Li Wufeng found that he was getting more and more relaxed, almost all government affairs were handled by Xiao Tang in an orderly manner, and Ling Tian's talent in military management also made Wufeng feel like a superfluous person.

Qingyang's economy is still thriving, the construction of Jinzhou is in full swing, the economy of Guide and Bonan has embarked on the road of rapid development, and although the immigration of immigrants in the empire has slowed down due to the constraints of the internal affairs department, the number of immigrants from abroad has increased significantly, and the quality has also been greatly improved compared with the previous year or two, and many craftsmen, technicians, and scholars with expertise have come to the empire to contribute to the economic development of the northwest.

The army's training campaign is in full swing, and many capable young people have been directly promoted to the rank of officers, which has made all the soldiers catch up with each other and work hard in training.

Li Wufeng attaches great importance to education, and he knows that education is not only the guarantee of the long-term prosperity of a regime, but also the rewards of education, although it takes a longer time, are endless, not to mention that by controlling school education, he can fully consolidate and strengthen his rule.

Under the personal supervision of Wu Feng, the Imperial Northwest Military Academy and the Imperial Northwest University completed the preparation for the official opening of the school in only three months, and Wu Feng personally served as the principal of the two schools. Under Wu Feng's large amount of bribes, the Imperial General Administration of Culture, Education and Health opened the door to a large number of experienced teachers from the Imperial University and the Imperial [***] Academy of Affairs to teach in the border, and Wu Feng also promised to give teachers who came to teach generous salaries. In addition, Wu Feng also sent people to various countries in the Western Continent to recruit a large number of scholars to serve as guest teachers in the two universities, on the one hand, so that the students could understand the human geography and customs of the Western Continent, and on the other hand, they also wanted the students to accept some of the more advanced management ideas and science and technology in the Western Continent. At the same time, Wu Feng also began to systematically train professional intelligence personnel in the school to lay the foundation for the expansion of his own power in the future.

The first batch of 300 military and political cadets has entered the two schools to receive formal and systematic training and study. Wu Feng also plans to gradually expand the scale of the two schools, gradually form a social enrollment, and absorb the elite of the people, so as to provide more and better talents for the regime under his rule in the future.

The afterglow of the falling day is quietly sprinkled on the city, and the people who have worked all day have returned home to be busy cooking on the fire, looking back, the whole city is full of wisps of cooking smoke, a good picture of living and working in peace and contentment. Sighing in his heart, strolling on the wide city wall, Li Wufeng, who was dressed in a white plain shirt, looked thoughtful.

Behind him, several heavily armed personal guards followed from a distance of more than ten meters, while vigilantly observing the movements around them. More than ten meters in front of Li Wufeng, Qin Shuangying and Yun Yi, who were also dressed in civilian clothes, were whispering while looking around, maintaining a high degree of vigilance.

They all know that when the boss has a big decision and needs to think alone, he likes to find a quiet environment or a place with a wide field of vision, and take a walk and meditate.

The city walls are all made of large square bluestones, and the surface is very smooth. At the beginning, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent on the construction of this city defense facility, but although it cannot be said once and for all after the construction is completed, it is impossible for foreign enemies to conquer Qingyang without paying a considerable price.

Standing on the city tower and looking west, the sunset has already set, but the clouds are like brocade, and it looks even more gorgeous and colorful. The endless Pingchuan River was full of green spring, and a silver-white jade belt meandered by, a piece of fertile soil! Looking at the endless fields full of vitality, Li Wufeng's gaze could not be withdrawn for a long time.

"Senior sister, look!" He was looking outside in a daze again. Yun Yi, who was standing on the side, pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered to Qin Shuangying.

"Don't talk nonsense! Maybe people are thinking about military affairs. Qin Shuangying also replied with a smile.

"Hmph, who knows what he's thinking? But looking at his demented appearance at this time, who would believe that he was Li Wufeng?" Yun Yi still had a straightforward temper.

"Senior sister, you are wrong about this. As the saying goes, people can't be good-looking, the sea can't be measured, and appearance doesn't represent anything, not to mention that his image can be regarded as magnificent. Qin Shuangying's words were a little hesitant.

"Senior sister, are you a little tempted? Well, your attitude now is very different from before. Yun Yi stared at Senior Sister's face with a smile.

Qin Shuangying only felt that her face was a little feverish, and slapped her junior sister vigorously: "Dead girl, speaking of senior sister is here, I don't know who never forgets it and even dreams of others?"

Senior Sister's counterattack suddenly made Yun Yi's face turn red uncontrollably, and just as she wanted to refute, Qin Shuangying continued: "However, the impression he gave us is indeed not what we imagined at the beginning. ”

"Hmph, what else do you say, you smile all day long, and speak in a smooth tone, how can there be an imperial member on the Weiling side?" Although it was a complaint, there was no hint of blame in his tone, and there seemed to be some joy in it.

"Then he just paid lip service, and didn't do anything over-the-top about us. Qin Shuangying's words carried a hint of unspeakable loss.

"Is it just verbal? Do you have to really do it to us, see if I don't give him a good look!" Yun Yi's face was as red as the brilliant clouds in the sky, "However, I think he has a thief's heart and no thief's guts, just Guan Sister and Sister Hua will make him unable to eat and walk around." ”

"You damn girl, you are really not ashamed, as if you can't help him to steal you, and you can even say that you have a thief's heart and no thief's guts. Qin Shuangying burst out laughing.

Just when the two daughters were making fun of each other's thoughts about their children, Li Wufeng, who was looking at the fields under the city wall from more than ten meters away, looked like he was in a daze, but in fact, his mind was thinking about the major events that would determine the situation in the entire northwest.

In 694, the situation in the northwest seems to be unusually stable, but behind this calm there is an undercurrent that is not known to ordinary people. The central government of the empire has tightened restrictions on the northwest, especially in terms of immigration, erecting many obstacles, and at the same time increasing the inspection of people entering the Central Plains from the northwest. The garrison of Partridge Pass has increased from one wing to three elite wings, claiming that it is to prevent small bandits from sneaking into the Central Plains to make trouble, but the bandits in the northwest have almost been wiped out, and even if there are remnants, it is impossible to have a direct conflict with the regular army of one wing, where is the need to increase the garrison of two more wings, which is obviously the drunkard's intention not to drink, all of which makes Wufeng feel the subtle changes in the internal situation of the empire。

On the contrary, Yinchuan and Taixuan were quite low-key, with all the troops shrinking back into the city, and there was little activity to be seen. The number of troops in Nuremberg, an important town south of Sithro, had increased to 150,000, and the two additional divisions did not return to their original stations after conducting so-called routine border exercises, but were stationed at a market town less than 30 kilometers from Nuremberg. This made Wu Feng deeply wary, but the one who was more disturbed might not be him.

In the northwest, intelligence officers from various forces have significantly intensified their activities in the four northwestern provinces, especially those from the Macedhans and the Sislos, and the activities of the Tiannan Lin family and the Luzon people in the southwestern neighboring state are also relatively abnormal, which has caused a lot of headaches for the security services. They all used the diplomatic community in the Northwest County as a cover, and they were moving around to gather all the political, military, and economic information they needed, and the newly formed Northwest Security Service seemed a little overwhelmed by comparison.

However, the economy of Qingyang and Jinzhou, among the four provinces in the northwest, has entered a period of stable and high-speed development, and a large number of businessmen have come to invest in the two places to set up factories, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the varieties have also spread from the original relatively single leather processing, grain processing, logging, wood processing, medicinal material processing and other industries to all directions. Although the growth rate of immigration has slowed, the quality has improved considerably, so that the industrial economy, which is in rapid development, has an abundance of skilled workers. The great development of industry has also led to the rapid development of commerce, finance, entertainment, etc., and many famous large merchants in the empire and even the mainland have entered to seize the market, and the prosperity of the city has far exceeded the level of two years ago.

Guide and Bonan also ushered in the best opportunity for development, a large number of funds from Jiangnan County and Wuhu County poured in, set off a frenzy of industrial and commercial development in the two prefectures, only two or three months, the two prefectures received more than 300 representatives of businessmen in the Jiangnan and Wuhu areas who came to inspect, the rich resources and good social conditions and preferential policies of the two prefectures made many businessmen immediately decide to invest in the two places to open mines and set up factories, and the two places also took this opportunity to attract a large number of immigrants from other places to settle down and set up a business. Batches of high-quality well salt, wine, pottery, and porcelain have begun to be transported to the central and western continents through the northern continental passage, and the huge returns have further stimulated the investment hopes of merchants.

In particular, after Qingyang gradually resumed the collection of taxes on all industries and commerce from the beginning of the year, the fiscal deficit was rapidly reduced, and it is estimated that the fiscal balance will be reached in the second half of the year, and the fiscal revenue of Jinzhou has jumped to a new level, and the tax revenue in March alone has reached 400,000 imperial gold coins, which has greatly overjoyed Xiao Tang, who has inspected the financial work. However, the finances of the four provinces in the northwest are still in a situation where they cannot make ends meet, and the salaries of nearly 200,000 soldiers alone are as high as 1 million imperial gold coins per month, and the financial problem will still be a big problem that has plagued Li Wufeng for a long time.

fell his head, as if he was going to drop this annoying problem, let Xiao Tang and them worry about this trouble, what they should think about is the next goal.

If this continues, the financial situation may gradually improve, but I am afraid that those potential opponents will not give themselves time. You are developing, the enemy is also developing, your own foundation is too weak, I'm afraid you can't consume the other party.

Opportunities can only be obtained by extraordinary means. Li Wufeng, who frowned, slowly turned his gaze to the southwest, maybe the opportunity is there, although the risk is greater, but life is like gambling, there is no high risk, how can there be high returns? There is no suspense in the game, even children will not be interested.

How many times can life be beaten? Only when we fully appreciate the risks of hard work can life be full of fun. The warm southeast wind blew the white clothes on Wufeng's body at the head of the city, and at this moment, the corners of Li Wufeng's mouth had already shown a faint smile.

Who would know that maybe his decision at this moment will set off a hurricane in the Central Continent, which has been calm for a long time.