There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Daizhou Yamen.

The magistrate of Daizhou has been ordered to be released. There is a serious shortage of civil servants in Zhenming's army, so Lin Feng can only temporarily handle government affairs on his behalf.

Fortunately, there were not many official affairs in ancient times, mainly tax collection, criminal punishment, and cultural and educational matters.

As for tax collection, the autumn grain collection has just started in September, so there is no rush. Lin Feng is not paying attention to cultural and educational matters at the moment.

Therefore, when Lin Feng was in charge of politics, he still focused on the criminal matters. He went through the files of the past two years and found that there was a large family named Zhang Zhou in Daizhou City. He was a distant relative of a former servant of the imperial court. He had done evil in Daizhou. There are many cases involved, and most of them are closed because there is no solid evidence.

Lin Feng's Zhenming Army fought against the Tatars and the Ming Army along the way. They only had expenses and no income, and Daizhou Prefectural Government was very poor. There was nothing to be polite about this big dog who came to their door.

A team of personal guards were immediately dispatched to search the Zhang household. The owner of the household named Zhang was so awesome that he was executed on the spot.

After a public trial, it was found that most of the crimes committed by the Zhang family were true. All the people involved were killed and imprisoned, and two in-laws of the Zhang family were also implicated. There were many similar questions, and of course they were all checked.

Through this quick and easy solution, not only justice was served to the people, but more than fifteen thousand taels of silver and several thousand shi of grain were confiscated.

With this money, Lin Feng ordered Zhou Yuji's thousand soldiers and horses to be paid three taels of silver in arrears to each of them, which immediately won the cheers of the surrendered soldiers.

Subsequently, Lin Feng ordered that the taxes imposed by the imperial court and the training rates that had just been levied today be exempted, and that only the autumn tax be levied at the original tax rate, which won the firm support of the people of Daizhou.

At the same time, Lin Feng allocated five thousand taels and ordered the state government officials to organize civilians to renovate the streets of Daizhou and launch a special operation to eradicate gangs and evil in the city.

Three strokes, five divisions and two divisions caused a huge change in the appearance of Daizhou City. The lifelessness in the city was swept away, every place was filled with vitality, and smiles appeared on the faces of the people.

It was the first time that Zhou Yuji saw Lin Feng's governance be so efficient and pragmatic, and he was so considerate of the people. He was filled with admiration. He felt even more deeply that his choice was the right one, and he no longer felt any guilt towards the Ming court.

After Lin Feng finished his political affairs, he ordered Zhou Yuji to organize the recruitment. Each soldier was also given 20 taels of housing allowance. In one day, 2,000 recruits were recruited, and they were first led by Zhou Yuji for training.

Three days after occupying Daizhou.

Lin Feng held a meeting of military and political backbones in the lobby of Daizhou Yamen to discuss the next strategic arrangements.

Tables and chairs have been placed in the middle of the state office lobby. Lin Feng naturally sat at the top. On his left were Guo Zheng, Yang Heng, and Deng Hao. On his right were Zhou Rui, Ma Mingjie, and Zhou Yuji. Opposite him were those who had just arrived. Zhou Zhiwei and Yang Tinglin rushed over from Longquan Pass.

"Guo Zheng, please inform everyone of the latest enemy situation first." Lin Feng took the lead in ordering.

"Okay, according to the latest investigation, after our army retreated south, Dorgon originally wanted to pursue us, but was blocked by the 1st Cavalry Division led by Deputy General Lu. The 50,000-strong cavalry division led by Hong Chengchou, who is currently monitoring Datong City, Ming army.

The main Manchu and Tatar forces led by Huang Taiji had entered Xuanfu to plunder, and no troops in Xuanfu dared to leave the city to fight in the field. The county towns near Datong City were also captured by the Tatars. Fortunately, many people listened to the warning of our Zhenming Army and could not escape. " Guo Zhenghui reported.

"Did the Ming army in Datong City go out to fight the Tatars?" Lin Feng asked.

"No, the Ming army is huddled in Datong City to preserve its strength." Guo Zheng replied.

"Where are the Ming armies in other directions?" Lin Feng then asked.

"Yang Sichang led nearly 100,000 Ming troops to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong along the borders of Hubei and Shaanxi. Shanxi general Hu Dawei led about 2,000 Shanxi soldiers to hide in Ningwuguan, but did not respond to Hong Chengchou's order to go north to Datong to attack Deputy General Manager Lu The command of the department.

In addition, I just received news today that Commander Song Jilie has led the Cavalry Brigade of the 1st Mobile Division and, with the cooperation of our Tingfeng Guards, has captured Taiyuan City a few days ago. Shanxi Governor Song Xian and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ning Long have both surrendered. . There are no other large Ming Dynasty troops in Shanxi. "

"Very good. After we take a short rest in Daizhou, we will seize the time to occupy the entire Taiyuan Prefecture. Zhiwei, Tinglin, how are you doing in Longquan Pass now? Is there any enemy situation nearby?" Lin Feng asked. "Sir, after we occupied Longquan Pass, we seized a large amount of Mantar food, grass, ordnance, and considering that Longquan Pass is far away from Jiazhou, Magistrate Yang and I have been organizing the reinforcement of the city.

Now Guancheng can be said to be impregnable. The imperial court sent thousands of soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp to tentatively attack, and lost hundreds of people before fleeing.

At present, there are 3,000 people from our Shanxi Combat Brigade 3 in the city, and another 2,000 people have been recruited. There is enough food and grass in the city. Even if tens of thousands of people are besieging it, it will not be a problem to defend it for a year and a half. "Zhou Zhiwei reported the military situation of Longquan Pass very confidently.

"Sir, there are nearly 30,000 soldiers and civilians in Longquanguan City. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and commerce is relatively developed. It has become a nearby business center. Without the moonlight commercial tax, it can collect four to five thousand taels, which is enough for the daily expenses of the county government. ." Yang Tinglin briefly talked about the civil affairs situation.

"Okay, Zhiwei, you continue to strengthen the defense of Guancheng. The focus is to prevent problems within Longquan Guancheng from being stolen by others. This is how our Datong City was lost. Tingfengwei went to set up an intelligence station to help defend Longquan. Guancheng, which is Shanxi's gateway to Zhili in the north, must be safe," Lin Feng explained.

"Understood!" the two replied.

"Tinglin, there are not many civil affairs affairs in Longquanguan City. You will temporarily hand over the county government affairs to Zhou Zhiwei. The Government Affairs Council will then select the county magistrate to go there. You don't have to go back. Then go to Taiyuan. I have other appointments." Lin Feng then ordered.

"Yes! Thank you for your trust, sir!" Yang Tinglin was naturally very happy when he saw that he was about to be promoted.

After arranging the affairs of Longquan Pass, Lin Feng continued to ask: "Zhou Rui, Ma Mingjie, how many people do you have now?"

"Sir, our Datong Combat Division currently has more than 8,000 people."

"The losses of our Yulin combat brigade are relatively small, with more than 2,300 people left."

"The Guards Brigade has suffered relatively heavy losses this time. We will give priority to recruiting elites from your two divisions and brigade units to supplement them. You can also select some elites from Zhou Zhiwei's Shanxi Third Combat Brigade to make up for the 3,000 men. Deng Hao, please hurry up and handle this matter. ." Lin Feng first considered replenishing the Guards Brigade, which is the most elite unit of the Zhenming Army.

"Yes!" Everyone knew the importance of the Guards Brigade and saw the role it played this time. Naturally, they provided unconditional support.

"Yu Ji, how is the recent recruitment situation in Daizhou?" Lin Feng turned to Zhou Yuji and asked.

"After your Excellency came to power in Daizhou, you took a series of measures to win the hearts of the people. The people of Daizhou were very enthusiastic about joining the army. Three thousand recruits have been recruited so far. There are also many people who have fled from Datong recently. As long as they give two taels of silver, they can make a home. With the fee, we can recruit a lot of new soldiers." Zhou Yuji replied.

"Three thousand recruits are almost there. Let's screen the thousand Daizhou soldiers you originally brought and add them to the Datong Combat Division and Yulin Combat Brigade after short-term training.

Zhou Rui led the Datong Combat Division to stay in Daizhou, and sent troops to occupy the surrounding counties. It formed an angle with Longquan Pass to strengthen the defense in the northeast of Taiyuan Prefecture.

Yang Tinglin, please stay in Daizhou for a month to help sort out the civil affairs here, and at the same time find out if there is a suitable replacement. Wait until Daizhou is stable before coming to Taiyuan. " Lin Feng continued to order.

"Yes!" Zhou Rui and Yang Tinglin responded.

"In addition, I would like to announce here that Zhou Yuji Guerrilla will temporarily serve as deputy director of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters and will follow me as counselor for military affairs."

"Congratulations, Deputy Chief Zhou!" Everyone congratulated in unison. This position is not high, but it is in the center and can follow Lin Feng. It definitely has a bright future.

"Okay, everyone will prepare separately. After the troop replenishment and adjustment are almost complete, I will lead the Guards Brigade and Yulin Combat Brigade to Taiyuan City." Lin Feng finally made it clear.

"Understood!" Everyone accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)