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Yao Rang did not want Zhao Junchen to leave Jinzhou Camp, but he was essentially an honest man who kept his duty. As long as Zhao Junchen provided a few good reasons for moving out, he would soon compromise.
As for the military leaders within Jinzhou Camp, as the internal situation in Jinzhou Camp became more and more complicated, they actually did not want Zhao Junchen to continue to stay in Jinzhou Camp and become an eyesore.
Therefore, the matter of Zhao Junchen personally leading the army to the expedition was easily decided.
But Zhao Junchen did not leave Jinzhou Camp immediately. Instead, he stayed in Jinzhou Camp for two more days.
In the past two days, Zhao Junchen was still busy.
On the one hand, Zhao Junchen wanted to take a group of logistics baggage to the front line, but the previous baggage team left Jinzhou Camp four days ago and took away most of the mule carts in Jinzhou Camp, so Zhao Junchen also It is necessary to temporarily prepare mule carts and other supplies.
Of course, Zhao Junchen could not conjure a mule cart out of thin air, so he urgently sent people to contact the various gentry in Jinzhou and borrowed mule carts from these gentry forces, and by the way, he deliberately owed a favor.
For a person of Zhao Junchen's level, his thinking mode is completely different from that of ordinary people. Most ordinary people try their best to avoid owing favors because their resources and abilities are limited. When returning favors, they often have to bear a greater burden. High burden.
But Zhao Junchen is different. He will deliberately owe others favors, and will also deliberately let others owe him favors. He will never completely wipe out the favor debts.
With continuous human exchanges, sometimes you help me once, sometimes I give you a hand, a stable personal relationship is gradually established, and then there is an opportunity to turn the mutually supportive connections into allies with combined interests.
When he was in Hujiazhuang, Zhao Junchen did not try his best to win over the gentry forces in Liaodong. This was because he had no chance at that time to make himself indebted to these gentry forces, and he had no chance to make these gentry forces owe him favors. Even if it was Deliberately trying to win over others will get twice the result with half the effort.
But now, Zhao Junchen deliberately owes favors to the gentry forces, which is equivalent to letting the gentry forces cast a sunk cost on him. The larger and more these sunk costs are, the closer the relationship between the two parties will be. Once Zhao Junchen fails in the future, these The resources and favors invested by the powerful gentry on Zhao Junchen cannot be taken back. This situation can subtly change the stance and decisions of these powerful gentry.
On the other hand, Zhao Junchen also needs to seize the time to deepen his penetration into the Jinzhou Camp and fully occupy the power void left after Peng Ji was executed. He not only wants to use Wu Jiyun to control the military power of the Jinzhou Camp, but also uses Wang Shizhen Together with Huang Ke, they control the financial power of Jinzhou Daying.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen put Yan Zhen on a high level and made him fully responsible for all military affairs of Jinzhou Camp. However, when actually doing things, he gave all opportunities to Wu Jiyun, and sometimes asked Wu Jiyun to lead people to arrest him. The arrest of associates who participated in Peng Ji's rebellion sometimes allowed Wu Jiyun to come forward and frequently contact various forces to stabilize people's hearts, giving Wu Jiyun the opportunity to use both kindness and power and win over people.
At the same time, with the instruction and assistance of Zhao Junchen, Wang Shizhen and Huang Ke also took over the military depot of the Jinzhou camp, taking the opportunity to completely clean out all the military attachés and staff who were in charge of the military depot. In the name of false accounts, all the account books of Jinzhou Camp were recalculated, making it difficult for the military attachés of Jinzhou Camp to interfere with the military supplies in the future.
In addition, Zhao Junchen still needs to wait patiently for news from Jiang Quan.
After all, the task that Zhao Junchen assigned to Jiang Quan was not just to take care of Xu Qingyan, but also several more critical tasks.
Once Jiang Quan successfully completes these tasks, it will greatly enhance Zhao Junchen's voice on the frontline battlefield in the future!
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Just like that, it was already two days later.
At midnight on this day, Zhao Junchen was looking through the accounts in the study room of the General Military Mansion.
The accounts that Zhao Junchen checked were not the military treasury accounts of Jinzhou Camp, but the private treasury accounts of He Yu in the General Military Mansion.
Because He Yu's family members had suffered heavy casualties, Zhao Junchen had completely occupied the General Military Mansion and easily obtained these accounts.
After browsing a few times, Zhao Junchen nodded lightly at first, and then slowly shook his head.
In a certain respect, He Yu can be regarded as incorruptible, and his daily life cannot be called luxurious at all.
All his personal assets combined are only worth more than 200,000 taels of silver at most, and his land and real estate are not that much.
It can be said that He Yu is a pure power creature. All the wealth he has accumulated has been converted into gold bricks and stored in the military arsenal. He only thinks about expanding the army.
Of course, for the Ming Dynasty as a whole, this "incorruptible" style was often more terrifying!
He Yu's "incorruptibility" is because he has already monopolized power in Liaodong Town. There is no difference between the military treasury and the private treasury, and the wealth is the same wherever it is placed.
If this standard is used, Zhao Junchen will also be an upright official after time travel.
And just as Zhao Junchen was looking through the account books, he suddenly heard Linghu Guang's report that it was Wu Jiyun who was asking for a meeting.
Zhao Junchen quickly summoned Wu Jiyun and his attitude was very close.
After Wu Jiyun entered the room, he first carefully observed Zhao Junchen, his expression full of awe.
Afterwards, Wu Jiyun quickly reported: "For the record, Minister Zhao, all the things you have asked me to do have been completed! Peng Ji's direct garrison and the old military department, a total of 3,500 people, have been integrated and moved to the garrison. In the northeast direction outside Jinzhou Camp, you can follow Zhao Gechen to the front line at any time!"
Zhao Junchen nodded slightly and asked: "What is the current situation of Peng Ji's military comrades?"
Wu Jiyun replied again: "Peng Ji has always been an all-rounder and good at dancing. Even though he has been repeatedly suppressed by He Yu in recent years, he still attracted many cronies among the garrison in Jinzhou Camp. However, with the rebellion of Peng Ji After being completely confirmed, his cronies in the army changed their families one after another and tried their best to distance themselves from the relationship between themselves and Peng Ji!
The subordinates also followed Zhao Gechen's instructions. As long as they actively expressed their good intentions, they would deliberately let them go when arresting Peng Ji's remnants, which made them all burst into tears. However, there were still a handful of stubborn military attachés who were not only unwilling to He turned his back on Peng Ji and even complained about Peng Ji everywhere. Now he has been arrested and seized power by his humble position.
So when you, Zhao Gechen, lead them to the frontline battlefield, you can safely pass on the orders. Not only do they owe the favor to the humble official, they are also being held by the humble official. The humble official has repeatedly told them to obey Zhao Gechen's orders. They absolutely dare not defy! "
Zhao Junchen looked satisfied, but shook his head slightly and said: "Very good, but you said something wrong. The things you did are not just for this pavilion, but more for yourself." Accumulate connections and strength!
This pavilion now puts Yan Zhen in a high position and puts him in full charge of the military affairs of the Jinzhou camp, but also puts you in charge of hunting down Peng Ji’s remnants in the camp and rectifying Peng Ji’s direct garrison. This is because I want to create a favorable environment for you. The environment is not only to give both kindness and power, but also to take advantage of it, throw all the grievances to Yan Zhen, keep all the good fortune to himself, and completely take over Peng Ji's former military power!
You have to know that although I will lead these troops to the front line, if my prediction is correct, the war on the front line will soon end, and these troops will soon return to Jinzhou Camp, becoming your further support. capital!
Currently, the Jinzhou defense position is vacant, and I hope you will take over this position! Governor Wang and Mr. Huang have now taken full control of the military depot of Jinzhou Camp. I will also urge them to give you their full support so that you can further win over people. After the Liao pay reform is successfully completed, I will We will also provide you with more support, allowing you to have more say within Liaodong Town. "
At this point, Zhao Junchen's tone became more serious and he said: "In fact, my expectations for you are far more than just the defense of Jinzhou. Your father was the East Road General at the time, and he also had the opportunity to be promoted to the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. I hope you can go one step further than your father did and make up for your father’s hatred!”
Next, Zhao Junchen told Wu Jiyun many things.
For example, he reminded Wu Jiyun to find a way to reconnect with his father's old military department, for example, he gave Wu Jiyun instructions on how to use various materials to win over people's hearts, for example, he taught Wu Jiyun how to deal with all forces in Liaodong in the future...
Wu Jiyun is a person with clear grudges, so Zhao Junchen must win over him with kindness. When getting along with him, he is sincere and considers Wu Jiyun wholeheartedly. It can be said that he only wants to give without asking for anything in return, so that he will continue to owe him favors.
Zhao Junchen does not trust the short-sighted generals in Liaodong Town, and Ximen Sheng is only a stopgap choice. Wu Jiyun is Zhao Junchen's important starting point when he completely controls Liaodong Town in the future, and is naturally worthy of Zhao Junchen's investment.
Wu Jiyun is also an ambitious person. Seeing the various resources and opportunities Zhao Junchen provided for him, and teaching him earnestly like a teacher, the awe in his heart became stronger, and he gradually changed from "awe is greater than respect" It has become "awe greater than fear".
But in the end, Wu Jiyun did not say anything more, and just said in a deep voice: "I will definitely live up to your high expectations, Zhao Gechen!"
Zhao Junchen nodded lightly, and just as he was about to say something else, he heard Linghu Guang's report coming from outside the study again, saying that Jiang Quan, a member of the Forbidden Army, had finally arrived at the Jinzhou camp!
Jiang Quan needed to take care of Xu Qingyan, who was still weak, so the trip was a little slow.
However, Jiang Quan didn't arrive at the Jinzhou camp until today, which still caught many people's expectations. He seemed to be delaying and neglecting, and it also attracted a lot of criticism.
However, when Jiang Quan finally arrived at Jinzhou Camp, everyone understood the reason for his late arrival!
Jiang Quan brought a surprise to Zhao Junchen!
That is - the important support of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan for many years, the artillery rear army of Guan Ning's cavalry!
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