Xishui City, bamboo room.
Zhuji is still under reconstruction, so Roqi's residence is transferred to Xishui. Since he has already prepared in advance, it is not a problem. At this moment, Roqi took out the books on the bookshelf and was reading them intently.
His first step in governing Yue State was to carry out reforms and thorough reforms.
The Yue Kingdom now has no longer the status of being arrogant in the Goujian era. At best, it is just a second-rate small character. Now there are many countries in the world that are stronger than the Yue Kingdom. If you want Yue Kingdom to restore its former glory, you must carry out effective and practical reforms.
Only by carrying out reforms can we hope to reappear in the past glory in the future.
And now there is no doubt that it is a good opportunity to carry out reforms.
In history, whenever there is a major reform, no matter which dynasty or vassal state, it will inevitably be under a lot of pressure, always accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice. If you can survive the pressure, you will succeed, but if you cannot survive, it will not only fail to achieve results, but will also lead to a certain degree of turmoil.
But for the current Yue Kingdom, this problem does not exist.
The reason why those major reforms are under pressure is that they threaten the interests of the aristocratic clans and obstruct them one after another. However, the Yue Kingdom has now been established after its destruction, and those aristocratic families have long dissipated, and the large clans only have only a few families. If reforms are carried out at this time, the pressure will be reduced a lot.
Therefore, the faster the institutional reform, the more beneficial it is.
Roche wanted to learn from past classics, but after reading them for less than a quarter of an hour, he heard Jiang Rou knock on the door and said gently: "Your Highness."
Roqi looked up and said, "Jiang Rou, is there anything wrong?"
Jiang Rou took a bowl of ginseng soup and walked towards Roach, gently said: "Your Highness is busy reading, so drink a bowl of ginseng soup."
Roqi smiled slightly, then took the ginseng soup and tasted it for two bites. He felt it was smooth and delicate, simple and refreshing, with a fresh and sweet taste, with a faint ginseng flavor, which was extremely delicious.
He tasted it twice, then put down the porcelain bowl and smiled and said, "Sweet but not greasy. It tastes delicious. I didn't expect you to have such skills. It's true that you can't hide it."
Jiang Rou said softly: "As long as you like, I will stew it for you every day in the future."
Roach smiled and said, "You are such a good girl to me."
Jiang Rou sighed slightly: "You are working hard every day now, I...I feel a little distressed."
Luo Qi smiled and said, "I have written to Fan Li to come back to handle affairs. He and Xi Shi should arrive soon. At that time, I will be a hand-off manager and accompany you well."
Jiang Rou hurriedly said, "Your Highness is the lord of a country, Jiang Rou dares not use his own selfishness to make you..."
Roqi smiled and said, "I know you are very cognitive, but all I have to do is formulate a framework. The specific operation of Fan Li must be more suitable than me. A monarch sometimes has to know how to delegate power and cannot do everything by himself."
Jiang Rou nodded and said, "I understand."
Roqi held her slender waist and was saying endless love words when he saw Huang Yueying stepping in, holding a bunch of books in his hand: "Although I'm sorry, I seem to disturb you."
Jiang Rou couldn't help but blushed and quickly wanted to get up, but was pulled by Roqi and could only lie in his arms in that ambiguous position.
Roqi looked at Huang Yueying and smiled and said, "How is the recruitment matter I asked you to handle now?"
Huang Yueying smiled and said with a smile: "Now the people in China have high expectations for you. Only six days after the recruitment order was issued, three thousand heroes have already joined the army. Now Ling Gufu is in the camp to start training. In just three months, these new recruits can go to the battlefield."
Roche nodded and said, "So how did the war horses buy?"
Now the cavalry is the issue that Rochi is concerned about. You should know that the last time in Gushu City, he was forced to kill horses as a barrier to the enemy. Now there are no cavalry in the territory of Yue Kingdom. Although the cavalry is not suitable for siege, it is invincible in field battles, especially when there are saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes. Cavalry is an indispensable and important part of the war.
Huang Yueying replied: "I have sent an envoy to discuss with the Chu State and the King of Chu a few days ago. About half a month later, 1,500 war horses will be in place. Together with the more than 800 war horses we purchased in China, we can form a cavalry team of 2,000 people, or 150 chariots."
Roqi smiled and said, "We only need to consider the matter of the cavalry team. The combat chariot team is not busy yet. Even if it is to be formed, it is not now. You should know that there are many rivers, canals, swamps, forests, and chariots are far less practical than cavalry."
Huang Yueying nodded and said, "I understand."
Luo Qi said: "Then let Ling Gufu screen, select soldiers who can ride horses and shoot archers from the 20,000 soldiers in our army, and organize them into the cavalry team to continue training, so that they must become elite soldiers."
Although there is a saying that it is to take a boat in the south and a horse in the north, two thousand cavalry were trained out of 20,000 people, and Roche did not think it would be difficult.
After the military handling was completed, Roqi asked about all the major issues in government affairs, especially the key to the rise and fall of Yue Kingdom and the situation of spring plowing this year.
Huang Yueying replied: "The seedlings have been sent out, and more than 5,000 plowing oxen have been loaned out. Almost all regions are busy, and the plan to recruit refugees has also been launched on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Now we have recruited about 10,000 refugees and placed them. Give seedlings and fields. As long as they succeed, once they spread, I believe that more refugees will be in the future."
Roche smiled slightly and nodded, "Very good."
Huang Yueying said: "Actually, there is one more thing, I think I should remind you."
Roche raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter?"
Huang Yueying said lightly: "That's about the ownership of Gushu City. There must be disputes between Chu and Yue. If the division of spoils is uneven, it may lead to the breakdown of the alliance. At that time, the Northern Wei will definitely take the opportunity to make a comeback."
Roqi smiled and said, "I have already made a decision on this matter, so you don't have to worry."
Huang Yueying nodded and said, "In addition, I have already taken a walk out of the news that you are about to ascend the throne soon. At that time, many vassal states will come to congratulate you... although they are just here to spy on the virtual reality of Yue. And among these envoys, the most noteworthy one is the envoys of Qi."
Roqi smiled and said, "I hope to hear it carefully."
Huang Yueying said: "If I was not wrong, the envoy of Qi should not have come just for congratulations."
Roqi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you say this?"
Huang Yueying said: "I have received news that Qi has now been divided into two parts. One of them is led by Jiang Ao and Tian Heng, while the other is led by Jiang Meng and Zhi. One of them occupies the west of Qi and the other is located in the east of Qi. They are incompatible with each other and think that they are orthodox. I heard that they have long been incompatible and are about to go to war..."
Luo Qi smiled and said, "So, which sect is the envoy of Qi who came this time?"
Chapter completed!