We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

"Ever since I pacified the Limo tribe, all the Mohe tribes near Chaoyang City have disappeared."

Li Che swept his eyes over the crowd and said proudly, "But, just disappearing is not enough. What I want is complete submission!"

Ever since he set foot in Northeast China, Li Che had no intention of living in harmony with other ethnic forces.

Either they submit to him, become good brothers who sing and dance together, and become part of the Ninggu County State.

Or they will fight to the bitter end and leave their bodies among the white mountains and black waters, becoming part of the black soil.

You have to choose between naturalization and burial.

Hearing Li Che's words, De'erbu, who was standing at the back of the generals, lowered his head in shame.

The Mohe tribe that Li Che mentioned was exactly the tribe that was once a subordinate of the Limo tribe.

They used to be their younger brothers, but now they have become enemies and targets of plunder.

This change in identity made Erbu feel ashamed.

Li Che stood at the top of the hall, just like the head teacher standing on the podium, and he had a clear view of the situation below.

He keenly noticed the change in De'erbu's eyes and said lightly, "De'erbu."

De Erbu's heart sank, and he quickly stepped out of the group: "I'm here."

"Do you have any objection?"

De Erbu said without hesitation: "I have absolutely no objection, and I will follow your orders, Your Highness."

Li Che smiled, looked at the terrified De'erbu, and said calmly: "De'erbu, since your tribe surrendered, how have I treated you and your people?"

De Erbu said without hesitation: "The Limo tribe has received great kindness from Your Highness. All the tribesmen are living and working in peace and contentment. We are extremely grateful to Your Highness."

He really didn't mean to flatter. The Mohe people living in Chaoyang City lived a much better life than the Mohe people outside.

No longer exposed to the elements, nomadic, or forced to roam freely. No labor required, only daily training, and the same treatment as the Ninggu Army. Their families were also well cared for and not bullied.

Although the Mohe people were discriminated against by the Xia people in the city, this discrimination was limited and did not evolve into bloodshed.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be a good thing to let other Mohe people live this kind of life?"

Li Che narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed across his eyes.

De Erbu shuddered all over and bowed quickly, "Yes, yes, Your Highness is absolutely right."

Li Che snorted coldly, glanced away, and no longer looked at Erbu.

Barbarians are like this. If you don't remind them frequently, they won't understand the current situation.

"Since everyone agrees, I will give the order." Li Che looked at the generals and said, "Starting tomorrow, we will reorganize our military. The Ninggu, Chaoyang, and Huguo armies will each send out 3,000 soldiers to prepare for military exercises!"

"Yes." The generals bowed in response.

This concludes the regular meeting.

Officials and generals walked out in twos and threes. Xie An saw Xie Ming in the corridor and waved to him.

Jie Ming quickly pulled Shi Yong over and said, "Little Shitou, this is my big brother."

"Brother Jie." Shi Yong saluted quickly.

Xie An is the eldest son of the Xie family. He is almost forty years old this year, while Xie Ming and Shi Yong are only in their early twenties.

The two parties are not of the same age group. When Shi Yong and Jie Ming were fooling around, Jie An was already the pillar of the Jie family, so the two parties were not familiar with each other.

Xie An nodded to Shi Yong first, then looked at Xie Ming: "Are you planning to nominate Brother Shi to His Highness?"

"Little Stone has studied and is a good archer. He is now at the right age to venture out into the world. It would be a shame for him to stay at home and farm."

Jie An looked at Shi Yong and felt that the other party's eyes were clear and he did not seem like a treacherous person, so he felt much more at ease.

The situation of the National Protection Army is very delicate now. The iron army that once roamed freely outside the Great Wall suffered a great disaster, but was rescued by His Highness and brought under his command, causing all the soldiers in the army to be inferior to him.

Even Jie An, the deputy general of the National Protection Army, had little say in the regular meetings because he had no merits.

It would be a good thing if we could recommend some talents to Your Highness and increase the voice of the National Protection Army in regular meetings.

"Go, don't keep His Highness waiting for too long." Jie An patted Shi Yong's shoulder gently.

After saying goodbye to Jie An, the two walked into the lobby.

Li Che was leaning on the main seat, holding a little tiger in his arms, gently rubbing its little paws with both hands, with a tired look on his face.

The workload has been increasing these days, and even Li Che, a social animal who has been tempered by the modern 996 work schedule, still feels overwhelmed.

Li Che's reforms to Ninggu County were multi-faceted and progressed in parallel, from military industry to people's livelihood, from industry to agriculture, and from military to politics.

Such a large-scale reform is bound to involve countless subdivided affairs, and the officials brought from the imperial capital alone are not enough.

Li Che has even considered whether he should select some useful talents from the aristocratic families who have never been executed to help him handle simple government affairs.

"You are not in the barracks, why are you looking for me?" Li Che came back to his senses and looked at Jie Ming with a smile.

Those who are familiar with Li Che know that Li Che is not arrogant and only calls himself "The King" in front of people he is not familiar with.

In front of his confidants and close ministers, he always referred to himself as "I".

This is also the reason why Jie Ming, who only holds the military rank of a lieutenant and cannot even attend regular meetings, is still willing to give him some face.

In the National Protection Army, the one closest to Li Che was Jie Mingle.

Jie Mingbuyuan was not even as good as the main general **zhi and the deputy general Jie An.

"I'm here to introduce a talented person to Your Highness." Jie Minghan stepped forward with a smile. "This is Shi Yong. He's skilled in archery and horsemanship, and he's also well-educated. He's honest and intelligent. He'll definitely be able to help Your Highness in the army."

Li Che laughed and scolded: "Good for you, Jie Ming, you have made some progress and now you know how to put people around me."

The recommendation system, as a personnel selection system in ancient times, has never been completely eliminated for thousands of years.

In addition to the fact that China values ​​social etiquette, I also believe that this system is indeed effective.

The criteria for recommendation were mainly virtue and talent, and in an era when books were almost monopolized by aristocratic families, talented people would only appear in this class.

Therefore, even if Ninggu County will definitely use an examination system similar to the "Imperial Examination" in the future, before that, Li Che does not object to his subordinates recommending talents.

Li Che waved to Qiu Wen in the distance, signaling her to serve tea to the two of them.

Then he turned to look at Shi Yong and said softly, "Your name is Shi Yong?"

Shi Yong was nervous and bowed quickly: "I am Shi Yong, your humble servant, honored to meet His Highness."

"No need to be polite. Since Jie An has taken a fancy to you, it means you must have some ability." Li Che said with a smile, "And this king likes people with ability the most."

Hearing Li Che say this, Shi Yong felt a little relieved.

At this moment, Li Che seemed like a different person, gentle and reliable, without any of the violent temper that he had just roared in the lobby.

I asked Shi Yong a few simple questions. Although he didn't answer fluently, his words were meaningful.

Shi Yong didn't know how to answer some complicated questions, so he honestly admitted that he didn't understand.

After asking, Shi Yong couldn't help but become more and more nervous.

The military and livelihood issues that Li Che asked were relatively simple, but he had no idea about politics, history, geography and other issues.

Just when Shi Yong felt that his answer was too poor and that he had failed the prince's assessment.

Li Che nodded with satisfaction: "He has a clear mind and quick thinking. He is a promising talent. The key is that he understands the principle of 'knowing what you know and knowing what you don't know'. This is very valuable."

Li Che looked at Jie Ming who was standing beside him: "You are quite good at judging people."

Jie Ming just touched his head and smiled foolishly.

Li Che looked at Shi Yong, his tone becoming more friendly: "I heard that you are proficient in archery. I also like archery. Let's spar when we have time."

Shi Yong quickly said, "My humble skills are too humble to be compared with your Highness's."

Li Che straightened his face, thought for a moment, and then said, "Ninggu Commandery is now strong and powerful, and there are no vacancies in the army. Why not come to the Military Supervision Department?"

It is not easy to choose those scholars who are well-versed in history books and deeply influenced by Confucianism as the political commissar of the Military Supervision Department.

On the contrary, someone like Shi Yong, who can read, has a clear mind, and knows some martial arts, is more suitable to be a political commissar.

Ordinary educated people might not be able to accept the ideas that Li Che taught to the political commissars.

"It's all up to your Highness to arrange."

Shi Yong speaks very little. He would rather say nothing than say too much to avoid saying the wrong thing.

Such people are often more reliable.

Li Che nodded with satisfaction and stood up: "Okay, I'm going to the Military Supervision Department for my first class, you can come with me and meet your future colleagues."

"As ordered."

Li Che was a man of swift and decisive action. Just a few days after the idea of ​​the Military Supervision Department was proposed, the office yard had been vacated.

Mainly because this matter involves the military, Li Che takes it very seriously because he has always had a sense of crisis.

This sense of crisis comes not only from the barbarians, but also from Daqing's cheap father.

As the Ninggu Commandery continued to expand outward and annex various tribes, its position as an ordinary vassal state would no longer be that of an ordinary vassal state, but a separatist force.

Since ancient times, the unified Central Plains dynasties would not allow separatist forces to emerge.

Unless his territory is large enough and his army is strong enough, his cheap father will not dare to act rashly.

As an important agency, the Military Supervision Department had its office located within the government office.

Shi Yong followed Li Che with his head lowered and his eyes submissively turned. After walking through several corridors, he came to a small courtyard built next to the government office.

There was a tile-roofed house in the yard, and some talking sounds were heard, which made Shi Yong subconsciously look up.

Then I saw two lines of words hanging on the door:

“I won’t tear down houses even if I freeze to death, and I won’t plunder even if I starve to death.”

Above the two lines of words are three large characters written in a flamboyant style: Military Supervision Department!