Liang Chongxin didn't know that his suggestion to Wu Feng had already taken root in Wu Feng's heart, and he had already begun to formulate plans in his mind. However, his return to Beijing was too tight and there was not enough time to discuss it, so it was delayed. down. Because of his suggestions, he was also fortunate enough to become the founder of one of the two famous intelligence agencies of the glorious empire - the Imperial Intelligence Bureau (referred to as the Military Intelligence Bureau).
He later wrote in his memoirs: "I never thought at the time that my suggestions would give rise to such a huge organization. Maybe this was not my original intention, maybe His Majesty the Emperor just borrowed my suggestions as a name. In short, I just wanted to We can collect more targeted intelligence on unfriendly forces around Northern Luzon, and we haven’t thought about the rest.”
After receiving the news, Lu Man felt happy and hateful. He was happy that the imperial funds would be in place soon, so that the planned urban municipal construction, road transportation, farmland water conservancy and other infrastructure construction could finally start. He was hating that the abominable Xiao Tang was just... Four and a half million gold coins were allocated for the construction of Shuangdui Mansion, which also required the construction of a high-standard medium-sized fortress at Zijing Pass. How could this not make him gnash his teeth with hatred.
He carefully calculated how to use the funds. Well, the city's municipal planning has been released, so the construction of several main streets must be fully launched immediately. This is the top priority, because once those streets are built, they will skyrocket. The land price has to put this project at the top of the list; the construction of the city's defense system can be slowed down a step, if there is no city wall for the time being, there will be no city walls. Anyway, the security situation here is not bad now, at most He Lianbo and the others have to work hard, but they have to face it again It was really a headache to deal with He Lianbo, the mountain king's roar, and Linghu Yi, the boy's nudges.
The road to Vito City must be started as soon as possible, otherwise businessmen will come and nag every day. This is both a golden road and a lifeline. Commercial needs are important, but without good road transportation, if anything happens, , the reinforced troops have a good road system, and speed is the guarantee of life-saving. Luman, who has served as the director of combat readiness, knows this very well.
By the way, we can’t delay the prospecting matter. After learning that there might be an iron ore belt in the hilly area north of Shuangdui not far from Wusun Kingdom, Luman was so excited that he almost didn't sleep all night. You know, there is no place under the control of adults. Although there are several large iron smelting workshops in Qingyang to produce iron, an important material related to the national economy and people's livelihood, the iron ore they need has to be imported from Yinchuan Prefecture in the north. Sun Yuanliang, the leader of Yinchuan Prefecture, and his Excellency The relationship is a bit confusing, and they are by no means allies, so the source of the ore cannot always be guaranteed. What's more, the iron and iron tools produced in Qingyang are far from meeting the needs of this area. Even the government and the army have to spend a lot of money to obtain it. Input from the Central Plains region.
If the information obtained is accurate, then this situation can be greatly improved in the near future, and the economy of Shuangdui Prefecture may also take off as a result. However, prospecting not only requires time, but also requires experienced professionals and funds. In particular, the funds required to hire a large number of professionals are not a small amount. And once the situation is implemented in the later stage, the funds for mining the mine will be a large amount. This Everything made Lu Man extremely anxious. Now that the funds were finally in place, it must be implemented immediately.
Alas, there is also the fortress, can you please take a moment? On second thought, he had given up the plan to build city defense facilities immediately. If this plan was shelved for the time being, He Lianbo and Ling Huyi would really have to fight against them. Moreover, Master Ling's letter also emphasized this fortress. Regardless of its importance, we had to include this in the first batch of plans to start construction. Fortunately, the completion of the fortress will also be conducive to caravan exchanges and can also increase a lot of customs duties. It is better than nothing.
While Luman was racking his brains over the use of Shuangdui Mansion's funds, Mu Haoran had ambitiously announced to his subordinates the upcoming development and construction plan in Vito City, hundreds of miles away. The road construction project leading to Qingyang was listed as the No. 1 project. Mu Haoran even asked the people from the Construction Department to issue a military order, requiring them to complete the task within half a year. Fortunately, the road in the Qingyang section had already been completed, so Only the Vito section was left. Although the workload was heavy, it was not impossible to complete. Mu Haoran even designated a deputy director of the Construction Department to be responsible for this project.
The urban planning expansion project has also been listed as a key project. According to the plan, the east and south walls of Vito City will be demolished, greatly expanding the entire city east to south, so that the area of Vito City will be expanded by two In order to adapt to the upcoming period of rapid economic development, many Gaoyue businessmen have begun to apply to buy land and build houses in the newly planned areas. Soon many Andean and Tang people also began to take action to join With the queue of people applying to buy land, the administrative office was busy all day long, with people coming to inquire, pay deposits, and go through the formalities. This quickly formed a trend, which greatly eased the situation in Vito Mansion. Government financial pressures.
Several Gaoyue people settlements located at the tail end of the Hengduan Mountains were also planned to be the location of market towns based on actual conditions. The construction of these market towns was listed as a priority project. As early as when Wu Feng returned to the northwest, he maintained When he was asked to stay for a short time, he specifically told Mu Haoran not to delay at all. This matter was related to his future plans, so he must not make a mistake.
Mu Haoran naturally knew the secret of this, and of course he did not dare to skimp or delay. Several market towns had entered the final planning stage, and construction began quickly, making the local Gaoyue people rejoice as if they were celebrating the New Year every day. Many influential people among the Gaoyue people even took the initiative to undertake publicity work, calling on the Gaoyue people to actively participate in the construction and strive to build their homes as soon as possible.
Just when a vigorous construction movement was about to start in the westernmost part of the empire's territory, a huge conspiracy was gradually taking shape in the hinterland of the empire before people even noticed it. God seems to have destined that the people of the empire who have enjoyed hundreds of years of stability and peace will finally face an unprecedented catastrophe.
"Young Master, there is a letter from the Grandmaster. Also, the special envoy from the Kaman people is here again. He asks to see you again." The man in black respectfully presented a letter made of lacquer.
"Well, let him go to the reception room and wait for a while. I will follow you." He whispered and ordered the man in black to do this. The man who was respectfully called the Young Master took the letter, opened the envelope, and read it carefully. .
Sometimes he wrinkles his forehead, sometimes raises his eyebrows. It can be seen that this young man, who is called the Young Master, is very immersed in reading, as if he is thinking and considering while reading. After a long time, the middle-aged man's brows finally relaxed, a look of sincere admiration appeared on his face, and he whispered to himself: "Master, your letter is so timely, otherwise the disciple would really take it for granted. Undecided."
In the ensuing negotiations, the middle-aged man was full of wisdom and seemed confident. He was chatting and laughing with Kaman's envoy, showing a good attitude. Kaman's envoy no longer cared about it, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement on some key issues. For example, Kaman provides the quantity and delivery method of various weapons and equipment, Kaman provides a group of professional military instructors to help the armed personnel of the Taiping Holy Sect conduct military training to improve their combat effectiveness, and Kaman provides an additional fund for the Taiping Holy Sect. The Sect strengthened its infiltration of Tanghe Empire court officials. The Kaman Empire intelligence organization and the intelligence organization affiliated to the Taiping Holy Sect exchanged intelligence information on all aspects of the Tanghe Empire. In return, the Taiping Sect agreed to launch military operations within the Tanghe Empire. Notify the Kaman imperialists at least one week in advance before the operation, and promise to coordinate the Kaman Empire's military operations against the Jerok Principality if conditions permit, and try to delay the Tanghe Empire's military support to the Jerok Principality.
The Kaman envoy who arrived this time was still the same person as last time. It was obvious that he had received emergency authorization from Kaman. The conditions were much more favorable than the last time, and the attitude of the mature man was also much more flexible than the last time. Both sides With the attitude that an agreement must be reached, the negotiation went much smoother than the last time. The Taiping Holy Religion side also made some principled concessions, such as notifying the Kaman side in advance before launching military operations. This was what the two sides did last time. The focus of the dispute was that this time the Taiping Holy Cult made a concession and agreed to notify the other party one week in advance. The Kaman side has also seen a considerable increase in the amount of military supplies and funds supporting the Taiping Holy Religion. Both sides should be said to have returned home satisfied.
After sending away the Kaman envoy, everyone in the entire mansion immediately moved. It's not that they couldn't trust the Kaman people. At present, the Kaman people were in urgent need of the holy religion. A violent storm was set off in the empire, dragging down the two major military regions in the north and west of the empire. The main force of the army is to facilitate the Kaman Empire to achieve a breakthrough in the war in the Principality of Jerok in the shortest possible time.
In the past two years, although the strength of the southern military region of the empire has been weakened due to the defeat in the war with the Machikhans, the strength of the elephant in the northern military region has recovered and exceeded the state before the conflict with the empire three years ago, especially After the Empire's city guard corps stationed in the capital suffered a disastrous defeat in the Western Expedition more than three years ago, the division-level and even regiment-level officers made a lot of adjustments and promoted many outstanding officers from the grassroots. All personnel were short of staff. All the units have been replenished, and many reinforced wings have even been added to some divisions (referring to the deployment of an additional elite squadron directly under the squadron according to the actual situation of each wing). The strength has been greatly improved, and it can now compete with the Imperial Capital's The First Army - the Guards Corps was about the same.
Among them, the third division of the City Guard Corps, which was the division where Wu Feng originally belonged, has rapidly improved in strength after the new division team was replaced. It has ranked first in military training for three consecutive years, and even ranked first every year. In a routine military confrontation exercise of the Guard system, the First Division of the Guards Corps, originally known as the "Tiger of the Imperial Capital," also fought to a close. This has never happened in decades of military exercises, and it was so popular. Other units in the Gai Guard Army have received numerous commendations from the General Administration of Military Affairs. Even His Majesty the Emperor praised them so much after watching their training that he personally named them the "Blade Division", which means that a steel knife is struck by a sword. The sharpest edge part. Since then, the Third Division of the City Guards has become one of the five main ace divisions in the empire's huge army, rewriting the history of the City Guards never producing an ace division.
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