Silence is better than words at this time!
Although Wang didn't say a word, his attitude was very clear!
A large-scale exercise must be carried out!
Whether you oppose it or not doesn’t make much sense.
It would be better to think carefully about how to make this matter satisfy the king!
after all.
The facts before have proved that Mr. Wang is always right!
Even the meticulous Odysseus had long since admitted that he was far inferior to the king.
"Okay! We will definitely do our best to get this done!"
The Prime Minister, Odysseus and Achilles had no choice but to accept the task and then leave the palace together.
Before they even reached the street, the three of them started discussing impatiently on the road.
"This is a difficult matter! Do you two have any good ideas that will minimize disturbing the people and still accomplish the king's mission?" The Prime Minister spoke first.
"Mobilizing 400,000 people to participate in the exercise is the easiest way to solve this problem. I am still training the 300,000 civilians, so we might as well bring them in directly. Add to that the standing army in my city and Odysseus' nearly 100,000 miners, and we will have just enough people!" Achilles answered first.
"This is a good idea! The standing army and the miners in the copper mines originally intended to join the army. Spending the New Year in the barracks is something that both they and their families can barely accept. As for the 300,000 civilian laborers, most of them are barbarian immigrants from the north, and they don't have too many family ties in Stoby. Letting them participate in the exercise will basically not affect people's perceptions!" The Prime Minister nodded in approval.
"That's right! As for the weapons for the performance, there's no need to worry. I've been supervising the production in the weapons workshop during this period, working overtime, and have already made enough weapons. It's hard to say whether we can arm a million people, but arming 400,000 people is no problem!" Odysseus continued.
Arming 400,000 people is no problem!
Hearing this, the Prime Minister was shocked and stared at Odysseus. He couldn't understand how the weapons workshop, which used to produce less than a hundred weapons a day, could produce so many weapons in just over a month!
Achilles on the other side just smiled silently, knowing the reason.
Apparently, when the king announced that he would stop selling weapons that day, Odysseus took it to heart.
These days, he must have trained a large number of apprentice craftsmen and worked overtime day and night.
There were originally mountains of copper in the warehouse, and I'm afraid that most of it had been made into helmets, armor, shields, and various swords, spears, and halberds by Odysseus.
"Now that everything is ready, I have peace of mind!"
The shock lasted only a moment, and the Prime Minister soon became happy.
The newcomer promoted by the king himself was indeed efficient and effective in his work.
Working with them is smoother than working with the three generals back then.
Let’s just practice!
If it hadn't been so costly and laborious, a large-scale exercise mobilizing 400,000 people could have been successfully completed.
Not only does it satisfy the king, it also truly shows the changes in Stoby to the outside world!
Once the surrounding city-states know about this, they will definitely be more honest in the future.
Perhaps, this is the king’s true intention!
Two days later.
Under Xia Zhe's personal watch, the participating team marched out of the city of Stobi and headed southwest towards the old territory of Stobi.
Among the four surrounding states, Macedonia in the east and south was the most powerful.
Originally, it would be reasonable to use Macedonia as the imaginary enemy in military exercises.
However, Xia Zhe was determined to quit the get out of class.
Of course, I won't be stupid enough to provoke Macedonia! I'll cut off my own retreat!
As for the Little Tully in the north, they were friendly nations. Even if it was just a pretense, it would be inappropriate to go to war with them.
In this case, we can only march westward.
To the west are small city-states similar to Stupa. Only the former Stupa has some fighting power.
It's just an exercise anyway, not a real war.
Xia Zhe finally decided to march 400,000 people towards the border between Stobi and Stupora, and then return to Stobi after reaching the border.
Stupala once intended to form an alliance with Stupa, which made Xia Zhe quite resentful.
Although Stupala has now been taken over by Macedonia.
But Xia Zhe had not attended the meeting for a long time and was still unaware of this.
He simply wanted to show off his power and take revenge on Stubla!
I don't care if the 400,000 men under my command are a mob. At least I have 400,000 men!
I just want to ask you if you are afraid?
If you are afraid, don’t try to get close to me in the future!
Just take care of your own city-state and don’t cause trouble for me!
"Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. My king, are you interested in going out for a walk and experiencing the festive atmosphere?"
Lillian asked from behind.
Seeing Xia Zhe staring at the receding army, as if lost in thought, like a sculpture, Lillian felt inexplicably sad.
It’s the New Year.
That is the day when every family reunites!
But what about the king?
My mother died in childbirth, and my father and three older brothers were killed in battle. I was completely wiped out from my family.
I don’t feel anything about it on weekdays.
But in the atmosphere of the New Year, Yong felt that Wang was a little lonely and desolate.
"Go for a walk on the street? That's a good suggestion!" Xia Zhe's heart moved when he heard it.
The reason why I always made wrong decisions before was largely due to the fact that I didn’t pay attention to understanding the people’s sentiments and was concentrating on playing games in the garden!
This time, I want to see it with my own eyes.
In the end, aren’t the people tired of being tossed around like this?
To be a wise ruler, one must understand the people's sentiments.
Wanting to be a tyrant is the same, isn't it?
We must know where the people’s pain points are before we can pursue them relentlessly!
Otherwise I would always be alone, thinking about things.
I always do good things with bad intentions. When will my plan to get fired succeed?
Soon, Lillian came to the city streets, and Xia Zhe, like last time, said nothing.
Many people knew Lillian, and even quite a few remembered this "distant relative" of hers.
Everyone had no worries and were chatting and gossiping.
"Honestly, Stobi has changed a lot in the past year. I have lived in the city for most of my life, and I never thought I would be able to eat delicious food every day and sleep in a brick house every night." An old man sighed.
"Yes, yes! We actually won a war, and we have new ways to make money through mining and copper smelting! Life is really promising!" A young man said.
"That's right! All of this is thanks to the new king!" someone concluded.
Hearing this, Xia Zhe's face darkened and he felt unhappy.
The new king’s credit?
How can you think like this?
The real intention of me doing all this is definitely not to get your praise!
It’s all because of the high priest and the general. They didn’t follow my requirements and I’m worrying about nothing!
Only then can a bad thing be turned into a good thing!
Who can understand the pain in my heart?
Luckily, I replaced them!
Those people who are currently holding those positions are all jesters who only know how to play games!
"However, this time, the king is a bit too troublesome!" A citizen changed the subject.
Hearing this, Xia Zhe became excited and pricked up his ears.
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