Of course, Ding Jian did not just bring Ding Wei and Ding Xiong back. In order to build Jingnan into a core area along the Yangtze River to resist the pseudo-liang, a large number of people gathered here through different channels. The first step was to block Dai Chao's attack and Zhu Youzhen's possible attack from Yiyang. The second step was to compete with Xiang Xun in the south.

After being appointed as the chief secretary of Jingnanjie Town, he quickly entered his role.

"Liu Jing, although you have just arrived in Jiangling, you don't have time to rest and are about to start doing things." Looking at a thin man in his early forties standing in front of you, Ding Jian said.

"It's not hard to say. Now the officials are full of fighting spirit." Liu Jing smiled, "I'm waiting for your order!"

"Okay." Ding Jian smiled and said, "You have always been responsible for public opinion affairs in Yixing Society. This time, you are still responsible for this matter. I think you have already had some ideas on the way here, right?"

"Yes!" Liu Jing nodded and said, "The reason I came to report to you today is because I took a rough walk in Jingnan. This place is worthy of being a land of fish and rice. The rent collected by the Changshi's family is as high as 60%, but no one has starved to death."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing burst into laughter.

Ding Jian's face felt a little hot. You should know that in the north, the rent collected by the landlords cannot be higher than 30%.

"Speak serious."

"Yes!" Liu Jing curled his smile and stopped joking: "Overall, the people of Jingnan are used to being comfortable. Although they pay high rent, they can still survive. If they can survive, they naturally lack the spirit of struggle. To put it bluntly, they just accept it and have no wolf nature. This is naturally a good thing for the rulers of the place, but it will not be good if they face foreign invasion."

"I thought of this too." Ding Jian nodded.

"So the first step is that I am going to let the people of Jingnan feel the crisis." Liu Jing said: "We must let them know how cruel the pseudo-liang is, how harsh the people are to the people, and how difficult it is to seek survival under the pseudo-liang rule. Such examples are easy to find, and Zhu Youzhen's actions after occupying Eyue were placed in front of everyone. It is easy to find people from Eyue to show up and make the people of Jingnan feel pain, make them feel fear and fear, and thus develop the idea of ​​resisting the pseudo-liang."

"What's the second step!"

"The second step is to wait until Chief Shi, you will take Jingnan to block Dai Chao's attack." Liu Jing said: "At this stage, we will naturally promote how brave our Jingnan people are, how brave and fearlessly defend their hometown and protect their hometown. I believe that at that time, such heroic deeds will be grabbed by hand, which will arouse the desire to unite against the enemy."

"As long as you can block Dai Chao's first attack, you can basically stabilize the situation." Ding Jian said: "Then it's time to enter the next stage, right?"

"Yes!" Liu Jing said: "At this stage, we should publicize what benefits we have. Let the people here know that a person can live like this, live better and more excitingly. At this point, more people in Yixing Society can do what they are best at, and deeply embedded in the place step by step, and play their due role."

Ding Jian nodded: "Very good. In this regard, you are an expert. I will give you ten clerks and start your work immediately."

"I understand!" Liu Jing bowed and retreated.

"Wuke!" Ding Jian looked at the second person. "How is the inner guard deploying the entire Jingnan network?"

"Returning to the Changshi, including this year, the Neiwei has been operating in Jingnan for two years. According to the initial strategy, we have placed our main goals around the prefectures and counties of the Jingnan Jiedushi. Of course, some powerful gentry have also installed some people, but because the time is too short, we cannot become the confidants of these people." Wu Kedao, who has an extremely ordinary face and has a public face.

"It doesn't matter if the work is more intense, and it doesn't matter if the techniques are simple and rough. I'll give you a guarantee. I need to grasp the ideas of these people as soon as possible in case of accidents." Ding Jian said: "Do I need to send you some additional staff?"

Wu Ke hesitated and said, "If this is the case, I do need some staff, but these people must be reliable. We have no time to conduct detailed reviews, so we can only rely on you, the Chief Secretary."

"I will pick someone from the Ding family for you." Ding Jian said: "Is there any problem?"

"I need money. If it is simple and crude, the funds for the previous activities are far from enough." Wu Ke said: "In addition, sometimes the techniques may be more intense, so the Changshi must know this."

Ding Jian took a deep breath, and he naturally knew what Wu Ke said was the fierce technique. "Do it when necessary."

"I understand." Wu Ke turned around and left. Seeing this guy walking against the wall and hiding from the sun, Ding Jian felt a little cold. Anyway, many people from the inner guards were not normal in his eyes. When he was in the river, when he was planning for the last half year, he had in-depth cooperation with the inner guards and had seen their means.

As a senior official, a traditional official, he instinctively didn't like departments like the inner guard, but he also knew that such departments were absolutely indispensable. He had been away from Jingnan for too long. Even if he came back now, with the support of his father-in-law and his father, and the Ding family and the Bai family behind him, he would always be uneasy if he didn't have his own information channel.

As an official, it is impossible for him to place all his hopes on others. Even his father-in-law and father can only let him feel the consequences of what he controls in his own hands.

"Loushanguan, you are a good man sent by the Ministry of Revenue. Next, the judge of Jingnan Jiedu Prefecture will die. You will take over. I ask you to clarify the money, grain and taxes under the Jingnan Jiedu Prefecture in the shortest time. I want to know how much income, how much expenditure we have in a year, what can be reduced and where can we make a source of money. At the same time, we will make a most reasonable plan." Looking at the third guy standing in front of him, his back was a little hunched, and he always squinted his eyes, and he was not old but like a little old man, Ding Jian ordered.

"Chief, money, grain, taxation and taxation have always been the most critical place and the most prone to problems. I have two assistants who also need to go in. At the same time, I am afraid that if you want to clarify in a short time, you need to cut the mess quickly. I ask Wu Ke to help me in the early stage."

Ding Jian was silent for a moment and said, "Who to move needs to be reported to me first. I can only take action after I allow it."

"clear."

Only Ding Wei and Ding Xiong were left in the room. After rubbing their eyebrows, Ding Jian raised his head and looked at them and said, "In the past few days, you have traveled to a lot of places and seen a lot of troops. How about it?"

Ding Wei turned his head and looked at Ding Xiong and said, "Dalang, the situation is worrying."

"Don't compare Jingnan's army with our northern army." Ding Jian waved his hand with some annoyance.

"The first problem is the quota. We have a rough understanding of the situation where each department has a vacant salary. The most serious one is the shortage of about 30% of its staff, and the best one is also the shortage of 10%. This is the garrison near Jiangling Prefecture, and the garrisons of other states are afraid that the problem will be more serious. According to this proportion, Jingnan's claim to be more than 20,000 troops will be at most."

Ding Jian sighed. The problem of an officer being paid for the empty salary was a stubborn disease wherever he left the army in the north.

"The army's equipment is also problematic. Many weapons have a long time and need to be replaced in large quantities." Ding Xiong continued: "We took Dalang's handwriting to check the arsenals in various places, and the reserves in the arsenals were not enough. We checked casually. Some of the powerful crossbows looked tightly wrapped, but once they opened it, they were actually broken and could not be used at all."

Ding Jian's face became even more ugly.

"Dalang, based on our experience, if such an army is brought up, it is probably a defeat." Ding Wei said with great worries.

"We can't count on these past troops." Ding Xiong said: "Dalang, either reorganize or recruit troops."

"Of course, it is necessary to recruit troops, but it takes time. Ding Wei, you are responsible for this matter. I will ask the Jiedushi to allow him to recruit five thousand young men in the first batch and leave it to you for training." Ding Jian said.

"Dalang, I hope to urgently transfer a group of officers from the north. I don't want these officers from Jingnan." Ding Wei said: "One soldier will be a nest of bears."

"It must be too late to transfer from the North. I'll find a way to get Li Hao to transfer a group of officers from Yangzhou!" Although he felt his face was dull, Ding Jian had to admit that this was the reality.

"In addition, I will ask the Jieduan to allow him to draw some people from the existing army to form a new army. You can choose these people yourself. In addition, I will hand over all the private soldiers of the Ding family to you. I can't make the decision of the Bai family, but I can still do the leader of the Ding family." Ding Jian pondered for a moment: "The Ding family has 1,000 private soldiers, and these thousand people are completely trustworthy. The combat power and equipment are the best. You can draw 2,000 people from each unit. The people who are drawn must be used. Those who are mixed, absolutely not. In the earliest battles, I hope this army can take on the main responsibilities, have some bright colors, and let us see hope in the disadvantages."

"I understand, Dalang." Ding Xiong nodded vigorously.
Chapter completed!