The beginning is the emperor

Chapter 144 Skill: Enemy Defense
This is just the beginning of the early morning, and there are several system prompts in succession that several engineering projects in Xinguo have been completed, which is a good thing for Xinguo.

Ren Tian checked the projects that can be implemented in the imperial decree. Except for the projects he ordered to be built before, the rest of the city is also automatically implementing some projects. The most is land reclamation, because the population of Xinguo is still increasing. , so it is necessary to continuously open up wasteland to increase land and increase food.

After completing all the imperial decree projects, Ren Tian looked at the rest of the courtiers again.

"The rest of you dear ministers, do you have a play?"

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Ren Tian glanced over, and at this glance, he was rather surprised that it was Situ Zhang Guangzhi. Situ was in charge of the country's money, food, household registration, and tax verification, and his official position was still very large.

Except for the early stage of the game, Situ and the others have been active since Ren Tian ascended the throne, but in the later stage, they are like dead people. I never expected that he still has his own play at this time?

"Play!"

Situ Zhang Guangzhi said: "Your Majesty, this is the tax situation of last month and last month. Please have a look at it."

The little eunuch on the side brought up the memorial, and then the memorial was played into a virtual box, which recorded the tax situation of the new country in detail.

What surprised him was that his taxes in the past two months had actually increased!
You must know that the state treasury funds have been losing money every month. One reason is that the tax revenue is not enough to cover the expenditure. But last month, the fiscal tax revenue suddenly jumped from 41 gold to 65 gold. Then last month , the fiscal and tax revenue jumped from 65 gold to 82 gold!
That is to say, the current expenditure of treasury funds is about 69 gold, while the income is 82 gold, which is a complete expenditure surplus. The extra dozen gold every month can be used for other things.

After careful inspection, it turned out that the other counties started to collect taxes. At the same time, the three counties of Mi County, Ping County, Nanxian County, because of their high prosperity, provided more taxes. The people, after being stabilized, also paid some taxes. Even the refugees, with the help of Xinguo for several months, not only settled down, but also had a surplus in production.

In short, Nintendo's previous strategy of accepting refugees, as well as the benefits of vigorously developing the infrastructure of the new country, have gradually emerged. The people have money and the number is larger, and the tax revenue will be more.

Ren Tian is in a happy mood. This is good news. I didn’t expect that the balance of expenditure will be achieved so quickly. Moreover, looking at this trend, the tax revenue of the new country will increase in the next few months. Fill up.

"Very well, the development of Xinguo is inseparable from dear friends."

Ren Tian smiled, Xinguo is now very different from the early days of the game, and it is really growing gradually.

"My dear friends, do you still have this play?"

Ren Tian glanced over the other courtiers present.

At this time, Chen Xu, an official of Honglu Temple, stood up.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, the minister has Zou."

Ren Tian's eyes fell on Chen Xu, and Chen Xu said, "Your Majesty's entrustment has been fulfilled. I have successfully lobbied the magistrates of the three cities to make peace with the Xin Kingdom. Among them, You County is even more willing to join the Xin Kingdom."

"Oh?"

Ren Tian was overjoyed, and immediately asked Chen Xu to submit the memorial. The task he assigned to Chen Xu before was to lobby the neutral countries around Linchuan County, but he did not expect it to be successful.

Chen Xu presented the memorial, and on the map interface before Ren Tian's eyes, there appeared the cities that Chen Xu had lobbied about.

In the east of Linchuan County, which borders Heyuan County, there are two extremely important cities, one is You County and the other is Huang County. Importantly, taking these two cities is equivalent to blocking Linchuan County's throat to the east.

Now, You County is willing to defect to Xinguo, which is really good. In this way, it can ensure the development of Xinguo to the east, the business roads in the east of Xinguo are safe and secure, and it can also prevent other players from attacking Linchuan County.

The other two cities are only willing to make good friends with the new country. One is walking along the south, bypassing the mountains and then encountering a city in the west. It is very ordinary and the location is not good. Further west is a small plain Well, the small plain in Hejian County, another city that is willing to make friends with the new country, is close to the river, which is quite in the westernmost part of the plain in Hejian County, close to the river.

Ren Tian pondered for a while. Chen Xu's diplomatic activities are shown on this map. In the past two months, from the east of Linchuan County to the west of Linchuan County, he basically lobbied once. A total of more than a dozen cities were finally successful. , there are only these three.

It seems that the success rate is still relatively low.

However, it is very good that You County was successfully won, and Chen Xu did his best.

"Well done, there are rewards, three Yuhai pearls, stewed keel inlaid with snow."

Stewed keel with snow inlaid is a new dish in the imperial dining room, which can increase the energy value.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Thanks to Chen Xu, his loyalty has also increased. Although he only succeeded in three cities in this diplomatic activity, his experience has increased a lot, and his diplomatic ability has also increased by 1 point.

Ren Tian looked at the country shown diplomatically on the map, pondered for a moment, and said, "I ordered a caravan to change its route and go to Bin County."

Bin County is the city in Hejian County, and its favorability towards Xin Guo is currently 80 points.

Chen Xu also returned to the original team, and Ren Tian looked at the rest of the courtiers.

"My dear friends, is there any more play?"

It was rare for the hall to be quiet for a while, as if there was nothing to say, but at this time, Sima Guo Bai said, "Your Majesty, Tian Dan, the commander of the imperial guards, has brought his troops back and is waiting outside."

"Oh? Hurry up!"

There was surprise on Ren Tian's face, Tian Dan actually came back, it's a good thing.

Not long after, Tian Dan appeared above the main hall wearing armor, walked into the middle of the main hall, and bowed to Ren Tian.

"Your Majesty, the general is back."

"Just come back."

Ren Tian had a happy face, he had already heard the system prompt.

"Ding, Tian Dan's mission is completed, and he will permanently surrender to Xinguo, and his loyalty will increase to 80 points."

"The promotion task of the Imperial Guard Corps has been completed, and the level has been increased. It has been promoted from a C-level legion to a B-level legion. Guards get the same legion skill: defend against enemies.

Defense against the enemy: Form a defensive formation to fight against the invading enemy.This skill can only be used by the infantry commander of the legion. In the case of forming a formation, the defense power and combat power of the Guards soldiers will be increased by an additional 10%. "

A series of system prompts sounded, and Ren Tian was extremely happy. Not only did Tian Dan come back, but he also raised the level of the Imperial Guard Corps. It seemed that he was going to complete his own mission, and at the same time he also completed the promotion task of the Imperial Guard Corps. Yes, this skill acquired is really good!
When forming a formation, both defense and combat power can be improved, which is very powerful.

Now, Xinguo has a B-level army, a C-level army, and two D-level army. In terms of military combat effectiveness, it is still very good.

Another one, in terms of military generals, Xin Guo is already very strong without knowing it, Tian Dan, Meng Ben, besides that, there is an upcoming Bai Qi!

Thinking of his own generals, Ren Tian couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in his heart. Wouldn't this mean that God would kill God if he blocked it, and Buddha would kill Buddha if he blocked Buddha?
"Tian Aiqing, after you come back, the military of Xinguo will trouble you a lot."

"This is a matter of the end of the day."

Ren Tian also checked Tian Dan's attributes, and found that his experience points were more than 4000, and his attributes should increase by then.

Tian Dan returned to his throne, Ren Tian was full of joy, and everything in Xin Guo was thriving.

In terms of military affairs, the military strength has increased greatly; in terms of economy and culture, it has developed steadily; in terms of politics, talents have continued to emerge.

"My dear friends, is there any more play?"

The courtiers in the main hall were silent, and it seemed that there was nothing else to start.

The aristocratic families in Linchuan County have almost cleaned up. Several cities in Xinguo are developing rapidly, and the people's hearts are also constantly improving. Stability is normal. As for the outskirts of Linchuan County, although there are other players, the rest of the players are the same as Nintendo. For the past two months, I have been earning military merits in the dungeon, and I have not had time to manage the affairs of the country.

Therefore, it is fair to say that the weather is calm.

Guo Bai hesitated for a moment, then said again: "Your Majesty, you sent some scouts to the south to investigate the terrain before, and they have already been investigated."

"Oh? Take it and have a look."

Sima Guo Bai took out a map, and the little eunuch took it up. The moment he opened it, the virtual map page popped up.

Originally, the map in the south of Linchuan County was all black, but after it was displayed, Ren Tian looked at the map and was speechless for a while.

Because on the topographic map of the south, there is a continuous mountain range, blocking the entire south side, and the back of the mountain range is not a plain, but a river.

In other words, the topographic map of Nintendo’s opening is more like an island, with rivers on the left and right sides, and rivers on the south side, and a mountain range in the south of the map blocks the terrain, which means that the development of Xinguo can only go to the left and right. Either way, or go from the north, the south is out of the question.

Another, embarrassing point is that the distance between Linchuan County and Hejian County in the west is not a straight line, but to go around to the south, which is equivalent to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, and then reach Hejian County.

In this way, more time is wasted geographically.

It seems that the focus of development will be placed on the Pingyuan County in the north, and in the east, a city near the river must be conquered as soon as possible to develop the navy.

Ren Tian thought quickly in his mind, and then he closed the map.

"You did a good job, dear friends, is there any more play?"

Houji Fan Yi stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I have a statement."

"Play."

"Your Majesty, although more farmland has been reclaimed recently, and the yield has increased, over time, the fertility of the land will decrease, and the yield will also decrease. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to allocate funds. I will organize relevant people to conduct research and find better seeds."

Fan Yi is equivalent to the Minister of Agriculture, Ren Tian naturally agreed to his request.

"How much money do you need?"

"January hardware."

Ren Tian nodded: "Yes."

This allocation is very necessary, and Fan Yi is also grateful.

"My dear friends, do you still have this play?"

From the beginning of the last court, it was basically some government affairs that had been accumulated in the past two months, which were gradually dealt with by Ren Tian.

After asking again, there was no playing.

"Since there is no performance, then I have an order, thank you."

"The minister is here."

"This is a blueprint of a building I got, and I order you to send someone to repair this building."

"Yes!"

The blueprint of the miracle building Golden Terrace was handed over to Xie Dang by the little eunuch. Although this miracle building is not very practical in the eyes of Ren Tian, ​​it must be repaired.

After all, it is a miraculous building, and this miraculous building can increase a tael of gold a day, and it can be exchanged for a general in a hundred days. It is good to accumulate slowly.

Xie Dang took orders, and the treasury's funds were also directly reduced by 500 gold, leaving only more than 200 gold in one fell swoop.

Ren Tian looked at the building panels again. There are more buildings that can be built. There is also a granary. The granary can be renovated and expanded at the same time to accommodate more grain. Otherwise, if the granary is not enough, there will be no place to store grain.

Now it is equivalent to three months of the game, and some aspects of the game are set differently, such as the population growth rate and the food speed. The food for three months is already cooked, and it is time to enter the harvesting stage.

It seems that some more granaries need to be prepared.

Ren Tian also ordered the renovation and expansion of old granaries in various parts of the new country, and also built some granaries to ensure the supply of food.

Two orders in succession, coupled with the orders issued by Ren Tian, ​​​​deducted a lot of energy points, so I can only pick a few more important things to do.

Ren Tian thought for a while, and clicked on the attribute column of appointment, removal and transfer of officials. Suddenly, the official form of the entire Xinguo appeared in front of Ren Tian, ​​and it was clear which official held what position.

Ren Tian took a closer look. The county magistrates he ordered to be transferred to the four counties of Tuan County and Xin County have handled them well. The people's hearts in these cities have been improved, and some of the government affairs implemented are also beneficial to the country. civil.

The county magistrate of Tuan County is Chen Ye, a member of a family, but he is also a clean official, and is deeply loved by the people. His skill is called benevolence, which improves the satisfaction of the people, so the people's support of Tuan County is the highest among these four counties. of.

Ren Tian took a quick scan to see if there were any local talents who could be promoted, but as far as the current situation is concerned, there are none for the time being. Several counties in Tuan County don't need to spend too much energy on their own.

Turning off the official transfer form, Ren Tian opened the building panel again, and checked carefully to see if there were any buildings that increased cultural points.

Now that the medium-sized Marquis has been upgraded to a large Marquis, this is the only condition that is missing. The cultural index is 1 point lower, and Ren Tian has to make up for this shortcoming.

"I see, there are school buildings in the buildings, which are considered the most cost-effective; there are also palace gardens, which can also produce cultural points and eventually increase the cultural index, but this is not very cost-effective."

(End of this chapter)