Wu Feng never thought that his personal life issues would arouse such concern from his subordinates. Rather than the issue of selecting his first wife, he had already vaguely sensed the many unexplainable topics hidden behind the public's concern. Whether it is Situ Yutang, Angel or even Hariqina, these people have unknowingly been linked to the interests of certain parties. Just like businessmen investing, if they choose the right investment direction, they can obtain high profits. The amount of rewards, the political world is like this, even the choice of his wife is also mixed with these. Although it is not clear yet, Wu Feng knows that wherever there are people, there will inevitably be no such entanglements of interests. The problem is how to control it. .
Economic issues were also the subject of discussion at this meeting. With the establishment of the Northwest Bank and smelting plants, the huge amounts of gold and wealth obtained from India were converted into bank funds solely controlled by the Northwest government through various means and channels. Proper planning and support for the current control of local economic development in various places in Northwest China has become one of the main functions of the Northwest Bank.
The rapid development of the Northern Luzon region has aroused great interest from the countries in the Western Regions, and the prosperity of sheep farming and woolen textile industry in the Tengger Grassland has stimulated the nobles and businessmen of the Western Regions countries. Seeing that the original economies of the north and the south have The development level of the barbaric land was far inferior to that of the Western Regions. At this time, it appeared that it had surpassed itself. All the countries in the Western Regions, from the noble officials to the merchants and common people, were jealous and envious. Sai Bo, the director of the Western Regions Alliance's Government Affairs Office who attended the meeting, had great ambitions and wanted to withdraw from the plan to revitalize the countries in the Western Regions at this important meeting, because he knew that Wufeng was about to leave the northwest for Beijing, and It only takes ten days and a half to get back, and if his plan does not get Wu Feng's approval and support, it will become a castle in the air.
Saibo was quite well prepared. Before that, he had visited the Director of Administration Xiao Tang, the Director of Economic Development Yang Zhengbin, and the Director of Finance and President of Northwest Bank James with his plan. support. Saibo made a splash at the meeting, proposing to fully develop cotton planting and cotton textile industry while ensuring the current economic characteristics, and at the same time strive to strengthen the weaving industry and brewing industry with national characteristics, so that these three industries will become the pillars of the Western Region Alliance economy. industry.
This plan aroused Wu Feng's interest. Saibo introduced the content of the plan in detail. Due to the arid climate of the Western Region countries, abundant underground water resources, and strong sunlight, the soil quality is particularly suitable for planting the long-staple cotton and colored cotton newly cultivated by the Science and Technology Development Department. The long-staple cotton has high yield and high quality. Good, and colored cotton is even more special. The cotton grown can show a variety of colors, and can be woven into cloth without the printing and dyeing process. The weaving of carpets and tapestries and the production of ethnic handicrafts with rich ethnic characteristics are also the strengths of the countries in the Western Regions. These products and ethnic wines such as Sanlejing and Longqiu wine are extremely popular in the central and southern regions of the mainland, with huge market potential. Lejiang and Longqiu wine are both fruit wines brewed from the inexhaustible local wild fruits. They are extremely popular in areas of the central mainland that do not like spirits and wines.
However, due to the poor basic conditions of the countries in the Western Regions, especially the lack of farmland water conservancy facilities, if we want to change this situation and develop cotton planting, we must first invest heavily in infrastructure construction such as water conservancy, drainage and irrigation, and for countries in the Western Regions, For the country, this amount of money is not small. Regardless of whether the countries in the Western Regions can raise it, even if they can, it will be difficult to raise and invest it from the pockets of the short-sighted nobles and bureaucrats in the Western Regions. It’s an investment that seems very illusory.
That's why Saibo will focus on winning support from the Northwest, especially the support of the Northwest Bank. As long as he can get enough financial support, he can spend one to two years building large-scale water conservancy facilities. Saibo believes that Endless high-quality cotton fields can be developed in a relatively short period of time. By then, both the Western Region Alliance Government Affairs Office and the Northwest Bank will receive endless returns.
Maybe Saibo did a good job in his early work. In short, his plan won the support of Wu Feng, and it was logically included in the 698 Northwest Economic Development Plan. Naturally, the financial support from the Northwest Bank was not available. Effortlessly, it will tilt towards the Western Region Alliance, which makes Saibo very satisfied.
The meeting also discussed the development and reform of the Kansai region. In view of the uncertain status of the Kansai region, many things cannot be carried out with great fanfare. Therefore, Wu Feng also requested that all actions of the northwest government in the Kansai region be kept as low-key as possible. Avoid affecting the perfect impression of the entire northwest in the center of the empire and among the people.
The meeting lasted for two days and ended as scheduled. This meeting can be regarded as the most comprehensive and important meeting ever held in the northwest. The meeting determined the model of the three theaters and also determined the direction of economic development for the next year. At the same time, Wu Feng also made his first attempt at the distribution system of military and political power during his absence, and also laid the foundation for the future glorious empire. The system laid the foundation.
After everything was arranged, Wu Feng set off for Hanzhong under the escort of a strengthened escort. He planned to take a boat in Hanzhong and go eastward to Huanggang, and then take a detour from Huanggang to the imperial capital.
In view of the last assassination in the imperial capital, Wu Feng was not only protected by Qin Shuangying and Yunyi, but also Su Jie and Sha Yina of the Huan Feng Sect who had returned from Tengger Grassland and their two other female disciples joined Wu Feng. Feng's personal bodyguards. Seeing that the influence of their sect in the northwest was declining day by day, in order to expand their influence on Wu Feng, the Tianshan sect even sent a group of disciples headed by Leng Ruoxing to join Wu Feng's escort team to show their support for Wu Feng. . In addition to the guard team, Ling Tianfang also specially mobilized a squadron of guards composed of veterans who had fought hard on the battlefield to be responsible for Wu Feng's peripheral security affairs to strengthen the defense force. In addition, dozens of instructors from the Changfenghui were specially drawn from the navy to be responsible for Wufeng's water safety from Hanzhong to Huanggang.
Before leaving, Wu Feng also specially summoned Cui Wenxiu and asked him not to just focus on the determined defense area, but also to strengthen his penetration and activities in the Indian area. While firmly controlling the people on the sidelines, he should also Gradually expand its influence to Hyderabad and other Indians in the center, where it will expand the influence of the northwest and lay the foundation for the future development of the northwest.
On November 25, 697 in the mainland calendar, Wu Feng and Situ Yutang finally set foot on the road back to Beijing. No one knew what would greet them.
The short, fat man chewed every piece of intelligence information in his hands carefully, trying hard to capture the information hidden in it. Although it was sent to the prime minister after being screened by the intelligence department, there was still a thick stack. There was no one else in the study, and he preferred to be alone when analyzing intelligence.
Although Situ Mingyue's death was expected, it still brought a huge shock to the short and fat man. After all, this was an opponent he had contended with for many years, although calling him an opponent was a bit flattering. The current chaotic situation in the Tanghe Empire made it difficult for him, who was so sophisticated, to see clearly. Situ Lang, who originally thought he had the upper hand, seemed to have fallen into the abyss again. In this case, Situ Tai, who had the strongest army strength, Hope seemed to rise again.
He could not see through the ever-changing situation of the Tanghe Empire. It was like waking up from a sleep and the whole sky seemed to have changed again. Yesterday's star of hope had become dim today, but he knew this clearly. Tanghe people The more leaderless they are, the greater the possibility of civil war, which will be more beneficial to their own side. Thinking of this, the short and fat man couldn't help but sigh.
Every family has its own difficulties. Seeing that the neighbor has finally given me such a good opportunity, everything is not going well in my own home. The nobles are clamoring for a share of the interests of Petelok. This is undoubtedly a huge stimulus to the situation in Petelok, which is not yet completely stable. Once the conditions of the nobles are actually implemented, I am afraid that Petelok will The victory that was finally won may turn into an endless prairie fire at any time. The attitude of His Majesty the Emperor has also become wavering, and he is obviously under great pressure from those conservative nobles. Those damn Bein people actually started building castles and fortresses in the northern area near the foothills. This is simply a challenge, but once they are dragged into the endless entanglement with the Bein people, it will be difficult to escape in a short time. He never wanted to do this.
As the prime minister of the Kaman Empire, Gomez felt that he was too tired. He wanted to find a quiet environment to rest, but the severe situation did not allow him to do so. Once an opportunity is lost, it is difficult to seize it, and Gomez knows this very well.
The performance of the Taiping people was very disappointing to Gomez. Although they still controlled a huge area, Gomez had concluded that the Taiping people had no future for development due to the rigid bureaucracy and conservative ideas. , blind optimism, arrogance, and political strategies without long-term plans. In addition to catering to some ignorant people at the bottom, Gomez really can’t see what chance this group of people has to maintain. Maybe it’s just a kind of inertia now and there are still some. A considerable number of troops are persisting, otherwise, if there are no changes in external factors, I am afraid that the Taiping people will soon turn over in history.
But without the help of the Taiping people, I am afraid that if the Kaman people want to go south, they will arouse greater resistance. This is also a headache for me. Why are these things always so unsatisfactory this year