Soon, news of the great victory on the northwest front spread throughout the country. Ruan Yuan and others learned in Yunnan that the Battle of Zhangger was finally over and the world had returned to peace, so they also held a banquet to congratulate them. On this day, Ruan Yuan and Yilibu

, Yang Guozhen and others gathered together again. In addition to celebrating the victory on the front line, they also held more discussions on the subsequent Yunnan government affairs.

"President Ruan, we have to congratulate you first for this great victory in the northwest." Yilibu took the lead in raising a toast to Ruan Yuan and said: "We have all heard that last year, the President donated 20,000 taels to the front line. Your Majesty.

The two young masters of the general system were also awarded the title of doctor. In addition, the eldest son of the general system was able to lead manuscripts in various departments due to the auspicious construction of the Ten Thousand Years. I heard that he has also been promoted to the doctor of Yunnan Province! Also, Yanfa Road

News also came from over there. In the sixth year of Daoguang, we still had a shortfall of 100,000 taels to pay the salt tax. However, last year’s salt tax not only collected the quota, but also had a surplus of 16,000 taels.

Liang! If we continue to tax according to our new salt law next year, it is very possible to have a surplus of 20,000 to 30,000 liang! In this way, today we have double happiness, no, triple happiness, not right, it is four happiness.

Ah!" Everyone thought about what Iribu said. Although they were compliments, they were all facts, and they all laughed together.

"Xinnong, don't worry about this glass of wine now. Fu'er has one more thing to do. If this thing goes as we expect, it won't be too late for us to raise a glass and drink together. You see, Fu'er's faction

Those who went there have returned!" Ruan Yuan smiled at Yilibu and looked outside the hall. Sure enough, a servant was catching up with him in a hurry, holding a few letters in his hand.

Ruan Yuan took the letters, opened them one by one, and smiled at everyone: "Everyone, we can really have a few drinks this time. Fu'er obeyed my order and has already investigated the salt in six cities.

The price of salt this year has not increased compared to last year. In other words, our salt policy inspection has already paid enough for the national tax without harming the people. This is a great victory! This cup,

I'll drink with you all!" As he said this, Ruan Yuan, who rarely drank among officials, actually raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Haha, let's put it this way, we have really accomplished a big thing. General Ruan's system is so stable that I admire the subordinates!" Yang Guozhen also toasted to Ruan Yuan.

"I can't help but drink this glass of wine from Yang Zhitai. After all, my father-in-law took the greatest credit for this great victory in returning to Xinjiang." Ruan Yuan also gave Yang Guozhen a glass of wine in return and said: "Since our salt tax is sufficient now, we must make a difference.

That’s right, you have to put your money to practical use? What’s more, there are actually quite a few places that are short of money today. I went to Guizhou for a military parade last fall and found that many of the city walls in several prefectures and counties there have collapsed.

money for repairs. So I also thought, let’s first look at the important cities in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces to see if there is any problem of insufficient city defense. If so, allocate some money to repair the city walls first. If there is still a surplus, then look at various places

Does the school need to add more places? It would be good to add some appropriately. Also, this year I also thought that it would be best to go to Yongchang for a military parade to see the situation of the border defense in the west. Yang Jiantai, I need to trouble you this time.

Shall I go with you? If the border defense is short of money, we will continue to supplement some of it."

"Of course, the General Secretary has always done his best in military parades, and the lower officials are considered to be generals, so how can they slack off on these things? It's just... The General Secretary has always had inconveniences in his legs and feet before, but now that he has gone out for military parades several times, I am worried about the General Secretary

Health?" Yang Guozhen also agreed to Ruan Yuan's request, but Ruan Yuan Yuan had a serious illness, so he had to ask carefully.

"Well, don't worry about it." I didn't expect Ruan Yuan to laugh when he heard Yang Guozhen ask about foot disease and said: "You don't know something. My old disease is basically due to the hot and humid weather in Lingnan. Later, Daoguang Wu

In the past six years, I have been using incense to remove dampness, and it has eased. Now Yunnan has a high terrain and is cool all year round. It is very different from Lingnan. Therefore, my old foot ailment has basically recovered! You see

, I can walk without a cane, right?" After saying that, Ruan Yuan stood up again and walked a few steps without a cane, which seemed to be really stable. But Iribu was still worried that Ruan Yuan would be brave and wait a few steps after he walked.

After taking a few steps, he helped him back to sit down.

"This is really great, then I should do my best and go with the commander-in-chief to the western border for a military parade!" Yang Guozhen also immediately paid homage to Ruan Yuan.

"Haha, okay, let's have another drink and wish the world peace together!" Ruan Yuan felt satisfied, filled another glass of wine, and asked everyone.

"I wish the world peace together!" Yilibu and Yang Guozhen also responded together.

But this time during the toast, Ruan Yuan actually had more doubts in his mind.

"Is the world at peace? I am already sixty-five years old this year. I don't know how many more years I have left. Will I still get the chance to become an official? If I still work hard, I should be able to see the world at peace in my lifetime...

"

Thousand-year-old plum blossoms bloom in a thousand-foot pond, and the spring breeze arrives first to color Yunnan.

The incense is blown on the Mongolian Phoenix Kuzi flute, and the shadow is accompanied by the Tianlong stone Buddhist niche.

The jade ax has been scratched out of the picture, and the Li beads often look into the water.

I just lamented that Li Du had no title sentence and did not talk to Bu Xian Ji Di.

I saw Kunhua all day long on stage, and happened to live in the same family on the balcony.

The west side of Yuling Mountain is all green, and the colorful Yunnan is half cloudy.

Thousands of villages of green rice are truly autumn colors, and ten miles of clear water in Yunnan is the end of the sea.

It is even more magnificent than the house in Lotte Prefecture. It is a pity that Yuan Jiu sent poems to praise it.

The bright moon shines on Kunhai, and the Lantern Festival is coming.

Clouds and mountains surround the city, and stirrup fires are mounted on the towers.

The people are all happy when the years are ripe. Don’t rush the spring weather.

I know that in the middle of the night, tourists are singing songs.

In the first two years of Ruan Yuan's governorship of Yunnan, the salt administration in southern Yunnan gradually improved, and the border between Yunnan and Guizhou was still peaceful. Ruan Yuan himself felt quite comfortable, and his poems also contained signs of peace and happiness.

In the summer of this year, Ruan Yuan and Yang Guozhen went to Yongchang to conduct a military parade on the towns in the southwest. Because the territory of western Yunnan was so vast that it was difficult to travel all over the place, Ruan Yuan also informed in advance that the Sanxie towns of Tengyue, Longling, and Shunyun near Yongchang would be dispatched from each of them.

Some soldiers and horses gathered in Yongchang and reviewed them together. However, during the grand parade that day, Ruan Yuan unexpectedly discovered that Yongchang's local landmark camp and Longling Shunyun Second Town had all the officers and soldiers who came to practice and formed their formations.

It was still in good order. However, only Teng Yue Yi Xie had only twenty soldiers come that day, so it was impossible to conduct an effective military formation drill.

"Adjutant General Tengyue, Ah Jing, you are here today, right? Come here!" Ruan Yuan saw that Tengyue's soldiers were sparse and could not be inspected. He was naturally angry and immediately asked Deputy General Tengyue who was leading the team.

"General Ruan, the final general has arrived!" Among the soldiers of Tengyue, a military attache came out as expected, but behind this military attache, there was also a person who looked like a chieftain. His clothes were very different from those of the Central Plains people. This deputy general, A.

Jing'a brought the man to Ruan Yuan and immediately paid homage to Ruan Yuan: "Forgive me, General Zhi. Now that Teng Yue Xie Biao can bring only these twenty soldiers."

"Ah Jing, our headquarters knows that you don't have many troops in the Teng Yue Association, and you have to leave guards behind in case of emergencies, so you can only bring twenty people?" Ruan Yuan also immediately scolded Ah Jing.

He said: "According to your opinion, if there is a border trouble in Tengyue, only these twenty people can fight in Tengyue? Then how do you want the court to guard against border trouble?!"

"President Ruan, there's nothing we can do about this..." Ah Jing'a said to Ruan Yuan, "We, Teng Yue Xie Biao, do not have many troops, but we can do it for the military parade. But we can do it. But

...But in recent years, there have always been some mountain and forest savages on our southwest border. They gather in groups. As long as it is spring plowing or autumn harvest, they often go to the common people's cultivated land to plunder. In order to guard against these savages, we have set up a police station in Tengyue.

We destroyed many watchtowers and separated some of the people. However, there are many passes in the Xiangbai Ridge in the northwest. We are really unable to garrison them. We can only send troops to clear out the savages whenever there is a police force. No, just a few days ago

, because the savages have come again, we can only divide 300 people to patrol Xiangbai Ridge, and there are only 20 soldiers left."

"Really, then I don't know the truth about what you are waiting for." Ruan Yuan thought that there was no room for error in the border defense issue, and it was not easy to blame Ah Jing'a anymore, so he asked him again: "Then who is this person next to you?"

"General Ruan, this is the leader of the Lisu people in the Tengyue border area." Ajing'a also introduced to Ruan Yuan: "This Lisu people are the border residents in the western border area of ​​Tengyue. They have always been under the jurisdiction of the imperial chieftain, but because of the location

It's remote, so most of them are poor and don't have money. Today, the leader came to see Mr. Ruan. He also heard that the border defense is still insufficient, and wanted to ask if he could select some strong young people from the Lisu people to serve as green soldiers to serve the court. But...

To be honest, these Lisu people who have lowered their official status know very well that there are indeed some brave and fearless people who have always been feared by the savages, but what they are good at is not swords and spears, let alone shotguns, but crossbows, which is a kind of arrow that only they are good at.

They know how to use a short crossbow, but even if they are allowed to enter the Green Camp, it will be of no use, right?"

"Do you really want the younger members of your clan to come to Green Camp and join the army?" Ruan Yuan also asked the leader.

"Yes, we are all people who grew up in the mountains. The land was originally barren, and now we are often robbed by savages and have no peace. So we also thought that we might as well let young people serve as soldiers. They can grow up in the world.

Can we be more relaxed?" It seems that the leader has no doubts about joining the army.

"Just now, the deputy general said that you are good at short crossbows. Do you have any crossbows from your place? If so, find a place and test fire a few times to show me." Ruan Yuan suddenly asked the leader.

The leader naturally obeyed, and the soldiers on the side set up an arrow target with him. The leader took the short crossbow he carried with him, looked at the target, and shot three arrows in a row. Sure enough, all of them hit the target. Moreover, when the arrows hit the target, they couldn't help but

Shaking, it seems that this crossbow arrow is very powerful.

"President, there are many people who can shoot arrows there, but the style of these crossbows seems to be different from those in the army. There are also some crossbows in the army. The range of our crossbows is not as good as the military crossbows. However, our crossbows are powerful.
Chapter completed!