When Wang Zhongce received the good news from the front line, he couldn't help but laugh twice.
With a smile on his face, he handed the good news to the officials attending the meeting in Wenhua Hall.
"Jianmen Pass was breached by Commander Su, and the biggest pass blocking us was breached. When the army reaches Rongcheng Mansion, it will be a smooth road.
The Sichuan Ming Army has no way to stop us from taking Sichuan."
Many officials circulated the good news, and they all smiled.
Su Wuniu looked at the good news and said excitedly: "Great, the good news just came from Su Xiong.
They have already attacked Bazhou, and the attack on Bazhou went smoothly.
The main force of the Ming Dynasty was deployed on Jinniu Road. They did not expect that we could cross the difficult and dangerous Micang Road.
The Ming army in Bazhou was completely unprepared, and the city of Bazhou was not a major military town.
Now Su Xiong has left some soldiers behind to protect the safety of Micang Road. Bazhou City has been placed under military control.
I will lead the engineering team to set off tomorrow to completely open up the rice warehouse road and make it a road suitable for wheelbarrows.
I will also take some officials to take over Bazhou City, and let the remaining soldiers go to clear out the Ming army near Bazhou.
Our Ministry of Industry will build a road directly connecting Hanzhong City to Bazhou.
If conditions permit, we will repair all the way to Chongqing.
I brought this good news to Su Xiong.
He will also feel more at ease, not having to worry about Sichuan Governor Zhang Lun being able to send troops to encircle and suppress them."
When Zhang Dezhi, Minister of Industry and Industry, looked at this good news, his worries disappeared.
His son Zhang Yuliang was on the front line. Although he was an artillery general, the risk would be extremely high if the army failed.
Now that the army has won, the city behind Jianmen Pass cannot stop their attack at all.
"Okay, that's great.
I will coordinate with the Secretariat to ask major factories to send a group of craftsmen to Sichuan in advance.
Commander Su has said before that he will completely replicate the industrial system of Hanzhong Prefecture in Rongcheng Prefecture.
The literacy night classes organized by the factory are very effective and we have a large number of literate craftsmen.
As masters, they can bring out more apprentices to support the construction of Rongcheng Prefecture's industrial system."
Wang Zhongce looked at Zhang Dezhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said:
"Zhang Shangshu, the bank has just produced a batch of new silver coins, as well as a large amount of linen and other supplies.
The materials and craftsmen will be shipped there together. I will communicate with the military and ask the military to directly send new soldiers to protect your safety.
Sichuan is still a war zone now, and your safety must be protected.
It can be seen from the victory reports that there are many deserters in Sichuan.
The frontline army needs to seize the time to seize the city and seize the territory. They do not have the troops to clear out the deserters.
We can only wait until the war is over before sending a large army to clear out the deserters.
Deserters did not dare attack the established army.
But for some unarmed civilians or merchants, it will cause great harm."
Wang Zhongce made this suggestion, and Zhang Dezhi immediately agreed.
These craftsmen are capable people who have worked hard for a year and cultivated them.
You can't go directly to Shu without protection because of impulsiveness and let deserters kill you.
Zhang Youfeng, the Minister of Education, followed up and said: "This is really good news, I expected Commander Su to win a big victory.
Many scholars have been recruited in advance and asked to serve as intern teachers in primary schools.
Read the textbooks written by Su Tongling thoroughly.
When Sichuan becomes stable, I will immediately dispatch these teachers and let them build primary schools there."
Wang Zhongce heard Zhang Youfeng, the Minister of Education, say this.
He is also very satisfied with Zhang Youfeng. The Ministry of Education has prepared teachers in advance and will send these teachers there when the time comes, which will save a lot of time than direct recruitment.
Wang Zhongce also waited until the war situation stabilized, and then sent a group of officials who had been prepared for a long time to Shu, bringing with them trained teachers and doctors.
When they arrived in the local area, they were able to set up township offices and quickly establish a stable rule in the local area.
This is Wang Zhongce's main work in the next period of time.
The first batch of officials entering Shu must be strictly trained to select smart and capable talents.
Only if they gain a firm foothold can the teams behind them have experience to refer to.
Commander Su captured Jianmen Pass, and with the strength of his army, it was only a matter of time before he captured Sichuan.
Even if a few battles fail, it will not affect the overall outcome.
Wang Zhongce looked at Ling Yin, editor-in-chief of Hanzhong Newspaper, who was taking notes of the meeting.
"Editor-in-Chief Lingyin, I have a few manuscripts written by frontline reporters.
Your Hanzhong Newspaper editor polished it and published it directly in Hanzhong Weekly.
The good news needs to be shared with all the people, and there will still be some time before the next batch of newspapers is published.
It's best to add more issues, the newspaper will be out tomorrow."
"Wang Shangshu, our Hanzhong Newspaper Office has no problem. The newspaper will be published at noon tomorrow at the latest."
…
Wang Zhongce took the good news and walked into the back hall of the palace.
After the notification, he took Qu Qingyi, the secretary of the secretariat, to the back hall to meet her sister Wang Wenjun.
On the way, Wang Zhongce told Qu Qingyi to inform the Ministry of Health to train rural doctors as soon as possible.
This is an emergency quota and there is no need to wait for the recruitment office to recruit again.
Wang Wenjun, with her big belly, was sitting on a wicker chair outside the courtyard, basking in the sun. She closed her eyes and took a nap.
Wang Zhongce saw his sister resting happily, and he couldn't bear to disturb her.
Wang Wenjun waited for a long time, but before his second brother came in, he opened his eyes and looked around.
Only then did it see the second brother standing outside the door.
"Brother, why don't you come in.
I'm due to give birth in four months, and I don't have the energy to work now.
Some important matters are also communicated through Secretary Qu Qingyi.
You won't bother me about small things. Something major happened on the front line.
What happened to my husband?"
As Wang Wenjun spoke, he stood up holding on to the wicker chair.
Wang Zhongce saw this situation and hurriedly stopped him.
"Sister, don't worry, it's good news."
After Wang Wenjun heard this, he became quiet.
When she thought about it carefully, she couldn't possibly hear bad news.
In this situation, no one would tell her the bad news.
After Wang Zhongce finished speaking, he handed the good news and the letter written by Su He to Wang Wenjun to his sister.
Wang Wenjun smiled happily after reading the good news and letters.
She doesn't know much about military affairs, but she also knows the reputation of Jianmen Pass.
In history, any sizable army that captured Jianmen Pass would also capture Sichuan.
"Brother, my husband has already decided on the name of our child.
He said his son’s name would be Su Shu and his daughter’s name Su Rong.”
When Wang Zhongce heard the name Su Shu, he was a little happy, but also felt a little inappropriate.
This name is not taboo. The word Shu is the abbreviation of Sichuan, which is obviously very important to Suhe.
But when I gave this name to my offspring, I was afraid that the offspring would die young and not be able to grow up, or I had other ideas.
Wang Zhongce did not dare to say anything further, and pretended to ask casually:
"Sister, you'd better suggest a more complicated name. Such a simple single name is not good."
Wang Wenjun saw what his second brother was worried about and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing.
My husband has said that he will never avoid such things from now on.
His name is very simple, and most rivers cannot be renamed.
When a ruler does a good job, there is no need to avoid taboos.
If you don't do it well, even if you are avoiding taboos, you will be scolded by the people in different ways.
The eyes of the people are sharp, and no matter how well you cover it up, you can't hide it from them.
Avoiding taboos means that rulers are deceiving others."
When Wang Zhongce heard his sister say this, he was completely relieved.
It does not involve avoiding taboos and establishing heirs. It is the parents' freedom to name their children.
"Sister, you have to take care of your health here. If you feel bored, I want your sister-in-law to come here to stay with you more often.
I still have things to do and am going back to make arrangements."
Wang Zhongce achieved his purpose of coming here and said goodbye to his sister directly.
"Brother, you don't have to worry about me.
It's not like you don't know my medical skills.
My health is good and my child's condition is even better.
You don’t have to hide anything from me, I can survive whatever happens.”
After Wang Wenjun saw his brother Wang Zhongce leave.
I re-opened the letter Su He wrote to her personally and read it over and over again. The more I read it, the stronger the smile on my face became.
…
Yuelai Restaurant, Yang Wencai and Ding Wannian came here to have lunch.
"Man, why do you serve me sweet potato wine? Are you looking down on me?
Bring me the best wine you have here.
Uncle, I’m really not short of money right now.”
The waiter came over immediately. When he saw the wine on the table, he introduced it in a very calm tone:
"Sir, this is the new sweet potato roasted by our Yuelai Restaurant.
The distilled liquor technology our boss purchased at a high price.
We hire a brewing master to brew the unique Yuelai brand sweet potato roast.
This wine is extremely mellow, definitely not inferior to imported wine.
The price is among the most expensive and will never bury your identity.”
Yang Wencai took a sip of wine and felt his throat burning and his stomach churning violently.
"This wine is strong enough.
Your store is really good.
Lao Ding, let's drink together, thank you for giving me the advice and helping me turn over this time."
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers.
"Hanzhong Weekly" added another issue, a great victory on the front line, and a newspaper cost ten cents."
The newsboy took a stack of newspapers and walked into Yuelai Restaurant to sell newspapers.
By selling ten newspapers, the newsboy can earn a penny.
They are all children from poor families, and this job can help them supplement their family income.
"Bring me a newspaper. This is the first time that Hanzhong Weekly has added another issue."
Yang Wencai took a sip of wine and shouted to the newsboy.
He took out ten copper coins directly from his pocket and handed them to the newsboy.
The newsboy carefully inspected the copper coins and put them into the cloth bag hanging on his chest.
"This is your newspaper, please take it."
Yang Wencai opened the newspaper and muttered: "You Yuelai Restaurant is really bad. My husband used to read the newspaper, but now no one reads the newspaper.
If I want to read a newspaper, I need to buy it myself.
If I hadn't asked you to teach me, I wouldn't be able to read a newspaper even if I knew a few new words."
The waiter hadn't left yet. When he heard this, he said aggrievedly: "Sir, there is nothing our store can do.
Those literate storytellers became prosperous when they saw their peers applying for jobs as primary school teachers and reporters.
This time the governor's office recruited some temporary teachers to set up primary schools in Sichuan.
Many people have signed up to be teachers, who would make such a small amount of money by storytelling in a restaurant?"
There was an illiterate diner nearby who shouted loudly: "My dear fellow, since you are literate, please read what is in the newspaper and let us learn more about it."
Under the compliments of the surrounding diners, Yang Wencai took a sip of sweet potato roast and read the newspaper to everyone.
He couldn't recognize all the words on the newspaper, but he knew the pinyin and could read it without any problem.
When he finished reading the victory report of the army's capture of Jianmen Pass.
The whole restaurant immediately started to boil.
As long as no rumors are spread here in the Commander's Office, general policies can be discussed at will.
Under conditions where free speech is allowed, many people like to discuss current affairs.
When they heard the news of the successful capture of Jianmen Pass, everyone started talking.
"My son went to military school, and I asked him specifically to learn about Jianmen Pass.
Jianmenguan is also of great significance.
You don’t know that there is no problem with Jianmen Pass. Let me use a metaphor.
Sichuan is our house, and Jianmenguan is the front door and the big black dog guarding the house and yard beside the door.
When Jianmen Pass was breached, the gate was opened and the guard dog was killed.
From then on, Sichuan could no longer stop the army led by Su.
It will only be a matter of time before Commander Su takes Sichuan."
"I worked in a cement factory, and when General Su conquered Sichuan, he must be building roads.
Our cement factory will definitely need to expand its scale.
It's just that I was transferred to another job, and my annual salary was different by several taels of silver coins.
In the grinding workshop where wages are extremely high, the government stipulates that everyone can only work there for half a year.
I don’t know why it’s stipulated like this, but I feel like I can work for ten years without any problem.”
There were also some scholars who, after hearing the news, who usually don't like to talk, started to discuss it.
"Next year's imperial examination will be finished.
When Commander Su captured Sichuan, there were many more scholars in Sichuan than there were in Hanzhong Prefecture.
Originally, the competition for the imperial examination was fierce with so many of us. Now scholars in Sichuan participate in the imperial examination.
I am so unlucky to be born in this era."
"Man, you are really stupid.
If Commander Su conquers Sichuan, how many more official positions will there be?
Next year's imperial examination will definitely award a large number of official positions.
With so many official positions, the commander-in-chief must expand the scale of the imperial examination. The chances of each of us becoming an official will be greatly improved.
This is completely a good thing. I can already meet the grand occasion of the imperial examination next year.
Let’s go join the Hanzhong School, and we will definitely not fall behind this time.”
…
As soon as Li Yuanzheng walked into the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he heard several censors chatting.
“Our procuratorate’s official position is too confusing.
The supervisory censors of the Ming Dynasty are all of the seventh grade. They are all of the same grade, so it is not easy to make mistakes.
It's good for us to monitor the censor, from the ninth grade to the fifth grade, it spans ten grades.
As a seventh-rank supervisory censor, I thought I was quite an official.
Yesterday I saw a young supervisory censor. I thought he was a junior and went to give him some advice.
It turned out that he was a big boss from the fifth grade, so it was really embarrassing at that moment."
They were chatting and saw Li Yuanzheng walking in.
Just as the two censors were about to say hello, they heard the sound of a big drum outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
This big drum is unusual. The Haoran Zhengqi drum specially set up by Commander Su is specially used for officials to sue officials.
When people complain to the officials, they go directly to Dali Temple. The matter is brought to a meeting where the three legal tribunals will examine the matter.
Every time I think of Haoran's upright attitude outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate, one or more officials will inevitably be dismissed.
If a drummer makes a false accusation, he will be dismissed from his official position and may even end up in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
If the drum beater did not make false accusations, many officials would surely be put on trial.
When Li Yuanzheng heard the sound of drums, he immediately ran to the door of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The two supervisory censors also ran out.
The sound of the drums of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will attract all the eyes of Hanzhong City here.
Haoran's upright cases will be publicly reported by "Hanzhong Weekly".
Every detail of case handling will be studied repeatedly.
Under such circumstances, every censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate must ensure that they act in full compliance with the regulations so that others cannot find fault.
Du Yuan was beating the drum, feeling very aggrieved.
He is so unlucky.
Jianlei became an official of the Ministry of Personnel and an official of the Assessment Department, specializing in inspecting township chiefs and other officials.
He is usually good at flattering horses, which is to make his boss feel comfortable. He thought he would be promoted, but he didn't expect to get involved in big trouble.
Du Yuan hesitated for a long time, and it wasn't until he saw the good news in the newspaper today that he finally made up his mind.
Li Yuanzheng came out and saw Du Yuan from the official department.
He remembered this person, who was taking the exam at the Talent Recruitment Center at that time, and this person also caused some troubles.
Du Yuan saw Li Yuanzheng coming out. This person was in the same class as him because of the big case he handled last time.
Now he is a third-rank censor of Qiandu.
Du Yuan stopped playing the drum and couldn't help but cry bitterly: "I want to report Liu Wenhe, a third-rank official in the Assessment Department of the Ministry of Personnel.
He colluded with the Ming Dynasty and communicated secretly with Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of the Ming Dynasty.
The head of his family was a big family in Huguang. He had always concealed this matter and had not sincerely surrendered to Commander Su.
He has a lot of information about officials, especially those whose family members were in the Ming Dynasty.
He used this information as a threat to get some officials to provide him with information.
I have always supported Commander Su, and I sensed that this man had rebellious intentions.
I will collect evidence secretly. Now that I have collected the evidence, I will report it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately."
While Du Yuan was speaking, he handed the evidence he had collected to Li Yuanzheng.
This time he came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to beat the drum, and everything had been blocked.
When he overheard Liu Wenhe chatting with his confidants, he learned that there were also people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate who had connections with the Ming Dynasty court.
Du Yuan didn't dare to report in secret. If the report letter fell into the hands of a traitor, he would be finished.
He didn't know much about the secret guards either, and he couldn't find a trusted senior secret guard to report him to.
Only with this open process, all processes are exposed to the sun.
Especially for Li Yuanzheng, an official who was discriminated against in the Ming Dynasty only intervened to ensure his life.
When Du Yuan saw Li Yuanzheng entering the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he immediately beat the drum of righteousness.
Li Yuanzheng heard what Du Yuan said.
He briefly looked through the evidence provided by Du Yuan.
The above content is really shocking. He has found a cancer in the commander's office.
Li Yuanzheng signed an order and ordered the two supervisory censors around him.
"With the order signed by me, we will mobilize inspections from the Ministry of Criminal Justice to immediately bring Liu Wenhe and his family under control."
The two supervisory censors were overjoyed. They took the order signed by Li Yuanzheng and began to prepare to arrest the person.
This is an opportunity to make great achievements, and they should take it seriously.
"Du Yuan, follow me to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Officials and reporters from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment will come over soon."
Li Yuanzheng was not surprised at all. There were officials in the governor's office who colluded with the Ming Dynasty.
But this time the good news comes, the rule of the commander-in-chief will be more stable.
After Sichuan is captured, officials will have greater room for development.
There will be many officials like Du Yuan who find that their colleagues have problems and directly report them.
…
"Trash, Shao Jiechun, this trash, actually closed the sword gate.
He also lost his life at Jianmen Pass, and so many elite soldiers died in one battle."
Zhu Xieyuan looked at the newspaper in front of him, and there was also a copy of the traditional Chinese content copied by his master.
When he saw that the thief in yellow had breached the Jianmen Pass, he immediately became furious.
"Governor Zhang Lun of Sichuan is doing something, but the official document reporting the results of the battle has not yet been sent.
I learned about the defeat at Jianmen Pass from the newspaper of the Thieves in Yellow.
This is absolutely ridiculous."
While Zhu Xieyuan was speaking, he also slapped the table hard.
He felt that the future was gloomy and Sichuan was basically undefeated.
The thieves in yellow are so powerful that even those military households in Sichuan cannot defeat She Chongming.
That year, Ding You returned home to fulfill his filial piety, but his successor was a waste.
Let these soldiers surround Rongcheng Mansion.
It was thanks to Qin Liangyu and his white-pole soldiers that the danger of the siege was resolved.
Sichuan is rich, but the generals do not have the courage to fight.
She Chongming and Anbangyan's rebellion were basically resolved by Guizhou soldiers.
After these people won, they still wanted to compete with the Guizhou generals for the victory.
The Sichuan governor impeached Emperor Chongzhen as the governor, but for the sudden rise of the thieves in yellow.
Emperor Chongzhen asked him to mobilize soldiers and horses from five provinces to destroy the thieves in yellow.
He doesn't know how far he will go in his struggle with these wastes in Sichuan.
He took a fancy to Shao Jiechun and asked him to defend Jianmen Pass.
It must have been Zhang Lun, the governor of Sichuan, who was holding him back and not fully supporting Shao Jiechun in his defense of Jianmen Pass.
Zhu Xieyuan read the newspaper report on the yellow thief and confirmed his thoughts.
The thieves in yellow captured Jianmen Pass in less than twenty days.
There was no civil strife in Jianmen Pass. It was not because someone dedicated the city, but it was captured by thieves in yellow.
The Flying Tigers mentioned in the newspaper should be elite soldiers of the thieves in yellow.
Even if they are elites who have fought hundreds of battles, they can defeat Jianmen Pass with only five hundred men.
Zhu Xieyuan tried to break his head, but he couldn't figure out how Jianmen Pass was lost.
Even if the Hongyi cannon does not rely on the sword gate to be closed, it is just a traditional city defense weapon with rolling wood, stone and gold juice.
In addition, there is sufficient food, grass and troops in Jianmen Pass.
If you stick to it for half a year, there will be no problem at all.
As long as he is given half a year, he can mobilize a large army to capture Hanzhong Mansion, and the thieves in yellow will be defeated by then.
Zhu Xieyuan calmed down and sat at the desk again.
Throw away the inscription that you just wrote for Emperor Chongzhen.
Now the situation has changed drastically, and he cannot be as optimistic as before.
Zhu Xieyuan rewrote a new title book and explained to Emperor Chongzhen that Jianmen Pass, the gateway to Sichuan, had been lost.
Sichuan may no longer be safe, but he will try his best to save Sichuan.
At the same time, he immediately led troops to attack Hanzhong Mansion, the base of the yellow-robed thieves.
In the title book, Zhu Xieyuan impeached Zhang Lun, the governor of Sichuan, saying that he did not try his best to support Jianmen Pass.
Shao Jiechun fought alone, with few soldiers and few generals unable to resist the yellow-robed thieves, but he tried his best and killed a large number of yellow-robed thieves.
Zhu Xieyuan also stated in the title book that he was unable to mobilize the troops in Guangxi.
Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, banned the troops from Guangxi from marching northward on the grounds that the locals in Guangxi were causing rebellion and needed to be suppressed.
Zhu Xieyuan requested credit for Shao Jiechun in the title book.
Let the imperial court favor Shao Jiechun and boost the morale of all civil and military officials.
After he finished writing the title book, he asked his confidants to ride fast horses to the capital and hand his title book to Emperor Chongzhen.
Zhu Xieyuan issued several orders in succession.
Xu Chengming, the commander-in-chief of Guizhou Province, canceled the battle plan to enter Huguang and went directly to Sichuan to support.
Zhu Xieyuan knew that the relationship between Guizhou Commander-in-Chief Xu Chengming and Sichuan Governor Zhang Lun and Sichuan Commander-in-Chief Hou Liangzhu was very bad.
He asked Xu Chengming, the commander-in-chief of Guizhou Province, to try his best to keep Zunyi Prefecture in Sichuan. This was the gateway from Sichuan to Guizhou and there was no room for failure.
Mu Qishen, the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, led the Yunnan army northward to Sichuan to support Zhang Lun, the governor of Sichuan.
This is the only reinforcement he can deploy to Sichuan.
Huguang's troops are now gathered in Xunyang Mansion and have no way to enter Sichuan.
They returned to Hanyang, followed the natural dangers of the Yangtze River into Sichuan, and entered Kuizhou Prefecture in Sichuan.
Even if they bring a large army into Kuizhou Prefecture, they are still very far away from Rongcheng Prefecture.
By the time they arrived at Rongcheng Mansion.
Their speed is not as fast as the yellow-clothed thief's attack speed.
Zhu Xieyuan now has only one solution, which is to mobilize all his troops and directly attack Xing'an Prefecture.
He followed the Han River from Xing'an Prefecture and directly attacked Hanzhong City.
After taking Hanzhong, he could discuss with Sichuan Governor Zhang and attack the main force of the yellow-robed thieves from two directions.
This was the only way Zhu Xieyuan thought of to deal with the thief in yellow.
He summoned his close aides to discuss the battle plan and strive to break through the yellow-clad thieves' defense line as soon as possible.
Zhu Xieyuan discussed the preliminary plan with his staff and summoned the generals in Huguang for discussion.
Explain to them that Jianmen Pass has been captured and Sichuan is in danger.
He issued a strict order, and everyone mobilized their troops and horses to immediately attack the yellow-clothed thieves' position in Xing'an Prefecture.
Whoever dares to fight in fear of the enemy will be killed directly on the battlefield.
Zhu Xieyuan sent Teng Jiayan, the commander-in-chief of Huguang Xingdu, as the vanguard.
He has been in charge of the army in Shaoyang Prefecture for many years and knows the situation in Xing'an Prefecture.
General Hu Wensheng of the Huguang Navy led many ships of the Navy to transport Hongyi artillery and artillery to seize control of the Han River.