Then Li Dadan gave a brief report on the military training situation. The Second Corps already has considerable combat effectiveness and is enough to cope with the First World War. The training work of the Fifth Division has also made great progress, but since the Gaoshan soldiers had almost never received regular military training, it still takes a certain amount of time to strengthen it. However, it is estimated that the expected purpose of training will be basically achieved in September. Now, except for the Fifth Division, there are insufficient personnel arrangements for several other divisions.

After listening to everyone's reports, Qin Mu did not hesitate to praise everyone present for their achievements. Qin Mu knew that the praise from his superiors was often better than any other reward. This was not only a recognition of their hard work, but also an affirmation of their work ability.

After the praise, Qin Mu also put forward his own opinion. The military training can only be strengthened, not relaxed; the construction of infrastructure can be slowed down appropriately, after all, the fundraising will take some time. Although the last amount of funds in the imperial court has been transferred to the Tokugawa County account through Wanfeng Money House, Qin Mu is worried that the situation around him is unstable and wars may occur at any time. He must leave enough emergency funds as a backup and increase investment after the second half of the year; he must increase the collection of taxes. Since the government has given preferential tax policies, if there are still people who attempt to evade taxes, they will never tolerate them and should be severely punished to deter others.

The entire trip to Northwest County was a complete success. During this period, Qin Mu, accompanied by Zhuge Fang, inspected the road construction site from Woyuan Town to Heping Town, and delivered a enthusiastic speech on the construction site, encouraging people of all ethnic groups to work hard, strive to build New Northwest County in a faster, better and more convenient manner.

Afterwards, Qin Mu inspected the construction of towns in Woyuan Town and Heping Town, and cut the ribbons for the newly built hospitals and schools in the local area. Qin Mu also asked grassroots officials to plan land reasonably and encourage foreign merchants to come to invest, build factories, and do business. At the same time, he also encouraged local Gaoshan people to go out boldly, gain knowledge and learn skills.

At the meeting of grassroots government officials in the southern and western areas of the Northwest County Government, Qin Mu affirmed the achievements made by grassroots officials of all ethnic groups. He also warned them that he would never tolerate discrimination against ethnic minorities, but he would never allow some people to use their ethnic identity to disobey local government management or commit favoritism and fraud, and to be corrupt and abuse the law. No matter which ethnic official is, no matter what position he holds, he must be supervised by the Supervision Bureau. Once illegal acts are found, he will be severely punished and no one will be above the law. Under Qin Mu's insincere attacks, some people have to take the initiative to surrender to the Supervision Bureau after the meeting.

After the meeting, Qin Mu had a separate meeting with the four great elders of the Gaoshan tribe. They had gradually adapted to the current status of imperial government officials, and Qin Mu also hoped that they would gradually integrate into the Northwest County and become ordinary members of their own.

Qin Mu asked them to strengthen their management and education of subordinates, improve the quality of government officials, and at the same time invited four people to Northwest County to watch the military training report.

In the subsequent report drill of the Fifth Division of the Northwest County, Qin Mu invited all the famous gentry, great merchants and government officials at all levels from the Northwest County Government to watch. He also made an exception and allowed some people in the prefecture to enter the competition to watch. The drill was unprecedentedly successful. After watching the drill, the gentry and merchants were shocked by the amazing combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Gaoshan tribe, he was also admired by Qin Mu's ability to take such a force as an assistant.

The elders of the Gaoshan tribe were also particularly proud to be able to inspect the troops of the Northwest County Government. This was something that the Gaoshan tribe had never thought of before, and it was also a special treatment that the Gaoshan tribes had never thought of in other places. This fully reflects the policy of equality among all ethnic groups in Qin and Mu.

Qin Mu's prestige also rose to an unprecedented level, and almost everyone regarded Qin Mu as the emperor of the Northwest County. He was also enthusiastically welcomed by the local people everywhere.

In his spare time, Qin Mu would play around with Sima Qingqing and his girls. Sima Qingqing was naturally the best tour guide and would have fun with her girls at night.

Qin Mu also took time to visit Sima Yuan, who was already the president of the Northwest County Chamber of Commerce. He has now become a busy man. Not only did he vigorously invest in the southern part of the Northwest County, he built several new medicine halls to purchase medicinal materials, but he also had to deal with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. During the conversation, he also expressed his desire to expand the export of medicinal materials to the empire Jiangnan County, Wuhu County and Loulan Kingdom.

Qin Mu also talked to him about Sima Qingqing's relationship. He just hoped that Qin Mu would not let Sima Qingqing down. He didn't say much else. He was a wise man. In fact, he already knew how far my relationship with Sima Qingqing had developed.

As September comes, the temperature is even hotter. Fortunately, Northwest County is an excellent summer resort due to its high forest coverage. Just as Sima Qingqing and I were immersed in endless joy, an urgent report from Liang Qiming forced me to set off back to Tokugawa Prefecture.

"At present, the situation in Meishan County and Longdong County has lost control. Except for the capital city, most other areas have been controlled by the riot army and those bandit organizations that took advantage of the situation. A small number of riot army have already tentatively moved in the junction with Tokugawa County and Northwest County. Lord Shangguan has asked me to report to the Lord, what should I do? Can I pursue it across the border?"

"There are also the eastern expeditions of the Huns in the east that have been mobilized in advance for the war. According to intelligence, the conquests of the Huns in the east will be more than the previous year, reaching 500,000 people. It is estimated that the proportion of infantry will also increase significantly compared with the previous year. The intelligence also reflects that as early as the first half of the year, the Huns ordered a large number of siege equipment from the Famini Empire on the western continent, including large siege weapons such as rushing cars, arrow towers, and crashes." Liang Qiming also seemed worried when he reported.

If this is true, it seems that the Huns wanted to make the losses back on themselves, but can they do what they want?

Qin Mu narrowed his eyes and lay on the chair of the Grand Master. He listened to Liang Qiming and Yuzhu introducing detailed information from all aspects, and asked Liang Qiming casually: "The Huns have encountered a severe drought again, so they must search for the neighbors around them again. How did the countries in the Western Regions react?"

"The Husbands have already thought that the five countries in the Western Regions have issued a list of required materials. The five countries in the Western Regions have reacted very strongly and have sent people to negotiate with the Husbands, but the specific situation is still unclear."

"Did any of the five Western Regions send people to contact us to resist the lowly and the Huns?"

Although Qin Mu hoped that the five countries in the Western Regions would be able to protect themselves, he also wanted to see how long these five countries could last for the patience of blackmail from the Huns.

"As of now, no one has come to contact us actively." Liang Qiming replied.

"It seems that the countries in the Western Regions are still too afraid of the military strength of the Huns, and they are not at ease with us."

Qin Mu stood up with a smile, "But if the situation was clear, there would be no suspense. But I heard that Haybal, the king of Loulan Kingdom, was quite strategic, and he would not dare to react even if he was so difficult?"

Liang Qiming thought for a while, "Loulan Kingdom is located in the central and northern part of the five Western Regions. It is still separated from our territory by Gaochang Kingdom, and it is more than 200 kilometers away. I am afraid he is worried that even if he joins us, he will not be able to help him much."

"Well, this is the only reason. However, the lowly Huns have made more and more difficult for the survival of the five Western Regions."

Qin Mu nodded in agreement with Liang Qiming's opinion, "I heard that Haybal has a daughter who is very outstanding. Not only is she beautiful in the country, but she is also skilled in archery and horses. She is known as the "Mulan of the Western Regions". I wonder if it is true?" Qin Mu's eyes showed another ray of eagerness to try.

"Not bad, absolutely true."

Liang Qiming showed a very confused expression on his fat face, and found out the materials in his hand, "Haibal's daughter is named Haliqinna, who is seventeen years old. She is the number one beauty in the Western Regions. She not only has the appearance of falling fish and falling geese, but also has a strong martial arts skills. It is said that even men in Loulan Country are not comparable. Last year, the Second Highness of Kuqa Kingdom met Haliqinna on the road, which was shocked and entangled, and angered Haliqinna. Together with the guards of Kuqa Kingdom, they were beaten up by Haliqinna. This incident shocked the entire Western Regions and cast a shadow on the relationship between the two countries. In the end, the king of Baica came forward to reconcile, which was considered to be barely restored."

"It seems like a thorny rose. Liang Qiming, you really collect information about this area without leaking it." Qin Mu looked at Liang Qiming with a smile.

"That's natural. There is no omission in intelligence work, it's related to the overall situation." Liang Qiming replied with an unlucky face.

"Since the Huns were determined to fight with us, we had to stay with you to the end. Yuzhu, you assist Lord Liang, and analyze and organize all the personal situations about Ukra and the current expedition forces in the western and eastern expeditions. You also need to strengthen the collection of information on the military composition and combat effectiveness of the military commanders of various parts of the military, and the marching routes, especially the military composition and marching routes of their subordinates. "

Whether it was Yuzhu or Zhuge Fang in charge of the intelligence department, Qin Mu never relaxed. They did a very good job and made every effort to ensure the financial support, so they also did a very successful job in intelligence work for several important goals.

"As for Meishan County and Longdong County, we will not care about them for the time being. The last time we sent troops to the Northwest County was already causing a stir in the imperial court. If we crossed the border rashly this time, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble. Moreover, when fighting on both sides, our troops were far from enough. Let's solve the big problem of the Huns, the confidant of the Huns, first." Qin Mu's tone was full of confidence in winning.
Chapter completed!