A total of three magistrates fell into the hands of the new army.
Apart from Zhang Tiaoding and You Zhengzhong, the last one is also the most comfortable.
That is Fang Wei, the magistrate of Jiading County.
During the Songjiang riots, after Lai Fang Wei learned the news, he immediately joined forces with the merchants and people of Jiading County, arrested other officials, took control of the county and stabilized the situation.
In other words, he is in the same group as Xu Ji, Pan Yunlong and others.
Just because he is Laisixing's son and Chen Hongshou's brother-in-law.
"My father has resigned from Fujian and is here on the starry night. From now on, there will be no problems for me to come home."
Lai Fang Wei reported the situation of Lai Si Xing, which caused everyone to praise him for his kindness.
"Brother Lai, everything has been decided in Songjiang Mansion. The most lacking thing is officials who can govern the place. Please cooperate with Minister Chen and Zuo Zhongji."
Zuo Mengeng expressed hope for Fang Wei.
Knowing that he could still be an official, Fang Wei didn't hide it.
"Commander, it is said that all officials in Shandong need to undergo training at the Administrative Academy. I have never done this before as a junior official. Is it appropriate?"
In order to integrate into the Shandong camp, Lai Fang Wei had already done his homework.
Outsiders may think that it is unwise to give up the official position you have obtained and become a student at the School of Administration.
Only Lai Fang Wei has a clear mind and knows whether an official can reach a higher position by passing through the Administrative Academy.
Compared with the great future ahead, temporary giving up is nothing.
Zuo Mengeng admired his intelligence very much.
"In urgent matters, changes can be made. Once Songjiang Prefecture is stable, you can report to the Administrative Academy."
After getting the exact arrangement, Lai Fang Wei felt relieved and began to manage the place with Chen Zhi and Zuo Maodi.
All the young officials brought by Chen Zhi and Zuo Maodi from Shandong have been sent out to various places in Songjiang Prefecture.
The process is hassle-free.
After Zhu Guobi and Fang Yuegong were defeated, everyone knew that Songjiang Mansion had completely fallen into Shandong's hands, so no one dared to resist.
All those who should have run ran away.
Those who stayed were all beneficiaries, and it was not too late to welcome the officials sent by Shandong.
Basically, one official and ten militiamen can control a town.
Along with the Second Marine Regiment, Chen Hongshou and staff from the court and procuratorate arrived.
These first-generation judicial workers will also work in Songjiang Prefecture.
Among them, the one Zuo Mengeng values most is Chen Hongshou.
"Songjiang is a newly occupied territory. Although the local people have long been attracted to Shandong, the systems, laws and customs of the two places are completely different, and conflicts will inevitably arise in the future governance process. This requires you to carry out good publicity and let the people here Become familiar with the corresponding laws and regulations faster.”
Although Chen Hongshou's lower body is unreliable, he is still very reliable in his work.
"When we arrived, we had already printed tens of thousands of notices, and we plan to post these notices everywhere. In addition, we also plan to build a new printing plant here to popularize our laws and regulations."
Zuo Mengeng couldn't be more satisfied with this attitude.
"With Marquis Zhang here, there is no need to worry about publicity."
Shandong's administrative efficiency is very high, and the local people in Songjiang Prefecture are very cooperative, so they are quickly on the right track.
Without giving people much time to adapt, Songjiang Prefecture completed the transformation and became part of Shandong.
Zheng Sanjun and Qian Qianyi stayed in Songjiang Mansion and experienced all this personally.
In addition to helplessness, there is still helplessness.
What makes them even more depressed is that there has been no reply from Nanjing to this day.
How to deal with the current situation, they both had a dark look.
What can Nanjing do?
They are also waiting for the court's decision.
On the fifteenth day after the new army landed in Songjiang, the situation in Jiangnan was finally presented to Chongzhen.
When he learned that Shandong sent troops brazenly and captured Songjiang Mansion, Chongzhen's eyes immediately darkened.
"How can I tolerate the traitorous traitor who breaks his word and repeatedly offends the power of God?"
The imperial officials were shocked and felt the suffocation of the dark clouds over the city.
What Shandong did was more terrifying than threatening the capital.
After all, the capital is right next to Shandong, so it seems normal for Shandong to send troops early and late at night.
But Jiangnan was thousands of miles away, and the imperial court was suddenly captured by Shandong without getting any news.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty seemed to have listened to a book from heaven.
Chongzhen's roar was just a roar.
Not only the ministers, but also he himself understood that his anger could not change anything.
On the battlefield in Henan, although Chen Qiyu came up with methods, he pressed forward step by step. But it will still take a long time to deal with the peasant army.
Although Lin Dan Khan in the northwest retreated, the Mongolian cavalry still roamed outside the border and could break through at any time.
This forced Hong Chengchou to be separated and had no time to pay attention to the battlefield in the Central Plains.
Whether the Jiangnan army alone could stop the Shandong new army, the emperor and his ministers were not sure.
Under extreme panic and crisis, Chongzhen began to instinctively look for scapegoats.
"What does Yang Yipeng do for a living? Why hasn't it been announced for such a big event?"
Even Wen Tiren couldn't stand it now.
"It is said that the Shandong thieves went directly to Songjiang Mansion by sea, not through the territory under Governor Yang's jurisdiction."
Yang Yipeng is the governor of the river.
According to Chongzhen's understanding, if Shandong's army could reach Songjiang Prefecture, it must have connected with Nanzhili through the canal.
As a result, Yang Yipeng did nothing and did not report any situation. It was obviously an unpardonable crime.
As a result, Wen Tiren told him that the Shandong New Army did not go through the canal at all, but took the sea.
Chongzhen was a little dumbfounded.
"Is it also possible to reach Songjiang Mansion by sea?"
The ministers looked at each other, and for the first time they discovered that the emperor's geographical knowledge seemed to be somewhat poor.
In fact, this is no wonder Chongzhen.
After all, he grew up in a deep palace since he was a child. He has never left the capital since becoming a feudal lord, and his eyes can only see such a small area of the world.
In addition, education in feudal society paid more attention to land, so he really had no idea about the sea.
Seeing this, Wang Chengen quickly asked someone to get a map.
This time Chongzhen suddenly discovered what the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory was all about.
But his eyes suddenly focused on the Yangtze River.
"Nanjing reported that the Shandong Navy has crossed the Yangtze River. Doesn't that mean that transportation between the north and the south has been cut off?"
The officials were even more depressed about this.
"That's right. Yangzhou and other places have reported one after another, but there has been no news from Jiangnan for a long time. This time, the military information transmission from Nanjing also detoured to Huguang, and traveled thousands of miles in vain."
Wen Tiren felt weak all over.
Before he became the chief minister, he wanted to compete for the top position among the ministers.
But now that I have actually done it, I can truly feel what it means to do something with intention and be powerless.
"Your Majesty. Now that the north and the south are cut off, Jiangnan cannot transport finance, taxes and food. If Nanjing is really captured by Shandong thieves and Jiangnan changes color, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed..."
Wen Tiren didn't dare to say any more.
But everyone understands the meaning.
Shandong's move of crossing the river with an iron rope really hit the Ming Dynasty by seven inches.
