I don’t know what the price of the red-headed rope was in the twelfth lunar month, but by the next month, that is, in November, the price of this thing instead of rising, actually dropped, becoming two feet and six cents.
But that's it. But on the 4th and 5th, as a large number of people participating in the scientific examination began to come to Yecheng, the overall price in the market rose back to 2 feet and 8 cents, and it is still rising... According to the monthly
My mother's guess is that when the competition to seize the Long River starts in the second half of the year, the military parade begins in the twelfth lunar month, and before the New Year's Eve, it may rise to ten cents per foot.
As for why there was a decline, we have to talk about a recent public case in Yecheng...a public case that has not been concluded until now, and even reaches the case before Chief Zhang's case.
It turns out that the impact on the market of certain categories of goods, including the price reduction of red-headed ropes, was actually the result of helping the official to suffer.
Not only the red headband, but also some mid-to-high-end fabrics, dyes, and some precious metal jewelry, basically come from the Jiyin Military Clothing Factory under General Manager Cao Xicao of the Warehousing and Logistics Department... According to the previous proposal of General Manager Cao Xicao, Jiyin
The female workers in the Yin Army Clothing Factory rented official shops in several cities, including Yecheng. Then this group of former Ziwei palace people used their superb skills and intensive production to bring down this type of market almost instantly.
dimension strike.
There is no way, this group does not lack outstanding general affairs and political female officials, nor lacks a large number of palace people, nor lacks technical and artistic abilities.
In fact, long before this incident, under Zhang Xing's intentional or unintentional indulgence, this group had a very strong presence within the gang... Up to the top, they participated in the management of the warehousing and logistics department led by Cao Xi, down to
They firmly control the Jiyin Military Clothing Factory, and have direct economic and personnel exchanges with the internal servants. They can often be seen in various documents, and it is said that they are also commended at the end of the year.
Correspondingly, it will naturally cause displeasure to many people.
But now, they finally did something that warranted a warrant, and were reported directly to Daxingtai. Then there was a lot of arguing in Daxingtai, and finally they got into trouble in front of Zhang Xing.
"Why does this kind of thing come to me?" On the third floor of the Guanfeng Yuan of Yecheng Palace, facing the sudden cold wind in Hebei, Zhang Xing was a little confused. "I don't even know why this matter has caused such a big deal.
Xingtai?"
"Chief." Xu Dalang, who had changed into a new red military uniform, said seriously. "Only Dahangtai can solve this matter... because what they are suing is the military uniform factory directly under our Daxingtai. From the day Daxingtai was established,
From the beginning, military workshops in various places were managed by the corresponding departments."
"This is the ridiculous part of this matter." Zhang Xing immediately pointed out the key point. "Who filed the complaint? Are the other merchants in Yecheng right? Why do they know so well that this matter needs to be reported directly to Daxantai? And why can they directly
Point out that the military uniform factory belongs to the Warehousing and Logistics Department under General Manager Cao, not the Ordnance and War Horse Department under General Manager Zhang?"
The people who came to report this matter, as well as the people who were interested in the matter, totaled six or seven people. They were obviously stunned when they heard this... The one or two who were not stunned also pretended to be stunned.
"Dahangtai has only been established for half a year, okay?" Zhang Xing said with a smile. "As far as I know, on the day at the end of last month, all kinds of goods in the military uniform factory started to be sold, and the market price started to drop on the afternoon of the first day of this month.
As a result, it was only three days later. Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and today’s prices have returned... So, during these few days, they sued, and the matter was put in front of me? This complaint was made
Are people too smart? Who are they looking for? Are they looking for you to write a letter? "
"Absolutely not." Feng Chang stood up in excitement and quickly shook his head.
"So this matter is ridiculous." Zhang Xing motioned the other party to sit down and clapped his hands and complained. "If there is no direct guidance from a smart person like Feng Wenshu, who works as a confidential document in the clerical department, it can only mean one thing...
…Those who feel that they are helping the military uniform factory to fight for their own interests are also people who are helping...right?”
The Guanfeng Courtyard was quiet for a while, except for the sound of Yueniang in the courtyard below instructing some guards to set up a small canteen and kitchen... Feng Chang felt like he was falling into an ice cave. How could he not know that these days, he had been seducing people and being raped by this chief?
It’s really true. Did you order it today?
Xu Dalang coughed dryly, knowing that he couldn't escape at this time: "It can't be said that they are people from the gang. Most of them are relatives of the gang."
"Who are the family members of the gang? The big leader, the leader's family members, the helmsman, the protector, the deacon's family members? Or the family members of ordinary members of the gang?" Zhang Xing stared at Xu Shiying and asked.
"It's not easy to divide it like that." Xu Shiying said seriously. "It's more like the relatives of those who joined the army. For example, there are indeed many family members of the first-level captain of the team, but there are no relatives of the first-level captain of the county magistrate.
; Moreover, according to their place of origin, most of them are from Henan, and less from Hebei..."
No wonder you have to come in person!
Zhang Xing was speechless, but his expression remained as usual: "In other words, the family members of those who are in power, those who have made military achievements, and those who have seniority are suing, right?"
"You can indeed say that."
"That's easy to explain." Zhang Xing spread his hands this time, and said simply. "Since you have found me, I naturally have to give an explanation. My rule is that for the stability of the gang... the people are more important than the gang.
Within the gang, the lower level is more important than the upper level...This is because the help comes from the people, and the upper side comes from the lower level. I can only rest assured if the lower level is solid."
"But chief, there is an issue of status here." Xu Dalang continued to argue. "These people are just family members after all, not the leaders' own business. They are still citizens in name, but they are people from the military uniform field. They are really
Many people in the gang still have class..."
"This matter is simple. First, we can draw two lines. For example, if there is no separation of families, and the separated families are still blood relatives within three generations, we will consider them to be one family. Secondly, it is not that they are not allowed to do business, but they are not allowed to take advantage.
He is still a good boy, but once he is frustrated, he will use his power to bully others..." At this point, Zhang Xing suddenly stopped, as if he remembered something.
People around also became nervous, and there was once again a strange scene in the Guanfeng Courtyard, with only the tinkling downstairs and the whistling wind upstairs.
"What did the chief think of?" Xu Dalang, the toughest man, had no choice but to ask.
"I encountered a similar thing when I was in Dengzhou..." Zhang Xing recounted the incident between Cheng Dalang and Bai Jingang in Dengzhou, and then stared at the people in front of him with complicated expressions. "Do you think this could be the case?
Rumors have spread that someone is secretly colluding with me and wants to compete with me before the year-end conference? Or wants to take revenge on King Kong?"
Everyone looked stern, and then one person quickly stood up, but it turned out that the leader of the army directly under Daxingtai, Xiahou Ningyuan, who was stationed in Hanling Mountain City, the fortress next to Ye City, said: "The chief has overthought, no one will do this."
Zhang Xing turned his head and went to blow the wind, pretending not to answer.
Xiahou Ningyuan was even more panicked.
And Xu Dalang looked at the somewhat panicked Shan Tonghai confidant who had made great achievements in founding the gang and Jiyin with a blank expression, then looked at the Cao Xi, Feng Chang and other people from Hebei who were also expressionless around him, and then came to sue Zhang Xing seriously.
: "Chief, no one in the army will go against your strategy. If you really think so secretly, some people say that the leaders in Hebei are jealous of the leaders in Henan who started early and have a lot of assets, and deliberately led these people to the chief.
It hit you!"
Only then did Zhang Xing wake up: "Yes, Xu Dalang is right, we can't always think in secret... Then let's handle this matter like this, don't expand it, don't pursue it, just find out, as long as they really follow what I said
As a relative of the middle and higher-ups in the gang, I reprimanded them and got rid of the matter."
"Yes." Xu Shiying stood up and responded.
Also standing up together were Cao Xi, the actual person involved who had been silent, Feng Chang, the person in charge of the paperwork, and a female official who was considered a direct party.
"Also, even if ordinary local traders come to sue, we must also find out if there is anyone behind them..." Zhang Xing continued to warn, thinking that the matter was over.
"This is natural." The last official who was sitting also stood up. It was Cui Suchen, the director of the Criminal Law Department who had just returned from inspecting the local area. What is interesting is that as the theoretical final handler of this matter, the person who had said the previous sentence
He didn’t say much. “But chief, my subordinates still want to ask one more question. What should we do if ordinary local traders or local chambers of commerce who are not involved in the gang come to sue us and accuse us of taking advantage of the people?
According to the previous meaning, the people are more important than the help?"
Zhang Xing became serious: "This is troublesome, because specific things need to be treated in detail... For example, the types of commercial goods, if they are grain, basic fabrics, livestock, gold and silver, ironware, pottery and other commercial goods that are related to people's livelihood, they must be treated separately.
We must pay attention to the fact that too rapid price increases and price cuts are not good, but if it is other types of groceries, especially those that are somewhat out of touch with basic living needs, such as porcelain, lacquerware, jewelry, furs, and silks, it will cause some impact on the local area.
Not bad. However, it doesn't matter today, because I know the prices inside and outside Yecheng. This time the garment factory did not cause harm to local small businessmen, especially since there will be more people in Yecheng and local prices
It will continue to rise, and their entry will be beneficial to the locals."
"So, what the chief means is that the government property contracting system proposed by General Manager Cao, as well as the similar help of property and business, should be encouraged to a certain extent?" Cui Suchen continued to ask.
"That's what I mean, cautious encouragement." Zhang Xing admitted.
"In that case, there is nothing to worry about in this matter. I would like to ask the chief one more thing..."
"you say."
"In addition to helping industry and business, how does the chief view the dispute between merchants and farmers?"
"Put agriculture first and prudently encourage business."
"Chief, do you think merchants and farmers will not invade each other?"
"It's not non-invasion, nor is it either/or." Zhang Xing knew that only Cui Suchen could discuss this kind of theoretical issue with him, so he waved his hand. "If you are busy, go and do it. If you are not busy, stay and listen...
Mr. Cui is sitting... What I mean is that it is impossible to expect that the world will be peaceful for eternity through farming. In other words, even if the world is peaceful for eternity, just farming will not be able to sustain it. We cannot afford that something will not happen.
Just ignore the possible problems.”
Among the people nearby, Xu Shiying and Feng Chang chose to stay, but Xiahou Ningyuan left with Cao Xi and the female officer after hesitation.
Several people went downstairs and met Bai Yousi coming in. The female officer was obviously frightened.
Upstairs, Zhang Xing inevitably talked about some commonplace topics. Arable land is limited, wealth is created by human labor, so handicrafts are fundamental, and commerce is an indispensable pole besides agriculture and handicrafts, as it maintains circulation.
The main method is also a means of maintaining stability to meet people's needs.
That's what this red head rope is.
It is the essence of life.
Regardless of whether Cui Suchen accepted it or not, and whether the audience understood it or not, everyone still listened to these words of questioning for the sake of Chief Zhang's name, and then prepared to leave.
By this time, it was almost dark.
But Xu Shiying still sat still.
Cui Suchen and Feng Chang didn't know what to say, so they left directly. When they got downstairs, they heard Chief Zhang complaining: "How can such a thing find its way to me? It's wasted all my afternoon. It's not like you don't know that most of my
What a happy month!"
"Not to mention the embarrassment of this matter, the chief cannot decide it, but the happy days are gone, and the chief has only a few days left." Xu Shiying said firmly. "In five days, there will be scientific examinations, and then there will be various awards and military parades...
Then the conference.”
"You can still have fun. After the scientific examination, there will be various competitions." Zhang Xing disagreed. "I have been serving in the army for many years, so I am not allowed to enjoy it?"
Xu Shiying became even more speechless. If he hadn't known that Zhang Xing only did a lot of shopping these days, and usually went to the military camp and the large platform in front of the palace, he might have thought that Zhang Xing was just having fun every night!
Even if I go shopping a lot, I now know that I still pay more attention to prices and people’s hearts.
As soon as he thought about this, he put aside his distracting thoughts and asked seriously: "There are a few more things that I don't want to disturb the chief and manager Cui just now."
"you say."
"First of all, it is the selection after the scientific examination... that is, the scientific examination is based on the rules set by the chief, with names anonymized, transcribed, and blindly approved. However, the actual power and responsibility for the final appointment still lies with the head of each department and the person in charge. What if there is a fight?
?What if someone passes the exam but no one hires him?"
"If there is competition, let them choose. If there is no appointment, it doesn't matter if they are placed in the Clerical Department, Wang Yi (Staff) Department, or sent to other places." Zhang Xing also frowned. "But I know yours.
Meaning...you want to ask whether there should be a staff department specifically responsible for managing the whereabouts of middle- and lower-level personnel?"
"That's what it means." Xu Shiying said. "In the past, our personnel management was essentially about military merit. In fact, it was the King of Heaven and his subordinates who made up the staff. Now we can't leave the scientific examination personnel who specialize in grammar and law to the King of Heaven, right?
"
Zhang Xing nodded.
Besides, regardless of the smoothness of the discussion between these two people, in fact they both deliberately ignored a hidden issue, which is why there is a template for the scientific examination in the Wei Dynasty, and it will be implemented almost two months after Zhang Xing proposed it.
Isn't it strange that the topic of adding a staff bureau has been discussed since the establishment of Daxingtai? However, when it came to the specific matter of the scientific examination, no one mentioned it.
?
Of course, it is not surprising, because Daxingtai is covetous of this appointment power, and they also want to imitate the Nanya Prime Ministers of Wei Dynasty and take away all personnel appointment rights. However, Zhang Shizhao and Wei Xuanding, who are actually responsible for this matter, have never offended others or fought for power.
necessary.
But now Xu Shiying suddenly asked about this matter, which means that he stabbed Chen Bin in the back.
Of course, according to Chief Zhang's understanding of Xu Dalang, this is Xu Dalang's real brother.
"It's the right setting, then who do you think is suitable?" In the dusk, Zhang Xing thought for a moment and asked lightly after nodding.
"It depends on the decision of the chief." Xu Shiying reminded. "It's just that there is no need to get together with the entire army, entire gang, and all local practitioners who have been registered by leader Yan Qing in the past two months... The two are not the same approach."
Zhang Xing nodded, thought for a moment, and had no idea for a moment, so he said: "Of course it can happen, but you don't have to be too anxious. It must be the first scientific examination. What else is there?"
"One more thing. According to the proposal passed by Manager Chen before, a leader should be promoted from the middle-level helmsman to the middle-level leader at the end of the year to follow the example, so I would like to recommend someone to the chief." Xu Shiying became more serious.
"who?"
"The leader of my bodyguard, like Han Erlang, has no serious name, and his surname is also weird. He is called Ximen Dalang. He is not from my family, but he sells cooking cakes in Baima. On that day, Baima performed a righteous act, and he carried the cooking cakes.
The burden has followed me, and I have experienced almost all the wars in these years, and I have become increasingly sophisticated." Xu Shiying recommended his private person without hesitation. "But the biggest advantage of this person is that he is honest and simple, and never shy away from anything, even though he is a common man.
, but his ambition cannot be taken away from him. I admire him very much... Although I have a father, two younger brothers, and two older sisters, if I really need to entrust him with any big things, I will only entrust him to him."
"Sounds like a good candidate." Zhang Xing nodded. "I admit it, but I suggest you write a formal document before the meeting and ask Manager Chen to forward it to me."
"yes."
"Is there any more?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
Xu Dalang hesitated for a moment.
"Do you have any other views on the use of troops?" Zhang Xing suddenly came to ask. "I've seen you hesitate before."
"Yes." Xu Shiying finally admitted. "But it's not that we attacked Hebei one month earlier or one month later. It's that I always thought we shouldn't attack Beidi..."
Zhang Xing was finally stunned: "I see... you think the gains outweigh the losses?"
"That's almost the meaning." Xu Dalang said sincerely. "The Northland is vast and sparsely populated. It is similar in area to Hebei, but its population is less than half of Hebei. And half of them are people from the Demon Guards, and half of them are under the feudal system. Many people are there.
It has been passed down for more than ten generations... I don't doubt that we can't defeat it, but I am afraid that we will plunge into it, waste time, and delay the attack on Dongdu with Bai Hengqiu."
Zhang Xing was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Then what do you think should be done about the Northland?"
"Fight Youzhou, control Thudao Ridge, capture the two cities to the north of Thudao Ridge, then make good friends with the Dangmo Guards, let them make trouble on their own, and then turn around and attack Dongdu." Xu Dalang spoke sincerely.
"Dongdu is not that easy to fight." Zhang Xing replied quietly.
"But we have to fight. Between us and Bai Hengqiu, whoever wins Dongdu will have a seven-point advantage... Otherwise, how can we compete with Great Britain? We hope to invade Jin from Hebei?" Xu Shiying became more sincere. "This
It’s too difficult…and even if we capture the land of Jin, we have to fight for the eastern capital, so that we can safely enter Guanzhong!”
Zhang Xing was silent for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand to hold the other person's hand, and then talked about another topic: "Dalang, I know that you came here this time not to protect those Henan leaders, but to have some thoughts in your heart."
The overall situation, deliberately led them to collide with me, and let them know the pros and cons... I also know that since we escaped the Zhangshui encirclement together, life and death, at the beginning of this year, you have been working wholeheartedly to help the overall situation. "
"Only when you really do something do you realize what difficulty is." Xu Shiying sighed slightly, but did not deny it. "In the past, these things could be ignored."
"But don't worry." Zhang Xing held the other person's hand, facing the cold winter wind coming from the side, and calmly comforted him. "I will never let you go through hardship alone. I have also made up my mind here. The so-called can't be chaotic.
In my heart, nothing can take away my will... Especially now, when I see the most critical moment, I will not relax."
At this point, Zhang Xing paused and continued: "I slowed down a little this time. Some people said that I was afraid that some brothers would not be able to keep up. Some people said that I simply misjudged the situation. In fact, there is some truth in it. But
In fact, I also know that this is the most critical time of the matter. I am afraid that the gang will fall together with me, and I will feel guilty... I want to see with my own eyes that the whole gang has been integrated, and I don’t want to take any risks. Because
After this break, we will not only conquer Hebei, but also unify the world in one fell swoop, and conquering the North is both an indispensable and critical step in unifying the world."
Xu Shiying's heart moved slightly. Before she could speak, Zhang Xing continued: "I have a specific statement about this matter. No one has mentioned it. I will tell you alone today. Just keep it in your mind."
At this point, Zhang Xing lowered his voice slightly and spoke.
After hearing this, Xu Dalang pondered for a long time, but was actually convinced on the spot: "If the chief has this plan, I will naturally support taking the entire Northland. Chief, don't worry."
Zhang Xing nodded and helped the other person stand up: "Just keep this in mind, I'll take you down."
After saying that, the two of them walked downstairs together arm in arm, and didn't let go until they reached the door.
Watching the other party leave, Zhang Xing sighed in his heart. When he turned around, he saw Bai Yousi standing in the yard with his arms in his arms, and he was also wearing a brand new red cloth. He was inevitably startled: "Why are you silent?
"
"You can hear clearly only if you are silent." Bai Yousi let go of his hand and took the initiative to come up to him and imitate Zhang Xing, holding people's hands before him, with a joking expression on his face. "Chief Zhang, can I imitate Xu Dalang in recommending someone for the responsibilities of the official department?"
"Who?" Zhang Xing couldn't help but be curious. "Did you find a sage among the practitioners that Yan Qing reported to you?"
"After such a quarrel for so long, which practitioner can hide under the sword?" Bai Yousi said disapprovingly. "It's just some newly returned ministers of the Wei Dynasty who have returned home... But the personnel department is such a key point.
In this place, how can we let the newcomers do it?"
"Then who do you recommend?"
"How about Qian Tang?" Bai Yousi asked seriously. "With his talent, just leading the troops is a bit overqualified... Isn't it appropriate for the officials to be in charge?"
Zhang Xing thought about it for a while, but he was also moved: "Indeed."
However, he immediately laughed again: "Why, does Mr. Bai also want to build his own mountain?"
Bai Yousi didn't panic at all: "I stand here on my own, but I can't reach the top of the mountain. Why won't others come over?"
Zhang Xing could only be convinced, and then he was led by the other party to have dinner.
The red-headed rope turmoil came and went as quickly as it came. Five or six days later, as the gang's first formal scientific examination began, all the eyes of Yecheng were turned... There were not many people, four to five hundred people came.
That's all. Even half of the old Wei officials who returned home were on the sidelines, and something went wrong. Previously, according to Zhang Xing's request, the exams were divided into subjects. In the end, most people chose strategy, and a few chose strategy.
There are basically only a few people selected for military strategy, criminal cases, official documents, and forms, which is also frustrating.
And in the next few days, names were blurred, transcribed, and blindly reviewed. After a lot of discussion, an extremely broad number of admissions of 300 was decided. When I opened the names, I was shocked to find that almost 200 people were old Wei officials who had returned home.
A small number of them are middle- and lower-level officials in the military and local areas who are allowed to apply, and they are basically old officials of the Wei Dynasty. Only a handful of them are young newcomers.
Of course, this is completely understandable. The gang had only been in existence for four or five years, and it had only been half a year since Cao Che's death in the Wei Dynasty.
Aren't people like Zhang Xing also old officials of the Wei Dynasty?
All I can say is that there is a long way to go.
"The first place is Xiao Yu?" Zhang Xing, who took the initiative to change into a new military uniform, that is, the red cloth military uniform, looked at the list and asked. "Who is the younger brother of the Queen Mother?"
"Yes." Chen Bin was slightly excited. He actually changed into a red suit. In fact, in the entire Yecheng palace, as Chief Zhang changed his clothes a few days ago, there was no one who did not wear this new military uniform. He could only
He said it was a good thing that they still had whale tiles hanging on them. "He was also considered the deputy prime minister in the previous dynasty... considered the internal minister?"
"Yes, Lord Attendant, I am with Mr. Feng." Zhang Xing answered immediately, and then quickly scanned the list. "But are there any in the top ten who have never served as officials?"
"There is one." Wei Xuanding stretched out his hand to point. "The fifth one is named Xu Jingzu. He is a young man of more than 20, who is proficient in grammar and law. He is the one who advocates in the policy theory that the gang should take the world as its own mission. The Bai family, the Sima family,
The Xiao family is the dregs of the past."
Zhang Xing was stunned and looked at Zhang Shizhao who remained silent.
Zhang Shizhao raised his eyebrows slightly and replied with a half-smile: "This is the son of Xu Shanxing, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites. He participated in the Wei Science and Technology Examination in his early years and was already selected as a scholar. He was the youngest scholar, but he did not become an official.
Serving his father, Jiangdu's army rebelled, and his father was killed by the rebels..."
Well, he is still a talent trained by Da Wei.
After Zhang Xing suddenly understood, he also calmed down, raised his head, played the list and said boldly: "No matter what, the heroes of the world are considered to be among our friends!"
Several people were speechless, what does this mean? But they all came to agree. Even Xie Minghe just curled his lips and did not openly retaliate.
Indeed, Zhang Xing also noticed that there is currently no one who plays the role of admonition... Anyway, Wei Xuanding is a helper in this world, and he can't spare his body to be an admonisher.
Perhaps a few of the new Wei officials would be interested in this, but besides Feng Chang and Yu Changnan, haven't they all yet settled into a dormitory in this palace?
"This is Xu Jingzu. I'll name him and write a confidential document for Xu Dalang. Is it possible?" I thought about it for a moment, but Chief Zhang quickly asked the question before everyone could continue to echo.
The hall was full of people in red clothes, and everyone was admitted, and the atmosphere became more lively. The top ten were quickly divided up. Xiao Yu, a former royal family of the Southern Dynasty, and Chen Bin, a former royal family of the Southern Dynasty, wanted to leave.
Then, Zhang Xingfu reminded everyone that since the color of the uniforms had been decided, there was no need to wear military uniforms if you were not a member of the army. It was better to put on your previous clothes, and then left.
That's right, let's go.
This is how the first scientific examination ended.
It's not an anticlimax but a snake's tail.
There is no way, the scientific examination is a small test, and it is necessary for the development of the slave gang, but at present, it does not seem to be called a breakthrough. At least Yecheng is not aware of it at the moment.
What is the far-reaching significance of this matter? At best, it can be said that the anonymous transcript made many people feel that it was much stricter than the previous scientific research conducted by the Wei Dynasty.
And many people feel that this is a targeted measure against the Wei officials who returned home after the Jiangdu military coup, and judging from the results, this seems to be the case.
In fact, only four or five days have passed since this incident, and not many people are talking about it. Everyone's interest has obviously shifted.
The competition to seize the dragon has begun.
At this time, everyone discovered that the rules of the Gang were already so large, with one team for each county and one team for each battalion, so that the number of participating teams exceeded 100 early, and then they had to adopt a two-by-two elimination system of numbered draws. Even so, due to limited space,
, and had to hold hundreds of events in batches.
In this process, Zhang Xing traveled to the stadium many times and cheered in person many times. He also introduced a new rule, which is to select the best performer from the winning side in each game and call him over to shake hands.
Ask about your place of origin, age, family size, when you joined the army, and your military exploits. After asking, encourage the person and bring him a red satin flower and ask him to ride a horse around the field.
Chief Zhang did this, but it was amazing that he could go to at most one-tenth of the events. The rest of the participating teams couldn't help but become jealous, so they asked their own generals and superiors to look for people. So, Xiong Bonan, who had just finished training, took the lead.
, Xu Shiying, Wei Xuanding, Xie Minghe (replacing Chen Bin), Bai Yousi, including Li Ding, Dou Lide, Shan Tonghai, Chai Xiaohe all gradually appeared on the court and began to implement this new rule called "Red Flower Lang".
However, after most people participated, Chief Zhang turned his attention to other events before the finals.
I went to watch running, archery, and spear throwing, and even watched a textile competition and a knife-forging competition. I personally swung a hammer a few times in the knife-forging competition, and served as a judge in the fried dough competition that not many people participated.
In short, the whole November passed in such a lively manner.
But it's not over yet. In the twelfth lunar month, as the finals of the Long Long Competition were held and concluded, Yecheng became more and more lively... People from northern Shanxi and Huainan came one after another, from Beidi, Dongdu and Jiangnan, including two families from Hebei.
Envoys also arrived one after another, and even Bai Hengqiu sent someone named Zhang Shijing.
According to Zhang Jinshu's investigation, Zhang Shijing hid a copy of the so-called British Emperor's decree in his backpack, but he didn't dare to take it out, and they couldn't find a chance to read it.
When Zhang Shijing came to Yecheng, he had no intention of pointing fingers at all, let alone any mention of military affairs and diplomacy. Instead, he just pretended to visit relatives and friends. Today he will visit Zhang Shizhao, who is half the same clan, and tomorrow he will go to the Guanfeng Yuan of the palace to visit him.
Bai Yousi gave some small gifts, and the day after tomorrow he went with the other envoys to watch the Long competition outside the city. Then he went back to the city to visit Xiao Yu to find out about the current situation of the former Empress Dowager and the former King of Qi.
Anyway, Xie Minghe has always had a free and unrestrained temperament. He gets annoyed when he is busy. He is happy that he has no job, so he just lets him go.
However, what really made Yecheng lively, and what really made these envoys flock to it, was that the army began to gather on a large scale... For a time, there were dispatches in Henan and Hebei, plus the large forces already stationed around Yecheng
There are more than 20 battalions in Xingtai and Yecheng Xingtai, and the strength alone reaches nearly 40 battalions. In addition, many elites from each battalion who did not come were also dispatched.
Forty battalions, 80,000 men, plus the elites from other battalions, were enough to launch a main battle to unify Hebei.
Many people are speculating that Zhang Xing's conference will be a cover. After the military parade and rewards, he will directly take advantage of the shallow water and flat ground in Hebei in winter to launch a general offensive... In fact, Hejian and Youzhou have already begun a comprehensive offensive.
Military mobilization to prepare for unexpected events.
Soon, even people within the gang suggested holding a meeting in advance, followed by a military parade, and sending out troops directly after the military parade.
But Zhang Xing clearly refused.
Entering the middle of the twelfth lunar month, with the price of red-head rope soaring to 2 feet and 16 cents, the military parade and the conferring ceremony at the same time officially began.
The military parade was a surprise. At least twenty battalions all carried crossbows in addition to their normal equipment. All forty battalions were fully staffed, and their armor coverage reached almost 100%.
In this regard, the attitude of those invited to watch the ceremony was somewhat disapproving, but at the same time they took it seriously.
What I don’t take seriously is armaments. After all, in comparison with Cao Che, the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty who just died less than a year ago, you can’t compare with this thing. He often had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, millions of auxiliary soldiers, armor, bows, crossbows, and horses.
Like running water, what can you compare it to?
Moreover, who among the current princes does not rely on the military legacy of the Wei Dynasty to maintain their basic armed forces?
Which one is short of armor?
The important thing to note is that in any case, the peak of ordinary military power is here. The easy mobilization of forty battalions, coupled with the Luolongtan dragon stabbing incident that is no longer doubtful, is enough to prove the gang's strength.
military strength.
This is a military entity that is unparalleled in the world.
In contrast, the awarding of honors did make these people look at it a few more times, but they only looked at it for novelty and did not pay much attention to it.
Medals are divided into three categories, the first is experience:
Taking the Jiyin uprising, pacification of the eastern border, liberation of Hebei, and sweep of Huaibei as nodes, four categories of experience medals were awarded. As long as those who have experienced these military stages, including civilian, logistics, and war supervisors, almost everyone is eligible, and they are
Those who are sent out in a unified manner, and those who do not come, can also be sent according to the list.
There are no names on the bronze medals, but the four general brands, hanging with a small red string.
The second is military exploits:
Based on the four battles that mobilized the main force of the gang and affected the fate of the gang, including the Battle of Lishan, the Battle of Banxian, the Battle of Zhangshui, and the Battle of Qiaojun, refer to the discussion of the military merits of the four battles, and give each battalion, each team, and
A special medal for a special individual to honor military bravery.
And this time, everyone knew why elites from other battalions were required to come, because the awarding was in person, and a large-scale gathering was held on the bank of Zhangshui River outside the city, and the awarding ceremony was held publicly at the site of Santai in Zhangshui.
The recipient of the honor was King Xiongbo Nanxiong, who had just returned from Qiaojun for training.
All the leaders in Yecheng, led by Zhang Xing, stood by and watched, and all the foreign envoys also looked on with cold eyes.
Moreover, this time the bronze medal has someone's name engraved on it.
The third is collective honor: the five battalions such as Shan Tonghai, Xu Shiying, Wang Shuyong, Niu Da, and Wang Xiongdan were all commended by the Gangzhongzhong Shiying; the five battalions such as Zhou Xingfan, Xu Shiren, Liu Heifu, Wang Zhen, and Li Zida
He was awarded the title of "Leader Camp of the Gang Center"; while the Jiyin Military Clothing Field, Military Law Department, Jibei County Government, Lu Dayue Camp, and Guo Jingke Camp were awarded the title of "Auxiliary Officer of the Gang Center".
These were all issued by Zhang Xing personally. They were larger bronze medals with a specific small military flag with the word "Deposed". This time the bronze medal had more text on it, but because it was issued to a specific group and the quantity was limited.
, on the contrary, it is simple to make.
After the third awarding of medals, the military parade also ended on the same day. Chief Zhang Xingzhang immediately issued a military order, and all ministries were disbanded and returned to their bases, taking turns to celebrate the New Year as planned.
Everyone within the gang felt sorry for themselves, but none of the envoys believed it. The envoys from the two Hebei families went crazy and sent people back... But Jun really went home to celebrate the New Year.
I took the newly printed booklet, which included the list of honors awarded, Chief Zhang’s article on continuing the past and opening up the future, as well as introductions and stories of many honorees and groups, and then went home to celebrate the New Year.
Two or three days later, the envoys who realized that Jun had really gone home for the New Year fell into a kind of stunned and confused silence.
At this time, Xie Minghe came forward and once again invited these people to attend their year-end meeting... In the words of Manager Xie, the gang worked openly and honestly, and there was nothing to show.
There seemed to be no reason to refuse, so everyone, including the British envoy Zhang Shijing, the Jiangdong envoy Lin Shiyang, the Dongdu envoy Fang Xuanqiao, the Youzhou envoy Hou Junshu, and the Hejian envoy Murong Zhengyan, all chose to stay and watch... As for the two people from the North,
The emissary, Huang Ping and Yuwen Wanchou, had already been treated as a leader because of his meritorious service in the rescue that day, so he had to attend the meeting.
Yuchi Qilang from northern Shanxi and Ma Sheng from Huainan theoretically helped their own families, and of course they had to attend the meeting.
It's just that the New Year is approaching, northern Shanxi is isolated, and Huainan is at war, so it's hard to let all the leaders on both sides return... As for the rest, except for a few leaders to defend the border, almost everyone else gathered in the middle of the twelfth lunar month
Arrive at Yecheng.
The gang is finally about to resolve its internal personnel and organizational structure and complete preparations for military expansion.
In a large hall to the west of the center of the Yecheng Palace, the huge main hall has been demolished, and many chairs have been put in. The inner and outer circles are clearly defined, and they are still arranged in a circle. At the same time, the hall is already full of people.
Hundreds of people wearing only brand-new red military uniforms and Liuhe boots, with whale dominoes hanging on their waists and bronze medals they had just received strung on their chests, were chatting and joking with each other.
Several envoys stood in a corner on the outside of the main hall, watching the leaders talking and laughing, with different thoughts in their hearts and different expressions.
I don’t know what others are thinking. Zhang Shijing, who was smiling, had only one thought in his mind at this time, and that was "the ape is wearing a crown"!
They clearly decided on the color of their clothes, but everyone wore red cloth; they clearly occupied the palace, but they moved in in droves; they clearly had a meeting hall for serious discussions, but they actually removed their seats and set up a mess... No,
The kings of the mountains have to be ranked first when they gather together, and the chairs are arranged as if they are watching a song and dance... I thought this in my heart, but occasionally my eyes glanced at a few familiar figures, which made me feel a little scared.
Why do these handsome men follow these people and act like this?
"What do you think, Mr. Zhang, of this round court hall?" Hou Jun next to him suddenly asked with his hands tied.
This is inappropriate, because there are many masters of spiritual practice in the hall, including many masters, and the discussion cannot escape the ears of those few.
So Zhang Shijing smiled slightly, twitching his beard and saying, "It's good. I've always known that the gang system is special. When I saw it today, it's well-deserved."
Hou Junshu sighed: "Boy, I have admired the famous name for a long time, and it is indeed unique when I see you today. After all, if this is the case, no one will come to the palace, but have to wait in front of the door to blow the cold wind. It's just..."
"only?"
"It's just that the people at the back are happy with it, but are the people at the front willing to do it? Why should they sit in the same circle with these people?"
"really."
The two discussed for a while and then went to see the other envoys. However, Fang Xuanqiao smiled and said nothing. Murong Zhengyan was a lame man and just sat there watching coldly, not knowing what he was thinking. As for Lin Shiyang, everyone knew that this
He was a thief with a background in the True Fire Cult, and he was always repulsive. Although he looked slightly moved at this time, as if he wanted to say something, he didn't bother to pay attention.
"Everyone, everyone."
While I was thinking about it, I calculated that the time was around half of the morning. Suddenly, a man walked into the middle and shouted in all directions. It was Liu Zhouchen from the Military Law Department. "It's time, everyone, take a seat! It's still the same old rules,
The big leader enters the inner circle, and the other leaders enter the outer circle. Those who have not yet formally added their names and the envoys who are watching have to stand on the side."
The crowd started to stir and made noise for another quarter of an hour before they sat down.
Then Liu Zhouchen came and said: "Everyone, here is the process of today's meeting. Take a look."
As he spoke, more than a dozen clerks came in from the side door and handed out some papers. Even several envoys who were watching also got one each and frowned to look at it... The words on the paper were very simple, probably
Let’s talk about personnel additions first, then personnel promotions, job adjustments, department adjustments, and the addition of new gang rules. What takes up the main part of the page are the lists and resumes of several candidates.
Others didn't know what they were thinking, but Zhang Shijing was speechless after just one look.
Because the personnel vote itself shows that this kind of personnel should not be determined by the internal affairs and then directly issued the order? Putting it here is just a formality, which is a bit of a joke, right?
What if the person you want to use is rejected?
Whose does it belong to?
Some of the leaders who had relevant experience suddenly became nervous, not because of this piece of paper, but because they had just seen with their own eyes that dozens of clerks on both sides of the hall had several cases, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and they were spreading them out in preparation.
, but he instantly realized that from this point on, everyone’s words and deeds at the conference would probably be recorded.
In other words, everyone must be responsible for their own votes, words and deeds.
However, these types of people with keen political acumen and rich experience are in the minority. After everyone looked at it for a while, most of them were noisy... This one said that someone should not be the big boss, and the other one was worried that he would be transferred to Xuzhou, which caused Zhou Xingfan to glare on the spot.
I came over and asked if there was a White King Kong in the newly added department, and whether the White King Kong would not allow my family to do business. When I turned around, I saw two bald heads sitting behind me, which made me even more embarrassed.
Again, it looks like a mob.
There was a lot of hustle and bustle in the hall, and several envoys in the corner looked on coldly, trying to listen at the same time. But suddenly, as if a teacher came in from a private school, or as if a frog jumped out of the vegetable patch, it suddenly became quiet.
Zhang Shijing and others looked up and saw Zhang Xing and some key figures in the gang coming in from a side door.
Many people wanted to get up, but they saw the chief waving his hand in the distance and pushing them back. At this time, more than a dozen soldiers followed at the side door, each holding a sword and standing at the side door like some kind of ceremonial guard.
Inside.
While he was wondering, Chief Zhang had already entered the arena and stood in the center. He first took advantage of the gap between Xiong Bonan and several people around him to take a look around.
Everyone who was glanced at was in awe.
When Zhang Xing saw this, he just smiled and sat down.
So at this time, Wei Xuanding, who had been in charge of presiding over the meeting, finally stood up:
"Brothers, at the beginning of the last gang meeting, there were eighty-eight people in our gang. After the end, six more people were added to bring the number to ninety-four. Later, Li Shu and Cui Xuanchen were reprimanded and fled to become traitors. Shang Huai
Leader En died in battle, and Leader Jia Wugen and Leader Miao Lang were captured after a fierce battle. The actual number should be eighty-nine... Today there are seventy-eight people, which means there are fewer brothers from Huainan than last time, and there are fewer brothers from Dengzhou.
They have all been transferred, and it is rare that the staff is fully available, which naturally meets the conference requirements of two-thirds of the members of the gang. However, we will have more brothers soon. Let us not waste time now and start to increase the staff first... Everyone has the list.
It’s all there, everyone raises their hands to make the final decision, but this time I won’t be the host, let the newcomers in Daxingtai be the host.”
It has to be said that Wei Xuanding became more and more proficient and calm. Everyone hurriedly turned over the paper and checked the list. When they heard the last sentence, they quickly put down the paper to see who was hosting.
As a result, I only saw an elderly scribe who was about the same age as Wei Xuanding walking up. He bowed and saluted around him first, and then raised his head. He did not panic at all, and said without any confusion: "Chief, leaders, chiefs, chiefs,
I am Ouyang Wen, the second person in this scientific research policy review. I am now a confidential document of Daxingtai. I have sent Wei Gong to Yecheng to go to Taitai. I will preside over today's agenda."
There was a stir below later. No one expected that this group of Jiangdu descendants would appear so quickly.
Ouyang Wen, who was in the center of the hall, had already started: "The first item of personnel additions is that General Xiong of the Military Law Department is in charge of the case. After planning to obtain military merits, there is an officer Qin Bao, who is the chief cavalry and leads the white cavalry. He often charges into battle. He usually
He is invincible in all attacks and defeats the Four Treasures of Dongdu. General Shang Shisheng is even more distinguished. Therefore, he should be promoted as the leader... Please raise your hands... Now we are seventy-eight people. According to the gang rules
, more than half, that is, forty moves, can be passed."
Ouyang Wen looked around, repeatedly comparing the statistics sent by the surrounding documents, and finally determined that only Shan Tonghai did not raise his hand, so he immediately reported the count: "Seventy-seven hands, the case has been passed, please lead Qin to take a seat in the inner circle...
Forty hands is still too much now."
Watching Qin Bao cross the connected arms and sit down in the reserved inner circle, some of the envoys at the far end naturally sneered, but many of the leaders in the gang who raised their hands knew that Qin Bao was
Bao's meritorious service is the most clear and unmistakable, and his background is also the toughest. Starting from this person in the personnel voting of the conference is a trick in itself.
"Two leaders, Wang Fubei and Cheng Mingqi, led 100,000 refugees, prisoners and soldiers of the fifth battalion of Dengzhou on their way back to Dengzhou after being hit by a hurricane. They worked hard and had great merits. Liu Yanshou, the deputy general of Fulingguan in Dongyi, made a decision anyway.
With special honors, the big boss Bai Yousi proposed that Wang and Cheng be added to the big boss, and Liu Yanshou was added to the big boss..."
There were far fewer people raising their hands now. It was obvious that Dengzhou's military achievements could not convince other people, especially the basic military leaders, who were quite disdainful.
However, Dengzhou, Jibei, Jiangling Sanxingtai, as participants in the Dengzhou army's return to Dongyi, most of them clearly supported it, and more importantly, some people have already seen that Daxingtai, and
Xingtai, Yecheng, where Daxingtai is located, has a total of nearly forty leaders, big and small, forming a new huge political entity that can basically determine the direction of the action.
"Sixty-one moves, pass."
Wang Fubei and Cheng Mingqi crossed the outer circle and came inside. A year of hard work finally paid off, and Liu Yanshou also carefully found a seat outside and sat down quickly.
At this time, the ratio between the outer circle and the inner circle is no longer that big. It basically looks like two to one. However, on the innermost layer of the inner circle, there is a chief, three deputy commanders of the Daxingtai, and five leaders.
It is obvious that another layering has been done for the people in the inner circle.
"There is also Dou... Miss Dou, who served in the patrol battalion and achieved special honors during the breakout of Zhangshui. Considering her age, the last meeting did not propose a resolution. This time Qiaojun is building a hospital and medical school. She is responsible for the logistics and coordination throughout the process. She is regarded as a
He has made many achievements, and since he is old enough, he proposed that he should be supplemented as the leader."
Different from the previous two times, the discussion below immediately started.
After Ouyang Wen completed the statistics with the help of the surrounding documents, he was obviously a little surprised: "Forty-nine moves... It used to be eighty people, and we have to pass forty-one moves. This number has been passed... Leader Dou, please take a seat.
From now on, you need to pass forty seconds before you can pass."
Dou Xiaoniang was obviously aggrieved, and Dou Lide, who was sitting in the inner circle, was also a little helpless. He knew that not only was he young and female, but the key was that he had implicated his own daughter... Xiaoniang's achievements were just fine last time, and at that time...
I was worried about this, but after Chief Zhang gave Xiaoniang the hospital special credit, she still almost failed. I can only say that my family of three and the brother-in-law are all the leaders, which has made some people more and more dissatisfied.
In fact, Dou Lide has also heard some other words... There are rumors that Chief Zhang deliberately promoted the Cao brothers and sisters, Dou Xiaoniang, and Liu Heifu, in order to make them betray their relatives.
But is this too outrageous?
How can promoting one's closest relatives have the effect of driving a wedge between others?
In terms of the balance within the gang, no matter how much these close people promote themselves, they can't be the leader in their area, right? Even if they can't be promoted, they are still the leader of Gaojibo, and even the leader of the entire Hebei Rebel Army; and in terms of close relationships
, on the contrary, the family used to have some disharmony, but now it is much more peaceful.
Not to mention everyone's random thoughts, Dou Xiaoniang finally sat down.
"In the case of Chief Zhang, there is a member named Gao Jingang, who is cautious and honest in his actions and has a long history of meritorious deeds. He is appointed as the leader... Forty-six moves, passed."
Well, there is another bald leader, will all the Thirteen King Kongs come in?
"In another case, Wei Xuanding Wei Longtou proposed that the imperial examination should be a regular practice, with a row of two to three years, and the first person in each subject would be directly added to the leader. Therefore, it was proposed that Xiao Yu, who ranked first in the scientific examination this time, should be the leader... Sixty-five moves
, come on, please take a seat, Mr. Xiao."
Even this time, more people agreed than Dou Xiaoniang did.
Next is another personnel package with huge impact:
"Chief proposal, Jiangdu Military Rebellion, the Great Wei...the Wei Dynasty was actually destroyed. In the process, there were many meritorious officials who had made outstanding achievements. When selecting the talents, they should be emphasized and used. It is recommended that the former Governor of the Northern Yamen of the Great Wei Dynasty and the Grand Master Niu He should be the chief leader.
, Feng Wuyi, the former prefect of Zhao County, is the leader, Yu Liao, the former governor of Beiya, is the leader, Cao Ming, the former King of Qi in the Wei Dynasty, is the leader... and Yu Changnan, the former Wei Zhongshushe who has been temporarily appointed as the leader, the former
Bai Youbin, the imperial general, must also be formally admitted."
This proposal caused a commotion in the palace. Many people turned back to look at the group of people waiting outside. Ouyang Wen asked himself if he could bear to look... After all, everyone here grew up under the name of Wei.
They are all officials and common people of the Wei Dynasty. Regardless of Zhang Xing's previous behavior, the Wei Dynasty will fall when it falls. We have personally experienced many related matters, but everyone still can't help but care about these emperors.
Princes, queen mothers, princesses, prime ministers, governors-general.
Rather than saying that they care about each other's future, they care about their own past.
And, no matter what, having one more grandmaster and the support of Feng, a famous family in Hebei, can always make people feel at ease.
Of course, there are also people who are extremely depressed... Feng Chang, who is sitting behind a few desks on one side and writing furiously, has his head buzzing, even though he has long known that he has been excluded from this program because of his unauthorized connection and nonsense.
He was promoted for the first time, but when it came to the end, he was still extremely frustrated when he saw Yu Changnan and others calmly taking their seats.
"Seventy-three hands have been passed. Let's continue to review personnel... During the autumn harvest, Manager Chen made a suggestion, which was to select a person with good performance from the level of helmsman, regardless of merit and merit.
The backbone of the gang was promoted at the end of the year. It was considered routine and the chief had approved it. But now it was Xu Shiying, General Manager Xu, who recommended a squadron general, Ximen Dalang, Chen Bin, General Manager Chen, who recommended Murong Zhengji, a member of the Wang Yi Department who joined the army.
It was sent to Chief Zhang's case via Daxingtai... The resumes of both of them are in the meeting minutes. Let's take a look and choose them later... This doesn't have to be more than half, as long as the one with more support is raised.
Already."
This incident immediately aroused everyone's discussion. They had known that there was such a thing as promoting people. When they saw the brief introduction on the paper, they thought they were promoted together. But now it is actually a matter of choosing one of two... It is not a matter of choosing one of two, even
It doesn't matter who the leader belongs to. The key is why Mr. Chen is fighting with Mr. Xu again?
Doesn’t this force everyone to take sides?
And Zhang Shijing couldn't hold back, and took the initiative to ask Murong Zhengyan who was beside him: "General Murong, is this a descendant of your family?"
"A fellow member of the Bohai clan." Murong Zhengyan frowned slightly. "They should have been in the gang for two or three years."
Zhang Shijing nodded thoughtfully.
After a while, at Zhang Xing's signal, Ouyang Wen began to urge people to raise their hands.
"I agree with Murong Zhengji's twenty-three moves, and I agree with Ximen Dalang's thirty-five moves. Please take a seat, Ximen Dalang." Ouyang asked, it was okay, he didn't have time to think too much now, but the leaders and managers around him were
Obviously I was surprised by this result.
It can only be said that the Henan people in the gang are stronger and the leaders are more united. However, it may be that Chen Bin's position is too jealous. In fact, Manager Chen's face has turned a little dark, but it is just the outer circle.
People can't see it.
Seeing the last new leader take his seat, Ouyang Wen gave a brief reminder and statement: "Brothers, there are now ninety leaders present, including thirty-one from the top leaders. We will continue to review the proposals... From now on, if there is legislation,
, the controversial thing about setting up gang rules is that forty-six hands must be turned up to pass; and if there are disputes about other regulations, design, and personnel scheduling, it means that the leaders are watching, and sixteen of the thirty-one big leaders
You can pass it with your hands.
"There is still something to report. Li Shu betrayed the gang and left, which is a heinous crime. Cui Xuanchen assisted as a member of the gang. He is an enemy, not a friend. The reward for the two has been distributed, but I want to make a personnel briefing here... No need to raise your hand.
"In addition, Governor Xiong proposed to split the Governor's Prefecture of Xuzhou into the three counties of Donghai, Xiapi and Pengcheng, and set up Xinxingtai in Xuzhou, under the jurisdiction of the three counties of Donghai, Xiapi and Langya, with Datou Lingniuda leading the platform.
The military and political commander is also the prefect of Xiapi, with the dragon leader, and the chiefs Zhou Xingfan and Wang Hou are the deputy, and they are also the prefect of Donghai and Langya respectively. The leaders of the troops are Niu Da, Zhou Xingfan, Wang Hou, Miao Hailang and Zuo Caixiang.
There will be five battalions of troops, including one naval battalion, and four garrison battalions, mainly to defend the sea areas, and also to support Huainan and Huaixi.
"Eighty-three moves...passed."
This was a rear platform, and it also meant that the gang was not planning to turn around and go to Huainan. This made Fu Boshi, the representative sent by Huainan, feel relieved and lamented from the bottom of his heart.
"Shan Tonghai and Shan Longtou proposed to set up a new platform in Qiaojun, Lingqiaojun, two counties in Pengcheng County and three counties in the east of Liangjun. Wu Jingfeng, the chief leader, will be the military and political commander of the platform. The leader will be added, and Wang Zhuo, the chief leader, will be the deputy.
, set up the leading troops Wu Changzai, Zhuge Dewei, Bai Youbin, Meng Xugui, Yu Huo, a total of seven battalions of soldiers, and promised to recruit three battalions of garrison battalions. Among them, Zhuge Dewei is also the prefect of Qiaojun, and Yu Huo
He is also the prefect of Pengcheng.
"Seventy-two moves...passed."
"Bai Yousi, Bai Yousi, the leader of the group, led the discussion and made Dengzhou the general manager of the state. The leader, Cheng Zhili, was the general manager of Dengzhou, responsible for military affairs. The leader, Fang Jingbo, was the deputy, responsible for government affairs. The leaders of the army were Cheng Zhili, Liu Yanshou, and Fan Wang.
Hao Yide planned four battalions of troops and promised to set up four garrison battalions.
"Seventy-three moves...passed."
"Chief Zhang Xing proposed that Daxingtai should add the Jing'an Department, the Personnel Department, and the Supervision Department. Bai Yousi will be the head of the Jing'an Department, in charge of security affairs inside and outside the gang; Qian Tang will be in charge of the personnel department, and full-time leaders will be responsible for the following personnel deployment
and process; Tiaobai King Kong is in charge of the Supervision Department, dedicated to supervising the gang leaders' violations of laws and regulations; Bu Yanqing is in charge of the Military Intelligence Department, full-time military intelligence investigation and practitioner management; Bu Gao King Kong is in charge of the Xuan Dao Department...
"Sixty-six moves, pass."
At this point, Ouyang Wen glanced down the long manuscript in his hand, turned around and whispered something to Wei Xuanding. Wei Xuanding exchanged a few words with Zhang Xing, then stood up and made an announcement: "Brothers,
, the following proposals are divided into two categories, one is the structural arrangements discussed by the big bosses, and the other is the new gang rules that need to be discussed by everyone. Both of them are quite energy-consuming. You might as well take a break first and wait for a quarter of an hour or two. It will be just right.
The chief has something to say."
Everyone was already preparing to get up to discuss the previous proposals, but after hearing the last sentence, they became even quieter.
Zhang Xing stood up, looked around again, and laughed:
"Brothers, I've delayed you all a little. Something suddenly occurred to me and I want to take this opportunity to do it. I hope you can forgive me."
The noise around him rose slightly, then fell again... Because everyone could see clearly, Zhang Xing reached out and made a move. A soldier immediately stepped forward and offered the three-foot sword in his hand. Chief Zhang took it and pulled it out directly.
The blade did not need to be illuminated by light from all sides, but with a little use of Qi, a green light was seen half-way through the blade like blue water.
So, everyone knew that this was a precious sword, a rare sword.
"This sword is the result of the recent sword forging competition. I named it Qing Ming, and now it has an inscription and a scabbard..." As Zhang Xing spoke, almost everyone here woke up and couldn't help but breathe heavily. "Zhang Gongshen Zhang
Where is the responsibility?"
Under the complicated looks of many people, including Hou Junshu at the far end, Zhang Gongshen, who was a little caught off guard, stood up from the seat behind him and went forward in a panic to take the knife.
Chief Zhang took advantage of the situation and grabbed the man, and continued to get the second sword, but it was a sword: "This sword is called Baihong, where is the horse surrounding the horse?"
Ma Wei was obviously stunned, and he could only get up quickly, go to the center to receive the knife, and then stood still at Zhang Xing's signal... At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the soldiers, and everyone looked at them from a distance.
The shape of the sword, count the number of swords.
"The third sword is a sword, called Zhengang. Where is the White Vajra White?"
Bai Jingang stood up slowly, and the people around him looked surprised. After all, there were many legends about this person in this conference, especially since he had just been in charge of the Supervision Department.
"The fourth sword is another sword, called to dispel evil. Where is Zhang Jinshu and Zhang's responsibility?"
Zhang Jinshu was overjoyed and hurriedly got up to pick him up.
"The fifth one is still a sword, called Bailian. Where is Yan Qing's responsibility?"
Yan Qing didn't panic, didn't panic, and came straight to pick him up.
"The sixth sword is called Ruixue. Where is Mr. Xie Minghe and Mr. Xie?"
Although Xie Minghe disdained these things, he had already developed his tolerance and took it calmly.
At this time, when the six people each held up their swords, Zhang Xingfang looked around and raised his voice to tell: "Everyone, some people are diligent and do not show their sharpness on weekdays, but they are actually humble on the outside and sharp on the inside. As the saying goes, be humble and be humble.
When the sword is sharpened, such talents are neither ordinary warriors nor ordinary officials, but heroes who can be relied on... This is the character of these six people."
After finishing speaking, Wu Zi applauded, and the people around him did not dare to neglect and applauded in response.
The six people have different personalities. For example, Zhang Gongshen has always been cautious, but at this moment he was only holding the sword and his face was red. Bai Jingang was just so cautious and quite vigilant. Zhang Jinshu was very proud and displayed his sword in all directions, which attracted Liu Heifu.
They stomped their feet; Yan Qing and Ma Wei stared at Xie Minghe, imitating the latter to hang up his sword calmly and then display it.
Finally, the six people bowed to Zhang Xing and walked back to their seats proudly, just like those who had been awarded the honor before.
Zhang Xing has already waved for the second batch of soldiers to come over.
As soon as the scabbard was pulled out, the true energy flowed through, and the blade flashed with white light. I don't know what was good about it, but Chief Zhang had already called people: "This sword is called Baili, where is Su Jingfang?"
Following the example of the previous group of people, Su Jingfang was much more calm. He stood up, left his seat, and came to the middle. He did not take the knife at first, but saluted in all directions, then saluted to his mentor and political leader Li Si, and finally to Zhang
He bowed and took the knife.
Immediately afterwards, Han Erlang took the Hanguang Sword, Wang Xiongdan took the Sun Covering Sword, Jia Runshi took the Changming Sword, Ma Ping'er took the Chixia Sword, and Dou Xiaoniang took the Fire Sword.
"These six swords are extremely fast and powerful." Zhang Xing explained again. "I gave them to these six people to say that although some people are young, they are extremely talented. They are rare thousand-mile dragon horses. I look forward to them."
These six people are making great strides every day, and sooner or later they will become the backbone of the gang."
At this time, there was no need for Zhang Xing to take the lead. Everyone had already applauded and understood that the previous group was to commend a group of people in Daxingtai who had worked hard and properly, and this group was to encourage young people, but they would not be jealous.
Next, Zhang Xing continued to get the long sword: "This sword is called Soul Seizing. Where is the leader Liu Heifu and Liu Da?"
Liu Heifu jumped out and took the sword proudly. He even pulled it out on the spot to show off, causing the bronze medal on his chest to jingle.
Immediately, Zhou Xingfan gained the will to fight, Jia Yue gained the fright, and Wang Zhen gained the authority.
The four of them are all brave generals in the gang, but Xu Shiren and Wang Shuyong did not get this sword, which is puzzling.
But soon, Zhang Xing took out a new sword: "This is the last batch of swords. There are seven swords in total... Xu Shiren, leader Xu, this sword is called Gongbu. It is not open to argument, but it cuts iron like mud."
, it can be said to be of great use to the gang, please accept this sword."
Xu Shiren breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward to thank him, but it didn't take long before he was stunned and even panicked.
"This sword is called Chunjun. It is integrated into one body. It is large and ingenious but not workmanlike. It is suitable for the use of Dou Longtou."
Dou Lide was nearby and quickly stood up to thank him.
"The name of this sword is Zhaodan. The sword is straight and straight, and it is indestructible. It is a sharp sword, and it is worthy of Wang Wulang."
Wang Shuyong had been waiting for a long time and was impatient for a long time. When he heard this, he was naturally excited, especially because the description of the sword was exactly what he wanted. He did not hesitate to stand up and accept the sword.
"This sword is called Juque. It has a thick body and a heavy edge. It is a majestic sword. It is matched with a single dragon head."
Shan Tonghai had previously watched Zhang Xing win people's hearts with disdain, but seeing that he was worthy of reaching his level, he still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy... After all, if everyone else had it, he would not have it. Even though they were all embarrassed together,
But it wasn't pleasant either... When I heard this, I breathed a sigh of relief and picked it up again, slowly getting up and walking around to pick it up.
"This sword is called Zhanlu. It has no murderous intent, but it can read the interior of a room and see into people's hearts. It should be paired with King Xiongtian." Zhang Xing smiled and turned back to take the sword.
Xiong Bonan didn't expect that this would happen to him. In addition, although Luolongtan had recovered well after being injured, how could he return to his original state all of a sudden? At this time, he had a slightly vivid expression and stood up with a smile.
To pick.
"This sword is called Dingguo..." Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment and looked directly at Li Ding without explaining. "Li Longtou, I hope you will hold this sword to Dingguo'an Gang."
Li Ding took a deep breath, stood up slowly, and took the sword.
"The last sword is named Tai'a. Tai'a means the world, and the world is Tai'a." Zhang Xing took off the last sword, and at this time, the hall was already silent. "General Manager Chen is actually in charge of general affairs at Daxingtai.
It is time to take care of everything and master the ups and downs. It is time to hold Tai'a."
Chen Bin's heart moved, and all the previous negative emotions disappeared. He just stood up proudly, shook off the non-existent wide sleeves of the red military uniform, and then solemnly took the sword.
The surroundings were still silent... because these seven swords were obviously too heavy, especially Tai'a.
What's more, there is Xu Shiren who has also sneaked into it. Although the gift of the sword this time is to appease people's hearts, many people who have been promoted are not included in it...such as Niuda, Wu Jingfeng, Cheng Zhili, etc., but
It still seems a bit lacking in weight, so that some people have been wondering if Zhang Xing confused Xu Shiying with Xu Shiren, and then made the wrong mistake?
However, some people remembered something and knew very well that Xu Dalang actually had a sword that originally belonged to Chief Zhang. It was said to be the Jinglong Sword, and Bai Yousi, Chief Bai, had a so-called Yitian Sword in his hand.
It's a real dragon, but it doesn't have to be.
So...is this Xu Shiren going to be promoted? After fighting in Hejian, and then setting up a platform, he will be the leading conductor?
But Xu Shiren is a latecomer after all. He is considered to be half a descendant. A descendant can also be a leader and a starting platform?
"Everyone." Zhang Xing had already turned around and pointed in a loud voice. "These seven swords cannot be said to be the foundation of our gang. The foundation of our gang has always been the common people in Hebei and Huaibei in the east. They are hundreds of thousands of grassroots
The gang members are all the people in the palace today... However, if you have a foundation, you must have an edge, and if you have a crowd, you must have a leader. These Seven Swords are our leaders! They are the ones who lead us in ups and downs, advance and retreat, and slay dragons.
Let’s do it! On the other hand, with these seven as leaders and dozens of counties’ soldiers and civilians as the foundation, what do we need to be afraid of?
"When we said we would rest for a few months, some people became uneasy, especially when someone became an emperor, married a wife, or recognized a godson, and they actually took it seriously? But let me tell you, they are nothing.
ah?!"
There was laughter from below, echoing in the echoing hall, and the envoys had already turned pale.
"Why don't you care about them?
"Because those people are just people who deceive the world and steal the country! Their territory and people were all usurped as ministers of the Wei Dynasty, or even stolen. How can we, like us, come from the king's side near Jishui?"
In a small village in Wulang's home, the banner of anti-Wei was raised, and they started fighting in every county and every township. They had to win people's hearts and establish systems and rules. After defeating the battle, they would have less to worry about.
As a direct soldier, even if you win the battle, you still have to worry about someone rebelling!
"Do we have this kind of thing? Our people are our own people, and our soldiers are our own soldiers. The biggest problem is that the Henan people dislike the Hebei people, and the Hebei people scold the Henan people! Then we are worried that some leaders will take power for the first time.
The ghost got obsessed and opened a few more shops, that's all!
"Even if we don't consider these things, our territory is already strong enough, and our soldiers and horses are also the strongest!
"If not worried, the only other people in the world should be worried about us! Worried that we will destroy their country and kill their people! Worried that we will sweep away thousands of miles without leaving any foothold for them! Worried that we will destroy the old and build a new one, and build a brand new one
In the world, let them become like Cao Che, a beggar in the annals of history!"
As for this, the people below could no longer suppress the uproar, and many military generals started making noises, knocking on stools, and so on... I don't know if it was because of their nature or because they had too much desire to perform.
The several messengers watching in the far corner had different expressions and different moods... It was difficult for others to say, but Zhang Shijing felt that from this point of view, this bank still has the temperament of a reckless hero, and he can pretend to be a reckless emperor.
It looks like that, but why not do it?
After a while, the atmosphere in the palace became calmer, and the seven sword holders had also taken their seats, and Zhang Xing also spoke again: "Everyone, I just heard you making noises. Some of you said that if you don't live up to the new year, I will send troops immediately; and
Said that the chief is now the emperor..."
At this point, the keyword was obviously triggered, and some of the noise that was still around suddenly disappeared, and everyone just held their breath and concentrated.
"Let me give you a clear explanation." Zhang Xing narrowed his eyes slightly. "First of all, everyone must go back and celebrate the New Year well. Not only do they have to celebrate the New Year, but they also have to go out after spring plowing next year... Moreover, they have to have a good time during the New Year, every day
Every military leader should go to the homes of his brothers in his camp to see if they have bought a two-foot red rope for their daughter during the Chinese New Year. If they have not bought it, you have to buy it for them! Local officials are even busier, not only to ensure that the prices of goods during the new year are
It cannot rise, but it is also necessary to maintain spring plowing, and to prepare for the logistics of dispatching troops after spring plowing!
"As for the emperor, I clearly say that it is not impossible, but there are two prerequisites: one is to unify the world. Otherwise, if you only conquer one-quarter and one-fifth of the world, you will be anxious to become the emperor.
I want to be laughed at, just like I am laughing at Bai Hengqiu today; on the other hand, even if I am the emperor, I will do it as the chief, just like I am now the chief as the chief, I also want everyone to laugh.
Passed with a show of hands.
"And if you don't become the emperor, but as the chief and Daxantai, you watch the brothers take over the world and settle the world, then who dares to say that the chief and Daxantai are not more valuable than the emperor?!"
The whole hall was full of people, but no one answered.
Before everyone could react, Zhang Xing had already sat back down. Then, Ouyang Wen, who was in a daze, hurriedly started the second half at Chief Zhang's signal.
PS: Recommended book: The Infrastructure Madman of the Southern Song Dynasty.
