In the past two years, Wang Kefan has basically been fighting abroad, the top leader of the Jinggangshan area is Fan Wenqin, and there is no superior supervisor on the side of the repair institute, and it is all up to Wang Jing and them to play by themselves, so they will go on a fork in the road and come up with such a four-way thing as lifting a gun. In fact, it is no wonder that Wang Jing and others have been engaged in production because of the ugliness, and there is no advanced technology and technology as the foundation, in order to improve the accuracy and reliability of the bird's gun, the musket can only be made longer and bigger.

There will be no such problem in the future, after Fang Zhengzheng, an expert, becomes the superior leader, there will be a helmsman in the general direction of the repair institute, and he will not make more strange things.

Wang Kefan's requirements for him were very clear, one was to realize the quantitative production of flintlock pistols, and the other was to complete the imitation of the new Furlong machine artillery, in order to cooperate with his work, Wang Kefan even built a church, left Father Qu Shawei in the Jinggangshan area to preach, and helped the repair institute to manufacture new artillery.

The church was very small, but Father Qu Shawei was very satisfied, he was a devout believer at heart, bent on spreading the gospel of God to every land where the sun shined, and he was tired of following the Chu army to fight everywhere, since Wang Kefan allowed him to preach, he happily agreed to the other party's conditions, and tried his best to help the repair institute to make cannons - those evil Tatars have become enemies of God by demolishing churches everywhere and expelling missionaries, so let the cannon's wrath send them to hell.

Since the attack on Huangzhou at the beginning of the year, the Chu army has been fighting for four consecutive months, covering almost half of Huguang, and the whole army is very tired, and the number of wounded and new recruits has increased significantly. Weapons and equipment need to be repaired and replaced...... After resting and recuperating in the Jinggangshan area, the officers and men enjoyed a rare calm, and the combat effectiveness of the troops gradually recovered.

Hiding in the mountains is not a long-term solution. The generals suggested to Wang Kefan that they should jump out of Jinggangshan as soon as possible, find fighters and fight one or two big victories, so as to improve the situation of the Chu army, and the life of the second half of the year can be easier.

It is a good thing to actively seek war, and Wang Kefan will certainly not suppress the enthusiasm of the soldiers, but only tell them that the time is not yet ripe. Wait a little longer.

What is Wang Junmen waiting for? It is very strange that all the generals are not aware of what is going on.

This afternoon. Chen Shangwen returned to Jinggangshan.

In order to avoid other complications, Chen Shangwen was very low-key when he went to Nanchang, disguised as an ordinary businessman and went secretly, but Jin Shenghuan turned his face on the spot. Arrested the rest of them. What's even more unbelievable is that Jin Shenghuan changed his face again that night, personally untied Chen Shangwen to make amends, and invited him into the secret room, set up wine and food for hospitality, and served him as a guest.

"There are many eyes and ears in the court, and although the general is the chief soldier of Jiangxi, he is actually controlled by others everywhere. I have to be cautious, so that the noble envoy is wronged......" Jin Shenghuan was very polite. first earnestly inquired about the recent situation of Emperor Longwu and Wang Kefan, and repeatedly emphasized that he was unwilling to exaggerate his ambition after the surrender, and complained fiercely on the wine table, one cup after another, and actually drunk himself.

Chen Shangwen prepared a stomach full of rhetoric, but in the face of Jin Shenghuan, who was drunk and in the mud, he had no chance to speak, so he had to call Jin Shenghuan's subordinates and tell them that the handsome man was drunk.

After a period of chaos, Jin Shenghuan was carried into the inner house to rest, and after a short time, a personal soldier commander came to the remnant of the wine table, claiming that the marshal had an order in advance, and in order to ensure the safety of Chen Shangwen and others, they would be sent out of Nanchang overnight tonight.

Half pleased, half pushed, Chen Shangwen was sent out of Nanchang in a daze and returned to Jinggangshan......

"This old fox refuses to bite the hook easily."

Wang Kefan scolded with a smile and comforted Chen Shangwen, who was ashamed: "You can't blame you for this matter, you have to repeatedly test and bargain for surrender, how can you negotiate it once." ”

"Thank you for your magnanimity!" Chen Shangwen said: "I heard that Jin Shenghuan said, Nanchang City is now in civil and military discord, fighting for power and profit, he and Wang Deren do all the way, Governor Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng do all the way, the two sides are fighting fiercely, maybe it is an opportunity to take advantage of." ”

"That makes a lot of sense." Wang Kefan nodded and handed him a thin piece of information: "There is not much information about Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng, this is just sorted out by the Intelligence Bureau, you can take a look first." ”

The Intelligence Bureau has been busy with the Battle of Huguang, does it still have the energy to pay attention to Jiangxi? Chen Shangwen took a closer look with a hint of doubt.

What I didn't expect was that although this information was not long, the content was concise and detailed, and the thin two sheets of paper were full of small letters, recording all kinds of information about Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng, origin, family situation, personal preferences, and simple experiences since entering politics, etc., just a few hundred words outline all aspects of a person.

Zhang Yutian is a Han man in Liaodong, as early as the Huang Taiji period, he was a Han cultural official trained by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, "the root is Miao Hong", and he is deeply trusted, of course, he can't see Jin Shenghuan as a general, plus the Manchu Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming Dynasty's tradition of using literature to control martial arts, so Jin Shenghuan was pressed everywhere.

Quan Xi introduced on the side: "Zhang Yutian served as a promotion officer in the Qing army in his early years, and later he has been in charge of grain and grass baggage, so he has a deep relationship with the army, and is known as a capable official, but this person is greedy by nature, and he has a reputation for corruption for several officials, and his hands and feet are not clean after arriving in Jiangxi, and he has several conflicts with Jin Shenghuan for money." ”

"Good! The more corrupt officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the better, and this Zhang Yutian may be a good helper for us. Wang Kefan asked with a smile: "What about that Dong Xuecheng?" What weaknesses does this person have? ”

Quan Xi replied: "Dong Xuecheng has a shallow foundation in the Qing court, everything is under Zhang Yutian's orders, and he is as greedy for money as his life, the two are embarrassed, and they have taken tens of thousands of taels of silver in Jiangxi. ”

"Both of them are corrupt officials, which is interesting." Wang Kefan frowned, tapped the table with his fingers rhythmically, thought for a while and said: "Jin Shenghuan has long been anti-Qing, but this person is cunning and stoic, although he is troubled by Zhang Yutian everywhere, he also endures it and does not have a seizure, if it is a long time, maybe he will retract back, and now he must add a fire to him, forcing him to rebel." ”

Chen Shangwen asked: "The military gate is extremely true, but I don't know how to add this fire?" ”

Wang Kefan muttered: "If you don't do this, you have to do it seamlessly, so that Zhang Yutian can't see the flaws, so let's prepare here, and you will go to Nanchang ......Mansion in two days."

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Dong Xuecheng as the Jiangxi Inspector Imperial History, responsible for supervising the administration of Jiangxi officialdom, most of the local officials in Jiangxi's various state capitals are surrendered Ming Dynasty officials, the butt has always been unclean, Dong Xuecheng's new official took office three fires, after his arrival, he investigated several cases in a row, and found out several corrupt prefects and counties, not only for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but also established their own prestige in Jiangxi officialdom.

In the next investigation process, Dong Xuecheng is still fair and selfless on the surface, but he has opened the back door in private.

Such a reasonable behavior, those corrupt officials still grit their teeth with hatred when they mention him, the reason can't, Dong Xun is too ruthless, the amount of the crime is 5,000 taels of silver, he has to take 2,500 taels, the amount of the crime is 5 taels of silver, he also has to take 2 taels and halves, and half of them when they meet, Tong Su is not bullied.

Dong Xuecheng was also very dissatisfied, and deeply felt that the corrupt officials in Jiangxi were too bold, and the amount of embezzlement was too small, and he had to investigate several cases before earning 10,000 pieces of silver, which was simply a hard-earned money, and this money had to be given to Zhang Yutian A large piece, and then up and down, and what fell into his Dong Xuecheng's pocket was only three or four thousand taels of silver.

At this time, his subordinates accidentally cracked a case and found that Jin Shenghuan had colluded with Fuzhou volunteers, and he had to collect 3,000 taels of silver from Jie Chongxi every month for protection.

"This guy is so bold! It turned out that officials and bandits colluded to raise their own respect! With a snap, Dong Xuecheng slapped the silver ticket on the table.

Zhang Yutian picked it up and looked at it, and threw it aside: "This silver ticket is from the pseudo-Ming side, and the silver can only be taken out when you go to the money bank in Guangzhou, since Jin Shenghuan has not received it, this silver ticket has become a piece of waste paper, useless." ”

"Who said it was useless, I want to use this silver ticket as evidence, and I will refer to him!" It stands to reason that Dong Xuecheng can't control a military general like Jin Shenghuan, but Zhang Yutian is a genuine governor of Jiangxi, controlling the military affairs of a province, and he happens to be Jin Shenghuan's top boss, so he can use this matter to suppress the other party.

"This silver ticket is just a lone certificate, Jin Shenghuan will not recognize it." Zhang Yutian sneered: "Hmph, three thousand taels a month, thirty-six thousand taels a year, Jin Shenghuan is really a good hand at making money." ”

"Isn't it? I just recently heard that when Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren's soldiers entered Jiangxi, they almost looted the property of various state capitals, and the sky was three feet high everywhere, and the people were miserable. The more Dong Xuecheng talked, the more angry he became, as if the money was all snatched from his family.

"There won't be so many, right?" Zhang Yutian's eyes lit up, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had just opened the country, and the management of officials was relatively strict, and he had been an official for more than ten years before he made tens of thousands of taels of silver, but he didn't expect Jin Shenghuan to be so rich.

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, Jin Shenghuan turned out to be a super fat sheep!

"Nothing less!" Dong Xuecheng counted his fingers and said: "There are more than a dozen prefectures in Jiangxi, with more than 3 million dingkou, and all the taxes in the past two years have fallen into the hands of Jin Shenghuan, claiming to be funded by the military...... But how can a military general not drink the blood of soldiers? Ten cents are deducted from the poll tax per household, and there are tens of thousands of taels of silver a month, and Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren may have millions of taels of silver in their hands! (To be continued......)