Liu Yuan stopped, took a deep breath, and said,""You have to remember! An army should have its own beliefs! With faith, one could be invincible! "Therefore, I ask all of you to remember that you have only one goal in sacrificing your blood and lives on the battlefield, and that is for the country and the people!”
"Do you remember? Answer me!"
"I'll remember!"
"Louder!"
"Remember!"
"Good!" "I hope you can engrave my words in your hearts and spread them so that all the soldiers of the Great Han Dynasty will know what they are fighting for!" Liu Yuan said with relief.”
These words made the soldiers 'blood boil. They wanted to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy immediately. Even Xu Huang, Yan Liang, and Huang Chang were flushed red.
"Do you know why I gathered everyone from the counties?”"That's because the Wuhuan barbarians are going to attack Yuyang soon!" Liu Yuan said.”
"Are you willing to see your land trampled, your parents killed, and your wives and children humiliated?”
"No!"
"Then, follow my request and grit your teeth and persevere!”" I can tell everyone that the training I'm referring to is definitely hell on earth!" Liu Yuan said, shaking his finger. Each of you may look strong and strong, but I can tell you with certainty that none of you can do it! There were definitely not many people who could persist!”
This time, Liu Yuan could be said to have aroused public anger, and the entire wilderness was filled with discontentment.
"Hey!" "Since you're all so confident, let's begin the first round!" Liu Yuan sneered. Where are Xu Huang, Huang Chang, and Yan Liang?"
"I'm here!"
"All of you, immediately lead the army and run ten laps around Yuyang County. Whoever falls behind is not born by your mother. If any team completes the task the best and meets my requirements, I will give them an extra meal tonight and eat fatty meat!”His voice was even louder, and the thirty thousand soldiers were all excited. They all shouted that they would definitely complete the task, but they did not care about the workload of 'circling the city ten times' in front of them.
"I will obey your orders!"
"Dian Wei, you go too. Take these two thousand infantry and show these soldiers how weak they are!”
"Yes, sir!"
The few generals stepped down from the stage and hurriedly organized their troops, scrambling to lead them out!
Liu Yuan looked at the empty field with a cold smile and thought to himself that this was just an appetizer.
Although the 30,000 soldiers gathered by Xu Huang and the others had eliminated the old and young who were above 40 and below 15, there were still some useless people among them, and there were quite a few of them. Liu Yuan pursued a policy of elite soldiers, so he naturally did not need so many people. Moreover, Yuyang's finances were tight now, and Liu Yuan was a vegetarian every meal. How could he take out so much grain to feed the 30,000-strong army?
In Liu Yuan's opinion, 15,000 elites were enough to defend Yuyang City. Any more would be a waste!
Touching his shriveled belly and smacking his lips, Liu Yuan recalled his luxurious life in Luoyang and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Fortunately, I sent someone to Luoyang a while ago to find Liu Yi to extract money and grain. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to last this winter!”
Speaking of the Huaxia Trading Company that Liu Yi had established under Liu Yuan's instructions, it had already become popular in Luoyang a month after Liu Yuan left. The taverns, the academies, and even the secret chambers of the great clans were all discussing the Luoyang Trading Company.
The first was the high-purity wine.
This wine was delicious and sweet, comparable to the Heavenly Palace Immortal Brew. Not long after the Huaxia Trading Company launched it, it was already in short supply! The merchants and aristocratic families all over the world requested for the secret recipe to be made public, and even used their secret forces. However, they were all like stones sinking into the ocean, and there was no news at all.
They had no choice. The nobles, eunuchs, and even the emperor of Luoyang had bribed them. Who would care about those discordant voices?
As for the assassins and men of sacrifice, they were all killed by Liu Yi and the others. In just a month or two, the eleven Liu family servants in charge of the trading firm had relied on the miraculous effects of the blood essence of a Weapon Grandmaster and the miraculous skills of assassins to raise them from ordinary mountain bandits to first or second-rate experts! In particular, the assassin techniques they cultivated were unique. Even a top-notch expert would not be able to escape their assassination!
Following that, the emergence of the new paper-making technique completely pushed the Huaxia trading company to the cusp of the storm! Students and scholars from all over the world, as well as the great clans, all praised this grand occasion of the Great Han Dynasty. Even the Spirit Emperor was blown away by it.
Fortunately, another Central Plains trading company had appeared out of nowhere and invented movable type printing! Along with the pure white books that carried the fragrance of ink drifting from Luoyang to various places, the entire Darkhan Dynasty stirred up a monstrous wave of literature!
People spread the word that the art of paper and printing was a divine art that would benefit the future generations. Another person asked around and found out that the Central Plains Trading Company was under the command of Liu Zihong, the Marquis of Yuyang and the Governor of Yuyang.
There were also some people who secretly tried to figure out the connection between the Huaxia Trading Company and the Central Plains Trading Company. Who knew that after sending people to investigate, it was just a cooperative relationship? The Huaxia Trading Company made paper, while the Central Plains Trading Company published books.
Although there were still people who secretly suspected it, they could only let it go without any evidence.
After Liu Yuan arrived at Yuyang, he received news of Liu Yi and the others. It was Liu Yi who secretly sent someone to report the news.
At this moment, Tian Feng Shushou and the others were warning Liu Yuan that they were lacking in golden food. Liu Yuan immediately called the messenger back and informed Liu Yi to send supplies to Yuyang in the name of the Central Plains Trading Company.
"It's been half a month, I wonder where the rations have been transported to?”Liu Yuan was also delusional. Luoyang was thousands of miles away from Yuyang, and it would take at least half a year to make a round trip. It would probably only be possible in the early summer of next year when the supplies arrived.
Thinking of the 300,000 dan of grain in the treasury, Liu Yuan could only smile bitterly.
He had exempted Yuyang from taxes for two years, and in the past two years, he had turned it over to the national treasury to support the army and officials. All the expenses of the prefect's office had to be paid out of his own pocket. Fortunately, he had the foresight to establish the Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, the entire military and political system of Yuyang would be on the brink of collapse by March next year! The consequences would be unimaginable.
However, Liu Yuan was not afraid that this would continue. He had a lot of ideas to earn money, and he could put them into practice after he retreated from the Wuhuan. He believed that in a few years, his wallet would definitely be bulging, and he might even become the richest person in the Great Han Dynasty!
Liu Yuan came back to his senses and stood alone on the platform. The northern wind blew his bright red cloak, causing it to sway in the wind.
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