Many officials began to work hard to prepare for the establishment of themselves as kings, and the normal military and political work could not be delayed.

The Jianghuai region has already been occupied, and only three battles have been fought before and after.

One beat Sun Kewang, one beat Luo Rucai, and one beat the White Lotus Sect. The rest of the prefectures and counties are all looking down on the wind, and the rest of the time is busy suppressing bandits, and there are too many bandits and thieves in a mess.

The land of Jianghuai and Jiangnan was vertically cut by Zhao Han and the administrative division was reformulated.

That is, Jiangnan Province was abolished and divided into Anhui and Jiangsu.

Anhui, Anqing and Huizhou are collectively called, and the provincial capital was set by Zhao Han in Luzhou.

Jiangsu, Jiangning and Suzhou are collectively called, and the provincial capital was set in Yangzhou by Zhao Han.

The re-demarcation of provinces is necessary, and there are political, economic, military and other considerations.

The names of the two provinces are purely capricious to Zhao Han, and he directly chooses what he is familiar with.

However, the provincial government decided after repeated discussions and comprehensive geographical location and transportation conditions. For example, in Anhui, if the provincial capital is located in Anqing, it will be extremely unfriendly to the northern Anhui region.

This kind of setting will inevitably have far-reaching consequences.

Chaoxian County must have become more prosperous, the money and grain in southern Anhui are taxed, transported to Chaohu Lake through the Yangtze River, and then transported to Luzhou by fertilizer and water, Chaoxian County is a must-pass place.

In addition to setting up these two provinces, Yingtianfu was renamed Jinling Fu, which was regarded as a municipality directly under the central government, and Nanjing was completely cut off from Jiangsu Province.

The political envoys of Jiangsu Province are: Liu Anfeng, Chen Wenkui.

The political envoys of Anhui Province are: Zhang Bingwen and Fang Shengchang.

The land in Henan occupied by the army was temporarily under the jurisdiction of Anhui; The land in Shandong occupied by the army was temporarily under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu.

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"General Fei and General Zhang, you can continue to march the army, anyway, you have already crossed the Huai River," Xu Nianzu pointed to the map and said: "Due to the need to resettle displaced people and migrate, our army's food is a little stretched, so we can take a boat all the way north to minimize the food consumption of the people." Along the Grand Canal, it has been occupied by Zuo Liangyu, so don't conflict with him for the time being. ”

Mao Yuanyi also pointed to the map and said: "General Fei can go to Yishui and occupy Yizhou, Fei County, and Yishui along the river." General Zhang can go to Shushui and occupy Tancheng and Juzhou along the river. Send another partial division, with 500 soldiers, to take Anweidong and Rizhao! ”

Xu Nianzu also said: "As for the suppression of bandits in Jiangsu, after dividing the fields, the peasant soldiers were organized and trained, and the county officials were asked to take the peasant soldiers to suppress the bandits. ”

"Yes, that's it!" Zhao Han made a decision.

These counties in Shandong, even if they are defeated, are unplanned gains.

Zhao Han was unable to divide the fields for the time being, nor was he able to go to disaster relief, because the officials and grain and grass were not enough. However, Zhao Han sent troops to occupy the city, which was better than bandits and the government, although it could not help the people, but it would not harm the people.

As for the farther area, I'm very sorry, I really don't have the strength to capture it, the battle line is too long.

The Liukou and the Manchus can definitely rush forward, they just need to rob all the way.

Historically, the Manchu Qing Dynasty moved south at a very fast pace, and only attacked the big cities along the way, and the small cities and villages and towns were almost ignored, and the occupied areas could be described as full of uprisings. He appointed Han Chinese as governor, recruited rebels and bandits, and recognized the land that these army leaders had occupied. A large number of rebels and bandits became accomplices of the Manchu Qing and followed the Manchu army all the way to the south.

The process of the Manchu Qing Dynasty going south was the history of a group of big bandits, with countless small bandits, who plagued the common people everywhere.

Mao Yuanyi also said: "All armies in Jiangbei should increase scout troops, otherwise it will be very dangerous to encounter a strong enemy. ”

"The officers of the various departments also have this suggestion," Zhao Han said, "I have already decided that Hu Dinggui's 2,000 cavalry will be divided into a few hundred people, and each division will temporarily add 100 sentry cavalry." ”

Of course, the Datong army had scouts, but in the south, it was generally possible to march along rivers and valleys, using sentinel boats and mountain search teams.

In the north, it was different, and scout cavalry had to be used.

If there was a large-scale battle with the Manchus, the scouts from all walks of life would have to ride thousands of horsemen, otherwise they would become blind and completely covered by local scouts.

Zhu Di's previous troops on the grassland are even more powerful, and the scouts are thousands as soon as they are scattered!

Mao Yuanyi said: "Our army currently has five divisions, and next year it will be expanded to six divisions. Except for the two divisions in Hunan and Guangdong, the scale of 7,500 men should continue to be maintained, and the remaining four divisions should be expanded to 8,000 men. The 500 men added to each division belonged to cavalry, which was used exclusively for scouts and pursuits. ”

Zhao Han said: "The number of horses on Jeju Island is about 15,000, and 2,000 have been drawn, and another 2,000 have been drawn...... Smoke it, these ponies aren't of much use anyway. ”

All the stallions on Jeju Island were removed, and the mare was kept for the Mawari horses to breed their calves.

As for the islanders, let them raise more cattle, and in the future the immigrants will need to cultivate a large number of cattle.

At the same time, Zhao Han will not treat the islanders harshly, and if he takes too many horses in the short term, he will transport more grain and cloth to compensate.

In the future, there will only be two types of horses left in Jeju Island.

One is a hybrid offspring of Jeju horses and Mawari horses, and the other is a purebred Mawari horse offspring.

Didn't that one-armed Wu Huapu want to fight?

Let him assist in the training of scouts on Jeju Island, Zhao Han sent 2,000 peasant soldiers over, and the training should be barely usable until next year. Even if it is still relatively unfamiliar, it has to be brought into the army, and it can be trained in actual combat when fighting.

In the future, the northern division will have a total of 8,000 soldiers, of which 500 will be scouts and light cavalry.

Those dwarf horses on Jeju Island are also over-sex war horses. In the future, the purebred Valima will train heavy cavalry, and the mixed-breed horse Valima will train light cavalry.

As for Mao Yuanyi and Xu Nianzu, they are now equivalent to Zhao Han's operational staff officers.

They are familiar with the geography of mountains and rivers and have a broad perspective on warfare. The disadvantage is that the actual command ability is enough, and it is enough to stay by Zhao Han's side to come up with ideas, and it is absolutely impossible to throw them out to fight.

There is also Gu Yanwu, who also has a national vision, but his task is mainly to compile books.

"Governor, there are a large number of scholars petitioning outside the door!"

"Ignore it!"

The sealed boat sent by the imperial court has arrived in Nanjing, and the news naturally leaks out.

The prince and princess actually went south, and the emperor wanted to canonize Zhao Han as the king of Wu, and he also wanted to marry Princess Kunxing?

The scholars in Nanjing City were overjoyed, and then felt inexplicably angry, because Zhao Han actually did not accept the canonized personnel!

These scholars, led by Chen Danzhen and Li Yiyuan, are kneeling outside the Governor's Mansion at the moment.

In addition, they also sent a boat to inform Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai, hoping that these two leaders of the Restoration Society could go to Nanjing to preside over the overall situation.

Zhang Pu was sick for more than half a year, almost dying, and he didn't have much effort to jump up and down.

Zhang Cai was a governor in Fujian, good at government and love the people, and he could be a county official after ideological training, and now he has gone to Anhui to take up his post as an official.

"Zhao Dudu, the Ming Emperor married the princess, and secretly sent the prince to Nanjing, and also canonized the governor as the king of Wu. Why does the governor refuse to accept this inheritance? Jiangshan Sheji Zhisi, His Majesty has repeatedly issued an edict against himself, and the governor can let His Majesty take the Zen position, and continue the Ming Dynasty! ”

At the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Chen Dan shouted vigorously.

Li Yiyuan raised his arms and shouted: "Emperor Chongzhen's Zen position, continue the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Emperor Chongzhen's Zen throne, continue the Ming Dynasty!"

About 200 or so scholars shouted together, and finally they simply knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

The Ming Dynasty was founded nearly 300 years ago, and both the government and the people had feelings.

Especially scholars, many are willing to die for the Ming Dynasty. Now there is the best choice, that is, Zhao Han marries a princess, is named King Wu, accepts the Zen throne as the emperor, and raises troops to sweep the world.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty can continue, Zhao Han can also ascend the throne and become the emperor, and he can also exterminate the Tartars and Liukou.

Isn't it beautiful to have everything covered?

The slogan of the Zen position was shouted, not to mention the idle scholars, even many officials were moved.

It's just that due to Zhao Han's prestige, those officials under Zhao Han don't dare to jump out for the time being.

There were more and more onlookers, and there were constantly scholars joining, and the entrance to the Governor's Mansion was blocked.

Suddenly, a group of officials rushed to persuade him: "You ministers should disperse, if you disturb the law and order and block the streets, you can be punished according to the law." ”

Chen Danzhen immediately roared: "We are planning for the world, how can it be regarded as disturbing the peace?" ”

The official was also angry, if this matter was not handled well, he would definitely have to eat and hang, and reprimanded sharply: "You people don't know anything, you don't eat and drink when you toast." Now I'm giving you three options; First, disperse immediately; second, squatting in prison for half a month, taking care of food expenses, and paying a fine; Third, take turns cleaning this street for half a year! ”

Li Yiyuan stood up: "A gentleman seeks for the country, why is he afraid of prison?" Come and catch me! ”

"How can Brother Siwen be imprisoned alone? Count me in jail! Chen Danzhen also stood up, holding his head high and glaring at the official.

"Count me in!"

"Catch me, catch me!"

More than 30 more people came forward one after another.

The official said angrily: "When I don't dare? Take it all away! ”

Just when the officials were arresting people, a large number of scholars scattered as birds and beasts, and in the end only twenty-six people were left waiting to be arrested.

Two days later.

Zhao Han asked, "Are you all on a hunger strike?" ”

Zheng Sen replied: "According to the county government, they are all on hunger strike, not eating a mouthful of food, not drinking a mouthful of water. ”

"Then let them starve." Zhao Han sneered.

Li Banghua sighed: "It's because I didn't think it through, the governor really shouldn't accept the title of King Wu." ”

If you accept the canonization, I don't know how many scholars will run out and suggest that Zhao Han succeed the Ming Emperor.

The county jail.

On the third day of starvation, at last a scholar could not bear it and cried out weakly: "I want to eat, I want to eat!" ”

Soon a jailer brought the food.

Anyway, during the detention, the food expenses need to be paid by themselves, and this meal is very rich, and it turned out to be authentic Jinling roast duck.

For a while, the prison was full of aroma, and the rest of the soldiers couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"I'm going to eat it too!" A few more scholars compromised.

Li Yiyuan's stomach growled and said, "The one surnamed Zhao won't really starve us to death, right?" We're a lifter! ”

Chen Dan was quite frustrated: "He was born as a thief, and it is estimated that he really dares to starve to death." ”

The sound of chewing roast duck came from the side, and the aroma was mouth-watering. Li Yiyuan swallowed his saliva and said: "Why don't you save your life first, the great plan of the country, slow down, and wait for Mr. Ximing (Zhang Pu) to come?" ”

"It should be like this," Chen Danzhen was so hungry that he almost didn't have the strength to speak, he really didn't have the perseverance to go on a hunger strike, and shouted dizzily, "I want to eat roast duck!" ”