In the next ten days, Wufeng and Xiao Tang attended the banquet held by the famous merchants in Qingyang Prefecture to thank Wufeng and his troops for their great contributions to defending Qingyang City. Wufeng also refused, attended one by one, and encouraged the merchants to expand their business. While drinking and chatting, the merchants intentionally or unintentionally asked Wufeng whether there were any places in need of support and help from the individual and army. The merchants were willing to do their best to meet the needs of Wufeng and his troops in the best of their ability. Some merchants directly proposed how much money, food and material support they were willing to provide, but Wufeng smiled and said politely, and told them that when they needed their support, they would raise it at the appropriate time, which made the merchants a little nervous and unaware of what kind of request Wufeng would make.

Through a few days of observation and conversation, and combined with the information he has mastered, Wufeng has a certain understanding of the situation of these merchants-

Due to the wars that have lasted for more than ten years, the economy has actually been on the verge of collapse. Many people fled their families to avoid the war. The population has dropped sharply from nearly 700,000 at their peak to less than 150,000 at their current population. The urban population is less than 100,000 at its peak, and the industry has almost completely stopped. The leather processing industry, which has always been very famous, has only a few larger workshops remaining to survive. Others are either bankrupt or moved out of business. The originally prosperous commercial trade gradually shrank because the Luobei people controlled the large passage to go west. Later, with the frequent wars and the extreme deterioration of social security, horse thieves and bandits, the safety of life and property of merchants in various places is not guaranteed in Qingyang Prefecture, and commercial trade fell sharply. For a while, Qingyang Prefecture declined from then on, and one day was worse than another.

Local merchants were forced to move their workshops, shops and even small families to other places to seek development. Some even moved their families and never came back. Those who stayed in the local area were also sure that they would close the door and leave as long as the situation was wrong. Now Wufeng led the imperial army to defeat the strong with weak, defeat the more with few, and defeated Luo Beiren quickly spread throughout the empire and had a great influence in the surrounding countries. Moreover, Wufeng also expressed his willingness to lead his army to stay in Qingyang and continue to defend the safety of Qingyang Prefecture. This immediately ignited the hope that local merchants had long been shattered. Even many merchants who had already left Qingyang and merchants from other places were full of expectations.

After all, Qingyang Prefecture has a very superior geographical location. The northwest is close to the origin of leather raw materials - the Tengger Prairie. It has always had the tradition of leather processing and has a rich labor resources (skilled workers). What is more important is that this is an important channel from the northern part of the East Continent to the Central and Western Continents. Since the north-south Great Hengduan Mountains lie between the Central and Eastern Continents, the terrain is not only steep and steep, but also surrounded by undeveloped originals.

The beginning forest cannot be crossed at all. Only in the north and south of it are a plain, it will naturally become the two continental channels connecting the Central and Western continents, the West and Eastern continents, and Qingyang Prefecture is at the throat of this large passage in the north. In addition, Qingyang Prefecture is vast in area and the largest area among the six prefectures in the northwest county. It has fertile land and abundant grain. The surrounding area is rich in products and numerous specialties. It is the best place to become a material distribution center.

These merchants who are still in Qingyang Prefecture and want to return to Qingyang Prefecture are naturally divided into two types. One is the merchants who use their advantages of being close to the origin of leather raw materials to operate the leather processing industry, and the other is the merchants who use special geographical locations to engage in commodity trading. The former is represented by the Zhan family, and the latter is led by the Wei family. In short, the two types of merchants constitute the upper class of Qingyang Prefecture, and the more common landlord forces in other places have been almost completely eliminated in Qingyang due to the repeated sweeping and looting of Luobei people over the past decade. Except for the city and border areas near other prefectures, where farmers cultivate land, other places in Qingyang Prefecture are basically deserted, especially in the western and northern areas close to the Luobei people's territory, it is rare to see people for dozens of miles.

Wufeng's appointment notice was transmitted from the express post on October 28. When it was learned that Wufeng was really appointed as the guard of Qingyang City, the residents in the city spontaneously set off firecrackers to show their congratulations, which moved Wufeng and deepened the businessmen's trust in Wufeng-

More than ten days passed quickly. Wufeng attended the celebration banquet prepared by various merchants for him, and urged Xiao Tang to seize the time to form an administrative agency. During this period, Molun and Su Minshun also came to Qingyang as promised. Wufeng was very happy, but due to the tight time, after the reception banquet, he asked the two to start working immediately and assist Xiao Tang in completing the tasks he assigned-

At the same time, on the second day after receiving the appointment, Wufeng announced that the Qingyang Prefecture Security Division under construction would be divided into two, and issued the first order to serve as the guard of Qingyang Prefecture City, appoint Liang Chongxin as the commander of the First Guard Division of the Qingyang Prefecture, Mulige as the deputy commander of the division, Cui Wenxiu as the commander of the Second Guard Division of the Qingyang Prefecture, Kamapov as the deputy commander of the division, and Kang Jianguo as the captain of his own personal guard brigade. Luman is not currently in office, but is responsible for the logistics work of the entire Qingyang Prefecture army-

The arrival of Mo and Su greatly relieved Xiao Tang's pressure. After several contacts, Xiao Tang found that the two were really capable, and the three became close friends who could talk about everything. No wonder Wufeng was full of confidence in the two, especially Molun was very good at internal affairs and judicial management, Su Minshun was very good at industrial and commercial management, and even Xiao Tang praised it very much.

With the full support and cooperation of the two, the establishment of the administrative organs of Qingyang Prefecture was quite smooth. However, due to the extreme lack of staff, especially the shortage of qualified staff, the framework was established and no one worked. Xiao Tang had to discuss with Liang Chongxin several times and Cui Wenxiu privately that he could select some talents from the troops and soldiers to enrich the local administrative organs. However, because the two were also actively forming their respective divisions under Wufeng's orders, the staff was not enough, and there was no place to give up. Xiao Tang negotiated many times, but they all returned without success, and they were worried that Xiao, Mo and Su were uneasy. After several discussions, the three decided that they would only have to find Wufeng to coordinate, otherwise the task would not be completed on schedule.

At this time, Wufeng was intoxicated by the love game with Lu Xianxian. He met Lu Yunshan and Lu Xianxian's grandparents and grandchildren at several banquets. Wufeng is also a veteran of the flower group. In addition, the relationship between Wufeng and Lu Xianxian quickly became closer-

When Xiao Tang and the other two came to Wufeng's study room of the city guard's palace, Wufeng was having a close conversation with Lu Xianxian. Wufeng fully utilized his eloquence that deceived people without filling his life, and made Lu Xianxian tremble from time to time. Before Xiao Tang and the other three walked to the door of the study, they heard Lu Xianxian's giggle coming from the room, "This kid is born with a peach blossom life, and he has a feminine relationship wherever he goes." Mo Lun sighed-

"It's not only a peach blossom life, but also a blessing life. It's not like the three of us. You can tell at a glance that it's a hard life." Su Minshun also echoed-

"You can't say that. Those who are superior have their own work arrangements, but our boss is very good at enjoying it." Xiao Tang was also a little envious, "Each of them has their own fate, but I still like my current life that is busy and hard but fulfilling. I believe you both feel the same way."—

Molun and Su Minshun looked at each other and nodded in agreement—

When the three of them stepped into Wufeng's wide study, Wufeng's originally browsing face immediately turned into bitter gourd. Lu Xianxian was very sensible. When he saw Xiao Tang and the other two coming together, he knew that there must be something important to discuss, so he immediately stood up and said goodbye, "Brother Li, you have something to talk in advance, I will come again tomorrow." His pretty body quickly disappeared in the room-

"Didn't we agree that there is nothing particularly serious. Just decide the three of you. It's a big shame. You're about to succeed..." Wu Feng looked at the disappearing back and felt regretful-

"Sir, we don't want to disturb your good things, but you have to come forward. Who asked you to arrange so many things for us?" Xiao Tang complained-

"Yes, you can enjoy this easily. Our hair is almost exhausted." Su Minshun also complained—

"You can't say that, the division of work is different. Okay, just say anything if you have any questions." Wu Feng quickly stopped the three of them and asked about the serious matters-

When the three people reported the specific difficulties they had, Wu Feng also felt that it was indeed a problem. Qingyang City is now in its most difficult initial stage. After the war, there were less than 150,000 residents in total, and most of them belong to lower-class people who were not well educated. It is obviously unrealistic to select a certain number of talents in a short period of time. How to resolve this contradiction is directly related to the future development of Qingyang Prefecture. However, the three people proposed that the army had suffered a certain difficulty. In this battle, the army had originally suffered considerable losses. In addition, due to strategic needs, it expanded a division that was already insufficient to be employed into two divisions. The personnel gap seemed even larger. If you want to draw from the army again, it would inevitably affect the construction and development of the army. The ideological work of Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu may be difficult to understand.

After careful consideration, Wufeng informed Liang and Cui. After fierce discussion and negotiation, both sides finally felt that Wufeng's proposal was the most appropriate and acceptable, that is, he agreed that Xiao Tang was selected among the wounded and sick soldiers of the nearly 6,000 troops, but he was not allowed to select from the existing troops that had been formed. After selecting the remaining personnel, the two divisions to which Liang and Cui belonged were divided equally-

When several people returned home satisfied, Wufeng was still pondering that the problem of talent is one of the biggest problems at present, especially the development and construction of a place cannot be separated from enough talent support. He should be clear about the current harsh situation. The ancients said that it is difficult to fight the country, and it is even more difficult to sit in the country. It seems that there is indeed his reason.

Just as everyone was devoted to the construction work in full swing, the envoy from the imperial capital brought the official appointment of His Majesty the Emperor to Qingyang. Because the appointments received some time ago were only transmitted through post newspapers, and now it is the official appointment. The envoy comes from the Imperial Administration. He is a middle-aged man in his forties, named Pu Shide. He doesn't look strange, but Wufeng always feels that this person is not as simple as he looks-
Chapter completed!