Ge Qingsheng was born in a poor family and was at the grassroots level for a long time. He had a natural awe for a background like Yang Zhi. Now, as the Taiping Army expands, his position is becoming more and more important, and his confidence has increased his mentality is much better than before. This sense of awe is gradually fading, but he will still accidentally appear at a certain point in time.

From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that Lu Feng, his former partner, could rejuvenate again. If he failed this time, the blow to this old friend would be extremely serious, or he would have no courage to do it again.

"So, Lu Feng is likely to win?" He asked Qin Feng tentatively.

"I didn't say that." Qin Feng shook his head: "If he loses, then it's natural to give up his position as the chief official, which means that he is not as skilled as others and cannot blame others."

After hearing this, Ge Qingsheng couldn't help but look at the closed door, and became worried again.

"General, this time, the three thousand soldiers from Taiping Iron Mine were transferred to large-scale military service against Yue Kingdom, but the Taiping Iron Mine was empty and there was nothing wrong with it. When I think of where tens of thousands of strong laborers gathered, my vest was only getting cold. If this became chaotic, Taiping City would also be affected." In order to divert my attention, Ge Qingsheng raised his concerns to Qin Feng.

Where strong men gather, they are always easy to get into trouble. Moreover, the miners in Taiping Iron Mine are very special, and they are all prisoners of war, which increases the possibility of accidents.

"There was indeed a possibility of something happening in the past, but with Changyang County being taken down by us, this possibility is rapidly decreasing." Qin Feng nodded, recognizing Ge Qingsheng's concerns, "After drawing the three thousand people from Lufeng, there will of course be subsequent arrangements. At the same time, we will also need to put some effort into the Taiping Iron Mine."

"What does the general mean?"

"In the past, we detained these miners because Changyang County was still under the control of the Shuntian Army. Now it is no longer a problem. This news should be known to every miner in Taiping Iron Mine. They should not be considered prisoners of war now."

"If it weren't for prisoners of war, what reason would be for detaining them and letting them continue working in the mine?" Ge Qingsheng asked.

"They came all the way from Changyang County, killing, looting, and committing a lot of sins. This is a sin." Qin Feng said lightly: "Now they are atonement. Since you asked this question today, you happened to be there, so call him too. By the way, Wang Hou, please come here. Let's have some thoughts on it. The miners of Taiping Iron Mine, we must find a way to turn from forced labor into voluntary labor, and make this place where right and wrong that is prone to breeding problems and become another powerful fulcrum of our Taiping Army, and form an effective supplement with Taiping City."

Taiping City and Taiping Iron Mine are parallel in administration. Taiping City has no jurisdiction over Taiping Iron Mine, and it is directly under the General's Office. Now Taiping City is only providing logistics support for Taiping Iron Mine.

"I have been thinking about this question for a long time, boss." The chief officer of Taiping Iron Mine said in a rough voice. Like Ge Qingsheng, he used to be responsible for logistics and supplies in the Death Camp, and now he has a strong authority as his status increases. The Taiping Iron Mine under his jurisdiction combines a series of industries such as mining, iron smelting, and production, with tens of thousands of people under his jurisdiction. From the current jurisdiction, Lufeng's 3,000 troops are under his command. He has been circling in these places all year round, and his voice is extremely loud and he is about to become an occupational disease.

"What are your experiences?" Qin Feng asked with a smile. The hand of the clever hand is not well maintained like Ge Qingsheng. It is full of rubbing and mouths, which is obviously caused by frequent rough work.

"In the past, we focused on these prisoners of war, with strict punishment and strict laws. As Changyang County was ruled by the Taiping Army, they were also our people. First of all, I think we should combine leniency and strictness, and not just be strict. The first is to abolish military control and change it to civil governance." said clever hand.

Everyone here nodded and agreed with the view of clever hands.

"Article 2: Reduce sentences. They were sentenced to three years in prison at the beginning. This time, we can take advantage of the opportunity to take Changyang County to significantly reduce sentences, so that they have more hope. For example, if they only need to serve another half a year in prison, they can get their freedom again. Even if there is still a thorn in the room who wants to cause trouble, they are afraid they will have no choice." The clever hand continued.

"There is a problem here." Wang Hou knocked on the table, "If only half a year is left, what should these people go when the sentence arrives? At that time, I am afraid that the Taiping Iron Mine will be revitalized, and the impact will be great. Just when we are about to use military force against the Yue Kingdom, if weapons are not built, then there will be a big problem."

"This is what we have to do in the past six months." said the clever hand. "The current proportion of personnel in Taiping Iron Mine is about 70%, 20%, 10% of this proportion. 70% are prisoners of war in Changyang County, 20% are foreign refugees, and 10% are locals in Shayang County. 70% of prisoners of war are mainly engaged in the most difficult mining work. After review, 20% of foreign refugees are mainly concentrated in the smelting industry. The terminal weapon manufacturing is basically local. Of course, there are also particularly talented or obedient and honest prisoners of war here have entered the other two tasks. This proportion is caused by the special situation when Taiping Iron Mine was first built. Until now, there are some hidden dangers. Our first step in the transformation of Taiping Iron Mine is to start this aspect. In fact, Lufeng's military selection plan has begun this aspect."

Qin Feng looked at the clever hands with interest, talking in an orderly manner, which is very different from the clever hands in his image.

"Once the person selected by Lufeng can immediately get rid of the prisoner status and become a reserve soldier. After passing the training, he can become a formal soldier, and his income will rise suddenly. With the comparison between the past and the future, these soldiers transformed from prisoners of war are much stronger than local soldiers in terms of tenacity and seriousness." The clever hand continued: "In fact, we all know that Changyang County is a famous poor place with a large population and a small land and an extremely low income. Otherwise, Molo would not be able to respond to it. If we follow Lufeng's idea, give them a new identity and give them higher treatment, a large number of them may not leave. I have started an investigation in this regard. I believe a report will be released soon."

"What else?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.

"There is another point, that is, the most important point." Jieshou smiled and said, "Everyone has roots, and every miner has a family. If the families of these miners have arrived at Taiping Iron Mine and have a good income, I believe that they can stabilize their emotions and give them the willingness to work here for a long time. In fact, we have been doing this. We have contacted the soldiers of Lufeng through various channels. Now many of these people have arrived near Taiping Iron Mine. They have gathered together and formed one village after another."

"It sounds like you have a complete plan?" Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, boss, Taiping Iron Mine now has more than 50,000 miners, plus smelting plants, workshops, etc. If the families of these miners settle here again, it can be foreseen that the population of Taiping Iron Mine will exceed 200,000 in a very short period of time. There is no reason to build a city and form a complementary trend with Taiping City. Now we are completely a burden on Taiping City in logistics. I think that within a few years, solving this problem can make Taiping Iron Mine form self-supply." "Of course, the general needs to provide strong support on the funds in the early stage, which requires a lot of money."

Qin Feng applauded, and Wang Hou on the side was full of admiration. Ge Qingsheng was stunned. He couldn't tell that the craftsman who looked thick-handed and big-legged in front of him had a clear idea. If he really followed his idea, Taiping Iron Mine would be a city, and it would not take long to go to another shining pearl in this mountain.

Seeing that his thoughts were praised by everyone, he was very proud of his skillful hands.

"Skillful hand, did you really think of this?" Qin Feng suddenly asked, caught off guard, "It's not like your previous style?"

The clever hand was stunned at first, then his face turned red: "I knew I could not hide it from the boss. In fact, I have been thinking about these things, but it was not really what I thought about forming such organized things. This was the idea given to me by one of my staff. He said that with the surrender of Changyang County, the boss would inevitably have a series of actions on Taiping Iron Mine. It is imminent to solve the risks contained in Taiping Iron Mine, so I entrusted him to do these things. In fact, he also wrote a thick stack of plans. I just picked up the most important ones and said a few of them."

"Oh, who is this person?" The people in the room all breathed a sigh of relief. So that's it. No wonder he was so confident. It turned out that there was a master behind him to give advice. "It's amazing!"

"It is also a prisoner of war, but this prisoner of war is a person who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. This guy has a high prestige among miners. I took him to his side after a long call. One is to monitor him, and the other is to ask him to give me some advice. Such a person must not let him get along with the miners, otherwise something will happen sooner or later." said cleverly: "After a long time, I found that he was really a capable guy, so I asked the Eagle Nest to find his family from Changyang County and get the Taiping Iron Mine. He was so devoted to it."

"Let me bring this person back and see me. If I have real skills, I will have a lot of empty seats here." Qin Feng smiled and said, "By the way, what's his name?"

"Jin Jingnan!"
Chapter completed!