"So, I think the person who serves as the guardian of these two prefectures must be those who can quickly revitalize the economic measures of the two places. Time is too late. The situation within the empire is becoming increasingly complex. In addition to the Taiping Cult, the intelligence department also reflects that in the empire's Jiangnan and Wuhu counties, a secret religious organization called "Qiankundao" has also developed quite rapidly. Although it cannot be compared with the Taiping Cult, it cannot be underestimated. The organization's concealment is quite strong and its penetration is amazing, not just the middle and lower classes.

The common people, many officials and merchants also have close ties with this organization. To date, the intelligence department has not found out who their leaders and supporters are. "When I talk about this, I can't help but sigh, "If these evil ways can be implemented according to the slogans they put forward, it will still be expected. But history tells us that these things are all things that sell dog meat with sheep's head, and they cannot become a big climate, and will only harm the country and the people and cause trouble. We don't have much time, we can only hold on to ourselves."

Ling Tianfang continued the conversation: "Yes, the empire is like a long-standing building. Its interior is already decayed, and it may fall down with a little external force. Look at the forces inside and around it, which one is not ready to try? They all want to make a share of the upcoming chaos. Our Northwest County has a poor foundation and is too late to start. If you want to occupy a favorable situation in the future competition, you can only strengthen yourself as quickly as possible."

After opening the conversation, Xiao Tang no longer restrained himself. His deep eyes showed a fanatical and confident divine light: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much. Although our foundation in the northwest is a little worse, there are many advantages that other parties cannot match. First of all, the entire northwest has basically been pacified, and what is left is nothing more than the disease of scabies, which is insignificant. It is precisely because of the long-term wars and bandits that have made the people yearn for a powerful regime to ensure their hard-earned stable, peaceful and happy life. In addition, the adults have made their prestige unparalleled land in the past two years, both military achievements and political achievements have made the land of honor. The people in the entire northwest can be said to be a solid piece of mind. Nothing can compare to the people's hearts. As the saying goes, those who win the people's hearts will win the world. This is a truth that has always been changed."

He picked up the tea bowl and took a big sip, moistening his throat, Xiao Tang continued to speak incessantly, "Secondly, the northwest region's shift from glory to decline is largely due to the rise of Luobei, a nomadic people on the Tengger Grassland. Its rise has blocked the normal circulation of this extremely important business road on the northern continent. The decline of the northwest arises from this, especially the impact of Guide and Bonan is the most directly affected, because the main products of these two prefectures are sold to the Central and Western continents through this channel. Now we have defeated Luobei twice, and what is commendable is that we have signed an agreement with Luobei to ensure normal caravans' normal exchanges. I think with this agreement, there is not much energy, and merchants who smell the smell will come one after another, and the revival of Guide and Bonan's economy is just around the corner."

The more he spoke, the more excited he was, the face of Xiao Tang was already filled with excitement. "Again, although the economies of Guide and Bonan were also under war, their foundation was far stronger than Qingyang. The power of merchants was much larger than that of Qingyang, and the population was far greater than that of Qingyang in the early stages of development. After all, the glory of the early stage still left them with considerable foundation. In addition, the unique geological and climatic conditions of these two governments are also irreplaceable to 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 achieved in a short time."

After listening to Xiao Tang's analysis, Ling Tianfang couldn't help but stand up and clapped his hands to express his support, "Incisive! Lord Xiao, I can't see that you have such good eloquence. After listening to your analysis, I am now a hundred times more confident in our future. Then let us plan well and make this ending more perfect."

Xiao Tang's words also aroused my ambitions. The world is about to be in chaos, which is worrying, but there is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity hidden in the middle. The times create heroes. Who can seize the opportunity in the coming chaotic times, plan and ensure that you can create a shocking career? Isn't this the ideal pursuit I have always set for myself?

I tried my best to calm myself down, and my words were full of hope: "Because of this, we should seize the opportunity now, determine the right candidates as soon as possible, so that they can carry out their work as soon as possible, and strive to achieve the goals we set as soon as possible." After a little thought, I made a decision: "Guide Mansion's status is very important, and it is the main production place of wine and well salt. The rapid recovery of the economy here is very important for our future work, especially financial support, so I decided that Su Minshun would serve as the city guard. The economic pillars of Bonan Mansion are the ceramic industry and business. Although Yang Zhengbin is young, he is quite flexible and has many ideas. You might as well let him try it out to see how his abilities are. You can also exercise him well and put burdens on these young people. There are only benefits and no harm."

"As for Mu and Jin, Xiao Tang, you have a lot of work to build the administrative agency of the entire Northwest County. I think Mu Haoran will assist you in your work. Jin Ningren is smart and steady, and is a talent for intelligence work. I think he will be responsible for the future intelligence work. Let him exercise first now. If Leo finds out the origin and has no problem, he can be arranged in an appropriate position, such as the Economic Development Department, the Agricultural Administration and Water Resources Department, the Construction Department and other departments to hold important positions."

After thinking about it, I added: "In addition, the number of grassroots officials is very short, and the quality is uneven, but it is not too small. I am considering whether we can hold some training classes to train these officials specifically to improve their business capabilities. When the right time, we can also establish local training schools ourselves, and we can conduct rotation training for all officials for a long time to gradually form a systematic business training mechanism. Also, our supervision department must select good people and work must be stepped up. Now our management scope has been doubled, and our subordinate officials have

The number has also increased greatly, and it is inevitable that the fish and dragons will be mixed. I have heard some reactions, saying that we have a very small number of officials who are corrupt and abused and commit corruption, and even our military personnel are involved. I think this work is the top priority. The collapse of a regime often starts with corruption in the administration. We should always be highly vigilant at all times." Speaking of this, my tone has become quite harsh. "For those who dare to test the law with their own body, there is no need to be ruthless. No matter who he is or who is involved, I think only with blood can shock those who are lucky."

Although my tone seemed very plain, the chill that appeared between my teeth still made Xiao and Ling and the others couldn't help but make a sudden striking sound in their hearts.

"The reorganization of the army revolves around the establishment of the Northwest Legion, taking into account the security forces of each prefecture. I plan to establish the Northwest Legion based on the four security divisions of Qingyang and Jinzhou prefectures, and only these four divisions are temporarily set up. In addition, after the reorganization of the captured riot troops is completed, they are screened to remove the desolate and preserve the essence, and then some middle and grassroots officers are added to form three complete security divisions, Qingyang, Jinzhou and Bonan each equipped with one division. Guide's security forces are expanded and formed based on the Yi soldiers incorporated by Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov." I slowly brought out the expansion plan of the army. Ling Tianfang nodded frequently to agree. Although Xiao Tang did not fully agree with my thoughts, he could see that I had made up my mind and did not raise any objections.

The meeting was held on time the next day. At the meeting, officials from various prefectures and military officials spoke enthusiastically and put forward many constructive opinions for future work. The meeting was a complete success, but the problems exposed were still many. The quality of local officials was generally low and urgently needed to be improved; the number of immigrants was still huge, causing the pressure on facilities in education and health, and the financial treasury was almost exhausted, so that more facilities could not be built to provide more services; due to the large increase in population in the jurisdiction, the mixed situation of public security was becoming increasingly complex, and the security forces could not keep up, and the security situation in some areas had recurred; although infrastructure construction has made great progress, it is still far from meeting the needs of a rapid economic development; the combat effectiveness of the army needs to be further improved, especially after receiving a large number of new recruits and surrendered soldiers, this work is even more difficult.

At the end of the meeting, I made a summary speech. On the one hand, I elaborated on the favorable situation and environment we are currently in and the advantages we have, and encouraged everyone to cheer up their spirits and work hard to create a better tomorrow. On the other hand, I also unconcealedly put forward the existing problems and difficulties and asked everyone to work together to overcome them.

As soon as the meeting ended, Xiao Tang returned to Qingyang and began to prepare for the establishment of the Northwest County Military and Political Governor's Office. Ling Tianfang stayed in Bonan and began to divide and integrate 50,000 or 60,000 rebel surrendered troops, and arranged for the reserve soldiers from Qingyang and Jinzhou to come to meet and unify the reorganization.

I originally planned to return to Qingyang and then go to Guide after talking to the newly appointed Su Minshun and Yang Zhengbin, but Yingying and Xianxian picked up Dilena and came to Bonan together, so I had to stay.

The conversation with Su Minshun and Yang Zhengbin made me overjoyed. The two governments that were most troubled by the most were funding shortages in the construction of the two governments. Both of them put forward their own opinions. Su Minshun proposed that in Guide Mansion, salt and wine are both extremely profitable commodities, especially salt, salt and wine can be used as a franchise. If merchants want to operate salt and wine, they must purchase franchise from the government. The franchise can also be divided into several levels. The scale and time period allowed for operation are different. Merchants without operating rights are strictly prohibited from operating, and the government will protect the legitimate rights and interests of franchise merchants. In this way, by selling franchise, a large amount of funds can be obtained for government control, which can solve the current urgent need for fund shortage.

Yang Zhengbin proposed that bonds can be issued in the name of local governments to explain the reasons and uses of debt and the repayment time. It is mainly aimed at the large merchants in Bonan Prefecture and even the entire county. Since it is a government bond, the interest rate can be lower than borrowing from a banker. This method should be able to obtain sufficient construction and development funds. Bonan Prefecture can be transferred among merchants, but cannot be circulated in the market, so as to avoid disrupting the financial market and avoid giving the central government a handle. Since the economic pillar of Bonan Prefecture is the ceramics industry, most of the road traffic facilities in the territory are destroyed due to the long-term war and have been destroyed, and it is no longer effective and needs to be renovated. In addition, the urban construction and municipal construction in Bonan have been seriously lagging behind and cannot assume the role of economic development. A large amount of funds are needed to rebuild. Local merchants know more than anyone else about these problems. If the funds obtained from these debts are used for these aspects, they should be able to obtain the support and welcome of merchants.
Chapter completed!