"I've heard a long time ago that His Highness Ji Shan is a popular person." Zhao Jintang said with a smile on his face: "I just don't know what kind of wind brought you to this little Yugan?"
"I've heard for a long time that Yugan's braised mandarin fish is delicious, so I came here to visit it!"
Zhao Jintang was startled, laughed loudly, and called the boy outside the door: "Let the kitchen cook a braised mandarin fish!" Then he asked Wang Jishan: "Is your highness in good health?"
"Your Highness is very good, please bear with me." Wang Jishan bowed slightly in reply, and then sighed: "It's just that there are too many unsatisfactory facts in this world, and Your Highness is troubled by this."
"Oh? But I don't know what troubles His Highness is worried about? Sir, can you tell me about it?" Zhao Jintang leaned over.
"For example... a young hero has recently appeared in your county. He is so impressive in Shangrao that even the Shangjing Palace was alarmed. As a result, a sixteen-year-old boy was awarded a sixth-grade official. And the title? Does the general know about this?"
Zhao Jintang blinked: "It's true!"
"But some people were dissatisfied and wanted to file a lawsuit, saying that he was hiding from the army and shielding the bandit leader. When the news reached the censor in Nanchang, he was too afraid to speak out, so he confided in his wife.
But this lady was a loyal person. She and the princess had known each other since they were children, so she wrote to the princess to ask what should be done.
The princess talked to her highness, and his highness ordered the minister to go to Shangjing to help the censor. Unexpectedly, as soon as the student left the capital, he heard on the way that the thief was not only not held accountable, but was promoted to a higher level by his majesty. Honorary title.
General, where does this make sense? When I reported to His Highness, I was again accused of not doing things well and told not to go back if I couldn't do it.
Therefore, the student has no choice but to come and seek refuge with the general. I hope that for the sake of two ancestors, please give me some advice! " After saying that, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Jintang to the ground.
Zhao Jintang only had a rough idea of whether he was telling the truth or not, but he understood that it was Prince Xiang who wanted to help others sue Li Dan but failed. This person was probably here to find out what Li Dan was telling him.
Lao Zhao couldn't help but feel moved. He was from the clan, how could he not know how King Xiang had missed opportunities all these years? It seems that King Xiang has not given up yet and wants to take this opportunity to cause trouble and suppress the person in the palace to some extent.
Zhao Jintang was not interested in who was fighting for the throne, but he found that this was a good opportunity to deal with Li Dan, so he rolled his eyes and replied: "Don't worry Ji Shan, you will not come back empty-handed when you come to me.
I already know that Li Sanlang is a very arrogant evil beast. Even his own uncle is unwilling to recognize him! This son injured my son, and I heard he also injured the county magistrate. On weekdays, he led a group of idle men to occupy the West City and do evil.
He and the county magistrate Fan Jinhu had a lot of money, and he also asked his wife to recognize him as his adopted father, so he was protected by his power every time he did evil, and he was able to get away with it! "
"Is there such a thing?" Kan Shula
"My words are true. The one who was beaten was my Saburo who you met outside the door."
"He beat the royal family, but no one spoke up?"
"This Yugan is like his world, who dares to talk too much?" Zhao Jintang said: "Now the garrison office uses his soldiers, and the inspection department's inspections are all his idle men.
Back then, a family of slaves in my family went to Shangrao with his concubine's team to serve on an official mission. As a result, they were raped by bandits and their bodies were beaten to death and never returned to the capital. How dare these little people retaliate for living under his sword? Dare to be angry but dare not speak! "
"This boy is so arrogant. He is really a pest!" Wang Jishan said angrily: "It seems that His Highness is right to help the censor appeal. If the silverfish is not gone, the country will not prosper!"
He looked at Zhao Jintang's expression: "Since the general is a descendant of the royal family, he should contribute to the country!"
"Haha, although I am a descendant of the Zhao family, I am insignificant. What can I do in the face of such a ferocious and barbaric person?" Zhao Jintang spread his hands.
"Hey, the world belongs to the Zhao family!" Wang Qi waved his hand: "If we allow these thugs to be stubborn, wouldn't we be putting the cart before the horse?
Moreover, Li Sanlang is now in control of the military and his arrogance is growing. He is fighting outside today. If he returns to Yu Qian... then Yu Qian will probably be named Li instead of Zhao! "
Zhao Jintang was slightly moved after hearing this, and he raised his hands and asked, "Isn't that what I am doing?"
Hey, sir, please teach me! "
"Simple!" Wang Qi said softly: "What your Highness is worried about now is that the imperial censor heard about the incident but failed to convict him of the crime. The general is a local tiger, can you think of helping Your Highness?"
"this……."
"The General and Your Highness are of the same spirit and are of the same bloodline. At this time of year, they should help each other and rely on each other!
The general also knows His Highness's status and prestige in the royal family. If we join forces with His Highness, we will have more help in the future, and His Highness's connections in the court will also be of great convenience to the General. "
Wang Qi's clever words of persuasion really moved Zhao Jintang's heart.
My own branch is the remnant of Taizu's brothers. If you go to your son, you can only get the status of school captain. Even the other disciples can't even get a lord if there is no help. In other words, they are ordinary people and can't get a national title. You have to rely on your own ability to live according to your salary.
Zhao Jintang couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his ignorant San'er.
This Prince Xiang is indeed powerful in the court. He is not worried about anything else, but he is a little scared about the fact that he failed to be elected twice. However, when he thought about it, he was just helping him get some dirty information about Li Dan. Gathering troops to rebel?
Looking at Wang Jishan, he was blowing tea leaves and drinking tea as if nothing had happened, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry.
"What does Ji Shan want me to do? How can I help His Highness?" he asked.
"It's very simple. General, you don't have to take risks, and you don't have to pay money." Wang Qi put down the tea bowl and said with a smile, took out a banknote from his sleeve and pushed it over:
"If you need to spend it, you can use it with His Highness. As long as we get evidence, for example, how many deserters has Li Sanlang hidden? Is there anyone willing to take the lead?
Or who are the thief leaders he protected, and where are they hiding now? After collecting all these evidences, your Highness will do the rest, and it has nothing to do with the general. "
"that's it?"
"General, are you in trouble?"
Zhao Jintang stroked his beard and thought for a moment: "Although there are difficulties, they are not insurmountable." After he finished speaking, he glanced at the banknote, stretched out his hand to put it into his sleeve, and said, "Will Ji Shan stay with Yu Gan for a while? I ordered someone to clean your guest room."
"General, you are too kind. The student will only stay for one night. He will leave for Nanchang tomorrow!"
"Okay! Then I'll invite Ji Shan to try Yu Gan's delicacies tonight. There is a new restaurant called Sihaiju in this county. The owner is a man of ten thousand years. He has been doing business and traveling in Hangzhou and Yangzhou, and has learned good cooking skills.
Nowadays, seven or eight stores have been opened in Jingshi, Yingtian and Jiangxi, but each one is open and the other is popular. Let’s go to his house to eat tonight! "
"Oh? So it turns out that Sihaiju originated from Raozhou?" Wang Jishan said with a smile, stroking his hands: "When I left Beijing, everyone in the mansion saw me off. I remember that the store was also called Sihaiju. The dishes were exquisite and the taste was unique. !」
"Then it's settled!" Zhao Jintang glanced at the young man coming in and standing with his hands crossed, so he stood up and said to the young man: "Call San Lang up, and we, father and son, will accompany Mr. Wang to eat the mandarin fish!"
"How dare students work and be accompanied by others?"
"Hey, I have been admiring His Highness for a long time, and we happened to get very close during the dinner. I will ask you to speak kindly in front of His Highness in the future, right?" Wang Qi understood that he wanted to gain some benefits for his fat son, and he was deliberately modest in his words. After a few words, he agreed half-heartedly.
In the evening of that day, an inspector from the Inspection Department brought a young man into the room of Deputy Inspector Deng Yue.
"Master Deng, this is Xu Datong, a fellow from Sihaiju, our scout. He has something to report." The inspector signaled Xu Datong to tell Deng Yue everything he heard and saw.
"This evening, General Zhaoyi took Mr. Zhao and a guest from Wen Zouzou upstairs to request a private room for dinner."
"Huh? Is it really Zhao Jintang?" Deng Yue's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly. Zhao Jintang is the key surveillance target of the Inspection Department in Yugan, so his actions immediately attracted Deng Yue's attention.
"Wait a moment." Deng Yue found a pencil, opened his book, found a piece of white paper, and nodded: "Continue."
"I went in to serve food and heard that the person had a Sichuan accent.
, not from our side. Then I heard them talking intermittently about His Highness, Li Sanlang, the imperial court and so on. His voice was not loud, and it was hard to hear him standing on the porch. "
Deng Yue bit his pencil rod and frowned, thinking, "What else?"
"Later, I heard that the man said that he was going to Nanchang tomorrow to meet the censor, and then he mentioned our Qingshirt team. The Zhao family and his son both gritted their teeth. When I heard this, it seemed like I was complaining to the man about our faults. "
"Well, is there anything else?" Deng Yue lowered his head and recorded quickly.
"Oh, Mr. Zhao called the man Ji Shan, and seemed to be flattering him. The man also mentioned 'Prince,' but never mentioned which prince it was." After Xu Datong finished speaking, he looked back at the inspector:
"I don't know if these are useful to us, but you said that whenever the Zhao family and his son come to the restaurant, they will be watched, so I came here to report it when I had time."
"Very good, you did the right thing!" Deng Yue nodded towards the inspector: "Give him credit, and he will be paid with his salary at the end of the month!" Xu Datong was overjoyed. After thanking him, he was about to leave as the inspector was about to leave. Deng Yue stopped him and said, "That man Can you tell me when you left?"
"No." Xu Datong shook his head and immediately added, "He only said he was leaving by boat!"
The passenger ship bound for Nanchang from Yugan is twelve feet long and two feet wide. It is a large ship newly built by Anren Shipyard. The draft is six feet three inches, with two stories on the deck and three stories in the aft cabin.
In addition to the animal-powered engine room, the lower compartment below the deck also has two compartments forward and aft for storing luggage and cargo. The bottom compartment is very low and is a watertight compartment. It can only allow people to bend down to enter, and can store some ballast stones or cargo.
The first floor is directly connected to the deck, and two to four carriages can be parked side by side at the rear. The front is for third-class guests to sit on the ground, and the middle is the rudder cabin.
The second-class cabin upstairs is much more comfortable, with rows of seats, a cabin for women and three first-class cabins with soft chairs. Climbing up the aft staircase, the left leads to the three-story aft helm building, and the right leads to the stateroom.
This boat was launched only half a month ago. It completed its first voyage to Nanchang five days ago, causing a sensation in the city.
Today is the second time it departs from Qingshuidu Passenger Terminal. The tickets have been sold out. Even Xu Zhi got on the boat excitedly to experience it. You must know that he is also one of the owners of the ship! The eldest son of the Xu family is very proud.
Two thousand prisoners used ironworks slag mixed with sand, gravel and cement to pave the road from Yugan County to the dock.
Now on this four-lane road (Li Dan uses one foot as a lane, four lanes are four feet wide), a truck came from a distance. In the car sat a man wearing a brown inspection uniform, with a Officers and soldiers of the Inspection Department sewn with military rank insignia.
Carrying standard Yanling knives, these people got off the bus and entered Shuiguan one by one. They boarded the ship and began to check everyone's tickets and asked for their names, destinations, companions and other information. The atmosphere on the ship suddenly became tense.
When everyone's attention was drawn to the soldiers, a young man dressed as a sailor jumped out from under the seat of the carriage, jumped off the carriage smoothly, and then nodded to the inspector standing in front of the gangplank and boarded the ship.
He went down to the bottom cabin, and when he reappeared in the captain's cabin at the end of the second floor, he had already changed into the attire of a ship's servant. Xu Lin, the steward of the Xu Mansion, looked up and down and turned to the captain: "Do you think it's okay?"
"No problem." The captain nodded and said to the young man: "When others ask, just say you are new. If anyone has any questions, ask them to come to me! You will be responsible for serving the second-class women and the first-class cabin. That person will In the Pohu Hall."
"Thank you steward, thank you captain!" The young man cupped his fists and handed them over.
"Thank you, you are my uncle's subordinate, our own family!" Xu Lin laughed.
"I don't need to thank you anymore. I'm originally from the marine industry. It's only been ten days since I took off my uniform. We are comrades in arms!" The captain grinned.
"Okay, then you arrange the rest of his affairs, and I will go back and serve Mr. Xu first." Xu Lin bowed his hands to the two of them, went out and went up the stairs to report to Xu Zhi.
There was a commotion on the first deck, and soon the inspectors disembarked the ship with two young men in their arms. Someone who looked like a team officer shouted loudly from the bow: "It's okay, it's okay, we caught two escaped salt dealers. Everyone, sit down and set sail immediately!"
Behind the branch window on the second floor, that Wang Ji
Shan was surprised and said to the people around him: "Oh, it's really incredible. Wang has traveled all over the country, and this is the first time I have seen such care and attention. He checks every layer and takes precautions at every step. He is really smart!"
"Hey, brother, you are from a foreign country. This is rare and strange. I have been waiting in Yugan for a long time, and such scenes are common. Not to mention private salt dealers, how many of the lake bandits and rebels have been arrested recently?
Then the Yang family father and son jumped over the wall and sent a Taoist priest with high martial arts to assassinate him, but weren't they caught and chopped in the end? Nowadays, if you want to be a woman and commit a crime in Raozhou, you are courting death! "
"Uh, yes, yes...!" Wang Jishan was secretly a little frightened, so he dealt with it with a haha, thinking that he would use seasickness as an excuse to hide in the cabin as soon as the ship sailed, so as to save a lot of trouble!
According to Li Dan's plan, Zhou, Xiao, and Tan each brought about 800 people back to their respective prefectures to garrison, and carried out expansion and training according to the orders of Governor Zhao. The loose local regiments in each prefecture all obeyed the dispatch of the regiment envoys of their respective prefectures. Train and organize, and organize an armed force of not less than 2,000 people.
All three of them were happy to receive the title of regimental trainer.
Zhou Qin was the closest to Zhouzhi, so he came to Dongxiang to thank Li Dan for his support. Because Yisheng Jin was pregnant and expecting to give birth and was unable to move around, Zhou Qin entrusted Li Dan to take care of her.
Li Dan asked him to rest assured that Aunt Qian and Su Siniang were both in Baima now, and there would be no problem with their care.
Tan Zhongxiao also came, but he was reluctant to leave, feeling that he was not satisfied yet. Li Dan laughed loudly, and the two of them stayed up that night and talked a lot.
Li Dan told him that he hoped that he would continue to develop the Chashan Society after arriving in Jianchang Prefecture, and decided to make Sun Liang a committee member of the Jianchang branch of the Chashan Society (Wei Xiaohe is a committee member of the Fuzhou branch).
But what is regrettable is that Xiao Wanhe did not come and only sent one of his cronies to deliver twenty taels of gold to Li Dan. Everyone was very angry when they learned about this, but Li Dan accepted the gold with a smile on his face and gave him a pair of armor in return.
In addition to the three of them and their subordinates, Yu Meiguang, Liang Mingshan, and Song Xiaoqiao each received official positions of ninth rank or higher.
Yu Meiguang led 800 men to guard Anren, Yingtan, and Meigang, and the captaincy was given to Hu Congxi (originally Li Dan wanted to recommend the more courageous Zhu Desheng, but he was injured while guarding Chongren and died of infection).
Liang Mingshan led 500 people from the original Linbian Second Brigade to Wannian. He was ordered to guard Wannian, Dexing and Leping counties. Song Xiaoqiao was stationed in Baima and was responsible for protecting the safety of the East River, Xinjiang River and Huxi waterways.
Next, Li Danxian had a long conversation with Zhong Siqi and decided to reorganize the responsibilities of the governor. He would no longer be responsible for morale and ideological work, and focus on the jurisdiction and deployment of internal guards, disciplinary inspections and guards, and transferred Xie Baozi to do it. Chief of Guard.
In addition, there is a Sima in each company, battalion, regiment, brigade, and division-level unit. The Sima's main responsibility is to maintain high morale, maintain internal harmony and loyalty, supervise lawlessness and discipline violations, suppress rebellion, and perform duties when the commander loses the ability to command.
After the adjustment, Li Dan issued new orders, and some people were transferred to join the business group. in:
Local defense sequence:
Yugan's garrison envoy Yang Dayi, garrison camp commander Ma Jiu, militia brigade commander Wang Dou (Wang Gangzi), and inspection envoy Song Jiuyi of the inspection branch;
Inspection envoy of the Santang Inspection Division, Captain of the Militia Squadron: Dou Jiong;
Inspection envoy of Leijiawan Inspection Division, militia squadron leader: Qian Feng;
Zhang Guisheng, inspection envoy of Fenggang Inspection Division;
Hu Congxi, the garrison envoy of Meigang;
Inspection envoy Han Jinguo (Han Si) of the Baima Inspection Division;
Inspection envoy of the Wannian Inspection Division, captain of the militia squadron: Wu Kun;
Inspection envoy of Anren Inspection Division, militia squadron leader: Ge Sibao;
Inspection envoy of Yingtan Inspection Division and militia squadron Zhengan Qingmao (An Laoer);
Inspection envoys of the Shigang Inspection Division: Bai Tianyong, and inspector Liu Qi of the Huangbu Inspection Division.
Staff headquarters sequence:
Zhao Jingzi of the General Staff Army, Zheng Luo You of the Guard Company, Zhong Siqi, a member of the Zhenfu Section, Xie Qian (Xie Baozi), Chief of the Guard, Li Biao, a member of the Communications Section, Ba Jinyun (Ba Shiye), a member of the Transportation Section, and Zhu Qing, a member of the Logistics Section;
Xie Yousan, a member of the Military Intelligence Section, and Yu Liang, a staff officer;
Military Intelligence Section Staff Officer
, Scout Commander, Shen Jie, Deputy Commander Li Zeng (Li Tiedao);
Feng Shen, a member of the Intelligence Section, and Lin Baotong (Liu Xin Dao), a staff officer
Group training combat troops:
Water camp commander and Marine Corps officer: Tao Shou;
The commander of the first cavalry battalion was Dong Houyong, the battalion deputy Zhou Tu, the commander of the first company Pei Tianhu, the commander of the second company Xie Guiting, and the commander of the third company Qin Han;
The second fire battalion commander Lai Wufa, the battalion deputy Liu Hongsheng, the first company commander Tu Shan, the second company commander He Wei, the third company commander Song Xiaoniu;
Zhang Bo, commander of the third battalion, Liao Sanqing, battalion deputy, and Huang Shu, commander of the third company;
Gao Hanzi, commander of the fourth battalion, Lin Shuntang, battalion deputy, and Xin Chi, commander of the third company;
The commander of the central military camp is Yang Yi, the deputy of the battalion is Wan Siyou, the commander of the first company is Shi Dajun, and the commander of the second company is Huang Qin;
Chief of the Auxiliary Corps: Liu En; Chief of the Engineering Corps: Sun Xun.
The business group sequence includes:
Big shopkeeper, director of animal husbandry department: Han An;
Director of Finance Department: Liao Cunguang; Director of Statistics Department: Zhang Nao;
Industrial Design and Technology School, Precision Standard Instrument Factory, Chen Sanwen;
Director of Woodworking Department, Agricultural Tool Factory: Chen Dayong;
Director of Metal Engineering Department, Vehicle Factory No. 2: Chen Shuangji;
Vehicle Factory No. 1: Chen Gang;
Director of the Ordnance Department, Armored Clothing Factory: Song Qian;
Equipment repair factory: Gao Can;
Director of the Industrial and Mining Section, Institute of Mineral Resources: Sun She;
Smelter: Tie Xiaoan; Gold Factory: Lian Daxiang;
Director of Brewing Department, Brewery No. 1: Jia Mingjiu;
Second brewing site: Qin Zhong; Brewing equipment factory: An Zhong;
Catering Department Director: Wang Jintang;
Director of Business Department: Zhou Xin;
Director of the Construction Engineering Department, Construction Engineering Institute: Zhu Jian (Zhu Erye);
Wubiao College, the first shopkeeper of Biaohang: Gu Qian (Gu Er), the second shopkeeper of Biaohang: Qiao Baishan.
The biggest change here was in Gu's Second Division. The teaching team was transformed into the Wubiao Academy, and the auxiliary army, except for the 200-person establishment, was transferred to the Biaohang.
Qiao Baishan became the second shopkeeper of Biao Bank, which was considered a return to his old business.
Zhu Erye's engineering team only retained one engineering company, and the rest were all assigned to the construction engineering office. In addition, the establishment of only 500 people in each battalion is also a big change.
