"Look, that's Mr. Jiang, right?" Xiaoyue wanted to take a break, but saw several figures diagonally opposite, and quickly pretended to be dedicated and dedicated.

Yes, Jiang Shangying and his family also came to the market for shopping. According to the literati's whitewashing theory, this is called understanding the suffering of the people.

"You have a salary. If you follow Your Highness, the better it gets!" Jiang Shangying selected a few bags of tea, paid the bill in full, and left the banquet tent happily, but met face to face with Xingguang, the Duke of Jing Kingdom.

"My lord, are you here to buy some useful things?" Jiang Shangying quickly raised his hand and said hello.

Wang Guangxing and his two servants chuckled and returned the favor, saying: "I feel bored when I sit in the house, but loose and relaxed when I come out. I didn't expect that this big market is really lively."

Jiang Shangying nodded with a smile and said: "The tea there is good, such as Songfeng tea and Yingshan Yunwu tea, but I haven't seen it for many years."

"This is the kind of prosperity I haven't seen in many years!" Wang Guangxing sighed with emotion and said goodbye, "I'm going to see the tea introduced by Mr. Jiang. Mr. Jiang, please do it."

"Your Majesty, please excuse me." Jiang Shangying returned the gift and left with his family.

Wang Guangxing did not buy tea, but sniffed and went to the wine stall. Smelling the increasingly rich aroma of wine, he felt relaxed and happy, with a smile on his face.

"By the white clouds, there's so much wine!" Wang Guangxing's eyes brightened even more, and he extended his hand to say hello, offering two jars first.

The staff member was a quiet young scholar, but he also knew Duke Jing. He introduced with a smile: "The Duke has good eyesight, and this Baiyunbian wine is of the highest quality. Let's talk about the moonlight in Dongting on credit, and buy the wine from Baiyunbian by boat. Li Bai wrote a poem to praise it.

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Wang Guangxing laughed, developed a good impression of this young man, and said: "Okay, let's go to Li Bai, I will buy two jars. Well, let's buy three jars!"

He can also compose poems while drinking, and Lao Wang feels that his taste has improved.

Following His Highness in the attack on Huguang, such an astonishing achievement must be due to hard work without any credit! When he returned to Chongqing, he felt that his back was straightened up a bit.

"I never dreamed that I could see such a lively and prosperous scene." Wang Guangxing walked in the market again, looked around, and saw the hill of silver and treasures.

Although I know that this is only temporary and that I have to go through countless hardships and obstacles before I can achieve the final victory, in my heart, I have swept away the gloom and seen a bright future.

In the Government Affairs Office, Mao Shoudeng and Hong Yuao were reading the data and felt happy for the smooth issuance of banknotes.

"Judging from the number of copper coins returned, there is still a lack of confidence in banknotes in the hearts of the military and civilians." Hong Yu'ao raised his head and said with a smile: "But the effect is already unexpectedly good."

Mao Shoudeng nodded repeatedly and said: "Your Highness expected everything. Let the soldiers and civilians see the silver and buy things, and the banknotes can be circulated and used. There is no need to be too anxious about recycling copper coins. Sooner or later, the banknotes will be used."

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"Four to five million were sent out, and about one hundred thousand have been recovered. It seems that the amount that will be redeemed at maturity is really not as much as imagined." Hong Yuao breathed a sigh of relief.

When paper money circulates and can be used to buy things, it is called money. Obviously, both officials and the military and civilians are promoting this process.

"In this case, printing another 200,000 to 300,000 yuan next month will be enough to pay salaries and military pay." Mao Shoudeng also figured out the way, and his confidence in banknotes increased significantly.

There is an inflow and an outflow, and the looting and purchasing of grain and grass supplies can bring about the return of funds, which can be classified as government revenue for the time being.

This allows the issuance of banknotes to be carried out slowly, without causing flooding and devaluation in the market.

Of course, if there is sufficient margin, there will be no problem even if another 1.8 million taels are issued.

"The Governor's Office has received a reply and will dispatch a battalion to Yibin." Hong Yu'ao said: "There is also the formation of a militia. According to His Highness's wishes, it must be implemented as soon as possible."

Mao Shoudeng was resistant to large-scale armed people.

However, due to the harsh natural environment, the military will also be busy with foreign operations and has no other way to speed up local development and construction and maintain public security.

"Then ask the local garrison to send out instructors, deploy weapons, and start the formation and training of the militia!" Mao Dengshou said with some reluctance: "Well, it's almost the same as a strong class."

In ancient times, counties usually had Zaoban, Kuaiban, and Zhuangban, which are migrant workers recruited temporarily to help defend the city in times of crisis.

Mao Dengshou regarded the militiamen as strong squads. It was not that he did not understand the difference, but he was just comforting himself.

During this attack on Huguang, too many people moved in, which was far beyond their expectation. Due to the lack of staff, they were really busy.

But this also paved the way and reduced obstacles for the civil servant structure launched by Huang Li from the grassroots level.

Men and women who are educated and literate suddenly become popular. Whether they are eleventh or tenth grade, they suddenly become officials. How can we not surprise people?

Since we moved to the east of Sichuan, we had hopes of fighting against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Even if they just wanted to get land, enjoy preferential policies, and have enough food and clothing, no one wanted the east of Sichuan to fail.

There are also some scholars who have a longer-term vision and greater extravagant hopes. If the third prince successfully regains his sight, wouldn’t they be ministers of the dragon?

In the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Liu Tichun and Dang Shousu were also busy working with a group of transferred officers.

Most of the newly recruited soldiers have family members, and they have to be given a month to settle down; rotational vacations for the army must also be arranged; several battalions of troops must be stationed in Zuanjiang to rest and train while waiting for reinforcements from Guizhou.<

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There is also the follow-up integration training, the establishment of new commanders of each battalion, and their stations, which is quite complicated.

"There are too many people and chaos, but there are too many dragons and droughts. The workload has increased too much, and it is really tiring!" Dang Shousu put down the documents, rubbed his sore eyes, and complained, but with a smile on his face.

With prisoners and recruits, the army nearly doubled in size at once, with more than 100,000 troops. Finally, they had the confidence to separate themselves and challenge the Qing government.

It is true that I am tired, but the tension in my heart suddenly relaxes.

Liu Tichun chuckled and said: "When His Highness comes back, we might as well make suggestions and increase the number of personnel in the Governor's Office."

Dang Shousu said: "It's not that many officers have been transferred now, but there is still a shortage of scholars."

There is no problem for the officers to fight in the war, but their cultural level is generally not high, and they are not very qualified for the current work of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

"Let's recruit more talented people from the army who can read and write!" Liu Tichun was also helpless and said: "There are too few scholars, and even the military schools are not good or bad."

After a pause, he tried to ask again: "How about implementing the night school in the military that His Highness mentioned? It is not difficult to learn a few words for half an hour every night. The little things add up, and if you persist for a year, you will be almost

You can understand commands and read notices."

Dang Shousu blinked and thought for a while, nodded in agreement, and said: "It's not troublesome anyway, it doesn't hurt to try."

Huang Li not only wants to improve the cultural level of soldiers, but also has a more ambitious goal, which is to popularize education and increase the literacy rate of the entire people.

This sounds difficult, but if it is implemented effectively, such as opening night schools in each village, the results will be seen in a few years.

It is not required to recite poems correctly, be able to write your own name, understand government notices, and learn three words a day, and you will almost meet the requirements in one or two years.

Of course, the road must be walked step by step, and the food must be eaten bite by bite. The work of popularizing education is not the most urgent at present.

If you have enough warehouses, you will know the etiquette. If you build a new building in eastern Sichuan, let the people take care of food and clothing first, save some surplus food at home, and then consider reading and literacy, and things will go more smoothly.

"Where did Jing Guogong go?" Liu Tichun suddenly thought of Wang Guangxing and said: "Today's officer training class, should he tell the story of the attack on Huguang?"

Due to limitations in educational level, it is unrealistic to require officers to be familiar with military books. But Huang Li also has a way to learn from it, that is, post-war summaries and analysis of combat cases to improve the command level of officers.

This method is effective. No matter how perfect the tactics or victory is, shortcomings will be found afterwards. Only through continuous study and improvement can it be finally perfected.

Not only does it need to be taught in officer improvement classes, Huang Li also requires military officials to write down the combat experience in detail and compile it into a booklet to prepare for future mobile military schools.

Dang Shousu shrugged his shoulders and said: "Who knows, I also want to hear how His Highness annihilated the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade!"

"It's not easy to listen. I'll talk about it this afternoon."

As soon as he finished speaking, King Guangxing of the Kingdom of Jing came in with a smile and asked his servants to give two jars of wine to Liu Tichun and Dang Shousu, saying: "What a good wine, by the white clouds. After drinking it, Li Bai composed poems, several at a time."

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As we have been together for a long time, our relationship has gradually deepened. The key is that the military has basically been integrated and is getting more and more out of personal control. This also reduces sectarianism and selfishness.

Dang Shousu opened the wine jar, smelled the aroma of the wine, and his eyes lit up. He chuckled and said, "Good wine, the smell makes you drunk."

Liu Tichun casually raised his hand to express his gratitude, and said jokingly: "A certain family is also going to listen to Duke Jing's lecture. I just don't know how prepared the Duke is, and whether he is better or worse than the storyteller."
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"I dare not say that it will make people want to stop, but I guarantee that they will not make them sleepy or doze off." Wang Guangxing chuckled, sat down, and said: "The attack on Huguang in more than ten battles, including the annihilation of the Eight Banners, is the most exciting."
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Dang Shousu said: "Is it more powerful than the elimination of the Eight Banners in Xi'an in the Guangyuan area?"

"Everyone has his own merits." Wang Guangxing smiled and said: "But in my opinion, this battle can be a model, replicable, learnable, and reused on the battlefield."

Dang Shousu remained silent, with some expectations in his heart. If you put it this way, it is really incomparable.

Every battle does not necessarily have to be original. Successful replication is also a skill, as long as you can win.

Moreover, combat examples that can be replicated are even more valuable. For example, tunnel blasting is an unpreventable nightmare for most cities.
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