Chapter 512 The next governor!

After speaking his thoughts, Murong Yuliang looked at Ye Mingsheng quietly, trying to observe Ye Mingsheng’s expression. Many of the policies he just mentioned are the policies currently being implemented in Liaoyang, that is, the reform plans formulated by Ye Mingsheng··················

As an old bureaucrat, he was trying to guess Ye Mingsheng's thoughts. The question Ye Mingsheng had just asked him, "What is your opinion on Liaoyang's political affairs?", combined with the background that the Fengwu Army had captured half of Youyan including Yijing, was full of deep meaning in his eyes.

The current governor of Liaoyang is Cui Shao. Although he is Ye Mingsheng's uncle and An Miaoyi's uncle, and has acquiesced in Ye Mingsheng's dismemberment of the Liaoyang clan forces, Ye Mingsheng has always been afraid of him!

Murong Yuliang had previously guessed that after the Fengwu Army captured Yijing, Cui Shao's position would most likely change, and now Ye Mingsheng's question undoubtedly confirmed his guess!

Then the problem comes!
If Cui Shao, a localist, left Liaoyang and went to Youyan, the post of Liaoyang Governor would be vacant. Then who would be Cui Shao's successor?

Because the Fengwu Army was a newly rising regime, although it had many military talents, it was short of talents in government affairs. So Murong Yuliang looked through the high-ranking officials in the Liaoyang government and felt that there were only two possible candidates!
One is Gu Sansi, and the other is himself!

Compared to Gu Sansi, Murong Yuliang believed that he was far superior to him in terms of qualifications, background, connections, reputation, etc. Logically speaking, with such a big advantage, Murong Yuliang should have already won the game. However, Murong Yuliang had no idea whether he could succeed Cui Shao as the governor of Liaoyang!
This is because although Gu Sansi is inferior to himself in other aspects, he has a very big advantage over himself, that is, Ye Mingsheng trusts him very much·····················

Now that Ye Mingsheng asked himself this question, it was undoubtedly a test, and the answer given by Murong Yuliang was also telling Ye Mingsheng that if he became the governor of Liaoyang, he would continue to insist on reform and continue to implement the various policies promoted by Ye Mingsheng!
Ye Mingsheng felt Murong Yuliang's intentions, and although he showed no expression on the surface, he nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that Murong Yuliang was able to understand the situation very well!

After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng opened his mouth and warned:

"The taxes that Liaoyang is paying to its people are among the lowest in the entire Great Zhou. Moreover, our army has just conquered Youyan. In order to appease the people, I have also announced a series of burden-reduction policies. Therefore, Liaoyang will still be burdened with a heavy burden in the short term. The pace of tax and fee reductions can be slowed down!"

"The next task for Liaoyang is to continue the high-pressure anti-corruption situation and to spread the anti-corruption wind to the towns and villages. And not only anti-corruption, we must also strictly investigate cases of lazy and negligent governance. For those officials who do nothing and just eat and wait for death every day, we must also dismiss them from their posts, criticize and educate them according to the circumstances."

“Although the pace of tax and fee reductions has slowed down, we must intensify the crackdown on illegal activities such as hoarding and speculation in goods. The essence of the market is supply and demand. If supply exceeds demand, prices will naturally fall. If demand exceeds supply, prices will naturally rise. All departments must ensure the stability of prices of basic living materials such as grain, cloth, salt, etc., and must not allow large fluctuations in the prices of these things to affect people’s livelihood…”

"In addition to the above, we must also encourage production, increase the mining of iron ore and other mines, and encourage farmers to open up wasteland. Anyone who can open up wasteland can obtain the right to plant the land for 50 years, and the priority renewal of the planting rights in the future!" "As for water conservancy projects, I have visited many canals and dams in various prefectures and counties before. They were built decades ago, and some are no longer suitable for the development of today's productivity. Of course, Youyan has not been pacified yet, and the war has to continue. The finances are very tight and there is no money."

"We can't do major water conservancy projects, but we still need to repair and build some small-scale local projects. This requires someone to organize and mobilize the people! It's difficult to get financial support, but we can mobilize the garrison to assist in the work!"

Listening to the tasks assigned by Ye Mingsheng, Murong Yuliang immediately felt a lot of pressure, realizing that it was not an easy task to succeed Cui Shao as the governor of Liaoyang. However, as a politician with great ambitions, who vowed to become a prime minister and leave his name in history, Murong Yuliang was not intimidated by the difficulties. Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, he nodded heavily and said:

"Please rest assured, Lord Commander, I know what to do!"

Feeling the confidence in Murong Yuliang's words, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:
"Very good! Go home and have a good rest!"

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's answer, Murong Yuliang couldn't help feeling secretly happy, because he knew that the position of Liaoyang governor would be his...
Although he was very happy, in order to show his calm side to Ye Mingsheng, Murong Yuliang suppressed his excitement and bowed to Ye Mingsheng:

"I humbly obey my orders!"

After a cup of tea, Murong Yuliang left and the study returned to silence. After thinking for a moment, Ye Mingsheng shook his head.

Although Liaoyang is the place where his capital was born and his home nest, it is located in a remote area. Whether in terms of economy, culture, population or many other aspects, it is the last in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, if he wants to dominate the world, he must transfer the core of his political power from Liaoyang.

Ye Mingsheng has already decided that his next step will be to manage Yijing. Although Yijing is not as good as Luoan and Yujing, the two political and economic centers of the empire, it is also one of the few large cities in Da Zhou with a population of more than 500,000. It is also at the forefront of Da Zhou in terms of economy, culture, and infrastructure. Although it is a bit cold in winter, it is also a good place to build a business.

After making the decision to have the core of the regime enter the Pass, Ye Mingsheng's second decision was to let Cui Shao be the governor of Youyan, even though the power of the Liaoyang aristocratic families was no longer as strong as before due to his multiple attacks.

However, as the saying goes, a centipede is still alive even after it dies. Once he moves to Yijing and focuses entirely on entering the Pass, Cui Shao, the governor, will most likely quietly revive the power of the aristocratic families in Liaoyang. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng must prepare for a rainy day and eliminate this possibility...
(End of this chapter)