After saying goodbye to Heyue, I first found Alaya and told her about it immediately. At the same time, let her help me send a letter to Fangyuan, asking who is going to the capital this time in the Zhaochen territory. Originally, I guessed that it might be Fang Lita or Fang Shisan. Now that one of these two people is living the life of an ordinary rich man, and the other is working for Yuxi City, it is obviously impossible to go to the capital. I don't know much about Zhaochen's situation, and I don't know who among the remaining people is more qualified.
Once that's done, it's time to tackle some routine stuff.
The first is to teach Lu Ge how to practice the knife for a day. This person voluntarily gave up the command of the army to Fang Shisan in exchange for my guidance to him. I think this person is not bad and very interesting. His speed of learning swords is not as fast as that of Alaya. On the one hand, there is a gap in talent, and on the other hand, he is a little older, and it is too late to learn from scratch, so I helped him improve what he practiced before. Let him continue to practice the family sword technique. He also practiced very hard, maybe ten or eight years later he could barely reach Aleya's current level. If it's too much, I can't guarantee it.
Then he took the colorless slime to ransack another wave of demons. It's not good to bother people when it's almost Chinese New Year, but the demons obviously don't celebrate Chinese New Year, so I can do it with peace of mind. Slime ate a lot of demons again. Although he didn't remember anything, his strength has been successfully promoted from the second level to the middle of the third level, which can be regarded as a steady improvement.
Afterwards, Khantu got wind of it from nowhere, knowing that the Mozu farm was going to be moved to [Zhenmo City] and other four cities, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to be in charge of this matter. He was already in charge of the demon farm in Yuxi City, so it was understandable to do so. I gave him the authority to manage the demon farms in the two cities, but kept silent about the remaining two cities. Khan Tu thought for a while, and he knew it well, and left with a strong face and a smile.
In all fairness, Khantu has done a good job in the management of the demon farm, so I gave him the management rights of an additional farm. But he can't let him occupy all the good things alone. Khantu's power is not small now, and he needs to be balanced by himself. As for his feeling uncomfortable—
Then bear with it.
There is no rush to do the military expansion, but we announced it in advance. This time I have money, food, and land in my hands, and I am much more relaxed in doing things than before. In Heyue's opinion, a family usually starts to plan their life for the next year at the end of the year, such as how many people to farm, how many people to spin, how many people to do business, etc. , will think ahead. Therefore, the matter of military expansion needs to be raised as soon as possible. If we wait until they have made plans for next year, the number of people who are willing to enlist in the army will be greatly reduced.
Regarding the number of army expansion, He Yue discussed with Fang Shisan.
The original army of Yuxi City was less than 200 people, and there were many casualties during the Northern Expedition. This year, there is still room to mobilize troops against Li Neng, and it is entirely because Fang Shisan's troops have come a lot. In addition to He Yue's pre-war mobilization, almost 600 people have come together. In the early stage, relying on the high combat power of Alaya and Felita to overcome difficulties and overcome dangers, and in the later stage, relying on Fang Shisan's old-fashioned plan to kill with one blow, this is the benefit... To be precise, it is from my cheap old man. Cut out four cities.
Originally, in He Yue's opinion, the number of troops in the five cities next year would be around 700, which would be the limit. Yuxi City does not rely on crowd tactics, but relies on excellent military equipment, strict military discipline, Fang Shisan's formation planning, and the efficient execution of the soldiers. He Yue once told me that it is a matter of drinking poison to quench thirst for those soldiers who are hungry, poorly clothed, and have lax military discipline to go to the front line to die. It will be effective in the short term, but in the long run, the cost of raising a young man from birth to joining the army at the age of 18 is far greater than the cost of armaments, food and grass, that is, the most valuable thing in war is always the life of a soldier. Surviving one more person is equivalent to earning a lot of money.
However, because the northern industrial base will start production next year, and Li Neng secretly took resources from my father next year, there is a high probability that it will make a comeback. Therefore, He Yue also chose to compromise with Fang Shisan in the end, increasing the number of expanded troops to 1,000, and at the same time helping Fang Shisan to start the construction of a large formation in the territory.
Although there were only three hundred more people, He Yue still looked very heartbroken.
Of course I understand him, 300 people is nothing in the whole country, but now we only have five cities in total, 300 more people means that every household will have more food and grass, which is really not true What a small meaning, no matter how you say it, it must be a medium meaning.
After their discussion, He Yue sighed and walked away, while Fang Shisan was sitting in a wheelchair with his hands clasped together, his joy was beyond words, like a victorious general. When He Yue came out of the room, I just went in. Seeing that Fang Shisan was in a good mood, I talked with her for a while.
Fang Shisan told me that as long as the military affairs can be settled and there are no major problems, she can feel relieved.
"Three thousand iron armors can pacify Yunyang."
"One hundred thousand troops can fight for the world."
Fang Shisan said these two sentences to me, but after she finished speaking, she added another sentence:
"Of course, this is only from the perspective of the army. In war, all factors need to be considered, especially the time and situation."
Time and trend.
I now wear two jade pendants around my waist. The one that is exposed is bought by myself back then, and the one that is worn inside is given by Lord Lingwu.
It is said that it was a token she gave me, which basically means she owes me a favor.
If you really want to say it, this favor is quite big. It's like helping her solve her worries, so that she can go south without any scruples in the future. I have been thinking about this matter for a long time. On the one hand, there was no better way to save Hilo. On the other hand, I really wanted to see her go south.
Yuxi City is not strong enough now, so before the World of Great Contest comes, I hope the water will be as muddy as possible.
Lingwu is used to contain the royal family. After all, that king is not easy for me to deal with. I feel very comfortable if I can cause him some trouble.
However, I don't intend to say anything about it at the moment. The fewer people who know about it, the better, and it's even better if there are none.
Although I helped Lord Lingwu, it was just an exchange of benefits. It doesn't mean I plan to get on her boat, and I don't want others to assign Yuxi City to Lord Lingwu first while I'm still hesitating. That faction is too passive. It's fine as it is now, as long as Yuxi City remains an inconspicuous small town.
After finishing all these tasks, it was January 224, and there was not too much time left before the New Year.
There are still a few things I haven’t done, and I have been a hardworking and good city lord for a long time. While telling myself that I can rest after work, I crawl out of the warm bed with great pain every day. Whenever this is the time, I miss the past, the time when I held Alaiya and slept for a whole day.