The construction of Zhaocheng is proceeding in an orderly manner. Skilled craftsmen from all over the country are displaying their skills here. According to Ji Jie's plan, the new city is five miles long from east to west, north to south, and the center is where the city government is located. The east city is temporarily set as an administrative area, and the north city is operated.
In terms of livestock, Nancheng deals in grain and rice, and Xicheng deals in handicrafts. Each city is equipped with a dedicated carriage station and a large number of warehouses.
The construction of the East City took the lead. In just two months, a magnificent city was completed. Ji Jie took Sima Xueran and Ji Xueling to move in together. Ji Jian was still responsible for the defense of Tuolong Pass. During this period,
Sima Xueran selected and trained a group of capable officials, and gradually took over the affairs of the paper mill and porcelain workshop. The foundry supervision system developed steadily under Ou Ming's management.
On a piece of land in Dongcheng, a school is beginning to take shape. This is the most important link in Ji Jie's city-building project. Once the school is built, it will open majors including arithmetic, literature, architecture, art, military, etc. to cultivate its own majors.
Talent is used to fill the growing personnel gap.
The porcelain was sold in great quantities, and Huali Xi's tribe worked hard every day, but the supply was still in short supply. The seven countries sent envoys to buy in large quantities in the name of the royal family, and then went back to sell them. The rich often compared each other with how many pieces of porcelain they had at home.
The new weapons also received their first order. The Yan State, which was in the midst of a fierce battle with the Zhao State, ordered 10,000 fine steel bows. Their old-fashioned bows and arrows were shot by Hu Fuqi and Zhao Jun, who had reformed them for decades, was simply useless.
A harmless toy.
Yan's national power was the weakest among the seven countries, and its manufacturing capacity was also the lowest. When their generals saw the fine steel bow, their eyes shone brightly, and they immediately suggested to the King of Yan to invest in the purchase.
No problem, as long as you can afford it! Since this is your first business deal, I will give you a 50% discount in the name of King Yan, and I will give you 10 taels of gold for a bow. I will never bargain.
When the 10,000 fine steel bows were about to be completed, the people of Yan came here and sent news that 100,000 fine steel feather arrows would be added. The reason was that the steel arrows could penetrate Zhao Jun's armor and shields like bronze arrows.
Too strong.
How did the people of Yan know that the raw materials used for the ordnance they spent a lot of money to purchase were produced in their own country. The iron ore was continuously mined and transported to Zhaocheng under the protection of Zhao Ling's elite cavalry.
The three incomes from papermaking, porcelain and weapons ensured the smooth construction of the new city. Qin's trading company was the first to open in the new city. In the first phase, 100,000 dans of grain were shipped, and tens of thousands of livestock were purchased from Mobei.
The northern and southern cities are becoming increasingly lively.
The largest project of the project was the city wall with a circumference of 20 miles. For this reason, Ji Jie spent a huge sum of money to invite Mohist city builders to direct the construction. The five-foot-high city wall can run four horses parallel to each other. There are as many arrow stacks as there are turrets.
It's a work of art.
Outside the city wall is a moat ten feet wide, and each of the four city gates has a suspension bridge, which has a high safety factor.
At this time, China was in a brief period of peace, and it was this hard-won time that gave Ji Jie the opportunity to develop vigorously.
Then, he carried out drastic political reforms. He took charge of all administrative affairs of Tuolongguan and Zhaocheng. He clarified the official punishments, engraved various criminal clauses on stone tablets and erected them in the city, and established a special city guard to be responsible for daily security.
Establish a judicial supervisor to handle civil matters; establish an agricultural supervisor to specialize in calendar studies; establish a commercial supervisor to specialize in commerce; establish an industrial supervisor...
Although most of these competent departments are working on an exploratory basis, with dedicated management, the complicated city affairs are divided into several parts. Even if there is a problem in a certain link, it will have little impact on the overall situation.
The selection of officials is very important. Ji Jie places them in different positions based on their character and ability. At the beginning, they all have agency titles. After a period of time, the capable ones will be assigned to them and the mediocre ones will be discarded.
After completing the unification of the government, Ji Jie began to organize the army.
From the Zhaocheng Guards of a few hundred people to the elite army of thousands now, Ji Jie's strength has experienced an essential leap in less than a year. Although he has won several battles, and won It's very beautiful, but many things happen from time to time. Over time, it will definitely become the biggest obstacle to the development of the army.
First of all, the only people who can issue military orders now are at least Ji Jie, Ji Jian and Zhao Ling. Many times, Ji Xueling and Sima Xueran's words will be recognized by the soldiers. The current situation is that the five of them are of the same mind, and of course there will be no big trouble. However, if one day there is a disagreement between them, who should the soldiers listen to and whose instructions should they follow?
Of course it belongs to Ji Jie, he is the owner here.
At his request, Ou Ming created a set of tiger talismans and general tokens for mobilizing troops. Each of the four people held a token to form their own exclusive guard. The exclusive guard took orders from the individual and could be mobilized anytime and anywhere.
The tiger talisman is used to mobilize troops on a large scale. All soldiers are dispatched in a unified manner. When there is no war, the tiger talisman is personally in charge of Ji Jie. Once a war breaks out, it is distributed to the generals. Without the tiger talisman in hand, no soldier can move without permission.
Zhao Ling was originally a general and was very familiar with this management method. Ji Jian was more or less emotional and could not turn this corner for a while. In his opinion, soldiers should obey his orders, and he should obey Ji Jie, isn't this the end? Why is it so complicated?
In addition, every twenty miles in the wild, a camp of 100 people was set up, with half on horseback and half on foot. Patrols were conducted every day to eliminate the banditry that had appeared in recent days.
While training soldiers, you should also pay attention to your own martial arts training. This was Ji Jie's instruction to Ji Jian and Zhao Ling. He gave them some moves from "Chi You Spear" and "Xuan Yuan Sword" to enhance their combat effectiveness.
The development of Zhaocheng aroused the jealousy of King Nan of Zhou. He really could not tolerate the emergence of a state within a state in his own country, and this state within a state was obviously more prosperous and powerful than the Zhou Dynasty under his control.
Prince Ji Jia was reprimanded by King Nan of Zhou for selling land to Ji Jie, and stayed closed for many days.
King Zhou Nan shamelessly sent an envoy to ask for taxes, and even said with a shy face that Ji Jie could achieve what he did today, and he must not forget the support of the emperor.
After hearing what Ambassador Zhou said, Ji Jie almost laughed out loud and said in a disdainful tone: "My uncle is really good at putting gold on his own face. Does everything here have anything to do with him? Has he contributed anything? ?Tell me, how much money does he want, and let me hear how thick-skinned he is?"
Zhou Shi's expression changed. He didn't expect Ji Jie to be so rude, and shouted angrily: "Ji Jie, how dare you say such arrogant words, aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"
"God's punishment?" Ji Jie sneered and said, "Go back and tell the emperor. Before you reach out, ask yourself if you are qualified. And you, you said that I spoke arrogantly. Am I wrong? Give me fifty slaps. !”