Chapter 49

Before changing his profession, Cheng Yang gathered Yu Kai and the other four team leaders to discuss the layout of Luofeng Village.

Soon, Yu Kai and the others arrived at the only Level 2 civilian house in Luofeng Village, each finding a stool to sit on.

Cheng Yang said, "Just now, our territory's profession statues have been upgraded to Level 3, and the number of people who can change professions under each statue has reached 200. Therefore, the number of people in your teams will soon surge again. However, this also brings a problem: with more people, management will inevitably become more difficult. Do you have any good suggestions in this regard?"

Yu Kai and the others exchanged glances; they were not very skilled in this area.

At this moment, Li Wanshan said, "Lord, I think you should set up a certain hierarchy for the professional teams, which would make management more convenient. Although each team currently has only forty people, it is still quite difficult to manage with just a team leader and a deputy. This will be even more challenging when the number of people increases."

Cheng Yang said, "This is indeed a problem. Do you think we should follow the current military battalion and company structure, or use the ancient military regiment and battalion structure?"

Yu Kai said, "Yangzi, why must we completely follow the old structures? Can't we create a new one? In my opinion, a small team of ten people, a medium team with four small teams, and a large team with three to five medium teams would be simple and clear to manage."

Cheng Yang said, "This could work, but what about after the large teams? According to your proposal, a large team would have a maximum of 200 people, which is suitable for now, but in the future, our numbers will definitely exceed this."

Liu Hao said, "What about using regiments above the large teams? The commander of a regiment could be called a commander, and above the regiments... we could call it a division. In ancient times, there was the concept of a division, and the commander of a division could be called a general."

Niu Bing, however, said, "Haozi, a division would have at most a few thousand people. Calling someone a general for managing a few thousand people might be too much. What if we have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in the future? How would we call them? All marshals or grand marshals?"

"About that..." Liu Hao smiled awkwardly, feeling embarrassed to argue with Niu Bing.

Cheng Yang said, "Let's not worry about the titles for now. The title of general in ancient times wasn't that significant, and some generals had very low ranks. As for ranks higher than divisions, it's too early to consider. At least within half a year, we won't likely develop to such a scale. ... If you have any other good suggestions, feel free to speak up. As long as it benefits the territory's development, I will adopt it."

Li Wanshan hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord, I think it's not appropriate for you to serve as the captain of a large team. As the lord, it seems out of place for you to be a captain. It's like an ancient emperor giving himself a general's title, which seems redundant."

"About that..." Cheng Yang thought for a moment and then said, "Your suggestion makes sense. I indeed am not very suitable for this role. In the past few days, although I have been the captain in name, I rarely acted with the team. Let me announce that I will hand over the captain's position to Zhao Chuan. I think he has been managing the team well these past few days, and he is very suitable for the role."

Li Wanshan naturally had no objections, and the matter was settled.

"Should we give each team a name? It would be more convenient to refer to them," Liu Hao suddenly said.

Yu Kai said, "I don't think it's necessary for now. Naming each large team would be a headache. We can number the five large teams from one to five, and give them names when the team reaches the regiment level."

Cheng Yang said, "Kai, you're right. Names are not important now. After the territory upgrades to Level 3, barracks and a mercenary guild will appear. The barracks are for forming regular armies, which have formal structures in the territory. The mercenary guild is for forming mercenary groups, which are civilian organizations. At that time, you can give your teams a resounding name."

Yu Kai and the others had no doubts about what Cheng Yang said. They all looked forward to the appearance of the barracks. As for mercenary groups, from the moment these five teams were formed, their fate was already tied to Luofeng Village.

Li Wanshan said, "Lord, I have another suggestion, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say."

"Old Li, go ahead. Although we've only known each other for a few days, I trust your character," Cheng Yang said with a smile.

Li Wanshan said, "Since you are the highest leader of Luofeng Village, you should establish your authority. You and the team leaders are close, so it's fine to call each other by name in private, but in public, I think it's better to emphasize your status as the lord. This will also benefit the management of the territory."

Cheng Yang said, "Is that necessary? We..."

Yu Kai suddenly interrupted Cheng Yang and said, "Yangzi, I think Captain Li's suggestion makes sense. I've thought about this issue before but didn't want to bring it up, fearing it would affect our brotherhood. Since Captain Li has raised it, let's decide on it. Besides, this is just a title in front of others; we are still close friends in private, right?"

Cheng Yang thought for a moment and said, "Alright. Do you have anything else to say?"

Li Wanshan said, "Lord, when I said you are not suitable to be the captain of a team, I had another point. I think you should gather a few or even dozens of elite professionals to form a personal guard. The number should not be too large, but each member must be powerful. This will be useful in critical moments."

Cheng Yang knew the purpose of Li Wanshan's suggestion, which was to ensure his safety, so he did not refuse. However, this was not something that could be done quickly. According to Cheng Yang's plan, if he were to form such a team, the members would need to have at least A-level talent. Currently, among those who have changed professions in Luofeng Village, there are many with A-level talent, but they will be the core members of the five main teams, and Cheng Yang did not want to affect their combat effectiveness.

After this matter was preliminarily settled, Cheng Yang said, "I forgot to mention something. After the profession statues were upgraded, each statue gained a new skill. However, this skill can only be learned after you reach the high-level apprentice stage, so you must work hard in your training."

Liu Hao smiled bitterly and said, "We are already working hard. My training progress has already reached 42%, and I will break through to the mid-level warrior apprentice in another five to six days. Even so, the high-level apprentice stage is still far away. Aren't you just making us crave something we can't have?"

Cheng Yang laughed and said, "This is not to make you crave, but to give you motivation to level up. You can check the specific skill attributes at the statue, and I believe you will be very satisfied."

For Liu Hao and the others, even with four times the training speed, it would take more than twenty days to reach the high-level apprentice stage. No wonder Liu Hao thought Cheng Yang was intentionally making them crave.

After their banter, Li Wanshan said, "Lord, I think we still have too few carpenters who can cut wood. In two days, they have only cut about 500 cubic meters of wood. Including the wood collected from Huimin Town, we have a total of 600 cubic meters. This is far from enough to build the necessary structures for the upgrade. Especially the wall, which needs to be expanded urgently. Currently, we have more than 12,000 people on this one square kilometer of land. After deducting the land occupied by buildings, the people sleeping outside are already very crowded."

Cheng Yang nodded and said, "I know about this. I currently have 3,400 spirit points. I will lend 2,000 points to some carpenters to start cutting wood. This way, we should be able to build the wall by tomorrow."

After that, the group discussed other details and then left the house.

Next, Cheng Yang gathered all the professionals and announced the decisions made, with the main focus being the team structure.

First, Cheng Yang announced that he would resign as captain, and Zhao Chuan would take over. This decision made Zhao Chuan quite excited, but he had somewhat expected it.

After all, he was the only deputy captain of the team, and as the lord, Cheng Yang would eventually step down from the captain's position. As the saying goes, water flows downhill, and people strive for higher positions. Being able to advance in the territory made Zhao Chuan naturally happy.

Second, the future team structure would be as follows: Yu Kai's team would be the First Large Team, Liu Hao's the Second Large Team, Niu Bing's the Third Large Team, Li Wanshan's the Fourth Large Team, and Zhao Chuan's the Fifth Large Team. Each large team would have one captain and three deputy captains. Each large team would temporarily consist of four medium teams, with each medium team having one captain and two deputy captains. Each medium team would have four small teams, with each small team consisting of ten people and one captain.

For the small team personnel, Cheng Yang required that they be temporarily allocated based on the average distribution of professions to ensure that each small team could operate independently. As for the priests, due to their limited numbers, they would be allocated by the large team captains.

The appointments for the large teams would be directly made by Cheng Yang; the medium team captains would be nominated by the large team captains and announced by Cheng Yang; the small team captains would be nominated by the medium team captains and appointed by the large team captains. This would ensure maximum delegation of power while avoiding nepotism.

Of course, the most serious nepotism in Luofeng Village was Cheng Yang himself, as three of the five large teams were led by his close friends. However, no one had any objections, as the territory belonged to Cheng Yang. Besides, everyone knew that Liu Hao and the others had great talent and would become powerful figures in the future.

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