Sunrise and sunset, time is fast, and a month has passed.

Three major events have happened in Guangzhou this month, and all three events can be said to be happy events. But for the gentry it was not happy.

First of all, 40,000 pro-soldiers and the Annan army returned to Guangzhou, 40,000 pro-soldiers plus 30,000 pro-troops in the barracks. The terrible Heroic Spirit Army has reached 70,000, the Han army is less than 10,000, and the 10,000 army is invincible! The 70,000 reincarnation army made the Lingnan gentry more peaceful, and they thought that the Han army would lose at least half of it before they could take the kingdom of Annan. But 50,000 pro-troops went out to fight, and when they came back, it was still 50,000! The pace of pro-army expansion is not slow at all!

Knowing the changes in the number of the Han army, the shrewd gentry also completely gave up their conspiracy.

The 50,000 Han An army is also very brave, but it is a matter of concern to settle their new city. They will build the Han'an City that belongs to them ten miles away from the East Acropolis with more than 100,000 family members. The Four Acropolis of Guangzhou could no longer accommodate them, so they had to build another new city.

This is a series of shocking incidents, the second of which was brought by the sailor.

Not to mention the 40 million taels sent back by the sailor and the Mo court of Annan, the sailor has brought back 550,000 young girls in the past month, and almost all the boats have rushed to Annan this month.

Hundreds of thousands of young girls landed on the shore, and immediately caused a sensation in Lingnan. If one hundred taels is sold, the king of Han will be enough to harvest fifty million taels.

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of girls has made the five cities of Guangzhou more lively. Groups of troops also took turns to return to Guangzhou to find a target, and then returned to the garrison with their own object.

Chen Xiong also did not assign it directly, he let the Annan girl choose the fighters she was satisfied with. When the fighters picked an object, they immediately left Guangzhou, and then it was the turn of the next group of fighters.

Start with the cavalry, and then go to the Fifth Army, the Sixth Army, and the Guangzhou City Guard. It's a pity that it was only selected for the southbound Hanmin, but the local soldiers of the city guard couldn't take their turn. The arrival of these hundreds of thousands of girls has completely alleviated the imbalance between men and women in Lingnan! The locals no longer have to worry about the northerners snatching their daughters-in-law from them, and then the northern and southern Hanmin became more harmonious.

The Han soldiers who returned to the north all found their daughters-in-law, and their homesickness also faded a lot. With a wife and their own nest, they can really settle down in Lingnan.

In the past month, Chen Xiong has presided over blind dates to meet with the commanders and battalion commanders of various armies, and he has not stopped every day.

As a soldier, he ate food, paid military salaries, and gave his daughter-in-law, which made Lingnan Hanmin very envious. In particular, the guards of the Sailor City are even hotter, but unfortunately they are all locals, and it is not their turn for the time being.

The third thing: What makes the military government most excited is that there is a successor to the king of Han, even if something happens to the king of Han, they Lingnan will be stable.

What satisfied Chen Xiong the most was that both wives had smooth births. Princess Aimin had a prince, and then Xinna also gave birth to a county lord on the third day, and the children were all safe.

Princess Jing gave birth to a prince, which made the four chiefs also very satisfied. The ancestors of Jingzang are the Han people in the south, and they can still find out about the incident of the Jing family's escape from the Ming Dynasty two hundred years ago. Compared to whether the Goryeo Li family is Han or not, it is difficult to find out! After all, King Lian Goryeo didn't dare to investigate, even if they all knew that it was, they couldn't announce it to the public.

After having children, Chen Xiong also concentrated on staying in the palace. Except for the three hundred silver spirit officers who are holding the baby, the remaining seven hundred silver people have been handed over to the four commanders to teach: learn to handle government affairs.

Time is always rushing, and good news comes one after another.

"Lord Wang, cement has been successfully developed! The hardness is already comparable to ordinary stones. Gong Jian, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but burst into tears!

The prince scared them before that if the development did not succeed in the army, fortunately, the development was successful in advance.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Chen Xiong gently helps up the middle-aged craftsman. "Okay, Gong Tou, you really live up to your loneliness! From today, you will officially join the research institute, and immediately build a cement plant in Baiyun Mountain, and let people continue to develop various types of special cement after completion. Then ask the Political Yuan to add you an eight-rank official body. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Gong Jian never thought that he would be able to become a petty official one day.

Triad soil is better to use than ordinary cement, but the cost is too high. Infrastructure construction also requires cement to be laid on a large scale.

Wu Jiu deliberately asked Gong Jian to come to report the good news at this time, because the successive meetings were about to begin.

Since ancient times, the imperial power has not gone to the countryside, but next year Chen Xiong plans to set up a township yamen. Now the gentry and large landlords did not dare to resist, and just brought the countryside under the rule of the military government. Although the township yamen is small, it is the cornerstone of the rule. The township yamen is concerned with the peasants in the fields, and it is also about the implementation of the surplus grain tax. With the township yamen, the villagers could know the policies, regulations and orders of the Han king.

The guards of the township yamen were mainly local militiamen, and they were also accompanied by yamen.

At this time, Wang Huacheng also walked in and reported: "My lord, the representatives of the scribes have arrived. ”

"Okay, let's go." The first batch of big exams recruited officials at all levels of the county government, and this batch recruited officials from the township yamen.

At this time, a hundred people were already sitting in the front yard of the Political Yuan, and they were all representatives of the children of Han scholars and merchants from all over the country.

After greeting each other, Chen Xiong said: "You must be very puzzled why our Lingnan Military Government will conduct the second entrance examination so quickly. ”

The crowd listened attentively, and they were very confused.

"Ladies and gentlemen: Since ancient times, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and the tax laws of all the people in the world were managed by the gentry. After that, the king not only had to personally manage the surplus grain and taxes, but also set up a township yamen. And the township yamen is the main purpose of the second entrance examination. ”

Township Yamen!

The crowd couldn't believe how many bureaucrats and servants were needed to set up a township yamen, and how much was consumed by this food!

Regarding the township yamen, the four chiefs did not agree either! However, after Chen Xiong came up with the new tax and silver statistical report for the development of industry and commerce and maritime trade, they made a careful calculation and finally could only agree. But in this case, the junta's finances will be tight again!

After everyone digested it, Chen Xiong said again: "This time I will take the exam, and I will take the official of the township yamen." In the future, all departments need to be promoted from the grassroots level, and it is not uncommon for them to replace the chief in the future if they have the ability. Of course, participation is based on the principle of voluntariness, and if you are unwilling to participate in the examination, the military government will give the soldiers a fee for returning to their hometowns. I will now discuss with you from the Heads of Directors. ”

After Chen Xiong finished speaking, he turned around and left with his fists in front of everyone.

"Congratulations to King Han." The representatives of the literati hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Chen Xiong is not a speaker politician, and he doesn't like to drag mud and water. He likes power, but he doesn't like cumbersome civil affairs. Rather than governing, he prefers to lead troops to fight in all directions, and prefers to command workers to build, or to study production with craftsmen.

As soon as the mighty Han King left, the scribe representatives were much more relaxed.

"Dare to ask the chief, how does this township yamen move? What's in charge? ”

Wu Jiu stood up and saluted everyone lightly: "The township yamen has one township chief and two deputy township heads. There are three institutes: the Taxation Office, the Civil Office and the Rite and Publicity Office, with three directors and one deputy director. ”

The surplus grain tax is naturally clear to everyone, and this civil and ceremonial propaganda office has a clear meaning. Three mayors and six directors, a total of nine people.

Everyone was a little moved, except for the Rite and Propaganda Office, the rest were all positions of real power.

Someone immediately asked.

"Lord General Political Officer, this township yamen: how many officials are there, are there too few officials?"

Wu Jiu nodded on WeChat: "The township government service ranges from ten to twenty, but the city guard army will establish militia points in each township, which is enough to maintain the yamen." Each director can select a representative of Mín Yì in the township as an assistant, and the assistant can appropriately reduce or exempt part of the tax! If there is a popular uprising, the township yamen can immediately return to the city. ”

Everyone nodded in satisfaction, and it seemed that the junta had made up its mind. Being able to go back to the city immediately also makes everyone feel much more at ease! After all, whether the gentry and landlords would gather a crowd to resist, they did not dare to guarantee!