Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde went to Yulin Bay together, and the appointment of the officials and the military department finally came down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wu Tingyun, the prefect of Qiongzhou, was promoted to the deputy envoy of the Sichuan Judicial Division; Wang Kezong took over Wu Tingyun's position and was promoted to the prefect of Qiongzhou; Because of his meritorious service in quelling the rebellion of the Li people, Zhou Chongde was promoted to general of Qiongya, and was actually awarded the title of thousands of households in Yazhou, but he still stayed in Yazhou.

In the conference room of the Yulin Bay Committee, Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Guodong were chatting with Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde.

"Congratulations to the two of you." Lu Tianxiang said with a smile, "Did Mr. Chen also go to the Qiongzhou Mansion with Lord Wang?" ”

"This is natural." Chen Mincheng also smiled, "My family can go so smoothly is also thanks to the blessing of your Yulin Bay." ”

Zhang Guodong also hugged his fist to Zhou Chongde: "Congratulations to General Zhou, this general's title is now well deserved." ”

Zhou Chongde's big mouth has never been closed: "Tongxi, Tongxi." I'm here to thank Brother Han this time, without Brother Han, my Old Zhou wouldn't have risen so fast. ”

Lu Tianxiang asked: "Mr. Chen, I don't know how the imperial court arranged the post of Yazhou governor after Lord Wang was promoted?" ”

"The news from the ministry is that one was transferred from Guangxi, and it seems to be called Xie Kui."

"Oh." Lu Tianxiang's heart secretly pondered. In the later "Yazhou Chronicles", it is indeed recorded that Xie Kui took over the position of Wang Kezong's governor, but there is basically no record of this Xie Kui in history, so Lu Tianxiang does not know Xie Kuo's temperament.

"Mr. Lu doesn't have to worry too much." Seeing Lu Tianxiang's thoughtful appearance, Chen Mincheng misunderstood Lu Tianxiang's meaning, "The previous agreement between my family and you Yulin Bay will naturally remain the same. My lord also asked me to tell you that Lord Wang and Xie Zhizhou will naturally explain the matter of Yulin Bay when they are handed over. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang, and thank you, old man."

Lu Tianxiang has been busy with Zheng Zhilong's orders and Meng Youcai's case these days, but he has ignored Wang Kezong's promotion. Now that Chen Mincheng has come to Yulin Bay in person, Lu Tianxiang estimates that Chen Mincheng may mean to discuss the cost of renting land for 5,000 taels. Lu Tianxiang had an idea in his heart, can he take this opportunity to ask Wang Kezong for another piece of land, or rent another piece of Wanzhou, Yulin Bay is getting more and more crowded now.

But Lu Tianxiang knew that this matter was not something he could say alone, and it had to be decided by the entire crossing conference. So Lu Tianxiang has been playing haha with Chen Mincheng, but he doesn't talk about renting land.

Zhou Chongde's heart was also very anxious, he also came to Yulin Bay this time for two purposes. One was when he was in Wanzhou, Xu Lang talked about doing business together after he came back, and the other was that Han Wantao promised him to help him train the Yazhou army. But these two things have disappeared now, and Zhou Chongde wants to come over and ask in person.

Everyone laughed and laughed, but they had their own thoughts.

Zhou Chongde was the first to hold back in the end: "Two, I don't know where Brother Han and Brother Xu are, my Old Zhou still has a few things I want to ask the two brothers for advice." ”

"General Zhou, don't worry." Lu Tianxiang heard Xu Lang talk about the promise in Wanzhou, so he replied first, "The two of them are not in Yulin Bay now, but they will come back in a few days, please General Zhou wait here for a few days and you will see them." ”

"Mr. Lu." Chen Mincheng couldn't wait, "In more than ten days, my family will go to work, should we discuss some things while my family is still in Yazhou?" ”

"This is natural." Lu Tianxiang said with a smile, "Yulin Bay will not embarrass Lord Wang and the old man. ”

After Lu Tianxiang finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Guodong, and Zhang Guodong said: "Don't worry, let's ask the two of you to stay in Yulin Bay for a few days, and when Xu Lang and Han Wantao come back, how about we talk in detail?" ”

For the first time, a crossing meeting was held at night. After settling down Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde, the committee urgently notified all the traversers in Yulin Bay and held a traversal meeting overnight.

"Everyone, everyone, be quiet." Lu Tianxiang sat on the rostrum and kept stopping the noise below, "Everyone already knows the changes in the officials of Qiongzhou Mansion, and Zhang Guodong has just told everyone the purpose of Chen Mincheng and Zhou Chongde's coming to Yulin Bay. Time is a bit urgent, I haven't written any bills, I personally have some ideas, let's discuss it when I say it. ”

As soon as Lu Tianxiang spoke, it gradually quieted down.

"The first thing is the issue of renting land. The cost of renting land for us now is 5,000 taels a year, and my opinion is still directly in the hands of Wang Kezong, if Wang Kezong loses the income of 5,000 taels because he went to Qiongzhou Mansion, it is difficult to say what he will think in his heart. ”

"Lu Lao." Someone shouted below, "Five thousand taels were given to Wang Kezong, what should I do over there in Yazhou, will the newcomer Xie Kui also have ideas?" ”

"We're going to have to figure it out again." Lu Tianxiang explained, "Our agreement with Wang Kezong is 50 square kilometers, and from our current development, this leased land is a bit small. Therefore, the leased land of Yulin Bay should be expanded, and it is best to lease another 50 square kilometers, and we can hand over the rent of this 50 square kilometers to Xie Kui. In addition, it would be better for us to rent another piece of land in Wanzhou. ”

"Lu Lao." Nie Zhongbin asked, "Aren't we already in control of Wanzhou now, why do we still want to rent land?" ”

"It's different." Xu Lang stood up and replied to Nie Zhongbin, "Although we have controlled Wanzhou, Wanzhou is still nominally the government of Gu Bin and Cao Hui. I often go to Wanzhou these days, and our development in Wanzhou is not as smooth as I imagined. There are many reasons for this, and the most critical one is that you can't do anything in Wanzhou in the name of Yulin Bay, and you have to use the name of Gu Bin and Cao Hui in Wanzhou. In this way, firstly, we can't let go, and secondly, these two people are indeed a little notorious in Wanzhou. ”

Xu Lang's last sentence caused a burst of laughter from the traverser.

Zhang Guodong took over: "The main purpose of Zhou Chongde's visit this time is to do business and train the army with us, which is what Xu Lang and Han Wantao promised in Wanzhou. How to do these two things, Han Wantao, let's talk about military training first. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen." Han Wantao stood up directly below, "Let me first talk about the problem of our mixed brigade." ”

Han Wantao's words were immediately interrupted by a garbled voice: "Brigade Commander Han, what about Zhou Chongde, why did you get involved in your mixed brigade?" ”

"It's one thing." Han Wantao raised his voice as much as he could, "The establishment of our mixed brigade of 5,000 people was agreed by the crossing conference, and we will leave for Dengzhou and North Korea in the second half of the year at the latest." But now the entire mixed brigade is less than 2,000 people, and it is very difficult to recruit soldiers in Vietnam and Wanzhou. Don't underestimate this Dengzhou operation, which is of great significance to our future fight against the Manchus. ”

"Brigadier Han, we all know the meaning, don't talk too far." I don't know who shouted, "The picker said, this big night, you say everyone sleeps again." ”

"Okay, let's talk about the main thing." Han Wantao pursed his lips, "Zhou Chongde has been promoted to general this time, and there are more soldiers under him. Don't forget, the military households of the Ming Dynasty are divided into Zhengding and Yu Ding, we can train Zhou Chongde Zhengding, and then use the treatment of Zhengding to attract those Yu Ding to our mixed brigade, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. ”

"But who went to Yazhou to train the army?" Xia Yang asked, "It won't be you who will go, if you want to go, what will happen to Yulin Bay?" ”

"Maybe I'll have to do it myself." Han Wantao replied, "If you change someone else's words, I'm afraid Zhou Chongde can't agree." The matter of the mixed brigade can be handed over to Zeng Guangxian first, who is the deputy brigade commander. As for the Yulin Bay Army, I had a brief communication with Chairman Zhang and the members of the Military Commission at home, and transferred Jiang Beiming back from Vietnam first. There is nothing big about Vietnam now, we want Li Fuqiang to take over Vietnam, and Brother Pulian will hand it over to Zhou Lei and Xu Tianbin first. ”

"Okay?" The crowd was arguing again.

"What about the money?" Shen Daxing shouted, "Our finances are so tight now, you must not pay when you go to Yazhou Zhou Chongde, have you thought about money?" ”

"The money thing has eased." Sun Dalei said, "Zheng Zhilong sent another 1 million silver, and the current finances are not too tight." ”

"Zheng Zhilong sent silver?"

"When? Why is it 1 million again? ”

"Zheng Zhilong is a toothpaste, and he can't squeeze out oil."

"Be quiet first, be quiet first." Zhang Guodong shouted at the top of his voice, "Zhou Chongde's second request is to do business in partnership, let Xu Lang talk about this matter." ”

"What kind of business will Zhou Chongde do?" As soon as Xu Lang stood up, the pot exploded, "What kind of business can you do business with him?" ”

"Everyone, everyone." Xu Lang also had no strength to shout, "Doing business with Zhou Chongde is just an excuse, our main purpose is to hope that we can tie these Ming officials together with common interests, just like Ye Sunquan and Sister-in-law Wu." Only in this way can we rest easy, no matter what happens in the future, even if we turn against the Ming Dynasty government, they can stand with us. As for what kind of business to do, don't we still have some industries that should be allocated to private individuals, just pick out one or two, anyway, this big boss doesn't understand. ”

The crossing conference was held all night.

The crossing group decided to make its own demands to Chen Mincheng and Wang Kezong, and the leased land in Yulin Bay was expanded to 100 square kilometers, with an annual rent of 10,000 taels of silver. The previous 5,000 taels continued to be handed over to Wang Kezong, and the newly added 5,000 taels were handed over to Xie Kui, the new governor of Yazhou. And to lease a 50-square-kilometer place in Wanzhou, the rent of 5,000 taels in Wanzhou was handed over to Wang Kezong for 2,000 taels and to Gu Bin for 3,000 taels. At the same time, 10% of the dry shares of Wang Kezong's Qiongzhou Sugar Factory were given.

Jiang Beiming was transferred back to Yulin Bay to continue as his supreme commander, and Li Fuqiang was appointed commander of the Annan Dispatch Army, replacing Jiang Beiming. Zhou Lei was appointed Governor of the Governor's Office of Priango, succeeding Li Fuqiang. At the same time, Zhou Chongde was required to promote Jiang Beiming to the deputy of Yazhou Thousand Households, and Han Wantao was awarded the post of Yazhou Thousand Households and Hundred Households.

The sun is rising, and more than half of the travelers are sleeping in their respective homes. The night's noisy operation basically exhausted the physical strength of these people, but just when the traversers were staring at Zhou Gong in a daze, Yulin Bay had an accident again.