Led by the Great Elder, they walked into the bamboo house, where Ning Que gestured for them to take their seats. After taking two sips of monkey wine, Ning Que slowly said, "You all heard what Qinghe said just now. I've actually considered this before, but I've kept it to myself. Now that Uncle Chang is here, I'll discuss it with you."
"Emperor Feng is quite resourceful, and he's become increasingly cold and ruthless recently. Although I managed to fake my own death and escape, Qinghe did leave some holes when she did. Emperor Feng has dispatched a full three thousand elite troops, with the Grand Commander in charge. If Senior Brother Ximen and Brother Yi were to take action, it would undoubtedly arouse Emperor Feng's suspicions. After all, no one else besides the Divine Machine Pavilion has such capabilities."
"That means the Emperor knows everything?"
"Almost." Ning Que nodded. "Even if we can't be sure, we must have some suspicions. Just like Qing He said just now, we will send some spies to Nanyue Kingdom when the time comes."
The national strength of Dafeng lies here.
Sending out some spies is nothing.
Anyway, Dafeng will also use military force against Lingnan in the future.
Just think of it as getting information in advance.
"What do you mean?"
"Are we withdrawing from South Vietnam now?"
Hai Gui narrowed his eyes and asked, "Or, should you not show up again for a while?"
"Yes, I have this idea. Including Qinghe, everyone should try to show up as little as possible in the future. If you encounter anyone suspicious, you must kill them. Of course, this doesn't mean that everything will be fine. Even if you are really exposed, it doesn't matter. If Emperor Feng wants to attack Nanyue, he must pass through Chu first. Once our firearms are ready, there is no need to worry even if the main force of Dafeng arrives."
These were actually all within Ning Que's expectations.
It's just that I'm saying it in advance now.
Lingnan has its unique advantages.
Ning Que had nowhere else to go except here.
Besides, the firearms workshop had already been established, and the potatoes were about to ripen, so Ning Que couldn't leave. If they really wanted to fall out, he would have to fight them to the bitter end.
"Don't worry." The Great Elder echoed from the side, saying slowly, "No matter what Dafeng does, we Yue people will fight to the end. We will fight to the death for our homeland!"
"It won't be that fast..."
Ning Que smiled and raised his hand, saying, "We encountered Japanese pirates today. They've already crossed Minyue and arrived in Nanyue. I also captured someone alive who says they have over 6,000 men in their custody, with more arriving soon. Minyue is basically all under their control, and they're posing a threat to Nanyue. Great Elder, my advice is to start a war with the pirates as soon as possible. These Japanese are worse than animals; they're capable of anything. Allowing them to grow in Minyue would be detrimental to you as well."
"Um."
"If the Great Elder trusts me, leave this matter entirely to me."
“It’s natural!”
The Great Elder smiled and nodded, saying seriously, "You are an envoy sent by the First Ancestor. You can save all the people of Nanyue and will bring Nanyue to the top. No matter what you want to do, we are willing to fully support you."
"That's fine. I'll talk about the follow-up plan now. I don't know how it was before, but now it needs to be standardized. I hope the Great Elder will order that each clan be registered. Everyone must be registered, including gender, age, name... and other information. This is to prepare for future development, for everyone."
"good."
The Great Elder nodded and took note.
This is actually what Dafeng does.
It is mainly for the convenience of future employment.
For example, Ning Que now needs to arrange for military service and recruit troops. Now that he has household registration, he can select suitable young people based on the household registration. He can also assign suitable people to farm or become craftsmen, making management more convenient.
"Also, I need to select the best from the Nanyue people. I will personally arrange the personnel, train them, and assign them to specific people for command, distributing them to various locations. This group of Japanese died here, so the Japanese pirates will definitely send people to Nanyue to gather information."
"No problem." The Great Elder frowned and whispered, "According to what the prince said, the number of these Japanese pirates is not large. If we count the elite troops brought by the prince, it should not be difficult to destroy them. Why do we need to indulge them so much? It would be better to lead the troops directly and kill them all!"
"The Great Elder is right."
"However, I have my own considerations."
"In my opinion, what Lingnan lacks most right now is manpower. No matter what we want to do, we must have people on our side. Since we're going to fight, they must be the young and strong of the tribe. If there are too many casualties, it will not be beneficial to future development. So, in my opinion, the most urgent task is to develop and train the troops and build secret weapons. Once everything is almost ready, we can wipe them out in one wave. This will reduce our casualties and allow us to capture more prisoners. We can also use these prisoners to open mountains and mine, which is a win-win situation."
"Understood……"
The Great Elder nodded thoughtfully.
Now I finally understand Ning Que's intention.
Simply put, it is to preserve the manpower as much as possible.
After all, they currently have too few people. If they attack Minyue now, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties due to insufficient preparation. This will be detrimental to subsequent production, so it is better to wait and see.
"Also, I discovered something."
"The Yue warriors have a weakness."
"The weapons you currently use are extremely crude. Even the wooden bows are simple and have very limited power. Moreover, you Yue people don't even have armor for protection, so when facing the Japanese pirates, there will be a lot of casualties."
"Because we Yue people are all warriors!"
"The Yue people wearing armor are also warriors."
Ning Que looked down on their customs, so he continued, "Only by surviving can we talk about the future. Without the protection of armor, it's easy to die in the charge. Actually, armor is not necessary. You have a lot of animal skins, and there are also many vines in the area. You can use the vines as armor. As long as there is a certain level of protection, it can effectively reduce casualties."
"Understood……"
Ning Que looked at Gongshu Chou again and continued, "Brother Gongshu, I'll leave the armor and weapons matters to you. If you need anything, you can discuss it with us. The requirements don't have to be too high, the main thing is to have a large quantity. After all, I think you all know the current equipment of the Nanyue Kingdom."
"Yeah, no problem."
Gongshu Chou agreed with confidence.
This was his specialty, so it wasn't a problem. For the Yue people, weapons didn't need to be particularly sophisticated. After all, they had very few bronze weapons. A widespread adoption of refined steel would be sufficient. Not to mention the availability of firearms, the most urgent task was to forge armor!
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