"What, the Taiping thieves have already raised troops to chase after them, so what about the piles and the Kuimen Heavenly Danger, aren't they of the slightest use, didn't they hear the rumors of bluff misheard?"

Song Hao couldn't help but shoot the case and roared angrily.

"It's true, the thief army that is advancing by land and water is in full swing, and it has already invaded the territory of Wanju and Kaizhou, and is marching towards Chungju. The various towns and regimental commanders set up in the territory along the way could not resist, or they were destroyed, or fled, or abandoned. ”

The messenger from downstream was also depressed.

"Now the big families in Chungju have fled to Fuzhou. The festival marshal only had to find someone to ask for a confirmation of one or two poms. ”

"So... So, pass me the order. ”

At this moment, Song Hao also stood up decisively.

"The battalions and regiments in the city began to gather men and horses nearby, and to raise supplies on the spot, and none of the prisoners and people in the camp were allowed to stay. There is no need for those wealthy families to keep their hands anymore. ”

"Then collect firewood and charcoal in the city, and pile it all over the key points, and burn it to the ground as soon as a thief army approaches."

"Jieshuai, if we burn this Fuzhou City, where should we go?"

At this time, some subordinates hurriedly asked for instructions with a calm face.

"If our army can't stop the thieves coming downstream, then what's the use of occupying this Fuzhou City. It's better to leave such a ruined city in ruins, and let Gao Renhou from Xichuan and the Taiping thieves fight for it. ”

Song Hao said categorically.

"If things are unfavorable, we can go north to Quzhou and then go to Xingyuan Mansion, don't say that the weak Niu Xichuan can't stop my generation; It is with the origin of the loyal army, and the two nobles in the north of Yang Zhong are also indispensable for us to have a place. ”

At the same time, in Hechuan County, at the junction of Yuzhou and Luzhou, the Yangtze River, Chishui, and Xishui converge at the mouth of the three rivers.

Led tens of thousands of cutting-edge military horses who had just quelled the Southwest Qianneng Rebellion, and had just arrived at the local Longzui Beach from the upstream boat, the school inspector Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, and the Meizhou defense envoy Gao Renhou had just received a somewhat unexpected news.

"Dongchuan Yang Shili also suddenly sent troops south, with generals Zhang Shi'an and Zheng Junxiong leading both land and water, and now they are still entering Tongliang County, Hezhou."

Gao Renhou, who always seems to be unfazed, summoned the generals to discuss calmly.

"Attack, this generation sent troops on their own without the order of the imperial court, I'm afraid that the comer is not good, so I can't help but guard against it."

Suddenly, a subordinate shouted admonishment.

"Dongchuan shoots the river from Zizhou, and the Fujiang River is also the upstream homeopathy, so we must prevent this generation from robbing the pacification of the Xiajiang Road."

"What do you think?"

Gao Renhou also spoke loudly with a gesture of acceptance.

"I thought that I could divide the envoys and others to collect the soldiers, horses, money and food along the way, and thought that they needed it from time to time; Then the clipper ship first sent to Yuzhou, and set up a customs at the mouth of the Fujiang River. ”

But as his deputy, Yang Maoyan of Xichuan Xingying opened his mouth.

"Then the collection of money and food along the way will be handed over to Yang Zhiya to prepare. I have been one step ahead of Yuzhou since I led the troops. ”

Gao Renhou also decided without hesitation.

- I'm the dividing line -

At the mouth of the mountain at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, outside the Great Scattered Pass, you can already vaguely see the fence village erected by the righteous army in the distance, as well as the Daqi banner fluttering above.

"What, is that Tian Lao'er deliberately doing something to rebuild the Shence military horse?"

However, Yang Fugong, the flying dragon envoy and privy envoy and deputy envoy of the Eight Dao Recruitment, who was sitting here, did not understand these imminent threats for a while, and lost his voice to the people from Shuzhong.

"It is precisely so, according to his summons in the presence of the Holy Lord, Tanaka Takayan said that all the troops and horses in the former Jingshen Ce were destroyed; It is intended to choose the best key among the Chinese and foreign armies escorting the car. Tentatively numbered as the soldiers and horses of the twelve capitals. ”

The man who had been ordered to report the news said in a cut voice.

"In addition, the soldiers and horses of the eight capitals in the hands of the privy envoy and the capital eunuch and the divine strategy are also in the military order of the south."

"How can this be reasonable, isn't this Tian Lao Yu crazy?"

Yang Fugong couldn't help sneering, but a lot of scheming flashed in his heart for a while.

This Tian Lingzi ordered Shanxi Niu Miao to stop himself from going south, and at the same time grasped the financial and material resources of Sanchuan, as well as the name of the arch driver; Now it is even more necessary to rearrange the Shen Ce Army, so what is the matter?

Didn't you see that most of the soldiers and horses of the left army of the Shence camp were destroyed, lost in battle, and surrendered to thieves, and most of the men and horses of the right army of the camp still in the pass were now caught in the hands of the prime minister Zheng Jin, and were no longer instructed by the eunuchs.

At the beginning, he also saw this reason, so he insisted on stopping Yang Fuguang's plan to lead the loyal army to the north to merge with one place; But I didn't expect this Tian Lao'er to be so frustrated and insatiable.

You must know that this Shuzhong is a place of peace that has not been asked about the war for a long time, and there are also Tuke armies from Shannan, Xichuan, and Dongchuan to accompany them, and there is also the use of training a new army.

If he succeeds in re-training the new army, it will not be Zheng Jin, who is far away in Fengtian Town, who is presiding over the front line of the thief, but his two brothers who are guarding the Dasan Pass for the imperial court.

After all, in this closed city, in addition to the loyal and martial arts Badu that Yang Fuguang relied on and the scattered people and horses from other receipts; There are also yellow-headed military generals Li Cheng and Gong Xian from the command of the Xichuan Jiedu envoy, led by 15,000 troops.

Therefore, Yang Fugong is extinct, and he must not be allowed to leave his side. Otherwise, the so-called kindness of the fake sons, no matter how you look at it, is not the opponent who can buy the conditions of Tian Lingzi, who has mastered the manpower and material resources of Sanchuan and still has the position of the Son of Heaven.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say to Yang Fuguang, who had just returned from patrolling the city

"Brother Xuanyi, you have to hurry up and act, if my generation has nothing to lose. And send someone to contact Zheng Xianggong. As long as he is willing to speak out in support, then it doesn't hurt for us to be the head of the camp in the sky. ”

- I'm the dividing line -

And in Jiangling City, where the Taiping Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is located, there is also a lot of discussion in the big training center.

"The test is coming out, but the time has come for my generation to be of great use."

"Conquest and development, of course, is the victory of those soldiers and soldiers, but with the people's livelihood and governance, isn't it where we can show our strengths."

"From now on, the election of officials should be based on practice and merit, and no longer force scriptures and moral articles;"

"Without reaching the standard of seniority, he shall not be directly appointed as an official by completing his studies; But it is a convenient door for the world's poor families and children to plough and read. ”

"Isn't that since then there have been no young and expensive jobs? And only the seniority of the officials who are elected. ”

"It's really funny, when will there still be people wishful thinking, the past imperial court will let the choice of the noble and beautiful job fall on the head of the ordinary background"

"Nowadays, non-schools are not selected, non-subjects are not allowed, and non-seniority is not allowed to be transferred; Isn't the way of studying hard at home in vain? ”

There are also pessimistic and loud lamentations.

"That's a good thing, if not, how can we compete with the children of those family valves. I was left far behind by the shortcut to the end of the south by my family background and connections. ”

"That's, that's it, why don't you think about it much; But if you are admitted to the many regular departments of the training center, aren't you the candidates and candidates for the Governor's Office? In the future, compared with the Jinshi of the old dynasty, the Ming Jing, and even the selection of Maocai and Xiucai, how much worse will it be? ”

In the face of the newly trained trainees under him, the whistle deliberately leaked according to the examination method, and the figure of sparing no effort to publicize and argue, as several of the most senior officials, their performance and reaction are different.

The inspector and the superintendent of the school and the secretary of the temple couldn't help but smile; And Fan Xuan, who was newly transferred to the governor of Xiangzhou and sentenced the people to Cao Shi, was a little helpless.

The rotating inspector of the Great Lecture Institute and the first seat of the College of Agriculture, Cang Caozuo's judgment of Tortoise Meng, is undeniable; On the other hand, he is a visiting professor of mission consultants, a literary and historical editor, and Pi Rixiu, who looks very interesting.

However, Liu Xun, who sentenced the agricultural Cao Shi and the deputy envoy of the camp, was in a situation where he thought it was true.

And they are also one of the very few candidates in the upper echelons who can get the first draft of the "Taiping Examination Method" and participate in the discussion and incompleteness.

The focus and angle of attention are naturally very different from those of these trainees and scholars. I care more about being able to have it in the corresponding high-level structure

How much effort and the degree of performance.

Nowadays, with the establishment and equipping of the Taiping Metropolitan Governor's Office, the original household (civil affairs), law (criminal name), soldier (military affairs), officials (personnel), warehouse (logistics and production), and engineering (construction and mining and metallurgy) have also been split and expanded into thirteen Cao, about 41 departments.

Among them, the largest Hucao is divided into Mincao, Nongcao, and Financial Accounting Division; Fa Cao was removed from the Military Patrol Yuan (Public Security Investigation and Defense) and the Supervision Department (Prison Administration) to be in charge of criminal trials at all levels;

Cao Cao is directly divided into selection (selection) Cao and (examination) Gong Cao, learning (training) Cao; Gongcao is divided into the Northern (military) Gongcao and the Southern (civilian) Gongcao, as well as the Engineering (Research) Institute;

Only the general structure of Bingcao and Cangcao corresponding to the army is basically unchanged; However, a plural number of left and right positions have been added.

In addition, the Shang Cao, Dushui (water conservancy and river transportation) Cao, and the Health and Family Planning (medical system and health and epidemic prevention) Cao were set up and upgraded to strengthen investment and management in the corresponding fields.

The chief officials of Cao were promoted from the original military officers who stayed in the department to the judges and left and right judges of the Governor's Mansion, referred to as judges or judges.

The heads of each section are promoted to the corresponding military and chief positions; They are subordinate to the junior rank of the administrative officer and the intermediate rank of the administrative officer.

And if one of them can be the thirteen cao or the chief officer of the department, and hold other positions, then there is no doubt that the rank among the same kind will be half a rank higher.

Therefore, even these people, who are deeply concerned by the upper echelons and have natural advantages, do not argue at all on the bright side; Many of the incumbents who are working under him have already been eager to try.

They are almost bent on seeking an ideal rank assessment for their departments and positions in the new pattern finally promulgated by the "Taiping Examination Law"; And then as the basic foundation of existence and transformation.

(End of chapter)