According to the news from Mu Chun and Chen Da, the major forces in the east are now entrenched and intertwined.
They are all working hard to strengthen themselves. After all the young refugees in the east are divided up by these forces, conflicts will inevitably break out between the major forces.
Since Qin Shihuang, all the powerful overlords in history have been somewhat ambitious and have more or less the desire to dominate the world.
Driven by this subconscious mind, as long as they can find opportunities, they will annex neighboring forces and territories.
The area of Sizhou is not that big. Even if it expands ten times, it would still be equivalent to several prefectures in the Origin World.
But it is not too small to say that it is small. The several prefectures combined can almost be compared with some smaller provinces in the Ming Dynasty.
If the forces in Sizhou continue to annex, an extremely powerful force will eventually be born.
At that time, Wang Jing could only extinguish his ambitions and desires and find a dynasty with a better reputation to defect to.
When the target force is strong to a certain extent and is still a growing and expanding force.
Thousands of men and horses are like a few drops of water sprinkled into a fire, without any effect.
in this case.
Wang Jing did not dare to waste any time. Driven by this sense of urgency, he spent half a day patrolling the shore of East Lake.
He also discussed with everyone on the boat and directly determined the location for building the city.
"A major event was decided in half a day... This kind of efficiency is dozens of times higher than the officials I have seen before!"
Chen Yi sighed secretly.
Before he was reborn, he was also a scholar in the Ming Dynasty in history, and he knew the efficiency of the county government. The Xuande period where he lived still had some lingering traces of the Hongwu era, and the officials were not considered incompetent and corrupt.
However, the work efficiency of county magistrates, chief registrars and other officials is also very slow. One thing may not be completed in ten days and a half.
It is said that during the Hongwu period, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang personally supervised the work, and officials all over the world were extremely efficient in their work.
Perhaps, this is the state of a force in the early stages of expansion!
This attitude of working hard and working hard to become stronger is also the key to whether this force can succeed in the future.
Wang Jing summarized everyone's opinions and selected a city-building site not far from the Lingqiu Mountain mentioned by Zhu Wu. He adjusted the location slightly to facilitate the rapid attack of soldiers and horses in the city.
"Lord, we only have nearly 20,000 people under our control now, and the population is still too small. If we build a qualified city, we will need at least tens of thousands of civilians, and it will take a long time..."
"While inquiring about the intelligence of the major forces in the east, my lord had better send people to explore the south, gather the refugees, and increase the population!"
Chen Yi pondered for a moment and said.
Zhu Wu also said after hearing this: "Mr. Shen is right. The Murong clan has ravaged the Beggar Army in the north, and there should not be many refugees left. There must be a lot of refugees in the south of Sizhou...and the east, waiting for Mu Chun and the others. When the news comes, we can first find a weak force to attack and destroy it, and plunder the people!"
Both of them were talking about the current shortcomings of the East Lake Army. What is the biggest shortcoming of the East Lake Army? Not food, grass, ordnance, but the people and people who support one force.
People are the foundation of everything.
Wang Jing naturally would not refuse the two men's suggestions. He glanced at it and said immediately: "Mu Hong, you heard what these two gentlemen said. If we want to grow, population is the key!"
"After you return, you immediately lead your cavalry to explore south. If you find a small group of refugees, you can gather them on the spot. If there is a stronger force, immediately send someone back to report!"
Wang Jing smiled and said: "Real elite soldiers are not trained, but are born after being tempered by blood and fire on the battlefield. I have three thousand soldiers and horses under my command. After training for so long, I will first show off some forces in the south." See blood!”
Mu Hong had introduced the surrounding situation to everyone.
To the east of East Lake are heroes from all walks of life, while the situation in the south is more complicated. It seems that there are no relatively strong forces, and there are a large number of barbarians and refugees mixed in.
Some people gather together young and strong refugees to occupy small mountains to form strongholds to protect themselves, some barbarians form groups and become horse thieves, and some people who are proficient in water skills wander in the river...
There may not seem to be any big forces, but there are countless small forces.
The reason why Wang Jing decided to develop eastward instead of southward was mainly because the south was close to the Huaihe River, and the Huaihe River had produced countless wars in history.
Among them, the Battle of Feishui and the Battle of Zhongli are both nearby.
The former Qin and Nanliang troops east of East Lake are most likely just partial divisions of the former Qin and Nanliang armies in history.
The south is where their main force lies.
In addition to the former Qin Dynasty and Nanliang Dynasty, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Wei Dynasty may also be entrenched. Except for Nanliang, these forces all have large-scale cavalry.
Wang Jing's current cavalry is weak, so he can do well against the heroes from the east who also lack cavalry. If he goes south, he will easily be beaten to death.
There seem to be only small-scale forces in the south, but further south, there may be forces even more powerful than Yuan Shu's army in the east!
But Wang Jing doesn't need the land in the south now, he just needs Dingkou.
As long as the power does not substantially expand to the south, it will not alarm the forces further south.
First go east, then north, and then go south with all your strength.
Wang Jing had already made a plan in his mind. According to the topography of the source world, in the future his forces would reach the Huaihe River in the south and push eastward to the sea.
As for the west and north, we will wait until we capture the territories to the south and east before making plans.
"Subordinates take orders!"
Mu Hong's expression perked up after receiving the order.
Now he has two hundred cavalrymen under his command, a total of two hundred people.
The other cavalry, Baihu, is relatively weak, so Mu Hong is the main cavalry.
His current official position is Baihu, but the power in his hands is no different from that of Deputy Qianhu.
The whole cavalry was at his disposal.
Of course, the cavalry's true allegiance is still to Wang Jing.
If he wants to be promoted from a cavalry member of 100 households to a deputy of 1000 households, Mu Hong needs to make more contributions, otherwise it will be useless to just rely on personal bravery!
Wang Jing told everyone before.
If you want to hold a high position in the East Lake Army, there is only one way, and that is to perform meritorious service. Even if famous ministers and generals come to seek refuge, they must follow the rules.
Of course, if he is a celebrity, Wang Jing will definitely let him participate in the core discussions.
But in terms of official position, it can only be from the ninth rank or the official position of Secretary Lang of the ninth rank.
In this kind of position, you can often see the lord giving advice and suggestions, but the official position is not high. No one can say that this method is unfair before being promoted after making meritorious service.
If he is a military general, Wang Jing will appoint him as his personal guard. You also need to make a contribution, and then let the other party lead the troops!
Mu Hong was only a member of a hundred households at this time, and felt unwilling to do so.
Mai Tiezhang controls the infantry, and he is in charge of the cavalry. The authority in his hands is quite different, and the status of the cavalry is much higher than that of the infantry.
But the other party is Fu Qianhu, and he is only Baihu.
Whether he was discussing matters or talking to his lord, he had to be patient and wait for Mai Tiezhang to express his opinion first.
Mu Hong believed that he was capable of literature and martial arts, could fight on foot and on horseback, and could even command a naval force. This comprehensive ability is much more powerful than the Mai Iron Staff.
He was very dissatisfied with being pressed down by the iron rod.
Now is the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. As long as you make meritorious deeds and gain the Lord's trust, you can be promoted to Deputy Qianhu, on an equal footing with Mai Tiezhang!
