Chapter 806 Conquer
A month ago, the Liyang Dynasty agreed to "return" the entire Shuzhong region to Su Mingzhe, allowing him to restore his country!

However, to this day, the army guarding the Shuzhong area is still the army of the Liyang Dynasty!

It was not that Su Mingzhe was unwilling to accept these places, but he was in a hurry and could not recruit so many soldiers to help him guard them.

You know, before Li Yang destroyed Western Shu, Western Shu's regular army had 60,000 people!
I saw more than 300,000 young and strong people gathered together, ready to be selected.

Yuan Benxi looked at it and shook his head, but the old ministers of Western Shu were extremely excited.

The leader, Zhao Dingxiu, was originally a scholar of Western Shu. Now he was appointed as the prime minister of Western Shu by Su Mingzhe. He could not help but recite a poem to express his excitement:
"The strong Hu invaded Jinque and camped in Jinguan City.

One emperor and two souls are gone, and his lone minister fights hundreds of battles.

The military might is overwhelming the desert, and the magical power is supported by Gautama.

"I will be willing to sacrifice my life for the day when our country is restored."

"Your Highness, the people of Shu are still loyal to their former master. There is hope for the revival of Western Shu. Even if I die now, I can still see the late emperor!"

Other ministers also praised and congratulated!
Su Mingzhe just smiled and said nothing.

This kind of scene, in Yuan Benxi's eyes, was as ridiculous as "Yerlang's arrogance".

In terms of military systems, the various countries in the Spring and Autumn Period adopted the system of military service and the system of recruiting soldiers.

Regardless of whether it was the military system or the recruitment system, soldiers were required to carry their own armor, horses, bows and crossbows.

It can be said that the poor people at the bottom of society, who have no property at all, are not even qualified to serve in the army!
This system was not only implemented during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but also in the Liyang Dynasty, the Dafeng Dynasty, and the Daqin Dynasty.

Today, however, the selection criteria for the Yulin Guards that Su Mingzhe came up with were quite simple.

It was even stated that as long as one was selected as the Yulin Guard, all weapons, armor, war horses, bows and crossbows would be provided by the government!

In Yuan Benxi's opinion, this is simply ridiculous!
You know, a soldier's armor, warhorse, bow and crossbow, etc., cost at least one hundred taels of silver.

For example, Western Shu has more than 30 cities, so it would take at least 50,000 to 100,000 troops to guard them.

This would require at least five million taels of silver.

This amount of money is not a one-time expenditure, but a continuous expenditure!
With just the annual tax revenue of Western Shu, it is simply not enough to afford such a huge expenditure.

What's more, Su Mingzhe also exempted Shu from taxes for ten years!
"Hahaha... huh? Shu has been exempted from taxes for ten years?"

Yuan Benxi looked at the more than 300,000 young men who had gathered under the city wall, and thought about the ten years of taxes in Shu that Su Mingzhe had exempted, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart:
"What on earth does this Third Prince want to do?"

Soon, the herald came running to remind:

"Your Highness, the auspicious time has arrived!"

"start!"

Su Mingzhe personally beat the war drum, and the hundreds of city guards guarding the mountain road quickly released the "barricades" blocking the road after hearing the noise.

More than 300,000 young and strong men ran towards their respective mountain roads according to the serial numbers of '甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸' that they had received before.

Su Mingzhe also spent a lot of effort for this Yulin Guard selection.

It took Su Mingzhe and his clone ten days just to dig nine mountain roads about ten feet wide and ten miles long.

In addition to the need to carve magic arrays such as the Mind-Confusing Array, the Mind-Illusion Array, and the Mind-Refining Array on every mountain road, Su Mingzhe's clone had hardly had any rest in the past month.

Today, more than 300,000 young and strong people are walking into the nine mountain roads one after another!
Su Mingzhe saw that many people fell in the first bewitching magic circle, and couldn't help but sneer:
"I didn't expect that there would be so many spies from the enemy countries before the Shu Kingdom was officially established!"

The Shu country has been destroyed for too long!
There are indeed some elderly people who still miss their homeland.

However, the vast majority of young and strong people have begun to identify themselves as citizens of the Liyang Dynasty.

Su Mingzhe personally dug nine mountain roads, not to test the physical fitness of the Yulin Guards, but to test their loyalty!
And this scene was seen by everyone watching the ceremony on the city wall.

After these young men entered the mountain road, their bodies seemed to be in slow motion and they could hardly move forward.

A full hour had passed, and most of the young and strong men were still wasting time on the three or four miles of road ahead.

At this time, the herald came on horseback and reported:
"Reporting to Your Highness, an hour has passed and only more than 5,000 people have arrived at the finish line!"

When everyone present heard the news, they all looked at each other in disbelief, a little bit unable to believe their ears!

An hour passed, and out of more than 300,000 young and strong men, only 5,000 people reached the finish line ten miles away?

What do other people eat?
Zhao Dingxiu was about to scold the messenger and ask him to go back and measure the numbers again.

Su Mingzhe clapped his hands in surprise and said with a smile:

"Not bad! Not bad! I thought it would be good to have a thousand or so people! I didn't expect there would be so many!"

"Order these people to be sent to the Yulin Guard camp. Each of them will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!"

These five thousand people were able to pass through the mountain road filled with mind-confusing arrays, mind-illusion arrays, and mind-refining arrays within an hour. Their mental aptitudes far surpassed those of their peers and they are all first-rate cultivation geniuses!
Su Mingzhe believed that after some training, he would be able to make them all as powerful as dragons!

The selection is over.

Su Mingzhe was delighted. He brought his ministers back to the palace and started a grand banquet to entertain foreign guests like Yuan Benxi.

Because Western Shu wanted to restore its country, in addition to Yuan Benxi coming to congratulate on behalf of the Liyang Dynasty, forces such as Mount Nalanda in the Western Regions, the King of Nanzhao, the King of Beiliang, and the King of Yanchi also sent people to congratulate and present gifts.

No matter what, the scene in Tai'an City before when Su Mingzhe fought alone against more than a hundred first-grade Vajra Realm, Zhixuan Realm, and Tianxiang Realm masters was really terrifying.

It is very necessary to maintain a good relationship nowadays!

The banquet is over.

After leaving the palace, the envoys discussed today's events in groups of three or four.

Yuan Benxi did not chat with other envoys, but immediately returned to Sifang Pavilion and summoned Zhao Gou, the undercover agent he had sent out. After a while, a middle-aged man in linen clothes and straw sandals ran in in a panic, knelt on the ground with a plop, and reported tremblingly:

"My Lord, they are all dead! All dead!"

Although Yuan Benxi had guessed it long ago, seeing that the undercover's answer was incoherent, he still held out a glimmer of hope and asked:

"Everything is dead?"

"Everyone is dead!"

The undercover agent was so frightened that tears started streaming down his face. He said:

"Our people, Beiliang people, Nanzhao people, Jing'an King, Yanchi King, all died. More than 2,000 people, all died!"

"impossible!"

Yuan Benxi slammed the table and stood up, ready to scold the undercover agent for talking nonsense!

The city guards that Su Mingzhe of Shu temporarily assembled and recruited were no more than 2,000 people.

How is it possible to catch more than two thousand undercover agents at once?

However, after he stood up, he immediately remembered Su Mingzhe's surprise when he heard on the city wall that only more than 5,000 people passed the selection!

Now recalling it: it’s really terrifying when you think about it!

"Those nine mountain roads... must be something fishy. They can help Xishu pick out those who have ulterior motives!"

"By the way, last time I said that the Liyang Dynasty was supported by immortals, he laughed wildly!"

"Could it be that this is the method of the immortals?"

Although Yuan Benxi was unwilling to believe it, the facts were there.

More than 2,000 undercover agents were identified without any mistakes.

This speaks volumes!
Yuan Benxi suppressed his panic, asked the undercover agent to drink some water to calm his nerves, and told him all the information he had gathered.

The undercover agent was able to be led by Yuan Benxi, which showed that he had some skills.

When he calmed down a little, he told her all the information he had found out.

In this selection, more than 300,000 young and strong people in Shu, except for more than 2,000 undercover agents, were brought to justice.

Among the remaining 320,000 people, about 5,500 people passed the customs within one hour, and all of them were selected into the Yulin Guard.

Within two hours, more than 20,000 people passed the level and were selected into the Black Armor Army!
In addition, more than 20,000 people managed to pass through in the remaining half day and were selected into the infantry battalion.

There were still more than 260,000 people who failed the election, but the government divided them into different levels and selected more than 60,000 people to serve as city defense troops in more than 30 cities.

The actual number of people who lost the election was only 200,000!
"Stay back!"

Yuan Benxi and other undercover agents retreated, their eyes slowly filled with fatigue!

So unexpected!

Su Mingzhe's methods are endless and his wisdom is far-reaching, which has exceeded Yuan Benxi's ability to think!
This is like an ancient military saint or god of war. No matter how brilliant his ideas are or how much he understands military tactics and formations, he cannot guess how a digitized army fights!
After the undercover agent left, Yuan Benxi called in other spies to verify the results of today's selection. He suddenly became irritated:
"This Third Prince of Western Shu...I'm afraid he really has unfathomable powers!"

the next day.

Su Mingzhe received another message from Yuan Benxi asking for a meeting.

Not long after, Su Mingzhe brought Chen Yu to meet Yuan Benxi again.

This time, Su Mingzhe waited until the ceremony was over, then handed him a memorial with a smile:
"Yuan Qingjia, I plan to use twenty years to unify the Central Plains and replace the Liyang Dynasty. This is a strategy I wrote before. Please help me check if there is anything missing!"

Yuan Benxi was confused by Su Mingzhe's behavior, but he still took the memorial respectfully and read it carefully.

This policy is divided into the following categories according to the year:

Two-year 'clean-up' plan!
Five-year 'preparation' plan!
Ten-year 'expansion' plan!
Three-year 'encirclement and suppression' plan!
Each plan includes detailed plans for national policy, people's livelihood, armaments, various industries, and other aspects.

Su Mingzhe waited for Yuan Benxi to finish reading the strategy he had specified, and without waiting for Yuan Benxi to comment, he smiled and said:

"Yuan Qingjia, when I was in Beimang, I heard a proverb: Plans cannot keep pace with changes!"

"I have already made this plan, but things change over time. Often, things will be completely different after a year. Not to mention five, ten, or even twenty years."

"So, in order to ensure that the strategies I have set can be implemented smoothly, I would like to invite Yuan Qingjia to come to my Shu Kingdom to serve as the left prime minister. What do you think?"

The position of prime minister is divided into left and right, with the right one being the most respected.

The future right prime minister of Shu Kingdom has been given to Zhao Dingxiu.

Now, if Su Mingzhe wants to arrange for Yuan Benxi, he can only give him the position of left prime minister.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I am willing to serve you at your service!"

Yuan Benxi smiled bitterly, knelt down and kowtowed again, expressing his willingness to surrender!

The reason he came here today was actually to show his surrender!
Unexpectedly, before he even said the words of surrender, Su Mingzhe took the initiative to invite him.

Yuan Benxi now has a deep fear of Su Mingzhe!

Some even think that Su Mingzhe has become "as wise as a demon"!

"My dear Yuan, the ground is cold, please get up quickly!"

Su Mingzhe smiled and reached out to help up the imperial teacher of two generations of the Liyang Dynasty!
Yuan Benxi thanked him again and then carefully sat down again, without any of the arrogance and pride he had on his first day in Shu!
(End of this chapter)