"Therefore, I think that the person who will serve as the guardian of these two prefectures must be someone who can come up with a plan to quickly revitalize the economy of the two prefectures. Time is running out, and now the situation within the empire is also becoming more complicated, in addition to this Taiping Sect, the intelligence department is also reflected in the empire's Jiangnan and Wuhu counties. The secret religious organization of Qiankun Dao's power has also developed quite rapidly, although it cannot be compared with the Taiping Sect now, but it cannot be underestimated, the hidden surname of this organization is quite strong, and the penetration is amazing, not only the middle and lower class people, but also many official eunuchs and businessmen are also inextricably linked with this organization, and so far the intelligence department has not found out who their leaders and supporters behind them are, "Speaking of this, I can't help but sigh," If these evil ways can really be implemented according to the slogans they put forward, people can still look forward to it, but history tells us that these things are all goods that sell dog meat on the head of sheep, and they will not become a big climate, but will only bring disaster to the country and the people, and add to the chaos. We don't have much time to hold onto. ”

Ling Tianfang picked up the conversation: "Yes, the current empire is like an old edifice, its interior has long been decayed, and it may collapse with a bang if there is a slight external force. Looking at the various forces within and around it, which one of them is not gearing up to try and wants to get a piece of the soup in the coming chaos. The foundation of our Northwest County is too poor, and the start is late, if we want to occupy a favorable situation in the future competition, we can only grow ourselves as quickly as possible. ”

After opening the chatterbox, Xiao Tang was no longer restrained, and his deep eyes revealed a fanatical and confident look: "Adults don't have to worry too much. Although our northwest foundation is a little worse, we also have many other advantages that cannot be compared. First of all, now that the entire northwest has been basically calmed, the rest is just ringworm and scabies, which is insignificant. It is precisely because of the long-term war and banditry that the common people have longed for a strong political power to ensure their hard-won stable and peaceful happy life, and in addition, in the past two years, whether it is military exploits or political achievements, the prestige of the adults has reached an unparalleled level in this land, and the people's hearts in the entire northwest can be said to be monolithic. As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, this is an eternal truth. ”

Picking up the tea bowl and taking a big sip, moistening his somewhat thirsty throat, Xiao Tang continued to speak, "Secondly, the decline of the northwest region from glory to decline is largely due to the rise of the nomadic people of Luobei on the Tengger grassland, its rise blocked the normal circulation of this extremely important trade route on the northern continent, and the decline of the northwest started from this, especially the two prefectures of Guide and Bonan were most directly affected, because the main commodities of these two prefectures were sold to the central and western continents through this channel. And now that we have defeated the Ropes twice, and it is commendable that we have made an agreement with the Ropes to ensure the normal flow of caravans, and I think that with this pact, it will not take much effort for the merchants who smell the smell to come and revive the economy of Guide and Bonan. ”

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, Xiao Tang's face was already flushed with excitement, " Thirdly, although the economy of Guide and Bonan has also been war-torn in the two prefectures, their foundation is much stronger than that of Qingyang, and the power of merchants is much greater than that of Qingyang, and the population is far greater than that of Qingyang in the early stage of development, after all, the glory of the early stage still left a considerable foundation for them, and the unique geological and climatic conditions of these two prefectures are also irreplaceable in other places, as long as we formulate practical policies to stimulate economic development, I firmly believe that the goal of revitalizing the economy can be completed in a short period of time. ”

After listening to Xiao Tang's analysis, Ling Tianfang couldn't help but stand up and clapped his hands in support, "Incisive! Lord Xiao, I can't see that you still have such good eloquence, after listening to your analysis, even I am now full of confidence in our future." Then let's plan well and make this ending even more perfect. ”

Xiao Tang's words also aroused the ambition in my heart, the world will be chaotic, although it is worrying, but there is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity hidden in the middle, the times create heroes, who can grasp the opportunity in the upcoming troubled times, strategize, maybe you can create an earth-shattering career, this is not the ideal pursuit I have always set for myself?

I tried my best to calm my mind, and my words were full of hope: "That's why we should seize the moment now to identify the right people as soon as possible, so that they can get their work in place as soon as possible, and strive to achieve the goals we have set as soon as possible." After a little thought, I made a decision: "The position of Guide is quite important, and it is also the main producer of wine and well salt, and the economic recovery here as soon as possible is very important for our future work, especially financial support, so I decided that Su Minshun should be the city guard." The economic pillar of Bonan Province is the ceramic industry and commerce, although Yang Zhengbin is young, but his mind is quite flexible, and he has many ideas, you might as well let him try it to see how capable he is, and you can also exercise him well, and put pressure on these young people, only benefits, no harm. ”

"As for Mu and Jin, Xiao Tang, you have a lot of work to prepare for the administrative organization of the entire Northwest County, I think Mu Haoran will assist you in your work, Jin Ning is witty and calm, and he is a talent engaged in intelligence work, I think he will be responsible for the intelligence work in the future, let him exercise first." If there is no problem with Leo's origin, he can be arranged to hold an important position in an appropriate position, such as the Economic Development Bureau, the Agriculture and Water Conservancy Department, the Construction Department and other departments. ”

After thinking about it, I added: "In addition, there is a big gap in the number of grassroots officials in our country, and the quality is uneven. I am considering whether it is possible to organize some training courses specifically for these officials in order to improve their professional ability, and when the time is right, we can also set up our own local training schools, so that all officials can be trained on a long-term basis in rotation and gradually form a systematic operational training mechanism. In addition, our supervision departments must select good people, and the work must also be stepped up, and now that the scope of our management has doubled, the number of officials under our command has also greatly increased, and it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of fish and dragons, and I have heard some reports that we have a very small number of officials who are corrupt and pervert the law for personal gain, and even our military personnel are involved, and I think this work is the most important thing, and the collapse of a regime often begins with the rule of officials, and we should all maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times. At this point, my tone has become quite stern, "There is no need to be soft on those who dare to defy the law, no matter who they are or who is involved, I think that only blood can deter those who have a fluke mentality." ”

Although my tone seemed very flat, the slightest chill between my teeth still made Xiao and Ling both of them feel a sudden shudder.

"The reorganization of the army revolved around the creation of the Northwest Corps, taking into account the garrisons of the provinces. I plan to set up the Northwest Army Corps on the basis of the four garrison divisions in Qingyang and Jinzhou, and for the time being, only these four divisions will be set up. In addition, after the reorganization of the captured rebel army is completed, they will be screened out, and then a part of the reservists in Qingyang and Jinzhou will be supplemented, and some middle- and grass-roots officers will be enriched, and three full-fledged garrison divisions will be formed, with one division each assigned to Qingyang, Jinzhou, and Bonan, and the garrison units in Germany will be expanded and formed on the basis of the volunteers recruited by Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov. "I unhurriedly brought out the expansion plan of the army, Ling Tianfang nodded frequently in agreement, and although Xiao Tang didn't completely agree with my idea in his heart, he could see that I had made up my mind, so he didn't raise any more objections.

The meeting was held on time the next day, at which officials from various provinces and the armed forces spoke enthusiastically and put forward many constructive opinions for future work. The quality of local officials is generally low and needs to be improved urgently; The pressure on public health facilities is overwhelmed, and the financial coffers are close to exhaustion, making it impossible to build more facilities to provide more services; due to the large increase in the population in the areas under its jurisdiction, the public order situation is becoming more complicated, and the public security forces are unable to keep up, and the public order situation in some areas has recurred; although great progress has been made in infrastructure construction, it is still far from satisfying the needs of the rapidly developing economy; and the combat effectiveness of the armed forces urgently needs to be further enhanced, especially after receiving a large number of new recruits and soldiers from the defective troops, this work is even more difficult。

On the one hand, I elaborated on the favorable situation and environment in which we are currently located, as well as the advantageous conditions we have, and encouraged everyone to brace their spirits and work hard to create a better tomorrow; on the other hand, I also unabashedly laid out the existing problems and difficulties, and asked everyone to work together to overcome the difficulties.

As soon as the meeting ended, Xiao Tang returned to Qingyang and began to prepare for the formation of the Northwest County Military and Political Jiedu Embassy, while Ling Tianfang stayed in Bonan and began to divide and integrate the 50,000 or 60,000 rebel troops with Liang Chongxin and Mu Lige, and arranged for the reserve soldiers from Qingyang and Jinzhou to come to rendezvous and reorganize.

I had planned to return to Qingyang after talking to the newly appointed Su Minshun and Yang Zhengbin, but Yingying and Xian Xian came to Bonan with Di Rena, so I had to stay.

The conversation with Su Minshun and Yang Zhengbin was quite overjoyed, and the shortage of funds for the construction of the two prefectures was the biggest headache for me, and both of them put forward their own views. Su Minshun proposed that in Guide Province, because salt and wine are extremely profitable commodities, especially salt, salt and wine can be monopolized, if a merchant wants to operate salt and wine, he must buy a franchise from the political axe, and the franchise can also be divided into several grades, and the scale and time period of operation allowed by different prices are also different, and businessmen without the right to operate are strictly prohibited from operating, and the political axe will protect the legitimate rights and interests of the franchised businessmen. In this way, a large amount of money can be obtained by selling the franchise for the political axe, which can solve the urgent need of the current shortage of funds.

Yang Zhengbin proposed that bonds could be issued in the name of the local political axe, explaining the reason for the debt, the purpose and the time of payment, mainly for large businessmen in Bonan Province and even the whole county, because it is a political axe bond, the interest rate can be lower than borrowing from the bank, and sufficient construction and development funds should be obtained through this method. Bonds could be transferred between merchants, but not in the market, so as not to disrupt the financial markets and give the central government the authority of the empire. Because the economic pillar of Bonan Province is the ceramic industry, and at present, Bonan Province because of the long-term war caused by the disrepair of most of the road traffic facilities in the territory and destroyed, has been unable to play a role at all, in urgent need of reconstruction, coupled with the Bonan town construction and municipal construction has been seriously lagging behind, can not assume the role of economic development, also needs a lot of funds to rebuild, these problems of the local businessmen know better than anyone else, if the funds obtained from these debts are used in these aspects, should be able to get the support and welcome of the businessmen.

The ideas put forward by the two of them make me feel refreshing, it should be said that these two proposals have their own merits, and it is not surprising that Su Minshun can put forward an idea that is in line with the reality of Guide, if there is no set of means, it will be in vain to be called a top student of Imperial University. And this little-known Yang Zhengbin can actually come up with the brilliant idea of administrative axe bonds, which is indeed very surprising to me. I immediately agreed with their ideas and encouraged them to be bold and not have to worry about anything else. If there is anything else that needs my support, just put it forward, anyway, the situation of Guide and Bonan is already worse, it is better to let the two of them do it boldly, as for the reaction of the central side of the empire, let me deal with it, this is also the most worrying place for the two, after all, the implementation of the monopoly and the issuance of bonds are all related to the authority of the central department of the empire, and it is still unknown whether it can be approved.

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