After capturing Lanzhou, Zhang Xiaohuai, the real commander, retreated to the second line and hardly showed up. Instead, Cao Kun rushed to the front line and rushed to Hezhou to arrest Ma Anliang and others, and arrested Ma Fuxiang and Ma Qi's Ma family members. After hearing the news that Lanzhou was defeated and the entire army was completely destroyed, Ma Anliang could not bear the blow and died!

In addition to arresting the Ma family, the order in Lanzhou must be restored and those slutty people arrested. For those who have criminal records and crime records, Cao Dacheng inspectors were executed seriously and quickly. A large number of criminals were shot almost every day outside Lanzhou City...

The Lanzhou people who were suffering from these people not only did not object at all, but all applauded. These garbage and miscellaneous pieces brought them too much suffering. Lao Cao launched a large-scale search based on the principle of killing the wrong person than letting go. Almost all those who came to Lanzhou to respond to the Ma family army were arrested, and all those who had committed evil deeds were shot. The remaining people also had to undergo comprehensive labor education. Simply put, they were regarded as laborers and used to build the railway from Lanzhou to Xinjiang that was about to be built.

The Battle of Lanzhou is a rather strange battle. When Zhang Xiaohuai, Cao Kun and others announced the results, they only said that more than 30,000 loyalists of the Ma family army were annihilated, but in fact, more than 70,000 people died. Many people in history praised military merits, but it is probably impossible to say it deliberately. The Battle of Lanzhou has become such a strange special case.

But the princes in the world are not stupid. From the Licorice Dian to Lanzhou City, they were all stained with blood. The battlefield that had not been cleaned could smell bloody ten miles away. Moreover, the Ma family army did not leave behind, and the conservative estimate was that the death toll would be more than 50,000.

In less than a day's battle, 50,000 cavalry were eliminated. What kind of concept is this? Even 50,000 pigs, it takes a lot of effort. Not to mention 50,000 living Ma family cavalry, even if they are behind in equipment, the Ma family army's fearlessness is famous nationwide, especially this time, the air force was not dispatched to bomb, otherwise the Ma family army would not be able to hold on for a long time.

Thinking of this, the princes in all places felt a burst of cold air on their necks. It was really not something they could compete with, but they just obeyed the arrangements honestly.

In fact, Qiao Yu also rushed from Outer Mongolia to Lanzhou. Zhang Xiaohuai, Cao Kun and others lined up to welcome him. Qiao Yu was very satisfied with the effect of the Lanzhou battle, and his plan to kill the chicken and scare the monkey was fully realized. Moreover, most of the turmoil members in the northwest were eliminated. Especially what satisfied Qiao Yu was Cao Kun's wisdom, leaving him with a lot of trouble, and he didn't have to bear the reputation. It seems that he should really reuse these Beiyang old men. Even if his talents may not be enough, he knows how to figure out the best intentions and can do things!

It is even more comfortable to use, much better than those who are arrogant and arrogant.**Thinking of this, Qiao Yu suddenly realized that the emperors in history liked to use officials. It turns out that the mystery is here. They have no edges and are comfortable to use. Moreover, they have a poor reputation, so they have to please you with all their strength, and only in this way can they keep their position.

When they are really bad, they can easily remove them and replace them with another one and become a better one. They can also gain the title of a wise ruler. This is the mystery of the so-called power trick, but this will make the people in the world suffer.

As a figure trained by the old era, the old man in Beiyang should be very familiar with this situation, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of power and was willing to make the toilet.

"Cao Xunyue Envoy, Runnong, you fought very well in this battle, and made peace for the northwest and peace for the world. On behalf of you, I would like to thank you!"

"We are just fulfilling our duties if we don't dare to be the Prime Minister!" Cao Kun saw that Qiao Yu was very satisfied, and knew that his hard work had achieved success, and he felt a lot of relaxation in his heart.

However, Zhang Xiaohuai's mood was not very high. "Prime Minister, eliminating the Ma family army is only the first step to governing the northwest. Next, we must vigorously rectify it, especially to develop the economy. The people in the northwest are too poor and too backward. It is because we do not know the changes outside that these paradises of local emperors like the Ma family army cannot be changed, I am afraid that peace in the northwest will be only temporary!"

"Well, Runnong is right. I have ordered Minister Zhang Lan to formulate an education plan to fully implement compulsory education in the northwest so that all children of appropriate age can learn to learn literacy, learn cultural knowledge, and change their destiny!"

The compulsory education mentioned by Qiao Yu has been brewing for a long time, but due to limited financial resources, it has not been implemented. Now that he has received the gold from the Tsar, Qiao Yu can spend a lot of money, and it is imperative to promote education across the country. However, the number of teachers is still very scarce and cannot meet the needs of the whole country. Qiao Yu said that he would promote it in the northwest, which shows that Qiao Yu should give priority to the education in the northwest region and gradually stabilize the position of the northwest in Qiao Yu's heart.

Of course, Qiao Yu did not want to make the mistake of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty spent a lot of money to cultivate new talents, sent them to study abroad, and gave them high officials and generous salaries. As a result, these new talents all embarked on the road of anti-Qing. Education in the northwest must focus on promoting sinicization, speaking Chinese, writing Chinese characters, and learning Han etiquette, so that other nations can increase the sense of identity and belonging of the nation, so that they can establish a correct concept of the country from an early age and avoid being used by forces with ulterior motives.

Qiao Yu is not a great Han sect. He must consider the interests of ethnic minorities. He cannot discriminate against them. Of course, he does not discriminate against the minority, nor can he overcorrect it. He becomes a discriminatory against the majority and cannot only consider the interests of the Han people. However, in this country, more than 90% of the Han people account for the vast majority. If the power of the Han people is ignored, then this zhengfu has no value of existence.

When Zhang Xiaohuai heard that Qiao Yu had already made plans, he stopped saying anything. Instead, he led Qiao Yu to the army to inspect and to express condolences to the people's homes. This behavior that was regarded as a show in later generations is not a good place to do. Those low and dark houses, which even have a special smell, are not good places.

However, Qiao Yu knew very well that the people of Lanzhou had suffered great suffering during this period and needed urgent comfort. Therefore, accompanied by everyone, he walked through the streets and alleys and went to the homes of more than a dozen households. Some died in their homes, and some lost property. Some families were frightened. Qiao Yu comforted them all one by one without any airs and promised that Zheng Fu would make compensation. Qiao Yu also announced a more inspiring news that Zheng Fu would soon exempt agricultural tax from poverty-stricken areas.

In the future, there is no need to pay royal grain and national taxes. Almost all these ordinary people were stupid. Since ancient times, they have been farming and paying grain. How can they be exempted from the matter? Everyone seems to be a little suspicious, but when they know that the person who promised them was the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and the most powerful figure in the country, these people were extremely excited. It seems that the good boy is finally coming.

In fact, there was a plan to exempt agricultural tax, but in addition to the southwest, the fiscal revenue of other provinces was mainly maintained by agriculture. If all exemptions were made, these provinces would soon be paralyzed, so Qiao Yu did not rush to carry out. Now, with the progress of land reform, China's economic situation continues to develop, and capital, which was originally imprisoned by the tenancy system, began to flow.

A large number of enterprises and factories have been built. At the same time, investment in agriculture has continued to increase, and the demand for fertilizers, agricultural machinery and tools has continued to grow rapidly. Under such conditions, it has become inevitable to appropriately reduce and exempt agricultural taxes. According to Zhengfu's plan, the first batch of areas that have completely exempted agricultural taxes include Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Guangdong, and other areas with better industrial development, as well as the backward mountainous areas in the northwest, Mongolia and central.

The former is the developed industry, and the proportion of agricultural tax is already very small, which can be completely exempted. The latter is the backward economy, and the people cannot afford to eat or wear it. Therefore, exemption has become inevitable. After the industry is fully rolled out, it will be natural to exempt agricultural taxes nationwide.

However, this plan still shocked many people. It seems that times have changed. The good people of the people are coming. When Qiao Yu faced the Ma family army, he killed chickens and scared the monkeys, and at the same time released a policy of exempting agricultural tax. On the one hand, he showed his strength and on the other hand, he was to calm people's hearts, both literary and military, and he was to relax and relax. He cooperated very well.

With the will of the people in the world, the support of the people, and the guarantee of strong force, Qiao Yu's status and prestige became increasingly stable, and his reputation reached an unprecedented height.

"Zhongshan, you handled the matter in the northwest very well, but there was still some noise!"

As he said that, Qiao Yu delivered several newspapers to Cao Kun, all of which were negative news about the Battle of Lanzhou. Many people criticized Cao Kun's brutal behavior, especially accusing him of killing innocent people. Among them, they pointed the finger directly at Qiao Yu. Although the Chinese regime has changed now, there are still many unwilling people who want to take the opportunity to cause trouble.

When Cao Kun read the murderous words on the newspaper, he immediately felt as if he had fallen into an ice hole. These literati are really amazing. Sometimes these words are more terrifying than swords and guns.

"Prime Minister, I'm afraid of being humble, I'm guilty!"

"You are not guilty and have merits! Those garbage should be cleaned up. If these literary life views were pointed at them, the country would have been finished long ago. However, sometimes these criticisms cannot be ignored. I think this way, your Northwest inspection will be exempted. It is a punishment. You go directly to Beijing and assist Jiang Baili in presiding over the reorganization of troops across the country. From now on, there will be no Beiyang Sichuan system. Some are the National Defense Forces, all of which are the national army!"

When Cao Kun heard that Qiao Yu had won his Northwest Inspection envoy, he was not dissatisfied with it. He had not officially taken office at all and now he was gone. However, the right to preside over the reorganization of the army was too great. There were too many people involved in the reorganization of the nationwide reorganization, and many of the official hats had to be changed. Once he mastered this right, he was afraid that all the military officers in the world would look up to him. This was not a demotion, it was clearly a promotion!

Even if he is a deputy to Jiang Baili, he is still in power. Especially after he controls this power, he can take proper care of the old man in Beiyang. Then he naturally becomes the new head of Beiyang. His status and power are far from comparable to that now. At this time, Cao Kun also understood that Qiao Yu had to check and balance the power of the Sichuan system by himself to prevent Jiang Baili from being too powerful. It seems that he is qualified to become a top chess piece.

"Thank you for your kindness to the Prime Minister. I will do my best to do my best to never let the Prime Minister down!"...)

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