The capital city.

Wuying Hall.

Looking at the report in his hand, Li Xin's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "That was fast! It hasn't been that long, and you've already successfully taken over the grassland royal court. The remaining bandit forces have fled, so the entire grassland is basically pacified!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

General Staff Director Zhang Jingzhi nodded and said, "Commander Mu and Commander Zhang are already clearing out the remaining forces on the grasslands, and the prisoners have begun to gather at important strongholds."

"His Majesty,"

Zhao Bingzhang smiled and said, "Your idea of ​​establishing settlements is brilliant! In this way, the grassland bandits will not be able to roam freely, thus cutting off the advantages of nomadic peoples. In time, the grasslands will truly stabilize."

"Ha ha,"

Li Xin smiled.

In fact, Li Xin had thought about this idea for a long time before making a decision. Later, settled life began in the border grassland regions. Combined with measures such as immigration to the border areas and changing customs, this allowed the grassland regions to achieve complete stability!

"Nowadays,"

Li Xin continued, "We have already established several important cities in the grasslands. There's Yunzhong City, formerly the capital of the Left Khanate; Lanhe City, formerly a major town in the southern grasslands; and Yunyan City, formerly the capital of the grassland royal court. The city of the Right Khanate, however, hasn't been named yet. Mr. Zhao, Jingzhi, what do you think we should name it?"

"The Right Khan's troops?"

Zhao Bingzhang frowned slightly and said, "The grasslands over there are vast, making it an excellent place! As for the naming principle, let's continue using the naming method of Yunyan City and Lanhe City."

"Your Majesty, that's exactly what I meant!"

Zhang Jingzhi nodded slightly and said, "The Right Banner Khan's army was conquered by the troops under the command of Zhang Cheng of the Northeast Military Region. Let's name it after the military merits of the various units in the Northeast Military Region."

"Zhang Chengcheng?"

Zhao Bingzhang muttered to himself, then shook his head and said, "This name doesn't sound good, shouldn't we change it?"

"It does feel a bit awkward."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Then let's do it this way, General Zhang City, how about it?"

"General Zhang's city?"

Zhao Bingzhang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your Majesty's idea is excellent!"

"Then it's settled!"

Immediately, the people named the camp of the Right Khan.

In addition, other strongholds on the grasslands were also named after the generals of each unit.

However, the most important strongholds on the entire grassland are still Yunyan City, Yunzhong City, General Zhang City, and Lanhe City.

These four cities are the key to guarding the grasslands.

Therefore, Li Xin paid special attention to the construction of these four cities.

Looking at Zhao Bingzhang, Yuan Weiwen, Wei Jun, and others, Li Xin instructed, "The grasslands have just submitted, and there is still a lot of work to be done. We must also ensure logistical support. In addition, how to manage the grasslands is also crucial. Wei Jun, you will be responsible for drawing militia from various places to guard the cities during this period."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wei Jun nodded and said, "Starting in April this year, the General Military Training Department has drawn a large number of militia members from Zhili, Daiyue, Hedong, Heluo, Huguang, Huaibei, Jiangnan and other places to form several batches of members, which went to Yunzhong City, Lanhe City, Yunyan City and other places respectively."

"In the previous batches, more than 100,000 militiamen have already been transported. Several more batches of militia members will be organized in the future, and the total strength is expected to be around 200,000."

"In addition, the Northeast Reclamation Army also dispatched a portion of its troops to Yunyan City, Zhangjiangcheng and other places. Commander Wei Dahai replied that 50,000 Reclamation Army troops had been transferred to Zhangjiangcheng in advance."

Hearing Wei Jun's words, Li Xin nodded slightly and said, "The militia and the reclamation army together make a considerable number of people. However, relying solely on these is not enough. Wei Jun, I will instruct the cabinet to assist you in recruiting people from various regions to reclamate in the grassland areas. Just like when we reclaimed land in various places in Dongning, we will settle people on the border!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wei Jun quickly agreed.

"Regarding border immigration,"

Li Xin waved his hand, gesturing for Wei Jun to sit down, and continued, "We need more than just militia and settlement troops. After all, they're all men. A large number of old bachelors will go; how can that work? Without women, they can't settle down there! Once the militia forces in various places have settled down, the militia members in the cities of the grasslands should be given priority in being matched with suitable grassland women as wives. Let these members settle down in the grassland region as soon as possible!"

"As for women from the inland provinces, those who are willing can also go to the grassland areas. Of course, the first priority is to ensure that they are not forced!"

"When recruiting people from the interior, we can add a clause to the propaganda: those who voluntarily go to the frontier to settle down will be provided with women by the court as wives, and the court will pay for their travel expenses and solve their food and lodging problems. In this way, we can also mobilize some unemployed people from the interior to go to the grassland areas."

Hearing Li Xin's words, everyone's eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but admire His Majesty's rather unusual idea.

However, this is also a good thing, as it can mobilize the majority of people to migrate to the border area.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Bingzhang and the others immediately praised it.

The most crucial factor in ensuring long-term stability and security in grassland areas is talent!

Only with a vast population of Daqian can the grasslands be completely transformed.

As for cities, they are merely a supplementary means.

Of course, city construction is also very important in the early stages of development.

Therefore, Li Xin specifically instructed Yuan Weiwen of the General Logistics Department to specially procure a large amount of cement from cement kilns in various places, load it onto trucks, and have it transported to various cities by militia.

One of the most important roles of the militia and settlers transported in advance, as well as the garrison troops left behind, was to build the city walls.

It's already September, and winter is just around the corner.

At the very least, the foundations of each city should be laid and a simple defensive system built before winter arrives. This will ensure that each city can safely weather the winter.

Only if we can get through this winter and wait until next spring will we be able to carry out large-scale immigration and construction.

In the initial stages, besides the cement needed for initial construction, the most important resource was food and fodder.

In border regions, where a large number of troops and militia members are stationed, food and warmth are urgent concerns during the long winter.

Therefore, the General Logistics Department also has a very heavy burden!

After these policies were determined, the various departments of the Privy Council, together with the Cabinet, began to take action.

Managing the grasslands is a long and arduous task!

This is a long and arduous task!

It cannot be accomplished overnight!

However, Li Xin firmly believed that he could completely transform the grassland to a satisfactory standard!