Under the expectant eyes of all the others, Zhang Tie fixated onto Lu Yishan's face, saying, "Now that we've got Fiery Oil, of course, we need to use it. The benefit of Fiery Oil belongs to airplanes. Airplanes need airports. However, there's not a dedicated airport for airplanes across Peacewest Military Region, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Region. Lu Yishan, I also appoint you as the supervisor of Weiji General's Mansion and allocate an airboat and 20 bodyguards to build airports in Kangzhou Province, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Region with my token arrow. After half a year, I need a Class A airport in every 800 miles and a Class B airport in every 300 miles. Can you do that?"
"This humble man has already known the construction regulations of airports within Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. I dare make a military pledge. If I fail to accomplish the task, clan head could chop off my head!" Lu Yishan stood up out of excitement as he said while patting his chest.
Lu Yishan was not confident to do other things; however, with Zhang Tie's support, Lu Yishan had a lot of methods to accomplish Zhang Tie's request. In the second half of last year, Lu Yishan had already built over 20 airports in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory and Youzhou Province. He had long been familiar with it. It was too easy for Lu Yishan; however, after accomplishing it, he would also gain a great reputation. Therefore, he was thrilled.
Zhang Tie nodded as he picked up a token arrow from the tiger-tiger-shaped table in front of him and had a bodyguard give it to Lu Yishan.
After Lu Yishan took the token arrow and sat down, Zhang Tie fixated onto Sun Qiming's face, saying, "Although you're not my general, you and Sun Clan have participated in the whole process of producing dual-drive engines and airplanes in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory last year. Therefore, you're very familiar with this process. Therefore, I appoint you as the supervisor of Weiji General's Mansion and grant you a token arrow, an airboat, 20 bodyguards and the resources of the official factories in Kangzhou Province, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Region at your disposal. I don't care whether you purchase them or establish factories in each province. All in all, you're in charge of this thing. I need each province in Kangzhou Province, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Region to have an industrial capacity of at least 500,000 combat airplanes per year!"
"Yes, sir. If I couldn't accomplish the task, I would be at your disposal!" Sun Qiming said in a muffled voice.
Zhang Tie picked up a token arrow and had his guard give it to Sun Qiming.
After Sun Qiming took a seat, Zhang Tie fixated onto Zhang Su. The moment Zhang Tie opened his mouth, Zhang Su and the others' faces had turned red.
At the sight of you, I dare say that the air cavalries of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory are unrivaled in the world. You not only have the most advanced battle airplanes but also the most advanced and complete air battle tactics and ideologies. None of the human forces across Taixia Country could match you. You'll be the leading roles of Taixia Country and humans on the stage of this holy war. All the ground armed forces and forces in the past will be dwarfed by you! "
"Legion Commander, please give the order!" Zhang Su shouted while all the commissioned officers of Fire-Dragon Corps stood up at once as they watched Zhang Tie with gleaming eyes.
I hope that all the commoners who couldn't be above LV 9 could become air cavalries as long as they were healthy. When facing demons, even the weakest ones could have the power to resist demons. This time, the Thunder Hawk Instruction Battalion of Fire-Dragon Corps is here to establish flight schools. You should establish a flight school in each prefecture of Huankang Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Province. You should have more and more people master the skills of driving airplanes. After half a year, when batches of Fiery Oil and airplanes are produced in the theater of operations, I hope that your students are waiting for airplanes instead of the produced airplanes! "
"I promise to accomplish the task!" Zhang Su said resolutely.
"Well, Zhang Su, you're also the supervisor. I will give you the token arrow, airboat and bodyguards. All the members of the Thunder Hawk Instruction Battalion of Fire-Dragon Corps will be arranged by you …"
"Don't worry, legion commander. Each member of the Thunder Hawk Instruction Battalion is qualified to be a flight coach …"
"Good!" Zhang Tie took out the token arrow and had his bodyguard give it to Zhang Su.
Zhang Tie finally fixated onto the most ordinary person behind the team of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, who was at his 40s with an honest and ordinary look. Since he entered the room, he had been sitting there silently. This person was one of Zhang Tie's dare-to-die fighters and a senior agricultural technician gifted by Bai Suxian to Zhang Tie.
Dare-To-Die soldiers were loyal to Zhang Tie because they could be used safely; instead of sending them to death. This person was a general steward who was responsible for those fertile farmlands in Ninghe Prefecture that Zhang Tie rented. The new policies of Zhang Tie's farmlands in Ninghe Prefecture, including raising No. 1 earthworm and producing "earth pulp" in those farmlands were all managed by this person.
"Zhang Fu!"
"I'm here!" After hearing Zhang Tie's name, the middle-aged man at his 40s stood up. "There's an official field outside Kangzhou City.
"There's an official field outside Kangzhou City. From tomorrow on, you will manage that official field with your subordinates. Do the same as what you did in Ninghe Prefecture. If someone comes to visit and learn from the farmstead in the official field, you just show them the method of raising" No. 1 earthworm "and making" Earth Pulp ". Don't hide it. You will also be responsible for the sale of No. 1 earthworm in Peacewest Military Region. You can fix the price as long as you don't suffer a loss. Although what you're doing looks common, it's related to the overall situation of the theater of operations. I will not feel reassured if you leave it to others!" Zhang Tie said calmly.
Zhang Tie said calmly. "Yes, I see!" The middle-aged man called Zhang Fu sat down quietly once again.
After assigning the 5 tasks, Zhang Tie finally became reassured. Among the 5 tasks, grains were the most important one. However, this problem was also the easiest to be solved by Zhang Tie. However, there was no problem with the seeds of the Imperial Financial Bureau. Therefore, he only needed to make a "model field" near Kangzhou City. Those Weiji envoys who were bound by the order of equalization of rewards and punishments would promote the new technologies of stable yield — — "No. 1 earthworm" and "Earth Pulp" to the entire Peacewest Military Region at a speed faster than rabbits. In this way, the grain problem could basically be solved. With his current ability and reputation, if he were to set up such a "model field" outside of Kangzhou City, not only would the officials from all the provinces and counties rush to copy it, but even the rich and powerful families from all over the country would also rush to copy it …
Besides grains, he should supply all-purpose medicaments, produce fiery oil, produce airplanes, construct airports in the theater of operations and train air cavalries. As long as he could do these things well, he would fulfill his duty as Weiji General. As a result, he would not have any major problems anymore.
'Oh, there's one more thing. However, it's much simpler. I don't even need to assign someone to take charge of it.'
"Mr. Lu, there's some manufacturing drawings and instructions of Fiery-Oil weapons on the airboat of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. After a while, have someone take down those drawings and materials and copy them before distributing them to all the arsenals across the theater of operations so as to have them prepare for the production of corresponding weapons …"
As long as Fiery-Oil weapons such as Fiery-Oil incendiary bombs and incendiary spears were popularized over a large range, it would not be difficult for Taixia Country, the top sects and major clans across the country to produce them. It was just a matter of time. As Zhang Tie just took the initiative, Zhang Tie didn't think about keeping the manufacturing methods of these weapons; instead, he just gave them to all the weaponry factories across the theater of operations so as to have them make preparations for the production.
After one year's continuous research, Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory had already produced 5 types of Fiery-Oil weapons: first, incendiary bombs of different sizes used in airplanes and airships; second, incendiary spears; third, incendiary bolts that could be shot by crossbows and bows; fourth, individual incendiary grenades; fifth, incendiary flame spears. The entire Fire-Dragon Corps had already started to be equipped with these new weapons. The most powerful incendiary flame spears which could kill more than 50 m had already been deployed to squads in Fire-Dragon Corps. After being equipped with these powerful incendiary weapons, the battle strength of Fire-Dragon Corps would definitely be off the charts.
This time, Zhang Tie had someone bring the manufacturing drawings of the 5 weapons to him.
"Yes, sir!" Lu Yanyu said as he stood up. After that, he threw a glance at Zhang Tie, "But, are we allowed to distribute the manufacturing materials of Fiery-Oil weapons to the civilians so that the corps across the country could purchase them through multiple channels?"
"Yes, you can. However, for the non-official workshops and factories that have received the production materials, if the quality of the weapons is up to standard and we want to purchase them, we will have to give them a discount. This must be made clear! Additionally, as for the Fiery-Oil production bases, airplanes and airports, they're all related to the overall situation of the theater of operations and require the full cooperation of all the provinces and prefectures. Nobody is allowed to obstruct them. As for the details, Mr. Lu, you can make your own arrangement. From then on, I'm only responsible for the results. If the results are good, all parties will be rewarded; if not, I will be beheaded … "
"Yes, sir. The Peacewest Farming Administration of Peacewest Military Region will live up to your trust!" Lu Yanyu bowed towards Zhang Tie. All the other officials of the Peacewest Farming Administration also stood up and bowed towards Zhang Tie as they said in unison, "We will live up to your trust!"
"Fine, I'm reassured by your words …" Zhang Tie nodded as the major event was settled.
…
Only after staying in Kangzhou City for one day, Zhang Yang, Zhang Tie's two myrmidons and Zhang Su had all left Kangzhou City by airboat on the second day and started to move non-stop.
Besides the bodyguards arranged by Zhang Tie, Lu Yanyu also assigned some old officials of the Peacewest Farming Administration who were familiar with the affairs of the provinces as assistants.
The only people who stayed in Kangzhou City were Zhang Fu and some attendants of Zhang Fu. However, these people didn't live in the city; instead, they went to take over the official farmlands outside Kangzhou City accompanied by two officials of the Peacewest Farming Administration in the early morning.
Peacewest Military Region didn't have the Fiery-Oil for airplanes and the No. 1 earthworm for each province yet. Therefore, they could only be transported from Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory to Kangzhou City for the time being. Last night, Lu Yanyu had already worked out a plan and arranged for airboats to transport these items to Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. As airboats had a large carrying capacity and a high speed, they could make a round trip in about half a month. As for airplanes and No. 1 earthworms, as long as 50-60 airboats made a trip to Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, they would be able to transport thousands of disassembled airplanes. The first batch of airplanes required by all the pilot academies across the theater of operations could be transported here. As for the Fiery-Oil needed by the pilot academies in the theater of operations, Zhang Tie had already contacted Heavens Fortune Sect and had them transfer a batch of Fiery-Oil from the territory of Heavens Fortune Sect. It would save almost half of the time compared to that from Youzhou Province.
Everybody across the Peacewest Farming Administration started to work on the "5 problems" that Zhang Tie mentioned when he raised his account yesterday.
When everybody started to be "busy", Zhang Tie freed himself from these mundane affairs at once. Like what he said, from then on, he was only responsible for giving rewards or beheading people. Zhang Tie didn't know whether this was his way of being an official or not. Such a way of being an official was a bit lazy. Perhaps, others could be a bit more diligent in this position by giving instructions by airboat every day or sit in the office and comment on various reports and documents every day. However, Zhang Tie was not addicted to being an official. He felt that it was enough for him to do that. He only needed to arrange the right people in the right positions.
…
"Commander-in-chief, the 7 major clans in Kangzhou City have learned that you've come back yesterday. They've sent their visiting cards to welcome you …"
Zhang Tie raised his head and watched the last airboat leaving Kangzhou City. When he was thinking that he could finally promote to 9 change earth knight and study the bet between him and Feng Cangwu, Lu Yanyu's voice sounded in his ears.
Previously, the highest official in Kangzhou City was the commander of Peacewest Military Region, followed by the provincial governor of Kangzhou Province. However, at this moment, the commander of Peacewest Military Region was in Xuanyuan Fortress while the provincial governor of Kangzhou Province was in charge of the reorganization of the provincial army in Kangzhou Province. Therefore, Zhang Tie, the Weiji General, became the highest-ranking official in Kangzhou City. After knowing that Zhang Tie was going to make a big move soon after he came back yesterday, of course, those major clans in Kangzhou City wanted to build a relationship with him.
Kangzhou City was too boisterous and eye-catching. Zhang Tie couldn't stay here anymore.
Those who were called major clans in Kangzhou City and were qualified to send visiting cards to him were all local tyrants in Peacewest Military Region. Zhang Tie knew what they would say if he accepted their invitation. It was really boring. However, Zhang Tie didn't want to offend these local major clans for no reason.
Rubbing his face, Zhang Tie put down his hands as he tried his best to look solemn, saying, "Reply to them for me. I'm going to make an inspection tour across the country. I'm too busy to accompany them …"
"Ah, Commander-in-chief, you're going to make an inspection tour again?" Lu Yanyu became a bit shocked as Zhang Tie had just come back from his inspection tour yesterday. Additionally, Zhang Tie didn't send any message to him before asking, "Commander-in-chief, where are you going to make an inspection tour? Do you need me to arrange …"
"Ahem … ahem … no need. This inspection is confidential. I can go there alone. As for what I said yesterday, you should report to me once every seven days. If there's any problem that you can't solve, I will come back to solve it …" Zhang Tie didn't even blink his eyes as he threw out an unquestionable reason. As Weiji General, as long as Zhang Tie thought that it was confidential, it would be confidential. If Zhang Tie wanted, his trace, thoughts, words and plans could all be confidential. Commoners could barely ask about it, not to mention investigate it.
Now that it was confidential, Lu Yanyu didn't ask about it. "When will Commander-in-chief set off?"
Zhang Tie finally blinked his eyes, saying, "Now …"
After saying that, before Lu Yanyu said anything, Zhang Tie had rushed into the sky with a long roar. When Lu Yanyu was in the air, a thunder hawk dove down from the clouds. Sitting on the back of the thunder hawk, the thunder hawk instantly turned into a golden lightning bolt and disappeared in Lu Yanyu's sight …
"Is this the freedom of knights?" Lu Yanyu murmured as he watched the direction where Zhang Tie disappeared …
(To be continued.)
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