Chapter 348: Operating Ning Shao (Text)
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Since Zhou Yanru entered the cabinet and became an assistant, the riding to the north and south of the river has not stopped.
There were a few wisps of smoke from sandalwood on the incense table.
The voice of the eunuch in the middle palace was sharp: "Ning Shao's chief soldier Wang Zhiren was transferred to Wu Song's general army, and Ning Shao's deputy general Wu Zhikui was transferred to Wu Song's deputy general. Zhai Zhe, the former deputy general of Datong, was promoted to the chief of Ning Shao, and Xiao Zhiyan, the general of Datong, was promoted to the deputy general of Ning Shao. "The general army of Ningshao is the general army of Zhejiang's anti-Japanese army, which is called differently, and the garrison includes Ningbo and Shaoxing.
For example, Zuo Ruo was appointed as a general in Taizhou, and he was appointed as a general in the army, and Meng Kang and Che Feng were appointed as guerrilla generals in the army.
This kneeling, although facing the eggless eunuch, Zhai Zhe was very happy in his heart.
Respectfully putting away the holy decree with both hands, Zhai Zhe tried to put on a smiling face. The eunuch glanced at his face, smiled flatteringly at Wang Zhiren who was standing on the side, and said, "Congratulations to General Soldier Wang!" ”
"Father-in-law has worked hard all the way!" Wang Zhiren's face was full of joy and returned the salute. The land of Wusong is far richer than Ningshao, and he is of course happier when he is transferred there. As for the original Wusong General Army, he was transferred to the Jiujiang General Army, which was close to the place where he was fighting with the thieves.
"It's not hard!" The eunuch's attitude towards Wang Zhiren was akin to groveling.
Zhai Zhe stood awkwardly on one side, Wang Zhiren's cousin Wang Zhixin was the commander of Dongchang, and he didn't blame the eunuch for this attitude.
Wang Zhiren ignored the eunuch, turned around and said to Zhai Zhe: "Congratulations to General Zhai Bing!" Since the moment when General Zhai rescued Lu Commander, I have been looking forward to the day when General Zhai will be reinstated. ”
"Holy Wisdom!" Zhai Zhe returned the salute. Whether it is true or not, Wang Zhiren's words made him feel very comfortable.
This time, the imperial court transferred the former Ning Shao general soldier Gao Sheng, which will inevitably take away many of his cronies, and reduce a lot of trouble for Zhai Zhe to control Ning Shao.
first sent Ti Qi away, and then held a lively farewell banquet, Wang Zhiren took away more than 3,000 cronies.
"Ning Shao is my world!" Zhai Zhe couldn't wait. After fighting in Daming for so many years, he finally sat in the position of chief soldier, but not by virtue of military merits, but with the help of silver and connections. Well, and that assassination! Ji Hong told that there were a lot of strange things in that assassination, and that Zhang Pu's body that was fished up may have been poisoned before, but these are not important now, he has already gotten the position he wants.
The change of Ning Shao's general army is actually inconspicuous in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.
Half a month ago, the promotion of the down-and-out Ma Shiying to the governor of Fengyang was the news that shocked the officialdom of Jiangnan. Ruan Dacheng threw away half of his family property to help Zhou Yanru reinstate, but in the end, he couldn't get any benefit from it. Ruan Dacheng was once a student of Zuo Guangdou of the Donglin Party, and he joined Wei Zhongxian's disciple by mistake and became a member of the eunuch party who was a sworn enemy of the Donglin Party.
Ruan Dacheng originally hoped that Zhou Yanru could activate himself, but Zhou Yanru had a secret discussion with the people in the Fu Society, and he was not allowed to use the eunuch party that was attached to Wei Zhongxian back then. Zhang Pu was dead, and Zhou Yanru didn't want to anger the people in the Fu Society anymore, so he had to break his promise and ask Ruan Dacheng to recommend someone to replace him. Ruan Dacheng was helpless and recommended Ma Shiying, who was good friends with him, and Ma Shiying was promoted from the governor who was dismissed from his post to the governor of Fengyang.
After getting the position of commander-in-chief, Zhai Zhe no longer had the heart to take care of foreign affairs, there were too many things in front of him, if he completely controlled the soldiers and horses of Ningshao Town.
The headquarters of Ningshao is in Dinghai.
The foot soldiers are in Dinghai, and the navy is in the Dinghai Houshu of Ningbo Prefecture. The new general soldier took office, the adjutant general resigned, and the generals in the army laughed and felt uneasy.
On the third day after taking office, Zhai Zhe held a banquet after Dinghai and invited thousands of generals in the army to gather. From his point of view, the habits of Ning Shaozhen's soldiers are far from the requirements, but fortunately, there are two generals who can train the army under his command, Zuo Ruo and Feng Qin.
At this banquet, good wine and good food were served, and the generals and officers in the army ate it in their mouths, and their hearts were not so happy. When a new official takes office, it is a customary rule to replace the new person and remove the old one, and looking at the nearly 4,000 family members under the command of the new general army, the more unstable the hearts of the generals with higher official ranks.
After three rounds of wine, Zhai Zhe picked up his wine glass and stood up to speak.
"I am the new chief soldier, and I have been fighting fiercely against the Qing in Jiangbei before, and I have never served in Jiangnan. But from today onwards, Ning Shao's soldiers will be under my control. You are all old people in Ningshao, and you are familiar with this place, so you will rely on it more in the future. ”
After saying this, he drank all the wine in the cup. His words can be described as full of warnings, and the general soldiers who have fought with the Qing are not so easy to fool.
The generals in the army drank the wine in their cups, and their eyes fell on this general soldier who looked polite.
"Everybody go back and deliver a few messages."
"1. From today onwards, the salaries of the soldiers will rise by 30 percent, and they will be released on a monthly basis, and there will be no more arrears."
The generals present broke out into an uproar, how can the chief soldier make money if he does not deduct military salaries? Especially in Ningshao, a place where there is no oil and water to fish. In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer maritime merchants who have gone to sea from here, and the bribes are not enough to support their families.
"2. Three days after you return, all officers and men in the army are not allowed to leave the barracks of the guard without authorization, and those who violate the order will be beheaded."
"Third, when you go back, immediately clear the shops and bazaars of the various health centers, no matter which relatives you have."
Everyone present fell silent, and their eyes turned to the faces of several guards and guerrillas.
Zhai Zhe can be said to have no fear, and Dong Xianghuan, the governor of Zhejiang, has only just taken office, so it must be due to Zhou Yanru, if he does not seize this opportunity to rectify the armament, he is not a fool.
"Move the pawn first, then move the sailor!" This is the strategy set by Zhai Zhe.
Except for more than 100 people under his command, almost all of his cronies are landlubbers, and they don't know the tactics of the navy. Meddling in matters that you are not familiar with is a bad thing. Most of the Zhejiang people near the sea are good at water, if the foot soldiers are rectified, they can select the capable soldiers to be divided into the navy, and the rectification of the foot soldiers can kill chickens and monkeys, so that the sailors dare not make times.
First raise the military salary to boost morale, reduce the resistance of the whole army, and then strictly govern the army, if you blindly harsh, it will only make the soldiers complain, this is the royal way of governing the army.
Zong Mao was in charge of the property and logistics of the General Military Office, and Yuan Qizhou led the former Tianxiong Army Commander Battalion to take charge of military discipline.
Zhai Zhe was waiting for someone to knock down the knife, but he didn't expect the generals and officers in the army to be honest one by one, demolishing the shops in the guard, and restraining the soldiers from not daring to go out. For them, it is the right thing to do to serve the new commander-in-chief carefully.
Seven days later, less than 9,000 foot soldiers in the army were disorganized and separated, mixed with the veterans who had followed Zhai Zhe for many years, and began their painful ordeal. Ning Shao's general army was insufficient, and the vacant military salary was of course eaten by Wang Zhiren.
Although Zhai Zhe's command is all cavalry, he has been trained under Zuo Ruo's whip, and he is not slow to run with his feet at all.
"If you want to eat the bowl of rice as a soldier, you have to work hard, and then imagine lying on the beach basking in the sun like before, it is better to go back to fishing." Yuan Qizhou was a villain for Feng Qin. The morale and military discipline of the Tianxiong Army are no worse than those of Zhai Zhe's troops, and he is doing this job to the best of his ability.
"The first step, listen to the order, under the order, the opposite sword mountain and sea of fire must also rush!"
"The second step is to practice the march, and the queue is neat and not disorderly."
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The method of military training was compiled into steps by Zuo Ruo in conjunction with Qi Jiguang's "Minutes of Military Training". Whether it is Zhai Zhe's cavalry or the remnants of the Tianxiong Army, they are all the remnants of a hundred battles, and the soldiers brought out by such soldiers are certainly not the same as before.
Handed over the soldiers to Feng Qin and Zuo Ruo, Zhai Zhe was very relieved, these soldiers needed to grind in the hands of these two people for a few days before they were redistributed, and those who could not support it could only cut off their military pay and go to the sea to fish. Regardless of whether there is an eighty-year-old mother or an infant in the family, the purpose of serving in the army is to fight, and there is no room for negotiation on this point.
On four or five of the seven or eight days, Zhai Zhe would also personally participate in the training of the generals, and his appearance was just an attitude.
The foot soldiers were in full swing, and the sailors of the Dinghai Houhai were quiet and did not dare to make a little mess.
Ten days after taking office, Zhai Zhe found Yang Zhigao and led Fengqin and Wen Linzhu to sail to Zhoushan Island on a sailor ship. Zhoushan Island is less than 20 miles away from the coast of Ningbo Prefecture, as long as the weather is not too bad, you can see it at a glance.
The warship swayed on the water, and Wen Linzhu curiously stroked the iron cannon on the bow, compared to this warship, his ships in the Yellow River looked like toys.
"This is the sea!" Zhai Zhe held on to the side of the boat, the blue waves in front of him swayed gently, he deliberately picked a good weather, the view was excellent, the sea and the blue sky in the distance were connected, and the island in the distance changed from small to large. The sailors and soldiers who drove the boat knew that the chief soldier had never gone to the sea, so he didn't dare to drive the boat too fast, and he shook it to the opposite side steadily.
"On the other side is the place of the Japanese people. From Shuangyu Island to the Wa Kingdom, it is much closer than from Fujian, but the imperial court strictly prohibits the sea trade between the two Zhejiang, and once the incident is leaked, it will be a catastrophe. Yang Zhigao pointed to the east, he ran two boats this year and made some money, but Zhai Zhe's appetite was obviously more than that.
"Zhoushan Island guards the road to Ningbo Mansion, Zhoushan General Huang Binqing is a Fujian person, and he is good friends with Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, with him here, the maritime merchants of eastern Zhejiang dare not make a mistake." Yang Zhigao said the biggest dilemma in front of him.
Zhoushan Island has a radius of more than 20 miles, with a water village, more than 2,000 sailors and more than 1,000 foot soldiers. I heard that Huang Binqing's appointment as a counselor in Zhoushan was recommended by Huang Daozhou, a member of the Donglin Party, but Zhou Yanru did not move him, so there was no hidden reason. Zhai Zhe took Ning Shao's general army, and he would not make excessive demands again, and he would not become like Zhang Pu.
"I'm Ning Shao's chief soldier, but I can't control Zhoushan Island, it's like a thorn in my mouth." Zhai Zhe laughed, "But it doesn't matter, I have a way, Taizhou Mansion has an outlet to the sea, and you can't bypass Zhoushan to the Wa Kingdom, but no one will stop you from going to the Fujian Sea." ”
Yang Zhigao disagreed, saying: "The profits of trading in Fujian are too low, and there are risks, and the gains really outweigh the losses." ”
"Soon it will be different from the past, because the road from Jiangnan to Fujian will be closed." Zhai Zhe laughed, he had been planning for a year, and it was time to pick the fruit.
Zheng Zhilong is powerful in Fujian, and he also has a lot of friends in Jiangnan, he didn't think about offending this person to death, he just wanted to share some benefits.