At Ruanjiazhuang in Caikou Town, Zhang Jun looked at everyone and said, "I just came back from Caizhou and met with the newly appointed Xie Zhizhou. Xie Zhizhou said that observing Jun's decree, he ordered us to destroy the people who currently occupy Beiwu Town within two months. "
Liu Jingdao: "Jie Zhizhou is so confusing! We are close to Chenzhou, and we have to cross the state and county to get to Beiwu Town. It's a lot of trouble! It can be done in one and a half months. Isn't it deliberately embarrassing us?"
Zhang Jun glanced sideways at Liu Jing and said: "I advise you not to say weird things about Xie Zhizhou behind his back in the future. This Xie Zhizhou is not as easy to talk to as Wang Zhizhou. He is also very petty and likes to hold grudges. If you offend him , you have forgotten that he still keeps small accounts there! In the past, when I first joined the army, I didn’t know Xie Zhizhou’s temperament, so I offended him with the words I said in front of me. I wouldn’t turn around for such a trivial matter. I remember. How did you know, hehe, almost a year later, when Yang Jin was annihilating, he ordered me to lead a few people to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, intending to harm me. Fortunately, grandpa, I was lucky enough to survive without any injuries. The credit comes back. I remembered that time, I would rather offend the observer than offend him!"
After listening to this, several people looked at me, and I looked at you, and then they all looked at Zhang Jun. Ask, “If so, what should we do?”
Zhang Jun said: "What can be done? Whenever Jie Zhizhou has an order, he must complete it honestly. Outside, be careful and don't be as arrogant as before. I guess the observation is also because I am afraid of Jie Zhizhou, so I specially sent him Come to Caizhou. Everyone, please be careful about anything that can be reported back! My identity is different, and I have a name in front of me. I am not much worse than Xie Zhizhou. If I really commit a crime, Xie Zhizhou may not be able to do anything to me. As for you, if your life is ended by Xie Zhizhou, you can only lament your own misfortune!"
Among Wang Xiaolie's initial generals, the one with the highest military literacy was Shao Ling and Xie Linong, followed by Cao Zhiyan and Yu Huan. Because Xie Linong was petty and cruel, Wang Xiaolie did not dare to put him in a particularly important position. Cao Zhiyan was slightly inferior in military terms, but he was loyal, honest and cautious. In fact, his status was more important.
But as long as they don't make big mistakes, Wang Xiaolie will still use them. Only Xie Linong can deal with Zhang Jun's temperament.
Everyone discussed for a while and asked Zhang Jun together: "What should we do?"
Zhang Jundao: "Take three days to arrange the rear affairs. After three days, set off to Yancheng and prepare to go to Beiwu Town to do things. In ten days, Xie Zhizhou will go to Yancheng to personally direct the matter. So I advise you, here You must be careful not to offend Xie Zhizhou this time! This year, both Shao Tongzhi and Niu Tongzhi became generals, and their authority increased day by day. Xie Zhizhou saw this and was inevitably a little unconvinced. This time, he wanted to make some contributions and let the observers see. At first glance, he is not bad at all. If you have made meritorious deeds, then it is good. Once something goes wrong, Xie Zhizhou will not let you go!"
Everyone nodded together. Zhang Jun has a lawless temper, and he is so cautious, which shows that this Xie Zhizhou really cannot be offended.
Si Yamen, the governor of Xiangyang Wang Xiaolie, and a large number of high-ranking officials gathered in the staff hall to the west.
Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "The Zhenfu Division is now separated from military and political affairs. The east side is in charge of civil affairs, and the west side is in charge of military affairs. From now on, the yamen in the west will be under the control of the counselor. The east side will be under the control of Chen Qiudao, and a separate hall will be set up for Chen Yuyi. .”
Wang Ruohai asked curiously: "In addition to military and civil administration, what else is there? There is also a separate hall."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Supervision. Whether it is the army or the people, since there are officials, there must be supervision. In the past, the transfer envoys were in charge, but now there is no supervisory department under the governor, so we have to set up other officials."
Chen Yuyi said: "I have been in charge of the west side for many days, but the governor has always been dissatisfied, so I had to ask Councilor Wang to come back. It's embarrassing to say that!"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile: "You can't think like this. Each of us has something suitable for him to do. Not everyone is qualified for any position. I have let you take charge of the Western Government Office for several months. My fault is that I did not check carefully what you are suitable for. For the government, supervision is extremely important and cannot be overemphasized. I will build a government office for you in a few days and take good care of this matter."
Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie said again: "Actually, I still want to build a government hall, but I haven't thought about it for the moment. We will talk about it in a few days."
Chen Qiudao asked: "What kind of government office is needed? Now the Zhenfu Envoy Department is like a feudal town, in charge of one side. It is right to set up three government offices, namely Military Affairs, Civil Affairs and Supervisory Officers, just like the imperial court, just like the Central Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council and the Censor. Taiwan. What’s the point of setting up another hall?”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course, we are in charge of all of us. The court not only has the Political Hall, the Privy Council, and the Censor's Platform, but also the Ming Hall, and the Heaven and Earth Altar. We obey the orders of the court and do not need to set up these, but similar institutions It should still be there.”
Chen Qiudao waved his hands repeatedly: "This is an act of arrogance and must not be done!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "So I haven't thought about how to set it up yet. I will talk about it later. I will not do anything arrogant when guarding one side."
Chen Qiudao thought for a while and shook his head. Obviously he didn't agree with what Wang Xiaolie said.
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said nothing more about the matter.
Niu Gao asked: "I wonder why the observation team called us here today? I thought it was something big, but when we came in to talk like this, we didn't find anything. It's really puzzling."
Wang Xiaolie said: "One is that Counselor Wang returns to Xiangyang, and we won't be able to pick him up. The other is that Liu Yu proclaims himself emperor in Daming Mansion. Many things will be different next, and we need to discuss it."
Chen Qiudao clapped his hands: "Liu Yu, this shameless traitor, is really crazy! He obeys the orders of the golden man, has he forgotten Zhang Bangchang!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "As soon as the Jin left, Zhang Bangchang immediately returned power to Empress Dowager Meng. The officials could grant death, but they couldn't do that to Liu Yu. With Zhang Bangchang's lesson, the Jin will definitely not be the same as before. So I He said we need to discuss it with everyone."
Several people were sitting outside the staff hall, and the soldiers behind were busy cleaning up.
Looking at Wang Ruohai, Wang Xiaolie said: "When the counselor comes back, he is mainly in charge of the staff office behind me. Most of the other yamen in the west are under the staff office. Compared with before, I have changed the yamen here. . The Jiyi Hall is directly under the Staff Office, and the writing of Jiyi is a counselor-affiliated official. There will no longer be a separate office. The Ordnance Hall remains unchanged and is responsible for military staff matters. The Baojia Hall was changed to the Mobilization Hall, which is the same as the Mobilization Hall to the east. At the same time, it is responsible for mobilization matters under the rule. In addition, a logistics department must be added to take charge of grain, grass, roads and other matters. In addition, there is also a war department, which together with the Jiyi Department is directly under the staff office, and there is no separate yamen. There is also a war department. A training department should be set up to be in charge of the daily training of the army, military affairs formulation and inspection, etc. The Machinery and Operations Department, plus the staff of other agencies in the Staff Office, form the Staff Office. Plus ordnance, logistics, mobilization, training, etc. The Yamen together is the headquarters of the Zhenfu Envoy Department. In addition, there are also staff, security and medical bureaus here, which are under my direct control."
Wang Ruohai couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this. When I returned to Xiangyang to take up my post, I never expected that it would be so complicated. After thinking for a while, he asked: "Zhen Fu, so many yamen are different from before."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course it is different. We want to build a new army, an army that can fight, an army that is closely connected with the people. This army is not only different from the previous Forbidden Army, but also different from the armies in other places. different."
"Why?" Wang Ruohai asked.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Because since Emperor Daojun, in addition to his military exploits in the West, facing the Khitans and the Jurchens, the imperial army has been defeated one after another, and cannot even fight! Without making major changes, how can we drive out the Jinlu!"
Chen Qiudao said: "I shouldn't say anything about the arrangement made by the governor. It's just that the changes are too big, and I'm afraid things won't work smoothly for a while. Moreover, the number of officers will increase too much, and the increase in military pay is not as good as recruiting more soldiers."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Whether there are many officers depends on whether these officers are useful, not how many people there are or how much money they spend. Let's settle the matter like this first. After a year, we will see if these officers are useful. Bar."
After returning to Ruzhou this time, Wang Xiaolie finally figured it out and got out of his ideological dilemma. Many things were done cautiously before, but now they are done boldly. Not only does the military system need to be changed, but the political system also needs to be changed this time. It's not because I'm brave, but because I finally understand what I want to do and how I want to do it.
