Chapter 1259: Well-Informed (Part 2)

Yu's bold idea took Baifeng by surprise. Over these many years, he had long since confirmed that Yu was not a transmigrator, yet why were his ideas always so advanced? Could it be that he was simply a genius?

"Yu, tell me, how did you come up with such a plan?"

Yu said very seriously, "King, this is because of the current situation in Lema City. There are more and more villages in Lema City, and more and more farmland. Everyone is also willing to leave the protection of the city walls to farm in distant places, which is different from Huaxia City."

Because of this, they are getting further and further away from the center of Lema City, making it difficult for students to attend school. A major problem has already emerged; the children have to walk for a very long time every day, traveling in groups, just to be able to get to school.

There have even been many children who are unwilling to go to school. This is definitely not acceptable. The time wasted is too long, and it is easy to encounter danger. Therefore, building schools in the places where they live, that is, in the villages, is a necessity.

Currently, a village in Lema City generally has over a thousand people, and larger ones may reach three thousand in the future. Children already account for half of that, so building schools is a must.

I followed everyone's requests and came up with this method. As for the Advanced School, it is because Lema City now has the conditions for it. There is as much land as one could want, and as much food as one could want; the only thing lacking is talent.

As long as we spend two or three years, we can cultivate a group of people, which will solve the staffing problems for our entire Huaxia. At the very least, Lema City won't need to transfer people from Huaxia City anymore. Wouldn't those cultivated in Huaxia City then be available to be assigned elsewhere?"

Baifeng made a prompt decision and agreed, "Good! No problem, let me see how this plan of yours is."

Baifeng took Yu's plan, looked at it carefully, and annotated two places with a pen. Then he closed it and said, "The plan has no major problems, but I have marked two places for you. You stay here today and make some revisions. I will have the Secretariat help you coordinate with the Ministry of Education."

When Sanxin was in charge, there were never any major changes, so I didn't pay much attention and focused all my energy on Huaxia City and the surrounding towns.

I handed Lema City over to you to see what kind of changes it could undergo in your hands. I didn't expect the changes to be so great. Yu, I am very satisfied. When you come to report on your work at the end of the year, submit the population and land information for Lema City to me in detail. I will take a look, and if there are no problems, I will add to your burden next year. Lema City must also play an important role."

Yu immediately said solemnly, "King, there will definitely be no problem!"

"Anything else? You couldn't have just come for this..." Baifeng flipped to the next document and saw the cover: "Conscription Plan of Lema City".

This document immediately caught Baifeng's attention, and his expression became even more serious. Yu was also a bit nervous; after all, this matter touched upon military power.

But Baifeng did not open it to look first. Instead, after picking it up, he put it back down: "Tell me about it first. What is this for?"

Yu steadied his emotions and said, "King, because the population of Lema City is currently skyrocketing, I believe it is only a matter of time before the amount of land and farmland exceeds that of Huaxia City."

Although the population structure is dominated by infants and children, there are already many young people of appropriate age who are very suitable to be soldiers.

Every year, Huaxia City also conscripts from Lema City, but after calculating it, I think this number is a bit low. Lema City alone has at least two or three thousand men of military age each year. After screening, about six hundred can be left to enlist."

"Lema City can fully afford it now. Based on the current finances of Lema City, this year alone, we could fully allocate military expenditures for two thousand five hundred people. But currently, the total number of soldiers in Lema City is only over seven hundred and forty, and they were all transferred from Huaxia City."

"King, the current scale of Lema City really needs more Soldiers to come over, and the young people of Lema City also really need an opportunity to enlist. However, Huaxia City does not yet have the idea of expanding recruitment of Lema City people on a larger scale."

"Therefore, based on the current situation, I am proposing this request and this plan. I want to start conscripting and training soldiers in Lema City to cultivate our own Soldiers. Not only can this protect Lema City, but it can also truly serve the role of a Weicheng. The purpose of establishing our Lema City at the beginning was to protect Huaxia City, but the feeling now is that Huaxia City is protecting Lema City."

Baifeng still did not look at Yu's document and set it aside directly. Yu thought to himself that it was bad; he had probably stirred up trouble.

But unexpectedly, Baifeng said, "It seems that in these few years, my attention to Lema City has indeed been a bit small. My mind has been on distant places, and I haven't noticed this city right before my eyes."

"I have noted your proposal, but this is not as simple as you say. I will formulate the relevant policies myself. After the spring plowing ends next year, you can start the publicity. I will ensure the policy is implemented. Since Lema City has this ability and the people of Lema City have this willingness, then we will expand recruitment."

"However, you need to explain to everyone that things are not like before. It is possible that after enlisting next year, they will go directly to the battlefield. The situation is changing greatly now, and the scale of war could expand at any time."

"I will also reveal this to you: this year, our losses on the Shennong Clan Battlefield were quite severe, with many dead and wounded. However, there was almost no gain because my initial negotiation error led to the main benefits being taken away by Xuanyuan."

"Therefore, after Xiong returns, I will consider renegotiating with Xuanyuan to win back more benefits for us. Otherwise, if we drag this out for two years, our strength will be exhausted, and recruiting more soldiers will be of no use."

"After you go back, prepare yourself as well. I am thinking of taking the entire leadership team of Huaxia City to Lema City to take a look and see what the situation is now. It has been a long time since I went, and I should go more often in the future. I must know what it is like now; otherwise, if I don't even understand such a large Huaxia, that won't do."

The information revealed in Baifeng's words was too much. Yu did not know if he was excited, shocked, or regretful. He tensed his body and hurriedly agreed to everything.