Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 864: Zhejiang Rebellion (2)

The intention of Liang Tingdong's words was very clear. At present, all the forces heading south are trying to establish their authority, and the Joint Office for Suppressing Japanese Aggression also wants to establish its authority.

Even though Liang Tingdong mentioned the Zhejiang Rebellion in every sentence he spoke, what he wanted to express was more than just the Zhejiang Rebellion. Because deep down in Liang Tingdong's heart, he was very worried that as some truths were revealed, the turmoil in Zhejiang caused by the so-called Japanese invasion would also occur in other places.

For example, Nanzhili.

For example, Fujian.

Such as Shandong.

The Joint Office for Suppressing the Japanese Was indeed ordered to go south to solve the various needs of suppressing the Japanese, but it did not prevent the Office from standing at a higher position and considering the overall situation.

The Ming Dynasty had experienced Japanese invasions before. During the most serious period, Japanese pirates were present in all coastal provinces of the Ming Dynasty, both in the north and south. They even made inroads into the southeastern provinces. But anyone who knew the truth would know how much truth there was in the so-called Japanese pirates.

Since going south, Liang Tingdong has been conveying this view subtly, with the aim of letting everyone in Pingsi know how complex the opponent they are facing is.

It can even be said that until the last moment, it is impossible to know who the real murderer is or what the truth is. This is the most realistic thing.

"Some problems have indeed occurred in several important towns in Zhenjiang Prefecture."

Under such circumstances, He Tengjiao frowned and said, "Even if Pingsi wants to establish its authority, the situation is that the Emperor Mingzong's army under Lu Xiangsheng's command has not yet crossed the river and headed south. It may be difficult for us to achieve absolute control with only the power of Pingsi."

"indeed."

Zhang Kentang followed closely and said, "If there was no disturbance in Nanjing, our Pingsi could still come forward to coordinate and let the people from the Western Investigation Factory assist in this matter, but the problem is..."

In fact, Zhang Kentang, He Tengjiao and other senior executives of Pingsi were all aware of Liang Tingdong's intention. They had even thought about this matter more than once in private.

Establishing authority is indeed something that needs to be done.

But the problem is, how can we establish our authority without soldiers?

This is also why they hesitated.

“Now the situation has taken a turn for the better.”

Liang Tingdong smiled and said, "The Salt Tax Police Corps led by Yuan Yanxian will need to stay in Zhenjiang Prefecture for a while due to the disturbances in Nanjing and other places."

"If the Pingsi has no soldiers, then we can borrow them. We must repair the Zhenjiang Prefecture canal. If we can't even handle the things right here, how can we ensure the supply to the front line to fight the Japanese in the future?"

The atmosphere here has changed.

Deep in Liang Tingdong's heart, he wanted to rectify the Zhenjiang Prefecture Canal not only to establish his authority, but his fundamental purpose was to control the entire South Canal in the name of Pingsi, and then enable Pingsi to have a force that it could command, namely the transport army!
Yes.

If this were really done, the Joint Office for Suppressing the Japanese Pirates would have encroached upon the responsibilities of Emperor Mingzong's army. After all, resolving the unrest on the South Grand Canal was the reason why Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to go south.

But in this matter, Liang Tingdong figured out the emperor's true thoughts. Asking Lu Xiangsheng to lead the Emperor Mingzong's army southward was to resolve the disturbances on the South Grand Canal, to gain experience, and to take advantage of the situation to deter others. As for the fourth reason, when a major crisis occurred in the southeast, the continuously expanding Emperor Mingzong's army would be the central mobile force, and it must be supported when the imperial court's reinforcements were not transferred to the southeast.

Once this happens, the once peaceful South Canal will inevitably be plunged into turmoil again.

Under such circumstances, how should the various responsibilities of the Joint Office for Suppressing Japan be maintained and operated?
It is okay to let Emperor Mingzong's army rectify the Southern Grand Canal, but it is not okay to ask them to interfere or even control the transportation of troops on the Southern Grand Canal. After all, the transportation of troops is more complicated.

So after thinking about all these things, Liang Tingdong clearly understood the emperor's positioning of the Joint Office for Suppressing the Japanese Pirates. That is, as the chief steward, on the surface it seems to be working for the suppression of the Japanese Pirates, but in fact, there are some things that need to be intervened. Although it is not said explicitly, it must be understood in the heart.

If you want to be a good butler, you must have the power of intimidation.

After much deliberation, especially after discussing it privately with Wu Aheng, Liang Tingdong came to the conclusion that the only deterrent force that the Joint Office for Suppressing the Japanese Pirates could control was to transport troops dispersed throughout the South Grand Canal.

If, in the process of suppressing the Japanese, the Pingsi can gradually take control of the transport troops in various places and separate them from the local areas, then the Pingsi's roots will be firmly established.

Even if a major incident really happens in the southeast one day, the Joint Office for Suppressing Japanese Pirates will not be too passive. At least with the reorganized transport troops, no matter what needs arise in various places, the Office for Suppressing Japanese Pirates will be able to solve them with strength.

However, Liang Tingdong had to pass on these ideas bit by bit. Many of the people transferred to the Joint Sub-office for Suppressing the Japanese had no experience of serving as local officials, so they would definitely encounter various problems when they used the central government's system to do things in the local areas. This was also one of the reasons for setting up the Joint Sub-office for Suppressing the Japanese, so that these people could have a clearer understanding of the relationship between the central government and local governments. It was never a simple relationship of subordination. There were also games and confrontations in invisible places.

"I think this is feasible."

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Under such circumstances, one person stood up and said, "After all, the Emperor Mingzong's army under Lu Xiangsheng's command has not yet crossed the river to the southeastern provinces. Regarding matters concerning the South Grand Canal, the situation is becoming increasingly corrupt."

"If I, the General Staff, do nothing and just want to deal with my own affairs, then if the situation on the South Canal continues to deteriorate and the front line urgently needs various military equipment, how can we solve it?"

"But once this is done, I'm afraid it will have a big impact, right?"

Another person followed closely and said: "This chaos is not just affecting Zhejiang, but also South Zhili, and it will even affect many other places..."

"But the key issue now is that it seems that only Zhejiang is in chaos, but in fact, everywhere is in chaos." Some people objected to this man's words.

"There are strategies for stability and strategies for chaos. We can't tie our own hands, right? If that's the case, then should we still do what's next?"

Controversy was inevitable.

When Liang Tingdong saw this scene, his expression did not change at all, but he felt happy in his heart. Having an argument is not necessarily a bad thing. Some truths can only be understood through argument.

If in the end, even what the purpose of the Joint Office for Suppressing Japanese Aggression is still not figured out, then there is no need for the Joint Office for Suppressing Japanese Aggression to exist.

Wu Aheng, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw Liang Tingdong's expression. It is indeed not easy to ask such a group of high-spirited people to think about local affairs little by little, which are fundamentally different from central affairs. Maybe everyone's thinking is different, but you can't treat them as fools. If you do it too obviously, it will be noticed by others, and then it will lead to the emergence of rebellious psychology.

In fact, whether you are at the central level or at the local level, the most frightening thing when doing things is opposition for the sake of opposition. This is the most exhausting thing.

(End of this chapter)