It has been more than ten days since Zhang Hongbin occupied Xi'an and changed its name to Chang'an.

Law and order here have basically been restored, and last year's taxes in the newly occupied areas have been replenished. In fact, many people from the family are wondering, why is the Salvation Army so confident, when the border army of the imperial court begins to move south, it can still collect taxes from the newly occupied areas so openly, aren't they worried that when the battle is in full swing in front, these families will make chaos in the back?

Zhang Hongbin didn't need to answer them, the management of a place pays attention to the complete system, not who has a better relationship with them.

The latter may also have an influence on local law and order, but they are not the only one, and even in some cases, the instability of law and order is directly related to them. Therefore, Zhang Hongbin's means is, on the one hand, to improve the local militia and police system, and on the other hand, to cancel the local family's family soldiers. In fact, there is only one way to cancel it, and that is to confiscate all the Maison's standard weapons, and allow the retention of tools such as wooden sticks and dung forks.

Arming the police and militia to the teeth, and at the same time without touching the Maison's bottom line, the Maison showed an unexpected cooperation. To put it mildly, according to the latest report of the internal guard, at least more than 37.2% of the civil servants who were recruited earlier were from these families. In fact, the cooperation between the two sides began a long time ago, but Zhang Hongbin may not know this.

In general, Zhang Hongbin does not need to worry about their rebellion, after all, the taxes he collects are very open and transparent, and he definitely does not collect less or more than a penny.

The main force began to move to the north, and according to reliable sources, after the Salvation Army captured Xi'an, the Salvation Army's combat effectiveness and its political ideas were also recognized by Emperor Chongzhen. Anti-thieves, and anti-thieves who must be eradicated, are already a new label on the face of the Salvation Army. If the Houjin also posed a certain threat to the Ming Dynasty, but for the traditional thinking of the Huaxia Kingdom, an organization like the Salvation Army was the first that should be exterminated.

Because foreign countries, especially Houjin, at most, just come to Huaxia to rob and then leave, who would not think that they have the ability to swallow Huaxia, their national strength and population are too weak. In contrast, the Salvation Army, which has the same roots and origins, is the powerful faction that changes the dynasty, and no matter how small the strength is, it must be cut off in the bud.

Cao Wenzhao went on an expedition, because Chongzhen squeezed out 500,000 taels of internal funds and forcibly gave it to collect the military expenses. If Cao Wenzhao does not go on an expedition under such circumstances, he will be sorry for the party-state and the people. So it didn't waste time, and the soldiers who had been prepared a long time ago ate a full meal and began to go south to suppress the bandits.

Their first target is naturally the anti-kings entrenched in northern Shaanxi, which is necessary and cannot be bypassed. After all, who doesn't want to attack the Salvation Army by themselves, only to have the grain routes constantly plundered by the anti-kings in these places, right? If you want to go south to exterminate the Salvation Army, a green and unobstructed grain route and rear, that is necessary.

Therefore, Cao Wenzhao had at least a month to go south to attack the Salvation Army, unless the thieves fled or fell in the wind.

During this time, Zhang Hongbin also continued to mobilize manpower to prepare for the war in the area of Huanglong Mountain. The most important point, of course, is the situation of the weapon of the test system, the failure rate or something, it is good to be found during the test stage, and it must not be discovered on the battlefield. Any one malfunction, especially on the artillery side, can have a fatal effect on the entire campaign.

Lao Mu was a qualified foreman, and under his test, a 5% failure rate was singled out. This guy has a great way of testing, he doesn't need to rely on others, he just needs to hold it in his hand and weigh it, and he can know which one has a problem and which one is not. Not to mention, 100% of the jumps are problematic.

Therefore, don't underestimate the ancient craftsmen, even if they don't have advanced machines, but their personal skills have reached their peak.

On the other hand, Zhang Hongbin took his father and mother to settle in Xi'an, in fact, the family is now also settled here as ordinary gentry, and as a child, to assist Zhang Hongbin in dealing with the local gentry problem.

The two sides have not yet been able to openly recognize each other, at least not until they occupy all of Shaanxi. But it doesn't matter, my parents are under my eyes, and it's much more convenient to go back and see.

Seeing that the war in the north was imminent, Zhang Hongbin often took some time to go back to see his parents, of course, he went back secretly.

"The two of us can eat and sleep, and our lives are quite free. But you two are constantly in contact with military affairs, which makes your mother and I very worried. I said San'er, you're not too young, shouldn't you marry a daughter-in-law? "After Mr. Zhang met, the first topic was forced marriage.

"I said Dad, you see that my career has just started, and there are many things that I need to deal with, and there are few suitable ones around. Why don't you marry after a few years, when a few people around you are still not suitable grow up? Zhang Hongbin used a trick of procrastination, but in fact, it was not really nonsense.

"Wait a few more years, and they will drag on for a few more years, and they will all be dragged into old girls. Look at your brother, your sister-in-law was only fourteen years old when she got married, and now she has given birth to a nephew. You are also the eldest and not small, we can't discipline Zhang Hongwu's kid, aren't you obedient? For the first time, the old lady stood on the opposite side of Zhang Hongbin.

"Mom, they're them, I'm me, can't generalize, okay?" Zhang Hongbin decisively played a petty character.

"Well, let's not talk about that. In fact, I found a good girl in Jianghuai Yi, surnamed Xu, who is a woman from the official family. Their family is now in despair, so after our chamber of commerce helped them, we confirmed the marriage by the way. I've seen girls, and they're about the same age as you, but they're two years younger than you, and they're very good, it's rare to be a natural ...... Hey you kid, don't think I don't know your hobbies.

In June, their house will come to Xi'an...... I just don't know if there will be any changes now? Once they come, you can go and see others, whether they are good or bad, whether they are satisfied or they pinch their noses and admit it, and give me a reply! "Old man Zhang revealed a shocking news.

Sure enough, there was suddenly an extra fiancée in the traversal drama, and it also appeared on his body.

The words of the matchmaker of the parents' order, in exchange for a fiancée who have never seen her, I hope that she looks okay and has a better personality, so she may be able to admit it.

"By the way, Dad, you don't refuse me at all!" Zhang Hongbin realized something.

"What room do you have for resistance?" Master Zhang is about to fight.

"Okay......" Zhang Hongbin could only accept his fate.

Five days later, the Zhang family was going to hold a family meeting. Wherever you are, wherever you are, come over for me. Your second brother Zhang Hongwu will also come over for a meeting when the time comes. Old man Zhang threw out the second bullet of earth-shattering news.

"Anyway, where do we have any family? The four generations of ancestors cultivated and read the heirloom, all of which were passed down in a single line, until the grandfather was admitted to the examination, and the Zhang family grew stronger. Now that we talk about it, in addition to our family, there are at most some children in the family, and the rest means that there are no others! Zhang Hongbin complained.

"It's our family meeting, what's the matter, isn't our family still the Zhang family meeting?" Old Man Zhang asked with his hands on his waist and drank.

"Okay, it's a family meeting, okay?" Zhang Hongbin could only admit defeat.

In five days, the front line has begun to be in full swing and ready for battle. In fact, if Zhang Hongbin had not had this family meeting, he would have rushed to the front line in these two days to express condolences and encouragement to the soldiers on the front line.

However, the world is big, the family is the largest, and the patriarch and father have spoken, so naturally there is no escape.

There were only seven people in the family meeting that day. The five are their Zhang family, that is, Old Man Zhang, Zhang Huang, Zhang Hongwen, Zhang Hongwu and Zhang Hongbin. The remaining two were not originally members of the Zhang family, but after selling themselves into slavery and becoming family members, Mr. Zhang felt his dedication to the Zhang family and gave them an identity as a side branch, led by Zhang Ben, who grew up with the old man at the age of sixty, and his son Zhang Liu.

According to his identity, Zhang Liu can also be regarded as Zhang Hongbin's cousin, but in fact, Zhang Liu's family has always regarded themselves as the children of the family, claiming to be the slaves of the Zhang family, acquiescing to the identity of the cousin, but they will never be proud of it, and boast to outsiders. Zhang Ben has even been calling himself an 'old slave', and he has not changed for many years.

"Everyone, as the patriarch of the Baishui Zhang clan, I have summoned everyone over to convene this family meeting. For the second son Zhang Hongwu, who rushed back from thousands of miles, to be honest, Lao Tzu is really a little distressed. But since they've all arrived, be quiet and listen to what I'm saying. "Old man Zhang saw that everyone had arrived, and he took the lead in speaking.

Everyone looked at him obediently, waiting for a new round of instructions.

"In fact, the people of the Zhang family are not developed, so I hope that as the patriarch, I will order you four brothers to do a good job for the Zhang family. Especially the second son, as an elder brother, if you don't hurry up and find someone to marry, how can you let the third son be embarrassed to marry a wife? Old man Zhang criticized Zhang Hongwu by name.

Zhang Hongwu is a hob meat, at least in this regard, he is picking his nostrils at the moment, but he is silent.

"You must marry me next year, otherwise the family law will serve!" Old man Zhang decisively gave the influence regulations.

"Dad......" Zhang Hongwu was aggrieved, so he planned to say the above.

"There are only patriarchs and clansmen here, I am the patriarch, I have the final say, so it's decided!" Mr. Zhang made a direct decision.

Zhang Hongwu could only play with his fingers obediently, lowering his head unwillingly and embarrassedly, not daring to look up at his father. After a while, Zhang Hongwen patted him on the shoulder, which can be regarded as a comfort, he is a brother of the same mother.

"Okay, let's get down to business...... Old Man Zhang coughed and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

It is only now that everyone realizes that the daring that I said before is not a serious matter.

"In the future, the head of the Zhang family ...... It's still me, and none of you can rob me! Old Man Zhang was silent for a second, and then uttered an astonishing remark.

At that moment, everyone present was scorched by the thunder on the outside and tender on the inside.

"However, the third Zhang Hongbin, a civil and military all-rounder, is rare to have money, soldiers and territory, no matter what the nature is, since he is my Zhang family, then his every move is inseparable from my Zhang family. In other words, he succeeded and everyone enjoyed happiness together, and if he failed, the Zhang family would not be much better, at most going back to a hundred years ago in one night. You don't want that, do you? Old man Zhang patted Zhang Hongbin's head and said to everyone.

Everyone was silent, but they all knew the severity of this matter.

"Therefore, from now on, the authority of the third child is equivalent to me. In other words, the third child will be a candidate for the second generation of the patriarch of the Zhang clan and the heir of the Zhang clan. I don't care if you accept it or not, listen to the words of the third child, and your every move must serve the cause of the third child. This is the prerogative of the eldest son, and it is also the duty of those of you who are not of the direct line. Old Man Zhang finally said what he wanted to say.

At that moment, even if they knew that there would be this day, Zhang Hongwen and Zhang Hongwu still couldn't accept such a reality. After all, they are the ones who are born, at least their mother is the wife of Old Man Zhang. Later, he unfortunately died of illness, so that Zhang Huang, who filled the house, took the position, and Zhang Hongbin was favored. According to the most traditional rules, it should be Zhang Hongwen who inherits the Zhang family.

"Don't think I'm biased towards the third child, and don't think of yourself too capable. Boss, your Chamber of Commerce, isn't it because the third child provides you with goods? If it is according to your original chamber of commerce, with our Zhang family's family background, what do you think you can do? Then there is the second child, if it weren't for the huge benefits of the third child's goods, how much military expenditure do you think you would be able to have? With your military budget gone, how many elite soldiers can you train? Where do your fires and thunderbolts come from, and where do your soldiers' salaries and food and grass come from? You can't forget your roots, you don't have the connections and ability of the third child, you must admit defeat. "The old man Dun Dun taught.

"Yes......" Even if they are unwilling, they have to admit this.

Without the third child, the Zhang family may not decline, but the two brothers will not be able to develop to this point. When they have gained a certain status, it is naturally impossible to let them go back to live a hard life. That being the case, resignation is their only option.

"Go, talk to the third child about your decision!" Old man Zhang shouted.

"We, the Zhang family, are willing to serve the Zhang family's Saburo Hongbin as the head of the family!" Zhang Liu and Zhang Ben took the lead in giving their positions.

"I'm waiting for Zhang's Hongwen (Hongwu), and I'm willing to serve Zhang's Saburo Hongbin as the head of the family!" Zhang Hongwu and Zhang Hongwu compromised.

In this way, Zhang Hongbin became the new patriarchal candidate of the Zhang family, the eldest son. In the future, Zhang's policies and resources will move closer to him. Actually, it was like that even earlier, but nominally there was little desire to affirm this fact.

Zhang Huang has been watching this qiē from the side from beginning to end, and when he heard that everyone recognized his son as the head of the family, the old tears could not hold back any longer.

After so many years, Mei Jiaoniang has become a yellow-faced woman, and in exchange for the identity of her son's eldest son, her previous efforts are worth it.