The system of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies has long been formed, especially the Military Judge Advocate Department in charge of Zhang Huangyan, and the vast majority of military laws were set by Chen Wen on Dalan Mountain and Tiantai Mountain, and the process of constantly adjusting and adding military laws and regulations according to changes in the environment has already formed certain rules. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The advanced nature of the system, especially the executive power, is the basis for the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies to develop step by step from a small army of no more than five or six hundred men to such a behemoth today.

The system strengthened the army's orders and prohibitions, prompted the soldiers to endure greater casualties, and could improve the utilization rate of limited materials, so as to achieve a small and large scale. Among them, the power of the individual is very small, Zhang Huangyan presided over the Department of Military Justice, and was able to set an example and strictly enforce and implement military laws and regulations, which is beneficial to the army, but it is not as exaggerated as Chen Wen said.

However, Chen Wen said this, and Zhang Huangyan also sighed. In the past few years of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, the vitality here is by no means the miasma of fighting for power and profit in the court of the Lu Jianguo and even fighting each other, not to mention the Yongli court, which staged a farce of escape as soon as there was a stir.

Here, everyone stands in their respective positions and does their best to do their part, thus pushing the war machine of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies to grind everything in front into powder.

Being in such an environment, it is really much more comfortable than the Ming Court, who has not forgotten the intrigue. Zhang Huangyan knew that this was the place to really do things, and if it was the most promising family to drive out the Tartars and restore the Han family, he didn't think twice at all.

However, such a group has developed to this day, and all kinds of benefits and resources have been realized by depriving vested interests in the Ming court, such as the royal palace, the guards, and the gentry. Because of this, Chen Wen and his subordinates will never let these things resurge, because when they recover their vitality, they will inevitably ask the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies for everything they have lost, and all this is reflected in the contradiction between supporting the Ming and changing the dynasty.

Zhang Huangyan was born as a Confucian scholar and doctor, and was a member of the Confucian landlord class, so he was bound to support the Ming court in terms of class attributes. But he has been in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for a long time, but he knows very well that if he wants to expel the Tartars, he still has to count on this monster called the Ming Army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the infighting of other forces is not enough, and he can't count on it at all.

In this way, on the one hand, it is the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, and on the other hand, the defense of Yixia, the two compartments are staggered, Zhang Huangyan's heart is constantly tormented by these two Confucian thoughts, until today, after venting, he heard Chen Wen's words, which can be regarded as much more comfortable.

"Thank you, Furen. I will do my best to drive out the Tartars. ”

"You're welcome, everyone has their own ambitions, and I will never force it."

The world is not the world of one person, but the world of the people. It has been nearly 300 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the system is rotten, and the greedy palace, the shameless gentry, and the military leaders who have caused trouble have already broken the beams and timbers of the building.

The current Nanming Dynasty has been able to support it until now, not because of how hard work, but because of the shaving of hair and the ease of dressing, which aroused the idea of Yixia's defense and renewed its life. When the world returns to peace and decay envelops the land of China again, it will not be many years before there will be another great chaos in the world.

The truth is so, but for Zhang Huangyan, Chen Wen's sudden rise in Jiangsu and Zhejiang saved his life, but he also said goodbye to the juxtaposition of the three heroes of West Lake. To be loyal to the world or to continue to watch the Ming Court for the sake of loyalty to the monarch, Chen Wen is unwilling to torture Zhang Huangyan for this, everyone has their own aspirations, and what Chen Wen gave Zhang Huangyan is also the only one in this contradiction to get the best of both worlds.

At the end of the day, in the Qi Palace, except for the high-ranking officials who intentionally or unintentionally began to keep their distance from Zhang Huangyan, everything seemed to have happened.

The blockade of trade with the Dutch was determined, and the order was issued to the cities of Tiju in the coastal ports of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and the local government also summoned local maritime merchants, and ordered them to cease all trade with the Dutch, and to punish them as collaborators if they violated them.

Chen Wen's support for Zheng Chenggong was soon responded to by Zheng Chenggong, and tens of thousands of Fujian Ming troops set sail and sailed to southern Taiwan to increase the tuntian, declare war on the Dutch and the indigenous tribes of Taiwan, and also dismantle the two fortresses between Zhangzhou and Chaozhou.

The center of gravity of the Ming army in Fujian shifted to Taiwan, and the military pressure of the Ming army in Fujian and eastern Guangdong was sharply reduced. However, according to the intelligence, it seems that the son of the king of Yanping County was not satisfied with this, and there is a possibility that his father's actions are inconsequential and put the cart before the horse.

This result would not be apparent for a few months, but before Chen Wen took the lead in issuing a creative decree to add to the currency in circulation a newly produced silver product from the mint, which she called the silver dollar.

"Silver is used for circulation, and the fineness is different, the size is different, and the shape is different, which often requires special tools to measure, which is really inconvenient, and the silver dollar with the same fineness, size and shape pattern is specially changed to join the circulation channel. The fineness of the silver dollar is nine silver and one bronze......"

"Since the thirteenth year of Yongli, the salaries of officials and soldiers have been changed to silver dollars, and the summer tax has begun, and the tax collection has been settled together with silver dollars and copper coins. The exchange of silver taels for silver dollars can be carried out at the general number of each prefecture, and the date of issuance of the government decree shall be the beginning of the exchange in the prefecture......"

"Silver dollars are different from silver ingots, those who melt and recast without permission are guilty of the same crime as forgery, the first offender is punished by the three clans, and the accomplice is beheaded for public ......"

The officials of the government and county yamen, and the clerks of the hundred households in the townships and towns, after the decree was posted, conveyed it to the common people through their mouths. The silver dollar began to be put on the market, but in order to prevent a run, Chen Wen decided to issue a decree to open the private exchange, and then use it for the distribution of money and the collection of taxes after a certain period of time, so that the people could have a time to prepare for the emergence and use of this currency.

"There are already silver ingots, and silver dollars have been minted, His Royal Highness the King of Qi just wants to eat the profits of the coinage, and in the next order, the silver dollar exchange will begin, and it will not reach the ratio of nine silver and one copper."

"Brother Hou is reasonable, but His Royal Highness King Qi's move also benefits the people, I don't have to say more, you must know that people are holding the handle of the knife."

"Hmph, a martial artist, and let him be arrogant for a while. When the world is decided, the Son of Heaven returns to Luan, and the imperial examination is reopened, sooner or later, it will be our scholars who have the final say. ”

Fortunately, Chen Wen has been based in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for many years, and the credit is still there. However, when they really got the real thing, they found that Chen Wen took out such means and ambition, which was probably even more terrifying than they imagined.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qi is implementing the silver dollar, I'm afraid it's not so simple, it's going to abolish the two yuan."

Silver dollars are equal in size and are perfectly round. On both sides of the silver dollar, on one side is a dragon with its front paws outstretched, surrounded by a circle of moire; On the other hand, it is divided into the inner circle and the outer circle, the inner circle is convex in the regular script of the Chinese characters, the four characters of Yongli Tongbao are listed in the upper and lower left and right, and the outer circle is the upper book Nanjing coinage, the lower library flat silver seven coins and two points, in the Wuxu two characters are listed on both sides.

Not to mention the thread surround on the side, just the dragon is not easy to fake, even if it can really be forged successfully, I am afraid that the cost will not be low.

"Abolish two yuan? No, silver ingots have been circulating among the people for hundreds or thousands of years, how can they be scrapped so easily? ”

"Brother Zhong's words are wrong, the people have always used copper coins, and even grain and cloth are often used as currency. Silver ingots, Brother Zhong is a big family, and his ancestors may have used it a lot, but the small people of Shengdou only appeared after the switch of the Longqing Dynasty and the influx of Taixi's silver. is a talent like Zhang Jiangling, if it weren't for the increasing amount of silver on the market, it wouldn't be able to do that. ”

In the early period of Chen Wen's rise in eastern Zhejiang, the financial revenue restricted the expansion of the army, and the division of a brigade was used to fight against the strong enemy, and the taxes and bonds collected, as well as the dirty silver confiscated and the inventory of the Qing government, often entered the treasury with the front foot, and the back foot had to be taken out to purchase raw materials and release military salaries. However, later, especially after the completion of the early investment in the recovery of Jiangxi's people's livelihood, there were more and more silver deposits in the treasury, and in the last two years, they received the savings of Geng Jimao, Shang Kexi and Sun Kewang, and the amount of silver held reached an unimaginable order of magnitude.

Today, the Mint in Nanjing is working day and night. The exchange is just the beginning, Chen Wen has no intention of forcing the abolition of the two yuan, at least not yet. The silver taels and silver dollars will circulate together for a long time, and during this time, Chen Wen can afford to wait, because waiting will be more profitable.

The decree sparked discussion among the people, but another military order in the army began to be quietly implemented. For a long time, the naval division system of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Ming Army was divided into the Zhejiang Inland River Division, the Zhejiang Coastal Patrol Division, the Jiangxi Poyang Lake Naval Division, the Jiangnan Inland River Division, and the South China Sea Fleet composed of the Guangdong Ming Army and captured ships.

Compared with the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies, which dominate the land division in China, the system of the naval division is more chaotic, but after that, this situation will also be declared over.

"The coastal naval divisions, stationed in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, were reorganized into the East China Sea Fleet of the Navy, with Zhoushan, Zhejiang as the main base; Those stationed in Guangdong were reorganized into the South China Sea Fleet of the Navy, with Guangzhou Fucheng as the main base. The inland naval divisions, stationed along the Yangtze River, were reorganized into the Yangtze River Cruise Fleet, which was directly under the command of the Qi Palace; Those who are stationed in the inland rivers of the provinces are still called the inland river divisions of the provinces......

"The East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, and the Yangtze River Cruise Fleet are division-level combat units, and the subordinate sub-fleets and river divisions in various provinces are all battalion-level combat units......

"From now on, the ships of the East China Sea and South China Sea fleets will be examined and tested, and those who are not suitable for fighting at sea will be temporarily gathered and handed over to the river divisions of the provinces where they are located at an appropriate time. The size of the naval fleet will remain unchanged for the time being, and the ships that are missing will be supplemented separately......"

Since then, the term sailor no longer appears in the document exchanges of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and some are only the names of the navy, fleet, and detachment. However, the change is not only in the name change, but more importantly, in the establishment of the status of the navy, and those ships that are missing will also be built with the drawings purchased from Tessie, emulating the European warship regulations while inheriting the advantages of Chinese warships, realizing that the combination of East and West is greater than two.

Unlike the Army, the Navy takes a longer time to build, not only because of the time it takes to build ships, but more importantly, because of the tradition and spirit of the Navy, which is not so easy for the Army to establish.

This is the case for the navy, and on the side of the land division, the system composed of various divisions of the army and local garrisons has been formed, and the difference is only to change the name. With the renaming of the Navy Division, the renaming of the Army was officially launched, but compared with the redistribution and adjustment of ships and personnel, the system of the Army remained basically unchanged, at least before the Northern Expedition.

After October, the decrees of the Qi Wangfu were issued one after another, which had influence on both the military and the people, but on the whole, it still maintained a situation of striving for stability in the past two years. However, with the arrival of the winter moon, everything has completely changed with the convening of the joint meeting of the Qi Wangfu at the beginning of the winter.

At the meeting, Chen Wen vigorously reprimanded the officials of the four prefectures of Susongchang Town, Nanzhili, for the work of clearing the fields and acres of the fields, and issued an order to send a task force to immediately remove the officials from their posts when they discovered problems in the fields and acres of the fields in Zhejiang, and to intensify the work by supplementing the work with the task force.

Susongchang Town is the richest place in the south of the Yangtze River, and the tax output is twice that of other places. This is related to the heavy taxes imposed by the Ming court, but more importantly, the land around the Taihu Lake is indeed very fertile, and it has an absolute advantage over other places in terms of output.

Coupled with the Ming court's preferential and exempt policy for scholars, as well as the policy bias of the Donglin Party towards maritime trade, mining, and handicrafts in the southeast after coming to power, the wealth accumulated by scholars is unimaginable. Not to mention anything else, after determining that Jiangnan was unlikely to be attacked by the Ming army in Fujian again, the Manchu Qing Dynasty not only dealt a blow to the will of the Jiangnan gentry to resist by creating a major case in Jiangnan, but also made up for the fiscal deficit by confiscating family property.

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are strong, and this is the base camp of the Donglin Party, compared to Zhejiang and Jiangxi, which were successively attacked by Jierharang and Chen Wen in the ninth year of Yongli on the charges of opposing the Qing Dynasty and colluding with the Qing court to murder the righteous people who resisted the Qing Dynasty, but the strength still exists, and the resistance to the work of Qingzhang Tianmu is also the strongest.

From the beginning of the tenth year of Yongli to the end of the twelfth year of Yongli to the present, nearly three years, the work of clearing the acres of fields in the counties south of the Yangtze River has progressed slowly, but now except for Su Songchang Town, these four prefectures have also been officially announced, but the majority of gentry in Su Songchang Town are still trying their best to resist the implementation of the new policy by various means. In this case, Chen Wen is also about to take advantage of the tail of this work that has been delayed so far to launch a blow against the Jiangnan gentry.