With 100,000 elite soldiers at the start, what should you call me?

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"Jiang Yebai will serve as the head of the statistics department."

Li Tian finalized the appointment, but to be honest, he had never met Jiang Yebai.

The appointment ceremony was rushed, but Li Tian dared to do so based solely on Jiang Yebai's resume and his status as a death squad member.

Jiang Yebai is an undergraduate student majoring in applied statistics. As for the other party's professional level, there are probably few people in the entire army who know more about statistics than him.

"Fang Youming will serve as the Minister of Agriculture. Starting tomorrow, he will conduct a survey of the population, land, mineral resources, and other resources in the vicinity of Jianning Prefecture."

Fang Youming was an undergraduate student majoring in agronomy. The report said that he could not find a job after graduation, and later joined a military academy for training. For four or five years, he basically had no contact with anything related to agriculture.

But Li Tian still kept him in that position.

Fang Youming, despite being an undergraduate in agronomy, may not be as skilled at farming as farmers of this era.

But he has a more modern perspective and insight, and most importantly, he is one of our own, the most loyal bodyguard.

"Hand over all the captured guns and cannons to Hu Yuan in the technical department and let him study how to quickly manufacture cannons that meet the needs of this era for our army."

"Also, immediately register all the artisans in the city and hand over the workshops in the city to Fei Hongyun of the Engineering Department."

"Have Hu Yuan and Fei Hongyun quickly develop and produce more advanced weapons."

The benefits of capturing a city became immediately apparent.

Jianning Prefecture City was well-equipped. Not to mention administrative institutions such as the prefectural government, there were markets, pharmacies, almshouses, and industrial facilities such as paper mills, imitation workshops, iron smelting furnaces, and ore smelting workshops.

There are also shipyards on the Jianxi River outside the city, where wooden boats can be built for transportation. As long as Li Tian completely controls Jianning Prefecture and assimilates it, he can fully unleash the potential of his 100,000 elite soldiers.

With existing facilities, it can be put into operation quickly by simply sending relevant personnel, and can be gradually upgraded in the future.

It was late at night when the meeting ended.

The rain continued to fall lightly at night, but tonight Li Tian and his 100,000 elite soldiers no longer needed to worry about sheltering from the rain or the cold.

While Li Tian was holding his meeting, local powerful families were also having their own meetings at home, deciding on the future direction of their clans.

The Zhu family.

"Father, after the rebel army entered the city, they did not carry out a massacre. Instead, they maintained order and helped those in distress. I think this rebel army has the demeanor of a royal army."

Zhu Xingqiu was about thirty years old. After inquiring about the outside world through the servants, he told his father what he had learned.

At the head of the table was an elderly man, about fifty years old, with graying temples. He closed his eyes, nodded slightly, and made an "hmm" sound, appearing completely calm and composed.

After a long while, Zhu Wen slowly opened his eyes and turned to instruct his son, Zhu Xingqiu.

"In that case, we can make contact with the leader of this rebel army tomorrow."

"I heard that the leader of this rebel army is named Li Tian, ​​whose hometown is unknown. He led 100,000 men to the outskirts of Jian'an City without anyone noticing."

"We don't know much about this person, but that doesn't stop us from making contact with him. We still need to take over the city and manage the local area. Li Tian still needs us."

"Prepare a gift for Li Tian tomorrow, and tell him that as long as the Qing army is driven away, we can do everything we can to help him."

The Zhu family of Jian'an, whose ancestors were descended from Zhu Xi, enjoyed a high reputation in the local area.

The Zhu family was present among the local students and low-ranking officials in Jianning Prefecture.

If the Qing army hadn't been so brutal, they would never have allowed Wang Qi to enter Jianning Prefecture.

Wang Qi was able to hold his position in Jianning Prefecture for so long thanks to the strong support of the Zhu family.

Meanwhile, the renowned You family in the area decided to send someone to contact Li Tian.

The next morning, as soon as Li Tian opened his eyes, his mind was filled with a whole host of tasks and schedules.

"This morning we're going to bury our fallen brothers."

"Then I'll go visit my brother who's still sick, and while I'm at it, check if there's enough medicine in the treasury."

"I'll check on the reorganization of the prisoners this afternoon."

"It's not a big problem. We can organize a recruitment drive within the city. We don't lack money, we just lack food."

Li Tian sat on the bed, muttering to himself as he sorted out the things he needed to accomplish that day.

The reorganization of prisoners and the recruitment of soldiers were of utmost importance.

He couldn't allow his elite guards to suffer any more casualties.

They are the cornerstones upon which Li Tian controls the future.

"Commander, you're awake. This is freshly boiled water."

Luo Qiang, the guard at the door, noticed the commotion inside and immediately sent someone to bring a basin of hot water.

Before long, a towel, a toothbrush, and a dish of minty salt were placed in front of Li Tian.

"Hmm... apart from the lack of electricity, this doesn't seem much different from my childhood in the countryside..."

Looking at the familiar three-piece bedding set in front of him, Li Tian couldn't help but sigh that people's lives at this time didn't seem to be too disconnected from modern times, at least when it came to the basic cleaning supplies.

"Luo Qiang, I'll handle these things myself from now on. You're the bodyguard, so I'll make other arrangements for serving people."

After washing up, Li Tian calmly spoke to Luo Qiang.

Luo Qiang smiled憨厚ly; "Understood, Commander."

It rained all night and stopped this morning, but the sky is still overcast.

More than a thousand urns lay quietly in an open space.

A monument stands on a mound ahead; these soldiers will be buried here together.

And their names will be forever engraved on this monument, including those of the prisoners who sacrificed their lives.

All officers at the company level and above will attend this solemn funeral.

Huang Cai was fortunate enough to be among them. He never expected that this army would hold such a grand funeral. At that moment, something touched his heart.

It made him feel that even if he died in battle, it wouldn't be meaningless.

Li Tian was the first to step forward, picked up the urn, placed it in the cemetery, and buried it himself.

Meanwhile, the craftsmen would carve the deceased's name and the unit to which he belonged.

Wang An, 7th Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 3rd Army.

The prisoner-of-war camp's name was too unpleasant, so Li Tian renamed it the Dragon Soaring First Army. This move was both to stabilize morale and to prepare for future troop expansion.

The Tenth Army of Death Soldiers was his foundation. Later, he would disperse the 100,000 Death Soldiers and send them to newly established units to serve as officers, staff officers, and other important positions.

After taking Jianning Prefecture, Li Tian will gradually transform the 100,000 elite soldiers into an army similar to the Imperial Guard, and will never use them unless absolutely necessary.

After the burial, Li Tian delivered a eulogy in front of everyone, which ended at noon.

After lunch, Li Tian went to the field hospital to visit the sick.

More than 8,000 people have fallen ill with colds, which is no small matter. Although most of them have mild colds and will not stay in the hospital, there are some people with more serious conditions who need careful care.

But then a group of people blocked Li Tian's way.

"This humble citizen, Zhu Xingqiu (You Liren), pays his respects to the General."

"Who are you?" Li Tian asked, puzzled.

Zhu Xingqiu stepped forward with a smile and said, "My name is Zhu Xingqiu. When my family saw the royal army enter the city to resist the Qing, we decided to contribute our modest efforts and sent some medicine to treat the soldiers. We just happened to run into General Li."