Chapter 306: Yue Yun’s Ordeal
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“Your Highness, I’m not thinking about that. I’m just wondering… now that the Qingzhou Army has engineers, logistics troops, and even a navy—these are military branches the Great Yu Empire never had before. But you seem so confident in reforming the army. I just don’t understand.”
Xiao Ming smiled. The Great Yu Empire’s military system was still stuck in the age of swords and spears. Now that he was shifting to the age of firearms, of course many people opposed it.
But Xiao Ming had no choice. Western armies were already using firearms and had started organizing professional engineer and logistics units.
He was simply trying to catch up.
He said, “Back in Chang’an, I explained to Father about where cannons came from. The idea to reform the army also came from warnings by a Western missionary. The Great Yu Empire is no longer a powerful nation. We’re poor and weak, easy for foreigners to bully. If we want to rise again, we must dare to reform. Shang Yang changed laws when the Qin was in danger—now it’s the same situation.”
Pang Yukun stayed silent. It was Xiao Ming who had developed cannons in a time of crisis and used them to defend Cangzhou City.
He suddenly realized his knowledge couldn’t keep up with this prince of the Great Yu Empire. Perhaps the things he worried about were just petty in Xiao Ming’s eyes.
And facts had shown Xiao Ming’s actions were correct. After hesitating, Pang Yukun decided to trust him.
“I was overthinking it. This reform affects a lot of things, but I believe Your Highness is doing this for the people of your territory,” Pang Yukun said seriously.