Under Zhu Ping'an's instructions, Mu Yanzi and Mu Yuling naturally took care of Zou Jing, and Mu Yuling even treated him with elder courtesy, which made Zou Jing even more grateful. Mu Yuling is still telling Zou Jing in private, now that Dengzhou is thriving, I heard that Zou Jing still has a servant left in Nanyang, and life is very difficult, so he might as well send him to Dengzhou. When the time comes, depending on his talent, he will be appointed as a small official if suitable, and if he is really not able to do so, he will be granted some land and cultivated by himself. In the future, Zou Jing will always retire one day, and then he will be able to retire in Dengzhou. In this way, Zou Jing is even more grateful to Dade.

Zheng Hongkui and the other three stayed in the Dusi Yamen and waited for the Zheng family's silver fleet to arrive in Hong Kong, in exchange for Zheng Sen and others. Zhu Ping'an freed his hands at this time to dispose of the captured officers of the Shandong Metropolitan Division's Yamen and the General Military Office.

The reason why these people have not been dealt with for a long time is because Zhu Ping'an was only the chief soldier of Dengzhou before, and he did not have the authority in this regard. But now it is different, the imperial court has issued an edict, instructing Zhu Ping'an to act as the commander of the Dengzhou army, and Zhu Ping'an can start to give orders justifiably.

Among the people captured, the most honorable were Tong Wenhuan, the deputy commander-in-chief of Shandong, and Zheng Longfang and Guo Pinliang, the commanders of Jinan and Qingzhou. Dongchang's commander Yao Wenchang was killed in the chaos, which was equivalent to vacating his official position. The imperial court did not express an opinion on this, and made it clear that Zhu Ping'an wanted to choose his own candidates. Of course, Zhu Ping'an was not polite about this point, and directly recommended Yang Dekai to take over the post of commander of Dongchang, but he still had to concurrently serve as the deputy chief soldier and commander of Dengzhou.

Liu Zhicun, Liu Zhibing, Liu Zhigan and others had no place in Shandong, and Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, arranged for the three to enter the Liaozhen border army under the instruction of Yang Sichang. Before leaving Jinan, Liu Zhicun cried a lot, and swore a poisonous oath that one day, he would take off Zhu Ping'an's head to avenge his deceased father.

As soon as Liu Zhicun's brothers left, Jinan's Shandong General Military Mansion and Dusi Yamen were vacant. But Zhu Ping'an also has no intention of moving the governance office to Jinan, after all, the foundations are in Dengzhou, Penglai and Weihaiwei, before fully controlling Shandong, it is best not to leave the nest lightly, not to mention, Chongzhen originally planned to use Zhu Ping'an to guard Dengzhou, to prepare for the arrival of the imperial court, he will not agree to Zhu Ping'an to move to Jinan. Moreover, the new governor of Shandong, Fang Yuegong, is about to take office, and he will be in Jinan at that time, Zhu Ping'an can't figure out this person's temper, but since he is here to balance himself, it is better not to have a direct conflict with him for the time being.

For Tong Wenhuan, Zheng Longfang and Guo Pinliang, Zhu Ping'an didn't plan to kill them all, these three people still have to continue to use them, rashly cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots, I am afraid it will cause Chongzhen's vigilance and disgust. According to Guò, these three people have a certain ability in military affairs, and they are not the kind of bureaucrats who eat and wait for death. Zhu Ping'an ordered them to send their families to Dengzhou, and let them return to their original positions. As for Tong Wenhuan, he stayed in Dengzhou to take up his post and participated in the management of Shandong's military affairs as a deputy.

However, the prefectures of Jinan, Dongchang, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou will begin to implement the same new policies as Denglai, and the first thing is to clear the land. After more than a year of implementation, Zhu Ping'an's land policy has indeed been thoroughly implemented, and the wealthy families, eunuchs, and merchants who originally owned a large amount of land have begun to turn their attention to commerce after Zhu Ping'an's subtle transformation.

Zhu Ping'an did not ask them to hand over all the land for the homeless people and the army to cultivate, but through the means of commercial development, so that they slowly turned their attention to the sea and commerce. Comparatively, the profits generated by these channels will far exceed the harvest of the land. After cooperating with the Zheng family, grain from Annam, Burma and other southeastern countries will continue to pour into Shandong, and when the time comes, they will find out how big the gap between land and commerce will be.

With the graduation of the first batch of students of the lecture hall, Zhu Ping'an also planned to enrich these students into the new army, and then the second and third batch of students will infiltrate the guards of the provinces in the reform of the Shandong military system and serve as grassroots officers, so as to gradually control the Shandong army. After that, it will take a long time to slowly improve the training and combat effectiveness of the army.

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, in the afternoon, the harbor and trade area, which had been lively for a day, finally returned to calm, but the city of Penglai was very lively, with every household putting up lanterns and lanterns, and the yamen even canceled tonight's curfew, so that the people of the whole city, the army and the people could enjoy themselves.

Even the new sergeants and soldiers got a day off today, and the security of Penglai City was taken over by the people and horses of the thousands of households around the Dusi Yamen, and the new sergeants and soldiers were even more cheerful. Those with families received the Mid-Autumn Festival rewards early, bought wine and meat, and went home to reunite with their families. Those who do not have a family enter Penglai City in groups to drink and have fun. In the streets and alleys, the law enforcement team affiliated to the inspection office shuttles among them, just to investigate and deal with the soldiers who make a living by drinking.

The trade zone also made an exception to close early, and the merchants entered the city to celebrate, and the restaurants, tea shops, and gambling houses in Penglai City were overcrowded for a while, and the owners were all happy.

Just before closing the city gate, a convoy slowly walked into the convoy from the east gate of Penglai, and the hundred households guarding the gate carefully checked the road guide of this pedestrian and waved it away.

The streets in Penglai City, whether they are streets or alleys, have now been replaced by cement roads, which are smooth and clean, and the shops along the streets are also uniformly planned, which looks pleasing to the eye. It's just that today's streets are full of people, shoulder to shoulder, and the convoy can only move slowly for a while.

The curtain on a carriage opened, and a small head with a bun came out, looking at the surrounding street scene curiously, and couldn't help but shout excitedly, "Mother, look, this place is even more lively than Jingshi!" ”

In the carriage was a middle-aged woman and a young girl, the woman coughed a little, and the girl hurriedly beat her back with both hands, her face showed concern, and she turned to the child and said, "Shining, quickly lower the curtain, mother can't stand the cold!" ”

The child had to reluctantly burrow back into the carriage, and after a while, the woman stopped coughing and touched the child's head lovingly, "My son, we will live here in Dengzhou for a while in the future, are you afraid that you will not have the opportunity to see this lively scene?" ”

The child smiled again.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the carriage. "Mrs. Sister-in-law, I have arrived in Dengzhou, and my foolish brother still wants to walk around this city, take a look, and visit the local people. Please forgive the foolish brother and don't give it away again! ”

When the woman heard this, she hurriedly ordered the carriage to stop, and the curtain jumped high, and outside the carriage stood a middle-aged scribe in his thirties, dressed in a moon-white robe, bowing down and waiting beside the carriage.

The woman hurriedly got out of the car and bowed slightly, "It's really Lord Lao who sent our mother and son all the way to Dengzhou!" ”

The middle-aged scribe's face was dark, and there was a sword hanging from his waist, which was obviously capable of writing and martial arts, and he bowed down when he heard the words, "Mrs. Sister-in-law is polite, Brother Boya is now commanding the army outside, and he has no time to take care of his family, Qingquan should relieve his brother's worries." It just so happens that now I am coming to Shandong to take up a post, so how can I talk about hard work! ”

The woman smiled and said: "The plague in Beijing has not subsided, my lord is worried about my body, so he discussed with Lu Shaobao, and wanted to send me to Dengzhou to see the means of Western doctors. ”

The two of them said a few polite words, and the middle-aged scribe pointed to the front, "The next person has already inquired just now, and the Fang Market not far in front is the Dusi Yamen of Dengzhou, and my sister-in-law and wife please go to the door by yourself." Qingquan didn't intend to alarm the people in the yamen this time, so it was best to take a look in private! ”

The two immediately said goodbye to each other, and the women's convoy came straight to the Dusi Yamen. The middle-aged scribe rode a green donkey and led a few subordinates to the most prosperous Fang Market in Penglai.

The shops along the street are lined up, the lights are shining like day, the middle-aged scribe is walking and watching, nodding incessantly, muttering to himself, "People say that this Zhu Ping'an has many wonderful ideas, and when I see it today, the jurisdiction of Dengzhou is becoming more and more prosperous under his governance!" ”

After thinking about it, the middle-aged scribe shook his head again, "Then Zhao Guangluan and Yang Tinglin are both cadres in the court, maybe it is the credit of the two of them, then Zhu Ping'an is a martial artist after all, where did he come from such means?" ”

As he was marching, there was a sudden commotion in front of him, and then several thin figures shuttled from the crowd, still shouting: "Today's "Dengzhou News" is freshly baked, three pennies a piece, you want to buy it as soon as possible!" ”

When I looked closely, there were several eleven or twelve-year-old children, carrying large blankets wrapped in a large amount of paper, shaking a roll in their hands, and constantly shouting.

Pedestrians on the street also stopped, and from time to time someone would come over for a few pennies, buy a piece of paper, and read it carefully.

Many people may not know how to read at that time, so they bought a copy and ran to the tea shop on the side of the road, found a few young people dressed as scholars, and gave them a pot of hot tea and asked them to read aloud. The reader did not refuse, and even if he took it, he shook his head and recited it aloud.

This scene surprised the middle-aged scribe, and immediately ordered his subordinates to buy a copy.

Unfold a look, it is the pungent humor and fragrance, the handsome and neat engraving, and the black and white words "Dengzhou News", which makes people love it. The paper is only four sheets, but it is a patchwork design, and the white paper is divided into several plates. Looking closely, it should be full of news from the newspapers of the imperial court, but it is written in a more understandable language, and the people in the market will know what it means when they hear it. The rest of the plates are astronomical, geographical, historical, and humanistic. In particular, the strategic location of this paper also contains the plan and blueprint for the second phase of the trade zone, including the time and specific location and price of the shops on the market, indicating that merchants from all over the world are welcome to invest.

Especially in the column position, there is even a signed article by Zhao Guangluan, the prefect of Dengzhou. The middle-aged scribe was naturally quite familiar with his style, and when he saw the sharp writing, he couldn't help but smile.

The column is an account of the use of cement roads in Dengzhou a few days ago. Although the cement roads are hard, because of the rapid increase in the trade volume in the trade zone in the recent period, a large number of merchants transport goods mainly on official roads, and the vehicles with heavy loads have been crushed, which has led to the cement roads in some sections being overwhelmed. For this reason, Zhao Guangluan proposed to build a new one, pointing out that the cement road is the common property of the government, the people and the merchants, and the damage to the road surface caused by the transportation of the merchants has caused difficulties for the people to travel and the government. All fees paid are used for the repair of damaged roads. In order to prevent some people from making profits from this, the Yamen of the Dengzhou Metropolitan Department and the Yamen of the Dengzhou Inspectorate were specially hired to participate in the joint participation and strengthen supervision. R1152