When constructing the fortifications of Penkou Pass, Tang Xiao also ordered the construction of a defensive line on another border in Xizhou.

The state bordering Xizhou, in addition to Wuzhou, also has a state named Banzhou.

The Song court could attack Xizhou through Wuzhou and Banzhou, a total of two routes.

The line of defense against the attack in the direction of Wuzhou is the basinkou pass, and the military commander is Minghe.

Whether it is Tang Xiao or Pang Ye, they only have generals, not handsome talents.

If they are put in charge of the military operations of an entire front, I am afraid that they will not be able to do so.

Although Minghe has just surrendered, he is not only a qualified commander, but also a person who has been operating in Wuzhou for many years, and knows the geographical environment of Wuzhou well, and he has proved his loyalty with a basin pass and Cai Ze's head, Tang Xiao is not worried that he will not be able to carry this entire line of defense.

The line of defense against the attack in the direction of Banzhou is the border line of Xizhou in the northeast, and the military commander is Wei Yuxiao.

Tang Xiao also arranged for Lu Pei to be Wei Yuxiao's military advisor in the past, and asked You Jin to fully cooperate with Wei Yuxiao's actions.

The person in charge of handling government affairs in the rear is Wu Liuer.

Wu Liuer was a graduate student in the Department of Economics in her previous life, and now Xizhou is in urgent need of economic development, and letting Wu Liuer be in charge of government affairs can also better regulate and control Xizhou's economic development.

Tang Xiao had already ordered the implementation of land reform and the development of industry throughout Xizhou.

The use of production technology to forcibly exchange land from landlords and then lease the land to the vast number of peasant households.

In the past, when the land reform was carried out in Changping County, there would be resistance from some landlords, but now after the development of Changping County, the huge benefits brought by the industrial revolution to the previous landlords are obvious to all, so no fool will refuse the reform plan implemented by the Caojishan Rebels.

Even, the landlords hoped that the Cao Ji Mountain Rebels would come and take away their land as soon as possible, so that they could plunge into the wave of the industrial revolution.

In this way, the entire Xizhou entered the era of the industrial revolution vigorously.

Tang Xiao's requirements for providing production technology remain the same, the only thing that has changed is that the scope has expanded from the former Changping County to the entire Xizhou, as long as the factory is opened in Xizhou, and the patented technology is guaranteed not to spread outside Xizhou, everyone will maintain a win-win situation, otherwise Tang Xiao's butcher's knife will always mercilessly kill those who dare to disobey the order.

On the other hand.

Tang Xiao also began to implement the People's Intelligence Plan throughout Xizhou.

Enlightenment schools for the public have sprung up one after another, but the teacher resources are limited, and the curriculum of the rest of the colleges is only the indigenous culture and history of the world, except for a few pilot colleges.

As for the popularization of science courses such as physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, there is still a long way to go.

Only in the pilot colleges established in the state city did such a course be offered, and Tang Xiao used the Zhihai computer to copy the textbooks of Huaxia elementary, junior high and high schools, and Xu Yuyu occasionally went to teach, and more importantly, all students who were interested in these subjects could study on their own according to the textbooks.

Tang Xiao specially named this pilot college, called Huaqing.

At the same time, there is also a pilot college in Changping County, but this pilot college only provides teaching materials and forms related interest classes, but there is no teacher to teach, and it completely depends on the students' self-study.

This pilot college was named Danfu by Tang Xiao, and after Wu Liuer heard this name, her contempt for Tang Xiao was like the water of the Langjiang River.

What is lacking in the area of enlightenment is the newspaper for the time being.

Tang Xiao therefore summoned Gu Nuan, a foundation building monk who used to be a teacher in Changping County.

At the beginning, Gu Nuan felt that the Caojishan Rebels had no future, so they were reluctant to accept Tang Xiao's invitation, but now that the entire Xizhou is under the control of the Caojishan Rebels, the Caojishan Rebels have shown the strength to compete with the Song Kingdom, so Gu Nuan has less of his original concerns.

When Tang Xiao sent him another invitation, he thought about it for a while, and then nodded and agreed.

At the same time, Tang Xiao hired him as the vice president of Huaqing College, and asked him to open the Xizhou Newspaper, becoming the president and editor-in-chief of the first newspaper in the entire Xiuzhen world.

Tang Xiao explained to him what kind of content the newspaper wanted to publish, using the news broadcast in China as the standard, talking about the major events that happened in Xizhou, such as economic development, military achievements, policy implementation, etc., but it should be understood from the perspective of the people, and even some literati and elegant guests could be invited to contribute to a certain topic, and the newspaper would provide the manuscript fee.

Gu Nuan comprehended, and after making the first newspaper, he immediately took it to Tang Xiao for review.

Tang Xiao was very satisfied, looking at this newspaper with a vague pleasure of watching the news broadcast.

With the release of the first newspaper, this novelty quickly attracted the attention of the people of the entire Western State, setting off a craze within the Western State.

And Tang Xiao specially organized people to spread all over the counties and counties of Xizhou to read newspapers to those who were illiterate.

Most of the illiterate people are farmers and hawkers, and their usual recreational activities are scarce, and they can listen to people explain the current situation and some policies that are closely related to them, which completely fills the emptiness of their leisure time.

As a result, the newspaper received critical acclaim across the state.

In order to make up for his previous apology for rejecting Tang Xiao, Gu Nuan not only made the first newspaper seriously, but also recommended a person to Tang Xiao, his mentor named Zhou Shisong.

For this reason, he specially asked Tang Xiao for leave, and then went to the deep mountains and forests to invite his mentor out.

Seeing Zhou Shisong for the first time, Tang Xiao could be sure that this person was a monk, and his cultivation was not low, but his walking posture was a little lame, and he should have suffered a serious injury that could not be recovered.

After talking with Zhou Shisong, Tang Xiao found that Zhou Shisong was indeed a knowledgeable person, and his thinking was unique, and he agreed with their concept of equality.

So Tang Xiao also arranged for Zhou Shisong to serve as the vice president of Huaqing College and teach in Huaqing College.

At the same time, Tang Xiao also quietly asked the people of the You family to investigate the situation of Zhou Shisong, and he was sure that Zhou Shisong was not the other party's real name.

During the period of preparation for the war, the entire Xizhou was frantically recruiting, and both men and women could enlist in the army.

In just a few days, tens of thousands of recruits were recruited in the entire Xizhou, among which because the Song State would call domestic men as auxiliaries for many years, resulting in many boys and girls in the country, so the results of each recruitment of the Caojishan Righteous Army would be mostly women.

Such recruitment continues.

All the recruits are trained by Captain Kong and the villagers of Tietou Village trained by Captain Kong, and Pang Ye is in charge of the commander-in-chief.

Now, the villagers of Tietou Village have withdrawn from the front line, leaving the rear to take charge of various affairs.

Tang Xiao was reluctant to let these simple villagers take risks.