After settling things in Shuzhou, Xu Qing and others set off to take a boat back to Chang'an for vacation.
Although there are a lot of things happening in Shuzhou every day, once the war stops, there is no need to panic even if there is no head of state in charge for a period of time.
Just look at the State of Chu and you will know that none of the real leaders of the State of Chu are in the capital. Isn’t it still running smoothly without any mistakes?
As long as you choose someone you absolutely trust and can handle the situation, there's no problem at all.
Huo Wenshi and Zhong Xing are very good.
Before leaving, Xu Qing also made a detailed plan for how Shuzhou should develop in the next year and a half, and also authorized his subordinates to make fine-tuning according to different needs.
After all, plans cannot keep up with changes. It is easy for things to go wrong if we blindly develop according to plans and ignore the actual people's livelihood and public opinion.
It can be said that the current Shuzhou is no longer what it used to be. The actual territory controlled by Shuzhou is now larger than that of Zhao. The larger the territory, the more taxes can be collected and the more things can be done.
The more money, the better.
Xu Qing was not in a hurry to collect the debt that Long Bing'er owed to Xu Qing. Xu Qing would use all the taxes to develop Shuzhou's national economy and people's livelihood, as well as to expand his military strength.
If a force or a country wants to become strong, it cannot do without four aspects: finance, military, politics, and espionage.
Long Bing'er doesn't have to worry about financial resources. With Xu Qing here, you can't make money by doing whatever you want.
Wouldn’t it be enough to copy what Xu Qing is using in Chu and Zhou in Zhao?
Just build a trading port and build some workshops, wouldn't it be operational?
There is no problem with military strength. Who can compete with firearms when they come out?
And now that the territory is larger, more troops can be recruited. As long as the training is done on time and on time, it will naturally not be a problem.
It is worth mentioning that Shuzhou has successfully produced the first generation of firearms. It can be said that Shuzhou is also moving towards the second generation of firearms.
Today, Chu State has the strongest firearms, followed by Zhou State, and then to Shu State, Zhao State has none at all.
Nowadays, Chu State has consciously changed its weaponry, and Shuzhou has always been at the forefront in terms of military strength.
Not to mention politics, Xu Qing taught him step by step. Although Xu Qing was not proficient in politics, he had various historical experiences and lessons from the past and present in his mind. He could help Shuzhou avoid wrong roads and detours.
No problem at all.
Moreover, Xu Qing can also make a fairly complete planned route for Shuzhou. As long as you follow Xu Qing's plan, basically there will be no big mistakes.
The only shortcoming of Shuzhou now is its espionage work.
It can be said that the worst thing in Shuzhou now is the espionage aspect.
Nowadays, each of the three Central Plains countries has an intelligence network, but Shuzhou does not.
The only intelligence line currently in Shuzhou is that of Prince Ming.
However, because King Ming did not have the financial resources to maintain it, his intelligence line had to be as streamlined as possible. It could still meet the basic needs when the rebellion started, but it would no longer be possible after it became bigger and stronger.
Because the intelligence network is not only used against the enemy but also against oneself.
Sometimes knowing how much you weigh is more important than knowing how strong your opponent is.
Obviously Shuzhou did not have the energy to develop this in the past.
In the past, Shuzhou relied on the advantage of firearms to push back Zhao State with absolute force, even if the information was unequal.
Moreover, at that time, they were only in Shuzhou, and their financial resources could be said to be very stretched, and they did not have the ability to rebuild an intelligence network.
But the State of Zhao will eventually be destroyed, and a brand new State of Zhao will appear at that time, and of course it may not be called State of Zhao.
This country will face the two most powerful countries in the world. By then, the advantage of firearms will be gone and there may even be a generation gap. At this time, the intelligence system will be very important.
With intelligence, you can plan strategies against your enemies, and you can examine and introspect yourself against yourself.
In the coming time, Shuzhou will vigorously develop its intelligence network.
In this way, Xu Qing and Long Bing'er spent a month on site visits. After investigating everywhere, they formulated the first two-kun year plan for Shuzhou.
In these five years, Shuzhou will be able to reach a higher level of strength.
After the plan was made, it was time for Xu Qing and others to take a casual trip.
The group of people got on the boat and headed towards Chang'an.
Xiao Ye and Xu Qing each have a little cutie in their family. It’s time for the elders in the family to take a look and pass by.
Above the rudder, Xu Qing and Long Bing'er stood side by side on the deck while the river breeze blew.
Xu Qing took Long Bing'er into his arms: "I really don't know what Shuzhou will look like when I come back next time."
Long Bing'er nodded: "Yes, every time we go to Chang'an and return to Shuzhou, they will give us a surprise."
Xu Qing said: "When we come back next time, you will have the strength to aspire to be the Queen."
"Aspiring Queen?" Long Bing'er murmured, and then broke away from Xu Qing's arms in an instant.
Xu Qing asked in confusion: "Bing'er, what are you doing?"
Long Bing'er took Xu Qing into her arms and said, "My husband already talks about the Queen, how can a Queen rest in someone else's arms? Come, let the Queen hug you."