That night, Xiao Yuan went to the military camp in person to have a drink and chat with the soldiers below.
His seat is directly above him. On both sides below him are generals from various ministries and levels. Below him, there are soldiers sitting together in twos and threes.
After all the wine and meat were served, he stood up and said in a loud voice: "Without all the soldiers, it would be difficult to eliminate the bandits in Qinzhou. I would like to thank you very much!"
As he spoke, he also held a wine glass: "Come! Drink!"
As soon as he held the cup, everyone below stood up and said in unison: "Let's pay homage to the prefect——"
In this way, the prefect mixed with ordinary soldiers, shared food and wine with everyone, and rewarded the three armies, which played a certain role in uniting the morale of the army.
The next day, the prefect's mansion.
Xiao Yuan unfolded a silk book, first raised his eyes and looked around at the people below, and then read in a serious voice:
"The order of the prefect of Qinzhou appoints Liu Yuzhi as the governor of Qin, assisting the prefect and taking charge of Qinzhou's grain and horses, taxation, household registration and other matters."
"Your Majesty, take your orders." Liu Yuzhi quickly stepped out of the queue and bent down to salute.
"Ren, Su Yi is the captain of Qinzhou."
When the latter heard this, his face suddenly showed excitement, and he quickly stood up, bowed his hands, and gave a deep salute: "General, take your orders!"
This Qinzhou captain can be regarded as a senior local general, at least two levels higher than Su Yi's previous military rank.
Of course, he was successful in suppressing the bandits, and Xiao Yuan also made clear rewards and punishments, and did not doubt his employment.
"Ren, Peng Shuang is the general of Qinzhou."
"Ren, Shangguan Wenruo is offering wine to the military advisor."
"Ren, Liu Changqing is the Lord of Qinzhou."
"Ren, Ye Cheng is the General of the Military Guard."
"..."
The appointments this time are no small matter, they are all important positions in Qinzhou. Some are in charge of people's livelihood and money, food and taxation, some are in charge of troops, some are in charge of treasury, and some are in charge of public security.
From this moment on, the core skeleton of Xiao Yuan's power has basically taken shape.
County magistrates in various places were personally appointed by him.
Under his command were Shangguan Wenruo and Liu Yuzhi.
Wu had Peng Shuang and others.
The person who can serve as a general is Su Yi.
Xiao Yuan has carefully studied Su Yi, and he is definitely qualified for a big job.
Next, Liu Yuzhi began to suggest to Xiao Yuan how to raise troops and benefit the people.
He first pointed out that the existing farmland system in Qin is not conducive to the development of people's livelihood.
In other words, most of the fertile land in the entire Qin Dynasty has been annexed by wealthy and powerful people. The common people are farming for these powerful people. They don't earn much, but they have to pay heavy taxes.
Then he suggested Xiao Yuan to reclaim wasteland and reward farming.
He put forward three points of view to Xiao Yuan. First, the government allocated land and the people cultivated it and obtained fertile land. In the first three years, half of the income from farming was handed over to the government. After three years, the fertile land was owned by the people and taxed according to normal rules.
Second, dredge waterways and prevent people from engaging in private fights over farmland water sources.
Third, if the people don’t have farming tools, lend them tools. If they don’t have cattle, lend them farming cattle. As long as good land can be cultivated, a large amount of investment can be made in the early stage.
Liu Yuzhi was good at managing civil affairs. Xiao Yuan had nothing to say about his suggestions and immediately agreed.
The current farming situation in Qin is that most of the fertile fields belong to the rich and powerful, and most of the people work for the powerful. In other words, the fields cultivated belong to others. If they can cultivate their own fields, who would be willing to give them to others? The rich and powerful cultivate it.
But in this way, it will undoubtedly offend all the big players.
But for these, Xiao Yuan will suppress them with force, and the policy cannot be questioned!
In the farming era, what ordinary people wanted was to have fields.
It is conceivable that after this decree was issued, how much trouble it caused in Qin.
For a time, the whole people was excited, and all the people were enthusiastically cultivating, hoping to have a few acres of their own fertile land. People working in various places and counties could be seen.
On the other hand, Shangguan Wenruo also reminded Xiao Yuan that Xirong repeatedly violated the border, so he should prepare for war urgently, dredge Qin's trade routes, purchase war horses, build cavalry, and counterattack Xirong.
Regarding his suggestion, Xiao Yuan naturally nodded in agreement, and then wrote a letter to Jia Ming, a businessman he had met before, telling the latter that there was no longer any banditry in Qin, but there was an urgent need for war horses, and the price was much higher than Other places.
After receiving the letter, Jia Ming thought it was profitable, so he took the caravan and rushed to Qin.
Although Xiao Yuan told him in the letter that there was no more banditry, he was still a little worried along the way. When he arrived in Qinzhou, Xiao Yuan even met him in person.
When the two met, Jia Ming couldn't help but said in a trembling voice: "Master Taishou, are there really no bandits in Qin?"
"Of course, they have all been wiped out." Xiao Yuan answered simply. At the same time, he also looked at the caravan behind him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Just a few war horses?"
At that time, war horses were rare and common people did not have them. Qin did not produce horses either. Because there was an element of trying them out, Jia Ming only brought a dozen of them this time.
Xiao Yuan accepted the order at a high price.
It didn't matter. After Jia Ming returned, the news spread like wildfire. Many merchants knew that Qin was safe for trade and that war horses were expensive, so they couldn't help but go there one after another.
After those merchants came to Qin, it was not just war horses, such as silk, satin, rouge, etc., Qin was also in short supply. It is conceivable that in a profitable situation, Qin finally resumed its trade routes.
Subsequently, Xiao Yuan followed Shangguan Wenruo's strategy and began to collect commercial taxes, recruit troops, and expand armaments.
Time flies by.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
The series of political orders promulgated by Xiao Yuan all revolved around the strategy of raising troops and benefiting the people, and they also imposed severe punishments.
Qin finally ushered in its first great rule.
A few months later, the Ordnance Department completed the construction of the first batch of ordnance.
Qinzhou Military Camp.
"The wages are paid! The wages are paid——"
The munitions department was overcrowded, and countless soldiers were waiting in their respective squads to be paid.
Now, under Xiao Yuan's military order, the Qinzhou army no longer belongs to this army or that army, but is collectively referred to as the Qin army.
After a few checks, the officer in charge of distributing the money was checking the military status. After finishing it, he said to the soldier who received the money:
"Wang Dazhuang, this is your military pay. This is your new military badge. Don't lose it. This military badge represents your identity!"
"Understood!" Wang Dazhuang responded first, then took his military card and salary, and couldn't help but said with his eyes shining: "So much money?"
"The prefect has made up for the military salary that the state capital owed before!" the officer replied, then pointed elsewhere and said: "Go over there to get your new armor!"
The officer was right. In the past, Guo Qian withheld military pay and embezzled money. Now Xiao Yuan has replenished these soldiers. Since then, military pay has doubled, and military morale has naturally been boosted.
"Look, our new armor, how majestic it is..."
"Yes, this is much stronger than the previous cloth armor. Look at the texture..."
The soldiers were talking a lot, their faces full of excitement.
