If only one day!

After hearing this, Li Ge felt a ripple in his heart. Ever since Xiao Cheng suddenly emerged in Qianzhou, it was Li Ge who represented the Kuizhou Road Transfer Envoy Yamen in dealing with him.

He heard and saw a lot.

Although he also told his uncle Li Fang all the things he learned, it is difficult to truly understand some things without being there in person and feeling the atmosphere.

In this land of thousands of miles, Xiao Cheng is absolutely the number one person.

And this once chaotic land of thousands of miles, a place that all officials regarded as a daunting prospect, is changing with each passing day, with different changes every day.

Xiao Cheng's current strength has actually far surpassed that of his uncle Li Fang.

After Xiao Dalang raised the flag to rebel in the northwest, Li Ge always thought that Xiao Erlang would also respond in the southwest. As long as Xiao Erlang said a word, this land thousands of miles away would inevitably raise the flag of rebellion, and then the entire southwest would be in chaos.

If this happens, the court will have to worry about its head and body.

What's more important is that when the southwest is in chaos, the entire south will be restrained by him, and the southern food, money and other materials that the north urgently needs cannot be transferred there. Without food and pay, how can the imperial court use troops against Xiao Ding?

No matter how he looked at it, Xiao Cheng should take action.

But to Li Ge's surprise, Xiao Cheng not only did not take action, but actually retreated.

Although the power of this place is actually still in his hands, the political implications of this retreat are extraordinary.

Li Ge suddenly understood.

When Xiao Cheng really takes Dali, his influence will not be limited to this land of restraint. At that time, the entire southwest will probably follow his lead.

When that time comes, will he still hide?

I'm afraid that when that time comes, the imperial court will definitely stick to it and use various means to pull Xiao Cheng out and prevent him from raising a flag to rebel like his brother.

Of course this is what Xiao Cheng said.

Xiao Cheng will become the de facto king of the southwest.

As for myself, the tide will naturally rise when the time comes.

Why can’t the Li family’s lintel be carried forward in their own hands?

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages.

Even if the court pinches its nose and recognizes Xiao Cheng, and will be promoted to a higher position or become prime minister, it will naturally be more wary of him. And following Xiao Cheng, of course, he can only...

Show off your power in this southwest land.

But it’s already very good!

When that time comes, if I can achieve the same benefits as Sizhoutian and Bozhouyang, it will be a ground-breaking event for the Li family.

After thinking about this, the decadent feeling of being betrayed immediately dissipated, and an indescribable sense of loyalty surged in my heart.

You are unkind and unjust to me today, but I will make you look down upon you tomorrow, and I will still ignore you!

After all, in this world, whether it is the court or the family, strength still has to speak for itself.

Just like Xiao Erlang, the imperial court clearly knew that he was in Bangzhou and in the Wang family's mansion, but what could it do? Shouldn't he still pretend to be blind or deaf?

There is no other but strength.

When the northwest became unstable, the imperial court did not have the courage to do anything to Xiao Erlang.

But can the imperial court really defeat Xiao Dalang in the northwest?

And as time goes by, and in a few years, what changes will occur to the land under Xiao Erlang's control? At that time, will the court be able to do anything to him?

"First follow me and make a good statement!" Xiao Cheng said to Li Ge with a smile: "Now the name is a bit unfair and the words are not smooth, but I think it won't take many years before we can stand up openly.

You will be indispensable for a state governor at that time. I will definitely not be as good as your uncle for the time being, but you will definitely be ten or a hundred times better than your cousins."

Now that he had made up his mind, Li Ge didn't say anything more, he just stood up, crossed his hands and bowed to the ground towards Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng was very satisfied with Li Ge's attitude.

There is no need to say too much, things are done, so what’s the use of loud words of loyalty? After all, it still has to be reflected in one thing after another.

Xiao Cheng now has no shortage of businessmen who can do business. Over the years, Tianxiang Pavilion headed by Jiang Yingxue has trained many such shrewd subordinates for him. He also has no shortage of generals who are good at fighting, such as Yang Wanfu, Fan Yifei, Wei

Wu, the younger Han Yu, Li Xin and the newly arrived Wang Zhu.

What he really lacks is civil servants who can govern the place.

His current status is embarrassing. As long as he is a serious scholar, there are only a few people who are willing to work for him.

For scholars in the Song Dynasty, of course, they could learn literature and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family.

What is Xiao Cheng now?

It's not like rebelling against a thief, it's like rebelling against a thief.

So even Li Ge thought over and over again. If there was no other way out, he would really not want to join Xiao Cheng!

Now the managers of this thousand-mile land under Xiao Cheng generally maintain the previous governance structure, and above that, they use unparalleled force to maintain stability.

This is of course unhealthy and even unsustainable.

Xiao Cheng wanted to establish an effective local governance model. Even the current bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty was disdainful to Xiao Cheng.

The redundant soldiers and officials were dragging the Song Dynasty into the bottomless abyss. What is even more ironic is that so many officials and staff failed to effectively control and govern the place.

But if Xiao Cheng wants to do all this, he first needs a large number of scholars.

But he didn't.

Therefore, all of this can still only be his imagination.

Xiao Cheng was overjoyed to capture Li Ge and Luo Gang ran away on his own.

Li Ge is well-informed and experienced, and knows all the intricate relationships in this land. With him as his guide, he can let go of many things and free up more time.

Complete what you want to do. The importance of this position is enough to satisfy Li Ge's fantasy for the future.

This position is that of his confidential secretary. It is a real good nest for a small official but with enough real power.

As for Luo Gang, he had the experience of following him all the way from Hebei to the northwest, the experience gained from doing things down-to-earth and personally, and he also helped to sort out the text in his father's study.

With face-to-face instructions, the awareness of overall control will naturally grow upwards. It is perfect to use him to manage Anshun, which he plans to serve as a bridgehead, and prepare for the next military operation.

Moreover, Luo Gang's identity can be put to great use.

He had captured Li Ge for Li Fang, so Li Fang had to give him something in return! Xiao Cheng thought proudly, so there should be no problem in recommending Luo Gang as the magistrate of Anshun County.

Although Luo Gang is still just a civil servant and has not been selected as a Jinshi, but with the recommendation of the transfer envoy and his father's name, it is not a big problem.

Well, the only problem may be that Luo Song himself wants to take Luo Gang back.

But since the person is in his hands, is there any reason to return it?

At this point, what else can Luo Song do?

With the signature of this gentleman, there are so many things to do in Anshun!

Dali, hehe!

Xiao Cheng sneered a few times.

At first, they sent envoys to tell them that they were willing to hand over the fugitives from the Luodian Ghost Kingdom. But as their eldest brother rebelled in the northwest and disappeared behind the scenes, they stopped mentioning it.

He also quietly prepared food and wages for those who fled, hoping to support these guys in their return to the country!

Also, Luodian Ghost Kingdom has always been attached to Dali and is an outpost for Dali to look at the Song Dynasty. Even though the Song Dynasty is a giant compared to Dali, it does not prevent Dali from having some small ambitions.

Well.

If they can support the restoration of the Luodian Ghost Kingdom, will their control over the Luodian Ghost Kingdom be able to reach a new level?

The people in power in Dali were making plans.

Don’t you know that Xiao Cheng is really eager for them to do this?

As long as the other party makes the first move, then your next move will be justified!

He even wanted to plan something for the Dali court. Things are developing a bit slowly now. It's time for them to start harassing them at the border!

Nannan calmly began to apply his own things stroke by stroke under Xiao Cheng's supervision.

If you want to manage a place well, the first step is to establish a management organization.

The power structure diagram has already been established, and now the only thing that needs to be filled in is people.

The gap in military generals has almost been filled, but the gap in civilian officials is still very large. There is no way to do this, we can only do it step by step.

To put it simply, what Xiao Cheng is now building is a management group headed by him, and then composed of counties, townships, and villages. Unlike the two-level management organization of the Song Dynasty, the land now under Xiao Cheng's rule is

There are already three levels. Even for the village officials in the village, Xiao Cheng pays them salaries and manages them as members of the officials.

The two sets of teams implemented in the Song Dynasty coexisted. Although they restrained each other and played a tricky balancing act, there was no efficiency in doing things. In Xiao Cheng's management system, the highest

The requirement is efficiency in doing things. As a first-level official, I will give you real power and you will give you results. If not, get out!

Although scholars are far from meeting Xiao Cheng's requirements, Xiao Cheng hopes that those who only know a little bit of writing or cannot read large characters can find their own way in practice.

Not having read a book is not a fatal shortcoming, experience is also very important, and I have given them some specific methods on how to do things. Based on these methods, if they use their supervisory initiative, they may eventually be able to create a leader.
To be continued...