In a restaurant by the Zhang River, Liu Heifu shook his head, holding a wine glass, leaning against the Zhang River on the far side, and recited a poem on the white wall of the restaurant.
However, what awaited him was not cheers and applause, but the strange looks in the eyes of many Qinghe brothers, including Cao Chen.
"Why do you look at me like this?" Liu Hei finished reciting, but was dissatisfied with the reactions of the others.
"Old Liu!" Cao Chen was most speechless. "Don't you know what you are like? Your beard reaches to your neck, and you have to imitate others in reciting poems. How about going to the south for a blind date while you are free now to finalize the marriage? Let's talk about it later. It's already summer, and you're still here chanting "Spring sleep without realizing the dawn," is it really timely?"
"Cao Da, you are just... you are worthless!" Faced with a series of revealing questions, Liu Heifu not only did not become disgraced, but immediately fought back. "Last month, did the chief tell us personally that each battalion Those who are in charge should read. Even if they don’t understand classics and history, they should read novels such as "The Story of Li Yue". It is not enough to memorize a few lines of poetry... How come you are so out of date? Let me tell you, you can't do it anymore. If this continues, the leader of the camp will not be protected!"
Cao Chen's face darkened for a rare moment: "Old Liu, you are standing on the shore, don't be so gloating about others' misfortune!"
Liu Heifu laughed a few times and sat down like a victorious rooster, not caring about hurting the feelings of the fellow villagers.
But the banquet immediately became sloppy.
The Qinghe fellows present couldn't help but started talking, and they were all talking about this summer's major military deployment, which is also the most relevant matter to them at the moment - last year's overly successful grand march operation and the general unwillingness of the gang's top brass to betray the alliance. In fact, we have obtained a full year and a half of rest time for the gang. No organization or government will give up this window period to carry out large-scale military reforms and armaments.
The Gang has indeed started on this matter, but the most important point in this type of activity is the personnel change of officers, which will inevitably involve the officers of the battalions who have just returned to rest.
If you think about it carefully, a year and a half ago, when the gang last swept through Hebei and Beidi, there had been a change of battalion general level, and a large number of senior people with seniority but lack of military ability were eliminated. Many of them simply He was a hero in founding the gang.
That time, it seemed to be quite tense.
"Actually, it's not impossible for me to change places or come to Daxingtai." A bearded man said while pressing his glass. "I think Xiao Gao and his wife did very well at Sister Cao's place. It's just scary. If you really turn around, you will still be all beards and tails. People will secretly criticize you and think you fell behind because of your incompetence...How can you defend yourself then?"
"What's the reputation? If there are too many people, there will be people who can defend themselves...the key is the future." Another fair-skinned man said. "The next step is to fight, and it is still a big battle between the four families. This is where the merit lies... …Brother Cao just said that Chief Liu was standing on the shore. Don’t be too wrong. But that doesn’t mean that he can still stay in the army and fight. It’s that he has become a leader, but we people are stuck in front of the leader and want to see through it.”
"Yes, it is too difficult to be promoted to the leader! There are many third-level helmsmen and guardians. At this level, the preparation generals, county magistrates, and some unofficial county guards, together they are probably tens of thousands?
But there are only over a hundred leaders!" Someone became obviously anxious.
"A battalion has ten generals and ten preparation generals. Generally speaking, there are seventy or eighty battalions. Including Tabaiqi's side, this is a small two thousand! The county magistrate and the county magistrate who has not yet said anything are also five or six
One hundred, there are also five or six hundred new academicians, Daxingtai's qualifications to join the army, clerks, and officers in various ministries, and the newly demoted Demon Guards plus another five or six hundred...isn't it tens of thousands!
"Someone simply settled the accounts.
"Let me tell you, Brother Cao, you are a full man and don't know how hungry a man is... the leader is the most critical level!" At this point, the fair-skinned man at the beginning simply slapped the table.
"Cao Da is not telling lies." But Liu Heifu said something conscientious at the right time. "Isn't it that everyone wants to make progress? If you want to become a leader, Cao Da also wants to become a big leader... The chief has already said,
Once you join a gang, you want to do justice to the people of the world. If you don’t want to make progress, doesn’t it mean you don’t want to do greater justice to the people of the world? You are all right, you should all think about making progress!”
Everyone nodded in agreement, drank another round of wine, and ate some dishes with chopsticks.
"Everyone wants to make progress, but now the gang regulations are different from the past." After everyone calmed down again, Cao Chen sighed. "From now on, it will be difficult not only for the leader, but everywhere! From the leader to the leader, the total number has been set.
Now, we need to divide the places... The reason why I feel panic
, isn’t it because there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers here in Daxingtai, and Hebei is full of meritorious figures, so it’s not safe to compete with others? Therefore, we still have to hope to fight out and place our subordinates elsewhere as battalion generals, just like the people in Wu’an today
They all put their subordinates in the north."
Everyone nodded again and agreed with this statement.
"If that's the calculation, Cao Da, just go to Beidi!" Liu Heifu rolled his eyes, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and gave a suggestion. "The chief doesn't chase people away, so you can go to Guanfengyuan in person.
Please give me a try! Anyway, Brother Dou is only supporting you in Youzhou now. I'm afraid it will be difficult to go out and lead the war all the way. It's not easy to go to Youzhou... There aren't many battalions in Youzhou, right?"
Cao Chen was silent for a long time, but still shook his head: "Beidi used to be simple. You could stay there without fighting, and it would be easy to get promoted? What's more, Li Longtou is an officer in Hebei, and he has nothing to do with the background of our Hebei rebels.
, it’s not just an in-law. Besides, how can I have the face to ask the chief in person? I can’t take advantage of my own girl.”
"Neither left nor right, do you still have any ideas?" Liu Heifu smiled half-heartedly. "Or, have you just made up your mind and just want to stay here in Dahangtai and continue to lead the army in the war?"
"Yes!" Cao Chen responded.
"That's right!" Liu Heifu pointed at the opponent's nose and clicked his tongue, then pointed at his own nose again. "That's a right idea! Just like me, I just hope to get the leading position when I calm the world, so it's not in vain.
Live this time!"
"You don't want to be the leader. You clearly only know how to fight and you only want to fight. You know nothing and don't think about anything except fighting. You don't even want your wife!" Cao Chen was speechless.
"It doesn't matter." Liu Heifu waved his hands, and finally couldn't hold back his temper and said his true intention. "What about it, Lao Cao? There are several of you brothers together. If you all feel that it is difficult to go to the North, and you want to stay,
I am an officer. I will take you to the chief to tell him that we brothers are used to fighting and we cooperate smoothly. Could you please give us some advice?"
Everyone was greatly moved and looked at Cao Chen one after another. Cao Chen was naturally happy at first, but then suddenly startled. Then after thinking about it for a while, he could only nod.
The reason is very simple. Of course Cao Chen hopes to get the sponsorship of a leader with outstanding military exploits like Liu Heifu, but at the same time, he... or everyone present can also realize that the other party is poaching and publicly
They are still poaching Cao Chen's brother-in-law, everyone's former leader, and now Dou Lide's corner in Youzhou Xingtai!
This bachelor didn't go on a blind date, but held a banquet to entertain these Qinghe soldiers. He had no good intentions!
But then I thought about it. In the current situation, Dou Lide is indeed working in Youzhou, Cao Xi is also running most of her business, and Dou Xiaoniang has become the commander of the first battalion. This is simply because Dou Lide's family has progressed too fast.
The stall was too big, and in turn it couldn't accommodate the remaining old brothers in the army.
At this time, Liu Heifu, the big boss who was originally from Qinghe, stepped forward to help Brother Dou. Is it considered a bad thing?
The most important thing is that now we really need Leader Liu to stand up and say something for everyone, so as to ensure that the big guys don't stand aside in the whole army, okay?
As soon as he thought of this, Cao Chen nodded immediately without being pretentious, and the people around him naturally nodded as well.
When Liu Heifu saw this, he was so proud that he shouted on the spot that he wanted to go find Chief Zhang now.
Everyone was naturally happy and followed Liu Heifu downstairs. Cao Chen paid the bill behind and hurriedly followed.
It was noon in early summer, the breeze was blowing, the Zhang River was full, and the place where everyone was drinking was actually in the city.
That’s right, Yecheng is getting bigger again!
Originally, Yecheng was always very large as the capital of Hebei. However, in the process of unifying the world in the Wei Dynasty, out of Guanzhong's thinking, Yecheng was demolished on a large scale and a large number of people were deported.
After the gang took over, they immediately followed their previous habits and set up large stables, ironworks and a multi-purpose school yard in the south, north and east of the city. Then they stationed troops in Hanling Mountain City further south, which was regarded as adding more troops to Ye City.
Four branch cities with sufficient economic vitality were established.
Immediately after that classic event, the army officially opened the palace in the west of the city.
Not to mention, since the establishment of Daxingtai in Yecheng, resources from the entire Hebei, East, Huaibei, and North areas have been naturally gathered. The population has increased day by day, industry and commerce have developed accordingly, and consumption levels have also increased.
The open space between the outside of the city and the branch towns was widely allowed to be developed, and gradually became filled with shops, workshops, warehouses and related households.
Finally, under the direct auspices of Wei Xuanding, Yecheng began to dig trenches in the outer area in a step-by-step manner, repair and launch water, and build low walls... When Zhang Xing went north last year, this project had already reached some scale, and now, these
The project that can be called the outer city has basically been completed.
The area of the entire Ye city was directly expanded by nearly three times, forcing the large school grounds used for reviewing troops and holding sports games to be moved further east. However, the large iron workshop and large stables were preserved in the north and south, and branch cities were officially established.
And this banquet was actually held in the newly opened new area of Bei Outer City next to Zhangshui, and most of the merchant workshops here come from the North... It is said that Chief Zhang sometimes comes to these new shops to do business.
remember.
Back to the present moment, everyone left Beicheng and headed straight to the newly opened Xuanwu Gate in the north of the palace.
After checking the whale dominoes, signing their names, they entered the Xuanwu Gate. However, the back of the Xuanwu Gate is not the core of the palace area, but the most life-like place. After the transformation, almost every big and small leader is there.
There is a residence here, and the dragon leaders will have a separate courtyard, while the ordinary leaders only have two rooms separated by a courtyard wall.
This is probably not enough, and the gang has already started to repair the three Zhangshui towers farther west, and then moved the main public buildings there to make room for the leaders to allocate houses.
The Guanfeng Courtyard shared by Zhang Xing, Bai Yousi, and Qin Bao was not to the north, but to the east of the center of the palace. Liu Heifu and others made up their minds and arrived here, but they received a sentence from Qin Bao who was washing his horse - Zhang
The chief actually went to the south of the city for a blind date.
Of course Zhang Xing is not on a blind date for himself, he is looking for a wife for an old bachelor in his gang!
When I asked when I would be back, the answer was that I didn’t know.
Hearing this, many people wanted to retreat, but who was Liu Heifu? He was not afraid of anything, and it was hard to find a time for these brothers to get together, so they gritted their teeth, greeted a group of people, and headed south of the city.
After coming out of the palace, this place is full of scenery. Most of the businesses here are related to Daxingtai Bang, or simply help property.
For example, there are so many people in Dahangtai who need space to store and distribute their salaries, wages, and clothing. Then there are businesses such as garment manufacturing, restaurants, and groceries. Later, there are pens, inks, paper, inkstones, and books. Now, even gold, silver, money, and silk are exchanged.
There are two banks now.
And it is said that he has a deep background.
Crossing the small square in front of the palace and the commercial area, which were particularly busy today, we came to the warehouse area, where the blind date meeting was held today... In fact, Liu Heifu and others had already noticed something strange when they walked here.
Without him, there are too many people.
At this moment, these bastards realized that the blind date was more than just young ladies from each family. It was as simple as an unmarried female officer and a bachelor in the gang. Which young lady would not come to watch with the elder women in her family? Not follow her brothers to follow her? Some family members
Of course, we also need to bring some contracted maids and maids. Correspondingly, which of those bachelors came alone? Not with a few married brothers, plus sisters-in-law and elders to come together?
Just these people don't count, don't forget, this is Hebei, it's Yecheng, it's opposite the palace, Chief Zhang personally came to the platform for a blind date, any girl who has a car at home, do you want to drive out? In the gang,
Which bachelor doesn't ride a horse?
Even if I don’t have a car or a horse, do I still have to borrow one?
As a result, the streets were crowded and people were buzzing. Here they were talking about which man had more whale dominoes on his chest, and over there they were talking about which lady had how much dowry... Liu Heifu and a group of people squeezed in smelling of alcohol.
Halfway down the street, he, who had not retreated from Guanfengyuan before, finally couldn't hold on any longer and decided to leave together.
As a result, just as I was about to turn around, I heard several gongs ringing inside, announcing that the second session of the afternoon had begun. People outside flocked in. Even though Liu Heifu was already a master of elixirs, he didn't dare to run away at this time.
, I could only be squeezed in along with the flow of people, and all the brothers who came with me were scattered.
However, this was not over yet. As soon as he was squeezed into the large warehouse, Liu Heifu regretted that he did not jump directly to the roof and escape.
"Old Liu, you're here too, come here quickly!" Zhang Xing, who was sitting on the temporary platform, saw an unmarried leader coming from a distance, and was naturally excited.
Liu Heifu was already cold from head to toe, but when the chief called him, he didn't have the guts to run away, so he had no choice but to walk up.
"Everyone, everyone!" Zhang Xing stood up and held Liu Heifu's hand to introduce to the people in the audience. "This is our leader Liu Heifu, a native of Qinghe. He is just over thirty this year, and his cultivation level is at the top."
After deposing Lord Tunfeng for the first time, he fled to the realm of Chengdan. He is in good health and has a clean net worth. Now that his parents have left early, he is the only one...does he have any hair?
Sick? Yes! Before this guy decided to rebel against the Wei Dynasty and fight for peace for the people of Hebei, because his family was poor and exploited by the Wei government, he could only be a deadbeat, relying entirely on Dou Lide and Dou Longtou for support, otherwise he would have to
He was arrested and put in the yoke to show off to the public... Therefore, there is only one request, and that is to be more aggressive and control him!
"Don't think that he is a big boss and a naughty person, so you worry that you can't control him. As long as you have that shrewd temper and dare to control him, it's fine, because as long as you are wronged, you can come to me first. I will be the matchmaker and I will control him to the end.
!If he beats his wife, I will beat him! If he dares to secretly marry a younger one, I will remove his big boss and drive him to Shoutianchi in Daxing Mountain!
"Don't be embarrassed, everyone. This is such a young leader with outstanding military exploits... This shop disappeared after passing this village... Now if you are interested, please fill out your daughter's form and put it in the box in front.
!
"Don't be afraid to vote more! It's all about love. If the girl's family can only vote on one form, wouldn't it be too cheap for these mixed soldiers?"
The audience burst into laughter, and then they rushed forward to vote.
Liu Heifu stood on the stage and watched Zhang Xing selling him like a pig. He couldn't hold it back and shouted on the spot: "I have something to say!"
"What do you have to say?" Zhang Xing turned around and asked with a smile.
Liu Heifu panicked when he saw the friendly expression of the other party, but he was a naughty person, so he suppressed his uneasiness and shouted loudly: "Since we are looking at each other, they can't just look at me, I also have to look at them.
!”
Zhang Xing smiled again: "After receiving so many forms, are you afraid that you won't be able to read each other?"
What a fool!
Liu Heifu was speechless in his heart. If you, Chief Zhang, forced you to bring in a relative of a Henan leader, no matter how ugly or poor you were, how could you escape from the marriage?
As soon as he thought about it, this guy went all out and yelled directly: "I don't care about beauty, my place of origin, and my temper, as long as my family is rich!"
Zhang Xing curled his lips and pushed this embarrassing thing aside. While the audience burst into laughter, several more families came forward and stuffed their forms... These were all rich, but they had not dared to go there before.
Vote for this big boss.
In fact, if you think about it, you will know that according to the view of marriage in this world and this era, the most high-end women in the marriage market are women from rich families. But when the gang still had that kind of regulation, Cheng Zhili could marry a daughter of the Cui family, let alone the gang now.
situation.
In this case, as long as Liu Heifu thinks about it, no matter which house he goes to to propose marriage, there is no reason why he should not agree to it.
In fact, the biggest reason why this blind date can be held is not that the world has collapsed and has now entered a period of integration. When you have free time, you can get married and have children. It is not that there are high-quality bachelors like Liu Heifu to act as resources, but that
, Chief Zhang Xingzhang actually came to host it himself!
He did not participate in the formulation of the new county division plan, did not investigate the three-city fortifications of Heyang just built by the Sima family, did not entertain Da Siming to visit Hebei, and did not even conduct a sneak attack on Bai Hengqiu, his old father-in-law!
But no matter what, when Chief Zhang appeared on this occasion, people naturally came in droves. Even those who were already engaged wanted to get away from here.
If you were placed in the Wei Dynasty, in the Eastern Qi Dynasty, or in the current Great Britain, could you let the emperor act as a matchmaker for you?
There were so many disturbances at the blind date that Liu Heifu never found a chance to talk. Not only that, even the people accompanying him were scattered and could not be found one by one. But now that things have happened, he is determined to talk today.
Out.
So, after three consecutive blind dates ended, Liu Heifu immediately followed Zhang Xing.
It was still bright at this time, and Chief Liu also guessed that the chief might have other things to do, but unexpectedly they sent a few old ladies home! But Liu Heifu also recognized these old ladies from Henan.
, it’s hard to say anything... Along the way, he became the center of the discussion. Several old ladies were concerned about the form in his hand and asked him if he liked anyone.
Liu Heifu, a man with two heads and two heads, could only read the form on the spot under the pointing of several old ladies, and even complimented several old ladies from Jiyin and Dongjun in a serious manner.
After finally sending them to the palace residence to settle down, Zhang Xing actually walked out of Xuanwu Gate again before returning to Guanfeng Yuan. Liu Heifu accompanied him along the way, and even arrived at the place where they drank during the day.
Needless to say, you can guess that this is someone you have an appointment with.
Fortunately, Chief Zhang had no intention of chasing people away, so Chief Liu pretended to follow him upstairs... The person waiting here was quite old, with gray beard and hair, and the clothes on his body and the scarf on his head were a bit inappropriate. It seemed that
It was newly made, and it looked funny in line with the person's obviously fat figure. However, Liu Heifu did not show any signs of neglect, but became solemn.
Without him, this person is Yin Tianqi, the great commander of the Dangmo Guard who has just arrived in Yecheng recently.
The two parties sat down and exchanged greetings for a while, but they only talked about gossip... How is the climate in Hebei, can you adapt to it? How is the scenery of Yecheng, can you have fun?
However, as they talked, some serious topics seemed to be mentioned, such as how the Demon Guards are planning to activate the Great Black Emperor Temple in Wu'an County? Are outsiders allowed to visit? Are goods from the North selling well here in Yecheng?
How does Wei pay taxes as a parallel organization of the gang? Should the leaders of the North allocate houses in Yecheng? Should they bring their families over?
Moreover, the two parties obviously have a sense of bargaining, and they can be regarded as going back and forth.
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Just when Liu Heifu was listening with great interest, Da Siming suddenly mentioned an interesting topic.
"A bank?" Zhang Xing was also obviously stunned. "Dang Mo Wei also wants to open a bank?"
"What kind of confusion did Chief Zhang make? This is our business!" Yin Tianqi laughed.
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses... Well, the Demon Guards are responsible for providing public services in the Northland. Since the Northland is vast and sparsely populated, commercial activities are the fundamental concern. Naturally, the Demon Guards are responsible for providing public services.
Those war groups do lending.
"Of course you can open a bank." Zhang Xing thought for a while and decided simply. "But there is something I need to tell Da Siming. This will save you from thinking that I am targeting Beidi... I originally wanted the gang to come forward.
To open a big bank is not only to lend money and exchange gold and silver, but also to issue passes. It is also responsible for disbursing and transferring the salaries of officials and sergeants. It is also responsible for controlling other private banks and stipulating the level of interest and the rules for the exchange of gold, silver, money and silk.
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Yin Tianqi was silent for a moment, glanced at Liu Heifu, who was drinking wine, and then replied: "To be honest with Chief Zhang, we Dangmowei are used to running money banks. Of course we know the use of such a large official bank, and we
It hasn’t been opened yet, so it’s hard to refute it, but I’m really curious. Aren’t the two current banks the inside story of the gang? Isn’t Chief Zhang afraid of offending his own foundation by doing this?”
"This should be said in reverse. If they go too far, they are digging into their foundation, which is the overall situation of the bad gang. How can they blame me?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "As the chief,
They didn't act arrogantly, they asked for it privately, and I didn't deliberately stop them. If there are people who are affected by the big political strategy and feel aggrieved, then we can't eat from the same pot, and we can do whatever we want!
"
Yin Tianqi smiled and did not continue on this topic, but simply nodded.
But Liu Heifu intervened at this time: "Chief, of course it makes sense for you to think so. I also think that most of the brothers in Henan and Dongdu will recognize your official bank, Chief, but some people don't have this idea.
... They feel that since they are heroes and have given up military power, they should accept political power as a matter of course and give up political power.
, they should ask for land and houses, but now the most fundamental thing for our gang is to grant land. It is difficult for them to even gather land and houses, and they are not allowed to borrow loans with high interest rates. The slaves can only sign contracts. This bank's frivolous wealth is probably the most worth it.
...If, Chief, you easily cut off their source of frivolous wealth, I’m afraid some people will really be upset.”
"If you can't think about it, just don't think about it." Zhang Xing said calmly. "Anyway, there are too many leaders in the gang."
Liu Heifu nodded: "I just want the chief to understand, not to persuade the chief... I also wish to get rid of some people, so as to make room for brothers who are willing to make progress."
"There's a long way to go," Zhang Xing replied quietly.
Liu Heifu still stopped and did not say what he wanted to say, but waited for the two big figures in front of him to finish on their own.
"I'm about to go south, does Chief Zhang have anything else to tell me?" Yin Tianqi did not delay.
"Yes." Zhang Xing became serious. "I would like to ask Da Siming to go to Henan to explore the place, and then go to Dongyi... Two of our leaders were captured and have not come back until now. The envoys have been away for seven or eight rounds.
, it’s all useless, I’m just trying to take advantage of Da Siming.”
"Okay." Yin Tianqi hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. "Now that I have joined the gang, this is the first thing assigned by the chief. I will do my best...but this matter cannot be accomplished by human power.
, I can’t guarantee that people will definitely bring it back.”
"I can't thank Da Siming enough for being able to come... I would like to thank Mr. Yin on behalf of the families of these two leaders." After saying that, Zhang Xing raised his glass directly, causing Liu Heifu to also quickly fill up his glass and raise his glass.
Yin Tianqi was not polite, and after raising his glass, he made a condition with a smile: "Chief Zhang, I heard someone said that the 'Spring Sleep Unconscious Dawn' on the wall behind this was made by you... I am leaving Hebei today.
Can you give me a poem?"
Zhang Xing thought for a while and then smiled: "Da Si Ming, for me, at this time, the real dragon has been deposed, the long tassel is empty again, and I am confused. For you, it is the land of Wolong North."
For decades, once you come out of the mountains, you will be like a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests. As the saying goes, don’t worry about having no friends in the road ahead. Who in the world does not know you? In this situation, if you can’t write poetry, why do you need poetry? "
Yin Tianqi nodded, stopped worrying, drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and went straight downstairs holding the scarf on his head.
The dignified Commander-in-Chief, now that he has left the North, has to work hard for the future of the Demon Guards, which is really eye-opening... Liu Heifu thought in his heart, and without delay he immediately spoke: "Chief, I'm looking for
There's something wrong with you."
"Say." Zhang Xing said simply.
Liu Heifu did not dare to neglect, and immediately stated the purpose of his trip clearly, which was to protect these Hebei rebels from Qinghe-Gaojibo in the new round of army reorganization, and the reason was that these people had a close relationship with each other.
The tacit cooperation with Leader Liu makes it easier to fight.
After hearing this, Zhang Xing was noncommittal and instead asked, "Does Dou Longtou know that you are digging into Gaojibo's wall like this?"
Liu Heifu immediately frowned: "What did the chief say? We are all helping each other, who is in the corner of whom?"
"Of course this is correct." Zhang Xing couldn't help laughing. "But one pot of rice must be put into individual bowls to eat... The people in Gaojibo entered the waterpool with Dou Longtou, and then ate water and grass together.
They have been married to each other for more than a year, and Dou Longtou is the leader. Otherwise, how could he become the representative of the Hebei Rebel Army and become the leader?"
Liu Heifu also smiled: "What the chief said is true, but isn't Brother Dou far away in Youzhou? That's what everyone wants, but they all want to stay here in Daxingtai so that they can fight in the big war... and Daxingtai
Among the people who lead troops in Xingtai, I am the most outstanding among the Hebei Rebels. At this time, of course I have to make up for the mistakes of the chief and Brother Dou."
"That's right, you have to shoulder the responsibilities you should shoulder, but you have to shoulder them openly... You write a letter to Dou Longtou, and then write a letter to Xu Dalang, explaining the people and things clearly, you should
They are the big leaders and have the responsibility of recommendation." Zhang Xing finally gave instructions. "I will ask Xu Dalang to take a special look at these people. If they are indeed skilled in military affairs and really want to stay, then let them be given priority among their peers.
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Liu Heifu nodded immediately... No matter what, the matter was finally settled, and he could stand up to anyone he could answer.
However, he still felt that it was not neat enough because Zhang Xing did not agree directly.
At this thought, the person couldn't help but ask: "Chief, I wanted to ask you a month ago, why do you think you are not paying attention to business now?"
"How can I ignore business?" Zhang Xing asked in surprise. "Military reform? If I were to take charge of appointments below the leader, wouldn't it be exhausting? In terms of personnel, taking charge of appointments above the leader is pretty good."
"Having said that, the chief is obviously still taking care of other things...just like this blind date. I also know that the chief wants to take the opportunity to bridge the factions within the gang and unite the north and the south, but he won't personally take charge, right?" Liu Heifu
He expressed his true thoughts.
"Why do you think I am supervising the North-South Unity?" Zhang Xing was slightly surprised.
"Isn't that true?" Liu Heifu was really puzzled.
"I do these things to make the people believe that this gang, this Ming Dynasty, can really allow them to live a peaceful life." Zhang Xing replied with a sigh.
Liu Heifu was a little confused.
"If the people believe in us, we will be able to mobilize more manpower and material resources, so that we can have more advantages on the battlefield that is about to begin, and we can unify the world faster." Zhang Xing added.
Liu Heifu understood now.
Zhang Xing stood up and left. Leader Liu took the initiative to pay the bill at the back, and then they entered the Xuanwu Gate together.
Summer generally goes by very quickly, especially when one is relatively idle... In fact, this kind of psychology is also very strange, because in a war-torn world, this kind of peaceful life itself should be what people pursue.
right.
But in fact, because of the threat of war, people always feel that this kind of life is unreal and that this kind of life is preparing for war.
That seems right.
After all, battles have to be fought... Nothing in the world is easy except fighting.
Entering May, Henan has entered the annual plum rain season, and Hebei has also begun to have typical May rains from time to time... Things in Yecheng are going very well. In the absence of war activities, the militaristic system has promoted
All other tasks are always fast and efficient.
After expanding Yecheng and incorporating Beidi, the big bank directly under the gang that Zhang Xing wanted was also established. According to the gang's political tradition, this bank specially formed a small department to answer to the big leader Cao Xi. The whole process went smoothly and without any problems.
People object.
Even the blind date seemed to be particularly successful. No matter how Zhang Xing put value on his behavior, the fact is that what Liu Heifu said makes sense... After many years of fighting, he has only had some breathing space since last year.
, to this day
In 2000, marriage and childbirth became the mainstream in Yecheng palace, and it was obvious that Chief Zhang was deliberately promoting the development of Henan, Hebei, Dongjing, Beidi, and even Jianghuai through the old ladies from Dongjun and Jiyin.
The parties' marriages merge.
As for the routine military reforms and military reorganization that must be carried out after the success of every military activity, they are also proceeding step by step. Arrangements at the leadership level have also been completed. A total of sixty field battalions plus twenty military laws are now being formulated.
, patrol cavalry, civil engineering battalions, plus 80 logistics, garrison, and military garrison camps, totaling a military restructuring plan of 160 battalions.
That's right, from the perspective of field troops, the Gang does not seem to be expanding its army aggressively after capturing Youzhou, Hejian, Beidi, and Northern Shanxi. They originally had sixty or seventy battalions, but now they have only added a dozen or so.
, the biggest point seems to be the orderly construction of a strong reserve force of up to 160,000 people, almost equivalent to the field force.
However, there is an obvious strategic deception here - Xu Shiying, in accordance with Zhang Xing's request, secretly projected the new Northland military forces to Li Ding and his surroundings through garrison, logistics, patrol, and civil engineering camps.
At the Xingtai, a strategically-heavy force group with as many as 50,000 troops, and up to 70,000 with full support, was actually built.
Therefore, if the military reform of the Bang is successful, once the Bang is mobilized in the future, it will appear to have a total of 160,000 conventional field troops. In fact, there will be about 190,000 field troops. The extra 30,000 will be roughly
It is distributed in Xixingtai in Beidi where Li Ding is located, and the other four Xingtai around Xixingtai, that is, the remaining two Xingtai in Beidi, plus Youzhou Xingtai and Kuhai-Shanbei Xingtai where Zhou Xingfan is located.
At that time, Zhang Xing's whole-map pincer offensive can be easily launched.
All in all, entering this year's gang, at least here in Yecheng, everything seems to be very successful and smooth, but it is also inexplicably rushed and anxious.
On the seventh day of May, during a thunderstorm, many sentries rushed from the direction of the river and reported a jaw-dropping news to Yecheng - Chang, the leader of this round of military reforms, was turned into the commander-in-chief of the garrison camp.
Negative, because he was squeezed out of the field army and his bank business was controlled, he took advantage of Henan's typical plum rainy weather and fled to Huaiyang County almost alone. Through the prefect Zhao Tuo, he asked Sima Zheng to surrender.
Before leaving, he left a letter scolding Zhang Xing and Xu Shiying for their unfair dealings.
For a time, Yecheng was shaken.
And soon, the whole gang became nervous - Shan Tonghai rushed to Yecheng in person almost that night, requesting troops to be sent to Long Prison Pass to force Dongdu to return the people; including the military department, most of the people
The officials in Daxingtai, Yecheng, all believed that they should take the opportunity to tear up the contract until next year and attack the eastern capital.
Zhang Xing refused these and just asked Xie Minghe to use diplomatic channels to find people.
They had been noisy with each other for half a month, and when the rainy season was about to end, Sima Zheng gave a reply that he had gone to Xidu on his own. Daying seemed to welcome the traitors of the gang, especially since the gang had just carried out more than half of its military reforms. It is said that
Chang Fu was directly awarded the first rank of casual official and the governor of a county in Guanzhong. Obviously, as long as Chang Fu stabilizes, according to the usual practice, he will get this actual position, and then wait for the first meritorious service to add the title.
Being alone, this is the case. This is a typical preferential treatment for surrendering people. It refers to the practice of the Wei Dynasty in surrendering people to Eastern Qi and Southern Chen.
At this time, Zhang Xing did not hesitate anymore and ordered Zhou Xingfan and Hong Changya to launch a retaliatory attack on Jin. The size of the army was limited to two rows.
At the end of May, Zhou Xingfan led 10,000 troops to knock on the tower and attack the pass. Almost on the same day, Wang Chenkuo, who had become a loyal minister of the British, led 7,000 troops to invade Hengshan in the opposite direction, forcing Hong Changya to return to the army.
However, there was no result yet in the Jin Dynasty. Someone suddenly came from Huainan. Du Pozhen sent people to inform Yecheng of the news - there was civil strife in the Southern Liang Dynasty, and the Liang leader Xiao Hui wanted to use the troops of the Huaiyou Alliance to quell the rebellion.
It was said to be a request for instructions, but it was actually a notice, because Du Po Zhen should have already sent troops by now, and Yecheng had indeed promised Du Po Zhen to give him the opportunity and power to act on his own initiative.
In other words, fighting started in the south as well.
It seems that the war will not leave this chaotic world so easily... So, Zhang Xing personally hosted another round of blind dates in June, and Bai Yousi began to patrol Huaibei.