Seize the vassal of Lang Son, guard the coastal defense, control the Western military and political affairs, expand the escorts, and negotiate with the countries.[][]..[]

The information contained in this imperial edict was really surprising.

Because before this, many people's judgments were that as Lang Son became more and more prosperous, the Hao family's control over Jiaozhi became deeper and deeper, and the court would definitely impose some restraint on the Hao family. This is natural. When the power of the vassal kings becomes greater and greater, they must reduce the vassal states. When there are many powerful people, they must attack the tyrants. When the generals become more and more prestige in the army, they will naturally come with false information.

Therefore, not to mention everyone in Lang Son, even Hao Zheng was prepared. Naturally, the Hao family's advantages are not lacking. On the one hand, the emperor's favor to the Hao family is still there. As long as there is no excessive action, it is probably just a few measures. Moreover, here is too far from the center of power, far from the center of power, which is far inferior to the vassal of the Ming Dynasty during the Jianwen period. From Beiping, Ningcheng, and then to Kaifeng, Jingzhou, and the Ming Dynasty, there are many vassal states. What's more terrible is that they actually have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The Hao family's vassal territory is in this uncivilized place, and it is ultimately a barren land. It is impossible to raise military and horses. Therefore, even if the court cuts the vassal state, it is basically forbidden to continue to expand and cut off the Hao family's infiltration. The existing interests can definitely be preserved.

But now, the imperial court's decree of reducing the vassal states has not come, and it has done the opposite. It has added eternal and honor to control the Western military and political affairs, which means that the Hao family can control the troops in Dingnan and Jiaozhi. They can control the people in Dingnan and Jiaozhi. This is a living local emperor who can do whatever they want, as long as they do not rebel. Everything is legitimate. As for expanding the escort, it is to ensure the control of Dingnan and Jiaozhi. The Hao family now has only two guards, one Langshan Guard, one Shenji Guard, five thousand Langshan Guard, and two thousand Shenji Guard. None of them are full of pieces. Although these 7,000 soldiers and horses are all real elites. They are enough to run rampant in the West.

However, the manpower is small after all. Although it is good at siegeing cities and villages, it is inevitable that the defense of these many military towns is a bit tight. Hao Zheng had already planned to expand the two guards, and all the guards were 7,500, but it was a taboo. The Ming Dynasty had an unwritten rule. The escort court approved the establishment of one guards of the vassal states to be 7,500, but if you were really full, it would inevitably lead to imagination and make people think that you have the intention of making plans. Therefore, it is called 7,55. Most of the vassal kings have five,000, and there are three or two thousand. There is a vassal king in Guangxi, who is really poor, so one guard is only 800.

But now, the situation has changed.

As for the later negotiations between the countries, it is even simpler. It is nothing more than asking the Hao family to contract negotiations with Western countries. In this era, the so-called exchanges between countries have always been a trouble for the court. The reason is that the court cannot get any reward from it. The customs of each country are different. Some are very respectful in their rituals, while others are causing trouble every now and then. Since this is the case, your Hao family is familiar with them, so naturally I will leave this matter to you. What the court wants is nothing more than face, so that the countries will call themselves vassals, come to Jinling to report on time, and offer tributes.

This is equivalent to giving Lang Shan the right to pretend to be a tiger. Of course, the Hao family is a tiger in the West, and tigers will eat people.

After receiving the order, Hao Zheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He was ecstatic and naturally hurriedly welcomed the angels. He was forced to invite him to sit in and welcome him.

The Hao family's disciples and staff were also very happy. There were hundreds of visitors and staff, each with their own strengths. Some were familiar with Western languages ​​and were good at dealing with various countries. Some were Chen Xuejiao, who provided advice on the expansion and construction of Chen Xuejiao, and some were proficient in civil engineering. Lang Son and even the entire Jiaozhi plan came from these people. Some were well versed in the officialdom, and for the personnel appointments of the court, and for some important figures.

There is a unique understanding of promotion. What they do every day is to take the imperial court's newspaper, find unusual places from this high-sounding official article, and then list them into daily newspapers, and place them on the man's desk every day. These people have their own strengths, but they are all important talents listed by the Hao family. They formulate solutions to many problems for the Hao family's inspection of the local work and have always been valued by Hao Zheng, which is also the team he plans to leave to Hao Fenglou himself in the future.

These people are the core of Jiaozhi. After repeated training, they all have the ability to stand on their own.

In fact, they had already discussed with Hao Zheng, believing that the court would most likely reduce the vassal states, so they also negotiated response plans and some alternative plans to ensure that the losses of the Hao family should be minimized as much as possible in the political turmoil. But what unexpected things were completely contrary to the situation. While Hao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, they could not help but celebrate, and the next step was to re-formulate many constitutions.

If the arms are to expand, Western countries will also send personnel, and even change some means of negotiation. The process of infiltration and control in Siam must be accelerated and has received support from the court. Some railways in Dingnan Province can also be built in advance.

Everything has changed.

This is a gratifying change, because the Hao family can be more justified and seek more benefits with confidence.

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Of course, this imperial edict affected more than just the Hao family. Lang Son was almost crazy at this time. The first thing it brought was the rise in various prices. Immediately afterwards, major commercial banks also began to expand production plans, and the manpower on the market became even scarce, and the wages also increased a lot.

It is ridiculous to say that industrial production is inevitably affected by policies. To put it more clearly, production is subject to the Hao family. Any news from the Hao family may fluctuate in the market. For example, the production of steel. The Hao family's construction of railways immediately brought great benefits to the market. Many businesses began to expand production because in their expectations, in the future, as railways began to build large-scale steel, a large amount of steel will be purchased. In the future, steel will definitely be in a shortage state in the future, so expanding production is naturally a favorable choice.

However, to expand production, there must be room for room for expansion. Although the benefits brought by the railway are great, everyone clearly understands that Lang Son and even Jiaozhi today come from the Hao family, rather than saying this, it is more thorough. The court's attitude towards the Hao family is an extremely important issue. If one day the court becomes suspicious of the Hao family and adopts a high-pressure situation, then the expanded production may be all in the hands. Therefore, the merchants have this kind of worry and often take some safe means to leave some spare money in their hands, in order to prevent the court from weakening Lang Son to a certain extent, and they have enough silver in their hands to deal with it.

Now, there is no such worry anymore. In the market, the most important thing is not capital, nor is it the market, but confidence. When you have confidence and have good expectations for the future, then everyone dares to take out their own wealth and life and use money to make money. If money is turned into workshops, you need to recruit more people. With salary from people, you will also produce consumption and consumption, and the market will be more prosperous, and you will have to produce new generations and new consumption methods.

At the same time, the recruitment of the two guards' horses began to start after January.

The two newly built guards this time are Jiaozhou guards and Dacheng guards, each recruiting 5,000 people, which is 10,000 strong. The recruitment list has been posted everywhere, and the young and strong registered guards are naturally enthusiastic. Originally, everyone said that a good man would not serve as a soldier, but here, it is not the case. The soldiers of this era are indeed a little shabby. To put it bluntly, the ordinary guards are a group of farmers who farm for the officials every day. Once there is something wrong, with the lethality of those farmers, they may also suffer heavy casualties when facing bandits.

However, the Hao family's guards are different. They usually practice and have excellent food for three meals a day. Of course, there are also some salary. Besides, there are Lang San and Shen Jiwei who are victorious in every battle. Even if they are injured in the future, they will be supported, not to mention that they will be repaid in the future. Major businesses are willing to hire first, so they are enrolled.

After selection, the two guards were quickly built and quickly began to organize and practice. Most of the military officers and even the lowest-level small flags were drawn from the original Lang San Guard and the Shrine. With these backbones, they were of course easy to practice, and it was not a matter of worrying about others.

When the spring began, Hao Zheng was still sitting in the hall every day. Even after several months, his joy for the grace and decree had not yet dissipated. However, he knew that there were still many things to do next, and at this moment, there were so many things to be done.

And a report also fell on his desk.

Hao Zheng's attitude towards this report became extremely cautious.

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Chapter completed!