Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

After explaining the issue of reshaping the local customs, Shen Moshen then instructed Chen Guyan: "While your secret intelligence bureau is closely monitoring the movements of the Salo people and the Yi people..."

"We must also keep a close eye on the situation in the Western Luo countries such as Georgian, Lanxi, and Pulun."

"These Western powers are no good!"

"Yes!" Chen Guyan nodded and said, "Our secret intelligence bureau has intensified its investigation into the situation on the Western Luo Continent."

"Furthermore, we have also developed some targeted measures."

"For example, using large sums of money to buy off influential figures."

"Although the currencies of the Western Luo countries are now commonplace, gold remains a hard currency, and its effect is remarkable."

"At that time, those who have benefited from us will be able to play a role to some extent."

“Good! Spend this money where it’s necessary.” Shen Moshen immediately gave clear instructions: “Anything that can be solved with money isn’t a problem.”

"Those who are greedy, throw gold at them; those who are lustful, throw beautiful women at them. Your secret intelligence agency is in charge of handling this."

"I'll say it again—I don't care about the process, I only care about the result!"

"A war between Xiluo and our Daqian is inevitable."

Shen Moshen's expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice, "What we need to do now is to do everything we can to deal with the threats from the Salo people and the Yi people, while accumulating strength to meet even greater challenges."

"At that time, we will be facing the entire group of great powers that have long coveted the Great Qian Dynasty."

"To fight against the Western Luo world with the power of one nation."

"That will be a war that reshapes the world order."

"The Great Qian Dynasty cannot afford to lose, nor can it afford to lose!"

Shen Moshen changed the subject: "The process of implementing the Youzhou model throughout the entire Daqian territory needs to be accelerated further."

"Heaven knows how much time we have left to prepare!"

"Our goal is to transform every province of the Great Qian Dynasty into a replica of Youzhou."

"In that case, although our Great Qian Empire is called a single country, it is actually a collection of more than thirty industrialized countries."

"Moreover, Daqian has an absolute advantage in terms of territory, resources, and population."

"As long as we rebuild the sense of national identity and patriotism within the Qian family, the entire Qian family will be united and stand together against external threats!"

"I refuse to believe that with such a strong hand, I can't lead the Great Qian Dynasty to a comeback!"

"The provincial governors and their core staff are all directly appointed by the capital."

"Only in this way can we ensure that each province can implement the tasks assigned by the capital with maximum efficiency."

"To prevent those below from paying lip service while secretly disobeying orders and deceiving their superiors, which would affect the implementation of the Youzhou model."

Shen Moshen's words were very clear in meaning.

That is—to fill all the important positions and top officials in each province with relevant talents produced by the system.

These people are not only capable, but their loyalty and execution are also beyond question.

This can also largely solve the problem of provincial officials paying lip service while going through the motions and not actually putting in the effort.

Most importantly—and only in this way can we ensure that every second counts in getting each province to complete the ultimate goal of replicating the Youzhou model according to the timetable set by the capital.

If it weren't for the limited number of talents produced by the system, Shen Moshen would definitely have given the entire Daqian a complete overhaul without hesitation!

For now, we can only barely replace the main positions of each province with these for the time being...

"In order to ensure the rapid implementation of the Youzhou model to the greatest extent possible, the capital will also send inspection teams to various provinces to supervise and inspect the implementation in various places at any time."

As he spoke, Shen Moshen turned his gaze to Chen Guyan: "But that's not enough!"

"Your secret intelligence agency should also keep a close eye on this matter from the shadows."

"What we lack most right now is time."

"There is no room for leniency in this matter."

"Procrastination is tantamount to harming the country!"

Shen Moshen said coldly, "Those who harm the country—all deserve to die!"

Chen Guyan instantly understood Shen Moshen's meaning: "Understood. Anyone who obstructs or delays the implementation of the Youzhou model will be treated as a traitor to the Great Qian Dynasty!"

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the other side.

Within the territory of Jizhou Province—the "President's" Mansion in Jicheng.

"It's just that our five provinces in Jizhou are relatively far from the capital, otherwise Shen Moshen's troops would definitely have already attacked!"

"Who can argue with that! Having a large territory does have its advantages."

"It's only because our Great Qian Dynasty is so vast that we wouldn't have enough time to prepare for war if it were a tiny place like those Western Luo countries."

"You mean to call us 'Da Qian' again? What do you mean by that?"

"Slip of the tongue! It was a complete slip of the tongue! I just didn't notice because I was used to saying it..."

"Alright! Stop with the nonsense!" Hearing everyone's words, Zhuo Yongwang's already bad mood worsened even more.

"I didn't bring you all together for this meeting today so you could complain and whine!"

Zhuo Yongwang tapped the table impatiently: "That guy surnamed Shen is already making moves to attack us."

"Shen Moshen's troops are assembling in our direction."

"The Salo people and the Yi people also gave their advice—while Shen Moshen's troops haven't arrived yet, let's take action first to seize the surrounding territories and open up a strategic buffer zone outside the country."

"In that case, when Shen Moshen's troops arrive, we can place the first battlefield outside the Yongchang Independent State."

"The overall deployment and plan have been formulated."

As he spoke, Zhuo Yongwang first looked at Wu Huaiyu: "Huaiyu, why don't you tell everyone what's going on next?"

“You were present during the negotiations, and you have a fairly detailed understanding of the plans between the Salo people and the Yi people.”

Wu Huaiyu nodded, then picked up where he left off, getting straight to the point: "Gentlemen, the Salo army has now entered."

"The foreign fleet will also arrive in the Honghai Sea area in the next two days."

"This time, the barbarians have deployed a lot of troop transport ships, and several divisions of troops will land in Honghai Province first."

"Moreover, the Yi people are continuously mobilizing troops, preparing to launch large-scale troop deployments in Yuncang Province and Honghai Province respectively."

Wu Huaiyu cleared his throat and continued, "The Sharo people's troops are also rapidly assembling, preparing to expedite the deployment of their forces to Liaozhou Province."

"The Salo people and the Yi people have already reached an agreement."

"The Salo people entered from Liaozhou, and it is estimated that no less than 60 troops will advance from the west and south to occupy the 'military buffer zone' ahead of the Daqian Zhenguo army."

"The foreigners landed at Honghai and Yuncang, and it is estimated that 20 divisions will be deployed to expand the 'military buffer zone' to the east and south."

At this point, Wu Huaiyu got up and walked to the battle map hanging on the wall, pointing out the corresponding locations on the map.

"In other words, basically everything that the Salo people and the Yi people could do has already been done for us."

"What our Independent Army needs to do is to send a portion of our forces to assist the Salo allies and the Yi Kingdom allies in their operations in the 'military buffer zone'."

"Then, our main forces will remain to continue building up the defenses of the five provinces of Jizhou and ensuring the security of the rear."

"From this day forward, the Independent State of Yongchang, the State of Saluo, and the State of Yi will form a three-nation alliance to preemptively open up a 'military buffer zone' to jointly deal with the Daqian Zhenguo Army."

"We have reached a consensus with the Salo and Yi Kingdoms that the commander-in-chief of the three-nation alliance will be the famous Salo general Beard Ralph."

"During the war, the military command of the Yongchang Independent State's participating forces shall be transferred to the Allied Commander-in-Chief."

"However, the defense and military command of Jicheng remain in our own hands."

"The deputy commander-in-chief of the allied forces will be appointed by the Yi Kingdom and by our Yongchang Independent State respectively."

After explaining the situation to everyone, Wu Huaiyu emphasized again: "I believe that the plan proposed by the Saluo people and the Yi people is the best solution to deal with the current situation."

"Let's form a three-nation alliance and have the armies of the Salo and Yi Kingdoms stand up for us. We'll be in a good position no matter what!"

"Anyway, our ultimate goal is to hold onto the territory of the five provinces of Kil Province."

"I believe that as long as the three-nation allied forces can cooperate sincerely and work together, the Daqian Zhenguo army won't be able to cause trouble for long!"

After speaking, Wu Huaiyu glanced at Zhuo Yongwang and then returned to his seat.

"Just now, Chief of Staff Wu has thoroughly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the situation."

Zhuo Yongwang looked around at everyone present and said solemnly, "Everyone must understand one thing - the fate of our Yongchang Independent State is now tied to the Sharo people and the Yi people."

"Regardless of the motives of the Salo people and the Yi people, the fact that they sent troops and resources to help us deal with that bastard surnamed Shen is genuine!"

"Therefore, I hope that everyone will follow the instructions of the Allied Command and do their best to complete the combat mission."

Zhuo Yongwang's tone suddenly turned stern: "We must fight this battle to the death! How can we win this wealth and glory for our descendants if we don't fight to the death!"

“You are all my old subordinates who have followed me for many years.”

"But I must make this clear upfront—if anyone dares to let me down on the battlefield, don't blame me, Zhuo Yongwang, for dealing with them with ruthless military law!"