Throne of Vientiane Civilization

The placement of retired soldiers can solve the problem of lack of labor in the subsequent construction projects in the southern border to the greatest extent.

Of course, Zhou Xu did not mean to force them to do hard labor there.

For these retired soldiers, he basically gave them two choices.

One is to choose a job arranged by the state after retirement, which is to stay in the southern border and participate in the construction projects in the southern border.

The second is that after retirement, there is no need for the state to arrange a job, then you can get a one-time retirement fee, and the state will not care about the rest.

After the relevant notice was issued here, almost 80% of the soldiers chose the former.

The fundamental reason is that Zhou Xu has a high enough reputation among the people, and the people believe in him and think that listening to him is right.

For these soldiers, Zhou Xu will definitely not treat them unfairly.

After all, they are excellent laborers in peacetime, and in wartime, they are veterans with rich battlefield experience, and they are definitely high-quality population.

As for those who choose the latter, his retirement fee is also very neat.

Basically, as soon as the Military and Political Department sent the list, he asked the Ministry of Finance to check the number of people and the amount, and then distributed the retirement benefits.

During this period, the pensions for injured retired soldiers and soldiers who died in battle were also distributed together.

In order to ensure that this sum of money can be clearly distributed to every soldier or soldier's family, Zhou Xu also specially sent a personal soldier around him, together with the supervisors from Ye Jinghong's Inspection Department, and a person in charge from the Ministry of Finance and the Military and Political Department to supervise the four parties, and never allow any mistakes to be made in this sum of money.

It was already early autumn when the specific implementation was completed. Zhou Xu, who received the report to ensure that there was no mistake, was secretly relieved.

After the season entered autumn, their Great Zhou still focused on stable development for the entire second half of the year.

At this stage, there are only two areas where enemies may appear, that is, Xinbei District and Northeast Region.

The Northeast Region is far from being fully developed. At present, the region is mainly composed of primitive tribes, and the forces that can pose a threat to them are basically zero, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.

In comparison, the risk that the New North District needs to bear is undoubtedly greater.

However, since that time, the greenskin troops have not appeared again.

Zhou Xu does not think that the greenskins have been destroyed by the coalition outside. If that is the case, the dwarves, as their neighbors, will definitely start to contact them or take some actions.

As it is now, it is unrealistic to just treat them as non-existent.

And there is only one possibility for such a situation, that is, the war between the coalition and the greenskins is still going on, so the other side has no time to deal with them.

The reason why the greenskins have not appeared again is because the dwarves have strengthened their defense.

After all, judging from their previous performance in the Great Zhou, the dwarves in the Copperforge should feel that their military strength is very limited. If they let the greenskin troops go around their rear at will, if the Great Zhou fails to resist the offensive, then their rear will be in danger.

Rather than taking this risk, it is better to strengthen their defense from the beginning and not give the greenskin troops the opportunity to invade their rear.

Under this arrangement, the existence of the Great Zhou is more like an extra insurance for the dwarves.

After all, in a protracted war, no one can ensure that there will be no mistakes in their deployment.

If there is a little mistake on their side, the garrison troops of the Great Zhou may be of some use.

Just like before, if they slightly block the attack of the greenskin troops, they can arrive in time to resolve the threat!

"According to the intelligence, the dwarves of Copperforge are very strong, and there are multinational coalition forces outside. Those greenskins can actually fight to this extent, and their strength can be said to be terrifying."

In the side hall, after listening to Zhou Xu's simple analysis, Silk tried to express his own thoughts.

After all, Silk himself is also a general with the ability to command troops. Therefore, when thinking about some military-related issues, Zhou Xu will habitually discuss with Silk to cultivate his military mind and lay a foundation for him to lead troops in the future.

After all, Silk has not seen the strength of the greenskin troops and the dwarves of Copperforge with his own eyes, and can only obtain some information from the battle report sent by Shi Lei at that time.

At this moment, hearing Silk's words, Zhou Xu shook his head.

"Not necessarily."

Zhou Xu didn't keep anyone in suspense, and he followed Silk's words directly.

"This multinational coalition may not be as strong as you think. It's not that they are not strong enough, but in a war, their respective interests will inevitably conflict."

At this point, looking at Silk who still couldn't understand, Zhou Xu gave him a simple example.

"For example, you are also in this multinational coalition. In a war, the soldiers who are at the forefront and rush to the front must have the most casualties. Other countries don't want to fight, so they let us take the lead. Are you willing?"

Hearing this, Silk's brows frowned obviously, and then shook his head.

"No!"

"That's right, it's not in our interests to take the lead, and this is the same for other countries. The multinational coalition is essentially just a coalition, not a whole. While joining forces to deal with the greenskins, they also have to consider their own interests. Everyone is making their own calculations, and they can't work together. Can this war be easy to fight?"

Zhou Xu's simple and clear words immediately made Hilke suddenly realize.

They have little experience in the coalition forces, so many people within them really don't understand these twists and turns.

But Hilke is not a fool. When Zhou Xu said this, his mind suddenly became clear.

"Of course, this is a good thing for us. The war between the multinational coalition forces and the greenskins over there should last as long as possible. After all, if there are no greenskins over there, they will most likely get their ideas. on us."

Hearing this, Silk's expression became serious.

Zhou Xu, on the other hand, continued to talk...

"So, we still have to seize the opportunity and improve ourselves quickly. Everything else is empty. The last word is that we are strong enough!"

Zhou Xu's words made Hilke feel obviously nervous, but Zhou Xu himself was relatively relaxed.

Because from Zhou Xu's perspective, if a war has been fought for several years and has not yet ended, it must be a long-term war in which no one can solve the problem.

Just like the original lizardmen and ratmen.

Sometimes such a war may not last for several generations.