In the Governor's Mansion, Lin Ze casually looked through the latest developments in Shu.
With the assistance of the Governor's Mansion, Qi Zong built three new workshops in the Shu capital, specifically used to build military equipment for the Governor's Mansion.
These three workshops, which took nearly a month to build, can produce 3,000 high-quality swords, 100 crossbows, 300 armors and several arrow feathers every month after they are officially put into operation.
To this end, Lin Ze has placed an order for no less than three million kilograms of pig iron to the Ba family, which will be delivered within one year, and the payment will be settled on site, that is, the Ba family will deliver the iron to the workshop, and after the workshop confirms receipt, Lin Ze
Just pay immediately.
For this reason, the Ba family specially gave a 30% discount, which made both parties happy.
Widow Qing was very satisfied with Lin Ze's attitude and reciprocated the favor. The Ba family fully mobilized their family influence to assist Han Xin in recruiting soldiers. In just one month, they recruited 3,000 qualified recruits.
There was also a steady stream of people applying, but Han Xin and Yu Ziqi were very busy.
Yes, Yu Ziqi was also busy. With Lin Ze's recommendation, he became the captain as he wished, but he commanded more than five thousand troops.
Under Lin Ze's instruction, if some of the people who came to apply for recruitment did not meet the recruitment standards of the Sirius Army, and were not bad enough, they would be accepted as government soldiers first. At that time, the Sirius Army would select people from the government soldiers.
Regarding this, Yu Ziqi did not dare to complain at all. Everyone knew that the Heavenly Wolf Army was the darling of Young Master Hu Hai and Lin Ze. If you don't see Zhang Han and Li Xin, they are still staying in Shangqiu. Grandma doesn't care, and uncle doesn't love them either.
of.
What made Yu Ziqi feel at ease in making wedding clothes for the Sirius Army was that Lin Ze personally promised him that when the time was right, he would be in charge of the real elite, at least 10,000 people.
At the same time, under Hu Hai's "invitation", Jiange elder Ben Lei led his disciples to serve as the coach of the new army.
It has to be said that after Jingmeng successfully assumed the position of master of the Jiange Pavilion, Ben Lei's situation was not very good, so Lin Ze took this opportunity to find another capable coach for the Sirius Army.
If Ben Lei wants to curry favor with Hu Hai, he cannot tolerate him not teaching the Sirius Army diligently.
Not to mention Sikong Ma, he personally took people to counties to take exams for county officials. Anyone who was incompetent was taken down on the spot and replaced with someone else. In the blink of an eye, three counties, twelve counties, and eight counties were replaced.
A chief officer.
Of course, it was only a temporary replacement. It was officially necessary for Hu Hai to write to Emperor Qin, who would approve it in person.
In this regard, Lin Ze hinted to Hu Hai that if Emperor Qin refused to agree, he would use his best "crying show" and there would always be a chance to solve it.
Xu Gaoguo is also very comfortable. The examples of the three major aristocratic families are there. The other small aristocratic families are so proactive in paying grain taxes, for fear that if they fall behind, the governor's office will find a reason to deal with them.
The aristocratic family owns more farmland and manors than the common people combined, so they can easily complete more than half of their tasks.
Following Lin Ze's order, Wu Fan tried his best to explore the distribution and strength of the barbarians in Shu. A map of the distribution of barbarian forces gradually took shape.
The barbarians were Lin Ze's next target. They could not only train troops, but also gain some unexpected benefits.
It’s just that the time for the conquest is not yet ripe, because in Lin Ze’s imagination, the Tianshi Dao that deals with the barbarian wizards has not yet surrendered. If there are no disciples of the Tianshi Dao to accompany the army to deal with the barbarian wizards with various scheming methods, the Sirius army will be elite no matter how elite it is.
If it were doubled, I'm afraid the losses would be heavy.
Why did the previous governor-general of Shu always adopt a soft policy? It was not because it could not deal with the barbarians, but because the cost was too high and there were obstacles from the Shu family, so it had to settle the matter.
Although Lin Ze didn't care much about the losses, he expected to train more elite soldiers as soon as possible, so he would make the best use of everything.
Seeing this, Lin Ze remembered that he had asked Wu Fan to arrange for someone to bring the contemporary Celestial Master of Celestial Master Dao to Shu. Half a month ago, Wu Fan sent a reply from Celestial Master Dao, saying that the contemporary Celestial Master was in retreat and it would take half a month.
I won't leave customs until a month later, so I will definitely come to see you at that time.
Lin Ze couldn't help but glance in the direction of Hanzhong and said silently: "I hope Tianshi Dao can be more sensible and don't force me to use some extraordinary means."
Wu Fan really came to his mind and came to report in a hurry: "Master Qi, the Heavenly Master is coming to the capital of Shu and is expected to arrive at the Governor's Mansion tomorrow." After saying that, he stood there, hesitating to speak.
appearance.
Lin Ze nodded slightly and said, "It's finally here. I've been waiting for a long time."
When he noticed something strange on Wu Fan's face, Lin Ze frowned slightly and said, "Speak directly if you have something to say, why are you acting like this?"
"According to reports from spies, there is a powerful man following the contemporary Celestial Master. His aura is far above the peak of the sixth grade. He is suspected to be a grandmaster," Wu Fan finished in one breath, with a look of relief on his face.
Lin Ze's brows were really furrowed now. The Tianshi Dao was actually supported by a strong master in the master realm? No, a grandmaster who came from Shu, was he really not afraid of death?
Lin Ze recalled what Xiao Jin had said, that the normal concentration of seventy-two acupuncture points is the peak of the sixth level. Maybe the person he followed was not a grandmaster, but the peak of the peaks?
In any case, when we meet tomorrow, we will know for ourselves that it is useless to think too much here. Lin Ze then waved his hand and said: "I understand, please step back."
Wu Fan bowed and bowed to leave, but secretly thought in his heart: Your Excellency is really extraordinary, even a strong master at the master level can deal with it so calmly. You know, when he learned the news, he was shocked for a while.
To be honest, Lin Ze was not very worried even if he was a true grandmaster. Otherwise, he had already seen that as long as Emperor Qin was still around, no one would dare to be arrogant to Hu Hai, not even a grandmaster.
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The next morning, Lin Ze condensed another branch. So far, three of the twelve branches in his body had condensed. At the current speed, it would take at least nine months for him to break through to the fifth level.
level.
Although Lin Ze is in a hurry, he has no better way. According to Xiao Jin's prediction, if the foundation is stable, one month is the limit to condense one branch. If it is too fast, the foundation will be unstable, let alone difficult to break through.
If you are a Grandmaster, you may not be able to enter even if you are at the sixth level.
Lin Ze had no choice but to practice step by step. In the extra time, Lin Ze focused on martial arts. He had mastered the unique move "War in the Sky" from the God of War Illustration.
Lin Ze even incorporated the killing power taught by Gongsun Qi into his sword skills, greatly increasing his attack power.
As soon as the hour passed, Lin Ze finished his morning martial arts class and was about to wash up. Wu Fan came in to report: "Master Qi, the contemporary Celestial Master of Celestial Master Dao has brought an attendant outside the house to ask for an audience. Can they be allowed in?
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Lin Ze immediately replied: "Bring the person to the living room, I will be there immediately."
After Lin Ze finished washing up and changed into a comfortable official uniform, he stepped into the living room and exclaimed: "It's you."