Chapter 286 B curly side trouble

   Yulin City.

   "Congratulations, General!" You Shigong led his two younger brothers, You Shiwei and You Shilu, to make a fistful salute, and presented his congratulatory gift.

  Feng Tang was full of spring breeze, smiling, and waved his hands, "Shi Gong, you three brothers don't need to be polite."

   "Hey, the general's words are wrong. It is also an honor for us and other border town children to be able to get the second-class Jinshi in high school. It should be congratulated. I am afraid that in the future, brother will have to take on important responsibilities. It will also benefit us and other soldiers in the border areas."

  You Shigong has been promoted to the general of Yulin Town Middle Road under Feng Tang's strong recommendation. He is in charge of guarding the middle road of Yulin Town.

His three brothers quickly joined Feng Tang after Feng Tang took over as the guarding general of Yulin Town. Familiar generals were transferred from the town, so Feng Tang had firmly controlled Yulin Town in a relatively short period of time.

   It was under such circumstances that Feng Tang also dared to take a series of actions, taking actions against some wealthy merchant families in the town who flirted with the Tatars outside the Great Wall, and gained a lot.

  However, Feng Tang is also very clear that he is still an outsider in Yulin, and he is far from being able to use his arms like Datong. He still needs to make good relations with local snakes like the Youshi brothers.

Therefore, he was also extremely generous in the rewards of military assets and silver taels after paying them several times. He hardly took them, but handed them all over to the various generals and guards of his subordinates. This also won the great favor of the generals below. .

This Yulin Town has always been poor, and every time the newly appointed guarding generals from other places go to the capital city to bribe the officials so that they can be transferred out of Yulin Town as soon as possible. Xuanfu, Jizhen, Shanxi and other guarding general positions are going.

  Among the Nine Sides, Yulin Town is only slightly better than Ningxia and Gansu, and even worse than Guyuan. Although Guyuan is poor, it is in the rear after all, so it will not directly face the Tatar cavalry.

   "Hehe, thank you Shigong for your good words." Feng Tang was in a great mood.

The news of being a Jinshi and a second-class Jinshi came almost at the heels of each other. I was quite satisfied with Feng Tang who was a Jinshi in the exam. I didn't expect that he would perform even better in the imperial examination and break into the ninth place in the second-class all of a sudden. , This simply surprised Feng Tang.

  After learning the news that the son-in-law of the guarding general had passed the second-class Jinshi examination, all the generals below came to congratulate him one after another and gave generous gifts.

However, Feng Tang is a little different from before, especially after learning that his son has won a Jinshi, he is more careful. His son's future prospects are definitely not limited to himself as a guarding general. So now he has a choice for such gifts that he could accept with peace of mind.

  When they learned that these subordinates were coming to congratulate them, they also repeatedly warned them not to accept generous gifts, and would find ways to return gifts even if they were not good.

However, Feng Tang also knew that if he didn't accept any gifts, he was afraid that he would not be able to survive in Yulin Town, so he controlled a certain degree very well, and he never measured the merits of his subordinates by the amount of gifts he received, but The promotion of generals is based on several factors such as record, prestige, control over the army, and loyalty to oneself.

For example, the You brothers are a typical example. They have record, high prestige, and strong control over their own headquarters. In addition, they had this kind of relationship, so he spared no effort to recommend them, and even used some of their connections, so they decided to You Shigong was quickly promoted to the general of the West Road, and You Shiwei was promoted to the defense, which also made the You brothers follow Feng Tang wholeheartedly.

  Of course, the good reputation of the Feng family in Datong is also one aspect. Without this factor, these poor generals in Yulin Town would not have accepted Feng Tang so quickly.

   For the congratulations from the generals, Feng Tang naturally wanted to thank them, and held a large banquet to entertain the generals.

   "You said Ningxia Wei is not calm?" Hearing this, Feng Tang, who was still a little bit drunk, woke up immediately, "Why did you say that?"

He Shixian, the general of the West Road who came to report, is also a local general in Yulin. He has always been familiar with Cao Wenzhao, Feng Tang's old department in Datong, and has a close relationship. Tang's is even earlier than the You brothers.

Feng Tang also intends to let him serve as the deputy commander in chief to assist him in the defense of the town and neighboring towns. However, the deputy commander in chief is already a general of the third rank, and it is not something that Feng Tang can easily operate. Some tricks.

But this is already a rare opportunity for He Shixian. He never thought that he would be able to climb up to the rank of deputy chief soldier. You must know that there is only a thin line between the deputy chief soldier and the chief soldier. So he was also grateful to Feng Tang, and almost swore to show his loyalty.

Feng Tang also knew that in terms of ability, He Shixian was slightly inferior to You Shigong brothers, but he was diligent and loyal. In addition, he had served as the garrison of Qiansong in the western forts. He was familiar with people and had prestige. Ningxia Wei is also very familiar with it, and now it can be regarded as his direct descendant, so he also relies heavily on it.

"Ningxia Township's guards have changed too frequently in recent years, and many township generals are getting old and retired. The new township generals are either from Gansu Township or Guyuan Township, so their local township The general is not in a good mood. The general should know that there are quite a few Mongolian generals in Ningxia Town. They are not the same as our troops. They raise a large number of private soldiers and have contacts with the Tatars on the Hetao side. ..."

   "You mean that these Mongols and Hetao Tatars intend to cooperate with each other?" Feng Tang was taken aback. He really didn't know much about the situation in Ningxia Town.

  Ningxia Town and Yulin Guard are close to each other. Once something happens, the entire northwest front will collapse. Even if the Mongolian tribes in Hetao are still in the respite stage, if they really encounter this kind of opportunity, they will come in and make a profit.

"Uh, that's not the case. I just feel that the Mongolian generals in Ningxia Town are arrogant, while the generals in this town have no intention of martial arts, and because of the lack of payment for many years, there are many deserters in this town. In contrast, the Mongolian generals have a large number of slave soldiers , the subordinates feel that this kind of backlash is a bit..."

  He Shixian couldn't describe this feeling either.

  Feng Tang stabilized his mind, pondered for a while before saying: "Did Shi Guangjue ever notice it?"

   "My subordinate, Lord Guanshi, doesn't intend to stay in Ningxia Town for a long time, so..." Shaking his head, He Shixian smiled wryly.

Shi Guangjue is a son of the Shi family, Duke Shan, and is a cousin of Shi Guangzhu. After Feng Tangmou came to Yulin Town to lead the army, it is said that the Shi family also spent no less than 100,000 taels of silver to get this Ningxia for Shi Guangjue. The town guards the position of the commander-in-chief.

It's just that Shi Guangjue had only been in the Beijing camp before, and had never been in the frontier army. This also aroused the firm opposition of Zhang Jingqiu, the left servant of the Ministry of War, but Xiao Daheng firmly supported him, and he also had the emperor's intentions in it. I got this position.

It took 100,000 taels to get this position. Naturally, he had to do everything possible to get it back, and Ningxia Town is a place that is more bitter and cold than Yulin Town, and it is also a place bordering the Tatars, so Shi Guangjue also wanted to get it back. Money does not care about means, and Feng Tang has heard about this situation for a long time.

   This gets a little tricky.

  This Shi Guangjue only cares about making money now, and he doesn't care about other things, but maybe he will leave next year, and the mess left behind by then will only be settled by the next general soldier.

  The key is that this kind of mess cannot be cleaned up in a short while. If a slightly weaker general is replaced, the fire will burn on this successor.

  The problem is that Ningxia Town and Yulin Town are closely related. Once something goes wrong, Yulin Town will never escape.

   Just what now? Send a letter to remind Shi Guangjue? I'm afraid not only will you not be accepted, but you will also cause trouble. You Feng Tang is not the governor of the three sides. What qualifications do you have to ask about the affairs of neighboring towns?

  Report to the Ministry of War? Xiao Daheng is still serving as Minister of the Ministry of War, even if everyone knows that he should have been exempted as Minister of the Ministry of War, but if he is not exempted now, then he is the Minister, and writing letters at this time will only attract small shoes.

   "Shixian, how serious is the situation over there now? If something goes wrong, when do you think it will be?" Feng Tang also knew that he was asking too much of this kind of question, but he couldn't help it.

  How serious the internal problems in Ningxia Town are, I am afraid that it is difficult for the outside world to judge, and there are countless times when troubles occur.

   Maybe it will be the next month, or it may not be able to break out in two or three years, but once it breaks out, it may be out of control.

"General, this kind of thing can't be said. According to my subordinates' understanding, if there are no other major accidents, it is estimated that this delay can still be delayed for two or three years, but I am afraid of any accidents, such as the Tatars, or Encountered food shortage,..." He Shixian was not sure.

Feng Tang stood up, walked around the hall twice, and finally made up his mind. I am afraid that the necessary preparations still need to be done. Otherwise, if something happens, he will be the first to bear the brunt. It is better to count on Gansu Town and Guyuan Town. .

"Shixian, you go back and send more spies to Ningxia Town to investigate. In addition, you withdraw part of your troops to Tianshui Fort and Sanshan Fort to prevent problems before they happen. I will arrange people to pay attention to Hetao. Concentrate the soldiers and horses in the middle route to Xinxing Fort and Yongji Fort to reduce the pressure on your north,..."

  He Shixian was taken aback, "My lord, the middle road of Shigong is open, in case the Tatars commit crimes from the south..."

"I put the troops from the East Road on the front line of Baoning Fort, Weiwu Fort, and Yuhe Fort to help Shi Gong stabilize the situation. First, I will create a momentum. In addition, I will ask Shanxi Town to support Laoniuwan and Luoquan Fort. It's not a big problem." Feng Tang's connections will be revealed at this time, and he can coordinate with Shanxi Town to help share the pressure.

  (end of this chapter)