Jiang Min was not stationed in Shenshan County, but in the south of the city. A new village was built, named Chengnan Village. In the county and surrounding areas, due to the flat terrain and relatively fertile land, five forts were built to support each other.
After the destruction by the Jin Army, there were less than 200 households left in the entire Shenshan County. Jiang Min gathered these families together and built two new forts between the county seat and Chengnan Village. There was no army stationed, and the people established rural soldiers to defend it.
Jiang Min's arrangement was to concentrate half of the army in five forts around the county town, to farm and fight. There are fewer troops in the north, with only Sbi Castle and Beiwang Castle assisting in the defense of the five forts in the middle. The rest of the army and the personnel in the base area are stationed in the south of the city. The most convenient route for the Jin army to attack was along the Laohe River Valley to the county seat, where it happened to be surrounded.
On October 15th, the sky remained cloudy and snowflakes started falling in the afternoon. The governors and military envoys scattered to various forts issued military orders and came to Chengnan Village to discuss matters. After a lot of effort in the past few days, the winter coats finally arrived for everyone to take home.
In such a short period of time, the city wall of Chengnan Village has not been built yet. When everyone came, the soldiers were still working in full swing.
Wang Zhongfu stood outside the village gate and looked at the busy soldiers wearing only single clothes and sweating profusely. He said to Shu Jiming: "There is no news of the Jin army going south this year. If not, the walled city has not been built yet, which would be a big bad thing."
Shu Jiming said: "I heard that the Jurchens are not at peace within themselves. I'm afraid they have no intention."
The two people talked and entered the walled city. When we arrived at the gate of the village hall, soldiers had already followed us and took us to a room in the yard next to us. After helping the two of them place their luggage, the soldier said: "Advisor Cao has given instructions. After you have placed your luggage, you will all go to the village hall to discuss matters."
The two agreed. After seeing the soldiers off, they sat down to drink a pot of tea, then Shi Shiran and they came to the village hall together.
As soon as they entered the village hall, Cao Mo saw them in front of them. He said loudly: "Shu Dutou, Wang Junwang, why did you come here? One of you came here to count the winter clothes with me, and the other went back to bring a few soldiers and bring the winter clothes back to the fort tomorrow!"
Wang Zhongfu said: "Oh, why are you sending it now? Dutou, you go back and call a few soldiers, and I will go and check with the staff!"
Shu Jiming agreed and turned back.
Wang Zhongfu stepped forward and heard Cao Mo say: "October is the Winter Clothes Festival, and we were supposed to give out winter clothes. We are too far east of the river and the road is difficult to walk, so the winter clothes were only delivered two days ago. Today is the Yuan Dynasty. You can take them back. Don't take them." The soldiers were frozen."
Wang Zhongfu agreed and picked up his winter coat to look at it.
A brocade robe is a common practice in previous years and must be issued every year. Similar to the regular uniforms of later generations, soldiers wore them daily. But this year there is no cotton wool or anything like that, but a cotton vest that is not too thick.
Holding the vest in his hand, Wang Zhongfu said: "What kind of clothes is this? There were none in previous years."
Cao Mo said: "This is made of cotton! Even though it's small, there's a lot of cotton in it! Because it's too cold in Hedong, Xiangyang worked hard to make one for each person and send it all the way! Wear this in winter and you won't get cold again. Got it!"
Wang Zhongfu shook his hands and felt heavy. Said: "Cotton is not cheap! I have to worry about it!"
Cao Mo quickly looked through the account book. He said: "There are fifty-six of you, each with a set. Count and sign here."
Wang Zhongfu said: "Advisor, there are not many people in every capital now. We are talking about recruiting ourselves when we get to the place. If we only receive fifty-six sets, won't we not have cotton-padded clothes to wear when we recruit more people? This won't work!"
Cao Mo said: "I don't have that many cotton-padded clothes here. You can take fifty-six sets back first. After a while, the second batch will arrive and we will resupply you. The population of Shenshan County is sparse now, how easy is it to recruit people?"
Wang Zhongfu said: "If we don't recruit a hundred people, there will always be some who want to join the army. If we don't get a hundred sets, we have to issue a few more!"
How could Cao Mo be willing? He only said that he would wait for the new cotton-padded clothes to arrive in a few days before sending them out.
Not long after, Shu Jiming brought his own soldiers over and made a fuss there. He had no choice but to take fifty-six sets back.
People from all the forts arrived one after another, and it took more than an hour to get the cotton-padded clothes.
While the leaders and military envoys were sitting in the fort hall chatting, Jiang Min came from behind. He glanced at everyone and said loudly: "I've given out the cotton-padded clothes. There are still things to discuss today. Everyone, sit down!"
Everyone hurriedly moved stools and sat down in the hall.
According to the custom at this time, the leader should sit in the middle, while the rest of the people stand or sit on both sides. Wang Xiaolie unintentionally promoted the habits of his previous life. Nowadays, in military meetings, the chief general sits in the middle, and the rest of the people sit in front of the chief general. It is much more convenient to speak in this way, but it also lacks many due rules, and the special status of the general is correspondingly weakened.
Seeing everyone sitting down, Jiang Min said: "You have been in your respective forts for a few days, so you should be familiar with it. Today I asked you to come. In addition to getting cotton-padded clothes, there are some things I want to talk about. You must listen carefully and don't make all kinds of excuses in the future. "
Everyone promised.
Jiang Mindao: "Jie Commander established this army and implemented a dual-chief official system. Taking the most common regiment level as an example, the commander is in charge of operations, and the general supervisor is in charge of internal management. These two officials have the same level and have different tasks. Emphasis. Because their work is somewhat similar to that of civil and military officials, they are now generally called Wu Zhuguan and Wen Zhuguan in the army. We here in Hedong are called Zhaofushi, which is actually a regiment. When I came, Jieshuai I personally told me that I alone make the decision on everything here, and there will be no more officials."
Speaking of this, Jiang Min looked at everyone quietly with sharp eyes.
"If it were anyone else, this would be appreciated by the superiors, and it might be of great use in the future. But, let me tell you, we are not in the military. When a commander does something, the power is given to you, and the responsibility must also be shouldered. I To hold two positions, you must also bear the responsibilities of two people. It's just because Hedong is the front line and there are no suitable candidates, so it can only be like this."
In fact, it is not only that, but also because the work on Hedong Road is so difficult that no one except Jiang Min can take on this job. Jiang Min knew in her heart that if she could develop on Hedong Road, she would definitely be important to Wang Xiaolie in the future. If you fail, it means that there is a problem with your actual working ability, which is difficult to say. Being alone in Hedong actually has an extremely heavy responsibility.
Wang Xiaolie was not sure of victory in establishing a base in Hedong. Although Jiang Min has been under his command for many years, the work behind enemy lines is extremely arduous and not easy. Whatever Jiang Min asked for, Wang Xiaolie would give him, and in most cases, he would give more if he asked for less. But Wang Xiaolie had no idea what Hedong would eventually develop into.
