In 693, it was another unstable year, especially the drought in the eastern continent, and the empire also suffered a large-scale drought, except for the Jiangnan County, which had a dense river network, even the "granary of the empire" supported by several huge lakes, Wuhu County, could only barely maintain the water supply of farmland in the area around the lake, and the agricultural harvest of Dachun and Xiaochun in most areas suffered a reduction in harvest that was rare for decades, or even a non-harvest.

From the south to the north, the countries have also suffered droughts of varying degrees, and all the energy seems to be focused on how to survive the difficulties and maintain normal production and life, and the political axes of various countries have increased taxes on the one hand, and have tightened their belts on the other hand, trying to survive this difficult year, all military operations have automatically died down, and there is constant news of starving people everywhere, and the rulers will face the dissatisfaction of the people and even revolts, and they have no heart to think about anything else.

In Qingyang Prefecture in the northwest region under my rule, due to the completion of the water conservancy project, the Miluo River and the Taiping River, which were formed by the melting snow of the Dahengduan Mountains, were introduced into the irrigation ditches, and the harvest was not affected, but the harvest was already abundant, and the Dachun was certainly a great harvest. Because of its proximity to the Hengduan Mountains, the farmland has also introduced a lot of small streams and rivers made of snow water, and the farmland in the south and central has only been developed by the Gaoyue people, so the crop harvest will also be greatly improved compared with last year, I estimate that only a small amount of grain from Qingyang Province can meet the needs of the entire Gaoyue people in Jinzhou Prefecture, and of course they must also provide me with a large amount of high-quality and valuable timber in exchange.

In addition, the social order was chaotic and the drought was encountered, and many hungry people and mobs took advantage of the situation to rise up and collude with the already rampant bandits and bandits to loot the large merchants in the market towns of the two prefectures, and the situation was precarious, and the garrison forces of the two prefectures were already insufficient, and they were exhausted and put out fires everywhere, unable to prevent it, but were taken advantage of the opportunity by the bandit army to sneak attack, and the losses were not small, so they had to retreat to their respective prefectures and cities to hold on, and no longer dared to go out of the city easily. The riot army is even more on fire, and the riot army of the two prefectures also echoes each other from afar. Affected by this, Longdong Province in Kansai County and Black Mountain Province in Heshuo County also began to show an unstable trend.

Although there is no sign of any signs in the area under my rule, in order to prevent this from happening, I also deployed the first and second wings of the 1st Garrison Division of Qingyang in the area bordering Qingyang and Guide, and in view of the fact that the army in Jinzhou has not yet been trained and mature, I ordered Cui Weixiu to personally lead the remaining three wings to be stationed in the border area between Jinzhou and Bonan to strictly prevent the infiltration of the mob.

At the end of July, I went to Jinzhou Mansion again to spend the summer, and also inspected all aspects of the work of the local government in Jinzhou in the past few months. In the past few months, the two girls have become good friends who have nothing to say, Di Rena's surname was originally quite amiable, after Lu Xianxian surrendered to my crotch, she also comforted and cared for Lu Xianxian in a timely manner, and the two daughters quickly became familiar with it.

By the end of July, the population of Qingyang had skyrocketed to more than 850,000 people, and the drought in various places had also promoted the migration of people from various places to Qingyang and Jinzhou in disguise, but I was cautious about the population of Guide and Bonan, because I was worried that a mob would take the opportunity to infiltrate, and on the other hand, I had already included these two provinces in my sphere of influence, and sooner or later it would be in my pocket, so there was no need to move into Qingyang.

Stroking the pretty face snuggled next to me, he laughed at Lu Xianxian, "Xianxian, how can you explain to your grandfather when you go back this time?"

"Hmph, I'm embarrassed to say it, you can go and tell my grandfather yourself. "Although I have already been my person, I have always been a little embarrassed, after all, I lost my virginity without the explicit consent of my elders, if my elders pursue it, how can I be embarrassed?

Looking at the slender who was a little worried, I couldn't help but comfort her: "Anyway, the raw rice has been cooked, and you will object to it, and it will be useless, it's a big deal that you can go back to Qingyang with me again." What's more, I don't think your grandfather will have any objections, he agrees that you should be prepared for this when you go with me, and I am not a saint. ”

"Phew, you're really thick-skinned. I smiling and twisting me, I dragged her into my arms, and the other hand reached into her breasts, rubbing the firm bulge wantonly, and she immediately collapsed in my arms.

"Master, this is in the carriage," Lu Xianxian gasped and whispered in my ear, "Direna is watching from the sidelines." ”

"What's the matter, this carriage is very well insulated, and as for Direna, she can't escape for a while. ”

Naturally, Direna, who was already shaken by her heart, could not escape my clutches, and finally succumbed to my silver might. The whole journey is like a romantic love trip.

When I arrived in Jinzhou, I quietly came to the barracks of the two garrison divisions alone, and although it was scorching, the four soldiers standing guard at the gate of the camp were holding spears and did not move, allowing their sweat to soak their bodies. From a distance, you can see that in the big arena, the flags are shaking, the sound of killing is shaking the sky, and the training is in full swing.

"Stop! Idlers are not allowed to approach!" Seeing my sneaky approach, the soldiers standing guard were very vigilant, and immediately pounced on me with a fierce look.

"It's me!" replied to the soldier while admiring the soldier's alertness.

"Ah, it's Lord Castle Keeper!" the four soldiers recognized me at once, and they all had been lectured by me, and immediately gave a standard military salute.

I also returned the salute and told them that there was no need to report it, that I would just take a look down and let them continue with their duties.

Walking into the camp area, the eastern half is the training camp of the 1st Garrison Division, and the western half is the training camp of the 2nd Garrison Division and the spear corps directly under it.

The 1st Garrison Division was conducting a coordinated combat drill between the cavalry and infantry wings, and their basic training was obviously much more proficient than that of the 2nd Garrison Division in the west; with the waving of the commander's small flag and the beating of war drums, the infantry divided into two battle groups launched a charge against each other with the cooperation of the cavalry. The formation also changed, the two sides kept colliding, entangled, and then separated, and the soldiers of the disorganized formation quickly assembled under the loud orders of officers at all levels, and re-formed the battle line.

I hid in the shade of a nearby tree to take a closer look, and Liang Chongxin really lived up to my expectations, it was really not easy to train an army mixed with a large number of recruits to look like this in just four months, but this was also expected by me, otherwise I would not have entrusted him with such a heavy task.

I quietly moved to the west again, where the training was just as hot. Under the orders of the commander, the spear throwers kept waving their arms, wave after wave of projections, and the flying spears formed a dark cloud, while the heavily armored infantry carried a strong and huge shield in one hand and a sharp halberd gun in the other, constantly repeating a series of actions, squatting, carrying shields, raising guns, and pushing and stabbing. The two weapons, which were quite difficult for ordinary people to pick up, seemed so light in the hands of the Gaoyue soldiers, like children playing with toys. Heavy and thick armor was worn on them, and for them it did not differ much from ordinary clothes. From this alone, it can be seen how strong the physical fitness of the Gaoyue people is, far surpassing that of other races, not to mention their innate running ability.

But they also have a weakness, which is that they are not good at using livestock, especially not being able to ride horses, which may be their biggest flaw, but I only need them to take on the heavy duties of infantry, and as for cavalry, I have a large number of soldiers of other races to be competent.

With the sound of hurried footsteps behind me, I knew that Liang Chongxin and Mu Lige were coming.

At the report meeting held in the city guard mansion, Ling Tianfang made a speech on behalf of various departments of Jinzhou political axe.

In the west and south, four towns have been built in the former Gaoyue people's settlements, of which Woyuan Town and Rongchang Town are located in the central and southern plains, and the largest settlement of the former Gaoyue people in the south is named Heping Town, in commemoration of the agreement reached there in exchange for peace, and the western settlement is Jingpo Town, the town guards of these four towns are respectively served by the four elders of the original Gaoyue people, and most of the other subordinate clerks are also selected from the Gaoyue people. There are also more than 30,000 immigrants from other places, mainly distributed in the eastern and northern Yinong areas, and there is also a large amount of uncultivated wasteland in Jinzhou Prefecture, which is enough to accommodate 300,000 people to live in the cultivated area. The progress of the road from Jinzhou to Qingyang is very fast, and it is nearing completion, and it is estimated that it will be completed in another month. The road leading to Woyuan Town has been completed, and now the road from Woyuan Town to Heping Town is being stepped up, because this section of the road is mainly a mountain road, so the progress is relatively slow, but once a section of the road is repaired, the precious timber, medicinal materials, mountain goods, wild animals and even mineral deposits at the eastern foot of the Dahengduan Mountains can be transported in large quantities, which will effectively promote the development of the southern part of Jinzhou. The roads from Jinzhou Fucheng to Rongchang Town and Rongchang Town to Jingpo Town have also been designed and planned, and construction will start soon, and the opening of these two roads will connect the western and central parts of Jinzhou, and the economy of Jinzhou will be on a higher level at that time. Speaking of this, even Ling Tianfang, who had always been quiet, couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows, full of interest, and even I was a little infected.

The economy is also quite strong, stimulated by the reduction of taxes, in April, May, June and July, a total of 178 large and small workshops, workshops and shops of various sizes were opened, and many of them expanded the scale of production and operation. Fiscal revenues have not only not decreased compared to before the tax reduction, but have increased, and the growth momentum is quite strong. The farmland water conservancy infrastructure has been fully rolled out, and it is estimated that the construction will begin after the crop harvest in October**. The War Readiness Agency has also done a remarkable job, with 15,000 reservists recruited so far, of whom about 12,000 are from the Gaoyue clan. The economic development of the entire Golden State is rapid, the social order is stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Liang Chongxin and Mu Lige then gave a brief report on the training of the two garrison divisions, saying that the first garrison division already possessed considerable combat effectiveness and was sufficient to cope with a war I; the training work of the second garrison division was also making great progress, but because the soldiers of the Gaoyue nationality had almost no formal military training, it still needed a certain amount of time to strengthen them, but it is estimated that the expected purpose of the training would be basically achieved in September.

After listening to the debriefings, I did not hesitate to praise the achievements of all the people present, and I know that the praise of superiors is often better than any other reward, which is not only a recognition of their hard work, but also an affirmation of their work ability. After praising the praise, I also put forward my own views, the training of the army can only be strengthened, not relaxed; the construction of infrastructure can be appropriately slowed down, after all, it will take a certain amount of time to raise funds, although the third 900,000 imperial gold coins of the empire have been transferred to the Qingyang account through Wanfeng Qianzhuang, but I am worried that the surrounding situation is unstable, and war may occur at any time, and we must leave enough emergency funds as a backup, and we will increase investment after the second half of the year has passed; we must increase the intensity of tax collection, since the political axe has given preferential tax policies, if there are still those who attempt to evade taxes, they will not be tolerated and accommodated, and should be severely punished to deter others。

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