"I respectfully obey the king's order——"
After the edict was read, everyone stood up, and Wu Yi was the first to come forward, cupped his hands, and said with a shy smile: "Oh, my Lord Protector has been traveling all the way, and he must be tired from traveling and traveling. However, I am waiting for the subordinates to meet you in a hurry, and I will not have time in the future. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust. Please forgive me for my sins."
"Huh? None of this matters." Lu Fan waved his hand and said with a gentle smile, "Let's talk to the Protectorate."
"Yes, yes, sir, please." Wu Yi nodded and bowed.
A group of officials followed him, accompanied by two thousand guards, and entered Xining City, heading all the way to the center of the city.
There, it was where the King of Xirong held his political affairs. It was not a palace, but simply a larger residence. In the future, with slight modifications, it would become the location of the Protectorate's Palace.
At this time, there were still many people in Xining City, and two thousand soldiers were guarding them, with bright armor. This situation also caused many people to stop and discuss.
In front of the shops on both sides of the street, people gathered in twos and threes. Someone whispered:
"Looking at it like this, it should be a high-ranking official from the Qin State..."
"Yes, I heard that many people like Wushi and Di Qiang have been granted official positions. I don't know what the future will be like..."
"It should be better than before, right? Didn't King Qin have an edict a long time ago that the income from the people's labor belongs to the people themselves, and the government is not allowed to take it by force in any form. In addition, the various tribes are not allowed to plunder barbarically..."
"If this is the case, then the cattle and sheep we have worked so hard to graze will no longer be robbed by others..."
Because the war had just ended and Western Xinjiang was vast and sparsely populated, although there were people in the city, they were not bustling but scattered.
Many people were watching from a distance and whispering, inevitably concerned about their future fate.
In the morning, the team arrived at their destination.
In front of the mansion, Wu Yi fawned again and took the reins from Lu Fan's hand, and at the same time said with a smile: "My lord, please."
From the conversation along the way, Lu Fan had already gotten to know these officials and couldn't help but smile: "Master Wu, you don't have to be like this."
"Haha, this is what a lower official should do, my lord, please." Wu Yi smiled shyly, bowed and stretched out his hand again.
He is the administrative leader of the entire Western Xinjiang. All officials in this region can be said to be his subordinates. It is completely reasonable for Wu Yi to want to stabilize his official career and flatter him.
Lu Fan shook his head secretly, and without saying anything else, he gestured to the officials: "Let's go, let's discuss things in the hall."
The entire mansion is relatively large. Xiao Yuan stayed here for a while after he conquered Xirong, so it has been taken care of long ago and can be used as an official residence.
After all the officials entered, the guard generals also began to take command and set up defenses everywhere.
Soon there were many soldiers in the mansion.
In the hall, Lu Fan naturally took the main seat, with a group of officials sitting below on both sides.
To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to a provincial party committee meeting.
As soon as Lu Fan arrived, before his buttocks were even hot, he held an official meeting, which showed that he was a resolute person.
This is related to the fact that he has been with the army for many years and is not as procrastinating as some other civil servants.
Similarly, Western Xinjiang also needs courageous officials to expand its territory politically.
After everyone was seated, he looked around and said straight to the point: "On the issue of governance in Western Xinjiang, the king's order is very clear. The people's livelihood is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment."
"This sounds simple to say, but it requires me and my colleagues to work together to overcome all difficulties and complete it together."
After speaking, he added: "I believe that all of you have more or less understood the current national policies, people's livelihood, taxes, and laws. These are the basis for being an official."
"What your Excellency said is true." Tara continued: "Especially the law. In my opinion, if an official doesn't even know the basic laws of the country, how can he deal with the people's affairs."
"That makes sense." Wu Yi echoed: "Since I received the favor from the king, I have been reading "Qin Lv Shu Yi" and stayed up all night many times."
"Well, that's good." Lu Fan nodded and said, "You are now all officials of the imperial court. I hope you won't have the tribal views you had before. The people in Qin's land are all citizens of Qin. In this regard, Be sure to be clear.”
Everyone nodded, and another person said: "Sir, I believe that in order to popularize official texts and laws, the most important thing is to open schools as soon as possible."
"Yes, this suggestion is very good." Lu Fan glanced at him appreciatively and said, "The issue of schools in Western Xinjiang must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. However, the state may not allocate too much money for the construction of the entire Western Xinjiang. There are many, but we still need to be self-sufficient.”
"So the first thing is the flow of commerce and trade."
Having said this, he looked at everyone again, stretched out his finger and said: "We must quickly build market towns in Xining, Heishi, Quanqiu, Corrido, Qingyuan, Wuwei and other places to facilitate people to gather, and business activities.”
"Before the circulation of commerce, the most important thing is public security. This is what the king specifically explained when my official came."
"In the past, in Western Xinjiang, there would be plundering between tribes, and some raging cavalry, etc., which should be eliminated immediately. As far as the country is concerned, the government is the government, and the bandits are the bandits. There is no room for negotiation."
"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.
Immediately afterwards, Tara said: "Speaking of public security issues, I am bold. With the establishment of military guards in various places, whether local people can participate in the assessment of the recruitment of officers and soldiers."
This is a question of whether ethnic minorities can become officers and soldiers.
After Lu Fan thought about it, he directly made a decision: "Yes, but regular in-service personnel are all established and belong to the government. There is no room for sloppiness in this regard, and all files and resumes need to be submitted to the Military Guard." Headquarters.”
From his words, it can be heard that he does not exclude any ethnic minorities, which is what Xiao Yuan meant.
After hearing this, all the officials felt more at ease, and then began to express their opinions one after another.
This is just the first day of proceedings.
For the next three days, Lu Fan discussed a series of issues with a group of officials and made clear the direction for the next policy implementation.
In short, it is to quickly connect with the Central Plains and achieve true territorial integration.
After the discussion was over, the officials began to return to their jurisdiction one after another. Almost everyone's luggage contained a lot of official documents and files, which were things they wanted to be familiar with and policies they wanted to be familiar with.
Outside the mansion, when they were saying goodbye, Wu Yi and Tara walked together and couldn't help but said: "Brother Tara, what do you think of our new Shangguan?"
Tara thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say what kind of person he is, but one thing is certain, he really wants to do something."
