The holy decree soon came down to Liaodong, which surprised countless people.

If such a thing happened in Liaodong as usual, most of the people who were impeached would be imprisoned, but Zhou Zheng not only did not go to prison, but was promoted, which is incredible!

What's even more shocking is that not long after the Holy Purpose reprimanded Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong, Zhang Hua, the prison army, was called back to the capital!

Only then did many people in the government and the opposition seriously examine Zhou Zheng, observe his actions, and even investigate his network.

But thinking about it, that is, his father Zhou Qingli used to be an old man in the emperor's palace, and there was nothing else.

Could it be that the emperor misses the old and intends to promote Zhou Zheng?

The government and the opposition don't know how many people are puzzled, but many people in Liaodong are very comfortable.

Shanhaiguan, Zhao Shujiao's deputy general looked at Zhao Shujiao, and said with a happy smile: "My lord, this is the first time that our Liaodong has such a face. ”

Not only were the governors sent by the imperial court reprimanded, but the prison troops they resisted in every way were also called back to the capital, how could they not be happy?

Zhao Shujiao looked at the north and said with a big laugh: "I was still worried, but I didn't expect that my little brother Hongfu Qitian, I must go to Songshan to knock him another day!" ”

Man Gui, who was in Jinzhou, also received the news quickly, touched his beard and stood at the head of Jinzhou City, looked at the direction of Songshan Fort, which was not far away, and said to himself: "Good girl, this little brother is really amazing, I shouldn't return these ten cannons......

The happiest people are the people in Matsuyama.

Meng Hezhou and Chu Jin are all people who know some of Zhou Zheng's secrets, but Li Zhong and Zhou Yanru are only known to Zhou Zheng, and even Liu Liuzhen doesn't know.

Therefore, Meng Hezhou and the others were surprised by the power of Zhou Zheng's letters, and actually let the dignified Liaodong Governor Qiu Hejia be reprimanded, and the inner supervisor of the prison army was transferred back!

Shangguan Lie was surprised that Zhou Zheng had been promoted, and said with wide eyes: "Brother-in-law, you are now the imperial history of the capital, if you return to Beijing in the future, is it at least a right deputy imperial envoy, or a military department?" ”

Such a position can already be regarded as the middle layer, and it may enter the six departments at any time and become the sequence of the high-level of the Ming Dynasty!

When everyone listened, they all looked at Zhou Zheng with different expressions, and the same was excited.

They are all small officials, relying on Zhou Zheng to get to the present, if Zhou Zheng can go further, they will naturally rise!

Zhou Zheng looked at the expressions of a group of people, put away the holy decree, and said with a smile: "It's hard to say, do things first." ”

"Yes!" A group of people responded in unison, and their morale was surging.

After this time, the construction progress of Songshan City was even faster, and the general soldiers in other places also showed favor one after another, sending people and goods, and the holy decree arrived only five days later, Zhou Zheng saw half of the general soldiers in Liaodong, and got more than 10,000 people.

Within a few days, Zhou Zheng's military salary, which Qiu Hejia had been detaining, finally came late, and 20,000 taels of money and grain were given in 40,000 taels.

By May, Matsuyama Castle had already taken on some appearance, and Zhou Zheng was rushing to catch up with the progress while also walking around the neighborhood.

For example, he crossed the Daling River, entered Youtun, met Zu Dashou, and chatted for a long time.

Zu Dashou was very enthusiastic about Zhou Zheng, and also made an appointment with an 'offensive and defensive alliance' to face Jianyu and advance and retreat together.

When he returned to the city, Zhou Zheng looked at Da Linghe, who had completely thawed, with a deep expression, and looked at Meng Hezhou and said, "Is there any movement in Jianyu?" ”

Meng Hezhou shook his head and said, "No, Jianyu has just passed the harsh winter, and he still has to recover." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Keep an eye on them, I want to know anything about them." Also, go back and plan some plans if the captives come to attack. ”

"Yes." Menghe State Road.

After Zhou Zheng rushed back to Songshan, he inspected the progress and then called a group of people for a meeting.

Chu Jin said: "My lord, the current progress is faster than we expected, maybe in July, it can be roughly completed, so that the military and civilians can enter, and before the end of the year, it will be completely completed." ”

Shangguan Lie followed closely and said, "My lord, there are already 10,000 people recruited from all over Liaodong, as well as from Guannei, and they are all willing to follow your lordship. A large granary will be built in the city, and by the end of August, the grain will be enough for 50,000 people to eat for half a year! ”

Cao Bianjiao said: "My lord, the superintendent has just divided the reclamation land, and our Songjiang City is divided into 1,200 hectares, and the superintendent requires us to reclaim it immediately. ”

After listening to this, Zhou Zheng pondered for a while, and said: "The progress is fast, but it can't affect the quality, we want to build a strong city, not a push or a sand city, this point should be paid special attention to." The delivery of money and grain is slower, so that the court can't pay too much attention to it, and it will cause trouble. Special care should be given to the people who have moved to Songshan, and overall arrangements should be made for the reclamation of wasteland. 1,200 hectares, that is, 120,000 mu, all the people who participate in the reclamation, 10 acres, three years tax exemption, in addition, a part of the soldiers, participate in the reclamation. Also, spend money to recruit young people in the Guannai and come to Songshan to reclaim ......"

Everyone listened to Zhou Zheng's words, and while recording, they asked about some things.

Zhou Zheng replied, arranged, fast and concise.

Matsuyama Castle can be said to be extremely tense, with city building, training, and reclamation, and the soldiers working in three shifts, and some are a little choking.

Zhou Zheng continued to borrow people from all over the world, and even quietly recruited 20,000 people from Yongping Mansion, Hejian Mansion, and Tianjin Wei's 'reserves', and joined Songshan City in the name of 'craftsmen'.

Zhou Zheng was in full swing here, and just in July, in Menghe Prefecture, Chu Jin hurriedly found Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng was inspecting the cultivated fields, and when he heard that the two of them were coming, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and turned around and left.

Meng Hezhou, Chu Jin and the two looked solemn, glanced at each other, Meng Hezhou said: "My lord, the army of Jianyu is gathering, two yellow flags, two white flags, and Mongolia, and the eight banners of the Han army are all assembling, claiming that they are going to hunt in autumn, but our people are investigating, it is estimated that there are 50,000 people, and the target is unknown." ”

Zhou Zheng squinted, looked to the north, and said to himself: "Mongolia has long been defeated, North Korea is no threat, except for Liaodong, where else can they go?" ”

Meng Hezhou and Chu Jin also thought the same, both of them looked at Zhou Zheng with solemn expressions, and their faces were written: My lord, what should I do?

Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment and said: "The old way, using businessmen to spread the news, let the entire Liaodong know as soon as possible." I'm going to write a letter to Zu Dashou again, and I'm going to prepare early. If that wasn't enough, I had to write to the overseer and ask him what he was going to do. ”

Quang Ninh Youtun is in the north of the Daling River, it is a lonely city, the city is not big, can not be defended. If you want reinforcements, first cross the river, and then level the ground and pull dry, such a move, as long as the cavalry uses the speed to flank left and right, or even surround it, it is basically to deliver food.

Zhou Zheng could already think of Sun Chengzong's countermeasure, that is, to give up Youtun and order Zu Dashou to retreat to Jinzhou.

The advantage of this is that the Ming Dynasty will not have any losses, and Jianyu will not be able to break through Jinzhou when he crosses the Daling River, so he can only retreat in embarrassment as before.

The disadvantage is that the right tun that has just been built will be completely destroyed by the builders. The momentum of the Ming Dynasty's northward advance will be curbed, and it may be difficult to advance an inch in the future!