Ang Shan was silent for a moment, and then said softly:

"The war should break out at the end of this year. Juexin will definitely lead the army himself. With the wealth in the south, he may be able to hire another grandmaster to assist."

"If you are willing to help me, I can share Pugain's power and resources with you."

Juexin is the name of King Zhennan. Among the masters of the Southern Region, he is also one of the stronger ones.

I had a fight with Wan Guiliu, the leader of the Sanquan Sect, and although I lost in the end, it was only after more than three hundred moves.

And Wan Guiliu and Xue Yiren are listed as one of the ten great masters in Tiannan, and their combat power can be imagined.

Therefore, even though Jue Xin was defeated in this battle, it was an honor. No one dared to underestimate this seemingly stupid guy.

In the past, Ang Shan had a hard time facing Shang Juexin alone. If there was another grandmaster, he would really be in danger of falling.

The northern part of Pagan is mountainous and its economic strength is much worse than that of the southern part near the sea.

If Angshan bites the bullet, it can afford the help of a master, but it will be dragged into an economic war with Juexin. Both sides will spend money to sway people, and in the end Beipugan will definitely not be able to afford it first.

So at this moment he had to make a big promise, hoping that Wang Hong, who had a strong background, could help.

Wang Hong shook his head and said: "After all, I am not a Pagan, and I am not suitable to participate in your war."

"And as long as you send me enough green jade and black oil, you can pay for experts to join the battle."

"Especially the black oil. I want as much as you can mine."

Black oil is petroleum. Wang Hong did not expect that there were many large oil fields in Pagan.

However, oil is of little significance in this world. Apart from being used for lighting at night, it also plays some role in defending the city.

Therefore, after Wang Hong recently accidentally discovered that the so-called black oil was actually petroleum, he immediately sent someone to Pagan to purchase a large amount of it.

Ang Shan's eyes flashed upon hearing this, and then he chuckled and said:

"Modai County is adjacent to Gongbang County in the south. Both counties have many places that produce black oil."

"Especially in Gongbang in the south, there is a very large black oil production area. As long as you insert a pipe, a large amount of black oil will spray up."

“Gongbang’s black oil burns with very little black smoke and is very suitable for indoor use.”

"If you are willing to help me defeat Juexin, I can cede the two counties of Modai and Gongbang to you after the war."

Due to the frequent wars in Dongwu Continent, the attitude towards things like ceding territory is somewhat similar to the Warring States Period in Earth Star.

Most of the people in power don't care, and the common people can only accept it numbly. Only the beneficiaries of the divided country will be aggrieved by it.

Spouting well?

Light crude oil?

After listening to what Ang Shan said, Wang Hong was indeed moved.

"Let's do this. I'll pay for the leader of the Blood Shadow Hall later. You should know his strength. When Juexin brings people to fight, he will help you."

"Then in terms of soldier equipment, I will prepare another 500,000 fine steel swords and 100,000 sets of full-body armor for you, so you should be able to defeat Juexin, right?"

Although Wang Hong and Xue Yiren have not met yet, they have already heard about his reputation.

This Blood Shadow Hall master loves money as much as his life. Except for assassinations within Yunzhou, there is no other task that he is not willing to do as long as he is given enough money.

With Wang Hong's intervention, the Yungui War should be over soon. Xue Yiren, who will be free by then, will definitely not mind going to Pagan to make a small fortune.

Ang Shan nodded and said: "It's best if you come over when the time comes. If we can kill Juexin on the spot, we can save a lot of trouble in the future."

Regarding this proposal, Wang Hong laughed and ignored it.

Just kidding, if King Zhennan is a tyrannical bear, then Angshan is an insidious and cruel old wolf.

If he really beats the bear to death, the old wolf that unites North and South Pagan will definitely jump out and eat people!

After sending away Angshan, who was always looking for benefits, Wang Hong had to consider expanding his army.

Originally, he wanted to wait for two years before expanding the city guard force, but if he captured Modai County and Gongbang County, no matter how many more than 10,000 city guard troops could fight, they would not be able to defend such a large territory.

For other forces in this world, the biggest problems in expanding their army are weapons, food and military pay, but these are not a problem for Wang Hong.

Even with the most troublesome firearms in the past, with his current good relationship with the Xia Kingdom, it would be no problem to buy millions of old firearms. Even the people in the logistics department of the Ministry of War could wake up laughing from their sleep.

The key factor limiting the size of Luxicheng's army now is still the population issue.

After all, the army is not an engineering team. No matter how bold Wang Hong was, he would not dare to issue firearms to those slaves. This is where King Zhou learned from his mistakes.

"Forget it, when the Battle of Huihui Yungui ends, many of the temporarily formed legions will be disbanded. It shouldn't be difficult to recruit people by then."

Although Yunzhou is much richer than Pugan, there are currently three million troops on the eastern front from north to south.

As long as the Federation doesn't go crazy, it will be impossible to maintain an army of this size after the war.

There are quite a lot of new legions formed at random by warriors from various places. If Wang Hong is willing to pay for his support, the Federation will probably not object.

Then when these warriors become familiar with Lucix City, the probability of moving their relatives here should be high. In this way, the population of the new city can expand again. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

The people in Modai and Gongbang counties are all foreigners, so it is quite troublesome to rule them. Basically, they can only be treated as colonies. It is enough to station troops locally to protect the oil fields. Naturally, the foundation should be placed in Xinxi City.

"Now the city's population has exceeded 200,000, and with a large number of businessmen coming and going, it's time to expand the second ring road!"

Wang Hong stood on the top floor of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the increasingly prosperous city, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

It took more than a year to build such an industrialized city from scratch, which would not be easy even on Earth.

That is to say, it is only possible to achieve such efficiency by catching up with the Xia Kingdom's plan to eliminate backward production capacity. In addition, people in this world are generally stronger and have not yet learned how to cheat and cheat. There are also many warrior contractors leading the work.

Once the second ring road is expanded, the population of Luxicheng will inevitably increase sharply again. By then, this new border city is expected to become the second largest city in Yunzhou, second only to Zhouzhiming City.

As the sole controller, Wang Hong will face even greater pressure.

Even though he himself has master-level combat power, it takes more than just one or two strong men to stabilize such a big city.

"I heard that during the Yungui War, because the battlefield was in the eastern region, the landowner of Baicao Valley suffered heavy losses."

"When we go to the Eastern Front, we can try it. Maybe we can fool these doctors."

"By the way, Canglin County is also in the western region of Yunzhou, not too far from Luxi New City."
Chapter completed!