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Chapter 694 The Third Historical Hero

Qingcheng Palace, although the war between [Yellow Turban Guan Hai] and [Red Turban Wanyan Yong'an] worlds has ended, there are still many follow-up matters. Zhao Zhen, who was going to personally lead the army to continue the conquest of [Southern Song Zhao Gou] world, had to stay behind to deal with state affairs.

During this period of time, in addition to paying attention to the fighting between Qingzhou and Zibo and the invading world, Zhao Zhen paid more attention to the newly captured Fuzhou Road.

With the cooperation of the big families such as Chen, Lin, Huang, Zheng, Wang, and Zhang, the transition to Fujian Road was very stable. Especially when Zhao Zhen mobilized troops, food, and equipment to settle in, no one dared to rebel.

The surrendered soldiers and local militia were also reorganized. More than half of the captains in the army were drawn from the squadron commanders of the imperial guards. The army was filled with team leaders, escort officers, and sergeants who were drawn from the meritorious soldiers of the imperial guards and were promoted to the next level.

In addition, most of the county lieutenants were transferred from the capital area. Therefore, the recruitment of young men from the local Tulou to join the army and transport grain went very smoothly.

The mountainous roads in Fujian are rugged, making marching inconvenient. After discussion, Zhao Zhen and others still felt that Zhao Gou would place the access point in the territories of Miao and Liu during this invasion.

In this way, the personnel for the expedition were also properly deployed.

[Death God] Bao Xu, [Sai Mengben] Yan Shude, [No Face] Jiao Ting, [Beautiful Bearded Man] Zhu Tong led 5,000 infantry troops to station in Quanzhou Tong'an. After the two worlds were connected, they marched southwest into Zhangzhou. The three were all brave infantry generals fighting against the Han, with Zhu Wu as their military advisor.

In addition, Fujian has abundant water resources, so Zhang Heng, the "Chuanhuoer", was appointed as the military commander, and Yu Shou and Bi Xi from the "Eight Crabs" were appointed as deputy generals. They commanded 100 large and small ships, 1,000 naval forces, plus 2,000 naval forces recruited from Quanzhou, a total of 3,000 soldiers, to cooperate with the southern offensive.

Another group was led by Lu Zhishen, the Flower Monk, Wu Song, the Tiger Subduing Taisui, with Shi Yong, the Stone General, and Yan Liu, the Tiger Claw, as their deputy generals, leading 5,000 men from the Wuwei Camp. The navy set out from Minjiang in Fuzhou and Youxi in Nanjian Prefecture, and headed straight for Jianpu, the seat of Nanjian Prefecture.

Cooperating with the naval march were [Taihu Jiao] Bu Qing and [Curly Tiger] Ni Yun, who led a hundred large and small warships and three thousand naval soldiers.

The last group was led by Lu Junyi, the commander of the troops of Xingren Prefecture, with Wu Yong as his military advisor. He led 10,000 people from Yongyi Camp and Xuanwei Camp, as well as 10,000 people from Xingren Prefecture, and the general from Jeju, Fang Xuedu, the Sheep Mountain Tiger, and the generals of Yongyi Camp and Xuanwei Camp, Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, Guanghui, the Blood-Headed Monk, Deng Yuanjue, Xiang Chong, the Eight-Armed Nezha, Li Gun, the Flying Monkey King, Wang Feibao, the Life-Calling Ghost, Han Bolun, the Nameless, Li Gui, Zhang Chi, Ba Zeng, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo.

The navy is led by [Living Yama] Ruan Xiaoqi and [Out-of-Cave Dragon] Tong Wei, who lead the [Tiger Camp], with 150 large and small warships and 5,000 naval officers and soldiers.

A total of 25,000 troops were commanded to attack the Miao and Fu headquarters in the north and annex the entire territory of Fuzhou. If there was enough strength left, they could go north to Liangzhe Road, or west to attack Liu Zhengyan's territory in Jianzhou, depending on the changes on the front line.

In addition to dealing with the newly annexed [Yellow Turban Guan Hai] and [Red Coat Army Wanyan Yongan], Zhao Zhen also had to carry out reforms. The military system of various prefectures in the capital region of Jingji Road was changed.

In the past, each prefecture had yamen runners, city guards, and local soldiers to manage the prefectures and counties. The soldiers were all in the hands of the prefecture commanders, military commanders, and militia. Each prefecture had at least 10,000 people, but now it is no longer suitable.

According to the planning of Zhao Zhen and others, defense would be the primary task in future foreign expeditions. Apart from the newly occupied territories, suppressing internal rebellions and clearing out bandits and pirates would no longer be the main affairs of the army.

The garrisons of all prefectures and cities in the capital were to be reduced, with only one army of 2500 soldiers to be retained under the command of a military commander and two deputy generals. The prefectures and counties were to retain to soldiers to guard the city walls, supplemented by local soldiers and government officials.

There is no rush to decide how to mobilize troops.

Another reason for letting Zhao Zhen stay in Liangshan Prefecture was that a man came to Liang State to offer his services in the past few days, and this man had to be summoned by Zhao Zhen himself.

world log
Name: Bao Shuya (originally surnamed Si, but because his father served in Qi and was given the name Bao, he took it as his surname and named it Shuya.)
Aliases: Bao Shu, Bao Zi
Allusion: Guan Yu and Bao Yu's friendship, Don't forget Ju Ethnicity: Human

Reputation: 900 (known to everyone)
Occupation: Noble (son of Bao Jingshu)
Secondary occupation: official, merchant

Official title: Doctor of Qi

Level: Level 7 and Level 9 (Strength 40, Commander 70)

Attributes: Strength 40, Constitution 40, Agility 35, Spirit 89
Skills: Recommending Talents Level 8 (Selecting Officials, Spirit +8), Being Incorruptible Level 8 (Serving the Country Without Showing Part with Personal Feelings, Spirit +8), Advising Level 6 (Sharp Words, Not Afraid of Power, Spirit +6), Supervising Taxes and Labor Service Level 5 (Supervising Taxes and Labor Service, Strength +5), Trade Level 3 (Buying and Selling, Spirit +3)

Command skill: Leadership level 6 (Commander +6)

Martial Arts: Sword (Minor Achievement, Martial Power +5 when using sword weapons, Noble Rapier)
After Zhao Zhen met Bao Shuya, he appointed Bao Shuya as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Personnel affairs.

With Bao Shuya's qualifications and skills, he could be a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. However, since Bao Shuya had just arrived in Liang State, he could not become a minister in one step.

Bao Shuya's duty was to examine whether the officials were qualified, and if there were any talented people, he could recommend them to the court.

Through the conversation with Bao Shuya, Zhao Zhen had a better understanding of the degree of chaos in the [Floating Continent]. The world of [Duke Huan of Qi] was devoured by several countries. In addition to being captured and killed, many officials and scholars in the country also rushed into the fog and wandered again when the country was destroyed.

Bao Shuya was one of them. But compared to others, Bao Shuya was luckier. He had luck currency on him. When the country was destroyed, he escaped directly from the foggy passage.

After wandering for a long time, he was transferred to Liang State. After staying in Liangshan Prefecture for many days, he saw that Liang State had a clean and honest government, so he went to the Talent Recruitment Platform to recommend himself. According to Bao Shuya, it was not that he had never thought about hiding his name, but his profession determined that he could not hide in the market. He was originally an eighth-rank official, but he had never been an official, so he declined to the seventh rank.

Bao Shuya began to inspect the officials of various prefectures and cities in the capital area, and Zhao Zhen also summoned Hu Yi, Zhang Jin and Tian Fu.

Tian Fu was originally an official of the Song Dynasty. He joined the Red Coat Army to fight against the Jin Dynasty. He also made contributions to the capture of Ancheng, so Zhao Zhen appointed him as the magistrate of Ancheng.

Hu Yi and Zhang Jin were both military officers of the imperial guards, but unfortunately, their martial arts were only average. Zhao Zhen appointed them as county lieutenants of Yingcheng and Bocheng counties, and transferred officials from other states and counties to run the three counties.

In order to win over the scholars in Fujian Road, the magistrate of Yingcheng appointed Chen Yan, the magistrate of Bocheng appointed Huang Bo, and the rest of the county magistrates, chief clerks, and county lieutenants were transferred and promoted from Jingji Road.

These three counties were all placed under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture.

As for Zhao Zhe and Zeng Ze who were captured by Zhang Qing, after interrogation, Wu Yong suggested getting rid of Zeng Ze and Zhao Zhe surrendered. After all, Zhao Zhe was also at the fourth level, which was higher than many generals of Liang State.

(End of this chapter)