Wufeng also has a certain understanding of Jinzhou. During his time in Qingyang, he had a long talk with Lu Yunshan, a master of Jinzhou medicinal materials industry. Lu Yunshan also gave a detailed introduction to the current situation of Jinzhou Prefecture. It is fake to say that it is not moved by Jinzhou Prefecture. Wufeng is not only interested in Jinzhou, but also salivates about Guide and Bonan Prefectures. The question is how to get these territories naturally without arousing opposition from the central government of the Empire. The best way is to be the military and political governor of the Northwest County, which is legitimate. But according to the current situation, it is unrealistic to achieve this goal in a short period of time, and it is very difficult to become the head of the Northwest County. The empire has felt that the two military and political governors are too big, and it will definitely not easily enthrone another military and political governor unless it turns it into a fait accompli.

But if you want to turn it into facts, you need to have a suitable excuse and opportunity to avoid giving people a verbal excuse. Moreover, the military strength of Qingyang Prefecture is not enough to take down the Jinzhou Prefecture. Although the strength of Jinzhou Prefecture is not strong, and a large part of the troops are restrained by the armed forces of the Gaoyue people, even if Qingyang's current military strength can take down Jinzhou, it may suffer heavy losses, not to mention that if you attack the neighboring prefecture at will without sufficient reason, the central government of the empire will never agree.

Seeing Wufeng falling into deep thought again, Ling Tianfang also knew that Wufeng was considering how to untie this knot. On the one hand, the strong external enemies sharpened their swords and were tight, and their own strength was not enough to resist a large-scale invasion of the enemy. If you want to grow yourself quickly, you are limited by time and other objective conditions, it is impossible to achieve it overnight. It is really difficult.

"Mr. Ling, how is the strength of the Chidi people on the Xitengri prairie compared to that of Luo Beiren?" Ling Tianfang was stunned when he heard Wufeng suddenly ask such a question that seemed to be irrelevant to the topic he was talking about, but he immediately reacted, his eyes lit up, and his dark eyes suddenly appeared, "Well, you can try it, and it will also have some reluctance, anyway, it will not cost us anyway." It sounded like he was answering the question that was not questionable, but in fact it was

It is an evaluation of Wufeng's intention. "The strength of the Chidi people is second to none on the Xitengri Grassland. For decades, they have been fighting with the Luobei people for hegemony on the grassland. The two ethnic groups are enemies, but in recent years, the Chidi people seem to have shifted their targets and turned their main attack direction to the countries in the western continent in the south and west, and adopted a defensive stance against the Luobei people. These times the Luobei people had advantages in fighting against the Chidi people."

Wufeng also admired Ling Tianfang's reaction, and he could understand it at a glance, and he could accurately judge his intentions. Obviously, he had considered and thought about all aspects. "Then see who is stronger in the Chidi people or Luo Bei people?"

"It should be between the two sides. The reason why the Chidi people turned their main forces to the south and the south is that the countries in the western continent are now fighting endlessly. They took the opportunity to attack these countries that were busy with melee and were restrained by a large amount of military forces and gained more profitable than the war with the Luobei people. However, the Luobei people's attacks in recent years have certainly had an impact on their status on the Xitenggeli grassland. Those other ethnic minorities who originally surrendered to them will definitely have a second intention when they see their unfavorable war against the Luobei people. The Chidi people will not be unclear about this, so I judge that the Chidi people are definitely looking for opportunities to attack the Luobei people to ensure their overlord status on the Xitenggeli grassland." Ling Tianfang answered with a positive tone.

"Then we can have a good talk with the Chidi people. If we can cooperate, we will benefit from each other. I believe they will be interested." Wufeng's face appeared again with an incomprehensible smile.

"In addition, we can also contact the countries of the Western Regions and the Indian Kingdom. They are forced to pay a large amount of food and livestock to Luobeiren every year. I believe they are unwilling to do so. They are just forced to the powerful military power of Luobeiren." Ling Tianfang wrote a lesson.

"Of course, even like Mots, Tubu people, etc. can contact each other. The last time they sent representatives, it was nothing more than just trying to observe the situation and who would like to live a life of restlessness." Wufeng also nodded in agreement, "However, these guys should not send too much hope. After all, their strength is limited, and they also have to consider their own gains and losses, just hope to win some time for us."

After more than ten days of long journey, Wufeng and his party finally entered the territory of Qingyang Prefecture. Along the way, Wufeng and Ling Tianfang discussed the current situation and the next plan many times. Wufeng found that Ling Tianfang had a thorough analysis of the current situation and had insightful views on all aspects, especially in military aspects. He was better at military affairs. Compared with Xiao Tang, he could be said to have their own strengths and being an extremely rare staff-type talent. Ling Tianfang also bluntly told Wufeng that he was more suitable to be a staff officer, and that it was not his own strengths in real leadership. Wufeng was more admirable for Ling Tianfang's ability to know his own so clearly. There are many capable people in this world, but there are not many who can correctly understand his strengths and weaknesses. Wufeng was even more proud of such a person being taken for himself.

When entering Qingyang, Wufeng felt a new idea. Originally a barren farmland, now from time to time, you can see farmers sorting out their land to prepare for spring farming production, and there are also scattered houses being built next to them. This is obviously the first time foreign immigrants have arrived and started to build houses to prepare for farming. It seems that Xiao Tang and his team's work is still effective. In just over a month, such gratifying changes have occurred. In some places close to Qingyang Prefecture, you can even see some local grassroots officials starting to organize young and middle-aged labor maintenance and irrigation systems to lay a solid foundation for the development of agriculture. Seeing all this, Wufeng felt very pleased. Now it can be said that he is to race against time to compete with the enemy and to strengthen himself before the enemy launches an attack on Qingyang. Only when he is strong can he be invincible.

Originally, Wufeng was still a little worried about the social security of Qingyang Prefecture, because Wufeng had heard of the caravans being attacked many times in Bonan. Perhaps because of his good luck, Wufeng and his party passed by Bonan safely. During his journey in Qingyang, Wufeng had not heard of any security problems in Qingyang Prefecture in recent times. Most of the business travelers from south to south talked about the unstable social security in Guide and Bonan and the rampant bandits. It seems that Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu are doing a good job, and Wufeng was relieved. However, after returning, they have to increase the crackdown on these bandits and horse thieves, so that the promise of the imperial capital to solve the security problems within three months must be achieved as scheduled. People cannot stand without trust, otherwise it will have a great negative impact on Qingyang's economic development.

On February 13, 692, the mainland calendar, Wufeng completed his first trip to the imperial capital and returned to Qingyang safely for more than a month. He was warmly welcomed by Xiao Tang, Liang Chongxin and other major military and political officials who were left behind. After a little rest, Wufeng immediately organized all the backbone members to hold a meeting in the city guard's mansion. Wufeng was eager to understand the progress of the various work of Qingyang Mansion and the difficulties he encountered during the period of leaving. At the same time, he also told everyone about the gains of his trip to the imperial capital. Finally, he had to make some arrangements for the next work plan in combination with actual conditions, and also formally introduced Ling Tianfang to his confidants.

First, Wufeng introduced Ling Tianfang to everyone and announced that Ling Tian would allow his military staff. Then Wufeng asked Xiao Tang, Molun and Su Minshun to report on the work of the department they were responsible for. The three of them spoke one after another, and made detailed statements on Wufeng's work during the period when he left.

As of February 10, Qingyang Prefecture has accepted 2,025 immigrants, including 1,749 households and 7,896 farmers. The rest are workers, technicians, business, service industry personnel and family members engaged in handicrafts. A total of 224,381 Imperial gold coins were issued and 345,662 Imperial gold coins were granted, which are mainly used for building houses and purchasing production materials for immigrants. Grassroots agencies in 24 towns in the prefecture have also been established, but some places are far from enough personnel. The finance is currently in good condition, but the premise is that the financial problem must be solved in a timely manner.

In terms of economic development, three large workshops and seven medium workshops have been moved back to Qingyang (according to the empire: those employed less than 50 workers are called small workshops, those 50 to 200 workers are called medium workshops, those 200 to 500 workers are called large workshops, and those with more than 500 are called large workshops.). The construction industry is very prosperous, and some service and entertainment industries are also opening one after another, but no one has entered the financial industry. In terms of municipal construction, all the city walls that need to be seen again have been demolished, new projects have been designed and started construction, and the streets in the city have been re-planned, and industrial zones, commercial zones, entertainment zones and residential zones have been initially divided based on actual conditions. Some agricultural irrigation canals have begun to be repaired, but due to the lack of labor, the progress has been very slow. Road construction and renovation have not yet been started.

In terms of internal affairs, the social security situation has basically improved and a virtuous cycle has gradually formed. The work of several other departments is also being carried out smoothly. The Pamela case has been closed and is only waiting for the final treatment. Given that the case involves national security, he himself also said that he wants to make meritorious service and atone for his sins, so it has not been dealt with for the time being.

After listening to the report of the three, Wufeng signaled Liang, Cui, Lu and others with his eyes to continue reporting. Liang Chongxin, Cui Wenxiu, and Lu Man reported on the military defense situation.

As of February 10, the two guard divisions had wiped out five small armed bandits, killed 689 bandits and captured 2,175. Among them, 1,977 were recruited after surrendering, 176 were released, and 22 were executed according to law. Due to concerns about the movements of the Yinchuan Prefecture army in the north, and the lack of accurate bandit information, especially the sudden disappearance of several large groups, no other military operations have been carried out recently. Insufficient troops are still the biggest problem, and some of the equipment of the external team also needs to be updated and supplemented.

After listening to the reports of the leaders of the political and military departments, Wufeng first affirmed everyone's work, and then briefly introduced his trip to the imperial capital. Finally, he made the next step of work based on all aspects: "The time is tight now, and it is only seven months before autumn. Luo Beiren has a great possibility of making a comeback at that time. Now everyone knows our strength. If we want to repel Luo Beiren who is prepared, it will definitely not be possible to rely on the existing strength alone. We will do our best to avoid this situation, but we must also make the worst plan. Only by accelerating the development and strengthening ourselves can we have more chances of winning."
Chapter completed!