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Luoyang City, Henan government office.

Lin Feng and his entourage came to the door, and Li Xiongzhen, who had just received the news, hurriedly greeted them. When they met, they immediately complained: "Why didn't you notify the Marquis in advance when he came, so that I could go out of the city to meet you?"

Lin Feng patted him on the shoulder and said, "I just want to make a surprise inspection to see if you have done anything to feel sorry for Wanyu."

"Ahem, how is that possible? I am very honest in Luoyang. If you don't believe me, ask Shopkeeper Meng!"

"It's true, Deputy Governor Li basically never leaves the house." Meng Xin quickly came out to testify.

"Okay, just kidding, I'm too lazy to care about your nonsense, just go in first." Lin Feng said.

"Then if you didn't tell me earlier, you'd scare me. How about we go to Shili Chunfeng to enjoy the scenery at night?" Li Xiongzhen said something close to Lin Feng's ear.

Lin Feng was quite moved when he heard this. Since last year, he had either been fighting or on the road to fight. He was very tired both physically and mentally, so it would be a good idea to relax. What's more, you can't just talk about business with your old gay friends, you have to have fun when it's time to have fun.

So he nodded imperceptibly, and then said: "Go to the government meeting hall first and talk about the situation in Luoyang."

Li Xiongzhen immediately understood that he had to deal with business matters first and then relax.

Lin Feng came to the front seat of the government office meeting hall and sat down. On his left were civil officials such as Li Xiongzhen, Li Fei, Meng Xin, Kang Menghui, and on his right sat military generals such as Deng Hao, Lu Jun, Panda, Fang Tiedan, and Yang, the deputy general manager of the staff. Heng, Deputy Director of the Intelligence Department Ma Ang, and the Staff Department praised Huang Hongchang.

"Xiong Zhen, please tell me about the recent situation in Luoyang." Lin Feng ordered.

"Okay, after the last full-scale occupation of Luoyang, the Marquis left a lot of money. We invested three hundred thousand taels to comprehensively renovate the city walls and streets of Luoyang. This money also greatly promoted the development of Luoyang. develop.

At present, the industrial layout of the Luoyang branch of Zhenming Group has been completed, especially Li's Grain and Oil, Zhenming Bank, etc. are developing rapidly.

As for government revenue, Luoyang collected a total of 200,000 taels in autumn taxes and 220,000 taels in commercial taxes in the fourth quarter of last year, bringing the total revenue to 420,000 taels. After leaving the government office, I kept 120,000 taels for my own use, and could hand over 100,000 taels to the Governor's Office. "Reported by Li Xiongzhenhui.

It turned out that Kang Mengqi, the prefect of Henan Province, interjected at this time: "Master Hou, in all the years I have been in Henan Province, Luoyang has never collected so much tax money, and the burden on the people has been reduced, and no one has any complaints."

"This means that when big rivers are filled with water and small rivers are full, the total economic development package will be enlarged, and the taxes we will collect will naturally increase." Lin Feng said.

"What the Marquis said is true!" Kang Mengqi replied.

"Okay, what else is going on in Luoyang?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

Li Xiongzhen continued: "At present, Luoyang has a population of 500,000 people. Because the city is becoming increasingly prosperous, many people from the surrounding areas have moved here, and the population is still increasing.

For the city defense of Luoyang, in addition to the two brigades of 10,000 people led by Lu Jun and Panda, we recruited another 5,000 people from the Minzhuang team, so the defense force is sufficient. "

"The rest of you have anything to add?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Master Marquis, Luoyang is a big city with many literati. I suggest that I organize a recruitment of officials and select some talents for my use." Kang Mengqi suggested that he now completely regarded himself as a member of the Zhenming Army.

"Okay, I'll ask Xiong Zhen to take charge of this matter and Magistrate Kang to help complete it." Lin Feng agreed.

"Yes!" Li Xiongzhen responded.

"Master Marquis, according to the latest information from our Tingfeng Guard, Li Zicheng has occupied Nanyang Fucheng and is currently recruiting troops. The next step should be to go north or east." Ma Ang, deputy director of Tingfeng Guard, continued to report.

"Approximately how many troops and horses does Li Zicheng have?"

"They coerced the refugees very quickly. They now claim to have an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people, but most of them are refugees with little fighting ability. The real cavalry of the old camp is estimated to be less than 3,000."

"Where is Hongtu's Third Mobile Division?" Lin Feng asked.

"We have arrived at Song County in Henan Prefecture and are expected to start attacking Ruzhou tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

After hearing this, Lin Feng came to the hanging map of Henan, looked at it carefully and said: "Order Lu Jun to lead the Shanxi Combat Brigade to go south from Luoyang, attack Ruyang County from north to south, and cooperate with the Third Mobile Division to attack Ruzhou."

"Understood." Lu Jun took the order.

"Allocate 3,000 people from Luoyang to the 1st Shanxi Combat Brigade. Lu Jun, after you capture Ruzhou, I will agree to expand the 1st Shanxi Combat Brigade into a combat division. Should the division be expanded into a Category B Division or a Category A Division?" Division, it all depends on your results. Inadequate soldiers must be dealt with by themselves." Lin Feng then ordered.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I will definitely work hard to expand it into a Category A division." Lu Jun said excitedly, which general doesn't want to lead more troops?

"Okay, I'll keep the number of the 1st Henan Combat Division for you. It will depend on your performance."

"Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, we have to decide on this numbering division." Lu Jun said with determination.

"Panda, the remaining 2,000 people in Luoyang City will supply you with supplies. The Luoyang Combat Brigade will be expanded into the Luoyang Combat Division. You will be the division commander and the establishment will be 10,000. If there are insufficient soldiers, you will recruit troops to supplement them. In addition, the Henan Prefectural Government will Recruit three thousand troops as new members of the people to help defend the city." Lin Feng continued to make arrangements.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Panda said happily after hearing the order. He could finally be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

Lin Feng had already thought about this adjustment on his way to Luoyang. These two brigades were the only ones left in the army. Lu Jun and Panda also went out by his side, so they were allowed to expand and upgrade at the same time.

As a result, all brigade-level combat units of the Zhenming Army have been expanded into divisions.

There are a total of six Category A divisions, namely the 1st Cavalry Division, the 1st Mobile Division, the 2nd Mobile Division, the 3rd Mobile Division, the 1st Shanxi Combat Division and the soon-to-be Henan 1st Combat Division. The total number is 90,000.

There are six Category B divisions, namely Fugu Combat Division, Yan'an Combat Division, Longquanguan Combat Division, Taiyuan Combat Division, Xi'an Combat Division, and Luoyang Combat Division. The total number is sixty thousand.

Including the 5,000 people from Xiaolong Guards Division and 3,000 people from Zhenming Military Academy, the total army is 158,000 people.

"Master Marquis, after this expansion of the army, we have three divisions with more than 40,000 men in Henan. Do we want to attack Kaifeng Mansion and occupy the entire Henan?" Huang Hongchang, the staff officer, made a suggestion.

"Now is not the time to occupy Kaifeng. The city wall of Kaifeng is strong and the King of Zhou inside is known as a virtuous man. We must force Li Zicheng to go to Kaifeng. We will make plans after they both lose." Lin Feng stated his strategic intention.

"Understood!" Huang Hongchang replied.

"Okay, the specific tasks have been clarified. You go back and adjust and replenish the troops quickly, and strive to complete the expansion as soon as possible. Lu Jun, you go first, lead the Shanxi Combat Brigade to go south quickly, and occupy Ruzhou before expanding." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood!" Lu Jun took the order and left.

"I just talked about the military arrangements. Next, I will announce the arrangements for government affairs. Li Fei will serve as the governor of Henan Prefecture. Do you have any people on hand who can serve as deputies?" Lin Feng asked while announcing the appointment.

Li Xiongzhen thought for a while and said: "It turns out that Li Yongtu, the scribe of Luoyang County, helped us a lot when we first arrived in Luoyang. He is a member of Li Fei's clan and is relatively reliable. Now he is the prime minister of Luoyang County. I suggest that he be promoted one time."

"Okay, then let's appoint Rang as Tongzhi to assist Li Fei in governing Luoyang." Lin Feng agreed.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I will do my best to govern Luoyang and Henan Mansion." Li Fei stood up and accepted the order.

Everyone else in the audience congratulated Li Fei, except Kang Mengqi, the former prefect of Henan, who looked embarrassed and disappointed.

Lin Feng saw Kang Mengqi's expression at a glance and naturally understood his worries, so he said to him: "Prefect Kang, when we appoint senior civil servants in Zhenming Army, they must undergo training at our Zhenming Official School. You first go to Xi'an to participate in the training. After the training, you can Appointment based on position.

Recently, our Zhenming Army has occupied Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi, and will soon occupy Ruzhou. The territory is constantly expanding, and there are many new positions. As long as you work hard, you don't have to worry about not having a position. "

When Kang Mengqi heard this, he immediately showed a happy expression and said, "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis! I will definitely be very loyal to the Zhenming Army!"

"Okay, everything has been discussed. Let's disperse. Li Xiongzhen stays." Lin Feng announced that the meeting was adjourned.

After everyone left, Lin Feng said to Li Xiongzhen: "Xiongzhen, you didn't mention the revenue of the group's divisions just now, but are you worried that others will know?"

"Yuanshan guessed it right. The revenue of our Zhenming Group's Luoyang branch is extremely impressive, especially since last time you handed over all the rare treasures seized from Prince Fu's Mansion to Zhenming Trading Company for sale. The total profit in the fourth quarter exceeded one One million taels, I'm worried that with so many people here, it won't be good to tell the truth, money and silk are so touching." Li Xiongzhen said worriedly.

"Yes, Xiong Zhen was right to be cautious. This million taels plus the 1.5 million taels left after the last inspection of Prince Fu's Mansion. You used 300,000 taels for construction, and the fraction of 200,000 taels is also Leave it to Henan Mansion, and the remaining two million taels will be deposited into the treasury of the Governor's Mansion through Zhenming Bank." Lin Feng ordered.

"The one million taels from last time have been put into the treasury. How dare I hold such a large amount of money in my hands? Luoyang City can't use so much money. I suggest that Zhenming Group's one million taels should go through Zhenming Bank. Leave it to the group's general treasury so that it can be more convenient for you to manage." Li Xiongzhen suggested.

Lin Feng has absolute controlling rights in the Zhenming Group. One person can basically have the final say on how the funds are used. Once it is handed over to the Governor's Mansion, all departments have to fight for the use of funds. If Lin Feng wants to have the final say, he must consider the influence of many factors. .

This is the same as the imperial treasury of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty and his personal inner treasury.

Lin Feng understood immediately when he heard it and said: "You boy, this is public money. It doesn't matter where you put it. But if you put it in the group's account, you can also distribute dividends. Twenty thousand taels were already distributed a year ago. Xiongzhen, you can get nearly One thousand taels. If you go to Shili Chunfeng tonight, you can treat me."

"Yuanshan, you can get more than fifteen thousand taels, but you still want to exploit my private money?" Li Xiongzhen protested.

"You don't have any private money, Wan Yu has already taken the bonus for you." Lin Feng immediately poured another plate of cold water on him, which was heartbreaking.

"Ah, that's too much! This is my private money!" Li Xiongzhen wailed.

"Forget it, I see how pitiful you are. The profit of the Luoyang branch of the group this time is very considerable, so I will reward you with a thousand taels. This can be a treat." Lin Feng thought for a while and let him go.

"Hey, that's a must. I'll arrange everything. Bao Yuanshan is satisfied with you!" Li Xiongzhen immediately became happy again when he heard that he could send money.

(End of this chapter)