There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

December 5th.

After staying in Jiazhou for a few more days, Lin Feng set off for Xi'an with the Guards Brigade and some of the first batch of governor-general officials who moved south.

After marching for five days, they first arrived at Yan'an Fucheng. The prefect Feng Ziming and the commander of the Third Mobile Division Hong Tu were already waiting at the city gate to greet them.

"I've met Lord Marquis!" The two of them saluted together.

Lin Feng immediately stepped forward to help Feng Ziming up and said, "Father-in-law, there is no need to be polite."

"That's not okay. It's a private relationship between you and my husband-in-law. Meeting the Marquis is a business matter. You must not abandon the public affairs for personal reasons." Feng Ziming was born as an orthodox scholar and was very particular about etiquette.

Lin Feng had no choice but to give up and said: "Then let's go to the city and talk later." At the same time, he waved to Hong Tu and motioned for him to get up too.

Lin Feng followed Feng Ziming on foot into the city. At this time, it had been more than half a year since the Zhenming Army occupied Yan'an Mansion. The city was obviously much more prosperous. Most of the people hurriedly walking on the streets were well clothed and well fed, and their faces were full of energy. .

Lin Feng made a special detour to the commercial street. It was almost the end of the year and the market was very lively with people coming and going.

I randomly asked a few people, and everyone happily said that this was the first time they had money to purchase new year goods. Everyone was very grateful to the Zhenming Army and Governor Lin.

Lin Feng naturally beamed after hearing this. It seemed that the governance strategy he formulated had been well implemented in Yan'an Mansion.

After walking around for half an hour, Lin Feng and other people arrived at the Yan'an government office. Lin Feng first summoned Feng Ziming in the lobby and said, "Zhang Yue, judging from the situation in the city, it seems that you have been very effective in managing Yan'an government recently!"

"Master Marquis, when talking about official business, you should call me by my official title or name." Feng Ziming still insisted on etiquette.

"Haha, it's just a title. Then Magistrate Feng, please tell me about the situation in Yan'an Mansion."

Feng Ziming then spread out a booklet on the table and read the report while reading: "According to the governance strategy set by the Marquis, we have cleared the backlog of cases, inspected the fields, and activated the market. Now the entire Yan'an Mansion can be said to have a unified government and people.

In terms of population, excluding Jiazhou and its subordinate counties, Yan'an Prefecture has a total population of about 3 million, an increase of nearly 200,000 people this year.

In terms of tax revenue, Yan'an Prefecture's autumn tax revenue in the second half of the year can reach 300,000 taels. The public land controlled by our government agencies at all levels can also receive an additional 60,000 taels from land leases.

In terms of commercial taxes, collection has been fully rolled out, and a total of more than 200,000 taels can be collected in the second half of the year.

In addition, through the raids on the tycoons who had committed most heinous crimes, we earned a total of 130,000 taels of silver, nearly 100,000 acres of land, and many shops, manors and other real estate, all of which were registered and stored in the treasury.

In short, the Yan'an government's finances are now more abundant than ever, even after it was handed over to the Governor's Office. Therefore, in the second half of the year, we invested more than 100,000 taels in renovating the city of Yan'an. The business atmosphere has improved a lot, and almost all people say that our Zhenming Army is good. "

As Lin Feng listened, he secretly remembered that what he was most concerned about was of course tax revenue, which was the main source of raising troops.

Now the Yan'an Prefecture (excluding Jiazhou, where the Governor's Office was originally located and where Lin Feng Zhenming's army started, has been classified as a separate prefecture), the tax and commercial tax revenue in half a year exceeds 560,000 taels. , even if 1,340,000 taels are left for the Yan'an government office, more than 400,000 taels can still be handed over to the Governor's Office. The average monthly income is about 70,000 taels, which is enough to support an army of more than 20,000 people.

Lin Feng now controls the territory that has expanded to the four prefectures of Jiazhou, Yan'an, Taiyuan, Xi'an and Luoyang City, as well as some prefectures and counties such as Baodezhou, Hequ, Linxian, Yulin City, and Longquanguancheng.

Jiazhou is the smallest among the four prefectures, but Zhenming Group's current headquarters is there and it was built and developed earlier, so its tax revenue will not be less than that of Yan'an.

Xi'an, Taiyuan Prefecture, and Luoyang are all more prosperous than Yan'an Prefecture, and as long as taxes are collected properly, they will not be less than Yan'an Prefecture. The other scattered states and counties together are equivalent to a large government.

Based on this calculation, the monthly tax and commercial tax revenue of the Governor's Mansion can exceed 400,000 taels, which is enough to support an army of 120,000 to 30,000 people. Seeing that the monthly fixed income of the Governor's Mansion was finally turning a profit, Lin Feng felt more confident. Of course, it was only for raising troops at this time. Taking into account various expenses for managing the city, it was definitely not enough.

However, Lin Feng also has the Zhenming Group. The group's income can provide at least 100,000 taels per month to the Governor's Mansion, so that a financial balance can be achieved.

Lin Feng was also very happy. As the territory he occupied became larger and larger, the proportion of tax revenue he relied on from various local government offices became larger and larger, changing the previous situation where he mainly relied on Zhenming Group.

This is what a political power should be like. Otherwise, the finances of the Governor's Mansion will definitely be unhealthy if it relies solely on the Zhenming Group for blood transfusions.

Lin Feng thought a lot in his mind, but only a short while passed. He said to Feng Ziming with a smile on his face: "Prefect Feng has managed Yan'an well and the results are very outstanding. I will mark your merits and reward you with five hundred taels of silver." , and promoted you to be the magistrate of Xi'an Prefecture, what do you think?"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Feng Ziming is just pedantic but not stupid. It is certainly better to have the opportunity to work in Xi'an, the provincial capital, than in Yan'an.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about business, let's talk about some personal matters. I originally wanted to ask my father-in-law to go back and see Zi Yi and my grandson, but Xi'an Mansion has just been occupied and governance is very important. After much thought, I decided to ask my father-in-law to come over. Don’t worry, it’s all thanks to you.” Lin Feng said.

"I, Feng Ziming, have such a good son-in-law. What more can I ask for? As long as I need a good son-in-law, I will do my best. It is not too late to go back to Jiazhou to visit my relatives after sorting out the governance affairs in Xi'an." Feng Ziming was happy. Di replied.

"Okay, then father-in-law, go back and get ready. You hand over the government affairs of Yan'an Mansion to Song Xian, the former governor of Shanxi, and let him practice in this position first." Lin Feng explained that after Song Xian went through the official training class, it was time A position has been assigned to him. It would be more secure for an official like this who surrendered not long ago to be placed in the more mature Yan'an Prefecture.

After Feng Ziming left, Lin Feng summoned Hong Tu again and asked about the expansion of the Third Mobile Division.

"Master Marquis, after receiving the order from the Governor's Palace, we immediately organized the expansion of our troops. The Zhenming Military Academy recruit training base in Jiazhou also sent 5,000 trained recruits. We also added some civilians and recruits in Yan'an. , the current strength has been expanded to 15,000 people.

However, because the proportion of newly recruited soldiers is too high, they are currently unable to undertake high-intensity offensive operations. They should be able to defend the city on a daily basis. ” Hongtuhui reported.

"Do you have all the weapons and armor?"

"These weapons and equipment are basically equipped. There are some in the warehouse of Yan'an Prefecture, and the Logistics Department has also allocated some new ones. However, the number of firecrackers is not large, and they are all type II firecrackers, and they are not equipped with the latest ones. Breech-loading rifle,” Hongtu replied.

"The production of new rifles is limited and can only be distributed in batches. Your division has many new recruits. We will not send you to perform very difficult tasks for the time being. Let's use this weapon for the time being. Do a good job in daily training and improve combat capabilities as soon as possible. Lin Feng then ordered.

"Master Marquis, shall we continue to garrison Yan'an Mansion, or shall we follow you to Xi'an?" Hong Tu asked.

"You leave one brigade to assist in the defense of Yan'an Prefecture until the Yan'an Combat Division goes south to take over the defense. The division headquarters of the Third Mobile Division and the other two brigades will follow south to Xi'an Prefecture and temporarily assume the defense task of Xi'an City." Lin Feng explained.

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!" Hong Tu responded.

Lin Feng and others stayed in Yan'an Fucheng for two days. Seeing that Feng Ziming and Song Xian had almost handed over government affairs, they summoned Song Xian to give them some instructions.

Song Xian was a demoted official. Although he had been the governor of a province before, he was quite satisfied with the appointment of him as the prefect after the surrender.

Moreover, until now, the Zhenming Army does not have a provincial-level administrative structure under its jurisdiction. The prefect is the largest local official, so naturally he will not say anything.

Moreover, after talking to Feng Ziming, he discovered that the Yan'an government treasury was very full, which was something that had never happened before as an official in the Ming Dynasty.

Both public expenditure and personal salary were much better than being a governor in the Ming Dynasty, and there were no worries. This made him very happy and determined to be a good governor.

(End of this chapter)