Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 368 Occupation
With the function of translation, Zang Feiyu and the Lord Earl can communicate normally.

The Lord Earl planned to invite Zang Feiyu to his home as a guest, and he also wanted to match a girl from his family with Zang Feiyu.

When nobles encounter a powerful existence, intermarriage is the best means of winning it over, and it is also a very effective means.

Zang Feiyu refused the Lord Earl, saying that he had to go to the City Lord's Mansion first.

The Lord Earl personally led Zang Feiyu to the City Lord's Mansion, which is the management core of the city.

It’s just that the owner of this city is the Lord Earl. The Lord Earl has his own residence and does not live in the City Lord’s Mansion, so the City Lord’s Mansion is purely an office.

The Lord Earl was also very curious. Now that he had surrendered and handed the city over to Zang Feiyu, why was Zang Feiyu still so anxious?

After Zang Feiyu entered the City Lord's Mansion, he completed the ceremony of building the government office in the City Lord's office.

The whole process was introduced by a translator, and the lord earl and the knight leader behind him just thought it was the custom of Daqian.

Li Qiang happened to be in the Taixu illusory realm. He saw that there was a large piece of land in the illusory picture, and he also recognized where the latest city was.

Kiev, a relatively famous city in later generations, is known for its beautiful scenery.

He did not wait. Since the area where the yamen was built was vague, he used Zang Feiyu's location as the fixed point and opened the passage from Taixu Illusion to Kiev.

He took a step forward and appeared beside Zang Feiyu.

"Your Majesty, I am here to pay my respects!" Zang Feiyu was not surprised at all to see Li Qiang suddenly appear. Although he was wearing heavy armor, he still knelt on the ground and paid his respects.

The rest of the accompanying soldiers also saluted excitedly.

The Lord Earl and the Knight Chief were frightened by the sudden appearance of Li Qiang, and the Knight Chief instinctively put the Lord Earl behind him.

They couldn't understand what Zang Feiyu said. The Lord Earl looked at the translator, waiting for the translator to translate what Zang Feiyu had just said so that he could know what had happened.

The translator was now kneeling on the ground, his body pressed tightly against the ground.

He once went to Daqian to do business, so he spoke Daqian dialect quite fluently.

Therefore, he knew more clearly what kind of person the Emperor of Daqian was. He was the most honorable and powerful person in Daqian.

And such a person appeared in such a magical way, how could he not be shocked.

"Who are they?" Li Qiang didn't expect that there were outsiders here. He frowned slightly and asked.

"Your Majesty, this is the earl here, the one next to him is the knight leader, and this one is the translator we found locally!" Zang Feiyu introduced hurriedly.

"Tell them that what happened today cannot be spread out!" Li Qiang ordered lightly.

He didn't need to say anything threatening. With the powerful force he possessed, especially since the city had been occupied by him, the consequences of disobeying orders would be something the people before him could not bear.

Zang Feiyu picked up the translator and asked him to translate the words to the Lord Earl.

The Lord Earl assured again and again that in his eyes Li Qiang was either a god or a devil, but no matter which kind of existence he was, he was not someone he could afford to offend.

The Lord Earl bowed to Li Qiang and introduced himself.

Li Qiang ignored this lord and earl. A lord and earl who was about to lose his country was not much different from an ordinary landlord in Daqian.

The people who dealt with the lord and earl afterwards were the Daqian civil servants who were going to come and take over the city.

"I will take a look around this city, and you can continue to pursue the Tatar King and the Oirat King tomorrow!" Li Qiang said casually.

His figure disappeared from the spot, and he used his 'divine feet' to appear at the bell tower of the city church, which was also the highest point in the city.

He first viewed the entire city, and then his "Ruyi Immortal Robe" changed into local clothing, and he wandered around the city like an ordinary person.

After returning to the Daqian Palace, he first went to the military camp next to the palace, selected twenty 100% loyal generals from the camp, and sent them to the city of Kiev through the Taixu Illusion.

In any occupied city, he deployed powerful generals whose strength far exceeded that of the local strongmen to ensure Daqian's control over the place.

This is only the early stages, and the cabinet is also working hard to mobilize personnel. Officials with local management experience will be sent to the occupied cities one by one.

Li Qiang asked Jin Dongshu to write a war report and submit it to the cabinet. He didn't intend to ask about other matters.

I believe that the cabinet can do a good job and manage the occupied areas to the greatest extent possible.

While Jin Dong was writing the battle report according to his wishes, Li Qiang came to the huge map.

The direction that the Tatar King and the Oirat King fled was Europe, not India and the Middle East as he had thought.

In fact, he would rather occupy India and the Middle East, as these two places can bring the greatest benefits at present.

In the cabinet, Lin Ruhai received the war report sent by Jin Dong.

After reading the battle report, he and Gan Feng both looked very strange.

Because he and Gan Feng both saw the date of the battle report, which meant that the battle took place on that day, but the news had been sent to Li Qiang from a distant foreign country.

But neither he nor Gan Feng believed that the battle report was false.

Because there was no need for this, the First Battalion of the Beijing Camp and the artillery corps sent by Li Qiang had already destroyed the Tatars and the Oirat. Now the army only needed to fight and no one could stop it.

"Sir Gan, it seems we still need to find a solution to the problem of officials!" Lin Ruhai said helplessly to Gan Feng.

"The chief officer is actually better. There are many middle-ranking officials in the capital, but there are really not so many subordinate officials and clerks!" Gan Feng replied with a wry smile.

He also looked at the map and knew that the cities occupied in recent times were not large.

Any official who has managed the county government in Daqian can do this job.

But it is difficult to guarantee the support of subordinate officials and clerks. An experienced chief officer needs the support of at least 20 to 30 subordinate officials and clerks. Otherwise, if the chief officer has to do everything, he will be exhausted to death.

"Then choose from the juren, draw juren from all over the country, and cooperate with the cabinet to manage the cities. If there are not enough juren, choose from the scholars." Lin Ruhai said after thinking for a while.

Every year there are thousands of juren, and as for scholars, the number is too numerous to be counted.

Perhaps there are many juren and scholars who do not want to leave their hometown, but as long as they are promised huge profits, there will certainly be juren and scholars who are willing to do so.

"Okay, this is a solution. No matter what, this is also a future!" Gan Feng said with a smile.

If a Juren wants to become an official, it is generally difficult for him to get a good position. He has to look at the selection of Jinshi first, and then it can be the Juren's turn.

Many juren never had the opportunity to come into contact with power, but lived at home all their lives with the title of juren.

After careful consideration, the cabinet quickly selected a large number of talents from among the juren and scholars from all over the country in the name of serving Daqian. This task was not easy and took a very long time.

Li Qiang returned to his bedroom in the afternoon. With the efforts of two cabinet ministers, Lin Ruhai and Gan Feng, he reduced a lot of work.

Perhaps because the concubines in the harem were good friends who grew up together, Li Qiang's harem has always been harmonious.

Especially after experiencing the illusory world, Lin Daiyu and the other concubines have changed their perspective and pattern of looking at the world. They will not take what is happening in front of them to heart, they have already looked at everything from the height of having lived for thousands of years, which will make them less unnecessary calculations.

Li Qiang used the 'divine power' and did not appear inside the bedroom, but appeared outside the door.

The children have grown up a lot recently, and he has also consciously not displayed his extraordinary behavior in front of them.

When we entered the bedroom, Lin Daiyu and the concubines were playing with several children.

There are now four princes and three princesses in the harem, and these children alone make the harem lively.

"Father!" Upon seeing Li Qiang coming, the eldest prince Li Heng took the lead in bowing and greeting Li Qiang. Except for those who were too young to understand, the rest of the children bowed and greeted together.

"I got some new toys and have them delivered to me. Let the maids take them out to play with them!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

While visiting Kiev, he picked out some gifts.

He didn't need to spend money to buy it. He just needed to have someone send the things he liked to the City Lord's Mansion, and the City Lord's Mansion would pay for it.

Of course, he didn't have the local money. At least before a chief official came to manage Daqian, the economy here would continue as before.

"Thank you, father!" When Li Heng's children heard about the toys, they happily bowed and expressed their gratitude, then pulled the maids out.

"Here are some small gifts. I selected them from the newly occupied area. Sister Lin will be in charge of distributing them!" Li Qiang came to Lin Daiyu again, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of boxes of various sizes appeared.

Lin Daiyu is the head of the harem, and she has the final say on how to distribute things. Li Qiang will not take over her business.

Lin Daiyu became interested and opened the boxes one by one.

The most common items in the box are jewelry, as well as some small handicrafts, all of which are rare in Daqian.

It’s not that these things are expensive, but their rarity greatly increases their value.

The concubines also gathered around and discussed with Lin Daiyu how to distribute it.

"This style is somewhat like the tribute from the Rakshasa Kingdom. Could it be that the Daqian army has already arrived in the Rakshasa Kingdom?" Yingchun asked in surprise, holding a small bracelet in her hand.

The Jia Mansion was at its peak in those days, and tributes from the Rakshasa Kingdom were often received from the imperial palace, so Yingchun had some knowledge of the items from the Rakshasa Kingdom.

"Although it's not on target, it's not far away. We haven't sent any troops to the Rakshasa Kingdom in the far north yet!" Li Qiang explained with a smile.

"Brother Qiang, when will you take us to see the scenery there?" Lin Daiyu's eyes were full of longing when she heard about the foreign land.

That is to say, she said this because she knew it would only take a short time to get there through the Taixu Illusion Realm.

"Wait a little longer and wait for the officials from Daqian to go there and govern the country. Otherwise, you will be disappointed when you go there!" Li Qiang thought of something and replied with a smile.

What he was talking about was naturally the common problem of these European countries. He didn't care about the bad environment and used his 'divine feet' to choose a clean place to set foot.

In Europe of this era, the streets were filled with stench and the cities were like huge toilets.

In order to prevent someone from pouring urine on their heads, people there developed the habit of wearing top hats; in order to prevent stepping on dirty things, they wore high heels; in order to avoid being stained with bad smells, they wore perfumes, and so on.

The most terrifying thing is that the locals rarely take a bath in their entire lives, believing that bathing will bring disease.

That's why Li Qiang suggested that the officials of Daqian should go there to govern first before going there for sightseeing. It was really not a suitable place for the people of Daqian who were used to a clean environment to survive.

When Li Qiang vaguely explained the reason why they couldn't go there now, all the girls showed disgust.

The one who reacted the most was Lin Daiyu, she vomited repeatedly.

Li Qiang found something wrong. Lin Daiyu was not a particularly delicate person. She would not act like this just after hearing a few words.

"Sister Lin, please stretch out your hand so I can feel your pulse!" He said to Lin Daiyu with some speculation.

Lin Daiyu obediently put her hand in front of Li Qiang, and Li Qiang put her fingers on her pulse.

Over the years, Li Qiang has learned a lot of medical skills. In particular, with his strong spirit, his ability to diagnose pulses is better than that of the imperial doctors in the palace.

Who can blame him for having such a good perception ability that he could detect even the slightest abnormality in the pulse?

"Haha, Sister Lin, you are pregnant again!" Li Qiang put down Lin Daiyu's wrist and said with a smile.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she touched her belly with a smile, and a look of anticipation flashed in her eyes.

"If this is a boy, let's give him the surname Lin!" Li Qiang continued.

In fact, if Lin Daiyu's second child was not a daughter, she would have been given the surname Lin.

"Okay!" Lin Daiyu nodded. She also hoped that this was a boy so that she could fulfill her parents' expectations.

"Tell the imperial kitchen to make dinner lighter!" Li Qiang thought for a moment and gave another order to the person beside him.

A palace maid agreed and went to inform the imperial kitchen.

Li Qiang performed the 'Healing Spell [Advanced]' again, increasing Lin Daiyu's safety.

In fact, for Lin Daiyu, a nine-turn warrior, the impact of pregnancy and childbirth on her body has been reduced to an extremely low level.

The cabinet burst out with unprecedented work efficiency, and Daqian's soldiers advanced rapidly and entered into the occupied cities one after another.

Experienced civil servants arrived with the army and took over power in the city.

In addition to subordinate officials and clerks, there were also some scholars following the civil officials.

Many of these scholars were not even scholars, many were students, and their task was to promote the Daqian language.

At least we must ensure that children born in these cities must learn Daqian language.

The rest of the people also need to master Daqian language as soon as possible, because in a few years, the first requirement for working in the government office will be to be able to speak Daqian language.

There was also a group of military scouts who secretly investigated the occupied areas, focusing on mineral resources.

As Daqian's demand for steel grew, Daqian's own iron ore seriously constrained Daqian's steel production.

Of course, the first thing the Daqian officials did was to change the environment of these cities.

Some mandatory management measures were introduced, but some local people did not care at first and still acted according to their own habits.

As a result, batches of people who broke the law were sent to the mines, and the local people's habits were greatly changed.

There is no habit that cannot be changed, it just depends on whether the cost is great enough.

The reason why the Daqian officials were particularly strict about this matter was that they had their own intolerable reasons. No one wanted to live in a filthy place.

(End of this chapter)