Liu Qi was one of the civil servants who was selected to serve as an administrative official near Saint Luo. His political performance in Qin was very good, so he was promoted to the mayor of a town near Saint Luo.
In fact, he didn't think this was a promotion, because in Qin, at least as far as he could see, there were only black-haired humans, and now he could only lead a group of dwarves to work in the fields.
The Tang Empire had a lot of work to do. War was actually only a small part of the operation of the entire country. Most other people were working hard to develop productivity.
Liu Qi is such a civil affairs official: he has to supervise farming when spring plowing comes, develop industry, control various pollution, and collect various taxes...
Originally, these tasks were to be managed by seven or eight officials, but now that there is a shortage of manpower, all the burden falls on the shoulders of this young official.
The local dwarves were easy to talk to, because it was the first time they had seen such a diligent and fair official, and they naturally cooperated with his work.
In fact, what Liu Qi didn't know was that the local dwarves had never seen administrative officials who had to ask about every detail. Those dwarf nobles basically didn't understand anything and didn't care about anything.
When the day comes for farming, local landowners will organize people to work in the fields. People only farm to pay rent to the landlords, and there is no motivation at all.
But things are different now. Everyone saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the Tang Empire hanged to death the dwarf landowners who did nothing but collect rent. All the land was owned by the state.
Being able to farm land for the country only collects one-twentieth of the tax and enjoys agricultural subsidies from the country. This is a good thing that the dwarves would never dare to think about, but now it has become a reality.
The Tang Empire even provided farmers with better quality seeds and encouraged them to try more advanced farming and irrigation techniques to increase yields per mu.
In the past, everyone was not active because no matter how much food was produced from the land, it could not reach the farmers' pockets. Now it is different. Everyone is farming for themselves, so naturally they are more careful and dedicated.
Now that spring has arrived, Liu Qi's biggest concern every day is to find ways to allow these farmers to farm with peace of mind and plant corresponding crops in accordance with regulations.
This is much more important than other tasks. The Tang Empire did not even implement any wartime system in the dwarf areas, but only raised the priority of road construction in some areas a little.
"Next week, I don't care what you do, get me a generator! The town must be electrified! How can I work without electricity?" Liu Qi stood on the edge of the field and threatened the colleagues who came here to coordinate: "
If you don't provide equipment on time, I won't be able to guarantee the progress of the work."
"I know! I know! It's difficult for us too, you should understand. Now we are looking for equipment, funds, manpower and material resources, food, seeds and all kinds of things..." The same young official held up his hands.
Tan, helplessly replied: "I can only say that I will try my best, I will try my best to get it for you, I promise."
"You promise nothing, that's what you said last time I came here! I'm telling you, if you don't get what I want this time, I will go to the city and lie down in front of the office of the mayor of San Luo!" Liu
Qi continued to threaten.
"Brother, please don't embarrass me. Even if you force me to death, I can't do anything." The young official cried sadly, feeling that he should really resign and go home to farm. The treatment at home is better than his.
The benefits of being an official are much better.
"Anyway, it's up to you! This has caused trouble and affected His Majesty's great cause. How much are your and my heads worth?" Liu Qi carried out His Majesty the Emperor again.
"Okay, okay! I'll do this for you when I get back. If I can't get the power generation equipment, I'll get a bicycle to generate electricity for you!" The young official who was forced to panic had no choice but to turn around after saying harsh words.
Just leave.
"Hey! Hey! Don't leave! I'll treat you to a meal! Leave after eating! If you don't eat this meal, I won't know what to do!" Liu Qi chased after him, seeing several dwarf officials next to him looking at each other.
This was the first time in their lives that they had seen work discussed like this on the ridge of the field, and it seemed that the other party was used to this way of working.
But they have indeed never seen such a battle: in the past, if a few adults discussed work, why not find a good place, prepare good food and drinks, and then arrange the girls before it can be carried out?
Outsiders thought that the Tang Empire was mobilizing its forces southward with all its strength, preparing to exert all its pressure on the coalition forces and then break through the coalition defense lines.
In fact, the focus of the Tang Army's work has always been on building logistics transportation lines, maintaining local security and stability, combating drug crimes, and assisting local officials to improve the living standards of local civilians.
Although the Tang Army's troops were also heading south, their speed was not at all what the coalition's top brass had expected. Although a large number of troops had arrived at the border, the Tang Army had no intention of launching a large-scale attack during the farming period.
Strauss said in his report to Tiger that the best time to attack is April, and his troops need about a month to rest and replenish more heavy weapons and equipment.
General Hogg also set the time at the end of March in his work report. He believed that the 1st Army had been fighting continuously for a year and actually needed a period of rest in order to fight better.
In addition to them, the troops of Feng Kezhi and Ying'an also paid a certain price when they besieged Ironforge. They also felt that the attack should be delayed as much as possible and the effect would be better if they waited for the follow-up troops to arrive.
Marshal Tiger also pointed out in the telegram sent to Tang Mo that due to his absolute technical superiority, it would not be a problem for his troops to cut through the so-called solid defense line of the coalition, so he focused more on the logistics of the troops and the continuity of the subsequent offensive.
Sexually.
In short, the Spring Offensive of the Tang Empire that the coalition forces had been worried about did not actually exist. The Tang Empire focused more on how to govern the dwarf areas.
All unification wars in history have been carried out in this way. There must be a clear idea, that is, to occupy a place, you must control it. Coveting for speed is absolutely undesirable.
Coming and going like the wind seems unstoppable, but it is very easy to lose its stamina after a failure. This was the failure of King Chuang who swept the Ming Dynasty back then.
Forces that truly plan for the overall situation often take the path of building walls and accumulating food steadily. Although it seems slow, it is better than being steady.
Tang Mo naturally knows these truths, so rather than sweeping the eastern continent, he is more concerned about the governance work on the western continent and the progress of the takeover of the dwarf region.
