As a habit developed in the army, Zhang Jun went to the official hall before dawn every day, and he was unstoppable. When we arrived at the official hall, the secretary-general Qiu Sheng had already arrived. He sorted the official documents delivered into categories and put them on everyone's official desk.
When he saw Zhang Jun, Qiu Sheng said hello.
Zhang Jun nodded in greeting and said, "Secretary is here so early!"
Qiu Sheng said: "I'm used to being the secretary, so I came early to handle the official documents. By the way, today the garrison in Jinzhou sent a message to remind us not to miss the wedding date."
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "How can such a big event be delayed! They have good intentions. I want to thank them."
I made a cup of strong tea and just sat down when Jiang Min and others arrived. Each of them dealt with the official documents until Chen time.
Jiang Min stood up and said to Zhang Jun: "Now the army has three meals a day, and breakfast is usually between Mao and Chen. If you don't eat it, I'm afraid it will get cold."
As soon as the words fell, the other people stretched and stood up.
Zhang Jun knew that we had breakfast together, so he stood up hurriedly and said to Jiang Min: "We in the army have also changed to three meals. We are still not used to it."
While talking, several people walked out of the official hall and went to the cafeteria.
At this time, the soldiers had already had breakfast, and the canteen seemed empty. When the few officers saw Jiang Min and others coming in, they all stood up and saluted.
Wei Ren said: "In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, the officers above the command set up a separate canteen. Let's go inside."
Zhang Jun understood that this was a common practice in the military. Generally speaking, first-level officers dine together with their soldiers, while officers above the battalion level have separate canteens. Because officers and soldiers above the battalion level have less contact, it is inconvenient for both parties to eat together. In fact, the food they eat is pretty much the same. It's just a few more steamed buns and a few more boiled eggs in the officers' mess. The rest is pretty much the same.
Entering the small canteen, there was no one eating.
Zhang Jun ordered five fried dough sticks, two boiled eggs, and a bowl of tofu. Seeing that Jiang Min only took four big buns and a bowl of millet porridge, he didn't take any eggs. He smiled and said, "Du Tong has such a small appetite!"
Jiang Min said: "I don't like to eat too much in the morning, there's nothing I can do about it."
When soldiers eat, most of them wolf it down and finish it in one sitting. The sooner you finish eating, the more likely you are to have an extra bowl of porridge or the like, which becomes a habit. The surrounding environment is like this, and it is inevitable to be affected. Zhang Jun and others finished the meal, only to realize that Jiang Min had only eaten half of it in a hurry.
Seeing that no one was leaving, Zhang Jun understood that there would be a small meeting after the meal. The Song army had a dinner party system. On fixed days, the generals who commanded the army had to eat together. The purpose is to exchange information and share what is needed. A continuation of many armies is the small meeting after breakfast.
Zhang Chi brought tea, poured it for several people, and waited slowly for Jiang Min.
Before the cup of tea was finished, Jiang Min finished eating. After clearing the tableware, he sat back at the table. He said: "If there is anything going on in the army, please tell me."
Liang Xing reported on the situation of the Chinese army, Zhang Chi reported on the situation of the front army and the left army, and Wei Ren reported on the situation of the right army and the rear army on behalf of Chi Yuping, and then talked about the affairs of the staff office.
Jiang Min said: "It's nothing major. Let's handle it as usual. The two biggest things now are the resettlement of the people, and the second is the wedding gift."
Qiu Sheng frowned and said: "Xuanfu specifically told me not to prepare gifts. If we do, we can only prepare local specialties from various places, and no more than 500 grams are allowed. Although Xuanfu said this, we can't really do it. Let’s do it this way. It’s too shabby and doesn’t show our sincerity.”
Jiang Min asked Zhang Jun: "What do you think of Qian Xi?"
Zhang Jun lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "According to common sense, the more we say this, the heavier the gifts we have to prepare. However, Xuanfu is not an ordinary person! I think it is better to do what Xuanfu said. Even if it is wrong, it is It’s according to Xuan Fusi’s words.”
Jiang Min nodded. Said: "Qianjia is right, Xuanfu is not an ordinary person. What should the army do? Execute the order! Execute the order without any discount! The Xuanfu Division specifically stated that only local specialties should be prepared, and no more than fifty guans are allowed. Just follow this The standards are set, and you are not allowed to make your own decisions! Of course, the prices of souvenirs vary from place to place, so it doesn’t matter if they are about the same. But when preparing, stick to the standard of fifty guan.”
Wei Ren said: "Since Dutong and Qianjia said so, then that's it. Let's leave this matter to Qiu Sheng, and we will review it together in the end."
Qiu Sheng said yes.
Jiang Min took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said: "There is one more thing. There are more than 8,000 people who have joined our army, including the surrounding counties of Wenquan, Shilou, Zhongyang and Fangshan. . Xuanfu often said that the army and the people are one, and to govern the army first govern the people. We cannot leave these people alone and must put them in place. If you have any ideas, you might as well speak up and discuss them together."
Everyone looked at Zhang Jun, waiting for him to speak.
In terms of responsibilities, this is something that Zhang Jun should take care of. However, there was no commander in Jiang Min's army before, so he was just in charge first. Now that Zhang Jun is here, it is natural for him to take over these matters. His attitude directly determines what will happen next.
Zhang Jun thought for a while and then said: "The generals are right, the soldiers and the people are one, and we have to take care of it. I have thought about this before coming here. The mountains and rivers in Shizhou are broken and there are ravines. To be honest, it is not a good place." Place. Unlike the plains, it is easier to camp or form their own villages. In Shizhou, the villages are not big and management is very troublesome. I think this is the case. Due to geographical conditions, except for a few Except for the places where Shizhou is not suitable for farming, we still let the people live in villages. If we divide it into villages, we must find a way to combine these villages."
Jiang Min asked: "What can Qianjia do?"
Zhang Jundao: "The geographical conditions here are suitable for raising sheep, so sheep raising is the link. Set up a supply and marketing cooperative as soon as possible, collect sheep every year, and sell the sheep. In addition to whole sheep, the supply and marketing cooperative can also purchase sheep skins. Give them suitable ones." Price, connect people with benefits.”
Jiang Min nodded and remained silent.
Wei Ren said: "Although there are many sheep raised locally, I wonder if the supply and marketing cooperative can do this?"
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "Would you like to try it first? How will you know if it works if you don't try it?"
Zhang Chi said: "I think it will work. The sheep here are much cheaper than in the Central Plains! A big sheep costs only 500 yuan. Recently, the army has moved in, and the price of sheep has increased, but it only costs the same amount. In Luoyang, no matter how cheap the sheep are, , and you need three guans to make enough money for one. The supply and marketing cooperative will lose money in doing this business."
Jiang Mincong said: "Yu Hou, you can't think of business like this. No matter how expensive Luoyang is, what's the use if the sheep can't be transported there? The supply and marketing cooperative has many joints to open when doing this business. However, buying sheepskins should be feasible. .”
Wei Ren said: "It's hard for us to figure it out for a while. Let me go back to Luoyang this time and find someone from the supply and marketing cooperative to ask for clarification."
Jiang Min nodded: "That's fine. Outsiders can't guess at this kind of thing. However, it's a good idea that Qian Xi proposed this method. Let's think about it again when we have time. This is the only way Shizhou's mountains and rivers are broken."
After saying that, he turned to Zhang Jun and said: "The people who moved here today are having a wedding. The groom's officer once served the army and sent me an invitation. I have other things to do, so Qian Xi can go on my behalf."
Zhang Jun hurriedly agreed.
It is Qianjia's responsibility to handle relations with local people. It seemed that Jiang Min was quite satisfied with Zhang Jun's performance and passed the job to him.
(I haven’t updated it for a few days, I’m sorry. My COVID-19 sequelae are very weird, and the brain fog lasts for a long time, which has a great impact. I thought it was fine for the first two days, but then something weird happened again. Suddenly my voice changed and I also stuttered. At the same time, writing suddenly became a problem. Not only was the handwriting not the same as before, but the handwriting could not be written completely, and it became crooked. It finally got better today, so I updated it. Now I can’t guarantee when it will be stable, because The side effects are really weird. I can only say that if everything gets better, it will be updated stably.)
