Behind me, no matter how the situation develops, no matter what situation I am in, they always stand behind me loyally.

Looking at the black-pressed Gaoyue soldiers behind me, I felt indescribably happy in my heart, and it was a wonderful thing to be able to get what I wanted. Although the soldiers were in rags, their majestic stature was much taller than that of the soldiers of other nationalities, and if they could be trained rigorously, they would definitely be a tiger and wolf army in terms of armor and weaponry.

The day after I returned to Golden State, I immediately enacted the reform regulations, and with the support of the Gao Yue people, I no longer had to worry about anything. The political axe organ has also undergone a major adjustment, following the example of Qingyang Mansion, Jinzhou Mansion also has eight bureaus, Ling Tianfang serves as the director of the Administration Department and concurrently serves as the director of the Internal Affairs Bureau, a young man recommended by Gu Ji who graduated from the Imperial University with a major in finance and economics and has been trained under the Imperial Finance Administration for several years James serves as the director of the Finance Bureau, and the elder of the Gaoyue tribe Shan Gen serves as the director of the War Readiness Administration (this is also Ling Tianfang's idea, which can not only effectively absorb the Gaoyue people to join the army in a steady stream, but also show that the equality of all ethnic groups I announced is not an empty word, not to mention that after talking, Shan Gen gave me a pretty good impression, but he was idle in the mountains and had no chance to play。 Zhou Yuxuan, a well-known gentry in Jinzhou Prefecture, served as the director of the Agriculture and Water Conservancy Administration, and the director of the Economic Development Department and the Construction Administration were vacant, and I was personally responsible for the time being, and the director of the Culture, Education and Health Department was Hua Zhongjing, a famous medical scientist in the Jinzhou Prefecture, and his fame was known to everyone in the middle and lower classes of the entire empire, but he was born as a slave, so he was not used by the empire.

In view of the fact that the situation in Jinzhou is very different from that of Qingyang Mansion, I did not simply adopt the same tax reduction and exemption policy as Qingyang Mansion, but abolished the high tax attached to Wang Shi during his term of office, and made appropriate adjustments to the normal tax revenue, adjusted it to a relatively low level, and announced that no adjustment would be made within three years, while the new and expanded parts would follow the example of Qingyang Mansion to implement the same policy. This has greatly stimulated local factory owners, workshop owners and businessmen to actively invest in expanding their scale or opening new factories. Of course, these new initiatives were not something I came up with, but were suggested by the new Financial Commissioner, James, and to be honest, I admired this young man, even though he was a few years older than me. This has also laid a solid foundation for the Golden State's fiscal revenue.

I immediately selected 25,000 of the 30,000 Gaoyue soldiers who had descended from the mountain a few days later in accordance with the agreement to form the Second Garrison Division of Jinzhou Prefecture, with Mu Lige as the division commander and Gaoyue Shanzhu as the deputy division commander, including three heavy armored infantry wings, one light infantry wing (a mountain wing, mainly used for hilly and mountainous operations), and a spearman wing. The remaining 5,000 men, considering that the first vicious battle they face may be to fight the Luope, and the most powerful Luope is the heavy cavalry, I have formed a direct spear slinger company, and the training work is unified by Mulige.

In view of the fact that although the physical fitness of the Gaoyue people far exceeds that of ordinary people, due to the lack of formal training, and the serious shortage of armor, clothing, and weapons, I ordered Mu Lige to draw some military backbones from the 1st and 2nd Garrison Divisions of Qingyang to serve in the 2nd Garrison Division of Jinzhou to enrich the training strength, and on the other hand, I also ordered the director of the War Readiness Administration, Yamagen, to go to Qingyang, on the one hand, to quickly purchase armor. weapons, on the other hand, he also learned from Lu Man how to do a good job in the Combat Readiness Agency, and asked him to borrow a few business familiars from the Qingyang Combat Readiness Agency if necessary to strengthen the work in Golden State.

Although the economic development of Jinzhou Prefecture has shown signs of taking off due to the stimulation of preferential policies, I still diligently visited the famous families and wealthy businessmen in Jinzhou Prefecture separately, on the one hand, to dispel their concerns due to the change of regime and reconciliation with the Gaoyue people, on the other hand, to encourage them to develop trade and exchanges with the Gaoyue people to a greater extent, and at the same time promised them to absolutely protect their legitimate rights and interests from anyone infringing upon。 The results of these actions of mine were extremely effective, and the merchants were flattered by my personal visits, and the gentry were satisfied with my commitments, which greatly strengthened the base of my power in the Golden State. I think it would be very difficult for the central part of the empire to eliminate my power and influence on this side now, and this place is firmly in the palm of my hand.

Urban construction has also entered the orbit, repairing and strengthening the city walls, planning and building a new wholesale market, without much effort, after all, Jinzhou's infrastructure is much stronger than Qingyang's, and it also leaves a lot of financial revenue. Originally, the construction of the Qingyang section of the project had already started in full swing, and the project of the Jinzhou section was included in the plan as soon as I took charge of the Jinzhou section, and now the construction of the project is in full swing and will be completed within one year. At the same time, the construction of the road from the Jinzhou capital city to the southern Gaoyue ethnic group inhabited area has also been started, for this project, the Gaoyue people have shown a high degree of enthusiasm, it seems that they also know how important this road is to the development of the Gaoyue people, many Gaoyue people and even the whole family went to the construction site together, their enthusiasm greatly promoted the progress of the project construction, it is expected that the road from the Jinzhou capital city to the southern plain will be completed in less than half a year, and it will take about a year to reach the settlement area on their mountainside。

Under my promotion, the Golden State Chamber of Commerce was soon established, and the businessmen elected Lu Yunshan, who was close to me, as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce also standardized all aspects of the businessmen's behavior, and also provided a place for me to realize some of my intentions. For example, it can be suggested to strengthen trade with the Gaoyue people, and it can promote investment and construction of factories in the southern and western Gaoyue areas of Jinzhou.

It was mid-April after I had put everything in place and the situation in Golden State was completely under my control. In the meantime, although information is sent from Qingyang Kuaima every two days, I am still a little relieved.

"Hey, what are you doing?" When I was packing my luggage and preparing to return to Qingyang the next day, a pretty figure appeared in my study.

Seeing the beautiful girl in front of me, the unforgettable night of the year before came to my mind again. With chestnut hair, bright eyes, delicate face, and bulging twin peaks under the jacket, I can't see that I haven't seen her for more than a year, this little girl has matured a lot.

When he learned that I was going to return to Qingyang tomorrow, Lu Xianxian was extremely disappointed, "I just came back, and you are leaving Jinzhou, are you avoiding me?"

"Where, I have already scheduled to go back to Qingyang tomorrow, what, Jiangnan is having fun, right?" I had already learned that this little girl had left Jinzhou with his father to contact Jiangnan for business years ago and traveled by the way, I was very disappointed at the time, I didn't expect this girl to come back so soon.

"Gangnam is so nice, picturesque and weather, but I still want to come back. "Lu Xianxian is obviously in a bad mood because I'm leaving.

"Oh, is there anyone missing you at home?" I smiled and teased her. Lu Yunshan obviously supports his granddaughter getting close to me, although he knows that I already have a few women, but he doesn't care if he has far-sighted vision, not to mention which dignitary on the mainland is not a three-wife and six concubines? Not to mention a young man like me who has an unlimited future.

"Phew!" a hint of redness appeared on my white cheeks, and my heart was fluttering, "As soon as people come back, you will leave, and you will still talk east to west here." ”

"Alas, who told you to come back so late, I've been in Jinzhou for more than a month, and if I don't go back, I don't know what Qingyang will become. I also gently explained.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know, it's not that someone in Qingyang is waiting for you, why haven't you seen you for a few days, and you can't bear it?" The words were full of a strong vinegar flavor, "People have long thought of Qingyang coming to you, but grandpa always said that you are too busy, and asked me not to disturb you, so people have to go to Jiangnan with my father to play." As soon as I come back, I'll be here, and you'll have to leave again. ”

I can't see that this little girl still has such deep feelings, I am also a little confused, I remember that when I left, this little girl didn't even say hello, why did she suddenly become so affectionate? It doesn't matter if she is real or not, but looking at the dizzying look in her eyes, it doesn't look like a fake.

"I know, you don't believe it, but people are like ghosts and can't forget you since that night, who makes you so proud, people invite you to dance, you have to push back?"

Looking at her twitching shoulders, where can I still bear it, it is a trap I also admitted, gently hugged her into my arms, a refreshing virgin fragrance came to my nose. However, just as I was about to take her into my arms with both hands, the deer slender spun out of my hands.

"Shame, shame, big pervert, I just want to take advantage of others. With a smile on my face, where there is still a trace of sadness, I can't help but be annoyed and angry, the wind and waves have come, but I didn't expect to capsize in the small river ditch. Although I am absolutely sure that I will catch Lu Xianxian, what is the use of grabbing it, isn't it no different from a villain.

took a deep breath and suppressed the desire that had already sprung up in his heart, after all, he hadn't been by a woman's side for more than a month, and he knew that it was better to let Di Rena come with him, so he might as well endure it a little longer.

"Oh, it turns out that Xian Xian is teasing me, and I originally wanted to invite you to Qingyang with me, but it seems that I am self-inflicted. "I still had a smile on my face, as if nothing had happened.

"Are you angry?" she asked cautiously, examining my face carefully, but not seeing anything unusual.

"What are you angry about?" although I gritted my teeth in my heart, I at least pretended not to care on the surface.

"Can I really go to Qingyang with you?" will my grandfather say that I will affect you to do things?"

I secretly swore in my mind that if I didn't conquer this girl, I wouldn't be surnamed Li, but on the surface, I still smiled kindly: "Of course it's true, don't you want to go? ”

"Really, that's great, I'll go back and get ready right away!" Lu Xianxian couldn't help but cheer.

Looking at her disappearing back, I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly, it seems that this Nizi is really not convincing.

After arranging for Ling Tianfang to temporarily preside over the administrative work in Jinzhou and Liang Chongxin to take charge of defense work, I specifically told Liang Chongxin and Mu Lige to step up the training of the two divisions and regiments, especially the Second Garrison Division, and not to slacken their efforts, not only to strive to form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, but also to make good ideological preparations for fighting evil battles, tough battles, and big battles.

In addition, I also told Ling Tianfang to deal with the problem of the Gaoyue people in a flexible manner, especially now that the Gaoyue people have entered the southern and central plains in large numbers, it is necessary to make rational plans, and establish local grass-roots political axes as soon as possible, so that the jurisdiction covers the entire Jinzhou as soon as possible, and in the appointment of grass-roots political officials, some capable Gaoyue people can be appropriately appointed, especially the grass-roots political power institutions established in the southern and western areas where they live. As for the quality of these personnel, they can be gradually improved through various studies and training in their future work.

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