As the supervision and law enforcement team went deep into each local bureau, the atmosphere of each local bureau became clear. Li Miao's forces themselves implement the principle of institutionalized management and mutual supervision. Therefore, the forces under his command are relatively clean so far.
The intervention of the supervision and law enforcement team will only make the middle and senior management of each local bureau more resolute in implementing and implementing the original system and policies. Now they are no longer as high as the sky and the emperor is far away. Their words and deeds may soon be known to Li Miao.
In particular, it is a great encouragement to some of the middle and high-level people who were previously in their positions. All local bureaus are like machines with oil added to them, running more smoothly.
Time entered August, and a cabinet minister in the DPRK returned to his hometown due to illness. Not surprisingly, his mentor Li Shouzhong joined Zhengshitang. Became a pavilion elder. Li Miao's thighs became thicker again in court.
At the same time, Shunfeng Transportation Escort has expanded to the Qingzhou area. Now the Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency is most lacking in escorts, so the guards of the 70,000-acre estate have become the new blood of the escorts.
Last winter with the addition of 50,000 refugees. In addition to supplying sailors and guards on large and small ships, the large manor's guard force is still surplus. In more than a month, nearly a thousand escorts were transported to Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency.
Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency soon blossomed in Shandong. Li Jiu, a senior executive of the Northern Bureau, took charge of the large manor and began to manage the guard force of the large manor. The focus is on training a steady stream of guards and escorts. Remotely control the affairs of Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency in Shandong.
With the establishment of Shunfeng Transportation Escort in Qingzhou. Qingzhou's economy, which is already vibrant, has shown a rare momentum of development. The prosperity of commerce and trade has driven the healthy and rapid development of Qingzhou's economy. Taxes skyrocketed.
It was originally estimated that Qingzhou's economic aggregate would only reach the prefectural standard after next year's autumn harvest, and it would soon be completed after this year's autumn harvest. In other words, the process of transforming Qingzhou into a state and setting up a government was accelerated by a whole year. After the autumn harvest this year, Qingzhou will be transformed into a prefectural government.
Li Miao will be promoted to the fifth-grade prefecture justifiably based on his political achievements. The fifth-grade prefect, who is only twenty years old, will shock many people's jaws. Li Miao began to realize that his days in Qingzhou were numbered.
This is also the development dividend benefited from Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency. It also disrupted Li Miao's original plan and pushed him to the forefront again. Li Miao expects to leave Qingzhou and return to Beijing to report on his work at the end of the year or early next year.
Originally, the increase in taxes paid to the court due to the promotion of high-quality seeds in Qingzhou was not so exaggerated. The taxes paid to the court still cost so much money per mu. The increased taxes also open up fields, like the 50,000 acres of barren hills that Li Miao bought.
There is almost no wasteland in the entire Qingzhou area now. Therefore, the increase in taxes is not directly proportional to the yield per acre of the field. After this year's autumn harvest, the life of the people in Qingzhou can be described as sudden wealth.
When the people have money, it will drive the rapid development of commerce. Qingzhou's commercial taxes have increased sharply recently, but it turned out that it only relied on radiation from coastal areas. Now through the Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency, it is radiating to the entire Shandong and northern regions.
This is not just the case in Qingzhou, Shandong. A similar situation has occurred throughout Beizhili and most of Shandong, but it is particularly obvious in the Qingzhou area and its surrounding areas.
The emperor and the ministers in the court also discovered this sign. Last winter, there was a massive plunder and destruction by the aliens. The northern land, which was already riddled with holes, not only did not become depressed, but burst out with vitality.
A large number of refugees who were unable to be resettled by the imperial court either returned home or were resettled on the spot by the Shunfeng Transportation Escort. The capital relocation plan discussed by the royal family and some close ministers had to be temporarily shelved. Given the current situation, is it still necessary to consider moving the capital?
The originally expected situation of erosion in the north did not occur. Moving the capital itself does not happen overnight, and it is impossible to prepare for it in just a few years. Moving the capital in a hurry is called fleeing, and now the court can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But the key is now that the imperial army is exhausted. The alien races this winter will still come to plunder and destroy. Is it necessary to compare construction with destruction? Therefore, the emperor and a group of important ministers analyzed that the corruption and decline of the north was inevitable.
The corruption in the north of the Dazheng Dynasty was irreversible. It's just a matter of procrastination and slowing down the decline of the north. Preparations for moving the capital still need to be done. This is a general trend that cannot be undone by human power.
The biggest problem of the Zheng Dynasty was the corruption of officials. But the emperor and a group of important ministers around him also knew that there was nothing they could do to save the day. Officials are not so easy to manage. Looking back at history, there is no precedent. This is related to the foundation of the rule of the Zheng Dynasty.
Therefore, if there is no solution, it is better to retreat to Jinling. Revitalize the imperial court and work hard to govern. Finally, when the country becomes stronger, it can reorganize its armaments and regain the rivers and mountains.
The economic center of the Zheng Dynasty was in the south. Just hold the South. At that time, the government will be clean and honest, and there will be a lot of money to train the army. Are you still worried that the North cannot be recovered?
The emperor's defense of the country requires a strong army as a guarantee. The current Great Zheng Dynasty has lost this foundation. Retreating to Jinling has become inevitable. This is the general trend. After all, the south cannot be conquered by war horses.
There are dangerous rivers to defend in the south, and the foreign races are all landlubbers. Do you still have to worry? Anyone with a certain political vision thinks so.
Many wealthy families in the Zheng Dynasty were considering moving south. The political vision of these big families has always been high. But the key point is that most of their properties are in the north. They want to get rid of their properties and buy properties in the south.
But it’s hard to sell industries in the north now. And most of their properties are farms. The fields in the north are currently selling at cabbage prices. In addition, the situation in the north this year is not bad.
Therefore, there is currently a strong wait-and-see atmosphere. The income from land in the north is pretty good now, so it’s better to just grow it yourself. It’s not worth the price anyway.
It’s really heartbreaking for these big families to want to sell their properties. Too cheap. They used the cash in their hands to start buying houses in the south. In just six months this year, the prices of fields and industries in the south have increased by 30%.
As a result, the cost of purchasing land and properties for the Southern Bureau has increased significantly this year. For this reason, Li Miao had to increase investment in the Southern Bureau in the middle of the year. Fortunately, the most important thing Li Miao didn't lack was money.
Therefore, the situation in the Southern Bureau has also become serious. Li Miao then transferred some forces from Shandong to support the Southern Bureau.
It has just entered October, and the autumn harvest in Qingzhou has not yet begun, but it is foreseeable that this year will be a bumper harvest, and it is a foregone conclusion that Qingzhou will change its state and establish a government this year. Li Miao also began to make final arrangements for his Qingzhou.
The resettlement in Qingzhou mainly involves two aspects. On the one hand, it is the arrangement of manpower in its own industry. Now Li Miao's property in Qingzhou is quite big. A large manor of 70,000 acres, with a population of more than 60,000, and its strength is not weaker than that of an ordinary county.
Not counting the output of the large manor, the talent provided to Li Miao's power every year cannot be underestimated. It's not a big problem now that Li Jiu is in charge. The key lies in the arrangement of co-management personnel. Mutual supervision is no joke.
Although Lu Dazhi, the former great housekeeper of the large manor, was capable enough. He was originally the steward of the manor, but was later adopted as a domestic slave by Li Miao, but his qualifications were still too low. So, Li Miao chose a maid in the backyard and gave it to Lu Dazhi as his wife.
Lu Dazhi was only in his twenties. His wife died last year, and he still has a second concubine at home. But with his current status, it is difficult to find a wife, so everyone is happy. Lu Dazhi's back was also a bit stiffer.
Lingshan Island is Li Miao's back-up plan. The importance is self-evident. There is still a bank of more than 30 million taels of silver. Ding Chunsheng is now the chief guard of Lingshan Island. Good ability, calm and loyal.
He is Qiu Sheng's elder brother, so Li Miao can feel confident using him. The co-manager is Li Jinhai, the village head from his hometown. Loyalty is okay.
As for the farm implement factories and shipyards in Qingzhou. The management is mostly from the village. Don't worry. Besides, the status of these two factories in Li Miao's mind is no longer as important as before.
The key now is the arrangements in the officialdom. This is also the focus of Li Miao's consideration. He, the chief officer, is about to leave. The candidate who accepts his position must be an official with considerable backing in the DPRK.
Now the position of the next Qingzhou magistrate is probably already being fought over in the court. There is no need to worry about merit in this position. If you serve as prefect for a few years, you can expect to be promoted. Not to mention, Qingzhou is now extremely wealthy. Being a prefect can make a fortune.
