At Shenshi, the sun was shining brightly and the ground was dry. Zhang Yinli returned from rewarding the troops outside the city. He first went to the palace to report the situation of the camp, and then hurried back to the government office.

On the other side, Zhang Huangyan got drunk in Fang Camp and was arranged to stay in the camp by Fang Guoan.

Although the pay and silver have not been delivered yet, with the food, at least the soldiers will settle down, have food in their hands, and not panic. As for the pay and silver, Fang Guoan feels that he will soon fight the Qing army. Even if he gets the money, he can

You can't have two lives and spend your life.

In the camp, the soldiers were smiling as if they were celebrating the New Year.

After Fang Yuanke inspected each battalion, he came to the night guard post, found the post commander, and ordered him to expand the scope of reconnaissance in the direction of Deqing. In the past two days, Fang Yuanke did not receive any more reports from Huzhou Prefecture.

Ke felt a little uneasy. He had previously discovered that the Qing army had passed Jingai Mountain and was not far from Deqing and Wukang. He had to be vigilant at all times to prevent the Qing army from rushing forward and making a surprise attack.

In the city, a plaque bearing the name of the Governor's Yamen was hung at Zhang Guowei's residence. In the courtyard, Zhejiang Inspector Ren Tianan and Zhejiang Dusi Commander Lin Wude were saluting Zhang Guowei.

"Master Zhang, congratulations!" Ren Tianan is obese, has lots of fat on his face, and has no beard. He looks like a wealthy man at first glance.

"Congratulations!" Lin Wude said with a cold face. He didn't want to come, but he couldn't bear Ren Tianan's influence. The new governor actually sent people to check the actual personnel of the guard station as soon as he took office. This was not an obvious intention to cause trouble for him.

? The entire Zhejiang Sixteenth Guards has long been in ruins, and even he, the commander, can’t figure out how many actual members there are now.

Zhang Guowei invited the two of them into the upper room. As soon as he entered the door, Ren Tianan saw the scarlet robe and crown hanging on the rack in the room, as well as the governor's seal on the table.

The guard brought tea. As Ren Tianan sat down, he looked at the governor in civilian clothes with fear and fear. He felt a little uncertain. He didn't know why they were summoned.

At this time, another person came in outside the house, and Ren Tianan and Lin Wude hurriedly stood up to greet them.

"Okay, everyone is here, sit down!" Zhang Guowei waved his hands with a smile.

Zhang Bingzhen had just discussed the matter of petitioning King Lu to supervise the country to ascend the throne as soon as possible at the house of Chief Minister Ma Shiying. The servants of the house came to say that the governor wanted to invite him, so he hurried over.

Seeing that all the people in the room were Zhejiang officials, he cast a questioning look at Ren Tianan with some confusion.

Ren Tianan shook his head slightly.

"I invite you all to come here today because I want to jointly plan some city defense matters. Now the three departments are working in the same city. In order to avoid wartime government orders being mixed up and delaying the war, I hope that from today on, all government affairs in Hangzhou City will be done in the same way.

The governor's yamen are our top priority and we must work together to defend against foreign enemies." Zhang Guowei said it euphemistically. He had been an official for many years and was well aware of the mutual pushback and covert fighting among the yamen in the officialdom, so he could never allow such a critical moment to continue.

Things like this happen.

After listening to the three people sitting on both sides, they all understood the meaning behind Zhang Guowei's words. This was obviously a warning to them.

Ren Tianan glanced at Zhang Bingzhen, who was expressionless, and saw that the other party had no hint, so he continued: "What the governor said is that the subordinates must obey your leadership!"

"Haha, I specially invited Zhang Shilang here today just to ask for Zhang Shilang's support in military affairs." Zhang Guowei smiled and nodded, then turned to Zhang Bingzhen and said. He knew that Zhang Bingzhen was actually a little emotional, although it sounded like it was due to the local situation.

The governor was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War, but now that the two capitals have been destroyed, and Prince Lu has refused to ascend the throne, how much power can he, the right minister of the Ministry of War, have? But then again, since Prince Lu has ordered him to oversee the country temporarily

Taking charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War shows that King Lu attaches great importance to military power, and he must not be lax in his heart.

"The governor is out, I will help you with all my strength!" Zhang Bingzhen cupped his hands and said something about the scene, but he was a little disdainful in his heart. Can Fang Guoan's 10,000 soldiers alone be able to stop the aggressive Qing army? Today with Ma

During the discussion, the first assistant also discussed this issue. Ma first assistant also believed that Hangzhou had little chance of winning, so it was better to make two preparations.

Lin Wude, who had been silent until now, snorted coldly: "I wonder how many troops Governor Zhang has under his command?"

"I don't have any soldiers at the moment." Zhang Guowei was not angry and replied with a smile. Fang Guoan's soldiers and horses were not his real subordinates. King Lu had asked him to run the government, but he had no soldiers to give him.

, I can only recruit by myself, but now that I am broke, where will I get the money to recruit troops? Although I asked Eunuch Li from the palace to make suggestions, I don’t know if Prince Lu will allocate the money.

"Then your Excellency is going to recruit the Guard Army, but the combat power of the Guard Army is worrying. They can farm well, but fighting is a bit difficult." Lin Wude laughed at the polished governor.

"What's the matter? Is it possible that Commander Lin can't spare anyone from the guard station under his command?" Zhang Guowei's expression changed and he asked in a deep voice. He had known for a long time that the guard station was corrupt, but no one would be so crazy as to leave no soldiers behind.

Earn full free salary. How afraid is the person in front of me of finding out the shortcomings on my own, and his words constantly reveal obstruction.

"How could it be? The governor is joking." Lin Wude suddenly shivered when he saw Zhang Guowei's change of expression, and hurriedly said, but in his heart he was cordially greeting Zhang Guowei's genealogy.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Zhang Bingzhen stood up and left. He also wanted to return to Ma Mansion to discuss matters. Upon seeing this, Ren Tianan and Lin Wude quickly stood up and followed him.

After seeing off the three people, Zhang Guowei felt very heavy. These three people were all thinking about their own little plans and didn't care about the life or death of Hangzhou City.

"Report, Eunuch Li from the palace has arrived!" A guard came to announce.

Zhang Guowei adjusted his mood and hurriedly went out to greet him.

Outside the door, more than a dozen bullock carts were piled with suitcases.

"Eunuch Li, what is this?"

"This is the money sent by the Supervisor to the Taiwanese company."

Zhang Guowei was immediately overjoyed. With so much money, he finally no longer had to worry.

Li Bao happily ordered someone to open one of the boxes. Zhang Guowei took a closer look. Huh? It turned out to be not silver, but a box of calligraphy and paintings.

"These are the famous paintings and antiques collected by Jianguo over the years. All of them are priceless, even more precious than a dozen carts of silver." Li Bao said while introducing Zhang Guowei to Zhang Guowei.

Zhang Guowei pondered while inspecting it. As far as he knew, the Lu Mansion was richer than any other vassal, so it was definitely not that King Lu could not afford the money.

After reading it, Zhang Guowei sighed slightly and became worried again.

At this time, Li Bao hesitated for a moment, walked to Zhang Guowei, and whispered: "Making the platform, the supervisor said that giving you these items is much better than giving gold and silver!"

Zhang Guowei was stunned, looking at the dozen or so bullock carts in front of him, he suddenly realized.
Chapter completed!