"It's not an easy task." Yang Chendong's heart quickly firmed up this idea, that is, it has not been taken seriously and has not been occupied, or it is said that the people who occupy them are some inconspicuous local small tribes and small forces, so isn't it a good opportunity for him to go down from heaven if he doesn't take it?

"Chen Bo, you focus on telling me about the situation east of Siberia." After having an idea in his heart, Yang Chendong wanted to know more.

It's a pity that Chen Bo can't say anything about the next, obviously his focus is not on that land, after all, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is both mountainous and swampy, especially the weather is cold and freezing, and the winter time is too long, which really can't arouse people's interest. It's just that Chen Bo was originally very smart, and he seemed to have an insight into Yang Chendong's meaning in an instant, "Sixth Young Master, do you want to occupy that place?" ”

"Well, that's the idea." Chen Bo was one of his henchmen, so Yang Chendong nodded without concealment.

"This..."When Chen Bo heard this, he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"What do you say, there are no outsiders here." Yang Chendong said encouragingly.

"Yes." Chen Bo nodded, then stood up from his chair, stood up in a standard military posture and said: "Sixth Young Master, my subordinates think that the area east of the Siberian steppe is of no value now, and the climate is very harsh, if you are not fully prepared to enter there, it is likely to consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and even a huge pit that may take a long time to fill, even so, it is better to stabilize the Siberian steppe, hold it, and prevent anyone from invading it, and then use this as a base point, It is better to develop to the east little by little, step by step. ”

After saying this, Chen Bo didn't even have the courage to look at Yang Chendong. The current Sixth Young Master is no longer the Sixth Young Master with only a few thousand people under him, but a king with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of millions of people. Chen Bo himself didn't know if it was appropriate to say this, but considering that he had asked himself, where his duty was, the opinions that should be made must be mentioned, otherwise it would be irresponsible.

Hearing these words in Yang Chendong's ears, his face naturally changed gradually. He suddenly found himself still too anxious, just thinking about occupying the land, but not thinking about whether reality allowed it and what price it would have to pay.

Perhaps his desire was too grandiose and he had to race against time, because he was not sure if his successor would continue his course if he was gone, if his ideal was not fulfilled.

Also, he's been going too smoothly lately, which makes him a little carried away.

Yes, it is true that it is not advisable to send a large army into the Far East now, not for anything else, but because the climate is harsh and the roads are difficult to navigate. Without any foundation and preparation, it will be a very huge project to redevelop there, and it is very likely that, as Chen Bo said, it will eventually occupy a lot of manpower, financial and material resources, and the final gain is far less than the cost.

"It's because I'm too anxious, Chen Bo, thank you for the reminder." Yang Chendong, who was on the contrary, sensibly gave up the decision to migrate to the Far East.

Chen Bo originally thought that his outspoken words would cause the sixth young master to be unhappy, but if that was the case, his future road would be tantamount to coming to an end. Unexpectedly, Yang Chen was not angry, and took the initiative to admit his mistake to himself, and he was also frightened for a while, and waved his hand again and again and said, "Sixth Young Master, don't scare me, I'm cowardly." ”

"Haha, are you still timid? There are few people who dare to speak so bluntly in front of me as you do. But well, I like it, if you have a problem, you should raise it, and if you have a question, you have to say it, otherwise, people will make mistakes. The higher the position, the greater the mistakes will be made, and at this point, you are doing a good job. Yang Chendong laughed, the kind of laughter that came from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Bo also laughed at the moment, and then he raised a topic that interested Yang Chendong, "Sixth Young Master, although we are now spending a lot of effort in the Far East region you mentioned, it is still possible to develop a small area, and we can find a way for future development." In addition, there are many things lacking in the West Beltian steppe, such as food, war horses, weapons, etc., and some people just happened to migrate over, and they could also help the army transport supplies, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone. ”

Chen Bo put forward these words to flatter. Directly rejecting Yang Chendong's overall plan is not good after all, and now supporting sending a small number of people over is a kind of show of goodwill, at least it proves that Yang Chendong's decision is correct in the general direction.

"Hehe, you're so clever that you can play tricks." Yang Chendong stretched out his hand and nodded at Chen Bo, asked him to sit down again, and then asked with a question on his face: "Even if you mean the Siberian steppe, how can there be a lack of war horses in that place?" And weapons, as far as I know, there's a lot of iron ore underneath that area. ”

What Yang Chendong said as far as he knew, it was naturally from the experience of later generations. In fact, the Far East is not only rich in aboveground iron resources, but also has the world's largest tungsten ore reserves. The tungsten ore resources are mainly distributed in the North Caucasus, East Siberia and the Far East. The proven mineral deposits basically belong to the primary comprehensive mine, accompanied by molybdenum ore, copper ore and so on.

In a place like this, there will be a lack of weapons used in war, which really puzzles Yang Chendong. And soon Chen Bo had an answer to these questions, "Sixth Young Master, don't you know, as you said, there are still some iron mines in the local area, which are not difficult to find, but the difficulty is that there are no people who produce iron ore, once anyone can make iron weapons, it will be treated as a treasure, and even sometimes the fight between the two tribes and forces is to find this person, if you can't use it for yourself, it is often killed with a knife." In this way, such talents become fewer and fewer, and some people do not learn to strike iron for the safety of their own lives. ”

When he said this, Chen Bo couldn't help but sigh and said, "Sixth Young Master, you didn't see it, you didn't know. Some small tribes when they fight with outsiders, take a lump of iron, simply have nothing to do with sharpness, completely rely on their own weight to kill the enemy, which is why when we appear, few people will be our opponents, facing the sharp sabers, swords, and sabers in our hands, some local men see it, as if they see the beauty of the rare. ”

"Is there such a thing? So say the Golden Horde, oh no! Now in the Great Horde, their weapons are relatively scarce? "Yang Chendongwan didn't expect that it would be because of technical reasons, so that there is a lack of weapons."

"No, no! The big forces have a special place to build weapons, which is well protected, and there is generally no danger, and they also attract more skilled blacksmiths there, and over time, the greater the force, the faster the development, on the contrary, the smaller the force, the less room for development. Just like raising war horses, the big forces naturally have good horse farms and heavy protection, on the contrary, those small forces do not have enough self-protection strength, and the more war horses they raise, the greater the danger they will bring to themselves, which is why they are getting weaker and weaker. ”

Chen Bo's answer made the matter very clear, and while Yang Chendong kept nodding, he also thought maliciously in his heart. In later generations, Russia's armaments will always be among the top three in the world, will it be because they have suffered the loss of too poor weapons, so even if they are poor, they will go all out to develop armaments?

Having said that, through Chen Bo's introduction, Yang Chendong has a better understanding of the north, as well as the northwest and northeast regions, and even has a general intention of the development there in his heart. Even if you want to develop there, you always have to come step by step, just like people say, you have to eat the rice one bite at a time. Yang Chendong was ready to start with the army first, after all, there was no strong military force there to play a deterrent role, so any future development was just a conjecture.

"Chen Bo, you must have heard about it when you came to Shicheng, the development of the army in the past two years has been very rapid, and there have been four commanders in the army and navy."

Speaking of the army, Chen Bo naturally looked envious, "Yes, I heard what Commander Hu said." ”

"Well, how? Do you also want to be a military commander and hang a rank of general? Yang Chendong looked at Chen Bo with a smile.

"Everything obeys the orders of the sixth young master." Chen Bo did not refuse, nor did he show too much desire, but stood up and demanded himself with the appearance of a soldier.

"Okay, do you really listen to me?" The smile on his face had gradually converged, and Yang Chendong's expression was much more solemn.

"Yes, I promise to obey orders." Chen Bo continued to straighten up and said.

Chen Bo was appointed governor of the Far Eastern region, in charge of local development and military affairs. I'm not there, you're the heaven there, and you have the right to decide everything. Yang Chendong made a very sudden decision, a decision that he hadn't thought about before, but was announced now.

As soon as he gave the order, Chen Bo instinctively replied yes. But then his eyes widened, "Sixth Young Master, this is... Is this me going to take off my uniform? ”

"Of course not." Yang Chendong shook his head and continued: "The Far Eastern Prefecture will set up a Far Eastern Army under your leadership, and you will be the commander of the army, with the rank of major general. ”

Hearing that he was still in the army, Chen Bo breathed a sigh of relief, he was worried that he would come out of the army, and as long as he didn't leave, what kind of army he would bring was negotiable.