Chapter 20: Cui Panlong

When Zhang Xuan heard this accent, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. I can't help but think of the slaughter of Linying. Originally, it was not in Linying County, and it was almost uninhabited. Zhang Xuan has actually allowed himself to deliberately ignore this point. Every time I think about it, I have a bit of uncontrollable hatred.

"Do you know about Linying?" Zhang Xuan tried not to let his voice tremble.

Cui Panlong said: "When Xia Guan was in Beijing, he already knew. ”

In fact, as far as Cui Panlong is concerned, after the Zheng family took control of Fujian, he lived in seclusion in the mountains, and he didn't want to be a second minister, but after hearing the bad news of Linying, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and he couldn't do it himself, and he vowed to take revenge. Only then did he defect to Nanjing as an official.

Zhang Xuan said: "I'm sorry for my hometown fathers. ”

"The soldiers are in danger of battle, and they can't complain about the general." Cui Panlong said: "I just ask the general not to forget the enmity of his father." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Xuan dare not forget. ”

"But I don't know how the general is going to take revenge?" Cui Panlong said.

For a while, it seemed to be a home-guest translocation. Zhang Xuan wanted to teach Cui Panlong, but he didn't want to be taught by Cui Panlong. Zhang Xuan said: "It has been three generations since the establishment of Liaodong in the east, and the foundation is solid, and there are a large number of elite soldiers and strong generals after decades of conquest. With the nascent spirit, it has to be ridden by Mongolia, which cannot be forced to compete with it. However, Dongyu also has fatal shortcomings, since the Tang and Song dynasties, the country has relied on the southeast to make it a foregone conclusion. Nine sides of the bitter cold, Henan two Huai, I have it, only need to fight the corners, go down to Sichuan first, and pacify the remnants. Then attack Korea by sea. A few years later, the East was exhausted, and then the troops went out several ways and swept across the Central Plains. Straight to Yanyun. ”

"When the time comes, then destroy this morning food."

Cui Panlong said: "This is a hurtful strategy. ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuan said: "It's just hurting people." ”

After the defeat of the Western Expedition, Zhang Xuan conducted a comprehensive reflection on all his strategic thinking. On top of the overall strategy, he didn't hope for luck, and he didn't even think about destroying the Qing court in World War I. Because throughout the ages, few great powers have been able to be destroyed in one war.

Even after the battle of Qin and Zhao Changping, Zhao still lingered for a long time.

Even if Zhang Xuan no longer liked the Qing court, he had to admit that the Qing court was already a big country. It is too risky to destroy a great power and hope for victory in one or two decisive battles.

So Zhang Xuan finally thought of this strategy of hurting people. The two armies in the south confronted each other and opened up another battlefield in Liaodong by sea. Even if Liaodong is defeated, it will not implicate the rear. And it is not only Liaodong in North Korea that can do it, but also Shandong and other places.

Occupy the initiative from the Northern Expedition by sea. Moreover, with the manpower and material resources of the south far exceeding that of the north, even if it was a one-to-one war of attrition, it was still the Qing court that could not support it for a long time. Then it's time for a full visit.

To some extent, this is almost a copy of the Qing Dynasty, where the branches and leaves must be cut first, and then the trunk should be broken.

Cui Panlong bowed down violently and said: "The great feud of hundreds of members of my Cui family is entrusted to the general." ”

Zhang Xuan helped Cui Panlong up and said, "Why does Lord Cui stop here? ”

Cui Panlong took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan took it, but it was Zhang Qian's letter, which didn't say much, just said that Cui Panlong was his junior brother, and he was an honest official and a reusable talent, so he specially deployed him to Guangzhou and asked Zhang Xuan to treat him well.

Zhang Xuan put away the letter and said, "Brother Cui has a letter from the eldest brother, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Cui Panlong said: "If not, how can you see the demeanor of the general." ”

When Zhang Xuan saw this letter, he knew that Cui Panlong must be trustworthy, and said: "Now there is something that needs Brother Cui's help. ”

Cui Panlong said: "The general commanded. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You also know about the new manufacturing bureau in Guangzhou, right? ”

Cui Panlong said: "I've heard about it. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I have already chosen to locate the manufacturing bureau in Foshan. However, Foshan has a population of tens of thousands, but it is only a town, and there is no city wall, how can it be so important for military aircraft, so I want to divide Foshan into a county. It's just that Foshan is very important, and there are many things to do, after all, the construction of Foshan, such as the establishment of the auxiliary manufacturing bureau, etc., is not a confidant, and cannot be served. How could Brother Cui care? ”

Cui Panlong said: "Cui is waiting for the general to send him. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Brother Cui is the first magistrate of Foshan, I will report to the court immediately, and I will have no opinion if I want to come to the court, and some things must be prepared." Moreover, Wang Dacang, the head of the Foshan Manufacturing Bureau, is my old department, but he is a craftsman, and his mind is probably not enough to control the Manufacturing Bureau. And Xian Zijing, the deputy director of the manufacturing bureau, is a local family. After you go to Foshan, take my letter to Wang Dacang, and Wang Dacang will naturally obey you. You have to make sure everything is okay with the manufacturing bureau. ”

Cui Panlong said: "Xiaguan understands. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Tang Taizong said that there is no other way to win, but the soldiers are strong and sharp. I'll leave this matter to Brother Cui. ”

Cui Panlong said: "My subordinates understand. ”

Zhang Xuan wrote a warrant and asked Cui Panlong to take it to He Wusu. Many things have to be prepared in advance, and Foshan Town is the largest town in Nanhai County. If you want to divide it, you also need a lot of troublesome things, how to say the taxes in various places, how to draw the county boundaries, and the plan is not as simple as Zhang Xuan said.

And although Zhang Xuan urged Cui Panlong to build a city, he couldn't come up with the silver. Cui Panlong's troubles are still to come.

After Zhang Xuan had just placed Cui Panlong, he saw Zheng Lian walking in in a hurry, and Zhang Xuan immediately asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zheng Lian whispered beside Zhang Xuan: "Lord Hu has news, he is ready to do it today." ”

Zhang Xuan's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he began to worry about Hu Tang, who had been busy with Chaozhou affairs for a long time. Zhang Xuan also listened to some news intermittently. However, Zhang Xuan forbade Hu Tang to pass the message to the rear. Zhang Xuan specially gave Hu Tang an order, as long as he had the result, Hu Tang would do the rest.

Hu Tang will not pass on the concealment of the news. Only some public information came.

If you just look at these public news, it seems that Chaozhou is too peaceful, and nothing has happened. It's just that Zhang Xuan didn't expect that it was time for the poor dagger to see him.

"When, did you say that?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Zheng Lian said: "On the dinner party. ”

"Knock knock." The Western bell rang. Zhang Xuan looked at the time, three o'clock in the afternoon. It's still some time before dinner time.

Western clocks are really a rarity in this era. It is in a place like Guangzhou that you can see it.

A human-height table clock weighs more than 1,000 catties, and it can even fit a person inside. There are also a lot of reliefs about Christ out there, and some angels or something. Even the numbers above are in Latin. With a smell of Western art.

It's just that Zhang Xuan doesn't like it too much, because this bell is always inaccurate, and he must place a special person to tune the clock at noon every day, so as not to make it too bad.

But after all, the bell gave him some memories of the future, so he was reluctant to throw it away, so he put it in his living room.

Zhang Xuan sighed slightly and said, "I hope Mr. Hu can be foolproof." ”

Zhang Xuan knew that even if there was still a little time before the evening, he would not be able to intervene in the affairs of Chaozhou, hundreds of miles away. All he can do is wait, wait for the result, succeed, naturally needless to say, if it fails, how to remedy it?

For a while, Zhang Xuan had already started his draft. Secretly: "If Mr. Hu misses, I will have to organize an eastward crusade." ”

Under the situation of financial constraints, Zhang Xuan did not want to mobilize the army in vain. It's just that if you have to do it as a last resort, you can only make this decision.

"General, don't worry." Zheng Lian said: "Mr. Hu has always been cautious in doing things, and since he is sure, he will definitely be able to do it." ”

"I hope so." Zhang Xuan looked to the east from the Zhenhai Tower, and seemed to be able to see hundreds of miles at a glance and see the city of Chaozhou.

And at this moment in Chaozhou City, gentry and celebrities from all walks of life have come, and the heavy responsibility of the car has made the people in the city shine. The so-called thing is to welcome the Great Xia Qincha, that is, Hu Tang and Hu Tang have been talking with Che Zhongren for a long time as a negotiator. Today, I finally invited the Holy Decree to canonize him as the King of Chao.