Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 423 Yang Qian's New City Reconstruction Plan

After returning to Huimu Pass, Juan and Zhao Ting breathed a sigh of relief. They were too far away and had no divine sense to probe the past. Even Zhao Ting was not even a cultivator, so naturally he had no way of knowing the outcome of the killing more than ten miles away.

I could only vaguely see that it seemed that my master had won.

Seeing Yang Qian's expression, Juan and Zhao Ting, who wanted to congratulate him, had to hold back the compliments they had prepared.

It seems that the adults are not very happy. Could it be that the opponent ran away?

The two of them couldn't guess what Yang Qian was thinking, so they could only stand there and stare, not daring to speak. They also didn't understand why Lord Yang was touching the parapet as if he was thinking about something.

Suddenly, Yang Qian asked, "General Zhao, are there any stonemasons in Huimu Pass?"

"Yes, sir. There are stonemasons stationed inside the pass all year round. They are usually responsible for the maintenance and inspection of the walls inside the pass." Although he didn't understand why Yang Qian suddenly asked this, Zhao Ting hurriedly answered.

There are stonemasons in every pass. Even every slightly larger garrison has soldiers who are responsible for stonemasonry work. They are part of the necessary auxiliary troops.

"how many?"

"Five in total."

"Not enough. Find fifty stonemasons."

Yang Qian shook his head and said to Hu An beside him, "Help General Zhao to implement this matter. If there are any difficulties, go to Cui Mingsheng to help you find a solution. Find 50 stonemasons as quickly as possible."

After finishing speaking, Yang Qian paused and continued: "The defensive effect of Huimu Pass against ordinary military formations is still good, but when encountering attacks like the insect tide just now, it is too weak and lacks effective means of resistance.

In the next few days, I will set up some magic arrays on the Huimu Pass. First, leave the direction of the magic array lines, and then you can ask the stonemason to deepen along the traces I left, making sure that each line is half an inch deep. Then I will complete the activation of the array."

Yang Qian’s idea was that since Huimuguan could be threatened once, he could be threatened countless times.

Rather than passively becoming a weak point, it is better to take the initiative to reorganize Huimuguan. It does not require the strength of a mountain gate formation like the Immortal Gate, but at least it can withstand attacks from low-intensity monsters or attacks from low-level immortals.

Don't be like you are now, like a piece of paper in front of the monks.

After all, the present is different from the past. As for Wanli Bamboo Sea, Yang Qian is not prepared to compromise with the other party. There will always be a battle, and he should have been prepared early.

After Yang Qian finished making the arrangements, Zhao Ting and Juan hurried down to prepare.

There are only five stonemasons in the pass, but there are still quite a few in the military fort behind. If we gather them together, we can get about thirty or forty people. If we are short of more, we can temporarily recruit them from the surrounding villages and towns.

Zhao Ting was the most active in this matter. Being able to reinforce Huimu Pass was something Zhao Ting had always dreamed of.

Yang Qian ignored the two people's busy work and flew around the entire Huimu Pass, feeling out the structure of Huimu Pass, the direction of the mountain it relied on, and the veins of the terrain below the mountain.

Only after you have a clear idea in mind can you make specific details about the magic circle you are going to set up.

Yang Qian's idea is to set up three layers of defense array and one layer of auxiliary array for Huimu Pass. The defense array is easy to understand, and the auxiliary array is to add some heaven and earth power attributes to Huimu Pass, and then feed it back to the defenders in the pass, so that the defenders can gain some enhanced status, such as soul solidification, body strengthening and so on.

The idea was good, but the workload was not small. However, Yang Qian adopted a more rough method, directly engraving the traces and then infusing the magic power. In this way, he could save a lot of time when setting up the formation, and the stonemasons behind him could just pick out the fine details bit by bit. It took Yang Qian three and a half days to finish arranging the mountains and walls on both sides of Huimu Pass, including the enemy-facing side.

Traces of magic power burning were left on the mountain and the wall as clear as charcoal pencils. The thickness varied, and many places were very complex, which must have required great craftsmanship.

Then Yang Qian spent another two days setting up the magic array on the inward side of Huimu Pass, including the interior of the pass.

Finally, Yang Qian escaped into the underground, following the terrain of the mountains on both sides, drawing the force of the terrain over to the main vein extending downwards from the magic circle.

In this way, the formation of Huimu Pass will not consume too many spirit stones. Most of the required power is obtained from the terrain. Only a small part, such as the formation mentioned earlier to assist the defenders, requires spirit stones to open during war.

There is no shortage of spiritual stones in Shuangqing Prefecture now.

After driving away the demon cultivators and bandits who had become powerful here, several of the occupied spiritual stone mines have now fallen into the hands of the government. Cui Mingsheng came to report last time that he would first organize people to resume the mining of these spiritual stone veins. He also found Juan and asked the imperial guards under Juan to help teach the method of mining spiritual stone mines.

Therefore, in Yang Qian's opinion, once the formation of Huimu Pass is completed and activated, there will be no problem for Huimu Pass's defense capability to at least double that of before.

After being delayed in Huimu Pass for ten days, Yang Qian finally returned to the city, leaving Zhao Ting to continue working in the pass. Once the stonemason had carved the ablation array pattern, Yang Qian would go back to complete the array and teach the assistant officers how to operate the array core.

As soon as he arrived in his own backyard, Cui Mingsheng came to his door.

This man hardly smiles now, and his temperament has changed a lot compared to when he was in Sandao City. He has a stern face all day long and regards work as his whole life. Apart from eating and sleeping, this man can be said to be really busy.

"Master Cui, could you please not be so tense all the time?"

"Sir, I am the scapegoat. If I don't tense up, I am afraid I will fail your kindness in saving my life.

Besides, the affairs in Shuangqing Prefecture were complicated and numerous, and the mess left by Xiao Cangyu was a pile of shit, which was extremely troublesome to clean up.

Once I have sorted out the things I have in hand and the chief officers of various cities are in place, I should not be as busy as I am now."

Yang Qian smiled and shook his head, saying, "Okay, just be careful. Tell me, what's going on this time?"

"Sir, the first batch of relief aid sent by the imperial court arrived in Taocheng the day before yesterday and is currently being stored in Taocheng's warehouse. The new Taocheng yamen master does not want to let go of the relief aid, and has already sent me three urgent letters complaining to me. Do you think we should punish him or take other measures?"

Yang Qian smiled and said, "Master Cui, there's no need to test my opinion. You are now managing the government affairs of the prefecture on my behalf, so your opinion will prevail on this matter. If you feel unsure, you can tell me and I will consider it."

Cui Mingsheng was not polite either, and said, "Sir, what I mean is that punishment is necessary, but it should not be excessive. Taocheng has been suffering for a long time, and it is okay to give some preferential treatment, but we cannot ask for everything we want."

Yang Qian had no reason to disagree. But he also smiled and said, "Master Cui, do you have anything else to say? Tell me now."

If it was just a matter in Taocheng, Yang Qian didn't think Cui Mingsheng would throw it to him in such a hurry.

“Your Excellency, I heard that you displayed your divine power at Huimu Pass and arranged a magic array to strengthen the defense of Huimu Pass.

I, your humble servant, boldly suggest that your move can be extended to the prefectures, and all cities and towns need your protection to resist the evil spirits and bandits that cannot be completely eliminated in Shuangqing Prefecture in a short period of time, and at the same time allow the people of each city to rest and recuperate more peacefully.

(End of this chapter)