Qi Xiuwu patted Feng Tao on the shoulder: "Hey kid, don't try to flatter me."
Feng Tao chuckled and said, "I'm not flattering you at all. I'm telling the truth. The Qi family wouldn't dare refuse to give it to us. With that kid Qi You around, the Qi family will behave themselves."
Qi Xiuwu sighed and said, "There's another reason. Although Qi You hasn't caused any trouble yet, he always likes to harass respectable women. Sooner or later, something will happen. When that happens, it's not good to deal with the family, but it's even worse not to deal with them."
"Before he causes any trouble, I'll get him into the army, right under my nose. He can't cause any problems that way."
“That’s right. The Qi family can’t be touched. This county still needs the Qi family to maintain it. We’ll have to leave sooner or later. With the Qi family here, it will be much more peaceful here.”
Qi Xiuwu also agreed with this view: "Moreover, the Qi family can be considered a family with a relatively upright family tradition."
At this point, the matter is settled; Qi You will definitely have to follow Qi Xiuwu.
The next question concerns Geng Tianrong's future.
Geng Tianrong definitely couldn't let him stay here.
Qi Xiuwu forcefully had Geng Tianrong taken away. Geng Tianrong cursed angrily, but no matter how much he cursed, it was to no avail.
Shenxi received a letter from Qi Xiuwu.
Shanghe County has been captured; all that remains are scattered bandits.
They also informed that someone had been sent to Bian'ai County to escort Geng Tianrong, but this had not been announced to the public.
Shen Xi smiled and handed Qi Xiuwu's letter to Qi Xiuwen and Gu Beitian.
The two repeatedly praised Qi Xiuwu for doing a good job.
Chen Xi smiled and said, "Xiuwen, send someone directly to Shanghe County to replace Geng Tianrong as the county magistrate."
"Okay." Qi Xiuwen had already chosen his candidate: Company Commander Zhao Xun, a smart and capable man.
Zhao Rong also led his troops to attack Linchuan County, and the battle went very smoothly.
Shenxi asked Lin Yanjun, "How is the recruitment of soldiers going?"
"Reporting to the commander, 10,000 men have been recruited, all of them young and strong, and are being organized."
"Alright, after another half month of preparation, we will attack Tongxian."
"Junyao, have you gathered all the details about Tongxian and Qingshui County?"
Tang Junyao bowed and said, "I have inquired about everything in detail. Xiuwen and Beitian are both studying it."
Shen Xi nodded in satisfaction. She was starting to show signs of giving up. Hehe, talent development was on point, and loyalty was pretty good. She just needed to hand over the tasks and she was more happy to be a mascot.
Of course, these were just her true feelings; she still needed to keep a close eye on current events and the movements of her subordinates.
Because of the many things that happened in Bian'ai County, Qi Xiuwen felt very ashamed. So these days, he has been working even harder to find and fill the gaps, actively appointing talents. When selecting talents in the county town, he and his subordinates personally assessed each one.
As expected, the quality of this batch is quite good. Several people have been sent out, and the feedback has been quite positive over the past month and a half.
Qi Xiuwen and Shen Xi discussed the rumors circulating below that Shen Xi was the leader of the Heavenly God Sect.
Chen Xi almost burst out laughing. The Heavenly God Sect? When did she establish a sect?
However, many uprisings in history have indeed taken place in the name of religious sects.
Ordinary people are easily fooled and manipulated, especially when natural disasters and man-made calamities are frequent.
What were they thinking, calling themselves the Heavenly God Cult?
"Xiuwen, send a document directly to the lower levels, saying that there has never been a Heavenly God Cult, and there is no need to spread rumors."
Qi Xiuwen was somewhat puzzled: "Chief, this is an opportunity to get more people to convert and join us."
Shen Xi's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Xiuwen, have you ever thought about whether anyone will still believe you when you promote science once you become part of the Heavenly God Cult?"
People already believe in gods. If you insist that there are no gods there and that thunder and lightning are natural phenomena, will they believe you?
"This?" Qi Xiuwen was also at a loss. He knew that the leader was having schools teach science.
"Xiuwen, there's another problem. Once there's a sect, all sorts of monsters and demons will start causing trouble. If you have a Heavenly God Sect, they might set up a Saintess Sect, a Heavenly Maiden Sect, a Lotus Sect, and so on."
How do you know that these sects will do things for the people, or that most of them will swindle money from them?
Besides, there's also the possibility that someone might impersonate members of the Heavenly God Cult to commit fraud; we can't be too careful!
Qi Xiuwen suddenly realized.
"Sir, Xiuwen's understanding is too limited."
"Xiuwen, don't underestimate yourself. What you said isn't entirely unreasonable. In that case, the official document still needs to state that there is no sect called the Heavenly God Sect. Anyone claiming to be a sect of the Heavenly God Sect is fake."
Furthermore, accelerating the popularization of science among the general public will naturally leave no room for various religious sects. We ourselves will be the greatest force, without needing the power of gods.
"Yes, Xiuwen understands."
"Anyway, it's winter now, the weather is freezing, and it's the off-season for farming. Let them intensify militia training and strengthen their studies at the same time."
"good."
Qi Xiuwen admired his leader even more; the leader's vision was always ahead of others.
“I saw it yesterday, and our city gates and walls are very well built. But I also saw that the people who built the walls were still wearing padded jackets. Is there a shortage of cotton-padded clothes?”
Qi Xiuwen's face flushed slightly: "Yes, recruiting soldiers and buying horses is very expensive these days. The day before yesterday, Zhao Rong asked for a large sum of money to buy a large number of horses."
Shenxi nodded. Cavalry was like gods in this era, especially heavy cavalry.
Without further ado, with ten thousand heavily armored cavalry, one can sweep across the world.
A heavily armored cavalryman needs at least three good horses and five infantrymen to take care of them; good horses also need to be fed with the finest feed.
Moreover, these are all consumables. Cavalry battles result in casualties, as do horses and armor.
This necessitates subsequent training of cavalry and manufacturing of armor, as well as purchasing or raising more fine horses—all of which represent huge investments.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, in order to supply horses for the cavalry, everyone had to raise horses. The country invested a lot of energy, manpower and financial resources to finally build an invincible cavalry that was able to defeat the Xiongnu.
It's normal for Qi Xiuwen to be in dire straits at this time.
After all, no matter how powerful Zang Huatian was, he couldn't possibly provide such a large amount of energy all at once.
"It's a pity that we still haven't found cotton. If we could find it, the cost of making cotton-padded clothes would be much lower, and the warmth would be just as good."
Xiuwen, Zhao Rong's expenses are substantial, so supply them as much as possible. Sell all the rare treasures Huatian found for me; perhaps that can solve the problem of cotton-padded clothing for some people.
Zang Huatian collected a batch of rare treasures for Shenxi, but Shenxi had seen too many in later generations, so he was not surprised at all.
Like a housekeeper, Ke Di Yingxue refused to let Shen Xi sell the property directly. Now that funds were tight, Shen Xi directly issued the order to sell it.
Although Di Yingxue was still stingy, she eventually took out more than 90% of the money.
“Commander, you can’t leave without even a decent piece of jewelry. Yingxue has made the decision; you must keep this set of jewelry.”
"Well, Yingxue is such a miser!"
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