Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 334
Although the prince lives in Wang's house, Mr. Qi is not even qualified to meet the prince.

The only person in Linqing who can see the prince these days is the magistrate of Linqing.

Linqing Zhizhou also only met once.

After Yang Chao's army arrived in Linqing, the magistrate of Linqing, like other civil officials, refused soldiers to enter the city.

As a result, Yang Chao sent people into the city, told him that the prince was here, and took out the emperor's secret decree. Linqing Zhizhou didn't say any nonsense, and opened the gate to greet the prince on his knees.

Then he waited on the front and back, could invite An three times a day, and ordered the Wang family to treat the prince well, and he must not be neglected, and he came early in the morning, and only went back to rest at night, forgetting about political affairs, and at this time he was only able to curry favor with the prince. It is the greatest political achievement. In the future, the prince will succeed to the throne. He will be the hero of Conglong.

Although Linqing is only a prefecture, it is a big city with canals. The wealth here is comparable to that of Huai'an, but the scale is smaller. According to the research of later generations, the famous book "Jin Ping Mei" was born here.

The prefect of Linqing is called Jinbao, he is a complete fan of officials, he claims to be noble, and he is an upright official in the eyes of the common people, but he earns a lot of money, sitting in a commercial center like Huai'an, just the routine given by merchants is enough He squandered, is it worthwhile to deduct money from the common people?
But there is also the air of a civil servant. Liu Zeqing served as the chief soldier in Shandong, and his position was high and powerful. Just because he was a military general and did business in Linqing, he did not respect him according to the rules. In order to win over Liu Zeqing, Jin Bao was forced to resign.

Jin Bao's resignation document has been handed in, and he was about to leave his job and go home, but Yang Chao came. After all, Linqing is not a good place now, and Li Zicheng could call at any time, but when Yang Chao came, he brought Prince.

"Jin Zhizhou, thank you for taking care of me, and the governor will give you a toast!"

Official Yang Chao was full of airs, and he generously showed off his identity as the governor of the left at the banquet.

Jin Bao is quite cramped, because at this time the crown prince Zhu Cihong is sitting in the chair, Yang Chao is on the left, and he is on the right. Yang Chao's hand is directly in front of the crown prince to respect him, Yang Chao doesn't care, the crown prince doesn't care, but Jin Bao But I feel that it is rude to pick it up directly.

He immediately left the table and walked behind Yang Chao, but drank the wine glass in one gulp.

After fighting with a military officer like Liu Zeqing, Jin Bao realized that the civil and military status had reversed, and he knew that a military general would not be able to offend him in the future, not to mention a military general like Yang Chao who had meritorious escorts would definitely be a marquis in the future, and he would not be able to offend him, so The attitude is extremely humble.

After drinking, Jin Bao bowed his hands, bowed to Yang Chao, and bowed to the prince.

Wang Youquan was at the last table, but kept nodding and bowing, the smile on his face never stopped, but he didn't dare to say a word, just kept pouring wine for others.

The prince, on the other hand, put on the airs of a crown prince, sat upright as the chairman, and didn't speak, just listened and nodded from time to time.

It was Yang Chao who was talking alone.

"Jin Zhizhou, I heard that King Fu of Nanjing is overseeing the country, what do you think?"

When Yang Chao said this, the prince was a little uneasy, his expression moved a little, and he listened carefully to Jin Bao, a civil servant.

Jin Bao paused in his heart, knowing that it was time to take a stand, and taking a stand now meant being tied to the crown prince, and it also meant making an enemy of King Fu, who was already in charge of the country in Nanjing.

But he has no chance to be tied up with King Fu, he can only be tied up with the prince, so that he can soar into the sky.

People die for wealth, and officials die for power. If you don't fight at this time, when will you wait?

Jin Bao immediately stood up and knelt on the ground: "His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, and Governor Yang Ming. It is an expedient measure for King Fu to supervise the country. He didn't know that His Highness is going south, so he has the power to supervise the country. The crown prince is driving south, and His Highness Fu Wang will definitely welcome him." Prince!"

The crown prince breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew the current situation. He heard that Nanjing Liudu let King Fu become the supervisor of the country. The next step must be to ascend the throne. Then how should he deal with himself as a crown prince? There is only one way to go in the game of power. Otherwise, it is death. These princes have understood this since they were young, because each of them will keep telling them when they read.

Now there is a Xiao Zhizhou who has expressed his opinion to prove that there are still people who support the prince among the civil servants.

Yang Chao nodded: "That's good. However, His Highness the Crown Prince traveled from Beijing to the south, and he was exhausted here, and he needed to rest for a few days. He couldn't go south immediately, so His Highness intends to send an important person to the south to announce his intention and announce Jiangnan. Can you Willing to be this consolation envoy!"

After Jin Bao heard this, he immediately became excited. Although going south is very dangerous, going south represents the crown prince. The greatest credit for going south by himself to persuade Jiangnan Wenwu to welcome the crown prince is his. Of course, he can only be ranked second. One must belong to Yang Chao.

But the second is enough for him to reach the sky in one step. It may be a little urgent to join the cabinet, but it should be no problem to have a minister or chief in the sixth department.

Immediately kowtow: "I will never give up!"

Only then did the prince raise his hand: "Aiqing is flat, Aiqing is loyal and brave, and the lonely king is very comforting."

Only then did Jin Bao stand up excitedly, and was invited down for a drink by Yang Chao again, but he couldn't sit still for a long time, and wished he could go south immediately to fight for power and profit under the banner of the prince.

After a banquet, the crown prince was able to resist not eating or drinking a few mouthfuls of food.

Yang Chao immediately ordered Master Qi to prepare another good wine and food for the prince.

Wang Youquan immediately went to prepare, for fear that the service would not be thoughtful. These days, it was not the servants of the Wang family who served the prince and princess, but Wang Youquan's daughter and concubines.

The next day, Yang Chao continued to listen to Lu Mo's report. A total of 1000 to [-] scholars were recruited, and there were [-] scholars who were willing to serve as soldiers, but they all had families. He said that as long as Yang Chao agreed to take their families to the south , they are willing to serve as soldiers for Yang Chao.

Yang Chao agreed. Those who have permanent property have perseverance. These people seem to have a sense of responsibility. The chaos in the north may not end so easily. According to historical evolution, Li Zicheng is probably competing with Wu Sangui at this time, and Wu Sangui is competing with Dorgon Fighting.

Soon Wu Sangui, Man Qing, and Li Zicheng's Dashun will start fighting. The chaos in the north has just begun. It is also a merit to bring as many people as possible to the south.

Fifteen hundred scholars can be regarded as a great harvest.

Then start recruiting.

Recruiting soldiers is much easier than recruiting scholars. Yang Chao decided to recruit 5 people, and expand 5000 with [-] people. This is another ten-fold expansion, which is also a limit. If it is faster, there will be no veterans who have fought wars as officers. up.

In fact, only 5000 of the 500 people have fought bloody battles in Haizhou. Even if they are all officers, there are still 100 people under no one. Soldiers with actual combat experience acted. Fortunately, they went to Zhejiang for a tour, and they can be regarded as having experience in long-distance marches.

Putting up the recruiting flag, there is no shortage of people to eat food. This has always been the case in China, not to mention troubled times, let alone refugees.

As a result, those who signed up for the army crowded the recruiting table.

Recruitment was very strict, requiring the tallest, at least five and a half feet (1.7 meters) taller, and the strongest, able to lift a 2-jin grain bag, but [-] people were still recruited on the first day.

Soldiers have been recruited, and training is a problem. Lao Jin is still in Nanjing, and the instructors are also in Nanjing. There are no professional instructors, and only those grassroots officers with insufficient experience can be trained.

This is not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing is how to ensure the combat effectiveness when the army is expanded tenfold.

After his own veterans are diluted in, it is equivalent to all new recruits.

This matter is very serious. Li Zicheng's entry into Beijing means that the biggest chaos has just begun, and Yang Chao needs to have a strong soldier who can fight immediately.

Call a meeting of officers to discuss.

"Each thousand headquarters must transfer officers! But it must be ensured that one thousand headquarters will not move to maintain its combat effectiveness. Discuss whose thousand headquarters will be kept!"

The solution Yang Chao came up with was to keep as many veterans as possible in the headquarters, and the other departments could be broken up and reorganized.

No one spoke, and no one wanted to break up their veterans.

Finally, Li Wuliu was the first to speak, and said righteously: "My lord, I am willing to break up the veterans under my command!"

Yang Chao couldn't help but glared at Li Wuliu. This kid looked big and rough, but he was quite smart. He knew it was impossible to break up his team, but he volunteered.

Li Wuliu is now leading a long-range army. His men are all gunners, archers and crossbowmen.

It doesn't matter to Wang Pu and the many male Qian headquarters.

At this time, Yang Chao had five thousand bosses under his command.

The last time I went to Zhejiang, I had an unexpected harvest. At that time, Yang Chao was ordered to set off with the whole army, including the original left and right troops, but those officers were unwilling to give up their official positions, let alone go to war. , immediately cried and complained that Shi Kefa insisted on supporting Yang Chao, but in the end they took the initiative themselves, and the two chief executives went to Yanziji to join Jia Shilu. resigned.

So Yang Chao immediately formed a group and organized his troops into five thousand headquarters. Zhao Kang got the title of Qianzong from the left, but there was still a vacancy in the right. In terms of performance, Yu Jiye still hesitated between the two of them for their excellent performance, and they never made a decision.

This time, there is no need to worry. Expanding the army tenfold and helping the crown prince become a great treasure, Yang Chao, a general soldier, will not be able to escape, and the official position he proposed will probably not be rejected by the Ministry of War. At this time, let alone Lu Mo, it is just a batch I am afraid that the hundred presidents will have to be promoted to the thousand presidents.

And Wang Pu, the chief executives, will at least be promoted to lieutenant general.

"My lord, you decide, just take the order."

Many men also expressed their views, and he did not take the initiative to ask for a job, nor did he refuse.

Wang Pu hesitated for a moment, and made the same statement.

Yang Chao nodded: "Okay, since that's the case, I've made a decision. Many men's troops are currently my central army, so let's not move on. Wang Pu will be promoted to lieutenant general, and all officers and soldiers will be broken up and reorganized, expanding to 3 people!"

When Wang Pu heard this, it wasn't bad. Although the veterans were dispersed, his subordinates had expanded to [-]. If he knew that he had expressed his position earlier, he thought he would take away his elite soldiers.

Yang Chao continued: "My soldiers can't move either! Li Wuliu, your army has expanded to 1 people, and you can choose your own soldiers. I want you to train them all for me within three months!"

Li Wuliu took the lead!
Yang Chao said again: "Hu Quan, you also need to add a batch of men to your artillery, and you should also choose from recruits. It happens that more than 1000 scholars have been recruited, and you give priority to choosing to make up 1000 people. Train them as soon as possible. Even if you are a scholar, you also Train them to have the guts to drive a cannon over the enemy's head."

Hu Quan takes the lead!

Yang Chao said to Lu Mo again: "Lu Mo, you should also receive [-] recruits, which is also the rank of lieutenant general. You hand over the general team to Yu Jiye, and promote Yu Jiye to the rank of thousand generals."

Yu Jiye replaced Lu Mo, who is the general manager of Zuo Si under many male subordinates, and now holds the title of thousand general, so what about the many males?
Sure enough, Yang Chao continued to make appointments: "Many men will be given the title of deputy general! Li Wuliu will be given the title of deputy general! The rest Zheng Yongwang and Sun Changfu will be promoted to the rank of thousand generals. Xie Fei will be given the title of general general. Commander-in-Chief!..."

Then Yang Chao appointed a large number of middle and senior military officers.

Among the first batch of officers who followed him, many men, Wang Pu, and Lu Mo were promoted to lieutenant generals, while Sun Changfu, Zheng Yongwang, and Song Kun were actual generals.The newcomer Li Wuliu is also the deputy general, Xie Fei is the general manager, Zhang Ergun is the general manager and so on.

As for Zhao Kang, he is no longer in Linqing, and of course a lieutenant general is also indispensable.

Yang Chao has been promoted to five lieutenants all at once, which is not as good as Zuo Liangyu, but compared with Huang Degong, Gao Jie and other four towns, he is already on par.

"From now on, train hard for me! Within three months, I will see an elite soldier. If anyone fails to train well, he will be demoted immediately. I will never compromise my words. Do you understand?"

All the officers stood up and replied: "Understood!"

Then came another round of crazy training.

Li Wuliu recklessly practiced the blunderbuss hand, etc. Gunpowder was continuously produced in Linqing City, and then sent to the newly built military camp outside the city. Yang Chao told Li Wuliu not to worry about breaking the blunderbuss, but to make as many blunderbusses as he wanted. .

Hu Quan also began to explain to the scholars how to fire and how to aim.

The busiest one was Wang Pu. His subordinates were broken up and reorganized, and the expansion was too large. Many officers were not qualified. He had to watch over him every day, carrying a stick in his hand every day, patrolling the training of recruits like a ghost.

Everything is on the right track, [-] soldiers will be recruited in three days, and the rest depends on the operation of Huangfeng Mansion.

Seeing the continuous delivery of ships and food from Huai'an, Yang Chao felt that the Huangfeng Mansion should be able to convince the Huai'an government soon.

There was also Jin Bao who was going south. Before Jin Bao left, he called the master and all the officials of the state government together, telling them to obey Yang Chao's orders, and Yang Chao's orders were his orders.

Therefore, Linqing tried its best to cooperate with Yang Chao, and the yamen mobilized all the artisans in the city to return to Yang Chao. Yang Chao once again activated the Haizhou model. It stands to reason that there are many more craftsmen and craftsmen than Haizhou!
So in theory, Linqing's productivity is much stronger than that of Haizhou.

(End of this chapter)