Zhu Ming appointed these officials as county magistrates, and there was no way to do it, because there were too many territories to expand this time.

The team on the Sichuan side was promoted to one to three levels as a whole, and was mainly sent to Shaanxi, Huainan, and Jingxi to serve. A large number of reserve cadres and officials have become county officials or chief bookkeepers, and the original assistant officials have served as county commanders.

As for Zhu Ming's old friends, the lowest level is also Zhizhou.

The students who followed Zhu Ming, at least the county order, some have reached the state level, and Chen Dong is in charge of the Inspectorate.

At this moment, Zhu Guoxiang was rushing to Kaifeng with his subordinate officials.

The seed master led more than 10,000 western troops to Tongguan to spread the news, persuading the seed master to return to the Zhu family and hand over the line of Xianyang, Chang'an, and Tongguan.

The seed master Dao came to Tongguan in person, and the identities of the two brothers were very peculiar.

"Brother, give up, Da Song is hopeless." The planter stood at the bottom of the pass and shouted.

The planter said, "You come up and speak." ”

A basket fell, pulling the planter up.

Taneshi asked, "How did Tokyo fall out?" ”

The planter said, "Defeat yourself." There is a shortage of food in the city, and the officials are still exploiting and deducting them, and the soldiers and civilians are privately consecrating the city. The emperor fled alone and was caught outside the city, and the city was in chaos, but Marshal Zhu led troops into the city to quell the chaos. ”

"Lost Tokyo without firing a single shot?" Seed Master Dao was surprised.

"But there was no shot." The planter said bitterly.

The seed master said helplessly: "That's it, the will of heaven is like this, and it is not human power that can be recovered." ”

The seed master said: "Your grandson (Chong Yanchong) has been appointed as the chief general of the two Huai. The plantation army on the Shaanxi side must be reduced to only 9,000. I have 3,000 soldiers, and my brother has 6,000 soldiers. Retired soldiers will receive three yuan each, and their families will be exempted from paying taxes of five acres for five years. ”

"I understand, I will hand over the military power." Seed Master Dao immediately knew what Zhu Ming meant.

Since the farmer is obedient, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

Zhu Ming directly took away the military power of the seed master and the seed master, and asked them to become civilian officials. The Chongjia Army was renamed the Zhongshun Army and was reduced to only 9,000 people, handed over to the commander of Chongxi, and placed under the command of Yang Zhi.

In this way, Guanzhong was completely surnamed Zhu, and the government and the army were absorbed.

The real headache is Liu Yanqing and Zhekeqiu, one in northern Shaanxi and the other in northern Shanxi. They may be able to pass on the decision, but they are definitely unwilling to hand over their territory and army, so they are forced to rush and maybe directly join the Western Xia and Jin Kingdom.

The seed master also said: "Liu Xi and Liu Qi brothers, you can also keep 3,000 soldiers and go to fight against Western Xia immediately." Marshal Zhu said that this time against Western Xia, his brother can join the army. ”

is not allowed to lead the troops, temporarily throw Yang Zhi as the chief of staff, and then come back as a civilian official after the war.

With such strict precautions, the Seed Master Dao did not resist in the slightest, and nodded: "It's okay not to bring troops, it saves a lot of trouble." ”

The brothers sacrificed Tongguan and Han Shizhong sent troops to receive it.

Then he sacrificed Chang'an and Xianyang, and Yang Zhi sent troops to receive them.

The brothers Liu Xi and Liu Qi, who assisted in defending the city in Chang'an, were unable to resist and were forced to surrender to the Zhu family.

On the Taiyuan side, Yinshuke was still besieging the city, and Zhang Xiaochun kept sending people for help.

After Jang Guang-do stabilized in Gyeonggi, he led 20,000 men north.

And it was bypassed from Tongguan, because the Jin soldiers firmly occupied Zhending, and stuck Jingcheng with Chengtianzhai (Niangzi Pass). If Zhang Guangdao takes the Hebei route, the rescue battle will definitely become a siege war.

Yang Zhi took the Hanzhong troops and the Shaanxi soldiers who were recruited to fight with the Western Xia to promote peace.

Of the three generals, only Li Bao was idle.

"What's the matter, don't you feel happy?" Zhu Ming asked with a smile.

Li Baoyan was insincere: "No, it's good to stay in Bianliang, it's very rich and prosperous here." ”

Zhu Ming said: "Gyeonggi is an important place, and I don't feel at ease when others command the army, so I keep you by my side." ”

Li Poke didn't believe this kind of nonsense, he knew that he was being beaten.

Zhu Ming said: "Attack the southeast next year, and go and arrest Zhao Ji." ”

Li Bao instantly became energetic, patted his chest and said: "I promise to catch it, I won't teach that faint gentleman to run away!" ”

Zhu Ming said: "Attacking the southeast, the navy is extremely important, you immediately go south to train the sailor." ”

"Yes!" Li Bao got up and took the order.

"Sit down," Zhu Ming admonished, "Discipline in the army, don't relax." Most of the soldiers under your command are bandits, salt lords, and water thieves, and although they are much more obedient than before, they are still not enough compared to friendly troops. It's really not good, deal with a few hard! ”

Li Bao couldn't help but argue: "They didn't harass the people, and the military discipline is excellent." ”

Zhu Ming was a little helpless, Li Bao was angry, and he called the generals under his command brothers, and he couldn't bear to be harsh on many small things, thinking that as long as he didn't harass the people, he could do it.

Prohibitions such as drinking and gambling are common among Li Baojun, and many times he turns a blind eye.

Moreover, Li Bao only said that he would not harass the people, but did not say that he was not allowed to harass the officials. As a result, the generals under his command often dictated to the local officials, and they also shouted and drank in the face of the county order, and some people even attempted to beat the county order in public (they were stopped by their subordinates).

Han Shizhong's troops also have this kind of sign, but most of Han Shizhong's subordinates are from homeless backgrounds, and they are not as arrogant and willful as the group of thieves under Li Bao's command.

Zhu Ming proposed: "If you can't wipe off your face, it's better to come up with a bitter plan." ”

"What kind of bitter meat trick?" Li Bao asked curiously.

Zhu Ming said: "I suddenly went to your army, caught someone gambling, and then beat you with a military stick in public." ”

Li Bao smacked his lips and actually nodded and said, "It's okay." When I was beaten, I took the opportunity to govern the army strictly, and those birdmen had nothing to say. I've been beaten, how many times can they get their butts? ”

The two finalized the details and did what they said.

Zhu Ming raided the barracks on a day and accurately caught a few sergeants to gamble. Then, on the grounds that the army was not strictly governed, Li Bao was arrested and beaten in public.

Waiting for Zhu Ming to leave, Li Bao scolded and beat all his subordinates.

The generals also cursed and went back to pack up their soldiers.

The only thing that surprised Li Bao was that his military judge was replaced by Zhu Ming. The newly appointed military judge is unkind, and he puts on a stinky face all day long, and it seems that everyone owes him hundreds of times.

Li Bao felt that he had been tricked......

Before Zhang Guangdao arrived in Taiyuan, Zhu Guoxiang had already come to Kaifeng, and a large amount of Sichuan grain arrived at the same time.

The prefectures and counties of Sichuan have issued another batch of grain bonds, and the interest rate is much higher than before!

Instead of complaining, the wealthy Sichuan households, who were forced to accept the bonds, were more compliant than before. Because Zhu Ming occupied Kaifeng and captured the Emperor of the Song Kingdom, they were sure that the Zhu father and son were about to change the dynasty.

Last year, corn and sweet potatoes were promoted throughout Sichuan, and this year there was a bumper harvest of corn, and now half of the grain shipped to Tokyo is newly harvested corn.

The purchase restriction policy will continue to be implemented, and the grain control in Kaifeng will not be relaxed until after the summer harvest next year.

All the restaurants in Tokyo have been changed to sell tea, because Zhu Ming does not issue a liquor license, and even if it does, there is not enough food.

"It's finally back." Gao Jingshan stands at the bow of the ship, looking at the Tokyo Castle Wall in the distance.

Zhang Gen asked, "You haven't been back to Beijing for a few years?" ”

Gao Jingshan thought for a while and said, "Six or seven years." The last time I returned to Beijing, I stepped down as the judge of Lizhou Road Transport and sent some money to Cai Jing's henchmen. ”

Zhang Gen smiled: "I never send money to the traitorous party." ”

"Your Excellency doesn't have a backache when you stand and speak," Gao Jingshan joked, "There are many marriages in the Zhang family, and there is no shortage of people to talk to." I'm just a small clan in Shandong, how dare I offend Cai Jing's people? ”

Both of them are in a happy mood, if Zhu Guoxiang is the emperor, they will definitely be the prime minister.

At this time, it was winter, and the river near Kaifeng was about to freeze.

As the city wall got closer and closer, Gao Jingshan asked in a low voice, "Still haven't you been able to convince Zhu Xianggong?" ”

Zhang Gen shook his head: "Zhu Xianggong only wants to be the king, saying that the world is undecided, and it is inconvenient to be the emperor." ”

Gao Jingshan said: "Just being the king is not enough to convince the public, and it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble." ”

Zhang Gen said: "This has to be persuaded by the marshal." It's the name of the country, and there are already strong men, and it doesn't seem beautiful to call them Han again. ”

Gao Jingshan asked: "Zhu Xianggong seems to be from Guangnan?" ”

"It's like that, but I don't look like it," Zhang Gen guessed, "I'm afraid it's an excuse to avoid disaster." ”

Gao Jingshan said: "If Marshal Zhu's place of office, the country name can also be called Wei, Qi, Liang, and Shu. ”

Zhao Kuangyin named the country Song, because he had been the envoy of the Song Zhou Festival.

Zhu Ming has been the governor of several times, so naturally he can also use those place names, anyway, there are a lot of choices.

Zhang Gen pondered: "The taste of Shu is too strong, and Wei Guo and Liang are not beautiful, but Qi can be considered." ”

Neither of them took Song Huizong in their eyes, although Zhao Ji was "a tiger in the southeast", he was just a paper tiger, and he could quickly take it by sending tens of thousands of troops.

On the contrary, it is Zhong Xiang, who has to fight a dozen lives.

In the blink of an eye, the opening has arrived.

Zhu Ming led a large number of officials and soldiers, who were standing by the Huimin River, waiting for hundreds of people to come to see the excitement.

A team of sergeants opened the way, Zhu Guoxiang took his wife and concubine off the boat, and Mrs. Yan and a few children followed. Zhu Ming's wife, concubines, and children are also in the team.

Sichuan officials were headed by Zhang Gen and Gao Jingshan.

Even the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan soldiers and horses, Zhao Shu, who confronted Zhu Ming and fought, were in the team at the moment. This Great Song Sect has been imprisoned for more than half a year, and I don't know how Zhu Guoxiang subdued him.

"Meet the Minister!"

Zhu Ming led the officials and civilians to shout in unison, and even many people took the initiative to kneel.

That kind of grand scene made Zhu Guoxiang feel full of pride, and a feeling that the world was in my hands came to his face.

No wonder they all like to be emperors!

Zhu Guoxiang thought to himself, I haven't been an emperor yet, I already enjoy it a little, power is really a man's aphrodisiac.

Zhu Ming stepped forward to salute again, and winked at his wife and concubine.

Zhu Guoxiang said with a smile: "I have lost a lot of weight and turned black." ”

"Can you not be skinny? The Jin people are not easy to deal with, although they haven't fought much, they have to be on guard all day long," Zhu Ming complained bitterly, "Taking Kaifeng is more tiring than before entering the city." I can't believe the officials here, just wait for you to come over with the Sichuan team. ”

Zhu Guoxiang nodded and said, "Let's talk about it in the first city." ”

(End of chapter)