Through countless dynasties, I can summon the heroes of Chinese history.

However, in this world, it is a different continent.

In terms of territory, it is far larger than Earth.

The Cangming Dynasty alone possesses the territory of thirteen states. Even if one of these states is practically defunct, the total area is still nearly 15 million square kilometers.

Because of its vast territory, unification is difficult to achieve.

Even though thousands of years ago, the founding emperor of the Tianyu Dynasty temporarily unified the Tianyuan Continent by virtue of his success in controlling the floods, he was still unable to govern it all.

Emperor Yu at that time could only choose to enfeoff eight hundred vassal lords, entrusting the governance of various regions to them. The court only needed to control the core territory, and could rely on the power of the vassal lords to stabilize the four directions, saving a lot of effort.

Of course, the result of doing so was that as the vassal states rose, the Tianyu Dynasty gradually weakened and gradually became the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. After hundreds of years of annexation and swallowing, it gradually evolved into a pattern in which the seven major dynasties of Tianyuan Continent were the main ones, and various large and small dynasties were the auxiliary ones.

It was against this backdrop that the various schools of thought were able to develop rapidly, and although the major dynasties primarily adopted Confucianism, they still did not abandon the remaining schools of thought.

Even within the imperial court, Confucianism was not the only dominant force. For example, the Mohists and the Craftsmen were valued by the court no less than Confucianism.

After all, the Mohists and the Craftsmen were particularly skilled in exquisite craftsmanship, which was an essential weapon for conquering cities and territories and killing on the battlefield.

It was precisely because the Gong family and the Mo family were valued by the major dynasties that mechanical beasts, which originally only appeared in anime, appeared in this world hundreds of years ago.

From then on, all major powers used mechanical beasts as power sources to replace oxen and horses for pulling carts.

Its endurance and carrying capacity far exceed those of ordinary animal power, greatly improving transportation efficiency.

However, in its early stages, this technology was riddled with drawbacks and the process was quite crude.

In particular, the cost of mechanical beasts is so high that they cannot be promoted on a large scale and can only be used for trial purposes in a small area around major dynasties.

Until more than two hundred years ago.

After generations of craftsmen researched and improved the technology, the mechanical beast technology gradually matured, and the cost of manufacturing it decreased. It was then officially promoted throughout the Tianyuan Continent, opening up transportation networks in various regions.

However, precisely because of this, some weak countries simply cannot survive, and most of them have become appendages of larger countries.

Today, any nation that still exists in the world can be considered a powerful force.

It was precisely through these mergers and acquisitions that successive dynasties delved into mechanical engineering, gradually developing the mechanical trains we know today.

It travels on its own dedicated tracks without stopping, covering more than 300 miles a day.

Mechanical beasts are like those things made of mechanical parts in the world of Qin's Moon. They don't get tired or weary like oxen and horses. As long as the person operating the mechanical lock is changed on time, they can move around all day without interruption.

Moreover, there is no need to worry about weak livestock or insufficient food.

Based on this calculation, from Qizhou, the westernmost point of the Central Plains, to Cangming, the easternmost point, if only considering the theoretical time, as long as the mechanical train travels without stopping, it would take more than eighty days to reach the destination.

It can be said that, based on this speed alone, it was in no way inferior to some four-wheeled vehicles. In an era without steam technology, when people could only travel by carriage and horse, this was an unimaginable speed.

Of course, this is ultimately just the ideal timeframe.

The mechanical railcar travels along a track that follows the contours of the mountains and rivers, never a straight east-west route. In addition, the delays caused by track connections and minor adjustments to mechanical components along the way will only make the actual journey take longer.

However, the daily maintenance and track repair of mechanical devices are extremely costly, often accounting for nearly one-third of the fiscal expenditure of major dynasties and dynasties, which shows how heavy the financial burden is.

For this reason, railway tracks have become a vital part of the lives of all nations. The law punishes those who disrupt these tracks severely, ranging from exile to execution on the spot, with absolutely no leniency.

Once the two countries go to war, they will prioritize destroying the railway tracks, thus highlighting the importance of logistics.

However, under normal circumstances, it is not an easy task to send troops to sabotage the tracks of a machine; it requires a long and persistent effort. But these peasant armies that have risen up in rebellion happen to have no shortage of such time.

Their ambition was simply to become local warlords, so naturally they didn't want to have anything like mechanical carts running around. As a result, the mechanical tracks within Laiyang County have suffered varying degrees of damage in several places over the past two years.

Some sections of the road even collapsed and broke, making them completely impassable.

For the sake of long-term development, track repair is of utmost urgency; every day of delay will result in greater losses.

These prisoners of war happened to be readily available free labor.

It wouldn't be right to support them for nothing and only increase the consumption of food and fodder, so Jiang Ce immediately adopted a labor-for-relief approach, simply assigning all kinds of miscellaneous tasks such as track repair and material handling to these people.

Free cattle and horses, might as well be used.

Furthermore, as long as they work day and night and exhaust all their strength, they will be so tired that they will fall asleep as soon as they hit the bed, and naturally they will not have the energy to think wildly. In this way, the root cause of trouble and trouble can be eliminated, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

At this moment, Jiang Ce deeply felt the importance of a political genius.

It was thanks to Wei Renpu's overall planning and coordination, and the assistance of Li Xian, Liu Zhi, and Li Zheng, that the handling of prisoners of war was able to be arranged properly and meticulously.

As for Jiang Ce, the lord, he was finally able to unload the heavy burden on his shoulders and have no more worries in his heart.

Next, he needed to calm his mind and prepare to begin that crucial summoning.

"System, now use that golden summoning card to focus on my intelligence attribute!"

After thinking it over, Jiang Ce finally decided to summon a god-level character for himself, specifically a god-level character with the intelligence attribute.

Ultimately, Jiang Ce's current territory is only Laiyang County, so he doesn't really need such top-notch governing talent.

With the talent of Prime Minister Wei Renpu alone, plus the assistance of Li Xian, Li Zheng, Liu Zhi and others, all the political affairs of Laiyang County could be handled well.

There were even some instances of underutilizing talent, let alone recruiting a god-level statesman.

As for commanders, Jiang Ce has no shortage of them.

Not to mention Chen Yun, who has the potential to reach the peak of the initial stage of the God level, Chang Yuchun, who has already reached the peak on the surface, is at the peak of the Heaven level and can completely handle the upcoming battle.

As for military personnel...