Three days later, after knowing that the Mengshan Society’s stronghold had been evacuated, Ye Li finally let go of the newcomer. From this point on, he had cleaned up the entire Dongfang County.
The reason why he was able to clean up the entire Dongfang County at such a fast speed was because of his own strength.
Ye Li dared to say that if a Fu Huang or Fu Shen came here to be the lord, he would not have to do anything at all. He only needed to say a word and ask all forces to get out, and Dongfang County would become peaceful the next day.
After cleaning up the forces from all sides, Ye Li focused all his attention on development.
He and Ding Si and others first carried out the site selection work for the city, and finally determined the scope of Oriental City, which was probably around his manor.
His manor was surrounded by a large plain area, which was indeed very suitable for building a city. The military camp was also located here, close to the city, which was in line with the habit of urban construction.
After choosing a location, Ye Li began to recruit labor. After all, building a city cannot be accomplished by soldiers alone, and a large number of civilian laborers are also needed.
The city construction work took a very long time. The first thing to do was to build the outer city wall and foundation. The craftsmen sent by Li Rushan were fully responsible for all matters.
While building the city, Ye Li's army also cleared out more than a dozen ethnic groups and forces around Dongfang County, and finally annexed them all.
The total number of soldiers under his command suddenly increased to 7,500, and his strength was much stronger than before.
As the population increased, the number of villages in Dongfang County also began to increase. Several villages were combined to form a small town. In just one month, the original three towns became six towns.
As the population increased, the number of merchants in Dongfang County also began to increase, and guild shops began to appear in various towns. The news of building a city here spread, attracting a large number of immigrants.
The Dongfang County, which originally seemed somewhat remote and backward, is gradually becoming prosperous. The entire change happened within three months. This also made the people in the county convinced of Ye Li.
However, as the weather gradually warms up, spring is about to arrive.
Ye Li knew that the beginning of spring would be the day he would head to Shushan to look for the place of the Wood Soul Seal.
On this day, a team of ten people came from Tangjing City and found Ye Li's manor.
Ye Li was practicing in the house. He had now mastered the power of ninety-seven laws and was only three away from advancing to the Talisman Master realm.
"Master, there is a special envoy sent by His Majesty outside who wants to see you!!!"
The guards of the manor passed a message to Ye Litong.
Upon hearing this, Ye Li hurriedly stopped practicing, opened the door and walked out.
The guards outside hurriedly saluted and said, "Young Master, the special envoys sent by His Majesty have arrived. Lord Qian and Lord Ding are accompanying them now. They are waiting for you in the reception room."
Hearing the guard's words, Ye Li was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that this so-called special pattern should be the person who came to accompany him to the place of Wood Soul Seal.
He had already asked Ding Si to contact Li Rushan before. Li Rushan also knew that the time for the opening of the Wood Soul Seal Land was approaching, so he found someone to help Ye Li seize the Soul Seal.
Ye Li didn't waste any time and quickly went to the reception room.
When he entered the hall, he saw Qian San and Ding Si talking to an old man with smiles on their faces.
Noticing Ye Li coming in, everyone looked at him.
"Master, you are here.
Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Huo Xing, who once taught Your Majesty how to practice. He is one of Your Majesty's teachers, and he is also one of the most skilled talisman masters in the Tang Kingdom."
Ding Si and Huo Xing seemed to be quite familiar with each other, so they spoke in a casual manner.
When Ye Li heard that the person coming was a master of the Fu Shen realm, he naturally rushed to greet him, and took the initiative to perform the junior's greetings, saying: "Ye Li greets Mr. Huo Xing!"
Huo Xing was not arrogant. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "My Lord, please don't be so polite. We were sent by His Majesty to serve as your subordinates. How can I dare to agree if you call me Master Huo?"
Ye Li quickly shook his head and said, "Mr. Huo is here to help me. I dare not treat you as my subordinate!"
Huo Xing glanced at Ye Li carefully, and he also found that Ye Li's realm had reached the peak of the Divine Appearance Stage, and it was estimated that he could break through to the Divine Dao Stage at any time.
“My Lord, you are indeed a young hero. I have never seen a spiritual warrior at your age who has reached your level.
I think there has never been a person like you in the past, and there will never be a person like you in the future. You are definitely a person who has never been seen before and will never be seen again. " Huo Xing said this sentence with great certainty. In his opinion, Ye Li's cultivation speed was really exaggerated.
After the two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, Ding Si introduced all the people who came this time to Ye Li.
After greeting each other, Huo Xing said: "Lord, we came here this time not only to help you fight for the Wood Soul Seal, but also to help you guard your territory.
Your Majesty heard that your troops have already established a prototype, but have not found any experts, so you sent us here to improve the combat capability of the army.
There are nine of them, seven of them are in the Divine Spirit Stage, and two of them are in the Divine Appearance Stage. You can arrange them as you wish. They can lead troops to fight, and they can also defend the city and the home. They are definitely loyal candidates. "
Ye Li was also a little excited when he heard this. After all, it was not easy to find masters in the Divine Spirit Stage and the Divine Appearance Stage, especially someone he could trust. It would take him a while to find one.
Now with these people around, even if he is occasionally not at home, there are people who can guard Dongfang County for him, and he doesn't have to worry about anything anymore.
After thinking for a while, Ye Li said: "I currently have a total of 7,500 people under my command, 200 of whom are serving as guards, and 1,300 are responsible for the construction of the city.
I will temporarily divide the remaining people into two legions, with two spiritual warriors in the Divine Phase Stage as group leaders.
In addition, each head of the group has three generals under him, each leading a thousand people.
In addition, there are several deputy leaders, who will be further subdivided.
My plan is to establish three legions of different natures, with a total of 9,000 people.
The last thousand are my personal guards, totaling 10,000 people."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Huo Xing said, "Lord, do you mean to let Yin Lie and Zhuo Qing be the leaders?"
Ye Li nodded and said: "That's right, what I mean is to let the two of them serve as the team leaders, and another six Divine Spirit Stage Spirit Warriors serve as the general leaders.
All the general leaders I appointed before were demoted to deputy leaders. After all, it was a bit of a stretch for them to be general leaders with their abilities!"