Chapter 301 Western Development Strategy
After the Battle of Changping, Ouyang Shuo was always on the cusp of wind and waves.
As the news spread that Sun Wu, the soldier sage, founded the Army Lecture Hall in Shanhai City, disciples of military families have rushed to Shanhai City through Shanhai City's offices in various king cities.
The disciples who came here were basically unknown people, and they were also the cornerstone of the military school, and they filled the army's lecture hall instructor team very well.
Other representatives of the Military Academy have yet to show up.
On the forum, a lord claimed that Wei Liao, one of the representatives of the military family, had visited his territory, but unfortunately he did not stay in the end. I don't know if it is true or not.
As the news spread, Dali and Quanzhou, the two royal cities closely related to Shanhai City, especially Quanzhou, once again saw a small peak of talent influx.
A large number of unsuccessful generals chose to leave Wangcheng and come to Shanhai City to seek a way out.
Although these generals are basically junior generals, they are of professional background and have rich military experience, which is really a rare wealth.
They are the real cornerstones of the army.
Bai Qi placed them one by one in the three master regiments and the city guard division to further enhance the combat effectiveness of the army. The sequelae caused by the expansion of the army have basically been eliminated.
The strength of Shanhai City's army and the depth of its talent pool are unmatched by anyone except the Red Blood County of War Wolf.
Because of the reorganization of the defenders of the two territories in the east and west, the formation of the city guard division was completed half a year ahead of schedule.
Although the city guard division belongs to the city defense force sequence, but because it shoulders the task of defending the base camp, in fact, in terms of configuration and requirements in all aspects, they are implementing the standards of the field army.
The only thing that makes Ouyang Shuo feel regretful is that the city guard division still lacks a division commander who can play a leading role.
As a matter of expediency, Ouyang Shuo could only let Bai Qi serve as the head of the city guard division; Zhao Sihu, who was valued by Ouyang Shuo, was appointed as the deputy division head, in charge of the daily work of the city guard division.
According to the latest plan of Shanhai City, the waterways in the city are intertwined. In addition to the normal configuration, the city guard division also set up an independent navy battalion to be responsible for patrolling the riverways.
With the accelerated pace of army reorganization, the formation of the Territorial Field Army, City Defense Force, and Reserve Three-tier Army System has basically been completed.
For the future field army, apart from directly selecting prisoners, another important channel is to convert the city defense troops from various places into field troops, and then from the reserve to the city defense army, and so on, step by step.
Constructing a perfect three-level army system can effectively avoid the sharp decline in the army's combat effectiveness due to the influx of a large number of recruits after the expansion of the territory.
As for the navy, after occupying Yue'er Island, Ouyang Shuo instructed Pei Donglai to strengthen the recruitment of sailors and navy reserves, so as to prepare in advance for the navy expansion in the coming year.
Especially for sailors, there is no option for sailors to change jobs in the military camp, and they can only be trained step by step.
With the assistance of Beihai City, the construction of Yue'er Island Naval Base was successfully completed. In addition to stationing a naval battalion in the base, 5,000 ordinary people were also moved in from Beihai City.
These people are basically the family members of the navy soldiers and are extremely reliable.
The most important task of the naval battalion stationed on Yue'er Island is to draw a nautical chart of the surrounding waters, and do a good job of surveying and mapping for the future navy to advance into the deep sea.
In addition, scouting the surrounding pirates is also one of the important tasks of the Navy Battalion. The Black Shark pirates on Yue'er Island are just a child in Beihai Bay, and the larger pirate organization has not yet appeared.
From the description in the "Treasure Map of Beihai Bay" captured by Yue'er Island, it can be inferred that the pirate organization of Beihai Bay had hundreds of thousands of records when it was strong, so it should not be underestimated.
The navy is an unfamiliar field to Bai Qi, and for the time being, he can only rely on Pei Donglai.
All in all, Shanhai City's army is growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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During the reorganization of the army, the territorial government system was not idle, and it also achieved fruitful results.
The raids on the east and west sides brought Shanhai City a population of more than 30,000, but compared to Shanhai City's huge population base, it was less than one-tenth, so there was a long way to go.
With the appointment of Wei Ran and Cui Shousi, the two prefects, the structure of the two prefectures has been basically completed and officially put into operation, marking the advent of the era of "Lianzhou County".
The division of Lianzhou Marquis Mansion and Shanhai Mansion has also been completed. Hundreds of low-level officials have been transferred from Lianzhou Marquis Mansion to Shanhai Mansion to enrich the structure of Shanhai Mansion.
At the same time, more than 200 students who graduated from Southwest University in the current period were assigned to serve in various prefectures and counties after passing the assessment of the Administration Department to accumulate experience in government affairs.
Some of the outstanding ones were selected by various departments of Lianzhou Marquis Mansion and directly entered the center.
Taking this opportunity, the secretarial office led by Secretary Lang Bai Nanpu also ushered in an expansion. In addition to assisting Ouyang Shuo, the Marquis, in handling official documents, the clerks in the clerk's office also had a full-time clerk for the three directors.
After half a year of rotation training, the basic government personnel in the territory have basically received training in the Southwest University, and the training period ranges from one month to three months.
Beginning next year, Southwest University will recruit outstanding students recommended by private schools or schools in various prefectures and counties, as well as recruit students from the general public.
In-service officials of the government affairs system will no longer be included in the enrollment scope of Southwest University.
The academic system of Southwest University will also be formally established as one-year and half-year academic systems. The one-year school system is aimed at students recommended by private schools or schools; the half-year school system is aimed at social enrollment.
No matter what kind of schooling system it is, only after the completion of the study period and passing the strict assessment of the college can one successfully graduate from Southwest University.
So far, the operation of the Southwest University Hall has been completely on the right track.
Because it just happened to be a major adjustment of the territorial structure, officials were frequently transferred. In the annual assessment of the government affairs system, Fan Zhongyan, director of administration, took a cold approach.
Except for some officials who behaved badly and were dismissed from public office, the rest were handed over to local governments for handling.
Near the end of the month, Tianhai Road was completed ahead of schedule.
The completion of Tianhai Road has completely opened up the communication channel between Tianfeng City and Shanhai City, marking that the western region has truly integrated into the Shanhai Territory system.
The rogue bandits in the west have been basically wiped out under the repeated encirclement and suppression by the camp in the west of the city, providing a safe and reliable guarantee for the development of this area.
Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo officially launched the western development strategy.
The Marquis Mansion of Lianzhou is in charge of overall planning, while Shanhai Mansion and Tianfeng Mansion are responsible for the specific implementation. It is planned to build hundreds of agricultural settlements along Tianhai Road.
Most of the newly added refugees were resettled into these settlements.
The mission of the settlements is also very clear, which is to reclaim farmland and grow mulberry.
The vast land in the west cannot be abandoned. Except for the hills, woods and other special areas, the rest must be reclaimed.
According to land conditions, either plant rice, potatoes, corn and other crops, or build orchards, tea gardens, or plant mulberry trees, cotton...
All in all, it is necessary to vigorously develop agriculture.
Although Ouyang Shuo has been emphasizing on stimulating the development of handicrafts and industry and commerce since the establishment of the territory, so as to activate the economy of the territory; but Ouyang Shuo is not overheated. He has always clearly understood that in ancient society, agriculture was the foundation of the country. , always ranked first in all walks of life.
Lianzhou County's unique geographical location and natural environment determine that it is a perfect rear.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, in the future, Lianzhou County will not only serve as the territory's headquarters, but also become the territory's agricultural and animal husbandry base, providing the territory with a steady stream of food and other agricultural and sideline products, supporting the territory's foreign military expansion, and providing the most powerful logistics support.
With a wave of Ouyang Shuo's hand, the Department of Finance, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Household Registration were all busy.
Fortunately, with the assistance of all agricultural experts, everything is still busy and not chaotic.
It is not a simple matter to implement the strategy of developing the western region.
The first one is the huge financial appropriation. Whether it is the purchase of agricultural tools, seeds, cattle and other materials, or the construction of water conservancy facilities, each item is a large investment of money.
In addition to financial support, there is also the innovation of agricultural technology, including a series of measures such as plows, waterwheels, and seedlings, so as to ensure the increase in the output of agricultural products.
Of course, the most important thing is agricultural planning. Which areas are suitable for planting rice, which areas are suitable for planting cotton, and which areas are suitable for planting mulberry trees.
Ouyang Shuo can no longer handle the current affairs of the territory alone. No matter how powerful he is, he can't complete the above tasks. He can only rely on the strength of officials, experts and scholars.
At most, he will also play a central and coordinating role.
The era when Ouyang Shuo guided the country and personally arranged the territory planning is long gone.
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The implementation of the western development strategy will drive a series of industrial upgrading. Taking this opportunity, the planting area of the mulberry garden in the territory will show explosive growth.
Ouyang Shuo took advantage of the trend and delegated the breeding of colored silkworms under the supervision of the Industry Department of the Finance Department to the local prefectures and counties. The specific coordination work will be handed over to the Textile Association.
Not only that, both chambers of commerce and self-employed individuals can carry out colored silkworm breeding.
Hearing that the Hou Mansion wanted to open up the threshold for colored silkworm breeding, the heads of the major chambers of commerce were ecstatic, and immediately announced that they would invest a huge amount of money to lease land in the western region to grow mulberry and raise silkworms.
As successful businessmen, they are all too aware of the profits of colored silk.
Nothing is free in this world.
If the chamber of commerce wants to obtain colored silkworm breeding technology, it must pay a large amount of technology transfer fees to the Ministry of Finance. At the same time, they must also promise not to allow the technology to be leaked to third parties.
After several rounds of negotiations, the two parties finally determined the technology transfer fee to be 5,000 gold coins.
In this way, the technology transfer fee paid by various chambers of commerce alone is enough to support the capital investment in the early stage of the western development strategy, killing two birds with one stone.