After the initial completion of the reform of the four major aspects of "transportation, agriculture and animal husbandry, light industry, and heavy industry" in two to three weeks, the treasury of Yan, the private financial resources of the king, the treasury, and the financial resources of the local chiefs began to grow rapidly.

The improvement of transportation roads has facilitated long-distance commerce, and merchant players have saved at least 10%0% of the time spent on transportation between walled cities, and the trade routes between walled cities have become increasingly busy.

The completion of the first batch of several hundred water conservancy projects has improved the irrigation conditions of farmland throughout the country to a certain extent, and the ability to resist drought and waterlogging has been enhanced.

The tax reduction policy and key support and government procurement policies for light industry have stimulated the production capacity of some walled cities to increase by about 10% and 0%, and more industrial giants have appeared.

The most important thing is the heavy industrial revolution, which ensures that the vast majority of the iron and steel industry, iron ore industry, and coal mining industry in the entire Yan country fall under the control of the three major groups of Yan Iron and Steel, Yan Tie, and Yan Coal. And the NPC magnate ministers Guo Kui and Le Yi, who control these three groups, and the player giant Qin Xiaobai, have undoubtedly become the winners of this heavy industrial revolution in Yanguo.

Each of these four economic links has not increased its economic share too much, but the total amount of increase is very amazing, almost doubling the comprehensive national strength of Yan State. Doubling the national power is not a simple matter for a large vassal state. You must know that Yan Kingdom itself is very large, with more than three million players and hundreds of millions of NPC population. The comprehensive national strength has been doubled. It's a very amazing thing.

Yan Wang Ji was not satisfied with economic achievements. He asked the Great Sima Leyi to replace the armaments of the 50,000 NPC Central Army stationed in Jicheng, and strengthen army training to prepare for the incorporation of the military and political power of the NPC chieftains in various places. Obviously, he didn't want to be a "leader of the Yan Chieftain Alliance" with only a false name, but to be a real king who commanded the vassals of the Yan Kingdom, and could exert influence on any walled city in the entire Yan Kingdom.

After the king of Yan carried out a reform of the economy of the Yan Kingdom. The reform of the Central Army began in earnest.

Here it must be explained that the composition of the army of the entire Yan Kingdom in the game of "Empire" is mainly composed of the following two parts: NPC government army and player army. Government armies and player armies belong to two systems.

Central Army: Jicheng currently has 50,000 central troops, which belong to the central army; Local Army: There are forty or fifty walled cities in all parts of the Yan Kingdom, each with 30 million local troops, which are directly commanded by the NPC chiefs of the local walled cities. The size and sophistication of the troops depends on the ambition and ability of the NPC chiefs.

Player forces organize an army: An NPC army composed of a group of players who jointly contribute troops, forces, materials, and money. The small ones have dozens of people, and the large ones are like the Zhoushui fleet, with a huge number of more than 300,000 troops. And like the battlefields of South Korea and Japan, there are millions of nbsp; Player Personal Army: Each player has their own clan. The population of the NPC is about 100 people, mainly composed of farmers, craftsmen, and soldiers, and the occupation of the NPC can be changed, and the number of soldiers needed by the tribe depends on the demand and financial resources. Farming tribes with all farmers, workshops with all artisans, or mercenaries with all soldiers are all common in the game.

Under normal circumstances, NPC government forces will not actively engage in any conflict with player troops. As a game, the local NP government army is mainly arbitrated. It is necessary to follow the procedural orders that have been established in the game to ensure that the order in the game is not too chaotic. There will be competition within the government army. However, it usually does not affect the player, and does not attack the player at will.

The player army will not take the initiative to clash with the NPC government army, which is equivalent to rebellion. The consequences of the rebellion were very serious. It's not that there are no players who have challenged the power of the Great Chief, the King of Yan, and the government army, but all those who tried to usurp the city ended well. Because the Yan King only needs to set up a whole Yan mission for the players to carry out and encircle and suppress the rebels, then the Yan King can instantly put the powerful player forces in a place into a desperate situation without even having to do it himself. It was slaughtered by the surrounding player forces.

Even if it's the Zhoushui Alliance. Nor will they try to challenge the power of the NPC, or the power of the system. According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty. Only the princes and royal families of NPCs such as the surname Ji have the right to inherit the throne. If others inherit the throne, they will usurp the throne, which will attract the interference and encirclement of other vassal states. Unless there is a player organization that thinks that it has the strength to compete with the entire Zhou Dynasty, then it is okay to usurp the throne.

Under normal circumstances, there is a competition between NP regimes, and there is a competition between players and players, which are two systems. Rarely give birth; The military reform of the king of Yan should be cleaned up against the local walled cities of Yan State; Players have their own way of playing, and can build their own cities and armies, which are not under the jurisdiction of NPCs. Wars between player armies, as long as the rules of the game are followed; After receiving King Yan's order to reform the Central Army, Da Sima Leyi asked for the support of Da Situ Guo Kui and Da Sikong Qin Xiaobai.

To rectify the army, it is necessary to let the state treasury pay money and grain, and Guo Kui is responsible for this. A large number of new ordnance equipment is needed, and Qin Xiaobai is responsible for this. Without these two things, even if Da Sima Leyi wanted to make some changes, he couldn't do it at all.

Le Yi discussed with Guo Kui and Qin Xiaobai and asked for opinions.

Guo Kui did not oppose the strengthening of the armaments of the Central Army, but only demanded that military expenditures be controlled and that one-third of the treasury should not be allowed to pass through one-third of the money and grain. Failure to do so would bring a lot of trouble, and in the event of unrest in the region, the king would lack the money to send troops to war.

Qin Xiaobai pondered for a moment and asked, "Master Le." What are the specific requirements of the king for the military reform for which you are responsible? ”

Le Yi said: "The king wants to take back the military power of the great chieftains of the walled cities in various places. Let the national government army be under the unified command of the king. But there is no doubt that this will certainly lead to a rebellion among some of the chieftains who are not loyal to the Great Kingland. The requirement of this reform of the Central Army was to have sufficient military strength to suppress the rebellion of the local chiefs. ”

Qin Xiaobai worried: "But the central army is only 50,000, while the local army is more than 200,000. With the Central Army alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to subdue the armies of all the chiefs of the Walled City. Once the fight starts. The economic damage to the local area will also be severe. ”

Le Yi smiled quite confidently: "Lord Xiaobai is too worried, not all chiefs dare to betray the king. Although there are more than 200,000 local troops in various places, they are scattered in various walled cities, and they cannot form a joint force, and they can be completely broken by each other. As long as the central army can inflict thunderous punishment on the rebellion of Wei as soon as possible, and issue an edict to all places, it can deter the other chiefs and make them dare not rebel. ”

Qin Xiaobai said with a smile: "If it is the eldest king, I believe that this can be done, but the current eldest king has recently ascended the throne. The prestige is not enough, and it may not be able to intimidate the great chiefs everywhere. Once the Central Army fails to suppress the rebellion and the attack fails, then the entire Yan State will fall into long-term turmoil, and there will be endless troubles in the future. ”

Le Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "Lord Xiaobai has no confidence in Ben General? ”

Qin Xiaobai shook his head and said, "Of course I have confidence." But Lord Le should know that there have been many walled cities in Quanyan that have been upgraded and expanded into cities, with extremely thick walls and deep moats, as long as they pull the suspension bridge, these cities only need to have enough food. Then you can hold it for at least a week to a month. Even if Lord Le led an elite army of 50,000, would he be able to quickly attack and defeat such a city defended by thousands of troops? Not necessarily, I'm afraid The fortified city is well defended and not attacked. As long as the war drags on, it takes a long time and there is no progress, and the chiefs of the Yan Kingdom follow suit and establish their own territory, then the situation in the entire Yan Kingdom will be very unfavorable to the royal court. Even if the Central Army finally wins, it will take at least half a year to more than a year, seriously damaging the local economy, which is no different from defeat. other vassal states in the vicinity, and even other countries. are likely to take advantage of this time to cross us. ”

Le Yi thought for a while with a calm face. Staring at Qin Xiaobai, he asked, "What advice does Lord Xiaobai have?" ”

Qin Xiaobai said: "I don't agree with the method of conquering the land to take back the military power of the chiefs in various places. The king wanted to bring the entire government army of the Yan Kingdom into his hands. This is understandable, but it cannot be done and there is no need to do it. ”

"Oh, what do you say?"

Guo Kui interjected and asked curiously.

Qin Xiaobai said: "The steel production of the whole Yan country is concentrated in our hands, and the combat effectiveness of the local army can no longer be expanded, improved, and upgraded. However, the armaments of the central military and local areas can be improved and upgraded all the time. As long as a long time passes, the local generals are far from being the opponents of the central military and the localities, and there is no need to fight at all, just keep them to maintain local law and order. ”

When he said this, he arched his hand towards Le Yi and said: "I suggest that the focus of the military reform of the Leda people should be to concentrate on building a military industrial town, which is specially used to build military factories to produce ordnance, concentrate on controlling the ordnance needed by Yan State, and prohibit local walled cities from privately building military factories. The large military factories only provide the Central Army with the upgrading and improvement of armaments and ordnance, so that in just one year, the Central Army's ordnance will be far beyond the localities, and it will be victorious without a fight. The king does not need to incorporate the local army, and he can also command the ministers of the Yan State. This will try to avoid falling into a civil war. ”

Le Yi thought for a while, and finally understood, and exclaimed: "Yes, this way can indeed be won without a fight." As for building a military town, what is the right place for Lord Xiaobai? Qin Xiaobai said with a smile: "This place should have both sea 6 transportation, and it is not too far from Jicheng, the national capital." I know that the mouth of the Ji River and the vicinity of Tanggukou are all plains, which are suitable for building large military cities and are also convenient for sea 6 transportation. It is better to build this important military town on the west side of Tanggukou forty kilometers, uh, take the name Tianjin Walled City, just near the mouth of the sea to defend the capital of the country. ”

After checking the map, Le Yi agreed to Qin Xiaobai's location. The place chosen by Qin Xiaobai is in the hinterland of Yan Kingdom, neither south nor north, about 100 kilometers away from the national capital Jicheng, which is not too far away - it is too far away and it is easy to be cut off from the national capital. It is located in the lower reaches of the Jihe River, about forty or fifty miles away from the Tanggukou Walled City at the mouth of the sea, and the transportation is convenient. It can not only be used as a military factory base of Yan State, but also as a military town to protect the national capital Jicheng on the side. It is considered to be the best choice of land for the military industry.

Guo Kui did not object. He knew that the Tanggukou Walled City was Xiaobai's private territory, and he also knew that Tanggukou had more than 100,000 troops of the 6th Army and a huge fleet group. The construction of a military industrial town in Tianjin will probably benefit Xiaobai more than the king.

Despite knowing this, he did not object. It is not easy for the central army in the hands of the king to sit firmly in Jicheng, the capital of the country, and there is no extra army and financial resources to take care of such an important military industrial town. Only by borrowing Xiaobai's military strength to protect this important military industrial town can we ensure that this important military industrial town will not be occupied by others. After all, Xiaobai, as one of the three ministers of the Yan Kingdom, is more trustworthy than others.

Guo Kui couldn't think of any other better place to build this important military industrial town, near Jicheng? Near Zhoushui Walled City? These two places are also Xiaobai's sphere of influence, with a large number of Xiaobai's troops. It is better to choose Tianjin directly, the steel produced by the Tanggukou Walled City can be directly sent to Tianjin to be processed into ordnance, which is convenient and fast.

The three ministers chose the address, and then Le Yi presented the military reform plan to Yan Wang Ji and gave a detailed explanation.

King Yan agreed to the plan.

The Yan reform was officially launched, and the king of Yan ordered to concentrate the national strength of the Yan State, mobilize hundreds of thousands of NPC farmers, and build a wide military industrial town on the North China Plain - Tianjin City, where the production of military equipment required by the Yan government army was concentrated. Local chiefs were also prohibited from privately building military factories, and local military factories must also be built in Tianjin.

Includes: chariots, infantry armor, cavalry armor, leather armor, arrows, swords, halberd equipment, ballistas, crossbow arrows, shields, ladders, ramming cars, catapults, projectile carts, transport carriages, and axles.

The Zhoushui Alliance mobilized 100,000 standing infantry from Zhoushui and permanently stationed it in Tianjin. Private players are allowed to build workshops and shops in the city, form a military manufacturing group, an arms merchant corps, and the Zhoushui Alliance will provide security protection. Not only does it provide the latest and most sophisticated armaments to the Yan government army, but it also provides arms trading to player organizations.

Because the steel produced in the Tanggukou Walled City was transported to Tianjin and processed into various steel equipment, which could not be provided in other places. The best and high-end ordnance production capacity of the Zhoushui Alliance was also transferred to Tianjin. In a short period of time, Tianjin Xunzhan became the most popular arms trading center in the entire Yan country. Player arms dealers from all over the world came to buy steel weapons from Tianjin and sell them to various places.