Douluo: Justice Under Fire

Seeing that Ning Ke was still deep in thought, Zhao Shaochang added another sentence.

"If you want to recruit talents, then start with me."

"What kind of talent do you have? Let me see it."

Zhao Shaochang said: "According to my estimate, your current number is almost 10. According to the decree you promulgated, taxation can still maintain stability. But once war breaks out, it will not be enough."

"First of all, you must rebuild the army. Except for the soul masters, ordinary soldiers in the Tiandou Empire are generally divided into upper-class soldiers and lower-class soldiers. The lower-class soldiers are paid commoner military uniforms and simple swords, and four of them every month. Gintama coins. The superior soldiers can be equipped with leather armor, spears, and are paid six Gintama coins per month."

"If you want to succeed, your salary must at least be less than that of the Tiandou Empire. If you recruit an army of about 10 people, then the salary you pay every month must be at least [-] gold soul coins! And during marching and fighting, At that time, the soldiers must have extra military pay every month."

"But after all, Fasnuo Province is a famously poor province. The current situation is tense and the soldiers cannot work in the fields. Therefore, the military salary will require at least [-] gold soul coins per month!"

After hearing this, Ning Ke's biggest emotion was the gap between the rich and the poor.

The salary of a first-class soldier is only six gold soul coins a month.

As for a soul master who has just passed the tenth level, if he does nothing every month, he can receive a gold soul coin.

As I was thinking about it, something suddenly occurred to me.

"Mr. Zhao, I remember when we first met, you wanted to blackmail me for 100 million gold soul coins!"

Ning Ke looked at Zhao Shaochang with evil intentions and said solemnly: "Since Mr. Zhao dared to speak so loudly that time, Mr. Zhao must have 100 million gold soul coins!"

Zhao Shaochang twitched the corner of his mouth, but he didn't expect that Ning Ke would actually target him.

"Master Dean, I just thought you were from the Qibao Glazed Sect, and then the lion opened his mouth! How could I have so much money myself!"

Ning Ke glanced at Zhao Shaochang and did not ask him to hand over his private money.

After all, he still has more than 200 million gold soul coins left.

If it doesn't work, I will ask Zhao Shuxiu to ask him for it.

When his own son asked for money, Ning Ke refused to give it to Zhao Shaochang.

"Okay, I won't embarrass you anymore, just keep talking."

Zhao Shaochang breathed a sigh of relief and said eloquently: "I have some suggestions regarding military pay. Merchants can be allowed to open gold, silver and other mines and add more money to the treasury. If the money is insufficient, grain, salt, cloth and other items can be It will serve as part of the military pay. When the army occupies the northern Silvis Kingdom, the northwest Haagen-Dazs Kingdom, and the northwest of the Barak Kingdom, it can take funds from the treasury and collect taxes from various places."

"And to the north of the Kingdom of Silvis, there is a mountain range across it. Although this mountain range is not high, with the average height of the ridge being only about 300 meters, it is enough to block ordinary armies and is a natural military barrier."

"If you can capture the Silvis Kingdom, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Basically, you don't have to worry about the Tiandou Empire's army pressing down on the territory."

"In addition, the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Haagen-Dazs and the Kingdom of Barak is the vast Lima Plain. The land in the Lima Plain is fertile. As long as you occupy this land, there will be inexhaustible food."

"In this way, the food, transportation, and troops are fully equipped, and the military expenditure can be maintained. When retreating, we can sit on the natural danger and wait for the opportunity; when we advance, we can advance with a drum and defeat the enemy and win!"

After hearing this, Ning Ke really changed his mind about Zhao Shaochang.

He thought that what Zhao Shaochang said really made sense.

The Lima Plain, like the land of Yizhou in the previous life, is a land of abundance, with fertile land.

Moreover, Lima Plain is close to the sea, with five large rivers flowing nearby.

Chengdu, where the people of the Yin Dynasty were wealthy, was even better than Yizhou during the Three Kingdoms period.

Unlike Yizhou, the Lima Plain has no mountain dangers and is really easy to capture.

Anyone who is not a fool will conquer the Lima Plain.

Thinking of this, Ning Ke couldn't help but feel a little confused about the Tiandou Empire's decision-making.

The Tiandou Empire is located in the north. The territory under its direct jurisdiction is all mountainous and forested, but all the fertile plain areas are sealed off to the principal kingdom below.

Moreover, most of the territories directly under the Tiandou Empire are extremely far to the north, and there is not much sunlight... What do you think of this?

After thinking for a while, Ning Ke seemed to have found the answer.

It should be because of Sunset Forest.

The Sunset Forest is located a hundred miles east of Tiandou City. It is one of the areas where several wild soul beasts in the Tiandou Empire live, and there are many high-level soul beasts among them.

Mastering the Sunset Forest is equivalent to mastering some soul masters.

After all, soul masters want to hunt for soul rings.

Ning Ke suddenly realized.

No wonder the Tiandou Empire established its imperial capital in the north, and the provinces directly under its jurisdiction were mostly forested and mountainous. It turned out that this was considered from the perspective of a soul master.

Seeing that Ning Ke was still thinking, Zhao Shaochang couldn't help but ask: "Master Dean? Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"No problem." Ning Ke came back to his senses and asked: "But Mr. Zhao is so talented, why can he only be a small governor of a remote province?"

Zhao Shaochang gave a wry smile and said with a tone full of helplessness: "My soul power is only around level [-]. The position of governor of a province with my soul power is already the limit! Governors of other provinces have the lowest soul power. He is also a level [-] soul king!"

"In the Tiandou Empire, it is impossible for you to become a high official with low soul power! All your ambitions can only be buried in your heart."

After Ning Ke listened carefully to what Zhao Shaochang said, he immediately said: "Mr. Zhao is a talented person, but you need to be transformed before I can use you again."

"Reform?" Zhao Shaochang was stunned.

"Just study."

Zhao Shaochang suddenly realized, "You mean you want me to learn your teaching materials?"

"good."

"Then there's no need to study." Zhao Shaochang said in a deep voice: "I have read those textbooks several times. Isn't the central theme of it all to achieve equality for everyone?"

"What? You don't like it?" Ning Ke asked sideways.

Zhao Shaochang said truthfully: "It is impossible for everyone to be equal, but it is possible for most people to be equal. When I was a child, I also had delusional thoughts about the world being unified, but as I got older, this idea gradually disappeared. .”

"But it's just a possibility."

Zhao Shaochang looked at Ning Ke and said, "Master Dean, why do you think soul masters can become the upper class? Is it just because of their high soul power talents?"

"Of course not." Ning Ke replied: "Although the level of soul power accounts for a large part of the factor, the tens of thousands of years of old system still exists, which actually has a lot to do with spiritual superiority."

Zhao Shaochang asked strangely: "Oh? What is mental advantage?"

"Since ancient times, slaves and masters who have awakened their self-awareness have exploited slaves who have not yet awakened their self-awareness. Literate landowners have exploited illiterate farmers. Capitalists with relatively rich knowledge have exploited workers with poor knowledge."

“The reason why this system of class exploitation has been able to exist for thousands of years is because the exploited class has mentally accepted the laws, regulations and ethics formulated by the exploiting class.”

"In other words, most exploited people mentally recognize the system of exploitation established by the upper class and even take it for granted."

"So the stupider people are, the easier they are to be controlled. This is the conclusion I came to after being a provincial governor for so many years." Hearing this, Zhao Shaochang said with considerable approval.

Then, he looked at Ning Ke, "So the book you wrote was to tell them that they shouldn't be exploited, right?"

Ning Ke nodded and said: "The vast majority of people have not awakened their self-awareness. This is the most important problem and the most important problem that needs to be solved."

"so troublesome!"

Zhao Shaochang shook his head and said, "Why do you do so much? Why don't you enjoy it by taking advantage of the superiority?"

"If I enjoy it, then you can continue to enjoy it. But you and I are in the minority after all." Ning Ke said casually: "It is better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together. I think it is better to let most people enjoy it."

Zhao Shaochang sighed.

"It's precisely because of you that I can't enjoy it!"

"So come up with your ambitions. Didn't you think about similar things when you were young?"

Ning Ke stretched out his hand towards Zhao Shaochang.

"That was all because I was ignorant when I was young. When I get older, I don't think so anymore." Zhao Shaochang said casually.

"However, I really can't sit back and watch this matter, otherwise you will lead Shu Xiu into trouble! I don't think he can save enough money to marry a wife. At my age, I have to save money for him personally. .”

After saying that, Zhao Shaochang stretched out his hand and shook it with Ning Ke.