At the intersection of Surabaya and Yishui, after the State of Wu defeated the State of Chu, in order to contain the remaining forces of the State of Chu, it ignored the protests of the State of Xu and directly built a military base.

Because it is not far from Lucheng in Xu State, and you can take the waterway from Surabaya, you can go back and forth several times a day. Therefore, this military base was named Luxiang.

After the remnants of Zhongwu's country were annihilated, the stability of the entire region was mainly due to Wu Jia, the number one thousand and hundreds in Luxiang.

And with the dramatic changes in the Battle of Biyang, the big guys in the Wu Kingdom were not idle. They took this opportunity to directly expand Luxiang, and then got stuck at the intersection of Surabaya and Yishui.

Lu Township was upgraded to Lu County, and at the same time, civilians were mobilized to start building the city directly.

There was no rush to build the city this time. In addition, Li Jie, the fierce man ordered by the king, had good relations with Ju, Xi, and Tan, so he could transport a large amount of stone to Lucheng along the Yishui River.

Because the stones in Lucheng were piled up as beams, the people who were drafted called Lucheng "Lüliang".

So after the Battle of Biyang, in this vast area where peace was restored, three large construction sites strangely appeared. The Song Dynasty built the Great Wall in Xiaocheng to defend Wu and Jin; Wu built the Great Wall between Surabaya and Yishui

Luliang and Biyangguo remained the same as before, continuing to polish the "Second Ring Road" and at the same time began planning the "Third Ring Road".

"Shou Li, we are almost at Luliang."

"Lu Liang...this name really makes me want to complain."

County Magistrate Li now especially wants to shout loudly: Shanxi friends, where are you? Raise your hands!

"?????"

The confused Sha Dong didn't even know what the boss was talking about. After putting away the map, Sha Dong said again: "Shou Li, some righteous men have been complaining recently."

"Are you complaining about the intensity of training, or the difficulty in learning cultural knowledge?"

"Both."

Sha Dong cupped his fists and said: "Sou Li, why don't you divide the martyrs again? Select the best ones as your confidants?"

"Hmm..." Li Jie was noncommittal. It's not like he hadn't considered this matter. After all, it's impossible to ask those losers with mixed backgrounds to be like the crocodile man and the brave man, and have to accept the hard work of Li, someone like him.

"Dong, based on your observation, how many elites can be selected from 30,000 martyrs?"

"One or two thousand."

"What standard?"

"Candidate brave man."

"Um."

Nodding, Li Jie fell silent again. Strictly speaking, there were quite a few multinational troops that Li Jie could mobilize, but he didn't want multinational troops. Instead, he was willing to train and train the unorganized and undisciplined civilians. After all,

, how to train a multinational force? As long as he does not give up his nationality, he is not one of our own.

As for these unorganized and undisciplined trash among the people, as long as he can afford to pay them, these people will work hard for him.

These days, giving someone who stutters is enough to make many people give up.

“Eating well” is a luxury wish for most people.

But in Li Jie's place, crocodile people and brave men can all "eat well", and they eat very well.

"What do you think of the remaining people?"

"When you fight, you can prepare."

To put it bluntly, in Sha Dong's view, since these people are not willing to endure hardship, it is impossible to give them more credit for their efforts. Without credit, there is no gain. This is a matter of course.

If you don’t want to sweat in normal times, how can you bleed during war?

At this time, the power in Li Jie's hands is still relatively chaotic, both in terms of management and membership, it is extremely chaotic.

However, Li Jie does not have the foundation for restructuring now, and the population under his rule is too small. Even if it is half the size of the Gusu Wangji area, it will not be so embarrassing.

In terms of talent selection, it is very embarrassing and requires frantic internal digging.

As for digging inside, you must be strong enough, otherwise hundreds of thousands of savages will be just like that no matter how much you dig. Hundreds of thousands of illiterate people, if you pick one out of ten thousand, there will only be a dozen clever ghosts and clever insects.

Therefore, Li Jie's operation is to "elite" those who follow him wholeheartedly, especially the crocodile people, which are the backbone of Li Jie's expansion at any time.

It's just that the type of education that the Crocodiles receive is very biased. They are good at fighting and troop building, and they are even good at completing military training in a similar manner.

But they are just soldiers, not bureaucrats, and cannot perfectly undertake local construction.

Li Jie was not in a hurry because he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, but Sha Dong and other Li Jie's henchmen were a little anxious.

After all, Li Jie's current territory is so large, but the only people who can take advantage of it are Shang Wuji, Ji Ba, and Ying Jian.

The scholars who defected to Jiangyin City were almost all the elites of the small Jianghuai country and the big country, and they had never considered switching to Li Jie, a township enterprise affiliated to the Wu State Group.

After all, Sha Dong doesn't have much knowledge. Although he has a good view of the overall situation, which is a talent, he can only learn from others in how to solve the talent problem.

Thirty thousand righteous men are difficult to manage, and if people's hearts are not aligned, then cut off the uneven parts, and make the rest... elite!

"Tell me what you think."

"Sou Li, after the selection of thirty thousand righteous men, the rest cannot be called righteous men."

"oh?"

Li Jie was stunned for a moment, very surprised, "If you don't call him a righteous man, what do you call him?"

"The rest of the people, the people who follow the scholars, can be called 'Yi Cong'."

"It's interesting."

This change of title actually means to increase status.

He was originally a "scholar", although it was a fake, but it still gave him a lot of face when he told it. Some Qi martial arts relied on this method last winter. They went back to their hometowns to cheat on food and drink, and completed the class jump in one fell swoop.

In the local area of ​​​​Qi State, they were mixed into "shi".

But this year, if Li Jie listened to Sha Dong's suggestion and changed his "righteous man", then most people would not be able to cheat and drink so easily.

"Yicong..."

Touching the beard on his face, County Magistrate Li thought for a while and said, "Just do it."

"Do you want to inform the generals of other countries?"

"No, we are doing our own thing. It is up to other countries whether they want to follow suit or not."

If those "righteous men" who are unwilling to work hard are changed to "righteous men", I guess generals and officials in most countries will applaud.

The "Justice League" is now dominated by Li Jie's family, and Li Jie's "coquettish operation" means that to other countries, Li Jie is destroying his martial arts skills.

There will definitely be a large number of wavering "Yi Cong" who will simply jump ship and run away.

Being able to weaken Li Jie is always a good thing for most members of the "Justice League".

Sure enough, when Li Jie conveyed this decision to his subordinates, the generals and officials from all over the world were shocked at first, and then expressed their firm support for the general's decision.

After Li Jie conveyed this decision, the seven captains of the "Yi Dan Battalion" immediately rushed to Li Jie and expressed their loyalty, saying that their troops would definitely carry forward the style of hard work and persist in the spirit of hard work and absolute success.

Don't embarrass the general.

After the seven captains expressed their loyalty, Jia Gui, the head of the "Yi Dan Camp" in Xuecheng, who was currently highly regarded by General Li Jie, stayed behind to report to the general.

"Have you checked it out?"

"Your Majesty, General. Fortunately, you have lived up to your command."

Ever since the word "xingbu disgrace" came out, it has been widely circulated, and Jia Gui is quite skillful in using it.

"Tell me."

"General, it is also a coincidence that my old friend from the Xiao Kingdom is now not only Xiao Chengwei's charioteer, but also helps in charge of the banquets at Xiao Chengwei's house."

"Huh? You don't have to be a close confidant to be appointed."

"Who says otherwise?" Jia Gui smiled and whispered, "General, this old friend of mine is already the nephew-in-law of Lieutenant Xiao Cheng."

"Even if this is my niece-in-law, I won't let him be in charge of the family banquet."

County Magistrate Li still finds it strange that such a very important position is usually held by the elderly in the family, or even by confidants who have been passed down for generations.

"Hehe...hey, this friend of mine is staying at Lieutenant Xiao Cheng's house."

"Sister-in-law."

Moving into a house means marrying into a wife.

This surprised County Magistrate Li. He never expected that Captain Jia's old friend would actually have such a strong man.

"No wonder..." Li Jie nodded repeatedly. After marrying into his wife, his status was basically that of a slave. Li Jie didn't know who Xiao Chengwei was, but as expected, he should be from a big family in the Song Dynasty. Such a big family,

Someone was sent to the Xiao Kingdom's hometown, so I guess it won't be too bad.

A son-in-law who has no foundation and is used as a trusted servant has nothing to fear. He is even more at ease with the family owner than some three-generation old men.

Because such a guy must be a dog, not a wolf.

"What does it cost?"

"General, don't worry. I have never bribed you. This old friend of mine lived in Peng State. I was working in Pengcheng at that time, so I ate with him."

"Yes, he is a man who repays his kindness, okay."

After saying this, County Magistrate Li thought for a while and said, "Let someone send ten 'Big Red 01' horses over."

"yes!"

Captain Jia was immediately overjoyed. He never expected that the boss would be so bright. He immediately said energetically, "General, the Song Dynasty people are indeed building a city in Xiaocheng. The Great Wall starts from the banks of the Surabaya River and may be built to the Suishui River."

"So long? How many civilians did the Song Dynasty mobilize?"

"I heard that all the counties and cities east of Shangqiu are going to send people."

After saying that, Captain Jia added, "This is the order of the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. No one dares to disobey it."

"Dai Ju?"
Chapter completed!