Chapter 886 Ji Zijuan enters the state - wrangling

Just when Second Sister You, Jin Chuaner, Xiangling and their entourage were about to arrive in Lulong County, Yuanyang was already worried about setting off from the capital city to Yongping Mansion.

However, Feng Ziying was not in Lulong City at this time, but had already arrived at Santun Camp.

Santunying is the location of Ji Town's General Military Mansion. It was originally a small place that was not even a small market town. However, due to its important geographical location, it has gradually developed into a large-scale town, and there are also a large number of surrounding areas surrounding the town. Households and refugees gathered together and quickly formed a market town that thrived on the military, served by the Jizhen General Military Office and its mobile guerrilla troops.

The General Military Mansion of Ji Town was moved from Sizi Valley to Santunying during the Ming Dynasty of the former Ming Dynasty. It was more than a hundred years ago. The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the pattern of the former Ming Dynasty without making any major adjustments. However, in During the Guangyuan period, as the threat from Chahar increased day by day, Zhou Dynasty began to establish the Left Guerrilla Office and the Right Guerrilla Office in Santunying Town. Later, during the Yuanxi period, the former Guerrilla Office was established.

In the 28th year of Yuanxi Dynasty, in view of the large number of soldiers in the town and its increasingly narrow area, the then general soldier of Ji Town demolished the south wall of the old city, expanded it outwards, and expanded the Santun Camp on a large scale. The current layout was established.

In addition to the Ji Town General Military Mansion here, there are also three guerrilla battalions stationed here as mobile emergency forces to respond to the various roads along the border wall in Ji Town.

Feng Ziying took office as the Tongzhi of Yongping Prefecture. In addition to reaching an agreement with Zhu Zhiren and gaining the other party's approval and support, it also laid the foundation for her future work in Yongping Prefecture.

But getting Zhu Zhiren's support is only the first step. If you really want to do good things in Yongping Prefecture and turn Yongping Prefecture into your ideal base, you can't just rely on some personal connections or the support of the prefect.

 He has to show some decent skills to be recognized and impressed by his superiors, colleagues and subordinates, including Zhu Zhiren. Only in this way can he be able to command and control this land in the future.

Zhu Zhiren has announced in the government that Tongzhi Feng Keng will be responsible for the Qing army, coastal defense, and public security affairs, which is what it should be.

The responsibilities of co-prefects in various prefectures in the Great Zhou Dynasty are different. Basically, it depends on the degree of trust of the prefect to determine the affairs they are in charge of. Judging from Zhu Zhiren's arrangement of Feng Ziying's work affairs, it can only be said to be quite satisfactory. Like some places where the prefect has deep trust in the prefect. Trusted colleagues are responsible for finance, taxation (except land tax) in addition to the Qing army, defense, and public security.

In addition to land taxes, local taxes in the Great Zhou Dynasty also included mining taxes, commercial taxes, and miscellaneous taxes. Salt taxes, for example, were levied by people directly managed by the imperial court. Local governments had no right to intervene. For example, the salt department of Yongping Prefecture was the head of the tax department. The Ludu Salt Transportation Department was in charge, and the mining tax was turned over to the Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry. It was the main income of the emperor's internal treasury, so it was out of reach.

However, a considerable part of commercial taxes (customs duties, city taxes) and miscellaneous taxes will be retained, so in a sense, this is actually each government's own small treasury. The size of this revenue will directly determine the daily expenses of the government office. , and even includes some hidden benefits, so Tongzhi cannot get involved in this work without the trust of the government.

For Feng Ziying, he has no time to take care of finance and taxation for the time being. As a colleague of the Qing army, it is his top priority to coordinate the relationship with Jizhen and solve the problem of public security in Yongping Prefecture at the same time. The key to whether Yongping Mansion can gain a foothold.

You Shigong had already prepared for Feng Ziying's visit. As the new commander-in-chief of Jizhen, he was very familiar with the current situation in Yongping Mansion, and even knew Feng Ziying's intention.

"Ziying, the disharmony between the army and the land is not a matter of a day or two. I have not taken over this Ji Town for a long time. The Governor has ordered me to make some adjustments to the military situation in Ji Town, but it has not been completed yet. , Lao San also told me when he came back a few days ago. I guess you also know that the Chahar people are ready to make a move, and Brother Yu is also under a lot of pressure..."

You Shigong is a short but strong man, with the ruggedness and savagery from the northwest wind and sand still remaining in his brows, but Feng Tang can rest assured that he can be placed in the position of the commander-in-chief of Jizhen. Naturally, He is also a trustworthy person.

The two of them were sitting in the hall talking, and there were no other people around.

"Brother You, even if Lin Dan Batur comes to the south, it will still be a few months away. You can apply to my father to supplement the Fire Gun Camp. I estimate that Lin Dan Batur's target for the south invasion is Ji Town. After all, you have just taken over and are adjusting your deployment. The Chahar people must have spies here, so they will naturally understand the situation."

Feng Ziying nodded calmly: "I told my third brother last time that the Chahar people have spies on our side, so we can also use our caravan to spy on the Chahar people. If the Chahar people The Er people are wary of us, so we might as well make use of some connections between the tribes in Outer Karkha and the Tumut people to find out what the Chahar people are doing..."

"Well, this matter has already been done. If the Chahar people want to move, they can't hide it from anyone. Tens of thousands of troops are going south, and everyone has to eat their horses. From dispatching troops to logistics and supplies, to how to coordinate, it's not that Simple, Lindan Batur thinks of these things too simply, thinking that he has suppressed the Khalkha tribes and the Horqin people, does he think that we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are also weak persimmons?"

　　Although You Shigong’s tone was cautious, his mentality was full of confidence.

"Brother You, it's good to be sure. I've already written to my father about the Fire Gun Camp. I guess I'll get a reply soon. My father attaches great importance to the Fire Gun Camp, but the more he attaches importance to it, the more training he should give to this army. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke if he couldn't play at the critical moment? If he can't fight against the Chahar people, how can he fight against the Donglu?"

 Feng Ziying’s words made You Shigong also very happy.

If one or two fire gun battalions can come to help out, then the pressure on him will be much less. Taiping Road, Yanhe Road and Taitou Road are what worry him the most. A few Chahar people can break in and move to An and Fu. Ning and even Lu Long were the first to bear the brunt.

This area is also the most densely populated area in the entire Yongping Prefecture. It has been more than ten or twenty years since the last Chahar invasion. The vitality that has finally been restored will be restored if this happens again. If history repeats itself, I am afraid that he, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, will be charged and imprisoned without even being able to sit down.

"Ziying, thank you very much, brother Yu. If you can come to one or two fire gun camps, brother Yu will feel at ease." You Shigong sighed, "To tell you the truth, Ji Town's thousand-mile defense line, if we can say that it can be completely No one can do it without letting the Chahar people break in. All we can do is to react in the shortest possible time when the Chahar people break in, block the opponent's southward passage, and hit the opponent as hard as possible. , forcing the opponent to withdraw as soon as possible. Of course, the best way to deal with this heavy blow is to cause huge damage to the opponent, making the opponent feel that the gain is not worth the loss..."

You Shigong's calmness made Feng Ziying very satisfied. The other party did not hide anything. He also knew that from the west road of Shuntian Mansion to the two east roads of Yongping Mansion, thousands of miles of border walls and countless trails, the Chahar people could choose at any time. If a breakthrough is made at any point, how can it be resisted by just relying on the passes and beacons on the side wall?

 It’s nothing more than trading space for time and quickly reacting on the second chain of defense to face the enemy.

You Shigong said that he should have been prepared for a long time. If the Fire Gun Battalion can come, it will undoubtedly give it more room for adjustment and deployment.

"Brother You, you are talking outsiders when you say that, not to mention that it is helpless to defend the enemy from within. My father must also know that I am just speaking truthfully." Feng Ziying smiled, "Besides, I came to see the eldest brother. That’s what you really want from your elder brother.”

You Shigong laughed and said, "The third child told me about the remaining issues from the abolition of Xingzhou Youtun Guard and Lulong Guard, right? This is actually simple. There are not many craftsmen left now. I have already asked There are only two or three hundred households in Xingzhou Youtunwei, so I will make the decision and all the money will be given to Yongping Mansion..."

Feng Ziying smiled half-heartedly. He knew that Brother You was not a loyal and honest person. How could he be so straightforward and generous?

The problems left over from more than ten or twenty years ago. Although the Ministry of War and Jizhen did have an agreement with Yongping Mansion at that time, these craftsmen made up for the elimination of Yongping Guards, but there is no way for people to cheat on you now. You are so generous now. It turns out that there are only two to three hundred households left. You must know that there were nearly a thousand craftsmen households at the beginning.

"Brother You, I'm afraid there are more than two or three hundred households, right? In less than twenty years, as far as I know, there are nearly a thousand craftsmen households. How come they have thrived in twenty years? It is said that there should be more than a thousand households. , why is there so much less?"

Feng Ziying and You Shigong both started to get into the mood. They were reminiscing about old times and talking about relationships, but now they have to talk about business matters. No one can give away their own interests easily.

"Haha, Ziying, you don't understand the situation below. You also know the situation of the craftsmen. Every year, there are more escapees than refugees. It is impossible to guard against it. If you don't pay attention, you will run away from the customs, like Guangning and Ningyuan. Brother Yu is also worried about how to get these craftsmen back, but you also know that there are only a few people in Liaodong Town. This is the matter of how difficult it is to get people back from them... "

You Shigong's deception and evasion left Feng Ziying speechless. She thought that the other party was an upright person. Now it seems that such an upright person does not exist in this world at all, at least when he becomes the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, don't even think about it.

“Brother You, don’t go around in circles for me. Two or three hundred households will definitely not work. Tell the truth. This is my first time. Don’t make it impossible for me to go back and do business.” Feng Ziying also said with a smile.

"Ziying, brother Yu, please tell the truth. There are only two or three hundred households. Brother Yu can't give you more. Xingzhou Youtunwei is the most important armor, weapon and vehicle maintenance and manufacturing place in Ji Town. We need to supply Brother Yu is also in a dilemma for the logistical support of the entire east and middle roads such as Jianchang Camp, Yanhe Camp, Taitou Camp, Shimenzhai Camp, etc." You Shigong also looked confused: "I gave it to Yongping Mansion, Brother Yu from the Ministry of War There’s no way to do business.”

 (End of this chapter)