After the first batch of important officials were appointed, Chen Wu reported a list to Zhongzhou in accordance with the conditions of the empire's recruitment.

Of course, this list of appointments is simply to give the empire a decent impression, not to require the approval of the other party. Because of this, long before the list was sent, the officials of the eighth department of Songjiang County had already taken office. If the empire doesn't want to be bored, the end result will inevitably be all guò.

None of the officials in Songjiang County took this matter to heart. Of course, in the face of the mountains of official duties, they do not have the leisure and time.

Throughout October, officials in Dengzhou were collectively overloaded. Around the beginning of November, the framework of the eight departments in Dengzhou City was basically set up, and the administrative reform achieved initial results. At this time, the Wenchen led by Yuan Xingwei, Shi Xianqian, Wang Changji, Yingrui, etc., finally had a little time to rest.

However, the generals of the military department are not yet good.

Although the reorganization of the Taiping Army has been preliminarily completed, this is only the beginning. Further training, integration, and construction of the Songjiang Army's battalion are all urgent tasks. Moreover, in addition to these, the military department also needs to commend the outstanding officers who performed in the Tiannan War.

It's a lot of work, but it's undeniably important.

A force with no clear distinction between rewards and punishments will undoubtedly have big problems.

It involves 10,000 or 20,000 people in the entire army, and it takes more energy than can be imagined to count each person's combat exploits and calculate the corresponding rewards and job changes. Although the general situation was reported by the various ministries before the reorganization of the army, it was only now that the military department completed all the calculations.

The promotion of non-commissioned officers has already been carried out in the process of reorganization. The commendation meeting held by the military department this time was mainly to give material rewards for military exploits.

The issuance of yellow and clear gold coins, plus some fields confiscated by the Taiping army after the capture of Songjiang, immediately boosted the morale of the long-awaited soldiers. The few low-level positions vacant in the administrative reform, which did not require high ability, were also open to the families of soldiers, and this aroused the eyes of countless people.

As for those soldiers who unfortunately died in battle, their families received large pensions. If there are only the old and weak in the family and there is no ability to earn a living, before the old man dies, the children can also get a regular monthly subsidy!

This kind of treatment has exceeded the level of the emperor. As soon as it was made public, it immediately caused a shock in the whole army. Needless to say, the original soldiers of the Taiping Army, the Songjiang officers and soldiers who surrendered and the recruits who had just joined, couldn't help but be grateful to Chen Wu for his decision.

Those recruits who failed to get the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, all secretly made up their minds in their hearts in envy, and they must fight bravely to kill the enemy in the future.

After the reward for meritorious deeds on the Songjiang side, Dian Yong, as the division commander of the First Division of the Songjiang Army and the representative of Chen Wu, the number one person in the military department, personally led a team of people to Tiannan.

On the side of the South Peak Fortress, there is also a commendation meeting.

Under normal circumstances, if the soldiers of the Tiannan Legion directly under the Emperor's * Department have military merits, they should be decided by the commander of the army and reported to the military headquarters of the empire, and the final reward will also be allocated by the empire's finances. However, after Zhao'an, although the empire required the Tiannan Army to maintain an independent establishment, due to financial pressure, it pushed all the work of supplementing the salary and silver distribution personnel to Chen Wu.

Even with it, the Tiannan Army's bereavement and the power to reward meritorious deeds also fell into the hands of Chen Wu.

This seems to be a job to throw a lot of money, and the empire also wants to borrow this finance that has dragged down Chen Wu, but in Chen Wu's opinion, this is an excellent opportunity to buy people's hearts. Although that amount may be as high as several million gold coins, if it can be exchanged for the military heart of the existing three masters of the Tiannan Legion, it will definitely be worth it.

Chen Wu has gathered so much wealth from Songjiang County, Taiping County, now is the time to put it to good use!

Because he only brought two teams of cavalry, Dian Yong's southern speed was quite fast. In just two days, he arrived at the border of Puyuan County from Dengzhou. Before entering this county, the territory of Songjiang was basically peaceful. The Taiping Army's offensive for more than half a year did not cause much damage and impact on Songjiang. But after Dian Yong left Puyuan and entered the territory of Tiannan County, the situation immediately became different.

The originally neat official road began to become dilapidated, even rugged.

The villages along the road looked rather desolate and lifeless, and many of the fields were deserted and trampled by the people who had fled before. Continuing south, from time to time you can see people with yellow faces and thin muscles dragging their families to the south. Apparently, these are refugees who fled from Namfeng province and are now returning home after learning that the Omanis have been driven out.

When these people saw Dian Yong riding a handsome green horse, and two teams of cavalry were surrounded, they knew that their status was extremely high. Seeing Dian Yong from afar, they all retreated to the side of the road to give way, with a little trepidation and awe on their faces.

Inexplicably, Dian Yong's originally excited mood was a little heavier.

On the way to the end, he silently sped up, first arrived at Tianlong City with Chen Wu's order, and withdrew the full amount of money from Leji's treasury from Tianlong, and then seconded a brigade of the wing directly under the First Division of the Songjiang Army, which had only come here for a short time, and came to Nanfeng Fortress under their escort.

Compared with when the Taiping army took this place from the hands of the Omanis without blood, the current Nanfeng Fortress is much more lively and has become a large construction site.

Not only were the soldiers of the Tiannan Army repairing the demolished defense line, but a large number of refugees who had returned to their hometowns, in order to temporarily make ends meet, rushed to the food provided by the Tiannan Army, and also responded to Leji's call to assist the Tiannan Army in repairing the fortress. Because of the abundance of human resources and the sense of urgency and fear of the return of the Omanis, the repair was carried out very quickly.

When Dian Yong arrived with the cavalry first, the gap of more than two hundred meters had been basically repaired. A large part of the foundation has also been relaid. Next to this, a large area of masonry that had been demolished and removed had also been re-moved. Thousands of soldiers and laborers are being divided into two shifts, and they are rapidly taking turns.

"Welcome to General Dian!"

Knowing that Dian Yong had arrived, Le Ji took the remaining group of generals of the Tiannan Army to greet him in person.

In all fairness, as a high-ranking officer of the Heavenly Army, this group of fierce generals of Le Jishou is somewhat contemptuous of Dian Yong. Even though Dian Yong had become the number one general in the military headquarters of Songjiang-Tiannan County, the confidence and superiority formed by years of conquest had not been eliminated. It's just that Dian Yong saved them once in Tianlong City before, and this time he came to reward them for their meritorious deeds on behalf of the Governor of Songjiang, and the senior generals of the Tiannan Army are not good at putting on a bad face anymore.

In Leji's advance admonition, they expressed more or less goodwill and welcome.

Because the escort is still to come, it will take a few days for this commendation meeting to start. Taking advantage of this opportunity to get acquainted with the officers of the Tiannan Legion and familiarize them with each other, Dian Yong found an opportunity to have a separate meeting with Le Ji on behalf of Chen Wu.

The first thing he asked about was undoubtedly the restoration of the South Peak Fortress.

This point is not only concerned by the soldiers of the Tiannan Army and the people of Nanfeng Mansion, but also by Chen Wu, who is far away in Dengzhou.

Le Ji obviously calculated this question carefully, and when he was asked by Dian Yong, he answered it without thinking: "Because the manpower is sufficient, and Governor Chen has also given enough support, the repair can be preliminarily completed by the year at the latest." By the end of spring tomorrow, the entire line of defense can be completely overhauled and reinforced. The people of Nanfeng Province, who were previously requisitioned by the Omanis, spontaneously delayed the progress of the demolition, which helped us a lot. ”

"So, are there any signs of an attack by the Omanis during this period?"

Dian Yong asked this question again, although through the relationship between Ruan Shiming's side, Chen Wu's military intelligence department has always obtained first-hand information about the Kingdom of Oman, but Chen Wu is a little uneasy, hoping to get double proof from Leji.

"There is no change."

Le Ji knew Dian Yong and Chen Wu's worries, and said with confidence: "In the old man's opinion, I'm afraid that the Omanis won't come this year." Before withdrawing from the South Peak Fortress, the Omanis did have the strength to fight. But once you withdraw to the country, the previous breath is dissipated, and it will be difficult to cheer up for a while. Not to mention that they will be able to recruit more food in a short period of time, and even if they could, the damage from the previous battle would be enough for the Omanis to break their bones. ”

He hesitated, and made an assertion: "Based on the old man's understanding of Saladin and Oman's national strength, they will not have the strength to go on another northern expedition until at least the year after tomorrow." ”

This is already the most optimistic estimate, and Leji is at least seventy percent sure of this!

"In that case, the Governor should be reassured."

Dian Yong nodded, obviously agreeing with Le Ji's judgment. After solving the problems related to the South Peak Fortress, he made another request to Leji.

"Twenty excellent officers on secondment, and who know the art of war and can read and write?"

Le Ji's pale eyebrows trembled, and his face was a little more difficult and curious: "This requirement is not low!" ”

If it is just an excellent officer, there is no shortage of this Tiannan Legion. On the contrary, because of the Tiannan War, the Tiannan Army suffered heavy casualties, and great meritorious service abounded, and the number of officers also increased significantly, but the position was very limited. If Chen Wu speaks, let alone only twenty people, even if it doubles several times, Leji can be dispatched at will. However, it is difficult to understand the art of war and be able to read and write.

A truly outstanding officer, who understands the art of war, is definitely a future senior general in the Tiannan Army, and all of them are treasures. Twenty sons?

He shook his head and asked, "What does the Governor want them to do?" ”

Dian Yong had apparently asked the same question, and when he heard this, he replied: "If the Governor wants to establish a special military academy, he needs officers to act as instructors!" ”