Chapter 62 Huzhou Strategy

Author: Scholar Wu

Chapter 62 Huzhou Strategy

Xia Wanchun continued: "There are rumors that the Qing government reactivated Zheng Zhilong's generals to rest and reorganize the navy in Dengzhou and build warships. The specific situation is not known yet!"

Qian Mo said: "It seems that the Qing army is preparing to uproot Chongming, but building naval warships is not something that happens overnight. As long as Chongming's navy is still there, the Qing army will have nothing to do with Chongming Island."

"How is the situation of Jinshan Guards? What are the Qing army's actions?"

Liu Yichen said: "Tian Xiong's Ministry deployed 1,000 people to station at Jinshan Acropolis, but the repair work of Jinshan Acropolis is very slow."

Qian Mo asked again: "What are the trends of the Qing army in Hangzhou?"

Liu Yichen said: "After the Marquis of Dingxi occupied Chongming, the Ming armies in northern Zhejiang were also ready to move. Hangzhou each sent 1,000 green battalions to support Ningbo and Taizhou to monitor the Ming armies in Zhoushan and Siming Mountain."

"The Qing army in Hangzhou at this time has less than 8,000 people, but the strength of the Eight Banners stationed in Hangzhou cannot be underestimated."

Qian Mo said: "Jiaxing's troops were empty before, and Hangzhou did not send reinforcements. It seems that Xiao Qiyuan is already at his wits' end."

"Qian Ning, what's going on with Jin Shenghuan in Nanchang?"

Qian Ning said: "As expected by the governor, the relationship between Jiangxi Governor Zhang Yutian and Jin Shenghuan is very tense. It is really possible that Jin Shenghuan will change his ways."

Qian Mo said: "Jin Shenghuan almost single-handedly conquered the entire Jiangxi province for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty only gave him one general soldier. Would it be strange if he didn't fight back?"

"If Jin Shenghuan really rebels against the Qing Dynasty, I estimate that Su Song and the Eight Banners in Hangzhou will be partially attracted. That will be the best time for our rebel army to attack the city and seize territory."

"We must find out how many Qing troops there are in the direction of Huzhou. The Intelligence Department will send as many troops as possible to penetrate into the Qing troops in Huzhou."

Liu Yichen said: "The Qing army in Huzhou is also empty of troops. There are about 1,200 people in Huzhou Prefecture, and about 800 people in Changxing, Anji, and Deqing counties. The entire Huzhou Prefecture has at most 2,000 troops, and most of them are old and weak."

Qian Mo said: "Before, our Taihu Rebel Army has been haunting the Susong area, and the Qing troops in the Hujia area have been repeatedly mobilized. Now Huzhou is indeed empty of troops. This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Liu Yichen, you are fully responsible for the Intelligence Department in Zhejiang. You must thoroughly understand the situation in Huzhou, especially the property status of those big traitors. You must learn from the lessons of Jiaxing Prefecture and send more spies to find out for me."

Liu Yichen said: "Please rest assured, Governor, we know the traitor mansions in Huzhou very well, but there is no place like Tianjiazhuang in Huzhou."

After saying that, everyone burst into laughter. After all, how could we always encounter big tycoons who were evil-doing as the Tians and his sons were colluding with government and businessmen.

At this time, Gu Yanwu also added: "We have also contacted the generals in Huzhou to see if there is anyone who can be corrected. Although there seem to be a lot of rebels now, the main first-class battalion only has 3,000 people, and they are also stationed in Tianjiazhuang.

In Tianmu Mountain, Taihu Lake and other places, there are not many troops that can be mobilized to attack Huzhou."

Qian Mo said to Liu Yichen: "Brother Ning Ren is absolutely right. Liu Yichen, you can send people to infiltrate first, but don't scare the snake, lest the news leaks out."

Qian Mo said to Gu Yanwu again: "Brother Ning Ren, Tianjiazhuang is now the most important base of our Su Song Governor's Mansion. Firearms making and other workshops are all in Tianjiazhuang, and there are also fortresses and Shenji Camp guards.

You, Inspector Su Song, will be stationed in Tianjiazhuang and be responsible for everything in Tianjiazhuang."

"Now that there is no prison matter, the inspectors of the various battalions of the governor's office will bother Brother Ning Ren."

"Qian An's law enforcement battalion has been placed under the command of Brother Ning Ren. There have been a lot of new recruits recently. Military law enforcement cannot be relaxed."

Gu Yanwu said: "I will live up to my resolve and be cultivated by the Governor!"

Liu Yichen said: "The prefect Lu of Jiaxing sent a message saying that the traitors who were exterminated before had 18,000 acres of fertile land in Jiaxing. We can find someone to go through the household deeds."

Qian Mo said: "My governor's office now has a lot of industries, so it's time to plan it carefully."

"Qian Ning, the operations and income of the bases under the Intelligence Department are still linked to the Intelligence Department, but the accounts and expenditures must be clear. You and Liu Yichen will work out a detailed charter and report to Governor Xia."

"For the time being, the governor's government will no longer allocate money to the Intelligence Department. From now on, the development of the Intelligence Department must rely on you to generate income. It is best to have a monthly surplus to support the vassal treasury."

Qian Ning and Liu Yichen looked at each other and thought: This second young master finally knows how to tighten his purse strings. I must give my full support!

So he gritted his teeth and said: "Supervisor, please rest assured that our Intelligence Department will not delay the intelligence work and guarantee that at least 5,000 taels of silver will be paid to the vassal treasury every month."

Qian Mo said: "Commander Qian has used his heart carefully. The vassal treasury has spent 80,000 taels of silver for your Intelligence Department at one time. If you return the money within a year, I will credit you with a great contribution."

"However, the Intelligence Department is in its early stage, and we cannot delay the expansion of the intelligence network and intelligence gathering just to hand over money. We still have to spend money where it should be spent. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Major matters must be reported to Governor Xia first.

Ask for instructions."

Then he said to Qian Buer: "Chief Minister Qian, although the bank register of the Intelligence Department is here, there must be a dedicated person in charge of the verification of the accounts."

"Governor Xia is in charge of the Intelligence Department. Account verification of this Intelligence Department must be reported to Governor Xia."

Qian Mo said to Xia Wanchun: "The Intelligence Department is extremely important to the governor's office. Please pay more attention to Xiao Yin."

Xia Wanchun said: "Don't worry, Governor Qian, Xiaoyin will definitely fulfill his mission."

Qian Mo does not have so much money to build an intelligence network. For the time being, the Intelligence Department can only generate revenue by itself, but it must be well regulated. Otherwise, this area will become a huge corruption point in the future. Of course, for the person in charge who manages the business properly, appropriate

You still have to have rewards, otherwise who would work hard for you?

The specific regulations still need to be discussed in detail with the Intelligence Department by Xia Wanchun.

In the future, a special tax inspection department will have to be established. At present, we are still a roving revolutionary regime, so we can only let these things go for now.

Then he said to Xia Wanchun and Qian Buer: "I will allow the Chief Envoy's Yamen to set up an industrial department to be responsible for the industrial management of Tianjiazhuang, Tianmu Mountain and other local governors' offices. I also ask Governor Xia and Chief Envoy Qian to work together to draft a plan.

A charter comes out.”

"In addition, this time the 18,000 acres of fertile land in Jiaxing no longer need to be in the names of those businessmen. The people from the Chief Secretary will directly take over it. If there is insufficient manpower, they can be contracted to those businessmen to manage it on their behalf."

In addition, we will purchase another batch of grain this month, and the world will change. The more grain, the better.

Then he said to Lu Shanhai: "General Lu Shen, how is the construction of the camp at Tianmu Mountain going?"

Lu Shanhai said: "The camp in Mogan Mountain has been repaired and can accommodate 2,000 people. The camp in Tianmu Mountain is still under construction."

Qian Mo said: "Then first strengthen the Mogan Mountain fortress with "fairy lime", and then build a small one according to Lingbao's requirements."

After the construction of Tianjiabao is completed, I will transfer the engineering battalion to you, but we still have to find a way to get the Qing army to attack us, so as to consume their troops."

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