There were 50,000 or 60,000 Ming troops who entered the engineering corps, and some of the others still chose to return to their hometowns, but Lu Zhenfei and Huang Degong still tried their best to raise some silver taels and gave them a certain amount of travel expenses and settling-in expenses.

After the problem of nearly 100,000 Ming troops in Guilin was solved, accompanied by the first division, Huang Degong rushed to Nanning without stopping, and there were also 60,000 or 70,000 Ming troops here.

The number of engineers cannot be too large, and the Ming army here can only be used as a construction corps.

The destination of the Construction Corps was chosen as Qiongzhou Island, which later became Hainan Island.

Hainan Island used to be under the jurisdiction of Guangxi, and later it was assigned to the name of Guangzhou Prefecture, but now Qiongzhou Island is basically still in an undeveloped state, and Luo Jian wants to develop it as soon as possible.

First, the climate here is suitable for food production, and secondly, I want to develop it as soon as possible to grow rubber.

When the fleet returns from Japan, the "Yue Fei" will sail to South America in search of rubber seeds, and Hainan's tropical climate is suitable for planting rubber trees.

Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji spent a lot of effort in Nanning, Qiongzhou Island is still a wild and exiled place in everyone's minds, and now it is really not easy to ask these people to go there.

Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji took the information sent by the provisional government, and after countless words, they finally pacified the Ming army in Nanning, and in the end there were only more than 20,000 officers and soldiers willing to go to Qiongzhou Island.

Liu Zhaoji selected the Ming army in Nanning for a few days, and also selected more than 6,000 people for the expansion of the army.

Most of the remaining tens of thousands of Ming troops were dismissed by some silver, and Huang Degong selected more than 5,000 people as the garrison of Guangxi.

After solving these Ming troops in Guangxi, Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The 1st Division and the Cavalry Division were just outside Nanning, and the 2nd Division and the Artillery Brigade were temporarily stationed outside Guilin, awaiting further orders from the Nanjing government.

Liu Zhaoji and Li Chengdong have not rested in Guangxi, and the newly recruited soldiers are undergoing intensive training, but this number has not yet reached the requirements of the metropolitan governor.

Luo Jian demanded that the first and second divisions be doubled, adopt the method of using the old to bring the new with the new and mix training with the two divisions, and when the equipment is in place, the two combat divisions will be separated.

Yan Yingyuan was even busier, Luo Jian wrote to him alone, asking him to train as many grassroots artillery commanders as possible, and it seemed that the artillery was also going to be expanded on a large scale.

In the office of the Metropolitan Governor of the Nanjing Provisional Government, Luo Jian stared at the large map hanging on the wall and calculated it carefully in his heart.

Yesterday, the news that the Guangxi issue had been completely resolved had already been reported, and the provinces under the Southern Ming Dynasty, except for Yunnan and Guizhou, were now basically in place under the management of the provisional government, and these provinces were the granaries of the whole country during the Ming Dynasty, and their economic development was the best in the country.

This year, sweet potatoes have all been popularized, and the provisional government basically no longer has to worry about food, but the phenomenon of land annexation in various places is still very serious, and Luo Jian wants to solve this problem as soon as possible.

The landlords who have accumulated from generation to generation cannot directly confiscate their land, and Luo Jian feels that he cannot learn from his predecessors, because the historical background is different, and the methods of dealing with problems must be different.

However, the problem of the large amount of land occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants and former nobles must be solved.

With the gradual improvement of the climate and social environment, the population will increase in large numbers in the future, which Luo Jian can imagine since then, after a large increase in population, the problem of insufficient land will gradually appear.

As for how to solve this problem, Luo Jian really hasn't thought about it yet.

Or simply take it directly from them and make it state-owned? Or will the government pay to buy it back from them? Luo Jian thought about it for a long time, and felt that something was wrong.

After all, the current provisional government is still inextricably linked with the Ming Dynasty, and if the land is forcibly recovered from these people, it will definitely encounter great resistance, and the provisional government, which is not easy to stabilize, will make waves again.

"Let's start with rent and interest reductions." Luo Jian said to himself.

"Xinghua, what do you say?" Shi Kefa walked in and listened to half of the words, and then asked Luo Jian.

"Brother Xian, are you here? Is there something wrong? Luo Jian didn't think maturely, so he didn't answer Shi Kefa's question.

"Mr. Liu is dying, let's go and visit?" Shi Kefa said to Luo Jian.

"Huh? Are you talking about Mr. Hiyama? Luo Jian asked in surprise.

After Mr. Liu Zongzhou arrived in Nanjing, in addition to making a fuss at the beginning of the establishment of the government, he also quieted down, and he had not brought the Senate to find trouble with Luo Jian for a long time, and today Luo Jian knew that the old man was already sick and dying.

"Alas, yes, the old gentleman is old, and he is over seventy this year." Shi Kefa said with a sigh.

Although Liu Zongzhou always picked on Luo Jian's faults before, the old gentleman had an excellent reputation in this era. Luo Jian thought that in the real history, Mr. Liu was unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and died on a hunger strike at home, and he also greatly admired his integrity.

"Brother Xian, let's go! A must see. Luo Jian said as he walked towards the door.

Under the leadership of the guards, the two soon arrived at Liu Zongzhou's mansion.

It is said that it is a house, but in fact it is just a small courtyard, Liu Zongzhou's home is not in Nanjing, and this small courtyard house was allocated to him by the provisional government.

Entering the courtyard, there were already a lot of people gathered in the courtyard, and when they saw Luo Jian and Shi Kefa coming, Liu Zongzhou's family hurriedly greeted them.

"You're welcome, lead us to see Mr. Hiyama." Luo Jian said to Liu Zongzhou's eldest son, a man in his fifties, that Liu Zongzhou's children and grandchildren had also rushed from Hangzhou when they heard the news of his illness not long ago.

On the bed in the room, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa saw the sick Liu Zongzhou, the old gentleman's complexion was very bad, his face was already sallow, his eyes were slightly closed on the bed, and he no longer had his previous spirit.

Liu Zongzhou's eldest son stepped forward and called softly: "Father, the Metropolitan Governor and the Governor have come to see you." ”

Liu Zongzhou slowly opened his eyes, and a smile appeared on his sallow face.

The Liu family hurriedly carried two stools and put them in front of the old gentleman's bed.

"Mr. Qishan, I haven't seen you for a few days, why is you sick like this? Have you seen a doctor? It's not a big problem, is it? Luo Jian leaned forward and asked softly.

"Xinghua, Xianzhi, I know my illness, my time is running out, it's good that you are here, I have something to say to you." Liu Zong Zhouqiang said with spirits, and waved his hand lightly after speaking, letting his family members retreat.

"Xinghua, I used to work against you all the time, you won't be jealous of me, right?" Liu Zongzhou stared at Luo Jian's eyes and asked.

"Mr. Qishan, you are a respected senior, you are spurring us, we are too late to be grateful, where can we mention jealousy?" Luo Jian said with a smile, and Shi Kefa also nodded again and again on the side.

"It's been so long since the Provisional Government was established, and I can see some things clearly, what you did was right, and I hope you will persevere, but there is one thing I have to remind you..."

Liu Zongzhou said a few words, looked a little tired, paused for a moment, saw that Luo Jian and Shi Kefa were listening carefully, and said with a strong spirit:

"Don't underestimate this Senate either, although I started to get this thing, I can't control it now, and when Old Man Gao and Old Man Lu are gone, I'm afraid they will have to change their tune."

After listening to Liu Zongzhou's words, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa were both alert, and both of them were frowning and thinking about the meaning of Liu Zongzhou's words.

"It's those businessmen, now there are more and more businessmen entering the Senate, now there are a few of us old guys, they don't dare to make excessive demands, and when a few of us are gone, I'm afraid they will ask the government for power, you have to be careful about this."

Liu Zong Zhouqiang finished what he wanted to say, closed his eyes and rested for a while.

After a while, the old gentleman opened his eyes again and said to the two:

"Xinghua, Xianzhi, the government you set up puts the people first, this is the most satisfying for the old decay, I hope you can persevere, no matter what happens, this point will not change. The old man is not energetic, so I won't keep you, thank you for still remembering me as an old man. ”

"Mr. Qishan, we have remembered your words, and you can recuperate with peace of mind, I am still waiting for the old man to recover from his illness and continue to find fault with us." Luo Jian and Shi Kefa both stood up, and Luo Jian comforted Liu Zongzhou.

Liu Zongzhou opened his eyes and didn't speak, smiled embarrassedly at the two, and closed his eyes again.

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa retreated lightly, and went out to explain to Liu Zongzhou's son that he wanted to be a good student and asked the doctor to treat the old gentleman, and the two left the courtyard.

"During this time, I was so busy with affairs that I didn't notice that the Senate had changed so much, which is a new problem." As soon as he got out of the courtyard, Shi Kefa said to Luo Jian.

"This is normal, our economic development, will definitely get rich first, these people have money, they will definitely want to have their own voice in politics, seeing that we have adopted a tacit and supportive attitude towards the Senate, we will definitely find a way above."

Luo Jian could think about it, but at this time he thought of Lai Fu.

If Lai Fu is still in charge of the Ministry of Security, these situations will definitely be reported to him as soon as possible, and Lai Fu, who made a big mistake, is now being locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, Luo Jian is too busy to have time to pay attention to this matter, and the role of the Ministry of Security without Lai Fu is getting smaller and smaller, which has made Luo Jian very dissatisfied.

"Brother Xian, you go back first, I still have some things." Luo Jian said to Shi Kefa, and walked towards another street with his guards.

Luo Jian went to the prison of the Criminal Department, and he wanted to see Lai Fu.

When Luo Jian saw Lai Fu, Lai Fu was sitting on the straw in a cell, his hair that had been cut short and long again, and he looked extremely haggard.

Hearing the movement, Lai Fu looked up and saw that it was the Metropolitan Governor who came, and quickly stood up and walked a few steps to the prison door, and was about to kneel down as soon as his knees were weak, but when he saw Luo Jian's sharp eyes, he quickly stood up straight again, and only bowed to Luo Jian.

Luo Jian asked the jailer to open the cell door and walked in, it seemed that the cell was still cleaned from time to time, and there was no unpleasant smell.

With a wave of his hand, the guards and jailers stepped back, and Luo Jian sat down on the chair brought by the jailer.

"Reifu, do you know what's wrong?" Luo Jian stared at Lai Fu and asked in a deep voice.