After he finished writing, he blew on the ink to dry it and handed it to Li Geng.
"Take a look first."
"Yes, sir!"
Li Geng excitedly held the paper in both hands and began to read it.
The more he looked, the more shocked he became. What kind of training methods were these? He had never heard of any of them before.
"A five-kilometer armed cross-country race? A 100-meter obstacle course training session? A three-on-three attacking game? And..."
It was a strange and unfamiliar term that Li Geng had never seen before.
He had never heard of such a unique plan before, and just looking at it made him think it was amazing.
"How about it?"
Qin Yu stared at Li Geng and said, "If there are no problems, then we will proceed with the training as described here."
Li Geng nodded repeatedly, then said with concern, "But some of the equipment described in this training method, such as the horizontal bar and parallel bars... please forgive my ignorance, I have never seen them in all my years of training in the army."
Qin Yu's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"Now look at the second piece of paper."
"oh?"
Li Geng flipped to the second page, and this time he gasped in shock.
This is covered with blueprints for various instruments, and judging from the blueprints, they are not complicated to make. In this Lishan area, the one thing that is not lacking is trees.
"So, are there any problems now?"
Li Geng stared wide-eyed in shock, and said excitedly:
"No problem. With His Majesty's training methods, given time, this humble general will surely be able to forge an iron army for His Majesty!"
Li Geng's face trembled with excitement; these unheard-of training methods completely overturned his understanding!
Qin Yu chuckled, patted his shoulder, and then walked up to the group of Blood Droplet members.
At this moment, the soldiers all looked at Qin Yu with burning eyes, eagerly awaiting the emperor's speech.
Qin Yu's expression turned serious at this moment, and he said earnestly:
"My valiant warriors! You are all elites selected from among the best of the best. I believe that you will surely become the strongest iron army of the Great Xia, brave and invincible!"
"One day, I will personally lead you to purge the treacherous officials from the court and rebuild our empire! With lofty ambition, we will feast on the flesh of the barbarians and drink their blood!"
"We will certainly live up to His Majesty's expectations!"
Everyone raised their right fists in unison and shouted at the top of their lungs, their voices as loud as thunder.
Seeing this earth-shaking momentum, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart!
After a moment, Qin Yu took a deep breath and turned to look at Li Geng.
"Li Geng".
"Your subordinate is here!"
"I know you have endured hardship during your secret training in these deep mountains. This time, I have secretly brought you 100,000 taels of silver, which you can use for military expenses. If you need more, just ask me for more. Even if I don't have any money, I will tighten my belt and scrape together the funds for you!"
"I have only one sentence: We cannot let the elites who sacrificed their lives for our Great Xia shed blood and tears!"
These words deeply moved Li Geng and the soldiers. After so many years in the army, they, as rank-and-file soldiers, had always been oppressed by the domineering officers at all levels.
Let alone receiving money, we'd be grateful if we could even guarantee the military pay we're entitled to!
The Emperor could give away 100,000 taels of silver in one go, something they couldn't even dream of!
Moreover, his words about scrimping and saving to scrape together the money moved Li Geng and the soldiers to tears!
"Thank you, Your Majesty! This humble general will certainly do his utmost!" Li Geng replied loudly.
The other soldiers also raised their arms and shouted.
"Your Majesty, we swear to serve you to the death! We will never forget our original aspirations!"
Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction.
After finishing his speech, Qin Yu called Li Geng aside.
"You must train hard these next few days. I have an important task for you to complete in ten days!"
Li Geng straightened his face and said righteously, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Blood Droplets will certainly live up to Your Majesty's expectations on their first mission. This humble general is willing to sign a military pledge!"
After Qin Yu gave a few more instructions, the sun was about to set.
I can't stay here any longer, otherwise I'll definitely attract the attention of some people.
At this time, Xuejian had some wild rabbits, deer, and goats that she had shot brought in as prey to deceive others.
After all, Qin Yu came here to hunt. If he were to return empty-handed, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Back at the campsite, Qin Yu gathered around the campfire to prepare his meal.
Because the palace was not yet completed, the kitchen was not yet ready.
Zhu Fei could only bring military rations to feed Qin Yu.
Qin Yu looked at the military rations, then turned to look at Zhang Shirong and Yuzhu who was serving him, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
Then, Qin Yu raised his hand and smashed the military rations over.
"Outrageous, Zhu Fei! You dog servant, how dare you serve me such things?"
"What the hell is this? It's pig swill!"
"Your Majesty, due to limited resources, this is the only food we can eat for the time being."
Zhu Fei put on a trembling appearance and explained meekly with his head down.
"Hmph, don't give me that nonsense."
Qin Yu snorted coldly, his face full of disgust, and said, "How could I possibly eat such filthy things?"
"This...this..."
Zhu Fei looked aggrieved and played along.
At this point, Zhang Shirong couldn't stand it anymore.
How could he sit idly by and watch his "good older brother" suffer?
So he quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and explained, “Your Majesty, Mount Li is remote, and food cannot be transported here. The weather is hot, and it is difficult to preserve the food. Besides, this is what the army eats on the march. Your Majesty’s actions truly demonstrate your noble virtue of sharing weal and woe with the soldiers!”
Zhang Shirong felt that his explanation was perfectly valid.
Not only was it logical and well-founded, but most importantly, it also took the opportunity to flatter Qin Yu.
But who would have thought that just as he was feeling smug and complacent, Qin Yu suddenly slapped him hard across the face!
Snap!
A crisp sound rang out.
Zhang Shirong covered his burning cheeks and stared blankly at Qin Yu. He didn't understand why the emperor, who had been perfectly fine just moments before, had suddenly gone berserk.
Qin Yu snorted coldly and angrily cursed, "Bullshit! I am the emperor, how can I share weal and woe with you stinking soldiers?"
"Who do you think you are! You dare to expect me to share your joys and sorrows! You are not worthy!"
Zhang Shirong was stunned by the scolding. He stared blankly at Qin Yu, unable to utter a word for a long time.
He never expected that this tyrannical ruler would be so lazy as to not even bother to pretend anymore!
He felt incredibly wronged. Seeing that Qin Yu seemed genuinely angry, he quickly explained, "Your Majesty! I deserve to die, but... the roads to Lishan are rugged, and there's really nothing else to eat now, only military rations left."
"Useless trash! Still dare to argue!"
Qin Yu kicked him directly in the chest, and Zhang Shirong fell to the ground caught off guard.
Qin Yu pointed at his nose, furiously shouting, "You dog slave! How could I possibly eat such coarse food? I bet you have ulterior motives! Where are my abalone, sea cucumber, bear paws, and shark fins? You've embezzled them all, you beast!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shirong was so frightened that his soul almost flew away!
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