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Chapter 207 Xuanda Governor
Sherlock, Grandet, Harpagon and Priuschkin, these four handsome guys are recognized by the Western capitalist cultural circle as the world's four big misers!Of course, this is just the ranking in the West. If you want to say who is the number one miser in the East, then it must be Zhang Pu, the current Xuanda Governor who is about to be kicked off by Master Zhang—at least when Master Zhang presents the imperial decree and officials. When Zhang Xiantai was asked to hand over the official seal letter, Governor Zhang Pu Zhang's hands trembled, holding the official impression that he was holding his only son who was born at the age of 99, or like a widower holding his own. The coffin book was carefully and tremblingly, and the reluctance in his eyes made it easy for people to doubt—after handing over the official seal, would this guy have a heart attack on the spot and fall to the ground to die?

"Bring it, what about you!" Young Master Zhang couldn't wait to copy the governor's seal, and then stuffed the sealed document with his own name into Zhang Pu's arms, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, for returning to his hometown and becoming an official." Returning home, on behalf of my colleagues in the Manchu Dynasty, I would like to wish Mr. Zhang old and strong, and a long life."

"Thank you... Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Zhang Pu's fat face was full of depression, and he suddenly grabbed the sleeve of Young Master Zhang, and begged in a crying voice: "Mr. Zhang, I know you can say something in front of Jiuqian If so, please speak a few words of kindness for me in front of Nine Thousand Years—the next official is still young, only in his sixties, and he can still serve Nine Thousand Years old man, and he can also serve the imperial court, please Nine Thousand Years Be merciful, think carefully about when to let the lower official return to office, the lower official will definitely thank Jiu Qiansui, and will also thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"It's easy to say, Master Zhang, please rest assured, I will definitely bring your words to Jiu Qiansui." Young Master Zhang said it nicely, but he muttered in his stomach, "Old eunuch Wei is still too soft-hearted. Seeing that this fat pig is not from the Donglin Party, and he has built a ancestral hall for him, he even gave him the grace of returning to his hometown - if I want to change me, I will leave Taiyuan with this fat pig If the city escapes alone, his fat head will be chopped off to make a chamber pot!"

After finally sending the weeping Zhang Pu to pack his luggage and go home to plant dog potatoes, Young Master Zhang stood in the middle of the lobby of Governor Yang and Xuanda's yamen, slapped the gavel, and pointed to Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi Sanfu standing on both sides. The local civil and military officials shouted: "Dear colleagues, now the governor announces the first constitution after taking office: Governor Geng Ruqi of Shanxi listens to the order!"

"I'm here!" Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi who had just arrived in Yanghou in the morning, went out and bowed his hands to Young Master Zhang.Young Master Zhang shouted: "I order you to build a Xuanda Governor's Mansion for me in Shanxi Town, Ningwusuo (now Ningwu County, Shanxi) within three months. Three months later, the Xuanda Governor's Yamen will move to Shanxi Town." The front line of suppressing thieves, directly commanding the Xuanda army to wipe out the thieves in Shaanxi!"

As soon as Young Master Zhang said this, everyone in the room was shocked!The other governors wanted to hide in the back as far as possible from the front line, but Young Master Zhang did the opposite, directly setting up his yamen to the most dangerous front line, which made Xuan Da and Shanxi officials It was an eye-opener.However, thinking of Young Master Zhang's name as a mad dog, Xuan Da and the officials in Shanxi soon felt relieved—habits became natural.Geng Ruqi, who could barely be regarded as a capable official, was also stunned for a moment, and then he clasped his fists happily and replied: "Your Majesty, I would like to abide by the constitutional order of Lord Xiantai!"

"The governor's second constitution!" Young Master Zhang shouted in a serious tone: "From now on, the civil and military officials of Datong will organize an army, with the Yellow River and Laoniuwan as the boundary, strictly fortify, improve the beacon system, and prevent thieves from stepping over the line of defense. One step! Civil and military officials in Shanxi set up defenses along the Fenshui River. The defense line stretched from Shenchikou in the north to Wenshui (between Taiyuan and Fenzhou today) in the south. A beacon tower was built every ten miles at most in the defense line. Don't let the thieves step over the line of defense! If there is a problem in the prefectures and counties that the two lines of defense pass through, the local officials and generals there will come to see you!" Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang added viciously: "By the way Just to remind you, with the grace of the emperor and the trust of Nine Thousand Years, the imperial court bestowed on the governor Shang Fang a sword, and civil and military officials below the third rank do not need to ask for an order, they can be killed first and then played! ——By the way, it also includes officials of the third rank."

"I would like to abide by the constitutional decree of Lord Xiantai!" Xuanda's civil and military officials agreed with their hairs standing on end—Master Zhang is notorious for killing gods, and none of these officials dared to doubt that what Master Zhang said was a joke.Only Geng Ruqi dared to ask, "Lord Xiantai, the construction of the Beacon Tower is a huge project, and it cannot be completed in a short while, and there is still the funds..."

"Master Geng, you have misunderstood the meaning of this governor. This governor is not asking you to build a strong beacon tower like the Great Wall." Young Master Zhang shook his head and explained with a smile: "What this governor means is that the Shanxi defense line will be built every ten miles. A signal point like the Great Wall Beacon Tower, regardless of whether it is made of rammed earth, wood or stone, as long as it can light the fire and call the police, it does not need to undertake the task of defending against the enemy like the Great Wall Beacon Tower. By the way, just in case, Mr. Geng, you'd better improve the post station system And prepare more carrier pigeons, which will help us communicate information."

"Understood, thank you Lord Xiantai for your guidance." Geng Ruqi was stunned, and retreated with his arms folded.Young Master Zhang shouted again: "The governor's third constitutional decree: from now on, Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi prefectures, counties and townships will all stop collecting poll taxes to reduce the burden on the people, in order to cooperate with the imperial court's comprehensive implementation in Xuanda territory. The new policy of spreading all the people into the mu! The fourth constitutional decree: Man Gui, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanda Army, immediately led the cavalry to move to Taiyuan to strengthen the army in Shanxi! Qu Jiazhen, the commander-in-chief of Datong, led [-] troops to move to the old camp Shanxi officers and soldiers block the roads where the thieves are fleeing! The fifth constitutional decree, from now on, the Xuanda army will be fully reorganized, and soldiers will be divided into three grades according to their combat effectiveness. Responsible for logistics and supply! The imperial court allocates food, grass and military salaries, and distributes them according to their ranks, with priority given to armored soldiers!"

"I would like to abide by the constitutional decree of Lord Xiantai." Amidst the continuous promises, Master Zhang said more and more quickly, "The sixth constitutional decree: after the spring of the eighth year of the apocalypse, all the guards in Xuanda will plant the sweet potatoes issued by the imperial court in an all-round way." Wait for the drought-resistant crops, and encourage the people to follow the planting, and strive to achieve food self-sufficiency within two years! Local officials and guard commanders who excuse not to plant drought-resistant crops will be severely punished without mercy! The seventh constitution: declare the whole country The full-scale implementation of the new policy of enlarging households into mu will be fully implemented by Xuan Daxun and Zhang Suyang, and civil and military officials from all over the country will fully cooperate. Anyone who resists perfunctory will be reported to Mr. Zhang Suyang, and the governor will severely punish him!"

After finally issuing a series of seven constitutional decrees, there was no sound in the governor's hall. Hundreds of officials raised their heads and looked at Young Master Zhang tremblingly, as if they were still waiting for the more stringent eighth constitutional decree of Young Master Zhang.Young Master Zhang, who had been serious for a long time, looked around and said with a smile: "The eighth decree of the governor, you have all worked hard this year, today is the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the last day of the seventh year of the apocalypse, stay and drink with the governor , and setting off firecrackers—those who violate the order can ignore it.”

"Hahahahaha..." Hundreds of officials were amused by Young Master Zhang's sudden change of tone, and hurriedly saluted to thank him, "Xie Xiantai, I wish you a happy new year and good luck."

That night, Young Master Zhang was exhausted. First, he toasted with hundreds of new subordinates in turn, and then chatted with several important subordinates, undressed them, pushed food and food, contacted each other and bought people's hearts. I ran to the barracks to condolence to the soldiers, gave New Year's greetings to the soldiers of the Slaughter Army, the Manchu Cavalry, and the Datong Army, and rewarded the three armies. The clappers have already sounded.

"Oh, I'm exhausted. If I had known how tiring being the governor, I might as well go back to Linqing and be my young master. At least I don't have to be tired like a dog." As soon as he entered the door, Young Master Zhang lay on the bed like a dead dog Wailing and moaning.Zhang Shitou and Song Xiance, who had been exhausted with Young Master Zhang for a whole day, were also exhausted. First they sat on the chairs to catch their breath for a while before Zhang Shitou asked, "Master, do you still want to wash your face and feet?"

"I won't wash it anymore. I'll wash it tomorrow. You guys should go back to sleep too. I'm going to sleep." Young Master Zhang crawled on the bed and hummed.At this time, Song Xiance spoke again, "Boss, don't panic, I have something to say to you."

"No way? Master, you want to persuade me to rebel and become king again?" Young Master Zhang wailed in pain, there was nothing he could do about Song Xiance, a rebellious Master of Swords and Pens.Fortunately, Song Xiance explained in time: "The owner misunderstood. Xuanda is no better than the Mongolian grassland, let alone Liaodong. How could I persuade you to do those things in this place? I'm just you. In the constitution you announced today, The blockade against the rebels in Shaanxi is very strict, but the threat from the north is too lightly shown, and I am afraid that it will give the Tatar army an opportunity."

"Master Song, don't you care too much?" Zhang Shitou groaned while lying on the table, "The Tatar tribe has been frightened by our young master for a long time. The tribe ran away completely, did not even dare to fight face to face, and dared to invade Xuanfu Datong."

"That's right. With the invincible reputation of the Dong family, ordinary Tatar tribes dare not look directly at Xuanfu Datong." Song Xiance nodded, and said darkly: "But you seem to have forgotten that the stone is on the north side of our Xuanda. , there is a stronger and more terrifying opponent than the Horqin Tatar coalition army and the Karaqin Tatar coalition army!"

"Mongolian Lin Dan Khan?!" Zhang Shitou woke up and said in surprise: "Impossible, isn't Lin Dan Khan allied with our Ming Dynasty to deal with Jiannu? How could he invade our Ming territory again?"

"The so-called covenant is nothing more than a piece of rice paper with writing on it." Young Master Zhang said while lying on the bed, "Xuan paper has many functions. Besides writing, inscription and stamping, it can also be folded into a stack to place a mahjong table." , you can also tear up the fire, and if necessary, you can use it to wipe your ass——If I were Jiannu Huang Taiji, I don’t think I would miss this opportunity to provoke Lin Dan to wipe away the covenant between him and Daming butt."

"Jiannu Huang Taiji provoked Lin Dan to break the alliance with me, Daming?" Zhang Shitou, who had learned some tricks from the young master Zhang, was taken aback, sat up straight and said in doubt: "Is it impossible? Lin Danhan has a good relationship with Daming, and the young master Your father-in-law, Dushi Xiong, still has some personal friendships, and has a sworn feud with Jiannu, how could he turn against us, Daming? How could he listen to Jiannu's sowing discord?"

"Politics has no real allies, but only common interests. Once the interests are obtained or disappear, allies who are as close as brothers during the day can fight like enemies who kill their father and wife at night." Mr. Zhang Turned over, lay on the bed and yawned and said: "In the same way, once there is a common interest, even if it is to kill the father and the enemy, you can also unite like brothers. The reason why Lin Danhan and Jiannu became enemies , the fundamental reason is that Jiannu moved westward, controlled the Horqin Grassland, and violated Lin Dan’s interests, so Lin Dan Khan had no choice but to form an alliance with Ming to deal with Jiannu. But now, the Horqin Grassland and the Karaqin Grassland I have been scared by me, betrayed Jiannu and surrendered to the Ming court, the conflict between Lin Dan Khan and Jian Nu disappeared without a trace, and our Daming had to compete with Lin Dan Khan for Horqin in order to defend the safety of the capital. The control of the grassland and the Harqin grassland paved the way for the breakup of the alliance."

Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang yawned again, and said lazily: "As long as Huang Taiji is smart enough, it is not hard not to see this point. After seeing this point, he will naturally try to ignite and blow up our alliance between Da Ming and Lin Dan." The fuse of the powder keg. Therefore, not only should we not take our guard lightly on the defense line of the Xuanda North Line, we must also be more careful to prevent Lin Dan from stabbing us in the back."

"Damn it, these alien barbarians are really insidious." Zhang Shitou was dumbfounded when he heard that.Song Xiance was taken aback, and asked doubtfully, "Boss, since you have already seen this, why did you transfer the main force to the south and move your governor's yamen to Shanxi Town?"

"Three reasons." Young Master Zhang said weakly: "First, my name as God of War and my reputation for sneaking attacks on others is too great. If the main force is concentrated in Datong, as long as Lin Dan is not too stupid, he won't be on guard against me. Stabbing him suddenly in the back will only increase the garrison north of the Daqing Mountains. While defending me, it will also increase the pressure on Xuanda's northern line, which in turn will force me to strengthen the defense of the northern line, forming a vicious Circulation; so I transferred the main force to the south, and moved the government to the south, which is to show Lin Dan that I have no attitude of going north, and reduce Lin Dan's hostility towards us. Second, the location of Shanxi Town is better, going north, and I will go to the north in three days You can go back to the city of Datong, and you can go back to the city of Xuanfu Town in seven days; to the west, in two or three days, I can go to the city of Fugu, and go straight to the nest of the rebels; to the south, in four to five days, I can reinforce Taiyuan City, such a good strategic location, where can I find it?"

"As for the third reason, of course it is the eight traitors in Zhangjiakou." Young Master Zhang showed a sly smile on his exhausted handsome face, "My yamen is going to move to Shanxi, far away from Zhangjiakou, so the eight traitors are of course Don’t worry that I’m here for them.”

"The boss is really scheming, and the students feel inferior." Song Xiance shook his head and sighed, becoming more and more depressed about how he had found himself in such a treacherous boss, so that he didn't even have a chance to show off.After making some calculations, Song Xiance asked again: "Boss, since you think that Jiannu might provoke Lin Dan to turn against us, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"How else can we deal with it? Isn't it prepared to fight and appease?" Young Master Zhang said sleepily: "In addition to Mingsong and secretly preparing to defend against the invasion of Lin Danhan's army, in a few days, I plan to send an envoy deep into the Mongolian grassland. Get in touch with Lin Dan, appease him, and discuss the expansion of trade in the border market, so that Lin Dan can obtain all kinds of supplies he is in short supply without fighting. Then give him several thousand catties of sweet potato seeds and potato seeds in personal honor, so that Lin Dan Khan Mobei tried planting and took the initiative to help him solve the food shortage problem. Then use this as an opportunity to further improve our relationship with Lin Danhan, temporarily delay the time for Lin Danhan and us to turn against each other, and free up time for me to deal with the gangsters in Shaanxi."

"Boss, wait a minute." Song Xiance interrupted quickly: "Giving sweet potatoes and potato seeds to Lin Danhan, wouldn't that make him even more powerful? If Lin Dan got rid of the food shortage by relying on potatoes and sweet potatoes, why should we be afraid that we will cut off the border?" Does the city supply it?"

"I can't wait for him to be like this." Young Master Zhang said in an astonishing manner, and said vaguely: "The nomads who picked up the hoes have evolved into farming peoples, and the aggressiveness of farming peoples is far less than that of nomads—if Lin Danhan can really get rid of the food shortage by cultivating sweet potatoes, and our Ming Dynasty's Great Wall defense line can truly maintain long-term stability."

"I'm far-sighted, I'm not as good as my boss." Song Xiance sighed again, and asked tentatively: "My boss, if you trust the student, how about asking the student to be your personal envoy to contact Mongolian Lin Dan Khan for you?"

Young Master Zhang didn't speak. After Song Xiance asked again, he realized that the exhausted Young Master Zhang had fallen asleep on the bed......

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At about the same time, while Young Master Zhang was talking drowsily with Song Xiance, on the ice of the Hara River in the east of Haizhou, a Han man covered in blood rode a running horse that was foaming at the mouth. The war horse staggered to the west bank of the Hara River, the horse fell down, and the Han man covered in blood also fell to the ground.Moaning in pain for a moment, the seriously injured Han man struggled to get up again, looking at the exhausted war horse, the Han man stumbled to the west again, along the official road to the Haizhou city restored by the governor of Liaodong …………

After being stopped by the patrol team of the Ming Army in Haizhou City who had heard the sound, the Han man fell to the ground weakly, took out a wax pill from his arms, and said with a groan, "Brothers, I am the stationed officer of Marshal Mao in Dongzhen." In the detailed work of the Liao Dynasty, I found that the army of Jiannu disguised themselves as ordinary people and secretly assembled in the city of Dingliao. They might attack North Korea. It was too cold and the pigeons could not fly out, so we had to venture out of the city to report to Marshal Mao. In the end, I was discovered by the Jiannu army, and my two brothers were killed in battle. Jiannu was too tightly blocked in the east of Dingliao. ...."

As he said that, the Han man held up the blood-stained wax pill, and said with difficulty: "I may not be able to do so, please..., please be sure to give this thing to the governor of Liaodong, or to Master Xiong... …”

Speaking of this, the Han man with two arrows stuck in his back tilted his body, and with a joyful smile of completing the task, he lay down forever on this black land where countless Han people threw their heads and blood.But it's a pity that this Han Xizuo, who didn't even have time to tell his compatriots, didn't know that the key information he and his two brothers exchanged for their lives could never be delivered to Xiong Tingbi or Mao Wenlong... ………

(End of this chapter)