seen pulling fishing nets.

Living in the mountains and plains, but without the hustle and bustle of war, villages were built in dozens of relatively flat places along the way, between fields and waters.

The houses are continuous, and the population is small, from hundreds to thousands.

Zhaojia Village is in front, and is also the largest village nearby.

What Wei Zhuang saw was that it was not so much a village as it was a city without walls.

The people who set up the village here obviously have a deep understanding of the art of war, watching from afar, and relying on the dangerous terrain, just guarding a few important roads, it is enough to stop five times the enemy.

If you get closer, you can see that the city wall built at the gap has already had a certain scale.Because the autumn harvest is approaching, there are few civilians near the city wall.

A huge figure was standing under the city wall. He, who was instructing the construction, saw that the convoy was near, and he led the crowd to greet him.

"See you!"

"Don't be too polite! How about the celebration?"

"The city wall on the west side is 80% completed, and the wall on the east side is 50% completed. With the current manpower, it is expected that the construction will be completed next spring."

"well!"

Zhao Shuang waved his hand, the convoy passed the gate of the city and entered the city, while Dianqing commanded the manpower to continue the construction.

From any angle, this is a small city.However, this small city has adopted the Mohist school and public loser's organ techniques.

The huge water wheel is driven by the current, and the masonry is transported to the city wall by hydraulic power, and then loaded and unloaded by civilians.

"How many people can live in this city?"

Walking along Weizhuang, you can see various buildings in the city.

This is a city with a military character.

Along the way, we can see the training ground, arsenal, stables, and several larger granaries that have been half-filled.

And outside the city, there is a port with a dock built on it.Many craftsmen are in it, building ships.

Most of them are fishing boats, and a few are warships.

"If it's normal, it can probably live in 5,000 households. If it's wartime, it can accommodate 50,000 people."

Fifty thousand people, compared with the number of cities in the world such as Xianyang, Daliang, Xinzheng, Handan, Linzi, etc., are really not enough.

Even the city of Xiangping in the east of Liaoning by Yan State was bigger than this city.

However, this is enough to surprise Wei Zhuang on Zhao Shuang's body.

"Then how many people are in your territory?"

"Two hundred thousand people, if you don't count the barbarians around you." Zhao Shuang lifted the car window and explained, "Ten years of life, ten years of lessons. It has been twenty years, and there is no beacon smoke here. I have never been conscripted."

Two hundred thousand people?

Wei Zhuang was shocked. This was much higher than the number estimated by the staff of the Xiangbang Mansion in Lu Buwei Mansion.

In other words, if Zhao Shuang is willing, he can do his best to recruit an army of 10,000 to 20,000.

Zhao Shuang turned his head, seeming to see the surprise on Wei Zhuang's face, and smiled softly.

"The soldiers are expensive and not too expensive. With the terrain here, with three thousand elite soldiers, it is enough to resist."

However, what Wei Zhuang did not expect was that the method used here was the method Wu Qi used to train Wei Wu pawns.However, compared to Wei Wuzu's selection method, this place has its own style.

In the mountains and plains, although the identities of these soldiers are passed down from father to son, almost everyone has two or three good longbows in their families, but they are still not in a state of full-time production.

The soldiers in Zhaojia Village are tied by blood, but when the entire territory is relatively scarce, although they have the grain and materials given by the monarch, they still need summer and winter hunting, hunting for meat, and even making weapons and armors. handcraft work.

Wei Zhuang got off the carriage and followed Zhao Shuang to the high pavilion built in the mountains.Standing on the observation deck above the tall pavilion, you can overlook the entire city.

"The state of Chu was established in Chen, and it still has plans to retake Nanyang's homeland. Training such a strong soldier was originally to deal with this possible threat."

Zhao Shuang smiled, turned around, and missed Wei Zhuang.

"However, things are counterproductive. The threat from the Chu people has not yet come, but the dispute within Qin has already arrived."

"It seems like a small matter, but it has caused the Qin Guochaotang to make a lot of noise."

Wei Zhuang knew very well that this small matter was exactly what Zhao Shuang had mentioned.What is behind the back is particularly interesting.

"Yongcheng seems to be hiding a huge secret, and both Lu Buwei and Lai Lu are afraid that people will touch this secret."

"What is this secret? It has nothing to do with us now. Quicksand uses Zilanxuan as its core, and the intelligence system established is still in the initial stage, but the female assassins trained in Zilanxuan alone are not enough to support quicksand."

"what do you mean?"

Zhao Shuang looked at Wei Zhuang with affection.

"A Zhuang!"

Wei Zhuang felt inexplicably that this kid wanted to cheat him.

"Within the quicksand, create another assassin group called Guliusha, headed by you, encompassing strange men and strangers from the Northern Xinjiang, Xifeng, East China Sea, and Nantu."

Wei Zhuang touched his chin and nodded.

"The idea is very good, but how to find and even gather these people?"

There was a smile on Zhao Shuang's face, and Wei Zhuang was a little panicked.

This day, the north and the south, the distance and breadth of thousands of miles, he still can not run to break his leg, how hard it is?How dangerous is it to frighten a group of strong men?If it were not for the great perseverance and monstrous ability, who would dare to do it?

Thinking of this, Wei Zhuang's face showed a smile.

"I agreed to this matter."

Zhao Shuang clapped his hands, and Yan Lingji and Bai Lu held two jewelry boxes.

"This is the funding for your activities. The jewels in it are worth five thousand gold, so you don't have enough to come to me."

Zhao Shuang took out the silk cloth from his sleeve, which was covered with dense names.

"These are all masters of the rivers and lakes who are independent of the philosophers' hundreds of families. You have to be special about the names I have circled."

Wei Zhuang looked at Zhao Shuang, he had planned for a long time.

At this time, Wei Zhuang suddenly felt like he was on a thief ship.

"You are not afraid that I will run away with the money?"

"What is our relationship?"

Zhao Shuang suddenly smiled, patted his chest, and said the following sentence in the most humble tone of expression with an air of anger.

"Should you not?"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Shuang glanced at the two jewelry boxes a little worried.

Wei Zhuang snorted and took the silk cloth from Zhao Shuang.

After Wei Zhuang left, Mo Ya's voice and shadow appeared in front of Zhao Shuang.

"Two news. Xianyang has decided to send an envoy to Yueshi."

On the court, has the winner been decided?

This matter will contain more energy of Luo Wang, making Luo Wang unable to take care of him for the time being.

"What about the other one?"

"There is news from Bai Feng that the Mohist strongholds in Qin and Chu areas have been deployed."

Zhao Shuang nodded and said solemnly.

"The net has no time to look east. It is a great time to expand the Mohist power in the land of Qin and Chu."