Four hundred and fortieth chapters have long been prepared
The inspection process went very smoothly, and there were no bloody scenes!
Thinking about it, the extensive use of magical talismans and communication talismans has allowed the Yanyun Governor's Office to no longer have blind spots, and the speed of information dissemination has suddenly accelerated, making some traditional deception methods lose most of their effect.
At least, until there is no large-scale erosion of the grassroots political power, there will be no so-called local tyrants and evil gentry in the local area, at least on the surface.
Without these people who directly squeezed the people, the burden of the people of Yanyun was naturally much easier. Coupled with the work-for-relief program organized by the government, they had extra money at their disposal, so they naturally lived an extremely fulfilling year.
Looking at those simple smiling faces, Governor Chai was in a pretty good mood.
Of course, there are problems, but the Yanyun Governor's Office was established too short ago. When workshops in various places develop in the future, business circulation will become more frequent and faster, and people's pockets will gradually become fuller.
Speaking of which, no matter what era or world, the root of most social conflicts and problems lies in backward development.
As long as productivity and production efficiency increase, local economic development speeds up, and people's living standards improve, many contradictions will naturally be resolved.
The closer you get to the frontier, the lower the living standards of the people are.
Mainly, commercial circulation is not smooth, farmland output is not high, water conservancy facilities are almost negligible, and pillar industries with local characteristics have not yet been formed.
In short, the frontier areas at this time were useless.
For example, Zhangjiakou, an important border trade town in later generations, was a simple military state at this time and did not form a unique border trade distribution scale.
At this time, there was chaos outside the Great Wall, and there was no need to expect normal border trade transactions.
As for Yunzhou, ahem, I almost forgot that it was sold to Tong Guan. The situation there is much worse than the rest of Yanyun.
Hear, just hear...
It was not very smooth for the Song Dynasty court to accept and control Yunzhou.
The main problem is that the officialdom of the Song Dynasty is simply not applicable in a place like Yunzhou.
Some generals' sons who wanted to take advantage and gain credit occupied Yunzhou's military positions.
It's a pity that their abilities are not good enough, and they have made the Yunzhou area a mess.
Tong Guan didn't know if it was because he didn't want to get too close to these generals, or for some other reason. In short, this guy and his confidant Wang Zhen were stationed in Taiyuan City behind Yunzhou.
In short, anyone with some knowledge and understanding of military affairs can see that there is something wrong with Yunzhou.
Key places like Yunzhou are best garrisoned by experienced veterans.
However, almost all of the powerful and experienced veterans of the Song Dynasty military came from the Western Army. This resulted in the imperial court not using the good veterans of the Western Army, but instead using the descendants of the generals who had long since fallen in Bianliang City.
Damn it, in a border town like Yunzhou, you still have the guts to play some balancing act, it's just like courting death.
According to the intelligence collected by Governor Chai, if the Jin soldiers really moved south from Yunzhou, there would be no need to count on the fighting power of the defenders.
Could it be that Tong Guan thought that Jin soldiers could also be spent with Sui coins?
Ignoring the troubles in Yunzhou, Governor Chai and Wu Yong finished inspecting the land of Yanyun and returned to the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou with a relaxed and happy mood.
It happened to be the Lantern Festival, and it was noisy and lively again.
What surprised Governor Chai and his subordinate Wen Wu was that Da Ting actually sent an envoy with a large number of gifts to the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou to extend holiday greetings during the Lantern Festival.
None of these are important, what is important is that I call you Li Gang!
Gee, looking at this guy's behavior and other performances, he should be that famous official in history.
I don’t know why Ting Ting sent him here?
Facing the so-called famous historical officials, Governor Chai felt uneasy, with no excitement or complicated thoughts about meeting famous people.
Li Gang was a standard scholar-bureaucrat trained by a coward, and was incompatible with the style of conduct of the Yanyun Governor's Office.
In addition, the big coward at this time has no signs of being completely finished, so there is no need to expect to be easily recruited.
Even if they are recruited, they still don’t know how to arrange it.
You can't just get through the ranks and be in a high position right away, right?
At this time, the Liangshan leaders who are still working hard at the middle and lower levels are still not allowed to blow up their nests?
He unceremoniously accepted the gift from his uncle, and the return gift from Governor Chai was a copy of his own handwriting, which was quite average and not outstanding.
Just by looking at Li Gang's trembling face, you can tell that this guy is complaining about something in his heart.
Governor Chai didn't care, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Bo Ji, do you have any important matters during this trip?"
"No!"
Li Gang answered simply and neatly, shaking his head and saying: "The most important purpose of the officials sending us here is to hope that the relationship between the two families can remain harmonious as always!"
"I have no intention of bothering!"
Governor Chai said leisurely: "I just don't know if those people in the court will use tricks that are not worthy of the publicity!"
"The Governor is overly worried..."
Li Gang's face looked a little ugly, but he didn't know how to refute.
"I hope I'm overthinking it!"
Governor Chai didn't have any scruples when speaking, and he didn't have to worry about anything. He chuckled and said, "To put it bluntly, I'm afraid of you, the one who is a bit unrealistic and arrogant, and surrounded by a bunch of people who are praising his fortune..."
"Captain, be careful what you say!"
"Okay, okay, I don't want to bring up this topic anymore. I wonder how long your envoy plans to stay in Yanyun. Do you need someone to accompany you?"
Li Gang hesitated and said slowly: "The imperial court sent Li here with the intention of letting Li stay in Youzhou City!"
"According to the advice of the Grand Governor, Li can freely walk around Yanyun Land?"
At the end of the sentence, there was a little more hope in my eyes.
"That's natural!"
Governor Chai waved his hand and said indifferently: "Bo Ji should know that the civil service system of the Governor's Mansion is very crude, and many positions are even vacant. One person can only wish to serve several people, how can he have the leisure and leisure to be a tour guide?"
Li Gang's face trembled again. He didn't know if he was thinking of the officials who were so cowardly that they couldn't help but asked: "There are so many heroes in the land of Yanyun. There should be no shortage of talented people, right?"
"These people have to start from the bottom!"
Governor Chai did not hide his thoughts and said leisurely: "If you are suddenly promoted to a high position, is it the Governor's Mansion of Yanyun with Liangshan people or the Governor's Mansion of Yanyun Han'er?"
Having said this, he smiled and said: "To put it bluntly, I can't trust them!"
Li Gang was silent, not entangled in such a sensitive topic, and left after chatting for a while.
When leaving, I made sure again that I could move around freely in Yanyun Land, and then I left with satisfaction.
"Grand Governor, do you want to send more people to keep an eye on it?"
Wu Yong rushed over quickly. After hearing what Governor Chai said, he frowned and said directly: "Don't be too indulgent!"
"No need!"
Governor Chai waved his hand and said: "Just follow the normal procedures and send several second-rate martial arts masters to follow and protect you!"
"Isn't the Grand Governor afraid of instigating people to do evil in secret?"
"If you don't have enough strength, what harm can you do?"
At this point, he chuckled and said: "If he can really persuade some Yanyun capable people to join the big bandits, I will be grateful to him for helping to eliminate unstable factors!"
Seeing that Wu Yong was still a little worried, he smiled and said: "Don't worry about the brain drain. There is a lot of population in the area we control. Don't forget about our village!"
Wu Yong suddenly realized...
Indeed, as Governor Chai said, the population that the Governor's Mansion can control, including the village itself, is well over 25 million.
What is this concept?
The population of the Liao Kingdom was much larger than that of the Liao Kingdom at its peak.
As for talents, as the students from the school in this village graduate one after another, there will be thousands of talents who identify with and are of the same mind as the Metropolitan Governor.
By then, I'm afraid the Yanyun Governor's Office may not be able to digest it.
At this time, if the local heroes in Yanyun cannot bear the "contempt" of the Governor's Office and take the initiative to defect to the Great Coward, the Governor's Office will naturally be eager to have as many as possible.
These guys are basically very influential guys in Yanyun.
If they choose to leave voluntarily, not to mention the lack of certain unstable factors in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, when the talents cultivated by the schools in the village are booming, the vacancies left by these Yanyun heroes will naturally be filled.
“Don’t worry about being short-staffed!”
Chai Daguan said leisurely: "When schools at all levels in Yanyun begin to spread, there will naturally be no shortage!"
"In addition, if it is an emergency, the tens of thousands of elite soldiers trained by our village are all guys who have gone through night school training. If they are dispersed to stable places at the grassroots level in the countryside, it will not be a problem!"
Wu Yong nodded repeatedly and praised: "The Governor is really far-sighted!"
Isn't that right? As far as he knew, when Song Jiang was still in Liangshanshuibo, the back camp under the control of Governor Chai had already started compulsory training at night school.
At that time, it caused quite a stir in Liangshan.
Many of the former battalion leaders were sarcastic and sarcastic, often making strange and sarcastic remarks. All in all, they all had the same meaning: Governor Chai was too free to mess around with anything!
There are even many scumbag soldiers in the rear camp who took the initiative to join the front camp. These guys who have undergone rigorous training have become the grassroots backbone of various departments in the front camp.
Later, as the main force of Liangshan went out to fight, these guys who had received a rudimentary education and were able to read and write letters and documents became low-level officers in the army as long as they survived. Those who did well even entered the middle-level ranks.
It’s just that as time goes by, no one cares about their past background and performance.
Because Wu Yong was more interested in intelligence collection and analysis, he knew that there were people from the rear camp among the main force.
Now, when I heard Governor Chai's words, I really felt admiration for him.
He didn't think that Governor Chai at that time had the ambition to get involved in Yanyun.
It can only be said that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. If it were Song Jiang, he would be blind...