Jiang Zhi commanded the 8th and 21st legions to attack Guanhua County. At first, Gongsun Mi led the troops to resist for a while, but perhaps because the combat power of the two armies was too different, or because the Gongsun family did not want to fight with Ding Kui, they finally withdrew.
To Guanhua County.
Without the support of the Gongsun family, Jiang Fang could not withstand the attack of the small imperial army. However, he did not escape and was captured when the 92nd Division attacked the county town. Later, he and his wife, Shao Dianxi's daughter, were escorted to Hengda.
Fucheng.
Ding Kui ended his trip to Zhennancheng for talks and returned to Nanjing to take charge of the overall situation.
At this point, all Nanzhao Prefecture has been brought under the control of the small imperial court, and Zhongwang Prefecture has actually submitted. He wants to ascend to a higher and bigger stage and can no longer stay in Juyang City or Nanqiu County.
Liu Yu, Fei Ze, Mu Heng, Musen, Kong Ren and others gathered together to discuss government affairs with Ding Kui. Jian Guo was not often in Nanjing and had children to feed at home, so he only showed up a few times and left the stall.
To Ding Kui.
"Should we hold court meetings regularly in the future?" Liu Yu made the first suggestion.
"Ah? Who will sit in the court? The princes of the imperial court are young and inseparable. It is not in line with the ancestral system for me to come. The court meeting should be held in private." Ding Kui didn't like the work of the shift system, so it would definitely take three days for him to sit in the court.
Two days of fishing and drying the net.
"How can the majesty of the imperial court be reflected without a court meeting? Supervisors must listen to politics behind the curtain." Mu Heng emphasized the sense of ceremony.
Fei Ze said with a smile: "The people who go to court are all our own people, who will check if there is anyone behind the curtain." This is a hint that Ding Kui used a dummy or a double to sit behind the curtain, and then changed back to the real one when Shao Diian Luan was free.
of.
Kong Ren gave Fei Ze a thumbs up and said: "Minister Fei always has a way to solve difficult problems, Gao!"
"Okay!" Ding Kui couldn't think of any other way for the time being, "Then set a date and ask the supervisor to officially sit in court until the king returns to the throne."
The request of the small court is to abolish Shaodian Cong and re-establish Shaodianfeng. The supervisor cannot permanently replace the king, and finally the power must be returned to Shaodianfeng.
"Now the Government Affairs Council can replace the Zhenjing City, and the government affairs of the imperial court can be carried out smoothly. However, the vacancies of local officials have increased. Wei Chen suggested that Lou Xiao be asked to return to the Ministry of People's Livelihood of Nanzhou Prefecture and let him select a group of officials to serve in the local areas." Liu Yu formally
Become a vassal to Ding Kui.
Nine new counties were added, eight county guards were vacant, and there were dozens of city lords. The small court could not find so many officials who were out of town for a while.
Ding Kui had no objection and had a good impression of Lou Xiao. An obedient local snake could solve many problems.
Lou Xiao is Shao Dianxi's confidant and has little contact with Zhenjing City. Nanzhao Prefecture is where his roots lie. Moreover, he is not very resistant to Shao Dianluan and Ding Kui, so he is a usable person.
Then it was Musen's turn to report on money and food. The state treasury was empty, but there was still a surplus of other supplies.
"The local army has been disbanded. The 12th and 20th Army Corps have temporarily taken over local defense. Each city and county has readjusted tax rates. Part of the tax revenue will be collected by the end of the year. It is expected to return to normal tomorrow."
In the past, there were three legions stationed in Nanma Prefecture, and military expenses were paid from the state treasury. Even raising four or five legions would not be too strenuous, provided that the farming and economic and trade activities throughout the state were normal.
"The new local army still needs to step up training, the naval army needs to be rebuilt, and the imperial court needs to allocate funds to Nanzhao Prefecture." Ding Kui found that the territory he had just conquered had no profit for the time being, and he had to pay back.
Now he only has the 8th and 21st main battle units and the National Defense Army on hand, with less than 200,000 troops. But the good news is that there are no battles to fight for the time being, and he can rest and recuperate for a while.
"The railway from Nanqiu County to Nanjing City has been planned, and the railway from Nanjing City to Zhenjing City is under planning. Railway construction requires a lot of labor. Can we borrow prisoners of war?" Mu Heng temporarily manages the Ministry of Industry.
"The new prisoners of war are all nationals, and it is not appropriate to force them to do hard labor. So, those who do not have lives on their hands can use labor to reduce their crimes. This example applies to prisoners in custody across the state."
Ding Kui has always used foreign prisoners of war to do hard work, but he has given preferential treatment to domestic prisoners of war. After all, those local soldiers are local people, and being too harsh will trigger a civil uprising.
Fei Ze secretly bared his teeth at Mu Heng. The matter of the Ministry of Works was implicated in the Ministry of Law. He had to immediately screen all the prisoners in the state. This workload was not small. There were nineteen counties and more than 300 cities. Each city had an average of
There are ten prisoners, and the total number is more than 3,000. It will take several days to read the files alone.
The Ministry of Rites was the most relaxed, and the next step was to oversee the important matter of officially sitting in court. However, before Kong Ren became happy, Ding Kui said to him: "Come, follow me to the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion."
The General Staff Headquarters and the Military Command Headquarters were moved again, from Nanqiu County to Nanjing City. Fortunately, there is a special place that does not need to be renovated. Relevant officials can just bring their files and documents and work there.
"The Eighth Army needs to replenish its troops. Wang Chou's injuries are too serious and it seems that he will retire early." Jiang Xi is now equivalent to the commander-in-chief, and everything in the commander-in-chief's office has to be handled by him.
"Wang Chou retires, who will take his place?" Ding Kui rubbed his temples.
It is not difficult to promote a general, but it is very difficult to promote to the Eighth Army. He appointed Quan Wanyun to borrow Quan Sihai's influence, and appointed Fan Yuzhen to borrow his own influence. Who should he borrow to replace the 73rd Division with a new division commander?
?
"You must be a general of the regular army, and you must have made major military exploits, otherwise you will not be able to convince the public." Jiang Xi knew the rules of the Eighth Army.
"Can it be cold as a blade?"
"I almost didn't care, Xing Bao wouldn't let him go either." Jiang Zhi answered on behalf of Jiang Xi. He has the right to say who will be the commander of the 73rd Division.
"According to this, which legion is willing to let people go?" Ding Kui was a little dissatisfied.
"Guardian Army." After Kong Ren said this, he couldn't help but laugh.
"That won't work." Ding Kui himself also laughed, "The National Defense Army is still expanding its army, and it itself is short of men."
"Bite off a piece of flesh from the Tenth Army Corps and chip away a few teeth. Not only the division commanders, but also many mid-level officers need to be replaced. In the past, we could choose from across the country, but now it is only those people. The Eighth Army Corps' battle losses are the most difficult to replace.
." Jiang Xi is not nostalgic for the past, just sighing.
"Huh?" Ding Kui heard a key word, "Can't we choose nationwide now?"
"Needless to say, you are only the nominal commander-in-chief of the military headquarters." Kong Ren suppressed a smile. The nominal commander-in-chief is also his leader.
Jiang Xi didn't think so. He opened his mouth slightly and was stunned for a while, "You can give it a try." He heard what Ding Kui meant.
Jiang Zhi smiled and said: "Can an officer at the level of captain be able to dig like this? Try a few more at one time, and it won't be so easy next time."
Kong Ren understood that Ding Kui really planned to issue a transfer order to the person in the photo.
Didn't Jiang Xi also come from the Commander-in-Chief's Office in Zhenjing City? Ministerial commanders can be poached, let alone generals. Jiang Zhi is even more outrageous. Even middle-level officers want to poach him.
There must be many people in the entire Shaodian Kingdom military who are interested in Ding Kui. There are many reasons why they did not defect to him. If Ding Kui took the initiative to extend an olive branch, the result would be different.
It doesn't matter even if people don't accept Ding Kui's transfer order. He just has the mentality of giving it a try and poaching one person will count as success.
"That's it! I'll ask the Security Bureau and the New Intelligence Division to cooperate fully. If my second uncle likes anyone, just tell me and I will find a way to get the transfer order to him." It's not that he hadn't thought about it before, but now he has the ability.
With better conditions, the success rate of poaching people will be higher.
Shaodian Kingdom currently has three major forces. The strongest one is the Imperial Court in Zhenjing City, which has the largest number of regular troops and magicians, and the strongest foundation. Second only to Zhenjing City is the Imperial Court in Xingbang City, which has the largest population and territory.
The biggest, with the tendency to catch up from behind; Ding Kui, who captured Nanzhao Prefecture, ranked last. His advantage was that no one could stop his development, and the top two forces were unable to deal with him.
Finally, Ding Kui went to chat with Shao Dianxi.
"What? You want to organize another clan house!" Shao Dianxi, who knew Ding Kui's power, was still frightened. "This, this, this, the outcome is hard to say." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ding Kui might succeed.
The Shaodian clan is definitely the largest clan in the country. Their clansmen are distributed all over the country, and there are not a few who have become commoners. There are also a lot of people who enjoy the privileges of the royal family under the control of the clan.
The more people there are, the more ideas there are. There are many factions within the royal family. It is impossible for Shao Dianshi and Shao Dianhuang to unite them all, not even Shao Dianhuan. If the guardian can unite the people, he will not be imprisoned.
In the forbidden area.
If there are those who support Shaodianshi and those who support Shaodianyong, then there must be those who support Shaodianfeng. Anyway, they are the blood of the Shaodian family. They support everyone the same. Whoever gives more benefits is the orthodox.
The members of the royal family are also divided into three, six or nine grades. Those with more power are naturally superior. Those without power are not in the mainstream. However, power is not eternal. If you come to your house today, you may come to my house tomorrow. Even those who are not in the mainstream can do it.
Become superior.
Before Shaodianxi became the king of Nanmo County, the lineage he belonged to was only a middle-level power. After taking charge of a state, he became a high-level power. Now, he will soon become a low-ranking one and may lose the royal privileges in the future.
"If you had told me earlier, alas!" He regretted it. He never thought that Ding Kui could break the balance of power within the royal family, otherwise he might be the new captain now.
"You should have thought when my son was born, Shao Dianyong can be king, why can't my son?" Ding Kui criticized Shao Dianxi for being short-sighted.
"If I had known that you would be where you are today, those two families would have joined forces to suppress you, and nothing they said would have allowed you to grow up."
Ding Kui did not deny this and said: "I do have to thank Shao Dianshi and Shao Dianyong for causing chaos in the kingdom, but I should be more grateful to the late king. Without Luan'er to marry me, I would only be a protector of the country at best."
"The late king has a keen eye for people, and his decision to let the eldest princess go to Giant Sheep City was extremely wise. I don't understand that you are really not worthy of being the shepherd of Nanmo Prefecture. If your thoughts can be known to the elders of the tribe, someone will definitely contact you secretly."
"Prince Zhongwang has recognized Luan'er's status as the supervisor of the country, and is willing to help me connect the dots. I believe the noble elders will know about it soon."
Shao Dianxi thought that there was no need for Ding Kui to lie to him, so he said: "You'd better show more strength. The elders may not have better vision than me. They are used to picking things up off the shelf."
"Well, this sentence will get more benefits for your family."