Seeing the emperor's troubled expression, Fang Xiaoyu naturally knew why, and he immediately said: "I heard that the flood in the Hun River last month made many people homeless. I am willing to share the emperor's worries and relocate the victims at my own expense.
If you go to Tongshan County, please ask the emperor for permission."
After listening to Fang Xiaoyu's words, Xia Houying's tightened eyebrows immediately relaxed. The more he looked at this young man, the more he liked him. Not only could he think about himself, but he could also find a way to kill two birds with one stone. I really don't know how Old Man Fang raised his grandson.
, how could he be so much better than his incompetent sons?
Xia Houying glanced at the two important ministers of the Fang family who still lowered their heads and said nothing. Although Fang Xiaoyu said that he would raise funds by himself, he would be a bit petty if he agreed directly. Anyway, relief funds have been set aside for the victims of the Hanhe disaster.
It's better to be a smooth favor.
So Xia Houying said to Fang Xiaoyu: "How can Fang Aiqing raise funds for the relocation of the victims? I will allocate 10 million yuan from the disaster relief funds as the cost of Aiqing's relocation." Ten million sounds like a lot, but in fact it is a lot.
The memorial submitted by the ministry stated that at least 50 million would be needed to provide relief to the victims. In this way, Xia Houying saved a lot of money.
The emperor had already made up his mind, and no one could say anything else. However, Xia Jun was a little confused as to why Fang Xiaoyu would agree to go to such a miserable place so easily. He looked at Fang Xiaoyu with a questioning look, and Fang Xiaoyu smiled back at him.
, Cheng Yuhuan on the side was full of questions when he saw the little actions of the two people. Now even he felt that he couldn't see through Fang Xiaoyu.
Fang Xiaoyu then added: "Tongshan County has not been governed for a long time, and banditry is serious. I sincerely ask the emperor to send a powerful force to eliminate the banditry." Since he was sealed off to such a dilapidated place, the emperor would definitely feel guilty, and he just happened to take advantage of it.
I'm desperate for this opportunity.
Requiring regular troops to be stationed at all times is also one of Fang Xiaoyu's considerations. In this way, he can easily obtain a regular army with actual combat experience, which will greatly speed up the process of forming a lord's guard army.
Xia Houying was in a good mood and said directly and happily: "Then let your division currently stationed in Wulan City guard Tongshan County with you." The emperor gave this powerful force to Fang Xiaoyu so happily that Cheng Yuhuan even wanted to object.
He didn't have time, but now that the emperor's words had been spoken, he couldn't refute them anymore, so the matter was settled.
In this battle against Monte, the Fang family was the biggest winner. In addition to Fang Xiaoyu being named lord, his father Fang Weihong was also promoted to general and returned to Beijing for his meritorious service in the rescue. As for his 29th Army, he was handed over to Fang Xiaoyu.
His fifth uncle, Fang Weiqun, was succeeded by Fang Dingbang in his official position in the capital.
At this time, Xia Houfeng, who was standing aside, smiled and said to Fang Xiaoyu: "Lord Xia, every lord can change a name for his territory. Wang Xuan didn't change the name back then. I wonder if you can change it?" Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile.
: "Of course I will change it. From now on my name will be Zhonghualing."
"Zhonghua Ling? What does this mean?" Xia Houfeng asked doubtfully. Fang Xiaoyu replied confidently: "I am determined to expand the territory of the empire and make my Chinese race the center of the world, so I call it Zhonghua Ling." The name goes like this.
Naturally, everyone praised the good luck, and Xia Houying also nodded in agreement.
At first, everyone thought this was just an unrealistic dream of a young man. No one knew that this sentence would eventually become a reality. However, when this sentence became a reality, things and people had already changed, and many people present did not survive.
See that day.
Tongshan County is located in the northeast of the East Continent. It borders the northern subcontinent to the northeast, the Cossack Empire to the northwest, and Luhai County and Makita County to the southeast and southwest. There is a road between Makita County and Tongshan County.
The Great Hengduan Mountains, this mountain range extends from Makita County to the northeast and covers most of the border between the Cossack Empire and the northern subcontinent. This is one of the reasons why the Cossack Empire did not invade the northern subcontinent.
Tongshan County is located on the border, so bandits are rampant. In addition, racial conflicts often occur in adjacent sub-human areas, so no one is willing to work here. The entire five prefectures of Tongshan County are in a state of anarchy. Fang Xiaoyu did not go directly
Tongshan County took over the task, but took a brigade of iron-blooded troops to Ulan City to receive the division.
Feng Shichang and others originally thought that they had some emotions after changing from a regular army to a local army, but they heard that they lost all emotions after following Fang Xiaoyu. Who doesn't know that Fang Xiaoyu has nothing to say about his subordinates? When he was still a regular army, Fang Xiaoyu
He spent his own money to improve food for everyone. If this became Fang Xiaoyu's private army, just look at the treatment of the Jagged Army.
Feng Shichang and other officers had long been jealous of the Iron Blood Army's equipment. They had secretly borrowed and tried the extremely fast-shooting lever-action rifles and Browning pistols, and they felt really good about them.
The first thing Fang Xiaoyu announced when he came to Wulan City was that the entire division was renamed the First Chinese Division, and the pay for all officers and soldiers was doubled. This decision made the soldiers cheer with thunderous joy. Such pay has already caught up with the Imperial Guards in the capital.
Ulan City is about to be defended. Anyway, after a great war, the entire Ulan City's arms have not been registered in detail. Fang Xiaoyu will not miss the opportunity to reap benefits. He asked Feng Shichang and others to collect all the remaining weapons in Ulan City.
All eighty-three artillery pieces were taken away, and enough ammunition was brought with them. Although Fang Xiaoyu looked down upon these artillery pieces, he still couldn't cast the artillery pieces at the moment, so he couldn't leave the artillerymen with up to 1,500 people empty-handed without weapons.
Bar.
Fang Xiaoyu brought a large cart and wanted to make a profit first. Anyway, the emperor felt that he owed him. As long as he didn't do too much, the emperor would turn a blind eye even if he knew about it. Therefore, before leaving, Fang Xiaoyu gave away half of Ulan City.
All the military supplies were taken away. In order to carry these supplies, he requisitioned all the tens of thousands of war horses captured in the last war.
The troops that came to take over the defense were from the Xia family, and they were all his own people. Regarding Fang Xiaoyu's wanton looting, the commander just smiled bitterly and said nothing. These supplies were written as combat consumption with a stroke of a pen. Anyway, the last battle
The inventory has not yet been reported in the future, and this time it is reported less, which makes the battle more intense last time.
The immigration from Tongshan County has not yet started. Fang Xiaoyu believes that the banditry should be eliminated first before immigration. It is already approaching spring. If the land is not plowed, it may delay the crops for a season. However, Fang Xiaoyu doesn't care. This time he brought out the people from Ulan City.
The large amount of grain is enough to feed half a million people for a year, and if he needs it, Xiaofeng's agricultural equipment warehouse has time to produce enough high-quality seeds.
The first place Fang Xiaoyu arrived was Tongjiang Prefecture, located in the westernmost part of Tongshan County. A Songjiang River originating from the Great Hengduan Mountains passed through here to form a fertile Songjiang Plain. With such a geographical advantage, Tongjiang Prefecture was once the Tongshan Prefecture.
It is the only grain-producing palace in the county, supplying the entire Tongshan County with grain.
At this time, Tongjiang Fucheng is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. There are broken bricks and tiles everywhere. In some low thatched houses, the poor residents look at the troops entering the city with indifferent expressions.
Fang Xiaoyu sighed in a dilapidated government office without a gate. He had imagined that the environment here was bad enough, but he didn't expect that the reality was even worse.
Without entering the yamen, Fang Xiaoyu asked Feng Shichang to bring soldiers and summon the people here to the square in the center of the city. After a full hour, less than 10,000 people slowly gathered. Feng Shichang came over with a little regret.
Fang Xiaoyu said: "Lord, there are only so many people in the city."
Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "You changed your name when you got here? Why do you treat me as an outsider?" Feng Shichang blushed and said: "This is the rule of the empire, and we also follow the rules." Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "I am here
Lord, you must follow my rules from now on. You go back and talk to your brothers. There is no need to call me master or lord in the future. You are all my old brothers. From now on, just call me young master."
"Yes, Master." Feng Shichang was moved when he heard what Fang Xiaoyu said, and he regarded them as his confidants. Feng Shichang said again: "Master, these people..." Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if there are few people, we will wait until the immigrants arrive.
Enough."
Fang Xiaoyu walked up to a high platform made of earth and said loudly to the people: "Hello everyone, my name is Fang Xiaoyu. From today on, I am the lord of Tongshan County." Hearing that such a young man became the lord here,
The people below immediately started talking.
After a while, a middle-aged man separated from the crowd and came out and saluted Fang Xiaoyu: "Lord, I would like to ask on behalf of everyone, we have not had officials here for ten years, and everyone has suffered from banditry. I don't know.