Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 2 Politics

Wufeng also has a certain understanding of Jinzhou. During his stay in Qingyang, he had a long talk with Lu Yunshan, a tycoon of Jinzhou's medicinal material industry. Lu Yunshan also gave a detailed introduction to the current situation of Jinzhou Prefecture. It would be a lie to say that he is not interested in Jinzhou. Wufeng is not only interested in Jinzhou, but also covets Guide and Bonan. The question is how to get these lands in a logical manner. Without arousing opposition from the central government of the empire, the best way is to become the military and political envoy of the Northwest County. It is unrealistic, even if you want to become the head of the Northwest County, it will be very difficult. The empire has already felt overwhelmed by the two military and political envoys, and it will certainly not easily confer another military and political envoy unless it becomes a fait accompli.

But if you want to turn it into a fact, you must have a suitable excuse and timing, and avoid giving people an excuse. Moreover, the military strength of Qingyang Mansion is not enough to take down Jinzhou Mansion. Although the strength of Jinzhou Mansion is not strong, and a large part of its troops are restrained by those Gaoyue people's armed forces, Qingyang's current Even if the military force can win the Golden State, I am afraid that it will suffer heavy losses, not to mention that if there is no good reason to attack the neighboring state capitals at will, the Empire Central Committee will never agree.

Seeing that Wufeng was lost in thought again, Ling Tianfang also knew that Wufeng was thinking about how to untie this knot. On the one hand, the external powerful enemies were sharpening their knives, time was running out, and his own strength was not enough to resist the enemy again. China has invaded on a large scale, and if it wants to grow itself quickly, and is limited by time and other objective conditions, it is impossible to do it overnight, it is really difficult.

"Mr. Ling, how is the strength of the Chidi people on the Xitengeri prairie compared to the Luobei people?" Ling Tianfang heard Wu Feng suddenly ask such a topic that seems to be different from the topic just discussed. He was stunned by the relevant question, but he immediately reacted, his eyes lit up, and his dark eyes flashed brightly, "Well, we can try it, at worst it can play a diversionary role, anyway, it will not cause any loss to us. "It sounds like the answer is irrelevant, but it is actually an evaluation of Wufeng's intention. "The strength of the Chidi people is second to none on the West Tengger grassland. For decades, they have been engaged in continuous wars with the Luobei people for supremacy on the prairie. The two ethnic groups are feuds, but in recent years the Chidi people It seems that the target has been shifted, and the main attack direction has been shifted to the countries of the Western Continent in the south and west, and they have taken a defensive position against the Luobei people. In the past few wars between the Luobei people and the Chidi people, they have always had an advantage.”

Wufeng also admired Ling Tianfang's reaction, he was able to understand his point, and he was able to accurately judge his own intentions, obviously he had considered all aspects. "Then who do you think is stronger, the Chidi people or the Luobei people?"

"It should be between brothers and sisters. The reason why the Chidi people turned their main force to the south and the south is because the countries in the western continent are now fighting endlessly. The benefits are more cost-effective than fighting the Luobei people, but the attacks of the Luobei people in the past few years have definitely affected their status on the West Tengger Grassland. The unfavorable war will definitely lead to double-mindedness, which is not clear to the Chidi people, so I judge that the Chidi people must also be looking for opportunities to attack the Luobei people to ensure their dominance on the West Tengger Prairie. "Ling Tianfang replied in a positive tone.

"Then we can have a good talk with the Chidi people, and we will benefit from cooperation. I believe they will be interested." Wufeng had an incomprehensible smile on his face again.

"In addition, we can also contact the countries of the Western Regions and the Indian Kingdom. They are forced to pay a large amount of grain and livestock to the Luobei people every year. I believe they are unwilling in their hearts, but they are forced by the powerful military strength of the Luobei people. That’s all.” Ling Tianfang made an analogy.

"Of course, even people like the Mote and Tubu can get in touch. The last time they sent representatives, they just wanted to observe the situation. Who wants to live a life of relying on others." Wu Feng They also nodded in agreement, "However, these guys shouldn't place too much hope. After all, their strength is limited, and they have to consider their own gains and losses. They just hope that they can buy us some time."

After more than ten days of trekking, Wufeng and his party finally entered the territory of Qingyang Mansion. Along the way, Wufeng and Ling Tianfang also discussed the current situation and the next plan many times. Wufeng found that Ling Tianfang had a thorough analysis of the current situation, and his views on various aspects were also very insightful, especially He is better at military affairs. Compared with Xiao Tang, it can be said that he has his own strengths. He is an extremely rare staff-type talent. Ling Tianfang also bluntly told Wufeng that he himself is more suitable as a staff officer, and that it is not his specialty to lead troops into battle. Wufeng felt even more admiration for Ling Tianfang's ability to understand himself so clearly. There are many capable people in this world, but there are not many who can correctly understand their own strengths and weaknesses. It is even more proud to be used for my own use.

Entering Qingyang territory, Wufeng felt something new. It used to be a barren farmland, but now you can see farmers in twos and threes preparing the land for spring plowing from time to time, and scattered houses are being built next to it. It is obvious that immigrants from outside have just arrived and started to build houses for farming. It seems that Xiao Tang's work is still fruitful. In just over a month, there have been such gratifying changes. In some places close to Qingyang Fucheng, it can even be seen that individual local grassroots officials began to organize young and middle-aged labor to repair the irrigation system and lay a solid foundation for the development of agriculture. Seeing all this, Wufeng felt very gratified. Now it can be said that it is time to race against the enemy, and to strengthen himself before the enemy launches an attack on Qingyang. Only when he is strong can he be invincible.

Originally, Wufeng was still a little worried about the social security of Qingyang Mansion, because Wufeng had heard of caravan attacks many times in Bonan territory, perhaps because of good luck, Wufeng and his party passed by fairly safely In the territory of Bonan. During the journey in Qingyang, Wufeng has not heard of any security issues in Qingyang Mansion recently. Most of the business travelers traveling from south to north are talking about the unstable social security and rampant bandits in Guide and Bonan. It seemed that Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu were still doing a good job, and Wufeng also breathed a sigh of relief. But after going back, we have to intensify the crackdown on these bandits and horse thieves. The promise to the merchants in the imperial capital to solve the public security problem within three months must be fulfilled as scheduled. Big negative.

On February 13th, 692 in the mainland calendar, Wufeng completed his first trip to the imperial capital and safely returned to Qingyang, where he had been away for more than a month. welcome. After a short rest, Wufeng immediately organized all the backbones to hold a meeting in the city guard's mansion. Wufeng eagerly wanted to know the progress of various tasks in Qingyang mansion and the difficulties he encountered during his absence. I want to tell everyone the harvest of my trip to the imperial capital, and finally make some arrangements for the next work plan combined with the actual situation, and also formally introduce Ling Tianfang to my confidants.

First of all, Wufeng introduced Ling Tianfang to everyone, and announced that Ling Tian would let go of his military staff. Immediately afterwards, Wufeng asked Xiao Tang, Mo Lun and Su Minshun to report on the work of the departments they were in charge of. The three spoke one after another, and made a detailed statement on the work situation during the period when Wufeng left.

As of February 10, Qingyang Prefecture has received immigrants from 2,025 households with 9,675 people. Among them, 1,749 households and 7,896 people are farmers, and the rest are handicraft workers, technicians, and business and service personnel. dependents. A total of 224,381 imperial gold coins were issued as loans and 345,662 imperial gold coins were secured as loans, which were mainly used for immigrants to build houses and purchase production materials. The grass-roots organizations in the 24 towns of the whole prefecture have also been established, but there are still far from enough personnel in some places. Finances are currently running well, but only if funding issues are resolved in a timely manner.

In terms of economic development, three large-scale workshops and seven medium-sized workshops have moved back to Qingyang (according to the division of the empire: small workshops employing less than 50 workers are called small workshops, and medium-sized workshops employ 50 to 200 workers , 200 to 500 workers are called large workshops, and those with more than 500 workers are called large workshops.), the construction industry is very prosperous, and some service and entertainment industries have also opened one after another, but no one has entered the financial industry. In terms of municipal construction, all the city walls that need to be revisited have been demolished, new projects have been designed and construction has begun, the streets in the city have also been re-planned, and the industrial area, commercial area, entertainment area and residential area have been initially divided based on the actual situation. Area. Some agricultural irrigation canals have been repaired and maintained, but the progress is very slow because the problem of labor shortage has not been fundamentally resolved. Road construction and renovation has not yet started.

In terms of internal affairs, the social security situation has basically improved, gradually forming a virtuous circle, and the work of several other departments is also proceeding smoothly. It is also called meritorious service and atonement, so it has not been dealt with for the time being.

After listening to the three people's reports, Wufeng signaled Liang, Cui, Lu and others with his eyes to continue reporting. Liang Chongxin, Cui Wenxiu, and Lu Man also reported on the situation of the army's defense.

As of February 10th, the two garrison divisions had wiped out five groups of small armed bandits~IndoMTL.com~Killed 689 bandits and captured 2175 people, of which 1977 were recruited after surrendering, 176 were educated and released, and executed according to law 22 people. Due to concerns about the movement of the army in Yinchuan Prefecture in the north, coupled with the lack of accurate information on bandits, especially the sudden disappearance of several large organizations, no other military operations have been carried out in the near future. Insufficient troops are still the biggest problem, and some troop equipment also needs to be updated and supplemented.

After listening to the reports of the people in charge of the government and the army, Wufeng first affirmed the work of everyone, and then gave a brief introduction to his trip to the imperial capital, and finally he made the next step based on all aspects of the situation Arrangement: "Time is tight now, only seven months until autumn, there is a great possibility that the Luobei people will make a comeback at that time, and now everyone knows our strength, if we want to repel the prepared Luobei People, it is definitely not enough to rely on existing strength. We will do our best to avoid this situation, but we must also prepare for the worst. Only by accelerating our development and strengthening ourselves will we have more chances of winning."

After a pause, Wufeng talked about his views on the work that needs to be carried out immediately: "I think we have to do the following tasks right away. First of all, the army must cooperate with the Intelligence Bureau, the Police Bureau, and the Security Bureau, and take Various methods are used to find clues in the shortest time to ensure that banditry is eliminated within three months. At the same time, actively strengthen the training of recruits and strive to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible; secondly, do a good job in the resettlement and publicity of new immigrants. Encourage the propaganda work of joining the army; the third municipal construction should put the city defense construction in the first place, and the funds and manpower must be absolutely guaranteed. Other tasks must also be carried out according to the established goals, and there must be no slack. Time waits for no one, the future is The road is bright, but the road is tortuous, it depends on how we fight.”