In the evening, Shen Jia received news of a Mongol rebellion in Shenyang City. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Fushun Nurha Chixing Palace, because the repair was too cold, several inconspicuous rooms were temporarily requisitioned as the command post of the Ming army.

In the house, Chen Ce, Tong Zhonghua, He Shixian, You Shigong, Shen Jia, and the Qin brothers were all angry. The information they received was more detailed, and when they saw that after dawn, Zhu Wanliang, a general of Shenyang, was dressed in rags and went to the prefect's yamen like a beggar to ask for help, everyone spurned it.

Zou Tai, the eunuch guarding the town, stood there numbly without any words. Zou Tai is ready to go to the capital in person to invite merit, and the troubles here are best for him not to be touched at all, this is the best policy.

While everyone expressed their indignation, they also inquired about Qi Jin's injuries. Fortunately, General Qi was only slightly injured, and at the last critical moment, 1,500 Qi troops rushed from the south gate to save the situation. This rescue not only saved Qi Jin, but also exempted Fushun from all the blame. Otherwise, even if everyone wins Fushun, they will be played into a sieve by a group of civil officials, and even worry about their lives.

As for the incident of the camp in Zhu Wanliang's camp, everyone kept silent. As a military commander, taking the lead in corrupting the camp discipline and causing the camp to roar is even more ugly than making people slap their faces with a board.

"General Tong, originally the old man also hoped that you and General You would alternately sweep and stabilize the surrounding situation in Fushun, but now it seems that it will not work, the situation in Shenyang is unstable, which will affect the safety of Fushun, so I want you to bring 10,000 horses back to Shenyang to guard, and at the same time let General Qi's 3,000 soldiers come to Fushun to change the defense, what do you think?"

Tong Zhonghua was extremely refreshed, and hurriedly said: "Master Chen, where is this, we are all in the same pot, how can I, Tong Zhonghua, not understand the boss's intentions, don't worry, I will go and clean up the people." “

"Don't be in a hurry, there are other things to discuss, you listen before leaving."

Seeing that Tong Zhonghua agreed simply, everyone was happy. Chen Ce discussed with You Shigong again, divided the remaining cavalry into two, and swept them alternately. Although the risk of this is greatly increased, the size of the Tartar skirmishers outside the city is also rapidly decreasing, and for the Ming army of the brigade, the probability of encounters continues to decrease, so everyone agrees with Chen Ce's plan.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ce turned his head to look at Shen Jia and asked about the progress of the city's repair.

Shen Jia laid out the sketch of the fortress he drew in the afternoon on the table and watched it with everyone.

A bastion is a type of ancient defensive fortress that essentially transforms a fortress from a convex polygon into a concave polygon. This improvement allows the attacker to attack at any point by exposing themselves to at least one side of the Bastion, allowing the defender to use crossfire to perform multiple strikes.

Shen Jia gave a simple explanation on the side, and everyone immediately understood the extraordinary features of this kind of defensive structure.

Shen Jia has always wondered why the Ming Dynasty did not develop a fortress defense, and the Chinese did not lack smart people.

After He Shixian read this sketch, his big mouth immediately began to bombard: "I said that you kid, when you are smart, you play a lot of people, but when you are stupid, you are no different from ordinary people." We are now mainly deficient in field capabilities, and the defensive capabilities are far beyond those of the Tartars. Whether it is the Tartars or the Mongols, or the thieves from all over the Ming Dynasty, they are helpless in front of the ordinary city walls, what do you say is the use of this thing that you spent money and effort to create? Even if you do make this thing, the Tartars will not necessarily attack it head-on, they will drive the people to knock at the door, and then you will say you will save it or not? If you don't save you, the Imperial Doctor will bounce you into a sieve. ”

He Shixian laughed, saying that he was not optimistic about the fortress.

Shen Jia's expression suddenly withered, he didn't expect that the sketch of the fortress that he had worked so hard to get would be useless after being belittled by He Shixian in three or two clicks. Everyone also laughed, praising Shen Jia for thinking too much, but never mentioning the fortress.

Chen Ce stood by and watched for a long time, and suddenly said, "Maybe in this place of Fushun, the fortress can give it a try." ”

Everyone in the room looked puzzled, and Tong Zhonghua asked, "Boss, if you have any ideas, you might as well say it, and everyone will refer to it together." ”

Chen Ce straightened his voice and said: "General Soldier He said that our field ability is insufficient, and the old man agrees with it, but in the position of Fushun, I don't quite agree. ”

Chen Ce stopped, looked at the contemplative crowd, and said: "Our army is not strong enough, and the capture of Fushun this time is also taking advantage of artillery and luck. The Tartars have not played this battle, and they will definitely not be convinced, or they will come back soon, one of them; The strategic location of Fushun is extremely important, not only to cut off the connection between Tieling and Hetuala, but also to trap the main force of the Tartars in the Hunhe Valley east of Fushun, secondly, the old Tartar chieftain died in battle, if the new chieftain ascends to the throne, in order to boost the morale of the army and unify the mind, it is bound to achieve the goal through war, and Fushun is so important, nine times out of ten it will be attacked as the primary target of the Tartars, at that time we not only have to deal with the attack in the direction of Tieling, but also face the provocation of the Tartar nest, and the pressure on Fushun's defense will be very great. ”

Everyone in the room listened to Chen Ce's analysis, and suddenly became extremely quiet. Shen Jia said in his heart that Jiang is really old and spicy, and he is thoughtful and far-sighted.

Zou Tai, the eunuch guarding the town, dragged the male duck's throat and asked, "Brother Shen's firearms are sharp, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with this little tartar, right?" ”

Shen Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Back to my father-in-law, this firearm also needs shells and bullets, in the previous battle, the consumption was very large, in case the ammunition is not continued halfway, we will be defeated." If I could have made these things in my hometown, I can't do anything about it right now. ”

Zou Tai was relieved, so he stood aside and continued to be silent like a clay statue.

When everyone heard Shen Jia say this, they knew that they might not be able to rely on Shen Jia's firearms in the future, and they were inevitably a little reluctant in their hearts.

He Shixian laughed and said: "Martial artists rely on bravery, and equipment is a small skill, let's listen to what kind of good way Master Chen has." ”

Everyone thought that it was impossible for Chen Ce to say only half of what he said, so they all looked at Chen Ce.

Chen Ce smiled slightly, and said: "I also said just now, Fushun is so important, and the Tartars are going to attack in a big way, so let's just put down the woman's benevolence and make a copper wall in Fushun, and let the Tartar try to see if his flesh and blood is powerful, or our fortress is more powerful, what do you think?" ”

Only then did the military attachés understand the commander's intentions and expressed their approval.

Seeing that the Tartar offensive was dealt with by Chen Ce one by one, everyone was happy, but unexpectedly, a voice of ruin interest sounded: "Ladies and gentlemen, this fortress has many benefits, but it also costs manpower, money and food to build, I wonder if you have considered it?" ”

"Doesn't your kid have a lot of seized food and money, what are you still rambling about here?"

It was You Shigong who spoke, and he stared at this guy who was slamming the door with a look of disdain.

Shen Jia sneered and said: "Seized and seized, if we want to stick to Fushun in the future, we need to prepare in advance, and this money and food may not be enough." In addition, we also have to repair the city walls, prepare equipment, and recruit people, all of which need money and food. ”

Chen Ce's nose was about to be crooked, this kid just complained to himself yesterday, and at this time, in front of the public, he came out to cry again, Chen Ce couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and was about to scold this kid, but unexpectedly, the eunuch Zou Tai spoke.

"Brother Shen, after recovering Fushun, our family will send the news to the capital as soon as possible, you don't have to worry about money and food, General Chen is inconvenient, but our family will find a way to help you when the time comes."

When the military attaches heard that Zou Tai seemed to have the intention of wooing Shen Jia, the expressions on their faces were unnatural.

Zou Tai can manage so much, at this time, the Duke of Wei in the middle of the court gradually has the power in his hands, but the inner government has always lacked a foundation, if he can entrap the Duke of Wei in front of him, he will be promoted and made a fortune in the future, it is not a problem.

Shen Jia didn't dare to offend the eunuch at this time, and hurriedly thanked Zou Tai.

After leaving the command post, Shen Jia hurried back to his temporary residence, which was said to be the mansion of one of Nurhachi's sons, who was temporarily requisitioned to house Wen Qing and Shen Jia.

As soon as I arrived in the front yard, I saw dozens of ragged homeless people, with their hands on their sleeves, squatting in the corner of the wall in a group. A group of soldiers stood guard.

These displaced people were some potters and masons that Wen Qing had helped find, and Shen Jia planned to use them to make cement for repairing the city walls.

Shen Jia called everyone together and took great pains to explain to them the calcining kiln he wanted. At first, Shen Jia was afraid that they would not understand, so he went around in a big circle to talk about the design of the kiln and how to control the temperature. Shen Jia's words were scattered and mysterious, and even he was dizzy. In the end, Shen Jia couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply said that I wanted something similar to a quicklime calcining kiln.

A group of craftsmen glanced at each other, then wiped the sweat with their dirty sleeves, and began to ask Shen Jia in turn how large, volume, capacity, etc., and from time to time some terms appeared, so that Shen Jia didn't know what to say.

Watching a group of gushing homeless people communicate with each other, Shen Jia confirmed that he had found the right person.

Shen Jia scratched his head embarrassedly, and interjected: "If you are willing to come to work with me, in addition to three meals a day, you can also take three catties of food, if your family is willing to come over to help, I will also give priority to hiring them, of course, the treatment of ordinary people is definitely not as good as that of craftsmen." ”

These craftsmen are now bankrupt, and because of the war, they are building a lot outside the gates, and there are not many opportunities for payment. At this time, they had not been hungry for many days, and when they heard that there was such an opportunity, everyone expressed their willingness to join.

Shen Jia said again: "Because I can't take out too many things at the moment, I can only use food as a reward for the time being, and when I slowly get on the right track, the reward will also increase, but I have a constraint, that is, a lifelong contract and confidentiality." ”

After that, Shen Jia carefully read the rules of the lifelong contract and confidentiality with these figures, and helped them explain them one by one. Shen Jia's contract is similar to the employment contract of later generations, and there is no restriction on personal freedom, which also greatly increases the favor of everyone for this job.

After explaining for a while, a potter named Wang Erhu shouted: "Shen Gongzi, my Wang Erhu is desperate, thanks to Gongzi's affordability, my Wang Erhu is willing to sign." ”

With that, Wang Erhu strode to the table in the courtyard and stretched out his hand to press a handprint.

When the others saw that Wang Erhu had signed, they were not far behind, and they pressed their own handprints one after another.

Shen Jia said in his heart that Wen Qing's provocative eye is really good, and he didn't need to test too much, so he got a bunch of deeds of sale, it seems that Wen Qing will have to use it more in the future.

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Shenyang Mansion, Wu Shihan finally found a cemetery outside the city to bury his father with the help of his uncle today.

On the way home, Uncle Gui told Wu Shihan that her brother Wu Zhiwen was still wandering in Shenyang City and had not left. Wu Shihan lowered his head and listened, silent.

Seeing that Wu Shihan was not in high spirits, Uncle Gui said again: "I heard that Fushun City has been recovered, Shen Gongzi and Miss Wen are afraid that they have made great contributions this time, and I don't know what reward the government will have." ”

After listening to this, Wu Shihan glanced towards the north, and said in his heart whether Brother Shen would return to Shenyang again, if he stayed here alone, it would be boring.

Xiao Tao smiled on the side: "Miss, don't you miss Shen Gongzi?" ”

"You dead girl, you know to make fun of me all day long, and you don't know that the family will want you in the future."

"Miss, I don't want to get married, I'll accompany you."

The prefect's yamen, Chen Fuke is extremely depressed today, he has already won Fushun, as long as everything is as usual in Shenyang, he can get it. Who would have expected that Zhu Wanliang gathered in the camp last night to gamble, causing a roar in the camp, and at the same time, the Houjin spies and the Mongols rebelled, and even the prefect's yamen was almost taken down, Chen Fuke's heart was like turning over the river and the sea, and he almost dragged Zhu Wanliang's ancestors out and humiliated.

Although Chen Fuke is about to step down, he also hopes that his rule will be peaceful and prosperous, and if someone deliberately investigates what is happening now, Chen Fuke may not be able to escape the responsibility for dereliction of duty.

Chen Fuke looked angry, and his staff member Master Liu persuaded: "Dong Weng, why don't you invite Yuan Jingluo to come to Shenyang to have a look?" ”

Chen Fuke naturally understood what his master meant, Yuan Yingtai ordered all provinces to recruit Mongols to cooperate in defense, and now that these things have happened, Yuan Yingtai should pay for this. It's just that Chen Fuke is not a person who fell into the ground, and he is a local official, so he is also to blame for his responsibility.

Seeing Chen Fuke shaking his head, Master Liu understood that Chen Fuke had to insist on his own opinion again, so he simply kept silent.

After waiting for a while, Chen Fuke asked, "According to statistics, how much is the loss of private houses?" ”

"About 245 rooms, about 40 families were affected, fortunately the wind was light last night, otherwise I am afraid that the whole city would have suffered such a catastrophe."

"Master Liu, what kind of families are these, can there be poor people?"

"That's not true, a gang of traitors robbed rich families, most of them are rich mansions, most of these people moved or fled because of the war, most of their homes are empty, and the losses are good."

Chen Fuke was a little relieved, but he still told Master Liu to find a way to help the people who were trapped by the disaster, one to help them tide over the difficulties, and the other to stabilize the situation in the city.

Master Liu said in a low voice: "At present, Zhu Wanliang's camp in Shenyang City is unstable, and General Qi's troops are not many, once there is a change, the situation is difficult to control, I suggest that Dong Weng make plans as soon as possible." ”

Chen Fuke nodded yes and said, "Tomorrow, I will send the paperwork to General Chen in Fushun and ask him to decide." ”

Master Liu saw that Chen Fuke listened to his opinion, so he said: "Dong Weng, the situation in the city is unstable, which will cause merchants to move or flee again, we need to think of a way, we can't sit still." ”

Chen Fuke lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said slowly: "What do you think if Little Brother Shen can come back to Shenyang and drive that iron-armored monster around the city, or ask Yuan Jingluo to inspect Shenyang and take the opportunity to stabilize people's hearts?" ”

Master Liu nodded slightly.