After the military meeting, everyone else retreated, leaving Liang Qiming and Qin Mu in the entire conference room.

"In the past few days, I have been to eat and drink every day, making me lose all my strength." Qin Mu said when there were only two people left.

"Haha, sir, we have paid such a big price this time. You can't just have one meal. sir, must have your own plans?" Liang Qiming also said the point directly.

"Yes, I have my own plans, but it's not the time yet. You won't blame me for revoking your position as deputy commander." Qin Mu looked at Liang Qiming and asked.

"No, sir, you must have your arrangements if you do this," Liang Qiming said.

"This is what I want to talk to you today, and it is also about your future work." Qin Mu said solemnly. This is something that Qin Mu has been thinking about for a long time.

"Please give me instructions."

Liang Qiming also knew that what Qin Mu was going to talk about was definitely a very important thing, and it must be quite tricky, so he took out the paper and pen that had already been prepared.

"Haha, you don't have to be so serious, it's just a work arrangement." Qin Mu said easily.

"You and I know the situation very well. The Tokugawa Prefecture is basically in anarchy now. If our army had not been maintained here these days, it would have been in chaos. I want you to form administrative agencies at all levels of Tokugawa Prefecture within one month. After the administrative agencies at all levels of Tokugawa Prefecture are established, you should focus on the entire Tokugawa Prefecture. After all, I am the governor of Tokugawa Prefecture, and the other four prefectures will soon be under our jurisdiction. At that time, a large number of administrative personnel will definitely be needed. You don't have to take care of the military affairs, you only need administrative aspects. Do you have any problems?"

Unexpectedly, Qin Mu suddenly raised such an important question, Liang Qiming felt a burst of blood in his heart. Isn’t this what he dreamed of? Unexpectedly, it became a reality in the blink of an eye. He was always angry that his talents could not be displayed, and even refused to abandon literature and martial arts. In order to have a place to display his talents? Now he finally has the opportunity to display it, but Tokugawa Prefecture is now blank. He has to start from scratch. Can he complete such a arduous and complex task in such a short time?

Seeing Liang Qiming fall into deep thought after a moment of excitement, Qin Mu was also very satisfied with his choice and was able to calmly consider issues under the temptation of great power. This can tell a person's quality.

"Sir, thank you for your trust in Liang Qiming, but the foundation of Tokugawa Prefecture is too poor now. It is very difficult to complete the task in such a short time. I am afraid that it will delay the great affairs of the adults." Liang Qiming replied to Qin Mu after thinking for a long time.

"You don't have to worry too much. I have decided on this matter. I will wait for a while and you will need any help. Now you can touch it first."

Qin Mu encouraged Liang Qiming with confidence and paid more attention to Liang Qiming's military capabilities. Qin Mu valued his management capabilities more.

"Since the adult has made a decision, I will not refuse. I will do my best, just hope that the adult can find more helpers for me." Liang Qiming saw that Qin Mu had made up his mind and really wanted to meet this challenge, so he agreed.

"You have to understand that even if I find a few people to help you, you are the master. They are the deputy. If there is a problem, I will only ask you. There are many problems in Tokugawa Prefecture now. I hope that when you set up an administrative agency, you will also summarize the various problems existing in Tokugawa Prefecture and even the other four Tokugawa Prefecture. For example, in terms of economy, population, defense, public security, etc., and you must carefully study it and come up with practical solutions. When appropriate, we will discuss and discuss it to prepare for the rapid development of Tokugawa Prefecture. At the same time, you must also establish an effective method and try to discover talents. In Tokugawa Prefecture, I am planning to be a nepotist and talent-oriented person. As long as you have the ability and ability, no matter what his background, nationality or qualifications, I welcome it."

Qin Mu saw that Liang Qiming had already put on the trap, and took the opportunity to increase his investment layer by layer. These "small things" should be trained to train subordinates. A leader will give full play to the enthusiasm of subordinates, otherwise he would not have so much time to do more "important" things, such as dancing with beautiful women, rolling on the bed sheets, etc.

Seeing Liang Qiming frowning and wanting to refuse, Qin Mu hurriedly comforted Liang Qiming: "Of course, if you think the matter is very serious and it is difficult to make a decision, after everyone's discussion, you can ask me for instructions when necessary, that is, when I have time and have to be in a good mood."

"But I believe that there are generally not many such things, right? Okay, okay, I won't talk about these annoying things now. If you still feel upset, then go back and get upset by yourself. Anyway, don't affect my good mood at this moment."

"Now we should go to the Zhao family to go to the banquet. The Zhao family is the most prominent family in Tokugawa Prefecture. Well, I don't know if there is a romance. What, you don't even know what romance is? Wu, this is that kind of dance." Qin Mu pulled Liang Qiming, who was full of pain, and excitedly went to the banquet.

In the next ten days, Qin Mu and Liang Qiming attended the banquet held by all the famous merchants in Tokugawa Prefecture to thank Qin Mu and his troops for their great contributions to defending Tokugawa Castle on time. Qin Mu also refused everyone, attended one by one, and continued to cheer up the merchants and encouraged them to expand their business.

While drinking and having fun, merchants asked Qin Mu intentionally or unintentionally if there was any place in which Qin Mu and his army needed support and help. The merchants were willing to do their best to meet the needs of Qin Mu and his army, and some merchants directly proposed how much money, food and material support they were willing to provide. Qin Mu thanked them one by one and refused. For Qin Mu, what they lacked now is money, food and material. So many troops need to be maintained and such a large stall needs to be spread out. All these require money.

Through a few days of observation and conversation, and combined with the information he had, Qin Mu had a certain understanding of the situation of these merchants.

Due to the wars that have lasted for more than ten years, the economy has actually been on the verge of collapse. In order to avoid the war, many people fled with their families and their families. The population has dropped sharply from nearly 700,000 at their peak to less than 250,000 at present, and the urban population is less than 150,000 at its peak. The industry has almost completely stopped. The leather processing industry, which has always been very famous, has only a few larger workshops remaining in surviving. Others are either bankrupt or moving out.

The originally very prosperous commercial trade gradually shrank due to the control of the Huns' major passage to the west. Later, with the frequent wars and extreme deterioration of social security, horse thieves and bandits rose everywhere, and the safety of life and property of merchants from all over the country was not guaranteed in Tokugawa Prefecture. Commercial trade fell sharply, and for the time, Tokugawa Prefecture declined, and one day became worse.

Local merchants were also forced to move their workshops, shops and even small families to other places to seek development. Some even moved their families and never came back. Those who stayed in the local area were sure to pay attention, and as long as the situation was wrong, they would close the door and leave.

Now, Qin Mu led the army of Tokugawa County to defeat the strong with weak defeat and the many with few defeats, and the news of defeating the Huns has quickly spread throughout Tokugawa County, and even the entire western region, and has a great influence in the surrounding countries. In addition, Qin Mu also expressed his willingness to lead his own army to stay in Tokugawa Prefecture and continue to defend the security of Tokugawa Prefecture, which immediately ignited the hope that local merchants had long been shattered. Even many merchants who had already left Tokugawa Prefecture and even Tokugawa Prefecture and other merchants were full of expectations.

After all, Tokugawa Prefecture in Tokugawa County has a very superior geographical location. It is close to the Tengri Grassland, the raw material production area of ​​leather. It has always had the tradition of leather processing and has a rich labor resources. What is more important is that this is an important channel to the northern part of the East and the Western continents.

Since the north-south Great Hengduan Mountains lie between the Central and Eastern continents, the terrain is not only steep and steep, but also surrounded by undeveloped primeval forests that cannot be crossed at all. Only when it is north and south are a plain, it naturally becomes the two continental channels connecting the Central and Western continents and the East continents. Tokugawa Prefecture is located at the throat of this major channel to the north.

In addition, Tokugawa Prefecture has a vast area and the largest area among the five Tokugawa Prefectures. It has fertile land and abundant grain. The surrounding area has rich products and numerous specialties. It is the best place to become a material distribution center.

The merchants who are still in Tokugawa Prefecture and want to return to Tokugawa Prefecture are naturally divided into two types. One is the merchants who take advantage of the advantages of being close to the origin of leather raw materials to operate the leather processing industry, and the other is the merchants who use their special geographical location to engage in commodity trading. The former is represented by the Zhao family, and the latter is led by the Xu family. In short, the two types of merchants constitute the current upper class of Tokugawa Prefecture.

The landlord forces that are more common in other places were almost completely eliminated in Tokugawa due to repeated sweeping and looting by the Huhuns over the past decade. Except for the land where farmers cultivate land near the border areas near other prefectures, other parts of Tokugawa Prefecture are basically deserted, especially in the western and northern areas close to the Huhuns, it is rare to see people for dozens of miles.
Chapter completed!