Chapter 44: Do other eyeliners, don't blame me for being cruel
The Chicheng General's Office is composed of a gate, a screen wall, a ceremonial gate, a front hall, a middle hall and a back hall. When you enter the gate, you are faced with a huge screen wall that is three feet six feet wide and one foot six feet high. There are gates at the east and west corners.
, and then Yimen.
As the name suggests, the ceremonial gate is where the host greets guests. At this time, the etiquette procedures are complicated. Officials of different ranks have different welcome and farewell treatment. Generally, the ranks are the same. The host has to go to the ceremonial gate to greet the guests. The guests and hosts greet each other from the wide open ceremonial gate.
Enter through the door and enter the lobby together.
Those with a slightly lower rank can only go through the corner doors on both sides of the Yimen. At this time, the Yimen is wide open. Zhang Cheng and others enter from the middle of the door. Anshunfa guides the front, Liu Jinhai, Li Changsheng and others follow behind.
The little flagman Du Rucheng and the old soldiers all took the side door.
Zhang Cheng looked around and saw that the office was quite tidy. He thought he had not been lazy in daily cleaning. The floors were also paved with blue bricks and stone slabs, which looked very grand.
Soon everyone arrived at the lobby, which had five rooms and seven shelves, with wing rooms on both sides. There was a colorful porcelain screen in the lobby, which was very exquisite. In front of the screen were a koan table, a grand master's chair, title plates, mahogany lamps and other items.
Generally speaking, the lobby is mostly a ceremonial place. Major celebrations and important government activities are mostly held here, but daily military affairs are basically not handled here.
Looking at his lobby, Zhang Cheng nodded.
"General, this is the lobby. On both sides of the front of the lobby are the gatehouse, prison room, stables, etc., as well as the canteen, kitchen, dormitories, etc. for your subordinates.
Entering from the side doors on the east and west sides is the central hall, which contains various public rooms, squad rooms, dormitories, etc. There are also side doors connected to the barracks on the west, and then there is the back hall, which contains the official residence and the upper room.
In addition, the two east and west roads are the East Flower Hall and the West Flower Hall, and there is also the Curtain Hall on the east road."
General Anshunfa reported carefully with a very respectful look on his face.
Zhang Cheng nodded, he was very satisfied with the General Staff Office. However, now he was just passing by and staying here temporarily. As for the future, after the Dushi Fort is stabilized, he might be able to move here to work.
After watching for a while, everyone entered the central hall through the hanging flower door on the east side. Those veteran soldiers, who knew nothing else, could do the sweeping and feeding the horses themselves, but Zhang Cheng ordered Liu Jinhai: "Jin Hai, I am the general.
You can take the war horse to the barracks and feed it, so that someone can take good care of it."
After passing the flower wall connected by the hanging flower door, the middle hall is not as deep as the front hall, but it is also quite wide. The main hall still has five rooms and seven shelves, with two wing rooms on each side, and five wing rooms on the left and right, and is connected with the corridor.
Connected to the veranda.
This is where Zhang Cheng handles military affairs on a daily basis. It is not as grand as the front hall. This middle hall is mainly for comfort. There are several large willow trees in the courtyard. There is a convenience door on the east and west. The west is connected to the barracks and the east is connected to the curtain hall.
There are some small courtyards where the generals and staff live.
There is a hanging flower door in the middle hall connected to the back hall. As the name suggests, the back hall is where Zhang Cheng lives daily. The back hall here is also a two-entry courtyard. There is an inner living room and study room in the front. Zhang Cheng can also receive guests here in the future.
Office.
The rear courtyard is also called the inner courtyard, which is where the family members live. Generally, outsiders are not allowed to enter. Those who can enter the inner living room are already Zhang Cheng's first-rate confidants.
According to Mr. Anshunfa, the backyard is connected to a garden with deep winding paths and a lake, making it a summer resort.
At this time, although the interior of the office was clean and tidy, it still looked simple. However, basic office furniture was available. The public room in the middle hall also had a separate small dining room and a sleeping kang, which was fully equipped, comfortable and convenient.
Zhang Cheng was sitting in the official hall of the middle hall. Zhang Cheng ordered the women and the old soldiers to be summoned. Soon, fourteen old soldiers and six women came to the hall. Together with Du Rucheng, they
They all knelt down and listened to Zhang Cheng's announcement.
"You and others have been assigned to work in this general's office. As long as you can do your best and work well for me, I will not treat you badly. However, if anyone becomes someone else's spy, don't blame me.
The methods are vicious!”
Zhang Cheng's eyes were cold and he spoke in a stern tone. The twenty-two people kneeling in the hall were all frightened. They were all like chickens pecking at rice, kowtowing and saying:
"The villain dare not..."
"The villain must be loyal..."
Zhang Cheng waved his hand, called Li Changsheng, and ordered him to reward each person in the hall with one tael of silver. Du Rucheng and An Shunfa were given two taels each. He also ordered them to buy some clothes and outfits, and they should not bring down the reputation of the General Office by wearing clothes.
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Then, he left Du Rucheng behind and ordered An Shunfa to lead everyone down to get busy, especially to clean up the backyard, and rest here tonight.
They were originally military households in the Red Castle. They were used to being used by military chiefs and had no salary at all. Today, Zhang Cheng arrived and rewarded each of them with one tael of silver, which made them feel happy.
Zhang Cheng also asked about the situation in the barracks of Li Changsheng and others. They were all large bunks with ten people per room, all with fire pits, and four huts, each of which could accommodate four people. In addition, there were stables and other places where five people were stationed.
Hundreds of men and horses, not a problem.
However, the firewood and horse feed were slightly insufficient, but they were enough for the moment. Then, Zhang Cheng led them into the inner courtyard to look around.
After leaving the official hall, he and his guards walked to the back hall. They first looked at the study room in the front yard and the living room inside, and then entered the back yard through the west hanging flower door. At this moment, Zhang Cheng had no family members yet, so he had nothing to worry about.
He took all the guards to visit the inner courtyard where he usually lived. There were seven main rooms here, and everything in them was fully furnished, including bedrooms, living rooms, and study rooms.
However, there are several east and west wing rooms in the inner courtyard, and they are all vacant for the time being, without any decoration.
Li Changsheng and others carried lanterns and surrounded Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng stood in the backyard garden, looking at the pond in front of him. As he began to control the Shangbei Road, the number of people under his command gradually increased, including various
He has different temperaments and temperaments, which will test his management ability!
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Zhang Cheng and others returned to the official hall of the middle hall, called Anshunfa again, and said to him: "Anshunfa, from now on you will be responsible for all the cleaning in this department. In the inner courtyard, you first arrange for a mother-in-law to take care of it temporarily.
As things come up, let’s leave it to Du Rucheng to take charge of all matters in the outer courtyard.”
An Shunfa agreed. He couldn't help but glance at Du Rucheng and thought to himself: "What kind of bad luck does this young boy have to be taken by the new guard general?"
Zhang Cheng ignored him and just told Du Rucheng: "Du Rucheng, tomorrow you will select ten more sergeants for the guard station. You must have those who have families and are diligent and loyal to serve in the general's office.
After making your selection, put it in a booklet and send it to Wu Shoubei.
Tonight, I will escort you all the way and work hard. You go find a shop, order some good wine and food, and bring them back to the barracks to eat and drink with them.
Also, you must find a waiter to come back to the office tomorrow to serve you, someone with quick hands and feet."