The Yin-Yang Daoist busied himself underground.
Wu Tie himself was even busier and more exhausted than the Yin-Yang Daoist.
The affairs of the Imperial City’s Military Affairs Department—both political and military—were tangled up in endless bickering with various halls and departments.
Above all, he had to be extra cautious of Gongyang Sanlv’s retaliations.
The reorganization of the Four Courtyards’ Twelve Guards elite troops, military pay, provisions, armor, bows and crossbows, mounts—in addition to those standardized warships—every single aspect kept him overwhelmingly occupied.
As for military pay, Yuzhou could raise it on its own, which was a great advantage for Wu Tie.
But provisions, armor, bows and crossbows, mounts, especially those large standardized warships and floating battle fortresses—each main cannon required supreme craftsmanship and a huge amount of rare materials, a problem that Yuzhou alone simply could not solve.
Lao Tie and Pei Feng, accompanied by Huang Lang and Li Ergouzi, led large squads daily to various halls, departments, and government offices—both civil and military.
They banged tables, smashed storefronts, even sprayed chicken’s blood on gates, demanding various equipment and supplies.
Anytime they stirred up Angyang City, it became an utter mess.