In the next ten days, Wu Feng and Xiao Tang attended the banquet set up by the famous merchants of Qingyang Mansion on time to thank Wu Feng and his troops for their great contribution to the defense of Qingyang City. In the midst of the staggering, the businessmen consciously or unconsciously asked whether Wufeng and his army needed support and help, and the businessmen were willing to do their best to meet the needs of Wufeng and his troops within their capabilities. Food and material support, but Wu Feng smiled and politely declined, and told them that when they needed their support, they would bring it up at the appropriate time, which made the merchants a little panicked, not knowing what kind of request Wu Feng would make.

Through a few days of observation and conversation, combined with the information he had, Wu Feng had a certain understanding of the situation of these businessmen.

Qingyang Province due to more than 10 years of continuous war, the economy has actually been on the verge of collapse, many people to escape the war dragged their families and fleeing, the population from the heyday of nearly 700,000, plummeted to less than 150,000 now, the urban population is less than 100,000, the industry has almost completely come to a standstill, the leather processing industry has always been very famous and only a few larger workshops are still surviving, the others are either bankrupt or relocated. The originally very prosperous commercial trade was also gradually shrunk due to the Luope people's control of the large passage to the west, and later with the more frequent wars, the extreme deterioration of social security, horse thieves and bandits were everywhere, and the safety of the lives and property of merchants around the country was not guaranteed in Qingyang Mansion, and the commercial trade plummeted.

Local businessmen are also forced by the situation, one after another to move their workshops, shops and even small families to other places, to seek other development, some even move their families out, never to come back, stay in the local area is also to pay attention, as long as the situation is not right, they will close their doors and leave. And now Wu Feng led the emperor [***] team to defeat the strong with the weak, and the news of the defeat of the Luope people has quickly spread throughout the empire, and it also has a great influence in the surrounding countries, and Wu Feng also said that he would lead his army to stay in Qingyang and continue to defend the safety of Qingyang Mansion, which immediately ignited the hopes of the local merchants that had long been dashed, and even many merchants who had already left Qingyang and merchants from other places were full of expectations.

After all, the geographical location of Qingyang Mansion is very superior, and the northwest is close to the raw material production area of leather. Tengger steppe, and has always had a tradition of leather processing, labor resources (skilled workers) are also relatively abundant; more importantly, here is the north of the eastern continent to the middle continent and the west continent of the important passage, because the north-south direction of the large Hengduan mountain range lies between the middle continent and the east continent, not only the terrain is steep and steep, and the surrounding is all undeveloped primeval forest, can not be crossed at all, only in its north and south are a plain, it naturally becomes the communication of the continent, The two continents of the West Continent and the East Continent, Qingyang Mansion is also at the throat of this large passage in the north. In addition, Qingyang Prefecture has a vast area, the largest area among the six prefectures in Northwest County, the land is fertile, rich in grain, the surrounding area is rich in products, and there are many special products, which is the best place to become a material distribution center.

Now still in Qingyang Mansion and want to return to Qingyang Mansion these merchants are naturally divided into two types, one is to take advantage of the advantage of being close to the origin of leather raw materials, the businessmen who operate the leather processing industry, the other is to use the special geographical location to engage in commodity trade businessmen, the former category is represented by the Zhan family, the latter category is headed by the Wei family, in short, the two types of businessmen constitute the upper class of Qingyang Mansion at present, and the landlord forces that are more common in other places have been almost completely eliminated in Qingyang due to the repeated sweeping and looting of the Luope people for more than ten years。 Except for the peasant cultivated land on the edge of the city and the border areas close to other provinces, the rest of Qingyang Province is basically deserted, especially in the western and northern areas close to the territory of the Luope people, it is rare to see people for dozens of miles.

Wu Feng's appointment notice arrived on October 28 from the Express Post News, and after learning that Wu Feng had really been appointed as the city guard of Qingyang, the residents of the city spontaneously set off firecrackers to celebrate, which moved Wu Feng very much, and also deepened the trust of the businessmen in Wu Feng.

More than ten days passed quickly, Wu Feng participated in the celebration banquet prepared for him by various businessmen, and on the other hand, he urged Xiao Tang to hurry up and set up an administrative organ, during which Mo Lun and Su Minshun also came to Qingyang as promised, Wu Feng was very happy, but due to the urgency of time, as soon as the reception banquet passed, he asked the two of them to immediately put into work to assist Xiao Tang to complete the task he had assigned.

At the same time, on the second day after receiving the appointment, Wu Feng announced that he would divide the Qingyang Prefecture Garrison Division under construction into two, and issued the first order after serving as the city guard of Qingyang Prefecture, appointing Liang Chongxin as the head of the First Garrison Division of Qingyang Mansion in the northwest county of the empire, Mu Lige as the deputy division commander, and Cui Wenxiu as the commander of the Second Garrison Division of Qingyang Mansion in the northwest county of the empire, Kamapov as the deputy division commander, and Kang Jianguo as the captain of his own personal guard brigade. And Lu Man is not in office for the time being, but he is in charge of the logistics of the entire Qingyang Province army.

The arrival of Mo and Su greatly reduced the pressure on Xiao Tang, and after a few contacts, Xiao Tang found that the two were really capable, and the three of them became close friends who talked about everything, no wonder Wu Feng was full of confidence in the two, especially Mo Lun in terms of internal and judicial management, Su Minshun was very good at industrial and commercial management, and even Xiao Tang was very appreciative-

With the full support and cooperation of the two, the establishment of the administrative organs of Qingyang Mansion went quite smoothly, but due to the extreme shortage of manpower, especially the lack of qualified clerks, the framework was erected, and no one worked together, Xiao Tang had to communicate with Liang Chongxin several times, Cui Wenxiu privately discussed the hope that some talents could be selected from the officers and soldiers of the army to enrich the local administrative organs, but because the two were also actively forming their own divisions and regiments under Wufeng's orders, the manpower was already insufficient, and there was no place to give up. In the end, after several discussions, the three of them decided that they could only find Wufeng to come forward to coordinate, otherwise the task would not be completed on time.

At this time, Wu Feng was indulging in the love game with Lu Xianxian, and several banquets had intentionally or unintentionally met Lu Yunshan and Lu Xianxian's ancestors and grandchildren, Wu Feng was also a veteran of flowers, coupled with the promotion of people with a heart, the relationship between Wu Feng and Lu Xianxian quickly became close-

When Xiao Tang and the three of them came to Wufeng's study in the city guard's mansion, Wufeng was talking intimately with Lu Xianxian, and Wufeng gave full play to his eloquence of deceiving the dead and not filling in his life, and from time to time made Lu Xianxian tremble. Before Xiao Tang and the three of them approached the door of the study, they heard Lu Xianxian's Gegejiao laughter coming from the room, "This kid, born with a peach blossom life, wherever he goes, he has a woman's fate." Mo Yan sighed-

"It's not only a peach blossom life, but also a blessed life, like the three of us, you can see that it's a life of hard work. Su Minshun also echoed-

"I can't say that, the person who is superior has his own work arrangement, but our boss is too good at enjoying it. Xiao Tang was also a little envious, "Each has its own life, but I still like my current busy but fulfilling life, and I believe the two of you feel the same way." ”――

Mo Lun and Su Minshun looked at each other, and both nodded in agreement.

When the three of them stepped into Wu Feng's wide study, Wu Feng's original face immediately turned into a bitter melon, Lu Xianxian was very sensible, seeing Xiao Tang and the three of them coming together, he knew that there must be something important to discuss, so he immediately got up and said goodbye, "Brother Li, you have to talk in advance, I will come back tomorrow." The delicate body quickly disappeared into the room.

"Didn't we say okay, there's nothing particularly serious, just the three of you decide, it's just a big scene, and it's about to be done......" Wu Feng looked at the disappearing back and regretted it-

"My lord, we don't want to disturb your good work, but you have to come forward, who asked you to arrange so many things for us. "Xiao Tang complained bitterly-

"yes, you can still enjoy it, we're getting tired of our hair. Su Minshun also vomited bitterness-

"You can't say that, the division of labor is different, okay, if you have any problems, just say it. Wu Feng hurriedly stopped the three of them and asked about business-

When the three of them reported the specific difficulties they existed, Wu Feng also felt that it was indeed a problem, now Qingyang City is in the most difficult initial stage, after the war, the total number of residents is less than 150,000, and most of them belong to the lower class people who have not received much education, to select a certain number of talents in a short period of time, it is obviously unrealistic, how to solve this contradiction is directly related to the future development of Qingyang Mansion. However, there are certain difficulties in the transfer of troops from the troops proposed by the three men; in this campaign, the army has already suffered considerable losses, and in addition, because of strategic needs, they have expanded one division and regiment, which is already short of manpower, into two divisions and regiments, and the personnel gap is even greater, and if they want to be transferred from the troops again, it will inevitably affect the construction and development of the troops, and it will be difficult for Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu to do their ideological work.

After careful consideration, Wu Feng notified Liang and Cui, and after intense discussion and consultation, both sides finally felt that the plan proposed by Wu Feng was the most suitable and acceptable, that is, it was agreed that Xiao Tang would select the wounded and sick among the nearly 6,000 troops, but not among the existing units that had already been formed, and the remaining personnel after selection would be divided equally between the two divisions to which Liang and Cui belonged.

When several people were satisfied, Wu Feng was still pondering, the problem of talent is one of the biggest problems that exists at present, especially the development and construction of a place is inseparable from the support of enough talents, he should be soberly aware of the current bad situation, the ancients, it is difficult to fight the country, it is even more difficult to sit on the country, it seems that there is indeed a reason for him-

Just when everyone was engaged in the preparation work in full swing, the envoy from Yanjing also arrived in Qingyang with the official appointment of His Majesty the Emperor. Because the appointment obtained some time ago was only transmitted through the post, and now it is the official appointment. The envoy was from the Imperial Administration, a middle-aged man of about forty years old, named Pu Shide, who didn't look unusual, but Wu Feng always felt that this person was not as simple as it seemed-

At the reception feast. Wu Feng invited several well-known local gentlemen in Qingyang Mansion, including Zhan Zhaobai and Wei Dongchen, and he also accompanied Xiao Tang, and both the guests and hosts seemed to be very harmonious and enjoyed the wine. The next day, just as Pu was about to leave and return to Yanjing, he asked for an interview with Wu Feng alone. Wu Feng invited him to the study and ordered the guards not to disturb anyone, Pu Shide took out a secret letter, Wu Feng read it and handed it back to Pu Shide, and Pu Shide also destroyed the secret letter in person. No Front. I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness for his concern, and if you have any difficulties, you will definitely ask Your Highness for your support

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