The topic soon turned to the establishment of a new empire. Although Wu Feng deliberately avoided this issue, in fact, this issue has been discussed countless times in private by military and political officials from all parties, and even among the people. It is rumored that His Highness King Qin will announce the establishment of a new empire after advancing into the imperial capital. There are countless topics surrounding the establishment of a new empire, such as establishing a capital, establishing a national title, proclaiming emperor, and establishing a queen. This series of complicated affairs is like a dose of stimulants that stimulates the hearts of ordinary people. They can witness a new empire. The establishment of the empire and enjoying the peace and prosperity brought by the establishment of the new empire are the life that all the people and gentry dream of, and the every move of His Highness the King of Qin who brings them this life is the object of everyone's attention.
Although Wu Feng refused to express his opinions and thoughts on the founding of the country's capital on various occasions, and even strictly prohibited his senior officials from publicly discussing this topic in some areas, his mind changed. Seeing that the situation was very good, he wanted to let the officials It is indeed a bit difficult for them not to consider or talk about this topic, especially after the First Battle of Yunzhong and the Jiangnan Five Lakes were brought under the rule of Xijiang, the calls for talking about the establishment of a new dynasty began to gradually increase. Not only did the gentry openly talk about it, but even some local media and newspapers began to implicitly mention that it was time to consider the establishment of a new empire. Western Xinjiang was no longer suitable as a local government, especially in the political arena of the Eastern Continent. Xijiang can completely replace the aging Tanghe Empire and express its own voice on behalf of the Tang nation.
Today was originally a private banquet, and the people who could attend such a banquet were naturally people whom Wu Feng could completely trust. Seeing that His Highness King Qin was very interested, Su Qin and others took the opportunity to express their opinions. Wu Feng was reminded that he should focus more attention away from military operations and focus on the establishment of a new dynasty. Even Bo Jinchen agreed with Su Qin's opinion and believed that large-scale military operations were actually completed after the Battle of Yunzhong. There are not many possibilities anymore, at most there are some local battles. As for these military operations, the theater military commanders are completely competent. At most, they are coordinated by the Military Affairs Administration. Of course, there is one exception, and that is the issue of recovering the imperial capital.
"Su Qin, Lao Bo, it seems that you two want to use today's dinner to force His Highness to express his position. What? Are the founding fathers impatient to wait? Haha, but it is indeed time, as soon as Cheng Dayou lands in Dengzhou. I'm afraid that the whole north will fall into chaos. I don't believe that the people under Situ Tai are really loyal to Situ Tai, and I don't believe that none of them can see the situation clearly. I can't mess with Cui Wenxiu's eastward movement. It’s not certain that the envoys have already arrived.” While drinking freely, Mo Lun’s words were always so unruly. As a director of legal affairs, Wu Feng himself believed that this guy was indeed a A mixture of contradictions. He is proficient in legal matters and conscientious at work, but he is unscrupulous in his private life. In his own words, anything that is not explicitly prohibited by law is allowed. Prostitution and alcoholism are his biggest hobbies, which leaves everyone helpless.
"Haha, Mr. Mo, although Situ Tai's situation is very difficult, it is not that bad. He has not taken over Zhaohai County for a long time, and he has adopted various predatory policies in the East China Sea, which has made the people of the East China Sea boil with resentment. So I am old It is certain that Cheng Dayou can sweep across the East China Sea, but the situation in Yanyun is slightly different. Situ Tai's rule in this area is deeply rooted, and the industry and commerce in Yanyun area is not developed. The main players here are the big nobles and big landowners. These are the most basic supporting forces of Situ Tai. Once Situ Tai is finished, they will also be wiped out. They will understand this, so they are actually tied to a chariot. This final battle It is also inevitable." Bo Jinchen did not directly answer Mo Lun's question, but explained from the side: "Of course, given the current situation, no matter how Situ Tai struggles, it is in vain, trying to resist our Western Xinjiang army in the land of Yanyun. , that is an act that a wise man would not do. I hope that Situ Tai can clearly understand this. But no matter what decision he makes, he cannot stop the pace of unifying the empire in Western Xinjiang. Even if it is delayed, it will be very limited, so I am old and decrepit. I think His Highness should adjust his attention appropriately, after all, the things that His Highness needs to worry about are not just military affairs."
"Lord Bo is right. The empire is about to be established, and His Highness is about to face more arduous affairs. The economy of Jiangnan and Donghai has withered after Situ Tai's poison and is in urgent need of rectification and recovery. It will take more time to restore these two counties to their former glory. It takes a lot of time and effort. Although the Wuhu region is the granary of the empire, in fact many water conservancy facilities are in disrepair and the infrastructure has been abandoned for a long time. Once floods occur, the entire Wuhu region will face the fate of a water town. If no timely measures are taken, Measures should be taken to improve it. This year I was lucky and God helped me, but maybe next year I won’t be so lucky.”
Under the influence of alcohol, Yang Zhengbin, Director of the Department of Economic Development, also began to express his opinions. He is one of Wu Feng's most trusted economic think tanks. Together with Su Minshun, he is the pulse of Xijiang's economic development. You can understand Xijiang's economic development from their usual remarks. Subtle changes in economic policy. He had vaguely felt that His Highness the King of Qin seemed to have further plans in his heart. Especially after learning from his friend James that the former Tanghe Empire Finance Office would hand over a sum of funds to Xijiang, he was very excited and hoped that he could Use this capital to inject several projects that are in urgent need of investment, such as the comprehensive maintenance project of water conservancy facilities in Wuhu County, the start of the river irrigation facility projects in Anyuan and Yulin Prefectures of Beiyuan County, and the canal project from Heshuo River to Jinzhong. Several large-scale projects are related to the national economy and people's livelihood. If they can be started quickly, they will greatly alleviate local difficulties and inject vitality into economic development. However, this plan does not seem to win the expected response. His Highness the King of Qin seems He had other plans for that sum of money, and even Xiao Tang could not figure out what His Highness King Qin was thinking.
Yang Zhengbin was naturally unwilling to let such a sum of money slip through his eyes like this. His old classmate James was already running out of money. With the territory in Western Xinjiang increasing rapidly every day, people were asking for money everywhere. , this old classmate who is also the president of Northwest Bank wishes he could use all the money in the bank to meet these huge expenses. It is almost impossible for him to add some more appropriation projects through his personal connections. Since There was a sum of money that even his classmates couldn't control, so he had to make plans no matter what.
"The northern region has suffered from continuous droughts and military chaos, and the economy has reached the edge of collapse. Taking Beiyuan as an example, except for Lulong, which has always been within the scope of our control area in Western Xinjiang, the situation is better, Anyuan, Pinglu, Qinghe and Yulin are in Before we took over, the people were in dire straits. Even in Heshuo County, only Hejian and Jinzhong were in slightly better conditions. The conditions in Longquan, Heishan and Tianshui were roughly the same as those in Beiyuan County. As for Yanyun County, although my subordinates don’t know It is true, but it can be imagined that the situation there is probably even worse than that in Beiyuan. If Situ Tai had not used his military power to suppress it, I am afraid that a major uprising like the one in 689 would have broken out in Yanyun. Even so, small riots and riots are happening one after another, which proves that the lower class people have really reached the point where they can't bear it. I'm guessing that even if we don't touch Yan Yun, I'm afraid it won't be long before Situ Tai will Buried by the resistance from the middle and lower classes, hehe, now that Yanyun is really going to be brought under our management, we don’t know how much effort we will spend to settle these troubles.”
"Looking at the southern peninsula newly under the administration of Western Xinjiang, except for Moro, Sanbao and Eastern Samoa, the other provinces are extremely poor, especially Central and South County, Medan, and Sulawesi , and Balia, which was a very poor area in the original Peninsula Alliance. This is why we in Western Xinjiang were able to easily win this land. The traffic is blocked, the roads are rugged, and the culture and education are very backward. Although there are quite a lot of The land resources and minerals in the country have not been cultivated, and the lives of the lower class people there are beyond your imagination. I think we should analyze the reasons why we can quickly win the hearts and minds of the people on this land. I originally thought that Burma County had already It is the poorest area in Western Xinjiang, but after traveling to Balia and Medan, I realized that compared to these two places, Myanmar County can be considered a wealthy area. At least northern Myanmar is not the third-richest area in the country. We can catch up in five years. Before going to Wuhu, Brother Minshun also discussed with me how to find ways to raise funds to help Zhongnan County open roads connecting various prefectures and the north and south, especially the road connecting Myanmar County and Zhongnan County. This road Although it has been opened up, the conditions are very poor and urgently needs to be widened and reinforced. Otherwise, once the rainy season comes, it will be difficult to pass, which will seriously affect our ability to control that land and will also greatly restrict the development potential of this area."
Almost everyone shut their mouths with interest and listened to the director of the Economic Development Department, who was regarded as the general adviser on economic policy to His Highness King Qin. It was obvious that the director of the Economic Development Department was already pouring cold water on some people here. Although the situation in Xinjiang is excellent, there are many unknown difficulties and hidden worries hidden behind it, but His Highness the King of Qin does not seem to care much about this need.