Liu Yi came to the Flying Tiger Army and gave Gan Ning a requirement to build a 10,000-strong water army within a year and a half, which was not only a strange move for him to deal with Yuan Shao in the future, but also to prepare for the southward in the future. The past does not forget the teacher of the future, with Liu Yi's current strength, he does not want to repeat Cao Cao's mistakes, Gan Ning has gone all out after receiving the order, and the name of the Flying Tiger Army has been recited for future generations, but there is still a great contribution of Mrs. Gan, which is a later story.

After discussing the affairs of the army, Liu Yi specially set up a banquet to entertain the craftsmen in the Flying Tiger Army, in that era, his actions made these craftsmen flattered, and they were a little restrained at first, but after a few conversations, everyone felt that this high-ranking general was very approachable, and seemed to have a lot of understanding about sea ships, so after the initial tension, the atmosphere gradually became warm, and the topic would not leave the improvement of sea ships.

The reason why human beings can continue to develop, imagination is the most critical factor, but this is not obtained out of thin air, and personal vision and knowledge has a great relationship, although in practical operation Liu Yi and these skilled craftsmen are far away, but from the later generations of the era of information explosion, Lang Sheng's vision and knowledge are probably unmatched in this world, sometimes the most lacking is imagination and inspiration, and General Liu can play this role, after following the lord for a long time, Even if it is Zhiru Guo Jia, he can't see through Liu Yi's various abilities.

In Liu Yi's view, the craftsmanship of these skilled craftsmen is far above the later generations, the keel structure of the warships used in the Flying Tiger Army is basically connected by mortise and tenon joints, and then covered with tung oil waterproof, but under their precision handiwork, these warships are also very strong in the offshore, what golden section, bracket force they may not understand, but these physical and mathematical principles have been perfectly embodied in the warship, I believe that as long as they are more inspired, they will definitely come up with a more perfect masterpiece!

This time I came to Fangshan, Xu Gang, a master craftsman who cast weapons and armor for Liu Yi's three brothers, also accompanied him, this is another Taishan Beidou among craftsmen, the essence of Youzhou military armor has always been the envy of the princes of the world, and these strong and light armor must have at least half of Master Xu's credit. In Lang Sheng's eyes, Xu Gang is definitely a figure who can be compared with Lu Ban, so after pacifying Sizhou, he personally went to Bailian Villa to pay a visit and invited Xu Gang to come to Youzhou.

Originally, a top figure in the casting field like Xu Gang was extremely arrogant, and it was extremely difficult for the prince and prince to ask him to make a move, but he was an old friend of the Liu family, and more importantly, Liu Yi would have thoughts and conditions that would make him tempted every time, and only under the rule of Lang Sheng could he really feel the respect from the heart, as the so-called soldier dies for his confidant, and this excellent quality has also been extremely reflected in this master.

Not only the dinner party that day, everyone's discussion lasted for three days, from the internal and external structure of the hull to the use of sails, from the iron covering of key parts to the improvement of the load, these skilled craftsmen discussed under Liu Yi's various whimsical ideas, and put forward a lot of ideas for improvement, which made Lang Sheng excited, maybe in his own hands, China's navigation industry can be developed earlier, he only needs to make a good start, the national strength of the Chinese dynasties in the future, if coupled with the prosperity of navigation," The sun never sets on the empire "Who else is me?" Not to mention anything else, it is in his hands, and he must remove a hidden danger for future generations!

After staying in Fangshan for six days, Liu Yi and his entourage returned to Beiping, and the household registration work of Zhang Hu, Chen Qun, Jian Yong and others lasted for a year, and with the full cooperation of all counties and counties, there have been accurate results, which can also give Liu Yi a clearer understanding of his current strength.

"My lord, there are 37 counties in the five counties of Liaodong, with a total of 413,700 households, 1,369,750 people, and 4 counties and 16 counties in Goguryeo, with 176,000 households, and 965,646 people... The total number of households in the prefectures is 1,437,638, and the population is more than 6,043,000. "In the meeting hall of the Hussar General's Mansion, Chen Qun, a don't drive in Youzhou, is telling Liu Yi in detail the results of this household registration count.

"This inventory, I have worked hard with you." This detailed number listened to Liu Yi's ears, a sense of accomplishment spontaneously arose, the world was in turmoil at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and after a series of natural and man-made disasters, the population of China dropped sharply, from 50 million at the peak of the Han Dynasty to a low of 18 million, and the two states have always been a remote place, but now they have nearly one-third of the population of the Han Dynasty under themselves, how can this achievement not make Liu Yi excited?

What does population mean in this day and age? That is a symbol of strength, more people will have more soldiers, will have enough money and food, and these are Liu Yi's most powerful capital to dominate the world, of course, it is necessary to govern carefully, keep the officials clear and clear, and the administration is effective, so this advantage can be reflected to the greatest extent, so Liu Yi played the Son of Heaven, and set up a special inspection department to assess officials from all over the country.

"This matter is a subordinate duty, how dare you be praised by the lord!" Chen Qun saluted, then returned to his original seat, after several years of experience, at this time he looked more calm and capable. It is important to know that this population inventory was extremely cumbersome and complicated, and that it could be completed within one year under the conditions at that time, which fully demonstrated the effectiveness of the administration under Liu Yi and the efforts of officials in various localities.

"Lord, now our army has 45,000 cavalry of the Iron Cavalry Battalion of the Three Generals, 25,000 Battalions of General Xu Longxiang, 20,000 of General Zhang's Huwei Battalion, 50,000 of Wenyuan Yanyun Battalion, plus the Yellow Shirt Battalion of the Old Fourth Battalion and resident in various places, a total of 200,000 soldiers, more than 70,000 horses, 6,700 taels of chariots, and 36,000 mules and horses. If the lord wants to use troops against Jizhou, he must recruit at least 100,000 to 150,000 soldiers, which needs to be arranged as soon as possible. After Chen Qun sat down, Xi Zhicai naturally took over the topic, and since he voted for Liu Yi, he has always been the head of the army.

"Rest assured, the figures spoken by the drama master have been clearly indicated with various localities, and with the current people's strength, financial resources, and grain storage, there should be no obstacles!" Seeing the inquiring eyes of the lord, Chen Qunyan said.

"What Zhicai said is extremely true, even so, this matter will be arranged by Zhicai, and the required money and food allocation and the chief must fully cooperate, and there must be no mistake." Liu Yi nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, although he has always pursued the strategy of elite soldiers, but this time the opponent is Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, on the premise of not affecting the people's livelihood, this force should naturally be as many as possible.

"Lord, this conscription plans to expand the iron cavalry battalion of the three generals by 20,000, and the second battalion of Longxiang and Huwei is 10,000 each, in addition to the fierce folk customs of Liaodong, a new Liaodong battalion can be added, and the general of Weibei Gao Jingfang is calm and lawful, and the ability to govern the army is not under the public Ming Wenyuan, but he can take this position, and the fourth battalion of the Qinglong and White Tiger plus the personal guard battalion of the lord will also be expanded to 80,000, plus the time required for military training, I think the lord can use 200,000 soldiers in Jizhou in the next year and a half." Xi Zhicai talked eloquently, he had long been confident about the conscription, and the plan was very detailed.

"General Jing Fang, it is enough to take this position, Zhicai's words are also, Feng Xiao, within a year and a half, Tian'er will find out all the details of Ji Yan Erzhou, and when the conscription is decided, I will settle the old accounts of the year with my first brother." As soon as Liu Yi's words came out, everyone agreed with a bang, compared to the previous battles, this time the dispatch of troops is even more important!