"Very good! However, I am the commander of the Pearl River Army. You must remember this clearly! "Fang Yun lifted his chin slightly and looked straight into Suhlen's eyes.
"I understand." Suhlen's expression did not change. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Very good. Go and write down a miscellaneous record. Write down everything that happened in the Pearl River Army in the past ten years. Even if it only involves ordinary people, you must write it down. Do you understand? "Fang Yun asked.
Suhlen immediately replied, "Yes, General!"
Zhang Qingfeng looked at Fang Yun from the side and said, "It's a good thing that you understand all kinds of things. However … you still have to go through all the account books and documents. Won't that be too tiring? "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "It's just a day's work. It's not tiring."
Zhang Qingfeng and Suhlen looked at Fang Yun in shock and disbelief.
"Alright. You have been honed for many years. Naturally, you know what's important and what's not. Old Man will not say anything more," Zhang Qingfeng said.
"Uncle Qing Feng, you are too serious. If there is anything wrong with this nephew, I hope that you can point it out and let me reconsider. As for those account books and documents, it is indeed not difficult for this nephew to read them. After ten years in prison, this nephew's growth has far surpassed my peers. "
Zhang Qingfeng nodded and did not say anything.
Not long after, the first batch of account books and documents from the inside of the military camp arrived. It was pulled by carriages and the soldiers carried in boxes containing the documents. There were a total of twelve boxes and each box was three feet tall.
Zhang Qingfeng and Suhlen did not leave. They stood close to Fang Yun and wanted to know how Fang Yun would read them quickly.
Fang Yun moved his index finger gently at the first box. Qi gushed out and thirty-five books of varying thickness flew out from the box. They floated in the air and lined up neatly in front of Fang Yun.
Fang Yun moved his finger again and the pages of the thirty-five books flipped as if they were blown by a strong wind.
Inside the large tent, the sound of clattering could be heard incessantly. In just five breaths of time, he had finished flipping through all thirty-five pages.
Fang Yun moved his fingers for the third time, and the 35 books fell back into the box in the same order as before.
"Next box."
Everyone present was so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. Zhang Qingfeng blinked blankly and asked, "It's not that Old Man wants to poke at your sore spot, but what kind of suffering did you go through in the past ten years to be able to cultivate such a miraculous ability? Even a Grand Scholar would not be able to read so quickly. Only a Great Scholar would be able to read thousands of scrolls with just a wave of his hand. "
Everyone nodded and looked at Fang Yun sympathetically. Even Suhlen, who was indifferent to Fang Yun, showed pity in his eyes.
Fang Yun chuckled and continued to read the second box of books. He thought to himself that he was doing two things at the same time. First, he used this method to record all the books into the world of strange books. Then, he let another divine thought read them a thousand times faster in the world of strange books.
Box after box of account books and documents were transported into the large tent and then transported away. Because it took time to transport the account books and documents, Fang Yun often sat in the large tent to rest because he had no books to read.
This strange incident quickly spread throughout the city. Wei Changxian secretly played tricks and asked the people in the warehouse to send the documents that had nothing to do with the Personal Guard. Then, he contacted the prefect of Pearl City and asked him to send the official documents and account books that had nothing to do with the army to the Personal Guard.
As a result, the Pearl City government and the Pearl River Army mobilized their carriages and horses. Not long after, a spectacular scene appeared in the Personal Guard Camp. On the left, there were carriages carrying books coming in, and on the right, there were carriages leaving. The whole process continued until the next morning.
All the account books and documents in the city that could be read by Fang Yun had been sent to the Personal Guard Camp. There were even a few carriages of messy books for Fang Yun to read.
After reading all the documents, Fang Yun took a nap and then got up to eat breakfast. While eating, he read the letters and the discussions of the people on the ranking board.
"In the future, if anyone praises Zhang Longxiang as a scholar, they are scolding him!"
"If you use the term 'Abundant Literature' on him, it seems to be far from enough."
"Other people have standing bookshelves, but Zhang Longxiang has standing libraries."
"Terrifying speed! You guys always say that Fang Xusheng is better than Zhang Longxiang. Can he do it? He definitely can't! That's why I've always said that Zhang Longxiang will definitely surpass Fang Xusheng! "
"Please don't compare Zhang Longxiang with Fang Xusheng. From now on, any words or actions that compare the two will be regarded as overpraising Zhang Longxiang!"
Fang Yun had a headache after reading the ranking board for a while, so he simply stopped reading. Recently, the debate between "himself and himself" had gone a bit overboard. As long as Zhang Longxiang was mentioned, there would inevitably be people praising and people belittling him.
The most interesting thing was that some idiots were obviously incompetent and shameless. They were jealous of Zhang Longxiang's Literary Name, but they first judged from a neutral point of view. Then, they said that they were angered by those who praised Zhang Longxiang, so they had no choice but to attack Zhang Longxiang.
Fang Yun had long seen through these people's faces. It was nothing more than four words, "scholars despise each other." If four more words were added, it would be sanctimonious.
After breakfast, Fang Yun once again went to the Personal Guard Camp. This time, Zhang Qingfeng did not follow.
Compared to yesterday, the Personal Guard Camp had lost 30% of its generals and officers. The loss of soldiers was even greater, a full 40%!
An army of ten thousand was only left with six thousand.
Fang Yun sighed in his heart. Even if there were six thousand, perhaps only half of them were willing to stay here. The influence of being suspected of being a rebel was too great. At this time, it was completely exposed.
After that, Fang Yun entered the camp and gathered the generals and officers. He prepared to reorganize the troops according to his intentions. He formulated a new training plan, and even made adjustments to the types of soldiers, food, equipment, uniforms, and other aspects.
After Fang Yun finished drawing up the new plan, General Su Lun took the document and looked at it for a while before saying, "Recruiting new soldiers is not a big deal, but raising the soldiers' salaries, food and other plans will cost at least two hundred thousand taels of silver every year! The imperial court will definitely not allocate it! What? You mentioned at the end that you want to build a Personal Guard Camp of five thousand cavalry? Then it will cost at least five hundred thousand taels of silver every year! "
Fang Yun smiled. "It is wartime now. According to the usual practice, we can ask for donations from merchants and landlords."
"The taxes in Pearl City are already heavy. If we ask merchants to donate, not only will Marquis Lumen not agree, I am afraid that it will anger all the merchants and landlords in the city. You also know that those merchants and landlords have their own backgrounds. "
"No, I am only targeting a portion of the merchants and landlords. Suhlen! "Fang Yun suddenly stood up and shouted.
"This general is here!" Suhlen stood up straight and looked at Fang Yun in confusion.
"Gather a thousand soldiers and follow me to Pearl River Street!"
Suhlen was stunned for a moment. Then, he came to a realization. A trace of excitement flashed across his face as he turned around and left.
"Roger!" Suhlen responded after walking a few steps.
The army was stationed in the south of Pearl City, while the north of the city was occupied by the living and commercial areas.
Over the years, the properties of the Marquis of Zhujiang in other places had been confiscated or seized, but the properties in Pearl City had not changed in name.
There was a bustling Pearl River Street in the north of Pearl City. All the shops on the street were properties of the Marquis of Zhujiang. In addition, the Marquis of Zhujiang also had the deeds to many houses and fields.
After Zhang Wankong went missing and Zhang Longxiang was imprisoned, all the shopkeepers in charge of these properties were imprisoned. Most of them were tortured to death, and only a few were released.
Those who were released sought refuge with the major powers. The money they earned over the years did not fall into the hands of the Marquis of Zhujiang.
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