Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 115 Taishan County Zhongping Sixth Year General Meeting (Part 1)
As a result, Dong Zhuo's relationship with the powerful and influential families deteriorated rapidly, and the conflict between the two sides quickly intensified.

Historically, the period of mutual restraint between Dong Zhuo and the powerful clans simply ceased to exist.

The tide of history has begun to run wild, racing towards the next stage.

The deposition and installation of the emperor, the escape of heroes, and the gathering of lords to attack Dong Zhuo—all these events were completed in just one month!
It's absolutely astonishing!
"My lord, the current situation is extremely favorable to us!"

After the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance was established, Dong Zhuo was extremely worried. In order to restrain the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance from behind, he decided to win over the lord. Therefore, through Emperor Liu Xie, he issued an edict appointing the lord as the governor of Yanzhou!
This imperial decree is already on its way to Taishan County.

At the same time, because the entire Yuan family was slaughtered, Yuan Kui was even more severely mutilated, his tendons and skin peeled off, and cut into a thousand pieces.

Therefore, the economic blockade defense line that Yuan Kui organized and established with the help of powerful families in the surrounding four states is now only in name.

After Yuan Shao established the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance, Wang Kuang, who had blocked the passage to Yanzhou, and Kong Zhou, who had blocked the passage to Yuzhou, completely abandoned the blockade and led their respective troops to join the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance!
Although Zang Hong, who blocked the Qingzhou passage, and Zang Ba, who blocked the Xuzhou passage, did not withdraw their troops, both places experienced serious Yellow Turban Rebellions.

With no battles between them and our army for a long time, their main focus has shifted to suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion in their respective prefectures and counties.

"The situation on the outskirts of Taishan County has changed dramatically. Our opportunity to launch an attack has finally arrived!" Jia Xu said excitedly.

Ji Qiu remained silent, though in his heart he agreed with Jia Xu's judgment.

Now is indeed the time for Taishan County to expand its influence.

But which way should we go?

How do I get there?
How far can it go?

How far do we need to go?

These issues require further detailed discussion.

Ji Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Don't rush things. Haste makes waste. This is not a small matter. We need to get everyone involved and have a collective discussion."

Let's discuss this in detail after the all-staff meeting!

“Yes!” Jia Xu said in a deep voice.

……

December 20th, the sixth year of Zhongping.

The Taishan County General Assembly of the sixth year of the Zhongping era was officially convened in the main hall of the Taishan County Prefectural Government.

Attendees included Ji Qiu, Prefect of Mount Tai; Zhuge Gui, Head of the Department of Political Affairs; Xi Zhong, Head of the Department of Military Affairs; Guo Jia, Head of the Department of Internal Affairs; Jia Xu, Head of the Department of External Affairs; Zao Zhi, Head of the Department of Industry; Yuan Huan, Head of the Department of Agriculture; Zhang Zhongjing, Head of the Department of Health; Ren Hongchang, Head of the Department of Education; and Zhang Ning, Head of the Department of Propaganda.

Xu He, the commander-in-chief of the Taishan County army; Wei Yan, the commander of the Wei Wu Camp; Gao Shun, the commander of the Trapped Camp; Dian Wei, the commander of the Imperial Guard Camp; Huang Zhong, the commander of the Mountain Camp; Xu Rong, the commander of the Flying Feather Camp; Zhao Yun, the commander of the Iron Cavalry Camp; Zhang Liao, the commander of the Wolf Cavalry Camp; and Yu Jin, the commander of the Training Camp.

Ji Qiu began by saying, "It has been a full year since the last all-staff meeting."

"Everyone worked very hard in the past year and achieved a lot, but we also discovered some shortcomings."

"Today, let's take this opportunity to summarize the achievements and shortcomings of the past year's work."

"At the same time, we will make arrangements for next year's work!"

"Just like last year, let's start with the Ministry of State Affairs."

"Alright, then I'll start by talking about the Ministry of State's achievements and shortcomings over the past year. Please feel free to offer your criticisms and suggestions if I've made any mistakes!"

Zhuge Gui stood up, first bowing to Ji Qiu, then to the others attending the meeting, and then said,

"Over the past year, the Ministry of Government has had three main tasks."

Firstly, it is necessary to coordinate the work among various departments in the twelve large gathering places within the county.

This work has now made great progress.

We have established government service halls in various gathering places.

The government service hall houses all the departments and offices that local residents need to access for their work and daily lives.

This greatly facilitated the residents of the settlement.

From now on, when they handle any matters involving government departments, they will no longer need to run around everywhere. They can resolve everything simply by going to the government affairs hall!
Secondly, we must do a good job in the construction of the twelve gathering places.

These twelve large settlements were established on the basis of the original twelve county towns of Taishan Prefecture.

However, according to the lord's requirements, the original twelve county towns of Taishan County were clearly far from meeting the requirements of twelve large settlements.

Therefore, all twelve county towns of Taishan Prefecture must be demolished and rebuilt!
This work is still ongoing.

Because the lord required that the new county town must have the capacity to support a million people.

With the current workforce in Taishan County, it is simply impossible to build twelve large cities capable of accommodating a million people at the same time.

Therefore, we chose to build them one by one.

The first area to be built was Bo County.

Currently, the underground pipelines, main buildings, and main roads of the new town of Bo County have been completed.

Although the city walls have not yet been built, people can already move into the city to live.

Thirdly, there was the registration and resettlement of the people of Luoyang.

According to statistics, as of now, the total number of Luoyang residents sent by the lord is over 896,000.

Of these, 600,000 were resettled in the newly built town of Bo County, where the main construction had just been completed.

The rest were dispersed and settled in eleven other large settlements.

The above summarizes the Ministry of State's achievements over the past year, while the following two points highlight its shortcomings.

Firstly, the quality of the staff in the Ministry of Government Affairs still needs to be improved.

The situation in Taesan County is completely different from that in other counties, so the requirements for staff here are also completely different.

Many staff members still use outdated thinking to do their jobs, which falls far short of the Ministry of Government's requirements.

Therefore, the Ministry of Government Affairs will strengthen the training of its staff to improve their work abilities and professional skills!
Secondly, the Ministry of Government's engineering and construction capabilities are also insufficient.

Although the current population of Taishan County has soared to 1.4 million.

However, the vast majority of these people went to work in enterprises under the Ministry of Industry or in plantations under the Ministry of Agriculture.

Very few ordinary people went to work at the Ministry of Government's engineering team.

This is the main reason for the slow progress of the Ministry of Government's engineering construction.

I hope that we can allocate more citizens to the Ministry of Government's engineering teams in the future.

"Yes, Mr. Jun Gong's remarks were very good. The achievements of the Ministry of State Affairs over the past year are indeed commendable."

As for the shortcomings of the Ministry of State Affairs, I believe that the problem of insufficient quality of the staff is mainly due to a lack of enthusiasm.

The lack of enthusiasm is mainly due to the unreasonable reward and punishment measures.

Many people think that getting a job in the Ministry of Government means securing a secure, respectable position with no risk of being fired, allowing them to completely relax and take it easy.

this is not right!
The Ministry of Government should focus more on this aspect in the future, and avoid imposing any identity restrictions. Instead, it should fully introduce a competitive mechanism to reward excellence and punish laziness.

We must recruit talent without being bound by conventional standards and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of everyone!
As for the problem of insufficient personnel in the construction team.

This cannot be resolved in the short term, as the work of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture is more important, and in terms of labor, priority should be given to supplying them.

I think that, regarding the construction teams, the Ministry of State should take into account the actual situation in Taesan County and come up with solutions tailored to local conditions.

Improving engineering construction capabilities does not necessarily require increasing the number of workers.

You should still focus on improving the work efficiency and capabilities of your existing staff.

In a while, I will send you a batch of engineering tools, but the workers will need to have the corresponding skills to use them.

The Ministry of Government Affairs should focus on their training and education.

"Yes, we will do as our lord requests," Zhuge Gui said.

Ji Qiu nodded, then looked at Xi Zhong and said, "Now let's talk about the situation in the Military Affairs Department."

"The situation in the military affairs department has greatly improved compared to last year."

First, let me talk about the situation of the troops.

The Taishan County army had a total of 50,000 strong soldiers.

This included 10,000 elite troops from the Wei Wu Camp, 10,000 elite troops from the Trapped Camp, 10,000 elite troops from the Mountain Camp, 8,000 elite troops from the Flying Feather Camp, 5,000 elite troops from the Iron Cavalry Camp, 5,000 elite troops from the Wolf Cavalry Camp, and 2,000 elite troops from the Personal Guard Camp.

In terms of combat strength, the strongest is naturally the Royal Guard Battalion.

Although there were only two thousand men, they were all elite forces selected from various battalions.

Their average strength has reached the peak of the ninth rank, and they all possess both the Yellow Turban Warrior and Imperial Guard secret techniques.

Not only are they extremely loyal, but their combat prowess also rivals that of other low-level eighth-rank soldiers who specialize in a single powerful military technique.

Next is the Flying Feather Battalion, which was formerly the Northern Army of the Imperial Court. Without changing its organizational structure, it was directly transformed into the Flying Feather Battalion.

This army, whose entire force has mastered the secret arts of the Imperial Guards, was an elite and powerful force created by the late Emperor Liu Hong, who exhausted the imperial treasury.

They possess extremely powerful combat capabilities!

Next were the Iron Cavalry Battalion and the Wolf Cavalry Battalion, both of which were cavalry units.

In accordance with the lord's requirement to spare no resources in creating an all-around cavalry force.

The former primarily studied the secret techniques of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and secondarily studied the secret techniques of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

The latter specializes in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry Secret Techniques and secondarily in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry Secret Techniques.

They all possess very strong combat capabilities.

Finally, there are Wei Wu, the Trapped Battalion, and the Mountain Battalion.

Although their combat effectiveness ranks lowest among the elite military units.

But this does not mean that their actual combat strength is weak.

In fact, both the Mighty Battalion and the Trapped Battalion were the Lord's earliest old units, and both had strong combat capabilities.

Each of them possesses the ability to independently handle a war, based on their respective strengths.

Although the mountain battalion was established relatively late, with the strong support of the lord, it was actually equipped with the most modern firearms and was the most perfect combination of technological creations and powerful dragon-energy troops.

When they are needed to fight in the future, they will surely amaze the world!

The above describes the situation of the military. Now let's talk about the situation of ordinary soldiers.

Currently, the Taishan County military system has a total of 100,000 ordinary soldiers, all of whom are soldiers from training camps.

However, it was divided into three parts.

Of these, 20,000 were regular soldiers who were part of the police force, primarily responsible for maintaining order within the twelve large settlements.

The 30,000 ordinary soldiers are an armed police force responsible for maintaining stability within Taesan County, excluding the twelve large settlements.

The main objective is to crack down on the bandits, outlaws, and highwaymen who have established themselves in various regions.

As of now, the original group of bandits, outlaws, and road bullies in Taishan County have been almost completely wiped out.

However, these forces, once eliminated, will simply reappear.

Especially recently, due to changes in the external situation of Taishan County, those powerful families no longer block the access routes to and from Taishan County.

This led to a surge of refugees from the four surrounding prefectures who could no longer survive entering Taishan County.

Therefore, the number of bandits, outlaws, and highwaymen has not decreased but increased, and there is a renewed upward trend.

Currently, the armed police force is focusing its crackdown on these forces. At the same time, given the limited manpower of the regular police force, the armed police force may also participate in anti-gang and anti-crime operations within large gathering areas.

The remaining 50,000 ordinary soldiers will be the reserves for the armed forces, the People's Armed Police, and the police.

Depending on their respective circumstances, if a vacancy occurs in any unit, it will be filled promptly.

Next, let's talk about the logistics.

Currently, the training resources for all military units are fully guaranteed.

But the equipment is another story.

This mainly depends on the amount of equipment the Ministry of Industry provides us.

We broadly categorize the equipment levels of our military forces into three levels.

Currently, only the Royal Guard Battalion has reached the highest level, Level 3.

The remaining battalions are all at level one.

Of course, even at the first level, one could be considered as skilled as the elite private soldiers of powerful families in various prefectures.

So overall, the equipment level of our military forces is not lagging behind, but there is still a gap according to our own highest requirements.

Shortcomings.

First, the soldiers' abilities were insufficient.

Although the lord provided the army with a large number of technological creations, many soldiers did not have the ability to operate and use them.

This greatly affects the combat effectiveness of each army, so we urgently need highly qualified soldiers.

Secondly, the soldiers lack potential.

Even with sufficient resources, the training progress of soldiers in various powerful military units has become relatively slow.

Judging from their current cultivation progress, their aptitude is probably only enough to support them to cultivate to the peak of the seventh rank at most, and then they will be unable to continue.

This situation is not very serious at present, but we should pay attention to it as soon as possible.

Although a strong military force with all members at the peak of the seventh rank is already very powerful.

However, if the goal is to pacify the entire world, that is still not enough.

From what I understand, the core forces of every powerful family in the world today are all composed of members at least of the sixth rank or higher!

"The problem of insufficient soldier capabilities must be solved mainly by the army itself."

Although the Ministry of Education has launched a large-scale universal education program in the county, this is not something that can be seen in a short period of time.

Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees.

If we want to cultivate a group of mature talents through education, it will take at least twenty or thirty years, if not a hundred years.

The military cannot rely on external talent in the short term.

Therefore, your main focus should be on self-improvement.

By offering literacy classes, night schools, and mentorship programs, soldiers can improve their own skills.

I will hand over a batch of newly built Ningxin Halls to you for use, which should play a positive role.

As for the issue of soldier qualifications, I don't have a good solution at the moment.

Currently, we do not have the means to artificially provide qualifications, and relying on innate qualifications would require a sufficient population base to select a enough number of people.

However, Taishan County only has this many people, so the number of those who meet the requirements is destined to be limited.

"You can only try to solve the problem yourselves first, or wait until later," Ji Qiu said.

Xi Zhong said in a deep voice, "Yes, my lord. Next, the military affairs department will, as you requested, focus on the education and training of soldiers and will also try to solve the problem of insufficient qualifications among soldiers."

"Let me tell you about the situation at the Internal Affairs Department," Ji Qiu said.

Guo Jia stood up and said, "The Internal Affairs Department has mainly carried out three tasks in the past year."

First, collect evidence of crimes committed by lawless powerful families within the country, and then arrest and try them.

Secondly, we will launch a special campaign to crack down on organized crime and eliminate evil forces within the country, targeting and striking at criminal gangs that have aroused great public resentment.

Third, conduct counter-espionage operations to arrest spies and undercover agents sent in by various foreign forces.

To date, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has raided 32 prominent families of various ranks within the country and arrested 7653 people.

The special operation cracked down on 132 criminal gangs and arrested 12078 people involved in organized crime.

27 foreign spy outposts were destroyed, and a total of 349 spies and undercover agents sent by various forces were arrested.

These people are all unforgivable criminals. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has submitted a report to the Prefectural Governor's Office, requesting that they all be sentenced to immediate execution!

hiss!
This caused a stir among everyone present.

Guo Jia, who is known as the King of Hell, is indeed ruthless!

With that one word, he was about to execute all 20,000 people on the spot!
Damn it, even in a medium-sized battle with 100,000 troops, you wouldn't lose 20,000!

Everyone's faces showed fear, even the seasoned generals frowned.

They fought fiercely on the battlefield, and it didn't matter how many people they killed.

But on the battlefield, so many people were killed directly.

This really crossed their psychological bottom line.

Although everyone was dissatisfied, no one said anything.

This is the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It is the main force under Ji Qiu, used to monitor various internal factions and maintain the stability of the power.

Their authority was granted by Ji Qiu. If Ji Qiu doesn't speak, who dares to question him?

As a result, everyone's eyes were fixed on Ji Qiu.

Ji Qiu hesitated slightly when faced with the gazes of the crowd.

He wasn't being overly sentimental; he knew very well that since Guo Jia had proposed to execute all these people for their defection, they must have some reason to die.

Perhaps some of them were wronged, but in chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary; killing is not enough to deter people's hearts.

Based on that alone, he wouldn't hesitate.

Although he was just an ordinary person in the modern world, his time in Dragon Kingdom had already forged him into a qualified hero.

What really made him hesitate was whether it was really possible to kill so many people under the current circumstances in Taishan County.

After all, the total population of Taishan County is only 1.4 million.

Twenty thousand people—that's one-seventieth of the total population of Taishan County!

That's certainly not a small number.

Especially now that Taishan County is undergoing large-scale production and construction, it needs people everywhere.

Killing these people like this would be a huge waste.

"Well, let's not sentence them to immediate execution. Let them all do hard labor instead."

Didn't Mr. Jun Gong just say that the Ministry of Government's engineering team is short-staffed?

Then let them all go to the construction team.

Tell them that if they serve ten years in the construction team and perform well, they can be released without charge and become free citizens.

"If you try to cheat and don't work properly, then you'll die on the construction team!" Ji Qiu said calmly.

People from the twelve major settlements in Taesan County who need to work currently have three main options.

First, there are enterprises under the Ministry of Industry.

Secondly, there were the plantations under the Ministry of Agriculture.

Thirdly, there is the engineering team of the Ministry of Government.

As for the staff of the various departments of the prefectural government, there were of course recruitment exams, but for ordinary people, it was basically impossible to pass the exams.

So having it is basically the same as not having it.

The vast majority of ordinary people flock to businesses and plantations, but few are willing to work for construction teams.

This is naturally because the work of the construction team is both hard and tiring, and there is little room for development.

Whether it's a business or a plantation, their employees are required to cultivate relevant secret techniques, and all cultivation resources are provided by the Prefect's Office.

If ordinary people simply visit businesses and plantations, they can at least learn a secret technique.

Of course, once you choose to practice the secret arts of a business or plantation, you have to sign a contract and work there for the next few years, a dozen years, or even decades.

The engineering team does not currently train relevant personnel, and even if they do in the future, these laborers will certainly not be selected.

Sending them to the construction team is the most suitable way to make use of their waste resources.

"Our lord is merciful!" everyone exclaimed in unison.

They were quite satisfied with Ji Qiu's decision.

In times of chaos, one cannot ask for more.

If their ruler were the kind of man who was overly compassionate, they would be terrified.

That's good. The lord is somewhat merciful, but not much.

It can both help them survive in the cruel and chaotic world and give them some peace of mind.

At least we won't suddenly be used as bait after the fact...

Guo Jia then said in a deep voice, "Yes!"

He had no objection to Ji Qiu's decision either, and even agreed with it deep down.

He actually felt that killing 20,000 people at once was a bit too much.

But being in his position, he had to make this decision and say these words.

There are some things that Ji Qiu can do, but he cannot.

There are some favors that Ji Qiu can give, but he cannot.

Otherwise, big problems will arise!
"Internal Affairs Department, is there any other problem?" Ji Qiu asked.

Guo Jia said, "At present, there are no major problems. After a year of hard work, the internal environment of Taishan County has basically stabilized."

Of course, this stability is only on the surface; in the details and in the corners, there are still many dark areas hidden.

This requires long working hours.

"Alright, then keep up the good work! I trust you with the Internal Affairs Department!" Ji Qiu said with a smile.

Guo Jia said, "Thank you for your trust, my lord."

"Now let's talk about the situation at the Foreign Affairs Department," Ji Qiu said.

(End of this chapter)