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Chapter 377 Thousands of scholars, millions of soldiers and civilians!

News of the disaster at the border of Qi and Jin spread from north to south.

As early as September 25, the Huaibei Stock Exchange experienced a wave of stock price declines.

Two days later, the news that Qi and Jin clashed beside the boundary river and caused more than 100 Jin soldiers to be killed and injured gradually spread in Huaibei.

Even if the people in Huaibei are more or less worried, they are far more confident in their own soldiers than the Qi court and the border people in Hebei.

First, the Huaibei Army, which had repeatedly won battles, gave them an almost superstitious trust.

Secondly, Huaibei is too far away from the northern border and cannot feel the tense atmosphere of Hebei Road.

On the other hand, the officials in the Huaibei system were not as relaxed as the common people. On the 27th, the Henan Road pacification envoy Chen Jingyan began to recruit grain and grass and civilian men from several prefectures in Huaibei. At the same time, he wrote to Yang Zhen, the governor of Shouzhou, and asked his third brigade to recruit ten new troops. The second regiment is ready to leave at any time and escorts grain, grass and winter clothes northward.

Now Caizhou has Tiedan's Second Guards Regiment, and Su Maotou has a newly formed 15th Regiment; Yingzhou has Xiaoxin's 8th Regiment, Guo Tao'er's 11th Regiment, and Lao Meng and Mao Dan's newly formed 13th Regiment. The garrison was not satisfied with the numbers.

Although he currently has a secret agreement with Chen Bokang in the south, Chen Jingyan dare not completely trust his compatriots. After all, Zhou State also regards Jin State as its superior state. It is not impossible that Zhou State fished in troubled waters or was forced by Jin State's pressure to invade Huaibei.

Therefore, the troops garrisoned in the two mansions must not be moved lightly in order to frighten the Zhou Dynasty.

On the contrary, Yang Dalang's third brigade in Shouzhou was fully equipped with four regiments, and five regiments of new troops were training. A regiment was transferred to bring grain to the north to help prevent Shouzhou's defense from being empty.

On the 30th, Chen Jing'an personally brought his brother's letter to Shouzhou. After a night of detailed discussions with Shouzhou Governor Yang Dalang and the prefect You Shiguang, they rushed to Minhe Xincun, Lu'an County, Zhixia on the next day to participate in the completion of the local 'Shark Fin Competition' workshop. ceremony.

This shark's fin restaurant is the second one built in Shouzhou, just over a month later than the 'Chicken Sauce Vegetarian Sausage' restaurant built under the leadership of Chen Jing'an's son Chen Yinglang.

The three village officials Zhu Chun, Guo Lin, and Song Yuansong spent a lot of effort to win this shark fin farm, and there is some talk about the share distribution. Among them, Luliuwei Farm Reclamation accounts for 50% of the shares with technology, and the three people have their own jurisdiction. The village raised funds for 30% of the shares, and the remaining 20% ​​absorbed private capital. It is said that a considerable part of the source of private capital comes from Huainan merchants.

In order to support his son, Zhu Chun's father, Zhu Da, owner of the Bafang Escort Bureau and vice president of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce, and Guo Taoer, the commander of Yingzhou and the commander of the Huaibei Second Brigade, came to the scene in person.

But even though Zhu Da and Guo Lin were disciples of King Chu, Chen Jingan's appearance still surprised and surprised everyone.

As affairs in Huaibei became increasingly heavy, the Yingchuan Chen family played an increasingly important role in the Huaibei family. Many people believed that his family was the first family in Huaibei besides the King of Chu. At most, only the Cai family could compare with the Chen family.

While outsiders only thought that the Henan Road pacifier Chen Jingyan, who was responsible for managing the Huaibei base camp, was the mainstay of the Chen family, insiders knew that the low-key Chen Jing'an was the think tank and literary courage of the King of Chu.

Among senior officials, Chen Jing'an has long been known as a "hidden figure".

After the simple opening ceremony of the workshop, Chen Jingan deliberately found his son who was also attending the ceremony. He had not seen him for several months. Chen Yinglang was obviously darker, but he also looked stronger.

Thinking of what You Shiguang mentioned last night, Chen Jing'an felt proud and a little reluctant at the same time, but he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Yinglang, it's my father's fault that he didn't go to the 'Chicken Sauce Sausage' that you presided over and built in Tianshan County. 'The inauguration ceremony of the workshop?"

Chen Yinglang bowed his head first and said with an open-minded smile: "Father, I understand this moment and that moment."

"Good, good, good."

Seeing that his son was so sensible, Chen Jing'an was very relieved and kept saying hello.

Ordinarily, given how busy Chen Jingan was, he had no time to attend the opening ceremony of a small workshop. Chen Yinglang had invited his father at the beginning, but the latter was unable to come because he couldn't get away.

But Chen Yinglang's ability to say "this moment and that moment" means that he understands his father's motives. Nowadays, the Hebei border disaster will continue to develop to what extent it is still unknown.

However, this incident caused quite a shock to the official and business circles in Huaibei. On the day the news came out, the stock prices fell across the board as evidence.

Chen Jingan's appearance here is to let the outside world see the calmness and calmness of Huaibei's senior executives, who are still advancing all work step by step.

At this time, the most important thing is confidence.

The father and son walked around Xinchangfang. Chen Jingan, who had no intention of intervening in his son's choice, finally couldn't hold it back and asked: "Yinglang, I heard from Governor You last night that you volunteered to be transferred to Hebei with the army?"

"Yes." Chen Yinglang bowed his head again, remained silent for a few breaths, and said in a guilty tone, "I'm worried about you."

"Hey, it's okay, dad. But" Chen Jing thought about it for a while and then said, "If your mother knew about it, she might not be able to sleep at night."

This is true. Now that the Hebei Road is covered with war clouds, Chen Jingan is very proud that his son can take the initiative to go to the front line, but he doesn't want his son to go.

Hearing that his father was trying to persuade him to stay, Chen Yinglang said: "Dad, when I come back, I will personally apologize to my mother. But dad often said that in life, there is always something you must do. I also know that dad can't worry about it. , but who among the parents of the soldiers on the front line and the family members of the King of Chu is not worried about the safety of their sons and husbands? If others can go, so can we, the Chen family."

Chen Jing'an smiled bitterly and added: "No matter the front or rear, every position has its own responsibilities. If you leave, what will happen to the newly built workshop?"

This reason was already a bit far-fetched, and Chen Yinglang couldn't help but smile, "Father, in managing the villages, there are a large number of juniors who can take over. But Hebei is in a period of employment, so father, please stop trying to persuade me."

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Chen Jing'an looked at his resolute son and knew that the latter had made up his mind. After joining the Huaibei Clan, he rarely thought about personal gains and losses. He only wanted to fulfill his scholar's ambition of "there will be no hungry people in the world" and bring Yingchuan Chen Zai with him. If you step up a level, you won't hesitate even if your brain is wiped out.

However, when he learned that his only son was going to take the risk to Hebei, his restrained, deep, and simple love for him still caused him to have mood swings.

After a moment of silence, Chen Jing'an raised his hand and patted his son, who was taller than himself, "Okay, since my son has made up his mind, I will go to your mother to help you persuade him. But the soldiers on the front line are in danger, so you must remember to protect yourself. Don't let me, my father, and your mother be sent away with their gray hair."

Chen Jingan, who rarely showed his emotions, suddenly choked up and couldn't continue.

Chen Yinglang's eyes turned red and he quickly lowered his head to cover it up. Then he straightened his clothes and knelt down to kowtow.

In the distance, Zhu Chun, Guo Lin, and Song Yuansong couldn't help but be surprised when they saw this scene.

The three of them are good friends with Chen Yinglang, but they are also in a competitive relationship.

More than a month ago, Chen Yinglang's Chicken Sauce Vegetarian Sausage Restaurant was completed. Today, the Sai Shark's Fin Restaurant jointly built by the three villages opened.

The purpose is to not lag behind Chen Yinglang in the two KPIs of 'people's livelihood' and 'commerce' during his tenure as a village official, so that when his term expires at the end of the year, he will be eligible to compete for the top spot in Shouzhou Village Official.

After Mr. Yanagawa left, the three of them walked over curiously.

Seeing that Chen Yinglang's eyes were slightly red, Guo Lin temporarily put away his competitive spirit and asked in the tone of a junior: "Brother Chen, what's wrong with you?"

"Haha, it's nothing, I was blinded by the wind and sand." Chen Yinglang smiled cheerfully and covered it up.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Chun couldn't help but show off again, pointed to the brand new restaurant behind him and asked: "Brother Chen, how about our Shark's Fin Restaurant? Can it compare with my brother's Su Chang Restaurant?"

"Haha, I can't compare with a few wise brothers. By the way, Yuan Song, I wrote to You Zhifu a few days ago and want to transfer you to Tianshan County to take over the villages and farms under Brother Yu's jurisdiction. I don't know what you want. How about the next one?"

Chen Yinglang suddenly turned to Song Yuansong, who looked confused. Zhu and Guo were equally puzzled.

Senior Chen’s village is well managed, and the Sausage Farm has just been built for more than a month, and it’s about time to produce results. How could he give it up to others?

"Brother Chen is going to be promoted?" This is the only possibility Song Yuansong can think of.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yinglang said directly: "No, Brother Yu has asked himself to be transferred to Hebei Road."

"Ah! Isn't there going to be a war on Hebei Road soon!" Guo Lin was startled.

Although he came from a family of military generals, Guo Tao'er had always trained him as a scholar, so Guo Lin subconsciously felt that things like fighting were far away from him.

"Yes, I want to go because of the war!" Chen Yinglang answered matter-of-factly.

Zhu Chun blurted out: "Brother can't draw a strong bow or control a strong horse. What can I do in Hebei?"

Although this was not pleasant to say, it was also true. Chen Yinglang was not annoyed and said with a smile: "Who said that only generals are needed to fight a war?"

"What are you going to do, brother Chen?" Guo Lin still didn't understand.

It's no wonder that they couldn't understand it. Because of his father's relationship, Chen Yinglang had read many internal documents of the Huaibei Clique. One of the most impressive ones was a meeting minutes called "People's War".

This is an article written by the Huaibei faction summarizing their combat experience after the Tongshan Rebellion.

Chen Yinglang thought for a while and tried his best to speak in terms that the three of them could understand: "What do you think the principal wants us to take root in the village for?" "To benefit the people." Zhu Chun answered quickly.

“Exercise the skills of herdsmen and thereby discover the seeds of qualified officials.”

Song Yuansong, a scholar in Tangzhou, interpreted it from the perspective of a traditional scholar-official.

Chen Yinglang nodded, but said: "What you said is good, but you didn't mention the most important point."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."

“The most important thing is to build grassroots organizational capacity.”

Worried that the three people would not understand, Chen Yinglang explained in detail: "There are millions of people in Huaibei, but how many of them were really regarded as human beings before? The reason why our Huaibei is different from other places in the world is that the land reform , commerce, and workshops have allowed people who were previously regarded as cattle and horses to share the dividends of development. With this foundation, everyone is naturally willing to sacrifice their blood and sweat to protect their homeland.

Hebei Road also has millions of soldiers and civilians. If the villages in Huaibei can be managed like Huaibei, with millions of people and millions of soldiers, not to mention the 30,000 Jin army, which is 300,000, what is there to fear? "

To this day, Chen Yinglang still has vivid memories of the Battle of Tongshan. He feels his blood boiling when he recalls the intricate tunnels and the Minzhuang who pursued the deserters like a colony of ants across thousands of miles of fertile fields.

Therefore, he firmly believes that if a tunnel battlefield with a depth of hundreds of miles can be organized along the boundary river of Hebei Road, no matter how many golden soldiers come, he will never come back!

He went to Hebei just to help the principal organize this matter.

Early noon.

Chen Yinglang has been away for a while.

But Zhu Chun, Guo Lin, and Song Yuansong were all in a daze, as if they were drunk.

Chen Yinglang has always been a prominent figure in the scholar circles in Huaibei. He has a good family background and is handsome. He is also the vice president of two major organizations, Caizhou Federation of Students and Scholars Without a Country. He has a strong appeal among Huaibei scholars.

As students of the King of Chu, Zhu and Guo were naturally arrogant and arrogant people. They secretly wanted to compete with Chen Yinglang.

This was partly the motivation for building the Sai Shark Fin Farm in the first place.

However, the conversation just now left the two of them heartbroken.

He worked hard to build a business, but unexpectedly, Mr. Chen was already involved in a larger world trend.

Compared with their stingy style, I don't know how much higher it is.

At this moment, when I think about the behavior of wanting to show off my achievements in front of Senior Chen, I feel like a clown, like an ignorant child who took a wooden sword and ran to show off his skills in front of Huaibei's number one general, Brigadier Yao.

What a shame!

In the distance, Zhu Da and Guo Tao'er didn't see their sons sitting at the table, so they came out to look for them.

When they saw the three people who were in despair, Zhu Da hurriedly said: "What are you doing here? Come quickly, follow me to toast Mr. Yanagawa and You Zhifu a few glasses of wine."

Zhu Daneng sent his son to Chen Chu's family early, and naturally made up his mind to let his descendants take root in the Huaibei system.

Chen Jingan is a big boss of the Huaibei clan, and You Zhifu is also an in-law of the Cai family. Zhu Da naturally hopes that his Qianliju family can establish good relations with all parties as soon as possible to pave the way for his future career.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Chun stood still and suddenly said, "Dad, I want to go to Hebei Road to do big things!"

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Zhu Da was stunned for a moment. Grandma, don’t you know the current situation on Hebei Road?

If the King of Chu wanted to help him, Zhu Da would go to Hebei Road without hesitation, but his son could not go!

I've been working hard for half my life, just so that my children and grandchildren don't have to go to war anymore. I finally paved a safe road for you, but you have to go to the front line to fight for your life?

You are so frustrated and crazy!

Even Guo Tao'er had the same idea. After learning about the situation in Hebei, the Second Brigade was ready to leave at any time, but he would not take his son with him either.

From this, Guo Tao'er couldn't help but look at Zhu Chun twice. Could this kid be stupid? Instead of waiting in the safe and secure rear, he actually took the initiative to go to the front line!

Guo Tao'er glanced at Guo Lin who was silent again, and couldn't help but feel relieved. My son knew the importance and didn't join in the fun.

Unexpectedly, Guo Lin spoke the next moment, "Dad, I want to go to Hebei too!"

His attitude was actually even firmer than Zhu Chun's.

"How dare you! I'll break your legs!" Guo Tao'er was furious.

Guo Lin raised his head and said, "Father, let's fight! Even if I crawl, I will climb to Hebei Road!"

On the first day of October, Chen Yinglang's self-transfer to Hebei was approved.

That day, Chen Jingan's wife, Mrs. Cheng, was crying at home, and Ayu was invited by her second uncle to persuade her.

After coming out of the second uncle's house, Ayu thought about it and went to the Five Days Newspaper Office

Chen Jiazi took the initiative to go to the front line, which was a good publicity opportunity. It could not only make the Yingchuan Chen family famous, but also leave a mark on his cousin's resume.

In addition, Ayu felt that her uncle really needed these talents with grassroots work, but just one Chen Yinglang was not enough.

On the second day of October, Caizhou Five Days Talk published an article on its front page, "Even if a strong wind rises from the ground, I will ride on the wind and travel thousands of miles."

The beginning of the article emphasizes the significance of Hebei to Huaibei and explains that the Qi State is one. If Hebei falls, the Central Plains and Huaibei will never be safe.

Then, there were reports about Chen Yinglang

Chen Yinglang was almost unknown among the scholars in Huaibei. His act of voluntarily giving up a stable life and joining the battlefield immediately caused a sensation in the scholar circles.

The Five-Day Talk spoke highly of him, saying that Chen Yinglang went to the bitter cold north to lie in the ice and snow in order to prevent his parents and relatives from hearing the fear of the Jin soldiers arriving, so that Huaibei could still reunite with his family on New Year's Eve this year, and surround him. Tea talk in the stove, in order to protect the lights of thousands of homes in Huaibei.

Chen Yinglang was already the idol of many young scholars, coupled with the extremely inflammatory reports on the Caizhou Five-Day Talk.

The scholars in Huaibei suddenly exploded.

Young people are passionate about protecting the country and the people, who wants to fall behind others!

For a time, the grassroots village officials who had been transferred to Hebei, the officials and scholars of various Huaibei departments, and even some scholars of the Zhou Dynasty stationed in Caizhou, wrote to the yamen, requesting to go north with the army to resist the Jin army!

In just seven or eight days, the Caizhou government office received petitions from more than 2,000 people.

After selection and selection, a list of 1,200 scholars and 3,000 civilians was determined to accompany the army.

Those who were selected were excited but anxious, but those who were not selected felt as if they were mourning, as if they had failed in the imperial examination.

On October 8, Li Jiajia, director of the Huaxia Museum, announced that he would lead the museum staff to Xiangzhou to inspect the ‘Shang Ruins and Oracle Bone Business Books’.

This 'Oracle Bone Business Book' was obtained by Chen Chu when he passed through Xiangzhou on his way from Tokyo to Hebei Road a few months ago. He then sent it back to Caizhou for study by Li Jia and other epigraphy experts.

Although this matter is related to the origin of China, it is not a good time to set off now. Although Xiangzhou is not on the front line of Hebei, it is not too far away.

The Li family insisted on this, and it seemed that they also conveyed to the Shilin community an attitude that they believed that the Huaibei Army could resist the Jin soldiers and would not let the latter break through Hebei Road!

The tenth day of October.

One thousand two hundred scholars, three thousand civilians, and a group of museum experts followed Qin Dachuan's newly formed 12th regiment to escort a large amount of grain, grass, and winter clothes northward.

Seeing off the people along the way stretches for thirty miles without stopping.

In fact, there is no shortage of civilians on the Hebei Road. The reason why there are three thousand civilians accompanying the army is simply because the people of Huaibei want the King of Chu and their own soldiers to know that anyone who dares to go to war with the Huaibei army is an enemy of millions of Huaibei folks!

Come on, Tatars, don’t think that I have no men in Huaibei!

(End of this chapter)