After traveling for a month, Li Jiang returned to Taiyuan.
After more than four months of Mingjiao governance, although Taiyuan City is still not as prosperous as before, it is still peaceful and the safety of the people is guaranteed.
What Li Jiang saw after entering the city was that there were people in twos and threes on the streets, goods were hawking along the street, and shops on the street boldly hung out shop signs.
He was satisfied. It seemed that the military officials had indeed implemented the eight-character policy he had said when he threw his hands away: "rest with the people and govern with purpose."
The specifics are not complicated, that is, to resume production and commerce, no disturbance to the people, no conscription, three chapters of the law, and strict enforcement.
Li Jiang followed the flow of people and watched, and soon he arrived outside the Mingjiao's residence.
This is the second temporary center of Mingjiao. It has requisitioned the Taiyuan Road official office. When Li Jiang arrived outside the street, he was spotted by the guarding Ming soldiers. One of them immediately showed surprise, ran away, and rushed into the official office to report.
Already.
Li Jiang smiled after seeing it. He could guess that this person had probably been ordered by the Military Aircraft Department to wait for him here. After all, he didn't receive any news for a month. He didn't know if his subordinates would die of panic.
After laughing, Li Jiang came to several Ming soldiers standing guard, patted each of them on the arm affectionately and praised them, and also asked them with concern whether they were used to it after coming to Taiyuan, how was the life and training in the barracks, and whether they had any problems.
Being beaten and scolded by superiors, etc.
Several Ming soldiers, with their chests high and their faces flushed, answered the commander's questions seriously.
They all said that they ate well and slept well after coming to Taiyuan, and there was nothing they were not used to. The superiors were also very kind to them and rarely beat or scold them.
"Oh, you rarely get beaten or scolded?" Li Jiang frowned.
One of the Ming soldiers wanted to think faster, so he hurriedly said: "Captain, it's because the young people didn't train well. The superiors kicked me a few times. It's okay..."
Li Jiang said "Huh" without comment.
He knew in his heart that if the water was clear, there would be no fish. It would be inevitable for the superiors to beat and scold the soldiers. In future generations...it was not a matter of beating, it just depends on the purpose. If it was for training, then I really couldn't blame him too much.
After chatting for a few minutes, a person hurriedly ran out of the official office. Li Jiang turned around and saw that, as expected, it was someone from the Military Aircraft Department. There was an anxious and happy look on his face.
Li Jiang had no choice but to end his conversation with the soldiers and walked to the official office.
Before reaching the gate, this man came to greet me.
This person is none other than Jingtong Derong, the military commander appointed by Li Jiang. This person has been with him the longest, and he joined him when Li Jiang was just serving as an advisor.
Tong Derong was born as a child, but his family was in decline and he could no longer study, so he stopped taking the imperial examination and took up a lowly career. Unexpectedly, the young man was full of blood. When he saw injustice on the road, he injured the son of a nobleman, so he ran away overnight and lived in the Western Regions.
, Yang Xiao joined the Ming Cult a few years ago when he formed the Four Sects of Heaven, Earth, Wind and Thunder.
He was a scholar, and his ancestors were rich, so he was very knowledgeable. After hearing that Li Jiang was a good brother of the leader, he made up his mind to burn the cold stove! On the second day after Li Jiang arrived at Guangmingding, he spent all his 12 taels of silver to fight for it.
Got a chance.
An opportunity to be Li Jiang's servant.
At that time, not only the cashier was surprised, but other brothers were also laughing at him, saying that he had lost his mind and gone crazy. He actually went to work as a slave for an unknown "consultant". Isn't it good to drink and make money every day in the door?
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Tong Derong smiled disdainfully, looked up at the sky and said something that is still deeply remembered by many people, "The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan!"
The subsequent development made ordinary believers stunned and regretful. After sending away the leader, Li Jiang returned to the main altar and started the reorganization. From then on, Li Jiang held the power.
Tong Derong also rose with the tide. Because he could read and do arithmetic, he was promoted to the deputy section chief of the Finance and Economics Department. Because of his hard work, he was promoted to section chief.
During the reorganization of Butterfly Valley, Li Jiang promoted him to deputy minister and transferred him to the assistant office of the Military Aircraft Department.
Then yesterday, the central committee was established, and he finally reached the highest position among ordinary believers, Da Zhangjing, who can be regarded as the first person after several important military officials.
Since Li Jiang went into seclusion, he was actually in charge of the work of the Military Aircraft Department.
But he can give orders on small matters, but not on big matters. He must wait for Li Jiang's decision.
Because Li Jiang traveled around for a month, many important matters were suppressed, and he was also stressed every day by messengers from all over the country.
As soon as he heard the guard's report just now, he immediately abandoned the complaining people in the room and hurried out to greet them.
After Tong Derong ran to Li Jiang, he said before he could salute: "Li Fu, you are finally back!"
"Derong, please calm down first. Military aircraft Zhang Jing should also be magnanimous. What major event could make you so anxious?" Li Jiang asked with a smile and continued to move forward.
After hearing this, Tong Derong felt refreshed and quickly took a breath. He followed Li Jiang one step behind and whispered: "The Eastern Military Region has important information."
"Oh, how important is it?" Li Jiang asked again.
Tong Derong looked left and right, but stopped talking.
Seeing how mysterious he was, Li Jiang couldn't help but become interested and said: "It's okay, just say it, no outsider can get within twenty steps of me!"
"The leader of the Huaihe River Front, King Ruyang, was secretly locked up and taken to the capital. The Yuan soldiers were leaderless and showed signs of collapse." Tong Derong's voice became even lower.
This ground-breaking news shocked Li Jiang. He immediately stopped and asked sideways: "Who inquired about it? Is the news true? Who else knows?"
"It's true! It was a message from the Dadu Intelligence Bureau to the Eastern Theater Command, and from the Eastern Theater Command. I am the only one who knows about this matter here." Tong Derong answered carefully.
Li Jiang nodded and said: "Well, Derong is good and cautious. Does the Eagle King have any plans against it?"
Tong Derong replied: "It hasn't been sent yet, but the information has been sent."
"Oh, is there anything else?" Li Jiang raised his legs and left.
"And... there is also a masked woman who came to visit the police station late at night a few days ago." Tong Derong hesitated.
Li Jiang was surprised and asked: "The masked woman? Have you checked her identity?"
Tong Derong shook his head and said, "No, we can't find it."
Li Jiang frowned and said, "For what reason?"
"There are two masked masters guarding her, and our people can't keep up." Tong Derong said in surprise.
At this time, Li Jiang had already reached the steps of the gate and greeted Zhang Jing cordially who had just received the news.
After walking into the official office surrounded by people, Li Jiang turned around and said to Tong Derong: "Don't worry about this matter. I know who she is."
Tong Derong responded quickly.
After Li Jiang returned to the official room and handled official duties for most of the day, it was almost dark.
He ordered Zhang Jing and the scribes in the courtyard to get off work, and removed the guards in the courtyard.
Then he blew out the giant candle in the room, leaving only an oil lamp, and quietly sat cross-legged on the Arhat chair to practice and wait.
It got dark late in the summer, and when he had practiced the Nine Yin Sutra for ten weeks, about two hours later, a person's sigh of relief came from outside the window, and then a female voice sounded: "Brother Haichuan, you are finally back!"