222: Settle the rear
"How is the situation in Henan this year?" Zheng County, as the headquarters of the 19th Division, Wang Sirui naturally came here, but with Wang Sirui came to Zheng County, as well as Zhang Renjun, the governor of Henan in Kaifeng, dozens of miles east of Zheng County. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Zhang Renjun was just transferred to the governor of Henan last year, that is, before Wang Sirui ordered Tian Zhichao to be stationed in Henan, but that order was issued by the Qing court.
On the contrary, as long as the military power is withdrawn and the army is sent in, then these governors and governors will naturally be honest.
But then again, although Wang Sirui controls a quarter of the country's population, there are only two people under his name who can really be called governors, or on the same level as governors, one is Zhili and the other is Shengjing.
Zhang Renjun is also very single, knowing that he is not Wang Sirui's opponent, and he doesn't even have the military power of Xiangyong in his hands, whether it is moral or military, Zhang Renjun is unlikely to pose any threat to Wang Sirui.
And Zhang Renjun himself has a good reputation in history, although he has no great achievements, but there is nothing wrong with him, he is still a tough guy. not only declared the sovereignty of the country, but also directly rejected the invitation of the Republic of China after the fall of the Qing Dynasty and brazenly returned to his hometown.
Regarding Zhang Renjun's evaluation, Wang Sirui only has two words, that is, foolish loyalty.
Sure enough, after knowing that he was powerless to compete, Zhang Renjun wrote a recital, hoping to return to his hometown and retire for the rest of his life.
However, Zhang Renjun's excerpt was beaten back by Wang Sirui, although Zhang Renjun was not his subordinate, and he was a Hanchen who was loyal to the court, so Wang Sirui also used the simplest method to stimulate him. Of course, if Wang Sirui was available, he would never use it in such a way.
Tian Zhichao reluctantly left Zhang Renjun in the name of the people of Henan in accordance with Wang Sirui's order, and the troops of the three divisions of the Han army also stayed in the garrison honestly.
After a year of running-in, Zhang Renjun's thinking began to gradually change for the puppet regime of Wang Sirui.
And just two months ago, a move by the Han army made Zhang Renjun completely abandon the estrangement in his heart, although he has not yet been completely loyal to Wang Sirui, but at least he will not object at present.
"My lord! Last year, the wind and rain in Henan were smooth, coupled with the large number of recruits recruited by the Han army, some people had a relatively stable income at home, and the people were relatively satisfied with the current situation. At the same time, it is also hoped that the Han army can lower the conditions for recruitment, so that more people can join the Han army. Zhang Renjun replied.
For Wang Sirui, he was a little painful, and he didn't even know how to call Wang Sirui.
In the army, Wang Sirui still calls himself a military commander, and for soldiers, there is naturally no problem in calling him a military commander. But in the government, Wang Sirui, who had already controlled the Manchu court, did not hold any position, so many government officials could only be called adults when they saw Wang Sirui.
"Recruits will definitely continue to recruit, but there is no such plan in the short term, in one, the requirements for recruitment will only become stricter and stricter in the future, not more and more relaxed, otherwise on the battlefield, they will only lose their lives." Wang Sirui shook his head.
In the near future, the Han army does not have a plan to continue to recruit troops, first, Wang Sirui has no more funds to recruit, and second, the current army has reached its limit, and it is even on the verge of collapse.
At the time of the Shengjing Campaign, more than half of an ordinary soldier was already a squad leader, and some of the squad leaders at that time had now achieved the position of company commander.
It's not because of their great military achievements, but because Wang Sirui is too short of people in his hands, and even the training of these officers can only be carried out in a quick way, and only those experienced generals can give lectures on weekdays.
However, most of those generals were also born in mud, and the level of lectures was even more uneven, if the army continued to expand, the Han army would not only be unable to maintain its current combat effectiveness, but might collapse in an instant.
In the words of later generations, Wang Sirui's steps are a little too big, and if he goes a little further, I am afraid that he will be pulled to the egg.
"Report to the army commander, in January, the 18th, 25th, and 26th divisions of the Henan garrison launched a joint sweep, mainly to expel or annihilate the bandits and displaced people in the northern, western and southern regions of the territory. In this joint operation, more than 300 large and small bandit dens have been wiped out, thousands of bandits have been eliminated, and tens of thousands of prisoners have been captured.
However, the effect of this campaign in enhancing the combat effectiveness of the troops was very limited, and the intensity of the battle to eliminate bandits was generally low, which was not enough to achieve the effect of training. Fortunately, there is still a certain effect on the training of the troops and the improvement of the troops' marching ability, and in this operation, the troops have shown a lot of problems, and these problems have basically been solved now.
In June, the 18th and 25th Divisions, as well as 40,000 recruits trained on both sides of the Yellow River, totaling more than 76,000 officers and men, cooperated with hundreds of thousands of people along the Yellow River to strengthen the course of the Yellow River. Tian Zhichao said.
Wang Sirui nodded secretly, using bandits to train soldiers, there is no way to do this. After all, Wang Sirui can't start a war for the sake of military training, right? What if you mess up?
In peacetime, there is only one way to train troops, and that is through exercises. Needless to say, international peacekeeping or something, the United Nations is still in the womb and has not come out.
But after all, the drill is to shoot, and without the drill shell, what to use to drill? Therefore, only bandits are left for Wang Sirui, but most of the bandits are still a rabble without even a gun, and as soon as the army arrives, these people will immediately disperse, and it will not have the effect of training at all.
"We will continue to increase the renovation of the facilities of the training grounds, make the training grounds as complicated as possible, and enhance the combat capability of the troops through the training grounds." Wang Sirui thought for a moment and continued: "In addition, 30,000 people will be drawn from this batch of recruits to join your three divisions, and the rest will be transferred to the reserve to be responsible for social stability in Henan. However, anyone who commits a traitor or criminal will be punished by one degree for all crimes, and he will be severely punished. In addition, it is announced to the whole people, but after being reported, the government fails to deal with it on time, or if the handling is unfair, the evidence can be sent to the nearest reserve barracks, and the reserve will be responsible for dealing with these people. ”
What Wang Sirui needs is a stable rear, but his current regime has not been completely consolidated, so he must also use some special methods to deal with some special events.
And Wang Sirui also knows very well who the people who can help him stabilize his power, although there are hundreds of thousands of officials and officials in Henan, but these people can only destroy his foundation, not those people who can assist him.
Therefore, in the treatment of those who are hated as traitors and criminals, Wang Sirui is even more merciless and severely punished.
"Yes, my lord, when all the reserves are in place, the lower official will make an announcement." Zhang Renjun nodded, he somewhat agreed with Wang Sirui's decision, but at the same time, he also had his own worries.
After all, this is an atmosphere formed over thousands of years, and there are hundreds of thousands of large and small officials in Henan. If you offend these officials, it doesn't matter if you offend one or two, but once you offend all of them, then I am afraid it will have a great impact on Wang Sirui's future rule.
In one, although he Zhang Renjun is a good person, he can't stand the seven aunts and eight aunts, and the family is the same as him, isn't it? If someone comes to the door to intercede, then what is he helping? Or don't help?
Now that Wang Sirui has said it so clearly, if he Zhang Renjun dares to stand up and intercede for someone, I am afraid that he will not even be able to eat and walk around at that time.
Although Wang Sirui has a good temper, it also makes many people think that Wang Sirui is easier to contact. But most people ignore one important point, Wang Sirui is a warlord and a tyrant after all, once he uses the means, it is not something that these people can accept.
After hesitating again and again, Zhang Renjun still felt that he had to ask for a favor for those bureaucrats, no matter what the final result was, at least others could no longer say that he, as the governor of Henan, did not think about the officials of Henan.
"My lord, do you think you have drawn a time boundary? Otherwise, I am afraid that it will cause a backlash from some officials. ”
"Well, let's start today, and when the time comes, it will also be announced, and only cases from today onwards will be accepted." After Zhang Renjun's reminder, Wang Sirui subconsciously realized his problem.
I can't help but sigh secretly, it seems that I am still too young, a little too idealistic, and I always want to kill all the bad guys with one rod, but in fact? Even in later generations, in the early Ming Dynasty, when the management of corrupt officials and corrupt officials was the strictest, it still failed to exterminate those corrupt officials and corrupt officials.
If they don't have a time to react, just such a piece of new accounts and old accounts, I am afraid that it will slow down Wang Sirui's pace at that time.
After all, these bureaucrats have been running here for a lifetime, or even several generations, and it is obviously impossible for Wang Sirui to kill everyone with one rod.
"Yes, my lord, I'll do it." Zhang Renjun finally breathed a sigh of relief, at least he fought for a chance for those people, if they continue to do whatever they want from today onwards, then it will be no wonder that others will be blamed at that time. (To be continued.) )