Chapter 42: The Regicide Plot
How to gain 200,000 experience points in the shortest time?
Improving the prosperity of Liaodong is one way.
The problem is that after the prosperity level reaches 50 points, the speed slows down significantly. No matter how much the economic and people's livelihood measures are stimulated, there is still a development cycle.
It's impossible to get better just by saying it's good.
If we can conquer Liaodong, Lelang and Daifang counties and unify Liaodong, we can gain a wave of prosperity.
But a war cannot be started just like that.
As the saying goes: " Before the troops move, the food and fodder must go first."
In Liaodong right now, granaries in various places are almost exhausted, and ordinary people have no surplus food at home, and are simply unable to raise the food and fodder needed for the army.
The earliest possible time would be mid-to-late July, after the spring wheat is harvested.
There is another way, which is for Qin Mo to ride alone and kill Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo and the like, and he can also accumulate a lot of experience points in a short time.
Regardless of whether it can be done or not, even if it can be done, it would be like fishing in a dried-up pond.
Once he incurs public anger, there will be no place for Qin Mo to stay in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent, and even Liaodong will not be able to protect him. He will have no choice but to return to the Black Water Tribe in disgrace.
The trouble is not worth it .
The key point is that the legendary points of these people added together cannot even add up to 200 points.
otherwise,
Qin Mo can go crazy for a bit.
After much thought, Qin Mo finally came up with an idea - kill Emperor Ling of Han!
Historically, Emperor Ling of Han did not die until May 13, 189, four years ago. After that, he triggered the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, followed by the 18 princes who attacked Dong Zhuo.
Qin Mo was thinking,
If Emperor Ling of Han had been killed earlier, would the Dong Zhuo Rebellion have broken out earlier?
By then, Qin Mo, as the governor of Liaodong, would have 20,000 elite soldiers under his command. He would surely become a vassal and intervene in the magnificent war among vassal states.
Are you still worried about not having legendary status?
Another point, Qin Mo was also very curious about how much legendary points he could get by killing Emperor Ling of Han.
As for how to kill Emperor Ling of Han without leaving any trace, as a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage who can also drive objects, Qin Mo still has some means and it is not impossible to do it.
Of course, we are not going to break into the palace by force, that would be courting death.
After much thought, Qin Mo planned to set the time of the assassination at the end of the year. By then, as the governor of Liaodong, he would have to go to Beijing to report on his work, and maybe he would be able to meet Emperor Ling of Han.
That is the opportunity.
…
Having made up his mind, Qin Mo remained expressionless. He secretly prepared for the assassination while continuing to manage Liaodong without any delay.
In a blink of an eye, it is July.
Seeing that the spring wheat harvest was imminent, Qin Mo immediately summoned four generals to discuss the matter. Also attending the meeting were Chief Secretary Deng Mao, Assistant Li Bingyun, Changli County Governor Chu Yan, and Xuantu County Governor Zou Jing.
"Please first introduce the situation of the Wuhuan rebels in Liaodong." Qin Mo looked at Li Bingyun.
"OK."
Li Bingyun was well prepared. Since the establishment of the Secret Document Department 3, in addition to recruiting talents, another priority in the past six months has been to infiltrate Liaodong County and obtain first-hand intelligence.
"Liaodong County is currently controlled by the Eastern Wuhuan. Their leader is Tan Zhiwang, who is said to have 150,000 men under his command. The real elite troops should be only 10,000 cavalry and less than 20,000 infantry, and the rest are refugees." said Li Bingyun.
On the surface, the Eastern Wuhuan had more military strength than the Liaodong Army.
But war is never about paper strength.
Whether in terms of generals, quality of soldiers, level of weapons and equipment, or troop training, the Liaodong Army was far superior to the Wuhuan tribe.
Qin Mo never doubted that he could win, it was just a matter of how much it would cost.
Li Bingyun continued, "There is another important piece of information. The main force of the Wuhuan in the east had already left Xiangping County, the capital of Liaodong Prefecture, four months ago and is currently stationed in Wen County in the south."
Xiangping County is located on the northern border of Liaodong County, less than 30 kilometers away from Xuantu County.
Tan Zhiwang led his troops south, apparently because he had noticed that Liaodong had changed its master and was wary of Qin Mo, the newly appointed Liaodong governor of the imperial court.
This shows that he has limited courage.
"Master Deng, please tell us about the preparation of food and fodder." Qin Mo said.
"promise!"
Deng Mao stood up and said, "The spring wheat harvest has already begun. Judging from the information gathered from various places, the harvest of spring wheat this year is still good, and it can fully meet the food and fodder needs of the army."
Among them, the extraordinary village chiefs made great contributions.
"Very good." Qin Mo nodded with satisfaction.
"It's just that..." Deng Mao was not optimistic. "After the wheat is harvested, it needs to be dried, and then the tax collectors go to the countryside to collect the grain, transport it to the county town, and then ship it to the front line. This process is not only very time-consuming, but also very time-consuming."
"How long will it take?" Qin Mo asked.
This was the case in ancient times. Transportation was inconvenient and the means of transportation were too simple, which was really a big problem.
"It will take at least a month." Deng Mao said cautiously, "After the spring wheat is harvested, the people will be busy sowing seeds. If we conscript labor on a large scale at this time, I am worried..."
This is another headache.
It seems that you can't have your cake and eat it too.
The four generals Taishi Ci, Gongsun Zan, Guan Hai and Zhang Niujiao who were sitting below, their originally excited expressions gradually cooled down.
It seems that the war is still a long way off.
"Why not a mercenary group?" Li Bingyun interrupted.
"Mercenary group?"
Deng Mao didn't react at once.
Li Bingyun explained: "The aliens have a dimensional space with a small volume, and they can transport about 1,500 kilograms at a time without the help of any tools."
If you use a wheelbarrow, that would be enough for four or five wheelbarrows.
In fact, it is already quite impressive.
"All the local government offices need to do is post the mercenary missions. I believe that the local mercenary groups will be happy to take on the task of transporting food. They can easily transport food to the front lines, and even go with the army."
As long as there are tasks, players will be passionate.
Moreover, being able to participate in such a large-scale war would increase their enthusiasm even more. Not to mention the rewards, even if there were no rewards, they would still be willing to be porters because they are bored.
Players are like this, they like to go wherever there is excitement.
Deng Mao and Li Bingyun are not from the same world, so naturally they look at problems from different perspectives. The problem that seemed as difficult as climbing to the sky in Deng Mao's eyes was easily solved by Li Bingyun.
This is the power of the player.
Qin Mo was also very pleased, and followed Li Bingyun's thoughts and said: "Since we can hire mercenaries to transport food, other tasks such as reconnaissance, small-scale sweeps, infiltrations, assassinations, etc. can also be issued to the mercenaries. If they are interested, they can even directly participate in the war as mercenaries."
He wanted to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the mercenary group.
After half a year, it is time to use a large-scale war mission to stimulate the enthusiasm of Liaodong players.
As long as you win,
The means are not important.
Li Bingyun suggested : "Sir, can the mercenary groups outside Liaodong be involved?"
Up to now, only a few counties and prefectures governed by players, such as Liaodong, recognize the legal existence of the mercenary group, and it is still an informal existence in other places.
But we can't underestimate the players' wisdom.
They didn't care whether the government agreed or not. They formed their own groups, negotiated cooperation with local chambers of commerce, and even suppressed bandits on their own. They had a lot of fun.
There are also those who are very tactful. They have good relations with local government offices and can receive missions from them to earn some extra money. They are not much different from legal mercenary groups.
Today, mercenaries have become the main form of organization for players.
No doubt about it.
"Of course." Qin Mo nodded with a smile.
