Chapter 1098 - 921, Pregnancy
The death of Shen Jingbing intimidated Commander Hang Zhong of the Xintunwei. He dared not deliberately obstruct the construction of the military towns anymore. When Xiao Yeyang came to inspect, three military towns had already begun to take shape.
Hang Zhong knew how to deal with people better than Shen Jingbing. For any troubles concerning the Border Army, he listened to Xiao Yeyang without fail, and would never openly oppose him.
Seeing that Hang Zhong knew his place, Xiao Yeyang didn’t make things difficult for him.
Gazing at the rapidly rising city walls, Hang Zhong spoke softly to the staff officer by his side, "I wonder where Xiao Yeyang found the construction materials. I had someone test them, and they are much more solid than ordinary rammed earth."
The staff officer nodded in agreement, "It rained a few days ago, and I also paid attention. The roads built with this thing called cement were not muddy at all. If the official roads in Xiliang were all built like this, it would not only increase the speed of troop movements but also facilitate the travel of the people."
Just thinking about how the roads became muddy after every rain, making walking difficult and ruining shoes at a rapid rate.
Hang Zhong sighed; even though his heart was with Master Wei, he had to admit that Xiao Yeyang’s arrival had solved quite a few problems in Xiliang.
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To control the Border Army, Xiao Yeyang had put in a lot of effort. To investigate the power behind the military leaders and their loyalty, he employed most of the Jinling Guard and Hidden Guard at his disposal.
Under the leadership of Shen Jingbing, the officers of the Jianzhou Guard had become lazy and indulgent, corrupt and pleasure-seeking. Their soldiers had no sense of military discipline or appearance. Xiao Yeyang spent a great deal of effort to change this adverse trend.