C2846 At the Bottom Level
Facing Min Hua's reaction, Jiang Ting explained in a low voice. Then, he ordered Su Jiu to inform the three guardians and lead their troops to attack the three counties around Yu Wen County.
Su Jiu thought for a while and nodded. "Half a month. It's not hard to take them down."
Not every county had people like Jiang Ting. It was easy to take down a county that did not have much defensive power. The difficult part was to take down the government after taking it down.
Jiang Ting heard him and looked at Min Hua. "Uncle, there are many aristocratic families in those three counties. I need some Min family disciples to accompany me. I need those Min family disciples to tell the leaders... which families can be left."
Min Hua's pupils instantly shrank. ... Attacking other counties seemed to be something that could not be changed.
But in that instant, Min Hua's voice could not hide his excitement: "Why do you want to keep a family? Wouldn't it be better to kill all of them?"
"If we kill them all, then the three counties will be destroyed." Jiang Ting's expression didn't change.
Min Hua smiled. "On the other hand, uncle was too excited to take care of the big picture."
Indeed, he could not finish killing all of the families. After killing all of them, how would he manage them? Jiang Ting could not let all of his trusted aides be sent out. Moreover, his trusted aides would not manage the city.
Not to mention... he needed talent.
Ordinary people could only be soldiers.
Generals, strategists, and so on. These talents could only be found from the aristocratic families and the Humble Class. As long as the military power was in his hands, he was not afraid that the remaining families would be disobedient.
Min Hua was still speaking: "There are ten families in those three counties. Which three should we keep? After I have a target, I will send someone to persuade them to surrender."
"I don't know."
Jiang Ting shook his head at the end of his sentence. "Let the disciples follow the army do as they see fit. ... Uncle, I need to build the foundation of the four counties into iron barrels during this attack. The disciples follow the army. I don't want some trash. I need to send the real talents!"
"Nephew, don't worry. You and I will be a family in the future. At such an important juncture, how could Uncle be in trouble? Haha..."
After laughing loudly, Min Hua suddenly said softly," But nephew, you... you really have the confidence to take down those three counties? There are quite a number of people from the aristocratic families and families."
Jiang Ting revealed a look of disdain." The guards of the aristocratic families are just some ruffians. Facing the combined attack of the army... "
He did not care about the ruffians protecting the courtyard at all.
The army slaughtered countless people without batting an eyelid.
The protection of the aristocratic families. The fact that the corpse could still stand face to face was already shocking enough. The daily training in the military camp was not for nothing!
"I'll go back and prepare. Tomorrow, I'll have them all report to the military camp!" Min Hua gritted his teeth and turned around to leave.
Only when Min Hua left did Su Jiu speak: "Young Master, Han Zhuo and I aren't going this time?"
Jiang Ting shook his head. "No need. Send people to rebuild the barracks at the center of the four counties... Once we take down the other counties, we will need to observe the recruitment of people. We cannot be careless. During this period of time, you will have to take out a rule. After taking down the three counties, we will need you to be responsible for the livelihood of the people."
The two of them discussed for a while before Su Jiu turned around and left.
In the courtyard, only Jiang Ting was left.
"Sorry to trouble you..." Jiang Ting looked at the starry sky and slowly closed his eyes.
He would rather fight countless times than think about so many administrative matters. It was too troublesome. Luckily, Su Jiu was in charge of all kinds of things. Otherwise, he would not have any free time every day.
Tomorrow, he would have to make a trip to the military camp as well.
Every time something big happened, As the Lord, he had to show himself. ... If he stayed alone for too long, the army would probably not recognize him!
Even if Su Jiu had no other thoughts... he could not.
...
The next day, after noon.
The military camp.
The army moved out. According to Jiang Ting's order, they split up into three groups and headed towards the three counties. Because almost all of the soldiers had left, the military camp became empty.
After the army left, Jiang Ting slowly left the camp with his two followers.
Those two followers were selected by Su Jiu for him. They were all rather quick-witted and could help convey some information. One was Chu Bai and the other was Qi Feng.
After leaving the military camp, Jiang Ting looked at the county town. He pondered for a moment, but did not return to the county town. Instead, he chose three horses and headed northeast.
"Dong Dong, dong Dong..."
The three of them rode their horses for about an hour. They arrived at an open space that had obviously just been opened.
Standing in the distance, one could clearly see that there was an empty space. There were about a few hundred people who were busy working. Someone was using tools to break stones. Some were carrying broken stones. They were paving the road on the ground.
There were people working, old and young.
At the outermost area, there was a circle of soldiers on guard.
This was the new camp that was being built. According to Jiang Ting's plan, when he took down the other three counties, the four counties would be in a pincer position and could be supported at any time.
Naturally, it would be inconvenient for the military camp to be placed outside of Yu Wen County. This was the new military camp that he had chosen. It was not far from the four counties and could be brought out at any time.
If he were to build a military camp before he could take down a city, he would definitely be attacked. However, if he were to build a military camp before he could take down a city, he would definitely be attacked. But in the vicinity... Apart from him, who else could have qualified soldiers?
In addition, this place was backed by the Jin Ning Mountain Range, and could pull an army to carry out wild training at any time. It was also a rare place, a good place to train soldiers.
Of course, he did not know how to train soldiers. Jiang Ting knew very well that he could not be compared to those generals who specialized in training soldiers. People knew how valuable they were. Therefore, he would not interfere too much. All he needed to do was make sure that his subordinates were loyal to him.
After sizing him up for a while, Jiang Ting praised, "That's right."
"Young Master, should we go in and take a look?" Chu Bai and Qi Feng got closer.
"It's good to go in and take a look. Let me see if anyone is deceiving us." Jiang Ting nodded. He got off his horse and approached the open space.
As soon as he got close, the soldiers guarding the perimeter shouted coldly, "Stop!"
With a whoosh, the soldiers pulled out their sharp blades.
However, in an instant.
The face of the leading soldier stiffened slightly. Then, he hurriedly bowed. "General."
Clearly, he recognized Jiang Ting.
Jiang Ting did not get angry. "Did something happen here?"
The soldiers looked at each other and shook their heads. "Everything went smoothly. No one dared to cause trouble."
"Very good. I'll go in and take a look." Jiang Ting nodded in satisfaction.
Dai Ze and his two followers entered the open space that was being built.
Then, a soldier hurried over. "General, do you want me to notify you?"2
"No need, I'm just taking a look." Jiang Ting refused immediately.
Although he was not a good person, he was not a villain either. He would still show compassion to others. Unless something happened, he would not bother to disturb others for no reason.
When the soldiers saw this, they immediately sighed, "Young Master is indeed a noble. Even when he treats us, he is still so gentle. He doesn't look like someone else who has achieved his goals."
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