Chapter 379: What is the intention?

Unhappy parting is inevitable! Zhu Youzhen couldn't do without these literati to govern the whole country, but Chen Xie didn't take them too seriously. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the gentry group represented by the literati was no longer the cornerstone of the stability of the entire country, but became the biggest cancer in the country. They enjoy the benefits of their rights, but they are not willing to do their duty. Not all, of course, but certainly the vast majority. This is not only the case with the gentry group, but also the vested interest groups of the entire Ming Dynasty, the gentry, the nobles, and the clan, are digging the corners of the country and drinking the blood of the country.

Zhang Bingwen walked away angrily, this Wenchen who broke the death festival in Jinan City in the twelfth year of Chongzhen in history, is still a relatively conscientious official. It is precisely because of this that Chen Xie is still polite to him.

Chen Xie, who was governor of Shandong and took office for a month, naturally recorded these things and placed them on Zhu Youzhen's desk.

"This Chen Sihua is interesting, after taking office, he will first reorganize the army, let alone meet King Lu, even the King of De in Jinan City has not met. Tell me, what kind of fame did Chen Sihua make? Zhu Youzhen finished reading the report with a smile on his face, and asked Wang Zhixin and Luo Yangxing, who were standing in front of him.

One of these two is the commander of Dongchang, and the other is the commander of Jinyiwei. Shandong's intelligence was all obtained by these two people. Because of Cao Huachun's relationship, the relationship between Dongchang and Chen Xie is not close, at least relatively harmonious. As the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, what should be reported is still to be reported according to the truth. Chen Xie's things are nothing unusual.

"Long live the lord, the slave thinks. Not seeing the vassal king is Chen Sihua's act of self-love, and sorting out military affairs is a top priority. Shandong is close to Gyeonggi, and it is prudent to reorganize the army first. Wang Zhixin cautiously deduced, peeking at Zhu Youzhen's reaction with the residual light of his eyes, seeing that he was smiling, and knew in his heart that it was okay.

The minister thinks that Chen Sihua behaves differently than ordinary people, and it is often difficult to see the clues. So it will take time to understand. Luo Yang's answer. It's more modest, but the words can also be heard as nonsense.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, motioned for the two to go down, and then turned around and asked Wang Chengen: "Big companion." Tell me about it. ”

Wang Chengen thought for a while before saying, "Long live the lord." Slaves are stupid. I don't know what it means. However, the slave maid looked at Chen Sihua's past in Dengzhou, and she also started with the army first. This is probably his personal habit of doing things, right? ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "You guys, the pattern is still too small. Why did Chen Sihua reorganize the army first. Without him, the name is justified. This is the meaning of easy first and then difficult, first look at the reactions of all parties, and use static braking. has military power in hand, and if something goes wrong, it is good to stabilize the situation in time. Chen Sihua grabbed it with civil and martial arts, but he didn't mean to make a big move, I thought I still had concerns. The two palaces in Shandong, a saint's family, are not so easy to get along with. ”

A proclamation appeared at the four city gates, and Governor Chen recruited troops. Conditions, males over 18 years old and under 25 years old, in good health, clean in net worth, literacy preferred, preferential treatment. Being a soldier has never been a good profession, and it is a deeply rooted concept that a good man should not be a soldier.

But as soon as Chen Xie's announcement came out, the young and strong people who lined up to apply for the recruitment almost blocked the gate of the barracks. The reason is very simple, the treatment is really good, and now in these years, I can't eat, and being a soldier is a good choice. If you are a soldier for others, you may starve, and if you are a soldier for Master Chen, three meals a day are not blown out, but eaten.

Shandong soldiers, regardless of the old or weak, each person has three meals a day, breakfast is porridge on Wotou, lunch is white flour steamed buns, dinner is sometimes small rice, sometimes mixed noodles Wotou. In short, I was full, not to mention that I was half-full.

It has only been a few days since the rectification of the Shandong soldiers, and now the faces of those soldiers can be seen in blood, and they are neatly dressed. In the past, these soldiers lived like beggars, but now these soldiers have to raise their heads when they walk. Submit? Beware of the instructor's whip!

It was not only the army that followed Chen Xie into Jinan, but also a business team headed by Liu Qing. It should be a much-needed staff team, but there are only four candidates. Mo Tai, Xia Yunyi, Xu Fuyuan, Sun Kexian. Among them, led by Mo Tai, after a period of isolated life, Mo Tai, who returned to Chen Xie's side, immediately showed a strong ability to take charge of himself. The pattern of Chen Xie's staff team is led by Mo Tai, and the other three work while studying.

After a period of working at Minbao, Xia Yunyi and Xu Fuyuan saw hope in Chen Xie. It was unanimously determined that to reverse the decline of the Ming Dynasty, it could only be Chen Xie or Chen Xie's model. The core of this model has two points, the first is to develop industry and commerce, and create a large group based on the survival of the industrial and commercial industry. The second is to create a social monitoring mechanism. The Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce is a typical representative, and their significance is not only in the contribution to local revenue, but also in the supervision of the government. This is simply unimaginable in other places, and it is only possible in Dengzhou at present.

Why it is possible in Dengzhou is very simple, it is based on the strong military support provided by Chen Xie. Without this, no matter how rich they are, these people are all fat in the bowl of the government, and they can eat it whenever they want. It is precisely because of this that Xia Yunyi and Xu Fuyuan will not hesitate to invest in Chen Xie's guest team, and write a letter to an old friend, describing a Dengzhou that is completely different from the legend, and sending a summon for them to join Chen Xie's command.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, not every literati did not want to change this era, there were many people who really thought about this era, but due to their vision and ability, they could not change much.

The staff team came relatively late, and when they came to Jinan, it was already mid-September, Mo Tai came from Beijing, the other three came from Dengzhou, and one Sun Kexian had been silently doing clerical work by Chen Xie's side, studying in the army in his spare time.

The four of them came first, and after gathering, Chen Xie finally took the time to greet the four of them and officially set up a staff team. The process is very simple, Chen Xie gathered four people in the backyard, and after serving tea, he took out a plan, which indicated the things to be done and the order, and after each person got a copy, Chen Xie said unhurriedly: "Everyone, from today onwards, the staff team of the governor of Shandong will be officially established." Let me first remind you of a question: you should not look at your work as an aide, but as a governor. I hope that in the future, everyone in my staff team will be able to go out and be a magistrate. ”

This is definitely not empty talk, as long as Chen Xie makes an example in Shandong, when Shandong can influence the overall situation in the entire imperial court, many things will naturally change.

"Okay, Mo understands." Mo Tai was the first to say that the four of them only showed their talents and fame, and in principle, they could not be officials. But under Chen Xie's account, anything can happen.

After the other three made their own statements, Chen Xie continued: "The top priority at the moment is to rectify the guard posts along the canal. You don't have to participate in this work, what you have to do is to be familiar with the civil affairs within the governor's authority, and the faster you can get started, the faster you will build an efficient team in the future. I hope you will understand and remember my phrase, 'Empty talk will ruin the country, but hard work will prosper the country'. Encourage you, everyone, and that's all for today. ”

At the beginning, the governor was only set up to supervise taxes and grains, prime ministers rivers, pacify the displaced people, and rectify the border passes, and then focused on the military. At the beginning, it was a temporary position, but after finishing the work, I would have to deal with the Beijing teacher. After Xuande and orthodoxy, the expansion of the power of the civilian clique and the decline of the status of the military clique broke the balance of the three divisions. The increasingly intensified social contradictions have also caused the three divisions to be divided and ineffective. The governor was appointed, and the principle of centralization and decentralization was adhered to. From temporary to fixed,

There are five rooms in the front and back halls of the governor's yamen, two corridors through the hall, several rooms of the gate and the porch of the instrument, the east and left sides build the bedroom, and the east is built to appreciate the merits. Outside the gate, set up two arches to calm and calm. In the south of the screen wall, there are three divisions and halls, which are thought to be the places for patrols and military meetings. There is also a backyard to house the inner family, which is the part of the later expansion, where the cost comes from, no one can say clearly.

Since Lu Xiangsheng left the position of prime minister of the thief suppression, his successor Wang Jiazhen was completely incompetent, and the situation of the thief suppression, which was already in sight, had undergone a fundamental change. Wang Jiazhen could not serve the public, and after taking office, due to the unclear rewards and punishments, the armies were slack. The funniest thing is that the soldier who mutinied because of unpaid wages was actually Wang Jiazhen's family.

In October, Li Zicheng rushed out of the mountainous area, embarked on the road of Gao Yingxiang in history, and plunged headlong into Shaanxi. bumped into another fierce man head-on, this person is called Sun Chuanting. Zhang Xianzhong rushed out of the mountains and killed Xiangyang.

Let's not talk about the fate of the two enthusiasts of the rebellion, let's talk about the fate of Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War. This old gentleman did not dare to fight in the face of the Qing army, and he did not dare to commit suicide. But he also knew that when he turned around, Chongzhen would be ready to clean up his military secretary. There was a precedent before, the Qing army entered the Kou once, and there was no one who was not cleaned up at that time. Therefore, this old gentleman eats rhubarb as a meal. The advantage of doing this is that you won't die at once, but if you eat too much, you will die, just like slowness, sex, poison, and medicine.

The advantage of dying like this is that it will not drag down the family. If you die in office, it is called a death in the line of duty, and you will be thoroughly investigated, which will affect your family, and your female dependents will be used as officials and prostitutes. So, this is an incomprehensible thing, if you have the courage to take rhubarb as a slow, sexual, poisonous, and medicine to eat yourself, why don't you have the courage to go out to fight? These officials of the Ming Dynasty lived an unexpectedly strange life.

Of course, if he dies, he will not affect his family, but Zhu Youzhen has no intention of letting him go, and he will be infamous and responsible when he dies.

In other words, it doesn't make much difference if Zhang Fengyi is stupid or not.

Li Zicheng, who rushed into Shaanxi, wandered around, was in stability, was cleaned up by Yu Chongxiao, and went to Yulin again, and was taught a lesson by He Renlong. When he continued to run around his career, he was met by Sun Chuanting, and the result was naturally a process of teaching him how to be a person, and finally Li Zicheng led more than 1,000 people to defeat. His wife also ran away with others, Li Zicheng fled into the mountains, and the rebellion fell into a trough. (To be continued......)