After briefly handling the general affairs of Luzon, Qi Yu planned to return to Qiongzhou immediately in order to allocate resources from the administrative center and make the most effective policy policies.
However, before leaving, he made a special trip to meet with the liberated King of Luzon.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. When I go to Beijing to report on my duties, I will definitely ask for a title from my Holy Emperor to commend Your Majesty for your pious and obedient heart. In this way, it can be regarded as an explanation of the promise I have made.
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The promise here naturally refers to ‘hereditary and eternal custom’.
Yes, only with the emperor's approval can this matter be considered a successful conclusion.
The King of Luzon, with complicated emotions, still maintained his compliments and said: "Then Mr. Laoqi will take the trouble."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome!"
"..."
After meeting with the King of Luzon, Qi Yu had a private discussion with Duan Zicheng.
What was discussed this time was a top-secret matter.
What exactly is it?
About military expansion!
"I, Qiongzhou, is located in the southern wasteland. It has been a sparsely populated place since ancient times. There are only 60,000 young men in the jurisdiction. Such a small population base cannot support a large-scale armed force. Although I am determined to develop the military
, but suffers from the fact that there is no one available in Qiongzhou, it’s such a pity when you think about it..." Qi Yu sighed with a bitter smile, showing a look of having to bow to reality.
Duan Zicheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. As long as Qiongzhou's development continues to flourish, it will surely attract thousands of people to migrate in the future. By then, the problem of population shortage will be solved."
Qi Yu shook his head and said: "Far water cannot quench the near thirst, I only care about the present!" Suddenly, his tone changed and he lowered his voice and said: "To tell you the truth, I want to keep all the regular troops in Luzon secretly in my house.
Within the establishment of the Yamen, in order to alleviate the embarrassing situation of insufficient army in Qiongzhou."
This thing...sounds doable.
However, there is a potential risk implicit here.
That is, the current Qiongzhou is a state-level government office. According to the system, it is not allowed to have a regular army. Such large-scale military expansion can easily attract criticism.
Therefore, Duan Zicheng said with a worried look: "Master Qi, our navy in Qiongzhou only has about a thousand people. This number is not too many, but it is a lot less. Even if the court finds out, they will feel this.
It is a relatively safe small number. If you are impeached, you can just use the excuse of escort to get over it, but if you have tens of thousands of troops, the feeling will be very different..."
"Why don't I know what you said? I don't have any other solution!" Qi Yu sighed, then walked on the sidewalk with his hands behind his hands: "You have also seen that this land of Nanyang is not as imagined.
Such peace can lead to someone digging a hole if you are not careful. Take the current Luzon as an example. Not only is Annan hostile, but also foreigners are coveting it. Without a few strong brushes, how can this land be defended?
Territory? Therefore, it is imperative to expand the defense arm!"
This principle is simple, straightforward and easy to understand.
In reality, this is indeed what should be done.
Duan Zicheng was not someone who stuck to conventions. He just thought about it briefly, figured out the outline, and then nodded directly to express his approval.
Qi Yu added: "As for what you said about being exposed, I'm not particularly worried. Luzon is located in the southernmost part of Dafeng, and it is known to the world as a barbarian land. A poor place like this
, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to waste manpower and material resources on surveillance. So I think that as long as we do a good job of confidentiality, we can hide it from the public and keep it secret."
become!
Then it’s settled!
After explaining everything clearly, Qi Yu directly sailed back. As for the subsequent comfort and management work, he left full power to Duan Zicheng.
Qi Dalang firmly believed that with the experience and methods of this old fox, he could definitely arrange everything properly.
Returning!
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Facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming and watching the tide rise and fall.
Looking up at the sky, the breeze is like waves, and the clouds are blowing and rolling.
In this way, Qi Yu looked at the sky and the sea every day, wandering for more than a month, and finally led the triumphant expeditionary force back to Qiongzhou smoothly.
During this period, he was in a good mood.
Because this trip south has been fruitful and successful in expanding territory, how can we not be happy about it?
The current situation is very good, and the future is even more promising.
Qiyu Plan, in the future development, can try to build the Qiongzhou base camp into the economic and political center of the state capital, while the new county of Luzon is the land of agriculture and heavy industry. The two complement each other, complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and can play a role to a very significant synergy.
In addition, Luzon New Land also has a key advantage, that is, its large population.
Haha, how can we develop without anyone talking about it?
Is this true?
What Qi Yu didn't expect was that Luzon's advantage would soon be put to use.
Here's the thing.
Just after arriving at the shore, Tan Junyan, who came to greet him, said with a melancholy expression that Annan had officially turned against Qiongzhou and publicly stated that they would no longer have any contact with each other.
However, what bothered him was that the king had explicitly ordered his people not to work in Qiongzhou Prefecture in the future. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be beheaded!
"Alas, as soon as this order came out, all the migrant workers were disheartened. Except for a very few people who wanted to stay in Qiongzhou to continue to make a living, most of them began to plan to return to their motherland." Tan Junyan had a helpless expression on his face. , sighed.
I understand, Qiongzhou Mansion is going to be short of people. No wonder Tan Junyan has a helpless face.
Don't underestimate the lack of people, this is a big deal.
Let's put it this way, without enough manpower to support it, construction will stop and the economy will regress. Even if you have huge technological power, if you don't have the personnel to implement it, you can only enjoy yourself at home.
Maybe some people say that it doesn’t matter if there are not enough people?
Just give birth, let the women give birth with all their strength!
Ahem, this is wrong!
Giving birth is a technical job that cannot be done by others. How can it be so easy? Even if there is a good environment for breeding children, it still requires the continuous hard work and efforts of a generation.
"Sir, to tell you the truth, I am really at my wits end." Tan Junyan spread his hands, seemingly giving up his choice.
"Don't worry Guangling, I have my own countermeasures." Qi Yu patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "You don't know that King Annan's decree happened to help me resolve a minor embarrassment. "
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"Everyone in Nanyang knows that the development of Qiongzhou is due to the contributions of the people of Annan. In other words, they have also made contributions. Of course, we have not treated them badly here and led them to become rich together." At this point. , Qi Yu's voice suddenly changed, and he added: "However, from the day when King Annan planned to annex Luzon, he was destined to be our enemy in Qiongzhou. Since we are not friends, how can we save face? If it is true, On the day when the swordsmen meet, what should we do with the Annan people who are stranded in Qiongzhou Prefecture? If we drive them away, they will be given the bad reputation of killing the donkeys in public, which will be extremely detrimental to our future talent attraction strategy. Now, these people have been recalled by King Annan on his own initiative, doesn't this just happen to help me resolve an embarrassment?"
Well, it does make sense!
However, we can’t just save face and not do practical things, right?
How to replace the loss of personnel?
In response, Qi Yu replied: "It can be introduced from Luzon!"
Hearing this, Tan Junyan suddenly became enlightened and his bitter face turned into a smiling face.
Qi Yu nodded and smiled, and then said: "Luzon has surrendered to Qiongzhou, and I am responsible for the independence of this state, so how can I not help them? And this work is one of the plans to improve people's livelihood."
Tan Junyan laughed and said: "Your Excellency is far-sighted and far-sighted. Even if I study for another ten years, I won't be able to catch up."
"……."
Once the personnel introduction policy is established, the rest becomes much simpler.
Tan Junyan, who has been in charge of housing for a long time, now knows what he should do.