"Everyone, I have understood everyone's opinions just now. Everyone's purpose is actually the same. It is to enable our northwest to achieve the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the army in the shortest time. Due to various reasons, the foundation of our northwest region is very weak. Whether it is population, economy, or military, it is far from being compared with other regions of the empire and surrounding countries. However, we are in a very sensitive area. There are nomadic people in the northwest, two ambitious countries in the north, and two neighboring countries with bad intentions in the southwest, and two hidden dangers of having strange ambitions within. There are also many uncertain factors within the empire that threaten our survival at any time. Even in the empire, many people in the center of the empire are not completely relieved of us and are still pulling our backs. The situation is imminent. If we do not accelerate our development, we may not be able to keep up with the situation. Maybe it will take not long before the potential enemies will be at the city."

Speaking of this, Li Wufeng stood up, with his hands on the case, and his domineering face looked even more energetic in the sun shining outside the window, and his voice was slightly louder. "We are facing crises and challenges, and we are also facing the favor of opportunities and destiny. The situation in the entire northwest region has stabilized, and the people are eager to develop the economy to live a prosperous life. The economy of Qingyang and Jinzhou has been on the right track, and the economy of Guide and Bonan has also begun to show dawn. Immigration and foreign investment are still pouring in here continuously. The strength of the army has been greatly improved and can handle the provocations of foreign enemies. All of this has created excellent conditions for our next development."

"The question before us is whether to prioritize the construction of the army or concentrate on economic construction? This is actually the focus of the debate just now. I personally think that the two are not contradictory, but complement each other, interdependent and indispensable. As long as they are handled correctly, they can have both fish and bear's paw." The confidence revealed by Li Wufeng's words is unquestionable.

"Now let me talk about my views on the work in the future. First of all, we must concentrate on developing our economy. The economy is the basis for the existence of the regime and the army. Without the economic support, everything is empty talk. Qingyang should continue to increase investment promotion and vigorously develop industry and commerce on the current basis. At the same time, we must take over the land exchanged by Luobei prisoners of war. We must establish a grassroots government in the local area. We can establish three established towns on that land, first complete the most basic water source exploration, dig wells and get water, attract foreign herdsmen to settle down, and focus on the development of animal husbandry. Jinzhou must also attract multiple parties on the existing basis.

Foreign capital develops local industry and commerce, especially logging, medicine and other industries, and at the same time increases the construction of infrastructure such as transportation to create good conditions for attracting foreign investment and local economic development. Guide and Bonan's current top priority is to develop your local three pillar industries of well salt, winemaking and ceramics, and strive to restore to their original level in the shortest time. You can while digging deep into the potential of local merchants, and increase the publicity efforts for foreign investment promotion, especially for economically developed areas such as the Empire Jiangnan and Wuhu. "Wufeng's remarks immediately attracted the enthusiasm of government officials, and they applauded and expressed their support.

"Secondly, the construction of the army can only be strengthened, but not relaxed. The four divisions of the Northwest Legion must be fully staffed, and those who are insufficient must be filled immediately. In response to the weaknesses and problems exposed in this counter-insurgency campaign, each department must immediately carry out a large-scale training campaign, striving to make up for the shortcomings through this training and make the combat effectiveness higher. The training of the four security divisions must be rolled out immediately, and Ling Tian and I will make specific arrangements when the training plan is put into place. The combat readiness department must speed up the recruitment and training of reserve personnel and make good efforts to form the second security division of each prefecture.

All the preparations of the regiment. I can tell you here without hesitation that once the situation changes, the security divisions may be formed into the Northwest Second Corps within a period of time, and local defense will be taken over by the Second Military Division formed immediately. In short, the army must be prepared for all responses, not only to meet new challenges at any time and anywhere, but also to fight for benefits equal to our status at any time." The originally depressed military personnel were immediately excited by Wufeng's words, and finally suppressed the boiling blood in their hearts.

"In addition, education and health care in various places must not be relaxed, which is also a major event related to the development of the entire northwest. Given the lack of talents in the northwest and the lagging educational facilities, there is no higher education institution so far, and the quality of the government and the army is generally low, I decided to establish the Imperial Northwest Military Academy and the Imperial Northwest University in Qingpu Town, the eastern suburb of Qingyang. The preparations for the two colleges are led by Ling Tianfang and Mu Haoran, and the Bureau of Culture, Education, Health and the War Readiness Administration are fully cooperative. After completion, the training will be carried out for military cadres and government agencies in the near future. The length of time is uncertain. I have applied to the Imperial General Administration of Culture, Education, Health and Imperial University and the Imperial Military Academy to hire teachers to teach in Qingyang. Among the officers and government agencies above the squadron leader in the army, those who have not received formal education and training must go to these two schools for training."

"Everyone, we are facing an era of turmoil, and we are in a state of survival. If we want to live in this world where the strong prey on the weak, if we want to live better than others and gain more benefits, we can only become stronger than others. Since we are in this turbulent times, we must follow this law. A beautiful prospect is in front of us. Let us work together to create a brighter tomorrow!" With the applause, Li Wufeng looked over at a glance, and only those eyes full of desires and longing for more land wealth and power were shining in the depths of the conference hall where the sun was blocked by him.

After the meeting, Li Wufeng decided to pick out 15,000 veterans from the 60,000 surrendered soldiers to enrich the Northwest Army and form the direct troops of the Northwest Army. The remaining 45,000 were all released as civilians, allowing them to return to their hometowns. Of course, a very small number of bandit leaders who were guilty of great evil and extremely angry were exceptional. They were tried by the Trial Court without exception and sentenced to death.

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, the entire northwest was immersed in a happy and peaceful atmosphere of joy and joy. There has been no such scene for many years. Civil groups from all over the country spontaneously organized and carried out colorful celebrations. Local governments also guided them with kindness and invested in some spring festival programs to celebrate with the people. The security department strengthened vigilance and prevention to prevent hostile forces from destroying during this period.

During this period, Li Wufeng held a large-scale spring festival ceremony. He led the main military and political officials of the four prefectures of the Northwest County to invite celebrities from all walks of life to gather in the largest Hongbin Building in Qingyang to talk about the development plan for the coming year and solicit opinions from people from all walks of life on the government's development plan. Li Wufeng's move won high praise from all walks of life. Even the "Daily News" of the imperial capital also published a news titled "Prespect for the wise and the wise, discussing the major plans together", praising Li Wufeng for spared no effort to develop the local economy. "Imperial News" wrote a special report titled "The Road to Revitalization", which detailed the service measures formulated by Northwest County to develop the economy and attract foreign merchants to invest and run enterprises in the form of a long discussion. These two reports caused great responses in Jiangnan, Wuhu, and Donghai, and other relatively developed empire economies. Many businessmen came here, greatly promoting the development of the Northwest economy.

However, Li Wufeng's actions also aroused dissatisfaction among many great nobles in all parts of the empire, especially in the imperial capital. They believed that Li Wufeng was a nobleman with titles and was also from a gentry, but he was in harmony with those lower-class people who had no position and had no position, which seriously affected the image of the gentry and corrupted the court. They jointly wrote a letter to the emperor of the empire, demanding that Li Wufeng be punished for such behavior. Originally, the emperor did not want to expand this matter, but the old nobles who had become rigid in their thoughts were resolute and joined forces with some courts under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives.

Officials wrote letters all over the world and also found out the theory of ancestral training as a basis, and strongly asked Situ Mingyue to deal with it to face it. In the end, Situ Mingyue had to criticize Li Wufeng's behavior in the form of an order, and asked him to pay attention to his identity in the future and not to do anything that was inconsistent with his identity. This matter also broke out in the court. Representatives of some emerging merchant forces in the court expressed strong dissatisfaction with the behavior of the nobles, believing that this was a serious discrimination against merchants and would have a very bad impact on the economic development of the entire empire.

However, the person involved did not seem to care much about this matter. When His Majesty's order was sent to Qingyang, Li Wufeng looked at it casually and laughed it off and did not take it seriously. Instead, Guan Yingying, Hua Yumei and An Qier attached great importance to it, and they all advised Wufeng to pay attention to his behavior in the future. Of course, he should pay attention to his relationships with others, but more importantly, he should not linger in any teahouse, hotel or even romantic places. If he was caught by the imperial censor and sued him, he would probably have great trouble even if His Majesty the Emperor was determined to suppress it. Li Wufeng was timid about this, but his behavior was not restrained.

Hua Yumei and An Qier came to Qingyang before the Spring Festival. On the one hand, they could not stand the pain of longing, and on the other hand, they each accepted the entrustment of their own family to congratulate Li Wufeng on his promotion to the position of governor. In addition to the precious treasures brought by the two daughters, the two daughters themselves were the two daughters themselves. Li Wufeng accepted it with a happy smile.

Through his understanding, Li Wufeng found that Angel had a very diplomatic talent, especially in the activities of the imperial capital, which added a lot of help to herself. For example, using various relationships to win over many neutral factions in the court and outside. These people could speak in the empire and promote the business forces of his imperial capital, attracting merchants from the imperial capital to invest and start businesses in the northwest. In addition, he also played his unique status and charm, made friends with people from the upper class of the empire, and created momentum for Li Wufeng. The reason why "Imperial News" and "Daily News" spared no effort to sing praises for Li Wufeng was closely related to Angel's role. Even Gu Ji, who was responsible for the intelligence collection work for Li Wufeng in the imperial capital, also sent a letter to praise Angel for being like a fish in the upper class of the empire and played an unexpected role.

The arrival of Hua Yumei also brought a lot of good news to Wufeng. The merchant forces in Jiangnan were the most important in the entire empire. Almost all local government officials at all levels had an inseparable relationship with the merchant forces, otherwise the local government would have many difficulties in doing anything. The nature of merchants is to pursue interests. The rich natural resources in the northwest have long been paid attention to by merchants in Jiangnan County and even the adjacent Wuhu County. However, due to the constant wars and chaos in the northwest, the social security and the northern channel was controlled by nomadic peoples, the merchant forces in Jiangnan have never dared to enter.

Two years ago, Li Wufeng's entry into Qingyang had attracted the attention of these sensitive merchants, but the situation had not stabilized at that time, and Li Wufeng did not fully grasp the power of the entire northwest. However, many brave merchants had tried to come to Qingyang. They were all attracted by the preferential policies of Qingyang. Then Li Wufeng controlled Jinzhou again, and Jinzhou's extremely rich wood and medicinal resources also attracted many merchants. This time, Li Wufeng was appointed by the empire as the military and political governor of the Northwest County who held the power alone, and eliminated the long-standing rebellious forces and completely controlled them.
Chapter completed!