Douluo: My dear grandson, come quickly, Grandpa, I am Titled Douluo

Chapter 97 Salt, Iron and Coal Franchise

The next morning.

The daily meeting of the City Lord's Mansion was held.

Aman, Li Ji, Zhang Gong, Zuo Ying, Ma Bangde, Wu Feng, and Jack are all among them.

Due to the expansion of the power under his control, Ye Tian also made new job divisions for several people.

Li Ji is responsible for presiding over the daily government affairs of the City Lord's Mansion.

Zhang Gong is responsible for public security, and now the Soto City Security Team has been established.

The Second Brigade resumed its military duties, and security was replaced by the security team.

Li Ji and Zhang Gong took over the civil and military responsibilities of Soto City.

It's just that Zhang Gong likes to cheat and play tricks, so he needs Ye Tian to beat him frequently.

Mabond is currently learning to read, but his ability is limited.

However, as a commoner, he has natural affinity and prestige among the common people, and is currently responsible for the taxation work of the township.

Aman was responsible for managing the militia.

However, since entering Soto City, the 1 militiamen have returned to their respective villages and towns, half-farming and half-training.

Only two thousand rotating militiamen were left, stationed outside Soto City, responsible for security, and receiving training under Aman's guidance.

Therefore, Aman's main task now is to train the regular army and rotating militia in two brigades with a total of 1000 people.

Ye Tian has high expectations for the regular army, so he needs to train every day.

The militia is only trained when called upon.

And they still train every three days.

Ye Tian currently has limited funds and cannot maintain a large army.

The militiamen only receive food subsidies and a small allowance, which is enough for them to buy daily necessities.

The wages of the regular army are not only twice as high as those of the regular army of the Tiandou Empire, but their daily lunch must include meat.

But the training is also extremely cruel. Five-kilometer long-distance running every day is a required training item. Whether it is clothing or quilts, everything must be uniform.

There are only four days of rest per month.

Many regular troops could not bear it and asked to withdraw.

But most of them persisted.

Not only can you eat meat for every meal, but more importantly, the generous wages are much more cost-effective than farming.

One person serving as a soldier can almost support a family of five.

Ye Tian also agreed to the regular troops who applied to withdraw, and added some people from the militia to maintain the scale of 1000 people, but stipulated that this time was only a special case.

Those who join the regular army in the future will not be allowed to withdraw once they join unless they retire due to injury, otherwise they will be dealt with according to military law.

Wu Feng was one of the first officers to surrender. After a period of observation, Ye Tian also pulled Wu Feng into the meeting.

There is no doubt that at the moment, Wu Feng has no loyalty at all.

In the past month since he was dragged to guard Sunset City, Wu Feng had tried his best to win over his subordinates.

The 500 people under Wu Feng who were temporarily designated as the 'Third Brigade' are currently not under Ye Tian's control.

More like a foreign mercenary army.

But it doesn't matter.

The cold weapon army is only used for transition.

Relying on this kind of army, it is impossible to unify the continent.

Ye Tian's army from now on will never recruit refugees.

Only farmers with land will be selected.

Zuo Ying is still in a false position, responsible for the relationship with the local soul masters.

It's just because of the arrival of the ghostly elder.

This position seems a bit redundant.

How can the relationship between soul masters in Soto City be so complicated?

They are nothing more than the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Master Academy, and the spirit masters among the nobles.

There isn't even a sect.

Originally, there were few soul master sects around Soto City.

A few days ago, under the covert intervention of Wuhun Palace.

It was also unified by the Quefeng Sect.

Now a part of the Quefeng Sect has surrendered to Ye Tian.

The local Wuhun branch will not come to trouble Ye Tian.

The only thing left is the Soul Master Academy.

But the academic sect is the mildest sect among soul masters.After Ye Tian entered Soto City, not only did he not burn, kill, and loot, he even formulated many policies to stabilize prices, promote development, and eliminate evil forces.

Soto City was even more prosperous than before Ye Tian occupied it.

Therefore, Ye Tian's image gradually became gentler in front of the academic community.

People with ideals always have something in common with people who have ideals.

In this context, the only thing Zuo Ying can do is to intervene in the dispute between soul masters.

Zuo Ying felt comfortable with this.

As a Soul Saint, what she wants to do now is to hit the Soul Douluo realm.

Instead of dealing with complicated matters.

Among them all, only young Jack is not currently responsible for work.

Ye Tian had a good impression of Jack.

There are plans to cultivate.

Therefore, during daily meetings, Jack would always be invited to sit in on the meeting.

Although Soto City was captured, local development is an important topic.

But it was Aman who was the first to report at the meeting.

The policy of giving priority to military affairs will not change.

Aman stood up and said: "Since our uprising, the regular troops of the two brigades have experienced several tough battles and have been baptized on the battlefield. They have fully grown up."

"Now our rebel army has ruled 27 towns around Soto City, a large city called Soto City, with a population of more than 40."

"It's just that compared to the huge ruling area, the regular army of 1000 people is still a little small."

"I recommend increasing the number of regular troops."

Li Ji stroked his beard and said: "It's time to increase the number. There are no troops stationed in the four acropolis of Soto City."

"If the enemy comes to attack and takes these four acropolis first, we will immediately be in a situation where we are attacked from all sides."

Ye Tian nodded in agreement: "Soto City is the second largest city in Barak and a granary. The surrounding land is fertile and the population is large."

"The news of our rebellion, after a month of fermentation, has probably reached the ears of King Balak."

"Mr. Li, the land distribution matter must be accelerated. At the same time, each family assigned to the land must choose one person to join the militia."

"Aman, you select two hundred well-trained regular troops, stop their training for a month, and let them go to various towns. Organize and train the militiamen according to the structure of the regular army. At least let these militiamen know the flag."

"Understood." Aman nodded and took out a piece of paper to record Ye Tian's words.

Ye Tian added: "After the training is completed, 2000 people will be selected from these militiamen to join the regular army."

After giving instructions to Aman.

Ye Tian looked at Wu Feng: "How is the investigation going in Sunset City?"

The bearded Wu Feng replied: "The city lord of Sunset City has long been ousted by the local garrison commander Lin Dong."

"Lin Dong is a thorn in the side, but he is afraid of a sneak attack from the Quefeng Sect, so he doesn't dare to leave the city."

"If they don't leave the city, don't worry about them." Ye Tian ordered: "If the situation changes, send someone to notify Aman and me immediately."

Ye Tian's first priority at present is to get the rifle out.

Before lighting up this technology tree, Ye Tian had no plans to use troops against Sunset City.

"Yes." Wu Feng whispered.

Although Ye Tian did not tell him any important tasks, for Wu Feng, this was undoubtedly the best.

He didn't want his cronies to die for Ye Tian.

After discussing military affairs.

Of course it’s the economy.

Ye Tian took the lead in setting the tone of the topic:

"There are still [-] gold coins in the treasury. For now, relying solely on agricultural taxes and commercial taxes is not enough for our rapid development."

Especially since we have to expand the army and purchase military supplies in the future, the cost will undoubtedly be huge.

However, after Ye Tian finished speaking, he was stunned for a long time and no one answered.

Ye Tian secretly sighed, there was no one in this grass-roots team who was truly knowledgeable.

Ye Tian's move did not cause Puyu to speak.

After scanning around, Ye Tian had no choice but to continue:
"I plan to include salt, iron, and coal in the monopoly. The so-called monopoly means establishing an official chamber of commerce to take over the industry. No force or individual is allowed to sell these things privately."

"This is a good idea." Zuo Ying's eyes sparkled: "I heard that Wuhun Palace is currently implementing an exclusive policy in its own jurisdiction."

Li Ji nodded in agreement: "Since it is a policy implemented by Wuhun Palace, it must be beneficial and we can learn from it."

Ye Tian smiled, Wuhun Palace's policy was exactly what his grandfather proposed last year.

(End of this chapter)