Chapter 220 Tragic Death
Hearing these sixteen words uttered by Jiang Chen, Gongsun Liang's blood began to boil.
After coming to his senses, Gongsun Liang immediately knelt down in front of Jiang Chen and kowtowed heavily to him.
"Gongsun Liang, meet the lord!"
"Sir, please stand up quickly. I will trouble you to give me advice from now on."
Seeing that he had finally accepted a counselor, Jiang Chen was delighted and hurriedly stepped forward to help Gongsun Liang up.
After being helped up by Jiang Chen, Gongsun Liang no longer referred to himself as a subordinate, but spoke directly to Jiang Chen.
"My Lord, I have made an estimate of the strength of your subordinates these days."
"According to Liang's suggestion, we must become independent, but before that, our foundation needs to be more solid."
After listening to Gongsun Liang's words, Jiang Chen nodded.
"Yes, although we now have the military strength to compete with King Jin, most of them are new after all."
"What's more, King Jin has the support of so many northern noble families, and his accumulation of money, food, and military equipment is several times greater than ours."
"So, if we want to be independent, we still need to prepare a lot..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a headache.
Of the nine counties in the northern border, six are in the hands of Prince Jin. Even the three counties currently in charge of Jiang Chen have several aristocratic families supporting Prince Jin.
Once Jiang Chen and King Jin go to war, these noble families will undoubtedly choose to stab Jiang Chen in the back at the critical moment!
"My lord, you don't need to worry about the aristocratic family. The Gongsun family is standing behind Liang!"
Facing Jiang Chen's worry, Gongsun Liang said with a smile.
Although the Gongsun family behind him is no longer the number one family in the North, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse!
Once the Gongsun family chooses to stand on Jiang Chen's side, those noble families in the northern territory that have always supported King Jin will change their choice.
The Gongsun family was once known as the number one family in the North, and this reputation was not earned for nothing!
"Yes, if I have the support of your Gongsun family, it will be much easier for me to do things."
With Gongsun Liang's consolation and analysis, Jiang Chen's head pain gradually stopped.
The two of them sat in the study and talked about a series of plans on how Jiang Chen's power should be developed.
According to the two people's ideas and plans, Jiang Chen gave the order the next day.
Liberal arts schools were established in Jibei, Lingbei and Qingquan counties, as well as in all the counties and villages under them.
As for the funds, they were provided by the Gongsun family behind Gongsun Liang.
In addition, Jiang Chen also ordered Gan Lao San to recruit a large number of young and strong men, and set up a "military farming soldiers" military service system based on the original military force.
Once the "Tuntian Soldiers" military service system was proposed, it completely solved the serious shortage of labor.
These garrison soldiers serve as soldiers in wartime, and their main tasks in peacetime are training and cultivating the land.
In this way, these 30,000 young and strong men not only become a force that cannot be ignored, but can also provide Jiang Chen with sufficient food and grass while being self-sufficient!
After dealing with the specific matters of the two plans, Jiang Chen asked his eighth secret restaurant, the Chamber of Commerce and the Gongsun family to contribute money together.
Official roads were built between the three counties.
At the same time, the Jibei County City began to be expanded on the original basis.
Once these decisions were introduced, they were supported and cooperated by the people of the three counties.
For a time, Jiang Chen's reputation spread among the people in the northern border .
While Jiang Chen and Gongsun Liang were working hard to improve the people's livelihood and various measures in the three counties, Guan Zhihe, who was far away in the Canglang Kingdom, encountered difficulties.
After Tuomu Khan fell ill, Gerle urgently recalled Ahamu and Princess Cangtong to Shangdu.
But who would have known that Princess Cangtong, who everyone originally thought was just a weak woman, showed her ambition for the throne of the Khan of Canglang Kingdom after returning to Shangdu!
After returning to Shangdu, Princess Cangtong directly took control of the "Tianlang Guard", the royal guard that was loyal only to the Khan of the Canglang Kingdom.
In addition, this princess, who usually keeps a low profile, took control of the city guards of Shangdu with iron-blooded means!
In this way, the entire military power of the Canglang Kingdom's Shangdu was controlled by Princess Cangtong.
In comparison, her brother Ahamu, who only knew how to kneel and cry outside of Takumu Khan's bedroom, seemed like a piece of mud that could not be supported...
After learning about what Princess had done, Guan Zhihe became worried.
Because as Princess Cangtong revealed her ambition, all her previous efforts turned to ashes!
In order to help Ahamu ascend the throne and thus control the entire Canglang Kingdom, Guan Zhihe put in countless efforts .
Thanks to Guan Zhihe's efforts, the "ant nest" has even infiltrated Takumu Khan's side.
Even, as long as Guan Zhihe is willing, Ahamu can receive the imperial edict of Takumu Khan's abdication at any time!
But now, Princess Cangtong controls all the military power in Shangdu, making everything full of uncertainty...
Fortunately, Guan Zhihe still had a trick up his sleeve, which prevented him from losing everything.
At this time, outside Tuomu Khan's bedroom, Gerle looked at Aham who was kneeling outside the bedroom and crying, and shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"Takumi, Takumi, your son is worse than your daughter!"
Hearing his best friend's words, Takumu Khan, who was lying on the sickbed, smiled helplessly.
"I know that, but I promised Zhuoya that I would protect him well."
"Once Cangtong inherits the Khanship, given Cangtong's personality, there is no way he will let his brother go."
As soon as Takumu Khan finished speaking, he started coughing violently.
"Ahem, ahem, Gerle, I want to ask you for a favor..."
After coughing for a while, Takumu Khan spoke to Gerle with a pleading look on his face.
"We have been friends for so many years, so just say it, for fuck's sake!"
Holding his old friend with heartache, Gerle shouted loudly at Takumu Khan.
"The 'Sky Wolf Guard' can only be loyal to the Khan. You should understand what I, your old friend, mean, right?"
In response to Gerle's scolding, Takumu Khan smiled and stated his request without caring.
Hearing this, Gerle fell silent, but as he remained silent, the entire bedroom was shrouded in a faint murderous intent.
"I understand what you mean. Don't worry. Changshengtian will not let go of the Canglang people who are not loyal to the Khan!"
As Gerle finished speaking, he disappeared into the bedroom.
That night, the leader of the "Tianlang Guard" who had surrendered to Princess Cangtong was found dead at home.
In addition, all of the commander's family and friends also died tragically in their respective homes.
