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    The war compensation of 120 million yuan, plus the ransom of 22.5 million prisoners of war, was divided into one department and another department, and it was quickly divided completely, not even a hair was left.  Down.

    Wang Xiao and Wang Yuze, father and son, were speechless when they saw this situation.  This shows that there are still many places in western Sichuan that are short of money!  Although the annual fiscal revenue is growing rapidly, it still costs a lot of money!

    "Commander! There is another place that requires a lot of money!" Liang Xingrong said.

    "Say it!" Wang Xiao rubbed his sore forehead and said.

    "If the six newly occupied provinces are reformed according to the Western Sichuan model, the government will need to redeem land from landlords on a large scale. The land in the six provinces is not a small amount. The attendants estimate that it will cost at least 100 million.  How should we arrange this money?" Liang Xingrong asked.  Western Sichuan's current fiscal budget is only over 100 million per year. It is simply impossible for the fiscal bureaucracy to bear the burden.

    "This matter must be dealt with quickly. Most of the Chinese people are landless, but their love for land exceeds everything else. If we can allocate land to these landless and landless people, we will definitely get  Their love. In this case, it will be much easier for us to implement other policies. This has been experimentally proven in western Sichuan." Wang Xiao said.  Wasn't the reason why Wang Xiao was able to quickly establish a foothold in western Sichuan that he relied on this method to win the hearts of the people?  With the support of the people, Western Sichuan survived the initial difficult period.

    Everyone nodded, everyone understood this very well.  But the key point is, where will the funds come from?  We can't forcibly confiscate the land of those landlords, right?  Although this is also a method, it will undoubtedly cause the image that Western Sichuan has worked so hard to build to collapse.

    "Father, uncles. Can we borrow money from the bank? In the name of the government, we can borrow money from the bank to redeem the land and distribute it to farmers. The agricultural tax collected every year will be used to repay this loan. Where there is insufficient, the finance  More subsidies!" Wang Yuze said.

    "This method is feasible! Xingrong, what do you think? If there is no problem, just follow this method!" Wang Xiao glanced at Wang Yuze with a smile, and then said.  Wang Yuze's performance greatly exceeded his expectations.  Originally, he thought that Wang Yuze needed to be trained more in this area, but he did not expect that Wang Yuze also had extremely high talents in government affairs.  He simply didn't know that in Wang Yuze's previous life, during the era of information explosion, even though he was just a soldier, he still knew a lot about the ways of doing politics through his ears and eyes.

    "This is a good idea! This way the financial pressure will not be so great!" Liang Xingrong nodded.  Although agricultural taxes in western Sichuan have always been very low, with so many new areas added, the tax revenue is still very large when added together.  There should be no big problem in repaying the bank loan.  At the same time, the six newly added provinces, with nearly 100 million people, are another huge market, which will undoubtedly further stimulate the development of industry and commerce in Western Sichuan, thereby enabling Western Sichuan's finances to achieve a substantial improvement.  Conservative estimates suggest that this year's fiscal revenue will also increase by more than 30%.  By next year, Western Sichuan's financial situation will be much better.

    "Okay, let's end the meeting here! Xingrong and Yuze stay, and everyone else should disperse!" Wang Xiao said.

    Wang Yuze and Liang Xingrong stayed, and the others left the study after saluting Wang Xiao.

    "Lao Zhan, what did you say the commander wanted to discuss when he left the director?" Wang Wenhua asked as soon as he left Wang Xiao's study.

    "How do I know?" Zhan Tianyou glanced at Wang Wenhua. His mind was now occupied with the planning of the railway network in western Sichuan, and he had no time to worry about anything else.

    "Hehe, let me tell you! They are probably discussing the cabinet. This matter was discussed last year, but there were only three provinces in Western Sichuan at that time, and the territory was too small, so the commander-in-chief suppressed it. Now there are suddenly more  For the territory of six provinces, it is estimated that it is imminent to establish a cabinet to conduct unified management of each province!" Wang Wenhua said.

    "What? Do you want to be the Minister of Finance?" Zhan Tianyou said with a smile.

    "Haha! Lao Zhan, won't the position of Minister of Transportation belong to you when the time comes?" Wang Wenhua laughed.  Although, they are all deputy directors of the Attendance Room and are called Wang Xiao's close ministers.  But the name is not justified, and in front of the provincial governor below, I always feel as if I am inferior to others.  If the cabinet can be established, they will be able to completely change this situation.

    "Xingrong, Yuze. I keep you here because I have something to discuss with you.Quantity.  These days, I have been thinking about the government structure in western Sichuan.  From the establishment of Western Sichuan to the present, I have always been responsible for military and government affairs.  It was okay when I was young, but now, I feel beyond my capabilities.  Therefore, I intend to establish a cabinet to separate government affairs.  The prime minister of the cabinet will be directly responsible to me.  What's your opinion?  "Wang Xiao asked.

    "Commander. There are now nine provinces in Western Sichuan, which can be considered as occupying half of China. If the provinces are left to do their own thing, it will be very difficult to manage. If a cabinet is established and the cabinet manages all provinces, it will undoubtedly  It's the best!" There was a hint of excitement in Liang Xingrong's words.  If the cabinet is formed, as the director of the aide-de-camp, he will undoubtedly be the number one choice for prime minister.  As Wang Xiao's earliest assistant, his ability is beyond doubt.  Likewise, his qualifications are unparalleled among government officials in western Sichuan.

    "Yeah!" Wang Xiao nodded, and then looked at Wang Yuze, wanting to hear his opinion.

    "Father, your health is getting worse. If a cabinet is established, it can effectively share your work, which is also a very good way. But there is one thing, will this cause dissatisfaction of the Manchus? After all, in name only  We don¡¯t have a Communist Party in western Sichuan yet, and we are still part of the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If a cabinet is established, will it cause a backlash from the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "This is not a problem. We just need to announce that the cabinet is just an agency under the inspection embassy. As for after overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it will become a government agency!" Wang Xiao said.  The Manchu Qing Dynasty now has no strength at all. We can't go to war with Western Sichuan just because Western Sichuan has established a cabinet, right?  If this is the case, then Western Sichuan would be eager to do so!

    Wang Yuze nodded and agreed with Wang Xiao's words.

    "Then, let's talk about the list of cabinet members next! This is my initial consideration. The cabinet will have a prime minister, with Xingrong as the first prime minister. There will also be a deputy prime minister, temporarily held by Yang Hua, the governor of Sichuan Province. The cabinet  Next, there are departments such as interior affairs, foreign affairs, finance, national defense, commerce, industry, agriculture, transportation, education, civil affairs, justice and health! Let¡¯s discuss the candidates for the chief officials of each department!¡± Wang Xiao said.

    There was a hint of excitement on Liang Xingrong¡¯s face.  Although he is not an official fan, being able to become the first cabinet prime minister of Western Sichuan and even China will inevitably make him famous in Qing history. How can he not be excited?

    Next, everyone discussed the chief officials of various cabinet ministries, and Wang Yuze also expressed his opinions.  Finally, a decision was made.  The first minister of the Ministry of Interior was Wang Quan. As the steward of the diplomatic mission, he had always been responsible for these aspects.  The first minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was Wu Tingfang, a diplomatic talent poached from the Manchu Qing Dynasty by Western Sichuan a few years ago.  The Minister of Finance is Wang Wenhua, the current Deputy Director of the Attendance Office, and the Minister of Defense is Jiang Xinguo.  The Minister of Commerce is Song Zhengping, who is in Beijing.  The Minister of Industry is Li Zhiqian, the former deputy governor of Sichuan Province, who has made great achievements in industrial construction.  The Minister of Agriculture is Zhou Minghui, currently the governor of Xikang Province.  The Minister of Transportation is Zhan Tianyou, who is in charge of the construction of railways and highways in Western Sichuan.  The Minister of Education is Zhang Jie. He was originally a Hanlin scholar in the Qing Dynasty, but he was obsessed with education and vigorously developed education in western Sichuan. His family moved to western Sichuan and devoted himself to the education industry in western Sichuan.  Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhixin, former governor of Plateau Province.  Minister of Justice Tang Zhengxin, former deputy governor of Plateau Province.  Minister of Health Zhang Bin, former president of Chengdu First Hospital.  In addition, Sun Weihao, the governor of the Western Sichuan Central Bank, is also a member of the cabinet.

    Since then, all the chief officials of the Western Sichuan Cabinet have been confirmed.  Moreover, Liang Xingrong, the first cabinet prime minister, led the preparations for the Western Sichuan Cabinet.  Ministers from various ministries have begun handover work and are preparing to take up their new posts.  Likewise, this has also attracted widespread attention from domestic and foreign forces.

    Song Zhengping, who was far away in Beijing, was currently discussing with Prince Gong Yixin when Yu Ying Gege would marry in Western Sichuan. However, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty learned that Western Sichuan was preparing to establish a cabinet, the time for Yu Ying Gege's marriage could be postponed.  The wedding was supposed to be held at the end of the year, but now it has been postponed to next spring. This shows the Manchu Qing's dissatisfaction with Western Sichuan.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Outside of Western Sichuan, they also loudly publicized the disloyalty of Western Sichuan, saying that it would be a matter of time for Western Sichuan to break away from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As for when to break away, it depends on the specific opportunity.

    After a month of preparations, on October 12, the Western Sichuan Cabinet was officially established.  Prime Minister Liang Xingrong led the cabinet members to swear allegiance to Wang Xiao during the inspection tour in western Sichuan.

    The establishment of the Western Sichuan Cabinet has improved the government structure of Western Sichuan, and the situation of the following provinces doing their own thing has been effectively alleviated.  At the same time, the reforms of the newly merged provinces in western Sichuan are also proceeding in an orderly manner.  Especially the land redemption was opposed by many local gentry, but with the intervention of the army, this policy was rapidly advanced.  After the land was distributed to the landless and landless peasants, many of them were grateful to Western Sichuan.People even offered immortal tablets to Wang Xiao, which allowed Western Sichuan to quickly consolidate its rule in these provinces.

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