With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

As Shannan Prefecture continued to grow, the number and organization of the army also needed to be adjusted.

Lu Yan summoned all the generals and held a summary meeting in the conference hall.

"Everyone, Shannan Prefecture is now strong and powerful, and its territory has expanded a lot. It's time to reorganize it."

Lu Yan sat in the main seat and looked around at everyone.

Lu Fei, Zhang Xun, Han Sheng and others sat upright, listening to Lu Yan's speech.

They are all old subordinates who have followed Lu Yan all the way.

He has complete faith in Lu Yan's talent and leadership.

"Lu Fei, you're pretty good with the musket. It's time to expand the musket regiment. How about promoting you to brigade commander?"

When Lu Fei heard this, he was immediately delighted and quickly stood up and saluted:

"Thank you for the promotion, sir! I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

"Zhang Xun, your cavalry is also very skilled. I will promote you to brigade commander. Continue to train your cavalry and strive to defeat a hundred enemies with one!"

Zhang Xun also stood up excitedly to express his gratitude, and secretly vowed to work harder to expand the territory of Shannan Prefecture.

Han Sheng and Ye Xiao were also promoted to infantry brigade commander and special forces leader respectively.

Each general received corresponding rewards and promotions.

At this moment, Li Kui suddenly stood up and said in a muffled voice:

"Sir! We now occupy two counties and a city in Shannan Prefecture!"

"One million and a half million people are under your jurisdiction! The title of prefect is unworthy of you!"

"You shall be king!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire conference hall suddenly became boiling.

"Yes, my lord! Become king! Become king!"

All the generals echoed, their faces flushed with excitement.

Lu Yan looked at everyone's excited expressions and felt a little touched.

He knew that these people truly supported him.

I hope I can lead them to a brighter future.

He sighed, waved his hand, and said:

"It's not the right time to claim the throne yet. We still need to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity."

"Sir, when will you become king?"

Everyone asked in confusion.

Lu Yan smiled mysteriously and said:

"When the time comes, you will know."

"However, Xiao Kui is right. The title of prefect is indeed not appropriate."

"How about this, I will give myself a promotion and make myself a governor!"

When everyone heard Lu Yan's words, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Fortunately, Chen Qingwan was not present. If she had heard what Lu Yan said, she would probably have been furious.

Promoting yourself is really unheard of.

"Grandmaster? Sir, above the Grand Master is the Prince, right?"

Li Kui scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"Xiao Kui, you are still too young. This official position is just a title, don't take it too seriously."

Lu Yan waved his hand, looking calm and composed.

Although everyone was confused, they did not dare to ask more questions.

He could only silently accept the new title of "Prefect of Shannan Prefecture".

After the meeting, Lu Yan returned to his room, lay on the bed, and thought about what had happened during this period.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Sir, are you asleep?" It was Li Kui's voice.

"come in."

Li Kui pushed the door open and walked in, holding a wine jar in his hand, and said with a smile:

"Sir, I got some good wine. Shall we have a couple of drinks?"

Lu Yan sat up, took the jar of wine, opened it and smelled it, and a rich aroma of wine filled his nose.

"Good wine! Xiao Kui, where did you get it?"

"Hey, I got this from a fellow villager. They say this wine is brewed in a century-old cellar, and it tastes amazing!"

Li Kui said proudly.

The two of them sat on the ground and drank one cup after another.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Kui suddenly asked:

"Sir, you really don't want to be king?"

Lu Yan put down his wine glass, looked at Li Kui, and said seriously:

"Xiao Kui, becoming king is not an easy task."

"There are still many things we need to consider and we can't rush into anything."

"But, my lord, we are now strong and powerful, and our territory is large enough. Why should we wait?"

Lu Yan smiled and said:

"Xiao Kui, think about it, if we declare ourselves king now, what will the Datong Dynasty think?"

"What will the surrounding forces think? Will they just sit there and watch us grow stronger?"

When Li Kui heard Lu Yan's words, he immediately fell into deep thought.

Although he is extremely brave, he knows nothing about this matter.

Lu Yan patted Li Kui on the shoulder and said:

"Xiao Kui, some things are not as simple as you think."

"What we need to do now is to continue to develop and strengthen our own strength and wait for the right opportunity."

"My Lord, I understand."

Li Kui nodded, and admired Lu Yan even more in his heart.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door, interrupting the conversation between Lu Yan and Li Kui.

Li Kui got up drunkenly and opened the door, only to see Chen Qingwan standing outside, dressed in tight clothes and looking heroic.

"Hey, isn't this Boss Chen? What brings you here?"

Li Kui greeted him drunkenly and almost missed a step and fell flat on his face.

Chen Qingwan frowned slightly, glanced at Li Kui with disdain, and walked straight towards Lu Yan:

"Master Lu, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing Chen Qingwan's serious expression, Lu Yan waved to Li Kui:

"Xiao Kui, please go down first. Boss Chen and I have something important to discuss."

Although Li Kui was somewhat reluctant, he still retreated obediently.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to take some beef jerky.

Chen Qingwan sat down opposite Lu Yan and said straight to the point:

"Lord Lu, I'm going back to Jingzhou."

Lu Yan paused holding the wine glass and said in surprise:

"Oh? So soon? We're only a few days away from that one-month agreement."

"Ah, I almost forgot about it. I'll just save it for now."

Lu Yan almost spit out a mouthful of wine. How could he save it?

This woman really doesn't play by the rules.

"Why do you want to go back suddenly? Things in the capital..."

Chen Qingwan waved her hand and interrupted him:

"The Empress has summoned me back. I must go."

"Also, I believe that Lord Lu will be able to handle the matter in the capital."

Lu Yan was secretly happy. It seemed that Chen Qingwan was still very confident in his abilities.

He smiled modestly:

"Miss Chen, you are too kind. Just do your best."

Chen Qingwan paused and continued:

"I came here to say goodbye for one more thing, which is to buy some more... weapons."

As soon as Lu Yan heard it, he knew she was referring to the landmines and thunder bombs made from scraps.

He pretended to be silent for a moment, then said:

"No problem, I have as many scraps as you want."

Chen Qingwan stretched out five fingers:

"Land mines and thunder bombs, five thousand in total."

Lu Yan didn't even blink:

"Five hundred thousand taels."

Although Chen Qingwan was mentally prepared.

But I couldn't help but feel a little pain when I heard this number.

This bastard is truly a profiteer, taking advantage of others’ misfortune!

However, in order to successfully take over Jingzhou Prefecture, she had no choice but to give it up.

"make a deal."

Chen Qingwan said through gritted teeth.

The two discussed the time and place of delivery, and then Chen Qingwan got up and said goodbye.

After Chen Qingwan left, Lu Yan took a sip of wine happily.

Five hundred thousand taels, that's a huge sum of money!

With this money, he can recruit more soldiers and expand his strength.