Chapter VII The Current Situation of Guangdong III

Don't look at the ancients as if they were sanctimonious, but in fact, they made small calculations, and each one was more shrewd than the other.

As long as the Xia Dynasty opened Enke, Guangdong here is newly determined, and most of the truly learned people are inextricably linked with the Ming Dynasty. For Zhang Xuan. He didn't have any idea of whether to take first-rate talent or second-rate talent.

If he could, of course, he would use Cantonese talents for his own use.

But if not, take a step back and win over a group of gentry in Guangdong who will support the new dynasty. I want to take the fame of Great Xia. will definitely not defect to the Ming Dynasty, with such a group of people, the rule of Great Xia in Guangdong can be regarded as stable.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Zhang Xuan said, "I will ask Your Majesty to open Enke." ”

Xu Du said: "General, there is one more thing. It's a matter of garrisoning in the army. Now the army occupies Guangdong, but the forces are only concentrated near Guangzhou. Only when troops were called in from all over the country did they send troops to support. There is a lot of inconvenience, and the general is also asked to set the garrison forces in various places. ”

This is a long time ago.

It's just that Zhang Xuan is sick, and this job is a delicate and complicated matter. Except for Zhang Xuan, no one dared to make a decision. So it dragged it down.

Zhang Xuan said: "I know, this matter cannot be finalized in a day. I'll talk to you about it in detail in the coming day. He raised his head, saw that the sun was a little westward, and said, "You all know what Qin sent here." ”

"This time, the reward and punishment for the southern expedition to Guangdong are about to come down, and you all have rewards. Go back and prepare well, don't lose my face. ”

This time, the holy decree was not a secret decree, so as soon as the Qin mission arrived, he communicated with Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan still understood the general meaning of the holy decree. Pacify the soldiers and prepare them for tomorrow's rituals. Zhang Xuan left Hu Tang alone.

The two had a secret meeting in the study, and Zhang Xuan asked: "Say, what is the reason that makes you feel that you can solve the heavy responsibility of the car?" ”

Hu Tang said: "Among the Chaozhou gentry, some people call themselves Yang Mingjing, known as the elite soldiers full of Chaohui, and they are just scoundrels, but after all, they are Chaozhou natives and have a lot of friendship with the Chaozhou gentry. In order to contact the Teochew gentry, it is effective, and the car is just a bandit. The ground in Guangdong is chaotic, and it can be an official, a bandit, a gentry, and a family of three. ”

Zhang Xuan frowned and said, "What is the official, the bandit, and the gentry?"

Hu Tang said: "With the Ming ancestral system, generally speaking. It will not involve the countryside, but in Guangdong, between the big clans, for land and water, and even for the local guest dispute, the gentry often ask the bandits to help, and the bandits get dirty, and often let the local gentry sell the stolen goods. When the government got the benefits, it turned a blind eye. This is one of the reasons why the bandits have been repeatedly cracked down. ”

Zhang Xuan didn't think that there was such an ecology in the place. said: "No, I think the local gentry also have a way to control the bandits." ”

"Exactly." Hu Tang said: "Generally speaking, among the bandits, there should be children of the big clan. It's even just the secret work of the clan. ”

Zhang Xuan sneered in his heart. It became more and more clear that the gentry in various places, on the one hand, were willing to be kind and charitable, put on a good show in the township, mixed a good reputation, and confessed that one or two people could be on the list in the imperial examination, and there were people in the court who could protect the clan. Secretly, we must also cultivate some people who dare to fight and kill. Some are caretakers, and some are simply bandits.

If it's a peaceful season, this kind of behavior may not be much. But when they smell the troubled times, such behaviors become more numerous.

Zhang Xuan pondered the relationship between Che Chongren and the Chaozhou gentry, and said: "In other words, Che Chongren was originally the secret hand of the Chaozhou gentry, and at this moment he is backfired. ”

Hu Tang said: "The general is wise. ”

In this way, Zhang Xuan understood why the Ming Dynasty had declined to this point, and the prefect of Chaozhou could recruit such a big thief as he recruited Anche, and dared to love them in the first place. So it's all clear.

Sure enough, it is the traitor who is more hateful than the enemy.

Zhang Xuan let go of a lot when he heard this, but there were still some things to advise, and said: "The matter of Chaozhou is not only about us, but also about the Zheng family. Zhang Xuan thought of Zheng Zhilong, his tone paused slightly, and he said with a bit of consideration: "King Min is the pillar of Great Xia, and he is indispensable. The imperial court also did not act outside the Zheng family. However, when the moon is full, it is a loss, and the Zheng family is extremely rich, rich enough to rival the country, dominating a province, controlling the world's naval divisions, and the total number of water, land and water soldiers and horses in his hands is no less than 100,000. The King of Min also has the intention of being humble and taking the initiative to resign from Fujian Province, which is a clear proof. ”

"Therefore, there may be people in the Zheng family who can't understand the meaning of the King of Min, and you have to fulfill it on your behalf. This Chaozhou mansion cannot fall into the hands of the Zheng family. However, you can't tear your face with Zheng. Do you understand? ”

Zhang Xuan's words seem to be self-justifying. But when a smart person hears it, he knows that it is full of loopholes.

Hu Tang is naturally a smart person, and he can hear the far-fetched meaning behind it, but he ignores it at all, but he only gets a hint that the imperial court does not want the Zheng family to expand its influence.

For this, Hu Tang also understands this very well, looking at the various measures of the new emperor, it sounds good, that is, to centralize power and formalize the system of the Xia Dynasty. If you don't hear it well, you can use "collect power." Two words to sum it up. Naturally, he understood and said: "I just want to be like this, I'm afraid I need a soldier and horse behind, there are no soldiers and horses, and when I see General Zheng Cai, I don't speak hard." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I will instruct Luo Dai on this point." He will set off after you, remember to salute first and then soldier, and if the chariot is responsible for knowing the times, I don't want to use this method. But he really doesn't know what to do, so it's up to the gentleman. It's just that Mr. should also be careful, the car is only a bandit, and I can take his head with a single blow from the soldiers. If you can't do something, you should keep yourself useful. Remember, remember. ”

The reason why Zhang Xuan chose Luo Dai can be regarded as a compensation for Luo Dai.

This time, everyone has a reward, but Luo Dai doesn't have it. Luo Dai got a merit to offset it. It was because of the Battle of the Western Expedition. Therefore, Zhang Xuan gave Luo Dai a place where it was easy to make meritorious contributions, of course, this is not all about this, or because Luo Dai's headquarters is a cavalry. Although the number of people is small, the response speed is fast, and when responding to Hu Tang, it can also be a little timely.

Hu Tang said: "Please rest assured, General. I'm not going to die so easily. ”

Zhang Xuan sent Hu Tang away. Hu Tang did not stay to receive the order, but hurriedly handed over the post of Guangzhou prefect to He Wuyu. He Wuyu was the highest-ranking civil official in the Shaowu regime. He is a bachelor of Shaowu.

Zhang Xuan naturally wants to be treated preferentially.

Hu Tang also saw it. Zhang Xuan's current strategy is to enable large-scale demotion. This is also related to the relatively few talents in Zhang Xuan's entrainment. Although Hu Tang did not want to continue to be in charge of intelligence work, he was reluctant to serve as the prefect of Guangzhou under Fu Shangrui. And He Wuyu is a native of Guangdong. The use of He Wuyu also has the meaning of winning over the local gentry in Guangdong.

He would rather be a close minister by Zhang Xuan's side than a subordinate under his subordinates.

Although Hu Tang is missing. But there should be a ritual, and it must be continued.

Generally speaking, this official decree is not read by a eunuch, but by an official of the Ministry of Rites. After he opened the holy decree, he shouted loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Zheng Guogong Zhang Xuan, the general of the expedition to the south, fulfill his duties and repeatedly defeat strong enemies." ----”

This decree is probably several hundred words, and most of them are in prose. Changing it to a vernacular text is to highly praise Comrade Zhang Xuan's spirit of the southern expedition and make such adjustments to the following comrades.

Zhang Xuan knelt on the ground and listened carefully, because of the battle of Changsha, many people were knighted, so this time he did not make a fuss about the knighthood, most of them were given silver, land, posthumously sealed the three generations of parents, etc., although it was not as good as the reward of the Battle of Changsha, but it was affordable enough.

However, there was a person's name that suddenly appeared on the holy decree, which made Zhang Xuan slightly surprised, this person was none other than Ding Chukui.

The reason why Zhang Xuan was surprised was because Ding Chukui was already a dead man.