August 14, morning.

Wuchang Prefecture, Jiangxia County. (The Wuchang Mansion of the Ming Dynasty had Wuchang County under its jurisdiction, but Wuchang County was not a prefecture, and the prefecture was Jiangxia County, which was equivalent to Wuchang in later generations.) Wuchang County in the Ming Dynasty was Ezhou in later generations)

The cool autumn breeze blows in from the window of the small building, waking people up, and the feeling is very refreshing.

The smell of blood in the air, which only existed in the illusion, made Shen Shuren refresh.

After coming to this world and struggling for two and two quarters, he was finally able to have a state capital equivalent to the provincial capital city of later generations as his jurisdiction.

Although, for the time being, he only has the military defense power of this Wuchang Mansion, and has no civil and financial power. If you want to fully grasp all the power in the local area, you will have to survive for a few months, until next year.

But in any case, with the administrative power of four state capitals and the military power of six state capitals, he can barely be regarded as a provincial-level feudal official. The territory he really mastered was equal to half of Hubei in later generations.

Shen Shuren just arrived in Jiangxia County yesterday and stayed in the yamen of the Wuchang prefect as his temporary stay. At this moment, of course, there can't really be a smell of blood in the air,

And the reason why he has this refreshing hallucination is entirely because he was proud yesterday-

Before he came, he did a good job of intelligence work in advance, and learned about the Wuchang garrison, which were the nails and eyeliner left by Zuo Liangyu. He also took advantage of the laxity and paralysis of these officers before he took office to arrest some criminal evidence in advance, such as "excessive drinking in the army, failure to meet the generals, and irregular patrols at the city gates."

Then, as soon as he took office, he logically carried out the military law, beheaded a thousand generals, removed a battalion garrison and some other officers, and the dismissed people were also beaten with military sticks first.

Only then did the guards in Wuchang and Hanyang be solemn, knowing that Shen Bingbei was not as easy to provoke as the original civilian officials.

Originally, some people tried to resist, but when they heard that Zuo Liangyu was on Nanyang's side, they were all stiffened by Shen Bingbei in front of him, and General Zuo's dismissal was also Shen Bingbei's strategy. So even those who have the heart to make trouble can only stop there.

Subsequently, Shen Shuren was well versed in the essence of slapping a date, and on the same day, he checked the military salary accounts in the army until late at night, and on the one hand, he applied for a few officers who ate empty salaries and concealed reports more seriously, and they could deal with it as they wanted.

On the other hand, some problems of empty salaries and bad debts that are really unclear and have insufficient evidence for a long time are counted on the nails left by Zuo Liangyu, so that others dare not sympathize with their death and dismissal.

In the end, Shen Shucai said strongly that he would find out the actual number of soldiers in each battalion within a few months, but from then on, he would also ensure that the military salary would be paid absolutely in full, and there would be no need for each guard and battalion to honor themselves for kickbacks. He has inter-provincial commercial taxes on the Huangzhou and Wuchang rivers, which can be withheld and paid directly to the army, which is absolutely guaranteed.

I heard that the military salary could be received in full and in full in the future, and the military attaché, who was still a little unwilling, was completely relented at once.

After all, the guards of the Ming Dynasty are now generally only equivalent to two or three percent of the number of soldiers when the quota is full, and the military salary in hand is often less than half of the full amount, and the officers at all levels have to eat and take the card to lose more than half, and in the end, even if there are only two percent of the soldiers left, the military salary received by each soldier is still less than half of the standard quota.

At that time, there was the most miserable guard station, in western Liaoning, the standard six coins of silver for one person, and finally deducted four points, that is, only one-fifteenth of the standard amount of military salary was issued to the soldiers, and the rest of the silver was either in deficit at the beginning, or it was greedy at all levels.

Shen Shuren dared to say that it was absolutely paid in full, and he also sent the silver in August on the same day, saying that it was for everyone to advance for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Immediately won back a considerable part of the morale of the army.

"The First Evolution"

The three fires of the new official are also perfectly burned. For the territory that was originally ruled by warlords, it is necessary to combine grace and power in this way.

After the reform of the gold, it is cool to embezzle the gold to raise the army, although the silver is theoretically issued by the imperial court, but Shen Shuren knows that in the long run, these soldiers will only accept his personal feelings.

Knowing that it is the Shen soldiers who are capable, their hands and eyes are open to the sky, and they are the celebrities in front of His Majesty and the elder of the pavilion, they can win the interests of so many small groups for the Huguang army.

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"How did the officers and men of the battalion behave last night, and did they complain about those who were punished by military law? Reward the army and let them enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival, no one will deduct it, right? ”

Shen Shuren first arrived, and after getting up, he cleaned up and had breakfast, and there was no woman to serve, so he could only be Ding Shenfu, who had already been the confidant of Qianzong, and served with a group of personal soldiers.

Shen Shuren drank the fish fillet porridge made of cheap tilapia, and without wasting time, he casually asked about the military situation.

Shen Fu really knew what the young master was concerned about, and he could answer: "All the camps are very stable, and the festival has also been ordered to go down, and I have checked it repeatedly." Make sure that a thousand tilapia per battalion, three hundred white-feathered chickens, and twenty large white pigs will not be deducted. ”

Shen Shuren nodded: "We worked hard to make meritorious service as an official and fought bloody promotions, and only then did we fight 20,000 soldiers and horses." This time, Wuchang was able to pick up two guards for nothing, and Hanyang also had one. This is a little trick, and it was taken from Zuo Liangyu for nothing, and it must be reformed well to win the hearts of the people and the army as soon as possible. ”

Shen Fu promised one by one, and after agreeing to all the business, he reminded: "Young master, after we arrived yesterday, you said that you would be stationed in Wuchang in the future, and I will send the ship to Huangzhou to pick up the family, and I should return today."

The festival is approaching, don't worry too much about the young master, the military affairs have been busy for more than four months, so let's rest for a few days first. ”

"Got it, you can get busy." Shen Shuren expressed his understanding and waved his hand to retreat.

He has indeed been busy for too long, not that he can't touch the ground, but that Erhe, Ma Shouying, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong don't let him be idle. also has to deal with Chongzhen's suspicion and calculation Zuo Liangyu, can it be transferred from the beginning of April to the present.

Shen Shuren decided to treat himself, and he was not busy with official business that day, but just took dozens of elite soldiers who were skilled in archery and horses to go out of the city to hang out and go hunting.

In later generations, he also came to Wuhan to play, and knew that in later generations, Wuhan would have to go to Liangzi Lake between Huanggang and Ezhou.

Now more than 300 years earlier, the development around Wuchang is not very prosperous, even the East Lake, a place where later generations were wrapped in the city by the "Three Rings", was still an absolute countryside at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but it was not too far out of the city.

If you want to play archery and hunting, you can go out of the city and ride a horse for ten miles, and you can go anywhere if you want to graze and fish.

Shen Shuren was the first time to go out of the city in Wuchang at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and after walking a short distance, he noticed that this place was really full of puddles and wetlands, and the terrain was no less humid than Wuzhong, which was very different from Wuhan more than 300 years later.

It is estimated that in the past 300 years, the local people have continued to manage the wetlands, dig deep and shallow, renovate the wetlands into small lakes, and pile up the shallow places into polders. Nowadays, people are floating in things, and if there is a government organization, it will definitely be able to manage it well and improve the capacity of water conservancy and water storage.

The disaster of the Xiaoice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty, in the final analysis, is the impermanence of floods and droughts, which can improve the water storage capacity of a place and regulate the peaks and valleys, which is definitely beneficial to the people and people's livelihood.

Shen Shuren ran a horse and hunted in a circle, and couldn't help but commit occupational diseases, and looked at the mountains and rivers with the eyes of water conservancy planners, where the swamp should be shallow and the polders should be piled up, where should continue to dig deep to provide silt, and after digging deep, they can also raise Qingjiang fish tilapia, all of which are very happy.

It took most of the day to hunt and survey the terrain, and before I knew it, it was getting late. The Sinking Tree Man was thinking about whether to ride his horse back to the city, when suddenly a team of chariots and horses came west on the north shore of the East Lake and went straight to the Sinking Tree Man's horse team.

Shen Shuren was wondering, and soon a fast horse came to summon the message, and when he got closer, Shen Shuren recognized it as his own family, and the family Ding said respectfully:

"Young master, I was sent by Uncle Fu to Huangzhou to pick up the family roll. Just now I sent someone back to the city to report the news, I heard that the young master you came to swim in the lake, so I changed the route and went straight here, today I want to arrange a mansion and manor outside the city to rest? ”

Shen Shuren had never bothered about such a trivial matter, and asked casually, "Is there a suitable place?" ”

Jia Ding replied: "Young master, you forgot, before Zhang Xianzhong wanted to send someone to assassinate the king of the domain in Huguang and send people to make trouble. Although Wuchang did not succeed in entering the city, there was also a lot of turmoil, and some dignitaries were killed and died. ”

Shen Shuren nodded, it turned out to be the kind of manor left by a rich man whose entire clan was killed by Zhang Xianzhong, so he didn't bother to go back to the city directly, and first found an ownerless lakeview manor to live in by the East Lake.

In the end, he chose a garden that was convicted and confiscated under Zuo Liangyu, although the decoration was rude and a little heroic, but it was indeed comfortable to live in.

Of course, there must be strict security measures for the Shenshu people to stay, at least stronger than the security measures of Oda Nobunaga in Honnoji Temple. I am not afraid that Zhang Xianzhong will have another brain convulsion, and send an infiltration team to sabotage hundreds of miles away.

The Shen family is so rich, and there is never a shortage of mansions and manors, but it is quite exciting to be able to pick up other people's for nothing, who doesn't want to drift in vain.

It would be better if it was the property of his political opponent or his political enemy's subordinates, Shen Shuren enjoyed this state of being hated by others and unable to do anything about him.

After a simple bath and change of clothes, it is indeed a good feeling to find a place with the best view in the lakeview manor, facing the open East Lake, making a nest with corn kernels to catch billfish, and waiting for the maids who have just picked up from Huangzhou to prepare dinner for him.

Before the dinner was finished, a group of beauties had already surrounded Shen Shuren, rubbing his shoulders and back, and whispering softly, it was Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun, who had not seen him for four months.

Since the start of the war, the Shenshu people have been running around, and it is impossible to take women with them, which is too dangerous and not enough to pity the jade.

Chen Yuanyuan has been with him for more than a year and a half, and he is already familiar with the road, and he has been alone for more than four months, and he is inevitably lonely.

At this moment, when they meet again, after bathing cleanly, they pestered their sons like swimming fish, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and saying something goodbye.

While helping to peel the grapes, even the seeds were carefully picked with the tip of the tongue, and then fed to the child. On the other hand, he talked about the recent events at home.

Chen Yuanyuan stuffed a seeded grape into his mouth, and said softly: "Son, over there in Suzhou, I just sent a message a few days ago that Sister Xiaowan gave birth to a daughter. The slave family has not moved, so you should also reward you with a little more chance.

Don't talk about Junjun, your mouth is always a liar. Last year, I told Xiaowan that I would come back after the Jinshi exam in two months, but I waited for more than half a year.

This time, too, after humiliating Zuo Liangyu in Xiaogan, he said that he would officially accept Junjun in a few days, but he personally led the troops to the expedition three days later, which has been four months.

I have helped Junjun's sister trim her eyebrows several times, and the eyebrows near the bridge of her nose will be shaved clean as soon as they grow out, so as to cover up the past, otherwise she would have been seen through and known that she was still a virgin. ”

Shen Shuren pretended to have a blank face, and punished and patted: "Isn't my military situation like fire, and I didn't lead the troops to go out to fight for a big thing, you still dare to disagree!" To be my woman, you have to have this kind of psychological preparation, and it is normal to wait for two or three days and wait for half a year! ”

Chen Yuanyuan enjoyed the feeling of being beaten very much, and soon his eyes were like silk, curled up like a kitten, and he was willing to be tortured more.