Chapter 422: Marching into the capital
After dealing with Xu Youzhen, Liu Juntao no longer paid attention to Shi Heng and his party, but continued to be busy with his own affairs.
A few days later, Liu Juntao, accompanied by Xu Wei, deputy general of the Fengtai battalion, Lu Changyi, chief soldier of Changping Town, and Song Chonggui, chief soldier of Miyun Town, inspected the training of more than 100,000 units of the Gyeonggi garrison.
After more than 10 days of traveling, Liu Juntao saw that the training and reorganization of the various units of the Gyeonggi garrison had been on the right track, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Fengtai battalion, which had made the most rapid progress, had already reorganized more than 30 percent of the troops, and the rest of the troops were also in full swing.
However, among the garrisons in various places, there are also some generals who are perfunctory or even secretly delay.
After all, once the army is reorganized, many generals will be transferred to other places, or even dismissed or demoted on the spot because of various mistakes.
Therefore, these generals did not dare to confront Liu Juntao on the surface, so they could only delay the matter secretly, hoping to avoid this catastrophe.
In the course of this inspection, Liu Juntao took down all these generals with a negative attitude and perfunctory affairs on the spot, handed them over to the military department for discussion, and at the same time promoted others to serve as chief generals in these battalions on the spot.
This move also made the accompanying generals timid, for fear that they would do something bad and anger Liu Juntao.
However, fortunately, most of the generals of the Gyeonggi garrison are serious and responsible, and Liu Juntao is also relieved and can relax a little.
The next day, Liu Juntao rested in the Fengtai camp, settled the affairs of the army, and took a hundred heavily armored iron horsemen to Beijing City.
On this day, Liu Juntao had already sent someone to contact Liu Zi'an, Minister of Intelligence, and Tang Yu, Minister of Commerce, and ordered the two to wait for him in the city.
Liu Juntao was going to take the two of them around the city to see how the affairs of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Commerce had progressed during this time.
At noon, Liu Juntao led his troops into the city, and it didn't take long to meet Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu, both of whom brought a few entourages.
After everyone met, Liu Juntao inquired about the progress of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Commerce around the capital.
Liu Zi'an and Tang Yu briefly talked about the recent work of the two departments, and then Liu Zi'an said: "General Town, Tang Yu and I have found a teahouse, should we eat the meal, and then drink tea, and Tang Yu and I will report at the same time?" ”
Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Okay! That's the best! ”
After a while, everyone came to the teahouse, which was not very far from the place where everyone had met.
After lunch, Liu Zi'an made a report first.
"Sojo, during this period of time, the Ministry of Intelligence has developed very rapidly in various parts of Gyeonggi, not only setting up 17 bases in the capital, but also setting up a total of 46 bases in various prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi, and a total of 361 intelligence officers. Although it will take some time for the strongholds in Gyeonggi to be effective, and it will not be of much use in the short term, my subordinates are confident that they will be able to make a huge difference in the intelligence network in Gyeonggi within a year! ”
"Well, that's good!"
Originally, Liu Juntao didn't plan that the intelligence network of the Ministry of Intelligence could play a role in a short period of time, so he didn't rush it.
What's more, Liu Zi'an and the personnel of the Intelligence Department have done a good job, and the affairs of the Intelligence Department can be said to be progressing rapidly, and Liu Juntao is also very satisfied.
Then, Tang Yu said: "General Town, now the various industries of the Ministry of Commerce have begun to enter all parts of Gyeonggi one after another, and more than a dozen industries such as Yushan Ticket Number and Zuizhongxian Restaurant have been opened in the capital, and they are all the general number of the North Zhili area; All parts of Gyeonggi and even in the North Zhili area, branches of various industries will be opened one after another. In addition, the industries of various friends in Shandong are also following up, and everyone is preparing to open industries in various parts of Gyeonggi. In addition, I have already said hello to various industries, and I should pay attention to cooperate with the Ministry of Intelligence, and once I find any major and urgent information, I will report it to the nearest stronghold of the Ministry of Intelligence as soon as possible! ”
Liu Juntao is also very satisfied with the affairs of the Ministry of Commerce, it seems that Tang Yu now has a great view of the overall situation, and has brought in all the heroes and gentry from all over Shandong, so that the affairs of the Ministry of Commerce will be even more powerful.
"Excellent! It seems that it will not be long before the Ministry of Commerce will be able to gain a foothold in various parts of Gyeonggi! ”
Then, Liu Juntao explained to the two again, and specially asked about the talents, technology and other issues collected by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Intelligence.
Liu Zi'an said: "Rest assured, the first batch and the second batch of talents, a total of more than 400 people, have all arrived in Yushan Town, and it is estimated that they have rushed to Jinan Fucheng at this time. Next, the third batch of more than 100 people is ready to go, and it is estimated that they will leave for the south within a few days. ”
Tang Yu added: "In the general town, these talents are basically craftsmen from all walks of life, and a small number of people are scholars, and these scholars are biased towards arithmetic, law, etc. ”
Liu Juntao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay!" That's it, and then the Ministry of Intelligence and Commerce will continue to work according to the current plan, and all variables are waiting for my orders. ”
"Order!"
At this time, Liu Zi'an said: "Zongzhen, if there is nothing to do tonight, it is better to go down with your subordinates to meet someone." ”
"Who?"
"Commander of the Beizhen Fusi, Huang Wu."
In the evening, Liu Juntao, Tang Yu and other people came to a remote courtyard under the guidance of Liu Zi'an.
After everyone entered the courtyard, 100 heavily armored iron cavalry soldiers divided 20 people into the courtyard to guard, and the remaining 80 people surrounded the courtyard in all directions, and not a single fly could fly out.
Liu Juntao saw that Huang Wu, the commander of the Beizhen Fusi, was already waiting here, and there were only two Jinyi Wei Baihu behind him, and there was no one else in this courtyard.
"I've seen Mr. Liu!"
"Commander Huang!"
After the two of them had seen each other, they sat down.
Then, Huang Wu said bluntly: "Mr. Liu, this time I entrusted Minister Liu to invite you here, because I want to ask about something." ”
"What's the matter?"
"A few days ago, did Mr. Liu meet with Xu Youzhen, the left deputy capital?"
"I've seen it!"
Then, Liu Juntao's face pulled down and asked, "Commander Huang is monitoring this town again!" ”
"Don't dare! Can't! ”
Huang Wu said: "At that time, it happened that one of my 100 households was eating at that inn and met Liu Zongbing and Xu Youzhen. ”
Liu Juntao was noncommittal when he heard this, and did not speak.
Then, Huang Wu said: "I just want to ask, did Liu Zongbing and Xu Youzhen reach any agreement?" ”
"It was indeed an agreement!"
Huang Wu didn't expect Liu Juntao to say it so quickly, he didn't hide it at all, and he didn't know how to say it for a while.
Liu Juntao said with a smile: "Commander Huang, don't misunderstand, this town and Xu Youzhen have reached an agreement, and they are not ready to stand on their side." The 100,000 soldiers of this town and Shandong town have always been the last of the imperial court, and they will not choose any force to stand in line. ”
"Then why is Mr. Liu like this?"
"The reason why this town met with Xu Youzhen is just to stabilize it so that it can successfully complete the rectification of the Gyeonggi garrison, and in the agreement with it, this town did not promise them anything, this town believes that Commander Huang will not misunderstand!"
Hearing this, Huang Wu also groaned, and then said: "Liu Zongbing is not strange, I am just worried that Liu Zongbing will be bewitched by Xu Youzhen and his party, and now it is already a rumor in the Xia, and any movement in the DPRK will make Zai Xia frightened!" ”
Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Commander Huang is joking, the situation has not yet reached this point!" ”
Then, Liu Juntao continued: "Besides, is Commander Huang interested in reaching another agreement with this town? ”
Huang Wu suddenly became interested and asked, "What agreement?" ”
"There are also some people under the command of this town who collect intelligence, and Commander Huang already knew about it before. This time, the town wants to establish a system in all parts of Gyeonggi, if Commander Huang can use the convenience of the Beizhen Fusi to assist, then even if the town owes Commander Huang a favor, as long as it is a reasonable request in the future, the town will definitely help Commander Huang at a critical moment, and will never shirk! ”
Listening to Liu Juntao's words, Huang Wu was startled at first, and then fell into deep thought.
Huang Wu knew in his heart that in the current situation, let Liu Juntao owe him a favor, and he might really be able to save the lives of his family at a critical moment!
"Haha! Since Mr. Liu said it, he must help him! ”