Chapter 39 Expanded

Hearing that even Zhao Fugui, his most loyal confidant, said this, Zhao Kang knew that he was probably, probably, and seemed to be unable to shirk it this time. So he asked, "What do you think I should do?" I'm not very familiar with being an official. ”

You Wanxiong said: "Lord Ding Qirui Ding estimates that he will go out of Tongguan in the near future and enter Henan to suppress thieves, I think Lord Zhao should write a letter, recommend himself as the governor of Yansui, and in the letter, report the situation of the Fugu County militia and the war to exterminate the anti-thieves in Tianjiazhai and eliminate the Mongolian Tartars in the Ordos Department, and send the heads cut off by the thieves this time, so that Lord Ding knows that Lord Zhao has the ability and strength to quell all the rebellions in Yansui and protect the territory and the people." At the same time, Lord Zhao also had to prepare a big gift and send someone to send it to Lord Ding quickly. I believe that as long as Lord Ding says a few kind words in front of Yang Sichang and Yang Gebu, the post of governor of Yansui will be captured! ”

Speaking of the big gift, Zhao Kang remembered the 3,000 exquisite silver bars that were still stored in the ring space and were custom-made in modern society, as well as the large glass ball ornament with extremely exquisite workmanship, and thought: I don't know if this glass ball can fool our new trilateral governor, Lord Ding.

Since everyone hopes that Zhao Kang will fight for the position of governor of Yansui, it is not easy for him to shirk it anymore, so Zhao Kang said: "The matter of the letter will be troubled by Lord You, and I will send Zhao Fugui to personally bring the letter and gifts to Xi'an tomorrow to meet Lord Ding." ”

After finishing the order, Zhao Kang continued: "This matter is not urgent, Old Officer Li, how many materials have been seized in this extermination?" ”

Old official Li replied: "A total of more than 10,000 taels of silver were seized, as well as grain, sundries, silk and satin, etc., and the specific amount was all in the account book of the last general. ”

Zhao Kang said: "All these seized materials will be handed over to Zhao Fugui for unified distribution, and we will talk about it later, let's talk about how to deal with this prisoner of Tianjiazhai first." ”

At this time, You Wanxiong spoke again: "Since your lord has the intention to seek the governor of Yansui, as long as you can get enough food and grass, why don't you break up the strong men among these captives in Tianjiazhai and integrate them into the militia group, and then expand the militia into one or two battalions, so as to use it to quell the rebellion in Yansui in the future." Most of these captives were coerced by Tian Hu and the one-eyed dragon and followed the thieves, which was not their original intention. Except for a few who are truly guilty and can be beheaded, the rest are not really at fault. Those who do not meet the requirements for militia conscription can be relocated to the front line of the Great Wall. Due to the perennial harassment of the Mongol Tatars, the land is barren and sparsely populated, and if no one cultivates it, Fugu County will waste a lot of land. ”

Zhao Kang nodded and said, "Well, okay, just do as you say." All the captives in Tianjiazhai were treated as refugees. The land in Tianjiazhai was distributed to the families of the militia soldiers. Whoever told them to follow Tian Hu and the One-Eyed Dragon to rebel must be punished. As for the expansion of the militia regiment, forget it, now I have only a few of you who can fight, and two more battalions will be expanded, and I will not even be able to find a garrison. ”

Zhao Kang thought to himself: If it weren't for the fact that there were no generals under his command to use, as long as there was the support of the coal mines in Fugu County, a soldier like this kind of soldier who only ate dry rice and pickles at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Brother Kang and I could afford to raise 200,000 soldiers.

As soon as Zhao Kang's words fell, a voice came: "Why should my lord be arrogant, even in our Fugu County militia group, we can find an officer who is enough to serve as a garrison." ”

Zhao Kang followed the prestige, and it was Chen Erdian who spoke. Seeing Zhao Kang looking at him, Chen Erdian continued: "Daniel Zhang and Wang Fuchen, two young heroes, can be reused under the county zun lord, which shows that adults do not look at age, but only talent and ability. The last general wants to recommend a person, although he is young, but he is brave. At the end of a few days ago, he was defeated in Tianjiazhai and surrounded by thousands of thieves. ”

Zhao Kang was overjoyed and said: "There are still such young heroes? Why didn't you say it sooner to hear it. "Regarding Chen Erdian's defeat in Tianjiazhai, Zhao Kang returned to modern times without taking a closer look at it, and after coming back, he was busy with this and that, and then he was tired of being with Chunmei all day long, and I really didn't know that there was such a thing.

Chen Erdian said: "This person is nineteen years old, and now he is the youngest Qianhu under the last general, a native of Ningxia, and a hereditary soldier. Because of his short temper and bumped into his boss, he was transferred to our Fugu to be a soldier, and joined the militia with the last general the month before, and he was the adult's own family, surnamed Zhao, named Liangdong, and the word Qingzhi. If the Lord wants to expand the militia, the last general wants to recommend this person to the position of garrison. ”

Zhao Kang was so happy that he almost jumped up: This Nima Zhao Liangdong is definitely a proper fierce man, so that two of the four Han generals in Hexi are working under him. It's exciting to think about. So he said: "Okay, then I will expand the militia into a battalion, and this Zhao Liangdong will serve as the garrison." ”

Perhaps seeing that Zhao Kang was very talkative, Wang Fuchen, who was standing on the side, was a little speechless and stopped. Zhao Kang saw that he was hesitant, red-faced and red-eared, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, and hurriedly said: "That Wang Fuchen, although this is the county government hall, I am not the same as other officials of this Ming Dynasty, if you have any opinions or words, just say them boldly, and then everyone will discuss them together." In my case, even if you say something wrong, you will not be punished. If what you say is correct, then we will correct it, and if what you say is wrong, then we will only criticize you at most. ”

Hearing Zhao Kang say this, Wang Fuchen also let go of his psychological baggage, originally thinking that he was a newcomer and it was inconvenient to express any opinions, but seeing that Zhao Kang completely regarded himself as his own person at this time, he also got up and said: "Lord Zhao, the last general also wants to recommend someone!" ”

Zhao Kang said: "Oh? You say, as long as there is talent and faithfulness, I will reuse it. ”

Wang Fuchen said: "This person once served as a soldier under the command of Wang Pu, the general of Datong, named Wang Pingfan, and the queen of Wang Zongbing stayed in Datong after entering Beijing, but the last general knew that he was proficient in military strategy and could definitely take on important tasks." Due to the unsatisfactory mixing in the Datong army, as long as the last general repairs a book, this person will definitely come to join the adult. ”

Zhao Kang was taken aback, and thought: Isn't this Wang Pingfan one of the top ten general soldiers under the command of Wu Da traitor, who has harmed Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu? can be reused by Wu Da traitors, and it should be a bargain to fight, but this is good, not only the four Han people in Hexi will have two, but even their opponents will also come.