Chapter 152: The Liaodong Bureau was established
At the beginning of September, Zhuanghekou Port, the first Liaodong Bureau Conference was held here, and Li Miao's appointment was announced at the meeting. Wang Daoqi served as the head of the Liaodong Bureau, and Hu Yong served as the assistant director. Li San served as the commander of the Liaodong Bureau, and Hu Wu served as the deputy commander.
In addition, the Sanfan sea ship was temporarily under the command of the Liaodong Bureau.
Li Miao's first three-sailing ship was named the Zhuanghe ship. The captain is Hu Yi, and the deputy captain is Li Jiu. Now the ship's personnel are 500 people, and their combat power is extraordinary.
At present, the main task is to guard the security of Zhuanghekou Port and assist the Liaodong Bureau in maintaining the security of the Liaodong Bureau.
There were more than 2,000 personnel from the Liaodong Bureau who came with the Zhuanghe ship this time, and all of them were families, with a total of more than 500 household slaves and Zhuang households. In addition to the personnel of the Zhuanghe ship, there are more than 700 elite families and Zhuangding. It can be said that the soldiers are well fed.
But the imaginary war did not take place, and there were no Jurchens in the Zhuanghekou port and its surroundings for a hundred miles. There are only more than 1,000 local Tu tribes, scattered around the upstream river near Zhuanghekou Port, and the development land is more than 30,000 acres, and all of them are primitive and coarse cultivation.
These local Turks are unproductive, and the land is basically ready to be harvested after the seeds have been sown. The tools of labor are also extremely rudimentary. So although the land was fertile, their lives were not good, they were half hungry and half full, and they had to be exploited by the Jurchens.
The Zhuanghe ship, together with the Liaodong Bureau, made sufficient pre-battle preparations, but as a result, one punch hit the empty place.
The Liaodong Bureau then launched the pre-formulated work, the Zhuanghe ship guarded the Zhuanghekou Port, and the more than 2,000 personnel of the Liaodong Bureau, together with the more than 1,000 Tu tribes who had been subdued, began to build the fortress.
In less than a month, according to the established strategy, a total of the main road and the mouth of the river. Five mausoleums were built. More than 3,000 people were also scattered among the five mausoleums, which seemed empty.
This is also what Li Miao has prepared for the resettlement of tens of thousands of refugees this winter.
The mausoleum fort was also specially designed by Li Miao for the Liaodong Bureau in combination with the situation in Liaodong. It is a defense that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Liaodong Bureau can only adopt a defensive posture in the next few years.
With more than 700 guards of the Liaodong Bureau, with the advantage of the fortress, it can definitely block the attack of thousands of Jurchen elite cavalry.
It can be said that the overall situation of the Liaodong Bureau has been decided, and it is impossible for the Jurchens to pay so much price for Zhuanghekou Port. After the Liaodong Bureau grows, it will be too late.
Now a large amount of grain has been stored in the mausoleum. It can be enjoyed by the current personnel for more than ten years, and there is also a steady stream of ships carrying food, cloth, medicine and other supplies.
Now the local Tu people have returned to their hearts. The Northern Bureau did not treat them harshly and treated them as their own.
There are also many personnel of the Liaodong Bureau who intermarry with the locals, and the Tu people finally live a life that they could not think of before, and the Liaodong Bureau quickly stabilized.
The Jurchens simply didn't have the energy to take care of them. According to the locals, the Jurchens would only send people to collect rents after the autumn harvest.
Wang Daoqi is still thinking about whether to pay the rent first this year. It can save a lot of trouble. But the high-level officials of the Liaodong Bureau unanimously objected, and the big battle that was originally prepared did not start, and the guards of the Liaodong Bureau were holding their breath?
This time, many guards took the initiative to sign up, and they came to Liaodong for the purpose of showing their skills, getting more rewards, and also to fight for a good future.
As a result, the port of Zhuanghekou was accepted peacefully. The expected Great War did not break out.
At present, the Liaodong Bureau is the only local bureau under Li Miao's forces that implements military control, and there are some things that Wang Daoqi, the head of the Liaodong Bureau, can decide with a word. Wang Daoqi is currently only responsible for Li Miao.
Although it is also subject to the supervision of the high-level of the Liaodong Bureau, it can also make its own temporary decisions. This can also show that Li Miao attaches great importance to him.
During his tenure as the head of the Southern Bureau, Wang Daoqi was old and earnest, and his meritorious service was outstanding. He made the first contribution to the development of the Southern Bureau, and this time he sent Wang Daoqi to the Liaodong Bureau to open up and develop, and Li Miao first solicited Wang Yonggui's opinion.
Of course, Wang Yonggui knew the importance of the Liaodong Bureau. Li Miao didn't send Li Shui there, Li Shui must be closer to Li Miao, a companion and playmate since childhood. In such an important position, Li Shui is the first choice.
You must know that the Liaodong Bureau is in charge, this is the place where nearly half of Li Miao's combat power is elite, and it is also far away from the Tiangao Emperor. Even Wang Yonggui didn't expect anyone else to take on this role.
In fact, Li Miao has also struggled for a long time in his heart, and in view of the performance of Wang's father and son in recent years, he finally decided to send Wang Daoqi to the Liaodong Bureau to preside over the overall situation. It is okay to employ people nepotism, but it is the biggest taboo to not reward high merit.
Wang Yonggui's contribution in Qingzhou, Shandong, and his contribution in the first ocean-going sea trade, how could Li Miao turn a blind eye? How to mobilize the enthusiasm of Wang's father and son, and how to mobilize the enthusiasm of the powerful subordinates, and what about other people watching?
In the end, Li Miao still decided to put Wang Daoqi in that position, reflecting his principle of employing people to uphold the principle of the capable and the mediocre. In this way, you can fully mobilize the enthusiasm of your own subordinates.
Besides, although the Liaodong Bureau is said to be far away from the emperor of the sky, there is no problem with the loyalty of the personnel of the Liaodong Bureau. is from the perspective of personal quality, or Wang Daoqi is more competent.
The Liaodong Bureau needs a steady and experienced person to take charge. Wang Daoqi's qualifications are also old enough, and he is the first head of the Southern Bureau under Li Miao. And the Southern Bureau developed rapidly under his helm.
The main topic of this meeting of the Liaodong Bureau is to intensify efforts to develop the escort force of the Liaodong Bureau, after all, it is already September. Grain production is next year's business, and the main task now is to increase the armed forces of the Liaodong Bureau.
The young and strong among the local residents can be quickly trained into Zhuang Ding, which not only increases the rapid integration of local residents into the Liaodong Bureau, but also increases the strength of the Liaodong Bureau. Prepare for the arrival of a large number of refugees by the end of the year.
After all, the Liaodong Bureau, which is now only more than 3,000 people, will expand to more than 20,000 people by the end of the year. While currently training the team, it is also necessary to gradually cultivate some available talents.
With the end of the first high-level meeting of the Liaodong Bureau, all the work began to be concretely implemented, and no one paid attention to the possible Jurchen counterattack in winter. To some extent, the Liaodong Bureau still hopes for a big war.
After all, morale is available, Wang Daoqi feels that it is unlikely that the Jurchens will attack, the Jurchens have limited strength on the Liaodong Peninsula, and it is impossible to launch a large-scale attack.
With the addition of a large number of refugees from the north at the end of the year, the strength of the Liaodong Bureau will only increase exponentially. Besides, the Jurchens' attack can only be in winter, and after failing this year, they can only wait until next winter, and the Liaodong Bureau will still be afraid of you at that time.
The Liaodong Bureau may not be able to take the initiative to attack, and it is really not afraid to use the fortress to fight a defensive battle with you, and after the defense is stabilized, the Liaodong Bureau can vigorously develop grain production, ship construction, smelting, and so on to grow rapidly. At that time, the Liaodong Bureau will become a nail in the throat of the Jurchen people.