Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Mo Yuming already had a sword blank in his hand, and the idea of ​​forging a sword for him began to take root in his mind.

With such excellent material for the sword blank, he naturally hoped that the quality of the sword would be even higher.

So he carefully selected a few high-quality pieces from the ore and put them into his storage bag.

Since Mo Yuming had not yet determined the characteristics of the sword he wanted to forge, he selected some different types of attribute ores.

The sword and saber he brought out from the Cave of Oblivion were rare treasures, but after Zhang Tieqiao's appraisal, it was determined that these two treasures were only suitable for practitioners of water-attribute and metal-attribute profound arts, respectively.

Moreover, due to its age, the spirit within the artifact has been damaged and it needs to be repaired.

As for that dagger that was neither gold nor wood, it was a weapon with dark attributes, suitable only for assassins or practitioners of mystical arts that focused on assassination and sneak attacks.

That jeweled dagger was merely an ornament, a sword used to flaunt one's status.

Therefore, Mo Yuming did not keep any of the four weapons and handed them all over to Zhang Tieqiao to deal with.

Although the secret room contained many valuable items, most of them were mundane things, which greatly disappointed Mo Yuming.

After searching the entire underground chamber, Mo Yuming found nothing that interested him.

So he went out of the castle, summoned Huang Xiaoxiao who was in charge of finances, and instructed her to arrange for people to inventory and register all the property in the castle and include it in the fiscal reserves.

The new government has just been formed and urgently needs funds. The wealth amassed by the Liao family can solve this immediate problem.

Back in the outer council hall, Mo Yuming ordered his men to move the large cloud-patterned stone screen from Liao's study into the hall and place it in front of the main entrance so that everyone entering and leaving the government office could see it.

Mo Yuming used red paint to outline the original city area on the screen and then drew a sketch based on the map. He took it to his desk, compared it with maps he had collected on the market, and added new buildings, fortifications, and roads that were not on the sketch.

After careful comparison and confirmation, Mo Yuming hung the sketch on the wall and had Su Yangyan and the others summoned to the hall so they could view the map together.

"As shown in the map, the territory we now govern resembles a large gourd hanging on a vine."

The post road from Jue Ming Po to Jian An City is like the stem, our Wushuang Castle is like the joint, and the entire winding and long Jue Qing Valley is like the gourd vine that is of unknown length.

The entire urban area of ​​Jian'an City and the surrounding areas constitute the upper section of the gourd, while Luoxia City, Wangxiang Town, Shangyuan City, and the entire area of ​​Wild Wolf Valley form the lower section of the gourd.

Shili Slope happens to be located in the middle, in a precarious position.

"From a topographical point of view, the place where we meet the inland is bordered by Shangyuan City on the left and Wild Wolf Valley on the right."

The walls of Shangyuan City are tall and sturdy, with a cliff on one side facing inland, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Wolf Valley is a deep, ancient forest, teeming with magical beasts and poisonous insects, and ordinary people dare not venture in.

Therefore, as long as we hold the strategic point of Shilipo, the entire Shangyuan County will be basically safe from enemy attacks.

"General Jiang's analogy of Shangyuan County's terrain as a large gourd is very apt, but it is somewhat inappropriate to think that simply reinforcing the Shilipo Pass would make it safe."

However, it is understandable that General Jiang, being from Yingzhou, lacks knowledge of the Wild Wolf Valley area.

As far as I know, although Wolf Valley is a vast area with treacherous terrain and many magical beasts inhabiting it, it is not an insurmountable forbidden zone.

Over the years, countless hunters, mercenaries, explorers, and adventurers have explored the area in depth and have come to understand the potential threats involved.

Most of the hunters living nearby with some experience can safely return after venturing deep into the area.

Moreover, explorers have determined that no high-level magical beasts inhabit Wolf Valley.

Therefore, if the enemy has a leader, they could easily break through Wolf Valley and reach our heartland!

Su Yangyan explained.

"If that's the case, then my thinking is indeed somewhat flawed!"

General Jiang quickly expressed his apologies.

"That's easy. Wolf Valley is undeveloped, so let's designate it as a military region."

General Jiang, after your army is reorganized, station all troops in Wolf Valley.

The area between Shilipo and Wangxiang Town is a wasteland stretching for over a hundred miles, through which the Ji River flows, passing along the edge of Wild Wolf Valley, through Wohugang, and towards Zhongyuan City.

We will take the Ji River as the boundary, and all areas along the Ji River near the Wild Wolf Valley will belong to the military region.

The relatively flat wasteland was used as the military camp. One camp was built in each of the three directions of Wangxiang Town, Luoxia City, and Shangyuan City, and an official road was built to connect directly to these cities.

This way, the military can arrive at the scene immediately, no matter where an emergency occurs.

Wohugang and Shangyuan City face each other across the river. It is the outermost mountain range in Wild Wolf Valley, less than 30 miles away from Shangyuan City, with Shilipo running right across it.

Wohugang is surrounded by steep mountains on three sides, with several lower hills in the middle forming a continuous area that resembles a crouching tiger, hence the name Wohugang (Crouching Tiger Hill).

The Ji River flows ahead, and from a distance, it looks like a giant tiger lying in the mountain stream, poking its head out to drink the water of the Ji River.

Wohugang covers an area of ​​several thousand hectares and is a natural military fortress.

Most importantly, it echoes Shangyuan City, with an official road built between the two, allowing for immediate arrival in case of emergency.

After the army moved in, the main military headquarters was set up in Wohugang, which was convenient for communication with the local area and also allowed for the supervision of Shilipo.

Wolf Valley can be divided into areas according to their level of danger, serving as training grounds.

In addition to the existing magical beasts, professional personnel can be dispatched to different areas to tame various magical beasts and set up different array mechanisms to create a good training environment and improve the soldiers' combat effectiveness by hunting magical beasts.

After the Wild Wolf Valley Military Region is completed, considering its geographical area, it can easily accommodate a million troops, and it will also be an excellent training base…”

Mo Yuming gestured on the map with his hands while explaining to everyone.

"Young Master's idea is indeed unique! If this military base is built, our Great Xia will have nothing to fear from the Great Red Kingdom!"

Everyone was excited after hearing Mo Yuming's unique ideas and plans.

"That being said, Shangyuan City only has over 300,000 people, Jian'an City only has over 100,000 people, Luoxia City has less than 80,000 people, and Wangxiang Town has even fewer, only around 40,000 people."

All of us in Great Xia combined don't even amount to one million!

Our current army only has 100,000 soldiers, and nearly half of them are old, weak, sick, or disabled, who will soon be transferred to civilian jobs.

Therefore, our most urgent task is to establish a government and regulate the law as soon as possible!

Ensuring the people's peaceful and prosperous lives, creating a favorable environment, and vigorously attracting talented individuals from outside to our Great Xia Empire to jointly build our Great Xia Empire—this is of paramount importance!