Two days later.
The second meeting to gauge the Prime Minister’s intentions was officially held at the Prime Minister’s residence.
This time, the Prime Minister not only invited the high priest and the three generals, but also called Achilles over.
After briefly introducing the king’s intentions, the Prime Minister hopes that everyone will offer suggestions and brainstorm to ensure that the king’s instructions are truly implemented.
"I think the expansion of the city isn't just about increasing Stoby's strength. The king should also have defensive considerations!"
Achilles spoke first.
He clearly remembered that when Xia Zhe simulated Stobi's defense against Macedonia, he had complained many times.
It is said that the city of Stobi is too small and fragile and cannot withstand any disturbance.
Therefore, Xia Zhe finally chose the strategy of stealing the home base.
If Macedonia comes again next time, it is impossible that they will still have this amount of troops!
If I want to steal the house again, I'm afraid I won't succeed.
When two armies fight, emphasis is placed on using the right tactics and the unexpected to win.
Only by resisting Macedonia's three-pronged attack head-on can we create space for a surprise attack later.
This idea is very unique, and the Prime Minister and several senior ministers have never thought of it.
Everyone couldn't help but praise Achilles for his quick thinking.
"The city of Stobi is indeed a bit small! If we expand it, it would be best to incorporate my copper smelting plant and weapons workshop into the city!" The three generals put forward their ideas.
The three generals knew that any larger forces in the surrounding area would build fortifications to protect their core industries.
Stobi's core industries are actually the copper smelting plant and weapons workshop.
But until now, it remains completely open and undefended, and can easily be destroyed by enemy forces or spies.
That place is actually not too far from the current city wall.
If the city could be expanded in that direction and eventually merged together, it would be almost ten times its current size.
In that way, the defensive capability can naturally be greatly enhanced.
Even if the city is under siege one day, you can continue to mass-produce weapons and fight back against the invaders!
"This is a very good proposal. We might as well start the construction in this area."
The Prime Minister nodded in agreement and reached out to draw a large circle on the Stoby map on the wall.
"Let's talk about it again. How should we solve the problems of funds, raw materials and labor?" The high priest raised the most difficult question.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, frowned, and was speechless for a moment.
It was the Prime Minister who took the lead and spoke again to relieve the pressure on everyone.
"This problem is difficult, but it can be solved bit by bit, so there's no need to worry too much. Let me throw out some ideas. The stone materials for building the city are readily available outside the city, namely the batch of granite donated by Little McTally. With these solid materials, the future city towers, arrow towers and royal cities will surely be indestructible. As for the other parts of the city wall, we can take advantage of the fact that every household is burning bricks and building buildings now. We can set the size and launch a public solicitation, and then everything can be done!" said the Prime Minister.
After hearing the Prime Minister's words, everyone felt relieved. After a moment's thought, they began to offer suggestions.
"I'll take care of the manpower for building the city. The heavy equipment for the 10,000 standing troops has been built. Later, I can allocate 50,000 people to be responsible for building the city! These people are all disciplined and passionate young people. They are careful and serious in their work and are trustworthy!" said the third general.
"Porters and auxiliary workers can be recruited from the new immigrants! Although the new immigrants are difficult to manage, I have tens of thousands of security personnel under my command. They are experienced, and we only need to allocate two to three thousand of them to manage two to three hundred thousand people!" said the second general.
"I'll take care of the food problem! At the beginning of this great harvest, I prioritized gathering the materials to make 10,000 tons of Lillian wheat cakes. These goods will be shipped to Wheat Talley in the next few days. In this way, according to the trade agreement, we can legitimately claim the 800,000 tons of beef owed by Wheat Talley. With these staple ingredients, supplemented by our city's own grain reserves, solving the food problem for hundreds of thousands of people is no problem!" said the high priest.
"I have a way to deal with daily financial expenses! In the last battle at the southeast mountain pass, we wiped out the Macedonian army and also occupied the trading port that originally belonged to the Macedonian military camp. In this way, the southeast trade route has been opened. I intend to invite the caravan to visit the copper mine and weapons workshop in my city and exchange the inventory for money. If successful, we will have money!" said the general.
"I can also contribute! Our army became famous after one battle, and several small forces around us are now afraid of me. I will lead my troops to visit them in the next few days and ask for some money in the name of loans. Don't worry, I won't ruin the reputation of my city. I will definitely pay them back in the future, and even give them interest!" Achilles also said.
"Great! Everyone said it very well! I knew from the beginning that the king would not be wrong!" The Prime Minister concluded excitedly.
The problem that was originally difficult to solve became easier as everyone talked about it.
At the end of the discussion, everyone felt that Wang’s idea was truly creative and must be implemented as soon as possible.
While several important officials were holding a meeting to try to figure out their superiors' intentions, Xia Zhe was also busy over there.
After assigning tasks to the Prime Minister and the High Priest, Xia Zhe unconsciously walked to the garden.
With something on his mind, he walked over to the sand table and sat on a huge rock to overlook it.
"Yeah. I've played so many games using the sandbox, but why have I always been playing war games and never thought about the issue of city construction? This is not right, this is not right. I should do some more practical simulation to figure out how to bring the city down. That's the safest way!" Xia Zhe thought to himself.
Xia Zhe immediately raised the flag and wanted to give orders.
Seeing this signature move, the porters who had been ready under the boulder rubbed their hands in anticipation.
However, after a while, Xia Zhe still stood there in a daze, not saying a word.
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