Chapter 309: A Preliminary Exploration of Military Construction

Baifeng drew as he spoke, and Zhu also moved from standing in front to standing behind Baifeng; as Baifeng drew a little, Zhu would ask a little, ensuring that no errors would appear.

After finishing the drawing of the military camp, Baifeng began to draw the Hospital; there were not so many requirements for this one, and the site selection was also next to the location of the existing medical point, so the old one could continue to be used while the new one would increase the scale. Zhu expressed great approval for building the Hospital, because the ones who suffered the most external injuries were their construction teams.

Next was the meeting hall planned by Baifeng, which Baifeng named Chaotang; for the people of their current construction team, a building with such a huge area was still somewhat strenuous, because although they had built floors, they had never built a house with such a large area, and a room large enough to accommodate several hundred people was truly somewhat strenuous.

While Baifeng was explaining the requirements, Zhu was already sweating; he did not expect that the work his King arranged for him would be more life-threatening than the last. If it were like this, their New City construction would have to delay the schedule, and at least half of the workers would have to be withdrawn to be placed on these few construction sites.

Baifeng expressed understanding; the construction of the New City did not need to be so urgent, and they could just slowly build the roads first. Now, they still had to solve the problems of the Old City well first; no matter how many New Cities were built in the future, the Old City would still be the center.

A giant Chaotang, surrounded by offices for various departments; one department would occupy several rooms because there were relatively many officials, and there was a certain distance between them to prepare for future expansion.

At the same time, it had to be equipped with kitchens, canteens, and toilets, and the offices had to be large enough to accommodate several beds so that there would be a place to rest if working overtime late at night.

As for the water conservancy and heating problems at that time, Zhu and the others were already familiar with the road; even if Baifeng did not mention it, Zhu could arrange it directly. Baifeng specifically instructing him was instead not trusting Zhu's construction ability.

By the time Zhu was sent away, it was already afternoon. Baifeng really wanted to rest now, but he could not; he had to train the two leaders of the Ministry of War well. Currently, the most idle one was the Ministry of War, because they had no soldiers.

Knowing they had nothing to do, but unable to do nothing, the two of them really had no face to sit at home and enjoy leisure. The army they brought out had only taken a few days to slap their faces swollen; the honor they had accumulated in the past dissipated overnight. Now, when they went out, they felt that people were laughing at them behind their backs, and when facing colleagues, they were afraid of being ridiculed.

There was no other way, so the two of them had to dress neatly and take their Weapon to patrol the city wall. In this way, they could avoid others and find some legitimate things to do for themselves, reducing their sense of shame.

This led to Baifeng coming up empty-handed when he went to their office to find them, so he could only continue to arrange for guards to find them. Now his Phylum staff had not yet been set up; once the Phylum structure was ready, someone would do these miscellaneous chores in the future.

So, while looking for the two from the Ministry of War, Baifeng began to write names in his notebook. He could only select a few Soldiers to block knives for him, and some Soldiers who often accompanied him to attend gatherings were also on his selection list because they were relatively familiar, and Baifeng also knew their character. In the past, when encountering danger, they were willing to block in front of Baifeng, and during that emergency assembly drill, those people did not drag their feet or slack off; they were all people who reached the finish line relatively early.

Baifeng recorded the names of these people in the notebook. The people of the Phylum must also participate in military training, and besides military training, they had to undergo other training, because they were mainly helping Baifeng do some very complex work and had to be familiar with the processes and rules; it was not just as simple as blocking knives and hacking people for him.

Xiong and Chi walked with their heads down the whole way. Xiong, the former number one warrior of the tribe, actually felt shame now; only when they were in front of Baifeng did the two of them dare to lift their heads.

The panting guard, after bringing the two back, thought he could go back to continue standing guard, but did not expect Baifeng to hand him a list and ask him to call people one by one according to the list. However, seeing that he was a bit tired, Baifeng said to let these people come over themselves; he did not need to bring them individually from place to place, and he did not need to run so urgently.

The guard dared not have any complaints and took the list to go out. Being able to be Baifeng's guard at this time, he was certainly not a bad person; whether in physical fitness or intelligence, he was relatively good, and he basically knew all the characters. This person was on Baifeng's list, just not written on that piece of paper.

Facing these two powerful warriors and incompetent military commanders, Baifeng sighed: "You should feel ashamed. Leading an army like that—of course, I also have responsibility; I am, after all, the supreme commander of the army. But now that the matter has happened and your punishment is over, let us put the past behind us and just do the future work well."

Then Baifeng stood up from the table, walked to the front, pulled up a chair to sit down, and let the two of them sit down as well.

After the three were seated, Baifeng crossed his legs and slowly said: "Let me tell you about the future development of our army. My idea is to select one thousand Soldiers, with the state guaranteeing their livelihood. They do not need to participate in other labor, just like before, but from now on, training will be conducted every day. Every few days, a portion will be sent out to perform tasks, such as providing protection for those construction sites; anyway, they cannot be left idle. They must be made to know that being a Soldier is more tiring than farming."

As for this number, it is set at this much for now; when the country expands in the future, we will expand accordingly. Then, let us train four thousand Tuntianbing; divide the time for farming, training, and performing tasks well. The state will compensate with certain materials, and in the future, we will use tax reduction as the cost."

These one thousand people must be the best of the best; not only must their physical fitness be good, but their character must also be good. There must be no problems with their bodies, and even more so, no problems with their ideology. As for those four thousand Tuntianbing, both men and women will be accepted, though men will be the majority. I will give an indicator, as long as they meet the standard, it will be fine. The number of these four thousand does not need to be set too rigidly; it can only be more, not less. Specifically, discuss it with the Ministry of Revenue, because this has to be linked to our country's finance. Our land can support one thousand Soldiers, but for the subsidy policy for the Tuntianbing, we must discuss a suitable number with the Ministry of Revenue."