Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 665 Homecoming
In the first ten days of February in the fourth year of Shaotian, Zhu Zhongyi rode back to Henan on a tall horse bestowed by the emperor, and entered Zhumadian full of vigor.

Zhumadian is an ancient town built nearly 200 years ago. It is said that it was built in the Tianshun period and belongs to Xiakaibao in Queshan County, Runing Prefecture.During the Chenghua period, Zhu Jianze, the king of Chongjian, granted Runing the title, and built a village and post station here.

It is located in the southwestern part of the Huanghuai Plain, where the north, the south, and the east meet. It connects the east to the west, connects the south to the north, and converges in all directions. There are many merchants and postmen. come.

During the reign of Chongzhen, although Zhumadian was not as prosperous and lively as Zhuxian Town, it was not much different, but it also experienced military disasters and famines, and was also destroyed by wars and chaos.

Zhu Zhongyi rode his horse into the city, followed by a large group of men and horses, all of whom were assigned to the imperial camp by the emperor, with a cannon mark, a cavalry mark, and a step mark.

The elite standard of the three imperial battalions, a total of nine battalions, are like dragons and horses like tigers, with incomparable spirit.

Three cavalry battalions opened the way ahead, a cavalry battalion of cavalry infantry fighting musketeers, a battalion of cavalry cavalry with armored spears charging to break through the formation, and a battalion of cavalry cavalry with fast horses and scimitars that could charge and shoot.

The three battalions of men and horses opened the way in front, one man and two riders, the man is tall and the horse is big, the armor is bright and neat, and the countless officials and civilians who came to welcome them couldn't help but marvel again and again.

And when the three battalions of the artillery target appeared, countless voices were even more startled.

The heavy artillery battalion has three posts, each post has three rows, and each row has three teams. Each team has a twelve-pound field heavy artillery. The battalion has a total of 27 heavy artillery.

Four horses dragged a cannon carriage, and the two-meter-long cannons of the Earl Krupp granted by the emperor were majestic and murderous. There were a total of 27 such heavy cannons.

And there are two light artillery battalions behind, equipped with three-pound guns that weigh only a few hundred kilograms. Although light, they are still powerful. Each battalion has 54 three-pounder guns.

Zhu Zhongyi brought back more than 100 cannons at once, which shocked everyone.

Then there are three battalions of elite cavalry.

When the infantry lined up and entered the city, not only did everyone have cotton armor and shotguns, but they also had cannons. Each battalion was equipped with two three-pound guns, and each sentry also had a team of Francine cannons and tiger crouching cannons.

Zhu Zhongyi is the adopted son of the emperor, but he is in charge of the Guide Tuan Lian Town. The emperor sent him [-] imperial battalion soldiers before, which has already made him far more powerful in Henan than the other towns of Tuan Lian.

Now three battalions and nine battalions have been pulled out, as well as cannon marks and riding marks. This will undoubtedly become the strongest in Henan immediately.

Mr. Zhao brought everyone to greet him, and he couldn't help being speechless when he saw this scene.

"How about changing the shotgun to the cannon?" Zhu Zhongyi was somewhat proud.

"It's really strong!" The old master Zhao Hongsheng couldn't help being amazed.

"From now on, we are no longer practicing in the Henan Guide regiment, but in the imperial camp in Henan. The imperial designation is Daming No. 18 Town. Your Majesty has assigned 18 people to our No. 5000 Town.

And old master, you have also been promoted. From now on, you are the inspector of Henan, and you are going to go to Kaifeng, the provincial capital, to take up your post. "

It belonged to Chen Xuru Road, and was newly designated by the imperial court as South Henan Road. The original nine prefectures in Henan were changed to fourteen prefectures, and some Zhili prefectures were promoted to prefectures, and some belonged to prefectures and counties.

For example, Kaifeng Mansion was split into Chenzhou Mansion and Xuzhou Mansion, and Runing Mansion was taken out of Guangzhou Mansion.

Fourteen prefectures are divided into four sub-roads, which are East Henan, West Henan, South Henan and North Henan.

Eastern Henan Road governs Kaifeng, Guide, Chenzhou, Xuzhou, and Zhengzhou, and sub-roads are stationed in Kaifeng. The imperial court granted Chongzhen a Jinshi for ten years, and the servant Shaoqing Shen Luxiang from Cixi, Zhejiang Province was the third-rank sub-patrol in Eastern Henan.

Yuxi Road is divided into three prefectures, Henan, Shanzhou and Ruzhou, stationed in Shanzhou, and the people of Kunshan Gui Zuoming are sub-inspectors.

South Henan Province leads the three prefectures of Runing, Guangzhou, and Nanyang, and is stationed in Xinyang. Jiangxi Juren Wannian Shao is a branch patrol.

Northern Henan Province led the three prefectures of Zhangde, Weihui, and Huaiqing to patrol the north of the Yellow River and stationed in Ji County.

"His Majesty also appointed Chen Qianfu, the former cabinet co-organizer and associate minister, as the governor and governor of Henan."

The old master is not very familiar with the four new third-rank sub-inspectors, Zhu Zhongyi told him, "They are all righteous men who raised troops to fight against the captives after the death of the Southern Capital. The real name Gu Jiang was changed to Yanwu, and Guizhuang was changed to Zuo Ming.

Wannian Shao's real name is Wan Shouqi, and he was in the same year as Chen Zilong in the township examination.Shen Luxiang was the one who came out to respond when Yu Ying started his army in Shaoxing. Qian Bangqian sold all his family property and went south to Zhejiang after the Qing army crossed the Huai River, and later joined Zhu Yihai. He is also a hero.

These four are basically fourth-rank Beijing officials in the DPRK. This time, they did not come to temporarily post, but were directly promoted to third-rank sub-inspectors, a small governor.

Although Chen Qianfu is from Hangzhou, he only came from Juren, but after he became an official in Kaifeng at the end of Chongzhen, and after Li Zicheng broke Kaifeng, he was able to contact Tuzhai, recruit volunteers, pull up a team, and regained many lost ground. The imperial court granted him the title of inspector in Henan. If he hadn't been imprisoned for being involved in the case of the concubine Tong, he would have made great achievements in Henan.

Later, when he returned to his hometown, with the support of his father-in-law, Mr. Meng, he recruited troops and bought horses to escort money, food and equipment to Zhu Yihai for the Northern Expedition. From then on, he became the emperor's confidant, and he became an assistant minister and a cabinet co-organizer.

This time the cabinet was changed, and the governor and governor of Henan was released to the outside world, which was also the emperor's more important use of him.

"I had dinner with Mr. Chen and several sub-inspectors in Beijing, and we had a good talk. Also, our chief envoy in Henan is Huaxia, and the inspector is Zhu Tianlin, a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen and a former editor of the Imperial Academy. "

A large number of central officials parachuted into Henan, and they were basically Conglong heroes from eastern Zhejiang.

"Follow-up, the imperial court will send more officials to serve as prefects and prefects."

The old master Zhao Hongsheng understood at once that the imperial court wanted to completely take over the administrative power of Henan and take the real control of Henan.Zhu Zhongyi is the righteous son of the emperor, and his previous performance was also remarkable, especially last year, he sent two thousand soldiers from the Imperial Battalion, and sent many officers to serve in Guide Town. Preliminary adaptation.

Now that three additional imperial battalions have been sent here, they have been completely reorganized into the imperial battalion in Henan, and have become ballast stones for the imperial court in Henan.

It is even preparing for the final blow to Yingzhou, and at the same time preparing for the next attack on Nanyang.

The governor and governor Chen Qianfu, Zhu Tianlin, the chief envoy Huaxia, and the procurator Zhao Hongsheng were assigned to patrol Gui Zuoming, Wan Nian Shao, Shen Luxiang, and Qian Bangqian.

Only he, Zhao Hongsheng, was not sent by the imperial court, but he was also from the imperial camp, but he stayed in Henan very early, and was ordered to build a red gun here to develop behind the enemy.

To put it bluntly, after Mr. Zhao and Zhu Zhongyi came here to build the Red Spear Club, they reported directly to Chen Qianfu, who was in charge of intelligence.

Now that Chen Qianfu is the governor, they don't have to worry about being unfamiliar.

"Our Guide Town is now reorganized into No.18 Town, and we are camping in Henan Province, with 5000 people. So now the Eastern Henan and Southern Henan Provinces are designated as defense areas directly under our jurisdiction. In addition, Xu Dingguo, Li Jiyu, Ding Qiguang and other towns in Henan are training regiments, and now they are all under our leadership."

Before he left Beijing, the emperor specially summoned him, Chen Qianfu, Huaxia and other officials and generals who were transferred to Henan, and made plans for Henan's current situation and future.

Xu Dingguo and other Henan regiments will be reorganized, some will be transferred to Zhu Zhongyi's No.18 town, some will form Henan provincial towns, the rest will be organized as Henan Tunzhen, and the rest will be sent back to their hometowns, or Resettlement on the spot, or for the people, or as a postman, or recruited into the yamen as a servant, etc.

Anyway, the imperial court will move a lot in Henan next.

Last year, there was a lot of turmoil in Shandong, but there was not much movement in Henan. It can even be said that most of Henan was restored, but the people did not feel that there was much difference from before.

The regiments of several towns were divided into Henan Province, and each carried out its own administration.

The area occupied by Zhu Zhongyi belongs to Chen Xuru, and he obeys the imperial court's will very much.

"Integrate the army, start with the training of our Guide regiment."

It's not just as simple as changing the flag from Guide Tuan Lianzhen to the imperial camp in Henan.

Nine battalions were sent this time, plus the previous 2000 people. Now the imperial battalion sent by the German army has more than 6000 soldiers and more than 2000 auxiliary soldiers.

But now the imperial battalion and one town are full of nearly [-] people, with four infantry, one artillery and one cavalry, as well as engineering battalions, supply battalions, and auxiliary troops.

This time the emperor not only gave him nine imperial camps, but also gave him a lot of money and equipment, as well as a large number of officers.

The total number of soldiers transferred from the Imperial Battalion was nearly [-]. Even if there were [-] soldiers in a town, it was actually more than half. However, the imperial court transferred several batches of officers, and this time there were even more.

Although Zhu Zhongyi is an admiral, the soldiers and horses in this town are no longer dominated by the Red Scarf Army. However, Zhu Zhongyi doesn't care much about these things. He thinks it is very good now, with strong troops and horses, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. The grass-roots team was much stronger before.

······
Chen Twelve accompanied Lord Guo Xing to Beijing Chaoji. After returning to Henan, he first returned to Guide Yongcheng. He brought a lot of Tokyo goods for his family, a lot of food and clothing, and even brought some books, paper and pens for the family. Children at home.

When he returned to Daqiu, he deliberately changed into the official robe and horse he had received in Tokyo.

Chen Twelve, who was desperate to harvest wheat for others back then, is now the middle officer of Zhu Zhongyi, the admiral of No. 18 Town of the Imperial Camp, with a garrison rank and a fifth rank.

If this was three years ago, how could he have imagined that he would be so prosperous now?

But as the senior brother rose step by step, his status also rose.

The Red Spear Society has developed rapidly in Henan, not to mention that after the establishment of the Guide regiment Lianzhen, it has made great strides. On the one hand, it has expanded rapidly, and on the other hand, it has repeatedly made great achievements in suppressing bandits and Anmin. Last year, it sent troops to recover Runing and Gwangju. The soldiers who came to aid Ying from Nanyang and Hubei were retreated.

Senior brother Zhao became the surname of the country, the righteous son of the emperor, and he was promoted to the rank and title, and he, Chen Twelve, was promoted again and again.

Now he is officially serving as the admiral of the middle officer. This middle officer is actually quite complicated. Since the end of Ming Dynasty, his duties have not been fixed. At first, the middle officer was only responsible for propagating military orders, and later he also led the guards.

Later, he even led the standard battalion.

Therefore, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, the ranks of the governors and governors were very high, and they were often guerrillas, generals, or even lieutenants.

But now the responsibilities of the Chinese army in the imperial camp have been adjusted, because in the establishment of the imperial camp, the head of a town is the admiral, and the head of the association is the general soldier. According to the organization of the standard battalion of the town association, there is no special department The standard battalion, so today's Chinese army is actually equivalent to the deputy commander.

Each town has four major divisions: the Military Command Office, the Supervision Office, the Staff Office, and the Logistics Office. Now the Central Army Office has been newly established, which is responsible for all general affairs, order transmission, security, and discipline within the army.

The central army commanded the guard.

He still manages several adjutants under his command, he is actually equivalent to the adjutant chief.

Although the Central Military Office can't be compared with other four places, it can be regarded as having specialized duties, which is quite important.

At the army, town, association, and standard levels, there are army offices, army officers, adjutants, etc., who are responsible for some general affairs of the headquarters at all levels.

The admiral's Chinese army was originally Chief Qian, which was equivalent to the deputy battalion level, and he was on guard for the fifth rank, which was also won by Guo Xingye for him.

Wearing a five-rank crimson military officer uniform, the regimental collar shirt official uniform has a picture of a strong bear on the chest and back patches, a silver belt around the waist, and a whitebait bag. It is indeed a homecoming.

"Uncle Twelve!"

At the beginning, when everyone saw the team soldiers guarding an official in scarlet robes and silver belts riding a tall horse, they were a little in awe and did not dare to approach, and did not recognize Chen Twelve Sickles.

When he started to greet people, everyone realized that it was him.

The two brothers Agui and Afu also saw him in the crowd, and Agui waved excitedly and ran over.

(End of this chapter)