Then Li Daring made a brief report on the training of the army, and the Second Army Corps already had considerable combat effectiveness, which was enough to cope with the First World War; The training of the Fifth Division has also made great progress, but since the Gaoshan soldiers have almost no formal military training, it still needs some time to strengthen them, but it is estimated that the expected purpose of the training will be basically achieved in September

After listening to everyone's reports, Qin Duan did not hesitate to praise the achievements of everyone present with any good words, Qin Duan knew that the praise of his superiors was often better than any other reward, which was not only a recognition of their hard work, but also an affirmation of their work ability.

After praising him, Qin Duan also put forward his own opinion, the training of the army can only be strengthened, not relaxed; The construction of infrastructure can be slowed down appropriately, after all, it will take some time to raise funds, although the last funds of the imperial court have been transferred to the Tokugawa County Account through Guò Wanfeng Qianzhuang, but Qin Du is worried that the surrounding situation is unstable, and war may occur at any time, so it is necessary to leave enough emergency funds as a backup, and then increase investment after the second half of the year has passed; Since the government has given preferential tax policies, if there are still those who attempt to evade taxes, they should not be tolerated and accommodated, but should be severely punished in order to deter others.

During this period, accompanied by Zhuge Fang, Qin Wei inspected the road construction site from Woyuan Town to Heping Town, and delivered an enthusiastic speech on the construction site, encouraging the people of all ethnic groups to work hard to strive for the upper reaches and build a new Northwest County as quickly as possible.

Subsequently, Qin Du inspected the construction of market towns in Woyuan Town and Heping Town, and cut ribbons for the newly built local hospitals and schools. Qin Duan also demanded that grassroots officials should rationally plan land, encourage foreign merchants to come to invest, build factories, and do business, and also encourage local Gaoshan people to boldly go out and go outside to gain knowledge and learn skills.

At the meeting of grassroots government officials in the southern and western areas of the northwest county capital, Qin Duan affirmed the achievements made by the grassroots officials of various ethnic groups. He also warned them that they would never tolerate discrimination against ethnic minorities, but they would never allow certain people to use their ethnic status to disobey the management of local governments, or to engage in favoritism or pervert the law for bribes; no matter what nationality an official is, and no matter what position he holds, he must be subject to the supervision of the Supervision Bureau, and once it is found that there is any illegal act, he will be severely punished, and no one shall be above the law. Under the insinuation of Qin Dusk. Some people had to voluntarily surrender themselves to the Inspectorate after the meeting.

After the meeting, Qin Duan had a one-on-one meeting with the four Great Elders of the Gaoshan Clan, who had gradually adapted to their current status as Imperial Government officials, and Qin Duan also hoped that they would gradually integrate into the Northwest County and become ordinary members of his subordinates.

Qin Duan asked them to strengthen the management and education of their subordinates, improve the quality of government officials, and at the same time invited the four to the northwest county to watch the army's training report.

In the subsequent report drill of the Fifth Division of the Northwest County, Qin Duan invited all the celebrities and gentry, giant businessmen and government officials at all levels in the Northwest County Government to watch. He also made an exception to allow some people in Fucheng to enter the arena to watch. The drill was an unprecedented success, and the gentry and merchants watched the drill of the Fifth Division, which was composed of Gaoshan people. He was not only shocked by the amazing combat effectiveness of the Gaoshan people's soldiers, but also admired Qin Dui's ability to take such a force as his help.

And the elders of the Gaoshan tribe are also extremely proud to be able to review the troops of the Northwest County Government, which is something that the Gaoshan people have never thought of before, and it is also a special treatment that the Gaoshan people in other places have never thought of now, which also fully reflects the policy of equality of all ethnic groups in Qin Duan.

Qin Dui's prestige also rose to an unprecedented height, and almost everyone regarded Qin Dui as the emperor of the Northwest County. It has also been warmly welcomed by the local people in various places.

In his spare time, Qin Du played around with Sima Qingqing and his daughters, Sima Qingqing was naturally the best tour guide, and he had fun with his daughters at night.

Qin Duan also took the time to visit Sima Yuan, who had already served as the president of the Northwest County Chamber of Commerce, and he had now become a busy man. Not only did he invest heavily in the southern part of the Northwest County, building several new pharmacies to purchase medicinal materials, but he also had to deal with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, and during the conversation, he also said that he would expand the export of medicinal materials to the Imperial Jiangnan County, Wuhu County, and the Loulan Kingdom.

Qin Duan also talked to him about Sima Qingqing's relationship, he just hoped that Qin Duan would not disappoint Sima Qingqing, and he didn't say much else, he was an understanding person, in fact, he already knew how far my relationship with Sima Qingqing had developed.

In September, the temperature was even hotter, but fortunately, Northwest County was an excellent summer resort due to its high forest coverage, and just when Sima Qingqing and I were immersed in endless joy, a letter from Liang Qiming made me have to leave for Tokugawa Prefecture.

"At present, the situation in Meishan County and Longdong County has been out of control, except for Fucheng, most of the other areas have been controlled by the riot army and those bandit organizations that take advantage of the fire to rob, and there are already small riot armies tentatively operating in the border area with Tokugawa County and Northwest County. Can you cross the line and pursue? ”

According to the intelligence, the strength of the eastern expedition of the Huns is estimated to be more than the year before last, reaching 500,000, and it is estimated that the proportion of infantry will also be greatly increased compared with the year before, and the intelligence also reflects that as early as the first half of the year, the Huns ordered a large number of siege equipment from the Famini Empire on the western continent, including large siege weapons such as storming vehicles, arrow towers, and crashing vehicles." Liang Qiming also appeared worried when he reported it.

If this is the case, it seems that the Huns are trying to recoup their losses, but will they be able to do so?

Qin Duan narrowed his eyes, lay on the Taishi chair, listened to Liang Qiming and Yuzhu introduce the detailed information in all aspects, and asked Liang Qiming casually: "The Huns have encountered a great drought again, and they will definitely have to search for these neighbors around them, how do the countries in the Western Regions react?" ”

"The Beihun people have already thought that the five countries of the Western Regions have made a list of the materials they need, and the five countries of the Western Regions have reacted quite strongly, and have sent people to negotiate with the Huns, but the specific situation is not clear."

"Then did the five countries of the Western Regions send people to contact us to jointly defend against the Huns?"

Although Qin Duan had any hope for the five countries of the Western Regions, he also wanted to see how long these five countries could endure in the face of the extortion of the Huns.

"So far, no one has come to contact us." Liang Qiming replied.

"It seems that the countries of the Western Regions are still too afraid of the military strength of the Huns, and they are not at ease with us."

Qin Du stood up with a smile, "But if the shape is already clear, there will be no suspense." However, I heard that the lord of Loulan Kingdom, Hai Yibar, is quite strategic, and he is so difficult that he doesn't dare to react? ”

Liang Qiming thought for a moment, "Loulan Country is located in the north-central part of the Five Kingdoms of the Western Regions, and it is still separated from our territory by Gaochang Kingdom, and the distance is also more than two hundred kilometers, I'm afraid he is worried that even if he unites with us, he won't be able to help him much." ”

"Well, it can only be this reason, but the Huns have to make inch, and the survival of the five countries in the Western Regions will become more and more difficult."

Qin Duan nodded and agreed with Liang Qiming's opinion, "I heard that Haibar has a daughter who is quite outstanding, not only the country is beautiful, but also skilled in bows and horses, known as 'Mulan in the Western Regions', I don't know if it's true?" Qin Duan's eyes showed a glint of eagerness again.

"Yes, absolutely."

Liang Qiming's fat face showed a confused expression, while finding out the materials in his hand, "Hayibar's daughter is called Haritina, seventeen years old, is the first beauty in the Western Regions, not only has the appearance of sinking fish and geese, but also has strong martial arts, it is said that there are few men in Loulan Kingdom, and there are few comparable to them, last year, His Royal Highness Kuqa Country in the Western Regions met Haritina on the road, shocked, entangled, angered Harichena, together with the guards of Kuqa State, were beaten by Haritina, and this incident shook the entire territory of the Western Regions, It also cast a shadow on the relations between the two countries, and in the end, it was the head of the country of Baiga who came forward to reconcile, and it was barely restored. ”

"It looks like a thorny rose. Liang Qiming, you have really collected all the information in this area. Qin Duan looked at Liang Qiming with a smile.

"That's nature. There must be no negligence in intelligence work, and it has a bearing on the overall situation. Liang Qiming replied with an undeserved face.

"Since the Huns are determined to fight us, we have no choice but to serve us to the end. Yuzhu, you assist Lord Liang in analyzing and sorting out all the information about Ukola's personal situation and the current troops of the expedition to the west and the eastern part of the expedition under his subordinates, and also strengthen the collection of information on the composition of the arms of the Hun army, the combat effectiveness, the military commanders of each part and the marching route of the Hun army that is about to go east, especially the composition of its troops and the route of the march must be found out at any cost. ”

Whether it is Yuzhu or Zhuge Fang who is in charge of the work of the intelligence department, Qin Duan has never relaxed, they have also done a very good job, and they have also made every effort to guarantee the funds, so the intelligence work on several important targets has also been quite successful.

"As for Meishan County and Longdong County, I won't care about them for the time being. The last time we sent troops to the northwest county has already caused an uproar in the imperial court, if we cross the border again this time, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, and we are fighting on both sides, and our troops are far from enough. Qin Duan's tone was full of confidence in victory.

"Yes." Liang Qiming and Yuzhu immediately responded. (To be continued......)