"Puff ......" sounded twice in succession, and both Olki and Antiano stood up straight at the same time, bowed their heads and touched their chests with their right hand in a perfect military salute, and the Bulgarian began to say: "Swear to obey the will of the general!" ”

Antiano, who usually likes to talk a lot, couldn't say anything at this time, but a pair of deep-set eyes shone brightly.

"Sit, sit down!" Luo Kai waved his hand to let the two of them sit down, and only after the two henchmen were in place did he continue: "Don't be so eager, it took the Romans nearly a hundred years to build that city, and it took hundreds of years to completely rule the Mediterranean. How long will it take to rebuild an empire in the East? ”

Building an empire from scratch? This kind of proposition is not something that a few people here can imagine, although Li Ji and Ge Rina have a deep amount of knowledge, although Alki and Antiano have rich combat experience, but the first two think of the Tang Dynasty and the Samanid Dynasty, and the latter two think of Rome.

Limited by the times and vision, about a country, they can only say that there are some vague shadows in their hearts, and Luo Kaixian's words have raised ambition in everyone's hearts, and at the same time, there is confusion and ignorance.

Different from the complex demeanor of everyone, Luo Kaixian's demeanor was firm and calm, facing his henchmen, his reply was: "You two don't need to think too much, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, what I need is your loyalty and obedience, not hesitation and questioning, believe me, just like I promised to bring you back to the East in Athens, it won't be too long, we will rely on Hexi to build a strong country!" ”

Unlike the obscure rhetoric with the upper echelons of the East, when talking to the former gladiator's men, Luo Kaixian would occasionally say a few words in ancient Latin. Among them, it is different from the directness of the Oriental language, and with Luo Kaixian's own thick voice, it seems to be particularly persuasive to conquer people's hearts.

"Yes, General! In the future, you will be the Augustus of the East (1)! Alki replied solemnly in Old Latin.

"Augustus?" Luo Kai repeated a sentence first, then shook his head, and continued to explain in ancient Latin: "Octavian was able to become the monarch of Rome by borrowing the fame of Caesar, using conspiracy and forbearance to exclude dissidents, in fact, weakening the power of Rome, if there were no strong foreign enemies, how could Rome be strong for two hundred years after that?" The world of the East is different from Rome, and this era is completely different from that time, and we will build a new system, and we will build a completely different country! ”

Listening to Luo Kaixian's words, the four people sitting around began to ponder.

Everyone here knows more or less about the rise and fall of Rome, and although it is not necessarily accurate, they know that Luo Kaixian is right—that Rome was able to dominate Europa not entirely because it was strong, but because there was no strong enough opponent.

Li Ji sat up straight and thought about it, gave up the topic of Rome, and said instead: "Right now, the Zhao clan has most of the land, and there are more than 10 million people, how does the husband want to compete with it?" With only more than 100,000 people in Lingzhou, even if there are Hexi tribes, it may be difficult to succeed...... In addition to fighting again, what is the husband's method? ”

I have to say that this little lady is very brainy, and the questions she asks are really critical.

Faced with such a question, Luo Kaixian smiled, not arrogantly or teasingly, but confidently and calmly laughing, "Siniang asked well!" However, Siniang, you seem to have ignored that on the way from Silfan to Hexi, we all took the ordinary road, and in the future, we will be stationed in Lingzhou to control Hexi, how can we be like others? ”

Li Ji was stunned.

Antiano, who had been holding back for a long time, exclaimed excitedly, "I know, Lord!" We have better horses! Sharp weapons! And sturdy armor! There is a tank of fire oil! And the pine cannon...... Ouch! ”

"Shut up!" Olki waved his hand at the big-mouthed head and whispered, "Do you want to tell everyone what we're going to do?" Listen to the general's explanation, if you dare to talk more, I will call Stan to clean you up together! ”

The guy who was hit on the head suddenly squeaked and disappeared again, the so-called one thing descends one thing, and it is nothing more than that.

Luo Kaixian didn't bother to pay attention to the interaction of his subordinates, waved his hand to show that it didn't matter, and continued: "What Antiano mentioned is only the foundation of our existence, excellent weapons can deter the enemy, but they can't conquer people's hearts!" ”

This is not complicated, and several people nodded in agreement.

"Don't forget that we still have floating cars, and four-wheeled vehicles! Not everyone can do that! Luo Kai first mentioned that everyone knew two things, and then continued: "There are even shovels and sickles, don't think these small objects are inconspicuous, you all saw them on the road two days ago, and many people in the village still use wooden lifts when shoveling snow!" ”

"Shovels and sickles? What can I do with those objects? It was Li Ji who asked this, and several other people had the same doubts, but they didn't speak.

"How can it be useless?" Luo Kaixian said calmly: "At least the shovel used to dig the soil will be less labor-saving than the wooden lifting, and the sickle is much better than the firewood knife for cutting grass and feeding cattle and sheep!" You are used to this kind of object, but you never pay attention to it, for example, the gloves on your hands, if you don't have it, everyone will have frostbite on such a cold day...... Do you see the hands of those passers-by? ”

When the weather is cold and clothing is not enough to keep out the cold, what passers-by will look like, as long as they have eyes, they will see.

Compared with Luo Kaixian's detailed comments, while the other three people nodded, Li Ji was a little impatient, "Husband, you are right, but I don't understand, what are the benefits of these small objects and conquering people's hearts?" ”

"Haha......" laughed twice and sighed that this little lady still had a fiery and impatient temper, Luo Kaixian said: "The Zhao family and the Song Kingdom have tens of millions of people, although Hexi is vast and sparsely populated, it is not a barren land, together with Shazhou, Ganzhou, and Guazhou (2), there should be millions of them. And the small villagers are poor and miserable, if my Lingzhou can provide all kinds of people's livelihood objects, who will their hearts be inclined to? ”

"But ......" Li Ji faintly felt that it was inappropriate, and pondered for a while before blurting out: "Those places are mostly foreign ......"

"Interracial?" Luo Kaixian shook his head, "Siniang, you are wrong, many people there have faces that are no different from you and me, how can you be called a foreign race?" In the past, the Tang Dynasty collapsed, wars broke out, and the people were unable to make a living, just to be fed and clothed, how to choose? ”

This is the simplest truth, when there is not enough food and clothing, who cares about what ethnicity and country belong to? After the death of the Tang Dynasty, many Anxi Han people converted to the Green Religion as the most obvious example.

Fire Lady Li Ji is just a little impatient, but she is not a stupid person who doesn't understand the sophistication of human feelings, after a little thought, she understood what Luo Kaixian meant, and drew inferences: "What the husband said is not bad, but I am biased." It's just that...... The husband and the king use things to control people, and there must be many greedy people, and I am afraid that it is rare to find people who sincerely take refuge......"

"Well, Siniang's words are reasonable!" Luo Kaixian praised, "However, my Lingzhou is by no means only tempting with items, and the internal rules are also far superior to others!" Just look at the few deaths on the road before, there is no plague in the camp, and there are few pensions to rely on, everything is in order, just a person with a little vision, you should know that my Lingzhou is not a vulgar place! Even speculators should know how to choose! Siniang, you often walk around the camps, you must know everyone's minds in detail, when you first arrived in Lingzhou a few months ago, why did you cry when the people of Pei Wei's two families left? It's not a grudge, but a reluctance! ”

This is true, there are many rules in Lingzhou, and they were criticized when they first traveled eastward, but now no one is talking about it, but once someone violates it, there is no need for people from the military justice department to be present, and some people curse and reprimand.

Luo Kaixian said directly, but several people invariably showed relief.

"Alright, that's the end of today's topic, Alki and Antiano can inform everyone, but don't leak it to outsiders!"

"Obey, Lord!"

"The meat is drying up, Gerina! It's almost time to break up, I'm hungry......"

This topic is actually not over, and Luo Kaixian doesn't want to go on at length, in fact, he thinks more in his heart.

As a professional soldier in later generations, he is not comparable to the same profession that only knows how to kill in this era. If Luo Kaixian, who once served as the leader of the special brigade in Western Xinjiang in later generations, was just a heroic soldier, then the Luo Kaixian who went abroad in the next few years was much more profound. At that time, although Luo Kaixian had battlefield sequelae, the fierce temperament caused by the battlefield sequelae also made him - subverting the government of a small country or cultivating a local force similar to a country is a high-end mercenary's specialty.

If we use a simplified way of understanding, the basic elements of the concept of the state are nothing more than people, money, and things, and then there are conceptual things such as order, rules, future, and spiritual beliefs.

Such a context does not change because of the different times, and Luo Kaixian can be said to know this well.

The creation of a country is not a conspiracy that can succeed, it needs more to focus on the actual and upright conspiracy, what is needed is to devote oneself to everything, and what is needed is to take precautions and be far-sighted......

Of course, words are always simple, and if you can't grasp reality, you can only talk on paper.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless careerists who have been invincible, but the end of many careerists is nothing more than a moment, and then they are quickly washed away by the long river of time.

He didn't want to become a meteor that hurriedly crossed time and space, and he didn't want to cause unnecessary bloodshed and killing because of his reckless behavior.

That's why there is such a direct topic guidance to the people around him, although it is not thorough, but it can plant a seed in the hearts of everyone, of course, while unifying beliefs, there is another factor, that is, to avoid everyone being dazzled by the prosperity of Song Jing - this has to be prevented.

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Note: (1) Augustus, which means powerful, honorable, and holy in ancient Latin, refers to the monarch. The first person in European history to be called "Augustus" was Gaius, the founding monarch of the Roman Empire. Octavian.

(2) Shazhou, Ganzhou, Guazhou: Shazhou - Dunhuang, Ganzhou - Zhangye, Guazhou - Jiuquan Guazhou.

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P.S.: Okay, racking my brains to code another chapter, for the sake of such a hard work, thick skin for recommendations, high reviews, and WeChat red envelopes for rewards!