Chen Wen's self-confidence infected Zhou Yueying, but it did not infect Sun Yu and Zhou Jingting, who came from the night after being recruited. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Of course, Chen Wen did not relay to them what he said to Zhou Yueying, but what the three of them discussed that night still made Sun Yu and Zhou Jingting, two friends of the same class, shudder, so that the two hurriedly returned home without even saying goodbye when they left the Hou Mansion.

Early the next morning, Chen Wen issued an order to set up a new department under the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion, called the Propaganda Department, and the head of his staff was Zhou Jingting, Chen Wen's brother-in-law and the head of his staff after entering Jinhua Mansion. The main work of this department is the launch and distribution of the "Zhejiang Di Bao" at this stage. In addition, the Department of Missions will also set up a series of new departments, including a department called the Art Troupe, which is said to be still recruiting such storytellers, actors, musicians, and poor sours as sellers, and it seems that they are planning to form some kind of theater troupe.

"Obviously, there is already a division of the teaching workshop, and this Marquis Chen has even set up a special division to engage in some kind of drama team. Such a reckless waste of people's fat and ointment, eighty percent of them have worn out their heroism in the gentle township. It's been recruiting again and again, but fortunately, I haven't been recruited, so this can be done? ”

In the first battle of Jinhua, the Han army was defeated in the Eight Banners, and Chen Wen and his Zhejiang Ming army have begun to attract the attention of the world, which is much worse than Li Dingguo's two famous kings, but it has far surpassed other Ming armies. As soon as the order of the Marquis of Anyuan was issued, Jin Quyan's treatment of Taiwen immediately went viral, but on the Manchu side, due to Hong Chengchou's blockade and relocation order, the speed of news transmission was seriously reduced.

"Zhou Jingting, that's just a student, what talent can he learn, and he is not a lucky person who climbed to a high position by pulling the skirt of his own sister. This governance of the country still depends on us Jinshi and talents. ”

A wine shop in Dongyang County, this place is not famous, but it is elegant and quiet, so it is favored by local scholars. In a private room called "bamboo" in the inner courtyard, a fat Confucian was drinking with a thin old man with a goatee opposite him, and when he heard that Zhou Jingting had been ranked in the position of the principal, he was full of disdain, but it was too sour, but he didn't know if the wine was sour, or if he had just poured vinegar into the wine glass.

"That's the skill, too." took a small sip, and the goatee seemed to smile contentedly, but there was a lewd look in the smile. "Don't hide it from the virtuous brother, the foolish brother heard that the new lady of the Hou Mansion is a rare beauty in the mansion city, and it is said that she is still a talented girl. Besides, ordinary women can't get into the eyes of that marquis if they want to come. ”

"Humph! That's also a crazy woman, a girl who hasn't left the cabinet has gone all the way to Quzhou to report the news, can you use her! ”

"Who knows, Bacheng hooked up with that Hou Ye at that time, maybe it was a thread deliberately pulled by Zhou Jingting."

Hearing this, the fat Confucian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. "Maybe I recommended a pillow ...... at that time."

This one is fat and one is thin, and the two of them laughed. It wasn't until a moment later that a Confucian scholar rushed in, and before he could even his breath, he said loudly to the two: "Sentenced, capital crime, capital crime." ”

"What capital crime, and which one was sentenced to death?"

"Zhang Yida, that thief who killed Feng Jingshi is with an army!"

"Is it really a capital offense?" The fat Confucian stood up suddenly, and then he looked like he was holding a pearl of wisdom. "The law of the Ming Dynasty, killing pays for life, and the military law of Marquis An Yuan also has provisions on the death of those who kill the people. This is a dead end, and it can't be solved at all. However, as soon as the thief dies with the army, I will wait to spread it around, and see that in the future, those military households will dare to shelter those lowly tenants who change owners' families. ”

The fat Confucian and the newcomer laughed, but the obscene goatee was still sitting there, as if he was still thinking about something.

"No, I've seen that Hou Ye with my own eyes, on the surface, he is gentle, but on the inside he is a ruthless person, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple!"

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Since the formation of the army in Dalanshan, Chen Wen's Zhejiang Ming army has always been known for its strict and even strict military discipline, which is the tradition of the Qi family army of the year, the Qi family army is often undefeated, and the Zhejiang Ming army can also be the same, so it is also recognized by the soldiers, especially Chen Wen has been personally punished, which has a far-reaching impact on the soldiers under his command.

"In the face of military law, even if you are the marquis, you have never been an exception, when you killed that guy, didn't you think about today?!"

Escorted to Fucheng, Zhang Yida confessed to the murder, but he never thought that it was wrong to kill and take revenge. In particular, the Feng family deceived his grandfather into signing a loan shark because he was illiterate, and only then did he swallow up his family's land and house, resulting in three generations of their family being slaves and maids to the Feng family.

"The Feng family caused the humble grandfather to die of depression, and our family made cattle and horses for them, and they couldn't even keep their surnames. Their Feng family has harmed my family like this, is it wrong for me to take revenge? ”

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the gentry were powerful in the countryside, using various means to annex land, oppress the good, and even force the commoners to sell themselves into slavery. The power of the gentry in the southeast is extremely strong, and the clan power is even more ubiquitous, so that there is little room for survival such as the White Lotus Sect and the Wenxiang Sect that prevail in the north. However, even so, there have also been uprisings against class oppression under various banners, such as Tianmeng Country, Nose Cutting Class, Oolong Society, and Baitou Army, which is now the largest anti-Qing force in the Taihu Lake area, and the barefoot Zhang San's Taihu Anti-Qing Righteous Army is also the first to fight against the gentry and wealthy households as the primary task, and then to resist the Qing army.

Zhang Yida, who was in tears, asked like this, and even the military judges and prison officers of the base camp who came to the prison to see him off for the last time were all moved. They were originally from poor people, and they fought in Chen Wen's army for many years to survive to their current status, and the past of being oppressed by the gentry and big families is still vivid, how can they forget it so easily.

"The public is public, the private is private, and the military law stipulates that those who kill the people shall be executed, which has been repeatedly ordered when the army was formed in Dalanshan. Revenge is your own business, but as a soldier in the army, your life is the same team as the robe Ze, that is, the battalion, the bureau, the outpost, and the one of our Zhejiang Wang Division, which is the same as the other robes in the army! As a martial artist, when it is your duty to obey orders, you must abide by military law, otherwise it will be a dead end! ”

Compared to the prison officers, the military judges recovered more quickly. In the face of fierce questioning, Zhang Yida's face was full of grief and indignation, but if he was asked to say anything bad about Chen Wen and the Zhejiang Ming Army he worked for, he couldn't say it, even when he was tortured in the prison of the Yamen of the Criminal Division.

He is not a foolish person, over the years, he has been able to get rid of his slave status, he can get his own land, he can have a normal marriage, and he may even have his own children in a few months, all of this began when Chen Wen led the army into Jinhua Mansion. If there was no Zhejiang Ming army, the Feng family would be a big local family, and the son-in-law would still be a gentry of the New Dynasty with a reputation on the Manchu side. For a small person like him, he has been a slave for generations, and even his surname may be annihilated.

"Is it also wrong to take revenge?"

Covering his face, Zhang Yida sat down on the ground, and low sobs came, and even the military judge and prison officer couldn't help but sigh.

"There is no such thing as justice in this world, and you and your family have never suffered less in this world. But at least in the army, even the Hou Ye will also abide by military laws and regulations, as long as you abide by military laws and regulations, no one can bully you at will, it is already a rare pure land. ”

"Revenge, yes, but you're doing it wrong. If you have grievances, you can tell your battalion officer that you are blessed, or you can tell me, and we will tell Hou Ye, and Hou Ye will definitely find an opportunity to avenge you if he knows. And what you did was to put the entire Zhejiang Ming Army on the fire, who can trust our military discipline in the future. Moreover, that Feng Jingshi had already been sentenced to death at that time, and his family property was confiscated. In order to vent your anger on such a mortal person, you not only paid for your own life, but also died as such a murderer, how should your children deal with themselves in the future? ”

Most of the supervising officers in the army are quite supported by the junior officers and non-commissioned officers, not only can most of them speak well, but the supervising officers in Chen Wen's army are also veteran officers who have been killed in the sea of corpses and blood, and they can often give a lot of professional help to the junior officers and non-commissioned officers. Moreover, these prison officers also have a lot of rights that are highly valued by the officers and soldiers, such as taking turns to take leave, for example, the letters written by the family are also issued by them after being reviewed, and the men and doctors in the army are also under their jurisdiction, so what they say is often more in the ears of these junior officers and non-commissioned officers.

Zhang Yida remembers very well that the last time he fought a bloody battle with the Eight Banners of the Han Army in Jinhua, a senior officer did not hesitate to use practical actions - rushing into battle to fight with the Tartars to boost morale. The wounded were also visited day and night, regardless of the toil, and in their battalion only the lame battalion officer could have a slight increase in prestige.

It was also this prison officer, knowing that he had married a daughter-in-law but had no children, so he first gave him injury leave, and then took care of him in the front row, otherwise the flesh and blood in his wife's womb may not be there now.

"Huang Jianjun, lowly position, low position, low position can't stand you, can't stand the camp officer, and can't stand the Hou Ye."

The sobbing grew loud and turned into a howling cry. The military judge shook his head and walked out, and when he came back, he was already followed by a little woman, who was Zhang Yida's wife.

"Boss."

"Lady."

Seeing the husband and wife hugging each other, the military judge opened his mouth to say the last words.

"Zhang Yida, Director Qi let me tell you, Master Hou said that he would not send off a criminal who died in military law. However, your military achievements will not be taken back, and your widow will inherit it after birth, just as it was when you were alive. Finally, if there is anything else I want to say, tell your lady, after eating the severed head and drinking the severed head wine, I have already informed the executioner, and tomorrow he will be cleaner and neater, so that you will not suffer too much. With that, the military judge and the prison officer surnamed Huang turned around and walked out.

Hearing this, Zhang Yida was stunned for a moment, then walked a few steps on his knees with tears in his eyes, and shouted to the backs of the two: "Humble post Xie Hou Ye Da Grace, thank you two generals." In the next life, the humble position must be tied to the grass rank ring to repay this great kindness! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of his forehead hitting the ground was heard, three times in a row. Immediately, a young couple in the prison hugged each other and cried for a long time.

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From the news reaching Chen Wen's ears, to escorting Zhang Yi to Jinhua Mansion City, to announcing the sentence and execution, everything was done with the high efficiency of the Zhejiang Ming Army. Because of Zhang Yida's own military body, the sentence was also based on military law, so the death penalty of beheading was also carried out in the barracks. However, it is not a combat barracks, but a recruit training camp, in order to let those recruits and new officers clearly understand what the end of violating military law is!

At the same time as Zhang Yida's execution, Chen Wen, Sun Yu, and Zhou Jingting continued to discuss the general direction of the next administration in his official room.

In the past few days, Sun Yu has begun to suppress the opposition of the gentry to the Hou Mansion's monopoly on the production of military land. It's just that, in Chen Wen's words, these guys have been arrogant in the past hundred years, especially in the two dynasties of Tianqi and Chongzhen, just by reasoning with those gentry, after all, it will be half the effort, if they don't give them the memory to rise, they will still have to ride up sooner or later to and pee.

In this regard, Sun Yu also knew that what Chen Wen said was true, but as a Confucian scholar and doctor class, the rabbit died and the fox was sad, but sighing was still inevitable.

In contrast, Zhou Jingting, who has taken over the head of the Department of Missions, not only continues to assist Chen Wen in handling all the affairs of the Huaxia Revival Association, but also has a lot of clues about the newly established department. In the past few days, he has been busy from early morning to late at night every day, and yesterday he simply slept in the official room, but with real power in his hands, satisfaction and troubles also followed, which made him quite uncomfortable.

"Master Hou, in terms of "Zhejiang Di Daily", the manuscript has been written, and the office location and printing workshop have also been prepared. The required movable copper type, the workshop is seizing the time to start casting, and it can be completed in a few days. Typesetting, printing, and a series of workers have also been recruited, and the first issue should not be delayed. ”

Di Bao is a news copy in ancient China that was specially used to convey documents and political information about the government and government, which first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty and was written on bamboo slips or silk silks, and only began to be copied on paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the work of the Yamen of the General Administration Department included the issuance of Di Bao, and in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Di Bao also began to use movable type printing, and the scale of circulation was far larger than before.

To run a newspaper, Chen Wen had this idea for a long time, but because he had been under siege by the Qing army for a long time, he never had enough money, and this matter of raising troops, which was far lower than raising troops, was shelved. Now that the sea trade is about to begin, with the coastal prefectures and counties, the salt fields can also be operated, and the money in the hand is about to increase.

Nodding, Chen Wen expressed his satisfaction with this, and then asked Zhou Jingting about another matter. "On that day, I asked Director Zhou to send someone to investigate the officials of the Dongyang County Criminal Division, is there any news?"

"It has been found out that it is a businessman from Shaoxing who bought the house and has in-laws with one of the gentry's families."

"Sure enough, there are children of the six clans in Dongyang County?"

The situation varies from place to place and cannot be generalized. Most of the affairs in Dongyang County are inseparable from the six ethnic groups of Nancen Wu, Da Xian Xidu, Dongjun Wei, Muxiang Li, Tuotang Zhang and Shuangquan Xu. When he first entered Jinhua, Chen Wen also received a lot of great help. It's just that there was the least damage due to the existence of Zhang Guowei in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is the most powerful place for the gentry in Jinhua to compete with the gentry.

"The officer in charge of the Military Intelligence Department told the subordinate that not only did the six clans not participate, but also began to strictly control the children of each family in advance, ordering them to study behind closed doors at home and not to go out to meet other gentry."

"Oh?" Chen Wen was a little surprised by this answer, but once he thought about the background and origin of these families, especially how the word Tuotang came from in the Zhang family of Tuotang, everything became clear. "It's really a great clan that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it seems that they have foreseen something. Then, on the pretext of exceeding his authority, the Dongyang County Criminal Investigation Department was responsible for and participated in the investigation, arrest, and interrogation of the criminal officers, officials, and officials who were responsible for and participated in the investigation, arrest, and trial of Zhang Yida's murder of Feng Jingshi. ”

"What about the gentry?"

"Cats and mice, you have to play enough before you get down. Take your time and don't rush. (To be continued.) )