Apart from the regular provincial and county soldiers, Yang Rui still had plenty of skill books for soldiers. Among them were the 10000 Second Grade to Fifth Grade Personal Guard skill books that Yang Rui had obtained from Empress Dowager He. These skill books could now be put to use. Yang Rui had already extorted over 10000 palace maids from Dong Zhuo. They were currently settling down in Mountain City. All he needed to do was send someone to bring them to the Penglai Territory Map.
The Personal Guard was a special unit that required the backup personnel to be palace maids. As such, Yang Rui intended to have Zhang Ning lead this unit. It would be more convenient for both of them to be women. Even though Li Ru had misunderstood Yang Rui's request for these palace maids, the Personal Guard was a Fifth Grade special unit. It was worth it.
Of course, Yang Rui had obtained plenty of skill books from Dong Zhuo's Rebellion. The skill books for infantry, cavalry, and archers were all very complete. In total, he had over 60000 skill books. In addition to the 40000 Fourth Grade skill books that Yang Rui had obtained from Tracer Dragon Soul, this military force had to be developed as well.
Unlike the provincial and county soldiers, who had to pay a fee to become soldiers, the soldiers developed through skill books were considered the player's private soldiers. Apart from the small amount of money needed to level up, there was no additional fee.
Moreover, these soldiers would always be Yang Rui's most loyal subordinates. They would be the exclusive force of Yang Rui and Mountain City. Unlike the provincial and county soldiers, there was no chance of accidents happening to them. For example, a general like Wu Anguo, who had yet to fully submit to Yang Rui, would have a chance of betraying him if he led the provincial and county soldiers alone.
However, the probability of this happening was extremely small. It would depend on the character of the generals and strategists. There was a chance of this happening in the various NPC factions. For example, in the current Ji Province, Provincial Governor Han Fu definitely had generals and soldiers that she could not mobilize. Otherwise, she would not be in such a passive state. Back then, when Yang Rui had just arrived in Qing Province, the 3,000 provincial soldiers were in a similar situation.
Yang Rui handed over the disk array that controlled the opening and closing of the Penglai Territory to Sun Qian, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao. The matter of selecting soldiers and training soldiers was temporarily left to Sun Qian, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao. Sun Qian would continue to select soldiers with excellent qualifications from various counties and counties. They were then handed over to Zhang Liao and Lu Zhou to bring them into Penglai. Gao Shun then focused on training soldiers in Penglai.
Speaking of which, the selection of able-bodied men was not an easy matter, especially for the [Formation Breaker], which had a higher requirement of aptitude. Sun Qian had selected 50000 able-bodied men from the Heyin migrants, but only less than 10000 of them had an 'A' grade aptitude. To reach the target of 50000 was still very far away. They could only slowly select from the various counties and counties.
Fortunately, the living environment in various parts of Qingzhou had been greatly improved. There were many refugees and disaster victims fleeing from other provinces and counties every day. Among them, there was no lack of able-bodied men with good aptitudes. Sun Qian had requested that the counties and counties prioritize meeting the needs of training soldiers. Those with better aptitudes were all selected as able-bodied men.
For this reason, after discussing with Sun Qian, Yang Rui had also specially introduced a new policy — Military Subsidy System! Any NPC who was selected as an able-bodied man, according to their aptitude, their family members could receive a subsidy of three to five catties of food every day!
The family members of those with a grade C aptitude could receive three catties of food every day for free. The family members of those with a grade B aptitude could receive four catties of food every day for free. The family members of those with a grade A aptitude could receive five catties of food every day for free. Those with a grade S aptitude could receive other preferential policies depending on the situation.
Although the amount of food subsidy wasn't much, it was enough to resolve the worries of the able-bodied men. This was especially true for refugees and disaster victims. In a time of war and famine, being able to have food to eat was already a very fortunate thing. Not to mention, it could also provide food for the old and young at the same time!
Therefore, after the Military Subsidy System was announced, a wave of enlistment swept through Qingzhou. Not only were refugees and disaster victims very eager to sign up, even ordinary NPC citizens in other provinces and counties were slowly becoming more and more enthusiastic about enlisting in Qingzhou. Of course, this was a story for another time.
After settling the matter of enlisting soldiers in Qingzhou … Yang Rui brought along Du Yang and the other officials of River Yin County and returned to Pingyuan County. Along the way, Yang Rui didn't use the Wind Carpet. Instead, he rode in a carriage with Du Yang and the others. While he was at it, he also learned about the characteristics, abilities, and other specific situations of River Yin County's officials from Du Yang. He also personally went to each of the carriages to chat with the officials.
In fact, Yang Rui even met the over two hundred officials of various ranks, including the Village Head and the Village Head. Although some of these people had very low official positions, they were all from the Si Li Capital Region. Moreover, they were very cooperative during the process of migrating the NPCs. They had done a lot of coordination work. Yang Rui didn't doubt their abilities.
Of course, Yang Rui had his reasons for doing so. He had already considered the placement of these officials from the very beginning. Now that the official system of the various counties in Pingyuan County had been swept clean, Yang Rui had long since intended to replace them all. The officials of River Yin County were undoubtedly a good choice.
In the beginning, these officials of River Yin County were confused. They didn't know why Yang Rui was bringing them to Pingyuan County. Moreover, Yang Rui had even brought 40000 Fifth Grade Iron Guards with him. Some of them couldn't help but feel anxious.
However, after Yang Rui had a general understanding of the situation of these officials, two pieces of good news were revealed. First, their families were all waiting for them in Pingyuan County. Second, Yang Rui had officially promoted the County Magistrate of Du Yang County to the Governor of Pingyuan County. The other officials would also be assigned to the various counties of Pingyuan County!
For a moment, the old officials of Heyin County didn't even have time to react. Happiness came too suddenly. Everyone was promoted. The lowest was two or three ranks, while the highest was seven or eight ranks. Especially Du Yang who was promoted from a county magistrate to a prefectural governor. This was a meteoric rise! When they finally understood what was going on, they still couldn't believe it!
"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your trust and guidance. We will do our best!"
"Everyone, please do your best …"
Yang Rui nodded in secret when he heard the excited cheers of these officials. This arrangement was actually a bold experiment for Yang Rui. He didn't know how effective it would be for the time being, but he had managed to keep the people's hearts in check.
After all was said and done, he still lacked manpower! The Three Kingdoms was a huge structure, and there were countless wise and capable people from all walks of life. However, it was too difficult to subdue them in the game. Yang Rui was very anxious about this. After the Dong Zhuo Rebellion storyline ended, there would definitely be a situation where the feudal lords ruled over each other. At that time, heroes and famous people from all walks of life would definitely surge out. With Yang Rui's current team, it would be very difficult to support them.
Yang Rui's performance in Dong Zhuo's Rebellion and even the Yellow Turban Rebellion was not inferior. He had also temporarily stopped Liu Dai and Yuan Shao's schemes. However, that was only achieved after racking his brains. Moreover, there were very few direct confrontations. Most of the time, it was achieved through surprise attacks, surprise attacks, and other methods.
As the game's plot developed, there would be more and more powerful characters. It would be difficult for these methods to be effective. For example, Yang Rui and Zhang Ning could use the Heavenly Spirit Flaming Rain with the Wind Flying Carpet. They could use it freely against Liu Dai, but it didn't have much effect against Guo Jia's arrangements. They didn't dare to use it in front of the two powerful generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou!
Therefore, in terms of talent, Yang Rui was still lacking! Just like the current situation, Yang Rui had no choice but to use the officials of a county to govern a county. There were no other good choices!
"Du Yang thanks Your Excellency for your appreciation. I am willing to exhaust my intelligence and be loyal to Your Excellency. I hope Your Excellency will not reject me!"
When Yang Rui and Du Yang returned to the carriage, Du Yang suddenly bowed deeply and said in a trembling voice.
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, you have triggered and completed the mission to recruit the historical figure Du Yang. Du Yang wishes to recognize you as his master. Do you accept? Please make your choice! "
At this time, the sudden system notification came, which was beyond Yang Rui's expectations.
Yang Rui had always known that Du Yang was not at the level of a historical figure or famous general. However, Du Yang had previously issued a follower mission to Yang Rui, so he should not be at the level of a normal NPC. Thinking about it, this "historical figure" should be at the level of a lower level than a historical figure or famous general.
"Accept!" No matter what, Yang Rui was the first to accept.
Talents like Du Yang were still very useful. Among his attributes, he had two special skills, "Command" and "Discipline". Both skills were related to internal affairs. Although they were not as good as ultimate skills, they were very suitable for his status and position.
Du Yang's skills were somewhat similar to Wei Xiu's. Although the direction and number of skills were different, the skill level was similar. Thinking about it, Wei Xiu should also be at the level of a "historical figure" NPC.
This also gave Yang Rui some inspiration. It seemed that he could not only focus on the level of historical figures and famous generals. It would be very useful to recruit more historical figures like Du Yang and Wei Xiu! Take Wei Xiu for example. She played a significant role in the circulation of food and resources, as well as transportation and construction.
After two days, Yang Rui, Du Yang, and the other officials arrived at Pingyuan City. Yang Rui first allowed Du Yang and the others to meet with their families. He also arranged for them to be assigned to various county towns and positions. They could go to their posts once they were ready.
At this time, the messenger from Bohai County's Yuan Shao had already arrived at Pingyuan City. He had also agreed to all the conditions that Yang Rui had proposed. As there was no need to discuss anything else and only needed to bring the agreement, Yuan Shao did not send Xun Chen this time. Instead, he sent an unknown messenger and a dozen cavalry soldiers.
After both sides had completed the agreement and provided it to the System for verification, Yang Rui immediately sent away Yuan Shao's messenger. He could not wait to go with Cheng Yu and the others to see Guo Jia. At this time, he saw Cheng Yu come forward and bow deeply.
"Lord Governor, Cheng Yu has been following you for a long time. I know your character very well. Today, Pingyuan City has just been established. I will take this opportunity to show my loyalty. From now on, I am willing to do my best under your banner …"
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, you have completed a series of quests such as the potential following and subduing of the historical figure Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu wishes to recognize you as his master. Do you accept? Please choose! "
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