Chapter 250: Promising Results, Shifting the Focus of the Plan
"Great Commander!"
In the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion on Lingshan Island, Liang Liping reported to Li Dingguo, "Because the Qi and Blood Pills you refined are so magical, among all the soldiers and civilians on the island, the percentage of soldiers who have broken through and become warriors is very high."
"After this round of warrior selections for all citizens ended, nearly 30,000 people out of the nearly 190,000 people in Lingshan City have successfully activated their own Qi and blood power and broken through to become warriors."
"What's even more gratifying is that among the more than 10,000 craftsmen in the Artisan Camp, there are more than 200 old craftsmen over the age of 60. After taking the first-level Qi and Blood Pills and the Rejuvenation Pill, they replenished their life essence, eliminated all their diseases, and broke through to the warrior realm."
"These old craftsmen are all rare talents with superb skills and rich experience. After breaking through and becoming warriors, their work efficiency and the quality of their completed projects have at least doubled!"
"Among these old craftsmen in the future, there may be many qualified craftsmen, and even one or two great craftsmen, who can make up for the shortcomings that our Renaissance Army lacks the most."
Liang Liping, a former refugee, struggled to survive for two years with her brother and witnessed the miserable lives of these craftsmen as well as their exquisite craftsmanship.
She knew too well the huge value these old craftsmen would bring once they broke through to become warriors.
From now on, any one of them can lead a team of craftsmen to complete various difficult construction projects, and they can no longer be regarded as ordinary warriors.
In particular, among these old craftsmen who became warriors, nine old shipbuilders successfully broke through. In the future, this new force will have the possibility to build treasure ships of various levels on its own.
What is the foundation of a powerful force?
This is.
Liang Liping then reported, "Among our nearly 30,000 warriors, there are four evil geniuses and more than 300 ordinary geniuses."
"Besides Xiao Shitou and I, the other two evil geniuses are named He Lijing and He Liping."
"They are twin sisters. They came to Lingshan Island three months ago with the Jia family's pirate fleet that went to Lingshan Guard Station to collect refugees."
"They were the daughters of an old scholar. Unfortunately, their parents and family were killed by the rebels of Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Li Jiucheng last year. Fortunately, they hid in the cellar of their home in time and escaped."
"This pair of twin sisters are both sixteen years old this year. Not only can they read and write, but they are also very smart. I have promoted them to become my left and right assistants, responsible for the registration of the logistics department and the command of the incoming and outgoing materials."
"They are just like us. After a month of martial arts training, they have already reached the peak of the first level of martial arts. It is estimated that in the next few days, they will be able to break through to the early stage of the second level of martial arts."
"With the assistance of the large amount of elixirs provided by you, the four of us are confident that we can break through and become martial arts triple masters by the end of this month."
"By then, this new army will have a certain combat effectiveness and will no longer be a mob."
Speaking of this, there was also a deep joy in Liang Liping's words.
She really could not have imagined that after she and her brother were lucky enough to be rescued by Li Dingguo, their luck would turn around and their life trajectories would be fundamentally changed. Not only did they become monstrous geniuses, but they could also help the commander-in-chief develop this new force into a prosperous success!
For Liang Liping and her brother, the experience of the past month has been like a dream!
"Commander-in-chief, according to your plan, we have already begun to send enough personnel to survey the terrain on Lingshan Island and carry out the work of marking the points of various large farms and breeding farms."
Liang Liping continued to report on her work, saying in an orderly manner, "The tens of thousands of craftsmen in the Artisan Camp are vigorously making various agricultural tools and carrying out the construction of various basic water conservancy facilities on Lingshan Island."
"This includes overhauling the canals and building a large number of water wheels."
"In agriculture, the various crop seeds that have been collected are also being grown into seedlings. It won't be long before nearly 200,000 soldiers and civilians can start large-scale land reclamation, ploughing, and sowing work."
"It is late spring now, so we still have time to plant a variety of crops and get a satisfying harvest."
"Among all of this, the island protection formation you set up, Commander-in-Chief, and the five-element basic spirit gathering formations on the island played a decisive and huge role."
"This magical formation inside and outside has made the entire Lingshan Island completely unaffected by natural disasters and bad weather. The island is like spring all year round, completely removing the shackles of crop growth."
"Moreover, the concentration of the spiritual energy on the island has increased significantly, which has greatly enhanced the cultivation progress of all the soldiers and can save everyone a lot of cultivation time."
"Also, in the areas covered by those five-element spirit gathering formations, all kinds of spirit herbs and roots have been planted according to your planting and cultivation plan, and now they have all recovered their vitality."
"From now on, not only can we be self-sufficient in all kinds of food and crops, but also in the spiritual medicines used to refine various elixirs in the future. We will be self-sufficient, completely eliminating all kinds of internal worries and will not be restricted by the enemy."
After reporting on the recent progress of various work, Liang Liping felt a strong sense of pride in her heart.
It was the first time she experienced the magic of strength in numbers.
Under normal circumstances, it would be an epic task to complete so many complicated tasks in such a short time.
As a result, with the joint efforts of nearly 200,000 soldiers and civilians, most of the tasks were completed in just one month, allowing the new force of the Renaissance Army on Lingshan Island to be completely put on the right track.
If it were in the past, Liang Liping would definitely think it was a daydream and completely impossible to achieve.
But now the facts are right in front of you, you have to believe it. "Yeah, very good."
After listening to Liang Liping's work report, Li Dingguo nodded with satisfaction.
He had already had a successful experience on the Dongtao Plain outside the Great Wall, and now he was just replicating this miracle.
Therefore, he had known the situation for a long time and was now very calm.
"Liang Liping, most of the chores on Lingshan Island have been completed or are being vigorously carried out. An established development model has been formed. All we need to do in the future is improve the management."
"In the near future, the work of your military and logistics departments must shift the focus to military construction, especially the formation of the navy, and allow soldiers to complete regular training."
“Our only shortcoming is that our population is too small.”
"This is a pressing issue. Once the navy and army are fully established, we must start taking action as soon as possible to solve the problem of insufficient population."
"The land of Qi and Lu is now filled with refugees. We cannot just watch and let these precious population resources be wasted in vain."
"In a month, the navy, which is back on track, will launch a major operation. The entire fleet will be deployed to cooperate with the newly established Military Intelligence Department to fully launch the work of collecting refugees from coastal areas."
"This year's goal is to gather at least three million refugees, transfer them all on a large fleet, bring them to Lingshan Island, and properly resettle them!"
"This Lingshan Island is so huge. Although more than 80% of the area is mountainous, the remaining coastal plains are more than enough to accommodate 5 million people."
Lingshan Island in this big world is almost the same size as Wanwan Island in the previous life, and the topography is also similar. It is simply a replica of Wanwan Island on Earth in the previous life.
As long as it is developed and utilized rationally, it would be possible to accommodate tens of millions of people on Lingshan Island.
However, Li Dingguo planned to resettle a maximum of five to six million refugees on the entire Lingshan Island.
The world is so vast, and there are countless islands around Lingshan Island. There is no need for the soldiers and civilians of the Renaissance Army to live in such a crowded place.
After the regularization of its own navy was completed, it immediately launched attacks in all directions and captured all the thousands of large and small islands in the coastal areas of Jiaozhou Bay and tens of thousands of miles of coastline.
Then, he devoted all his efforts to building a powerful maritime force, laying a solid foundation for the large-scale landing operation of the Restoration Army a few years later.
In the next few years, the Fuxing Army will only occupy these coastal islands and will not attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty court at all. The court also has no spare energy to deal with such insignificant matters.
According to established history, the Ming Dynasty would have a hard time in the next few years.
Not only were there uprising armies everywhere in the area north of the Yangtze River, but the Later Jin Tartars invaded twice in succession, in the seventh and ninth years of Chongzhen, bringing disgrace to the Ming Dynasty and causing heavy losses in all aspects!
In this environment of internal and external troubles, how could the Ming Dynasty court have the spare energy to deal with a mere pirate force like Li Dingguo?
The next few years will definitely be an excellent opportunity for the new force of the Lingshan Island Renaissance Army to develop and grow.
Of course, the Fuxing Army, which has already formed mortal enemies with the Ye family of Fuqing, the white Hu people in Haojing, and the Later Jin Tartars in Liaodong, will inevitably face revenge from these three major forces.
While growing rapidly, it also needs to deal with the other side's continuous retaliatory actions.
But for Li Dingguo, he already had a large and powerful fleet at his disposal, so he was not afraid at all.
It is a good opportunity to take advantage of the enemy's repeated retaliatory actions to build a strong navy.
From ancient times to the present, and even in later generations, no powerful navy has been built through training, but rather through one naval battle after another, in life and death!
The rise of any powerful maritime power is achieved by stepping on the bones of countless enemies.
A century-old navy, this is not just empty talk, but a fact.
Although the Fuxing Army has Li Dingguo, a smart guy who makes various forward-looking arrangements and guidance, it will still take at least ten years to build a powerful navy that is famous all over the world.
"Okay, Commander-in-Chief!"
Hearing the latest task assigned by Li Dingguo, that the focus of future development should be completely shifted to military construction, Liang Liping quickly agreed, "I will arrange it right away and ask the newly formed General Staff to make a detailed plan to complete the work of bringing in three million refugees this year."
She discussed the details with Li Dingguo, then left in a hurry to convey the latest order from the commander-in-chief to the generals at all levels of the military...
(End of this chapter)
