Chapter 1795: Ren Zijuan is planning for great things and planning carefully
Song Xian calmed down his emotions before speaking.
"The next best option is to secretly monitor and grasp the trend. When it becomes powerful, use a large army to catch them all. The problem is that the area involved is too large and too large, so the court must coordinate and command. It is not easy to control the situation. It is easy to leak the news and fail. "
Feng Ziying nodded and agreed that this plan did have great hidden dangers.
The White Lotus Sect involves a wide range of areas, not only Shuntian Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture, but also the entire Northern Zhili, and even Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Nanzhi. The White Lotus in Shandong and Shanxi is quite powerful. It needs to be unified. To investigate and deal with it, it is easy to cause leaks in one place and spread the news to other places, causing birds and beasts to scatter, and then it is difficult to eliminate.
"The middle strategy is to dig deep and investigate carefully, choose the right time, and use secret arrest or killing methods to target the key personnel. Because secret societies such as these are relatively loosely organized, organizations in each region rely heavily on the ones with outstanding capabilities and prestige. Higher key leaders and core members are responsible for organizing and mobilizing. As long as these key figures are eliminated, the organization will be paralyzed and difficult to initiate. It will be much easier to clean up later." Song Xian introduced: "But this is also We also have weaknesses, that is, we may not be able to control some members, and arresting and killing them may not be enough to achieve success in one fell swoop. Once they escape, it may intensify the situation and cause them to directly rebel..."
Feng Ziying was slightly moved. This plan was obviously more stable, but it did have many problems, and there were also problems with the next step. If Shuntian Prefecture can do it, can other prefectures do it as well? It's just that Shuntian Prefecture can do it, but if the White Lotus Sect in surrounding prefectures such as Baoding, Zhending, and Hejian riots, it will also affect Shuntian Prefecture.
“What’s the best strategy?” Feng Ziying asked again.
"I'm afraid that the best policy will be slower to take effect, and it will require some cooperation. In the opinion of the lower officials, the White Lotus Sect is still in the stage of great development and expansion, and is recruiting members everywhere. It might be better for the imperial court to arrange three or five suitable candidates to join it, and even cooperate with the implementation of policies. We intend to create some opportunities for it to promote its status in the White Lotus Sect. If we can become the core leader and master all the inside information about it, and then combine the best and worst strategies to take action, we will be able to completely eliminate it."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was very interested. She touched her chin and nodded: "Shou Xian, this is a great idea, but it may not be easy to implement, right?"
"Sir, it's not as complicated and difficult as you think. These White Lotus Sect recruits are now targeting merchants and country squires. It's not difficult for us to find three to five suitable candidates here, but it does take some effort to train them. But If it is to solve such a huge trouble as the White Lotus Sect, it is worth it, and it does not necessarily have to be limited to Shuntian Mansion, Yongping Mansion, and even Shanxi and Shandong can also select personnel. In this regard, the various clean officials departments of the Ministry of Justice are Each province has a large group of special informants, many of whom meet the requirements. If you select the outstanding ones and break into them, you will get results quickly."
Song Xian has been an official for a long time and has spent a lot of time dealing with officials from the various Purification Departments under the Ministry of Punishment. He is well aware of the size of the informant groups of each Purification Department in the entire thirteen provinces. Although the identities of these informants are kept secret, Song Xian also Knowing that many of them are well-known figures from various places, the White Lotus Sect also wants to draw these people into its camp to increase its momentum. This is just the opportunity.
"Well, Shouxian, it seems that you are very confident." Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction: "Well, you can prepare yourself. I will go to the Ministry of Punishment to see Mr. Han tomorrow. You and I will make a report together. If the conditions are right, Mr. Han If you agree, you can also meet Mr. Liu to make a special report. As long as they two support it, I think we can handle this matter well."
Song Xian was overjoyed and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will be well prepared after I leave the official position. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"Well, Shouxian, work hard. The court will never ignore officials who have made achievements in a down-to-earth manner. I understand this very well. I also hope that Shouxian can add glory to our Shuntian government office in this case. "Feng Ziying stood up and patted Song Xian on the shoulder.
Song Xian put forward a relatively complete response strategy to deal with the White Lotus Sect. Feng Ziying was quite satisfied. He realized that many times it was not that he had no useful people under his command, nor that they lacked skills, but that it depended on whether you could discover it and how dare you I dare not use it, or rather, can it be used by you.
Being in this position, we actually have great advantages, especially under the current system.
As the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture acting on behalf of the Prefecture Yin, I have great power, and in the current chaotic situation, the discretion given by the imperial court to the subordinates is also quite large. Similarly, the Seventh Department also has suggestions for some important officials of the following prefectures. Very seriously.
At the same time, the prestige he has accumulated in the past few years has made the princes in the DPRK more trustworthy. Even some officials who have never interacted with him have high expectations for him. In addition, people like Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia are behind the scenes. With the support of the Northern Scholars, the influence of the Northern Scholars is increasing day by day. Therefore, in this situation, if I take the initiative to handle some affairs or make some suggestions, the other party will give a more positive response and cooperation.
For example, Gao Panlong originally had little contact with the official department, but they still expressed their support readily. Feng Ziying did not think that he could convince others with his words alone; another example is Zhang Huaichang and Xu Dahua, who gave many suggestions by themselves. Others have adopted it and have also benefited from it.
It can be said that now is a good time for you to show your talents. After we have truly entered the peaceful era, it will not be so easy to achieve many achievements in a short period of time. But now as long as you are willing to do it and use the right method, the results will be achieved. It will be highlighted quickly.
Similarly, I can also help create more opportunities for the people under me. As long as they can produce beautiful results, I can also take this opportunity to push them to higher and more important positions, which can also strengthen their own voice and influence, this is a mutually reinforcing win-win effect.
When I returned home, I received a notification from Baoxiang that Duan Xigui was back.
Feng Ziying was refreshed.
Finally back, Feng Ziying has been looking forward to Duan Xigui's return.
Although there were constant letters, they were still not as clear as when someone came back to ask questions in person. Moreover, he wanted to know all aspects of Guangdong and Guangxi, which could not be explained clearly in one or two letters, so Feng Ziying immediately sent a letter to Duan Xigui to let him know. He chose an opportunity to come back.
With Jiangnan blocked, the importance of Guangdong and Guangxi has suddenly increased. Feng Ziying does not dare to be too reassured about Guangdong and Guangxi like the people in the DPRK. Prince Yi Zhong will definitely soon find that there is a big hole in his blockade of the North. The hole in Jiangnan It may be invisible, but it is obvious to Guangdong and Guangxi, and he will definitely take measures to make up for it.
The competition for Guangdong and Guangxi will soon begin, but it may not be military, but political and economic.
Duan Xigui has been in Guangdong for several years and has established quite strong personal connections in Guangzhou by virtue of the strength of Haitong Bank. Now it is time to put them to use.
“Cousin!”
“Ziying!” Duan Xigui became very angry and pulled Feng Ziying to sigh.
Looking at Feng Ziying, who had a different demeanor compared to two years ago, Duan Xigui was filled with emotions. This is really a thousand-mile horse for the Feng and Duan family, turning into a dragon in one leap, and it is limitless.
“Have you received all the letters?” Feng Ziying pulled Duan Xigui to sit down.
Duan Xigui nodded: "I received it, and I have started to make some preparations as you requested. However, the situation there is still relatively complicated, so I can't stay here for too long. I may have to go back in two days. I'll just sit in my heart. Be grounded.”
"Well, originally I didn't want you to stay too long. After these two years, it will be easier to handle after the rain has passed and the weather has cleared up." Feng Ziying nodded heavily, "Tell me about the situation there, I can't wait any longer. .”
Duan Xigui also knew that the situation was urgent, so he started talking nonstop.
The first thing is the problem of the Guangdong Navy.
"The Admiral of the Guangdong Navy, Zhao Dazhang, came from Jinling. He hasn't been here for a long time. However, he is very cunning and tactful and good at winning people's hearts. So although he doesn't know much about naval business, he has a good relationship with the generals under his command. It seems His tendency should be to support the Nanjing Puppet Dynasty, but he has not dared to make it clear now because the attitude of his generals is not clear yet. However, if the navy group has enough money, it is really hard to say..."
Duan Xigui gave Feng Ziying a blow on the head as soon as he arrived.
Feng Ziying frowned, "Guangdong Chief Executive Si Zuo Chief Xie Xie Yuankun is a colleague of Tang Binyin and is also from Xuancheng. His attitude is self-evident. The right Chief Envoy is from Guizhou, but he has always been weak. He will be punished according to the inspection envoy Wu Wenze, the inspector general, is from Shaanxi, but Xie Yuankun has been the chief envoy for many years and is very influential in Guangdong official circles. If Zhao Dazhang gets the support of Xie Yuankun, the situation will be really tricky."
“Ziying, doesn’t the imperial court have some strategy to deal with this?” Duan Xigui asked in confusion.
This should have been a matter of concern to the imperial court, so why was it the turn of Feng Ziying, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, to plan it?
"The imperial court has also considered it, but replacing Xie Yuankun at this time may directly force him to defect to Nanjing. He has been operating in Guangdong officialdom for many years and has quite a lot of party members. Even in the guard army, he is also quite powerful." Feng Ziying shook her head: "The imperial court Now Guangdong still regards the imperial court as Zhengshuo and has not accepted Nanjing's instructions, so this matter cannot be acted upon rashly to avoid backfire."
"Then Ziying, what do you think? If you just want to keep the sea trade between Guangdong and Northland continuous, then I suggest that you only need to control the Guangdong Navy, because the Guangdong Navy is relatively independent and is not subject to the government of Guangdong. Under the influence of the envoy, the logistics supply also has its own system." Duan Xigui went straight to the point.
(End of this chapter)