The Founding of the Red Chamber

Lin and Tu were slightly surprised that Governor Zhang wanted to transfer the Haiyan Army to Quanzhou.However, this year, Fujian has repeatedly failed in the fight against the Japanese, and it is not incomprehensible that Governor Zhang will find another way.It is indeed a relatively direct method to transfer Zhejiang soldiers to Fujian. In particular, Haiyan soldiers have been victorious against Japanese pirates in recent years. Under this premise, it is not surprising that Governor Zhang chose Haiyan soldiers to station in Fujian.

However, Zhejiang and Fujian are two places after all.I am afraid that Governor Zhang, the newly promoted governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, has far less control over Fujian than Zhejiang.Otherwise, with Governor Zhang's ability, the Japanese war in Fujian would not have ended like this.

Therefore, after Lin Jing knew Governor Zhang's intentions, his eyebrows were slightly frowned.

Governor Zhang did not directly issue the official document. Before issuing the official document, Governor Zhang directly announced that the two of Tu Lin would come to Fucheng to speak.Although Lin Jing's official position is low, Governor Zhang treats him differently, which also makes him come closer and listen.After the guards served tea, Governor Zhang sent his attendants down. There were only Governor Zhang, his staff member He You, Tu Xiaosan, and Lin Jing in the study. Governor Zhang talked about the defeat of Fujian. Governor Zhang said, "In the past, Zhejiang and Fujian The situation is not far from the same, but now, we in Zhejiang Province have been quite effective in fighting the Japanese, but Fujian has been defeated repeatedly. My heart for Fujian is the same as my heart for Zhejiang. It's ridiculous, if I'm free, I'll go to Fujian to watch them train their troops to fight against the Japanese. I think, I still need a capable minister to integrate the troops of Fujian and save the people along the coast." The battle report was shown to Lin Jing and his disciples.

When the two of them saw it, their eyes were full of shock, but the number of casualties was different from what was written in the Xianshi mansion newspaper.Governor Zhang sighed, "If this number is really published in the residence newspaper, I am afraid it will cause a shock in the officialdom. You have a good idea first. Your Majesty has killed the former governor of Fujian and appointed a new governor. As for General Quanzhou Bit, I belong to you, Alin (Apprentice Xiaosan), but I don't know what you want?"

When hearing that Governor Zhang wanted to condemn Nengchen to go to Quanzhou, Tu Xiaosan understood somewhat that Governor Zhang might want him to be transferred outside.Seeing Governor Zhang asked directly, Tu Xiaosan got up and said, "The last generals are all guided by adults. Today, they should be obeyed by the orders of adults."

A smile appeared on Governor Zhang's stern face, and he waved his hands, "Sit down and talk."

Lin Jing frowned slightly, "Your Excellency wants to transfer the general to Fujian, so naturally he trusts the general. However, Fujian has just suffered such a big defeat, so it is not difficult to recruit and train troops. We have Haiyan's experience for reference. I I am worried, after all, Quanzhou is a prefectural city, and the governors, magistrates, co-prefects, and general judges in the city are in charge of general affairs. Speaking of it, it is not as good as Yancheng. Although the place is small, the general affairs are simple and clear.” What Lin Jing was worried about was not Quanzhou. As for military affairs, after all, Tu Xiaosan can only take over the position of Quanzhou General, and he must have the final say on military affairs.However, there is no separation between the military and the government. Besides, Quanzhou is a prefectural city, and there are not many civil officials, large and small. What Lin Jing is worried about is the constraints of civil officials.

Governor Zhang said, "Governor Kong and prefect Xie have not yet arrived. What's more, even if they take office, they must put military affairs first, even if Quanzhou was defeated before."

Lin Jing's long eyebrows furrowed hastily, and he asked, "Are you from Kong and Xie's family?"

Governor Zhang glanced at Lin Jing because of Lin Jing's familiar tone, and said, "Ah Qing (Lin Jing), do you know the two of them too?"

"Although I don't know who the two of them are, it's just that the Confucian family in the capital is the mother family of the Empress Dowager Kong in the palace. As for the Xie family, they are even more powerful in the world. Their two families are like thunder." Lin Jing looked calm and said with a smile, "Jiangnan It has always been rich, so it is not surprising to have these great families intervening, but I didn't expect that this time it was their family's children who came to serve as officials."

Governor Zhang said, "Since you know what's on your mind, I'm relieved."

Lin Jingxin said, it would be great if you can really rest assured.The Kong and Xie families directly sent their family children, which shows the huge interests involved in Fujian.

Governor Zhang explained to Tu Lin and the two of them in detail. Governor Zhang also knew that the matter in Fujian might not be easy to deal with. However, there are limited people in his hands. There are advantages.As for Lin Jing, Lin Jing is so familiar to the rich and powerful families in the capital, not to mention, Lin Jing's knowledge in political affairs is obviously far superior to that of ordinary people.Originally, Governor Zhang had no choice but to think that his apprentice would go to Fujian to clean up the situation, but Lin Jing's familiarity with wealthy families brought Governor Zhang some surprises. Governor Zhang felt that sending someone this time was really a party.

Governor Zhang hosted a family banquet for the two of them at noon, in addition to showing that they valued them, even Governor Zhang also knew that the thunder in Fujian might not be easy.Of course, Governor Zhang also said that no matter what difficulties these two people have in Fujian, just tell him that he will be their most reliable backing.

After the two bid farewell to the Governor's Mansion, Governor Zhang and He You said, "It's up to them."

Governor Zhang did not blindly order the two of them to go to Lei.Even if Tu Xiaosan is transferred to Quanzhou, it is Tu Xiaosan who has the final say on the number of soldiers and horses left here in Haiyan.Therefore, Tu Xiaosan left his confidant Chen Erqing to take charge of Yancheng affairs without being polite at all. On the other hand, as soon as Tu Xiaosan left, General Xu of Hangzhou City was asked to help take care of the affairs here in Yancheng.General Xu has always been on good terms with Tu Xiaosan, so naturally he has nothing to say about Tu Xiaosan's entrustment.Besides, Yancheng was originally under the jurisdiction of General Xu.On the contrary, General Xu told Tu Xiaosan more, "Military and political affairs in Fujian are more complicated than ours in Zhejiang. Brother, you have to be careful when you go. If you have any difficulties, just write to me. Limited, where you can help, you will live up to your brother!"

Tu Xiaosan thanked General Xu again.

Tu Xiaosan and Lin Jing said, "I really don't know what's going on in Fujian, brother Xu said that, so it's really not good."

Instead, Lin Jing said, "There's nothing wrong with it now, I've all died before. Let's go and recruit soldiers first. As for the rest, in these troubled times, civilian officials have to listen to military officials."

Tu Xiaosan was not afraid of recruiting soldiers and training, but what Tu Xiaosan was worried about was, "Ah Jing, you are familiar with the Kong and Xie families. When you arrive in Quanzhou, will they recognize you?"

"It's okay. Let's not say that our appearance is very different from before. Besides, the people who came to Fujian may not necessarily be the core children of their two families. Even their core children, not everyone knows me." When Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan went south, it was naturally impossible to keep their original appearance. Both of them made some changes on their faces, but they didn't just change their appearance directly, but there were some differences in the accessories and hair accessories, and some Small changes in habits, and some manipulations on the face, will make it difficult for people close to you to recognize it.Like Mu Qiuting, Lin Jinghui and Mu Qiuting would reveal the identity of Tu Xiaosan in the south of the Yangtze River, just to further shorten the relationship with Mu Qiuting.

Lin Jing was not worried that the Kong and Xie families would recognize him. What Lin Jing was worried about was that if the Kong and Xie families intervened in the affairs of Fujian, it would be easy to clean up the situation in Fujian, but the political power of the Kong and Xie families in the capital Once there is a bad relationship with the two families, Lin Jing doesn't care, but Governor Zhang will face a huge political crisis.Lin Jing's eye feathers were startled. With Governor Zhang's political vision, he would not have missed this point.The governor still sent them to Fujian... Lin Jing sighed softly, covering up his thoughts, and started discussing with Tu Xiaosan about going to Quanzhou.

This time, most of the soldiers and horses in Haiyan will go to Quanzhou with Tu Xiaosan, so moving is not an easy task.However, compared to moving, the people in Haiyan who are extremely sad to hear the news that Tu Xiaosan is leaving Haiyan for Quanzhou are even more emotional.

Many people are reluctant to part with Tu Xiaosan on the one hand, and worry about Tu Xiaosan leaving, if Haiyan is harassed by Japanese pirates again, what will they do?They haven't had three and a half days of peace.For this reason, Tu Xiaosan also invited some country gentry and some representatives of the common people, and they all sat together and had tea and talked back. This was Lin Jing's idea, and Lin Jing asked Tu Xiaosan to reassure everyone.Tu Xiaosan spoke very simply, and introduced Chen Erqing, who is about to take over Haiyan Qianhu, to everyone. In fact, Chen Erqing has been with Tu Xiaosan, and everyone in Haiyan is familiar with him. Then, Tu Xiaosan said that Haiyan will stay Three thousand strong soldiers, at the same time, also said that General Xu in Fucheng will take care of everyone, and at the same time, there are still bodyguards in the bodyguard bureau who will protect everyone when they go out, so everyone can just rest assured.Finally, Tu Xiaosan said seriously, "In the past two years in Haiyan, I have seen with my own eyes how everyone took up swords and guns to protect our hometown. What is there to fear from Japanese bandits? Our swords and guns can also cut off their heads! I want to transfer to Quanzhou, but my heart is still with everyone. At any time, as long as Haiyan is in trouble, I will not stand still! Erqing is someone I brought out personally. As long as he is there for a day, as long as he He still has a sigh of relief, this Haiyan City is everyone's Haiyan City, and he will not let a Japanese pirate invade Haiyan!"

Tu Xiaosan gave a speech, and when he left, the people of Haiyan really went out of the city to give away Shilitou, and Wanmin Umbrella gave away several pieces, they were very reluctant to part.Tu Xiaosan got off the horse and bid farewell to the villagers three times, and the villagers stopped to send each other off. Tu Xiaosan and Lin Jing said, "I feel so bad."

Lin Jing smiled, "When the Japanese pirates are driven out of our territory and the people can live in peace, we will live up to the hearts of the people."

Tu Xiaosan also smiled, "You're right." He and Lin Jing drove forward, heading for Quanzhou.

Because Tu Xiaosan Lin Jing travels in Haiyan and Kuangjun, he has always been faster than civil servants. Therefore, before the new governor of Fujian Kong and Quanzhou Xie Zhifu arrived in Quanzhou, Tu Xiaosan Lin Jing and his party arrived in Quanzhou first.As soon as he arrived in Quanzhou, Tu Xiaosan didn't delay at all, and first went to the military camp to visit the remnants of the camp.Quanzhou is a prefectural city system, according to the system, there should be more than ten thousand troops stationed, but as a result, the number of troops in the battalion is less than one thousand, not to mention that everyone is injured, there are not many people at all.

Tu Xiaosan and Quanzhou Fang Tong, who was in charge of government affairs on behalf of him, knew, "Why are these disabled soldiers still in the camp? According to the rules, these soldiers are already disabled and can be sent back to their hometowns."

Fang Tongzhi said helplessly, "The general has also seen it. After two major battles, these are the only people left in the camp. If the disabled return home, there will be even less people in our camp."

Tu Xiaosan said, "If there are no soldiers, just recruit them again. If some disabled soldiers are forced to stay, they can't do anything, so what's the benefit?" He directly asked Shao Baihu, who is in charge of the soldiers in the battalion now, " How many disabled soldiers are there in the battalion?"

Shao Baihu reported, "If you go back to the general, there will be one person from 630."

Tu Xiaosan said, "Go and ask, anyone who is willing to return home will be rewarded with gold."

Fang Tongzhi hesitated to speak, but Tu Xiaosan ignored him and asked Shao Baihu to do it.After getting out of the barracks, Fang Tongzhi and Tu Xiaosan talked about the difficulties, and Fang Tong knew, "I know what the general means, but, according to the court rules, when veterans return home, each veteran will be given 20 taels of silver, and each of these 630 people will get one. One thousand 260 taels of silver. General, right now we don’t have more than 1000 taels in our treasury, even 100 taels.”

Tu Xiaosan frowned, "How can you be so poor?" He wasn't too surprised. He took over Haiyan at the beginning of the year, and it wasn't much better than here.However, Haiyan is only a small county, and Quanzhou is a serious prefecture!

Fang Tongzhi smiled wryly, "My lord, what property will the Japanese pirates leave us when they enter the city? The lower official can save his life because when the Japanese pirates attacked the city, the lower official was still on his way to take up his post. Tongzhi died of illness the previous way. , the lower officials were newly condemned by the court, and before they arrived in Quanzhou, they heard about the Japanese pirates. When the lower officials came, the city was full of civil officials, and the highest rank was the lower officials. The rest, the governor, fled abroad and died at the hands of the Japanese pirates. inside."

Tu Xiaosan was silent for a long time, and said, "You don't have to worry about the money, I'll fill it up here first. I brought 3000 people here, and they can take over the defense of the city. Don't worry, the situation in Quanzhou is no worse than that in Yancheng back then."

The determined and calm aura of Tu Xiaosan obviously calmed Fang Tongzhi's mood, and Fang Tongzhi said seriously, "Yes."

For a defeated city, the most difficult thing is really not rebuilding after the war.

Because, when Confucian governor Xie Zhifu arrived in Quanzhou, when he saw the orderly Quanzhou city and the hot recruitment of soldiers, what flashed in his eyes was a trace of extremely subtle emotions.