Hu Zongxian brought out the imperial edict and helped Zhao Wenhua gain the right to take charge of the sea sacrifice, and Zhang Jing had to back off.
After Zhao Wenhua took control of the right to the sea sacrifice, he aimed to push the sea sacrifice to its peak. He issued one order after another and organized the sacrifice on a grand scale.
Zhao Wenhua not only did not restrict the people from entering the sacrificial site to watch the sea sacrifice, he even issued various measures to encourage and induce the people to watch the sea sacrifice.
For example: on the day of the sea sacrifice, the ceremony will provide free vegetarian meals that have been consecrated, and all the people who watch the ceremony can receive them; people over 80 years old who watch the ceremony can be given a seat and a consecrated Taoist talisman; after the sea sacrifice, the ceremony will stay for three days, during which time the people who watch the ceremony can have the qualifications to offer sacrifices and pray at the ceremony, and the ceremony will be dismantled after three days...
These measures have greatly stimulated people's interest in watching the sea sacrifice. People from dozens of miles around, bringing their old and young, and their families, came to the sea sacrifice site. The number of people on the way was endless. It is said that there are people from more than a hundred miles away who will rush to watch the sea sacrifice overnight.
After hearing about Zhao Wenhua's measures, Zhang Jing, who had maintained a righteous spirit for decades, cursed: "You are not worthy of being my advisor! I have argued with this man for two days. I am so ashamed!"
Basically, Zhao Wenhua is an idiot and has no brains. I actually argued with this idiot for two days. It's so fucking embarrassing!
Then, Zhang Jing issued a military order to all military officials, generals and officials involved in military affairs: "As the governor, I govern the army according to military law, and I also govern you according to military law. 'Military affairs are confidential.' From now on, all arrangements and military information about the suppression of Japanese pirates in Jiangnan must not be disclosed to anyone, including to Lord Zhao Wenhua. Anyone who discloses military information without authorization, no matter who the target is, will be charged with the crime of colluding with the Japanese pirates and will be severely punished! You must also pass this military order to your own officials and generals. Don't think that I didn't warn you."
Zhang Jing's military order basically eliminated the possibility of Zhao Wenhua interfering in military affairs.
It can be predicted that for a period of time in the future, as long as Zhang Jing is still the governor, Zhao Wenhua will be excluded from core military affairs.
Those officials and generals who want to curry favor with Zhao Wenhua should carefully consider how many heads they have.
In addition, with this military order, it would be difficult for Zhao Wenhua to win over officials. Anyone who got close to Zhao Wenhua had to be careful not to be accused by Zhang Jing of leaking military information without authorization.
At dusk, Zhu Ping'an led Liu Dadao and other middle-level generals of the Zhejiang Army to familiarize themselves with the sea sacrifice site.
Although Zhao Wenhua only ordered the Zhejiang Army to take charge of the area southeast of the festival, which accounted for about one-tenth of the festival, Zhu Ping'an not only led Liu Dadao and others to familiarize themselves with the area under their charge, but also led them to familiarize themselves with the entire sea sacrifice festival.
As a general, even if you are in charge of a small corner of the country, you must look at the overall situation so that you can act in accordance with the overall situation.
Under the leadership of Zhao Wenhua, this sea sacrifice was unprecedented in terms of scale and number of participating people.
Zhu Ping'an is very worried about tomorrow's sea sacrifice and the safety of the people who will come to watch the sea sacrifice tomorrow.
Wang Zhi wanted to stir up trouble to force the imperial court to open the sea market, while Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates were afraid that the world would not be in chaos, so they wanted to stir up trouble to enhance their prestige among the Japanese pirates and attract big and small Japanese pirates to join his army...
They must have caused trouble during the sea festival.
After Zhu Ping'an led Liu Dadao and others to familiarize themselves with the sea sacrifice site, his worries became even more serious.
There are too many potential safety risks in the sacrificial venue.
Zhu Ping'an really couldn't help it, so he arranged for Liu Dadao and others to return to the camp, and went to ask for a meeting with Zhao Wenhua himself.
In the tent, Zhao Wenhua was playing chess with Hu Zongxian. Holding the chess pieces, he looked confident that the whole country was under his control. With a smile on his face, he asked Zhu Pingan: "Zihou, what is the matter that makes you anxious to see me?"
The sea sacrifice will be held tomorrow. There are so many safety hazards at the sacrifice site, and you still have the leisure to play chess here...
How do you smile that mysterious smile that looks like you have everything under control?!!
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
"Master Zhao, I have just led my generals to familiarize themselves with the sacrificial site. During that time, I was lost in thought and had some immature ideas. I have come to ask Master Zhao for advice." Zhu Ping'an held back the pain in his balls and said to Zhao Wenhua with a bow.
Zhu Ping'an spoke very tactfully and modestly, but Zhao Wenhua was an old fox in the officialdom and he immediately understood Zhu Ping'an's intention.
"Haha, Zihou came here to advise me to reduce the scale of the sea sacrifice and reduce or limit the number of people watching for the sake of safety?" Zhao Wenhua asked with a smile, holding up the chess piece, his tone full of disapproval.
"No." Zhu Ping'an shook his head. "Master Zhao is the chief priest. I will obey your orders in all matters related to the sea sacrifice. I have a few immature ideas, but they are also for the purpose of better assisting you in completing this sea sacrifice that is destined to go down in history."
Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he heard this. Zhu Ping'an's words such as "I will obey the teacher's orders" and "The Sea Sacrifice is destined to be recorded in history" made Zhao Wenhua feel relaxed all over, as if he had taken a tonic pill, his face was flushed.
"Haha, if you have any ideas, feel free to tell me. I'm all ears, teacher." Zhao Wenhua nodded with a smile.
"Students are familiar with the sacrificial site and have discovered that many offerings have been prepared for this sea sacrifice, such as incense, candles, paper money, firecrackers, etc., which are all flammable and explosive. If the sea sacrifice is held tomorrow and the water leaks accidentally, or if thieves sneak in and start a fire, it is easy to cause a fire with unpredictable consequences. Students wonder if it is possible to take precautions in advance. First, all flammable and explosive items should be stored separately and kept under strict supervision; second, more water tanks and other fire extinguishers should be placed on site to help put out fires when accidents occur." Zhu Ping'an said with a bow.
Zhao Wenhua was a little disapproving at first, but when he heard this, his face changed and he put down the chess piece in his hand.
Hu Zongxian was also obviously shocked.
This is a hidden danger.
There is also a sea sacrifice site outside the sea sacrifice, which is guarded by a large army, so the organized Japanese pirates would never dare to fall into the trap. However, there is no guarantee that there will not be some daring Japanese pirates who sneak into the sea sacrifice site to cause damage. It seems that there is a kind of terrorist called ninja in the Japanese pirates, who are specially trained for assassination and sabotage. If they sneak into the site, there is really nothing they dare not do, such as murder and arson.
"Zihou's words make sense. We should take precautions early." Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian looked at each other and nodded, then let Zhu Ping'an continue.
“Tomorrow, there will be a huge number of people participating in the sea sacrifice, the largest number in the past hundred years. If there is any change in the site, the people will panic and it will be a big problem for so many people to leave the site. It is easy to cause stampedes or collisions in the site… The students wondered whether it is possible to set up more safety passages at the site, set up obvious signs, and send soldiers to guard and maintain it, so that if there is a change, the people can be evacuated quickly and efficiently through the safety passages.”
"Instead of restricting the people's entry, can we restrict their free movement and place them according to their registered residence..."
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Zhu Ping'an put forward a total of five practical suggestions, and Zhao Wenhua basically accepted all of them and implemented them.
Zhu Ping'an then breathed a sigh of relief.