First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 252 1 Booklet

The next day, Xie Yingfeng saw that there was nothing to do in the military camp, so he was just packing up and preparing to go out when he saw Wei Ling walk in.

"I'm just about to go see Wan Ning. If you're free, come with me. I always hear her say that the store is very busy, and she hasn't had time to go these days. It just so happens that she's not busy today, so we can go together." Xie Yingfeng said to Wei Ling with a smile.

"No rush." Wei Ling raised his hand and waved, motioning Xie Yingfeng to sit down.

Xie Yingfeng frowned slightly, "What's the sudden incident?"

"Take a look at this." Wei Ling took out a booklet and threw it to Xie Yingfeng.

When Xie Yingfeng opened it, his eyes lit up.

He quickly found a chair and sat down to look carefully.

This booklet was written by Wei Ling after he sorted out what Su Jixiang said to him last night when he was half asleep and half awake, and then added his own opinions.

Su Jixiang was very tired at that time, so what he said was only a rough and general idea, but Wei Ling did not sleep all night.

After he put Su Jixiang to bed, he went to the study alone. He thought all night and finally put together this booklet.

This booklet describes the development of Mangcheng in the next five years, which is based on the five-year plan that Su Jixiang talked about when he was half asleep.

He felt very good after listening to it.

The planning written in this booklet is basically based on the ideas provided by Su Jixiang.

He wanted to conduct a comprehensive survey among the entire Black Tiger Army and the people of Mangcheng.

Select people with skills and special abilities.

And we need to go to the surrounding cities and counties to post notices to recruit talented people.

It just so happened that Mangcheng needed to be expanded, and he could use this as an excuse to recruit talented people without appearing particularly out of place in the eyes of others.

He also wanted to find out how many children of school age there were in Mangcheng and how many of them were displaced. He wanted to build several schools to teach these children either literature or martial arts.

After five years, useful talents will definitely emerge from these children.

As for the widows and widowers who lost their other half due to the war, he isolated them and encouraged them to remarry, because population was the most basic factor in maintaining the prosperity of Mangcheng.

He also wanted to reclaim the surrounding wasteland, not only to expand the area and scope of Mangcheng, but also to increase the area of arable land and grazing land, and to open up vegetable gardens, farmland and pastures specifically for the army.

In this way, even if the imperial court cut off their military pay and rations in the future, at least they could still produce some rations from their own fields.

It is spring now. The spring in Mangcheng always comes one month later than in the Central Plains. It is a good time for land reclamation. Once the land has blossomed, there will be enough time for sowing.

"Great!" Xie Yingfeng couldn't help but slap his thigh when he saw this! He said repeatedly, "I said you are amazing, you even thought of this trick?"

In fact, even if Wei Ling didn't say it, Xie Yingfeng would still be worried about the future development of the Black Tiger Army. Now, because there are powerful enemies around, the Black Tiger Army is doing okay. After all, they are very important in the cracks. What about the future? Once the crisis of Prince Chenliu is resolved, I am afraid that Wei Ling and his existence in the Black Tiger Army will be a thorn in the eyes of the new emperor.

Instead of kneeling down and asking the imperial court for money and food, it is better to become self-reliant first.

"This was proposed by Jixiang." Wei Ling's eyes were filled with tenderness when he mentioned Su Jixiang. "I also wrote this thing after listening to her plan."

"What?" Xie Yingfeng was startled when he heard this. He quickly flipped through the book and asked, "Did she come up with all the ideas in this book?"

"Yes!" Wei Ling nodded. "She came up with the general idea. I just refined it and arranged the steps to complete it."

"Give me some time!" Xie Yingfeng was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out. He stared at Wei Ling for a long time before he came to his senses.

He knew that Wei Ling would not lie to him, and there was no need for him to do so, but the things in this booklet were indeed beyond his imagination. He did not look down on women, but he really did not expect that the views and ideas in this booklet were all from a woman's mind.

"Wait for me to take a closer look." Xie Yingfeng continued to look through it.

A trading port was opened and customs management was established. As long as merchants were willing to do business in Daxie, Mangcheng would issue a pass. Any transaction of any amount concluded in Daxie was tax-free in the first year. Stamp tax was levied in the second year. The stamp tax was charged in proportion to the amount of the transaction between the two parties. The larger the amount, the more was paid. Goods could only be cleared with a tax payment certificate. The safety of goods in Mangcheng was the sole responsibility of the Black Tiger Army.

"This is also great!" Xie Yingfeng's eyes went blank when he saw this.

"Keep watching." Seeing Xie Yingfeng praising Su Jixiang's idea so much, the light in Wei Ling's eyes softened a little.

"Encourage women and children to work." Xie Yingfeng said, "Open military factories to make military uniforms, bedding and other necessities. Give priority to arranging jobs for military families. Open schools within the army, and all children over the age of three can go to school. The teachers will be those who are literate in the army, and the Black Tiger Army will invite great scholars from Mangcheng to teach them." Xie Yingfeng pointed to this and said to Wei Ling, "This is a good idea!"

There are so many Black Tigers in Mangcheng, and many of them are of marriageable age, but they can't find a wife. The people of Mangcheng are not willing to marry their daughters to soldiers. The biggest reason is that marrying a soldier is precarious. What if the soldier dies on the battlefield one day, what will happen to the whole family? People say that if you marry a man, you will have clothes to wear and food to eat, but how can the men in the army protect their families if they can't even protect their lives?

But things are different with this factory. On the one hand, it can solve the problem of clothing for the soldiers, and on the other hand, it can provide security for the families of the soldiers. Even if the man is gone, at least the wife at home has a decent way to make money and support the family.

Besides, there were originally many family members of the soldiers in the Mangcheng Black Tiger Army. They had nothing to do at home except cooking and waiting for their husbands to take care of the children.

The concept of this school has invisibly elevated the status of the Black Tiger Army. If you want to attend the army's exclusive school, first of all, you have to be a member of the Black Tiger Army!

This will not only make the Black Tiger Army a place that people in Mangcheng yearn for, but will also make the soldiers of the Black Tiger Army more loyal. After all, the Black Tiger Army has solved two major issues: work and study for their wives and children.

Xie Yingfeng stood up excitedly, pacing back and forth while looking at the booklet written by Wei Ling. He could almost see what a brand new look the Black Tiger Army and Mang City would have in five years if they really followed the plan in this booklet!