Chapter 91 Preparing for War
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Lin Baige's plan was to pave the roads in the capital within three years, and then pave the official roads along the capital all the way to the border. This would save time in transporting food and supplies, sending battle reports, and other aspects when fighting against the Jiang Kingdom.
It will take at least five or six years for these roads to be paved.
As a result, after the road from the palace to the school was repaired, people from all over the capital came to see it. There were rumors that Lin Baige was a god who had descended to earth. Now they saw this road, which had no gaps, was flat and smooth, and would not become muddy when it rained. If there were any cracks or damage, they could just use some cement to patch it up. Such a good road might have been copied from heaven.
Many wealthy businessmen in the city found Lin Baige and asked him if he could accept donations. They wanted to sponsor road paving. They thought that road construction was a good thing, and donating money to the gods and doing good deeds could accumulate merit.
Lin Baige didn't expect that he didn't have to trick them into donating money to build the road. They brainwashed themselves. They originally wanted to use the money earned from the glass to build the road, but unfortunately, there was another flood. Lin Baige thought that now they had cement, and if they wanted to build a dam, they had to transfer the money, and the road might not be built so quickly.
Now that he has donations, he can hire more people to build the road. Many people came from Jiangguo to build the road. Some came through formal channels, and some came illegally. No matter who they are, as long as they can work and are not bad people, Lin Baige will let the road construction site take them in.
The road was built very quickly. Some people bought houses in Jin State and stayed there for a long time after just one year, while others returned to Jiang State. However, they chose Jin State because they could make more money and receive better treatment. Moreover, their road construction project was a government project, and the government officials were very nice to them.
At first, the Jiang people didn't believe it. How could the government officials treat ordinary people like them as human beings? Not to mention foreigners.
But everyone who came back was healthy and did not look like they had been abused. They also made money and brought medicine and various novel things from the State of Jin. I heard that the window tiles there were made of gems, and the road surface was smooth without gaps, completely different from a cobblestone road, and not bumpy at all. In particular, the gods all went to the State of Jin to be concubines.
They also brought back rumors that Lin Baige had fabricated to deceive people. They said that the two countries were originally one country, but the royal family of Jin was the orthodox one, and the emperor of their Jiang country was not orthodox and was punished by God.
The emperor of Jiang State has also heard a lot of rumors recently. At the beginning, when many poor people left Jiang State, he didn't feel anything and even mocked Jin State for taking in a group of beggars. Jin State took away their burden, but more and more people from Jiang State left, and the common people all yearned for Jin State and cursed the rulers of Jiang State. Only then did they realize how disgusting the means used by Jin State were. Jin State wanted to make them lose the hearts of the people.
The Emperor of Jiang State was ready to make another move. He could no longer continue to develop with Jin State. Since Jin State was so good, why didn't he take it back? "He Fu Jiangyu said he was the orthodox? I want to let him see who is the orthodox."
Lin Baige was just worrying that he had no reason to go to war with Jiang State, but Jiang State came to harass their border first.
Fortunately, after Lin Baige asked Fu Jiangyu when he would punish Jiang State, Fu Jiangyu sent troops there and built a gunpowder depot there. Lin Baige's students went there to make gunpowder and even developed cannons.
The State of Jiang originally wanted to take the enemy by surprise, so they sent a group of people to pretend to be people who had smuggled themselves into the State of Jin to work, burn the food supplies of the State of Jin, and then use internal and external forces to attack.
There was a lot more gunpowder in the Jin army camp, and they were more careful about storing it. It could not be exposed to open flames to prevent explosions. They were sneaking around, and before they could sneak in, they were discovered and captured. They also found out the location of the ambush outside the city through interrogation, and were taken prisoners at night.
Lin Baige said to send him directly to mine. Recently, Lin Baige was planning to research and make a steam locomotive, and he needed a lot of iron to lay the tracks. It just so happened that the system gave him the task of mining iron ore, and he was worried that no one would go.
Mining is hard work, and now that there are more factories and job opportunities, no one wants to mine anymore.
When Lin Baige heard that more than 500 prisoners had been captured this time, he was overjoyed: "Jiang State is really kind. They took the initiative to send people to me. Quick, send them all over to mine!"
Fu Jiangyu saw his excitement and asked him, "The war has already begun. I don't intend to let Jiang Kingdom go. I will lead the army myself. You come with me."
"I still have a lot of things to do, so I'll stay in the capital for now." Lin Baige advised Fu Jiangyu: "Otherwise, don't go either. It's too dangerous. I don't want you to get hurt again. If you want to go, wait until Jiang State is completely conquered, then you can take me there to inspect the territory of Jiang State and see the resources there. Oh, and we also need to go to see the sea."
"I know you are reluctant to leave me, but I must go to this battle. It's not that I don't believe in the abilities of those generals, but I want to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy myself." Fu Jiangyu wanted to avenge his dead comrades.
When he was sent to the military camp in his teens, the late emperor arranged for him to go with several companions. Those companions were all children of prominent families. When they first set out, they all seemed to be young masters who could not endure hardship.
Not to mention entering the barracks, even on the way there, several of them complained bitterly, complaining about the bumpy carriage ride, the poor sleep and food, the rough fabric of their clothes, the heavy armor, and the weariness of their weapons. But after entering the barracks, after two years of training, they had all grown up. He still remembered their high spirits, and then the sight of their limbs being chopped off, their heads cut off, and their bodies riddled with arrows.
The late emperor originally selected these children from aristocratic families to follow Fu Jiangyu because he intended for them to be Fu Jiangyu's right-hand men in the future. These people were carefully selected by the late emperor to be used by Fu Jiangyu after he ascended the throne.
As a result, no one came back alive. When the late emperor learned about it, he just said to Fu Jiangyu what a pity.
Only these three words can summarize their lives. Such lively people, who were brought up by their families, ended up with their bodies torn to pieces. Some were even hung on the walls of Jiang State as a demonstration to them.
Those scenes appeared in Fu Jiangyu's dreams countless times, tormenting him.
Just now he wanted Lin Baige to go with him. After all, he was worried that if he was not there, the Queen Mother would take the opportunity to hurt Lin Baige.
But when he thought about the past, he hesitated again. That place was not suitable for Lin Baige. He couldn't look at Lin Baige all the time. Losing them had already caused him enough pain. He couldn't bear to lose Lin Baige again.
The brothers who went to the battlefield with him were all spoiled little masters at first. The kids at that time were like Lin Baige now. Lin Baige always complained about the difficult conditions, but Lin Baige only complained. He did not miss any of the things he should do. He was very busy every day. Sometimes Fu Jiangyu couldn't see him during the day, and had to make an appointment in advance if he wanted to sleep with him at night.
Sometimes Fu Jiangyu didn’t even know who was sleeping with whom. If he wanted to sleep with his concubine, he had to wait for Lin Baige to turn over his card. If Lin Baige didn’t nod, he would have no chance.
Fu Jiangyu originally wanted to reminisce about his comrades who had fought on the battlefield with him, but as he was thinking about it, he thought of Lin Baige.
If Lin Baige knew about this, he would definitely scold her for being hopeless because of her love-brain problem.
"I'll leave a team of people for you. No matter who they are, no one can get close to you. Don't leave the palace before I come back. If you want to see someone, just ask them to come into the palace." Fu Jiangyu seemed to have drawn a safety circle for him. As long as Lin Baige did not leave this safety circle, he could guarantee Lin Baige's safety. When he was not in the capital, there were too many people who wanted Lin Baige's life.
Now Lin Baige has the reputation of being a god who has descended to the earth. Many people admire and fear Lin Baige, but there are also many people who want to kill Lin Baige. Some of them are sent by Jiang State to get rid of their Jin State's patron saint, and some simply want to challenge the god. If they kill the god, wouldn't they be more powerful than the god? Some people even want to kill Lin Baige and take him back to make wine, saying that it is very tonic.
The reason why I wanted to take Lin Baige away was also based on this consideration.
But taking it away doesn't mean it's safe. It's not as safe as staying in the palace.
Even though he didn't say it, Lin Baige understood what he was thinking: "Don't worry, I won't leave the palace. I value my life. I'll stay in the capital so that I can better communicate with my students. I'm also preparing to build a train and lay the tracks. Who knows, maybe after you finish the battle, you can come back by train."
Fu Jiangyu had seen the train drawings drawn by Lin Baige a few days ago. It didn't need horses to pull it, but could be powered by burning coal. It sounded magical, but Lin Baige was a god after all, and he used immortal methods, so he didn't need to care about logic.
"Okay, I'll wait for your train." Fu Jiangyu couldn't wait to settle accounts with Jiang Guo and avenge his dead brothers, but the war could not be ended overnight. It might take two to three years, or five to six years. He couldn't not see Lin Baige for so many years, he would go crazy.
"Do you have any magic that can instantly transfer you to my side?" Fu Jiangyu asked him.
Lin Baige: "...not as magical as you say."
But Lin Baige suddenly thought of something. It would be great if he could share space with Fu Jiangyu, so that Fu Jiangyu could enter the clinic at any time. No matter which space they were in, they could meet in the clinic.
But now Fu Jiangyu also regards him as a god. If Fu Jiangyu is brought into the clinic, won’t his god vest fall off? If Fu Jiangyu knows that he is not a god, but just a doctor in a small clinic, will he disenchant him?
However, his small clinic still had many novel things for ancient people. For example, the TV in his clinic could surprise Fu Jiangyu for a long time, especially because his TV could still be watched, and his computer and mobile phone could also be used, but he just couldn't access the Internet. However, both the TV and the mobile phone had a feature, which was that he could watch things he had seen before.
He discovered this use half a year ago when he was bored in the middle of the night and went back to the clinic to turn on the TV. He would go back to the clinic to watch movies and TV series when he had nothing to do. Although they were all movies he had seen before, there were also many interesting ones that were always new to him.
He took note of this and planned to ask the system if it had this function the next time he took on a task.
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