For Shen Ling, how to settle the excessive labor force in the tenant village is a problem that must be solved as soon as possible.

At least before the fields are planted in May next year, he will come up with a solution.

Otherwise, the excess population will not only not positively benefit the tenant villages, but will also bring down the Shen family.

But the solution is not so good.

Shen Ling looked at the wheat field in the distance and kept thinking in his heart.

The village is located in Anju, the northernmost part of the Dagan Dynasty, surrounded by many mountains. Apart from food, Anju has no other specialties.

Business is not prosperous either.

If you want to develop, it is obviously impossible to rely only on food.

The number of fields is also not enough.

Shen Ling frowned, unable to think of a suitable solution.

Shaking his head, Shen Ling slowly turned around and rode back towards his house on a tiger girl.

The next day.

Shen Ling just got up, and after eating the porridge cooked by Xiaohuan, he walked towards the south square of the village.

Today is Mr. Huo's first day in office, and he wants to formally introduce Mr. Huo to all the young people in the village.

"Elder Huo!"

As soon as he went out, Shen Ling saw Mr. Huo and immediately greeted him.

The place that the old village chief arranged for Mr. Huo was very interesting, that is, Mr. Huo was arranged next to Shen Ling's house.

Less than fifty paces away.

"I've seen your son!"

When Elder Huo saw Shen Ling, he bowed slightly.

"Let's go together."

Shen Ling smiled and suggested.

"good."

Huo Lao nodded.

The two came to the South Square together. It was early morning and the village was quiet.

Due to the increasing population of the village, the current tenant villages implement curfew management, and no people are not allowed to go out at night unless it is an emergency.

Shen Ling took Elder Huo towards the young tenant farmers who had already gathered in a group.

"My son is here!"

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed tenant farmer Qingzhuang saw Shen Ling and reminded him softly.

Suddenly, all the young and young tenant farmers stood up and stood in front of Shen Ling.

"Everyone has worked hard."

Looking at the young and strong tenant farmers in front of him, a smile appeared on Shen Ling's face.

In the past, the number of young and young tenant farmers was less than 100, but after the last recruitment, the number has now reached more than 600.

At a glance, I couldn't see anyone standing behind.

"It's not hard!"

More than 600 people spoke in unison, and the volume was astonishingly loud.

Shen Ling smiled, then stretched out his hand to indicate, "Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Huo. From today onwards, he will be your instructor and will be responsible for teaching martial arts."

The young and strong tenant farmers looked at Huo Lao, and instantly began to chat in low voices.

Although some young tenant farmers did not express their opinions, in the eyes of other young tenant farmers, doubt and reluctance were clearly visible on their faces.

"Huo is always a master of the third rank."

Shen Ling spoke again.

Then, the young and strong tenant farmers, who were still reluctant just now, opened their mouths instantly.

A third-rank master!

They might not have known what this meant before, but with the beginning of martial arts, they also heard a lot of things from various places.

In terms of knowledge of martial arts, Shen Ling was not even as good as these young farmers.

But for Shen Ling, there seems to be no such thing as a grade.

Anyway, he can beat anyone that appears in front of him.

So far, I have never lost in martial arts!

A few days later.

Dozens of cavalrymen with the big Qianlong flag appeared outside the village, and the leader was none other than the Anzhou prefectural shepherd that Shen Ling had met before.

Hearing the news of the arrival of Anzhou Prefecture Shepherd from the tenant farmer Qingzhuang, Shen Ling hurriedly came out to greet him: "Why is the Zhou Shepherd free to come here? I didn't notify in advance, I wasn't ready for this."

Anzhou Zhoumu got off his horse and smiled: "It doesn't matter, I'm here this time to announce the good news to Young Master Shen! No, I should call General Shen in the future!"

General Shen?

Listening to the words of the Anzhou state shepherd, Shen Ling's eyes were full of doubts.

At this time, he didn't fully understand what Anzhou Zhou Mu was talking about.

But soon, Anzhou Zhou Mu was right in front of him, took out a roll of golden brocade from his body and handed it to Shen Ling.

Shen Ling opened the brocade:

"Fengtian, the emperor's edict said: I heard recently that there was a young man in Anzhou who only led 2,000 soldiers and broke through the city where 20,000 bandits were garrisoned. After that, he broke eight cities in a row, and only killed and injured more than 5,000 soldiers. Killed more than 100,000 thieves and bandits. I am very pleased to hear this news. Such a talented person should not be buried in the crowd."

"From now on, Shen Ling will be specially designated as a bandit suppression general, who will manage thousands of troops and reward them with thousands of dollars."

An imperial decree that was more like a letter than an imperial decree, Shen Ling read it several times.

He watched for a long time, then slowly raised his head, his expression full of surprise.

This time the bandit suppression has passed.

Shen Ling originally thought that the Anzhou State Shepherd would take all the credit for himself, and never thought about awarding a reward.

After all, there is a part of the reason for suppressing the bandits, and it is also to protect the rural areas from threats.

But he didn't expect that Anzhou Zhou Mu not only did not hide it, but reported everything to the court truthfully, without even appearing to conceal anything.

This surprised Shen Ling to the extreme.

Looking at Shen Ling, Anzhou Zhou Mu smiled: "Master Shen, we will be officials of the same dynasty in the future! This is the official uniform and token. I will ask Master Shen to take care of me in the future."

Shen Ling solemnly took over the official uniform, looking at the token made of black iron, there was still an unreal feeling.

Hearing Anzhou Zhou Mu's words~lightnovelpub.net~ Shen Ling quickly responded: "Lord Zhou Mu is very polite."

Shen Ling's words are indeed true.

Zhou Mu was an official of the second rank. He was a general to suppress bandits, but he was only the seventh rank.

The officials of the seventh grade take care of the officials of the second grade. This is simply nonsense, and it is impossible to talk about.

However, he had helped Anzhou Zhou Mu in the bandit suppression before, perhaps this was the reason why An Zhou Zhou Mu was so polite.

"Please come in."

After taking the official uniform and token, Shen Ling gave way directly.

He took the Anju state shepherd and a dozen cavalry into the tenant village, and set up the reception place in his home.

After a good meal of wine and good food, Shen Ling directly poured the Anzhou prefectural animal into a daze.

that night.

Shen Ling looked at a group of cavalry soldiers who were far away, and a trace of envy flashed in his eyes.

Compared with the cavalry, the 20,000 army that Anzhou Zhou Mu had handed over to him was like the distance between heaven and earth.

These cavalry are the elite!

Shen Ling shook his head and dissipated all his alcohol.

no!

He wants to be a cavalry too!

When he was drunk with Anzhou Zhou Mu before, Shen Ling took the opportunity to learn a lot from An Zhou Zhou Mu.

Although his bandit-suppressing general is only of the seventh rank, he has a justifiable reason to lead his troops.

Although, he can only take a thousand people.

But enough!

However, when Shen Ling wanted to engage in cavalry, the question before him was still the same.

money!

Today's tenant villages are burdened with the survival of more than 20,000 people, and the financial pressure has basically stepped on the red line.

If he thought about training the cavalry, the cost of the cavalry might overwhelm the tenant villages.