Command of the 3rd Infantry Division.

"The 1st Cavalry Regiment has stopped attacking, and a large number of Hun cavalry has withdrawn most of our actual control areas." A staff officer said.

"Does this mean that the large-scale war is over?" Ma Heng asked.

"Yes, sir, the large-scale battle is over. In this operation, our army achieved a lot of results, killing and wounding more than 11,000 enemies and taking more than 5,000 prisoners. It's a winning battle. The staff officer said.

"The most important thing is that, sir, we have basically stabilized such an area, which lays a stable foundation for our next move." The staff officer said.

"Hmm. We can relax for the time being, but we still have a lot of things to do, and the troops have expanded a lot, so let's reorganize. With such time, we can complete such a task, and such a task is not easy for each of us. Ma Heng said.

"Sir, how big of a unit are we reorganizing?" A staff officer asked curiously.

"The quota given by the commander is a group army, that is, we can have three armies under our jurisdiction at once." Ma Heng stretched out three fingers and said.

"Three armies. The three corps have three infantry divisions under their jurisdiction, and if you add some other directly subordinate troops, the number will suddenly exceed 100,000. Many staff officers said excitedly. The large number of people means that they can fight will be very large, so that they can expand quickly.

"Yes, three armies, enough for all. But my telegram to the commander was 30,000 men, one corps, and at most a unit of an independent infantry division was being formed locally. Ma Heng said.

"This. That's a big gap. Cut off at least half of your troops, sir, why is that? Many staff officers asked Ma Heng in confusion.

"Yes, why, of course there is a reason, you think about it, what can we do in such a situation, with such a large unit? This can make our losses very large. Because the base area cannot support such a large army as ours to fight, several regiments of 100,000 troops now have cavalry. People eat what horses chew, which also requires a lot of ammunition, and this transportation is a problem. This will be a big drag on the local economy. Ma Heng said.

"Not only that, but there are a lot of things that we also need to pay attention to, and that is, what do we do with such a large number of troops, or rather, what do we do? If such a situation becomes extremely unfavorable, our situation will suddenly be in an unfavorable situation, and if such a situation continues, it will cause us great losses, and we absolutely cannot allow such a loss to increase further. That's it. Cut more than half, I think it's a lot. Ma Heng said.

Some staff officers still couldn't figure it out. After all, it was a very face-saving thing that they could suddenly become the headquarters of the army group, but their commander actually refused. They really couldn't figure out what their commander was for, and would it be of great benefit to him to do so? They can't figure it out. I can't figure out such a thing.

"I know you can't figure it out, so don't think about it if you don't understand it. Our Republican Army has always fought more with less and dared to fight tough battles. We fought when there were few people, and we rarely fought when we were rich. We are taking the route of elite soldiers. Only the combat effectiveness of the troops went up. Able to expand an army group. I will never object to it, and I will not stop you from doing such a thing. Ma Heng said.

Ma Heng already has the consciousness of a high-ranking general. He knew that a simple military expansion would definitely allow his army to expand to a large scale at once, but in that case, it would be extremely unfavorable for the area controlled by the Republican Army, and if they really wanted to do this, the result would be that the Republican Army would lose the area under their control, and they could not do so.

In Ma Heng's view, being able to expand the army by half is already very much. He needs to take care of many, many things to make things better. That's the most important one for them right now. They have to think about the backbone of the local economy.

Nanfeng Town. This is an important transportation point to Luzhou. The wheelbarrow from Luzhou has walked for a long time on the mountain road, and they want to rest here, and the team that goes back will also rest here, adjust their condition, and then return to Luzhou, Nanfeng Town is just at such a point.

In the past, there were some inns here, but the number was not very large, and the types of food were very simple. That is, the service attitude is better, and there is really nothing else.

But after the Hedong War began, it suddenly became lively.

Tens of thousands of people pass through here every day, and at the peak, more than 20,000 people stayed at the same time. Because of the large number of people coming, this demand stimulates a lot of people at once. In the whole town, more than three-quarters of the people have opened inns, that is, there are no inns. I also do a lot of work. For example, boiling water, cooking, washing clothes, and taking care of cattle and horses. In short, the whole town of Nanfeng has become a new town with a focus on the service industry.

Most of the original people here were farming, but after the bank came, especially after the large demand for housing, bold people mortgaged the land, opened an inn, and made the first pot of gold, more and more people participated.

Aunt Yang is such a bold woman. She was a widow. There are four and a half children in the house.

The four boys are all at the critical moment of growing their bodies, and they can eat them all, which can make Aunt Yang sad to death. Her husband died early, and there was land in the house, but how could she do so much work as a woman's family. Fortunately, there is no endless road. The IRA is coming. She saw the need for a republican army house and a place for the transporters, because at first they lived in the wilderness, and it was still very cold, and if people lived in such a place, if they didn't watch the fire in the middle of the night, they would die.

And she's a woman, and she can't do such a thing.

At that time, the bank's team was forced to borrow a night, and they had no choice. They are all some readers, scholars, but they can't compare to those country men, they can resist. And those who read can't bear it. Aunt Yang was helpless, so she let them in.

It's also her life. People too. The heart is also good. The bank team advised her not to farm. Mortgage the land to the bank, borrow money from the bank, lend her a large amount of money, open an inn, and you can have a business all of a sudden, and you can be the proprietress yourself. In this way, four and a half children can still be fed, in such a situation. Aunt Yang can only accept such a suggestion, because farming is really a very tiring job.

"Hey, don't say it, since I opened this inn, I don't have much work and I'm not tired. It's just that there is some heavy work, I am a half-sized child, I can handle it, it is really not good, I can pay some people to help me work. "Aunt Yang poured some hot water for some of the guests. In the past, they were all people from some transport teams, and they all earned hard money, some were reluctant, they would live in some poor places, and those who were willing to spend money would work food.

Aunt Yang is also a good person, she has a chase shop here. The quilts are all clean, not only that, but the meals she cooks are large and delicious. People who come to play come to live with her.

"Boss, your business is so good. You should have coiled up next door. In this case, the business is even better. A young man said.

"This, you don't have to worry about it, I have already built a big yard outside the town, so that you can go there in the future, it is also convenient, and the goods can be put down." Aunt Yang said.

"If you want me to say, my business still depends on you to take care of it. If it weren't for your care, there would be nothing to do with me, a widow. Aunt Yang said.

"Aunt Yang, that's wrong. To thank, the IRA should be thanked. If it weren't for the Republican Army, we wouldn't have such a good day, and we would have less taxes. And there is such a good job as transportation, otherwise, we are reluctant to spend money like this. A man stood up and said. They are all from Luzhou, and they are concentrated because of the land. There was no land to cultivate, so he ran to the eldest son, and he was stupid, and there was no way to enter the factory. You can only run transportation.

"Hmm. This big brother is very reasonable, for the sake of the Republican Army, let's do it. Aunt Yang said. Saying that, she also boldly poured herself a bowl of wine and drank it dry in one gulp. It was local wine, and if it was made by the Republican Army, they would never do that.

They really should toast to the Republican Army.

Although the tax rate of the local state government is fixed, in order to encourage the development of the local economy, the local state government can take the means of reducing taxes and at the same time invigorating the economy through other means, in short, they should take some measures in a stable cycle to make their economy develop rapidly. How quickly, they began to learn from some of Handan's practices.

Tax cuts, or tax exemptions, are comprehensive tax cuts in certain areas in order to maximize the vitality of the economy. In some industries, they even encourage development, to the extent of tax exemption.

This is a very favorable situation, and such a situation will form a great advantage for him.

Because the burden on the population is low, very low. They can do many, many things. Their running costs are reduced, their economic activity leads to more employment, so that the other side of taxation becomes more extensive, because the people have a lot of financial resources. In this case, their finances will rise a little bit all at once. Of course, this is not enough. Many regions also need financial support for economic development, and local state governments can issue local bonds by publicizing the economic activity of their own states. The better the publicity and the more favorable the development, it will be very helpful for the development of bonds.

Because they can get more of the money they should get after the bond issuance. With such funding, the local state government will grow a little faster.

Pingyang County. The garrison has been stationed in the suburbs, and some bear children will go there every day after school to watch military training, and when they go to and from school, they will also kick and walk, in their opinion, to be a republican soldier, it is a very honorable thing.

Many of the Republican Army's policies are being implemented, such as education. Lijiazhuang has special funds to do such things, and local scholars will hire them to do such work, and if they do well, they will enter the government office. This means that they can be officials. But only if they make good teachers.

That's how schools are built. This is an opportunity for scholars, and the treatment is not bad, they can eat the stew of the previous year for a month. The salary can guarantee that they drink occasionally. This kind of treatment was very difficult to find before.

The most important thing is that they have the opportunity to be promoted, thinking that they have seen with their own eyes that a down-and-out scholar who teaches has become the secretary general of the local governor. The position is quite relaxed, and the promotion channel is completely open, so the school has attracted a lot of scholars to come here at once.

Of course. There will be no shortage of such people in the Republican Army. Some wounded veterans will also be arranged to work in schools, and let them teach students to read and write, which is too difficult for them.

The IRA mandated that all school-age children be enrolled in school. Get an education, in order to encourage them to enroll. At noon, I will take care of a free meal. The food was better. This greatly relieves some of the burden. With such encouragement, a large number of school-age students enter the school. Villages, towns. In the county seats, schools of different levels have been established. As rudimentary as it may seem, this is the beginning of education, and they will go further later.

Of course. The second education of society is also very important, after the students are out of school, after the teachers have a period of rest, there will be evening classes. Especially in rural areas, those who are old and rough go to bed early. It's boring for them.

Some children who are not willing to work on the land for the rest of their lives, and some people who are forced to come, at least it is good to be able to write their own names. Getting an education is a start, not just for children, but for many people.

In other words, the IRA is developing a state of social education, because they are people who find that knowing words and being educated will give them more respect and all kinds of pay increases. This is a favourable ethos. In such a situation, they should elevate such a situation to develop.

However, the people in Pingyang County are not concerned about this, but about their economy, and if their economy is not improved, they will not care about receiving education.

This is just one of many IRA policies, and there are many more things they care about. For example, the demolition of the city walls.

"It's good to dismantle. Good. Many onlookers shouted loudly in Pingyang County, and of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people came to join in the fun. But what many people know is that after the city wall was demolished, their sense of security has developed greatly, because there are still a large number of republican soldiers stationed outside the city, fighting, and it has changed from the previous erection of the city wall and the city wall to digging trenches. Moreover, there are weapons such as cannons, which can easily threaten the stability of the city walls.

Firearms have formed a new threat, and the city walls have become extremely unimportant as defensive fortifications, and they have quickly withdrawn from the stage of their history, and the next step is to see how the trenches are fought. The progress of firearms will inevitably bring about different changes in defensive operations, and in such a situation, many things are changing, for example, the residents of Pingyang County are now undergoing great changes.

After the demolition of the city wall, the transportation opportunities in Pingyang County will be extended in all directions, at least on the basis of the city wall, they will set up several large trade markets. Their business will become more and more prosperous. And as urban residents, they can get bigger dividends, such as their housing prices rising, and they will have a head start on loans.

Before, the city wall was their safest support, but now, the city wall is an important obstacle to their wealth, and such a situation will be very bad for them. In such a situation, their situation will be very disadvantageous for them. Many people have already taken out loans from banks. If the side curtains are not removed, how to repay the bank's money, this is their most unlucky thing. They would never do such a thing. So, they definitely don't do some of these situations.

But now, the city wall of Pingyang County must be demolished, because it has seriously hindered their economic development, and they will never allow such a thing that hinders economic development, and this situation will make them crazy.

"Demolition, good demolition." A lot of people shouted loudly. The demolition of the city wall means that they have fewer obstacles, and when they remove the obstacles of the city wall, their economic development will become faster. The speed of the speed is so much that everyone is happy. There are very few such things that have developed in Pingyang County.

Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"The supply of banknotes in Hedong has exceeded our expectations, and we originally thought that at the beginning, the local economy would only need to invest a maximum of 5 million banknotes to meet our needs. But now, it seems, is not enough. Jia Xu said to Shangwu.

"Five million has been used up?" Shang Wu asked Jia Xu like this.

"Yes, it's used up. And in a very short period of time, we originally estimated that it would take half a year anyway, but the result is that in the past two months, the banknotes have been used up at once, and with the funds allocated by some banks, the amount exceeds 6.7 million. But this is still not enough to meet our needs, and according to the needs of post-war reconstruction, there will be a large part of the trade there, and the local economy will need to recover, a figure that, conservatively estimated, will be more than 10 million banknotes. Jia Xu made such an estimate.

"Do you think Hedong can digest such a large amount of banknotes?" Shang Wu asked worriedly.

Hedong was taken down. The Republican Army controlled most of the Hedong region, but post-war reconstruction was still a big problem, and it required a lot of bank money to operate, and operation meant a lot of capital investment. What Shang Wu is worried about is, with such a big operation, can they spend time to accomplish such a thing? What to do if there is too much money, or if it is a bad situation? That's obviously what they should be concerned about.

"Well, I think it should be possible. First of all, there is a large number of land exchanges, and a lot of local land is carried out by way of purchase, because a lot of land is because of the war, which has led to some disappointment of farmers with the land. In this case, we have to buy it, which costs a lot more money. Lee Tae-yong said, we also need to build factories to encourage more people to retire from the military. This number, I will only say, will not be less. Jia Xu said.

"Well, as the economy grows, our dependence on paper money becomes stronger and stronger, and in a situation like this, it's a big challenge for us." Shang Wu said.

"At the same time, it's also an opportunity for us." Shang Wu said.

"So, we need to seize this opportunity, because we need this opportunity, as long as we can solve some things like this, it will make our situation much more favorable, but again, if we can't solve this problem, we will lose Hedong. At the moment, our strength lies in paper money. Jia Xu said.

"You say, if the imperial court knows such a secret, will they do the same?" Sangmu asked such a question.

"Or rather, they attack our banknotes, and in this way, there is a gap in the banknote system, and we issue so many banknotes. Will it cause some damage? "Sangmu is worried about excessive inflation.

"It's not bad to have too many banknotes, but we can control one degree, and if we don't have so many banknotes, what I know is that our economy will definitely not develop, because many places will have a great adverse impact on us." Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. You're right, we can't help but think about it. All right. I think such a question will continue to be issued like this. When something goes wrong, or when a problem is discovered, we solve it. Shang Wu said dryly. Instead of worrying like this, it is better to do it directly, and maybe many things have changed in this situation. This kind of thing just needs people like them to do it.