At this time, Li Ning still didn't know what kind of difficulties Zhao Zhen was facing in order to give him this amazing assist.
But he knows that since the opportunity has been created, it is enough for him to seize it. Everyone who has devoted everything to create this opportunity needs him to firmly seize this opportunity and then reward them with the final results.
So, Li Ning immediately set off to leave Sardis City and rush to the Granikas River at full speed.
The construction of the fort there encountered some minor obstacles.
The reason is actually very simple. Dinocratis was still able to work according to Li Ning's drawings, but the craftsmen who came from the Song Dynasty only wanted to act according to their own habits.
This immediately angered Li Ning, who sent the leading group of craftsmen to near Halicarnassus - which is still an enemy-occupied area. Of course, when these craftsmen arrived, Alexander should also start the siege there. .
A tough engineering station needs craftsmen, and I'm sure Alexander will find a job suitable for them.
At the same time, he mobilized a hundred thousand troops on the other side of the light curtain, one-third of which followed him into the Hellespont territory, and one-third came to the Alexander side of the light curtain, responsible for accelerating the construction of the city here. The other third stayed in place to help the craftsmen build Quanzhou Mall.
In fact, the order to march to the Hellespont had already been issued, but the sudden establishment of the Light Curtain Department caused controversy over the command of this army.
After all, in the Imperial Song Dynasty, there was still the Economic and Strategy Department led by Pang Ji who could control this army.
The leader of the Light Curtain Division, Su Shunqin, is probably still on the way to take office at this time.
So those big-headed soldiers had a good excuse to desert.
If the power relationship is not sorted out, they will refuse to go to war.
This pissed off Li Ning!
And his methods of treating people are also quite cruel.
On the first day he returned to the Light Curtain, he issued a notice stating that the Light Curtain Division only needed the most elite 30,000 soldiers, so he wanted to break the establishment and select the elite.
The selected elites can receive 10% of the profit as a reward for each action.
At the same time, if the battle is really difficult, they can also get additional rewards and medals.
All this money was paid by the Light Curtain Division and did not affect their salaries and various benefits issued by the Song Dynasty court.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar about the attack of a hundred thousand troops, and there was an endless stream of people who came out to show their dirty faces.
This time the soldiers and ruffian leaders were frightened.
You must know that the officers in the Song Dynasty were appointed temporarily, so there was a disadvantage that the soldiers did not know the generals and the generals did not know the soldiers.
But precisely because of this, the mid-level and senior officers are not very concerned about the fate of their soldiers, because they don't know who is considered an elite.
Most of the dangerous things are done by elites, which means that if they stay, they will be safer.
Therefore, they are not opposed to choosing today's matter, but the leaders of the soldiers have unjust restrictions on the gang members. Coupled with the generous rewards offered by Li Ning, no one can stop the soldiers who are eager to try. .
As a result, 30,000 elites were quickly pieced together, and the remaining people were reorganized to form the main defense force on both sides of the light curtain. The command was naturally transferred to the Economic and Strategy Department.
At the same time, Puyane's fleet had also set off, but he did not return to Dashi with the ship. Instead, he stayed in Quanzhou and gathered a small fleet to prepare to go to the other side of the light curtain.
When Li Ning saw him, his first words were: "Has that guy's fleet been disbanded?"
"It should be disbanded."
"Great, I need those Athenian and Phoenician sailors. I believe that my ship can sink those triremes directly to the bottom of the water!"
"Did you organize a navy?" Li Ning asked economically.
"Almost! But the Granicas River is too shallow. Large warships can be built there and cannot be sailed directly, so the formation of this navy should be a year later."
"This is already very good!" Li Ning said excitedly, "I'll do a job for you by the way. The Emperor and Song Dynasty should actually have ships like that. I'll find a way to transfer wood and personnel from the government for you, and you can use your skills as well. Integrating it can greatly speed up the progress of shipbuilding. If there is still surplus, we can sell it to the court at the agreed price, or to competitors at a slightly higher price."
"This is a good idea. I'm worried that I won't be able to catch up with the great opportunity to expand our territory."
As he said that, the two hit it off and immediately split up to take action.
What Pang Ji didn't expect was that in just a few days, he would come up with new ideas every year.
If this idea spreads to Bianjing, I don't know how much controversy it will cause.
The previous controversy was currently being discussed intensely between Zhao Zhen and Song Minqiu.
"Some people say that the establishment of the Light Curtain Division is to compete with the people. Some people think that the authority of the Light Curtain Division is too general. Some people simply say that the light curtain only needs defense, and there is no need to establish the Light Curtain Division. I think that, What they say makes sense. But I also feel that the light curtain is unprecedented, so who can be absolutely correct?"
"Your Majesty's concerns are very reasonable. According to the boy's opinion, let Li Ning get busy first. Then hoard heavy troops, food and necessary talents in the periphery, with the Economic and Strategy Department as the backing to support the Light Curtain Division. Action on the front.”
"Okay! What Ci Dao said is a foolproof strategy!" Zhao Zhen patted his thigh and looked very excited, but his face suddenly froze and he asked instead: "But how should I deal with those rebuttals?" Where is the memorial?"
"This is not something that I can help you with."
"Just tell me, I promise I won't tell your father."
"Well, let me just Meng Lang again." He cleared his throat and whispered, "Your Majesty, you don't actually need to face those refuting memorials. Instead, let those refuting memorials face what Li Ning created. fact."
These words shocked everyone, and even Zhao Zhen stood up excitedly.
"Do you really believe in Li Ning?"
"The boy and he have never met each other, so there is no way to trust him. But the boy knows that there are no fools in the world. Those who treat others as fools are the real fools. So the boy knows very well that Mr. Li must have discovered it. The feasibility of certain measures. Your Majesty only needs to give him some time, or simply ask him to report the results, and he will be able to successfully stop everyone in the world."
"That's good, let's do it!"
"But Your Majesty! Although some cakes are delicious to eat, they may be poisonous. If everyone in the world is blocked, then our tactics must be brighter. Otherwise, we may not even know something went wrong. He will live forever and make the world laugh."
"That's so good!" Zhao Zhen couldn't help but praise his clothes. At the same time, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the luggage nearby, and then couldn't help laughing, "It just so happens that you are about to go south next time. I'll leave it to you to show off your tricks. is you!"
Song Minqiu looked embarrassed, but he didn't expect that he would get himself in after going around and around.
He vowed never to be a smart guy again.
At the same time, in a coffin shop in the suburbs, Li Zi, the Privy Councilor on the spot, was whispering to a middle-aged man.
"Sir, I have already found out what you asked me to inquire about. In the entire Bianjing city, except for the blue hat Huihui and other merchants in Fanfang, few people know about King Alexander. However, those people in Fanfang , seemed to be in great awe of that king."
"That's right. Li Ning really didn't lie. It seems that his Western attainments are far superior to mine."
"However, this light curtain is really too magical. People can still see each other after thousands of years. Then, wouldn't the person I am studying be able to see Confucius?"
The middle-aged man did not feel the slightest shock. Instead, he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "This is also possible. I just don't know what he, the old man, would think of us and other unworthy descendants."
Li Zi was still a little unbelievable. He stood up slowly and suddenly said coldly: "We need to investigate this matter thoroughly. Who knows whether what Li Ning said is a lie?"
"Have you not already verified it? The reason why we don't know is because our Western attainments are too poor."
"Ah, it turns out that Sir asked me to inquire about Alexander for verification!"
"Otherwise? Isn't it obvious? But there is one more thing I want to trouble the Privy Council with."
"Sir, please speak."
"Collect more stories about that king, and then send people to stare inside the light curtain to see if those things will still happen as scheduled?"
"Why did you do that, sir?"
"I want to know if destiny exists!"
