Half a month later, in the grand royal palace of the original Yin Kingdom capital, Wang Zhifan was sitting on the throne, with four close followers listed below.
Among them were the armor-clad young generals he brought here to command the troops, as well as two generals he promoted from the Yin Kingdom army, and even the old prime minister of the Abundance Kingdom appeared here.
"Sun Aiqing, as of today, have all the banditry in the country been cleared up?"
At this moment, Wang Zhifan on the throne looked at a young man with a cold temperament who was standing bowed below, and asked this young general in armor who had grown up in half a month of continuous battlefield killings.
"Report to the King! In the near future, General Han and General Liu will jointly dispatch and have completely eliminated all banditry in the territory. Whether it is the old land or the new land, they have completely surrendered to the rule of the King. There is no place for any rebellious officials and traitors!"
The armor-clad young general named Sun immediately answered sonorously and forcefully after hearing this. He did not take all the credit on himself. He mentioned two other Wang Zhifan generals who were promoted from the original Yin army, saying that these locals played a big role.
"Well... no one will forget the merits of the generals..."
Wang Zhifan then nodded with satisfaction.
The reason why he specifically asked about the progress of these people was because he had not directly participated in the recent battles with these people. It was entirely their own command to conquer other Yin Kingdom cities and eliminate some of the original Abundance Kingdom resistance forces that were not long-sighted. It can be said that these were all real contributions.
In the past few days, apart from arranging clones to secretly monitor their progress outside from time to time, he has almost been practicing in the New King's Palace, which means he has not left the big palace where their current parliament is.
"Old Prime Minister, have you finished counting all the warehouses in Yin Capital?"
After asking about the war, Wang Zhifan then smiled and looked down at the old man in civilian clothes who looked a little depressed.
This old man has been very busy since he was transferred from Abundance Capital a few days ago, because Yin Kingdom's assets, that is, the national treasury, are richer than they imagined. The old man has not even come up with a complete list of all kinds of wealth and materials, which can be said to be painful and happy.
"Your Majesty, the old Yin Kingdom has been plundering people's wealth very heavily. The warehouse is piled up like a mountain. I am really busy these days. Please allow me a few days of grace."
Old Xiangguo cheered up and answered Wang Zhifan, frankly admitting that he had failed to complete the task.
"Prime Minister, don't be anxious. I'm not in any hurry. If you're tired, it doesn't matter if you take a few days' rest. As long as you can make logistical preparations for the next time I go on a personal expedition."
Wang Zhifan knows very well what kind of workload it is. The only person he can trust to manage his finances is this old minister. It is not easy for him to put all the wealth of the old Yin Kingdom into the treasury.
"There are still too few people. I only occupied a small Yin Kingdom and I already couldn't swallow it. It feels like it is simply not feasible to complete the hegemony later..."
As he expected, one of the major difficulties in this dungeon was its operation, and he had less territory and fewer people, so even if he could defeat other countries, it would be difficult to digest, and he had to wait for half a month in vain.
"Your Majesty, the general received intelligence today. There is suspected movement on the part of the Pottery Kingdom. There are clues indicating that they will dispatch Ancestor Pottery to attack Old Capital."
After Wang Zhifan finished asking, General Sun then began to report something that he was very concerned about, which was related to when Abundance Kingdom, which had just expanded its territory, would start a foreign war.
"Ancestor Pottery? But Pottery Kingdom are the strongest Pottery Warrior cultivated by the royal court?"
As soon as he heard this word, Wang Zhifan reacted. He naturally knew that Pottery Kingdom was hostile to him, but he himself was not prepared to live in peace with the Pottery Kingdom, so he had a good understanding of their trump card strength.
"What the king said is absolutely true. Pottery Kingdom Ancestor Pottery is far stronger than ordinary Pottery Warrior. It will not be easy for our army to resist it at present. We must have at least 50,000 troops to resist it."
General Sun then replied that he had also researched this enemy and designed his own tactics, but the cost would be relatively high.
"General Sun, don't worry. If Ancestor Pottery really appears, I will personally conquer it."
Wang Zhifan didn't pay much attention to this potential threat. After all, his goal was to dominate. If even a stronger Pottery Kingdom couldn't handle it, then there was basically no hope of passing the level.
"Also, generals, don't be fooled by the Pottery Kingdom's fascination formation. They won't really attack Old Capital. They will only make feint attacks at most. You just need to defend New Capital."
The so-called Old Capital is actually the original capital of the Abundance Kingdom, the one located in the mountains. After Wang Zhifan conquered Yin Kingdom Finding that the royal palace Yin Capital suited his taste, he decided to designate it as New Capital. Although a formal ceremony had not yet been held, such a statement had already spread among several senior officials.
And he thinks that Pottery Kingdom will not attack Abundance Capital. On the one hand, it is because Pottery Kingdom's doing so will not have much practical effect except irritating him. On the other hand, he knows very well. It is difficult for the Terracotta Army to march in the mountains. The rugged and rocky environment is a kind of torture for the Terracotta Army. They promised to attack the old land of the Abundance Kingdom just to distract him and make a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty knows everything!"
After hearing what he said, several people in the hall responded one after another, especially the two generals who were originally from the Yin Kingdom, who did not dare to miss any opportunity to flatter Wang Zhifan.
"General Han, General Liu, do you two dear ladies have anything important to report today?"
Wang Zhifan then turned his attention to these two people and asked them questions with a smile on his face.
Even though these two were not the old men he brought out from the Abundance Kingdom mountains, he believed that their loyalty to him would not be inferior to that of the other two.
The reason is that they were all promoted by him from the bottom of the original Yin Kingdom army. Their current status relies not only on their own abilities but also on his appreciation. What's more, they are no different from traitors in the eyes of the old Yin Kingdom people, and they dare not leave his big tree.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the city gates of the royal capital need to be repaired as soon as possible. Not only to prevent foreign enemies, but also to highlight the new atmosphere of the new dynasty and to make Yin Kingdom old people feel the love and care of your Majesty..."
General Han, who was a bit fat, saw Wang Zhifan looking at him and immediately spoke. His suggestion was quite unique, and Wang Zhifan understood it as soon as he said it.
"Haha, if Han Aiqing didn't say anything, everyone would have forgotten about the city gate. It's been half a month, and it's time to repair it... Now that Han Aiqing mentioned this matter, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
At this time, Wang Zhifan threw a big benefit to General Han, asking him to recommend talents to be responsible for repairing the city gate. It can be said that the superiors value him more than this.
"Thanks to the great love of your Majesty! I have the courage to recommend someone because of my humble position. He is a descendant of the chief craftsman who built the city gate and wall..."
Unlike Wang Zhifan who thought he would take this opportunity to recruit one of his own, the candidates he recommended seemed to be based entirely on completing the task, so he didn't bother to ask more questions and asked the Prime Minister to arrange for someone to contact the other party to deal with the matter.
After this session, another tall and tall General Liu was not far behind and made a suggestion for Wang Zhifan that would have a wider impact.
"Your Majesty! The general sees that our dynasty has many important tasks and a serious shortage of officials. I hope that your Majesty can recruit talented people. Whether they are domestic or foreign, as long as they are talented and virtuous, they should have the opportunity to show their ambitions..."
"General Liu, your idea is quite good, but it's too early... I know that there are rumors outside that Great Feng and I, Pottery Kingdom, will have a battle. There is no clear outcome in this battle. I'm afraid those foreign talents will not take a fancy to these three melons and two dates."
Wang Zhifan has naturally considered the matter of recruiting talented people in the past half month, and even sent a clone to explore the popular trend among the people. Therefore, he is very clear that the people of the Abundance Kingdom's new land, which is the Yin Kingdom that he has just subverted and occupied, do not fully recognize him as their king.
The reason is that before Yin Kingdom was destroyed, they had always regarded Pottery Kingdom in the south as their number one enemy. Their war preparations had always been to guard against the Pottery Kingdom who wanted to swallow them up, but now the result is that Yin Kingdom was suddenly occupied by the inconspicuous Abundance Kingdom in the west. What would they think? There is no doubt that Abundance Kingdom is seriously provoking Pottery Kingdom and stealing the land that Pottery Kingdom wants. And it happens that many Yin Kingdom people were forcibly conquered by him and they hold a grudge. Naturally, they hope that Pottery Kingdom will come over and bite the dog. It is best to hurt both sides and give Yin Kingdom a chance to restore the country.
Under this general environment, Wang Zhifan is very sure that real talents will not come to his small temple that is not stable enough. Only after he kills Pottery Kingdom will they notice that a truly powerful country has appeared in this area, and then they may consider developing here.
"However, the country's talents should not be so particular. If you know where there are talents who want to make contributions and govern the country, you can recommend them. They will first work in the army or under the old prime minister, and then they will be promoted based on their merits..."
In this dungeon world, there is no such thing as an imperial examination or a national examination. Talents must be recommended by others or self-recommended. Therefore, Wang Zhifan's words are not surprising. They just let his subordinates know that the door of convenience can be opened recently. He, the king, will not blame him if the personnel turnover is violent.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
General Liu listened carefully to Wang Zhifan and then ended the conversation by flattering him.
"My dear friends, if you have nothing else to do, this is the end of today's court discussion."
It could be seen that these people were either too tired or walking on thin ice, so Wang Zhifan stopped discussing with them. In fact, he didn't like meetings, but he had to show up every once in a while, otherwise he was afraid that his military morale would be unstable.
"Old minister, please retire."
"I will retire at the end."
"I resign from my humble position."
Soon, these subordinates left the palace one by one after Wang Zhifan agreed, and Wang Zhifan also stood up from the throne, turned around and went to the inner hall at the back, which was where he lived recently.
"It's so boring. This dungeon is just a little better than the one I used to sail, but it still feels like I'm in prison... Maintaining a country is really not something I'm good at..."
Privately, Wang Zhifan inevitably felt this helpless feeling in his heart. As an ordinary person who has had no background in reality for two lifetimes, he could not do anything about things of this level. The current situation he could maintain was basically his personal deterrence by force, as well as some basic help brought by his identity as VIP Player.
When he stepped into the door of the inner hall, as expected, he found a thin young man wearing a robe waiting for him inside. He was a player who had been in contact with him several times in the past half month. This was not the first time that he had appeared here.
"Why are you here again? Didn't I say that it would be impossible for me to hand over this country to you? You are not capable of winning such a big thing.
Our best cooperation is in war, where you can serve as special forces and receive whatever treatment you want. "
As soon as he saw this player who was supposed to be a mage, Wang Zhifan said to him a little impatiently, even though this person hadn't spoken yet.
At first, the player group represented by the other party contacted him through some small animals. After several exchanges, they sent this young man over. Then the lion asked him to hand over the entire Abundance Kingdom to their management, saying that he had no talent in this area and was only suitable to be a general.
Such very conceited words immediately made Wang Zhifan feel unhappy with this player group. Even if he thought he was not good at managing the country, it was still compared to the indigenous talents of this world. Doesn't he think these players who also come from the real world are much better than him in this regard? Is it possible that all of them are high-ranking officials? And happen to be proficient in the state management of this kind of ancient world? What's more, Abundance Kingdom, whether it is the old land or the new land, he owns or conquers it. He will not give these things to others casually. This is a very simple and popular truth.
"Boss, don't get me wrong, I'm just here to surrender to you on my own behalf this time."
Then the professional mage player replied with a smile after Wang Zhifan spoke displeasedly.
"The group I was in before was not optimistic about the potential of the Abundance Kingdom that you have. They said that you are too small to dominate here, so they made excessive demands for more dominance to change the status quo. But my idea is different from theirs. I have specially inspected the traces of your battles and think that this copy is very suitable for your performance. Abundance Kingdom has the possibility of domination. If you can agree to my joining, this possibility can be further improved."
The mage player talked freely and expressed his purpose of coming.
"What help can you provide me? What conditions do you need me to provide you?"
Although this person seemed to have good intentions, Wang Zhifan was not very polite to him and asked directly. The unpleasant exchanges in the previous days made him too lazy to pretend.
"I am a lv34 earth mage. I can help you win the war. And my request is very simple. Just let me serve as a strategist or something like that in any army."
The man replied without much thought.