"Since the imperial court, oh, since the Tartars entered the customs, the three places on the southeast coast of Jiangning, Hangzhou, and Jingkou have been the heartland of Jiangnan. When the "Nagi issued the order", the righteous people everywhere resisted one after another, but in the end it was a mountain of corpses Sea of blood.”
In Zhao Xin's study, Jiang Fan held a long wooden stick and talked in front of the national map hanging on the wall. Zhao Xin stood opposite with his arms folded, looking up at the map.
"In March of the 16th year of Shunzhi, Guo Xingye and Zhang Cangshui made another northern expedition, attacking Zhenjiang and Guazhou, and taking Jiangning directly. During this period, they either surrendered or conquered, and all the four prefectures, three prefectures, and twenty-four counties in the south of the Yangtze River responded. . However, Su Song's general Liang Huafeng went out to Shencemen at night and broke through Baitu Mountain, resulting in the defeat of the joint attack. Only then did the Tartars retain the land south of the Yangtze River. The feudal lord believed that if Jiangning was captured, Jiangnan would be within easy reach. And Jiangnan was related to the Qing government's financial, taxation and water transportation. Once lost, The country will perish."
Zhao Xin nodded after hearing this and motioned for the other party to continue. He had noticed that Jiang Fan called the Manchus "Tatars", but his face remained expressionless.
Jiang Fan was originally full of confidence, thinking that Chen Yi was so powerful that the Northern Navy could march directly to the south of the Yangtze River. Even the Manchu Qing Dynasty would definitely fight to the death to snatch it, but with the strength of the Beihai Navy, he felt that the Qing government could not win.
However, when he saw that Zhao Xin had no reaction, he couldn't help but wonder. So the wooden stick in his hand continued to wander around the map.
"Since the 22nd year of Qianlong, there have been no anti-Qing people in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River, and the court situation has been stable. At this time, it will be unnecessary to retain the three garrisons of Jiangning, Hangzhou, and Jingkou in the small area around Jiangning. However, The subsequent dismantling resulted in a shortage of troops in the heart of Jiangnan.
As far as the northern defense line is concerned, the line from Shanhaiguan to Liangzhou is not only the barrier for the capital, but also the only way to mobilize troops from various garrison points on the northern border to fight south and west, and the capital is on this passage. the hub of. "
Jiang Fan put down his wooden stick and suggested to Zhao Xin: "Fan believes that the Northern Navy should divide its troops into two groups, attack from the north and the south, capture the capital in the north, and attack Jiangning in the south! In this way, the world will be at your fingertips. The Tartars will be like Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty, and they will be driven out. Died in Mobei."
After hearing this, Zhao Xin nodded, and then motioned Jiang Fan to return to the table and sit down. He pretended to think about it for a moment, as if he was thinking over it again.
Jiang Fan had been preparing for today's remarks for several days. He felt that the strategy he had discussed with Duan Yucai and Hong Liangji would definitely impress Zhao Xin. With the eight of them, they can leverage half of the entire Jiangnan literary world. When the time comes for people like them to raise their arms, at least the message will be spread throughout Jiangnan.
After a while, Zhao Xin asked: "Ziping, you call the Manchus Tartars, do you intend to stay in Beihai Town?"
Jiang Fan cupped his hands and said, "Jiang has this intention."
"Then, what should you do with your family in Yangzhou? Take them all over? You must know that Lord Qianlong is very narrow-minded. If he knows that Ziping has joined us, he will definitely not let go of your family."
"Well, we have to leave this matter to King Zhao."
Zhao Xin nodded, with a curious look on his face, and continued to ask: "So what kind of affairs do you want to engage in? Civil affairs, factories, trade? Or the military?"
Jiang Fan said: "Jiang is not talented, but he is willing to work in front of Zhao Wangan and support military affairs."
"Oh!" Zhao Xin frowned, which made Jiang Fan feel nervous.
"Does King Zhao think that Jiang is lacking in talent and knowledge? Please give me some advice."
"That's not it. I think you have a big-picture view of things and can consider problems as a whole, and I actually need such a helper."
Jiang Fan felt happy after hearing this. Is this going to be suppressed first and then promoted?
Zhao Xin took a sip of tea to organize his words and continued: "When you enter the army system, you must follow the army's rules. No matter who you are, you must enter the recruit camp for three months of training. And you have to be discharged from the army, so that you can Be familiar with the system and operational characteristics of the North Korean Navy."
"Be a soldier?" Jiang Fan was stunned, and his face gradually turned red.
The Tao Te Ching says that soldiers are an ominous weapon and should be used as a last resort. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, had a very straightforward saying. He said, "The state uses military force just like a doctor uses medicine. He stores medicine to treat diseases and does not use medicine just because there is no disease."
The attitude of literati from ancient times towards soldiers can be illustrated by the examples in "Three Kingdoms". It is said that Zhang Fei came to visit Liu Ba and wanted to stay overnight to establish friendship. As a result, Liu Ba didn't like him at all. So Zhang Fei became unhappy and complained to Zhuge Liang. So Zhuge Liang said to Liu Ba, although Zhang Fei is a warrior, he admires you very much. My lord is now integrating civil and military affairs to determine the world's major events. Although you are talented and talented, you should be polite to him and should not refuse his kindness. What did Liu Ba say? When a man lives his life, he should make friends with heroes from all over the world. I have nothing to talk about with a woman!
In the eyes of the ancients, soldiers have nothing to do with heroes. What did Han Qi say during the Northern Song Dynasty? A roll call outside Donghua Gate calls him a good man.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty where the civil servants despised the army, the Qing Dynasty was better because the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp were not the same system, and because the Manchu regime relied on force to establish the country, even if the literati looked down on the Green Camp, they would not dare to do so in front of the Eight Banners generals. presumptuous.
Zhao Xin asked a talented scholar like Jiang Fan to serve as a soldier. If he hadn't gotten to know Zhao Xin's speaking style and conduct after these days of exchanges, Jiang Fan would have thought that he was insulting him.
"Yes. In fact, you don't know. I was the same at the beginning, running circles every morning for training." Zhao Xin smiled and continued: "Every time I give lessons to the officers of the Northern Navy, as long as I enter the military camp, I have to do the same every day. Come on. In the North Navy, no one can escape regardless of their position. Moreover, we advocate the 'equality of officers and soldiers' and cannot be beaten, scolded or humiliated at will."
Jiang Fan's forehead began to sweat, and his right hand subconsciously reached for his cuff. Do you think it's still equal? Can a commander-in-chief be equal to a pawn? Isn’t this an anecdote from ancient times to modern times?
"Let me put it this way, from me to the soldiers at the lowest level, once they enter the military camp, it will be different except for the military uniforms used for celebrations." Zhao Xin saw Jiang Fan's concerns and pointed to his training uniform. Said: "Food, clothing, and supplies are all the same. Even if you live in it, you can only have a dormitory of your own. There are no servants or servants! If Jiang Ziping plans to join the Bei Navy, then be prepared to shed a few layers of skin. Prepare. Without this, there will be no invincible army!"
"Invincible?!" Jiang Fan, who was wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this, and his expression gradually froze...
When Jiang Fan went to the library in the afternoon and told Duan Yucao and the others about Zhao Xin's words and his plans, Old Man Duan immediately exploded.
Duan Yucai looked angry and heartbroken. He clenched his fist and pounded the table and said, "Absolutely not! I must meet King Zhao. How can I, a scholar, associate with an unscrupulous person?"
His words come from "Wu Zi's Art of War", which says, "In the old days, those who insulted people were called tattooed soldiers, and they were called veterans. It is said that they are humble and shameful. However, those who recruit soldiers are all unworthy villains."
"Yes, Ziping, why don't you let Brother Rong Fu help you talk to King Zhao?" After Hong Liangji finished speaking, he tangled his beard and sighed: "It's not in line with etiquette!"
Liu Taigong, who didn't speak much, suddenly said: "Etiquette? Whose etiquette? Is it the etiquette of the south or the etiquette of the North Sea? Is it the etiquette of Confucianism or the etiquette of Xun Guan?"
"Huh?" Duan Yucai was stunned when he heard this, and shouted to Liu Taigong: "Duan Lin, what do you mean by this? Can't etiquette be divided into north and south?"
Liu Taigong saw that Duan Yucai was anxious and advised him: "Master Ruoying, we have been in Beihai for so many days and have seen and heard a lot. Don't you still understand King Zhao's behavior?"
Duan Yucai asked, "Oh? What style does Duan Lin think King Zhao is like?"
Liu Taigong said slowly: "Serve the military uniform and hold the title of military general. Be prepared for hunger and cold in the face of war, and provide for the families of those who died in the war. When a soldier dies, he personally mourns him; when a soldier's wounds are wounded, he personally heals them. Therefore, general The dignity of a soldier is greater than that of a civil servant; the self-love of a soldier is greater than that of the people..."
This time Liu Taigong was unprecedented in not sparing words like gold, but put on the table one by one what he had seen, heard, and thought these days. His idea was that since Jiang Fan wanted to integrate into Beihai Town and follow the example of Ma Fubo and Ban Dingyuan, he must integrate into the Beihai Navy system.
In fact, they still want to infiltrate Confucian politics into Beihai Town, but neither civil affairs nor military affairs are what they are good at. As for the school system, if you look at Wang Zhong's achievements in the past few years, you will know that it can only play a role. A small part of the effect.
A secret is revealed here. Liu Taigong's sixth generation ancestor was named Liu Yongcheng. He once lectured at Donglin Academy with Gu Xiancheng, Gao Panlong and others. He was promoted to the head of the Ministry of War and was a proper backbone member of the Donglin Party. If he hadn't died at the age of thirty-six, he might still be listed in "Donglin Point General Record".
"...Regardless of military and civil affairs, Beihai has many fine weapons and skills, and the rules are complicated. Even farming has many rules. Use skills to support the people and use skills to support the army. This is where the strength comes from."
After listening to Liu Taigong's opinions, Hong Liangji twisted his beard and agreed: "Seeing these words is like seeing the fog through the clouds! I have also read some of King Zhao's remarks on military affairs in the past few days. The soldiers are like the brothers and sisters of a human being. , You can’t be a man without siblings, and you can’t be unprepared for a war.”
Jiang Fan bowed his head to Liu Taigong and said, "Brother Duan Lin, please teach me."
Liu Taigong looked around and saw that there was no one else within a few meters of him, so he said word by word: "If Ziping wants to achieve status in the future, he must remember ten words: Confucian classics govern the body and mind, and military science governs world affairs."
The few literati never expected that their private exchanges would be compiled into text within an hour and sent to Zhao Xin's study together with the USB flash drive containing the audio files.
Zhao Xin listened and compared the words, and laughed "haha" from time to time. After reading it, he burned the transcript and completely formatted the USB flash drive. Although Xu Shounan, who was sitting opposite him, had a hint of surprise in his eyes, he didn't say anything.
Taken in by Zhao Xin in the forty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign, eight-year-old Xu Shounan suddenly turned fourteen. However, the ancients calculated their age based on actual years, so Xu Shounan was already considered an "adult boy" and had reached the age when his hair was tied; according to the old rules, he could marry a wife and start a family.
Regarding Zhao Xin, who had rescued his brother, killed the Cai family's father and son, and married the Shen family's sister, Xu Shounan had no other thought but to be "dead-hearted". After completing five years of primary school last year, he decided to join the Junior Military Academy in Beihai Town. In the past six months, in addition to attending classes and training, I have also begun to help Zhao Xin deal with some unknown things.
Zhao Xin looked at the half-grown child in front of him and sighed inwardly. Over the years, Shen Xuan treated Xu Shounan and Xu Funan as both sister and mother. Since coming to Beihai Town, the Xu brothers have lived in the Shen family. After Zhao Xin and Shen Xuan got married, the two brothers lived in their new home.
Zhao Xin also cared deeply for the two brothers, treating them as family members and chatting with them whenever he had nothing to do. Among the first group of people under his command, except for Sheng Haizhou and Katabei, the others were not very educated, and many things under the table could not be dealt with.
People who travel through time cannot use it, and old-style literati dare not use it. Now that Xu Shounan was getting older, Zhao Xin had no choice but to let the child start to come into contact with some dark side things.
At present, in addition to the "XX mass" system that Li Ji is responsible for in Zhao Xin's hands, Lu Shoushan has also developed a group of manpower within the Bei Navy in the past two years. Basically, every company has his people. Zhao Xin sent Chen Jishan to the army not only to train him, but also to help him supervise Lu Shoushan's system.
"How about Shou Nan? If you don't adapt to this, then study hard at the military school, join the army in two years, and then join the staff and follow me."
After hearing what Zhao Xin said, Xu Shounan shook his head and said, "No, whatever you ask me to do, sir, I will do it well."
Zhao Xin nodded and said with a smile: "Although we have no intentions of harming others, we must be prepared. These Confucian scholars have too many tricks, and all they want and want is to preserve the orthodoxy and their class. status. When we enter the customs one day, if we fall out with the officials and gentry who hold a lot of land, they will be able to deal with it. "
Xu Shounan nodded to express his understanding, thought for a moment and then said: "There is something else I want to tell you. The two of them have been to the training base five times in the past few days, three times for target practice, and two times to watch recruit training, but Wang The commander did not agree. In addition, they are very familiar with a female soldier named Ding Hui at the training base, and they talked and laughed after meeting."
"Oh? What is the female soldier responsible for?"
"Telecommunications room." Xu Shounan took out the pamphlet from his pocket, opened it to one of the pages, and continued: "Ding Hui is seventeen years old this year. He came from Shandong three years ago and was later taken by the Cao Gang. Went to Sheyang Lake. Both my parents were at home, as well as an older brother. Ding Hui’s father was a child, so he taught her to read for several years. When we were recruiting telegraph operators the year before last, we chose her..."
After listening to Xu Shounan's report on Ding Hui's family situation, Zhao Xin asked, "Is she pretty?"
"Yes, quite handsome. I heard from Uncle Lu that they should have met at the shooting range before. Because there were so many people going to the shooting range, there were not enough reception staff, so Ding Hui and the other three were asked to help bring tea and water. .”
Zhao Xin stood up and walked to Xu Shounan, patted him on the shoulder and said with approval: "I'm fine now. Go back and tell Lu Shoushan that people should keep an eye on Ding Hui, especially her whereabouts after leaving the training base. .Remember, never alert the enemy."
Xu Shounan then stood up and saluted, and Zhao Xin walked out of the study with him. When the boy's figure disappeared, he looked up at the gloomy sky, and murmured to himself after a while: "Okay, I know I've reached out to the telecommunications room and the recruits."
Although there are undercurrents surging inside Beihai Town, Zhao Xin has no intention of falling out.
This is mainly because of Zhao Xin's abnormal ability and prestige, and those undercurrents have not made any waves yet; secondly, those two people have very important positions in the power plant, and it will be very troublesome if they are replaced. Now Zhao Xin usually stays in this time and space except for some important things that must be done in person.
In fact, he also wanted to see how ambitious those two people were and where the loopholes in Beihai Town's system were. There is also the question of whether the military and public security police systems that have been cultivated for so many years can withstand the test.
After the Battle of Hunchun ended a few months ago, when Zhao Xin returned to Beihai Town, Chen Qingsong immediately told him about that person. Afterwards, Zhao Xin thought about it and thought to himself that he could not be sorry for him! The remuneration that should be paid is quite a lot, and the bonus after the completion of the power plant is also a large amount. Is it a case of "promoting rice while benefiting from rice"?
But when he was looking through the resumes of the people in the power plant one night, an idea suddenly jumped out of his mind. So he immediately started with the person's surname and place of origin, then went back and called his cousin Cheng Wei and asked him to go to the person's hometown to check.
Although Cheng Wei was confused and didn't know what Zhao Xin wanted to do, his prosperous life now came from the business Zhao Xin gave him, so he could only do as he was told. However, he was not a professional at this, so he found a local consulting company to investigate. Don't make this kind of thing too simple. We'll find out in two days.
That man's surname was not what was written on his resume at all. His mother remarried and brought him here, and his surname was also changed to that of his stepfather. After that, he asked his cousin to spend another month traveling from north to south, visiting almost all the hometowns of the power plant workers. Then another person appeared in Zhao Xin's field of vision.
After asking around for a while, he found out that the two people had been getting along quite closely over the past year.
The life circle of power plant workers is actually relatively closed and self-contained. In addition to their own jobs and taking care of their apprentices, they either play games in the dormitory, or go to the shooting range to shoot, or go to the elementary school to see the beautiful teacher, often making each other shy or laughing.
As for the kind of personal issues that all men understand, Zhao Xin didn't object. He just asked to be responsible afterwards and not to commit suicide. Recently, several young women from island countries have become pregnant. Chen Qingsong also asked his men to arrange separate residences for them, which can meet all living standards.
A week ago, Cao Peng brought people back from Ninggu Pagoda to collect surveying and mapping equipment, preparing to conduct a detailed investigation of the cultivated land around Ninggu Pagoda. Zhao Xin chatted with him for a long time, during which Zhao Xin pretended not to mention those two people.
Sure enough, according to Cao Peng, the two people had gotten along very well in the past year since they came to Beihai Town, and they often got together to drink and chat behind closed doors. As for what they were talking about, Cao Peng didn't care.
Everything seems to be falling into place.
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