"Treachery!"

"Ungrateful!"

Whether it is used for propaganda among the people or for mobilizing soldiers, these charges have absolute lethality and influence.

In a word, borrowing grain to repay grain and owe money to repay money is a matter of course. If I don't pay back the money, I will be forced to take it myself.

However, Shouhan's next arrangement was chilling.

"Deal with the Mo family, pause on the border for two to three months, and sell to the hinterland of Guangxi the old miscellaneous equipment we have captured in previous operations, such as Burmese, Siamese, Dutch, and Spanish swords, guns and armor, to the interior. Those bullshit prefects, with swords, armor, gunpowder in their hands, will become more and more bold, and things in Guangxi will become more and more difficult to clean up. After three months of tossing and turning for a group of clowns who jumped off the beam, our Left Route Army will go north to quell the chaos! ”

What is this trick called? False Path? Driving the tiger and devouring the wolf? Fake idiot or not? Li Dai Tao stiff? It seems that such a trick cannot be found in the so-called 36 plans, although it sounds incredible, but it can make the South Central Army stand on the commanding heights of morality and public opinion.

"Remember, when our Nanzhong army enters Guangxi, it is not allowed to burn or loot. It is necessary to buy and sell publicly. Even if the boys want to solve the trouble in the crotch, they have to go to the weathering place for Lao Tzu, remember to give money, and pay attention to hygiene, don't come back with dirty diseases! ”

Shouhan's words aroused a burst of relaxed laughter from the people present, and the emphasis on military discipline was undoubtedly to show the image of a strong army with strict discipline in front of the people of Guangxi. Such an army is the same as the so-called Guangxi wolf soldiers of the Ming army and Tusi soldiers that they were used to before. Compared with the campfires in the Tu Governor's Mansion, there is undoubtedly a difference between heaven and earth.

Xu Huanshan, who was already eager to try on the side, simply stood up and asked for help. He made a military salute in front of his chest with his hands in fists, "Lord, Zhang Xiaohu is going to take people to Luzon in the New Year, and the matter of the left route army going north will be handed over to me, okay?!" I dare to make a military order, I will definitely take down Thanh Hoa within 10 days after sending troops, and if I can't completely pacify the bandits in Guangxi before the autumn harvest after sending troops to Guangxi, I am willing to come to see you! ”

"Nonsense!"

This is the second time Shouhan has scolded today.

"That wants you to pacify the whole of Guangxi for Lao Tzu in half a year? You remembered for me, if you were sent. It doesn't matter who is sent to be the commander of the Left Army. Remember a principle, the first stage is to fight against the Tusi and local officials in various places, and those who resist food, donations, and taxes can be let go first! Can't eat persimmons to pick up soft pinch! ”

What is a persimmon. Most of these people don't know. It is also a fruit. But everyone can understand the meaning of Shouhan. Besides, what's the point of beating the peasants who only have farm tools in their hands?

"Reiji didn't prepare people for you, can you keep it when you beat it down?"

"And the priest."

I heard Shouhan call his name. I couldn't help but sit up straight at once. Although it is impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy and win military merits for himself, if he can have his own merits in foreign battles, he can also be awarded as military merits.

"Your officials have sent at least 500 people from all over the country officials from all over the country, including village heads, town heads, township heads, counties, and prefects, to sue them and take up posts in the Mo family's territory. In addition, it is necessary to prepare at least 200 experienced village and town mayor level personnel to prepare to go north to Guangxi to take up posts. ”

"The same goes for Reiji. At least 800 people were selected from the village official training class to be assigned to the ranks of officials who went north, and the graduates were made clear that this time they were to take up posts in Guangxi would be beneficial to their conduct assessment. In addition to the village officials, two groups of 100 to 200 teachers were selected from the school, one group went to the Mojia area, and the other group carried out cultural and educational activities for local children when our army went north to quell the rebellion in Guangxi. ”

People know very well that, based on past experience, if such measures are implemented one by one, the administrative power will fall into the hands of the Nanzhong Army from the village level, the most basic unit of Chinese society, and the eradication of illiteracy and cultural education will quickly unify the ideology of those children who have received education and their parents and families under the banner of the Nanzhong Army, so that they will become a member of the Nanzhong Army as quickly as possible.

Soon, nearly half of the people who participated in the meeting walked away from the meeting hall in the courtyard of the signing room, and each went to work on the things arranged by the guard.

"It's time to talk about Guangxi!"

There was a hideous smile on the corner of Shouhan's mouth.

Since February of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Xiong Wencan has been promoted to the right attendant of the military department and the right to the imperial history, the governor of the military affairs of Liangguang and Guangdong, and the governor of Guangdong, he has always expressed some ambiguous attitudes towards the existence of the Nanzhong army. It's not like Li Fengjie and others before, as long as you have money, I don't care who you are?

And we, Lord Xiong, not only ask for money more than anyone else, but also lack in character. One of his greatest military and political abilities is to appease him, and his greatest achievement is to appease Zheng Zhilong, the father of His Royal Highness Fumatsu Maru, making Zheng Zhilong the most powerful water force in the Ming army during this period. But in addition to Zheng Zhilong, he also appeased several other forces. These forces are not as good as Zheng Yiguan's treatment of the Ming Dynasty.

First, the pirate Zhong Lingxiu, whom he single-handedly appeased, first surrendered and then rebelled, and was captured by Zhilong, but the remnants of Zhong Lingxiu's henchmen fled to the area of Changting, Fujian, and then turned to the ground in Jiangxi to loot, although Xiong Da Wencan transferred Zheng Zhilong several times to defeat this gang of bandits many times, but I don't know if it is because Zheng Zhilong and this gang of bandits still have some incense, or Zheng Zhilong intends to raise his own respect, and he is always defeated and cannot be completely annihilated. At that time, the coastal areas of Fujian were harassed by the Dutch and Liu Xiang pirate groups, which posed a threat to the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian and other places. So our classmate Chongzhen issued an order to strictly punish Lord Xiong to quell this bandit and restore peace to the sea in Fujian and Guangdong.

In the face of such a demand, extermination? Xiong Wencan thought that he didn't have that ability, so he sacrificed again to appease this magic weapon of the housekeeper. After some communication between the needle and the thread, Lord Xiong sent Hong Yunxuan, who had made military achievements in the encirclement and suppression of Zhong Lingxiu's bandits, and Kang Chengzu, the deputy envoy. The generals Xia Zhiben and Zhang Yijie went to Liu Xiang's gang to publicize the heavenly grace of the imperial court, but they were all arrested by Liu Laoxiang as soon as they went. Faced with such a result, in order to prevent the disaster from falling on him, Xiong Wencan simply used Marshal Tianpeng's housekeeping skills and beat him upside down. These officials mistakenly believed the words of the pirates and acted on their own, and as a result, they were detained by the pirates.

However, this trick was not played well, it was recognized, and he was impeached. Chongzhen was furious and gave him a demotion punishment. to make him guilty of his own crimes. If not to continue to hide their strength. Shouhan generously gave his exploits in the battle of Nanao Island to the deputy general of Nanao Island, so that the Guangdong side has a credit that can be laid out in a big way, I am afraid that at this moment, Lord Xiong still has that punishment on his head!

So to speak. Everyone has some impressions of the talent and conduct of Lord Xiong.

Since that's the case. Then we'll give you another good fire. Pour some oil on the smoke and fire that permeate all parts of Guangdong, and make him more vigorous!

"How many knives and guns are there in the storeroom?"

"Back to the lord, there are more than 16,000 knives of all kinds. There are more than 31,200 spear heads of all kinds, more than 1,000 swords of various types, more than 4,000 swords and more than 3,000 high-grade Miao knives. ”

Listening to the number of old miscellaneous knives and guns captured in previous battles stored in the warehouse, Shouhan nodded with satisfaction. These knives and guns, if used to equip the troops, the troops do not look down on them, and the size is huge and complex, and there is a big gap between them and the training requirements of the Nanzhong Army, and if they are handed over to the immigrants in Tunpu, it will be a bit wasteful, especially the weapons that were seized from Liu Xiang's gang not long ago, all of them are excellent swords, and they are sent down for the immigrants in Tunpu to use, which is really a pearl. In this way, these weapons accumulate more and more in the warehouse. If it is returned, it is indeed a pity, these knives and guns have become a piece of chicken ribs in the minds of the Nanzhong Army. Now this piece of chicken ribs has a lot of use.

"These knives and guns, Japanese knives and Miao knives and the like, were sent to the Taipingdong Arsenal, where they were maintained and polished, oiled, and handed over to Li Ergongzi to be transported to Guangdong after the year. Sell it to the people who revolted against the grain. ”

"Sell? Sell to those who resist food and taxes? ”

Shouhan's evaluation and positioning of the anti-grain and anti-tax trend that occurred in the hinterland of Guangdong is very puzzling. In Nanzhong, don't say that you dare to violently resist taxes, do you dare to pay a penny less? Do you dare to sneak a penny of taxes?

But why did the matter come to Guangdong, and the lord's attitude took a 180-degree turn?

"Oh! Right! You're right! As if waking up from a dream, Shouhan patted the official of the warehousing department on the shoulder and praised him a few words.

"Those who rise up to fight against grain are the hardest and hardest field workers, where do they find money to buy our knives and guns? Alas! Who makes me soft-hearted? We can't watch them being killed like chickens by those officers and soldiers, right? ”

The officials of the warehouse department wanted to cry without tears, and originally planned to remind Shouhan that they could not support these violent tax resisters, but they didn't want to remind Shouhan that these tax resisters were not rich in hand. In fact, where would not be rich? They robbed so many villages and towns, which polder could not clean up thousands of taels of gold and silver?

"Go back and let Li Ergongzi send people to contact these leaders, and tell them not to kill too much, you can send the people they don't like to the shop that has dealings with the Han Yuan firm in Zuojin, and gather them to exchange knives, guns, and equipment!"

An activity that was either called a living person or reviled as the most immoral human trade took shape in Shouhan's signing room.

Several of the staff officers of the battalion exchanged glances with sympathy for Lord Xiong and his soldiers who were not well equipped with armor and equipment. "These people who rose up to resist food had only a way to live desperately, but now that they have the knives, guns and equipment provided by the lord, I am afraid that it is those officers and soldiers who go to encircle and suppress who should say that their lives are suffering!"

However, without waiting for this group of people to express their sympathy for Governor Xiong, another method of Shouhan was freshly baked. As soon as this trick came out, people immediately mentioned Governor Xiong with a sad look on their faces, and they kept analyzing in their minds, how did this guy offend the lord, and the lord wanted to treat this person like this?

"At least 500 armor commanders, 100 team officers, 40 sentry officers, and 5 battalion officers will be drawn out from the Phoenix, Guard, Xuanwu, Qilin and other battalion battalions, and in addition, battalion officers and sentry officers can bring a team of first-class soldiers by their side."

In this way, the equivalent of three or four battalions of troops from the Nanzhong Army was withdrawn at once, and most of the troops drawn out were backbone cadres at all levels.

"My lord. Why is that? Chen Tianhua, the manager of the camp office, seemed to understand Shouhan's thoughts, but he didn't dare to continue to think about it.

"How do you think those peasants who have just laid down their scythes for cutting rice are the opponents of those officials and soldiers? So, we're going to have to help them! By the way, let our brothers enter the ground development of Guangdong as soon as possible. ”

This practice of defending the Han Dynasty is a trick used in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to transform and incorporate those anti-Japanese armed forces that were spontaneously organized, and to take out a large number of squad leaders and backbones to enter these armed forces, so that they can implement the system of the regular army, learn the techniques and tactics of the regular army, and implement the discipline of the regular army. Fight a few battles down. These original spontaneous armed forces became the regular army.

Such an approach. It is indeed a good way for the South China Army, which has always been limited by population and labor shortages and cannot expand its scale. Think of the anti-grain tide that spreads throughout almost the entire Guangdong region, and at least tens of thousands of elite troops can be pulled out. With these horses, the control and digestion of the entire Nanzhong region. It will speed up a lot.

In this way, the strength of the troops will be expanded. It is more popular than the current practice of coercion and annexation by the rogue or peasant army in the interior. It's a lot more scientific, and it's good for the coordination of internal relations. will not be like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who are known as millions of people. But the real core force, the troops that can fight are only tens of thousands of Shaanxi villagers in the old battalion.

There is an excellent opportunity to establish a meritorious career in front of him, and to say that Chen Tianhua is not tempted is simply to talk nonsense with his eyes open.

For so many years in charge of the battalion office under Shouhan, all he did was to prepare for the war, formulate various documents and plans, raise materials, and adjust the coordinated actions between various departments.

"On paper, I finally feel shallow, for my own fame and career, and in order to no longer be teased and ridiculed by those guys when we drink together in the future, this time I go to Guangdong, the Lord must be me!"

After making up his mind, Chen Tianhua fell down and bowed, "Lord! His subordinates are not talented, but they are also quite familiar with the affairs of Guangdong, and they are willing to command this Guangdong war! ”

Seeing that his deputy chief of staff stood up and asked to go to Guangdong, Shouhan felt a burst of joy in his heart. Chen Tianhua has been managing the business of the battalion office, that is, the headquarters for a long time, although the business is very familiar and it is very easy to use, but as a commander, it is not just the problem of how easy it is to use. is what the grandfathers said back then, didn't Chief of Staff Liu, the best in the whole army, also ask to serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy during the Tianjin Campaign?

He never actually commanded a war, and he was always a civilian officer engaged in armaments. Without that murderous aura on his body, he couldn't suppress the group of fighting men who were accustomed to bloody battles.

"Do you really want to go?" Shouhan deliberately embarrassed his deputy chief of staff, (the battalion office will do it, which is actually the role of the deputy chief of staff of the headquarters.) ）

"Yes!" Chen Tianhua's attitude is very firm.

"But here you go," Shouhan drew two circles with his finger outward, meaning the affairs of the camp office, "who am I going to?" ”

"Lord, I have observed that Huang Wuqi, the commander of the right rear battalion of the Guards Battalion, has a good grasp of the rules and regulations, and this person has a very clear mind. The text is also comparative. It can be called the best among the first-class officers of the battalion! If there is no matter of sending troops to Guangdong this time, his subordinates will also plan to ask the lord for instructions and transfer him to the battalion office! ”

Seeing that Chen Tianhua had chosen the people to replace him, it seemed that he had already had the idea of going down to lead the troops, and it was not easy to hinder the self-motivation of others. Moreover, from another darker point of view, the current several generals with troops, Wang Bao, Zhang Xiaohu, Xu Huanshan, Chu Tianlei and others, are respectively in charge of the Phoenix Battalion, the left wing of the Navy Division, the right wing of the Navy Division and the Xuanwu Battalion, the practice fleet and other departments, and the Guards Battalion led by Ye Qi before has become the direct commander of Shouhan.

When Chen Tianhua went down to lead the troops, he was bound to select and select personnel from these units to form a new system, which would be of great benefit to preventing the original command system from forming a mountain.

"Alright! Since you insist on going, I will not stop you. When I go back, I will find this Huang Wuqi, and I will meet him. After that, you still issued an official letter in the name of the camp office, transferred him to the camp office, and promoted him to a higher level. Help you work in the name of the camp office! Hurry up and get him familiar with the work and handle the handover. ”

"After that, you still commanded the troops entering Guangdong in the name of the Battalion Affairs Office. As for military salaries, equipment, supplies, etc., I will arrange for Li Ergongzi in Guangzhou to be responsible for the transfer. ”

"My lord! The minister has something to say! ”

Seeing that Shouhan settled down Chen Tianhua and mentioned military salaries and other matters, Husi Cheng Xuanhe Qibao, who had been silent for a while, couldn't help but open his mouth, and in order to show his attitude, he specially used a very taboo self-title.

Hearing this title, Shouhan's eyelids couldn't help jumping, and for a while, his chest couldn't help but have blood surging, and he almost had to answer according to the routine that he had planned countless times in advance, "What happened to Aiqing?" ”

But, I still held back.

"What's the matter? Say! ”

"The lord just talked about the military salary for Lord Chen, and his subordinates are in charge of the household department and manage the finances, and they know that this is a big deal, and they don't know where to raise this expense and how to pay it?" (To be continued......)