The end of 1690 wasn't a peaceful year. It was still the same even after they left Western Sichuan. After Emperor Qian 'ai died, there was a fight for the position of chief minister in Qian Capital. Duan Zhilong and Xu Yuanshan weren't willing to submit to each other. This caused the center of power in Qian Capital to be suspended for a long time. Outside the pass, Chen Yulin, who had recently become the governor of Feng City, was assassinated by the cherry blossom people. Fortunately, the assassination failed!!
In the south, Long Jiguang, Chen Shuiting, and Wang Chuanyao were also doing things their own way in their own territories. They were recruiting soldiers and buying horses. It was truly a chaotic world now. Even the currency of the Great Qian Dynasty was not unified. For example, the paper currency issued by Diannan Province was not recognized by the north.
Therefore, the recognition of gold and silver became higher and higher.
Even the banknotes issued by Qianjing and Song Jiang would not work in the southwest.
In Guangyi County, a few days ago, the commander of the 9th division of the Sichuan army rebelled in the northern region. The commander, Zheng Yuanhua, threatened to attack Rong City and take revenge for Xiong Kewu.
Yesterday, the commander of the 10th division, Zuo Yongning, responded to Zheng Yuanhua and denounced Lin Tianhong and Liu Renhou.
"Regiment Commander, this move of yours is really amazing. Right now in Rong City, Lin Tianhong and Liu Renhou are probably already cursing. Damn it, no matter how capable Lin Tianhong is, he doesn't have the energy to deal with us.”
The rumors of Lin Tianhong's conspiracy to suppress the martial arts had been spreading throughout Western Sichuan in the past few days. Perhaps the teachers from all over the country were somewhat loyal to the martial arts, but most of them were doing it because of benefits. No matter what, Lin Tianhong would be suspected by his subordinates in Rong City in the future.
Perhaps the troops stationed in the various regions could really join forces and kill Lin Tianhong and Liu Renhou.
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Even if Lin Tianhong knew that it was Li Yao who did it and that Guangyi had been turned upside down, he would never send a large army to attack Guangyi.
"It's just a stopgap measure. If I had a division now, even if Rong City's main force attacked, what would I have to fear?？”
The military strength was still too little.
An independent regiment only had about 2,000 people, and the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers they were equipped with weren't much of an advantage against the main Sichuan army.
Li Yao was very sure that the Sichuan Army had cannons with larger calibers. They might not have a lot of them, but they were definitely equipped.。
However, the production capacity of the armory had not been greatly improved yet. Moreover, if they expanded too many regular troops at once, neither the arrangement of officers nor the training of the army could keep up. Therefore, the idea of expanding the army by a division had to be delayed.
Fortunately, the militia system and the reserve duty system in Guangyi had been officially implemented. In a year or two, the available soldiers in Guangyi would definitely exceed Li Yao's imagination.
Besides, Li Yao was not so honest in the surrounding counties. There were not many major forces in Southwest Sichuan. Once Guangyi's side was developed, people would naturally come over.
People walked towards the higher ground, and water flowed towards the lower ground.
As long as they earned money from Guangyi, the population of Guangyi would only increase.
In the last month of 1916, the temperature in Guangyi became colder and colder, especially in the mountainous areas. However, all the towns and villages in Guangyi were desperately building township primary schools. With the donations of the Shen family, the Wu family, the Zheng family and other wealthy families, they had prepared almost five million Qian Yuan. Shen Wan alone had taken out nearly three million Qian Yuan. The wealth of the richest man in Western Sichuan could not be underestimated.
Maotou Town was located in the west of the county town. A busy construction site was filled with men and women, old men and old women. It seemed that everyone in the town had arrived.
"Kid, you don't look familiar.”
The old man grabbed a flatbread in his hand. It was filling and easy to make. Many people liked to eat this flatbread. They would add some chili to get rid of the moisture in their bodies. These days were very happy. The old man and the old woman were not requisitioned locally. They volunteered to work at the construction site. Anyway, they had nothing to do.
They would not ask the construction team for money. The people of the southwest were simple and honest. Moreover, the days were so prosperous now. Who would care?
In the past, when winter was about to arrive, they were still thinking about how to spend the New Year this year. They had no money and no rice. But this year was different, especially for their sons and daughters. Many of them went to the factories in the county town. They were paid two or three Qian Yuan a month, and they even provided food and accommodation. How much could two or three Qian Yuan be enough for them to buy?？
One piece of Qian Yuan could buy ten catties of pork and two to three hundred eggs at Guangyi…
In the past, they didn't dare to eat because they had to save money. They were afraid that they wouldn't be able to eat their next meal. But now, they were no longer afraid. Their son and daughter earned so much money in a month. Moreover, the town would sometimes give them some inconspicuous things, such as sesame oil and salt, which were all necessities of life.
The town also said that the county was working on next year's tax policy. It was decided that starting next year, taxes would be greatly reduced and wealth would be truly stored among the people.
For the first time, these old men were full of hope for their future lives.
They had never experienced such good days before.
This young man was naturally Li Yao. He liked to go underground, to unfamiliar places, and be a construction boy. This way, he could hear their voices to the greatest extent.
"I'm studying in a county school. The teacher said that we should go to the countryside to experience it so that we can understand what we need in the future.”
The old man looked at Li Yao, who was fair and clean. He could tell at a glance that Li Yao was a scholar. Studying was good, studying was really good. Wasn't the school they were building now a township primary school?
"Going to school is good, going to school is good. Next year, my grandchildren will also go to school. Look, this school will be built in two months. I won't go back for dinner tonight. I'll work overtime and finish the school as soon as possible.”
The old man took another bite of the flatbread. His mouth was about to split open from laughter. When Li Yao heard this, he was certain in his heart. It seemed that there was not much resistance to the implementation of the four-year primary education. As long as these families could earn money and no longer pin their hopes on farming forever, they were still willing to let their children enter school.
It was not just primary schools. There were secondary schools and technical schools to be built to train more technical workers. If one year was not enough, then two years. If two years were not enough, then three years. It was only 1916 now, so Li Yao still had time.
Not far away, even though the sky was about to turn dark, the busy construction site did not stop. It was not only for the high salary, but also because Guangyi was their ideal place. It was like their own home. They wanted to build it well.
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