Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 55 Policy speech

"Everyone, I have heard everyone's opinions very clearly just now. Everyone's goal is actually the same, which is to make our Northwest achieve the goal of making the country rich and strong in the shortest possible time. Due to various reasons, our Northwest The regional foundation is very weak, no matter in terms of population, economy, or army, it is far from being comparable to other regions of the empire and surrounding countries, but we are also in a very sensitive area. There are nomads in the northwest and two big countries with great ambitions in the north. , there are also neighbors with malicious intentions in the southwest, and there are also two hidden dangers with different ambitions inside. There are also many uncertain factors inside the empire that threaten our survival at any time. Even in the center of the empire, there are many people who are not completely at ease with us. It’s still holding us back. The situation is pressing. If we don’t speed up our development, we may not be able to keep up with the situation, and it may not be long before potential enemies will come to the city.”

Speaking of this, Li Wufeng stood up, holding the case with both hands, his domineering face looked even more radiant under the sunlight shining in from the window, and his voice was slightly louder, "We are facing crises and challenges, and at the same time Facing opportunity and destiny. The situation in the entire Northwest region has stabilized. The people are eager to develop the economy to live a prosperous life. The economies of Qingyang and Jinzhou are on the right track, and the economies of Guide and Bonan have also begun to see light. Immigrants and foreign investment are still pouring in here, and the strength of the army has been greatly improved, which can fully cope with the provocations of foreign enemies, all of which have created excellent conditions for our next development.”

"The question before us is whether to give priority to building the army or to concentrate on economic construction? This is actually the focus of the debate just now. I personally think that the two are not contradictory, but complement each other and depend on each other , one is indispensable, as long as it is handled correctly, you can have both." The confidence revealed by Li Wufeng's words is beyond doubt.

"Now let me talk about my views on the work in the future. First of all, we must focus on developing our economy. The economy is the basis for the existence of the regime and the army. Without the backing of the economy, everything is empty talk. Qingyang should continue to increase investment attraction on the current basis, vigorously develop industry and commerce, and at the same time take into account the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. We must take over the land that the Luobei prisoners of war exchanged as soon as possible, and establish a local government at the local level. Establish three towns on that land, first complete the most basic water source exploration, dig wells to fetch water, attract foreign herdsmen to settle down, and focus on the development of animal husbandry. Jinzhou should also attract foreign capital to develop local characteristic industries and commerce on the existing basis. , especially logging, medicine and other industries, and at the same time increase infrastructure construction such as transportation to create good conditions for attracting foreign investment and local economic development. The first task of Guide and Bonan now is to develop your local three pillars of well salt, wine making and ceramics Industry, strive to return to the original level in the shortest possible time. While digging deep into the potential of local businessmen, you can increase the promotion of foreign investment, especially for the economically developed regions such as Jiangnan and Wuhu in the empire. Go." Wufeng's words immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the government officials, and they all applauded to express their support.

"Secondly, the construction of the army can only be strengthened and cannot be relaxed. The four divisions of the Northwest Army must be fully staffed, and the deficiencies must be made up immediately. In response to the weaknesses and problems exposed in this counter-insurgency campaign, all ministries must immediately Carry out a large-scale military training campaign, and strive to make up for the shortcomings through this training, so that the combat effectiveness will be raised to a higher level. The training of the four garrison divisions must be rolled out immediately, and Ling Tian and I will make specific arrangements for the training plan when it is released. The combat readiness department It is necessary to step up the recruitment and training of reservists, and make all preparations for the formation of the second garrison divisions in each prefecture. I can tell you here without hesitation that once the situation changes and needs, the garrison divisions may be in a period of time. The internal defense was formed as the Northwest Second Army, and the local defense was taken over by the second garrison division formed immediately. In short, the army must be prepared for all kinds of contingencies. Fight for equal interests." The originally somewhat dejected army personnel were immediately aroused by Wu Feng's words, their eyes lit up, and it was hard to suppress the boiling blood in their hearts.

"In addition, the education and health undertakings in various places must not be slack, which is also a major issue related to the development of the entire Northwest. In view of the lack of talents in our Northwest and the lagging education facilities, there is still no institution of higher learning, and the quality of personnel in the government and the army Generally low, I decided to establish the Imperial Northwest Military Academy and Imperial Northwest University in Qingpu Town on the eastern outskirts of Qingyang. Ling Tianfang and Mu Haoran were responsible for the preparation of the two academies respectively, with the full cooperation of the Department of Culture, Education and Health and the Department of War Preparedness. After the completion, in the near future, the military cadres and government personnel will be trained in rotation. The length of time is variable. I have already applied to the Imperial General Administration of Culture, Education and Health, Imperial University, and Imperial Military Academy to hire teachers to teach in Qingyang. The army squadron leader and above All military officers and government agency personnel who have not received formal education and training must attend these two schools for training.”

"Everyone, we are facing an era of turmoil and natural selection. If we want to survive in this world of the weak and the strong, if we want to live better than others, and if we want to get more benefits, then only Become stronger than others. Since we are in this troubled world, we must abide by this law. A bright future is in front of us. Let us work together to create a brighter tomorrow!" Accompanied by bursts of applause, Li Wufeng glanced at Looking over, all that was left was the pair of eyes full of desire for more land, wealth and power shining in the depths of the conference hall where the sun was blocked by him.

After the meeting, Li Wufeng decided to pick out 15,000 veterans from the 60,000 surrendered troops to enrich the Northwest Army Corps and form a direct unit under the Northwest Army Corps. Go back to your hometown. Of course, there was an exception for a very small number of bandit leaders who committed serious crimes and caused great public anger. They were tried by the court without exception and sentenced to death.

To celebrate the arrival of the Spring Festival, the entire Northwest is immersed in a happy and peaceful atmosphere, which has not happened for many years. Non-governmental organizations from all over the country spontaneously organized and carried out a variety of celebration activities. The government also guided with good intentions, and funded and organized some spring festival programs that had fun with the people. The security department has strengthened its vigilance and precautions to prevent hostile forces from sabotaging during this period.

During this period, Li Wufeng held a large-scale Spring Festival meeting. He led the main military and political officials of the four prefectures of the Northwest County and invited celebrities from all walks of life in the four prefectures to gather in the largest Hongbin building in Qingyang to talk about the development of the coming year plan and solicit opinions from people from all walks of life on the government's development plan. Li Wufeng's actions have won high praise from all walks of life. Even the "Daily Express" of the Imperial Capital published a news titled "Corporal Courtesy, Discuss Great Plans", praising Li Wufeng for sparing no effort in developing the local economy. "Empire News" wrote a special report titled "The Road to Revitalization", which described in detail the service measures developed by Northwest County in order to develop the economy and attract foreign businessmen to invest in enterprises. These two reports aroused great repercussions in Jiangnan, Wuhu, East China Sea and other areas with relatively developed imperial economies. Many businessmen came here admiringly, which greatly promoted the economic development of the Northwest.

However, Li Wufeng's actions also aroused the dissatisfaction of many aristocrats from all over the empire, especially the imperial capital. They thought that Li Wufeng, as a nobleman with a title in the empire, was also from a noble family, but he got along with those lower class people who were jobless and positionless. Seriously affecting the image of the gentry and corrupting the court, they jointly wrote to the emperor of the empire, demanding that Li Wufeng be punished for such behavior. Originally, the emperor didn't want to expand this matter, but those old nobles with old-fashioned and rigid ideas were instigated by some people with ulterior motives. Based on the theory, Situ Mingyue was strongly urged to deal with it, so as to set the record straight. In the end, Situ Mingyue had no choice but to criticize Li Wufeng's behavior in the form of an order, and asked him to pay attention to his identity in the future, and not to do anything inconsistent with his identity. This matter also broke out fierce debate in the DPRK. Some representatives of the emerging merchant forces in the DPRK expressed strong dissatisfaction with the behavior of the nobles. They believed that this was a serious discrimination against merchants and would have a very bad effect on the economic development of the entire empire. Impact.

But the person concerned didn't seem to care much about this matter. When His Majesty's order was sent to Qingyang, Li Wufeng looked at it casually and laughed it off, not paying attention to it. On the other hand, Guan Yingying, Hua Yumei, and the three daughters of An Qier paid much attention to it. They all advised Wufeng to pay attention to his own behavior in the future. Of course, he should be careful in dealing with people, but more importantly, he should be careful not to go to any teahouse, hotel or even If the imperial censor catches her and sues the court, even if His Majesty the Emperor intends to suppress her, she will be in great trouble. Li Wufeng was obsequious about this, but his behavior did not restrain himself.

Hua Yumei and An Qier came to Qingyang before celebrating the Spring Festival. He expressed his congratulations, the gift besides the precious treasures brought by the second daughter was the second daughter herself, Li Wufeng happily accepted it.

Through understanding, Li Wufeng discovered that Angel is very gifted in diplomacy, especially the activities in the imperial capital have added a lot of help to him. More or less able to speak in the empire, he also made a big publicity for the merchants in his imperial capital, attracting the imperial capital merchants to invest in the Northwest, and also used his unique status and charm to make friends with the upper class of the empire and promote Li Wufeng To build momentum, the reason why "Empire News" and "Daily Express" spare no effort to sing praises for Li Wufeng is inseparable from Angel's role~IndoMTL.com~ Even Gu Ji, who was in charge of intelligence collection for Li Wufeng in the imperial capital, also sent a letter He praised Angel for playing an unexpected role in the high society of the imperial capital like a fish in water.

And the arrival of Hua Yumei also brought a lot of good news to Wufeng. The merchant power in Jiangnan is second to none in the entire empire, and almost all local government officials at all levels have an inseparable relationship with the merchant power, otherwise the local government will have great difficulties in doing anything. The nature of businessmen is to pursue profit. The rich natural resources in the northwest have long been concerned by the merchants in Jiangnan County and even the neighboring Wuhu County. , the merchant forces in the south of the Yangtze River have been afraid to enter.

Two years ago when Li Wufeng entered Qingyang, he had attracted the attention of these sensitive businessmen, but the situation had not stabilized at that time, and Li Wufeng had not fully grasped the power of the entire Northwest, but there were quite a few daring Many merchants tried to come to Qingyang. They were all attracted by Qingyang's preferential policies, and then Li Wufeng took control of Jinzhou. Jinzhou's extremely rich resources of wood and medicinal materials also attracted many businessmen. But this time Li Wufeng was appointed by the empire as the military governor of the Northwest County, who was in charge of the power alone. After Hua Yumei returned to her hometown, she used her family's power to publicize the Northwest. Almost all the big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River visited the Hua family, hoping to learn about the real situation in the Northwest through the Hua family, and the Hua family's status was greatly improved. And Hua Yumei's detailed publicity, especially the explanation of preferential policies and social security conditions, made all businessmen even more excited. Because of the special relationship between Hua Yumei and Li Wufeng, they all asked Hua Yumei to match them up. Once the traditional Spring Festival is over, a large number of businessmen will come with huge sums of money.