Chapter Eighty-Nine: The General Army of Songjiang
Liu Yuliang rushed to the palace overnight and walked into the main hall, Liu Yuliang found that Chen Xinjia was already there, obviously, Emperor Chongzhen not only announced Liu Yuliang's audience, but also announced Chen Xinjia. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Liu Yuliang muttered in his heart, could it be that this time it was for Zhang Feng's matter, thinking so in his heart, Liu Yuliang felt faintly uneasy, could it be .......
The thoughts in his heart turned quickly, but Liu Yuliang's face did not show too much, and when he saw Chen Xinjia, he actually smiled, and the two exchanged pleasantries, like old friends for many years.
After a while, a shout sounded outside, "The emperor has arrived!" Seeing this, the two hurriedly knelt on the ground, and Emperor Chongzhen, accompanied by Wang Chengen, walked into the main hall and sat on the dragon chair.
After the two shouted long live, they got up and stood up when they heard Pingshen, waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to speak.
Chongzhen first asked some other things, and then changed the conversation and got down to business, Chongzhen said: "Liu Aiqing, I have already read the vote of the cabinet, and the opinion of the cabinet is to give Zhang Feng a position of a thousand generals, right?" ”
Liu Yuliang asked himself if he knew more about Chongzhen, but today he really couldn't figure out what Chongzhen meant, and Chongzhen couldn't see anything famous on his face, Liu Yuliang muttered in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen asked, Liu Yuliang could only nod and answer.
"Your Majesty, this is exactly the opinion of the cabinet, Zhang Feng is only seventeen years old this year, too young, one thousand is enough."
Chen Xinjia wanted to say something, but his mouth opened slightly, but he still held back, Chen Xinjia guessed that the emperor would announce himself, and the emperor himself must have something to say.
Sure enough, Chongzhen spoke: "Liu Aiqing, the current Ming Dynasty can be described as internal and external troubles, there are rogues rebelling inside, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is eyeing each other outside, coupled with the emptiness of the treasury, Lu Aiqing recently died in battle, and the Ming Dynasty has reached a precarious point. ”
Liu Yuliang immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the ministers should die, the ministers are incompetent." ”
Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "This has nothing to do with you, the crisis of the Ming Dynasty is only temporary, and if you work hard, all the crises will definitely be solved." ”
"Two Aiqing, tonight I announced Mr. Zhang, in the imperial study, I and Mr. Zhang talked in detail for more than an hour, and used the imperial banquet together."
"Ahh Whether it was Liu Yuliang or Chen Xinjia, both of them were slightly taken aback, and they didn't think about it, the emperor summoned Zhang Feng again, and they also used the imperial banquet together, what a glory this is.
Liu Yuliang knew at this moment that he was completely wrong, and he had never taken the emperor's intention, it turned out that the emperor was so important to Zhang Feng, and he suggested that Zhang Feng be given a thousand generals, which seemed to be a big mistake. Chen Xinjia was overjoyed, his guess was right, it seems that the emperor is ready to reuse Zhang Feng.
Emperor Chongzhen said: "Mr. Zhang is waiting outside, let's listen to what Mr. Zhang said." ”
After a detailed discussion just now, Chongzhen was moved, and Zhang Feng promised that without any military salary from the imperial court, he could train a tiger and wolf division for the emperor, so that he could resist the enemy on the outside and calm the chaos on the inside.
Chongzhen is worried about the emptiness of the treasury and the lack of available soldiers in his hands, all of which is said to Emperor Chongzhen's heart.
How embarrassed the imperial court was in this Manchu invasion, and if it weren't for Zhang Feng, everything knew how serious it would be.
Now Chongzhen is in urgent need of an elite, a tiger and wolf division, Chongzhen who is eager in his heart, will immediately announce the meeting of Liu Yuliang and Chen Xinjia.
Zhang Fenghou was outside the main hall, and when he heard Xuan himself entering, Zhang Feng entered the hall.
Chongzhen said: "Zhang Aiqing, tell me about your plans for the future." ”
Zhang Feng was overjoyed, it seemed that everything was settled, and there was about to come to fruition, so Zhang Feng painted his voice and color, said his future plans, and painted a grand blueprint in front of everyone.
According to the modern people's point of view, this is painting a cake, painting a huge cake, listening to Chongzhen's frequent nodding, Chen Xinjia's heart is full of joy, Chen Xinjia admires the way, talent, this Zhang Feng is really a talent.
What Zhang Feng is talking about is developing the economy, developing industry and commerce, and training the new army on the basis of the economy, so that an elite army can be trained in about three years.
Of course, Zhang Feng added some modern views, especially some modern views on the development of industry and commerce, which made Chongzhen's eyes shine again.
"Good, good!" Chongzhen applauded repeatedly, and then said: "Zhang Feng listens to the seal!" ”
Seeing this, Zhang Feng was ecstatic in his heart, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and Chongzhen's voice sounded in his ears, "Zhang Feng is the chief soldier of Songjiang, the official position is three grades, and the governor of Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, and Changzhou Mansion are all soldiers and horses. ”
Zhang Feng was overjoyed, Zhang Feng hoped in his heart that it would be enough to have the title of commander of the Songjiang Guard, but he didn't think that he was the chief soldier of Songjiang.
Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture all belong to Nanzhili, and their political status is transcendent, and these three prefectures are adjacent to each other, and the territory is relatively large.
Zhang Feng's official position, the Songjiang General Army, is obviously ad hoc, there does not seem to be a Songjiang General Army before, and there is no General Army in charge of Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, and all the soldiers and horses, which shows Chongzhen's heavy use of Zhang Feng.
Nanzhili, referred to as Nanzhi, is one of the two Beijing regions of the Ming Dynasty, which is different from Beizhili. It is equivalent to the two provinces and one city of present-day Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province and Shanghai City, and borders Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the area directly under the Beijing division of Nanjing was Zhili, the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty built the capital of Yingtianfu (now Nanjing), in order to respond to Tianfu, Suzhou Mansion, Fengyang Mansion and other 14 prefecture-level units, Ming Yongle 18 years (1420), after Ming Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital, the Beijing division was renamed Nanjing, and the original Jingshi area was renamed Nanzhili, and the original jurisdiction was basically unchanged to distinguish it from the North Zhili.
The prefectures and prefectures of the north and south are directly under the jurisdiction of the six central ministries, just like the 13 political envoys. Nanzhili is the collective name of Nanjing and its nearby prefectures and Zhili Prefecture.
Although Shuntianfu and Yingtianfu are capital, they are still at the prefecture level, and the governor cannot manage other prefectures.
The provinces of Nanzhili (including Yingtianfu) are under the jurisdiction of the six central departments, and each province is equivalent to the current municipality directly under the central government.
Of course, Nanzhili has rarely had the position of chief soldier for a long time, Zhang Feng's Songjiang general soldier was temporarily sealed by Chongzhen, Chongzhen is the emperor, of course, Zhang Feng Songjiang general soldier can be sealed.
The Songjiang General Army, equivalent to the commander of the modern military region, has a high position and commands all the soldiers and horses of Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, and Changzhou Mansion, which is equivalent to tailor-made for Zhang Feng.
Previously, Zhang Feng was just a regimental training chief soldier who was not looked down upon by ordinary people, and he had no rank, but now he is good, one step to the sky!
Yes, it's a one-step climb!
At this moment, the joy in Zhang Feng's heart cannot be described in words, it seems that the former King Qin is a completely wise choice, and the harvest is so huge.
"Long live thanks!"
Zhang Feng shouted.
Chen Xinjia glanced at Zhang Feng happily, while Liu Yuliang was completely different, and his heart was as uncomfortable as eating a fly.
Liu Yuliang opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but seeing Chongzhen's happy face, he could only swallow the words back, Liu Yuliang knew that the emperor's holy will had been tricked and could not be changed, and it was useless to say more.
Chongzhen is very political, and he is definitely not a faint king, but Chongzhen has a shortcoming, that is, he is too suspicious.
Chongzhen also considered it carefully before deciding to make Zhang Feng the chief soldier of Songjiang, and to be honest, Chongzhen was also worried that after Zhang Feng became the climate, he couldn't help Zhang Feng.
However, Chongzhen had his own skills and thought it was worth taking a risk, so he first sealed a Songjiang Mansion commander-in-chief.
According to Chongzhen's eyes, Chongzhen doesn't think that Zhang Feng is a treacherous person, Zhang Feng's face is like a loyal person, so Chongzhen is a lot more relieved.
In addition, Chongzhen showed his importance to Zhang Feng, Long En was very heavy, Chongzhen treated Zhang Feng like this, if Zhang Feng wanted to rebel in the future, then he would be on the cusp of public opinion.
Of course, the current Zhang Feng never thought that he was going to rebel, at least not now.
Chongzhen is also an official, and a royal banquet, and he also rewarded Zhang Feng, Zhang Feng was favored, and Chongzhen enthusiastically left Zhang Feng for three days.
Three days later, Zhang Feng returned to Tianjin Wei.
In these three days, all kinds of entertainment, all kinds of drinking parties, etc., Zhang Feng felt more tired than fighting, and when the three days came, he entered the palace to resign to Chongzhen, and after obtaining approval, Zhang Feng returned to Tianjin Wei.
Obviously, the news has reached Tianjin Wei.
Outside the city, Wang Chaoyong waited and took everyone to line up to welcome Zhang Feng's return, and when he saw Zhang Feng, Wang Chaoyong was even more happy and hurried to greet him.
Standing upright and saluting, Wang Chaoyong said loudly: "Lord Commander, welcome your return." ”
Receiving the title of the chief soldier of Nansongjiang, Zhang Feng was also very happy in his heart, he was in a good mood, returned a military salute, and said happily: "Collect the team, everyone go back to the city." ”
After returning to the city, a grand banquet was held, and the next day, Zhang Feng convened a military conference, which was attended by all officers at and above the company.
Zhang Feng made a formal announcement at the meeting that all officers would be promoted to one rank, platoon commanders to company commanders, company commanders to battalion commanders, and so on.
In addition, Zhang Feng announced the expansion of the troops, from a regiment to a division, with four brigades under its jurisdiction.
The first infantry battalion was expanded into an independent brigade, and the former commander of the first battalion, Zong Dechao, served as the colonel and brigade commander of the independent brigade, and the independent brigade had three infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment. The former youth brigade was incorporated into the Independent Brigade.
The independent brigade stayed in Tianjinwei and expanded in Tianjinwei, and recruited again if the personnel were insufficient, and the whole brigade was estimated to reach 5 or 6,000 people.
Eight steam-powered transport ships from the port of Shanghai have arrived at the port of Tianjin, and in addition to ammunition, they have also brought hundreds of muskets, all of which are naturally reserved for the independent brigade, and the insufficient muskets will be replenished later.
After the military conference, everyone was happy, and Wang Chaoyong was even happier, from regiment commander to division commander, and his military rank was also changed from colonel to major general.
After leaving guns, ammunition and silver taels for Zong Dechao, Zhang Feng and others boarded the ship and began to embark on the return journey and began to return to Songjiang Mansion.
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