Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 45 Discussion (1)

In the next few days, news of Liang Chongxin and Mulige's troops defeating and surrendering Tubok and Shentuhua's rebellious army came back one after another, which made me very happy. Although there are still 70,000 to 80,000 rebellious troops entrenched in the northeast of Guide Mansion, but based on the information I have now, I already have a clever strategy in my mind to wipe them out easily, and I can implement it when the time is right. Therefore, I strictly ordered the two divisions of Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov to maintain the status quo in Guide. At the same time, I also asked them to prepare for the expansion of the recruited volunteers and the remaining garrison troops, so as to re-establish the garrison division of Guide Mansion as soon as possible. Lay the groundwork. In daily work, on the one hand, we will eliminate the remnants of the rebel army, and on the other hand, we will make various preparations for the administrative personnel loyal to me to enter Guide Mansion to take over the work.

In Bonan Prefecture in the south, the work is even smoother. Since the rebellion in the whole government has subsided, the rebellious army that surrendered is also being reorganized in an orderly manner under the control of my army. At the same time, like Guide, a large amount of grain is also continuously imported from Qingyang, and the grain price is immediately stabilized. I also ordered the opening of warehouses to help the victims who were unable to live. These measures had an immediate effect, and the social order was quickly restored. However, the economy that has been hit hard cannot be restarted for a while. This is not an easy job, no Know how much time it will take to complete.

It turned out that with my consent, Liang Chongxin also changed the main officers of the remaining three regiments of the Bonan Prefecture Garrison Division when they were reorganized. , The backbone loyal to me will be transferred from the Second Guard Division, and the original officers will be re-arranged after passing the examination. At the same time, according to my plan, I also began to post announcements to recruit soldiers, enrich the garrison force, and prepare to expand it into a complete garrison division. Originally I preferred that He Lianbo, Liang Chongxin's deputy, be the head of the newly formed Bonan Security Division, but then I considered that He Lianbo was originally the leader of the bandit organization "Black Tiger" and had a good reputation in the northwest region. In order to avoid doubts from the public, I gave up this idea and temporarily left this position vacant, and Liang Chongxin was temporarily in charge of the preparatory tasks.

From December 5th to 6th, I led my important advisers Xiao Tang, Ling Tianfang, Su Minshun, and Mo Lun to inspect the Guide Mansion, and discussed the current situation in Guide with Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov. discuss. On December 9th, I came to Bonan Mansion again with the others. After a brief inspection of Bonan Mansion, I decided to hold a large-scale meeting in the city of Bonan Mansion. Mansion (excluding Yinchuan Mansion and Taixuan Mansion, due to historical reasons and practical problems, I have no plan to bring the two mansions into management in the short term) future development directions and plans, as well as existing problems and difficulties.

This is a very important meeting, and the number of participants is relatively large. In view of the importance and urgency of this meeting, I ask all the participants to put forward practical views on the scope of their work. Comments and suggestions on overall work are welcome.

The snow is beginning to clear, and the long-lost sun finally shows its face, but the weather is still a bit cold. Early in the morning, Xiao Tang and Ling Tianfang rushed to the reception room I set up in the former city guard's mansion of Bonan Prefecture, where I will have some discussions with the two about the upcoming meeting.

Due to the large-scale rebellion in Guide and Bonan, the local government was unable to control the deterioration of the situation. The imperial authorities had already ordered the dismissal of the former city guards of the two prefectures. Temporarily acting as an agent to exercise the power of city guards to prevent the prefectural cities of the two prefectures from falling into the hands of the rebels.

After my troops entered, the actual management of the two governments has been taken over by the army. Up to now, the army still controls the operation of the entire government. , restore normal production and living order, and then restore the prosperity and glory of the past. But this is easy to say, but it is quite difficult to operate, which is why I called Xiao and Ling to discuss it.

"Your Excellency called us here early in the morning, but what's the matter?" Xiao Tang's face was still a little sleepy, it was obvious that he had stayed up all night. Ever since he came out to inspect with me, he knew that he might be burdened by me again. From Guide to Bonan, he carefully understood the local conditions, and on the other hand, he also followed my instructions to meet the original local people. High-level local officials, and comfort these officials who are in constant anxiety and do not know that one day they may be kicked out, encourage them to maintain a normal mind, work hard, keep in touch with Qingyang at any time, and pay attention to Qingyang's own work at any time, It was really difficult for him.

In comparison, Ling Tianfang is much more chic. Apart from the reorganization and reconstruction of the army and the assessment and understanding of officers that I arranged, his main job seems to be traveling. Walking around places of interest is probably also a habit he has developed from his long-term travels. In addition, Jinzhou's work has been on track, and the original foundation is much better than that of Qingyang, so he seems much more at ease.

"Well, it's nothing important, but there will be a meeting tomorrow. I think the three of us will talk about some important issues first, and listen to the opinions and suggestions of the two of you by the way." I answered him lightly. , when the attendant served the tea and coffee and left, the door of the reception room was tightly closed.

While picking up the tongs and stirring the hot charcoal in the brazier, I was thinking about certain issues. "My lord, what kind of problem is it?" Seeing that I didn't say anything for a long time, Xiao Tang couldn't help it.

"Well, it's about personnel adjustments and army reorganization." I finally stopped what I was doing and lay down in the comfortable fur chair.

"Oh?" The two exchanged glances almost at the same time, and made a sound of surprise.

"What? A little accident, isn't it?" I asked with a smile.

"That's right, it's a bit of a surprise. I thought the lord would make adjustments to personnel after this meeting, but I didn't expect to make adjustments at the meeting." Xiao Tang nodded, not hiding his embarrassment. surprise.

"Your Excellency, do you want to form a new army? Is it too urgent? The army we have now is large enough, and it is more than enough to deal with the current situation." Ling Tianfang was so hasty to me, just There is also some confusion about the massive expansion of the army as soon as he takes over the power, which is very different from the original discussion with him.

I didn't answer Ling Tianfang's question, but just took out a piece of information and handed it to Ling Tianfang. It was a thick piece of paper, and it was obtained by several intelligence agencies through a lot of hard work. The content was quite detailed. .

This piece of information immediately attracted Ling Tianfang's full attention. Then I turned my head and asked Xiao Tang: "The situation is developing very fast now, especially our external situation is threatening. I want to determine candidates for some important positions as soon as possible, so I call you here to ask for your opinions."

Seeing that Ling Tianfang's mind was completely on reading the information, Xiao Tang was a little cautious. He also guessed the related issues I wanted to discuss with him, but these personnel matters have always been decided by me alone. He never interjected, so as not to give people the excuse that he was a gangster. "My lord, these matters should be decided by you, I'm afraid it's not easy for us to intervene."

I waved my hand and replied with a smile: "What? What worries do you have? Since I asked you to refer to it, I don't think there should be any other troubles."

Seeing what I said, Xiao Tang had no choice but to say no more, "Then I don't know which candidates you want to adjust?"

"Everyone knows that I have been appointed by the empire as the military governor of Northwest County, so it is impossible for me to continue to serve as the city guard of Qingyang and Jinzhou prefectures. Also, Bonan Mansion has been pacified and returned to Defu will also be fully included in our hands in the near future. These two places were once glorious towns with developed industries and commerce, convenient transportation, and rich people. But now the economy of these two places is close to collapse, and the people are suffering. We It is necessary to promote its recovery as soon as possible in a relatively short period of time, and the task before us is quite heavy."

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but sighed before continuing, "The work of Qingyang Mansion has just started on the right track, and there is still a long way to go before it can become a veritable capital of Northwest China. To leave, although Jinzhou has been less affected by the war than these prefectures, due to Qingyang's implementation of the tax reduction and exemption policy to stimulate economic development, the fiscal revenue is almost zero, and it will gradually recover after this year. All the financial expenditures of the government depend on Jinzhou ~IndoMTL.com~ so the pressure is also great, and the work can only be stepped up and not relaxed. The government structure at the northwest county level also needs to be established urgently, and the preparation work is also quite heavy, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources.”

Seeing that Xiao Tang listened carefully to my words with a serious expression, I raised the question: "The most urgent task now is to choose the person in charge of the preparation of the county-level government organization and the city guards of the four prefectures under its jurisdiction."

Perhaps it was because I brought up such an important issue straightforwardly, but Xiao Tang and Ling Tianfang were not mentally prepared. Is there a suitable candidate?" Ling Tianfang's eyes also fell on me.

"There is one candidate, Xiao Tang, I wanted you to replace me as the city guard of Qingyang Prefecture," I paused when I said this.

When I said that I wanted Xiao Tang to be the guard of Qingyang City, Xiao Tang's heart couldn't help but jump a few times. It was a dream, his face flushed with excitement, but he also understood that there must be other arrangements for what I didn't say, "Your Excellency values ​​Xiao so much, how can Xiao He dare to take on this important task?"

"Xiao Tang, Xiao Tang, you look down on yourself too much. You don't need to be humble with me. A talent is a talent, and a mediocrity is a mediocrity. You don't think that I, a Jiedu envoy, don't even know people like this. You don’t even have the ability!” I laughed loudly, “I originally wanted you to serve as Qingyang city guard because I wanted you to give full play to your talents in this position and at the same time exercise you, but after much deliberation, it is true that I can't think of anyone who can replace you to build the sub-organization of the County Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, so I have to give up this plan, and let you take care of the hearts of the entire Northwest County for me."