"You seem to have thought of everything, and you just want me to get into a circle?"
Ye Li said to Li Rushan with half-closed eyes.
Li Rushan laughed and said, "I am not part of a circle, after all, you are also trying to save the world.
As for the weaponsmiths, I will find them for you. They are all weaponsmiths from our royal family, loyal to the royal family for generations, and absolutely trustworthy."
Ye Li nodded upon hearing this and said, "Okay, I understand."
After the two of them had agreed, Li Rushan left with a smile on his face.
Three days later, Li Rushan presented Ye Li with the token of the peerless national hero. The token was made entirely of green colored glaze, and was engraved with Ye Li's name and the word "peerless".
In addition to the token, Li Rushan also brought Ye Li the certification document as the owner of Dongfang County, as well as the Dongfang County power map.
After all, Dongfang County is located near the border of the Tang State. It is relatively poor and backward, and has mixed forces.
In addition to the factions among local officials and gentry, there are also bandits and evil families.
However, Li Rushan told Ye Li that these were not a big deal. As long as Ye Li was willing, these small matters could be resolved in half a month.
After Ye Li conquers the entire Dongfang County, he can form an army, and then he will fully cooperate with Ye Li.
After packing up everything, Ye Li left the palace two days later and headed towards Dongfang County.
Li Rushan arranged two followers from the palace to follow Ye Li. One was named Qian San and the other was named Ding Si. Both of them were brought into the palace and trained since childhood and were absolutely loyal people.
Before leaving, Li Rushan told Ye Li that he could trust these two people absolutely, and if Ye Li had any secrets to tell him, he could just let the two of them find a way to pass the message.
Moreover, both of them have the strength of the Void God Stage. Although they are not too strong, they are definitely not too weak and can do a lot of things for Ye Li.
Ye Li originally didn't want anyone to follow him, but thinking that he was going to an unfamiliar area, it would definitely make things a lot easier if there were some people around who could take care of trivial matters for him, so he accepted the presence of the two.
The three of them traveled in a large horse-drawn carriage. Qian San was responsible for driving, and Ding Si was responsible for doing various chores for Ye Li.
Both of them are in their forties. They are very steady and sensible in their actions and do not disturb Ye Li.
Ye Li was basically alone in comprehending the soul seal along the way. Time was running out and he could not stop practicing.
"Master, we will arrive in Dongfang County in three days. Do you want to make some preparations in advance?"
Ding Si asked about Ye Li's arrival.
Before he came, he had already memorized the information of some important figures in Dongfang County, so that Ye Li would not be in the dark and know nothing after arriving in Dongfang County.
Ye Li nodded and said, "Brother Ding, go ahead and tell me. The time is just right now. Let me first understand the distribution of forces in Dongfang County."
Qian San had a rough appearance, a beard and a square face, and he looked like a coachman sitting in the front of the carriage.
Ding Si was completely the opposite. He wore a scholar's robe and a square crown on his head, looking like a scholar.
Ding Si touched his lips and curled his mustache, then reached out and took out a map, placed it in front of Ye Li, and said, "Master, this is the power distribution map of Dongfang County.
Look, right in the middle of the map is where your manor is.
Dongfang County has always been a lawless area in the past, and was only taken over by our Tang Kingdom in recent years, so there is no city built there yet.
There are three towns and several villages near your manor. They will all be your subjects and will pay taxes to you every year.
In addition to these towns and villages, there are three underworld forces in Dongfang County. One is the yellow-clothed bandits on Huangliang Mountain, who have been entrenched in the area for many years and have caused trouble for the merchants.
The second force is the fish hunters on the Qingjiang River. They were originally a group of fishermen, but later they felt that catching fish was not as fast as stealing fish, so they simply started stealing fish.
Later, they felt that robbing fish was not as fast as robbing people and goods, so they became a group of pirates.
The last underworld force is the Mengshan Society.
The Mengshan Society is not a gang unique to Dongfang County, but the second largest gang in the entire Tang State. Their tentacles have long extended into the court, and it is even rumored that some officials are their people.
The Mengshan Society also has a base in Dongfang County, and their business is not good either. In short, the interests of the entire Dongfang County have been divided up by these forces.
Today, the imperial court’s control over Dongfang County is actually very weak. After all, the selection of candidates from the mayor to some gentry and village heads has nothing to do with the imperial court. They were all selected by the three towns themselves.
The imperial court had originally sent people to set up a temporary post of county magistrate, intending to turn the county magistrate into a city magistrate after the city was built, in order to control the area.
However, the county magistrates sent out basically could not last even three months and would resign in disgrace. Their existence became the common enemy of both the black and white worlds in Dongfang County.
After all, Dongfang County has no feelings for the Tang Kingdom, let alone a sense of belonging and loyalty, so they are not willing to let the court touch and share their interests. "
Ye Li couldn't help smacking his lips when he heard this, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes, and said: "Brother Rushan knows the situation here very well. He asked me to come here just to clean up the mess for him.
It's so chaotic here, why don't you send troops to suppress it? Do these forces still have the ability to fight against the Tang Kingdom?"
Ding Si pretended not to hear Ye Li calling Li Rushan's name, and said: "It's not that we don't want to send troops, but there are too many places where troops are needed, and it's not possible to send them here at once.
Most of the counties or cities along the border have similar problems. If we send troops to suppress them, these people will probably run away without a trace.
When they leave, they will take most of the residents with them, and soon the entire Dongfang County will become sparsely populated and lifeless.
Without enough people, let alone building a city, even the original town will be abandoned."
After hearing Ding Si's words, Ye Li pondered for a moment and said, "So the current situation is that I must find a way to subdue these forces instead of sending a large number of troops to wipe them out?"
Ding Si nodded upon hearing this and said, “That’s right, we must subdue them, or find a way to restrain them instead of suppressing them.
This is why the difficulty of this task has increased significantly, otherwise the problem here would have been solved long ago."
Ye Li sighed, and couldn't help but complain to Tunri, who was also listening to Ding Si's sparks: "Senior Tunri, I feel that there are still a lot of situations here, and I don't know if it will take too much time."
Tunri said: “It will definitely take up time and consume your energy, but you can’t refuse. After all, it is very necessary to build an army that can compete with the forces of Dahuntian.
The time you waste now will save you a lot of trouble in the future."