"Five...five hundred thousand?"
Upon hearing this number, the two of them almost couldn't help themselves and wanted to shout out.
"Your Majesty... Qin State really has an army of 500,000?" Qi Lanyin asked in disbelief.
How could the King of Qin afford to support an army of half a million with the land of the three states occupied by the King of Qin? Especially Zhengzhou and Dingzhou, where the war broke out not long ago, cannot afford to support an army of 500,000!
Unless the tax is increased, calculated based on Dawu's national tax, that's the only way! Only then can we feed an army of half a million people.
certainly! Dongfang Yu, who owns the land of three states, can naturally support an army of half a million people.
But the reason why Qi Lanyin didn't think Dongfang Yu could feed 500,000 people was that Beiliang was barren and there were many battles in Dingzhou and Zhengzhou, so the food was naturally not enough to meet the needs of an army of 500,000 people.
Unless after two or three years of governance, the three states can reach a certain level of prosperity and it will not be difficult to raise an army of 500,000. but! Zhengzhou and Dingzhou were newly settled in the hands of King Qin for only a few months...
How is this possible?
What he doesn't know is that the current Beiliang state is enough to feed an army of half a million people. In terms of business, he is the best in the world, surpassing all the merchants in the world, and has hundreds of connections. Technology is hundreds of years advanced than other countries. The agricultural output is several times that of other countries...
Wait, under such basic conditions, Da Qin's support of half a million is too small. Of course, the matter of increasing troops still has to be done slowly. The key is how much troops should be increased based on the country's population.
otherwise! Once there are more soldiers in the country, the number of people in the common people's homes will naturally be broken, which will naturally break the original balance between common people and soldiers. Indirectly increase the burden and pressure on the people.
Dongfang Yu nodded helplessly and said: "My dear friends, what is the situation in the Qin Kingdom? There will be a chance for you to understand in the future. But now, you must train a hundred thousand sailors for me."
"The unification of the world is imminent, and I can't wait any longer."
Dongfang Yu developed secretly in Beiliang for more than two years, with sufficient food, and later captured Dingzhou and Zhengzhou. Qin's grain supply has expanded to a huge extent.
"Of course, the 100,000 Qin troops I gave you are just new recruits who have been trained for four months. However, four months is enough for these 100,000 troops to reach the height that ordinary soldiers should have." Dongfang Yu said This sentence is somewhat contradictory, but it is correct.
The standard is naturally up to the training standard for Dawu soldiers, but it is far from the Qin army's training standard.
But four months is enough.
The two of them looked at each other, with a fighting spirit in their eyes, and immediately bowed and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, with the two of us, we will definitely train a force for Your Majesty that is stronger than the Shandong Navy... Da Qin Navy."
"good!"
"Now, I will appoint Yu Haoming as the first ship and fleet governor of Da Qin, to command all the fleets of Da Qin. Order, allocate 50,000 troops for you to train!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yu Haoming's eyes were firm and he bowed respectfully.
"Appoint Qi Lanyin as the governor of our first navy in Great Qin, and allocate 50,000 people to Dingzhou for training! Order, Gute bestows Qi Lanyin's navy as the Qi family army."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qi Lanyin immediately bowed.
Seeing that the two of them were reused by the King of Qin when they first came to Qin, Wu Liang behind him was very happy for his Qi Ye.
But he didn't know that Dongfang Yu's eyes had already fallen on the little fat man Wu Liang.
"Wu Liang!"
When King Qin suddenly called him, Wu Liang's body suddenly grew smarter.
"Meet the king..."
After squinting deeply, Dongfang Yu continued to look at the latter, "I heard that when you were in Shandong, you accompanied General Qi to attack the Japanese pirates. He fought for hundreds of miles over several nights, and the Japanese pirates had nowhere to hide! It can be said that General Qi’s right-hand man?"
Hey hey hey!
Scratching the back of his head, Wu Liang smiled sheepishly, "That's true! But this is all the result of my Master Qi, and I listen to my Master Qi."
"Wu Liang, don't be rude!" Qi Lanyin suddenly glared at him. "How can you call me Lord in front of your Majesty?"
Being scolded by Qi Lanyin, Wu Liang immediately became intimidated and did not dare to talk nonsense again.
"Why!"
"It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! I'm not that stingy." Dongfang Yu smiled instead of being angry. Is this a title? What's the big deal.
He is not a small-minded person.
"Wu Liang, you are sincere."
"But... I just like an honest person like you."
"Let's do this! Wu Liang comes forward to listen to the order."
The painting style turned to one side, and Dongfang Yu's face, which was still smiling just now, immediately became extremely serious.
ah!
Wu Liang did not dare to delay. He knew that King Qin wanted to reward him?
"Your Majesty Wu Liang accepts the title!"
"Starting from today, I will make Wu Liang a general and join the Qi family's navy! And he will be made the deputy general of General Qi." Dongfang Yu said seriously.
General...
The King of Qin actually made him a general?
In Wu Liang's mind, he could only feel the buzzing of little bees.
I have been following Master Qi since I was in Taizhou, and later! When the Japanese invasion broke out, he followed Qi Lanyin from Qingzhou to Luzhou, then from Luzhou to Yangzhou, and then again! It hit the sea. After all the merits have been accumulated, it is not an exaggeration to be a general, but the result is! Only a small governor was given.
It's good now. With just one word from the King of Qin, he became a general and the deputy general of Lord Qi. This status is no longer what it used to be.
"My lord Wu Liang, thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Liang bowed with great respect. This credit, for this official position, can be regarded as a well-deserved achievement!
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After appointing officials and delegating official positions, the monarch and his ministers left and went to work on their own affairs.
Dongfang Yu, on the other hand, has already begun planning to conquer Nanzhou.
He called Li Jing, Li Xiaozhi, and Wei Qing.
Had a short meeting.
Although Nanzhou is not rich, it has a large territory. With Qin's current strength, it only needs 10,000 troops and one general. The land of Nanzhou is within easy reach.
"Li Jing, Gu will give you an army of 30,000, and temporarily appoint you as the governor of Nanzhou to capture Nanzhou for Gu, and let you develop it. I will give you the authority to recruit an army of 50,000 for Gu in Nanzhou, with money and food. The Ministry of Accounts will allocate it for you." Dongfang Yu said.
An army of 50,000 plus 30,000 old Qin soldiers, that is an army of 80,000.
"The last general takes command!"
Li Jing couldn't be more suitable to conquer Nanzhou. Nanzhou is Li Jing's home, and no one is more familiar with Nanzhou than Li Jing. and! Dongfang Yu sent Li Jing back to Nanzhou, which could be regarded as exchanging the old with the new, fulfilling Li Jing's wish.
"There are two more people you have to take with you. Gu has already transferred General Lantian back from Beimen Pass. This time! You will take them with you when you attack Nanzhou. There is another person, Xinhai, the governor of Wuwei County. This time He is a very capable person, if you take him with you, he can help you govern Nanzhou and become a great help!"
Lantian has been guarding the North Gate for several years. If he doesn't let it out and sharpen this knife, it will get rusty.
and! Nanzhou belongs to the south, and the temperature is generally much higher than that in the north.
If we set out at this time, around February, we will be able to capture almost the entire territory of Nanzhou.
