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Since the imperial court's edict to withdraw the feudal domain, Geng Jingzhong knew that the chaos was coming. The Ministry of Intelligence had already built several secret underground communication lines in Yunnan a few years earlier, and Geng Jingzhong knew Wu Sangui's every move well. Wu Sangui put a piece of the iron bucket operated in Yunnan, and Fujian was the same under Geng Jingzhong's management, as soon as Wu Sangui made a move, Geng Jingzhong's side also moved, but his actions were more secretive.

First of all, most of his army is still the navy, and the navy is concentrated in the military port station, and there is not much to prepare, food, grass, and ammunition are ready-made, and all of them can be prepared within three days. The total number of marines on the land of Fujian is less than 6,000, and most of the others are still in the Pingtan Island military camp and the Nanri Island military camp, by the way, there are still quite a few parts on Luzon Island. As soon as Geng Jingzhong received the news of Wu Sangui's move, he immediately transferred back all the 15,000 marines on the island, of which 5,000 were directly dispatched to disperse and garrison various prefectures and counties in Fujian.

Geng Jingzhong will not interfere in the war in the north for the time being, and if he wants to intervene, he will have to wait until the imperial court and Wu Sangui are defeated. Geng Jingzhong knew that his neighbor to the south, Shang Kexi, would not be honest, not only would he not respond to Wu Sangui's call, but would raise troops to assist the Qing army. In this case, Geng Jingzhong is not welcome, Guangdong's geographical location can be said to be more advantageous than Fujian. There is a lot of land. There are many good ports. Geng Jingzhong has been greedy for a long time.

Although Guangdong's total land area is only one-third larger than that of Fujian, the area of cultivated land is nearly four times that of Fujian Province, and the land is more fertile, which is already rare in the southern provinces. But Shang Kexi didn't know how to operate, and with so much land empty, the people's lives did not improve. You must know that the population of Guangdong at this time is roughly the same as that of Fujian, but it has a lot of land, so there are often famines, so it should not be. It can only be said that Guangdong is a province with chaotic management.

In the meeting hall of the Jingnan Palace, the officers above the rank of major general of the Mawei Army in Fujian and several major heads of the government affairs department were all present, and those who were far away in Luzon Island could not come back, and they could not do without people there. "Mr. Yao, is there any problem with the logistics of grain and grass?"

"Back to the prince, because we are fully prepared, the grain from Luzon is still being transported in a steady stream, so there is no problem with the grain and grass at all, every time it is delivered. It's enough for our whole army to eat for half a year. There is no need to worry about military salaries, the subordinates have already counted them. Even if we stop and don't develop, it is enough to support more than three years. As for ammunition, let's ask General Staff Li to answer! Yao Qisheng, the later big housekeeper, said like a few treasures, without saying a word of confidence, he increased his confidence by one point, and this kind of strength is absolutely the best in the world.

Li Guangdi was also listening carefully just now, and now it was his turn, so he smiled and said, "Hehe, it's my turn." The prince was far-sighted and had long expected that the imperial court and Wu Sangui would go to war in the past two years, so he had been slowly stockpiling ammunition since the year before. Today, excluding the guns and artillery in service, there are as many as 50,000 muskets, 300 land artillery pieces, and 1,100 giant guns of more than 12 pounder pounds on board. There were enough bullets to carry 300 rounds per person, and enough shells to support three similar wars. If there is demand, under full production, it can increase the reserves by 30% in just one month. ”

The other generals are extremely confident in their own strength, and the source of self-confidence comes not only from the world's leading weapons, but also from the well-trained 70,000 elites. Fujian has now gathered 50,000 soldiers, and it is estimated that the 10,000 cavalry on Luzon Island will also be transferred to the mainland after the Chinese New Year. Except for a fleet and a few thousand marines that had to be left behind, Luzon had to be returned to the mainland. With such military strength, it is already possible to compete for the world. But it can only be a fight, if the imperial court mobilizes more than a million troops to pounce on him regardless of a single qiē, his tens of thousands of soldiers will not be able to support it. It's not a late Qing to smoke big. The smoke is not good, and the combat effectiveness of the army at this time is still quite fast.

"It's good to have it all ready, and I didn't worry about it in the first place." Geng Jingzhong said with a smile. The other generals also smiled, they are relatively clear about their own strength, and they have prepared twice before, but this time they are not familiar with it? "This is an edict sent by Wu Sangui, let's take a look." As he spoke, Geng Jingzhong opened a bright yellow wrapped edict in his hand and handed it to Wang Zhenbang next to him.

Li Guangdi and Yao Qisheng have actually seen it a long time ago, so there is no need to compete at this time. After more than a dozen people finished reading it, Geng Jingzhong asked, "Why don't you speak, express your opinion!" ”

Everyone looked at each other twice, and Huang Dazhong took the lead and said: "Back to the prince, the last general thinks that we don't have to pay attention to Wu Sangui's edict at all, what kind of thing is he, he actually came to entitle the prince You, or is he just a first-class duke who was the former governor of the military department, I bah, what kind of generalissimo of his should not be given to our prince?" ”

"That's it!"

"What qualifications does he have to be called Generalissimo, it's clear that the Child Emperor is also a fake."

"What's more, he actually established his own country name as Zhou, anyway, since he respects the Ming family, why did he change the country name without permission, it is obvious that he wants to be the emperor himself!"

"If you want me to say, where is he qualified to win the world, only our prince has this qualification."

As soon as Huang Dazhong finished speaking, all kinds of echoes sounded below, and they all expressed great disdain for this edict. Wu Sangui can set up a little emperor, they can too, Wu Sangui can appoint himself as a generalissimo, and their prince can also do it. Therefore, everyone thinks in their hearts that there is no need to accept Wu Sangui's edict, and it would be better to learn from it. However, they also have selfish intentions, the greater Geng Jingzhong's official position, the higher their status will be, so why should they rely on others.

"Alright. Be quiet. Listen to me. "Li Guangdi must come out and speak at this time." We all know our own situation. Now we need to oppose the Qing. The most correct way is to raise the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, so that the name can be justified. The descendants of Empress Ming have not stayed in Fujian, and even if they did, they were taken away by Zheng Jing. If we also set up a small emperor, I am afraid that the people of the world will not believe it. In addition, our strategy is to encroach, to lay down a piece of governance, and never be greedy. Therefore, the name or something is not very important to the prince, and it is even dispensable, as long as we are strong, what kind of official does Wu Sangui Xu be, will we really listen to his orders? ”

This sentence is very real, and the generals feel very reasonable when they hear it, anyway, we will not obey Wu Sangui's orders, and the effect of accepting or not accepting is exactly the same. Besides, they know the temper of the prince. Only pay attention to reality, never like the virtual. "Still. I think what General Situ said just now is good, Wu Sangui's self-establishment of the country name Zhou is the biggest failure, he did this is to offend all the people in the world who are interested in the Ming family, and no one will be willing to help him anymore. And we don't do it, we will definitely have to play the banner of the Ming room to the outside world, as for Wu Sangui's Great Zhou, we don't admit it at all. ”

"General Counselor Li is right, respecting the Ming Room is a necessary measure, otherwise it will be difficult to govern even if we win a large area of territory. Only by conforming to the will of the people can he win the world, and he Wu Sangui has to work against the people of the world and bring about his own destruction. Geng Jingzhong finally made a decision. Then there is another matter, which involves the handling of government affairs. The imperial court sent Fan Chengmo to us, which is a big constraint to us, and many officials loyal to the Qing court in Fujian have gathered around him, but I am afraid that it will have a great impact on us. What do you think? ”

This time, most of the generals turned off the fire and sat still very honestly. They basically don't understand this, and they can't give any good advice, and if they don't say it well, they will be looked down upon, so it's better not to say it. "Lord Wang, Wu Sangui has already brought all the officials who do not merge into account, why don't we follow suit. If the last general remembers correctly, the government officials that the Ministry of Government focuses on training should be able to be qualified for local official positions, right? If the number of people is sufficient, the current officials will be directly purged, which can also make Fujian a real iron bucket. Wang Zhenbang did not speak for a long time, and immediately put forward his own opinions. He was one of the giants of the Mawei Army, and his status was much higher than that of other generals.

"The last general also agreed with General Wang's words, I don't look down on many officials now, but the young men we have cultivated ourselves are very good and very capable, I think they are completely competent." Zeng Yangxing was not far behind, and followed closely to speak. What he said is not unfounded, and there are now quite a few newly recruited confidential personnel in the Marine Corps, that is, the staff of the organs that deal with Wen Jiàn and so on in the army. A few years ago, as soon as these people joined the army, he immediately felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, and he no longer had to worry about miscellaneous matters, and all affairs were handled in an orderly manner.

Yao Qisheng watched the giants of the navy and land forces speak, and their opinions were quite unanimous, so he smiled and said: "The two generals are right, we have indeed cultivated a lot of government elites over the years, that is, we can change all the officials in Fujian." But I don't do this, first, many of these officials in office are attached to us, and their abilities are also very good, plus they have been in the local area for a long time, and they are very familiar with the local area, and rashly let those novices replace them, which is very likely to cause chaos. ”

"In addition, for high-level officials, those novices are not qualified enough, and can only promote officials who have entered the grassroots level in the first two years, but there are not many who meet the requirements. Moreover, if too many officials are replaced at once, it will be detrimental to the governance of Fujian. Therefore, I think that it will be almost as good as a few months to replace the old officials by sending new people to serve as deputies to assist them in handling government affairs, and at the same time to intensify their studies. ”

"That's not right, this king remembers that the first batch of talents trained has already achieved the position of county commander, and there are even more in other positions, anyway, there are not many prefects loyal to the Qing court, can't they be used on top?" Geng Jingzhong asked. There are only eight prefects in Fujian, and it is estimated that there will be only three or four at most that need to be replaced, so there should not be enough manpower. As for the positions below the prefectural order and below, there are more talents available.

"Back to the prince, it's okay to do this, but according to the assessment, only one of the eight officials of the Ministry of Government Affairs who has been promoted to the post of county commander has completely passed the assessment, and the other abilities are still a little worse, so it is still a little hasty to serve at the prefect level now." Yao Qisheng replied.

Geng Jingzhong raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a little hasty, which means that they can barely do it." In this case, let them go to the top first, and they can learn slowly where they are deficient, and I believe that their learning ability is still very good. ”

"Yes!" (To be continued......)