The matter of selecting officers and the matter of searching for money are two lines, and they are carried out at the same time.

Strictly speaking, the Jiangning battalion belongs to the local armed forces, and the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, the local armed forces, most of them are the armed forces of officials at all levels, and many times, the soldiers are loyal to local officials, and do not necessarily care about the feelings of the imperial court.

In fact, the imperial court does not need too many restrictions, as long as the silver taels are not allocated, the local armed forces cannot develop, after all, officials like Su Tiancheng are rare, and so far, there is only one person.

The Jiangning battalion has developed to its current scale, with 20,000 soldiers, which is actually very eye-catching, coupled with its strong combat effectiveness, not only the military department covets it, but also some generals who command the operation, and they are also secretly making up their minds.

Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, has proposed several times to the Ministry of War, which means to send the Jiangning battalion to Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan to suppress bandits.

In order to completely exterminate the Liukou, Zhu Youzhen felt that the power of various localities was different, so he appointed Chen Qiyu as the right attendant of the military department and the imperial envoy of the right servant, and the military affairs of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Jin, Chu, Henan, and Sichuan, and had the right to mobilize the armies of the five provinces to encircle and suppress the Liukou. This is also because Liukou unexpectedly began to enter Huguang and Sichuan, which made Zhu Youzhen feel that the problem was serious.

Chen Qiyu's power is very great, although it is the military affairs of the five provinces of the premier, in fact, he can also interfere in civil affairs, during the war. Everything is to serve military affairs, and to fight a war, you need silver, grain and grass, part of which is taken out by the imperial court, and part of which is raised by the local government, so to say, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the war. Chan Kei-yu has to take care of civil affairs.

Although Qu Qingze left Jiangning County, news soon came from the capital, he fought for it in front of Dong Chang, did not go to Shaanxi, still stayed in the capital, and still paid attention to the affairs of Jiangning County and Jiangning Ying, this time, the news that Chen Qiyu coveted Jiangning Ying was Qu Qingze from the capital.

Su Tiancheng, who is working hard for the Jiangning camp. After receiving Qu Qingze's letter, he was angry.

Chen Qiyu's ability, he knows the Tao, it is indeed average, mainly because he has no foresight, and he wasted a lot of opportunities to completely exterminate the Liukou, if the Jiangning battalion is transferred to the north to exterminate the Liukou, it is estimated that he will be exhausted. The play is not good-looking.

Su Tiancheng and Chen Qiyu's understanding and viewpoint are completely different. Su Tiancheng's attitude towards the leaders at all levels of the rogue is to resolutely kill them, regardless of whether the other party forgives or surrenders, and the sergeants below can be treated differently. But Chen Qiyu does not have such an understanding, he has the pedantic understanding of a scholar, thinking that Liukou is also a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and if he can forgive, he will try to forgive if he has the opportunity. Whether it's the leader of the rogues or the sergeants below.

Under such circumstances, under Chen Qiyu's hands, Jiang Ningying will inevitably have disputes with each other because of different concepts.

For a long time, Su Tiancheng has been very careful, before the crossing, he was originally a civil servant, he was well versed in the philosophy of officialdom, he was cautious in doing things, he paid attention to the strength of uniting all aspects, and he did everything steadily, and he would not rely on the blood of one to mess around, and he couldn't think of such a way to deal with things, he was targeted by some people, and he always wanted to take advantage.

The Jiangning battalion is fundamental, even if you don't serve as the magistrate of Jiangning County, it doesn't matter, but you must firmly grasp the Jiangning battalion. Whether it is to exterminate the Liukou or completely defeat the Eight Banners of Manchuria, it must rely on the Jiangning battalion.

Fan Jingwen's sudden summoning made Su Tiancheng a little surprised, he only went to ask for instructions and reported his work not long ago, and he was looking for himself so quickly, he knew that there would be no other things, it must be something about the Jiangning battalion's defense.

Fan Jingwen was waiting, and after seeing Su Tiancheng, he was not polite, and made his intention clear.

"Lord Su, Lord Chen Qiyu has sent a letter, discuss with this official, see if you can mobilize the Jiangning camp and go to the north to participate in the extermination of the Liukou, this official thinks, listen to your opinion."

"My lord, the lower officials do not agree with such an approach."

"Oh, can you tell me why?"

Fan Jingwen's face was expressionless, and he also heard some criticism, mainly saying that Su Tiancheng firmly controlled the Jiangning battalion, and even regarded it as his own personal armed force, of course, these rumors were not credible, but Su Tiancheng's answer just now made him feel a little unpleasant.

"My lord, the Jiangning battalion is in the process of being formed, if it is in a hurry, pull out the gang, it may not be able to have a good effect, as the saying goes, sharpen the knife and cut the wood, give the Jiangning battalion a period of time, after good training, it can also play a greater role, besides, Lord Chen, the military affairs of the five provinces, the army that can be mobilized is enough, in this case, I still want to mobilize the Jiangning battalion, what will others think, is it the Jiangning battalion that can be conquest."

Fan Jingwen's face was still serious, this is not a very good reason, the Jiangning battalion dispatched out of Lu to conquer the Liukou, and he can also get real exercise.

"Master Su, these reasons, this official thinks, is not very clear, can you tell me, what are your thoughts, this official knows, you have put a lot of effort into the Jiangning camp, always trying to sharpen out an invincible army, and the rogue is rampant, it is a good opportunity to sharpen it."

Su Tiancheng was stunned for a moment, he had already heard the sound outside the strings, and Fan Jingwen was also a little suspicious, it seemed that he must be telling the truth, although telling the truth was a little hurtful.

"My lord, the lower official once said that even if the Jiangning battalion is a conquest, it must occupy a dominant position, for example, to exterminate the Liukou, the Jiangning battalion can come up with its own methods according to the actual situation, and give the Liukou the greatest blow in accordance with its own determined tactics, the Jiangning battalion does not want to be subject to a lot of restrictions, the fighter plane is changing rapidly, fleeting, if you want to report layer by layer, there is a slight trespass, someone above will bring out the shelf, put on a face, how to fight this battle, the battlefield is ruthless, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion can donate their lives on the battlefield, But I don't want to lose my life in a daze. ”

Fan Jingwen's face was a little unsightly, he was very partial to Su Tiancheng, but Su Tiancheng's words sounded really uncomfortable, besides, Su Tiancheng was young and his tone was too big.

"Master Su, according to what you said, don't you think that there are no good generals in my Ming Dynasty."

"My lord, Xia Guan didn't mean this, and Xia Guan didn't dare to be arrogant to that extent, thinking that Jiang Ning Ying had won a few battles, so he got carried away and had no one in his eyes, and the words Xia Guan just said, that is, in front of adults, would say this."

"The Liukou has been invading for several years, look at every battle in the imperial court, most of them are in vain, the lower officials have to suspect that the army of my imperial court has the guarantee of food and salary, and the Liukou have no such conditions, and there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides.

"First, the Liukou's troops are sufficient, because of the famine in the north for many years, the common people have no food to eat, and they are about to starve to death, so they can only follow the Liukou, at least have food to eat, so as not to starve to death, the imperial court owes a lot of military salaries because of difficulties, which has caused some of the sergeants in the guard to mutiny, and the Liukou can recruit the sergeants at any time, which is the biggest chronic disease."

"Second, the command is not unified, every time there is a campaign, there are always some commanders, thinking of strengthening their own strength, the more troops in their hands, the better, resulting in competition for command between each other, and even between commanders, because of the disagreement of opinions, so that the following soldiers are at a loss, such a situation often ruins the best time to exterminate the rogue."

"Third, they have illusions about the Liukou, the Liukou is originally for the purpose of survival, in their eyes, the so-called faith is not worth mentioning, this is a situation, when the battlefield situation is favorable to them, they do their best to attack, get the greatest benefit, when the battlefield situation is unfavorable to them, they will pretend to surrender, get a respite, turn around, rebel again, they have no shame for this capricious practice, but unfortunately some of us adults, I can't see the situation clearly at all, and I actually believe in the rogue. ”

"Fourth, compete for merit, the lower officials are courageous, some adults, the army led by them, is not effective in exterminating the Liukou, but there is a hand in killing the good and risking the merits, a large number of people are killed, in order to get the reward of the imperial court, in some places, the common people are afraid of the imperial army, even more than the Liukou."

"Fifth, there is a lack of sufficient food and salary guarantees, about this, the lower officials don't want to say more, hungry to fight, the lower officials think that they can't do well, and the idea of being a monk for a day and hitting the clock for a day will also appear."

"It is precisely because of these reasons that the lower officials think that the Jiangning battalion is not suitable for deployment for the time being, the Jiangning battalion does not want to be involved in the struggle for power, and does not want to be consumed meaninglessly.

Fan Jingwen looked at Su Tiancheng, he didn't speak for a long time, all along, he thought that Su Tiancheng was gentle and elegant, and he was very low-key in doing things for people, and he couldn't imagine that he could reveal such a domineering spirit, these words are clearly said, the Jiangning Battalion is different, it is to fight independently, and it has enough confidence to win the battle, of course, others don't think about it, they can get involved in the Jiangning Battalion at will. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )