Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 269 Before Departure

When Wang Zheng walked out of the mansion, the dusk was already deep.

Nancheng District was originally the area with the most concentrated shops in Kaiyang, but at this time, servants and slaves who had finished their work naturally appeared in the streets and alleys one after another. Compared with when they came, the flow of people was much denser.

Pedestrians who were eager to go home were in a hurry, and the dust from the trampling was blown by the cool evening wind, and they saw gray particles floating everywhere, a vast expanse.

It has been occupied for a long time, and since the heavenly army has never been able to invade their own lives and property, the fear of the people will naturally fade away. Although the army and the people are not united, they no longer avoid it.

At this moment, although Wang Zheng was wearing ordinary clothes, the guards around him were all wearing armor and carrying knives. As a result, although the common people did not dare to speak loudly, they whispered and pointed at them from time to time.

The most important thing is that these people gathered together in a mess, which can't be said to block them, but it also slowed down Wang Zheng and his group's return to the county mansion.

Seeing this, the leader of the soldiers was about to step forward to clear the way for the general, but was stopped by Wang Zheng with a wave of his hand.

This scene actually made him very familiar, and he was also very pleased.

For those who are familiar with it, it is naturally because it reminds Wang Zheng of the evening rush hours when he got off work every day in his previous life. This will make ordinary people depressed and depressed, and the bustling bustle will make the rulers of the city see prosperity.

What is gratifying is that Wang Zheng can see from it that the people of Kaiyang are already accepting and getting used to his rule and his army.

They may still be afraid, but they no longer regard these yellow scarves as poisonous snakes and beasts.

This has been hard to come by.

Wang Zheng is very clear that this result is nothing more than the result of the implementation of the Anmin Decree. After all, the people are the most practical, and they look at actions rather than words.

It is always easier to destroy than to construct.

Small things like giving way to the people may not make them support and love their own family more, but if they do fight with the people, it may lose the hard-won harmony.

The people's impression of a leader and an army is the accumulation of countless details.

More importantly, what he and the Tianjun are doing now is still more difficult to change the image than to establish the image.

So the whole group reined in their horses and stopped on one side until night fell. They finally passed the Nancheng District and returned to the county mansion. Smoke from cooking houses filled the city.

Mi Heng and Yu Jin had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time, but Wang Zheng had an idea in Pengcheng before to let his army marry the local people. After this idea was put forward, it was also recognized by everyone, and now Kaiyang is also preparing for it. this matter.

First of all, it is natural to start with the generals and the heavenly soldiers. Yu Jin is the highest officer in Kaiyang, and Mi Heng is the chief counselor of the king's government.

Of course, in later generations, there is still a saying that the leader opens his mouth and the subordinates run away. In fact, sometimes it is more than execution. Wang Zheng thought together, except for the final implementation, and even how to implement it, the details of the regulations are also up to Mi Heng and Yu Jin. .

In front of the negative window, the night ban has already begun to be enforced. At this hour, the hustle and bustle of the whole city is coming to an end. Looking at the undulating cornices in front of him, Wang Zheng murmured: "Our army can occupy this place now. , and even going from having nothing and nothing, to occupying two counties and occupying dozens of cities, it is all thanks to the bloody battles of the brothers."

"But even so." Wang Zheng looked back at the two of them, and said solemnly: "In the future, you must not forcefully plunder or rob women."

That day when I heard Mi Heng talk about Wu Sheng killing hundreds of people because of a thief, Wang Zheng was quite surprised, not because Wu Sheng did such a thing, but because he didn't know anything about it before.

Later, I reflected on it. The so-called gain is bound to be loss. With the help of the system, Wang Zheng naturally has absolute control over the army under his command, but it also makes him often ignore many things.

Those things may have happened, but because neither the generals nor the system felt that the interests of the king were harmed, so even if they did, the king would not know.

Forget about the previous ones, Wang Zheng does not hope that there will be some things that he does not want to see in the future.

Yu Jin was taken aback, but he was not stupid enough to deny it directly, he knew more clearly what Wang Zheng meant when he said "in the future", he meant that this marriage should not be overpowering, and he said: "Don't worry, general, these things are just to strengthen me. The foundation of the army in Xuzhou is entirely voluntary."

"That's good." Wang Zheng nodded, skipping the past and getting straight to the point: "Then tell me, how to handle it?"

"My lord." You Heng came out and said in a loud voice: "First of all, since it is a marriage, our intention is to draw out the scope first. Officials who have been executed for crimes before, and the wives and concubines of military generals are not included in this case."

Wang Zheng nodded, this is what it should be, since the enmity has been forged, he must not lead the wolf into the house.

"Secondly, there are currently 150 lieutenant-level generals in Langya in the entire army, including 35 married and 110 nine unmarried. The former can be given as concubines by these confiscated noble families, maids of officials, and the like."

"This method is not bad." Wang Zheng's eyes lit up. Indeed, he only considered the feelings of single dogs, but he also worked for himself. If he only rewarded the latter and ignored the former, it may not be a suspicion of favoring one over the other.

You must know that most of these generals were just refugees a year ago. To put it bluntly, the wives that can be married under such circumstances may not be outstanding. Rhythm, singing and dancing, if you can send her as a concubine, it can be regarded as winning people's hearts.

"The latter is to choose the loyal officials in each city, the daughters of the prominent families, and accept them as the main wife." Mi Heng continued: "Since it is the Lord's grace, there is no need to pay for the dowry of generals, and it is up to you The army will buy it together, and I have ordered people to count the list of suitable families, and the results will be roughly available within two or three days."

"That's right." Wang Zheng nodded. You Heng was smart and had seen his vague scruples about the aristocratic family. The so-called suitable family is not a rich family.

The so-called effective from top to bottom, the Heavenly Army has a large number of people now, no matter how capable the king is, he can't let everyone get married and start a career. As long as the generals and the local people are integrated, the soldiers below will naturally follow suit.

After talking about this matter, since Wang Zheng was going to leave Langya soon, the three of them discussed other matters.

The Department of Capturing and Pirates was built very quickly. In just one day, Wang Zheng selected more than [-] qualified candidates from the Tianjun, and they will be distributed to various cities one after another. In addition, Mi Heng is also in the name of General Tiangong Send an official document to Xu Fang, Wu Sheng and others, asking them to select garrisons and indigenous people in their own city to gather enough manpower.

As for the two centers of Pengcheng and Kaiyang, according to the established idea, all the owners of the arresting and robbery departments are all served by Wang Zheng's personal soldiers.They are civilian officials in name, but they are still organized according to the military system, and their leaders are respectively called the captain of the arresting robber and the captain of the arresting robber.

Of course, under Mi Heng's implicit suggestion, Wang Zheng also specifically did not choose people from Zhao county or even Qi county.

With the gradual expansion of the army, the factions and hilltops in the army are basically Wu Sheng and Xu Fang, and there is another point that is becoming more and more obvious, that is, the proportion of Zhao County people in the backbone force is getting higher and higher. bigger and bigger.No way, let alone the longest time they have followed Wangzheng. Due to many reasons, there were basically few tough battles in the year of the uprising, few casualties, but a lot of credit. This phenomenon is also normal.

Naturally, even if there is a system guarantee, Wang Zheng must pay attention to this point.

On a bigger scale, Wu Sheng killed hundreds of people at once in Linzi, and this happened without Wang Zheng knowing anything about it. Wang Zheng never wants to have this happen again, so it is best for the arresting and robber department to be the largest in the current Heavenly Army. Factions don't matter, so there can be no entanglement, and the influence of the army can be kicked out to the maximum extent, and business affairs can be done in a business-like manner, so that you can better understand the spirit of the king's government and execute the orders of the king's government.

To put it mildly, the Bureau of Capturing and Pirates only catches thieves in name, but because of the right to collect intelligence, it actually assumes a certain responsibility for supervising the local area.Since it is necessary to supervise the locality, it is necessary to reduce the relationship between people and the sophistication of the same township and county.

The current Department of Catching Pirates can be said to be dominated by some of the old Yellow Turbans brought by Zhang Rao, and some Xuzhou people who joined the system after surrendering.

However, it is easy to talk about local thieves, but these people have no experience in intelligence collection. Wang Zheng does not have this, and neither does Mi Heng. On the contrary, Yu Jin is well-informed and knows a thing or two, so he can barely brainstorm and outline a framework.I can't eat a fat man in one bite, the framework is in place, and the specific details can only be understood and supplemented slowly at work.

After stamping the last seal, Wang Zheng stretched himself.

Not counting the Kaiyang Police Department, in the other dozen or so cities of the Langya Kingdom alone, there are thirty or forty letters of appointment for the large and small bureaucrats in the police station.In order to show importance, each appointment book was originally planned to be drafted by Mi Heng and written by Wang Zheng himself. However, after seeing Wang Zheng's dog-climbing official script, Mi Heng, who joined the system, resisted the urge to speak sarcasm, but immediately waved it away. Wang Zheng, who was talking about it, made all the decisions.

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Wang Zheng touched his nose in embarrassment, and quickly changed the topic: "How is the progress of the cooperative?"

"Returning to my lord, the official document has been sent to all places." Mi Heng said seriously: "There are more than a hundred villages under the jurisdiction of Kaiyang alone, and Heng has already started work in the past few days."

"It's better to speed up." It's not that he doesn't trust Mi Heng, but the current time is really too precious.

Wang Zheng reminded: "Now is the time for spring plowing. One day later, the autumn harvest in the next few months will be less harvested. Try to finalize the prototype of the cooperative as soon as possible."

"Here."

"All kinds of people's needs, such as salt and cloth, will be distributed from the government treasury after the demand and demand of each city are reported. Half of the money sold by cooperatives and consignment stores will be handed over to the army, and [-]% will be kept in each city. The city is for civilian use, temporarily hand it over to the Envoy to Advise the Farmers; the rest will be given to you as the governor of Pengcheng."

The civil administration has just started, and for now, it is still difficult to distinguish between the military and the civilians.Including Pengcheng and Kaiyang General Manager's Office, the civil and government offices in various cities basically have no money, and they have to go to Wang Zheng for everything.

The most troublesome thing is that Xu Fang, who was in charge of this before, is now in Pengcheng, and Ni Heng has to start from scratch for many things, first understand the storage in the army, and then ration them.

Speaking of which, his current official position has not yet been determined, but he already holds great power. It is hard to say who is more important, Kaiyang or Pengcheng, but at present, Kaiyang, where Wang Zheng is in charge, is the real center of the Heavenly Army. Administration, people's livelihood, and even all affairs other than the army are handled by Mi Heng alone.

In his previous life, he had the poisonous tongue of a "clerk" until his death. During this period of time, he lived a very happy life. After all, no matter whether he is high-minded or unruly, men always love power in their bones. No right, why right?
In the final analysis, nothing but human property.There are people, money, and things. This is the greatest right in the world.

With such real power in hand, Mi Heng naturally doesn't care whether he has a false name or not.

This is also a matter of no choice. Although Yuan Shu sent the seal of the governor of Xuzhou, which is a false name, Wang Zheng has not yet considered whether to wash his hands and go ashore immediately. At present, all the officials under his command are still miscellaneous officials.

If you are happy, you are happy, but You Heng is still calm, not overjoyed, and reminds Wang Zheng: "My lord, once the cooperative is established, the amount of money and goods used by local civil affairs will increase. My lord said before that each city should keep [-]% of it for itself." , It’s true that you can see the small things, and you can see thousands of miles, and you have the foresight.”

Oh, it's rare, are you flattering too?
Glancing at Mi Heng, Wang Zheng saw that this girl is in a good mood recently, smiled, and said, "Leave aside the other cities, you can figure out how much goods Kaiyang City needs?"

Although Wen Chou was shot and killed, the negative impact has not subsided. Since that war, foreign merchants have disappeared. Yanzhou is fighting in the west, Qingzhou in the north, and Donghai in the east. It doesn't matter for three or two months. The households always have some reserves, which can barely be used, and they can get by so-so.Over time, once the people's own reserves are exhausted, the pressure on the government will increase.

"Other things are easier to say. Both Pengcheng and Langya have salt and iron ore." Mi Heng thought for a while and said, "If you want to talk about the shortage, it may be cloth and medicinal materials. In fact, it is iron, and there is also a foresight."

"The iron produced in the smelting field is barely enough for the military. Now all the blacksmiths in the cities have been conscripted into the army by the lord. Heng has been traveling among the people these days to observe the people's sentiments. In fact, there are many people in the outer city who lack iron, and even Some don’t even have a tripod or an iron cauldron.”

"Ironware and cloth are in short supply, and other things can be used to replace them. Only medicinal materials are available. The common people are sick, almost to the point where there is no doctor to see and no medicine to use.

"I don't know if my lord has noticed. Speaking of it, whether it is Taiping Dao or Wudou Mijiao, the power has grown in the past ten years. It is because of the lack of medical treatment among the people, let alone medicine, that's why everyone in the family who is sick and sick seeks the divine way. Fu Shui, this is also a last resort."

"This is the case all over the world in the Han Dynasty, and Xuzhou has been fighting for many years, and it is extremely serious!"

Wang Zheng knew that there was a lack of medical care in the city.The emergence of this situation is due to the lack of business contacts, and also the reason that most of the doctors and medicines were conscripted into the army when the city was broken.But I didn't expect it to be so scarce.

In fact, it is not limited to civilians. After several battles, even in the army, there is not much medicine left.

If it goes on like this, no matter how much experience you have, it will be useless to keep showing miracles.

The promotion to the ranks of soldiers only improves their physical fitness and makes their vitality more tenacious to resist diseases and injuries. However, if there is no medicine or treatment, it is still a slow death.

Wang Zheng frowned, his family has the Mi family's route, and he can bring back the medicine, but the army must be given priority, and civilians cannot use it, so what should we do?
"Organize doctors and doctors, arrange Tianfu soldiers, and private companies to gather more herbs. Let's rescue the emergency first." Wang Zheng thought for a while, and said:

"Tomorrow, I will take five hundred cavalrymen from the Heavenly Punishment Battalion to Langya!"

In the final analysis, the shortage of materials needs to be resolved through trade.

As for this point, Wang Zheng can only seek help from the gentry at present, and to cooperate with the gentry in Langya, he must first meet Wang and Yan face to face.

The Mi family is far away in the East China Sea, Wang Zheng can give Mi Zhu and Mi Fang time to think about it.

The two companies that are already under their control have no room for change.

Either cooperate and eat this toast.

Either
(End of this chapter)