Chapter 54: Past and Present Lives
The people of Fengzhou City have recently discovered a strange phenomenon when preparing winter supplies, not only the military camps outside the city have been transferred from time to time, but also the six counties under Fengzhou, Feng'an, Jiuyuan, Tiandecheng, Linhe, Yongfeng, and Xishou Castle have begun to gather towards the Fengzhou Assassin's Mansion.
Gradually, some people found that the announcement issued by the Thorn History Mansion began to change, the words of the Fengzhou Inspector who had been used before disappeared, and the "Tiance Governor's Mansion" began to appear in front of people's eyes, and the banner of the Lingwu Army hanging in Fengzhou City quietly became a bright yellow dragon pattern flag, and the secondary flag next to it also became the word "Tiance".
Toyosu has changed. Just when the people were worried that something had happened in Fengzhou, whether Li Xuanqing had been overhauled or that there had been a coup d'Γ©tat in Fengzhou, the business community of Fengzhou, led by the five major families, publicized it after a meeting held overnight in the Assassin's Mansion, approving the upgrading of the Fengzhou Inspectorate Mansion to the Tiance Governor's Office, and publicly declaring that they would obey all the decisions of Li Xuanqing, the general of the Governor's Office. The local wealthy Murong family even let their third son withdraw from the business world and enter the Governor's Mansion to show that the Murong family kept pace with the newly-born Tiance Governor's Mansion.
However, after the people found that although Fengzhou had changed the banner of the king, their lives had not changed, and the policies that the yamen should have promulgated were promulgated as before, they gradually stopped thinking. I no longer worry about whether Li Xuanqing has been set aside. And the news that Li Xuanqing appeared in various parts of Fengzhou from time to time with his coincidence also confirmed the people's conjecture.
In fact, behind all this unclear outside world, the supreme power of Fengzhou is being redistributed, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Tiance Governor's Office officially began to work, with the Department of Civil Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Industry and Commerce, the Department of Finance, the Law Court, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Patrol and Arrest, the Department of Education and other institutions, and began to exercise their respective rights in accordance with their respective functions. Since many institutions were appearing for the first time, Li Xuanqing and Cen Tianshi were not allowed to convene the responsible persons of the six counties in Fengzhou to study collectively. In the face of the reality of the rapid development of industry and commerce in Toyosu, I was quite satisfied with this study, and the resistance that I thought had appeared did not appear.
"My lord, is this kind of decentralized institutional setup really possible?" Cen Tianshi asked Li Xuanqing with a wry smile after sending away the six county magistrates, to be honest, although this method has created an increase in work efficiency, it has inevitably brought about an increase in institutions and bloated personnel, which is actually not conducive to the concentration of power, for feudal society, there is no highly developed social productive forces of industrial society as the foundation, and decentralization of power is not conducive to concentrating social forces to do great things, and it is easy to hinder key issues. And the most important thing is that there is basically no such division of rights from ancient times to the present, and Cen Tianshi feels a little inappropriate.
Li Xuanqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "This division of power can bring tangible benefits to the people, and it basically covers all aspects of civil affairs. When the people are doing things, they will go to the corresponding departments according to the announcement. The second benefit is the improvement of the social status of skilled talents. Nowadays, many departments need specialized talents, and it is no longer the kind of officials who can be officials as long as they read good books. After speaking, he looked at Cen Tianshi and said: "As the chief civil affairs officer, you need to be forward-looking in handling civil affairs, cultivate all kinds of talents, and drive the transformation of the entire social class, which has a long way to go. Compared with military and political reform, civil affairs is the most important link. β
Cen Tianshi also agrees with Li Xuanqing's daring to innovate. He himself is a very pragmatic person, and the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is far more open than that of the later dynasties, so although there are still many things that he doesn't understand, he didn't say much in line with the attitude that Fengzhou is such a big place, and he didn't say much if he collapsed and started over, so he hurried up and deployed.
Watching him leave, Li Xuanqing was also relieved, to be honest, whether this kind of division of government agencies in later generations can be implemented Li Xuanqing is also crossing the river by feeling the stones, and he is not full of confidence. However, unlike Cen Tianshi's idea, Li Xuanqing's idea is that as long as the implementation is successful, then China's society will definitely embark on another fork in the road, as long as the society stabilizes and develops for a hundred years, with the diligence and wisdom of the Chinese, after liberating the shackles of scientific and technological talents, the power that bursts out can really achieve what later generations said, and the West will enter the industrial age hundreds of years ahead of schedule.
It's just that if you do this yourself, you will really bend history to another fork in the road. Is this the fate of the traversal? Or is it the effect of the resentment of the afterlife? Why do the traversers have to change history, and they all let history go in another direction. Li Xuanqing couldn't tell why he did this for a while. Is this hidden fate pushing you?
"Big brother, what are you doing in a daze?" Just when Li Xuanqing was confused and thinking, Qiaoxi saw him sitting there alone, his face was constantly changing, his expression was sad and happy, and he couldn't help asking.
"Qiaoxi, do you remember the past?" After a while, Li Xuanqing saw Qiaoxi beside him, and asked with a blank face.
Qiaoxi is a little strange, today's big brother is so strange, the fortitude and decisiveness of the past are gone at this moment, and the faint words reveal endless confusion and silence, as if there is something hidden in the heart that cannot be explained.
"Qiaoxi and Daddy used to be in Fengzhou." Qiaoxi didn't know what Li Xuanqing was asking, so he replied: "Does the eldest brother have anything to say to Qiaoxi?" β
Li Xuanqing didn't know what to say, he was silent for a long time, and then said with a hint of hoarseness: "I mean you said you saw me in a dream that day." What kind of dream is that? β
"I don't know, Qiaoxi has been having strange dreams since I can remember. It seemed to be a strange place in my dream, where there was a car that could run on its own, an iron bird that could fly, and a big brother who had been taking care of me. It's just that I can't see your face clearly. One day my big brother told me that he was going to another world and asked me to remember him. Qiaoxi sat next to Li Xuanqing, as if he was also reminded of Li Xuanqing's memories.
"And then?" Li Xuanqing was stunned for a moment, then remembered something, and hurriedly asked.
"No more. Every time I get here, I wake up. It wasn't until after my father passed away that I met my eldest brother on the streets of Toyosu. Maybe thinking of his deceased father, Qiaoxi also had a touch of sadness.
"If one day I go to another world, you have to remember me." This sentence suddenly exploded in his mind, destroying Li Xuanqing's memory in an instant, and it disappeared in the depths of his mind like a mottled light and shadow. Li Xuanqing looked at the familiar and vague face in front of him, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Big brother, what's wrong with you? What's the matter? Qiaoxi saw Li Xuanqing looking at him blankly, shook Li Xuanqing's sleeve, and said softly.
"Nothing. Qiaoxi, do you still have such dreams now? Li Xuanqing was woken up by her, rubbed her soft hair, and said with a wry smile.
Qiaoxi shook his head, ignored Li Xuanqing's messy hair, and said with a smile: "When you see your big brother, how can you still dream?" I think it's possible that in my previous life, I was by my big brother's side, guiding me to find you in this life. β
Qiaoxi's words were originally very ordinary, but at this moment, Li Xuanqing, whose thinking was stuck in a dead end, exploded like a thunderbolt from the sky, making Li Xuanqing suddenly come back to his senses.
Maybe Qiaoxi's previous life was the one in her previous life. The same name and the same person are not in the same world, and they find themselves through thousands of years. Now that I've found it, what do I still struggle with? The regrets of the previous life are good to protect themselves in this life, where is there so much sadness.
Yes, since I have come to this world, I should protect the people who need to be protected, the responsibilities that need to be guarded, and the people that need to be protected. Since history began to tilt at the moment when you came into this world, why didn't you change it according to your own vision, at least bring the knowledge and vision of future generations. It doesn't matter what fate or resentment he has. I am myself, whether in my past life or in this life, I only do what I think is right and what I should do.
Thinking about this problem clearly, Li Xuanqing also relaxed all of a sudden, and even solved the problem of structural reform that he had been entangled in before. The conditions are sufficient, if your own vision is still following the old path of your predecessors, wouldn't you be sorry for yourself?
"Let's go, Qiaoxi, let's go to the barracks and see how Tianxiang is prepared." Li Xuanqing laughed, ignored Qiaoxi's puzzled eyes, pulled her up and rode on the jade lion and went straight to the camp in the north of the city.
This period was the period of reorganization of the Tiance Army, and in addition to the reorganization of the command structure, the soldiers were also beginning to reorganize and adjust their deployment and strength. Xu Tianxiang was busy with his feet not touching the ground, and Li Xuanqing could only give instructions in military and political affairs because he wanted to preside over the civil affairs reform, and then he was still responsible for the specific operation.
"Lord, are you here?" When Li Xuanqing came, Xu Tianxiang was just about to go out, and when he saw Li Xuanqing entering the big tent, he hurriedly came over to greet him, and he was not surprised that Qiaoxi followed him into the barracks. Recently, the medical staff who have increased the number of medical personnel in the military reform have begun to plan for the issue of female soldiers, but they have not yet begun to implement it.
"How's the reorganization going?" Li Xuanqing saw that he was going out, so he motioned for him to talk while walking.
"At present, there are 50,000 people in the main army of Tiance Army, which is organized into fifteen capitals and organized into four clusters, the first cluster is currently in Tiande City in the east, the second cluster is stationed in the west Yongfeng to Tushenze generation, the third cluster is stationed in the Fengzhou base camp, and the fourth cluster is the independent fifth cavalry are stationed in the north and west of the surrendered city, and the new barracks have no new recruits for the time being. After the independence of the Logistics Department, part of the troops was reduced to 17,000, 10,000 were mobile troops, stationed with the main force, 4,000 were the cantonment corps, there was a military farm in the western surrendered city, and 2,000 were other troops, including medical personnel and personnel stationed in the War Bureau. There are more than 2,000 people in the Special Operations Department, and the specific deployment of the fourth junior is responsible, and the General Staff is only moderation. At present, there is no clue, there is a lack of staffing, and there are almost no instructors. Speaking of this, Xu Tianxiang also smiled slightly bitterly, with a helpless face.
Li Xuanqing nodded, it was not easy to do this step in just ten days, if it wasn't for the preparation of the party members a year ago, Li Xuanqing would not have planned to be in such a hurry.
"Have you set up the staffing and framework structure of your General Staff?" Li Xuanqing suddenly remembered that Xu Tianxiang was the only one in the big tent when he came in, and immediately asked.
"According to the instructions of the lord, the three major departments of the General Staff are basically in charge now, and I am in charge of the combat department for the time being, but I suggest that Houchun or Tiancheng come back to be in charge, both of them are thoughtful and more suitable for this position; The recruit department transferred Zhang Cheng back to be responsible, and the political training department put the black-faced monster Wang Yongnian in charge. Xu Tianxiang nodded and said, "The personnel are basically equipped." I am also working out the military rank system, and I will consult with the chief of civil affairs at that time, and the military and political ranks will be approved according to unified standards at that time. Speaking of this, Xu Tianxiang said with a smile: "Seeing that the lord can go to the barracks, the work of the civil chief should be carried out relatively smoothly." β
"Come less, compared to the army, you can cut through the mess quickly, and his side needs time to slowly run in." Li Xuanqing smiled, shook his head and said with a smile: "But he still has time to run in, anyway, even if it is a war, the civil affairs side can slowly advance." The military and political affairs on your side must be firmly grasped, and it must be ensured that the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be reduced after the restructuring. β
After the restructuring, the command structure has become more sophisticated, and the command organs at all levels have been supplemented with many well-educated people, and their ability to understand strategic intentions has been strengthened, and there will be no problems in command in peacetime. As long as we wait until the lecture hall is opened and qualified personnel are trained, this set of command organs will inevitably be more rational than all previous methods. Xu Tianxiang is full of confidence.
Li Xuanqing nodded, looked at the sky in the west, and said for a long time: "You let the cavalry mobilize elite troops to go south into Yongfeng, and return to Tiancheng's command, so that he can secretly prepare accordingly." During this time, the logistics department should prepare materials in advance. Xuan Yingwei's side was already gathering information, and issued specific orders in early October. β
"After a year of preparation, we were already able to take the first step." Looking at the ingenuity around him who was watching his distraction, Li Xuanqing muttered to himself, "Since you want to bend history, let's start now." β