Li Hongzhang's move south was still inseparable from Yang Feng's help. Naturally, his two towns had to take the sea route if they wanted to go to Guangzhou. No one had an advantage over Yang Feng in this regard. The six landing ships went north without considering the issue of landing after loading.
It is more than enough to carry two thousand people, and its speed of 18 knots is even faster than those four cruisers. It can transport both towns to Guangzhou in half a month.
In fact, Yang Fengzheng feels that his number of landing ships is too small. The second batch of ten landing ships is already under construction in the United Kingdom and Sweden. When this batch of landing ships joins, he will have the ability to carry one division at a time to seize the beach. As for the port landing,
Two divisions can be guaranteed. This kind of landing ship is attracting unanimous attention from European countries. However, due to cost issues, only Britain and Germany have placed orders for six ships each. The British ship is built by Armstrong Company, and the German ship has two orders in Sweden.
Yang's Shipyard built the remaining four ships at Vulcan Shipyard.
There is no need for Yang Feng to personally care about trivial matters such as transporting troops. He has been very busy recently. Anyway, he is already Dong Zhuo, so he naturally has to go on this great road without hesitation, because he impersonated two people in succession.
He is not a judge, so he has no interest in this job anymore. He wants to establish a modern judicial system in the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Taiwan, including courts, procuratorates, police, and even armed police. Of course, judging from the current situation, only courts and police are needed.
That's it for the game, we'll talk about the rest later.
"This can be regarded as liberating local officials from the heavy burden. To be honest, the work of local officials in our Qing Dynasty is too heavy now. A county magistrate has to arrest every detail. This is very unreasonable. We will arrest people from now on.
There is no need to take care of matters such as trying cases, and it will be left to the specialized judicial system." This guy said as if he was thinking about the local officials.
"Nima, where can I get money?" The few remaining prefects and counties he summoned to the meeting couldn't help but secretly cursed. Without this money, their income dropped sharply by more than 70%, and they all secretly cursed.
I am determined to run away when I go back. I must not have any illusions about this traitor and traitor anymore.
Even the agents elected by those localities are not very optimistic about Yang Feng's plan. This is because it will inevitably add a large number of non-staff personnel, which will be a heavy burden on local finances. They are all locals and have to consider this issue.
"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing. The court funds are under the responsibility of the Governor's Yamen, and the appointments of these people will also be directly appointed by the Governor's Yamen. As for the police station, it can be reorganized from the original Yamen officers. The police chief is appointed by local officials, but he must
It should be noted that the crimes committed by local officials are also the responsibility of the courts. Since we Chinese are generally unfamiliar with these things, I will hire a group of professionals from abroad to act as judges in various places." Yang Feng said. He has nothing to do about this,
At this time, it is simply impossible to find someone who is familiar with the operation of the modern judicial system in China.
"Then the judge you appointed committed a crime!" A prefect couldn't help but said sarcastically. He was planning to run away anyway, so naturally he didn't care about angering Yang Feng. In fact, these officials had long discovered that as long as they were reasonable, they would
Even if you spit on Yang Feng's face, he will not pull him down and slap him, but they have automatically concluded that this behavior means that Wang Mang is being courteous and has not usurped the throne.
"It's very simple. Every trial in the court must be supervised by a jury composed of local gentry and celebrities. At the same time, all trial proceedings are open to ordinary people's observation. Those who have objections to the verdict can appeal to a higher court until the
If you want to bribe judges in the Supreme Court under the Governor's Yamen, you have to bribe people step by step. From the judge to the jury, you may have to bribe hundreds of people. I think the cost is estimated to be very high.
Litigation also costs money, which does not need to be paid before the trial. Instead, the loser will be responsible after the judgment is concluded. In addition, the loser must compensate the winner for the economic losses caused by the lawsuit.
As for judges and jurors who accept bribes, the Supervisory Yuan under the Governor's Office will be responsible for investigating and handling them, and will be convicted, including the death penalty, based on the amount of bribes accepted," Yang Feng said.
"Since your Excellency has hired a foreigner, I'm afraid he doesn't have the right to dispose of it, right?" a county official said with a sneer.
"This is easy to solve. All the people I hire will sign business contracts. If they are found to have committed a crime, believe me, I will punish them to death. And they are just a transitional one. I am building a law school. In the future,
Our own judges will gradually replace foreigners, and this process is estimated to take less than two years." Yang Feng said, in fact, he is not worried at all about the crime of inviting foreigners. The introduction of a modern judicial system in China is the unanimous goal of the great powers.
It is conceivable that the people he hired were all for advertising signs. They would not do anything to damage their appearance. Besides, it was impossible for him to hire from the same country.
"So how should the jurors be determined?" asked an elected deputy magistrate. It seemed that he was already tempted and started to consider the specific details. In fact, the reason why these people came out to do this was indeed beneficial to a large extent.
Sangzi's wish was not only hated by the common people at the bottom, but also by the local gentry. From Yang Feng's measures, it was obvious that he was trying to avoid this situation, so he was naturally very welcome.
"This is selected by the local government, and then handed over to the Governor's Yamen to send a special person to review and confirm, but there are some restrictions. First, it must be a local, second, it must be literate, and third, it must have certain property restrictions. Of course, someone else will give you this set of things.
Detailed explanation." Yang Feng said, he didn't have time to give these people judicial popularization courses, just find a lawyer to take charge.
While he was studying how to establish a court, the counter-rebellion army led by Li Yuncong had already arrived in Changting. Although they were harassed by several small groups along the way, they could basically march with ease. Only two soldiers were arrested.
The ambusher used his gun to injure him, but the distance was just a few iron sands on his body, and his combat effectiveness was not affected.
It's not that Dezhi's Taoyang army is poorly equipped. In fact, he has more than 3,000 Mauser guns and even four Gruson 57 guns. It's a pity that he expects his rabble to use these weapons.
It is really not easy to hit the target, but the effect of lifting the gun with iron sand is better.
Changting is the prefecture of Tingzhou and is a thousand-year-old city. Its defense is still very impressive. The ancient city wall built near the Tingjiang River stands majestically. The moss-stained green bricks bear the vicissitudes of the years. The mountains behind it are lush and green.
, the blue sky and clear water suddenly make you feel like a paradise on earth.
"Go, tell the people in the city to open the city and surrender quickly. Such a beautiful scenery can be destroyed with a cannon blast." Li Yuncong, who was recently imitating Governor Yang and moving closer to the wet people, looked at this beautiful ancient city with emotion.
, and then said to a local official captured on the road beside him. Behind him, hundreds of cannons were lined up in a row, with the black muzzles pointed at the city wall. Flags were fluttering on the city wall, and tens of thousands of defenders were standing there.
Standing upright, with a rifle, bow and arrow, sword and spear in his hands, he looked majestic.
It's a pity that Master De turned a deaf ear to Li Yuncong's threat. This banner man, who was born as a Jinshi, followed the Confucian general's style and sat on a wicker chair at the top of the city with a collection of four books. Behind him, the rebellious General De's subordinates were hunting in the wind.
The generals on both sides were carrying swords on their backs, and their chests were as puffed out as roosters. Some even put on their armors and wore red tassels on their hats like turkeys. But the soldiers standing behind the female wall were like a
His legs were trembling, but Master De didn't notice this.
"Hmph, go back and tell that traitor that if you want to fight, fight. Why are you wasting so much money? I'm on the iron-forged Tingzhou City, waiting for him to come and die!" Master De said with great pride.
He is really confident that Tingzhou City is indestructible. He has gathered more than 10,000 rebels during this period, and with the city having enough food, it is impossible to defeat the opponent with more than 10,000 people.
"Sir, they have more than a hundred cannons, and the muzzles are as thick as a man's head. We can't fight this battle!" The envoy who persuaded him to surrender was a local. He had clearly seen Li Yuncong's strength and couldn't bear it.
His hometown was destroyed by the war.
"Bold, you have also read poetry and books. Don't you know that in this world, there are only two words: obedience and disobedience. The victory or defeat of a war depends not on virtue. We admire the power of the Holy God and the support of the people in the next battle. We have powerful weapons to strengthen the city.
With the protection of the saint, why fear this traitor!" Mr. De waved the Analects in his hand and howled as excitedly as his mustache. The surrounding generals immediately became excited, as if they saw themselves wearing a yellow mantle and kneeling in the Golden Palace.
The scene when being sealed.
The envoy who persuaded people to surrender was dumbfounded. He really didn't understand how Lord De used the Four Books in his hand to resist the cannon.
After boosting his morale, Mr. De waved his hands with satisfaction, signaling the generals not to get too excited, and then told the envoys in an awe-inspiring manner: "I have no choice but to think of you, so I will not hold you accountable for being a thief and leave the city as soon as possible."
Tell the leader of the rebel army, has there ever been a person who rebelled and ended up well since ancient times? Don't you see long hair? If he repented and reined in his horse at this time, I have the virtue of a good life, and I will definitely report to the Ming Sage to protect him from death. If he can atone for his sins,
If I follow my lord to conquer Fuzhou and capture Yang Ni, I will be able to grant him a wife and son soon, otherwise it will be too late to regret it when the power of God arrives and the whole family is slaughtered!"
His words almost made Li Yuncong laugh. Damn it, I have even beaten the emperor, and I have never seen how powerful you are. But he suddenly realized that you can play with fools. Although Tingzhou City will only be bombarded for a while longer.
It was opened, but after all, it was a waste of time, and the collateral casualties to the people were relatively large. It was better to blow it up all at once. Thinking of this, he turned to the messenger with a smile. (To be continued...)