Although things have become weird and the style of painting has begun to be bizarre, we still have to face things that need to be faced.
The next day, Miaoyin's mood calmed down slightly and she began to pack her luggage, especially the gifts she was going to bring back to visit relatives and friends in Guanzhong, which required careful consideration and preparation.
This lady was a little regretful because she couldn't return to Guanzhong to visit her relatives and friends a few years ago, but she didn't want to have another chance in the new year. She was just in a bad mood and couldn't be happy at all.
However, her father's letter also vaguely pointed out that this matter was not just a simple recognition of a relative, but also closely related to her husband's situation in the country, so she could only hold back her displeasure and seriously
Prepare gifts for returning to visit relatives.
As for Li Tai, there were even more things to be busy with. Early the next morning, he convened the officials in the mansion to formally introduce Chang Sun Jian to everyone, and announced the news that Chang Sun Jian had replaced Cui Qian as the chief historian.
Before Li Tai, Changsun Jian had served as the governor of Jingzhou for many years, so he had many acquaintances in the general manager's office.
But when everyone heard the news, they were somewhat surprised, including those who knew Chang Sun Jian. They all looked at Li Tai directly, trying to figure out whether this was normal.
Whether there are other mysteries in their personnel appointments, this will determine their attitude towards Changsun Jian in the future.
"The eldest grandson, Changshi, is a prominent scholar in the country. He was in charge of the military and political affairs of Jingzhou for many years in the past. I don't think I need to introduce him much. Now that I have returned to my hometown, the personnel will not be too unfamiliar."
Li Tai glanced at Changsun Jian, who was leaning forward slightly and standing sideways, and then said seriously to everyone: "It's just that the current situation in the General Manager's Office is more complicated than in previous years in Jingzhen. You and other people should try their best to help Changsun Changsun."
Shi is familiar with affairs and can fulfill his responsibilities."
Although Changsun Jian has always maintained a relatively humble attitude after his arrival, it cannot change the fact that he was sent here without authorization by the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office. Naturally, Li Tai would not directly confide in him.
He signaled to all the Cao soldiers to seize their respective powers and give full play to their subjective initiative. Changsun Jian was temporarily not allowed to have access to some decision-making matters.
Before Changsun Jian arrived, Li Tai felt something was wrong because Cui Qian had not returned for a long time, and he sorted out the political affairs of the general manager's office and handed them over to the chief minister. Now that he was about to lead his army back to the court, this arrangement came in handy.
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After hearing the words, everyone nodded in agreement. Changsun Jian also said sincerely: "Compared with the prosperity of everything in the general manager's office today, the old facts of humble positions are too shameful to be mentioned. The general is rich in ingenuity and good at
When you make things happen, every place you sit in is called a ruler. You may start things early in a humble position, but compared with those who have been under the general's command for a long time and are diligent in receiving enlightenment, you are just a latecomer. I hope you will not be alienated by birth.
Me, let me be able to see the talented people and think about them together, and share the worries and hard work for the general!"
Changsun Jian's attitude was still modest and polite, and he did not look down on the people in the hall because of his seniority. Everyone responded politely.
Since the military and government of the Jingzhou Governor's Office are integrated into one body, it can be regarded as a small overlord in terms of personnel structure. However, it is not like the Chinese and Foreign Government where everything revolves around military arrangements, and the development needs to be more balanced.
When Cui Qian served as chief historian, in addition to being responsible for specific government operations, he was also responsible for some policy decisions. In particular, Li Tai first invested some personnel resources to start many things, and then he did not have enough time to manage them.
Cui Qian needs to take over the past and continue to promote the development of affairs. After reaching a certain scale and progress, he will draft a set of administrative regulations.
However, Li Tai and Chang Sun Jian naturally did not have such a tacit understanding at the moment, so he just sorted out the government affairs that would be run by the General Manager's Office in order of priority, and then handed these matters over to Chang Sun Jian for his coordination and execution.
Changsun Jian was also a feudal official before, and later joined the Bafu as a long history. Naturally, he was no stranger to these administrative tasks. After Li Tai handed over the matter to him, he got to know it a little, and began to arrange it skillfully. Occasionally
Some oversights and omissions were simply caused by an insufficient understanding of specific matters. They were promptly supplemented after being reminded by the staff on the side. There were no errors in the process.
Li Tai stayed in the hall all morning and felt relieved when he saw that Changsun Jian was becoming more and more proficient in handling affairs.
Because he himself has a comprehensive plan for the development of the General Manager's Mansion, Chang Shi is just a great steward of government affairs to him, and he does not need Chang Shi to provide him with too many groundbreaking suggestions and decisions, so the General Manager of the Mansion
Shi's role has always been reflected in the execution of his decisions, so he is not worried about what will happen to him once he leaves.
Over the years since he came to Guanzhong, the improvement of his position is only the most superficial manifestation. The personnel network and resources connected under this have become more abundant. With the support of these personnel resources, he can do everything with ease in this position.
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If someone really wants to be replaced casually, then this so-called general manager in Jingzhou seems to be not much different from some grass-roots positions. When sweeping the streets, you have to know the pits and know the way. If someone can really come and do the job effectively, then
He really deserves to die too.
It is difficult for others to compare. At least Sun Jian, the eldest son, who stayed in Jingzhou for many years and was still serving as the governor of Jingzhou during the same period of history, was completely crushed by Li Tai today.
Compared with the step-by-step approach in government affairs, the military needs to be more cautious. Although Yu Wentai has shown enough goodwill and even gave Yu Wenhu as a hostage, Li Tai cannot be completely defenseless.
The post-Three Kingdoms is an era where monsters are rampant. The frequent occurrence of various small-probability incidents has made the cost of trust between people extremely high. The political review of a cook must be stricter than that of the three princes. It is even worse if you don't wear a helmet when entering the palace.
It's courting death.
And even if we don't consider whether Yu Wentai will attack him, the Yuchi brothers have to guard against him. This is really a grudge.
The two brothers successively served as leading generals in charge of the imperial army. Yuchigang still holds this position today. The dethronement and erection of the emperor will be held in Chang'an City. This is Li Tai's trip to someone else's home field. Of course, he must be vigilant and careful, not to mention whether he will
You will be stabbed head-on, even if you are blocked and humiliated by them, it will be quite uncomfortable.
Therefore, Li Tai had to weigh everything from his personal security work to the military layout of the General Manager's Office after he left for a long time. Even if it was not foolproof, he still had to strive to have backup plans to face various accidents and emergencies.
plan.
As for not going at all because he was worried about an accident, that was not something he considered. This would undoubtedly show his anger on his face. He had talked a lot about the expedition to Shu, but in the end, even Guanzhong
If you don't dare to reply, if your background is exposed, then you will only be forced to cross the bottom line even more.
Putting aside these small calculations, with the arrival of the new year, new changes have taken place in the situation around the jurisdiction of Jingzhou General Administration.
Since Li Tai declined Wang Sengbian's request for cooperation last year, Wang Sengbian did not wait for the Northern Qi army to come south to join forces. Instead, he launched an attack on Guo Yuanjian's headquarters in Hefei and defeated his army.
As Guo Yuanjian retreated, the several strongholds occupied by the Northern Qi Dynasty in Jiangbei and Huainan became isolated. They could defend the city, but they did not have enough strength to respond to each other and provide assistance. This also made Nanliang have been relatively weak after regaining Jiankang.
The severe Jiang defense situation has eased, and Chen Baxian from Jingkou has become more bold and active in his activities in Jiangbei.
The improvement of the situation downstream will undoubtedly add more confidence to Jiangling. According to Xiao Laoqi's consistent behavior, it is very possible to restart border provocations. Especially before, envoys were sent to Jingzhou to ask for the rights of Xiakou and other ports.
Lu Fahe, the governor of Yingzhou in Nanliang, is expected to take further actions.
As for the Northern Qi Dynasty, if they want to reverse the current unfavorable situation in Huainan, they will naturally have to send more troops from their country to the south.
However, since Yiyang in the upper reaches of the Huai River was occupied by the Western Wei Dynasty, it was difficult for the Northern Qi Dynasty to fully launch its military operations in Huainan. It was necessary to be wary of this variable. In order to avoid this constraint, it was first necessary to launch an attack on Yiyang.
It is also possible to attack and capture Yiyang.
Although Huainan and Jiangbei haven't figured it out yet and rashly started a war with the Western Wei Dynasty, is Gao Yang a reasonable person?
Therefore, the border defense situation in Jingzhou is still quite severe at the moment. Before the arrival of Yu Wenhu and others, Li Tai arranged for people to gather in Xinye to inspect the border. On the one hand, he was observing the variables from the outside, and on the other hand, he was strengthening the border defense arrangements.
Now we know what the variables are, but the pressure on the border defense has not changed yet. It just so happened that Li Tai was about to lead his army back to the court, so he took this opportunity to move the main force out of Mianbei and distribute it around.
Among the current military arrangements around the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, the ones farthest from the Mianbei base camp are naturally the troops of He Ruodun and Li Qianzhe of Bashu. Together with the rear division led by Yu Wenshan, more than 10,000 troops have been dispatched.
Although these troops are far away from Mianbei, they can restrict or provide support to Xiakou and Hanzhong. They are also a very important troop in Li Tai's layout.
Hanzhong also had more than 3,000 troops led by Guo Yan who assisted Cui You in Nanzheng, 3,000 boat divisions led by Yu Wenqiu and Li Xian of Shannan, and Xi Gu and Li Quji of Xingzhou, who supervised ship building and conducted troop training.
Of course, the tens of thousands of prisoners of war previously exchanged for food from the Jiangling armies also had a certain fighting capacity, but relatively speaking, Li Tai needed their shipbuilding skills more.
In Wuning, south of Xiangyang, when Li Tai threatened Jiangling, he sent Liang Shiyan to station three thousand fine cavalry, but they have not yet taken them back. On the east bank of the Han River is Yingzhou Shicheng, where Li Yunxin is stationed, which is also Mienbei.
The center of trade with Gangneung.
Continuing down the Han River, we arrived at a series of river crossings in the north of the Yangtze River, such as Xia Shou and Xiakou. Here, Zhu Meng, Linghu Yanbao, Xu Wensheng and other armies were stationed at the crossings. There were many armored soldiers at the crossings, but
There was a serious shortage of boats used for river patrols and water warfare, so they basically only moved along the river and could not go deep into the river.
Originally, Anzhou Anlu further north from Xiakou and the nearby Yiyang Three Passes were the southeastern border of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion. However, before the Jinxi Lu Xida brothers and some other Jiangbei powerful men came to seek annexation, so
Li Tai then sent Li Tun to lead his troops to station in Qichang County and continue to push the actual control area of the General Administration to the east.
However, the garrison in Anzhou was not withdrawn. Wang Jie was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Anlu city defense, and he joined forces with Suilu local tycoon Ma's father and son and other tribes to station in Suilu. As for the three passes of Yiyang, Quan Jingxuan was still used.
Sit in charge and serve as Yiyang's backup.
The defenders of Yiyang are Zhao Gang and Dou Yi, and Liu Fanggui leads a fleet of boats to be stationed on the upper reaches of the Huai River to strengthen the influence and deterrence of Shouyang and other places in the east.
Fangcheng, which borders the Northern Qi and Henan to the east of Miobei, is still guarded by Shi Jing. Sanya Road to the north and Xiangcheng to the east are guarded by Guo Yan.
Today, in the General Manager's Office in Jingzhou, there are more than 60,000 troops directly under the control of the General Manager's Office. This number also includes the generals' respective departments.
In fact, originally this number could be even greater. Not to mention the number of people and horses in Jingzhou, the number of prisoners obtained through various channels in the several battles between the north and the south was easily tens of thousands. The number of young men obtained after several wars was also very impressive.
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However, quantity never equals quality, and the cost pressure of raising an army is too great, so Li Tai has been carefully selecting. Those who have been laid off have either been converted into households or become craftsmen.
Including the generals, they were also asked to streamline their troops while maintaining their combat effectiveness. They no longer had three to five thousand troops at every turn, but remained at a thousand or even less. Although the number was reduced, their combat effectiveness was still very impressive.
Among the more than 60,000 troops, excluding the generals' respective tribes and the state, county, and township soldiers, there are only 15,000 people who truly belong to the category of government soldiers, and specifically only 12,000 people in the towns. Because the government soldiers need to obey the Chinese and foreign governments
According to the plan, Jingzhou sends 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers to guard the river every quarter.
In addition to these soldiers who can be counted on the register, there are also many powerful tribes and barbarian armed forces. The total number of these groups is as many as 40,000 to 50,000. On weekdays, they each occupy one side. Once the General Administration issues a recruitment order, they will also accompany them.
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These attached peripheral armed forces are also an important force in Jingzhou's border defense. Otherwise, the more than 60,000 troops registered in the General Administration Office alone would not be enough to be dispatched to so many surrounding places.
For example, there are several directions with a large number of troops. There are 10,000 troops in Shuzhong, and more than 10,000 in Xiakou. In addition, there are thousands of people stationed in Yiyang, which deducts nearly half. Only those who are attached can be absorbed.
The strength allows them to also participate in the surrounding garrison, so that the General Administration can maintain sufficient mobility and carry out garrison changes.
Currently, there are more than 15,000 soldiers under the general manager's government who are undergoing a rest period. They are all garrison soldiers who were replaced from various sides just a few years ago. They need to rest until early summer before they can be recruited again.
There are 20,000 troops gathered in Xinye. Li Tai plans to dispatch 5,000 elites to follow him back to the court. The rest will be mainly used to strengthen the defense along the river. This includes the boats that were built at the shipbuilding base last year.
, and also allocated it to Xiakou to prevent Nanliang from causing trouble.
This time when he returned to the court, Li Tai recalled Zhang Shinu, who had been sent away to lead the army, to serve as the captain of his own soldiers. Zhang Shinu was extremely powerful and loyal. With his entourage and protection, Li Tai could feel more at ease. Liang Rui
, Shuofeng and Li Ya, etc., will also follow him back to the court this time. These second-generation soldiers have their own connections, and they can also get some information that cannot be obtained through other channels.
Gao Le and Mo Chenqiong, the governor of Rangcheng Fangcheng, followed Li Tai this time. Zhu Meng returned to Rangcheng to take over as the governor of Fangcheng. Liang Shiyan withdrew to garrison in Shicheng, and Li Yunxin went with the team to guard Wuguan.
The reason why he wanted to disperse his troops in various places instead of concentrating them in Rangcheng was that in addition to strengthening border defense, Li Tai was also planning to be prepared.
If something evil really happened during this return to the imperial court, no one would be able to control the situation. The generals under his command may not be able to withstand the people sent by the Bafu, but they can directly surrender to foreign countries.
Just like what Wang Lin of Nanliang did just now, when we gather together we are like a ball of fire, when scattered we are filled with stars. No one except General Li can control this situation!
After these military and political arrangements were completed, Xinye's troops had been selected and arrived at Rangcheng, so the group left Jingzhou and headed toward Wuguan in a mighty way.
Something happened today that delayed my writing, so I will update one chapter first...