Tian Feng also stood up and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, since the border troops have already been reinforced, then the Imperial Guards, the Tiger Guards, and the Northern Army should also be reinforced with more troops!"

"Yes, Yuan Hao is right!"

Liu Hong nodded, then looked at the ranks of military officers.

"Wang Yue, Supervisor of the Imperial Guards; Song Feng, Commander of the Imperial Guards!"

"Your subject is here!"

Wang Yue and Song Feng also quickly stepped out of the queue and bowed to Liu Hong.

"You two may select 5,000 elite troops from the Northern Army to join the Imperial Guard, and then lead the Northern Army to recruit 20,000 soldiers from Guandong, Hejian and other places, and re-establish the original Sheshui, Tunqi and Yueqi camps!"

"promise!!"

Wang Yue and Song Feng responded loudly to the order.

Upon hearing Liu Hong's order to conscript soldiers, the officials couldn't help but show a change in expression.

The Kanto region has always been a good source of soldiers, so there's nothing wrong with recruiting soldiers from there.

However, the current emperor has added a new city called Hejian, and his intentions are self-evident.

From this day forward, the entire Central Army will likely become the Emperor's private army.

In the end, many of the officials couldn't help but show a worried look on their faces, yet they also felt somewhat helpless.

"Your Majesty, the Northern Army, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and various border prefectures have added nearly 200,000 troops. Is such a large-scale recruitment of soldiers inappropriate?"

Hu Guang looked at Liu Hong with a worried expression.

Liu Hong looked at Hu Guang, smiled, shook his head, and then said:

"Minister Situ is overthinking things. How can we deter the surrounding areas if we don't do this? Although the Northwest is now pacified, we don't know when chaos might break out again. The court must be on guard."

Furthermore, only by increasing the imperial army's military strength, ensuring peace of mind in all directions, and deterring all villains can our great Han Dynasty develop with peace of mind!

Only with stability in all directions can the prosperity and stability of agriculture, industry, and commerce be guaranteed!

"Your Majesty is absolutely right!"

Upon hearing this, the officials echoed his sentiments, and they felt much more at ease about increasing military equipment.

Finally, Liu Hong surveyed the assembled officials and said in a solemn voice:

"My lords, now that Juyan has become part of the territory of our Great Han, I believe we can build a new city there, station troops and settle immigrants, and use it as a northern outpost for our pastures!"