Shandong's oath not to surrender ignited the emotions of the entire audience, especially those of the people. After all, the harvest was theirs, and they also owned the land. After surrender, wouldn't they lose everything?
I have never experienced the feeling of being full, and I can still endure the ravages of hunger, but once I taste it, I would rather die than give up.
In this case, all we have to do is fight to the end.
Zhu Yiyuan was greatly encouraged when he saw that the people's support was available, and the topic naturally led to the next item, "We are unwilling to surrender, so there are only two ways, either victory or death! Death does not belong to Shandong soldiers and civilians!!"
Zhu Yiyuan's tone suddenly became excited, as if he had gained some special power.
"The bravery of Jiangyin's soldiers and civilians inspires us. But it also reminds us that even if everyone is united, everyone is willing to fight to the death. Just relying on an isolated city to fight to the end is no match for the Qing court. If we want to win, we need to be more flexible
tactics. I mentioned this a long time ago, and now I can talk about it."
"First of all, we need to establish militia in each village and town to protect the villagers. If a small group of Qing troops comes, we will annihilate them. If it is a large-scale invasion, we need to protect the people, evacuate properly, deal with the Qing troops, and consume them
soldiers, horses, money and food. Use all means to attack the Qing army."
"Of course, the Qing army will not be polite. They can massacre villages and cities and expel people. They will also destroy our homes, burn our food, and plunder our population... In short, we will face all kinds of unexpected things.
Difficulties. My countermeasure is to seize the time, strengthen myself, and strengthen my strength. The land of three counties alone is not enough. If I can take the opportunity to capture Mengyin, Yishui, and Yizhou, march into Lunan, and even take Haizhou
Once down, our entire chess game will come alive."
"We must understand that the Qing army is indeed very powerful and invincible in the field. But we ask ourselves, why should we go head-to-head with them? It makes no sense. As long as we can occupy more than a dozen counties and have a vast territory, we can avoid them when they attack.
With its sharp edge, it can lure the enemy deep and then send troops to attack them. We can also take the initiative to launch attacks and attack weak areas of the Qing army. In short, as long as we grasp the initiative, we will definitely be able to develop and grow."
"The most important thing is not to be intimidated by the overwhelming momentum of the Qing government. The Eight Banners they have only have a mere 100,000 people. As for those traitors who have abandoned their ancestors and surrendered to the enemy, although they are numerous, they will not be our opponents.
"
Zhu Yiyuan's speech completely consolidated the hearts of the people, and almost everyone nodded frequently.
Zhu Yiyuan then struck while the iron was hot, "Soldiers and fellow villagers, after talking so much, when the critical moment comes, I plan to set up five thousand households as our standing troops to protect the countryside and fight against the Qing army."
Once the rationale has been explained clearly, it is now time to make personnel arrangements.
"Um... Dad, you see, I originally supported you as the commander of Shandong Province, but now you have been replaced by the commander of China Shandong Province. Are you always prepared?"
"Keep doing it!" Dad Zhu Guanyu replied simply: "Anyway, I can't do anything, I can only be the commander of this. Even if Qing Gou wants to kill someone, it will start with me!"
One sentence made everyone laugh.
In fact, it's not that Father Zhu did nothing, at least he helped cook the fire and make porridge. Among the folks in Qingshiji, including the refugees, they all had a good impression of this amiable uncle.
Although Zhu Yiyuan is the actual leader, he is still young, and with Lao Zhu standing in front of him, at least the reception and etiquette matters can be left to him.
Therefore, everyone unanimously agreed that Zhu Guanyu should serve as the commander of the capital.
But the next step is interesting. According to the Ming Dynasty system, all commanders and envoys have subordinates who are responsible for military training and farming matters.
On Zhu Yiyuan's side, that wouldn't work, because obviously they were also responsible for equalizing land, collecting taxes, publicizing and mobilizing the people, and doing a lot of civilized work.
Moreover, it was impossible for Zhu Yiyuan to establish another system of prefects and counties. During the war, everything must be led by the capital secretary.
It's just that within the capital, not all generals can be there.
Therefore, Zhu Yiyuan said: "At present, I will be the commander of the capital, responsible for specific government affairs. The Experience Department will be established, with Song Lian responsible for document exchanges, the Judgment Department will be established, with Zhang Lin responsible for handling daily affairs, and the Prison Department will be established with Chiang Kai-shek in charge.
Qi is in charge and is in charge of criminal cases."
The so-called experience department, judgment department, and prison department are all subordinate officials under the original capital department, and their status is not high.
But when Zhu Yiyuan arrived, these three people became his right-hand men, and all official documents, government affairs, and prisons in the territory fell on them.
Song Lian was from a well-known family, had eaten before, and was able to control it. However, Zhang Lin and Jiang Qi were already short of breath and their faces turned red.
Zhang Lin, in particular, clenched his fists tightly and had only one thought in his mind.
The bet was right!
He really made the right bet.
From a young scholar to managing the government affairs of three counties in a blink of an eye, he has truly reached the sky in one step.
Not to mention Jiang Qi, he is worse than Zhang Lin. He was framed by his apprentice because he shaved his head a few days late and almost lost his life.
At this time, he was in charge of Xing Prison in several counties. He wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow to Zhu Yiyuan to thank him.
After arranging these three people, Zhu Yiyuan came to Master Tan Qi and said with a smile: "Government affairs are our business, and we will have to trouble you with the training of troops. Please also ask Master Qi to be the commander of the left army!"
Tan Laoqi was shocked when he heard this, "Master Zhu, me?"
Zhu Yiyuan waved his hand, "Don't call me Young Master. I didn't have a formal position before, so just call me Zhu Qianshi."
Tan Qiye sighed: "Then... don't call Zhu Qianshi Qiye. Tan Laoqi has a big nickname, Tan Deyu. Later, people said that I am a big old man who is both virtuous and jade.
It’s inappropriate. I gradually forgot about this nickname. From now on, you are no longer allowed to call me Tan Laoqi. I will call you Tan Deyu, Commander Tan.”
Liu Bao couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, let's listen to Master Qi."
Luo Yi also followed suit, "Everything Master Qi said is right."
Master Tan Qi was so angry that he glared, "If you two dare to talk nonsense again, I will skin you in accordance with military law."
Liu Bao said with a smile: "No, you are the commander of the left army. If I were the commander of the right army, we would be on equal terms."
Tan Laoqi laughed and said, "You really know how to dream. The commander of the right army belongs to Xie Qian, right?"
Zhu Yiyuan said: "Xie Qian supported my father as the commander of the capital at the beginning. Now that he is willing to fight against the Qing Dynasty with us, he deserves his position."
Liu Bao and others were just joking. After hearing the word Xie Qian, they all became honest. Regardless of Xie Qian, he did have this status.
Zhu Yiyuan then named Liu Bao, Luo Yi, Huang Ying, and Zheng Hao (Sai Huarong) from Qianhu. As for the remaining quota, everyone knew it, but did not say it out loud.
These appointments were approved with unanimous applause from the villagers.
The former grass-roots team finally looked like a regular army.
It's not too early. We have something to do, so we can only talk about it tomorrow.
Zhu Yiyuan walked out and suddenly spotted Master Fang on the edge of the crowd. He frowned slightly and said, "Come with me."
Master Fang was so shocked that he hid aside. Why was he still seen?
There is no choice but to follow.
When this new official named Zhu takes office, he won't take action on me, right?
Master Fang touched his head, feeling uneasy.
When he arrived at his residence, Zhu Yiyuan said: "It's like this, Mr. Song is a governor. I need a personal recording document by my side. Are you willing?"
"willing!"
Master Fang agreed immediately. Is this such a good thing?
"I'm totally willing, that's what I do... Mr. Zhu, I'll tell you the truth, I know astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom. I understand the five elements, Yin and Yang, and even before I was born, I knew that I would be destined to do my best in this life."
To assist Holy Lord Mingjun..."
Zhu Yiyuan waved his hand directly, "Master Fang, I would like to ask, how do you think those officials make money when collecting taxes?"
"Ouch!"
Master Fang smiled and thought to himself: "Let me tell you, this Zhu Yiyuan appears to be upright and serious, and he is a gentleman. But who official doesn't love money? No, he is no exception."
"Mr. Zhu, there are so many tricks to make money. For example, if you put five buckets of rice in it, actually seven buckets can't be filled. Also, good rice is said to be bad. Just kick the full bucket and it will be gone immediately.
There's a lot of money to be spread out... There's also money to be made, food to be collected, food for rats and birds, in short, there are many ways to do it."
Master Fang agreed repeatedly and worked hard to write down twenty or thirty tips on how to make money. He also lamented to Zhu Yiyuan, "Laiwu is still too small, and I am worried that the people will not agree, and there are still many ideas that I have not come up with."
That tone is saying, I have a better way, it depends on whether you have the courage.
Zhu Yiyuan was very satisfied after reading it, "You make ten additional copies and post them all tomorrow morning. Tell each village that if this happens, report it immediately! I'll go to bed first."
Master Fang looked at Zhu Yiyuan's back and was stunned. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Why are you worse than Yan Zibin? This chapter has been completed!
