The fourth year of Chongzhen finally arrived.

During his hiatus, Wu Zongrui was still most concerned about the development and growth of the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion.

The total strength of the Caoyun 3,000 Battalion has reached 4,200, which is divided into cavalry battalion, scout battalion, law enforcement battalion and infantry first battalion, infantry second battalion and infantry third battalion. Except for the scout battalion and law enforcement battalion, the strength of each other battalion is

The configuration should be based on the number of sergeants in the Ming Dynasty Guards. Strictly speaking, the force commanded by Liao Wenru, who transported three thousand battalions and one thousand households by water, was close to the force commanded by the guard commander, and his combat effectiveness was much stronger.

Qiao Mingjun, the former leader of the Sihai Gang, has been incorporated into the 3,000 Water Transport Battalion and directly entered the cavalry battalion.

Wu Zongrui did not give Qiao Mingjun any special treatment. After he entered the 3000 Water Transport Battalion, he became an ordinary sergeant. More than two months passed. According to Liao Wenru, Liu Ning and others, Qiao Mingjun performed very well, especially

He was extremely hardworking in military training and set a good example for the dock coolies who later entered the 3000 Water Transport Battalion.

Liao Wenru and others wanted to appoint Qiao Mingjun as an officer of Xiaoqi type. Wu Zongrui did not express his position. He told Liao Wenru and others that with the expansion of the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion, a lot of officers were indeed needed, but the promoted officers were

It is best to promote them from among the sergeants with military exploits.

Wu Zongrui took great pains to further improve the combat effectiveness of the Three Thousand Water Transport Battalion.

Judging from the current situation, the combat effectiveness of the Caoyun Three Thousand Battalion has been greatly improved. Every time the gang is annihilated, some soldiers can be tempered by blood and fire. However, so far, the Caoyun Three Thousand Battalion has not encountered any real enemies.

Strong opponents, such as the Houjin Tatars, may rely on advanced training concepts in terms of discipline, including unity and cooperation, and the Caoyun Three Thousand Battalion is by no means weaker than the Houjin Tatars, but in terms of personal combat effectiveness,

The soldiers who transported three thousand battalions by water were definitely not as good as those of the Hou Jin Tatars.

The peasant uprising army is gradually growing, but its combat effectiveness has not been improved much. It can only be said that they are relatively lucky. Every time they encounter danger, the Hou Jin Tatars will stir up trouble, forcing the court to dispatch troops to Gyeonggi.

Or Liaodong, which allowed the peasant uprising army to take a breather, and there were also problems with the court's attitude towards the peasant uprising army. The emperor and the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China generally agreed to appease the peasant uprising army. They believed that the reason why the peasant uprising was due to their experiences was

When there is no way to survive the famine, as long as they are properly appeased, the surging peasant uprising can be quelled. There are very few people who agree with complete annihilation.

Because of this kind of thinking, when the peasant rebel army suffered a defeat or might be wiped out, they resorted to false surrender to revive themselves.

You must know that every battle is a rare forge of blood and fire for the peasant rebel army. Repeated battles will definitely make the peasant rebel army's combat effectiveness unprecedentedly powerful and become a difficult opponent for the imperial court.

Wu Zongrui did not want to come into contact with the peasant uprising army for the time being. The main opponent in his mind was the Houjin Tatars.

Of course, the development of the situation cannot be completely according to his ideas. Maybe when he has to, he will also join the battle to annihilate the peasant rebel army.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zeng Yongzhong came to the mansion with Tang Bao.

The prefecture and county yamen in Huai'an are still in Xiumu, but in other places under the jurisdiction of the Water Transport Governor's Mansion, the chief officials of prefectures and counties all go to the yamen to take charge of their duties. Only in Huai'an Prefecture, there are still personnel on duty, and all the chief officials are in Xiumu.

This is of course directly related to Wu Zongrui, the prefect of Huai'an Prefecture.

Do your best when doing things in the yamen, and take a good rest when you have a rest. There is no big deal. There is no need for the chief officer to go to the yamen during the rest time. Appropriate subsidies must be given to the personnel on duty in the yamen.

This was Wu Zongrui's decision, and he clearly informed the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Huai'an Prefecture.

The Governor's Mansion of Water Transport had quite a bit of criticism about this matter, and none of them, including the Governor Yang Yipeng, particularly agreed.

But Wu Zongrui doesn't care. Before time travel, he believed in this way: rest well when it's time to rest, and work hard when it's time to do things.

The expenses of Fuzhou and county government offices are another thing Wu Zongrui needs to worry about.

The prefects, prefects and county magistrates of Fuzhou and counties need to spend a lot of money every year. Not only do they need to support the lives of their families, they also have to bear a large amount of official expenditures, such as being responsible for paying salaries to staff and being responsible for the daily expenses of the yamen.

, even if you give a secret discount to the emperor, you have to pay the travel expenses out of your own pocket.

Strictly speaking, the imperial court did not bear much of the expenses of the local government. In addition, the salaries of officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty were extremely low. If they relied solely on their salaries, it would be difficult to support their families.

This is a problem in the system that forces officials at all levels to find ways to engage in corruption.

Based on these considerations, Wu Zongrui did not put too much pressure on the officials in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Huai'an Prefecture. In addition, he was very thoughtful about the treatment of officials and provided enough silver from the grain to ensure the income of the prefecture and county officials.

Of course, this was just a temporary measure. When Wu Zongrui left Huai'an Mansion, everything remained as usual.

Zeng Yongzhong held the newspaper with a smile on his face.

"Sir, this is the latest newspaper from the imperial court."

"Sir, is there anything good going on?"

"My lord, you'd better take a look before talking."

Wu Zongrui picked up the Tang newspaper, opened it, and looked at it carefully.

Zeng Yongzhong held the tea cup, smelled the tea aroma carefully, and tasted it in small sips.

Slowly, the smile on Wu Zongrui's face solidified.

Zeng Yongzhong noticed it and put down the tea cup with a surprised look on his face.

"Sir, what's going on? I've read the imperial newspaper and I think everything is fine."

"Oh, please tell me in detail, sir."

Zeng Yongzhong looked at Wu Zongrui and spoke slightly puzzled.

"First, the Gyeonggi area has stabilized. Mr. Sun Chengzong is in charge of the defense of Liaodong. I thought that the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty would not dare to invade at will. When I followed Mr. Xiong in the past, the person Mr. Xiong admired the most was Mr. Sun.

, many of the strategies Master Xiong adopted to resist the post-Jin Tatars in Liaodong were learned from Master Sun."

"When the Gyeonggi area becomes stable, the imperial court will be able to stabilize, and the situation in the north will be eased."

"Second, Xu Guangqi took the initiative to train new recruits in Dengzhou. Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, trained tens of thousands of new soldiers in Dengzhou. They have strong combat effectiveness and are fully equipped with firearms. I think that given time, the new soldiers trained in Dengzhou will be able to

Completely defeat the Jin Tatars and recover many lost lands in Liaodong."

"After the Jin Tatars are defeated and eliminated, Liaodong will be completely stable, and the world will be stable as well."

"Third, the left deputy governor of the capital, Mr. Yang He, the governor of the three sides, wiped out the bandit leader Shen Yiyuan, suppressed the rogue bandits in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and the local situation gradually improved. I think it won't take long for Mr. Yang to be able to

Completely wipe out the rogue bandits."

"If the rogue bandits are completely wiped out and the north is stabilized, the imperial court can concentrate on dealing with the Houjin Tatars."

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There was not much expression on Wu Zongrui's face.

He will never forget that time that happened by accident. Before the time travel, he happened to visit the Penglai Museum and had an unforgettable feeling about the Denglai Mutiny between the fourth and fifth years of Chongzhen.

I thought that this matter would not have much impact on him who had the overall situation in mind, but now it seems that the impact still exists.

From the end of the third year of Chongzhen to the beginning of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the understanding of the Ming Dynasty court was relatively optimistic. It was precisely because of what Zeng Yongzhong said. In addition, the emperor who suffered a heavy blow was not particularly anxious. Knowing that after the defeat of Jin Ta

Concubine is not a temporary thing, it needs to be taken slowly, so I agreed to the suggestions of Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and others to train new soldiers in Dengzhou, planning to use well-equipped new soldiers to completely defeat the Houjin Tatars.

Sun Chengzong, who was in charge of affairs in Liaodong, had extraordinary foresight. He realized the importance of the Daling River area and planned to build a city on the Daling River to resist the attack of the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty also discovered the importance of Daling River City and launched a decisive attack, ruining Sun Chengzong's hard work.

As for the peasant uprising, Yang He achieved some victories, but they were insignificant.

The Battle of Daling River was another turning point. Because of this battle, the meager advantage, or capital, that the imperial court had had almost disappeared. In the battle of Daling River City, the Liaodong frontier army suffered heavy losses, and all reinforcements were

Instead of defeating the Houjin Tatars, they all failed. The entire Ming army stationed in Dalinghe City was annihilated. Half of the Dalinghe City was completely destroyed by the Houjin Tatars. What was even more unexpected was that

, due to the Battle of Daling River, the Denglai mutiny was triggered. Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, who wanted to show his hand, completely ruined the new recruits in Dengzhou, and gave the Hongyi cannon gathered in Dengzhou to the Houjin Tatars.

, so that when the Ming army faced the Houjin Tatars, they had no advantage at all.

From this time on, the peasant uprising army moved faster. They broke through the geographical restrictions and appeared in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and Sichuan. The imperial court had no choice but to establish governors of five provinces.

Take full responsibility for the battle to annihilate the peasant uprising army.

On the one hand, the Ming court suffered heavy losses, and on the other hand, due to the arrogance of the Jin Tatars and the gradual strength of the peasant uprising army, the Ming court had to face the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

The pace of history has not changed much because of Wu Zongrui's time travel. Those major historical events are about to happen one by one and affect the overall situation.

As for Wu Zongrui's plan to restore society, it doesn't matter at this time.

Of course, Wu Zongrui cannot say all this.

"What you said is indeed worthy of joy, but I think we have to wait and see what the subsequent development will be. Whether it is Liaodong, the Gyeonggi area, or the rogue bandits, there must be no mistakes at all, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

"
Chapter completed!