Hearing Wang Guo's arrangement, Jiang Shen also nodded thoughtfully.

Could this be the king's love for his people?

Prioritizing those from disadvantaged families so that they can get a decent and stable job?

Although there is some truth, Jiang Shen still has a question to ask the king.

"My king, if a man of prime age comes to answer the call when he is recruiting, on what grounds should his ministers refuse to enlist them?"

Jiang Shen's worries are not unreasonable. After all, if you really come to sign up for the army, and the number of people exceeds the planned number, you have to make a selection.

And the result of the selection is to go to the strong and retain the weak, so there should also be an explanation, right? Otherwise, people will not be convinced!

"Well...... Wang Guo cupped his cheeks and replied casually, "They don't have to worry about food and clothing, just let them have more children at home." ”

Jiang Shen: ...... Is that okay?

Have a baby if you have nothing to do?

But after all, Jiang Shen was the first group of people appointed by Wang Guo, and he knew that the decision made by the king must be accurate, and there must be a deep meaning in it.

Under the guidance of this line of thought, his eyes immediately lit up. He got it!

Why did the king arrange more posts for the poor people to eat? Why encourage the rich to multiply the population?

At the end of the day, it's all about reducing the number of people dying of starvation and encouraging childbearing, so that the population of the sea country can be increased!

Is the current population resource insufficient? Apparently not.

The current sea country is not a stage of shortage of people. But it takes time to grow from birth to being independent!

What happened to the Hip Kingdom during this period of population increase?

Naturally, under the leadership of the king, the sea kingdom became stronger and its territory continued to expand!

Later, as the territory of the sea country continued to expand, it was natural that more people were needed to maintain the operation of the country.

After all, the territory of the Sea Kingdom is still relatively small, and you can go back and forth in a day wherever you go, so you can't see this kind of problem.

After arriving, the territory of the sea country has become larger, and if you directly use the aborigines of that country, it is easy for the local rebellion to rise again after the sea country withdraws its troops.

At this time, it is particularly important that there are enough sea people to occupy the territory in the future.

Sure enough, the king's layout is far-reaching, and just a seemingly inconspicuous recruitment can be arranged to the situation where the sea country will become a hegemon in the future!

Therefore, this time he recruited troops, and he was bound to contribute to the expansion of the territory of the Sea State......

"Minister, take the order!" Thinking about this, Jiang Shen was no longer confused, and was ordered to prepare to quit.

But he seemed to remember the recent situation in the DPRK and China, so he shouted again.

"Minister, get out!"

Leaving Wang Guo dumbfounded.

This dog slave hasn't been back to the court for a long time, is it like this now?

……

Haiguo, Heicheng.

Looking at the truckloads of high-grade building materials pulled in, Lu Ban's eyes straightened.

He has been in Lu for many years, and he has never seen such powerful building materials!

"My God, 10,000 square meters of this kind of building material, Haijun is really a big deal!" Lu Ban couldn't help but sigh.

For a master like Lu Ban, who is proficient in machinery and construction, seeing the right building materials is even more exciting than picking up a treasure.

Lu Buwei smiled at the corner of his mouth: "How about the master?" Am I right? The king is planning to build Pingcheng into a solid fortress, and he will give us Pingcheng a lot of preferential treatment! ”

"Not only are the building materials the best, but even the appropriations are directly given to half of the taxes paid to the six cities, so let's spend hard!"

Lu Ban smacked his lips and couldn't help nodding again and again: "The spirit of Haijun is really very comparable!" ”

"In the eyes of ordinary people, Pingcheng is just a small coastal town, which is dilapidated and not worth mentioning. What's more, now that the general has destroyed the Di Kingdom, Pingcheng is no longer on the frontier, and it seems to have no strategic value. ”

"However, Haijun is prepared for danger in times of peace, and still does not hesitate to smash Pingcheng at a large price, and it is bound to make Pingcheng an eternal fortress of the sea country, so far-sighted, it is really rare in the world."

Sima He, who was escorting this batch of high-grade building materials, couldn't help but smile when he heard Lu Ban's emotion: "Master, I'm afraid you can't imagine that the king is not just going to make Haiguo a fortress!" ”

"The king sent me over, not only to escort the building materials, but also to supervise the construction of the ship, and in the future, this ship will conquer the vast sea!"

"So this Pingcheng is not only a fortress for defense, but also the starting point of a voyage!"

Lu Ban was stunned, a little incredulous. In his impression, isn't the boat the kind of fishing boat that fishes on the river at most?

This vast sea, no one has ever thought of conquering it!

Lu Buwei patted Lu Ban on the shoulder. "The king's thinking is not comparable to us. At first, I thought it would be a fool to dry the water, but I didn't expect it to actually produce salt! And this time, the king must have a new idea, so he sent the Sima brothers to come over to build a ship! ”

Lu Ban's face was solemn and he took over the primary shipbuilding technology brought by Sima He.

Looking at the drawings, Lu Ban kept nodding, and his expression became more and more serious.

"Although this shipbuilding process is not very exquisite, it has given me a lot of inspiration."

Lu Ban said as he turned his head to look at Lu Buwei.

"City Lord Lu, are you interested in changing the gate of Pingcheng according to the structure of the ship?"

Lu Buwei was a little puzzled: "How do you change the city gate to look like a ship?" ”

Lu Ban smiled, "I realized this after watching the primary shipbuilding technology." ”

"The structure of the ship is more airtight than the ordinary city gates and walls, and it is possible to build independent cabins. Castle lord, how strong would it be if these cabins were equipped with archers? It's much better than just the jagged walls, right? ”

"And the structure of the ship can also be used for storage and drainage. With a little modification, I can expand its storage and specify the direction in which it drains. If it's used on the battlefield, what if we store oil in it, drain it, and let it spread to the enemy camp? ”

"What if the archers in our cabin still have arrows with fire?"

"In addition to this, there are also decks, sails, and other ship structures, which are applied to the walls and gates......"

Luban gushed. Lu Buwei's eyes also lit up.

If it is usual, building a city gate like this is really a very cost-effective thing. But now Pingcheng is not short of money, nor is there a shortage of building materials!

Lu Buwei used to wonder what the king would spend on so many good things, but now it seems that the king's intentions are obvious!

Giving so many resources and letting Sima He bring shipbuilding technology, isn't this just letting Pingcheng fully apply the skills of shipbuilding?

The king's strategy is terrifying!