"If you save land and lose people, you will lose both people and land!" Zhang Mingwei then said the famous saying of later generations, "If you save people and lose land, it is possible to gain both people and land."
"..." Fan Zhiwan was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
After coming back to his senses, he immediately shook his head and said, "The Duke's words are indeed reasonable! However, if someone loses their land and cannot get it back and loses the city in the end, it will still be the crime of losing the city and losing the land!"
Zhang Mingwei was a little stunned when he heard this. What did this person do? He didn't follow the routine! He used to write that as soon as he said these words, it would definitely shock the whole audience and attract a lot of flattery!
Before he could come to his senses, he heard Fan Zhiwan say again, "Now that we are defeated by Jianlu, we have a fortified city that cannot be defended. How can we take it back later? If the Duke insists on giving up, Even if the official doesn't dare to violate the words outside the pass, he still has to tell the Duke clearly, and the official will definitely report his objection."
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei finally understood.
Fan Zhiwan was the governor of Liaodong, and he was in charge of personnel outside Shanhaiguan. If he gave up outside Shanhaiguan, he would have no power at all. If the crime of losing the city and the land were to be investigated in the future, it was obvious that he would not be able to escape. Therefore, he does not want to take on this responsibility.
Zhang Mingwei didn't mind this and immediately said to him, "Okay, in fact, I have a decree here to ask you to return to Beijing to report on your duties and appoint another person. But before leaving, please hand over the population account book as soon as possible."
Fan Zhiwan took office in February this year. As soon as he came here, Songjin was defeated. To be honest, he hadn't had a good night's sleep these days.
What if Jianlu comes with the power of victory? Can his side be able to withstand it? If it can't be stopped, what about the crime of losing the city and losing the land?
To be honest, even though he was a governor and a high-ranking official in a border area, which sounded majestic, Fan Zhiwan didn't want to experience the suffering involved a second time.
Now that he was freed, he was of course overjoyed and nodded in agreement. As for the bad things in Shanhaiguan, he doesn't care. It can even be said that he doesn't dare to care about it. He can hide as far away as possible!
So, not long after, Zhang Mingwei came to the back office again and asked the Jinyi Guardsman who was following him to pile the materials handed over by the governor of Liaodong onto the table. Then he smiled and said to Zhu Yuyao, "It seems that you still have to continue to work hard. From Liaodong The governor brought it and checked the results as soon as possible!"
In the lobby, there are all people, most of whom were brought from the palace. They are under the control of Zhu Aao, who are nervously calculating basic information such as population, grain fields and other information inside and outside Shanhaiguan.
Some of these materials were transferred from the Ministry of War, and some were transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Then check it with the information stored in the local area and the information provided by the general flag to make statistics on what Zhang Mingwei needs.
Of course, Zhu Yuluo would not deal with this content personally, but would watch them check it and finally summarize it for her.
At this time, seeing Zhang Mingwei come in to talk, she stood up and said to Zhang Mingwei, "Sir, I haven't rested in the past two days, and I have only checked less than half of it."
"The most important thing is population!" After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said to her, "Check this out first, other things are not urgent."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuyao showed Zhang Mingwei what he had in his hand, and at the same time replied, "The population is almost the same. Let's compare it with the governor of Liaodong, and we should have a result tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Zhang Mingwei nodded after hearing this, "We have to hurry up. After settling down here, the war in Kaifeng will probably start. This matter is urgent!"
Just like a firefighter, go around putting out fires, putting out the most important ones first, and then going on to put out the others.
They were busy here, and those officers above the general flag who had finished asking questions and stayed away were a little bored. Naturally, they found people they were familiar with to discuss the current affairs.
"Do you think we can really get back pay?"
"Dignified Duke Xingguo, if you say this to the whole army, you can't possibly break your promise, right?"
"Yes, but I don't know how many levels of deductions will be made?"
"It's hard to say. I'm afraid you don't know. Duke Xingguo is blatantly trying to get money. Several commanders have given away a lot of money. He just came to Shanhaiguan once, and he probably made a lot of money. !”
"Really, who doesn't love money now? I just hope I can get half of it!"
"..."
In the midst of their discussion, the next day, the captain of the Imperial Guard suddenly came to convey an order for all officers above the general banner to assemble at the school grounds.
Upon hearing this military order, all the officers suddenly became excited. If I guessed correctly, it's time to pay, right?
Suddenly, at Shanhaiguan, contrary to the low morale after the defeat, all the officers rushed to the school grounds, and at a speed that surprised them all, they lined up according to their respective guard posts.
The guard posts outside the pass are at least used for fighting, so unlike those in the Jiangnan inland and other places, the formation of these officers is still very impressive. Even they all held their heads high and tried their best to show their elite side.
After all, if he is disliked by Duke Xingguo, what if it affects his ability to receive money?
Not long after, a team came over. The man at the head, riding a tall horse, was very eye-catching because he was wearing a python suit. Needless to say, this must be Duke Xingguo.
But what surprised them was that there was a woman beside Duke Xingguo. To be precise, judging from her clothes, she turned out to be a Ming princess!
What's going on, the princess actually appeared in Shanhaiguan? And it seems that he is still accompanying Duke Xingguo. What is going on?
Just when they were surprised, Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuyao, surrounded by a group of people, went up to the general stage. Following them, the Imperial Guards in Imperial Guards and some palace eunuchs came to the stage, placed tables one after another, and then took some small boxes and placed them on the tables.
When these officers saw it, they took a look at it and had one thought in their mind: Is that money? Where is the money?
As they were thinking about it, they saw Zhang Mingwei coming to the stage and said to them, "Let me introduce myself first. I have several official positions. One is the refugee resettlement envoy of Gyeonggi Province, responsible for the resettlement of refugees in Gyeonggi Province; The second is the commander of the Imperial Guard, responsible for supervising the officials, so I won’t go into details; the other is responsible for handling Liaodong affairs, which is commonly known as the imperial envoy..."
No one expected that Duke Xingguo, who was supposed to be aloof, would actually talk like he was talking about everyday things. This made the officers below him feel more favorable, and felt that Duke Xingguo seemed to be easy to talk to.
They had never seen a high-ranking official speak to them like this, which made them forget about everything else for a while. Of course, except for a few money fans who were still thinking about the money, everyone else was focused on listening to Duke Xingguo's words.
"...The results of this Battle of Songjin are here, so I won't go into details. The main purpose of my coming here, I believe you can guess, is to end the situation where Liaodong has been passively being beaten, and no longer allow Defeats happened again and again..."
After hearing this, almost everyone immediately didn't believe it. Why?
The Ming Dynasty began with the rise of Jianlu in the last year of Wanli. It was defeated again and again, and even all the cities in Liaodong were lost. Now that even Jinzhou has been lost, it is estimated that Ningyuan will not be able to hold on. What ability do you, Mr. Xingguo, have to change this?
Zhang Mingwei was on the stage, scanning their eyes as they spoke, and naturally saw the distrust in their eyes. He didn't take it seriously at all and continued to say loudly, "... Your life in Liaodong is very difficult. Not to mention the military disasters for years, even having a full stomach is a luxury all year round. The harvest of the land, the salary of the soldiers, How much can you get? If you risk your life and achieve military success, how much reward can you get..."
Hearing this, the distrust in the eyes of these Liaodong men faded a little, and was replaced by surprise.
They didn't expect that Duke Xingguo would tell them their situation. Vaguely, they suddenly had a little more expectation. Could their lives really change in the future?
"...I can tell you that after the emperor found out, he asked me, and..." After Zhang Mingwei said this, he turned around and pointed at Zhu Ainao, and then turned back to the middle and low-level officers below and said, "Princess Kunxing, We came together to solve your problem!"
When Zhu Yuyao heard Zhang Mingwei introduce her, she nodded slightly. Then, her eyes were on Zhang Mingwei's back. She didn't know what the other feudal officials said. Anyway, her husband's speech made her feel a little fresh. At least it was a completely different tone from what his father always spoke to others.
When the officers below saw that the person on the stage was indeed the Princess of Ming Dynasty, she was appointed by the emperor to resolve the matter. Suddenly, their expectations became a little bigger. After all, Duke Xingguo and Princess Kunxing are here. Speaking in front of so many people is always beneficial, right?
To be honest, the failure of the Battle of Songjin resulted in almost the entire army of more than 100,000 imperial officers and soldiers being wiped out. The brave generals in the army either died in battle or fled, which greatly damaged their confidence and morale. It is absolutely false to say that they are not worried about themselves and their family’s future!
Thinking like this, they became more curious and had more expectations. What kind of arrangements did the court have for them that could change the current situation?
Under their gaze, Zhang Mingwei suddenly stopped talking and just waved his hand. Then he saw the Jinyi Guardsmen carrying boxes to the stage, then tipping them and pouring out the contents.
Suddenly, under the sunlight, these officers immediately felt a little dazzling. Even if they tried hard to give Duke Xingguo a good impression, they couldn't help but exclaim.
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