The imperial decree soon reached Liaodong, which shocked countless people.
If things like this happen in Liaodong, most of those impeached will be sent to prison, but instead of being sent to prison, Zhou Zheng will be promoted. This is incredible!
What's more shocking is that not long after Sheng Yi reprimanded Qiu Hejia, governor of Liaodong, the supervising army Zhang Hua was called back to the capital!
Many people in the ruling and opposition parties have carefully examined Zhou Zheng, observed his actions, and even investigated his network.
But after much deliberation, that is, his father Zhou Qingli was once an old man in the emperor's hidden residence.
Could it be that the emperor was thinking of the past and deliberately promoting Zhou Zheng
The ruling and opposition parties do not know how many people are puzzled, but many people in Liaodong feel very comfortable.
Shanhaiguan, the deputy general of Zhao Lijiao looked at Zhao Lijiao, and said with a cheerful smile: "My lord, this is the first time we have such a face in Liaodong."
Not only the governor sent by the imperial court was reprimanded, but the guards who had resisted in every way were called back to the capital. How could it be unhappy
Teacher Zhao looked at the north and laughed: "I was still worried, but I didn't expect my little brother Hongfu Qitian, and I must go to Songshan to knock him out the next day!"
Man Gui, who was in Jinzhou, also received the news quickly. He was standing at the head of Jinzhou city with his beard, looking at Songshan Fort not far away, and muttered to himself: "Hey, this little man is really incredible. These ten cannons, I shouldn’t return them..."
No one is happiest than the people in Songshan.
Both Meng Hezhou and Chu Jin knew some of Zhou Zheng's secrets, but Li Zhong and Zhou Yanru only knew Zhou Zheng, not even Liu Liuche.
Therefore, Meng Hezhou and others were surprised by the power of Zhou Zheng's letters, and the dignified governor of Liaodong Qiu Hejia was reprimanded, and the internal prison of the prison army was transferred back!
Shangguan Lie was surprised that Zhou Zheng was promoted, and he opened his eyes wide and said, "Brother-in-law, you are now the Imperial Imperialist. If you return to Beijing in the future, will there be at least one of the right lieutenant Imperial Envoys, or military officers?"
Such a position is already regarded as the middle level, and it is possible at any time to step into the ranks of the six ministers and become the high-level sequence of Daming!
As everyone listened, they all looked at Zhou Zheng suddenly, with different expressions, but the same expressions were all inspiring.
They are all mediocre officials, relying on Zhou Zheng to go to the present, if Zhou Zheng can go further, they will naturally rise too!
Zhou Zheng looked at the expressions of a group of people, put the imperial edict away, and said with a smile: "It's still hard to say, do things first."
"Yes!" a group of people responded in unison, morale surging.
The construction progress of Songshan City has been even faster after this time. The general soldiers from other places also showed their favors and gave away people and things. The imperial decree arrived in only five days. Zhou Zheng met the general soldiers of Liaodong for half and got a reward. More than 10,000 manpower.
Within a few days, the army payment of Zhou Zheng, which Qiu Hejia had been detaining, finally arrived late, and gave 20,000 taels out of 40,000.
By May, Songshan City had already looked a little bit, and Zhou Zheng was rushing to rush the progress, and at the same time he was walking around nearby.
For example, he crossed the Daling River, entered Youtun, met with Zu Dashou, and chatted for a long time.
Zu Dashou was very enthusiastic about Zhou Zheng, and he also made an appointment with an'offensive and defensive alliance' to face Jianluo and advance and retreat together.
When he returned to the city, Zhou Zheng looked at Da Linghe, which had completely thawed, with a pensive expression. He looked at Meng Hezhou and said, "Are there any movements from Jianlu?"
Meng Hezhou shook his head and said, "No, Jianlu had just gone through a severe winter, and he had to recover."
Zhou Zheng nodded, and said, "Keep on, I want to know about any disturbances from them. Also, go back and plan some plans if the prisoners come to attack."
"Yes." Meng Hezhou Road.
After Zhou Zheng hurried back to Songshan, he inspected the progress, and then called a group of people to a meeting.
Chu Jin said, "My lord, the current progress is faster than we expected. It may be completed in July so that the military and civilians can enter, and the construction will be completed before the end of the year."
Shangguan Lie followed closely and said: "My lord, there are already 10,000 people recruited from all over Liaodong and from inside the pass. They are all willing to follow the adults. The money and food from Tianjin Weiyun has arrived in a batch, and the city will be built. There is a large granary, and the grain that will arrive before the end of August can be enough for 50,000 people to eat for half a year!"
Cao Bianjiao said: "My lord, the supervisor has just divided the land for reclamation. Our Songjiang City is classified as 1,200 hectares. The supervisor asked us to cultivate immediately."
After listening to Zhou Zheng, he considered for a moment, and said: "The progress is fast, but it cannot affect the quality. We want to build a strong city, not a sand city as soon as it is pushed, and we must pay special attention to this. The money and grain are transported slowly, and the court should not be allowed to do so. Too much attention on the side will cause trouble. People who move to Songshan need special care, and the reclamation of wasteland must be planned as a whole. One thousand two hundred hectares, or 120,000 acres, everyone who participates in the reclamation, one cent for ten acres, three years Tax exemption. In addition, some soldiers will be assigned to participate in the reclamation. Also, spend money to recruit young people in the pass to cultivate in Songshan..."
The crowd listened to Zhou Zheng's words, while recording and asking some things.
Zhou Zheng answered, arranged, fast and concise.
Matsuyama Castle can be said to be extremely tense. The construction, training, and reclamation of the city, the soldiers working in three shifts, are also quite choking.
Zhou Zheng kept borrowing people from various places, and even quietly recruited 20,000 people from Yongping Mansion, Hejian Mansion, and Tianjin Wei's'reserves', and joined Songshan City in the name of'craftsmen'.
Zhou Zheng is in full swing here, just in July, Meng Hezhou, Chu Jin hurried to find Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng was checking the cultivated fields. Hearing that the two were coming, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and turned around and left.
Meng Hezhou, Chu and Jin both looked dignified and looked at each other. Meng Hezhou said: "My lord, the army of the captives is gathering, two yellow flags, two white flags, and Mongolia and the eight banners of the Han army are gathering. Hunting, but our people are investigating, it is estimated that there are 50,000 people, the target is unknown."
Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes, looked to the north, and said to himself: "Mongolia has been defeated long ago. North Korea has no threat. Where else can they go except Liaodong?"
Meng Hezhou and Chu Jin thought the same way, both of them looked at Zhou Zheng with solemn expressions, and their faces read: "My lord, what should I do?"
Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment, and said: "The old way is to use merchants to spread the news, so that the entire Liaodong will know as soon as possible. I will write a letter to Zu Dashou and make preparations early. It is not enough, I have to write to the supervisor. , Ask him about his countermeasures."
Guangning Youtun is an isolated city to the north of the Daling River. The city is not big enough to be guarded. If you want to reinforce, first cross the river, and then pull on the ground. Such a move, as long as the cavalry uses the speed to make a left and right flanking attack, or even encircle, it is basically to deliver food.
Zhou Zheng could already think of Sun Chengzong's countermeasure, that is, to abandon Youtun and order the grandfather to retreat to Jinzhou.
The advantage of this is that there will be no loss in the Ming Dynasty, and Jinzhou will not be broken even if the prisoners cross the Daling River, and they can only retreat in embarrassment as before.
The downside is that the newly built Youtun will be completely destroyed by the prisoners. The momentum of the Ming Dynasty's northward advance will be contained, and it may be difficult to advance in the future! (End of this chapter)