Volume 10 Chapter 682

Tang Yin originally wanted to refuse Guo Tong's invitation, but then he thought about it. It would be good to have a good relationship with his right-hand man. At least he would have someone to speak for him in the court. He nodded with a smile and said, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Guo!"

"Oh TXT download! His Royal Highness Feng Wang is so polite." Guo Tong hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.

After bidding farewell to Guo Tong, Tang Yin returned to his palace. After lunch, the ministers of the Feng Kingdom, headed by Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji, came one after another to start the Feng Kingdom's court meeting. The court meetings of the Feng Kingdom were much more practical than those of the imperial court. There were no empty words or lies, and all those discussed were important military and political matters.

Now Tang Yin is most concerned about the issue of military strength. After the court meeting began, he first asked Qiu Zhendao: "Prime Minister Qiu, how is the recent recruitment of new soldiers going?"

Qiu Zhen came out of the queue, bowed his hands and saluted, and replied: "Back to the king, the newly added and trained 200,000 troops have been sent to the Hedong military camp. Currently, there are still 100,000 new soldiers being trained in the capital, and there are also nearly 100,000 wounded soldiers. Everyone, one hundred thousand new soldiers can be transferred to Hedong in one month, but it will take at least three months for the wounded soldiers to regain their combat effectiveness."

Tang Yin fell into deep thought, silently calculating in his mind that 200,000 new soldiers had gone to Hedong. In addition to the 150,000 troops originally stationed there, the force reached 350,000. After a month, there would be another 100,000 new soldiers, then It is an army of more than 400,000. Such a large amount of military power should be enough to cope with the war against Ning. As for the 100,000 wounded soldiers, they can be used as backup for one's own side and will not be sent to the battlefield until the war becomes difficult.

After thinking for a while, he nodded and praised Qiu Zhen: "Well done. Prime Minister Qiu, the recruitment cannot stop. Even if our army is saturated, we must continue to recruit troops!"

Qiu Zhen knew best what Tang Yin was going to do next, so he also understood his intentions, but both Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Zhe frowned.

Recruiting soldiers and horses is not something you can do with just a few words. It requires money. Now, because of Ning Guo’s compensation, Feng Guo’s treasury finally has some savings. If there is another large-scale recruitment like now, I’m afraid this little money will be enough. The silver would soon be wasted as well.

What Shangguan Yuanji is worried about is the issue of grain and grass. Although Hedong County, an important grain-producing area, belongs to his side, Feng State has two other counties that have just suffered from floods and there are many hungry people. If too many troops are collected, it will probably affect the situation. Domestic disaster relief.

The two of them came out to each other, raised their hands and said: "If the king continues to recruit troops without restraint, I am afraid that the country will be short of food and grass (the treasury will be empty)!"

After looking at the two of them, Tang Yin nodded, then stood up and paced back and forth in front of the desk with his hands behind his back. He said, "I know you two have difficulties, but I also have difficulties. If there are not enough reserves in the country, If the battlefield ahead reaches a stalemate, or even loses, and the number of troops is seriously reduced, won’t it be difficult for our army to support it?”

After hearing this, the ministers were all shocked. It seemed that the king meant that there was still going to be a war!

Zhang Zhe asked: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being foolish. I wonder which country your Majesty will be at war with?"

Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said with a dry laugh: "I was just making an analogy, and I didn't say which country I would go to war with. It is always necessary to prepare for a rainy day!"

"But with our current national strength, we really shouldn't be able to maintain such a large army in peacetime..."

Zhang Zhe still wanted to persuade, but Tang Yin had already stopped him and said: "Okay, I understand what you mean, but as the saying goes: Soldiers are a major event for the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. You must be prepared. Be prepared. It’s better than being in a hurry when something changes. Let’s leave it as it is, without further discussion.”

With one word, Tang Yin stuffed Shangguan Yuanji and Zhang Zhe's full thoughts back.

Fortunately, Tang Yin used the money to recruit soldiers and horses, rather than building palaces or having fun, which was more acceptable to the ministers.

Next, Tang Yin asked about domestic food and grass issues, and then ordered Xuan Wang, the general manager of the Ordnance Department, to produce as many equipment as possible for the army. Of course, while listening to Tang Yin's order, Zhang Zhe also My heart bleeds, the Ordnance Department is a big drain on the treasury.

The entire court meeting, judging from Tang Yin's words and deeds, was completely preparations for war, but people couldn't understand that there was obviously no war in Feng State, peace with Ning State had been reached, Sichuan and Zhen States would also attack in the future, and Mo State The new monarch came to power and even formed an alliance with his own side, so who else could he go to war with?

After understanding what he wanted to know and explaining everything he wanted to deal with, Tang Yin sat back on the throne, looked around at the civil and military ministers below and said, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Qiu Zhen came out again and said, "I have something to report."

"What's up?"

"Regarding the martial arts order issued by the King a while ago, the results have now been obtained. A total of sixteen powerful spiritual warriors have been selected from each county. They have all arrived in the capital and are preparing to compete at the school military field tomorrow to determine the winner. , if the king can go to watch the battle, even if he pays attention to the military order, the selected sixteen warriors will be inspired, and they will definitely use their full strength in the competition!"

After hearing this, Tang Yin let out a sigh of relief, and he almost forgot about it. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Go! You must go."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise!" Qiu Zhen bowed his hands and saluted, then returned to his original position.

"If there is nothing else, you can go back."

"I'll take my leave."

"Cheng Jin stays." Tang Yin added before everyone left.

After the ministers left, Cheng Jin, who stayed behind, asked, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Tang Yin stood up, waved to Cheng Jin, and said, "Let's go for a walk."

Knowing that he wanted to talk, Cheng Jin followed Tang Yin out of the meeting room.

When they got outside, Tang Yin looked back and saw that Cheng Jin was far away from him. He smiled calmly and urged, "Hurry up!"

Cheng Jin has always been self-disciplined, and his character is also rigid and rigorous. He dared not walk side by side with Tang Yin. Even if he walked forward, he was still behind Tang Yin.

Tang Yin walked casually without purpose, and asked as he walked, "Is Yuan Ziyi still behaving recently?"

Cheng Jin hurriedly replied, "Very well-behaved, no unusual behavior."

"Yeah!" Tang Yin nodded, then sighed faintly and said, "After Jia Xi died, who will take over the position of captain of the Dark Arrow Team 2?"

"It's Zhang Xiao."

"Zhang Xiao?" Because the whereabouts of the Dark Arrows are secretive, Tang Yin doesn't know many of them.

Cheng Jin replied, "Zhang Xiao is a rising star in the Dark Arrows. He is calm, quick-witted, and quite scheming. Moreover, his cultivation is second to none among the Dark Arrows."

"Oh?" Tang Yin became interested and asked with a smile, "Is he even better than you?"

Cheng Jin also smiled, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "There are more and more brothers in the Dark Arrows, coming from all corners of the country. Among them, there are many masters and talents, and there are countless people who are stronger than me."

Tang Yin smiled and said, "Cheng Jin, I can't tell that you are becoming more and more humble as I give you more and more power in the Dark Arrows. But this is good."

Cheng Jin smiled bitterly. He really hoped that he was being humble, but in fact, the number of Dark Spiritual Cultivators with high cultivation in the Dark Arrows was indeed increasing, and there were also many who were stronger than him.

Tang Yin said: "Since the manpower of the secret arrows is no longer a problem, the internal structure can be divided more finely. It is too rough to simply divide them into three teams, and the power of each team leader is too concentrated, which is easy to cause trouble."

Cheng Jin's face became serious, and he said with a bow: "Your Majesty's reminder is very good. After I go back, I will carefully draw up a plan and then submit it to Your Majesty for review."

"Yes!" Tang Yin responded, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "For this matter, you can go and ask Yuan Ziyi for advice."

Cheng Jin was startled, and hurriedly bowed and said: "I dare not..."

Tang Yin He waved his hand and said, "Yuan Ziyi was once Miss Linglong, in charge of the Linglong Sect. She must have outstanding qualities in the management of an organization. You will definitely benefit a lot from asking her for advice."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "During my absence from the capital, she actually stayed in the palace honestly, dressed up as me, and did not cause any trouble. This surprised me. It can be seen that you must have a good personal relationship with her!"

In any case, Yuan Ziyi is still an enemy and a prisoner of our side. He has a close personal relationship with Yuan Ziyi and is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Cheng Jin swallowed hard and bowed his hands and said, "My king, your subordinates..."

Tang Yin interrupted his explanation and said, "It's a good thing that you can have a good relationship with Yuan Ziyi. Don't be nervous. However, you should also make good use of this and let her do as much as possible for us. It's best to pull her to our side!"

Huh! Seeing that Tang Yin had no intention of blaming him, Cheng Jin secretly sighed, and he said with his hands folded: "Yes! I will do my best." As he spoke, he felt a chill on his back. It turned out that his underwear on his back was soaked with cold sweat.

Tang Yin looked at Cheng Jin, who was relieved, and smiled: "As long as you can win over Yuan Ziyi, I will personally match you two." After saying that, he walked out with a smile.

Ah? Cheng Jin almost doubted whether he had heard it wrong. The king had just said that there was no possibility between him and Yuan Ziyi a while ago. Why did he change his tone now?

However, this change was great news for Cheng Jin. He stood there blankly for a long time before reacting. Seeing that Tang Yin was lucky, he hurriedly caught up with him, his face flushed, and he stammered, not knowing how to reply, and said: "Oh... Thank you, king! No, I will do my best..."

It was rare to see Cheng Jin blushing when he was lifeless, and Tang Yin couldn't help but smile in front of him.

At this moment, suddenly there was a clear sound of copper bells behind the two of them, and at the same time, a figure rushed over from the round arch not far away.