After Qiu Zhen finished speaking, Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanji were speechless for a long time. He didn't know if he should say that Qiu Zhen's ambition was huge or if he should say that was brave enough to actually want Tang Yin to topple Yu He and take his place as a County Head.
After a long period of silence, Tang Yin came back to his senses, shook his head and laughed, "How can a dignified County Head be someone I can overthrow just because I want to …"
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Qiu Zhen interrupted him and said: "It's actually not difficult, Master only needs to wait for an opportunity!"
"What time?"
The corner of Qiu Zhen's mouth moved, he did not continue speaking, and said: "Regardless of the time, Master if you want to sit in the position of County Head, you need to have a strong and powerful army in your hands, so, Master's expansion is a matter of utmost importance."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded. The reason why he wanted to expand his troops, was to deal with the invasion of Savage Country, while Qiu Zhen supported him by expanding his army, was to deal with the inside. After pausing for a moment, he asked Shangguan Yuanji: "Yuanji, with my county's current situation, how many troops can we maintain?"
Shangguan Yuanji thought for a while, then said: "Between eighty thousand and a hundred thousand."
"Alright, let's expand the army to 80,000 RMB!" Tang Yin said to Qiu Zhen: "Pass my meaning to the various regiment leaders, let them hurry up and do their best to recruit new soldiers!"
"Yes!" "My Lord!"
"Also, write a letter to Yu He first to announce the good news, then ask for the rations and supplies to replenish the reserves in the county!"
"Understood!"
"Yuanji, help me prepare a gift and send it to General Ying Bu. We can't let him help us out for nothing."
Shangguan Yuanji laughed and said: "Master, I have already explained this to you."
"Very good!" Tang Yin nodded with a smile. He never needed to worry about Shangguan Yuanji being thoughtful.
After finishing their tasks, Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji then left together.
After the two of them left, Tang Yin went to visit Jiang Mo and Jia Xi.
In the battle at Fringe City, Jiang Mo and Jia Xi were both injured, but the former had suffered internal injuries, so the latter was slightly more serious. Right now, Jiang and Jia De both lived in County Magistrate Mansion's guest rooms. The rooms were not small, with a bed placed on both sides of the room, and other than Jiang Mo and Jia Xi, there were also Cheng Jin and Ao Qing.
Seeing Tang Yin coming over, the four of them were stunned for a moment, then anxiously stood up and bowed. Jiang Mo who was lying on the bed was about to get up too, Tang Yin rushed forward and pressed on his shoulder, then shook his head and said: "Recover well, no need to stand on ceremony!"
As he was speaking, he carefully observed Jiang Mo. The latter did not have any obvious injuries on his body, but his internal organs had been injured by General of Savage Army's heavy blows. His face was pale and his body was weak. As for Jia Xi, the latter's wounds had already been healed by the dark spirit energy.
In the battle at the Fringe City, Jiang Mo and Jia Xi had performed bravely, especially the former, at critical moments, they were willing to die rather than retreat, and risked their lives to destroy the weapon that used the Savage Soldier to attack the city, to buy time for their own reinforcements.
Tang Yin silently considered what kind of reward he should give to Jiang Mo. If he was a high-ranking officer in the army, then he would just have to directly step in and become a noble. But Jiang Mo had just joined his army for a short while, and he did not have any position in the army.
He lowered his head in thought, not saying anything for a long time.
Cheng Jin, Ao Qing, Jia Xi, Jia Xi … The four of them did not know what he was thinking, especially Jiang Mo, he was feeling anxious, the four of them had just defected to Tang Yin, and after one battle, everyone else was safe and sound, only he was severely injured, would Tang Yin doubt his own strength, and give up on him?
Thinking about it, Jiang Mo became anxious. He straightened his body and said: "Master, I was careless this time and got hurt by the barbarians. Next time …."
"Ha ha!" Tang Yin cut Jiang Mo off with a smile, patted his shoulder and said: "I'm not blaming you for this. On the contrary, I think it's more like you risking your life to retreat to your enemy's side, your contributions are really great, so I'm thinking about what kind of reward you should get." After pausing for a moment, he looked at Cheng Jin, Ao Qing and Jia Xi, his mind thinking quickly, Spirit Cultivator of Dark had an irreplaceable advantage over Spirit Cultivator of Light, so it was very rare to find someone from Spirit Cultivator of Dark, he had to pull them close to himself. He thought for a while, then said, "I have an idea. I don't know if it's appropriate or not."
The four of them looked at each other and said in unison, "Sire, please speak!"
"The four of you temporarily don't enter the military, but form your own division. They are responsible for both internal and external intelligence, assassination, and assisting in Feng Army battles. What do you think?"
It was better to have something practical to do than no title, which made the four of them feel more at ease. They didn't think too much about it and replied in unison, "We will listen to our lord!"
Cheng Jin rolled his eyes and asked: "Then … Master, who will we listen to in the future? "
"Just listen to my orders!"
Hearing that, the four of them were extremely happy, and unknowingly, smiles surfaced on their faces, directly listening to Tang Yin's order. It was as if Tang Yin's direct subordinates were not under the control of anyone, much less being excluded by the Spirit Cultivator of Light. Cheng Jin then asked: "Master, then what is our name?"
"Call …" Tang Yin did not know what to call them, and stopped for a moment, then casually said: "Let's call them Dark Arrow! "Dark, it means that you cultivate the Dark Spirit Art. Arrow, it means that you want to fly like arrows, to kill the enemy from a distance of thousands of miles, regardless of whether it is sturdy or weak!"
The four of them were shocked and said in unison, "Thank you, Sir, for the name!"
Tang Yin laughed, then said: "Cheng Jin, you will temporarily be the leader of the hidden arrows, and Jiang Mo will be the vice-captain. In the future, if there are any more Spirit Cultivator of Dark who will seek refuge, we will all be part of the hidden arrows.
"No problem, my lord!" With Cheng Jin and Jiang Mo as the team leaders, Ao Qing and Jia Xi had no objections. In addition, they had to include all of the Spirit Cultivator of Dark s that came to shoot, this was definitely a good thing. Especially Cheng Jin, after being appointed as the team leader by Tang Yin, he immediately made up his mind. He wanted to rope more Spirit Cultivator of Dark into his secret arrow, make them stronger, and create their own system.
Jiang Mo was naturally very excited too. This time, not only did he not get scolded by Tang Yin, he even got the position of vice-captain.
At this time, it was Jia Xi who asked with a low voice, "Master, then our Salary is …" Although his question was straightforward, it was also very practical. After all, no one would be willing to work for someone for free. Furthermore, it was a work for someone who risked his life for someone else.
Tang Yin did not blame him for his bluntness, and laughed leisurely. He did not even think about it, and said: "With the treatment of the troops. The salary of a captain and a regiment commander, as well as the salary of a vice-captain and a regiment commander, shall be paid to all the members of the regiment commander's army! "
Jia Xi did not really care about the amount of treatment they received, but the higher the treatment Tang Yin gave them, the more important the position they held in his heart, which allowed Spirit Cultivator of Dark's inferior and strong self-esteem to be satisfied.
After Jia Xi heard this, he relaxed. He was overjoyed as he quickly interfered and bowed, "Thank you, Master!"
Tang Yin nodded, looked around at the four of them and said: "All of you take a good rest, if you have anything, feel free to look for me!"
"Yes!" "My Lord!"
The current Tang Yin did not think much of the hidden arrows that he had formed in a short period of time. Their goal was only to win over the Spirit Cultivator of Dark who had come to seek his aid, but he never thought that the hidden arrows would become invisible sharp arrows in his hands in the future, both internally and externally, it was extremely terrifying.
Just on the first day of conscription, there were already more than twenty thousand people who came to register, and among them were the citizens of Pingyuan County, as well as the residents of other cities and counties who came to pay their respects to their elders. This situation was completely outside of Tang Yin and the Generals under his command.
Tang Yin did not stay idle either. He called Gu Yue over and passed the Underground Tunneling Technique he had learnt to the latter, then had Gu Yue pass it to the entire army as a way to break Savage Soldier.
It was extremely difficult to master the Underground Tunneling Technique, but it was very easy to learn it. Tang Yin made it simple and only taught him simple and practical moves.
Gu Yue was clever, he only needed a few days to master the sword techniques Tang Yin passed down to him, and then he used it on to train the entire army. From his point of view, not only was the Heavy Armored Cavalry to break it effective, even if it was close-combat, life-saving moments, the effect was still very good.
In the midst of training, the Savage Soldier armor and war horses obtained during the battle in Fringe City were put to use. The robust soldiers disguised themselves as Savage Soldier and then fought against the Feng Army, with such practical training, it caused the control of the Feng Army on the ground to become more proficient and nimble. At the same time, it was easier to find even more weaknesses in the Heavy Armored Cavalry.
On this day, Le Tian and Ai Jia came to find Tang Yin together, and at the same time, brought a scrawny, middle-aged man.
After seeing Tang Yin, Le Tian took out a piece of paper, laid it on the table and said: "Master, this is the Savage Country map that Ai Jia and I have drawn up!"
Hearing that, Tang Yin's interest was piqued immediately, he walked forward and looked down.
This map was exactly the same as the sheepskin map Le Tian showed him, except that all the markings on it were already written in Chinese.
Tang Yin looked at it while asking, "Is this really a map of the Bessa City?"
"Yes, my lord!"
Le Tian replied, "I've got someone to translate it all."
"Who's the interpreter?" Tang Yin casually asked.
"Him!" Le Tian pointed to the middle-aged man that he had brought over.
Tang Yin was startled, he raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man through Le Tian's finger. The man was only in his early forties, but he was swarthy, skinny, and had a face full of wrinkles. He looked to be in his fifties, and his clothes were worn out.
"You are …"
Just as Tang Yin opened his mouth, the middle-aged man shivered and immediately knelt down to greet him, stuttering: "I am Zhang Xuan, greetings to the Lord!"
After everyone finished reading < Tang Yin in the Other World >, those who were in a panic could take a look at Liu Dao's other two complete books, < How Scoundrel Forged 2 > and < Encyclopedia of Wonders Potions >! There was a link to the work page!