After this period of optimal combination, the personnel composition of the army has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Moreover, as a result of the recruitment of a large number of physically strong young people of school-age from southern Sichuan, the atmosphere in the army has been completely renewed, military discipline has been markedly improved, and combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced.

In order to show the demeanor of the Yunnan army, Jian Zheng specially arranged for 1,500 well-trained soldiers to wait in the east school field to meet the inspection of the envoys.

When Li Yi and Jian Zheng accompanied Shao and Le into the school field, more than 1,000 people in the school field, more than a dozen phalanxes, lined up in a neat formation, suddenly hit the ground with guns at the same time, and let out an earth-shattering shout together.

'The officers and soldiers of Yunnan of the Han Dynasty warmly welcome the arrival of the imperial envoys. ’

Although Shao Le and the others were well-informed, they were obviously taken aback by this momentum, and although they quickly came to their senses, they were still shocked by this alternative scene.

How can there be such a welcome in this era? It's too thunderous!

After being shocked, the two envoys couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

It seems that the gimmicky welcome method designed by Li Yi and Jian Zheng has received quite good results!

Next, sitting on the reviewing stand with a pergola, the infantry and cavalry phalanxes took turns against the scorching sun.

In the neighing of war horses, a phalanx of infantry with halberds and bright armor marched neatly and forcefully, slowly passing through the review stand, and Shao Le and the two who were watching nodded incessantly.

Although the number of people is a little smaller, this kind of high-spirited momentum, but after Li Yi came here, he strictly supervised and urged the soldiers from all sides to work hard, and tempered it countless days and nights, but the fraud could not be created.

After the review, a live drill was carried out, and the real attack and the changeable formation changes made Shao Le and the two nod frequently, and couldn't stop praising Li Yi and Jian Zheng for managing the army.

At this moment, a pair of simulated soldiers' weapons collided, and the head of the long-pole broadsword in the hand of one of the soldiers suddenly broke under force, and suddenly, the head of the knife went straight to the review stand.

Fortunately, the distance was far away, and the flight speed of the cutter head quickly slowed down, and after drawing a perfect arc curve, it was inserted diagonally on the grass in front of the review table, and it was only two or three meters away from Shao and Le.

The incident happened suddenly, Li Yi hurriedly blocked in front of Shao Tingjuan as fast as he could, and asked loudly, "What's going on?" ”

Jian Zheng had already rushed off the review stand, ran to the two soldiers who were sincerely afraid, snatched the shaft of the long knife, picked up the head of the knife, and observed it carefully.

Shao Tingjuan saw that everyone reacted quickly, and Li Yi was still guarding in front of him, this courage was really commendable, but he also knew that this was just an accident, so he didn't look frightened at all on his face.

Instead, he smiled and said, "Hehe! I didn't expect your reaction speed to be quite fast. However, Li Dashuai, there is no need to pursue anything, I think this is purely accidental! ”

"In my opinion! The knife must have been left too long and rusted, so it was already too bad to collide. ”

"Alas! Come to think of it, except for this counterinsurgency, Yunnan has not been at war for more than ten years! , ordnance knives are like rotten wood, is this kind of thing inevitable! ”

"Don't punish those two soldiers! I also broke out in the rain of guns and arrows, and there are many such accidents, and I will not take them to heart. ”

At this time, Jian Zheng also embarrassedly walked up with the knife head and knife shaft, and placed it on the table, and the big guys all came over to take a closer look, and found that as Shao Tingjuan said, the connection between the knife head and the knife shaft had long been rusted, and such a dilapidated weapon, how could it resist a vigorous collision!

When Li Yi saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly had an idea, sighed slightly, and said, "Yes! Shao Gong's many years of career as a horse soldier is indeed clear, and Yunnan has not been warred for many years, and the weapons are probably deserted. ”

"After the rebellion was put down, I originally wanted to concentrate on refurbishing weapons and equipment, but who would have expected that there would be another large-scale invasion of the victims of southern Sichuan into Yunnan, and the little financial resources accumulated in Yunnan would be almost exhausted."

"How can you sit and eat for a long time, fortunately now you have found a way to make money, over time, we still have a lot to do in Yunnan!"

Shao Tingjuan was surprised and asked suspiciously, "Oh! Yunnan has been tired for a long time, if there is a source of wealth, not only is it not a problem to overhaul the armament, but the people of the entire Yunnan have benefited greatly, which is the hope of the community and the blessing of the people! ”

"I don't know what Li Dashuai's way of making money refers to?"

Li Yi smiled slightly and said: "Don't hide it from the envoy of Shao Palace, when I first came to Yunnan, I deliberately sought to promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, make money and benefit the people, but I have been unable to do it." ”

"Through my investigation for a period of time, I found that in Dongchuan, in the north, the copper ore reserves are very rich, the grade is also very pure, and it is easy to mine and refine. If it can be fully exploited, the income will be very high. ”

"If Yunnan can be self-sufficient because of this, wouldn't it save a big burden on the imperial court. So Xia Guan is now working on this work, and I believe that it will soon be rewarded. ”

Shao Tingjuan nodded again and again: "Hmm! Runyuki's idea is good. Relying only on the method of thrift and thrift, life is always stretched. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if we could open up more sources? Runzhi let go and do it. ”

Seeing that Shao Tingjuan had already been affirmed, Li Yi struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Lord Shao, in particular, the reason why we were able to find the copper mine in Dongchuan this time was thanks to Lu Long, the chief of the Mengluo tribe in the Liuyi region. ”

"He was not only enthusiastic about helping me find a copper mine, but also expressed his allegiance to the Han and hoped to be appointed by the Han. The lower official also expressed his position on the spot, and said that he would soon be played by the imperial court and give him a decent reward, so that he could command the tribes of Liuyi accordingly and conform to the effective jurisdiction of the imperial court over the barbarian tribes. ”

"I haven't had time to report this matter to the imperial court, and it just so happens that the two envoys have come to Yunnan, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"If the imperial court does not hesitate to reward and achieve the goal of peaceful coexistence between Han and Yi, isn't this a good thing to be in favor of the heavens?"

Shao Tingjuan smiled slightly when he heard this: "Of course, this is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people!" Barbarian bondage is not a trivial matter. When you go back, you can write a concerto, and I will say a few more words in front of Your Majesty, and this matter will be done. ”

"Besides, it doesn't cost much for our court to get the population and territory of the barbarians. Not only can it open up territory for the Han Dynasty, but also for Yunnan, there are many less unexpected constraints, and the benefits are not trivial! ”

Li Yi smiled and said: "As the lord said, if we can coexist peacefully with the Liuyi people, our Yunnan will not only be exempted from the scourge of swords, but also the local people are committed to the development of production, what else does the imperial court have to worry about." ”

"It's just that if you rashly absorb people from the barbarians, I'm afraid that there will be people in the court who will oppose it!"