"I came back from Jinling all the way to discuss the future combat situation with me." Li Xiao "fan" and "fan" shook the big fan.

"Huh! Big brother, Jiangnan has almost smoothed out. I don't know when, big brother, you can go to Jiangnan to inspect.

The people of Jiangnan, but they are waiting to see your demeanor. ”

"You kid, when are you going to talk like that? The people of Jiangnan are looking forward to seeing me?

Hehe! Not necessarily, the people in Jiangnan are mostly influenced by the Donglin Party. In the past ten years, our brothers have killed the heads of the Donglin Party.

You have the name of a fierce beast, and I have the name of a white-fronted tiger.

However, these two names are not good.

See me? I don't think so......! Li Xiao was so hot and irritable that he simply picked up a piece of watermelon and gnawed it.

"Hehe......!" Li Hao: "Hehe", "he", smirked and didn't speak.

"Governor of the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, dissatisfied? I want to go back to the capital! Li Xiao saw through what the little fox was thinking at a glance.

"Hmm!" Li Hao nodded like a squirrel.

"I don't know what's good in a hot place. Okay, then go to Gangnam to have a look. Look at what you've done in Jiangnan all these years! ”

Li Xiao thought for a while, but still agreed to Li Hao's request.

When I went to Jiangnan all these years, I only stayed in Huating County for a while. I haven't been to any other place in Jiangnan, including Jinling.

In the position of Li Xiao, the land of Daming is like a concubine in the harem. If you want family harmony, rain and dew are a must.

"Big brother, the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge is about to close. This time, I want you to preside over the celebration of the closing of the bridge. Hearing Li Xiao's promise, Li Hao looked at Li Xiao triumphantly.

"Why didn't you say it just now?" Li Xiao was very curious, why did Li Hao not use this excuse to invite himself to Jiangnan just now. After all, this reason is much more formal and reasonable.

"I want to see if the eldest brother really cares about Jiangnan."

"It's false to say that you don't care, but even if the entire Ming Dynasty takes advantage of the world. But resources are still limited! Now that Liaodong, Beijing, Hebei, and Shandong have been built with small successes, it is time to set their sights on the south. ”

"Huh! Big brother, you are wrong, Jiangnan is not short of money. Speaking of money, Li Hao seemed very confident.

"There is no shortage of money, but what is it?"

"People! The people of Yuelu Academy were basically killed by me, even if they taught the students. Nowadays, Jiangnan does not lack resources, what is lacking is talent. I can't stand those idiots who can govern the place. ”

When Li Hao talked about this, he gritted his teeth with some hatred, it seemed that those fools in Jiangnan really made him angry enough.

"Huh! Xiao He made 3,000 laws, and in the end, he had to be an official. The rule of officials itself is a big article, and it is not easy to do it well.

This person is actually similar to a crop, he needs to sow seeds, then shelter them from the wind and rain, fertilize and control insects. Wait until it is ripe to finally have a harvest.

However, the difference between talent and crops is that crops are harvested once, twice or even three times a year. It takes a long time for talents to go from childhood to university graduation, and it takes more than ten years here.

Moreover......!

There is also a large number of elimination rates in the middle, and a large number of unqualified people need to be eliminated. It's a long process, and it's hard to make changes.

Now there is a shortage of talents in the whole country, and every year the university graduates of Jinzhou, Jinan, Tianjin, and Beijing Normal University are all in the hands of Zhang Huangyan's old ghost.

If you want someone, you have to find him. I'll force you to pick it out, and that old thing will come to me desperately. Li Xiao hurriedly shook his head and refused Li Hao's request.

"Big brother, just give me dozens of people. Jiangnan will have its first batch of junior high school graduates next year, and I want to establish two universities in Jinling and Changsha.

But how can this university be built without a house, and without teachers? You just have to give eighty, eh...... No, sixty will do. Support the scene for the two professors, no matter what, big brother, you have to help. ”

"I knew that your kid was a night owl who entered the house, but it was a place where Jiangnan people were outstanding. It is true that there are two universities needed to train talents!

You can't let a group of junior high school students preside over local government affairs.

Let's go to Jiangnan first to see what you have made Jiangnan look like. Li Xiao sighed, it looked like he needed to pick someone in the hands of that old guy Zhang Huangyan.

"Thank you, big brother, this time I brought you two jars of wine from Moutai Town, Kweichow. Serious 800 years of ageing, it is rare to taste a bite when you are free. I also drilled holes in the mountains to get these two jars to honor you, big brother. ”

"Pull it down!

also drilled into the mountains and made holes, not from the robbery of the soldiers.

Belch...... Is it really 10 years old, you say? ”

"Uh-huh!" Li Hao nodded hurriedly.

"Don't take it yet, take advantage of Ao Ye's wine jar is not there. Hurry up and drink! When he returned, he was left with only a jar of wine. ”

"Gotcha! Just waiting for your words, big brother, come and bring the wine in. ”

Li Xiao and Li Hao were drunk, and Moutai was good. After drinking too much, I didn't eat anything the next day. The head is not dizzy, and the stomach is not burned.

Early the next morning, a telegram from Li Xiu was placed on Li Xiao's desk.

Li Xiao looked at Li Xiu's telegram, and his brows twisted into a Sichuan character.

"What is the Navy doing here? It was not a big deal to send the navy to help Prussia and the French landing, as long as the Prussia and the French army paid for their military expenses.

But it's a bit too much to send a Marine division to help them fight.

The Ming Dynasty cannot fight for the interests of others, let alone shed blood for the interests of others. I was trembling in Tashkent, and I would rather spend more money than get my soldiers into a tragic siege.

He's good, he has to send out a marine division at a time.

What can I do if the landing fails, how can I guarantee that my Ming soldiers will be withdrawn. And if a fighter is captured, then what to do?

No brains! Li Xiao angrily threw the telegram on the table.

"What did Ao Ye and Cao Wenzhao say?" Zhang Huangyan felt that this was a matter for the military, and it was better not to intervene.

But in the office, there are only two people, himself and Li Xiao. No squeak, and it's not an option.

"Those two old bastards, they're against it!"

"Oh, Ao Ye and Cao Wenzhao are actually opposed?" Zhang Huangyan was a little surprised, and felt that this news was a little strange.

"They're against the Marines doing the job, and they're ready to take their troops into battle.

These are two unscored, transporting their troops to Europe, then they have to fucking run half the world. By the time they went, it was winter. Li Xiao took a vicious puff of his cigar, as if he was about to finish the cigar in one gulp.

Zhang Huangyan pouted, and the Ming soldiers saw their military exploits, just like a wolf saw their prey.

For soldiers, military merit means a house, money, women, glory, and everything else.

But the problem is that now Daming Haiqing Heyan is in a mess. Not even a rebellion is owed, and there is not a single enemy around.

Zhang Huangyan didn't speak, and Li Xiao didn't speak. Inside the office, there was silence for a while.

"Elder Zhang, you can give me an idea." After a long time, Li Xiao threw the cigar into the ashtray and let the green smoke rise.

"What do I think? You know, the old man is an old man who picks the door. The old man is not a soldier in this operation, and he will not stop others from making military achievements.

However, the old man said in advance that Daming would not take out a copper plate in this matter. All military spending, the Navy pays for itself.

And ah!

Because the Ming Dynasty does not have many obvious interests in this, the navy will not have any military merits after the war.

As you know, military merit is followed by various benefits for meritorious soldiers. They could not enjoy the benefits that the Ming gave to the soldiers without obtaining sufficient benefits for the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhang Huangyan said it very absolutely, and the general meaning is.

I don't care about the war, money! Lao Tzu can't pay for a big son.

Although the navy has some family backgrounds, if the imperial court does not give funds, it will be difficult to fight this battle.

The price of ammunition supplied to the Navy and ammunition sold is several times different. If the imperial court does not allocate funds, then the navy can only buy ammunition at a high price.

In this way, the cost of a landing battle will increase significantly. With the little financial resources of the navy, it is impossible to support it.

"Done! Junko,Transfer the original words of Shousuke-sama to the second child.。 Let him get less involved in this war, that place in Europe is too far away, and our Ming Dynasty will not get actual benefits and benefits.

The blood of the Ming warriors can only be shed for the benefit of the Ming Empire. ”

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Shunzi promised to walk out.

Zhang Huangyan glanced at Li Xiao angrily, blocking people's money is like killing his parents, and he has offended the military bosses this time.

Maybe this official Li Xiao's purpose is to engage in civil affairs, and if he gets along with the army, then ...... I have to say that today's handsome man has a little more imperial mental skills.

"After a while, I will take an airship and the fourth child to Jiangnan, and Lao Tzu will build two academies in Jinling and Changsha. Tell me you want some manpower, you see ......! ”

"Nope!" Zhang Huangyan replied angrily.

Just finished pit Lao Tzu, and actually picked people with Lao Tzu.

At present, the university has graduated three batches of students. The total number is only more than 3,000 people, and these more than 3,000 people are treasures!

And about half of these 3,000 people have to continue to work in the education industry. And they have to choose talented people to stay and teach their students.

In this way, the imperial court will be able to use fewer talents.

The first thing the imperial court had to ensure was the appointment of officials in Liaodong, Beijing, Hebei, and Shandong, even if they were university graduates. You have to start from the local grassroots level, and if you want to become a leading figure on your own, it will take about ten years, or even more than ten years.

In this world, cultivating talents is the most difficult thing.

No way!

Since the beginning of the Hongwu Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, began to implement the eight-strand text.

The people of the world are working the Four Books and Five Classics and the Eight Strands of Literature.

These two things mostly belong to the philosophical category. Confucian classics are more suitable for knowing people's code of conduct. Instead of instructing people, how to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

History always has inertia, and even if Li Xiao implements it, it will take a lot of time to cultivate enough talents.

Not to mention that there are sixty people at once, and even six Zhang Huangyan are not willing to give.

"Alright! When I come back from Jiangnan, let's talk about it! Li Xiao nodded, said with a smile, and then strode out of the office.

Li Hao had been waiting at the airship landing ground for a long time, and Li Xiao's carriage had just stopped. Li Hao immediately stepped forward and opened the car door, and diligently accompanied his eldest brother to board the airship.

After the airship lifted off, it went straight to Huating.

Huating County! Right on the banks of the Huangpu River, this place is a natural harbor.

In the past few years in Jiangnan, Li Hao built a railway from Huating to Wuhan. This railway connects Suzhou, Hangzhou, Jinling and other important cities in the south of the Yangtze River.

The goods of Liaodong, Hebei and Shandong, after being embarked on the ship in the northern port, were all unloaded at Huating Port. The goods are then loaded onto the train. All the way to all parts of Gangnam!

In the case that the Yangtze River Bridge has not been repaired, Huating has become a transit station for goods from the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.

Because Li Xiao knew the importance of Huating, he came to Huating as soon as possible.

This port city, which thrives on its port, will become the world's largest port city in the future. Become the most dazzling pearl in the world.

The speed of the airship was very fast, and it departed from the capital in the morning. Just at two o'clock in the afternoon, it landed at the Huating airship landing field.

That's all there is to the airship, and it doesn't need much of an airship landing field. Moreover, the airship landing field only needs to be smoothed with cement.

Dashuai is coming to Huating, which is a top secret for Daming.

The first airship landed, and a squad of heavily armed soldiers ran down. And then the second, the third.

Until Li Xiao's guard regiment, after all the airborne, controlled all corners of the airship landing field. Li Xiao and Li Hao's airship can be regarded as falling.

The steward of the airship landing field was scared to death, and when he saw so many heavily armed soldiers, he knew that a big man was coming.

When he saw a airship on it, he drove down several luxurious carriages. Immediately realized that this big man was probably ...... Today's handsome.

There is no emperor in the Ming Dynasty now, so the handsome man is in the hearts of the people, replacing the position of the emperor.

Yes, for the grassroots officials. They also believe that the current emperor is a handsome. It's just that the name has been changed.

When the uncrowned king arrived, the steward immediately sent a group of fast horses to gallop into the county seat of Huating.

After getting the news, the county master was like a frightened donkey. I didn't even ride in a sedan chair, but rode a horse and ran over like the wind.

When this young official named Chen Tingjing ran to the airship landing field in sweat, there were only two guys left here, standing there waiting for him to arrange the food and lodging of Li Xiao and his party.

ps: Huating in the Ming Dynasty is modern Shanghai.