Tao San's brigade was annihilated, and those who stayed in the cottage were all old and weak, all of whom were abandoned by Tao San, and the fast guns, bullets, gold and silver goods were all taken away by Tao San and became the trophies of the Mengshan army. Long Qian commanded the second, third, and fourth battalions to follow the remnants of Tao San to attack the cottage, and almost no fierce firefights occurred, and they occupied this bandit nest that made the people of Lunan talk about it.

It's a bit of a hollow feeling. Long Qian didn't expect that Tao San had actually given up hugging the calf.

Bringing the 100 people who stayed in the cottage and the dozens of people who fled to the cottage down the cottage, Feng Lun suggested that a fire burn down the bandits' nest. Long Qian stopped it, after all, the bandits have been operating here for many years, and there are many houses, so it is good to make a training base, and it would be a pity to burn it down.

"Lao Feng, we have changed from a destroyer to a builder, and this bend must be turned around as soon as possible. You and the Dashou prisoners return to Zhengjiazhuang, and the second battalion will go to Yi County with me. ”

"Why don't you go back to Zhengjiazhuang first? We're still waiting. Feng Lun didn't quite understand Long Qian's thoughts.

"There's nothing to do, isn't it just a celebration? It doesn't matter how late it is. Yixian County is in Yanzhou and belongs to our jurisdiction, and this time it was harmed by Tao San's people, so I don't feel at ease if I don't look at it. Send someone to call Wu Yong and go to Yixian with me. ”

Yi County is adjacent to Zaozhuang, and Zaozhuang Coal Mine has always been a concern of Long Qian. What kind of scale is it now, Long Qian really wants to see it on the spot.

Long Qian waved his army to attack the three departments of Tao, and Wu Yong stayed in Teng County. The county magistrate of Tengxian County naturally tried his best to stammer with the new boss, and heard that Wu Fuzun was the escort hero of the two palaces and the West Hunt, and Jane's figure in the heart of the Queen Mother was even more in awe. Plus the compliment of the head of the garrison, Ma Jianxun. It made Wu Yong have an official addiction.

Long Qian sent someone to inform Wu Yong to go to Yi County, and he realized that Yi County was his own county, and he should go to comfort him.

Although Tao Sansuobu only stayed in Yi County for four days, the harm was not shallow. The county magistrate of Yixian County hanged himself, the rich families in the city who had no time to escape were ransacked, and nearly 100 people died in the hands of bandits (including suicide) in the whole city, which was extremely miserable.

"Brother Yongchuan, it's time for you, the prefect, to come forward, immediately designate an acting county official, and post a notice to tell the whole city. Inform the people that the Tao San Bandit Gang has been exterminated. Let the merchants resume business as soon as possible. In addition, we register victim population and give relief per household. "On horseback, I walked along the stone path in the city. Long Qian said to Wu Yong.

The town guard pointed out. But. There's no one in the pocket. Wu Yong had long wanted to find a few people from his hometown. But he's definitely the Commander of the Light Pole now. Thinking of the candidate for the county order, "Oh, should we go to Jinan first?" ”

The appointment of the prefectural ordinance is not up to the prefect. The right to suggest is also very light. Wu Yong, the new prefect, should have reported to the governor's yamen of Jinan first. Not only him, but also Long Qian, shouldn't he report to Governor Yuan?

"This is not in a hurry," Long Qian said lightly, "Eating the court, naturally you should be loyal to the king." Mencius said that the people are important, and the king is light. Even the emperor gave way to the people, let alone a governor? We settled the victims precisely to share the worries of Lord Yuan, how could he ever blame you and me? As for the candidates, I think they can summon the Yixian gentry and ask them to recommend a prestigious one to come out and maintain it in advance. When the appointment of the imperial court comes down, it will be on the right track. However, Brother Yongchuan, I would prefer that you deign to rectify Xia Yi County first, and then go to be your prefect. ”

"Wouldn't it be against the rules of the court to do this?" Wu Yong has been the county magistrate for several years, and the county's operating procedures are familiar, but Long Qian's approach always has a bit of a deviant taste.

"Brother Yongchuan, the imperial court will soon promulgate the will to implement the new policy. If the elder brother wants to make his name reach the saint, it is best to touch the situation under the rule first, although it is comfortable to sit in the mansion, it is difficult to make achievements. ”

"General Ryu, Takami." Wu Yong admired Long Qian's words very much, "However, look at this, the silver treasury has long been looted, where does the silver come from?" ”

"Don't worry about that. I'll first set aside three thousand taels from the military budget to support you. It's kind of lent to you. Good friends settle accounts, and in the future, the brother's military expenses will depend on the brother's taxes. ”

"Ah, my lord, Lunan is barren, and he can't afford to support your army. The Weisheng Army is a new army that the imperial court attaches great importance to, and military expenses naturally depend on the appropriation of the household department. ”

"Brother Yongchuan! Why are you so unproductive? Is it just lip service to worry about the king? Moreover, do you know how much tax Yanzhou collects in a year? And how much will I spend on my military? With this in mind, I dare to conclude that you will not be able to do your errand. Do you believe it or not? Long Qian looked at Wu Yong with blazing eyes, his face serious.

"The town guard makes a great talent, Wu Yong knows it well. However, "Wu Yongzhi said that Cixi was very fond of Long Qian, and when His Majesty resigned, he almost always told Long Qian. is the old lord Li Hongzhang, who also has a very high evaluation of Long Qian. Who is in charge of Yanzhou Yizhou, Wu Yong is prepared in his heart, but he is a little worried that if this young favorite of military power wantonly interferes in civil affairs, his life will not be so easy.

"But what? How much tax was collected by the previous governor of Yanzhou, you may not also collect much tax. Isn't it? If Xiao Gui Cao followed, what new policies would the imperial court do? Others say that Lunan is barren, and we might as well complain about Shangfeng, but in my eyes, Lunan is full of treasures. As long as we work hard, why worry about raising thousands of soldiers? ”

Wu Yong was dumbfounded.

The notice drafted by Long Qian and written by Wu Yong was quickly posted. When the officials and soldiers entered the city, the people naturally knew that Tao San was captured alive, and the gangs of the gangsters were wiped out. Long Qian and Wu Yong stayed in the county government for less than half an hour, and before the county officials and officials were all in place, a large group of people rushed to Hulala, shouting to see the prefect.

"Well, it's time for you to meet with the people under your rule." Long Qian said with a smile.

"What's the matter with them?"

"You have to see you to know the way." Long Qian instructed Wang Mingyuan to let people in.

Hula came in a group of people, looking quite well-dressed. It is estimated that it is the gentry of Yi County, "Lord Mingfu wants to be the master of the grass people." The leader took the lead and knelt, and the people behind knelt down and prostrated again and again.

"Everyone, please get up," Long Qian motioned for the soldiers to help everyone up. "What grievances do you have? This is Lord Wu, the new prefect of Yanzhou. Wu Fuzun only arrived in Teng County yesterday, and when he heard that Yi County was in trouble, he was worried about the people, so he rushed to visit everyone as soon as possible. You choose a representative, and if you have anything to say, tell Lord Fuzun. ”

The leader was a middle-aged man, surnamed Zhang, named Zhang Chuan, the president of the Yixian Chamber of Commerce, standing there. Zhang Chuan was a little puzzled. He didn't know what the identity of Long Qian, who was wearing a bloated cotton military uniform and a filthy body, didn't have braids, and he had such a casual attitude in front of Fuzun.

"Ahem." Wu Yong coughed twice. "Fellow villagers. This is Lord Long Qianlong, the newly appointed envoy of Yanzhou and Yizhou in the imperial court. Exterminate the calf-hugging bandits, it was General Long who personally commanded __"

The gentry hesitated for a moment, and Zhang Chuan took the lead and fell to his knees again. Kowtowed again and again, "The grass people have eyes but no beads, and they don't know the dragon general Huwei who shocked Gyeonggi." On behalf of the people of the city, the grass people thanked the general, and the general avenged us. Woo-woo" Half of the people actually howled.

"Alright. Long assures you. There will be no more bandit nuisances in the future. Everyone, please get up. Get up and speak. Long Qian was also taken aback, now that the consultation was so closed, the reputation of defeating the coalition army by himself actually spread to Yixian?

It took a full hour for Long Qian and Wu Yongcai to send a group of gentry away. Regarding the request of the people of Yi County to hand over Tao San to them for execution, Long Qian could not decide. Bao Qiangu has already registered in the imperial court, and Tao San will at least hand it over to Jinan. That Zhang Chuan is the cousin of Zhang Jiang of Yixian County, Zhang Jiang, as the second-in-command of Yixian County, must be held accountable for escaping in difficulty. Zhang Chuan was willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver, and also had the intention of exculpating his cousin. However, Long Qian did not wait for Wu Yong to express his position, and ordered Zhang Jiang to be temporarily dismissed, on the grounds that it was his duty to defend the territory, and the county order was still martyred. Zhang Chuan's filial piety of 10,000 taels of silver was naturally accepted with a smile, and it happened to be used as the fund for the restoration of Yi County. 10,000 taels of silver is a huge amount of money, and in this era, one tael of silver is enough to buy 30 catties of pork. Merchants in a small county can easily donate 10,000 taels of silver, which gave Long Qian great confidence. It may not be abject poverty as it seems, but a serious inequality between the rich and the poor. If the deposits in the hands of the rich are revitalized, the local economy will be revitalized.

In order to commend Zhang Chuan's righteous deeds, after Long Qian discussed with Wu Yong, Wu Yong announced that a committee would be organized to deal with the aftermath, and Zhang Chuan and other leading figures of the Yi County gentry would come forward to compensate the families of the victims and restore normal order.

"Mingyuan, you take the second battalion to live in Yi County temporarily." Long Qian said to Wang Mingyuan, "The officers and soldiers whose families are in the base area are homesick, and I will take them back to visit their relatives. When you're done with this, it's time for you to go home and have a look. In the future, the troops will be stationed in various places, and I will have to think about it carefully. Your task is to ensure law and order in the area of Yi County, and to find talents. You should not express your opinions lightly on the county governance of Yi County, but you should participate in the work of the aftermath committee, so that you can discover the talents hidden in the people. The third is to understand the products in the area of Yixian County. In the future, you, the battalion commanders, must learn to get in touch with the economy, be all-rounders, and not be single-handed. ”

"Commander, how long will this take? Also, recruit or not? Wang Mingyuan asked.

Long Qian knew what Wang Mingyuan was worried about, "It's hard to say how long the second battalion has been stationed in Yi County, at least a month. Recruitment is possible, but the number of posts should be controlled, a maximum of fifty people. I plan to convert as many captives as possible, who are better suited for military affairs than ordinary peasants. I haven't figured out how the troops will be organized yet. It is certain that there should be two battalions of cavalry, engineers, artillery and baggage. The construction of the headquarters should also be regularized. These days, can you help me think about it, especially the candidates for the sapper, baggage and other arms, who is more suitable? I know how many of you are staring at the standard position, aren't you? ”

Wang Mingyuan was a little embarrassed and scratched his hair vigorously.

"Mingyuan, you, Guozhu, Lu Shan, Jiang Yun, Lao Song and a few others were the first to follow me, how could I not count them? However, the only way to manage the army is to employ people fairly, and seniority and military exploits are the main factors. If you only talk about feelings, it will be difficult for the team to expand. At the beginning, we ran the old eighth team in Mengshan, and there were only 100 people, can you think of today? Since we can create this foundation in two years, do we know that we will not be able to expand the army by several times or dozens of times? Instead of staring at promotion, it is better to practice your skills well and prepare for the expansion of the army. Isn't that the reason why the tide rises can the boat be high? ”

"Commander, don't worry, I'm with you. I'll do whatever you tell me to do. It will never disgrace you. Wang Mingyuan stood up and solemnly expressed his position.

"Ha Luha, just the two of us, what are you doing? Mingyuan, you all have your own strengths. You are kind, reliable and reliable. Guozhu is resolute, Lu Shan is smart, and Shi Jun is thoughtful. They also have their own shortcomings, and talking about your strengths is actually criticizing your shortcomings. In the past two years, I should say that I have used people for their strengths and avoided their shortcomings. Zhou Yi, Yan Bing, Feng Lun, Da Shou, Min Zhong and others, although they are not from the eighth team, they have built an army since Mengshan and made many great contributions. We must not be left with a view of the door. Mingyuan, I send you a word: how big the heart is, how big the career is. If you see far, you can go far. You think about it, does it make sense? ”

Wang Mingyuan pondered. The others were just that, Long Qian actually mentioned Cao Minzhong. The squad leader of the fifth team at the beginning, and the current chief of the military law section, because of the deep roots of military discipline, is becoming less and less obvious, but I didn't expect Long Qian to still remember him.

Long Qian knew that this small team was not monolithic. It is roughly divided into three forces, one is from the old eighth team, represented by Lu Shan and Wang Mingyuan, and Feng Guozhu, who is also the captain of the old eighth team, is a little farther away. The other is dominated by the six teams, represented by Feng Lun and Ye Yanbing, but Ye Yanbing is just the opposite of Feng Guozhu, and has excellent personal relations with Lu Shan and Wang Mingyuan. The last one is Shi Dashou and Zhang Yulin, that is, the current four battalions, and the backbone is from Cao Kun's department. Zhou Yi was originally on the same level as Long Qian, but after he was appointed deputy commander by Long Qian, he lost his foundation. The subordinates who returned to the mountain with Zhou Yi at the beginning (mainly the three teams) have completely integrated into the Mengshan Army and lost their independent color. Although Ning Shijun was born in the eighth team, because he had never been a company commander, he did not form his own strength, and completely became Long Qian's assistant to manage the whole army. As for Cao Minzhong and others, they are miscellaneous cards.

Long Qian's most trusted people are actually Lu Shan and Wang Mingyuan. This is also the reason why Long Qian chose Wang Mingyuan's second battalion when he planned to rob Qian Zhuang and the palace. But at least on the bright side, Long Qian has always taken a bowl of water with a flat attitude, and everyone can't put forward any opinions. This military expansion may expose some problems__

"Commander, it is very important to standardize the position, and the commander must choose a good person." After being silent for a long time, Wang Mingyuan still said what was in his heart.

"Of course, I'm not stupid. Zhou Yi and Guozhu stayed in the base area, which made me very satisfied__" Long Qian knew that Wang Mingyuan still couldn't let go of the door's opinion, and he didn't really understand what he said just now. This needs to be done slowly, in a hurry__

When Long Qian said this, Wang Mingyuan couldn't say anything more.

"That's all. Tomorrow I will return to Zhengjiazhuang. Think about how to take over two states, how to garrison troops, recruit, train, you think about these things first. I'll send someone to inform you when we have a meeting. (To be continued......)