Qin Ze was savoring the system's message, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to explode.
You can earn 1 point per second. Points represent population. Keep in mind that there are 12 two-hour periods in a day. If you convert that to seconds, that's 12 seconds!
Doesn't that mean he can exchange for a certain number of people in a single day?
Holy crap!
Qin Ze felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and his breathing became slightly heavier.
In this ancient world, population equals military strength! The Great Gan Dynasty had hundreds of millions of people across its territory, which is why it was so powerful!
Relying on these people and training them into soldiers, they become an invincible war machine!
Even so, due to natural disasters and man-made calamities, raising a child to adulthood is not easy, let alone training him to become a soldier.
However, his Supreme Lord System allows him to add a number of young and middle-aged adults to his roster within a single day!
That's faster than a sow giving birth to a dozen piglets in one litter! After all, pigs have a gestation period.
This system isn't just defying the heavens, it's practically turning the world upside down!
Looking at the second item, Qin Ze realized that points could be exchanged for supplies in the system shop. With that thought, he opened the shop section on the light screen.
The light screen rippled, revealing various categories of supplies.
There were provisions, weapons, and all sorts of military supplies, a dazzling array that was hard to look away from.
Qin Ze immediately clicked on the [Food and Supplies] section.
[Food: 100 points can be exchanged for 100 jin of grain.]
Qin Ze was shocked when he saw this label!
As someone who had been on the battlefield, Qin Ze knew that besides people being the most important thing for an army, the next most important thing was food. The saying "the army marches on its stomach" illustrates this point.
Furthermore, this is the ancient world, where food is the most important resource!
Although the country is now very powerful, that is relative to the nobility and the wealthy. At the bottom, there are still many people who cannot get enough to eat.
People resorted to cannibalism, exchanging children for food. Let alone a pound of grain, even a single grain could be the last straw that broke the camel's back.
You only need 100 points to exchange for 100 jin of grain.
What does this mean? If you use the points you accumulate in a day, you can exchange them for more than 80,000 catties of grain!
Doesn't this mean that he can easily ensure that his men have enough food, so that he doesn't have to worry about supplies at all?
With manpower and supplies, once trained into soldiers, they become a war machine capable of striking anywhere!
In addition to various resources, the system shop also contains general templates and troop types, which Qin Ze plans to explore slowly later, as they all require a high number of points.
In the lower left corner of the light screen, a blue number kept flashing.
5...6...7..
Qin Ze knew that these were his points that were increasing.
Seeing this, Qin Ze's eyes gradually turned cold.
My Qin family has made great contributions to Da Gan, but the Empress not only did not treat us well, she also discarded us after we had served our purpose. The so-called fiefdom of Bei Liang is more like expelling my family from Da Gan.
She truly deserves to be called an empress! Her ruthless methods are indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people!
But now...
Making the remote Northern Liang his fiefdom seems like a good thing now, as he can train his troops there.
Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring yourself king. When you enter the capital in the future, that will be the time when Jin Fengluan will step down from the throne!
At this moment, feeling the cold gaze of the golden phoenix descending upon him, Qin Ze replied in a deep voice:
"I will obey Your Majesty's decree!"
The Empress narrowed her eyes, her sharp gaze fixed on Qin Ze, trying to discern his expression. Unfortunately, Qin Ze remained calm and composed, seemingly accepting the arrangement.
The Empress's lips were slightly pursed, a hint of disdain on her face.
I thought that as the son of Qin Haotian, he would definitely rebel, or at least show some anger, but I didn't expect him to accept it so calmly.
In this light, the saying "like father, like son" seems an overstatement when applied to him.
Qin Ze was ultimately just a weak and incompetent person.
Well then, a tiger with its teeth pulled out is indeed no different from a stray dog.
If Beiliang grants him the title, his Qin family will be wiped out in less than a year.
Thinking of this, the Empress laughed loudly and said:
"Good! As expected of General Qin's son, you are the most suitable person to be entrusted with Beiliang."
"Qin Ze, today I hereby appoint you as the King of Zhenbei! The entire territory of Beiliang, spanning thousands of miles, is now yours."
At this point, Jin Fengluan slightly raised her chin and said:
"My dear ministers, how many troops do you think would be most appropriate for the Prince of Zhenbei?"
As soon as he finished speaking, General Huang Long, the Grand General Who Protects the Nation, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, the people of Beiliang are living in peace and stability now, so there is no need to send many troops. I think three thousand will be enough!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Li, the Minister of Personnel, frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:
"General Huang, you are mistaken! How can three thousand soldiers be enough? Northern Liang is barren, with many mountain bandits and brigands, and it is bordered by the Hu Ma tribe. I believe that at least tens of thousands of soldiers are needed!"
Seeing Zhang Li repeatedly speaking up for Qin Ze, Huang Long raised an eyebrow and said coldly:
"Minister Zhang, you are in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. Are you more knowledgeable about military affairs than I am? As the saying goes, a tiger father begets no dog son. How could the son of General Tiger Might be incompetent? How could three thousand soldiers not be enough?"
"The people within the territory of Beiliang can also be trained into soldiers. If His Majesty sends me to Beiliang, let alone three thousand, even if we reduce the number by half, it wouldn't be a problem!"
Huang Long held his chin high, looking smug.
He knew, of course, that the Empress wouldn't let him go to Beiliang, so he said this deliberately for Qin Ze to hear.
When Qin Haotian was alive, he repeatedly made things difficult for himself. Now that he's dead, what ability does your Qin family have left?
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