It is obviously much easier to communicate with these people than those orthodox nobles, and Wufeng also understood most of the people in this place through Guji's intelligence, so the topic is much richer.

The dance party began soon, but Wufeng seemed to have little interest in dancing. He put aside the noble ladies and wives who frequently threw their eyebrows at him, but joined the business circle on the right. Because he was friendly and humorous, he spoke completely differently from those pretentious nobles, and soon got along with the merchants and chatted and laughed.

When the merchants asked about the situation of the Qingyang Defense Battle, Wufeng also took the opportunity to introduce to them the new policies currently implemented by Qingyang Prefecture, and hinted that His Majesty the Emperor was also very interested in this plan to revive Qingyang and even the northwest region. The merchants had heard of this plan. After listening to Wufeng's introduction, he heard that His Majesty the Emperor was also very interested, which immediately attracted the attention of some merchants and consulted for details.

Just as Wufeng was having a hot conversation with the merchants, Duke Marco came over. "Mr. Li, the dance has begun. Why didn't you invite any lady to dance?"

"Oh, Duke of Marco, I'm talking to your friends about some interesting things, and I'm not very interested in dancing. I think I'd better stay here and chat with my friends." Wu Feng obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity to promote his plans to the merchants.

"How can you do this? It's very impolite to do this. You're going to give your friends a bowl of water. You've been here for a while, so you should go there to deal with it. They are all people who are very famous in the imperial capital. If they offend them, they will have a great influence on your career. This is not a wise move." The old and sly Duke Marco is very good at judging people's thoughts. "Besides, there are many opportunities, don't hurry for a while."

Wufeng thought about it and said that Duke Marco made a lot of sense. These nobles were not successful enough and had enough trouble. It would be better not to offend them. Well, since there was still time, I could try my best to take time to do the work of these merchants. Thinking of this, Wufeng showed an elegant smile on his face, picked up a cocktail from his servant, and walked into the crowd of nobles with comfortable steps.

The musicians played the cheerful dance music of "The Blue Ram River". Wufeng politely invited a noble lady beside him to dance. The noble lady was flattered and happily accepted the invitation. Wufeng, who was a genius, had also been involved in these court dances popular in the upper class of the empire, and he also studied and lived in the Western Continent, so he was very skillful in this type of dance. Everyone danced gracefully in this cheerful dance music, and Wufeng's graceful dance posture was particularly eye-catching in the crowd. The girls and women on and off the court were attracted, and they all looked at the noble lady dancing with Wufeng with their jealous eyes.

After the song ended, Wufeng politely greeted everyone present and left.

Many years later, "The Emperor's Style Record" records this way: "His Majesty the Emperor defeated all the people with his superb dancing skills, which made the men present lose the disadvantages, and the ladies present beat their chests and stamped their feet, and regretted it because they lost an extremely rare opportunity to dance with His Majesty the Emperor, except for Mrs. Apollo. It is said that after dancing with His Majesty the Emperor, Mrs. Apollo no longer danced with others, and missed the unforgettable scene for life."

In the following days, Wufeng met with several people who had sent invitations and had a close conversation. Of course, the topic was inseparable from Wufeng's development plan. In particular, Miao Yao and Wan Renming both expressed strong interest in Wufeng's plan. Wufeng also invited the two to Qingyang to develop and promised to give extremely generous conditions. Both of them agreed to open branches in Qingyang in principle, but they also raised questions about the current public security situation in Qingyang and expressed their desire to observe the situation. Wufeng said that they would clear all the horse thieves and bandit forces in Qingyang within three months.

Wufeng was also very enthusiastic about the representatives of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Alliance. Because Jiangnan County was the richest county in the empire, it had a large population and dense water network, and was famous for its land of fish and rice. The merchants in Jiangnan were quite powerful. They transported the silk, porcelain, grain, tea, paper, handicrafts and other specialties produced in Jiangnan to various parts of the mainland through sea and land routes, and then transported the specialties from all over the mainland back to Jiangnan to obtain high profits. Therefore, Jiangnan people even looked at the nobles of the imperial capital.

No, the small city-states of the South China Alliance are also built by doing business. The local climate is warm and humid, and the rich South China Ocean is rich in salt, fish, agate, pearls, corals, shells, fruits, etc., and the shipbuilding industry is also quite developed. Wufeng tried his best to promote the new opportunities Qingyang is facing now, and hoped that the two could pass this information back and encourage local businessmen to develop in the northwest. The two were also satisfied with Wufeng's warm reception and expressed that they would do their best to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two places.

Just as Wufeng was working hard to promote his plan, a gratifying situation began to appear in Qingyang, thousands of miles away. Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu did not dare to slack off after Wufeng left. On the one hand, they vigorously trained the army, and on the other hand, they did not send intelligence personnel to collect information on horse thieves and bandit forces in Qingyang Prefecture. After preparations were made, Liang and Cui fully demonstrated their respective military talents and successively adopted strategies such as induced snakes out of the cave, knocking mountains and shaking tigers to wipe out many small-scale horse thieves and bandits. Not only did they seize a large amount of property, but they also successfully recruited nearly two thousand thieves and bandits, expanding the scale of the troops.

The immigration situation has also shown an exciting phenomenon. Due to the effective publicity measures and the slack season in winter, many poor and landless farmers flocked to each other. Most of them were old Qingyang people who fled their hometown due to war. I heard that Luo Bei people were driven away, and with such good preferential conditions, they all dragged their children and moved back together. On the most days, nearly 300 people moved here, and there was a gradual increase.

The government agencies headed by Xiao Tang also began to operate normally, and all agencies performed their duties. The reconstruction of urban defense and municipal facilities began to begin. The city walls in many areas were demolished and the moat was re-planned. The entire Qingyang Fucheng was redesigned according to Wufeng's idea. The scale will be expanded to three to four times the original Fucheng area. The entire Qingyang has become a huge construction site, presenting a bustling situation.

But Xiao Tang, Liang and Cui also had hidden worries. With the large-scale influx of immigrants, more and more urban defense and municipal facilities were started, and irrigation systems in various villages were also beginning to be cleared and repaired. The funds needed for the next year's spring farming production will be more and more. There has been no news about how Wufeng's progress in the imperial capital has been made; several of the largest horse thieves and bandits in Qingyang Prefecture suddenly disappeared, and intelligence personnel did not find more valuable information. It is still impossible to determine whether they fled to it or temporarily hide to avoid the limelight. In addition, the army of Yinchuan Prefecture in the north has also been a little ready to move recently. It is also uneasy to be sure whether they want to provoke a war or test their own strength.

On January 20, 692, mainland China, Xiao Tang held the first military and political contact meeting after Wu Feng left in the Qingyang City Guardian. The meeting was still the last time the person attending the meeting was still the one who attended the meeting, and only one Wu Feng was missing. The meeting was chaired by Xiao Tang.

"Today we have been holding a situation exchange meeting. The adults have been away for almost a month, and no news has been heard back yet. We don't know what the matter is going to be done. It is still unknown when the adults will come back, but no matter what, our current work still needs to be carried out and cannot be stopped. Therefore, the purpose of holding this meeting today is to communicate with each other and come up with our next work plan. If there are any problems, we can also raise them here, discuss them and solve them together." Xiao Tang made a simple opening remark.

Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu exchanged views with each other, and then Liang Chongxin spoke: "Then let me talk. According to the arrangements when the adults left, Wenxiu and I strengthened the training of the troops on the one hand, and on the other hand, we also looked for opportunities to wipe out the horse thieves and bandit forces in Qingyang. We have gained a certain amount of gains during this period. We have eliminated several gangs and the strength of the troops has been strengthened. However, the most active groups have suddenly disappeared, and our intelligence personnel have not obtained any information about them. It is estimated that they are prepared and are hiding now. We are still searching further."

Cui Wenxiu also continued to add: "In addition, recently, the small troops of Sun Yuanliang from Yinchuan Prefecture in the north have appeared on our border areas from time to time, and their intentions are unknown, which is worthy of our attention. Now the walls of the city have been almost demolished. If they encounter an attack, they can be said to have no defense ability. So Chongxin and I have discussed it and temporarily put down the task of suppressing bandits, strengthen the protection of the city first, and wait until the adults come back to make plans." After all, Wufeng handed over the city defense mission to the two when they left, and they did not dare to take it lightly. They consolidated it first and then talked about other things.

"The police and the hearing office have begun to perform their duties, and the social security in the city has improved significantly. Neither the Intelligence Bureau nor the Security Bureau has fully played its role, mainly because of the lack of professional staff. They are now trying to solve this problem, hoping to truly play a role in the near future. The investigation of the Pamela case is coming to an end, and all the situations are basically clear. He himself expressed his willingness to serve us to make meritorious service, but he has to wait for the adults to come back to make a final decision. The Supervision Bureau has started working, and no violations of the Supervision Regulations have been found." Moren spoke very cautiously.

Su Minshun's report was relatively optimistic: "The situation in our Qingyang Prefecture is quite good at present. Due to the good publicity effect, hundreds of immigrants are coming into our Qingyang almost every day. Most of them are the original Qingyang people who used to avoid war, some are farmers who have no land in the surrounding prefectures and counties, and a small number of handicraftsmen and workers. The proportion of the latter two people is gradually increasing. Infrastructure construction is progressing smoothly, but the labor gap is still large, but I think this phenomenon will be alleviated later.

The restoration of the irrigation system in the countryside has just started, and there is still a lot of work to be done. The work of repairing roads and bridges connecting various places has not yet begun, mainly due to the lack of labor, which has become the main problem that restricts our economic development in Qingyang. Also, according to the current progress of immigration, the contradiction of shortage of funds will soon appear. If this problem is not solved, all work will fail. I don’t know how the adults are doing in the imperial capital?" After saying that, he couldn’t help but sigh.

Luman also continued to speak: "As entrusted by the Lord before leaving, I am temporarily responsible for the combat preparations and the logistics of the army. Due to years of war, there are serious shortage of young and middle-aged men in Qingyang Prefecture, and it is very difficult to form a reserve force. In addition, construction is being carried out everywhere, so this work is not progressing much. In addition, there are also some problems with the logistics of the external team. The original logistics supplies brought are fewer armor and weapons, which consume a lot in the war, and also need to be supplemented, especially the formation of cavalry units requires some special equipment."

Xiao Tang also felt that so many problems arose. It turned out that when Wufeng was there, there were many difficulties, but as long as we arrived at Wufeng, everyone would discuss it and always come up with a solution. Now that Wufeng is not here, everyone seems to have no clue. It seems that this boss who usually looks very leisurely is really indispensable, otherwise all work will feel like hesitating. "Everyone has expressed their own opinions. Now we are indeed facing many difficulties and many things.
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