The problem of industrialization was mainly left to Heyue and Felita.
One of these two people is responsible for building the factory and the other is responsible for thermal power generation.
The next step is to assign tasks to Lu Ge, the current temporary chief of the army. To put it simply, it is two words: recruiting people. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it's really hard for just a few dozen people to make any waves. My initial idea was to recruit 500 people, but Heyue denied this and calculated the ratio of the army to the people for me for a long time. In the end, I couldn't help it. I agreed to expand the recruitment to a maximum of 100 people.
He Yue said:
"Actually, you don't have to worry about the military. I've been around the city for a while, and the momentum of the people is pretty good now."
He glanced at me and said reluctantly:
"You are responsible for this. Reducing taxes, using the inheritance of the nobles to buy agricultural tools and distribute them to the poor are all good ways to buy people's hearts. Especially when you were away, Yuxi City defended the demons from the west and attacked. Go north to block Zhaochen's invasion. Regardless of the dilapidated city walls, most of the people are not overly panicked, but believe that after you come back, Yuxi City will be invincible."
She said to Lugar:
"The army is also doing very well. Strict training, clear rewards and punishments. Dead soldiers, give their relatives a pension. These are all good, at least the people gradually trust us, and we are different from the previous batch of pure moths. Treat them differently. If you go to recruit soldiers now, there should be many people who are willing to join the army. You just need to strictly select the source of soldiers."
Luge scratched his head and said shyly:
"That's it, no wonder when I fight side by side with my brothers, I always feel that my body is full of strength. Even if there is a sacrifice in the battle, I seem to be fearless in my heart, and I always feel... as if God is helping me."
I pondered for a moment and said:
"This should be the 'protection of the territory'. Originally, you fought near Yuxi City, and the people trust you very much, Yuxi City itself is also going uphill..."
As I was talking, I stopped and said doubtfully:
"That's not right. In theory, an army of more than a hundred people can only have formations and protection."
Alaya said calmly beside her:
"Master, I once expanded the army. I established a reserve army of forty people. It was not intentional to disobey the order of the master, but many people volunteered to fight, and there was a shortage of manpower during that time. Please punish the master."
I patted her on the shoulder and said:
"There is nothing wrong with what you did. Originally there were 81 people, but after holding on for so long, there are still 63 people left. Adding 40 people is still more than 100 people. It is true that you can get the protection of the territory... Or rather, if you don't Jiahu, such a small number of people is not enough for the other side."
With Felita doing range attacks, Alaiya doing stealth assassinations, and nearly a hundred soldiers with protective guards constantly harassing and attacking, if the opponent is officially determined to storm Yuxi City regardless of casualties, it is estimated that such a guerrilla lineup will not be enough. There is no way.
He Yue frowned and said:
"Those forty people, didn't they go to the battlefield?"
Alaya said calmly:
"Insufficient exercise, rashly adding them to the original queue is death. Let them follow the flanks for cover temporarily."
He Yue thought for a long time and said:
"If there are no deaths or injuries, this expansion will only recruit 60 people. In this way, we have recruited 100 people."
Lugar didn't look very happy.
I knocked on the table and asked:
"Are those forty people important?"
He Yue nodded and explained:
"I didn't intend to suppress the military power. In fact, the army is also something that Yuxi City urgently needs now. However, I hope everyone knows that whether we recruit another sixty people, one hundred people, or five hundred people as the city owner said, We are not sure about defeating the army outside the city. Considering the threat of the demons, it is impossible for Miss Felita to be in a state of depleted mana all the time, and she needs to be reserved. Miss Alaya has assassinated the opponent several times without success. They have suffered several injuries, so they should know how strong they are. Before, they were worried that the troops from the east would come to support them, so they kept their hands back. But if we open the city gates and fight hand-to-hand with the opponent, Fang Shisan will definitely go all out. When the time comes Let alone 500 people, another 1,000 people would not be enough for her to fight. Do you think that Fang Lita was sealed off ten cities at one go? Just like us, he was also the lord of a city. Thirteen brought down the old, weak, sick and disabled army one by one. She is not a bone to chew on."
Luge smiled wryly and said:
"Okay. Let's bear with it a little longer."
He arched his hands towards He Yue and said:
"Don't blame me, my lord, I just have been a grandson too much recently, and I always want to feel proud and avenge my brothers who died."
He Yue folded her hands together and said:
"It's okay. There's always a chance."
He continued:
"Don't look at just forty people. These forty people may not be able to play any role in the frontal battlefield, but if they are used in construction, they are a force that cannot be underestimated. After all, Yuxi City is so big. Young and middle-aged people don't have as many as imagined, strength needs to be used wisely."
My favorability towards He Yue has risen slightly.
In fact, the scene just now is what will definitely happen in the future, a collision between power and power.
Heyue is in charge of the entire internal affairs, and Luge is now in control of the military. It's normal for two people to conflict. Although I can intervene at any time and mediate the situation back, it is He Yue's ability and Lu Ge's general knowledge to explain things clearly without me taking action.
Such an environment is the most suitable environment for fishing.
After everyone discussed for a while, He Yue suddenly said:
"Speaking of which, the previous demon farm had some problems recently, and the person in charge said that he hoped to contact you alone. It seems to be a very serious problem."