If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

Meixiang looked through the indentures of the five people, then turned to Sun Shao, Meiying, Liu Xuanyi and Situ Yidong and smiled, signaling them to consider who to choose as the leader. She had also seriously considered what Feng Yizhen said yesterday. She really couldn't stick to the same thing when it came to hiring people, after all, the current management team of Liuzhou Prefecture had too many people on loan.

Especially since key members like Chu Zeming, Feng Yizheng and others have additional responsibilities, it is already the limit for them to spare time to help her transition. It will be impossible for them to stay in Liuzhou Prefecture for a long time in the future, so it is urgent to speed up the training of their own successors.

"How about I suggest letting Liu Chengen make the recommendation? After all, he is more familiar with these five people and the situation of the Liu Mansion than we are." Sun Shao looked at Meixiang and then at the five fat men standing below. If he were to choose, he would have no idea who to choose, so he made this suggestion.

"I think this is a good idea," Situ Yidun nodded in agreement. Mei Ying and Liu Xuanyi also had no objections.

When Liu Chengen was called to the main hall to understand the situation, he almost cried out in surprise, and his heart was pounding. This responsibility was a bit too big. He looked at Meixiang anxiously and asked in a pitiful tone: "Miss, is this responsibility a bit too big? Is it appropriate for me to do it?"

"Since everyone asked you to recommend, it means that everyone believes that you have the ability, so don't be modest. But you can discuss it with them, explain the current situation of the mansion and future plans to them, and then make the final decision based on their wishes." Meixiang gave her suggestions.

After Liu Chengen and the fat man and the other six people discussed among themselves for a while, they finally decided on the candidates: Sun Shao, Mei Ying, Liu Xuanyi, and the other two who were slightly older followed Situ Yidun into the military camp.

After dinner, the leadership team of Liu Mansion, consisting of Meixiang, Chu Zeming, Feng Yizhi, Situ Yidong and the specially invited Ou Mengde, gathered at the conference table in the main hall of Liu Mansion to discuss the issue raised by Feng Yizhi yesterday afternoon.

Mei Xiang first reiterated her original intention and position, and made a key point: "The starting point for my original proposal is that some places in Haoyue are not stable yet, and war may break out again at any time; secondly, Liuzhou Prefecture is located in the northern border of Haoyue. Although there is a seemingly endless mountain range on the back mountain, we must not underestimate the enemy's ability and wisdom. Once a war breaks out, no one can guarantee that the enemy will not pass through the back mountain and catch us off guard."

"If that day really comes, what will we use to resist the invasion of foreign enemies? The remaining old people? Women? Or children who have not received any training? Based on the above considerations, we first reorganized the personnel structure of the military camp and the government office. The old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the military camp were either compensated and returned to their hometowns, or entered the government office as guards. This not only reduced the pressure on military pay in the military camp, but also strengthened the guard force of the government office."

"Next, regarding the issue of replenishing the military camp, I proposed the idea of ​​'everyone is a soldier', which means that all males in Liuzhou Prefecture who have reached a certain age need to go to the military camp for training for a period of time, and then go back for training for a period of time at regular intervals to ensure that everyone is able to participate in the battle at any time, rather than going to the battlefield and losing their lives in vain."

After Meixiang finished speaking, the hall was in a pin-drop silence. But everyone present could not hide their excitement, especially Ou Mengde, who heard Meixiang's theory for the first time, and his eyes were red.

He suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Meixiang: "Ou Mengde, on behalf of the people of Liuzhou Prefecture, thanks the princess for her righteousness and consideration for the safety of the people. It is a blessing for Liuzhou Prefecture and Haoyue to have the princess."

From then on, the talented and conceited Ou Mengde truly recognized Meixiang, and tried his best to assist her in leading Liuzhou Prefecture to break into a new world during his lifetime, setting a good example for other prefectures in Haoyue. This is a later story.

Then everyone discussed the problems in the implementation process one by one, and agreed on solutions one by one. As expected, the beautiful woman suggested that it was necessary to let Ou Mengde participate. He analyzed the plans proposed by everyone from the official and personal perspectives, and put forward a compromise plan after combining them.

The first thing is to carry out publicity first to increase the people of Liuzhou Prefecture’s recognition of the government’s policies.

Secondly, regarding the joining of children from wealthy families into the military camp, their age and training time should be treated equally, but a separate camp can be set up for them to reduce unnecessary friction and enhance their sense of competition and spirit of solidarity.

Third, regarding the issue of domestic servants joining the army, each household must include no less than 30% and no more than 50% of the total registered population. The specific list of servants will be reported by the master himself, and all subsidies for the domestic servants will be paid directly to the master, but the master must pay them the salary for the period of time they join the army.

Fourth, the service period was changed from three years to one year, but each person had to take one month off each year to go back and participate in annual supplementary training.

In the blink of an eye, it was August. Chu Zeming, Feng Yizheng and the other three spent the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Liu Mansion. This was also the most lively Mid-Autumn Festival in the history of the Liu Mansion.

Nanny Chen, Aunt Li, Sister Liu, and Xiao San made mooncakes with different fillings. The Zhangs also brewed fruit wines of various flavors according to the recipes given by Meixiang, and handed over the recipes and production techniques to the masters of the winery on the back mountain. Once they were launched on the market, they naturally attracted a wave of rush to buy. A steady stream of silver flowed into the household account of the government office, and the long string of numbers showing the balance made Feng Yizhen and Ou Mengde smile.

When the level of fruit wine brewing reached everyone's unanimous approval, five carriages were loaded in the small wine workshop of Liu's mansion and sent to the five major families in the capital. Liu Chengen, Little Fatty, Ou Mengde, Village Chief Liu and others all sent a portion to each family as a festival gift, and Old Man Luo and Luo Sheng even spent a lively Mid-Autumn Festival together in Liu's mansion.

For Meixiang, there was another good news recently that the eyesight of the eldest brother of the Liu family was completely restored. The three siblings were so excited that they held their heads in pain. To them, Meixiang's kindness was better than that of a second parent. If they had not met Meixiang, the eldest brother of the Liu family would probably have become a disabled person due to his blindness and depression, and the second brother and the little sister Liu would have felt guilty for the rest of their lives.

After noon on the fifth day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Meixiang went to the city to visit the eldest brother of the Liu family again. She was sitting in the conference room of the government office discussing the arrangements for the next affairs of Liuzhou Prefecture with Ou Mengde when the fat boy, whose real name was Liu Wangcai, hurried into the room.