Chapter 371: The Great Development of the Southeast
This will not only provide a large number of employment opportunities for the local people, speed up the upgrading of weapons and the development of the industry, but also export them to other provinces and even countries in the future.
The third is the media industry, compared with several other provinces, the media industry in the southeast has always been taken seriously, just like an independent small kingdom, which has become a weapon of confrontation between the two major aristocratic groups in the past.
In this regard, Sophia's attitude is to resolutely grasp the right to speak in the entire southeast, and expand outward in a limited way, becoming a channel for the southeast to speak outward.
Compared with the huge benefits that were given away, these three industries were originally not large, so they were not conspicuous.
Even if someone with a heart can detect the clues, but who can have any doubts about the princess of the dignified empire having two or three properties, and even if there is, those aristocratic groups that have been cheapened will always have a way to shut you up.
Famir pondered for several days before he finally understood and gave Sophia a thumbs up.
Sophia accepted the compliment with a smile, but did not explain that it was all her lover's advice, which had become part of the love story between them, and even for Sophia, it was more touching than those flashy sweet words, and every time she listened to it, she always felt like she was surging and couldn't help it.
So Philip was even more miserable, and he had to often wrap himself in a thick blanket and fly thousands of kilometers to relieve his girlfriend's lovesickness.
Philip's advice to her is simple, there are only two core points, that is, open the economy and grasp the power of the military.
Compared with several other provinces that have been similarly developed, the southeast border is characterized by perennial war, a typical vast area and sparse population, and a lack of natural products.
In the past, the competition between the two aristocratic groups was like the isolation of a small country and a widow.
Those high-quality industries are in their hands, and have been reduced to the private property of the family for profit, and the economic cycle is full of various political interest exchanges, which violates the inherent laws of the market economy.
This has seriously hindered the development of the industry and the growth of the southeast.
So Philip suggested that Sophia divide all the industries that had nothing to do with the military industry, and keep only the necessary share to win over the small and medium-sized nobles who had taken refuge.
It's like a big cake, if the cake is only 6 inches, even if it's all covered with a palm-sized piece.
But if foreign investment is brought in, the pie will be made into 10 inches, or even 12 inches in size, even if it only occupies one-third of it, it will be much more than in the past.
What's more, there are also associated benefits, first of all, those foreign aristocratic groups, after the economic development rate of the other three provinces began to slow down, the southeast of this blank sheet of land, with the investment of every gold card, will be exchanged for extremely objective economic returns.
Not only the investment of resources, but also the vigorous development of various industries will bring a large number of new technologies and high-quality industrial workers, as well as a large number of people in the southeast who need it most.
On the other hand, the invasion of these outsiders will also put the nobles who are attached to her in a fierce competition at all times.
In this process, Sophia can give full play to her strengths, use her talents, and use the cruel market law to cultivate a group of capable teams, instead of the past self-contained and small-scale peasant consciousness of obedience.
In short, liberalizing the economy can not only reduce the load and accelerate industrial development, but also bring a series of hidden benefits.
Although the new emperor Gulliver is relatively dim in some aspects, he is still very wise and worthy of affirmation, that is, focusing on economic development.
In this regard, Philip's suggestion to Sophia is the same, do not spend too much energy to interfere with the rotating chairmen, and the only evaluation indicator during their tenure is to see who can make the southeast more prosperous.
This can not only send a friendly signal to the imperial capital on the surface, please the new emperor Gulliver, but also free up a lot of Sophia's energy and time.
The last one is not a profitable industry, but education.
Sophia has set up an education fund with her own money, giving priority to helping colleges at all levels that are remote and have poor infrastructure, and has greatly improved the salary and benefits of teachers, helping students who are facing the dilemma of dropping out of school because of their family conditions.
This may seem time-consuming and costly, but Sophia remains stubborn and acts as the fund's ambassador.
Maybe there is no benefit at the moment, but in time, all the people in the southeast region will engrave Princess Sophia's name in their hearts in the subtle education.
At least the teachers are paid a few percent higher than before, and who doesn't convey the greatness and wisdom of the princess to their students.
As long as these young people grow up, then the new generation in the southeast of the entire empire will only know Sophia, but not the new emperor of the imperial capital.
As for several privatized industries, that is to leave a bottom line for Her Royal Highness the princess and even the nobles of the entire southeast.
It can not only meet the requirements of the southeast defense, but also ensure that Her Royal Highness the princess has the power to make a final decision at all times, and at any time, it is the safest to have a strong military power in his hands.
Of course, except for the 50,000 female soldiers who have been officially expanded into the Red Rose Division, the imperial princess is not suitable to have greater military power on the surface.
Therefore, these invisible industries are even more important, and the strong force is not only the number of soldiers, but also the lack of strong equipment and logistics, and even more so for the southeast.
In addition to several properties, Sophia also sacrificed a lot of rights and interests at the suggestion of Philip, in exchange for some special preferential policies from her father.
For example, the settlement policy to attract industrial workers and soldiers, the power to renovate railway lines and the right to withhold a certain percentage of taxes for five years to subsidize the losses caused by the war, and the reconstruction of towns.
In short, a series of drastic reform measures have brought infinite vitality to the southeastern provinces, where people's livelihood has withered after the war, not only the local people have quickly shaken off the shadow of sadness, but a large number of young people from the southeast who have worked in other places have stepped on the train to return to their hometowns, and even other skilled workers and young people who want to seek opportunities have also gathered in this land.
However, it will take time to build up, and it will take at least a few years to bear fruit.
These changes are all related to people's livelihood and economy, but in the southeastern provinces, many people are more concerned about the other earth-shaking changes.
That is the change of military power.
After this battle, the determination of the grassland people to advance westward has been vividly displayed in front of the world, and in the face of the huge national defense pressure in the future, even the group of officials and lords in the imperial capital had to grit their teeth and approve the application for the southeast expansion.
The original Caroster City Hurricane Regiment was abolished and replaced by the original Gaokan City Rock Legion, but the number of divisions under its jurisdiction was reduced from six to three of the Hurricane Legion.
Although the Marquis of Nuo lost the western wall of Gaokan City, so that the southeast war situation almost fell into a catastrophe, but the Marquis of Nuo, his old wife and only son were killed in battle, and proved their loyalty to the empire with their lives, and everyone understood the predicament they faced at that time, so they retained the title of hereditary marquis.
The destruction of the Rock Castle played a crucial role, as it was the only castle to have been destroyed in the entire war, and even if Brando's castle was breached, most of the three castles were preserved.
Sometimes a centuries-old castle represents more symbolism than the cold casualty figures.
Transferring out of the border town, the downsizing of subordinate divisions is a punishment for the rock, which is also the greatest sacrifice made by Brad and others at the last moment when they think of the old friendship and the sacrifice made by the Marquis of Noe at the last moment.
In a sense, for the young Leonard, this position is very suitable.
On the one hand, his personality and ability, and even his age are really not suitable for the important task of leading a city alone, and it may be more appropriate to become a commander who simply trains troops, and it is really impossible for a few old guys to watch a young hairy boy stand on their heads.
Moreover, the attrition of the Panshi Division is very serious, and it has reached eighty percent, which has reduced a lot of pressure on the soldiers to move into the new city with their families.
For the Rock Family, which had no roots in the city of Calloster, it would take at least a hundred years or more for them to gain a foothold in this new home.
Prior to this, his intertwined relationship with the three major military cities formed over the centuries also made him the most suitable link to reconnect the already disconnected southeast core and the border city.
The three divisions under the New Rock Legion are the Rock Division, the Fire Raven Division, and the Giant Hammer Division.
Among them, Cassel, the former commander of the Fire Raven Division, resigned from all military affairs due to illness, and handed over the title and position to his only son Damon in advance.
Clear-eyed people were impressed by the old Kassel's spiciness, and first resolutely counterattacked at a critical moment, and then abdicated and gave way to Xian who did not love the position of war.
After this incident, the Fire Raven Division was not only completely freed from the shadow of the defeat of the Hurricane Division, but also preserved the family inheritance intact.
And with the veteran Kassel fading out of sight, that notoriety of betrayal will disappear in a few years.
As for the Giant Hammer Division, it was expanded from the second-line division that made great contributions in the Great War in the Southeast, and the family of the division commander Henry was also a veteran family in the southeastern province, and it had a profound heritage in the imperial capital, and it was deeply valued by the new emperor.
If it weren't for the inability to cross the huge level gap, it was not impossible to become a Hammer Legion in one step.
This is the accumulation and operation of the family for hundreds of years, and there is the support of the upstart group behind it, no one can stop it, and there is no reason to stop the rise of others.
It's just that the young and vigorous Leonard suffers, a regiment and three divisions, each representing three different interest groups, how to unify this force depends on himself.
But this chaos may be exactly what others want to see.
The original Red Rose Knights were expanded into the Red Rose Legion, with three divisions, namely the Red Rose Division, the Black Pine Division, and the Edelweiss Division.