The Founding of the Red Chamber

Governor Zhang ate the food in the Haiyan Army and felt that it was not bad.Of course, Governor Zhang didn't come here to eat. Today, after watching the training of Haiyan soldiers in the school grounds, Governor Zhang went to Tu Xiaosan's General's Mansion to rest in the next afternoon.Because Governor Zhang came here this time in disguise, without prior notice, Lin Jing couldn't find any good accommodation for a while, so he packed up the main courtyard where he and Tu Xiaosan lived and gave it to the Governor.The rest, my lords, have their own resting courtyards, and the defense of this courtyard will naturally be taken over by the people brought by Governor Zhang.

Governor Zhang went back to his residence to have a cup of tea, and ordered the others to rest, leaving only Tu Xiaosan to ask him about his military training.

Since Governor Zhang asked something, Tu Xiaosan was quite frank and did not hide anything. In fact, military training is just like that. Tu Xiaosan said, "It's not long for the lower officials to train soldiers, and most of them follow the books. The army is no different from other places. If it's another yamen, there are a lot of human feelings. It's different in the army. Things in the army The lower official believes that the simpler the better, everything depends on strength. Without him, Jiangnan is now in wartime, and the strength is strong, and the chance of surviving the war is higher. If the strength is not enough, it is not delaying their future. If there is a war, their lives will be ruined. Therefore, here, everything is based on strength. The new weapons issued by the adults before, we will hold an army competition. After the competition, we will rank and choose new weapons according to their rankings. Pick the first, pick the last ones, and the last ones. You have to ask others to pick the rest. Now, soldiers are paid 190 taels of silver per month, and a hundred households have hundreds of soldiers. We spend 1 taels of silver every month , there is a military competition every month, the No.2 ranks, in addition to the monthly money, each person has a reward of one tael of silver. The No.3 ranks, six hundred coins per person, and the No.[-] ranks, an extra one tael per person. Yueyueyin. In this way, the soldiers will naturally train with their hearts."

This method is unbelievably simple.

Governor Zhang applauded, "It's really simple and practical."

In fact, there is really nothing complicated.However, Tu Xiaosan felt that this method was simple, but it was based on the fact that he had the final say in Haiyan.Moreover, Tu Xiaosan was not greedy for money, and Tu Xiaosan paid a lot of military salaries to the soldiers. Moreover, when the salaries were distributed, Tu Xiaosan personally watched them, so no one dared to covet the soldiers' salaries.Just like that, Tu Xiaosan also killed a few unhealthy tendencies, and the atmosphere in the army was cleared up.The soldiers under his command received full monthly salary, as Tu Xiaosan said, the top three with outstanding training would be rewarded with money, so the soldiers put their heart into it.Even the thousands of households under Tu Xiaosan's command, Tu Xiaosan also made things clear to them. What Tu Xiaosan said was, "In the current war, as long as you train well, are you afraid that you will have no achievements in battle and no future? Whoever has shallow eyes Don’t blame me for chopping off his hand first!”

Governor Zhang was talking about training and fighting with Tu Xiaosan here, and Mr. He Youhe talked about the same topic with Lin Jing outside, and Lin Jing had nothing to hide, but Lin Jing said it in more detail. Lin Jing said, "Army As long as the leader is determined to clean up the middle of the matter, it is nothing but a trivial matter."

He You said, "Yi Aqing (Lin Jing), tell me, what is a big deal?"

Lin Jingdao, "From the perspective of the army, as long as recruits like Haiyan are not afraid of death and advance and retreat properly, our soldiers are no worse than the Japanese bandits. If we say that they are inferior to the Japanese bandits, it is nothing more than their Japanese swords. What's more, the Japanese sword is extremely long, but our war sword is half a foot shorter than the Japanese sword. This gap will inevitably make our soldiers suffer losses in the contest with the Japanese bandits. And..." Lin Jing paused After a pause, he said with a smile, "I'm afraid that if I don't talk about it, the master will know about it."

He You smiled, "If you don't tell me, I really don't know."

Lin Jing said, "If the master doesn't understand, a younger generation like me will not understand."

"Okay, let's stop being a joke, you're talking about smuggling along the coast, right?"

Lin Jing shook his head, "It's not a secret, I've heard about it a long time ago. Not to mention others, nowadays when people come and go, they often have overseas corals, spices, gems and so on. Where do these things come from? Don't ask." We can see."

He You said, "At the moment, calming the bandits is the top priority, and these small smuggling matters can't be taken care of for a while."

Lin Jing said, "Sir, the students have some little knowledge."

"Just say it." He You is not a narrow-minded person who can't listen to other people's opinions.Kuang Lin Jing has always been knowledgeable, and He You knows it too, so He You would like to hear Lin Jing's "little insight".

Lin Jing said straight away, "The matter of smuggling along the coast may appear to be a small matter, but in reality it is a major matter."

Then, Lin Jing started from the overseas Japanese country. Lin Jing said, "The Japanese country has been in contact with us in China since ancient times. I heard that the overseas Japanese country is just a small island country. Speaking of it, it is not as large as our Zhejiang Province, and its products are even better. It is very barren. The Japanese bandits often come ashore, rob, kill and loot. Apart from the population, what they plunder are the products of our middle land. The students dare not speak nonsense about the military and political affairs of the imperial court, but the students selfishly think that if the Japanese bandits live there It’s better, food and drink are rich, who wants to go ashore to plunder every now and then. I think the matter of Japanese bandits, after all, is a matter of trade, and the root of it is still in silver.”

He You said, "According to you, if we pay some money, the Japanese bandits will stop looting."

"Isn't that afraid of them!" Lin Jing also hated Japanese people very much. Lin Jing said, "It's the students who think about it. Putting aside the Japanese troubles, taking these overseas things as an example, smuggling is not a small amount. Sir think Thinking about it, a person who can control such a large-scale smuggling must be an extraordinary person. There is nothing to fear from the Japanese bandits. As long as the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, it will only take time to suppress the Japanese. But the benefits of smuggling in the south of the Yangtze River..."

Lin Jing sighed sadly, "Every time the students think about it, they can't help worrying about the governor."

Lin Jing really wasn't worried about himself, Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan were hiding their identities now, and as petty officials, they still couldn't get into the eyes of those big shots.However, Governor Zhang is different. Governor Zhang is the master of the Jiangnan suppression of the Japanese. This battle is not just as simple as fighting the Japanese bandits, but also involves a confrontation between a huge force in the DPRK and China.

Lin Jing changed the subject and directly turned to Governor Zhang. Even though He You was a very calm person, he couldn't help being terrified.He You suppressed the shock in his heart and asked Lin Jing, "According to Ah Qing (Lin Jing), what should the governor do according to your knowledge?"

Lin Jing said sternly, "Your Majesty's ability to appoint the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian shows your determination to suppress the Japanese. However, in the eyes of the students, your majesty's determination is still lacking. If you want to really wipe out the Japanese bandits, only the two of Zhejiang and Fujian will be able to return." Not enough, the Soviet Union is just as close to the sea, and the Japanese bandits are not incapable of moving. Right now, the situation in our anti-Japanese war is good. In two or three years, if the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang and Fujian is effective, the Japanese bandits will definitely abandon Zhejiang and Fujian and go to the Soviet Union. .”

He You said, "Then it's out of our business."

"No. If you want to completely fight against the Japanese, one day, the Governor-General will be in charge of the military affairs of the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River." Lin Jing's eyes were burning, "This is an opportunity for the Governor-General, and it is also an opportunity for His Majesty to become the king of Zhongxing. But at the same time, this opportunity , is full of risks. First of all, what the students said, His Majesty has not fully trusted the Governor-General at the moment; secondly, that group of people who have obtained huge benefits in smuggling in the south of the Yangtze River, steal people's money, such as killing their parents. Helping people is not easy to offend."

Lin Jing said with some emotion, "Seeing the governor brought General Ji and General Xu to Haiyan in person, I understand that the governor really wants to keep the Japanese pirates out of the country. The governor is a good official, and the students really don't want to see the governor. A good official like your lord fell into this quagmire without any preparation."

He You quietly listened to Lin Jing's words, and doubted Lin Jing's identity even more in his heart.Just not thinking much about Lin Jing's identity, He You asked first, "Ruoyi Aqing (Lin Jing), you said, the governor should get out of this quagmire."

Lin Jing shook his head, "I'm not an adult, so how can I know your ambitions. However, although I haven't known you for a long time, I still respect you and your husband. If I don't tell you about these joints, I'm afraid I will have to Sorry."

He You said solemnly, "No matter what your background is, Ah Qing (Lin Jing), I will take care of you on behalf of the Lord."

Lin Jing stopped talking about the Japanese pirates, and turned to talking about the imperial court's salary, "After sending out two thousand weapons, there will be no trust in the later ones. Let alone others, the salaries of the soldiers are not enough." Although Tu Xiaosan paid the full salary to the soldiers, in fact, the salary allocated from above was not enough.

He You said, "Because of the war in the south of the Yangtze River, the bank of the court was really short of money, so the salary was reduced to [-]%. You should have seen it in the official document."

"It's true, as the old saying goes, the emperor does not send hungry soldiers."

He You smiled, "You Haiyan soldiers are not hungry. I see that the food is better than Fucheng soldiers."

Lin Jingdao, "Sir, I also know that Haiyan is a very rich place. Because of the Japanese invasion, the previous market could not be opened. In order to reopen the market, the market outside the city was simply moved to the city. , this one is safer. But only in this way, there are still merchants who leave Haiyan and are robbed by bandits. There is no other way. We have time to spare. Relax. But that was before, when the general was free, and now it is recruiting and training, and our general has no free time. I thought, join forces with the outside bodyguards and let them do some business to protect merchants. It is enough to pay the money and food to the Yamen every month. With this money and food, the [-]% of the salary owed by the former soldiers will be paid from here. Others, the money to motivate the soldiers are also from the army. They came out of the Central Province. It is not easy for them, they are all exchanging their lives for money, even if the imperial court is not enough, whoever owes them should not owe these ordinary soldiers."

What He You heard was also touched, because today's conversation was shallow and deep, He You also said a few more words to Lin Jing, He You said, "You and Vice General Lin (Tu Xiaosan) are both people who don't care about money. Therefore, the soldiers use their lives, and the situation in Haiyan is good, but many places outside are not as good as yours. You are happy to have this way to get money. The imperial court cuts the salary, and the fighting spirit in the south of the Yangtze River is low. However, the imperial court also said, but Allow us in Zhejiang and Fujian to raise the anti-Japanese money by ourselves, so that it will be cheaper here. Don’t worry about the payment, the governor is already thinking of a way, and the full amount will be paid next month.”

When Lin Jing heard that the imperial court actually allowed Zhejiang and Fujian to raise their own anti-Japanese banknotes, he was really a little surprised, thinking that Chen Qibao was so suspicious that he could do this, which shows that the treasury is indeed not abundant to a certain extent.

Lin Jing and He You talked about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and their minds flew away for a while.

The more He You interacted with Lin Jing, the more he speculated about Lin Jing's identity. In the past, he thought that Lin Jing might be an outstanding son of an eunuch's family, but because of some awkwardness with the family, he just ran away from home.Now, He You's views are different. An ordinary family of eunuchs may not be able to cultivate Lin Jing's vision.

In the evening, He You discussed Lin Jingzhi's words with Governor Zhang. Governor Zhang was silent for a while, and said, "Ayou, do you think Li Xiucai's (Lin Jing)'s words are credible?"

He You said, "The matter of Ah Qing's (Lin Jing)'s extraordinary background has been discussed with his subordinates long ago. If it is for his own background to be kept secret, he should not say these things, because what he said can only make things worse. It made us curious about his background. But if you say that Ah Qing (Lin Jing) was instigated by others, the subordinates felt that what he said was actually very reasonable."

Governor Zhang said, "I don't know about the private trade between Jiangnan merchants and Japanese bandits, but at this moment, if I want to withdraw from this quagmire, I can only retreat. Even if I can protect my life, the rest of my life is just passing by. Li Xiucai You are right, this step is dangerous if you advance, but if you retreat, you are lingering. If that is the case, why not give it a go!"

He You then understood Governor Zhang's intentions, and He You said seriously, "This subordinate is willing to be with you through life and death!"

Governor Zhang laughed loudly, "If you weren't by my side, Ayou, I wouldn't have the heart to fight like this!"

The main and subordinate two looked at each other and smiled.

Governor Zhang said to He You, "Li Qing (Lin Jing) is a man of origin, so I still have to find a way to find out. I see that he has no malicious intentions, but it would be too much for his character and talent to be buried." It's a pity." Governor Zhang wanted to use Lin Jing.

He You said, "My subordinates have also asked people to inquire about the rich and powerful families in the capital, but there are no such outstanding children who leave home in the rich and powerful families." Generally speaking, the rich and powerful families value talents more, such as Lin Jing, Governor Zhang They are all a little bit moved, let alone a wealthy family, whoever has such children should not cherish and cultivate them.

Governor Zhang waved his hand, "No hurry, I thought, Xiao He is a decent person, why not let Xiao He come over and become a hundred households." Xiao He was talking about He You's nephew, who has been with He You for four or five years Clever and sure.Since Governor Zhang intends to use his disciple Lin Jing and his party, he is a little concerned about the mysterious identities of these two people. It is only human nature to send someone of his own.What's more, since Governor Zhang said he wanted Xiao He to come over and set up a hundred households, he would do things in the light and put people in the light. He was so upright and bright, even if his disciple Lin Jing knew about it a few days later, he didn't feel disgusted.

He You has no objection to Governor Zhang's arrangement.In fact, he also thought of this section, but he didn't expect Governor Zhang to directly order his nephew.

Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan also breathed out at night, and Tu Xiaosan and Lin Jing said, "You always say that I have bad intentions, but you are not the same. In the eyes of outsiders, Mr. Governor, holding power in Zhejiang and Fujian is a sign of great power. You are the only one who is willing to say these heartfelt words."

Lin Jing said, "What should be said is what should be said." If you want to further your relationship with Governor Zhang, and want to occupy a more important position in the war against the Japanese, you will naturally have to pay something.What's more, Lin Jing really likes the character of Governor Zhang, so, whether in public or private, he has to put his words first to remind Governor Zhang.

Even if Governor Zhang's decision is the same as Lin Jing expected, but, after he said this, after thinking about it, no matter what the outcome of Governor Zhang is, he will have a clear conscience.