Chapter 232 Xinfu Yin and Dalu Huachi of Gaoyoufu

In the government, Li Huafu is dealing with business.

Suddenly, he heard a sound of footsteps and looked up. The first thing he saw was Tang He's familiar big face. Is it Zhang Shicheng who followed Tang He?

"Brother, why are you here? This is not a notice in advance, so that I can prepare to go out to meet him. Li Huafu said.

"No, I just look around. Why don't you take a break during the Spring Festival? Are you still busy with official business? Zhang Yang asked.

Everyone knows that Zhang Yang is named Yin of Taizhou Yin and Xinghua County, which is a stopgap measure with the province. Zhang Yang has long handed over the management of Taizhou to Li Huafu. As a leader, you can't do everything by yourself. Otherwise, if you learn to be Zhuge Liang, you will be exhausted.

And Li Huafu knew that Zhang Yang could confidently and boldly hand over Taizhou to a person like himself who surrendered. In addition to gratitude, he naturally had to be conscientious, restrain himself and repay the kindness of his eldest brother.

So, just after the third day of the first lunar month, he came to the government office to deal with the latest official business.

"Brother, there are a few small things that need to be dealt with." Li Huafu said.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yang asked casually, stepped forward and looked at the official document that Li Huafu was dealing with just now.

"It's not a big deal. The main reason is that during the Spring Festival, there was a case of burglary in Taizhou City. I have sent servants to the scene to check. In addition, there are several old people over 70 years old in a village in the east who also got five mu of land. However, they don't have the ability to cultivate. The countryside is asking for instructions. Can they transfer their land to a strong family?

"Oh?" Zhang Yang is interested in this. According to his request, everyone can get five mu of land, which is extra as a military field, and there will be many small problems. For example, the one just now divided the land, but he is unable to cultivate it. What should he do?

"Then how did you give the instructions?" Zhang Yang asked.

"It's okay to transfer to a strong person's home, but whose home to transfer to, this family has to take care of the old man's life and die for the old man's care." Li Huafu said.

That person's land is okay, but it has to take care of them. The solution provided by Li Huafu is still relatively reasonable. After all, five mu of land is quite attractive to most people.

"Well, that's good." Zhang Yang said, "A politician should do practical things for the people, so as to win the support of the people."

Tang He also nodded later. If the Yuan Dynasty could put the life and death of the people first from the perspective of the people, how could there be so many uprisings?

"Brother, since you have come to Taizhou, you will stay for a few more days. Tomorrow is the fifth day of the first lunar month. Every family here has to pick up the God of Wealth, and the people spontaneously step on stilts, dragon and lion dance and so on. It's very lively." Tang He said.

It's really stupid. How could the eldest brother stay in Taizhou for a few more days? Li Huafu thought to himself.

"It is our honor that the eldest brother can take time out of his busy schedule to visit Taizhou. If the eldest brother has time, he will stay in Taizhou for a few more days, so that he can understand the local customs of Taizhou."

Although the meaning is the same, it is much better than Tang and Gao Ming. Zhang Yang shook his head: "No, I just came to have a look. After the Spring Festival, the people began to cultivate and care more about the people. This is our foundation. Stay here for a day, and I'll leave tomorrow."

Since the city defense, team, and policy implementation here in Taizhou are all in place, Zhang Yang no longer worries about anything and has to go back to the salt farm to have a look.

"Report!" Someone shouted outside.

"Come in!"

"I tell the officer that there is a messenger from outside, saying that he was sent by Gaoyou Mansion. Please go back as soon as possible." The guard said.

"Let him in."

When someone came in, Zhang Yang saw clearly that it was Luo Guanzhong who came to be a messenger!

It must be a confidential matter. Otherwise, Shi Nai'an would not send Luo Guanzhong to come.

"Come with me. You two, do your own business!" Zhang Yang said.

When he came to a secluded room behind him, Zhang Yang asked, "Guanzhong, what happened?"

"Your lord, the province has issued an official document, saying that a new Gaoyoufu Yin and Dalu Huachi will be appointed, and they will take office soon." Luo Guanzhong went straight to the topic: "Mr. Shi quickly sent me to the master and asked him how to make a decision."

The official document of the province was sent quickly. It arrived on the first day of the Chinese New Year. After receiving the official document, Shi Nai'an immediately felt that the situation was not good. How to make a decision depends on the eldest brother's meaning.

Originally, relying on Hardan Bartel to kill Li Qi by mistake, he got the Gaoyou Mansion in the name of suppressing the rebellion. This was a provincial army. I thought that the provincial capital swallowed his anger and acquiesced in this behavior. Unexpectedly, the province actually appointed the new Gaoyou Mansion Yin and Dalu Huachi, which was an anti-General's army.

What should I do? If you eat the meat in your mouth, you can't spit it out again, but now it's all in the name of the court. With the fig leaf of the court, you can only play this kind of game. In the name of suppressing the rebellion, the province sent two people to die, serving as the governor and Dalu Huachi.

The solution is not without. The simplest way is to send someone to kill these two unlucky people on the road. Anyway, it hasn't been peaceful recently, so it's better to blame the Red Scarf Army. However, if the province then sends two unlucky people here, will it continue to be killed? It's too obvious to do this. According to the latest news, the army that went out to suppress the rebellion of Anfeng Road a few years ago has returned to Yangzhou. Now, at least 60,000 Mongolian troops have gathered in Yangzhou City. If it annoys the province and the other party pours out, I'm afraid that Gaoyou Prefecture can't defend it.

Zhang Yang thought in his mind that he really had to deal with it carefully when deciding how to deal with the "bomb" in the province.

"What did Mr. Shi say?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Mr. Shi just wants to ask the master if he will kill them on the way. If they arrive at the Gaoyou House, it will be difficult to do it." Luo Guanzhong said that this was also the reason why he was so anxious to come.

"We can't get rid of them on the road, otherwise, we will fall out with the province. The hard-won opportunity for peaceful development will be lost again." Zhang Yang said.

Luo Guanzhong was relieved. Before leaving, Mr. Shi also said that if the eldest brother decided to kill them, he would have to try to dissuade them. In this way, it would not be a good choice.

"Let them take office. If they arrive, let Mr. Shi organize a welcoming crowd and warmly welcome them." Zhang Yang said.

Now Luo Guanzhong is confused. It's good enough not to kill them. Do you still want a warm welcome?

"Warmly welcome them. The scene must be big. Let the whole province know that we are still very obedient to the arrangement of the province." Zhang Yang said, "They can be the governor of Gaoyou and Dalu Huachi, but they can only do it verbally. Twelve hours a day, there must be someone to 'protect' them all the time. We have to be clear about any of their actions.

Come and do whatever you want, but if you don't have military power in hand, it's nothing. Isn't it over? [ ***] As I said, there is a regime in the barrel of the gun. Without force, only two officials come here. What's the use? The remaining guards of Gaoyou Mansion have been eliminated by themselves for a long time. Now Gaoyou Mansion has the final say.

"Lord, when will you go back?" Luo Guanzhong asked that although Shi Nai'an was full of talent, he was just a staff officer, just providing Zhang Yang with ideas. Zhang Yang had to decide what kind of idea to take and what path to take.

"In three days, I have to go to the salt farm and then go to Gaoyou Mansion." On the other side of the salt farm, only a small part of the refined salt has been sold, and most of the refined salt has not been found yet. Perhaps, this matter can be said to the new Gaoyoufu Yin, 'please' him to solve his problem as soon as possible.

"Lord, in addition to this matter, there is another thing that needs to be decided by the Lord." Luo Guanzhong said.

"What else?" Zhang Yang asked.

"It's Zhu Yuanzhang from Dingyuan who sent an invitation letter to invite us to join the Red Turban Army." Luo Guanzhong said.

Join the Red Turban Army? Zhang Yang shook his head. There were many factions in the Red Scarf Army. Although they all respected Han Lin'er as the king, the conflict between them was also very deep. Besides, I have never thought of listening to other people's orders. I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Although joining the Red Turban Army is conducive to better mobilizing the masses, there is a Han Liner on his head, and you can't do whatever you want. Third, Zhang Yang's purpose is to drive away the Tatars and eliminate other forces, Zhu Yuanzhang, and the upcoming Chen Youliang, which one is the good match?

Of course, this is the future. Now, although I belong to the court, I also need to have a good relationship with these people.

Now I'm really in demand. The court has merging in me, and the Red Turban Army is also merging in me. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is the most correct choice to quickly strengthen yourself. In these years, only by relying on yourself and having strength can you be the capital to dominate.

"Lord, how do we reply?" Luo Guanzhong asked.

"No reply." Zhang Yang said. If you don't reply, that's the best reply. There is neither rejection nor consent. Now you can't break up with Zhu Yuanzhang or get too close. In the future, if you want to contact, you can get a good time. This is like modern people. When you see a phone call that you don't want to answer, you must not hang up, as long as you don't answer it. Let's talk about it later, and it's easy to use enamel.

Li Pu didn't have a good year. He was originally a prosecution in Taizhou. In Taizhou City, he was also a relatively large official position. He was usually majestic, but he didn't expect that with the sharp sound of fire that morning, all this had changed.

He was very lucky. His house, in the west of Taizhou City, took his family. After quickly leaving the gate with the flow of people, he narrowly escaped from the encirclement of anti-thieves and successfully escaped to Yangzhou. Although in the process of escaping, the concubine was separated from him, and he was pregnant for several months, he was already very grateful.

He has no other ideas. As a provincial official, which is not a small official, he also has a part of his industry in Yangzhou, where he spent the rest of his life.

However, I didn't expect that the province did not intend to let him go. On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, he received the official letter from the province. First, he denounced his escape in Taizhou, and then talked about the kindness of the imperial court to him and promoted him to the governor of Gaoyou Prefecture. After the Spring Festival, he could take office.

After receiving this official document, Li Pu was surprised and happy. Originally, he thought he had been an official in his life. Unexpectedly, when he fled to Yangzhou, he could catch up with such a good thing and be sent to be the governor of Gaoyou Prefecture? That's a leader, a few levels higher than being a proponent in Taizhou. Pie falling from the sky? As a veteran who has been in officialdom for more than ten years, Li Pu is a little uneasy in addition to surprise. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Who knows?

Li Pu was not overjoyed. He sent a confidant to Gaoyou Prefecture to investigate the situation. He also began to operate in the province and became the governor of Gaoyou Prefecture. So what did Li Qi do?

I didn't let Li Pu wait for a long time. On the first day of the Chinese New Year, my confidant came back. The news he brought almost made Li Pu faint.

What's the good job? This is simply a sheep entering the tiger's mouth! As soon as his confidant entered the territory of Gaoyou Mansion, it had been found out that today's Gaoyou Mansion has completely fallen into Zhang Shicheng's hand. Li Qi, the governor of Gaoyou Mansion, was assassinated by Dalu Huachi. Zhang Shicheng, in the name of suppressing the rebellion, the army has entered Gaoyou Mansion. Now the Gaoyou Mansion, Zhang Shicheng has the final say, although Zhang Shi In nominal terms, Cheng is still an official of the province, but everyone knows that Zhang Shicheng is a true anti-thief, and the province has no choice but to recruit him. If I go, I may be killed by others on the way.

Li Pu didn't want to go. Then during the Spring Festival, he began to work in Yangzhou City. Officials of all sizes had bribed him once. However, this poor man still did not escape, especially Zuo Chengyi Zhedu, who smiled so much that his eyes were about to narrow into a line. He sincerely told himself that Gaoyoufu occupied the province. According to the important position, I hope that after he goes there, he will work hard to govern and serve the court. At the same time, he will manage the two counties of Baoying and Xinghua under the Gaoyou Office.

Li Pu knew that he was used as cannon fodder by others, but Li Pu was helpless. When he visited Zuo Cheng and Zhe Du, there was something in his words, which also implied the blame for Li Pu's escape from Yangzhou. If Li Pu did not go to Gaoyou Prefecture, he would probably be sent to prison for escaping from Taizhou.

Li Pu had no choice but to start preparing to go to Gaoyou Prefecture, and the only thing he could choose was to delay as much as possible. The worst thing was to postpone it until the Lantern Festival, right?

Unlike Li Pu, I really want to go, and I can't wait to go right away.

Although Zhang Shicheng has been recruited, it is rude to say that there is a feud between timidity and Zhang Shicheng. He has always been arrogant and arrogant, and the man is not in sight, and Taizhou, which is stationed, is also as solid as gold. If it hadn't been for Zhao Lian's blind command and Zhang Shicheng, why did he lead the team to flee to Yangzhou? This made him lose face. He had been looking forward to an opportunity to break Zhang Shicheng into ten thousand pieces.

After Zhang Shicheng recruited, he became a member of the court. He was timid and thought that he had no chance to deal with Zhang Shicheng. Unexpectedly, the incident of Gaoyou Mansion made Zhang Shicheng occupy Gaoyou Mansion. Cowardly has always believed that it was the weakness of the province that gave Zhang Shicheng's expanding ambition. Now, the province has sent him to be Dalu Huachi of Gaoyou Mansion. His position is several levels higher than Zhang Shicheng. As the saying goes, the official level crushed people to death. He went to Gaoyou Mansion, and his greatest wish was ** Zhang Shicheng. He secretly made up his mind. When he arrived at the Gaoyou Mansion, the first thing he did was to call Zhang Shicheng and ring the alarm for him.

Of course, timidity is not self-righteous. If he goes, there are still 5,000 people and horses, all of whom he brought out of Taizhou. In order to get these people and horses, timidity grinded his mouths and found Zuo Chengzhe a few times to clarify the interests. Although he went to the sheep into the mouth of the tiger, he could not go back. These people were originally his. After entering Yangzhou, they undertook the siege work of Yangzhou, especially in Taizhou in the east. Once there is a situation, they will fight. To be honest, he still has contributed to the province.

And now, the right prime minister has returned with elite troops. For the time being, Yangzhou City will not be in danger. He took the team to Gaoyou Mansion to defend Gaoyou Mansion. Everyone knows that now Gaoyou Mansion is full of Zhang Shicheng's army. Is there no force to control the situation of Gaoyou Mansion?

Xi Zhe Du thought about it for a while and finally agreed to return the team to timidly, but only half of it was returned, so that timidly would take 5,000 people. Because there are not many troops stationed in Gaoyoufu. At most, there are less than 5,000 people. Now it is relatively abundant to let timidly take 5,000 people there. The rest will be left to enrich the guards of Yangzhou City.

Of course, there is another purpose that cannot be said. Now, the military power of the province is in the hands of the right prime minister and Dalu Huachi. Only the city defense force of Yangzhou and these armies brought by timidity can be used by Yan Zhedu. If possible, Zhedu alone does not want to give timidity, but it is all about this. For the sake of it, it doesn't make sense to let the timid commander take office alone.

He was timid and contacted Li Pu again. Although he looked down on Li Pu, now that he went to Gaoyou Mansion, the two had to work together to seize the regime of Gaoyou Mansion from Zhang Shicheng's hand. Therefore, there should be no conflict between the two.

When he learned that he had brought 5,000 elite soldiers, Li Pu was a little confident. In the end, the two discussed and decided to enter the Gaoyou Mansion on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!

When the dark waves surged in Yangzhou City, Zhang Yang carried out the last stop of his inspection during the Spring Festival: the salt farm.

The salt farm is the foundation of Zhang Yang. Today's team is still dominated by the brothers of the salt farm. Even now, a large amount of refined salt has not been sold. With small-scale sales alone, the salt farm can also achieve a balance of income and expenditure. In the future, the market will be smooth, and the salt farm is also the main source of finance.

With the forward movement of the front, the salt field has been regarded as a relatively stable rear. The work of the rear is mainly presided over by Li Shanchang.

Zhang Yang and the backbones of Li Shanchang, Shide and Uncle Liu in the salt farm talked happily, and delivered enthusiastic speeches to the soldiers left behind in the salt farm and the workers in the salt farm to boost their morale. It also hints at the position: it is only temporary, the ultimate goal remains unchanged, and the various policies currently implemented remain unchanged.

Because with Zhang Yang's "recruitment", many soldiers at the bottom do not understand that they want to fight the tars, but they don't want to turn to the tars. The soldiers on the front line are encouraged by the battle of the Gaoyou Mansion, and their morale is high, and the soldiers left behind in the rear may have a tendency to be dissatisfied. At this time, they must think about it. If you want to work, Zhang Yang attaches great importance to ideological work, ideological and everything. Running around during the New Year also has this purpose.

(to be continued)