Chapter 47 Expansion of Military Power
Li Mu Mansion.
"Yu'er, King Zhao is forgiving, and now you are granted the title of Marquis of Shenwei. You will definitely live up to the King of Zhao in the future and let down my State of Zhao." Li Mu looked at Jiang Jin and said with a serious face.
"Don't worry, master, my disciple is from Zhao, so I naturally have to defend my country and protect the people of our country." Jiang Xu also had a solemn face and his eyes were very sincere.
Li Mu looked at Jiang Yu deeply for a while, then nodded and said, "I know you have ambitions. There is nothing to say about a man who is a real man to make achievements, but ambitions must be suitable for you. Don't make it difficult for the master to do it."
"Disciple understand." Jiang Xu said quickly.
Jiang Qi is an ambitious person, and anyone can see it. Otherwise, what is Jiang Qi risking his life to make a meritorious service to kill the enemy?
And Li Mu would not be afraid of Jiang Xi just because Jiang Xi is ambitious.
If a person has no ambition, what is the difference between it and a salted fish?
In the last life, Jiang Yu worked in a company and tried his best to climb up.
If it weren't for the time travel, Jiang Xi would have already become the manager of the branch, and even got married and had children.
In the Warring States Period, although the world of the bright moon during the Qin Dynasty did not have as many enjoyable things as in later generations, there were more opportunities in this era, which also gave Jiang Sheng a bigger stage.
"Now that you have the position of marquis, you naturally cannot continue to command eight thousand soldiers, but most of the troops under your army are concentrated in Yanmen, and only about 100,000 people stay in the country."
Li Mu pondered for a moment, then said, "Fortunately, you have a team now. You can give you the weapons and armor needed by 50,000 people. You can recruit your own troops in the territory of Zhao. With your ability to command troops, it is probably not a problem."
"Master, can you recruit as many soldiers?" Jiang Xu asked.
"Oh? How many more soldiers do you want to recruit?" Li Mu said funny when he heard this.
"The master shouldn't know that I had done a white salt business with the merchants of Wei in private. Part of the money I earned was used to hire craftsmen, and the other part was used to increase food for the soldiers. The reason why the soldiers under my disciples were so powerful was because they had a good meal."
"If you expand the white salt business, you can raise a lot of troops." Jiang Sheng said earnestly.
"If you have the ability, you can recruit more troops, but you must report to me." Li Mu naturally knew that Jiang Yu had ambitions, so he didn't have any ia �
To put it bluntly, Jiang Yu wants to raise more soldiers, so he can pay for the money out of his own pocket.
The troops raised out of their own pockets were also soldiers of Zhao. After reporting to Li Mu, Jiang Yu could not transfer them without the orders of King Zhao.
As for ginger sausage selling private salt, it is not a big deal, as long as there are not many.
The method of making salt was reported to King Zhao through Li Mu. Li Mu naturally understood the method of making salt, but Li Mu was not short of this little money. In other words, Li Mu would not do this.
"But you and my master and disciple should not command too many soldiers. Although you can recruit more, it is best not to exceed 80,000." Li Mu reminded.
"Disciple remember," said Jiang Xu.
Zhao State has 400,000 troops, and Li Mu's position as a general can nominally control half of the troops of Zhao State, that is, 200,000.
Of course, these are not Li Mu's direct troops, and the army completely under the command of Li Mu is the 100,000 army in Yanmen. The 100,000 army left in Handan is nominally led by Li Mu, but in fact there are other generals managing the army.
Among the remaining 200,000 troops, some of the guards of each county were divided into parts, and some generals were in charge.
It was like Pang Nuan who led the 70,000 troops to attack Yan, but he did not belong to Li Mu.
In short, the Zhao team's management was very chaotic. Some civil officials even led troops before, but now they also have troops under their command.
If Jiang Yu recruited 80,000 troops, then Pastor Li's disciple's direct troops would exceed 180,000. This would definitely be a major force in Zhao State, and even King Zhao would have to be afraid.
Because of this, King Zhao also needed others to help him lead some of the troops.
"Yu'er, as for your garrison place..." Li Mu took the map, studied it carefully for a moment, and finally said: "It's better to stay on the border of Zhao and Wei to support it! This will not only prevent the Wei State, but also support it at any time if Qin and Yan attack."
"yes!"
Continuing to stay on the border between Zhao and Wei was also what Jiang Yu wanted to see.
There is a force in the Wei State, and Jiang Xu has been jealous of it for a long time.
The Wei Wushu left by Pang Juan back then is now the armored sect.
If Dian Qing and Mei Sanniang were invulnerable to swords and guns, as well as the training methods of Wei Wuzhu, could obtain this method, so that Jiang Yu would gain a foothold in the troubled times before there was no firearm troops.
I remember that in the original work, it seemed that Mei Sanniang and Dian Qing's master were killed by the King of Wei, so Mei Sanniang rebelled from the State of Wei. Dian Qing followed the master's order and continued to serve in Wei and parted ways with Mei Sanniang.
Jiang Yu asked Xuan Jian to train intelligence personnel, mainly to monitor four places.
The first is naturally Zhao's country, the second is Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, the third is Sanghai City of Qi, and the fourth is Wei's Armored Gate.
As for Qin, Jiang Yu had no intention of surveillance at all.
Because there is nothing in Qin that Jiang Yu wants to get.
That night, King Zhao held a dinner in the palace to celebrate the victory of the Yan Dynasty.
As a hero of this battle, Jiang Yu naturally had to participate.
At the dinner, Jiang Yu met the prostitute who had been working with for a long time for the first time.
This male lover looks only twenty-five or six years old, with both the charm of a girl and the charm of a sha. No wonder he was able to fascinate King Zhao. Even Jiang Qi couldn't help but look at him a few more.
Of course, Jiang Yu looked at the prostitute mainly to secretly hook up...
Not right.
Just confirm with the prostitute, and I will be with your partner.
After all, the eldest son lives in the harem, while Jiang Yu is a foreign minister. This is the first time the two have officially met.
After confirming each other, Jiang Xi never looked at each other again. After all, Zheng Ji is the woman of King Zhao. If King Zhao finds that Jiang Xi and Zheng Ji have eye contact, even if Jiang Xi is still a child, I am afraid that I will not feel well.
Although the banquet is a social place, it is the banquet of King Zhao, so no one dares to be arrogant. The whole banquet is nothing but eating, drinking, and enjoying dance.
Zhao's dance is indeed good. Although it does not conform to Jiang Yan's aesthetic, it is also quite pleasing to the eye.
After the court meeting and dinner, Jiang Yu also had a rough understanding of the ministers in the court.
Next is to train intelligence personnel, and then send them to some people to lurk.
In addition to the minister, there is another person who asked Jiang Sheng to pay special attention.
Zhao Jia, the young master of Zhao, is also the person who has the most hope to succeed the position of King Zhao, and is also the person that Jiang Yan must get rid of.
Jiang Xu remembered the other party's appearance in his mind, and waited for the intelligence personnel to finish training and lurked beside the other party, and then he could plan the action.
Chapter completed!