To know.

Jiang Li is now the lord of a city. He is no longer just the leader of a small gang. He has taken control of a city and has his own territory.

Now.

If you want to protect your own territory and interests, you need the support of strong force.

Without an army to protect the city, if the barbarians and demons come to kill them, it will definitely be a disaster, and even the city will be captured by the demons and barbarians.

and.

Jiang Li's ambition is not just satisfied with Yong'an City.

Article 2 of the Three Laws of Humanity.

As long as Jiang Li can capture the demon and barbarian cities, these captured cities and territories belong to Jiang Li and no one can interfere.

By the time.

Continuously grow the size and strength of the mechanical army.

Jiang Li can even establish a ‘dynasty’, ‘dynasty’, ‘imperial dynasty’…

And there is.

Creating a mechanical legion requires massive resources and elixirs, and unlocking powerful units also requires soul fire, which comes from the souls of living creatures.

This requires killing!

Attacking monsters and barbarians is a good choice.

You can also plunder resources.

That's all.

Only a strong and fertile country can afford a strong army.

Fight to feed war and plunder resources.

the most important is.

Qinglin City and Huangcheng have formed an irresolvable feud with Jiang Li, and both sides will take action sooner or later, so Jiang Li has already made a decision in his heart.

That is to find a way to capture Qinglin City and Huangcheng.

before this.

We also need to quell ‘internal worries’.

"Instructor Hong, I give you the authority to recruit troops throughout the city. If anyone in the Tianlang Gang wants to join the city guard, they can also join."

Jiang Li said.

"Sir, recruiting troops is a good thing, and my subordinates are naturally willing to do it."

Hong Tianqi nodded and said, "But, what about military pay?"

"Military pay..."

Jiang Li coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Hong, you have to understand my difficulty. It's hard to make money these days, and my money is very tight."

"Lord City Lord, how can we recruit troops without military pay?"

Hong Tianqi said.

"Well, last time I collected a lot of trophies from Qinggu Valley, I'm going to leave them all to you. It's up to you to decide whether you want to sell them or distribute them to new recruits.

"

Jiang Li waved his hand and said boldly.

"But City Lord, this is too..."

Hong Tianqi opened his mouth.

"That's what we'll do for the time being. If it doesn't work, we'll think of another way."

Jiang Li waved his hand, "Go and do the work."

"Yes, City Lord."

Hong Tianqi had no choice but to accept the order.

In fact.

Jiang Li's decision to ask Hong Tianqi to recruit troops was just a temporary measure, and Jiang Li never really intended to use the city guards as his main force.

Recruiting troops can only be considered a trivial matter.

"Information Mechanical Soldier No. XX01, immediately contact Information Mechanical Soldier No. XX04 and inquire about their progress in Pingding City."

Jiang Li waved.

"yes."

Information Machine Soldier No. XX01 nodded, walked to Jiang Li's side, raised his right hand, and projected a light curtain on his wrist, making contact with Information Machine Soldier No. XX04.

"Information Machinery Soldier No. XX04 has seen the Lord."

within the screen.

Information robot soldier No. XX04 appeared and saluted Jiang Li.

"Um."

Jiang Li nodded, "How is the situation? Have the elixirs I asked you to bring over been sold out? How many ordinary medicinal materials have been purchased? When can we return?"

"Reporting to the Lord, the elixir market in Pingding City is much larger than that in Yong'an City. However, we sold a large number of elixirs in a short period of time, which has had a big impact on the elixir market in Pingding City, causing the price of elixirs to rise.

Reduced."

Information Mechanic Soldier No. XX04 replied: "Furthermore, coupled with our large purchase of common medicinal materials, the price of common medicinal materials has increased."

"Of course, these are still within the acceptable range."

"It's just that the impact of the elixir market caused the Chamber of Commerce in Pingding City to be greatly affected and lost a lot of money. Therefore, during this period, some people from the Chamber of Commerce came to cause trouble."

"It's just a chamber of commerce, don't bother with it."

Jiang Li said in a deep voice: "I just want medicinal materials."

"Lord, we can't ignore it anymore."

Information Mechanic Soldier No. XX04 said: "Because most of the medicinal materials are in the hands of these chambers of commerce, they don't sell them, or they insist on raising the price, which is not a good thing for us."

"..."

Jiang Li frowned and said, "Tell Hua Tian to buy as many medicinal materials as you can and send someone back to Yong'an City immediately."

"As for the matter of the Chamber of Commerce, let him go to Dong Lin for help and see if there is any way to solve it."

"Yes, Lord."

Information Machine Soldier No. XX04 nodded in agreement.

Buzz!

The light curtain goes out.

Jiang Li asked No. XX01 to close the communication.

night.

Jiang Donglai’s residence.

brush!

Jiang Donglai tied the letter paper to the pigeon's leg, then released the pigeon. The white pigeon flew directly into the sky and disappeared into the night.

Fly towards the direction of Heilong County.

"Jiang Li, Jiang Li, you asked for this."

A sneer appeared on Jiang Donglai's face.

the next day.

Jiang Li officially moved into the city lord's palace, and then held an installation ceremony, notifying the whole city, and all the people came to observe.

From today on, Jiang Li officially becomes the city lord of Yong'an City.

at the same time.

Jiang Li renamed Yong'an City: Daxia City.

that day.

At the city gate, the plaque reading "Yong'an City" was removed and replaced with a stone plaque with the three characters "Daxia City" engraved on it, which is very conspicuous.

County government.

Han Liqi also officially took office on this day. On the day he took office, he began to recruit "yamen servants" and "catchers" from all over the city, and the treatment was quite good.

The monthly rate is very high.

To know.

There are only so many young people in Daxia City, and their number is limited.

The city guard and the county government recruited people at the same time. Compared with the shabby military salary of the city guard, the treatment of the county government was even more attractive.

so.

This resulted in Hong Tianqi not being able to recruit many new soldiers in the end. However, the county government quickly recruited all the people and began to operate normally.

These things.

Jiang Li naturally knew, but did not take care of it. After all, Han Liqi represented the Daqian Dynasty, so he still had to give him some face. If he wanted to recruit people, let him recruit them.

finally.

Hong Tianqi's city guards had only managed to gather 2,000 people.

Three days later.

Good news came from Hua Tian. They had completed the first transaction and had sent people to escort the first batch of medicinal materials from Pingding City back to Yong'an City.

"good."

After Jiang Li got the news, his face showed joy.

In the afternoon.

City Lord's Mansion.

Buzz! Buzz!

Jiang Li was practicing martial arts, and his thunder qigong was running, absorbing the energy of the 'blood refining bead' in his right hand, refining it, integrating it into himself, and condensing his internal power.

these days.

As long as Jiang Li has time, he will practice internal skills and enhance his internal strength. The reserve of internal strength has almost reached the level of opening up the first serious sect.

"You can't go in."

The anxious voices of Chaoyang and Mahan came from outside.

boom!!!

Jiang Li looked up and saw that the door of his courtyard had been kicked open with brute force. Several people rushed in from the outside. Looking around, his eyes immediately fell on Jiang Li.

"Bold Jiang Li, you actually dare to use the evil 'blood refining beads' to practice martial arts."

Among these people.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a strong build, and a fierce aura. He glared angrily and pulled out the long knife from his waist with a 'clang' sound.
Chapter completed!