Tang Yin originally wanted to refuse Guo Tong's invitation, but then he thought that it would be good to have a good relationship with his right-hand man. At least he would have someone to speak for him in the court. He nodded with a smile and said, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Guo.
Got it!"
"Oh! His Royal Highness Feng Wang is too polite." Guo Tong hurriedly raised his hands and saluted.
After bidding farewell to Guo Tong, Tang Yin returned to his palace. After lunch, the ministers of the Feng Kingdom, headed by Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji, came one after another to start the Feng Kingdom's court meeting. The Feng Kingdom's court meeting was comparable to that of the imperial court.
The discussion was much more practical, with no empty words or false talk. What was discussed was all important military and political matters.
Now Tang Yin is most concerned about the issue of military strength. After the court meeting began, he first asked Qiu Zhendao: "Prime Minister Qiu, how is the recruitment of new soldiers going recently?"
Qiu Zhen came out of the queue, bowed his hands and saluted, and replied: "Back to the king, the newly added and trained 200,000 troops have been sent to the Hedong military camp. Currently, there are still 100,000 new soldiers being trained in the capital, and there are also nearly 100,000 wounded soldiers.
Everyone, one hundred thousand new soldiers can be transferred to Hedong in one month, but it will take at least three months for the wounded soldiers to regain their combat effectiveness."
Tang Yin fell into deep thought and silently calculated in his mind that 200,000 new soldiers had gone to Hedong. In addition to the 150,000 troops originally stationed there, the strength reached 350,000. A month later, there would be another 100,000 new soldiers. Then
There are more than 400,000 troops. Such a large amount of military strength should be enough to cope with the war against Ning. As for the 100,000 wounded soldiers, they can be used as our own backup and will be sent to the battlefield when the war becomes difficult.
After thinking for a while, he nodded and praised Qiu Zhen: "Well done. Prime Minister Qiu, the recruitment cannot stop. Even if our army is saturated, we must continue to recruit troops!"
Qiu Zhen knew best what Tang Yin was going to do next, so he also understood his intentions, but both Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Zhe frowned.
Recruiting troops and buying horses is not something you can do with just a few words. It requires money. Now, because of Ning Guo’s compensation, Feng Guo’s treasury finally has some savings. If there is another large-scale recruitment like now, I’m afraid this small amount of money will be enough.
The silver will soon be wasted.
What Shangguan Yuanji is worried about is the issue of grain and grass. Although Hedong County, an important grain-producing area, belongs to his side, Feng State has two other counties that have just suffered from floods, and there are many hungry people. If too many troops are collected, it will probably affect
Domestic disaster relief.
The two looked at each other, stepped out of the queue, and said with cupped hands: "If the king continues to recruit troops without restraint, I'm afraid there will be insufficient food and grass in the country (the treasury will be empty)!"
After looking at the two of them, Tang Yin nodded, then stood up and paced back and forth in front of the desk with his hands behind his back. He said, "I know you two have difficulties, but I also have difficulties. If there are not enough reserves in the country,
In terms of military strength, once the battlefield ahead reaches a stalemate, or even loses, and the number of troops is seriously reduced, won't it be difficult for our army to support it?"
Hearing this, the ministers were all shocked. The king's words seemed to mean that there would still be a war!
Zhang Zhe asked: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being foolish. I wonder which country your Majesty will be at war with?"
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said with a dry laugh: "I was just making an analogy, and I didn't say which country I would go to war with. It is always necessary to prepare for a rainy day!"
"But with our current national strength, we really shouldn't be able to maintain such a large army in peacetime..."
Zhang Zhe still wanted to persuade him, but Tang Yin waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "Okay, I understand what you mean, but as the saying goes: The military is a major event for the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. You must pay attention to it.
It is always better to be prepared than to be in a hurry when things change. Let’s leave this matter as it is, no need to discuss it further.”
With one word, Tang Yin stuffed Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Zhe's full thoughts back.
Fortunately, Tang Yin used the money to recruit troops and buy horses, rather than building palaces or having fun, which was more acceptable to the ministers.
Next, Tang Yin asked about domestic food and grass issues, and then ordered Xuan Wang, the general manager of the Ordnance Department, to produce as many weapons as possible for the army. Of course, while listening to Tang Yin's order, Zhang Zhe also
My heart bleeds, the Ordnance Department is a big drain on the treasury.
The entire court meeting, judging from Tang Yin's words and deeds, was completely preparations for war, but people couldn't understand that there was obviously no war in Feng State at present, peace with Ning State had been reached, Sichuan and Zhen States would also attack in the future, and Mo State
The new monarch came to power and even formed an alliance with his own side, so who else could he go to war with?
After understanding the situation he wanted to know and explaining everything he wanted to deal with, Tang Yin sat back on the throne, looked around at the civil and military ministers below and said, "Do you have anything else to do?"
Qiu Zhen came out again and said, "I have something to report."
"What's up?"
"Regarding the martial arts order issued by the King a while ago, the results have now been obtained. A total of 16 strong spiritual warriors have been selected from each county. They have all arrived in the capital and are preparing to compete at the school military field tomorrow to determine the winner.
, if the king can go to watch the battle, even if he pays attention to the military order, the sixteen selected warriors will be inspired, and they will definitely use their full strength in the competition!"
After hearing this, Tang Yin let out a sigh of relief. He almost forgot about it. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Go! This is a must."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise!" Qiu Zhen bowed his hands and saluted, then returned to his original position.
"If there is nothing else, you can go back."
"I'll take my leave."
"Cheng Jin stays." Tang Yin added before everyone left.
After the ministers left, Cheng Jin who stayed behind asked, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
Tang Yin stood up, waved to Cheng Jin, and said, "Let's go for a walk."
Knowing that he had something to say, Cheng Jin followed Tang Yin and walked out of the meeting hall.
When he got outside, Tang Yin looked back and saw that Cheng Jin was far away from him. He smiled lightly and urged: "Hurry up!"
Cheng Jin has always been self-disciplined, and his character is also rigid and rigorous. He dare not walk side by side with Tang Yin. Even if he walks forward, he is still behind Tang Yin.
Tang Yin walked casually without any purpose, and asked as he walked: "Is Yuan Ziyi still behaving well recently?"
Cheng Jin hurriedly replied: "It's very orderly, nothing unusual."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded, then sighed quietly and said, "After Jiaxi is killed in battle, who will take over as the captain of the Second Dark Arrow Team?"
"It's Zhang Xiao."
"Zhang Xiao?" Tang Yin didn't know much about the people in the back because they were secretive.
Cheng Jin replied: "Zhang Xiao is a rising star in the Secret Arrow. He is calm, quick-witted, and quite capable. His cultivation is second to none among the Secret Arrows."
"Oh?" Tang Yin became interested and asked with a smile: "Is he still above you?"
Cheng Jin also smiled, shook his head repeatedly, and said: "There are more and more brothers in the dark arrow, coming from all over the world, and there are many masters among them. There are countless capable people who are stronger than the ministers."
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Cheng Jin, you can't tell. I'm giving you more and more authority in secret shooting, but you are becoming more and more humble. But that's good."
Cheng Jin smiled bitterly, he really hoped that he was being modest, but in fact, the number of advanced dark system cultivators in Dark Arrow was indeed increasing, and there were quite a few of them who were stronger than him.
Tang Yin said: "Since Dark Arrow's manpower is no longer a problem, the internal structure can be divided more finely. It's just a general division into three teams. It's too rough, and the rights of each captain are too concentrated, which can easily cause trouble."
Cheng Jin straightened his face, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty reminds me that after my subordinates go back, they should carefully draw up a plan and then submit it to Your Majesty for review."
"Yes!" Tang Yin responded, suddenly remembered something, and said: "You can ask Yuan Ziyi for advice on this matter."
Cheng Jin was startled and hurriedly bowed and saluted, saying: "I don't dare..."
Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Yuan Ziyi was once a Linglong girl who was in charge of the huge Linglong Sect. She must be outstanding in the management of an organization. You will definitely benefit from asking her for advice."
After a pause, he smiled and said: "While I was away from the capital, she actually stayed in the palace honestly, dressed up like me, and didn't cause any trouble. This surprised me. It can be seen that you
The personal relationship with her must be good too!"
In any case, Yuan Ziyi is still one's enemy and a prisoner of one's side. He has a close personal relationship with Yuan Ziyi and is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Cheng Jin swallowed hard, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates..."
Tang Yin interrupted his explanation and said: "It is a good thing that you can have a good relationship with Yuan Ziyi, so don't be nervous. However, you should also make good use of this and let her do as much work for us as possible. It is best to
She got to our side!"
Phew! Seeing that Tang Yin had no intention of blaming him, Cheng Jin sighed secretly, and he cupped his hands and said, "Yes! I will do my best." As he spoke, he felt a chill on his back. It turned out that the vagina behind him was soaked in cold sweat.
It's so wet.
Tang Yin looked at Cheng Jin who was relieved and said with a smile: "As long as you can win over Yuan Ziyi, I will personally act as a matchmaker for you two." After saying this, he walked out with a smile.
Huh? Cheng Jin simply wondered if his ears had heard it wrong. A while ago, the king just said that there was no possibility between him and Yuan Ziyi. Why did the conversation change now?
However, this change was great news for Cheng Jin. He stood there blankly for a while before he realized what was happening. Seeing that Tang Yin was lucky, he hurriedly caught up with him, his face turned red and he stammered.
Knowing how to reply, he said: "Oh...Thank you, Your Majesty! No, I will do my best..."
It was rare to see the lifeless Cheng Jin blush, and Tang Yin couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, a clear sound of copper bells suddenly came from behind the two of them, and at the same time, a figure flew over from the round arch not far away.