Early February was not without good news for Sun Tu. Two days after the court's urging documents were sent, Dong Ping finally led hundreds of elite troops from Dongping Prefecture to Qingzhou, which improved the strength of the official army here. Because compared with the rural troops of other prefectures, the troops of Dongping Prefecture were weaker than the Qingzhou army, they were considered to be a real elite army. Even if they were brought to the battlefield at this time, they could fight head-on with foreign enemies such as Liaoxia.

Of course, except for the Qingzhou Army and Dongping Prefecture, the other prefectures and township troops still have not met Sun Tu's minimum standards. Even the Lingzhou Township Army under Chu Mingsheng, who is still somewhat powerful, is actually stronger than ordinary official troops. There is still a big gap between the elites who can fight and win when they come.

So for the next period of time, what Sun Tu did in Qingzhou was to train troops, train this army of more than 10,000 people day and night, hoping that they could afford tough battles before they really started fighting with the bandits in Liangshanpo.

At this time, it was revealed that Sun Tu had been stubbornly resistant to the public and only took troops from various states to rescue Lingzhou. Because the head-on confrontation with the Jin people made these officers and soldiers clearly noticed their shortcomings, and also understood the lesson of sweating more and bleeding less during the war. Therefore, the soldiers' training was particularly attentive. No longer had to send people to urge them at all times, Sun Tu was really working hard and sincerely.

Of course, in addition to the training of soldiers and horses, Sun Tu also closely monitored two important things, one of which was the raising of war horses. Although the army is still mainly infantry, he also knew that this was only temporary. Once one day he broke out of Shandong territory, the cavalry would still have a great effect, so he emphasized that Huangfu Duan and Duan Jing should stay and raise horses well. As for other matters, they didn't need to worry about it. As long as it was related to horse raising, it was to ask for money and people.

Another important thing is the development of firearms. Judging from the confrontation with the Jin people, we can know that firearms can turn the world around on the battlefield today, or even make a final decision. In addition, Sun Tu is a time traveler, so he naturally attaches more importance to the use and development of firearms, which makes him invest more in this area. I hope that one day these craftsmen can create firearms that are more powerful than the Blade bullet. However, it seems that it will take a long time to do this.

But in this way, Sun Tu's speed of spending money was like flowing water, which made everyone who knew it felt a little panicked.

Training soldiers and horses is just burning money. The daily food, clothing and expenses of many people are just astronomical. Even if they do bring food, grass and money when they come, they can't stand the high-intensity training. So in just over half a month, they have eaten up all the food they carry with them and can only eat Qingzhou reserves.

The research and development of horse breeding and firearms also requires a large amount of capital investment. It is fine if the latter is still in the initial stage. The demand is not high, but the expenses of more than one hundred horses are much stronger than those of ordinary soldiers. However, Sun Tu responded to Huangfu Duan and others' requests, so the expenses would be too great.

Even though Sun Tu had seized several of the past several hamlets before, and the property found in the homes of those officials who were captured and killed, as well as the money, grain and taxes of Qingzhou themselves, they could not fill this bottomless hole for a while.

It was really not that the firewood and rice were expensive. It was not until this time that Sun Tu knew how much money and food it would cost to raise an elite army of tens of thousands of people. Only the court had such courage. Of course, there was another option, which was to plunder everywhere like the nomadic peoples or bandits in the north to support the war, but this was obviously not something Sun Tu could accept.

Just when he was struggling with money and food, he was in a state of urgency. This person was Chai Jin, who was almost ignored by him. In the afternoon of that day, he actually asked someone to send a message to Sun Tu, saying that he wanted to talk to Sun Tu. Sun Tu did not dare to be too casual about Chai Jin, so he took the time to rush over.

When Sun Tu appeared in front of this person again, Chai Jin said, "Sun Dujian, it seems that your goal is quite big!" From the recent changes in the city and the careful consideration of Sun Tu's previous conversation with him, he had already noticed some of this person's thoughts.

Sun Tu just smiled at him: "My plan is actually not contrary to what Chai Daren's idea, so cooperation between you and me is the most beneficial choice for both parties. I wonder how you are thinking about it?"

Chai Jin looked at Sun Tu and showed an unpredictable smile: "I can cooperate with you, not only that, I can also provide you with a batch of food and money to help you get things done as soon as possible. However, I also have a condition."

This immediately surprised Sun Tu. The reason he planned to recruit the other party was because Chai Jin was very famous in the world and was a descendant of the Chai family. He might be able to use this identity in the future, but he really never thought of getting the actual benefits from him. After all, Chai Jin had been in Liangshan for a long time, and even if he was rich and prosperous in the past, his family property would probably have been filled in the warehouse of Liangshanpo. But now, he said this, obviously he had left a hand outside.

Or maybe it is more than one skill. Chai Jin can make a big name in the world, so how could he not understand the principle of having a cunning rabbit three holes and leaving more ways to get a way out? Now he is having a headache about the shortage of money and food. Chai Jin said this and wanted to be sleepy and handed him a pillow, asking Sun Tu to refuse?

So after thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "You said, as long as it does not violate the laws and morals of the country, I will agree to you."

"It's very simple. I just hope that Sun Dujian, don't ask Liangshanbo's brothers to kill them. Although they became bandits, they were mostly forced to do so. I had a fight with their brothers, and I really don't want to see them end miserable." Chai Jin said as he looked at Sun Tu with anticipation.

Sun Tu glanced at the other party unexpectedly: "We have not yet used troops to Liangshanbo, so it is hard to say who will lose and who will win. You dare to make this conclusion and believe that I will win?"

"Although I only have a little bit of military affairs, I still understand some truths. Just listening to the training of the soldiers in the city over the past few days, we can see that the combat power of the government troops here is far greater than that of Liangshanpo. Moreover, we have experienced the power of Sun Dujian before. Even if they rely on the village and have eight hundred miles of water as a barrier, it is difficult to stop your powerful soldiers of Dujian!" Chai Jin smiled bitterly: "And the only thing I can do is to plead for them and save some brothers."

"You and them are really brotherly. Since that's the case, I'll do you." Sun Tu seemed to hesitate for a while, but in fact he was just pretending. Even without Chai Jin's request, he would not kill everyone in Liangshanbo. Sun Tu also planned to take this power into his pocket and use it for his own use.

When Chai Jin saw him respond, he was happy and hurriedly clasped his fists to thank him. Then he reported an address. It was actually in Qingzhou, a village called Chenjiazhuang, which was also one of his industries. Not only did there be fertile land and houses there, but there were also thousands of stones of grain and a large amount of gold and silver hidden, which was enough for more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Qingzhou today to use it for more than half a year.

When he learned this number, even Sun Tu showed surprise: "You have hidden so much money and food outside Liangshan?"

"This is not something I have hidden, but the savings of the entire Chai family over the years." Chai Jin explained with some emotion.

Just this sentence has already made Sun Tu understand the profound meaning. Even if it has been a hundred years apart, even if the Song Dynasty has already firmly settled down in the world, the Chai family still has not felt relieved about what happened back then.

In fact, no one family could accept this matter calmly. A former general suddenly rebelled and bullied the orphan and widowed the land of the old Chai family. Even though Zhao Kuangyin made a lot of compensation later, he still could not change the fact that he stole the country. It can be said that in the eyes of the descendants of the Chai family, the Zhao family was just a group of thieves and robbers, not a king and emperor.

Unfortunately, both in the beginning and later, the Zhao family firmly controlled the military power, and the descendants of the Chai family were unable to regain everything. But even so, they were still making every preparation in secret, making friends with heroes from all over the world, hoarding property and fertile land through their identities and means, and then hiding them as the capital for future counterattacks...

When a family that is already rich and respectful spends generations of time and deliberately stores money and grain, that number must be extremely terrible. After understanding all this, Sun Tu didn't care much about the statement of the thousands of stones of grain he reported. This thing should be just a part of the property. The entire Chai family secretly owns only much larger than this number.

Seeing that Sun Tu was silent, Chai Jin became a little uneasy. He suddenly thought of the saying that he would not reveal his money. Could it be that his moment had caused the people in front of him to have a greater greed?

Under his nervous gaze, Sun Tu chuckled: "So that's the case, that's the case, that's the official thanked Chai for his generous donation. Don't worry, I will make you feel that today's efforts are worth it in the future. Also, if you really want to help the people of Liangshanbo, it's better to send them a letter so that they don't want to resist stubbornly, so that there will be less casualties." After saying this, Sun Tu had already stood up and left. At this time, he was not as calm as he seemed on the surface, and he wanted to send someone to transport all the Chenjiazhuang's property into Qingzhou City immediately.

Once the urgent problem is solved, he only needs to train his troops and wait until the time is right to launch an attack on Liangshanpo. It is time to see the truth!

But he obviously underestimated the despicableness of Cai Jing and others and the determination to get rid of him and get rid of him. Just as everything was moving in the best direction, a change was approaching...

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