Since the early morning of May 8th, when Jin Xinpeng went to the General Staff Office to see Zhang Cheng, things such as recruiting exiled military households and recruiting soldiers on Shangbei Road became smoother.
The most powerful thing here is naturally the full support of Jin Xinpeng. As the largest military household in the local area, he controls almost one-third of the Shangbei Road, and he also has great prestige on the North Road.
Although Zhang Cheng beheaded hundreds of bandits at one time outside Dushi City's South Pass on the eighth day of the lunar month, which indeed had a great deterrent effect, it was just an appearance.
Without the sincere support of local tycoon Jin Xinpeng, even if Zhang Cheng can get things done, he will get half the result with twice the effort, but it is different now.
Zhang Cheng used Jin Xinpeng to win first and then win over this smart man to his side. At this time, if he wanted to do something on Shangbei Road, he would get twice the result with half the effort.
In just three days, more than 700 people were recruited. Although Li Erdan was a role model, Jin Xinpeng's contribution should not be underestimated.
Not only recruiting soldiers, but also in recruiting lost military households and cleaning up military settlements, Jin Xinpeng's contribution was even greater. Everyone has lived on Shangbei Road for a long time. Who occupies how many military settlements, and which family hides how many military households? Everyone is average. Knowing everything.
But now, the farmland that Jin Xinpeng originally occupied has appeared in the accounts again, and more than a thousand military households hidden under his name have been re-registered. How could everyone not know it!
It was due to Jin Xinpeng's example that the military leaders on the Shangbei Road returned the occupied military camps one after another, and those hidden military households were able to see the light of day again. Although it was within Zhang Cheng's expectation, the result was beyond expectations.
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However, these days, the busiest person is not necessarily the commanding officer Yan Qingrong, but he is definitely one of the busiest people.
Don't show off the mountains and show off the water!
This was the first evaluation Zhang Cheng gave him.
This Yan Qingrong is really something Zhang Cheng can't figure out. He is calm, unassuming, and has a low reputation. Even if Chen Zheng led his team to inspect Shangbei Road for more than a month, they have not found any bad deeds about him.
But no matter what, this Yan Qingrong is still very supportive of himself. No matter what happened before, as long as he works hard in the future and can be used for himself, that is enough.
As for selfishness and greed, who can live without it?
There is only one requirement, that is, you must be loyal to yourself and do your job sincerely. As for selfishness and greed, as long as it does not threaten you and will not affect your future, it doesn't matter!
Yan Qingrong, the commander of the Kaiping Guards, was also a secretary. He was in charge of farming, armaments, and warehousing. His status in the Kaiping Guards was second only to Jin Xinpeng, the commander and commander, and much higher than the other commander, Xue Liangqing.
Previously, Feng Yuanshan and the three hundred young men who arrived at Dushi in advance received strong support from Yan Qingrong and built a new castle in the valley about five miles south of Dushikou Castle.
Moreover, after Zhang Cheng took office, whether he was conducting an inventory of military camps, recruiting those who had fled from the army, or reclaiming wasteland, he followed Zhang Cheng's instructions in an orderly manner.
Putting aside whether he is one of our own, at least Yan Qingrong is capable of doing things. Anyway, Zhang Cheng has no one available now, and this person has enough ability and prestige, so why not use him?
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It turned out that on the eighth day of May, Jin Xinpeng took the initiative to move closer to Zhang Cheng and beheaded the one hundred tough bandits outside Nanguan Pass.
Zhang Cheng convened Kaiping Guard officers to discuss matters in the main hall of the Wei Department. It was Jin Xinpeng, the commander and colleague, who made the first statement that made this meeting remarkable.
As the No. 1 local military leader in Dushikou, his attitude is almost decisive. With his support, Zhang Cheng's work will naturally go smoothly.
Faced with this change, more than 1,300 military households and nearly 30,000 acres of military settlements that Jin Xinpeng had previously hidden appeared on the household registration and land records.
Everyone participating in the meeting was dumbfounded. After being shocked, they looked left and right and began to communicate with their eyes. Just when they were panicked, Zhang Cheng said in a deep voice:
"I was ordered by the emperor to guard the upper north road, so I have to do my best to serve the king. Today, the emperor ordered me to train a strong force of 5,000 soldiers on the north road. However, to train troops and horses, money and food are most needed. Therefore, we are reorganizing the garrison administration. As the top priority right now,
Lord Yan, who is in charge of the Qian affairs, is the secretary of Qian. He is in charge of all the affairs of the garrison. I ask Lord Yan to do his best for this matter. Weizhen Fusi and Liu Zhi are the governors. I will assist you in clearing up the affairs with He Biao, the governor of the town. Military villages and military households,
The officials of the Wei Experience Department and the sergeants under this general are all at your disposal. How many days can the cleanup be completed? "
The commander, Yan Qingrong, sat firmly in his chair. He raised his hand and touched the light beard on his chin. After a moment, he said: "Back to the general, although I am in charge of the military affairs of the village, this village has been neglected for many years. Now that the account books are in pieces, it’s hard to keep track of them!”
"It doesn't matter, when I came from the town, I had already brought the account book of the fields that our army stationed in the North during the early days of the Kingdom. Although some of the fields have been left uncultivated over the years, and most of them are deserted, in general they are still good.
Mr. Yan, please do your job with sincerity. Within three days, the number of military households and fields reported by each official will not be occupied or concealed. If the governor and the ministers are held accountable, they will be responsible for it. "
The sudden change stunned everyone present.
To say that the change of commanding colleague Jin Xinpeng surprised everyone, it was even more shocking that "Butcher Zhang Cheng" actually sent "Ghost Faced He Biao" to co-operate with Yan Qingrong in this matter.
After beheading the hundred thugs at noon, Zhang Cheng was not only called the "butcher" in private, but He Biao, the pacifier who had always had a cold expression on his face, had remained unchanged for thousands of years. It is secretly called "Ghost Face Congratulations" by everyone!
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On May 16, in the back hall of the General's Office in Dushikou Fort City.
Wei Zhice, Chen Zhong, He Biao, Zhang Guangda, Tong Shoushan, Wang Tieren, Zhou Zhouping, Cui Shijie and others were sitting around the table, with all the food and wine on it. Now that they were sitting together, they were not able to even have a stable meal when they were kings of Qin. It’s rare to eat them all.
Wei Zhice arrived at Dushikou at noon today. He had been tired from traveling back and forth between the capital and Xuanfu for Zhang Cheng's personal affairs for several days. However, Zhang Cheng's ability to entrust him with such an important matter was a sign of his trust. Wei Zhice was indeed very attentive.
Today, Zhang Cheng held a reception banquet specially for him. During the banquet, the generals heard that Zhang Cheng's marriage was very interesting, and they were all happy for Zhang Cheng.
He and Wei Zhice naturally became the first targets of everyone's toast. During the dinner, Wei Zhice persuaded Zhang Cheng that if the matter on the North Road came to an end, it would be best to go to Beijing.
"Oh, does Miss Ji want to meet her husband before confirming the marriage?"
