A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 326
"Father, you are confused, you are deluded by lard!"

The lights in the house were like beans, and it was still raining continuously outside the window, but it was Zhong Tiaoyang and his father Zhong Zhengxian who were talking at this moment.Over the years, Zhong Tiaoyang also saved some money and bought a small house in the city of Zhou. Apart from living with his father, he brought his mother, wife and children from Weizhou the year before last, and his life was peaceful.

The reason why the father and son argued was that Zhong Tiaoyang came back from Wen Fangliang's mansion that night. He heard that Wen Fangliang had the intention of giving in and was willing to recommend his son to General Dingguo to guard the state city.Zhong Zhengxian immediately became active.

He is going to speak to his fifth younger sister, Wang Dou's mother, and ordered Mrs. Zhong to see if he can get his nephew Wang Dou to promise him the position of Financial Secretary Ambassador.But when he was stopped by his son Zhong Tiaoyang, the father and son quarreled.

Zhong Tiaoyang is 36 years old this year, and his demeanor is more silent and stable. He never mentions his identity as a cousin of General Dingguo in front of outsiders.It's very different from his father Zhang Yang, who yells and yells everywhere, wishing the whole world knew that he was Uncle Wang Dou.

At this time, he frowned and looked at his father: "The officers in charge of the divisions make decisions, and the general has his own measure. Isn't it embarrassing for the general to go to ask for an official like this?"

Zhong Zhengxian said angrily: "You don't avoid relatives when you are a virtuous person. Doing this for your father is also for the sake of your nephew. Zhoucheng is the place where your nephew made his fortune. If you don't control it in your own hands, should you put it in the hands of outsiders? You guard the city of Zhou, As a father and then as the ambassador of the Financial Secretary, isn’t the city inside and outside the city as solid as gold?”

Zhong Tiaoyang said: "Not to mention that my defense of the state city is undecided, that's the case, and I should avoid suspicion. How can my father and son hold such an important position at the same time? I am a defense, and my father must not be the ambassador of the Financial Secretary. If My father is the ambassador of the Financial Secretary, even if General Dingguo ordered me to serve as a garrison, my son would also resign."

Zhong Zhengxian was stunned for a moment, and cursed: "Stinky boy, what are you talking about? You let such a good opportunity lightly, you, you... you are so mad at me."

He cursed for a while, seeing Zhong Tiaoyang's unmoving expression and serious expression on his thick black face, he was finally discouraged: "Forget it, forget it, you can do whatever you like. I'm so stinky, I'm getting worse and worse for your old man." Congratulations."

He slammed the door and left, seeing his father leaving angrily, Zhong Tiaoyang felt uncomfortable.He sighed and murmured: "Father, forgive me for not following your wishes. I am also thinking about the safety of the Zhong family in the long run."

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On the fourth day of April in the 12th year of Chongzhen, there was a heavy rain in the early morning, and the pouring rain almost became one piece.The rain stopped in the back, and the sky reappeared with bright sun. The sun shone into the hall through the thin layers of window paper, making the hall bright.

At this time, there was a crowd in the lobby, and laughter continued, but they were clearly divided into several groups when they talked and laughed.Lin Daofu of Shunxiang Castle stood with Qi Tianliang, Zhong Zhengxian and Zhong Rong stood together, but the official Feng Dachang did not see him.

The Han Dynasty in Zhoucheng, Wen Fangliang, Zhong Xiancai, Zhong Tiaoyang, Gao Shiyin, Sun Sanjie, Wen Daxing, Li Guangheng, Zhao Xuan and others stood together, which was considered a large number of people.Zhang Gui, the officer in charge of the Tunnel, and Tian Changguo were standing together and whispering.

Only Chi Dacheng sat on his seat with his eyes closed and meditated.

Everyone laughed and had their own concerns. A few days ago, General Dingguo set up a shogunate and assigned divisions, but the staff of each division did not make any plans.According to General Dingguo's intentions, it will be decided today, and everyone is concerned about who will win.

Among them, apart from Wen Daxing and Chi Dacheng who had confirmed their duties, maybe only Han Chao felt the least pressure.In fact, he regretted that he had already been transferred to the Laishui garrison, otherwise the post of ambassador of the staff department would most likely fall on him.

The most likely one right now is Wen Fangliang. In the past two days, South Korea and North Korea have privately heard that Wen Fangliang recommended Zhong Tiaoyang to General Dingguo to defend the state city.In fact, among the generals who followed General Dingguo, only Wen Fangliang was identified as the biggest secret rival by Han and North Korea.

Everyone chatted and laughed, and suddenly heard footsteps in the back hall, followed by Xie Yike's loud voice: "General Dingguo has arrived."

Wang Dou came in official uniform with his hands behind his back, followed by several guards with knives, and Xie Yike swaggered in front of them.After following Wang Dou for several years, his crab-like walking posture has changed slightly, but not much.And Feng Dachang also followed behind Wang Dou with a smile on his face.

There was a sound of saluting in the hall, and Wang Dou smiled and asked them to sit down. In front of his subordinates, Wang Dou never put on airs, and he can be described as amiable and like a spring breeze.The more this is the case, the more the whole state and the whole army respect and support him.

Everyone sat down, and Feng Dachang also sat down in his own seat. Up to now, everyone's seat arrangement can be regarded as clear.Divide the commanders and stewards, the commanders and other generals of the Han Dynasty and Wen Fangliang, the seats are on the left side, and the ranks are divided into rows.

Lin Daofu, Zhang Gui and others are the stewards, and they live on the right side.The official Feng Dachang and others are considered petty officials. With the respect of official positions, their seats are only at the bottom on the right side.But today Feng Dachang was able to sit next to Wang Dou's right side, making everyone secretly envious.

Wang Dou coughed lightly, and said to the crowd: "On the first day of the new year, it was planned to set up a shogunate, with divisions under it. After a few days of detailed discussions, each division has its own management personnel. It has been drafted."

Feng Dachang stood up immediately, and handed the stack of copywriting to Wang Dou respectfully.

Wang Dou took over the copy, and looked around at the crowd first: "I will remind everyone that the established shogunate has its own divisions, and they are all above the cities on the East Road. Therefore, the managers who draw up the list must stand on the overall situation and overlook the problem. Rather than being limited to one state and one city, everyone needs to be careful!"

Wang Dou's words made everyone in the room elated and at the same time concentrated, lest they miss a few words.

Wang Dou waited for a while, waiting for everyone to digest the information, and then unfolded the copywriting: "The shogunate set up eight divisions, including the Staff Division, the Military Training Division, the Intelligence Division, the Zhenfu Division, the Logistics Division, the Financial Division, the Civil Affairs Division, and the Education Division. One person, several deputy envoys, one office of clerks, several clerks. There are sub-sections, each department has one head, several assistants, and the same number of clerks."

"The shogunate always uses the Office of Officials, which is responsible for the handling of documents submitted by various divisions, and Mr. Feng is in charge of the documents."

The official Feng Dachang stood up with a smile, and saluted Wang Dou and the crowd, which made everyone envious.

However, Feng Dachang was none other than Feng Dachang for handling the copywriting, and everyone had nothing to say.

Wang Doujing paused for a while, then continued: "Secretary of Finance, use Zhong Rong as the ambassador, control the grain depots and silver warehouses in the whole prefecture, budget all the money and grain income and expenditure, military and civilian expenses. The division is divided into various departments, and Mr. Zhong decides on his own. .”

Zhong Rong has been sitting quietly below. Since the seventh year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou built Jingbian Fort. He was the first literati to follow Wang Dou.A few years later, his figure was still tall and thin, and his beard was still as sparse, but his malnourished complexion was much better, and the green robe with a collar was no longer patched.

He has been doing things in silence these years, but he did not expect good news to come suddenly.

When Wang Dou reported his name, he was stunned for a moment. General Dingguo actually entrusted him with such an important task. He stood up, wanted to say something, but couldn't say it, and finally choked up and saluted: "Student...take orders."

Seeing his excitement, Wang Dou said gently: "Mr. Zhong, please sit down, Financial Secretary, I will leave it to you."

Wang Dou is a nostalgic person in his heart. He can't forget the moment when Jingbian Fort was first built, when Zhong Rong shared weal and woe with him. He carried a hoe and went to reclaim wasteland like himself.When he was transferred to Zhoucheng to be in charge of the soldiers and cabinets, he was also conscientious and did not make any mistakes.

Hand over the financial secretary to him, Wang Dou can rest assured!

(End of this chapter)