A night of love passed, and although the spring night was short, Shang Yi and Ye Yaoying were not greedy for bed, so they got up early to wash up. But after the rain and dew last night, Ye Yaoying looked even more radiant and her whole body exuded an amazing charming beauty. If it weren't for the fact that there were still a lot of aftermath to be dealt with in Hangzhou, Shang Yi almost pushed Ye Yaoying down on the bed and had another battle.
While having breakfast, Chen Yuanyuan, Lin Fengwu, Zhu Musu and others could naturally notice the changes in Ye Yaoyun, so they joked about her. Fortunately, they were only one family on the table, so this topic was not afraid of poisoning minors. Although Zhu Musu and Shang Yi had not yet broken through the last level of relationship, they had done a lot of hugs and kisses, and they also participated in a few words with shyness. For a moment, the dining table was filled with orioles, and they were very lively.
After breakfast, everyone started to do their own things. Shang Yi hugged Chen Yuanyuan on the left and right, Lin Fengwu kissed him on the face and smiled and said, "Have you thought about it? Who will accompany me tonight? Should you come together with the two?"
Although the two couldn't help but say a coquettish voice, their eyes were full of desire. Shang Yi was also hot, and then they understood why many emperors in history were addicted to alcohol and sex and ignored the government. They only had three or four wives now, and they were all a little too busy. The emperors had three palaces and six courtyards, so how could they still have time to deal with major affairs in the government?
After a while of joking, the couple left separately. Shang Yi and Ye Yaoying also came to the lobby in front. At this time, administrative officials at all levels in Hangzhou were basically here, so they started their work today.
First of all, it is about the army. It was originally supposed to be a commendation meeting to receive awards and commend the meritorious soldiers in this battle to encourage the morale of the entire army. However, the Battle of Southern Shandong has been launched, so Shang Yi also planned to commend the entire army after the Battle of Southern Shandong. Now he is only giving the first batch of returning soldiers a day off and let them go back to reunite with their families.
However, Shang Yi also stipulated that soldiers should not carry any weapons or armor when they go home, but they can wear military uniforms. At the same time, they notify officers at all levels, emphasizing that soldiers must respect discipline as much as they are in the army during their return home and pay attention to maintaining the image of the merchant army.
At the same time, the pension and resettlement work for the families of the soldiers who died in battle were carried out. Li Yan took special responsibility and strictly required all departments to cooperate fully. This work must not be careless. Every compensation and the resettlement and care of every household must be implemented in place, and every household must not be missed. Those who dare to be in a bad way will be strictly handled. Of course, Li Yan also knew that this was a major event that concerns the morale of the military, so he immediately stated that he would do his best to complete it.
On the one hand, in this battle, Li Benshen and Li Chengdong also surrendered. Li Benshen had been appointed as the leader of the 20th Regiment, and Li Chengdong's army was also selected to reorganize a regiment, with the number as the 24th Regiment, with Li Chengdong as the leader and Li Yuanyin as the deputy regiment commander. However, there were still 15,600 soldiers left in these two men. Except for a few who wanted to abandon their troops and return to agriculture, most of them were willing to receive training and become qualified soldiers. Therefore, Shang Yi also organized them into two temporary brigades for training.
During this battle, Hangzhou had already formed two temporary brigades, and now the number of temporary brigades has reached four. Shang Yi also plans to form two to four temporary brigades. Within this year, two to three formal infantry divisions and three to five formal infantry brigades will be expanded to make Zhejiang's official force reach 120 to 150,000, preparing for the next step of technological advance to Xuzhou.
Next is the handling of prisoners. This Jianghuai Battle and a Huai Battle were also in Huai'an. A total of more than 56,000 prisoners were captured. After screening and debating, the captives were distributed as follows: 3,246 official flag soldiers of the Manchu Eight Banners; 10,537 Han Banners and Manchu Flag Coats, followed by 22,428 surrendered troops in the former Ming army; 17,179 surrendered troops in the former peasant army.
Now all infrastructure construction in Zhejiang is in full swing, and the labor demand of all departments is very large. The nearly 30,000 prisoners captured when Shang Yi entered Zhejiang were basically transformed. Most of them became formal soldiers of the merchant army. Although a small number of them were unwilling to be frivolous, they also gained freedom and became formal industrial workers. Only more than 2,000 stubborn people were left. The incumbent group of prisoners can also alleviate the demand for labor. It is also an important source of troops in the future.
Of course, prisoners are treated differently. The Manchu Eight Banners soldiers only consume labor and go to mines. The shipyards do the most difficult work. Anyway, they are exhausted and exhausted. The Han Eight Banners soldiers and the Manchu Eight Banners are not in hope of transformation, but they are pure labor. After working for several years, they can consider releasing them. Only the Ming army surrendered to the former peasant army is the key target of the merchant army to transform. While working, necessary military training is also required.
According to this distribution plan, various departments also fought for these prisoners, of course, mainly between the three departments of the Agricultural Department, the Industrial Construction Department and the United Front Work Department. Needless to say, the Industrial Construction Department is a large number of people employing people, and there are also a large number of engineering projects that require a lot of manpower; the Agricultural Department needs to purchase, transport, and store grain, and also require manpower; the United Front Work Department originally had no shortage of manpower because it could call the army to do things, but now the arsenal is under the management of the United Front Work Department and also requires some professional manpower. Moreover, most of the prisoners are the targets of the military transformation, so the United Front Work Department also needs to have the right to manage the prisoners.
After a bargaining, the final distribution was: all the Manchu and Han Eight Banners and Manchu Banners were assigned to the Industrial Construction Department and managed by themselves. The remaining prisoners were divided into two halves, the Industrial Construction Department accounted for half, and the Agricultural Department and the United Front Department divided the other half equally. However, the employment and management of this part of the prisoners were agreed upon by the various departments and the United Front Department, and necessary military training was ensured.
Although this distribution cannot reach the end of all three departments, they are basically satisfied. After all, there are only so many prisoners, and everyone has to share some. The lack of labor force will be solved by hiring workers.
The last thing is about the security of Zhejiang. After the fall of the horse accident in Nanjing, Shang Yi also realized that the security issues in Zhejiang should be further strengthened. Although his governance foundation in Zhejiang has been very stable and has been deeply loved by the people, it is impossible to have large-scale unrest like Nanjing, but we must still prevent the unburning situation, and we must also prevent the intelligence personnel of the Qing court.