Chapter 17: Pasture Management Framework

  After a night of contemplation and reviewing his past understanding, Li Zhēng had a clear plan in mind for the management framework of the pasture.

  Walking out of the house, facing the morning sun, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

  Although he didn't sleep for a night, with his current physical strength that had been strengthened twice and flipped over twice, it wouldn't be a big deal even if he didn't rest for three to five days.

  Summon Zhang Shan, Zhao Wu and the captains of each squad previously appointed, in the War Horse Hall, Li Zhong expressed his thoughts one by one.

  From today on, the grassland is officially named Shenzhou Grassland.

  When Li Zhong made this decision, everyone was delighted and secretly shocked at the same time. Shen Zhou, what a grand name it is! Without the aura, how dare you call yourself Shen Zhou?

  But everyone felt it was reasonable. The fantastic things in the pasture were just the momentum. The development and growth of the pasture was a necessity, they deeply believed!

  As for the naming of the pasture, Li Zhēn hesitated for a long time. However, his heart's wild hopes and the trump card in his hand made him determined - although the current Shénzhōu Pasture is just an insignificant small place like sesame seeds or green beans in the vast Great Han Empire. But the prospects of the pasture are as vast as the sky and the sea.

  After naming, it is the establishment of the grassland management organization.

  The entire Divine Grassland has Li Zhong as its highest leader and can now be called the master of the grassland. Under the master, there are two major branch institutions.

  The first is the Ministry of Government Affairs, with Li Zhēng as the head and Zhao Wǔ as the deputy.

  The second is the Military Affairs Department, Li Zhēn is in charge, and Zhang Shan assists him.

  Li Zhuang mainly grasped military affairs and the overall direction, while specific content would still depend on Zhao Wu and Zhang Shan.

  Although these two men were not particularly talented, Li Zhong had no one else he could trust who was more capable. Moreover, they were old followers of his, and if he didn't use them, it would be unkind.

  The Ministry of Government Affairs has three subordinate departments: Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.

  The agricultural department is in charge of a middle-aged Han Chinese named Meng Lao San, and the main content includes crops, vegetables, fruits, medicinal fields, animal husbandry, and domestication. As for the person in charge of each branch, it will be recommended by all the people under the Ministry of Agriculture and reported to Li Zheng at that time.

  The head of the Ministry of Industry is a blacksmith named Gao Yuan, who is mainly responsible for construction and logging, in addition to setting up another research branch.

  In Li Zhuo's plan, the research institution of Shen Zhou Grassland is indispensable. The functions of several research centers in the system do not cover everything. For example, attacking and defending city machinery, for example, some civilian-use equipment, all need to be developed by humans themselves. Although they are not used now, the day when these things are needed will come sooner or later. Preparing for the rainy day is the right reason.

  In addition, the Ministry of Industry is also responsible for the work related to the construction of the first equipment, and supplies raw materials to the refining center, processing center and forging center, and stores finished products.

  Like the Ministry of Agriculture, the heads of the subordinate branches under the Ministry of Industry are also elected by the following people according to their ability and prestige.

  As for the Ministry of Commerce, it seems unnecessary now, but actually not.

  As Shen Zhou Ranch developed, some rare items such as thorny pig and red jade bird meat and eggs, as well as ginseng, could be sold to raise funds for the ranch's development - Li Zheng now only had a few dozen gold coins left in his hand, which was almost not enough - the money obtained from the system task can only be used within the system and cannot be withdrawn, it is the principle of the system that it can only go in and not out.

  Nowadays, almost all the people under Li Zhēn's command are from humble origins, and there are very few talented individuals who can do business. Even the person in charge of commercial affairs needs to be searched for after Zhao Wǔ goes down.

  As for the branches of commercial departments, there is no need to set them up yet, and it's not too late to establish them when needed in the future.

  The Ministry of Military Affairs has two departments under its jurisdiction. One is the New Soldier Training Camp and the other is the Warrior Camp.

  New recruit training camp, as the name suggests, its main function is to train new recruits. This department is very important for the current grassland, except for the 150 Huren slaves who have experienced war at the beginning, the next recruits are basically all new recruits who have never been on the battlefield.

  Li Zhong had to undergo rigorous training before he dared to take them onto the battlefield.

  The head of this department has already had a target candidate. Among the refugees recruited in this batch, several have served in the Great Han Border Army, and they must have some experience in training new recruits. Moreover, Li Zhēn does not want to completely copy the training methods from the Great Han army, but is preparing to compile a new set of training methods through his own experiences and observations.

  In addition to training new recruits, the training camp also temporarily serves as a logistics and defense function, trains a batch of auxiliary soldiers, guards the grassland, and serves the combat troops.

  As for the Warrior Battalion, it includes the previous Warriors and Scouts. The main responsibility is to conquer! Its direct leader is Zhang Shan.

  Li Zheng's mind was clear, and the management structure of the entire Shen Zhou Grassland was in order. As long as the people below did their jobs well, everything would be fine without Li Zheng having to personally intervene.

  But for many people below, it is inexplicable joy.

  Not long ago, they were just refugees and household slaves, but now they have actually risen to official positions.

  Although no salary was given due to the grassland fund, Li Zhēng had promised that when the time is ripe, the salary system would naturally come out.

  Besides, in the pasture, eating and drinking are not a problem, and most people nowadays do not have much enthusiasm for salaries. What truly brings joy is actually the rise in status.

  Everyone was ready to take action, Li Zhēng smiled and waved his hand for them to go down, reminding each department to set up their framework as soon as possible.

  Finally, he called Zhang Shan back.

  "Big Mountain, go and get those who used to serve in the border army, I have some questions for them."

  Zhang Shan left as promised.

  But in just a moment, three people followed Zhang Shan into the War Horse Hall.

  Li Zhong glanced over and found that these three people had a temperament that was completely different from ordinary people.

  The War Horse Hall is amazing, but except for the control room, Li Zhēn doesn't prohibit entry and exit. So now everyone in the pasture has come to visit. Even so, ordinary people who enter still feel a little nervous.

  These three people in front of me are different.

  These three people are actually all disabled. The middle-aged man, who is about forty years old, is a cripple. The two on either side of him are only in their twenties and thirties, but one has lost an arm and the other is blind in one eye.

  But as they walked among them, they were vigorous and energetic, with very firm footsteps.

  "Long live your majesty!"

  The three of them bowed simultaneously.

  Although they were once soldiers, now they have become Li Zhēng's household slaves.

  Li Zheng nodded slightly, indicating that the three of them and Zhang Shan beside him should all sit down. The War Rider's Hall was quite spacious, making it a good place for meetings, so earlier on, Li Zheng had already arranged for cushions to be placed on one side.

  "I had Zhang Shan call you over because I have some questions to ask. Pausing for a moment, Li Zheng smiled and said: 'I don't even know your surnames or names yet, would you please introduce yourselves?'"

  "Your Majesty, I'm called Wang Wu, and everyone calls me Old Tiger Wang!"

  The middle-aged man with the most age, who had some problems with his legs and feet, was very straightforward and said: "These two little guys used to eat mixed rice with a certain family. The one without an arm is called Xu Xiaojin, and the one with blind eyes is called Lin Shitou."

  "I remember!" Li Zheng nodded solemnly and asked, "Where did you serve in the army? Was it after being injured that you left the military?"

  Wang Lao Hu nodded and said, "Eyes, arms, legs are all useless, can't hold a knife firmly, can't run on the road, can't open a bow, what else can be done on the battlefield except for sending death? The protector of Xiongnu Zhonglang Jiang is still quite good to us, gave us a sum of consolation...

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Wang Lao Hu's tone paused, and he said in a lower voice: "We're both from Liangzhou. Originally, we thought that after leaving the army, we could go back home to farm and live out the rest of our lives peacefully... but when we returned to Liangzhou, our homes were already gone..."

  Li Zhēng heard this, and for a long time he didn't speak. He let out a sigh and then said: "I suppose you've all been away from home for a long time... The world is getting more and more chaotic. Look at the people in my pasture - they're basically no different from you."

  "But..." Li Zhēng said with a smile, "Now that you're here at my place, this pasture is your home!"

  "Thanks for taking me in!"

  Three people bowed their heads and made a courtesy call.

  Li Zhong smiled and continued: "You were all border army soldiers before, so you should be very familiar with the training methods of the border army."

  "Your Majesty, we are all familiar with Wang Da Ge, as we were trained by him." replied Xu Xiao Jiu, who had his arm cut off.

  "That's good!" Li Zhēng smiled, but said: "You all know that Liangzhou is getting more and more chaotic, and there will definitely be a big war this year. If the imperial court wins and annihilates the rebels, then it's fine. But I don't think highly of Governor Gěng Bǐ, so we must prepare for the worst."

  "If the rebels win, it will be our turn to suffer." Li Zhēng continued: "You see this pasture of mine, there are some secrets that are too enticing, and people will definitely covet them. So I must have a team that can protect our pasture!"

  The three nodded in deep agreement. Putting aside the overly mysterious things on the grassland, just the existence of the Cyan Armored Warhorse was already a fatal temptation to outsiders.

  More importantly, the grassland is already their home, if they lose the grassland, where will they go in the future?

  Zhang Shan, who was standing beside him, had been silent all along, but also nodded deeply.

  "But I am not a military man, and I don't have the skills to train soldiers. Although I have some ideas, they are not systematic. So I hope you three can take on this responsibility." Li Zhēng said.

  Upon hearing this, the three people's hearts were filled with joy at the same time.

  The three of them were all disabled and could be said to have been discarded. When Zhao Wu first recruited refugees, if they hadn't clung to him so persistently, and if Zhao Wu hadn't softened his heart a little, it's likely they wouldn't have even made it into the pasture.

  However, it was unexpected that the emperor would reuse them now, this is simply too surprising!

  "Thank you for your recognition, we will not disappoint you!"

  In a flurry, Wang Lao Hu hastily pulled the three people and they all fell to the ground.

  "Good."

  Li Zheng nodded and said, "Let me see your skills over the next few days."

  "Ah!"

  He waved his hand to dismiss Wang Lao Hu and the other two, and Li Zhong fell into deep thought.

  Looking at these three people full of confidence, Wang Lao Hu had been a grassroots military officer before, and the training methods in the Great Han army must be familiar to him.

  In this way, the training of the army can temporarily get on the right track. Of course, Li Zhong still needs to observe for a period of time. He won't think that the training methods in the Great Han Army are perfect, and he will make up for the deficiencies based on his own experience.

  After a moment, Li Zhēng raised his head and said to Zhang Shān: "Big Mountain, you go down and attend to your duties first... Oh, by the way, I heard that there have been some conflicts downstairs recently. On your way, please call Zhao Wǔ over for me, I'll get a better understanding of things."