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Lian Zining continued: "Next, appoint the commanders of each guard. The commander of the fourteenth guard, Yang Zhou. The commander of the fifteenth guard, Fan Huaiyi. Commander of the Sixteenth Guard, Zhao Wenyao. The commander of the seventeenth guard, Du Xinwu. The commander of the eighteenth guard, Zhang Qiu. The Commander of the Nineteenth Guard ......"

Then he said: "The 14th Guard, the 1000th Household, the 1000th Household......"

Ten guards, ten commanders, forty thousand households, one hundred and twenty deputy thousand households, even Zining was appointed one by one, the list was extremely detailed, and the upper ruling form of the ten complete guards was faintly outlined.

Lian Zining's series of appointments is like a set of combination punches, giving all the generals present a lot of meat.

After a little thought, they were shocked to find that these newly appointed commanders of the guard were all capable generals under their own command, either the most powerful Qianhu Qianhu, or the second deputy Qianhu, and Zhang Qiu, the commander of the 11th Guard, who had just taken office, was also impressively listed. And these newly established thousands of households and deputy households are all those hundred households with good abilities and abilities under their own hands!

The boss controls the overall situation and always achieves the goal by controlling the high-level cadres under his command, which is why cadre work is the top priority of the work, and there is no doubt that their control of the troops under them is through these thousands of subordinate households.

And Lian Zining's appointment directly transferred their right-hand men, and even many hundreds of households were not spared, which can be said to be quite a bit of a drawdown, which means that their control over the troops has been greatly weakened!

There is no doubt that this is beneficial to Lian Zining's control of the overall Wu Yi Army. It also prevented the troops from becoming the private army of certain generals.

Such an understatement, such a scheming calculation, can't help but make these generals' awe and fear of Lian Zining a little deeper.

The most incredible thing present was Du Binglin, the commander of the fifth guard, because Du Xinwu, the commander of the seventeenth guard appointed by Lian Zining, was his son.

Father and son are both commanders. It didn't make him, who had always been cautious, feel much glory and excitement, but was panicked, and he suddenly thought that his father and son were so prosperous, would it cause some people to be dissatisfied, and would they slander and say small things in front of adults? In the end, the father and son lost trust and caused disaster?

Lian Zining naturally didn't know this. He was just satisfied with his calculations and the reactions of his generals. Manipulating the crowd between applause is also a compulsory course for those in high positions.

He slowed down and said, "These newly appointed commanders are mostly your subordinates, and Dazhu will go with the letter of appointment later, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Everyone should be.

Wait for everyone to sit down. Lian Zining said again: "In fact, the combat effectiveness of these ten newly built guards is worrying, which can be said to be debatable. But the officer didn't plan to put them on the battlefield right away! Their mission is more similar to those guards in the pass, as a local garrison, guarding the place! But it's not the same! Let's put it this way! ”

Lian Zining stood up, walked to the front of the map, kept pointing on the map with his whip, and said, "I have drawn forty points on the land we newly occupied, and these forty points are about one every hundred miles. Either it is a pass fortress, or the land is fertile, or it is near the edge of a dense forest, or it is near a river, in a word, it is a key point that must be occupied! And these places. People need to be stationed, and the official's plan is to send a thousand households to garrison these forty points, each point, which is equivalent to grasping the vein of this land and being able to firmly control it in our hands! ”…,

"Of course, such a large army is outside, the grain and grass are heavy, and the consumption of every day and every month is a huge amount, if all of them are transported by Zhenyuan Mansion, not to mention whether we can afford it or not, even if we can afford it, after ten days and a half months, we will be dragged down! So, they are not acting alone! ”

"You should know that the untouchables are coming!" Lian Zining walked back to the table and tapped lightly, his face full of confidence that he was in control: "We are going to move, these untouchables!" ”

Everyone showed a listening look, and they didn't dare not be serious, what Lian Zining said at this time, he would ask coldly in the future, and if he couldn't answer it at that time, it would be very embarrassing.

Lian Zining's whip pointed at a point: "Here, it is the eastern town of Haixi Jurchen, Salhu, close to the dense forest, which can control dozens of clans in the middle of the forest, and all kinds of output are extremely rich, and they must not be given up. The soldiers of this thousand households, the degree of food and clothing, the replacement of armor, and all kinds of things, all need money, and it is definitely not a small amount, all of which need to be supplied by Zhenyuan Mansion. You see, this Salhu is here, more than 400 miles away from Zhenyuanfu, and there are big rivers and dense forests and mountains in the middle, except for waterways, others are difficult to pass, but our water transportation is not very good! And if you want to transport it by land, you have to make a detour here, from Zhenyuan Mansion to Yehe City in the north, and then from Yehe City to the east, so that the distance has increased to more than 1,300 miles! ”

"For such a long road, the cost of 1,700 people in a thousand households will require at least 5,000 peasants to transport, and if the value of the materials needed in that thousand households in a year is 10,000 taels, then the grain consumed on this 1,300 miles, and the wages and forage spent by the peasants, will be ten times as much! In this way, it is definitely not something that my Wu Yijun can bear! Moreover, if the troops were only stationed there, it would have served the purpose of occupation, but, because of the lack of manpower, the local products could not be transported at all, nor could they be integrated with the local tribes, even if they were occupied for a hundred years, it would still be a wild land, and when the enemy came and killed our army, they would reoccupy this place without resistance! In this way, it will definitely not work! We occupy such a large territory, if we operate like this, instead of producing, we will drag ourselves into it! Occupy the land, not for this! It's about earning money, in order to get all kinds of supplies! ”

"Whatever you want. For this purpose! Lian Zining smiled slightly: "The use of the unlits is here, according to my plan, it is the model of thousands of households cooperating with the untouchables." Every 1,000 households is equipped with 10,000 untouchables! A thousand households are stationed somewhere. Then these untouchables settled down in the vicinity, farmed and produced grain, fished and hunted, went up to the mountains to collect ginseng, went down to the rivers to collect pearls, and in short, they went. It not only solves the problem of food and clothing for the soldiers, but also pays a large amount of taxes, money and grain, and local specialty mountain goods! And as a result, our Wu Yijun's money is also coming in a steady stream! ”

After Lian Zining said this, he paused deliberately.

The others were still thinking about it, and Hong Chaojiao, the general office of all government affairs under the jurisdiction of the Wu Yi Army, had already nodded again and again. agreed: "The whimsy of the adults really makes the mark impressed, so that's it." Killing two birds with one stone, solving the problem of military logistics and solving the problem of resettlement of untouchables, and there are soldiers and civilians in the local area, and the army and the people take care of each other and help each other, then the country will be forever! ”

"It's just," he hesitated for a moment and asked, "My lord, the area south of our Songhua River is also sparsely populated. A large area of fertile land has not yet been developed and planted, and these untouchables were supposed to be settled in Jiangnan, so so? ”…,

Lian Zining waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about this, there are countless untouchables in our Ming Dynasty, and there are also a lot of landless farmers in the mainland, and there are 300,000 people who came over this time." It's just a very small part, and there are as many as a million people who will move over later. Of course, I also know that these millions of people are nothing to this land, and after all these untouchables are relocated, I will discuss with the imperial court to move more people over. ”

Only then did Hong Chaojiao put his mind at ease, sat down and stopped talking.

Lian Zining also sat down, his body moved, leaned back in the chair, maintained a comfortable posture, and said: "Lao Hong is also here at this time, and you commanders and envoys are also here, since this is the case, I will take advantage of today to finish all the next things to be done at once, this new thousand households and untouchables want to cross the river to the north, you need to cooperate a lot, I will say it here, this is a major matter whether our Wu Yijun can consolidate its rule in Jiangbei, if anyone does not have to do it, no wonder I am not welcome." ”

When he said this, he still had a smile on his face, but anyone could hear the seriousness and severity in his words.

Everyone is naturally in their hearts, they know Lian Zining's character, but whenever he talks about this, it is extremely important and should not be ignored. ‘

Lian Zining said again: "Remember, when dealing with untouchables, you must have a few thoughts - first, equality!" We have to make them feel that our Wu Yijun's place is different from other places in the Ming Dynasty, no one looks down on them, and no one can bully them at will, since they are here, they are the people under our rule, and there is no difference from other people! You must pay attention to this point when you implement it! ”

"The second is the combination of grace and power! These untouchables, most of whom are the descendants of Zhang Shicheng and other generals, have been bullied in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years, and they are used to enduring hardships, so we must not treat them well, otherwise, they will think that this is what they should be. Ladies and gentlemen, things that are too easy to come by are always less rare. You can take a look at our soldiers, before they enlisted, they didn't see a little oil star meat for ten days and half a month, if they were to eat meat at that time, they would definitely lick the bottom of the bowl clean! But now? ”

Lian Zining said with a smile: "I heard that some troops eat braised pork and fried fish that are wasted, and they don't even eat white meat, and most of the bowl is directly thrown away!" Isn't it? ”

As soon as Lian Zining said this, the cold sweat on the bodies of several guard commanders was dripping down at the moment.

They all know their own affairs, and the situation that Lian Zining said, as the commander of the guard, naturally knows it more clearly, and he didn't take it too seriously, but he didn't expect it to reach Lian Zining's ears. These people are secretly aggrieved in their hearts, if they are punished and reprimanded by adults for such a trivial matter, it will be a real loss.

Fortunately, Lian Zining doesn't seem to want to pursue it.

He just heard a little wind from Ye Na, so it's just a little bit here, but he doesn't mean to pursue it, after all, it's a waste, it's big and big, and it's too small to say small. But at the moment, there are only a little signs, and it is enough to stop it, and everything is too cool, and it is easy to lose the morale of the army.

He glanced at the few commanders who were in a cold sweat with a deep meaning, and Lian Zining walked by. continued: "So, according to this principle, this official has formulated several policies. ”

"First, self-reliance! After the untouchables arrived. It's not very cold, there are a lot of dense forests in the northeast, and the big woods, stones, bricks, etc. needed to build houses are all solved by the untouchables themselves. The local garrison does not care. ”

"Second, the principle of cultivated land autonomy. No specific allocation of arable land! After the untouchables were relocated to the area, they immediately began to let them reclaim the land, thinking that for the coming year, they would take as much land as they could, but whatever was reclaimed would be their own. The government will not interfere. But one must remember the principle that what is reclaimed is his, not just a circle and becomes his land. This is also ridiculous. ”…,

"Third, the principle of heavy taxation. This year has passed the planting year, and even if these untouchables open up their land, they are definitely doomed to not be able to produce food. In this case, the government will provide the grain they need for winter, the grain they need for planting in the coming year, farm tools, and ploughing cattle, but these are not free of charge. Starting next year, for the next three years, they harvest eighty percent of each year. and they shall all be given to the government as repayment. After three years, from the fourth year onwards, the tax rate was reduced to 70% of the total amount produced! From the tenth year onwards, it has decreased by 50% compared to the Jiangnan area. ”

If it was placed before. Hong Chaojiao will definitely question whether Lian Zining will not be able to live if he sets such a high tax rate, but after the theory that Lian Zining told him last time that you are the biggest cancer in the country, his heart is also thorough. There are so many lands per capita on average in the Northeast, and the yield of corn is so high, as long as there are no layers of deductions in the middle, the tax of eighty percent is really not much.

So he was also silent.

"Fourth, there is the separation of military and political affairs. The system of the national dynasty, the commander of the guard made the army on the horse, the people on the horse, the power was very great, and even the father and son inherited, fortunately, the dynasty still had some precautions, did not cause the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, but the system of the guard was also extremely erosive, and finally had to abolish the military household system and re-recruit troops. Now that we know these drawbacks, let's simply cut off the hidden dangers. For each place where a thousand households are stationed, a county is formed, making a total of forty counties. Lao Hong, you are going to be busy again during this time. As soon as possible, 40 capable and clear officials were selected and dispatched to the localities to serve as county officials and herdsmen to oversee all local affairs. As for the coordination between the localities and the garrisons, this county order is directly responsible to the general office and yamen, and does not interfere with the local garrisons. However, if there is a need for the local garrison, and it is within its reach, it is necessary to do its best to do it as soon as possible. On the other hand, if there is a need to garrison in the locality, the same is true. ”

After saying these words, Lian Zining felt a little gloomy in his heart and sighed quietly.

Of course, he knows that the most efficient and easiest way to make achievements at this time is to integrate the military and the government, and the military to manage the people, so that there will be no restraint and no involvement, and the speed of development will naturally become faster. However, now that there is a separation of the military and the government, the garrison and the local government control each other, and the efficiency will naturally be lowered, and the reaction speed to many things will also be slowed down. But this is a step that has to be taken, otherwise, the integration of the military and the government will really easily raise a few small warlords who are divided into one side. Lian Zining himself was born as a warlord, so he naturally knows this truth very well.

"Fifth, cash-for-work. When the army arrived, the barracks, the government offices, the city walls, etc., were all needed to be built, and the untouchables could be mobilized to work as laborers, and the food that was given to them for the winter was the reward. However, it is necessary to remember that it is not allowed to beat, scold or even kill at will, and if there is any illegal matter, it will definitely be dealt with strictly and severely. ”

Everyone listened carefully and wrote down what Lian Zining said one by one.

Lian Zining clapped his hands, stood up and said: "Okay, that's all I want to talk about today, the army has just returned, and it still needs to rest, and the matter of the northern expedition again, this official will convene a separate meeting." It's done, remember what the official said, and after going down, work together with Lao Hong and them to get the errand done. By the way, Lao Hong, Xiong Tingbi, you two stay. ”

The meeting dispersed, but Hong Chaojiao and Xiong Tingbi stayed, a little surprised in their hearts, and didn't know why Lian Zining left them.

Lian Zining got up and walked outside, and said with a smile: "What are you doing in a daze?" Let's go! Tingbi, I haven't eaten breakfast today, but I want to go to your place with Lao Hong for a meal. ”

Xiong Tingbi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly smiled: "It is a blessing for our first guard that my lord can go." ”…,

Lian Zining smiled, and said to Hong Chaojiao: "Let's go together, I have something to say to you on the way." ”

Hong Chaojiao nodded hurriedly.

A few people walked out of the conference room, and Lian Zining took Ye Na with him. Out of the general's mansion, surrounded by a group of guards, the four of them slowly rode towards the station of the first guard.

There are few pedestrians along the way, in this out-and-out military city. Even some of the people who passed by and walked, and they were all soldiers on horseback or on foot, and when they saw this line surrounded by guards in rotten silver plate armor and big red cloaks, they all respectfully gave way to the side of the road.

Large tracts of open space are often visible on the roadside, which have not yet been built, but the roads are already planned.

Lian Zining glanced around and sighed. Hong Chaojiao asked playfully, "Why are you sighing?" ”

Lian Zining frowned and said; "The population of the Northeast is still too small after all. Such a vast and fertile land and abundant product output are so backward and difficult because of the small number of people. ”

Population is indeed the most important factor restricting the development of Northeast China, and now the entire Songhuajiang General has only about 5 million people under his jurisdiction. And Lian Zining's current land is much larger than Heilongjiang Province in later generations, which can support at least ten times the current population, but there is no one.

I can't see anything yet. But the more you get there, the more serious the problem becomes. No one can do anything.

Hong Chaojia said with relief: "This is also a matter of no choice, haven't you already started to work hard to immigrate here?" ”

"I'm comforting you, this little person can help for a while, but the northeast is so big, and there will be no one to see if you scatter it." Lian Zining smiled bitterly: "But Lao Hong, you can just keep this in your heart." ”

Hong Chao said: "Xia Guan is awake." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that, there will be a way in the future." Lian Zining waved his hand and said, "I'll call you this time." There's something you need to do. ”

Hong Chaojiao did not agree, but said cautiously: "Xiaguan must do his best." ”

"You, always so careful, and relaxed, can I let you do what you can't?" Lian Zining nodded at him with a smile and said, "Lao Hong." I ask you, what is the meaning of the word propaganda? ”

"Propaganda?" Hong Chaojiao was stunned for a moment, a little confused, thought carefully for a moment, shook his head, and said with some shame: "The lower official is stupid." ”

Lian Zining knew that although he was proficient in human resources and skilled in government affairs, he was born in the military, and his knowledge of citing scriptures and classics was a little worse, so he no longer asked, but turned to Xiong Tingbi to the side and smiled: "Tingbi, you are a talented man in Sanxiang, tell me?" ”

Xiong Tingbi is a elf, Hong Chaojiao didn't answer just now, he naturally won't say it at this time to show that he is clever, and he offended people for no reason, he was about to say that he didn't know, but he didn't expect Lian Zining to say: "Tingbi, don't pretend to be a bear with me and say you don't know!" ”

Xiong Tingbi was helpless, so he had to smile and say, "I don't know much about the mark, but since the adults asked, I will also talk about it." ”

He cleared his throat and said, "The word propaganda, if it is not bad to think under the mark, it should be from "Three Kingdoms" at the earliest? Shu Zhi? Ma Zhong's Biography": "Yanxi five years, returned to the dynasty, because of Hanzhong, saw the great Sima Jiang Wan, publicized the edict, and worshiped the general of Zhennan. The Book of Northern Qi? Sun Lian's Biography also said: "Sun Lian can also speak Xianbei language, and also propagandize, when he is responsible for annoying dramas, he is greatly rewarded." Later, there was a cloud in the second part of Tang Cao Tang's "Shengping Words": "There is no grass movement in propaganda, and there is the sound of clothes in dancing." The first volume of the Song Dynasty's "Records of the Aftermath" also said: "Although the two officials are respectful, they stop at inheriting documents and propaganda orders, such as the position of a Tang eunuch." ”

He is really knowledgeable, and when he says it casually, he is quoting scriptures, and his head is the Tao, and even Zining only knows one or two of them, but he is not as complete as he said. …,

Xiong Tingbi said again: "So judging from the mark, the word propaganda should have the meaning of announcing and conveying, explaining and explaining, and spreading and promoting. ”

Lian Zining praised: "Ting Bi is really knowledgeable, but what he said is that he is all alive." That's right, that's what propaganda means. ”

Hong Chaojiao was also amazed, and even said that he had a lot of knowledge.

Xiong Tingbi thought he was sarcastic at first, but when he looked closely, he was heartfelt and ashamed.

Lian Zining said to Hong Chaojiao: "Lao Hong, what I want to tell you to do this time is related to propaganda. ”

Hong Chaojiao is a spiritual person who can understand it at all, and immediately said: "We want to do propaganda for our Wu Yi Army." ”

"It's a little bit, but it's not all right." Lian Zining nodded: "I want you to choose a group of people, these people don't need too many, thirty or fifty, there are a few requirements, one of them, you must be loyal enough, it is best to have a family background here, and it is better if you have something to do with the army." Second, to be proficient in literature and ink, the eight strands of poetry and books do not have to be very good, but they must be able to write a good article, and the kind of rhetorical and majestic articles that can be written. Third, you must be thick-skinned enough to be able to say that what is white is black, what is good is evil, and it is best to be able to say that the dead are alive. ”

After saying these three points, Hong Chaojiao's eyes were already a little straight, his face was blank, and he sneered: "My lord, this, this is?" ”

I thought of a less awkward wording, but I couldn't think of anything.

Lian Zining smiled: "I haven't finished talking yet, there is one last and most important request!" It must not be such a nerd scholar, it must be clever, flexible, sleek, and the most important thing is that the book is angry! What is even more important is to cling to certain self-righteous principles. ”

He looked at Hong Chaojiao with a smile and said, "What's the matter, Lao Hong, can you do it." ”

Hong Chaojiao was also a little stunned at first, but after looking at it carefully, he felt that these requests made by Lian Zining were simply too incisive. The more he thought about it, the more wonderful it became, and he secretly said in his heart, if there was such a group of people who spoke for him, what would his status be in the eyes of others?

Needless to say, there must only be brilliance and greatness, not even a bad word!

He suddenly understood, and solemnly arched his hand: "My lord's defense, the lower official will do it, five days, no, within three days, I will find all the people for you." ”

"Hmm!" Lian Zining nodded: "After finding all these people, a yamen will be established, well, it will be called the Propaganda Department, this Propaganda Department can be regarded as the establishment of a thousand households, and one counselor will be set up, which will be at the level of a thousand households, two at the level of one hundred households, one ambassador, and one at the level of the general flag." Hanging under the name of the pro-military battalion, it is counted as the establishment of the Wu Yi Army. My plan is that this propaganda department is divided into two parts, internal and external, modeled after MI6, and internally, called the first department, which is mainly responsible for the internal propaganda of the Wu Yi Army and our northern and southern jurisdictions of the Songhua River, such as Liang Jialie, who died some time ago, this can be hyped up to shock the morale of our Wu Yi Army! Right? Externally, it is called the second game, as long as it is in charge of propaganda to places outside our jurisdiction, our Wu Yijun is now somewhat famous in the Ming Dynasty, and those who know know that they can fight, but this is not enough, we must do it to the extent that everyone knows! That's where the effort comes in! ”

"As for the specific means, I won't talk about it, when you find all the manpower, let them go to Shi Dazhu to report, and then do it!"

Lian Zining commanded, and Hong Chaojiao responded one by one.

Lian Zining looked into the distance, and his eyes were a little ethereal and leisurely: "Our Ming Dynasty, the civil power is the first in history, the mouth of the world's scholars, can say that a person is dead, a dynasty is broken, and the most daring emperor in the world does not dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi." If we Wu Yijun want to do such a big thing, we can't let people say whatever they want, we have to seize the initiative in our hands, let the people, let the scholars of the world, believe what we say! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )