Wu Zheng stepped forward, patted Zhang Mingzhen on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, don't covet Wang Deren's fleet, after the beginning of the year, you will get a batch of new ships purchased from the West." ”

Zhang Mingzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, "In this way, there is really no need to worry about lowly duties...... To tell the truth, I didn't hide it from the prince, and when I saw Wang Deren's fleet, I was humbled in my heart...... I'm really worried. ”

Wu Zhengwan smiled, "What is there to worry about? If this king can let him do it, he will naturally have a way to deal with it, so you should be prepared and wait to take over the new ship. By the way, after the arrival of the new ships, this king will divide the Zhoushan Water Division into two to form the Wusong Water Division, and you will become the first chief soldier of the Wusong Water Division. At the same time, the personnel who have been trained in the Western Navy for more than two years will be filled with the Wusong Naval Division as the backbone of the grassroots after returning...... You have to train for this king's good life and train a strong sailor. ”

Zhang Mingzhen said excitedly: "Thank you for the prince's support, the humble position will never live up to the prince's trust." ”

Wu Zheng nodded with satisfaction, and said to Mo Zhi: "Except for firearms, the rest of the loot will be handed over to Mo Lao." ”

"Yes."

……。

That night, Wu Zheng convened Xiong Rulin, Zhang Huangyan, Zhang Guowei, Mo Zhinian and others to hold a closed-door meeting.

What was discussed was the specific disposition of the officials and people who had been demoted to the Qing Dynasty in the six prefectures under their jurisdiction.

This problem has always been a legacy problem of the six prefectures, especially the three prefectures of Hangzhou, Songjiang and Jiaxing.

Pull a hair, and move the whole body. This is not an exaggeration.

Because most of the officials in the states and counties under the jurisdiction of the six prefectures are retained.

Due to the years of war, the General's Mansion did not have the time and energy to deal with them, but only eliminated some traitors who were causing trouble to the people, committing great crimes, and floating on the surface, but did not delve into them.

And now, the temporary truce with the Qing court has given the General's Mansion time to face up to this problem.

In particular, the Qing court's detailed crimes involved in the Yellow Camel case, it is difficult for Wu Zheng to imagine that Chen Hongfan and his ilk are just individual cases.

Therefore, a cleansing and purifying team movement has begun to take shape in Wu Zheng's heart.

Of course, Wu Zheng can't put forward this idea for public discussion now.

This is to calm the people's hearts, the law does not blame the public, once there are many traitors, when there are so many traitors that they are all traitors, it is necessary to issue an order to punish them, especially when it is not known who is and who is still secretly ventilating for the Qing court, Wu Zheng cannot make this movement public.

So, he found a wedge point, that is, the small crime caused by the yellow camel case.

As a result of this case, a systematic inventory of the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction was conducted.

The meeting adopted a temporary law for those who have been cleared up in the right direction, self-examination within a time limit, and taking the initiative to explain the problem, depending on the severity of the circumstances, the punishment can be reduced or not punished, and the whistleblower will be meritorious. And specifically promised that as long as there is no bloody case in hand, no one will be killed if they voluntarily turn themselves in.

This is to calm people's hearts, at present, most of the officials in various places have been demoted to the Qing Dynasty, of course, they must have been ordered and done, and these things must be beneficial to the Qing court, not beneficial to the Han people, so if you really want to investigate it, you must be panicked.

It is necessary to give a chance to reform themselves, to give them a way to live, so that they can let go of the burden in their hearts and become a new person.

So, Wu Zheng agreed.

But

The Provisional Law clearly stipulates that in any case, both the defendant and the plaintiff, there are military personnel on duty, and they must be handed over to the military.

At the same time, in view of the case of the yellow camel, unusually strict regulations have been made for military fainting (marriage, the same below).

The marital status of active soldiers is frozen from the time of enlistment, but if anyone destroys the military coma, men are exiled to serve ten years of hard labor and their family property is confiscated (their families are not involved), while women are sentenced to six years of hard labor.

In wartime, it is even more severe, and men are immediately decided, and women are pariahed.

During the discussion, in addition to Zhang Huangyan and Mo Zhinian, Xiong Rulin, Zhang Guowei and others all raised objections, believing that this law is too strict and is a strict and cool law. The relationship between men and women is about your love and my willingness, and it seems that it is not in line with the way of benevolence and righteousness to punish both parties for this reason.

But Wu Zheng insisted on going his own way, he believed that this was a troubled time, and it was those soldiers who fought with the enemy on the front line to save the Han people in the world, and made some tilts towards the soldiers in terms of law and welfare, which should be so.

Not only that, Wu Zheng also added a clause in the heated debate, but all soldiers on duty do not have to kneel when they see local civil officials, and they can salute in the same way as in the army. In addition, the local government may not arrest or detain military personnel until they are expelled from the military.

This addition caused chaos in the scene.

Even Zhang Huangyan was moved, this was something he had never heard of from Wu Zheng's mouth, and it completely subverted the social atmosphere of "emphasizing literature over military force" since the Ming Dynasty.

However, Wu Zheng explained that if a soldier violates the law, there is a military law to deal with it, and if the local officials have objections to this, they can complain to the general's office. If you have any objections to this, you can discuss it privately with the king. However, this law must be notified to the provinces and strictly enforced.

When Xiong Rulin and Zhang Huangyan heard this, they immediately got up and rushed to Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng saw that the situation was not good, and quickly ended this round of quarrels with one sentence - "If the people don't get involved in military law, then don't mess with the soldiers!" At the beginning of the year, the west is going to be expeditioned, and the king still has urgent military affairs to be dealt with. ”

After speaking, Wu Zheng left quickly under the cover of the entourage beside him, without giving Xiong Rulin and Zhang Huangyan a chance to speak.

Xiong Rulin and Zhang Huangyan looked at each other.

After a while, Zhang Huangyan stomped his feet and shouted in the direction where Wu Zheng's figure could no longer be seen: "Okay, you Wu Zheng, are you calling it a private discussion?" This is clearly the dictatorship of the cadres, and it is clearly a hand covering the sky! ”

Turning around, Zhang Huangyan said to Xiong Rulin: "No, this matter has to be postponed, you and I have to go to him to theorize." ”

Without waiting for Xiong Rulin to speak, Zhang Guowei said leisurely: "Xuanzhu, you have also been friends with the king of the county for many years, and you don't know his temperament, if it really makes sense, how can you leave like this?" Since he is gone, it means that he can't make sense! ”

Zhang Huangyan gasped twice and said, "This wind can't last!" If it really becomes a hall of words, won't it deviate from your original intention? ”

Zhang Guowei got up and glanced at the three people present, and said, "In all fairness, this military law is indeed a bit harsh. But on the other hand, as the prince said, if you don't touch it, it's fine. In addition to Mo Lao, you and I have all led soldiers, and the soldiers fought with the enemy in the front, but I have seen a lot of backyard fires, and I know how much harm it is...... If you want me to see, anyway, the prince also said, it's just a temporary method, then try it for some time, and then make a decision, when there is conclusive evidence, I think it depends on the prince's heart, and he is not a person who doesn't know how to change. Xuanzhuo...... If you want to hurry, you can't reach it! ”

After speaking, Zhang Guowei turned around and left.