Even if he really turns his face with the court one day, these civil and military officials who are accustomed to enjoying Gao Yulu will continue to follow him without hesitation.

Because, the times are advancing, and so are the people....

No one wants to go back to the past, give up a good life without worrying about food and clothing, and go to the imperial court, and return to the kind of difficult life where the income is limited and even their families can't eat enough.

Two days later, the Shanxi Governor's Office issued a document to all civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces to pay subsidies for Lu Lu, and finally distributed them to all states and counties in the two provinces...

In the face of the high subsidies given by the Governor's Palace, thousands of civil and military officials in the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces fell into boiling directly because of excitement....

As a result, civil and military officials from all over Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces who served the Governor's Mansion and were willing to serve the Governor's Mansion were sent to the Governor's Mansion in a steady stream like snowflakes.

In the face of these documents, Wei Zheng's first thought was that he spent an extra million taels of silver every year to subsidize everyone, and this price was very worthwhile.

Because, with this silver, he won the hearts of most of the civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

With the help of his henchmen, coupled with the support of so many civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Wei Zheng can confidently say that in one year at the latest, he will be able to build the two provinces of Shanxi into a base area that is completely his own, harder than the copper wall.

Tongguò silver and victory, after receiving the hearts of most of the civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. A big problem that followed was then in front of Wei Zheng, that is, the expansion of the army....

In two consecutive battles, the Haw Par Army, with a total strength of only 15,000 troops, directly lost more than 4,000 people......

If there is no military expansion. There are more than 10,000 people left in the Haw Par Army. It is not enough to ensure the safety of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Curb the momentum of the rebels in Shanxi.

Therefore, the expansion of the army became the first thing that needed to be solved after Wei Zheng returned to the governor's palace......

In the council hall of the Governor's Palace, which had not changed in the slightest, several confidant generals, including Zhou Yuhong, had a complicated expression of solemnity and anticipation on their faces, waiting for Wei Zheng to issue an order to expand the army....

Among these people, the most anxious is the cavalry commander Zhao Yun.

After all. In two consecutive battles, the heaviest losses were the cavalry. What's more, with the steady stream of war horses being sent to his hands, looking at the barracks with only war horses and no soldiers, Zhao Yun is eyes are in his eyes and anxious in his heart.

Therefore, since returning to Datong, Zhao Yun has been looking forward to this day.

After taking in the expressions on everyone's faces, Wei Zheng, who was born in the military. Speak directly.

"All the generals and generals are not outsiders, they should all know. The purpose of this commander to bring everyone together....to expand the army...."

"In the battle against Mongolia, our Tiger and Leopard Army can be described as suffering heavy losses. Under such circumstances, the expansion of the army has become an imperative thing....According to the requirements of the imperial court, the total strength of our Tiger and Par Army will be 30,000 after expansion. However, in order to prevent the scattered Tuntian from being destroyed by the rebels, the commander decided on his own initiative: In addition to the 15,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry troops known to the imperial court, we will also set up a new Tuntian army with a total strength of 15,000 troops......"

"Not only that, but in order to fight against the growing rebels in Shaanxi, the local garrison must also be expanded to a certain extent...."

"If the court asks questions in the future, Ben Shuai has his own reason to explain. Therefore, once the commander's order to expand the army is issued, the generals must complete the expansion of the troops under their command as soon as possible..."

After saying the purpose, Wei Zheng directly shifted his gaze to Zhang Wu, the chief soldier of Shanxi. He asked with a look of anticipation.

"General Zhang, it has been a month since you purged the Shanxi garrison, tell me about your achievements in this month."

Facing Wei Zheng's gaze at him, Zhang Wu quickly restrained the smile on his face and stood up from his seat with a stern face.

"Tell the marshal, in a month-long period, the last general has lived up to his expectations and has completed the purge of all the garrisons in Shanxi....Among them, 38 generals of the seventh rank and above were killed on the spot, 65 were imprisoned, 13 were driven out of the army, and these reflections were completely raided... A total of more than 85,000 taels of gold, 2,210,000 taels of silver, and a large number of gold, silver and jewelry worth more than 1,500,000 taels were seized......"

"At present, all the proceeds of these seizures have been handed over to the military and sent to the treasury of the Governor's Mansion..."

Wei Zheng nodded, and said with a nonchalant expression: "These military attaches who eat the blood of soldiers and eat empty salaries, they will be killed if they are killed... As for those military attaches who have already been imprisoned, it won't be long before the Governor's Mansion will come up with the final results..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's words changed and continued: "General Zhang, what this marshal wants to know most is the real situation of the garrisons in Shanxi... You must know that after the Haw Par Army begins to expand, the tens of thousands of soldiers needed will be drawn from these garrisons... I don't know if the local garrison after the purge can meet the needs of the expansion of the Haw Par Army......."

A month ago, Zhang Wu knew from Wei Zheng that the armament situation of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces would be in the future.

So, even if it is known that in the next few days, at least 20,000 well-trained local garrisons will be picked up by the Haw Par Army. However, Zhang Wu still did not report without the slightest hesitation.

"Marshal, after a series of purges, including the removal of the old and weak in the garrison, strict military discipline, and the recruitment of new soldiers... The total strength of the garrison in Shanxi has reached 45,000, which can fully meet the needs of the expansion of the Haw Par Army..."

"Okay, that's what Ben Shuai wants...."Wei Zheng replied with a satisfied face.

Then, he ordered to everyone: "General Benshuai, General Zhao, General Wang, and the two generals will immediately transfer 500 officers from the army and go to the garrisons in various parts of Shanxi to select new soldiers..."

"Later, in the name of the Governor's Palace, this commander will issue a general order to the garrisons in various places, all the soldiers selected by the Haw Par Army, regardless of their official positions, the garrisons in various places must release them, and it is forbidden to detain them for any reason....General Zhang will solve this problem."

"You must know that the Haw Par Army is the future field army of our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and no matter what others think, this commander must ensure the full strength and combat effectiveness of the 30,000 soldiers of the Haw Par Army..."

After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng's gaze had already shifted to Zhou Yuhong, and he opened his mouth to order.

"General Zhou, the fifteen thousand musketeers you commanded, although they are stored in the form of the Tuntian army. However, both in terms of military salary and equipment, it is exactly the same as the Haw Par Army. Therefore, the training of the 15,000 Tuntian Army must be carried out according to the standards of the Haw Par Army, and no discount is allowed..."

"Since it's the Tuntian Army, it can't be filled with the vacancy from the local garrison... Therefore, this commander hopes that within half a month, you will recruit new recruits from among the people of the tuntian army from all over the country......, and make up for all the vacancies in the tuntian army..."