Chapter 280 The Palace Council Joins
Half a month later, in the grand palace of the former capital of the Yin Kingdom, Wang Zhifan was sitting on the throne, with four of his close associates below.
Among them were the young generals in armor he brought here to command the troops, as well as two generals he promoted from Yin Guojun, and even the old prime minister of Feng State appeared here.
"Sun Aiqing, as of today, have all the banditry in the country been cleared up?"
At this moment, Wang Zhifan on the throne looked at a young man with a cold temperament who was standing bowed below. , asked this young general in armor who had grown up in half a month of continuous battlefield killings.
"Report to your Majesty! In the near future, we have jointly dispatched with General Han and General Liu, and have completely eliminated all banditry in the territory. Whether it is the old land or the new land, they have completely surrendered to the rule of the king. There is no foothold for any rebellious officials and traitors. ”
< br>The armor-clad young general named Sun immediately answered sonorously and forcefully after hearing this. He did not take all the credit on himself. He mentioned two other generals promoted by Wang Zhifan from the original Yin army, saying that these locals played an important role. Small effect.
"Well... no one will forget the merits of the generals..."
Wang Zhifan then nodded with satisfaction.
The reason why he specifically asked about the progress of these people was because he did not directly participate in the recent battles with these people. It was entirely their own command to conquer other cities in Yin State and eliminate them. It can be said that some of the short-sighted resistance forces of the original Fengguo have made real contributions.
In the past few days, apart from arranging clones to secretly monitor their progress outside from time to time, he has almost been practicing in the New King's Palace, which means he has not left the big palace where their current parliament is.
"Old Prime Minister, have you finished counting all the warehouses in Yindu?"
After asking about the war, Wang Zhifan then smiled and looked down at the old man in civilian clothes who looked a little depressed.
This old man has been very busy since he was transferred from Fengdu a few days ago, because the assets of Yin State, that is, the national treasury, are richer than they imagined, with all kinds of wealth and materials for the old man. I haven't even come up with a complete list. It can be said that it hurts and makes me happy.
“Your Majesty, the old Yin Kingdom has plundered a lot of people’s wealth, and the warehouses are piled up like mountains. I am really busy these days. I would like to ask Your Majesty to give me a few days of grace.”
Old Xiangguo cheered up and answered Wang Zhifan, frankly admitting that he had failed to complete the task.
“Don’t be anxious, Prime Minister. I am not in any hurry to do this. If you are tired, it doesn’t matter if you take a few days of rest. As long as you can make logistical preparations for the next time I personally go on an expedition.”
Wang Zhifan knew very well what kind of workload it was. The only person he could trust to manage the finances was this old minister. It would not be easy for him to put all the wealth of the old Yin State into the national treasury.
“There are still too few people, so I only occupied a small area of Yin State and I already couldn’t swallow it. It feels impossible to complete the hegemony later...”
It was pretty much what he expected. , a major difficulty in this dungeon lies in the operation, and he has less territory and fewer people under his command, so even if he can defeat other countries, it will be difficult to digest, and he has been waiting for half a month for this in vain.
"Your Majesty, the last general has received intelligence today. There is suspected movement in Tao State. There are clues indicating that they will dispatch Zu Tao to attack the old capital."
Seeing Wang Zhifan finish asking, General Sun then began to report that he was very worried. One thing I care about is when the foreign war of Fengguo, which has just expanded its territory, will break out.
"Zu Tao? But the strongest Tao Yong cultivated by King Tao's court?"
Wang Zhifan reacted as soon as he heard this word. It was natural for Tao King to be hostile to him. He knew it, but he himself was not prepared to live peacefully with Tao Guo, so he had a good understanding of their trump card strength.
"What the king said is absolutely true. Tao's strength is much stronger than that of ordinary Tao Yong. It will not be easy for our army to resist it at present. We must have at least 50,000 troops to resist it."
General Sun then replied that he had also studied this enemy and designed his own tactics, but it would be more expensive.
"Don't worry, General Sun. If Zu Tao really appears, I will conquer it myself."
Wang Zhifan doesn't pay much attention to this potential threat. After all, his goal is But if the Tao Kingdom, which is just a stronger country, cannot handle hegemony, then there is basically no hope of passing the level.
"Also, generals, don't be fooled by Tao Guo's enchantment formation. They will not really attack the old capital. They will only make feign attacks at most. You only need to defend the new capital."
The so-called old capital is actually the original The capital of the Feng Kingdom is located in the mountains. After conquering the Yin Kingdom, Wang Zhifan found that the royal palace in Yindu suited his taste, so he directly designated this place as the new capital. Although a formal ceremony has not been held yet, this statement has already been made It spread among several senior executives.
And he thought that Tao State would not attack Fengdu. On the one hand, it was because Tao State would not have much practical effect except to anger him. On the other hand, he knew that it would be difficult for the Tao Army to march in the mountains. The rugged environment with high heights, short heights and lots of rocks was a kind of torture for the pottery army. They announced that they would attack Fengguo's old land just to distract him and implement a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty knows everything!"
After hearing what he said, several people in the hall responded one after another, especially the two Yuan Yin The generals who were born in China did not dare to miss any opportunity to flatter Wang Zhifan.
"General Han, General Liu, do you two have anything important to report today?"
Wang Zhifan then turned his attention to these two people and asked them questions with a smile.
Even though these two old men were not brought out from Fengguo Mountain, he believed that their loyalty to him would not be inferior to that of the other two.
The reason is that they were all promoted by him from the bottom of the original Yin State army. Their current status depends not only on their own abilities but also on his appreciation, not to mention that they are now among the old people of the Yin State. In his eyes, he was no different from a traitor, and he didn't dare to leave his big tree.
“Your Majesty, I believe that the gates of the royal capital need to be repaired as soon as possible. In addition to being a convenient defense against foreign enemies, it is also to highlight the new atmosphere of the new dynasty and to allow the old people of the Yin Kingdom to feel the love and care of your Majesty. The heart..."
General Han, who was a bit fat, saw Wang Zhifan looking at him and immediately spoke. The suggestion he made was quite unique, and Wang Zhifan understood it as soon as he said it.
"Haha, if Han Aiqing didn't say anything, everyone would have forgotten about the city gate. It's been half a month, and it's time to repair it... Since Han Aiqing mentioned this matter, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?" Wang Zhifan At this time, a big benefit was given to General Han, asking him to recommend talents to be responsible for repairing the city gate. It can be said that the superiors valued him more than this.
"Thank you for your great love! I am humble enough to recommend someone, who is a descendant of the chief craftsman who built the city gate and wall..."
and Wang Zhifan thought He would take this opportunity to recruit one of his own. The candidates he recommended seemed to be based entirely on completing the task, so he didn't bother to ask more questions and asked the Prime Minister to arrange for someone to contact the other party to deal with the matter.
After this link, another tall General Liu was not willing to lag behind and made a suggestion for Wang Zhifan that would have a wider impact.
"Your Majesty! The general sees that our dynasty has many important tasks and a serious shortage of officials. I hope that your Majesty can recruit talented people. Whether they are domestic or foreign, as long as they are talented and virtuous, they should have the opportunity to show their ambitions..."
"Liu General, your idea is quite good, but it is too early... I know that there are rumors outside that there will be a battle between Dafeng and Tao Guo. This battle will not happen. If we find out the result, I am afraid that those foreign talents will not take a fancy to these three melons and two dates."
Wang Zhifan has naturally considered the matter of recruiting talents in this half month, and even sent a clone. He had explored the popular trends among the people, so he knew very well that in the new land of Feng Country, which was the Yin Country that he had just overthrown and occupied, the people did not fully recognize him as their leader.
The reason is that before the Yin State was destroyed, it had always regarded the Tao State in the south as its number one enemy. Their war preparations had always been to guard against the Tao State who wanted to swallow them up, but the current result But Yin State was suddenly occupied by the inconspicuous Feng State to the west. What would this make them think? There is no doubt that Feng State is seriously provoking Tao State and stealing the land that Tao State wants. It happens that many people in Yin State are forcibly conquered by him and hold a grudge. Naturally, they hope that Tao State will come over and bite the dog. It is best. The loss of both sides gave Yin Guo a chance to recover.
In this environment, Wang Zhifan is very sure that real talents will not come to his small temple, which is not stable enough. They will only notice the emergence of this area after he kills Tao Guo. Only then can they consider developing here if they are a truly powerful country.
"However, the country's talents should not be so particular. If you know where there are talents who want to make contributions and govern the country, you can recommend them. They will first work in the army or under the old prime minister, and then they will be promoted based on their merits... ”
In this subtitle In this world, there is no such thing as an imperial examination or a national examination. Talents must be recommended by others or self-recommended. Therefore, Wang Zhifan's words are not surprising. They just let his subordinates know that they can open a lot of convenience doors recently. Even if the turnover of personnel is violent, he, the king, will not blame it.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
General Liu listened carefully to Wang Zhifan and ended the conversation by flattering him.
"If you, my dear friends, have nothing else to do, let this be the end of today's court discussion."
It could be seen that these people were either too tired or walking on thin ice, so Wang Zhifan stopped discussing with them. In fact, he didn't like meetings, but he had to show up every once in a while, otherwise he would be afraid of unstable military morale.
“Old minister resigns.”
“I will resign at the end of my life.”
“I resign from my humble position.”
……
Soon, these subordinates left the palace one by one after Wang Zhifan agreed. Wang Zhifan also stood up from the throne and turned to the inner hall at the back, which was where he lived recently.
“It’s so boring. This dungeon is just a little better than the one I used to sail, but it still feels like I’m in prison... Maintaining a country is really not something I’m good at...”
< br>Privately, Wang Zhifan felt that it was inevitable He had this helpless feeling. As an ordinary person with no background in reality, he couldn't do anything about this level of things. Now he can maintain this situation basically by relying on his personal deterrence of force, and VIP player status brings some basic help.
When he stepped into the door of the inner hall, as expected, he found a thin young man wearing a robe waiting for him inside. That was a man who had been in contact with him several times in the past half month. Player, this is not the first time that the opponent has appeared here.
“Why are you here again? Didn’t I say that it is impossible for me to hand over this country to you? You are not capable of taking on such a big thing.
The best way for our cooperation is in war. You can serve as a special force and your treatment will be as you wish. "
As soon as he saw this player who should be a mage, Wang Zhifan said to him a little impatiently, even though this person hadn't spoken yet.
In the beginning, the player represented by the other party The group contacted him through some small animals. After several exchanges, they sent this young man over, and then the lion asked him to hand over the entire Feng Kingdom to their management, saying that he had no talent in this area and was only suitable to be a general
This kind of thing. The very conceited words immediately made Wang Zhifan feel bad about this player group. To his displeasure, even if he thinks he is not good at managing a country, it is only compared to the indigenous talents in this world. He does not think that these players who also come from the real world are much better than him in this aspect. Is it possible that all of them are Coming from a high-ranking official? And he happens to be proficient in this kind of ancient times? The national management of the world? What's more, both the old land and the new land of Fengguo are owned or conquered by him. He will not give these things to others casually. This is a very simple and popular truth.
" Boss, don’t get me wrong, I’m just here to surrender to you on my own behalf this time. ”
Then the professional mage player replied with a smile after Wang Zhifan spoke displeasedly.
“The group I was in before was not optimistic about the potential of Fengguo that you have. They said that your place was too small to dominate, so they made excessive demands and wanted more dominance to change the status quo. But my ideas are different from theirs. I have specifically investigated There are traces of your battle, and I think this copy is very suitable for your performance. It is not impossible for Fengguo to dominate. If you can agree to my joining, this possibility can be further improved. "
This mage player. Talk eloquently and express your intention.
"What help can you provide me? What conditions do you need me to provide you?"
Although this man seemed to have good intentions, Wang Zhifan was not very polite to him. He asked directly. The unpleasant exchanges in the previous days made him too lazy to pretend.
"I am a lv34 earth mage. I can help you win the war, and my request is very simple. Just let me serve as a strategist or something like that in any army."
No one else. Just think about it and reply.
(End of this chapter)