During the year and a half since ascending the throne, Lin Fei had been busier than at any other time in his life.
He finally understood what it meant to be overwhelmed with countless affairs every day.
What he had to consider was not merely military and state affairs, but the livelihoods of the people as well.
He had another purpose in reorganizing the three armies.
He wanted to reduce the size of the mortal armies.
The number of troops within the Great Flame Dynasty exceeded three million.
And that was only the border armies tasked with defending the territory; the local garrisons in each city had not even been counted.
These forces had been left behind by the Dragon Abyss Dynasty and the Great Yan Dynasty. Each had its own territory and influence, and behind them lay the interests of certain Immortal Cultivation Families, powerful clans, and noble dignitaries.
Although Cultivators could not directly interfere in wars between mortal dynasties over territorial disputes, the true foundation of a dynasty's long-term survival still depended on the strength of its immortal cultivation forces.
Even if the three great dynasties of Jiuli, Great Wei Dynasty, and Eastern Jin Dynasty joined forces and attacked the Great Flame Dynasty's territory—
—even if they conquered every inch of its land, as long as Lin Fei destroyed the immortal cultivation forces behind those three dynasties, he could reclaim the lost territory and even expand his borders in the process.
Therefore, reorganizing the three armies was absolutely necessary.
After hearing Lin Fei's plan, Xiao Yifei greatly approved of it.
"Lin Fei, once you reorganize the Dragon Abyss, Phoenix Soar, and Heavenly Demon armies, those Immortal Cultivation Families will certainly be dissatisfied."
"I'm not afraid that they'll dare rebel, but turning them into formal armies means... will they