From the time when they knew that their patriarch was going to participate in the battle for hegemony, the hearts of the Ye clan were panicked and uneasy, they knew that they had money, but their ancestors had been doing business for generations, and they knew what kind of marching and fighting? What do you know about governing political affairs?

But the words of the head of the family lingered in their ears again, in a family like theirs, there would not be a vassal king who would let them not participate in any power, instead of taking all the family property to others as a dowry, why didn't they try it themselves? What if it does succeed? They have money, but they are afraid that they will not be able to recruit people?

Under such a faint hope, one by one under the arrangement of Ye Qiu and Ye Cheng, they performed their duties, because the time was pressing, so they did not have the extra energy to pay attention to what the other clansmen were doing, until today the patriarch summoned them to this place and showed them such a scene, they deeply realized that they really could.

"Clansmen, do you see? They wore armor that you had arranged to refine, they rode war horses that you had specially transported from the north, they ate the grain you bought, and even the medicinal herbs they used to exercise their bodies were secretly bought from the southwest by you without fear of hardship! Ye Qiu said in a loud voice, "Seeing all this today, do you have confidence?" ”

"Yes!" At this sound, the Ye clan people replied with special morale, they were full of pride in their hearts, and at this moment they really realized that they had done so many things unconsciously, this was the Ye family army they had cultivated with their own hands!

From this moment on, the clansmen who had spent a lot of money on Ye Qiu had completely changed their views at this time, they even thought that it was not enough, their army was not enough, they could still come up with more money to recruit more people, one day, their army would be bigger than the King of Donghe, the King of Linshan, and the King of Xichuan.

Along with the Ye clan came Liu Dong, the city lord of Jing'an City, he looked at everything in front of him and the shock in his heart was indescribable, although he had long known that the Ye clan was recruiting a large number of people, although he had long known that the Ye clan had transported a lot of things to Jing'an City in the past six months, but he never thought that the Ye clan could develop so fast in a short period of time.

He looked at Ye Qiu at the front with complicated eyes, it seemed that he still underestimated the other party, the young people now, it was no longer comparable to them at that time, at least if he stood in Ye Qiu's position, with the thinking of a businessman, he would not dare to think about it and dare not do this.

But Ye Qiu did it, and his ability exceeded his prediction, he could already imagine the faces of the various vassal kings when this iron horse appeared on the Central Plains Continent, and he would only be more surprised than him at that time, and he was even a little impatient, because he didn't want to lose his temper alone.

He turned his gaze to Ye Qiu again, and it happened that the young man also looked at him, he hugged his fists in convincing, and a look of admitting defeat appeared on his face, he thought that he was also old, it was time to go home to retire, Ye Qiu did not directly send troops to level his city lord's mansion, just to give him a face, then he should also know each other.

When he went back, he said convincingly: "The Ye family master is really young and promising, I look forward to the moment when you enter the world, after you go back, I will hand over all the protective soldiers in Jing'an City to you, and ask the Ye family master to allow me to go back to my hometown to retire." ”

"The city lord is polite, letting the city lord come over today is not to force the city lord to abdicate." Ye Qiu smiled lightly.

But Liu Dong tightened his heart, and sighed in his heart: "What does the Ye family master mean by this?" ”

Ye Qiu looked at him directly, and his sincerity was obvious: "The city lord of Liu has been the city lord of our Jing'an City for more than ten years, how to govern you is the clearest, there will be no more suitable candidate than you, I have no intention of changing." ”

"But I am the person appointed by the King of the East River, last time I betrayed the King of the East River, does the Ye family master still dare to believe me?" Liu Dong asked what he was most worried about, to be honest, he had been the city lord for so many years, and he was indeed unwilling to abdicate for a while, but with the iron horse in front, he had to retreat, but the meaning of Ye Qiu's words also worried him, if he was suspected in the future, it was better to abdicate now.

Ye Qiu hooked his lips and smiled: "Didn't the city lord of Liu happen to accompany the city lord's wife to the countryside to recuperate last time?" Besides, the King of Donghe can't get the City Lord Liu to do his best for him, that's because he is not capable enough, and he is not worthy of letting the City Lord give his all, but I have this confidence, City Lord Liu, do you think I'm right? ”

Looking at his confident face, and listening to his somewhat arrogant tone, Liu Dong suddenly laughed, and then his expression was solemn, and he knelt down on one knee: "Minister Liu Dong will meet the head of the family, and only the order of the head of the family will be obeyed in the future." ”

Ye Qiu calmly accepted his bow before helping him up: "Lord Liucheng is polite, our career has just begun, and we will work together in the future." ”

"I will live up to the trust of the head of the family."

"In three days, I will send troops to Dongchang City, Longjin City and Xindu, if it is attacked, it must need talent governance, our Ye family is naturally one of the best in business, this city is still a little lacking, I don't know if the Lord of Liucheng has a good candidate to recommend?"

"I do have some old acquaintances, but some of them have either been disarmed and returned to the field, or they are still working in other vassal territories, and I'm not sure if they will believe that I am loyal to my lord." Liu Dong pondered for a moment and said truthfully.

"It's okay, just give me the list, I will send someone to communicate, you can rest assured, if they don't want to, I won't embarrass them." Ye Qiu promised.

Liu Dong admired it even more: "The head of the family is righteous, I will go to make a list as soon as I go back, and by the way, I will write a letter to each of them, with my handwritten letter, they should be able to trust the head of the family more." ”

"Then I'm bothering you."

"Head of the house, have you ever thought about changing your title?"

"What do you mean?"

"You are the patriarch of the Ye family, the people of the Ye family call you the patriarch, the soldiers call you the head of the family, what should outsiders call you? Change a louder name, and after we capture those three cities, your name will also resound all over the world, just like the King of Linshan, the King of the East River, etc., which one is not powerful when you listen to it? ”

"You have a point." Ye Qiu nodded, "But I can't call King Jing'an, my surname is Ye, just call me King Ye, and in the future, our army will be called Ye Jiajun, and after you go back, you will draft a document on how to call me in the future, and publicize my name." ”

Liu Dong knelt down again: "Obey King Ye's instructions, and Weichen will definitely live up to the trust." ”

"How do you feel like you're a different person when you go out today?" The city lord's wife looked at her husband suspiciously.

Liu Dong smiled slightly, his eyes were like torches: "This world is about to change, and it is not certain who will have the surname in the future!" Madame, perhaps my ambition is about to come true! ”