"As for the natives' work and rest, Wen Ruo and Bowen, I gave up all of them all at once, are you too hasty?" Yang Song still did not make up his decision. As he asked, so many labor gaps could not be filled immediately.

Hearing Yang Song's inquiry, Xun Yu immediately bowed and replied: "Return to the king, this is true. Therefore, I suggest that the abandonment of indigenous labor should be gradually improved and cannot be achieved overnight." Xun Yu and Liu Ji knew that giving up on the use of indigenous labor cannot be completed in a short while.

Yang Song then asked, "How should we resettle the abandoned indigenous people?" Even if the Xia Kingdom doesn't use it, it is impossible to just put it in a simple way.

You should know that although these indigenous young and strong people were working in Xia State, the Xia State provided them with a lot of food and clothing. Over the years, these indigenous young and strong people have become stronger.

If we just release these 100,000 young and strong men who have been initially trained directly outside the pass, wouldn’t it provide more than 100,000 elite troops to the indigenous countries outside the pass?

Even if it is released to the vassal states, it will not work. This will break the balance outside the pass and will not achieve the goal that the Xia State wants to achieve.

"King, it is a pity for the indigenous people to whom I belong to, to work hard, and it is a pity for me to directly abandon it." Liu Ji, who was standing beside me, replied at this moment: "I suggest forming a minion army and using my country to eliminate the military equipment. This will not only solve the problem of abandoning the military route, but also make the country hoarding the military equipment to shine brightly. Third, it also solves the shortcomings of too small military personnel in the country. Fourth, even if the indigenous young men died in the battlefield, it will be considered loyal to the country."

Liu Ji's suggestion made Yang Song's eyes lit up. Yes, the army is an independent system, which avoids a lot of trouble, and there will be no "dependence" and will not affect the people of Xia. Yang Song also deeply agrees with the other benefits that Liu Ji said.

Hearing Liu Ji's suggestion, Li Jing, who had been listening quietly, immediately stepped out and clasped his fists at Yang Song and said, "Your Majesty, I will discuss the military advisor's plan."

"Although my country's army is brave and invincible, the number of people is still too small." Li Jing then reported: "For example, when I went out of seclusion last time, if my country's army had not had too few people and had more offense and insufficient defense, my country could have occupied Nanshan City."

The reason why Xia State implemented various strategies for the indigenous people outside the pass was that the Xia State's military strength was insufficient, and even if it was occupied, it could not guarantee its stability, because the test of public security war was whether the number of troops was enough.

When Yang Song saw Li Jing say the same thing, this was the joint suggestion of the three important officials under his command, he no longer hesitated and immediately made a decision: "Since that's the case, then gradually abandon the indigenous labor service within this year, all of them will be organized into the army, and a vassal army will be formed."

"The king is wise!" The ministers worshiped.

Yang Song waved his hand and signaled the ministers to avoid rituals. He then ordered: "The servant army can only be equipped with close combat equipment, not with bows and crossbows. This is one; in addition, the place where the servant army is stationed must be far away from the place where the people live, and must be strictly guarded and not disturbed."

No matter what, even if the natives are willing to be driven by the Xia Kingdom, they are not from Xia Kingdom after all, so they still need to be prepared for the defense they should have.

"Yes, the king." Li Jing replied confidently when he heard Yang Song's order: "I suggest that the garrison of the servants be located outside Shanhaiguan and within Pingguan City."

"I'm going to discuss!" Hearing Li Jing's words, Liu Ji hurriedly bowed and followed up: "King, stationing the servants in the place where General Li said can avoid disturbing the people of the country, and make it the first powerful barrier for the country, so that people from the outside world can know that the country also has people from the Northern Yi."

Yang Song knew what Liu Ji said in the last sentence. If the indigenous people in the north saw that the Xia State had such a well-equipped indigenous army, they could let go of their guard against the Xia State, and more likely some of the indigenous people would join the army to supplement the consumption of the minion army.

However, in this way, the Xia people just removed their dependence on the indigenous young and strong people, and it is possible that the Xia army will relied on the indigenous people again, turning the Xia army into a "young master's army". This is not possible!

So Yang Song told his subordinates about this question.

"The king is very worried!" Whether it is Liu Ji or Li Jing, he agrees with Yang Song's concerns. Even Xun Yu, the chief executive officer, couldn't help but nodded gently.

Since Liu Ji dared to make suggestions, he certainly knew the pros and cons of it, so he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the vassal army is just a temporary solution, and it is relatively easier to disarmament."

So that's it. Now Yang Song finally knew what Liu Ji could think.

Compared with the people, the army does not have so many interests. It can be said that if you give up, you will give up immediately. Moreover, Liu Ji also said that this is just a stopgap solution, just to solve the path of this group of indigenous young and strong people, and to solve the problem of insufficient number of Xia's army by the way.

"That's good." Yang Song nodded slightly and ordered: "The minion army can only own this batch. It is strictly forbidden to replenish from outside. Once it is exhausted, it will be sacked."

"Yes, king."...

Seeing that the matter of the indigenous young and strong people had been resolved, Yang Song raised a new question about the problem of too few troops in the Xia Kingdom raised by Li Jing just now: "The pharmacist just now said that the problem of too few troops in the army is too small. Can you have a solution? Should you recruit new troops or expand existing units?"

Since the problem is discovered, then solve it. Besides, the shortcomings of the army must be solved in advance, otherwise the army will maintain the minion army for various reasons. This is a very likely thing, and the lessons of the past are still there.

Now the total population of Xia Kingdom has reached more than 20 million, and the total number of Shanghai troops is only more than 60,000, and less than 100,000. The military-civilian ratio is a little more than 300, which is really a bit small.

Yang Song secretly calculated that according to the existing national strength of Xia State, it would be fine to raise a million troops, but in this way, he would not care about the development of people's livelihood, and he could not be so diligent in military service.

Besides, the Military Academy has just been established for a short time and there are not enough officers to command it. Therefore, Yang Song now wants to listen to the opinions of his ministers.

Seeing that the next thing was the military matter, Xun Yu bowed to Yang Song, retreated back to his original position, and thought carefully about the succession of the native labor force.

When Liu Ji and Li Jing heard Yang Song's inquiry, they did not answer immediately, because Yang Song's question came very suddenly. Even if they had command, they would not have thought of a good method immediately.
Chapter completed!