When Chen Kexin called Li Laiheng, he did not use the commonly used titles of Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief, and Commander-in-Chief of Young Tigers commonly used by the generals of the Chuang Army, nor did he use the title of "Palace Master" mentioned by Fang Yiren, but called him "Envoy Jun".
In addition to being respectfully called Jiedushi, Jiedushi can also be called "Shijun". Shijun, Shijun, this honorific title made Li Laiheng feel very comfortable. He felt that it was indeed a scholar who spoke well, so Renzuo was the one "
"Master of the Palace", and now there is another "envoy" named Chen Kexin, and the sense of honor of the superior is immediately reflected, pleasure, pleasure, comfort, comfort.
He felt comfortable and said directly to Chen Kexin: "Sir, if you can persuade Chen Xin with a letter, Chen Yongfu abandons secrets and surrenders to the light, and joins the army to save the people. That will be a great achievement that cannot be matched by breaking the army and seizing the city. Especially Chen Yongfu, I
I have long heard that he is a bold, careful, loyal and brave general and general in the Henan army... King Chuang has fought with him several times, but he has not gained much advantage. If you have a way to persuade Chen Yongfu to switch sides, not only
It has made a great contribution and will have an excellent promotion effect on the overall cause of the Chuang Army."
Chen Yongfu's most outstanding achievement was during the siege of Kaifeng, when he shot out one of Li Zicheng's eyes. However, at this time, Li Zicheng, with the help of Li Laiheng, won many battles in the Central Plains, and the siege of Kaifeng was much smoother than in later history. Chen Yongfu
We haven't got the chance to shoot Li Zicheng blind.
Even so, as a backbone general of the Henan army, he was still quite a difficult person to deal with compared to Gao Qian, an expert in diary and suppression operations.
Considering that Chen Kexin did not understand the Chuang army system very well, Li Laiheng did not call Li Zichen the generalissimo, but adopted the title of King Chuang, which was already more familiar at this time.
This can be regarded as Li Laiheng's high regard and love for Chen Kexin.
Chen Kexin was originally recommended by Chen Xin. He went south to investigate the actual situation of the Chuang Army, and he was also serving as a vanguard for Chen Xin. Now Li Laiheng's courtesy and virtuous corporal really made Chen Kexin feel even more like a wise master and a wise man.
Especially since he had just been detained by the soldiers. One moment he was worried about whether his life could be saved, but the next moment he had become Li Laiheng's guest. Such a drastic psychological change also made it difficult for Chen Kexin to maintain his calmness, and he quickly fell into Li Laiheng's trap.
In terms of his speaking skills, although his reputation is higher than Fang Yiren's, his mental skills are far behind.
"Students dare not take credit in front of the envoy. Chen Xin, the staff member of Henan Governor Li Xianfeng, is a close friend of the student. He has already had a good impression of the Chuang army. However, he lacks understanding of the internal situation of the Chuang army and does not know the truth, so he asks the student to go south to the envoy.
In the emperor's camp, let's find out. Chen Peng was originally the disciple of Chen Yongfu's son Chen De. If he is devoted to the envoy, he will surely be able to convince Chen Yongfu to raise his troops to respond to the rebel army, causing a sensation in the Central Plains and immediately turning the situation around."
Chen Xin was not only a Jinshi appointed by Emperor Chongzhen, but also served as the magistrate of Laiyang County. His social status was far higher than that of Niu Jinxing. If he joined the Chuang Army, he would definitely have a sensational impact on scholars in Henan and even the world.
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Chen Kexin had no intention of seizing Chen Xin's achievements for himself, and he did not have the confidence to persuade Chen Yongfu to surrender, so he still revealed all the information he knew to Li Laiheng.
His sincere attitude really endeared him to everyone in the army. Li Laiheng had already ordered the red team to investigate Chen Kexin's background. If there were any untruths in what the Yiling Juren said, then although in order to play a role
Li Laiheng will still assign an official position to Chen Kexin due to the role of Qianjinshi horse bones, but he will definitely control the use and monitor it carefully.
But now it seems that he was overly worried and Chen Kexin did have a sincere intention to join the Chuang Army.
What's more, Chen Kexin has been emphasizing "going south" to find out what's going on among the Chuang Army. The main force of the Chuang Army is in Henan, so why does he need to go south?
The implication of this statement is obviously an allusion to Chen Kexin and even Chen Xin and other scholars from Henan who wanted to submit to the Chuang Army. The person they wanted was not the Generalissimo, but the Young Tiger Marshal.
Naturally, this pricked Li Laiheng's deepest need even more.
"The students did not want to use their names to act in the army, but they did so just in case. Now that we have got straight to the point, all subsequent matters will be subject to Li Shijun's arrangements and instructions. As long as the Shijun says a word,
The students should go north to Bian and Luo, and travel vertically and horizontally, as Erchen Juyi said. If it makes you feel uneasy, you can also appoint capable people like General Li Polu to accompany the students for the purpose of warning and control."
Chen Kexin's words became more and more straightforward, and Li Laiheng also said frankly: "Sir, there is no need to be like this. Zuo Liangyu is still entrenched in the southern part of Henan. It is still very inconvenient to go north to Bian and Luo at this time. I don't think there is any rush to do this."
At that moment, I heard Li Polu say that Mr. was originally doing bookkeeping work in Macheng Yingtian?"
"Yes, General Li is not lying."
Li Laiheng asked again: "Does Mr. Sir have any insights into the new law for camp fields?"
The new camp law is the foundation of the new system of the army, and it is also the system that Li Laiheng attaches most importance to. Although Bai Wang, the envoy of the capital camp, trained a group of administrative backbones in the process of handling the grain payment for the tenants in Suizhou, he could not follow suit.
As the village system continues to be implemented on a larger and deeper scale, the shortage of administrative personnel at the village envoy and village secretary level becomes more and more serious.
Anyone who can read and write can be recruited to serve as a boss after emergency training. What's more, Chen Kexin was born in Juren and was considered a high-level intellectual.
Chen Kexin's answer was more cautious and only said: "The new law for envoys is unprecedented in ancient times, but the checks and balances and mergers are also somewhat like the Spring and Autumn and Zhou rites. Students are ignorant and dare not criticize them."
The connection between the camp system and the Zhou Litian system may be that they both have a certain degree of public ownership, but in fact there is not much connection. Chen Kexin has nothing to say. After all, he is an outsider and has not yet figured out Li Laiheng’s
I have no idea and dare not say anything about the core system of the Chuang Army.
Li Laiheng shook his head after hearing this. He looked at Gao Yigong and Guo Junzhen and said with a smile: "We are really short of people in our pockets!"
"Since you have been working as a field clerk for some time, you should already have some understanding of the new camp laws. That's just right. Feng Yangzhu, one of the lieutenants of Brother Yigong, is now working as a camp envoy in Luotian County. He often complains about those around him.
There is a shortage of people. If you don't give up, sir, would you be interested in going to Luotian County to work as a village envoy first? After I get used to the army's service system, I will also be of great use."
Just by hearing the name, you can tell that the official position of Zhuangshi is not too high. Moreover, Chen Kexin already has a little understanding of the system of the Chuang Army. After all, he has worked as a secretary in Yingtian, so he knows that the status of Zhuangshi is still between Duyingtian and Yingtian.
Under the command.
After all, Chen Kexin was also born in Juren. He claimed to be an upper-class scholar, and his social status was no worse than that of Niu Jinxing. He joined Li Laiheng. Although he did not seek to immediately obtain the status of a prime minister like Niu Jinxing, he still had expectations after all, and he was awarded Luo Jinxing.
As the envoy of Tianxian County, it is impossible not to have some complaints in my heart.
However, Li Laiheng added and emphasized that letting Chen Kexin do the job of Zhuang Envoy first was to let him understand and become familiar with the system of the Chuang Army. It would not take too long. Once he got used to it, he would be of great use immediately.
These words made Chen Kexin feel at ease a little, and he knelt down and thanked Li Shijun for his promotion.
Li Laiheng's arrangement also had his intentions. Although the Chuang Army is stepping up its military expansion, and the number of soldiers and horses has recently increased to nearly 15,000, the strength of the local gentry is still weak compared to that of the local gentry. If Chen Kexin is rashly placed in a high position
On the other hand, once he gets in touch with the gentry, it is entirely possible to have unimaginable consequences.
When Li Laiheng followed Fang Yiren's advice and took all the young sons of the gentry families as hostages to study in the Suiying School, he was already very worried that the gentry forces would slowly "usurp" the power of the army.
In order to dilute the influence of the gentry, Li Laiheng also increased the number of places for veterans of the rebel army and orphans of heroes to study in Suiying School. He also dedicated a quarter of the total student quota to attract local slaves and leaders of tenant uprisings.
Because not only did students not have to pay any fees to attend Suiying School, but students also received food and accommodation, so they naturally became very interested in the homes of slaves and tenants.
Many poor people are trying their best to send their children to study. Whether they want to practice martial arts or learn literacy, it is already a great temptation to have food and accommodation included. But what the camp schools want to cultivate is that they can get it in a short time.
It would be unnecessary and time-consuming for the cadres to train servants from scratch, so children from tenant families would be unnecessary and a waste of time. Therefore, among these people, Li Laiheng was more inclined to absorb slaves with certain prestige and organizational ability than teenagers, and tenant leaders.
Because there were so many people who signed up, Li Laiheng had to ask Fang Yiren and Zhang Pili to arrange special tests to screen out a group of people in terms of memory and physical fitness.
In terms of physical fitness, their running ability is directly tested, while their memory is taken into account that many applicants are actually illiterate, and they are only asked to memorize some patterns.
After this selection and arrangement, the camp schools for the Chuang Army were basically composed of one-quarter of the gentry hostages, one-fourth of the local poor, and the remaining half were the generals and survivors of the martyrs who came to study.
In addition, some survivors of the Chuang army and the sons of local slaves and tenants who were somewhat inferior in age and learning ability were not arranged to study in the camp schools, but were absorbed into the cadet regiments with a higher proportion of military and physical training for training.
In this way, Li Laiheng can barely be regarded as building a basic talent resource reserve echelon for Huguang Army.