When Cao Zheng, Ke Shanmeng, the maritime affairs officer in charge of commercial and shipping affairs, returned to Pengcheng, Xuzhou again, he only felt that something was changing with each passing day. I could see a faint smell of coking coal floating in the air, and in the criss-crossing canals in the distance, long-hanging water wheel tugs pulling out long smoke trails were surging in the waves. The big and small wharves handle mountains of goods and transfer people traveling in groups; This can't help but make him feel moved in his heart. Once upon a time, inland waterway shipping was driven by coal, and it was still a water steamer that was a rare thing that everyone watched. Now It has grown to this point. Of course, according to the internal information he knew, in the inner circle of the Bohai Sea, which has basically calmed down, white materials and hundreds of materials sea-going ships modified by these pot mule machines have also begun to be used to transport the white material and hundreds of materials near the coast where the wind and waves are less stormy. The daily tasks of going back and forth have caused those original sailing passenger ships and sea swan clippers to go elsewhere. Moreover, some people in the shipping department under his leadership have begun to see with their own eyes that naval officers and military craftsmen from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion are trying to develop this kind of technology that can be produced by burning coal through demonstrations and experiments. A long-lasting power mechanism can be installed on seagoing ships with a larger capacity to serve as a boost and drive for ocean travel. It will also have sufficient auxiliary power when encountering traditional windless zones or when the wind direction and tide are unfavorable. Help the sea ship get out. However, when he thought about the strange sight of a ship with thousands of materials and thousands of stones emitting black smoke that might sail on the sea in the future, he couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable excitement and longing. Then, he quickly gathered his thoughts and returned to the realistic goal. The divisions and conflicts between the north and the south in recent years have undoubtedly been most affected by the departments under his leadership; trade has shrunk, shipping routes have been cut off, finances and taxes have dropped sharply, and port-related industries and fields have been in disarray. During the recession, the sails were as large as the clouds and the gates were empty. It was only thanks to the official's follow-up investment and support for transformation that the original situation and scale were barely maintained and persisted at a very difficult cost. During the most difficult and difficult period, he even personally took the lead in going out to sea with the ship to do the menial work of overseas fishing, becoming one of those people covered in fish and sweat, instead of staying on the shore with nothing to do and enjoying He will not miss a word of salary and treatment. It was difficult to survive those extremely difficult years. When the Huai Army Navy sailed around and waved its military flag, new sea routes and routes were reopened, and the waters of the East China Sea, Beihai and Huangshuiyang were once again paved and spread. Between the sea and the land, the Bohai Sea has also become an inland sea surrounded by Huai Town; those ship merchants and sea travelers who had hurriedly avoided or left without saying goodbye had to humbly beg and beg to do that. The purpose of overturning the water and regaining it is just to regain that small place under the increasingly broad rule of Huai Town, rather than being eliminated from the emerging maritime pattern; But this time, it is a reward for all the hard work, or it can be said to be proud and proud. The resurgence of the situation is not enough for him; the former Dengzhou survivors and old friends can be regarded as a force that contributed a lot and played a decisive role when Huai Town was first established. Although most people have gradually settled down over the years, and many people are scattered all over the world due to their respective careers, some basic contacts and bonds are still maintained in private. Among the large and small factions and departmental groups formed by the internal history of Huai Town, the identity of the local Tu people represented by these Dengzhou survivors is particularly subtle and special; their influence and human resources, It is still mainly focused on the commercial field and overseas trade network and layout. On the contrary, it has always lacked any sense of presence in the local power structure of Huaidi. This was originally a basic attitude and detached position for these people with the characteristics of Gudengzhou Town to stay away from right and wrong and avoid getting involved in disputes; however, this kind of alienated status quo and mood has now reached the point where it has to be It's time for change and. As Huai Town has continuously conquered cities and territories over the years and swept across the vast Northland, the atmosphere and pattern of the King's Overlord Industry have gradually become more prominent and formed, but these Dengzhou survivors are still staying in place and maintaining their old appearance. How can he be willing to fall behind and be left behind on the eve of a new era and new climate? He may even be absent from the power structure after achieving great achievements in the future, and become a marginalized group eliminated and forgotten by time. How can he be willing to do this? Although he does not care about his own reputation and reputation, and does not hesitate to be criticized and ignored by many people, he still cares about and cares about these old people in Dengzhou who have escaped from death and the suffering of the principality. Therefore, even if he usually tries his best to avoid suspicion and stay out of the matter, so as not to give people the excuse and suspicion to form a party for personal gain, or even arouse the suspicion of the superiors; but now he has to show his face for the future and future of this potential group. And as a result. Because, whether it is the Liaodong and Liaoxi (old and old alliance of Luo vassal) factions from Andong, the traditional Jiangning-Runzhou faction, or the Haidong sect that developed from Silla vassal, or the sects from Yizhou and other places Various old and new factions and regional groups in Haifan have begun to gradually exert their strength and secretly compete, just to gain the most basic advantage and position order in the new political structure in the future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Hebei Province, where the weather is gradually getting colder, new fortresses and long walls distributed along the Taihang Mountains were built piece by piece by the local people who were recruited with grain and cloth. With the news that the Western Army was gradually shrinking its forces and turning to the defensive, I began to return to Xuzhou under the protection of some Yaqian Army and Qinzhi Battalion. After all, these unexpected additional battles and unplanned targets have consumed a large amount of resources and mobilized personnel that Huai Town has reserved for the war; I need to make adjustments and remedies from a macro perspective after I return, so that the subsequent Negative impacts and potential losses are minimized. Moreover, the non-stop northern expedition to Pinglu Road moved to the front and back mountains, and then turned to the territory of Hebei for a thunderous and hole-sweeping all-round advance. Finally, there were several battles with the fierce Western Army; from top to bottom The soldiers have also accumulated considerable fatigue and fatigue, and really need a good rest and replenishment. And those local troops that have been recruited and mobilized also need to be rewarded, punished and deposed according to their performance. The old, weak and disabled are eliminated to fill the place, and the strong ones are selected, reorganized and expanded to join the local suppression sequence; Therefore, as the saying goes, It is a state of fatigue and sleepiness of "more than enough defense but not enough progress". Despite this, I continue to stay and maintain "heavy force groups" in three directions in Hebei, Henan, Huainan and other places, with two or three replenishments in each direction. The complete military order, totaling 100,000 people; strategically adopts a pincer posture of defending in the south and attacking in the west, with the commander Wang Gui (in charge of Henan) and Liangchen (in charge of Henan) and Cui Bangbi (in charge of Huainan) as the commanders respectively. As a basic requirement for managing the frontier and preparing for long-term enemies, three secondary Yanbian defense envoys, namely Datong, Wuzhou and Shuozhou, were set up in the border area north of Yanshan to oversee the new formation. Seventeen border defense battalions, as well as local garrison regiments, patrols, and armed garrison regiments were fully staffed; at the same time, the Huaisi Defense Envoy and Jibei Defense Envoy who had become inner areas were abolished. Furthermore, the responsibility for the Hecao River was expanded. The duties and scope of the Huaishang patrol officers related to the waterway forces were divided into four routes: Hebei, Huaishang, Henan, and Huainan, each with its own responsibilities. Then, before the coming of winter, there was news of resistance and riots being suppressed. Among them, the household registration and land clearance of 21 prefectures in Hebei Province have just been calculated; What surprised me a little is that compared to the dilapidated Pinglu Road in Dingkou, which is only named after many wars, After the disaster, there were actually about 700,000 to 800,000 households and nearly 4 million people in Hebei. It was indeed the heart of the Central Plains that has been known as the best in the world in all dynasties. Although most of them are in the traditional sense. The proportion of the agricultural population in the world that is educated and possesses skills is very small, so it is not suitable for immediate transformation into industrial workers or relatively qualified mobilization soldiers; but in any case, with so much agricultural population that can be controlled and mobilized, once After initially getting used to and accepting the control of Huai Town and stabilizing, it means that more skilled industrial workers and potential military service who have initially laid a foundation in Huai District can be liberated from the daily industrial, mining, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, salt and agricultural production. The so-called purpose is to use the newly conquered land and population to generate the most basic agricultural resources, while using the relatively tame, reliable and stable Huaidi population to serve as the cornerstone of industrial development and the potential basis for large-scale mobilization of troops and labor in the future. In this way, it is possible to use a smaller population base to achieve productivity and mobilization efficiency that is several times, ten times or even greater than that under the traditional feudal social power and production model, and it is even easier to fight through so-called internal operations. Easily form a local overwhelming advantage.