"Although there are many loopholes, as long as this news is released, whether the other mountain people believe it or not, they will know that I have dragon organs - in this way, my identity as a white citizen and an imperial person will be diluted, and anyone who wants to accuse me of being an outsider must think about a possibility."

"That is, what if my ancestors really had even a trace of mountain blood?"

Sitting on the chair of the conference table, Ian calmly recounted his plan to his companions: "Actually, it is impossible for them to separate them at all - the mountain people sound good, but they are actually a group of gold people and iron people, and a small number of red people and white people, even sub-people, they are essentially a group of humans with the protection of the dragon god on their ancestors, and they are not different from the imperial people in any way. ”

"It's better to say that I, who have dragon blood, are already closer to the 'dragon god' than them...... All the mountain people know this, so they don't question it, at least they don't have to refute it. ”

There were not many people who came to the conference hall to discuss, it was still Scott Qingchao and Adbert, and for a long time in the future, there would only be these four people in the conference room.

Two days after the victory, the post-war preparations were over, and everyone began to discuss the future development direction and strategy of the territory in a real sense.

"So."

Adbert is a real good baby, and he is a little confused: "Ian, you really have dragon blood...... How can you be sure that this dragon's blood is not from the dragon god? ”

Good question, if Ian didn't know how his Aether Crystal Arm appeared, he probably wouldn't have been able to prove that he wasn't the heir to the dragon god - Adalbert's question was the quintessence, everyone else was wondering how Ian could prove that he was the heir to the dragon god, and he took a different approach and asked Ian why he wasn't.

yes, does anyone else have proof?

None of the answers.

"Then I am."

Although he complained in his heart, Ian didn't show any flaws on the surface: "Anyway, bloodlines are not valuable, what is really valuable is the sublimation bloodline - but don't I already have that thing?" So it's all trifles. ”

"Scott, you have some people hire bards and ask them to write poems about my victory over the mountain people, and remember to emphasize that I have dragon's blood."

After instructing him on the propaganda side, Ian knocked on the table, "Although it is basically impossible for the enemy to attack us before next spring, as long as the war between the Flying Flame Land and the Empire is not over, Southridge will always be threatened. The training of new troops should be on the agenda. ”

"We must take stock of the lessons we can learn from this battle and prepare for the future education of new troops...... At the end of the day, battles are fought by people. ”

"yes." Qingchao nodded seriously, but his words were as simple as a primary school student: "After all, weapons also need people to operate - no matter how good the weapons and equipment are, the people are not good, aren't those mountain people typical?" ”

Moreover, if the psychological quality is not good, it is easy for people to be frightened...... Boss, can you provide a little more dreadful potion? I feel that as long as you use more medicines, you can train people to be not afraid of heaven and earth, and you can fight any battle! ”

“…… Before you become a commander, I will definitely educate you to the level of at least a doctor's degree. I promise, it's a shame otherwise. ”

Ian was almost choked by Qingchao and couldn't speak, and he couldn't say that Qingchao was wrong, but all the thoughts and feelings of the other party were extremely simple: "What I want is a professional soldier with brains and wisdom, not a crazy person who can't be afraid of brains as you say - just rely on muscles, it's just a weak enemy, and it's not a touch of collapse when you encounter a strong enemy?" ”

"I've learned to read......" Qingchao leaned back rather aggrievedly and paused in his chair.

"I see."

And Adbert seemed to understand what Ian meant: "It's true that many militias don't pay attention to tactical angles at all, and if it weren't for the fact that the mountain people are also inexperienced, they will be caught by enemy fire if they show their heads slightly." ”

"The combat experience in this area really needs to be passed on, and many fewer people can die."

Scott thought for a moment and said seriously: "I see, my lord, what you mean is that we are going to build a special soldier and even officer training program. ”

"Qingchao and Mr. Gu Ying are right—we have to ensure the basic quality of our soldiers and avoid the phenomenon of fear and refusal to fight...... This time, when I was in command, I found that some of the troops in the front had already begun to want to flee in fear when the enemy fired artillery, and if the mountain people really ran over to attack the position, they would definitely flee directly. ”

"It's precisely because I noticed this that I think they don't have the ability to go out of the city to fight offensive battles, so I keep asking to defend the city."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh a little with the most experience in commanding among the people: "When I was in Port Harrison, when I commanded the convoy and the natives to fight, I found that some people dared to attack their own people more than attacking the enemy, and he would attack whoever hindered his escape when he was in danger. ”

"Of course, this kind of person dies relatively quickly, and the real problem is those who are unorganized and undisciplined, who think they are clever - they will think that they have found a suitable moment, and then blindly go to war, blindly disturb the target, attack when they should not attack, concentrate fire to add fuel, ambush into encounter, and even surround people...... Because of this kind of person, several carefully prepared tactics were destroyed in an instant! ”

"There is even a kind of person who thinks that everyone wants to rob them of their credit, so they conceal important information and do not report it, and delay the fighter plane out of thin air - it sounds incredible, but there are really a lot of them!"

"But because of the recruitment system, we can't guarantee the quality of the soldiers, at least these people still dare to fight, and they don't have to pick at all!"

When he said this, Scott, a good-natured person, gritted his teeth a little: "Of course, there is the most terrible kind of people - they are really stupid, so they can't understand our tactical arrangement at all!" ”

"The front can still be cured, but the back really can't be cured!"

Everyone turned their eyes to Qingchao, causing the sea-born swordsman to sit up straight: "What? See what I'm doing? I really haven't thought about it so much, but I can still understand the tactics! ”

"It's fine." Ian comforted, "You're a genius, I'm sure." ”

Scott summed it up very well, there are a lot of problems for soldiers without vocational training, and the above is actually quite good, and there are many real ruffians and bandits in Terra, and that kind of thing is the existence that any army must put an end to.

"Find some experienced people from the mercenaries, appoint them as instructors, summarize their experience, and compile a book."

Ian summed up all the suggestions given by everyone and refined them into a general outline, and even what Qingchao said was written into it - what the other party said was indeed right, but the advice given later was too outrageous: "To be honest, instructors are not difficult to find, those mercenaries from Harrison Port all have more than fifteen years of combat experience, and each of them has a lot of things to teach, as long as they are given a full price, they don't mind imparting these experiences." ”

"What is lacking in the territory now is actually the 'civilian staff'...... For example, the tax collector and the steward of the plantation. ”

"Huh."

Hearing this, Scott's heart moved, and he understood the meaning of Ian's words: "Could it be that you want to clear all the tax collectors from Baron Lean's time......

The tax collector is not a minor official on Terra's side, basically it can be said that he is a close confidant of the lord, and he is basically unworthy of his status without a little status, and there are many small nobles who are basically stewards and tax collectors when they serve the big nobles.

"Of course."

Ian's tone was flat, as if he was not talking about deciding the question of the departure or retention of dozens of important positions at all: "These tax officials are wrongly connected, each of them is inserted by some powerful families and big people in the local area of Ryan, and tax evasion is the norm in ordinary times, and even often embezzles territorial assets." ”

"Baron Ryan doesn't care about these things himself, as long as no one interferes with his resurrection experiment, but I'm different, what I have to do requires a lot of money, and the tax aspect must be clear and reliable, and this situation must be eradicated."

Unlike the Flame Lands' estimation that Ian might quickly recruit troops and arm a group of nearly 1,000 elite militiamen with captured weapons and equipment, Ian was in no hurry to expand his army.

At most, his idea was to retrain the existing militia of more than 200 and 80 mercenaries, and recruit an additional reserve of 200 people to maintain the size of a brigade (about 500 people), but this brigade must be forbidden by order and elite enough to carry out various tactical tasks.

Prioritizing finances.

After the loss of the lord of Ryan, he was occupied by the mountain people, and now the finances are extremely chaotic, and the taxes have not been collected for a long time, and Ian's next agricultural reform and alchemy industry development also need a large number of thalers, and financial problems are the starting point of all subsequent developments.

Ryan City is such a good place, it should be Ian's help, not Ian's own blood to make it slow forward.

"First solve the financial problem of taxation, then count the population, count the number of estates and plantations, and prepare for the next agricultural reform, and agricultural reform is the prelude to the development of the alchemy industry, we need a lot of raw materials and thaler, the original pillar industry of Laian City is the raw material of alchemy, which can be produced and sold by itself, and only by laying a solid foundation can we make great strides."

Ian said it very clearly, and everyone present could understand his train of thought: "In addition to raw materials, the problem of the alchemy industry is mainly energy, and I will talk to Gu Ying about this later, after all, whether it is a light prism system or a magnetic storm system, it needs a lot of energy to develop, and it can be regarded as a defense force to strengthen the territory on the side." ”

"And then, the most important thing, is education. Start with adult technical education, and slowly transition to compulsory education for all. ”

"Seems to have heard of it?"

Adbert felt that this word was familiar, and he subconsciously said, "Isn't that the policy of the first emperor and the current majesty?" I don't think it turned out very well......"

"The first emperor didn't understand education at all. Or rather, he understood, but his time did not allow it. ”

Ian said without hesitation: "Compulsory education for all should be the last step, before this step, we first have to make sure that the people in the territory can have enough to eat, and there is no need for the labor of children - this is that the conditions in Laian City are very good, rich enough, so the literacy rate here is high, but other towns in the territory are not necessarily, so we need to count the population of the entire territory, determine the situation of the territory and then formulate policies." ”

"Before the whole education is compulsory, we have to start with adult technical education – this education must be closely related to the next agricultural reform, and those who participate in adult technical training in the future will be hired."

"This is to ensure that 'the educated have a stable upward channel', and that it takes time to read and learn knowledge, and we must ensure that the 'price' they spend has a corresponding 'return'."

"We have to let the people taste the sweetness before they are willing to invest in our most important asset, 'children', so that we can forge a path to the future."

Ian's tone was calm, but his words were cold and even ruthless: "Uneducated lords are just tools, and they will only be at the mercy of lords like me, and they will not be able to recognize their fate at all. ”

"We need real 'own people' – 'people' who can understand what I think, my policies, and even if they don't support it, they know why I'm making the decisions."

"Only this kind of person has the strength to move forward a system, an order."

Everyone was silent.

Everyone, including Adbert, suddenly discovered one thing at this moment.

- They don't seem to know what Ian is going to do.

Why is Ian so determined to travel to the imperial capital?

Why did Ian resolutely return to Nanling after going to the imperial capital and seeing the bigger world?

Why did he seem to have all the plans in place from the beginning, only to wait until he really had another territory before starting to put it into practice?

And he worked so hard and so hard to plan...... For what?

Money? Not like.

Strength? Wouldn't it be good to stay in the imperial capital, or follow the Ellen family or the second prince?

The same goes for power, which is actually the same thing as the former.

“…… Ian. ”

Swallowing his saliva, the dead monarch's voice even trembled a little: "You...... What exactly do you want to do? A lord doesn't have to do that much...... You're like ......."

It's like the Archduke Thorin who created hell......

The white-haired boy turned his head, and he looked at Adbert and smiled.

"There are so many hells in this world that I don't want to be part of it." Ian said calmly, "You and I have seen several hells—even hell is all around us, it is dark and dark, and the heat is terrible, and the sun or stars cannot be seen. ”

"Don't talk about that."

He turned his head and looked at the silent blue-haired swordsman, "Qingchao, you too—do you support the policy of Whale Song Cliff?" Do you think what happened to your father and the other veterans of Whale Cliff is justified? That doesn't happen in the order I'm going to build. ”

"Of course not." Qingchao muttered: "So I want to be a big man, or follow a big man, at least this can be at least a little fair...... Well, maybe it's not fair. ”

Ian chuckled, and he looked at the Iron People, "And Scott, you're an ordinary person, so you understand how difficult it is for an ordinary person to become what you are now, isn't it?" If I didn't exist, if I didn't guide you, would you want your children to live in such a world? ”

"No......" Iron Folk muttered to himself, "yes...... I really don't want to live a life in Port Harrison in a mess and live without hope......"

"In that case."

The Dead King, who was staring at the young man, saw that in those blue pupils, a bright fire was ignited, and the light that came from the deepest part of the soul.

It was a blue star, a pair of blue suns...... The slowly vibrating body of the heart, with a fiery desire.

It's taking shape...... It guides people to look to the future.

A more ambitious picture leads to the formation of dreams.

In reality, Ian calmly said, "Why don't we build a kingdom of heaven?" ”

"Anyway, in this world, many things are already so bad, why not give it a try?"

(End of chapter)