Chapter Thirty-Nine: Recovering Yanbei The convoy returns

Gonggong Li reported what Zhang Zhimu told him to Emperor Chongzhen as it was. Regarding the news of the Yaogang people, no matter how big or small, the emperor is willing to listen to it, which Gonggong Li has long known.

Regarding the matter over there in Datong, Emperor Chongzhen is not really worried now, he knows better that the people over there have been close contacts with the people of Yaogang, which is no secret. If it weren't for the continuous help of the Yaogang people over there, I really don't know what the situation would be. Besides, Emperor Chongzhen knew that the people over there in Datong did not dare to go against the Yaogang people. They are also afraid that the kiln people will turn their faces one day and take them out. They are next to the kiln people, how dare they not have a good relationship with the kiln people. However, Emperor Chongzhen was also worried that something like Zhou Yuji would happen again, and the army would be eaten by the Yaogang people again. However, if the kiln people really ate them, there was nothing they could do. It's useless to scare people, and it's useless to turn your face with others. turned his face and used his silver to find who was going. It's infuriating that he tightened his belt and gathered some strength in Zhongshu Province, and those generals who led the troops trembled at the mention of the Yaogang people. It's a joke to rely on them to confront the kiln people.

Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was a very good idea for Zhang Zhimu of Yaogang to propose that Zheng Zhilong send troops to suppress the thieves.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zheng Zhilong was now rich and rivaled the country, but he didn't expect that he would earn tens of millions of taels of silver every year. Since Zhang Zhimu said this conclusively, there should be nothing wrong. In the past, the Great Song Dynasty could earn tens of millions of taels of silver every year, and it seems that it is very possible for Zheng Zhilong to earn these silvers. But this guy has too little money to hand over to the court. The court also had no way to do it to them, so it let them do it themselves. However, now that the court has something to do, they should help. Just as Zhang Zhimu said, the thief is about to threaten his interests, and he should do even more.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately convened the ministers to discuss this matter. This time, the ministers completely agreed with the emperor's opinion, and it was rare to agree. After discussing this matter, someone said, "Please come forward and ask the Yaogang people to send troops immediately!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen was so angry, "It was you who said that the Yaogang people wanted to rebel, and now it is you who want the Yaogang people to send troops." Last time, the Yaogang people finally sent troops to Zhenjiang, and you were crying and making trouble, so I ordered the Yaogang people to be driven back. If you hadn't forced me to drive out the kiln people, and the kiln people were there, would the thieves dare to be so rampant? The rice in your bowl is given by the kiln people, but you ......" Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that he couldn't go on.

Another person said: "Your Majesty, we are all wrong, how you punish us, we all admit it, but the country in the south of the Yangtze River matters!" In the past, we had Ying Tianfu, and if there was an accident in the north, we still had a way out, but now we ......" This one can't go on.

Emperor Chongzhen understood that this person was telling the truth, but they were also thinking about themselves. The nest of the Donglin Party was occupied by the thieves, which moved their old roots. Of course they were afraid, even the Kiln Gang people, whom they had always opposed. They also asked others to send troops without regard for face. If it weren't for their old roots, they would never have done this.

"Forget it! We have already broken the hearts of the kiln people. As soon as they left, you demolished the dock facilities that they had spent a lot of money on. So that the warships of the people can't be replied, otherwise if their warships are parked there, the thieves can cross the river? You things that don't do enough and you have more than you can do. Emperor Chongzhen scolded and said, "I have invited people several times." They had already sent troops from the Chencang Ancient Road to Hanzhong, and they were confronting the Han Shui on the side of the thieves in Xiangfan. In other places, they say that there are no soldiers to come out. I see it too. If they're not ready, it's useless to say anything. Maybe when people are ready, just like recovering Shaanxi, they suddenly make a move, and they will be beaten all at once. ”

"But! They defeated Shaanxi and didn't hand it over to the imperial court for management! "Someone said.

"That's better than in the hands of a thief!" Emperor Chongzhen stared at this person viciously and said. He said in his heart, "You bastards, just asked me to ask the kiln people to send troops. Now it's a problem for me again. I have told you all the words, but I have to do the hard things. The Ming Dynasty raised you bastards to make it like this. ”

In fact, not only did Emperor Chongzhen hate what this person said, but everyone else also hated what this person said. They all hated and thought, "Do you want the emperor to invite the Yaogang people to send troops?" ”

Besides, that Zheng Zhilong is also a fanatic. He is now like the emperor on the coast of Fujian, and no one in this area dares to disobey him. When Zheng Zhilong was earning a lot of money, a kiln man appeared in his sight. Although these kiln workers are still far away from him, with his decades of experience, he has already faintly felt the smell of danger. Just when the Yaogang people invited the Lin family father and son to Shanxi, Lin Zongwei replied and asked the family to pack up the ** lucky boat that had been shelved for many years, and Zheng Zhilong, who soon got the news, felt that things were not good, and he preemptively sent someone to forcibly buy the big ship. He didn't lack such a ship, but he couldn't give it to the kiln man. Because such ships cannot sail freely on inland waterways, they are all used at sea. But the sea belongs to the Zheng family, and no one else is allowed to touch it. Later, there was a disappearance of several of his warships, and the time happened to be when the Yaogang people came to Quanzhou, although there is no evidence that the Yaogang people did it, but only the Yaogang people have the ability to do things without a trace.

Zheng Zhilong's subordinates are not popular, and there are some problems for the semicolon of the kiln gang people. Zheng Zhilong immediately stopped it when he found out. He was not afraid of the kiln people, but he also did not want to be an open enemy of the kiln people, because he was a businessman, and it was not in his own interests to do so. Besides, it annoyed the kiln gang people, they tried their best to deal with themselves, and it was difficult to say whether they would win or lose. Of course, Zheng Zhilong is not a person who is afraid of failure, as long as there is a wooden boat, he believes that he has the ability to turn the book. But now that his family business is too big, he must not be brave.

However, he is very attentive to the kiln people.

What Zheng Zhilong never expected was that the threat of the Yaogang people did not arrive, and the threat of Li Zicheng arrived first. Li Zicheng and they fought back and forth in Jiangbei, and Zheng Zhilong listened to the story, but he didn't expect that Li Zicheng would suddenly fight across the river. In this way, he slowly got too close to himself, and Zheng Zhilong had to face it seriously. When it comes to the sea, Zheng Zhilong is not afraid of any opponent today. Although he could call on hundreds of thousands of people to fight on land, Li Zicheng's army had fought for decades, and the Ming army was not an opponent and must be taken seriously. At this time, he forgot that he was also a Ming army. However, the generals under him were arrogant and had to fight with the thief army, which made Zheng Zhilong also arrogant. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen's holy decree that he sent troops to fight for thieves arrived. This made Zheng Zhilong famous again.

Over there, Zheng Zhilong was arming and fighting, and he was going to fight with Li Zicheng.

Here, when the light snow was falling, the kiln gang people welcomed back the car team for the long-distance test. The reason why I came back so late was because there was always a problem with the car on the road. When a car breaks down, everyone stops and waits to be repaired. What they thought was that if the convoy set off together, they would go back together.

The problems exposed on the road this time are of great significance to these people who are developing automobiles. Because they were traveling with the convoy, it was easy to find the cause of the problem. While they repair cars together, it is also a process of deepening their understanding of cars. The problems that could not be exposed in the car inspection site are now more and more likely to occur as the distance increases. In the end, these cars are hoping that there will be problems, and it is better to have new problems. They deeply felt that this was the only way to really expose the problem. The notes they took along the way were a thick book. Even though they brought a lot of replacement parts with them, there were still two cars that really couldn't be repaired. In the end, the two cars were dragged back to the kiln by rope in other cars. Those power cars performed better, because they were easy to repair if they were broken, and only one of them had a problem with the engine and couldn't be repaired and pulled back from the car. The other nine were all ridden.

When the convoy returned, the Yaogang people held a welcome ceremony to welcome the triumph in Yaogang Square. Zhang Zhimu also went to greet them in person.

Looking at them in the dust, Zhang Zhimu said: "Welcome home, you can drive the car back, it is the biggest victory!" I want to congratulate you. ”

This sentence brought tears to the eyes of these testers who had gone through a lot of hardships. It's not easy for them. However, they were very pleased to be affirmed by Zhang Zhimu.

The leader of the car team said: "It's not easy for us to get here, but it's worth it. We found a lot of problems along the way, and it was much better than if we were sitting in an office and researching them. I can identify problems at any time and immediately think of ways to improve them in the future. The cars we improve in the future will be more reliable and easier to use and maintain. We will take some time to summarize the experience of this test so that we can make the cars we produce in the future to a practical level. ”

This kind of words are what Zhang Zhimu is most willing to hear, which shows that they have entered the state. To be able to find and solve problems on their own, they have already passed the stage of drawing a picture for them and doing it.

Li Yunhe also attached great importance to this test drive, personally organized several summary discussions, and also let people who were engaged in other vehicles participate in the discussion, which also provided a lot of reference for their experience and others. Everyone benefited greatly from such discussions.

When Li Yunhe told Zhang Zhimu about this, Zhang Zhimu said: "You should set up a magazine, just called "Vehicle", and you can publish your experience and ideas for everyone to discuss together." ”

Li Yunhe said: "That's right! That's a really good idea. In the future, we will also take the number and level of published papers as a reference for the evaluation of professional titles. This will also improve everyone's theoretical level. ”

After summarizing the test run and coming up with rectification suggestions, Zhang Zhimu instructed Li Yunhe to produce a batch of cars as soon as possible. At the same time, they are required to strengthen the strength of the suspension system and build a number of military vehicles with better off-road ability. Of course, the displacement of the engine should also be increased.

Li Yunhe said that it would be arranged immediately.

At the same time, the situation in Datong is much more lively. Qin Peng and his team not only brought a lot of brand-new military uniforms and equipment inside and outside the kiln gang, but also brought cement and steel bars, and built new bathhouses, cultural activity rooms and other facilities for the military camp. The army's food has also been greatly improved, and the food with meat and vegetables is not even eaten during the Chinese New Year. The soldiers who had been reorganized and redressed were in good spirits one by one. The barracks were different all of a sudden. But what hurts them the most is that they have to learn culture, and they can't learn it. If you can't complete the literacy task every day, you are not allowed to rest. This made many soldiers unacceptable, but they had to grit their teeth and insist on a new outfit and daily food.

Among the soldiers who were eliminated at an old age in the barracks, Yan Boju personally led people to select some to enter the police force. Veterans know that this is the best opportunity, and in the future, this is a job that they can do until they are old, and they can do it when they are old. Those who were selected by Yan Boju all changed into black police uniforms, and their mental outlook was also refreshed. In the end, those who were not hired also changed to new jobs, got a resettlement fee, and were taken by train to pick up by cadres who came from the reclamation area. Before parting, Qin Peng deliberately gave them a few days off so that they could go to the street to drink some wine, and the old friends said goodbye to each other, because they also had some silver in their hands. However, discipline also made it clearer to them, if there is any trouble and violation of discipline, then all arrangements will be cancelled. So there have been no serious disciplinary violations.

These days, Jiang Pai and their generals are so happy that they can't close their mouths. Many of them have already received notices to study at the Yaogang Military Academy. If the family members are willing to go to the kiln, they can be resettled in the kiln.

Datong is tossing and turning this big movement, and it is impossible for those officials of the imperial court not to know. But when they came to ask Wang Ye and Jiang Jiao, the answer they got was, don't worry, now it is the people of Yaogang who help train and reorganize the army, and they want to train the army into a combat effectiveness like the Yaogang People's Army.

However, the officials of the imperial court are not stupid, and they all command envoys, political envoys, and supervisory envoys jointly report the situation here to the imperial court.

Someone gave Emperor Chongzhen an idea, saying: "The imperial court should transfer Datong's soldiers and horses to Jiangnan to suppress thieves." In this way, you can try to find out whether Datong is occupied by the kiln gang people. Let's also see what Jiang Ji and Dai Wang say. ”

Emperor Chongzhen also wanted to find out what was going on in Datong, and really ordered to mobilize Datong's soldiers and horses. However, Jiang Zhu refused to send troops on the grounds that the court owed food and wages and had no grain and grass. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen combined with the previous information and knew that Datong was completely controlled by the Yaogang people. In a fit of rage, Emperor Chongzhen made a faint move, and issued an order to notify Jiang Jian and the acting king to enter Beijing to see him. However, the two were unmoved. Emperor Chongzhen ordered to send people to arrest the two directly. But the people who went to arrest were arrested by the two.

According to Ouyang He's telegram, the acting king and Jiang Jian announced the expulsion of the officials of the Ming Dynasty on the grounds that they were forced to do so. All officials in the territory were reappointed by the royal government, and officials of the imperial court were restricted from leaving the country. Declare that if you do not leave the country on time to kill.

Most of the officials left on time in fear. However, there are still many so-called loyal ministers who are determined not to leave. As a result, they were all escorted out of Datong. Those who resolutely resisted, the people sent by Jiang Pai were not polite, and they all killed them.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen understood that it was the Yaogang people who supported them behind the ghosts, otherwise they would not have such courage. He sent Gonggong Li to come over to ask for the guilt.

The officials of the imperial court were driven out, and the kiln officials and police, who could not wait, soon took over the local administration. The garrison who killed Hukou had a good relationship with the Yaogang people, and when he was sent away, they also gave him a lot of kiln coins, and the Yaogang people sent a regiment to take over the killing of Hukou.

The people of Yanbei are all happy. Most of the people in Shanxi are managed by the Yaogang people, and the living standards of the people there are one higher than those managed by the imperial court.

Everything was carried out according to the plan of the kiln workers.

When Gonggong Li came to Yaogang again to ask about this, Zhang Zhimu naturally pushed it all out and said: "Originally, it was a good thing for us to help Jiang Ping, the general soldier of Datong, train the army, but you said that they wanted to rebel, and that said that they colluded with our Yaogang to have different intentions. I also want to invite Jiang Pai and the king to enter Beijing to see him, and the fool knows that he will go and not return. To tell you the truth, you are the ones who have turned them against us, and we have nothing to do with it. ”

Gonggong Li knew very well that this matter was planned by the people of Yaogang, "Then you don't want to get involved with them." It would be better to reclaim these places for the imperial court. After speaking, Gonggong Li knew that he had said something wrong, so he quickly stopped talking.

Zhang Zhimu asked: "Is it the emperor who asked us to take back these places in Datong?" ”

"No, no, I suggested it myself." Gonggong Li hurriedly said. He knew that if the emperor asked them to take back these places, the kiln people would be able to openly occupy these places. Even the emperor didn't say let them take it back.

"Grandpa Li is trying to harm us! Without the emperor's decree, we rashly marched into Datong, didn't we get the charge of committing rebellion on our heads? Zhang Zhimu said, "You still have to talk to the emperor, the matter of Datong is their own Zhu family's own business, and it is inconvenient for us to say more." ”

Before the end of the year, Mr. Lu Bingyi rushed back from Shaanxi. However, after crossing the Yellow River from Tongguan, he returned by land. He wanted to see the progress of the highway and railway from Taiyuan to Fenglingdu.

From Taiyuan, the road and the railway run in parallel, and are almost built along the banks of the Fen River. Now the highway is basically completed, and the railway has begun to lay tracks from Taiyuan, and the sleepers treated with zinc sulfate are transported to the roadbed by horse-drawn carriages. And the rails are transported by trains, laid in sections, and the trains move forward in sections, and laid in sections.

After Lu Bingyi returned, he finished reporting on the highway and railway affairs, and then focused on the water diversion project in Shaanxi.

The construction of the lowest level reservoir in Shaanxi has already begun. The address of the lowest reservoir in the southern part of Qinling has been determined. After the road from Hanzhong to Huixian and Chengxian was completed, construction began immediately.

The end of the year has always been the busiest time for kiln workers.

Now that the Spring Festival Gala is about it, Zhang Zhimu doesn't have to worry about it at all. Class Master Liu and Xiao Hongyu knew what to do. This year, Xiao Hongyu and they will strive to launch the new movie "Tianxian Pei" before the Spring Festival. Due to previous filming experience, it was much faster to shoot a film on stage.

This year, in addition to rewarding meritorious personnel at the end of the year as in previous years, there is also an additional work to assess the administrative level of kiln officials. This is a very complicated and good thing, but if you don't do it, you will not be convinced. Therefore, the kiln people take this matter very seriously. For this reason, Yan Xing personally took command, solicited the opinions of many officials, and came up with detailed evaluation methods. Evaluate according to the method, and try to convince everyone to complete the evaluation. The evaluation criteria should take into account not only seniority, that is, whether it will come sooner or later, but also political performance. This achievement is mainly based on the reputation of the people in the area under its jurisdiction, as well as the evaluation of officials by local councilors.

Because after this evaluation, it is not only an affirmation of the work of those officials, but also a consideration of the work arrangements of these officials to the new area.

After the Chinese New Year, some officials will be taken out to concentrate. They were to prepare for the southern expedition.

There's been so much work to be done in this year. What makes Zhang Zhimu feel gratified is that all the ID card and pox planting work in Shaanxi has been completed, and the work of returning farmland to forests has also been done very well. Smallpox from Beijing and Hebei did not reach Shanxi in Shaanxi. These things have been publicized by the Yaogang radio and newspapers, which made the people more convinced of what the Yaogang people were doing. The kiln gang people can make smallpox, which changes color when they mention it, and no longer threaten them, which is a great merit. The people believed in these tangible benefits.

Before the end of the year, Yaogang held an enlarged meeting of senior cadres. Except for Ning De and Li Kui, they were too far away to rush back, and even Li Mao, Li Yan, Liu Chenghuang, and Zhou Yuji rushed back. In particular, the acting king and Jiang Jian also secretly rushed to the kiln.

In addition to Zhang Zhimu, Huang Yukun, Chen Yufeng, Yan Boju, Ouyang He, Lu Chengxiang, Lu Bingyi, Yan Xing, Zhang Bengui, Qiu Laodongjia, Li Zhi, Li Yan and other leaders, Liu Yun, Li Wei, Fan Chengkun, Liu Chenghuang, Qin Peng, Yang Yulin, Yang Jing, Mu Yi, Shi Tao, Xu Sister-in-law, Zhou Yuji, Wang Ye, Jiang Ting, Li Yunhe, Qingfengzi, Li Dong, Liu Baoxue, Lu Qi, Lu Wenlong, Liu Bensheng, Fan Editor-in-Chief, Xiao Hongyu, Liu Banzhu, Zhang Bingchen, Red Lady, Mrs. Zhou Yuji, Wu Shan, Tang Jingyao, Duan Jingzhong, Lin Zongwei et al.

The meeting was held in the conference room of the command center. After summarizing the work of the past year at the meeting, Zhang Zhimu focused on the military operation of the Southern Expedition to be carried out next year. In fact, Zhang Zhimu didn't say anything about this matter, everyone could guess that it was time for the kiln to make a move. There is no need for Zhang Zhimu to announce such a major matter in front of so many people before taking action.

Zhang Zhimu did this to tell you that I believe that you are a member of the core of the kiln. Sometimes, people will gain a point of trust and be very loyal. Quite a few were attending such a conference for the first time. Some people, when they enter the venue and find their assigned position, are extremely excited. He can feel that it is a great honor to have a place of his own here.

In doing so, Zhang Zhimu also has an idea that no one knows about at present, that is, to form a political party after the end of the Southern Expedition, and these people will be the core personnel of this party in the future. So, now is the time for everyone to think of themselves as their own.

Zhang Zhimu's mobilization for the southern expedition only introduced to you from the goal and the general direction of the time. We ask everyone to keep it confidential, and we ask everyone to work together to fully support this southern expedition. Unified in thought and action.

Such a meeting does not need to take a long time. After the meeting, everyone came to the sand table in the command center hall, and Ouyang He introduced to everyone the current situation of the enemy and the direction of the Yaogang army. This made many people not expect that the senior management of the kiln gang would tell them such a confidential situation. It shows that the people of Yaogang absolutely believe in them, and everyone has the feeling that they are their own family.

In fact, militarily, everything that the kiln gang people can completely disclose. Now they don't take Li Zicheng's Dashun army in their eyes at all. However, after the New Year, a meeting of military cadres at and above the army level will be convened to arrange a more specific plan of action.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".