Chapter 570 Zhangzhou City Yang Shitou Lin Mengchu
The time difference is a very interesting thing. When the news of the fall of Tielingwei arrived in Tianjin, the fast horses in the capital had just left the capital after hundreds of miles of the capital.
In this era, relying solely on dense post stations and horses, the speed of transmission was achieved. The capital went south, and even the chaotic people everywhere did not affect the transmission of postmen. After arriving in Nanjing, the same fast horse conveyed the news to the south.
The Fujian Governor received a document from the capital in the Fuzhou yamen. The only one who sent the document was a breathless postman. The governor naturally would not care about it every day. The level of the document was also given. For the same postman, some documents could only be sent to the governor's doorman. Today's document requires the postman to see the governor dismantle with his own eyes and some procedures had to be handled.
The governor opened the envelope indifferently. When he looked up, he was startled. He quickly placed it respectfully on the desk, then knelt down and kowtowed solemnly there, rubbed his hands, and took out the letter paper. The master next to him was shocked, but he quickly reacted that the governor's style, that is, the emperor's letter paper, hurriedly knelt down.
Although there are no outsiders except for postmen, it is difficult to guarantee that no newcomers will sue a domineering and overcoming. They do not know the etiquette. In the past six months, many local officials have been taken down by big and small matters, and no one is willing to make up for this bad luck.
After reading the documents, the Fujian governor's face became more and more serious. He put down the letter with his hands and feet, turned his head and followed Changsui on the side:
"Go and invite the governor and the general to come here quickly. All officials of the fourth rank and above in Fuzhou City will immediately invite the governor's yamen!"
The Chief and the Librarians saw the governor's expression serious and the emperor's order. They knew that they could not be neglected, so they immediately flocked out. The governor's official family was there and loudly ordered where someone went and where someone went. The Fujian Governor's Office, which was originally quiet and leisure, suddenly started a riot.
As soon as the gate opened, the servants and servants who went to invite people also came out. Soon, the entire Fuzhou city became a mess, and many people hurriedly rushed to the governor's yamen. The time spent on discussion was not much. About half an hour later, all the officials hurried back to their yamen.
The Fujian General Army Office sent out a series of convening orders, and the troops stationed in various parts of Fujian began to gather gradually. Fujian was somewhat different from other places. Although the area of the province was not small, most of them were rugged southbound mountains, so it should be very troublesome to mobilize troops to gather.
But in fact, this is not the case. Because the mountains are rugged and difficult to travel, there are not many soldiers stationed there. The military camps in Fujian are mainly in flat areas along the coast. There are important prefectures and counties in Fujian, so 80% of the soldiers and horses in Fujian are stationed on the eastern coast. It is very convenient to mobilize them.
Anyone with a little common sense will know who this kind of military mobilization is targeted. There is a whole Ming Dynasty heart disease in Fujian - Zhangzhou City.
Zhangzhou City has been forgotten in about half a year. It seems that the Spaniards occupying it no longer exist. What is even more incredible is that merchants from other places in Fuzhou have started to enter and export goods at Yuegang in Zhangzhou Bay. It seems that the people of Fujian are doing nothing in this place. There are also rumors that the taxes in Zhangzhou City are very low and there are many jobs. Many people live there more comfort than before, and some people take the initiative to move in.
Now it seems that I can't stand it and I'm going to take action.
In front of various yamen in Fuzhou, according to the practice of local yamen, there are always some places such as taverns and restaurants to serve the people of these yamen and governments, which is also a business to make money. Of course, the news in these places is also very well-versed. On the night the governor convened Fujian officials, the specific news was already passed on to Fuzhou City, and when the officers and soldiers did not block the road, the fast horse was passed on to Zhangzhou.
At this time, Yang Shitou was actually extremely regretful. He was impatient in Yizhou that day. In the first military operation in Huazhou, he asked for the battle. He thought he could gallop across the battlefield, but he didn't expect that the civil affairs that was impatient in Yizhou. After coming to Zhangzhou City, he was actually a civil affairs official who had been working as a civil affairs official for almost a year. He dealt with taxes and other things every day, which was really frustrating.
If I had returned to Huazhou at that time and followed Jiang Feng to attack Ming now, how happy it would have been, but it would have been too late to regret it. It would be better to have a fight this time, without fish and shrimp.
When the Japanese pirates were rampant, the soldiers in Fuzhou acted like a joke. When they were hit, they had no combat power. They had a lot of experience in harming the people. The so-called "Japanese pirates, officers and soldiers, and pirates" in the Fujian Sea were even ranked before the pirates, which shows what they did.
After the fall of Zhangzhou, the governor of Fujian thought that his black sash would have no hope of saving his hair, but he did not expect that the court would encourage him a few words and there was no other way. He also knew that the court was unwilling to change the local governors at this time to avoid chaos. He was afraid that he would have to wait until the court freed his hands before he could deal with him. However, this also gave him some time. As long as the court took back Zhangzhou before the court made any moves, the merits and demerits would be counteracted, and the matter would have a great chance of turning around. This situation was not only the governor of Fujian, but also the officials in Fujian. The governor and the general governor gathered many times and took out the regulations.
The Governor and the General Office of the General Office mobilized resources that Fujian could mobilize, and cooperated with the Fujian General to train an army to use it as a support to regain Zhangzhou.
This idea is similar to the soldiers and horses in Jiajing's powerful camp. Fujian's resources were mobilized, and officials of all sizes knew whether they could retake Zhangzhou, but it was related to how long they could be an official, so they were all doing their best. When they were in charge of money, food and grass, they deducted less.
It is tempting to have money and food, and it is convenient for big businesses everywhere. The Fujian general and a group of officers have all cultivated twelve spirits, and have trained four or five thousand decent soldiers and horses. After the training of these soldiers, they dare not act rashly without the orders of the court. However, when the White Lotus Sect was in chaos everywhere, some Taoist sects in Fujian were ready to move. The gathering of riots could not resist the riots in front of the five or six thousand soldiers and horses, and were completely solved.
There are also some scattered pirates and bandits who are not opponents, which makes Fujian's confidence in this army more and more, and they all hope to show their power at this time.
The government's confidentiality work has always been like a sieve. The army is still halfway. Even the small merchants and vendors in Zhangzhou City know that the imperial army is about to come. However, the Spanish people are still on patrol and on duty normally, so everyone is not nervous anymore.
The dense fortresses and small fortresses outside the city were built with great money, and now Spaniards are stationed there, which should ensure the city's sturdiness and worries.
The people of Zhangzhou have quite a contradiction. First, the barbarians of foreign races ruled them here, how did the Chinese people accept it? Another point is that when these Spanish ruled, it was much better than when the Ming government ruled. No one charged heavy taxes, no one bullied the people. Everyone had a lot of work to do, and the market was prosperous, but such a good life was gone.
Besides, if these so-called alien rule were not seen with the high nose, deep eyes, blue eyes, and blonde hair of those people on the street, sometimes they wouldn't feel the difference between aliens and Han people.
Of course, all government affairs and regulations are issued in the inner city where outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering. There are several Dutch white people who handle government affairs there. However, the government affairs they learn are all methods in the prefect of Huazhou Prefect, which is the current Huazhou Chief Auxiliary Liu Shunhua.
Although Yang Shitou was anxious to deal with civil affairs every day, he also knew that this was a great opportunity. Jiang Feng had a lot of plans. If Huazhou unified the world, even if he lived overseas, in this current situation, civil affairs would become the mainstream one day in the future. His current experience will be a huge capital in the future. Yang Shitou is a smart-minded person among military officers. He knows the importance of the matter, so even though he is anxious, he still does his best.
However, for military officers, fighting is always a pleasure.
In the inner city of Zhangzhou, Yang Shitou's official residence was meeting guests. Several personal soldiers at the door were seriously guarding, but there were also a few innocent faces, all dressed in short clothes, and looked like sailors at the sea.
"Zhangzhou City is facing the deep fortress and is on high alert. If the Ming army fails to attack hard, it will inevitably turn to the direction of Zhangzhou Bay. At that time, the back roads of our Zhangzhou City will rely entirely on Captain Lin!"
Yang Shitou said solemnly in his official uniform. A young man sat opposite him, who looked quite handsome and elegant, and looked like a gentle scholar. When he heard Yang Shitou's solemnity, he immediately stood up and bowed and replied:
"Please rest assured, with me Lin Mengchu and the Navy Fleet here, the eastward road to Zhangzhou is open and worry-free!"
Chapter completed!