Chapter 2548 Guizi scrolls are in a mess, a pot of porridge
Feng Ziying knew that Liu Baichuan was also an ambitious man and would not settle for being the chief soldier of Jiangbei Town.
In fact, although Jiangbei Town is slightly better than Jingxiang Town, it is still an inland military town rather than a border town, which determines that its scale and importance cannot be compared with border towns.
There are scout teams inside the military town. Feng Ziying does not believe that Liu Baichuan will only limit himself to Xiong Tingbi's jurisdiction and not collect intelligence on the situation in the neighboring Guide, Kaifeng and even the three southern prefectures of Beizhili.
If this is really the case, then he will be very disappointed with Liu Baichuan.
Liu Baichuan hesitated for a moment, and finally frowned and said: "I don't know what situation the Ministry of War, Master Xiong, and Master Yuan have, but according to my subordinates' arrangement, the scouts went to Guide, Daming Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Guangzhou Mansion, etc." According to the intelligence obtained by Pingfu, the situation in the three southern prefectures of Beizhi and the surrounding areas is very bad."
"Very bad? How bad is it?" Feng Ziying couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.
"Master Yuan only controlled the situation in Shuntian Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture. The situation in Zhending Prefecture and even the three southern prefectures is not good. What is even more serious is that the chaos in Guangping Prefecture and Daming Prefecture has spread. When it comes to the three prefectures of Henan north of the Yellow River, Zhangde, Weihui, and even Huaiqing and Kaifeng prefectures north of the Yellow River, there is already a tendency to start a prairie fire. I don’t know if the imperial court is aware of this. Once it spreads, If it becomes a trend, I am worried that Henan will also be involved. The Yellow River is not a natural moat, and the people in Henan have always been poor. Once someone incites it, the risk of flooding is extremely high."
Liu Baichuan's words made Feng Ziying think deeply. If it spreads to Henan, it will be a real problem. Henan has always been a land of hundreds of battles and has a dense population. Once it is stirred up, the entire Central Plains will be unrest.
“Have you mentioned these situations to Master Xiong?” Feng Ziying asked.
“I mentioned it a little bit, but Lord Xiong didn’t respond.” Liu Baichuan replied.
Feng Ziying can also understand Xiong Tingbi's taboo. After all, he has just taken over as the right minister of the Ministry of War and has done well in Shandong. If he rashly intervenes in matters within the scope of Yuan Yingtai's responsibilities now, he will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of Yuan Yingtai, who is already worried.
"It's not a trivial matter at this time. It's just a matter of returning to Germany. If Wei Hui and Zhangde are swept in, Henan will be in danger." Feng Ziying nodded, "I understand. I will send a letter to Mr. Zhang and the cabinet. Jiangbei Town We must be prepared, if there is an order from the court, we may have to leave the town and go to Henan to quell the chaos."
"Henan? Sir, the key is to connect the three prefectures from north to south." Liu Baichuan asked in surprise.
Feng Ziying glared at Liu Baichuan: "Until the imperial court adjusts the commander of the Beizhi side, we can only talk about the three prefectures in Henan and cannot question the three prefectures in Beizhi, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes."
Liu Baichuan suddenly realized it and nodded repeatedly: "I understand."
“What is Jiangbei Town’s current military strength and combat effectiveness?”
"According to the full establishment of twenty-four battalions, in fact the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs only allocated food and salary to sixteen battalions. In addition to the four battalions transferred from the original Northwest Army, eight battalions were transferred from Jingxiang Town. The other four battalions were recruited from Xuzhou and Yanzhou, but these four battalions are not yet fully staffed, with probably more than 9,000 and less than 10,000."
According to the establishment, a battalion is about 3,200 to 3,300 people, which means that the entire Jiangbei Town has less than 50,000 people. Compared with border towns such as Denglai, Datong, and Ji Town, which have a full strength of 30,000 people. When it comes to thirty-two battalions with more than 100,000 people, it seems too shabby.
But it’s not bad. At least Liu Baichuan has become the general soldier of this second-class military town. If he can show some achievements in the next step, he can move to other border towns.
"It seems to be enough now, but it may not be enough when Henan is in chaos." Feng Ziying mused: "So this has to be intervened early. Once it drags on, the situation in Henan will drag on and collapse, then it will not be Jiangbei." The town can handle it."
Liu Baichuan remained silent, but his heart was filled with excitement.
If he can really go to Henan to fight the rebellion on his own, it would be best if this person is the head coach. That would be perfect.
This person is still the governor of Jiangnan. The huge Jiangnan territory needs a great **** to control it. If Henan is not suppressed and Jiangnan is in chaos again, then it will really be a waste of watermelons and sesame seeds.
Feng Ziying was not sure how the court would consider it after receiving her reminder. In fact, it was not appropriate for her to make the reminder, and it would be better for someone else to do so. But now Henan Chengxuan's political envoy Si Zuobu was originally planned to be the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Zou Yuanbiao.
Zou Yuanbiao had never been on good terms with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe. Because of this, it was originally decided that Zou Yuanbiao would be appointed governor of Shuntian, but was rejected by Li Banghua. Therefore, Zou Yuanbiao had to serve as the governor of Henan Province. .
"I will arrange this matter, Baichuan. Just replenish the strength of the four battalions as soon as possible and step up training. I estimate that this kind of thing will not be delayed for too long. It will only be a month or two at most. When the news comes back, it is estimated that The cabinet will discuss it, and if it’s quick, it will only take a month.” Feng Ziying made up her mind that since she wanted to go, she couldn’t stand out and had to urge Henan to speak out.
Although he is not familiar with Zou Yuanbiao, he is also familiar with the Henan Provincial Commissioner for Punishment and Inspection. It is Wei Guangwei who was promoted from the prefect of Yongping Prefecture.
He should also be aware of the danger of the situation in Henan. If he mentions the situation here to the other party, he should know what to do.
Just do it, and as soon as she said goodbye to Liu Baichuan, Feng Ziying immediately sent a letter to Wei Guangwei in Henan Province. As for how Wei Guangwei would do it, Feng Ziying did not need to worry.
After returning to Nanjing from Xuzhou, Feng Ziying has been waiting for news from the court.
But the Dragon Boat Festival was over, and it was already June, but there was still no movement. Until late June, Wei Guangwei's letter should have been sent to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet long ago. Why was there still no sound? This made Feng Ziying very puzzled. .
It makes no sense. The situation in Beizhi has been deteriorating, and now the situation in Henan is also getting worse. Does the imperial court really feel that it should be led by Nanjing, and is it so afraid of chaos in Jiangnan?
The news coming back from Henan is also in line with the intelligence Liu Baichuan obtained. The three prefectures south of the Yellow River, Zhangde, Weihui, and Guide, have all been in chaos, so Jiangbei Town has also begun to move to the Dangshan-Suzhou line. To prevent the chaos in Guide from spreading to Xuzhou and Fengyang.
In this situation, what is the cabinet still considering?
Just when Feng Ziying was full of doubts, the court was also in chaos.
News came from all sides that the Chahar people were sharpening their swords again and intending to invade again. This made the capital suddenly nervous. What worried the court even more was that Fengzhou Bailian, who had already been kicked out of the border wall, It seems that they are still unwilling to fail, and are still fighting hard outside the border wall, and they have also received strong support from the Tumut Su Nang tribe.
The Mongols on the left and right seemed to have suddenly united to look at the Great Zhou. Only the Inner Khalkha people further north had not made any move, but they should be allies of the Great Zhou. Why did they not send a warning to the court now? No restraint measures?
"This should be a conspiracy." Qi Yongtai ignored the doubtful looks of other cabinet elders, "I heard Ziying say that the Tumut people have never had the habit of acting together with the Chahar people, and the left and right wings of Mongolia have never been in conflict with each other. Disharmony, no matter who is in power. Also, even if Su Nang was dissatisfied because Bu Shitu took over as King of Shunyi, the court also gave him the status of General Longhu as compensation. Even if he was a little dissatisfied, he would not be dissatisfied. It’s time to suddenly burst out at this moment..."
"Chengfeng, it's not exactly the time now. In fact, Fengzhou Bailian is supported by Su Nang. Su Nang was actually involved last year, but Bu Shitu's performance was very disappointing. Originally, the court hoped that he would do something. We should at least contain Su Nang's cavalry, but he didn't move at all." Li Sancai said very dissatisfied.
"How can you persuade these people on the grassland with just your white teeth?" Qi Yongtai shook his head: "I think the Neikalkha people are pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, and the stone-diving rabbit is silent, all because they have not received enough benefits. , just to send a letter and persuade someone, you have to send someone to work for you, how can there be such a good thing in the world?"
"Chengfeng, do you mean to send people to go to the grassland immediately?" Fang Congzhe asked hesitantly: "Go out with some benefits? Or bring some money, silver, and grain?"
"Some benefits must come from someone they trust. Is it too late now to get money, food, and supplies? I don't know if these people on the grassland will accept the banknotes? Maybe they should accept them. After all, banknotes have been in circulation for so long." Qi Yongtai pondered. He said: "What I'm more worried about at the moment is who is behind these Mongolians being suddenly united. Lindan Batur doesn't have this ability yet. Apart from Nurhaci, I can't imagine anyone else who can do this. By the way, the Gideon Secretary is also saying that there is movement and evil in North Korea again, and I am even a little worried that something will happen to Japan at this time..."
"Nurhaci?" Ye Xianggao finally spoke, his voice a little low, "He is the only one. So, it is Nurhaci who wants to provoke provocation in Liaodong. He provokes the Mongols to contain us?"
"We are already in dire straits without the Mongols. Xuanfu and Jizhen in North Zhili have deployed heavy troops. Once the Mongols start moving, Xuanfu and Jizhen will be under great pressure." Li Sancai suggested: " I’m afraid Shanxi Town and Denglai Town need to be used, or Yulin Town needs to be transferred.”
"Is Yulin Town too far away? And Shaanxi has finally calmed down. If anything happens again, Yulin will have to suppress it." Zhang Jingqiu, who had always been a puppet, finally couldn't help but interjected.
(End of this chapter)