Since the first year of Zhenyou, there has been insufficient rain from the Central Plains to Shandong, and this year has been the third consecutive year. However, the political officials in Shandong Province are effective. The agency responsible for water conservancy under the Secretary for Home Affairs has been paying attention to canalizing pig water to conserve farmland since last year. During this year's spring plowing time, although many children from military families gathered to send troops or train, the farming work in various places was not neglected.
The ruling center of Ding Haijun is Yidu, and the longest-running territory is Laizhou, and then extends to Binzhou in the north, Juzhou in the south, and Mount Tai in the west. Now all of them have been included in the military household system of Ding Haijun. .
When Guo Ning unified Shandong East Road last year, he promised that each of the military households and shade households under the control of the Dinghai Navy would be given 100 acres of land. Now, the land belonging to military households has generally been awarded, and the shade households have been slow to receive the land. A little bit, but at least there is hope.
In this area, although the officials sent by the Dajin court are still there, they have been ignored. Although it was not their turn to intervene in local military and political affairs, after the establishment of the Xuanfu Envoy Department in Shandong, most of the officials received temporary assignments from the Xuanfu Envoy Department and took the title of experience officer. They were stationed in Yidu to assist in literary and ink matters. .
There are also many officials who are dissatisfied with this. But since the second half of last year, there have been rumors that Mr. So-and-so resigned from office, went boating to sea, and then was never heard from again.
This kind of news has been circulated more than ten times in a row. Other officials are not fools. Why don't they understand? The level of cooperation has obviously improved now. Even if the numerous military and political measures of the Ding Navy are issued one by one, none of which conform to the rules of the court, I can only think that I am blind and deaf.
Since this year, all the original express delivery shops along the official road of Shandong East Road have been cancelled, and all the manpower has been merged into the post system of the Recording Department.
With so many military prefectures on Shandong East Road, there is no trace of the existence of the Jin Dynasty anymore, and the soldiers and civilians in Shandong are also used to looking at the official road from time to time to see if there are any envoys from the Ding Navy who have brought them from afar. News from loved ones.
On this morning, a cavalry team suddenly galloped along the official road, causing billows of smoke and dust that could be seen from a distance. In the farmland beside the road, many people doing farm work quickly stepped through the trees and weeds beside the road and stood on the roadbed to look out.
People with sharp eyes had long seen the triangular flags carried on the backs of the cavalry, and immediately shouted: "That's the envoy's servant! It's the envoy returning from Hebei!"
In the past two months, the Ding Navy has carried out large-scale mobilization, and a considerable part of it has been dispatched. The rest of the navy is on the highest level of war preparation and alert, and the people are watching it.
They had no idea about Ding Haijun's ambition and hegemony. They only knew that it was because the Mongolian army had gone south again and was fighting on Zhongdu Road. If the Mongolian army is allowed to win on Zhongdu Road, then the unlucky ones will be Hebei Road, and then Shandong Road. The land that everyone has worked so hard to cultivate will be trampled by war horses, and the food accumulated will be eaten or burned. Anyone who meets the Mongolian army will be slaughtered mercilessly, and women will also suffer terrible insults.
In this terrible world, countless evil people surround Ding Haijun's territory, and it's all thanks to Ding Hai's Commander Guo Xuanshi to lead the soldiers to defeat them again and again!
What will happen this time? Can the missionaries win? Can our soldiers win?
When they heard that the envoy from the north was rushing back, the people quickened their pace. The old man couldn't move his legs, so he kept shouting: "What did they say? What did they say?"
This cavalry team was indeed Guo Ning's followers. They galloped all the way, covering hundreds of miles a day, reporting to soldiers and civilians along the way. By now, their mouths were dry and their lips were chapped. But seeing the people gathering, they still shouted proudly:
"A great victory, a great victory, the envoys entered Zhongdu and defeated the Mongolian army!"
On both sides of the official road, the children of the military households who heard the news first cheered, and then other people began to shout too.
It has been two years since Ding Haijun settled in Shandong. Before the arrival of Ding Haijun, Shandong was falling into irreversible decline. The people were so miserable that some even sold their sons and daughters. As for the mountains of corpses and seas of blood caused by the Mongol invasion, this process has been exacerbated. After the navy was established, it distributed land to the people, restored public order, provided culture and education, and developed mining and handicraft industries. Although all this has just begun, the soldiers and civilians feel that they are living a life they never dared to dream of.
And the young adults under the rule of the navy are constantly being included in this huge system. They were either signed into the army and guarded outside; or they went to work in the mines and various workshops during their leisure time; or they gathered at regular intervals to build roads, dig canals, build embankments, and build cities according to the orders of Ding Haijun... Ding Haijun has so much money, allowing people to do these things with money!
If they still feel that it is not enough, there are still bold and money-grubbing people who simply go to various ports to apply for recruitment and go to sea with the fleet.
As the Dinghaijun regime grew stronger, the regime's scope of interests continued to expand, with more and more people included and more and more families involved.
The future of these families is almost tied to the future of Ding Haijun. Most of them have witnessed the barbarism of the Mongols with their own eyes, so the sentiment of sharing the same hatred with the enemy has always been high. In particular, members of military families not only hope that their sons or husbands will be rewarded for their meritorious services, but are also worried about their safety. Many people have not had a good night's sleep for a month.
At this moment, the messenger's shout was heard, and everyone's cheers were loud. The people in another settlement behind the official road also heard it, so for the dozens of miles that the envoy rode on horseback, the roads were lined with dense crowds, and they had to be informed continuously.
Before the military report was delivered to the Dinghai Navy Center, it was not suitable to read it slowly here, and the messenger did not dare to slow down.
Although the people urged them enthusiastically, they could only repeat a few simple sentences: "The missionary fought a battle first and killed many Mongolians! He fought another battle and killed many Mongolians! The Great Khan of the Tatars only Save yourself! Then the envoy entered Zhongdu City! In short, a great victory! A great victory! The Mongols have escaped, and no one can defeat our Dinghai navy! Get out of the way, get out of the way, don’t block the road!"
Speaking of this, a messenger suddenly noticed that a little further away from the road, there was an oval-faced girl looking carefully. Coincidentally, the envoy followed Guo Ning and often visited various places. He happened to recognize this girl, so he smiled and said: "Isn't that the young lady of the Wu family who raises horses in Guanqiao Town? Your sweetheart Zhang Peng has achieved military exploits and will be promoted to the capital when he comes back. Will!"
The girl's face turned red instantly, and many dolls were laughing and laughing around her, which made her feel shy and annoyed, and she started to cry for some reason.
Like a relay, the cheers quickly spread to Yidu Mansion and into the residence of the Xuanfu Envoy in Shandong. When the messenger read the entire victory document word for word, there was a loud roar in the government office.
The first ones to laugh were the many children of the sacrificed soldiers who were raised by Guo Ning at home. These children were the first to jump up and wave their fists, followed by the guards and followers. The officials who gathered at the government office in advance tried to maintain a reserved attitude.
Jing Anmin couldn't help but twitch his fingers and murmured: "There are so many dead and injured. How much compensation do we need? I wonder if Jin Qing can think of a way to carve out some of them!"
Xu Jin smiled and shook his head: "This Guo Liulang, he talks about building high walls and hoarding grain. He always accomplishes great things!"
Li Ting walked back and forth in the hall and said to Guo Zhongyuan: "This opportunity cannot be missed. We must immediately send troops to Hebei and capture the six states along the Cao River first! There are 15,000 regular troops assembled in Yidu Mansion. They will follow me tomorrow. Let’s go! You are responsible for staying behind!”
Both Guo Ning and Monk Luo went north, and the person in charge of Shandong's military affairs was actually Li Ting. Since he said this, neither Jing Anmin nor Yin Chang would object.
Guo Zhongyuan hesitated for a moment: "Transfer them all? I'm afraid there will be trouble with Yang An'er's remaining troops and King Sui of Henan."
"How dare they!" Li Ting glared.
Guo Zhongyuan patted his forehead. Guo Xuanshi not only defeated the Mongols, but also took control of Zhongdu. In fact, he wiped out the entire Zhongdu road. He can almost be regarded as the Cao Cao, Gao Huan, and Yu Wentai of the Great Jin Kingdom, and the rapid expansion of his power is just around the corner. Then the situation surrounding the naval regime is completely different from before!
Liang Chisheng, the chief of the Experience Department, took the military report from the envoy and read it twice. This military newspaper was to be posted, so most of the text was written in Li dialect. However, because Guo Ning himself did not read much, he always wanted his correspondence to be easy to understand, so the writing was not profound. Liang Chisheng read a few of the sentences softly: "Ning is not talented. He has been caring for the people for two years and has won a little bit of support. He has led hundreds of thousands of soldiers and has not suffered any defeat."
So talented and domineering. I don’t know if this was the handiwork of someone trying to seduce Chu Cai, or it was the work of Du Shisheng; or maybe many literati in Zhongdu City took refuge in time? The implication in this text is not just to praise a battle. I, Mr. Liang, am really lucky to have caught up with such a time!
When Liang Chisheng thought of this, he wished he could fly to Zhongdu and be counselor next to Guo Ning.
At the same time, people in countless settlements around Yidu have been rushing home one after another. Some people used their saved money to sell wine. In some mines and factories, the working people even urged the security chief, Jia Zhang, to go The city invited a drama troupe to perform, especially those scenes in which Guo Xuanshi defeated the Mongolian army.
Since last year, everyone's life has been good. Not only are they hungry, but they also have some spare money on hand. Now that Ambassador Guo Xuan and his soldiers had won a great victory outside, everyone was itching to take the opportunity to make some noise and have some fun.
Such a situation is rare in Shandong. When Dai Jin won the battle, the people only knew about it and there was no way to celebrate. Later, when Yang An'er rebelled, it was because everyone couldn't survive. Naturally, everyone loved them more, but after several years of fighting, life only became more miserable, and gradually people became indifferent.
But now, the military households and shady households who are in the core area of Ding Haijun and are the core of Ding Haijun's rule do not hesitate to regard Ding Haijun's victory as a happy event for everyone. This may be thanks to the education brought by the Mongols' burning, killing and looting. It also proves that the sentence in the military newspaper "Two years of caring for the people has won a little bit of support" is really not a boast.
