For the representatives of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Alliance, Qin Duan was also very enthusiastic, because Jiangnan County was the richest county in the empire, with a large population and a dense water network, it was known as the land of fish and rice, and it was famous for its wealth in the world.

The merchants in Jiangnan were quite powerful, and they used both sea and land routes to transport the silk, porcelain, grain, tea, paper, handicrafts and other special products produced in Jiangnan to all parts of the mainland, and then transported the special products from all parts of the mainland back to Jiangnan to obtain high profits. Therefore, the Jiangnan people even looked down on the nobles of the imperial capital.

The small city-states of the Nanyang Alliance are also based on business, the local climate is warm and humid, and it is close to the rich Great South Sea, rich in salt, fish, agate, pearls, coral, shells, fruits, etc., and the shipbuilding industry is also quite developed. Qin Du tried his best to publicize the new opportunities that Tokugawa Prefecture was now facing to the representatives of these two parties, hoping that the two would pass on this message and encourage local merchants to develop in Tokugawa Prefecture in the great northwest.

Representatives of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Alliance were also very satisfied with Qin's warm reception and said that they would do their best to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two places.

Just as Qin Duan was running hard to sell his plan, a gratifying situation began to appear in Tokugawa Prefecture, thousands of miles away. Liang Qiming, Liu Xiaoshan, Zhu Yongqing, Shangguan Yonglun and others did not dare to slack off in the slightest after Qin Dusk's departure, on the one hand, they vigorously reorganized the army, and on the other hand, they also continuously sent intelligence personnel to collect information on horse thieves and bandit forces in Tokugawa County. The size of the troops was expanded.

There is also an encouraging picture of immigration. Due to the effective publicity measures, and the fact that it coincides with the winter farming slack. Many poor and landless peasants flocked to the area, most of whom were old Tokugawa people who had fled their hometowns due to the war, and when they heard that the Huns had been taken away, coupled with such good preferential conditions, they all dragged their children and moved their families back. At its peak, nearly 300 people moved in on one day, and there is a gradual increase.

The government agencies headed by Liang Qiming also began to operate normally, each agency performed its own duties, the reconstruction of the city defense and municipal facilities also began, the city walls in many areas were completely demolished, the moat was replanned, and the entire Tokugawa Castle was redesigned according to Qin Du's idea, and its scale would be expanded to three to four times the size of the original prefecture, and the entire Tokugawa County would become a huge construction site. It is a good situation in full swing.

But Liang Qiming, Mu Ziqi, Xie Shuyu also have hidden worries, with the large-scale influx of immigrants, more and more urban defense municipal facilities have been started, and the irrigation system in various parts of the countryside has also begun to be dredged and repaired, in preparation for spring plowing and production in the coming year, more and more funds will be needed, and there has been no news about the progress of the county guard in the imperial capital.

Some of the largest horse thieves and bandits in Tokugawa Prefecture have suddenly disappeared. The intelligence officers did not find any more valuable information, whether they fled elsewhere or hid for the time being. It is also impossible to determine; In addition, the army of the Northwest County in the north has also been a little nervous lately, and it is also reassuring whether it wants to provoke a war or test its own strength.

On October 30, the thirteenth year of the Apocalypse, Liang Qiming held the first military-political association after Qin Dui's departure in the Tokugawa Castle Guardhouse, and the attendees were still the people who participated in the meeting last time, and only one Qin Dui was missing. The meeting was chaired by Liang Qiming.

"Today we are holding a meeting for everyone to exchange information. The adults have been gone for more than a month, and there is still no news coming back, and we still don't know how things will go, and it is still unknown when the adults will return. But in any case, our current work must be carried out and cannot be stopped. Therefore, the purpose of today's meeting is to communicate with each other, and also come up with the next step of our work plan, if there are any problems, we can also put forward here, we can discuss and discuss, and solve them together. Liang Qiming made a simple opening statement.

Liang Qiming and Zhu Yongqing exchanged glances with each other, and then Zhu Yongqing spoke: "Then I will come down and talk about it, according to the deployment of the adults when they left, Liu Xiaoshan and Shangguan Yonglun and I have strengthened the training of the troops on the one hand, and on the other hand, we are also looking for opportunities to exterminate the horse thieves and bandit forces in Tokugawa. Our intelligence agents have not received any information about them, and it is assumed that they are on guard and are now hiding. We're still searching further. ”

Liu Xiaoshan also added: "In addition, a small group of troops guarding Ma Dehai in the northwest county in the north have been haunting our border area from time to time recently, and their intentions are unknown, which is also worthy of our attention. Now that the walls of the prefecture city have been almost demolished, if it is attacked, it can be said that there is no defense, so I have discussed it with several army commanders, temporarily put aside the task of suppressing bandits, first strengthen the defense of the prefecture city, and wait until the adults come back to make plans. ”

After all, when Qin Duan left, he handed over the task of city defense to Zhu Yongqing and Liu Xiaoshan, and the two did not dare to take it lightly, and first consolidated the fundamentals before talking about anything else.

"The police and the court have begun to perform their duties, and there has been a marked improvement in public order in the city. Both the Intelligence Service and the Security Service are not yet fully functional, mainly due to the lack of professional staff, and are now trying to solve the problem in the hope that they will be truly effective in the near future. The investigation of Pamela's case is nearing completion, and all the circumstances are basically clear, and he himself has expressed his willingness to serve us as a meritorious atonement, but this will have to wait for the final decision when the adults return. The Inspectorate has started its work and so far has not found any contravention of the Ordinance. Mu Ziqi was very cautious.

Xie Shuyu's report is more optimistic: "At present, the shape of our Tokugawa Prefecture is quite good, and due to the good propaganda effect, hundreds of immigrants are now pouring into our Tokugawa territory almost every day, most of them are former Tokugawa people who originally fled the war, and some are landless farmers in the surrounding prefectures, as well as a small number of craftsmen and workers, and the proportion of the latter two types of people is gradually increasing. ”

"Infrastructure is progressing well, but there is still a big labor gap, but I think this will be alleviated in the future. However, the restoration of the irrigation system in the village has just begun, and there is still a lot of work to be done, and the repair of roads and bridges connecting various places has not yet begun, mainly due to the lack of labor, which has become a major problem restricting the economic development of Tokugawa Prefecture. ”

"And at the current pace of immigration, the contradiction of shortage of funds will soon arise, and if this problem is not solved, then all the work will be lost. I don't know how the adults are doing in the imperial capital? After speaking, Xie Shuyu couldn't help but sigh.

Li Hua also went on to speak: "Entrusted by the Lord when he left, I am temporarily in charge of the war readiness work of our Tokugawa Prefecture and the logistics of the army. In addition, there are also some problems in the logistics of the troops, and the original logistics materials brought in less armor and weapons, which are also consumed very much in the war, and also need to be replenished, especially the formation of cavalry units needs some special equipment, which requires a lot of funds. ”

Liang Qiming also felt that there were so many problems at once, it turned out that when Qin Dui was there, although there were many difficulties, as long as they got to Qin Dui, everyone discussed it, and they could always come up with a solution, now that Qin Dui is not there, everyone is like missing the backbone, and they seem to have no clue, it seems that this boss who usually looks very leisurely really can't be missing, otherwise all work will have a sense of stagnation.

"Everyone has expressed their opinions, now we are indeed facing a lot of difficulties, there are many things that have to be solved and decided after the adults come back, but we can't just wait passively, I estimate that the adults may come back in these few days, I am the same as everyone in this regard, manpower is also very lacking, but we must carry out the current work and go, can not stop, the adults have also explained to us when they leave, they can be the master does not have to wait for him to come back, So I think you can start the work on your own terms, and leave any questions until the adults come back. Liang Qiming said stubbornly.

On November 15, the thirteenth year of the Apocalypse, Qin Du left the capital and set off to return to Tokugawa County. Before this, Qin Dui had a long talk with Zhuge Fang, in view of the fact that the current shape of the imperial capital is still unstable, and a reliable person is needed to stay in the imperial capital to understand the changes in the shape of the entire empire, Qin Du decided to temporarily let his two personal guards Ma Peng and Deng Xian stay in the capital to collect intelligence, and at the same time shoulder the heavy responsibility of setting up various talents for Qin Dui.

The expected purpose before coming has been basically achieved, Qin Duan is still relatively satisfied with this trip to the imperial capital, the problem of funds has been satisfactorily resolved, and even exceeded the expected goal, the imperial household department allocated a total of 90 million taels of silver for the revival of Tokugawa County, which will be allocated in three times and two years.

There were also some intentional plans to attract investment, but the businessmen still had doubts about the social security situation in Tokugawa, and they all expressed the hope that Tokugawa would invest in business after the public security situation was thoroughly improved. The issue of immigration has also been satisfactorily resolved, and it will also greatly promote the relocation of immigrants from all over the country to Tokugawa, and the happiest thing is that at the beginning of next year, a group of outstanding students from the Imperial Military Academy will come to Tokugawa Prefecture to join their own army. This time, Zhuge Fang also set off for Tokugawa with Qin Duan. (To be continued......)