Most of the regiments were stationed in Songkan Town, along the Songkan River and Hongguan, and the supervisors and regiments of the regiments went to Nanchuan to familiarize themselves with the terrain and did not come back, Cheng Zurun was very worried that Han Xiufeng would leave as soon as he said it.

As a result, his worries were unnecessary, after Han Xiufeng sent Cao Shuzhong, Duan Dazhang and Sun Wuye and others away, he did not rush to leave, but waited until Pan Changsheng brought back Chen Zhankui, Chen Tianru, Li Tianbao and other group leaders, and then asked the camp office to send someone to Songkan to summon Wu Kuixiang and Liu Shanyang to the Sheephorn Camp, and only after the handover was really completed did he pack his luggage and prepare to leave for Ba County early tomorrow morning.

Cheng Zurun was very grateful, after all, he took over a proud soldier who had just won a big battle, if he didn't have Han Xiufeng's support, no one would obey him as the alternate prefect, so he prepared six hundred taels of silver tickets, and said cautiously: "My lord, this is a little bit of the lower official's heart, just take it as Cheng Yi's ......"

Han Xiufeng knew that if he didn't accept this silver, he must not be sure, so he simply smiled and took it: "Brother Luqiao is really polite, since it is Cheng Yi, then Xiufeng is disrespectful." ”

"Thank you, Lord for the reward."

"Here we go again, let's get down to business." Han Xiufeng put away the silver ticket and said bluntly: "Brother Luqiao, if Xiufeng is not mistaken, the Lord of Taiwan appointed you to take over these thousands of brave men, and there is no intention of transferring people from here to other places to quell the chaos." People can be transferred, but these brothers are in Chongqing Mansion to practice Baojia, but out of Chongqing Mansion are Xiangyong. ”

Cheng Zurun hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, the lord of Taiwan said in his letter to the lower officials that if he really transfers troops out of the palace to quell the chaos in the future, the required food and salary will be paid from the treasurer's treasury." ”

"But in this way, the local gentry and merchants will donate a lot more money and grain."

"Lord Han, Xiaguan thinks so, Guizhou bandits are uneven for a day, and the brave men stationed in Sheephorn, Songkan and along the Songkan River cannot be withdrawn for a day, so Xiaguan plans to recruit as many brave men as he wants to transfer in the future."

"It seems that I have been overthinking, and this arrangement is the most appropriate."

Han Xiufeng smiled, and continued: "Then there are Chen Hu, Ge Erxiao, Chen Buyi and Yang Dacheng and other Zhili members who returned to their hometowns with me, as well as the dozen or so martial supervisors and brave men who were guaranteed by the governor of Guizhou, Lord Jiang, and they will have to go to Zunyi to take office after the New Year." And Zhu Youzeng, the prefect of Zunyi, has asked Master Jiang to let Chen Hu and others rebuild the second left and right battalions of the Zunyi Association, and they will not only recruit some young men from Songkan, but also may have to draw 100 brave men from each regiment, and ask Brother Luqiao to help when the time comes. ”

"Your Excellency, you can rest assured, Chen Dusi and their stationing in Zunyi is a great thing for me in eastern Sichuan, and the lower officials will definitely ask people to give people, and ask for money and grain to give money and food."

"Thank you."

"My lord's words are serious, this is a matter of the lower officials."

"After all, the emperor ordered me to supervise the regimental training in eastern Sichuan, not just the regimental training of the prefectures and counties in Chongqing Prefecture, and then I plan to accompany the six regiments and the firearms regiment of the Ba County Baojia Bureau. After this errand is completed, the firearms regiment of the Baojia Bureau will stay in Ba County, and I will let the other regiments come back. ”

"Ba County is the East Jinghua of Sichuan, the Ba County Bureau, the Chongqing Government Office and the Provincial Department are in the same city, and the Firearms Regiment of the Baojia Bureau should have stayed in Ba County to help the officers and troops garrison." Cheng Zurun paused, and said with a smile: "What's more, according to the knowledge of the lower officials, those dozens of foreign guns were originally bought by merchants from the eight provinces of Ba County with silver donations, and there should be no big war in Northeast Guizhou for a period of time in the next period of time. ”

"Brother Luqiao really understands the righteousness, then this matter is decided!"

……

Cheng Zurun bowed down and withdrew from the big tent, and Chen Hu, Ge Erxiao, Chen Buchu and others immediately followed.

As soon as he saw Han Xiufeng, Chen Hu said eagerly: "Fourth Master, why do you say that you are leaving, how can you say that this military power will be handed over to Master Cheng?" ”

"When it's done, why should I stay in this wilderness?" Han Xiufeng asked him rhetorically, and then said, "As for handing over the military power, it should have been." ”

"Should it?"

"It is taboo to lead soldiers in the township, Zeng Guofan Zeng almost lost his life several times to suppress Changmao, even if there is no merit, there is hard work, but in the past few years, he has always been impeached, and even today he has not even made up for a real shortage, because as a native of Hunan, he not only quelled the chaos in Hunan, but also led all the children of Hunan."

Han Xiufeng looked around at everyone and said meaningfully: "Master Zeng's lessons are there, I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past. And the reason why the Lord of Taiwan appointed Cheng Zurun to take over these thousands of brave men seems to be unloading the mill and killing the donkey, but it is actually for my sake. If it weren't for Shuai's face, he wouldn't have been this wicked person. ”

"Why is it okay before you can?" Chen asked unfazed.

"I didn't win a battle before, and everyone thought that these thousands of brave men were a rabble. Now that there is a big victory, those princes and ministers in the court will definitely have ideas. ”

"And what are we going to do when you're gone?"

"Go to Zunyi to take office, is it easy to find a real shortage these years? And there is nothing to worry about when I go to Zunyi now, I estimate that in the next three to five years, there should be no major wars in the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Zunyi Prefecture. However, it is still necessary to be cautious, especially when attacking and suppressing those small bandits. ”

"So we're going to stay in Guizhou from now on?" Yang Dacheng asked with a bitter face.

"Isn't that how to be an official, I'm from Ding Wei's hometown, and I used to go farther than you, first to Taizhou, then to Shanghai, and then to your hometown Gu'an. If you really feel homesick, you will find a reason to complain about your illness after a few years of being an official, and then you will be able to return to your hometown to glorify your ancestors. ”

"Fourth master, I'm not homesick, I'm thinking that you're not there, and it's not interesting for me to be an official!" Chen Hu said with a sad face.

"You're worried that no one will take care of you, right?" Han Xiufeng asked with a smile, and then picked up a few letters from his hand: "I have already thought of it for you, Zhu Youzeng, the prefect of Zunyi, will definitely take care of you." The two county magistrates of Tongzi and Suiyang owe us adults to please, and they will take care of you as well. I was going to help you write two more letters to Zhang Zhidong's father and father-in-law, and even thought about writing a letter to the new Gui Dongdao, but I still don't think it's good to write it. ”

"Why?" Chen Hu couldn't help but ask.

"The bandits in the east of Guizhou have been crippled, and they will not be able to set off a big storm in three or five years, but the Miao rebellion in the south has just started, and it is said that the Hui people in Yunnan are also ready to move. Instead of going to a place where you are not familiar with life to fight, it is better to be stationed in Zunyi, which is relatively familiar. ”

"But ......"

"Don't be, there is a banquet in the world, you can't always follow me, if Dean Gu knows that you have become a serious capital, his old man will definitely be very happy." Han Xiufeng smiled, and then changed his words: "Zhu You, the prefect of Zunyi, once knew that if he wanted to train a capable soldier, it was far from enough to rely on the little food and salary allocated by the imperial court. Therefore, in the letter to me, he made it very clear that in addition to the food and salary allocated by the imperial court, he would raise some more subsidies, and even planned to set up a card in Songkan, in short, you can go to work with peace of mind after the New Year, and there is no need to worry about food. ”

Han Xiufeng talked about this, Chen Hu and the others were really embarrassed to say anything, so they could only kowtow and thank you.

As soon as they withdrew from the big account, Wu Junxiang and Jiang Zonghai followed.

"Zhixing, the gentry in the town heard that you are leaving tomorrow morning and are looking for someone to make the Wanmin umbrella, I know that you don't want to make extraneous branches, so hurry up and send someone to let them not do it. By the way, I helped you make a master, and promised them a rest and a meal in the town tomorrow when they pass by. ”

"Let Brother Qiongfu bother, if Brother Qiongfu hadn't found out in time, I wouldn't have received it at that time, and I wouldn't have accepted it!"

"Actually, it's okay to take it."

"It's better to have more than one thing, and it's better not to take it." Han Xiufeng smiled, then looked at Jiang Zonghai and said, "Brother Jiang, I told Cheng Zurun about the firearms regiment of the Baojia Bureau, you don't have to worry." ”

"Master Xie."

"What's so thankful for this, after all, how to distribute and use those foreign guns, when I was preparing for the group exercise, I had already agreed on three chapters, and I just fulfilled my promise."

"Then the lord plans to transfer those regiments to relieve the military salary after the New Year, and by the way, escort you to inspect the regimental training in the states and counties of Kuizhou Capital?"

"The firearms regiment is naturally going to go, in addition to the firearms regiment, I plan to transfer the six regiments of Shilong, Wenjing, Jizo, Jade Emperor, River God and Guanyin. You can let the supervisors of each regiment or the regiment take their relatives back to their hometown for a reunion year, and the rest of the people can rush to Ba County before the fifteenth day of the first month. ”

The names of each regiment have their origins.

Because the township group does not have a government office, it generally borrows the local temple, and the people who usually practice in the Jizo Bodhisattva Temple are called the Jizo Group, and those who practice in the Jade Emperor Temple are called the Jade Emperor Group. Unlike the fang group and the box group, they are named after their respective fang and box.

Thinking that most of the regiments transferred by Han Xiufeng were from Ba County, Jiang Zonghai said without hesitation: "It's good to transfer the children of Ba County, after all, it is more reliable for the children of the hometown to go out so far." ”

"In fact, only the supervisor, the regiment and those chiefs are the children of Ba County, and most of them are from Huguang. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, you should talk to those prison supervisors when you go back, you can't just let those Huguang brothers work hard and not give others hope. Finally, I took the opportunity of the Chinese New Year to make it clear to those Huguang brothers that as long as they worked in each regiment for three years, they would help them settle down and become naturalized after the expiration of the period. As long as they can save the money, they can buy a few acres of land and marry a mother-in-law to live in three years. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Junxiang couldn't help laughing and said: "Those group leaders are all strong in their respective hometowns, and it is really not difficult to give their subordinates a look forward and help their subordinates settle down and become naturalized." ”

"Therefore, it is said that the leader of the army has both grace and power, and he can't just let the horses run and not give the horses grass."

Han Xiufeng smiled and said, "Then there are more than 20 knives, fire sickles and purses left from the emperor, and I originally planned to reward them for contributing to the war before leaving." But I thought that I would have to go to Kuizhou after the New Year, and I was ordered to supervise the training of the Eastern Sichuan Group, so I couldn't go empty-handed, so I didn't appreciate it. ”

"Those who have made meritorious contributions have already been rewarded, and the rest will be reserved for those gentry in Kuizhou."

"That's what I think, in short, everything here is up to the two of you, after I leave, I will help Cheng Zurun a little more, after all, the two of you are not only running errands for the imperial court, but also protecting the safety of my hometown fathers and elders."

……

After explaining everything, he ordered Chen Hu and others to lower the handsome flag and several rank flags such as "Qin Ci Segu Batulu" and "Supervising the League Training in Eastern Sichuan", and was about to return to Sheephorn Village with Fei Erye, Pan Er actually led Chen Zhankui and Chen Tianru to follow.

"Changsheng, where are you going?"

"Fourth brother, I'll go wherever you go, do you still need to ask?"

"Chen Zhankui, Chen Tianru, what's the matter with you?" Han Xiufeng looked at Er Chen with a smile and asked.

"Lord Han, I heard that you are going to lead my Wenjing Regiment to relieve the military salary after the New Year, and I feel that I don't need to wait until the New Year to meet you in Ba County, so I might as well go back with you tomorrow."

"Lord Han, Chen Dusi and they have been promoted, you can't have no one around you to serve!" Chen Tianru said eagerly.

"Take your two regiments away, there are more than 100 people in your two regiments, can I afford to raise them?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, and said half-jokingly: "What's more, you two hate each other more than thieves, if you fight, Changsheng and I can't hold it if we want to." ”

Chen Zhankui was ridiculed, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Don't worry, my lord, I will take care of the overall situation in my later years, and I won't worry about him when I'm on an errand." I will settle the account with him when I return to my hometown after completing the business in the future! ”

"Lord Han, I'm the same, as long as he doesn't provoke me, I won't provoke him, and the matter between our two families will go back to my hometown in the future."

"How big the hatred is, I will go back to my hometown. You are both fellow villagers and fellow clansmen, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes if you continue to fight like this, not to mention that even if you have a grudge, when will this injustice be retribution? Han Xiufeng stared at the two of them and said very seriously: "It's not impossible to be an errand with me, but you have to settle the previous grievances first." You are not afraid of other people's jokes, I, Han Xiufeng, can't afford to lose this person! ”

"Lord Han, don't you know when his father ......?"

"Stop, don't tell me this, I, Han Xiufeng, am neither a parent official, nor can I cut off your housework. What is the settlement between the two of you, you find a place where no one is slowly calculated, and when the calculation is clear, you will come to me after the grievances are settled. ”

"Lord Han'......"

"Changsheng, go, leave them alone."

Seeing Han Xiufeng turn around, Pan Er hurriedly followed, and couldn't help but ask when he walked to the entrance of the village: "Fourth brother, why did you suddenly remember to go to Kuizhou, or even plan to go to Huguang?" ”

"First, like you, you can't stay at home after being an official outside for a long time; Second, the ancients were poor and good for themselves, and they were good for the world. I, Han Xiufeng, can't be regarded as a flying talent, and I can't help the world. But now that I have the opportunity to 'supervise the group training in eastern Sichuan', I still want to do something to protect the safety of my hometown fathers and elders. ”

Pan Er subconsciously asked: "Compared with the bandits in Guizhou, long hair is a big problem, don't you go to Kuizhou to take a look?" ”

"Yes, if Kuizhou can't be blocked, it will be troublesome for the long hair to enter my Ba County." Han Xiufeng sighed lightly, and continued: "Then a friend in Beijing said in the letter that Su Shun, who has a kindness to me, and another friend of mine are incompatible, and if I want to find a shortage when I return to Beijing after the system, I will definitely be caught in a dilemma between them, so I have to make plans in advance, and take the opportunity of the release of the money to try my luck in Huguang, and see if I can find a shortage in Huguang in the future." ”

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