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

Late March.

Lin Feng stayed in Kaifeng Mansion for another ten days.

During this period, Lu Jun was the first to send news that the Henan Combat Division only attacked one county and successfully surrendered the three prefectures of Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde in northern Henan, completing the occupation of the entire province of Henan.

Lin Feng ordered them to garrison in Anyang County, Zhangde Prefecture, the northernmost part of Henan Province, to prepare for the counterattack of the Ming army in North Zhili.

Zhou Yuji led the newly reorganized Henan Combat Division 3 and successfully completed the task of sweeping the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Lin Feng ordered them to garrison the Lanyang and Yifeng areas east of Kaifeng City, and sent a brigade to Guide Mansion to take over the defense of Hongtu's Third Mobile Combat Division and continue to build a defense line against the Ming army in Shandong and South Zhili directions.

Deng Hao and Yuan Zongdi have also basically completed the formation of the Second Henan Combat Division. In accordance with Lin Feng's request to practice while marching, the entire division went to Nanyang Prefecture and was responsible for the task of intimidating and controlling Xiangyang Prefecture in Huguang.

Regarding Hongtu's Third Mobile Division, Lin Feng ordered them to take the southern route via Runing Mansion to Nanyang Mansion to wait for the next order.

The military deployment in Henan has been initially completed, and the newly appointed Henan Governor Feng Ziming has arrived in Kaifeng from Xi'an.

Lin Feng immediately summoned Feng Ziming and asked Song Jilie to attend.

"Join the Marquis!" Feng Ziming saluted immediately as he still paid great attention to dignity.

"Prefect Feng, everything is okay over there in Xi'an?"

"Everything is normal in Xi'an. Construction is booming. The surrounding population continues to pour in. The people are very supportive of our Zhenming Army."

"Governor Feng, you have just settled down in Xi'an. This time I have transferred you to Kaifeng, and I am going to let you serve as governor of Henan. This is the first provincial administrative establishment of our Zhenming Army, and you are also the first governor I have appointed. " Lin Feng said.

"Thank you for your trust, Lord Marquis. I will devote myself to death!" Feng Ziming thanked him. He did not expect that after his daughter married Lin Feng, he would go from being an official in a government office to a feudal lord in control of a province in just two years. Big officials.

"Congratulations to Feng Futai!" Song Jilie also congratulated.

"I will return to Xi'an soon. Now that our Zhenming Army has occupied a huge territory, we must carefully study the next step. The Governor's Palace is in Xi'an, so we can't stay away for a long time!" Lin Feng continued.

"I sincerely request you to ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor as soon as possible. The current title of Zhenminghou is really not worthy of you." Song Jilie took the opportunity to persuade him again.

"I also feel that it is time to claim the title of emperor, or at least king. It is really inappropriate to call him Zhenminghou." Feng Ziming, who has always been steady, also advised.

"You are right in what you say, but proclaiming yourself emperor will easily lead to criticism from the whole world. I have decided to take the next step and establish myself as King Zhenming. It will not be too late to proclaim myself emperor when the reputation is sufficient and the world is persuaded to join." Lin Feng expressed his considerations.

"You can claim the title of king first and then emperor. It is best if Emperor Ming can take the initiative to meditate on the throne. This is the most upright position and will help appease the people." As a traditional scholar, Feng Ziming has always admired the era of three emperors and five emperors.

"This arrangement is what I agree with!" Song Jilie followed.

"This matter will be arranged after I return to Xi'an. Please don't reveal it yet."

"I'll understand later!" the two replied.

Lin Feng took a sip of tea and continued: "After I leave Kaifeng City, you will be responsible for the military and political affairs of Henan. You must unite sincerely and guard Henan for me.

In terms of military affairs, the front line in Henan is temporarily focused on defense, consolidating the defense lines facing North Zhili, Shandong, and South Zhili.

In terms of civil affairs, Feng Futai must follow the consistent policies of our Zhenming Army to crack down on large households that do evil, encourage farming and commerce, and restore and develop Henan's economy as soon as possible. In order to help you with your governance, I will leave one million silver in Henan this time, of which half a million will be used for civil affairs construction and half a million will be used for military expenses. "

After focusing on consolidating the requirements of internal affairs, he led the Guards Division to leave Kaifeng and return to Xi'an.

Feng Ziming and Song Jilie immediately heard the words and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty. With one million taels, you can do a lot of things."

When they were excited, even the prince called him in advance.

Lin Feng didn't take it seriously. It would be a matter of time anyway. He continued: "Now that we have enough money, we need to further expand our troops. On the basis of the completion of four divisions, the Henan Governor's Yamen will be responsible for recruiting another 2 troops to provide This will lay the foundation for future expansion of the division’s forces.”

"Yes! Is it just the funds for recruiting soldiers?" Feng Ziming still wanted money.

"From the one million given to you, 200,000 will be earmarked for recruiting troops, and the remaining 800,000 will be divided among you." Even though Lin Feng had money now, he couldn't spend too much money, so he immediately made it clear that he would pay from the special funds given to them.

"Yes!" Both of them replied with a grimace. They each lost one hundred thousand taels in one fell swoop. They were definitely not in a good mood.

"Just be content. Look how worried Emperor Chongzhen is about money. Besides, there are still taxes in Henan." Lin Feng noticed the depression of the two people and casually persuaded them.

The two agreed upon hearing this. After all, each of them was given 400,000 taels, so what else could they be dissatisfied with?

After explaining the affairs in Henan to Feng Ziming and Song Jilie, Lin Feng led the personal guard division and began to return to Xi'an City.

Prince Fu's Mansion in Luoyang.

It turned out that Li Fei, the prefect of Luoyang, planned to turn it into Lin Feng's palace for him to live in when he came to Luoyang.

Lin Feng did not agree. He can't come to Luoyang a few times a year, maybe even a few times in his life, so why waste this money.

In ancient times, the annual maintenance costs of emperors' palaces also caused huge waste. Especially raising a group of idle people will cost a lot of money.

So Lin Feng ordered that Fu Wang Mansion be transferred to Zhen Ming Real Estate of the Zhen Ming Group, and they would be responsible for the management. The Fu Wang Mansion was transformed into a state guesthouse similar to that of later generations, open to the public for a fee, but leaving a clean courtyard exclusively for Lin Feng and his family. .

In this way, not only do you not waste money on maintaining Prince Fu's Mansion every year, but you can also earn a lot of money. Many wealthy people among the people are very yearning for palaces and the like. If they have the opportunity to stay for one night and visit, they will definitely spend money.

When passing through Luoyang, Lin Feng stayed for two nights, then stayed in the renovated Prince Fu's Mansion, and met Chen Yuanyuan, who had arrived earlier.

"Master Marquis, you are finally here. I thought you had forgotten about the slave family."

"How could it be possible? I am blind and not blind, how could I forget you, the most beautiful woman in the world?" Lin Feng replied with a smile.

"The Marquis is making fun of me again. How can I be called the most beautiful woman in the world? The slave family is not worthy of it." Chen Yuanyuan said modestly, her heart was really full of joy. What woman doesn't want to be praised by her sweetheart.

Lin Feng reached out and lifted Chen Yuanyuan's extremely beautiful chin and said: "If we Yuanyuan are not worthy, no one else will be."

"Master Hou!" Chen Yuanyuan was so touched by Lin Feng that her whole body went limp, and her tone became even softer.

Hey, a little white sheep wants to enter the household registration again. The bright moon in the sky also began to hide in the clouds, seeming ashamed to see this scene.

(End of this chapter)