Chapter 67: Strength is Supreme

  At that time, the entire Donglai County's land was gathered, refugees were recruited, strength was developed, resources were integrated, and with Zhang Xuexian's ability, it was naturally possible to develop Donglai County into an extremely powerful one. At that time, there would be enough strength to face the challenges of the whole world, and only then would it be a shocking moment for the world!

  The heroic spirit of Gan Hai also infected Wu Qing, who was now excited and frenzied. Their own army was too powerful, supporting the great Sage Master, giving them endless motivation. The extent of their strength was simply exciting to the extreme! Although, overall, this army couldn't be considered the best in the world, yet the fanatical believers, bursting with faith, were in some ways even more valuable than elite soldiers.

  Because the driving force of many elite soldiers is reward, while the driving force of this army is spontaneous, although it cannot be seen from their perspective at that time, but it is also extremely rare.

  As generals, they only need to know that this army has the foundation of being able to fight against all the elite troops in the world, and that's enough. The rest is just a gradual process of cultivation, until they have achieved victory after victory, and have an advantage in their hearts, then this army will truly be the strongest in the world!

  As generals, the two of them now have a deep reverence for Zhang Xu. They understand how precious this is, as soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives and fear no death, and there are also those heavenly officials who provide timely treatment. This is truly remarkable ability, just like this time, in such a large-scale battle, only more than 30 people died, and those who were seriously injured can slowly recover.

  This is also the reason why soldiers are not afraid of death, because they know that they don't have to worry about anything, as long as they devote themselves wholeheartedly to repaying the kindness of Master Xianshi. After all, the land belongs to Master Xianshi, and they have the right to cultivate it. The specific grain yield is tied to their own cultivation, and the more they cultivate, the more they contribute, and the more grain they can get in return.

  But what makes the soldiers so valuable is that they can bring glory, share more food and other supplies, and enjoy people's respect. Who wouldn't work hard to death? And most importantly, all of this can only be achieved by Zhang Xu!

  Many things sound simple, but are actually very difficult to do. For those elite rich and powerful people, they don't know how to make people work hard for them, so they won't have loyal house slaves either. It's just that they can't bear to part with their wealth, and also can't achieve what Zhang Xu did, making all his property public in the treasury, without secretly hiding it away.

  It can be said that the reason why two people can surrender to Zhang Xu is not because of his strong strength, but this kind of invisible and shocking power!

  Guan Hai was shocked by the endless fields, while Wu Qing was shocked by a bowl of thick porridge with meat and fish. No one can do this, Zhang Xu's approach has exceeded this era!

  This is also no wonder why they have always heard Zhang Xu's words, the real reason for not integrating into this era. This is a kind of shock, a fearless shock, compared to what great virtuous masters' earth-shaking magical powers, compared to what four generations of three public officials' prestige, compared to what only talent is promoted with kindness and virtue, compared to what virtuous, benevolent and hypocritical pseudo-merit, all want to give people more shock!

  Although Zhang Xu gained faith, he brought happiness and a stable paradise to the people!

  The tiller has his field, anyone can get a bowl of rice to eat through their own labor and the arrangement of the immortal officials, and even after a bumper harvest, there is still a large amount of money that can be exchanged for what they want. This is a great shock!

  "We can report now, this time, surely Master Xian will also be able to affirm our achievements!"

  Guan Hai smiled and said, his face full of excitement. This matter alone is enough to spread the great name of Master De Xian throughout the world, and its glory will shine over the entire Donglai Prefecture!

  Now no one can stop Zhang Xu's army, Donglai County is slowly growing into a new big county, it's already a done deal!

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  And after Zhang Xu obtained the intelligence, he was also very pleased. The 8,000-strong army went on a campaign and won a great victory in one battle, defeating the army of Zong Bao. The enemy general Zong Bao was captured, not to mention that their own losses were minimal. This was indeed a thrilling and uplifting great victory!

  "Hmm, pass down the order and make it known throughout the entire Donglai County!"

  Zhang Xu said to Wu Zhong below.

  "Yes, Master Xian!"

  Wu Zhong immediately knelt down on one knee, and then left. At this time, Wu Zhong's face also showed an excited smile. This was a great victory, enough to have the effect of inspiring people, and most importantly, it played an important role in stabilizing the people's hearts and quickly calming down Donglai County.

  "Haha, Donglai County can finally be taken, with the strength of Guan Hai and Wu Qing, Zong Bao's army will fall in one battle. That insignificant Huang County is just a small thing, and the entire Donglai County has fallen into someone's hands. What comes next will be much easier!"

  Thinking of the entire Donglai County falling into his own hands, Zhang Xu's mood suddenly became relaxed and pleasant. Donglai County had thirteen counties, with a total area roughly twenty times that of Chang County. Although the arable land area couldn't reach this much due to many counties having mountainous regions, increasing it tenfold was still possible, which would be six million mu of arable land!

  Of course, Zhang Xu would not develop on such a large scale. In his view, having about 4 million mu was enough, and the remaining land was an important measure to maintain water and soil.

  Six million mu of land is the limit of reclamation, which is extremely unfavorable for future development. However, the land in the Han Dynasty was still very fertile, after all, it had not undergone deep plowing, and the potential of the land was huge. With their self-made fertilizer, etc., compared to supporting a population of one million people, there was no problem at all. One million people in modern times is nothing, a large county has more people than this, but in that era, it was extremely terrifying.

  Such a population is comparable to that of some smaller states. With the population of one county, plus the advantages of Zhang's banner in many aspects, it should be possible to train his ideal army of 50,000!

  That's the benefit of getting a county, although the strength hasn't improved immediately, but already has more backing!

  Thinking of this, Zhang Xu nodded in satisfaction. After all, he had finally achieved this step. Next, he just waited to hear the news that Huang County had fallen into his hands and Donglai Prefecture was unified!