After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 279 Another meeting is coming

Zhou Houfang secretly made up her mind, her usual signature smile appeared on her face, and she greeted him from a distance: "City Lord!"

At this point in the journey, Xu Zhenying had already asked people to send her grandmother Huang and the others back, and only brought the official staff to the government office.

When Qian Zhenniang saw Xu Zhenying looking at the government office, she smiled and said: "City Lord, I received your battle report last month. We now have eight government cities, and the number of officials must have increased significantly. I'm afraid that the officials below will come I didn’t even have a place to sit when reporting on work, so I took it upon myself to expand the office.”

Zhou Houfang also followed: "Xingyuan Mansion will be our administrative center from now on. This place needs to be more grand. However, we have strict control over the money we spend. Please don't worry, City Lord. The words on this plaque are empty. Let's discuss it and wait for the City Lord. Come back and inscribe!”

Xu Zhenying nodded, looking at the government office that was already quite large, thinking that this would be the place where she would realize her ambition in the future.

"Although it is not magnificent, it is elegant and practical, which suits our style very well. It's good that you can think about things in advance." Xu Zhenying smiled and comforted the two people who made decisions without authorization, "It's just that my handwriting is ugly, so the inscription is fine Yes. Mr. Lin!”

Lin Han stood up, frowned and said, "Okay, I know you want to use me, old man. You tell me what words you want to inscribe, and I'll just write it."

Xu Zhenying laughed "hehe" twice, pointed to the hanging plaque above and said: "Simplicity is the only truth, let's write Southwest Government Affairs Hall."

"Government lobby? How does this sound like a restaurant?" Mr. Lin retorted mercilessly.

It's not that he didn't notice that he went to Shouzhou and was left idle at home after he came back. It's also that he didn't notice that the people around Xu Zhenying had an ambiguous attitude towards him. They either respected him like a relative of the emperor or treated him with contempt. There is a natural hostility.

It is estimated that only in Jinzhou Mansion, and only the city lord, the officials below dare to speak to the city lord like this!

Xu Zhenying also thought about it secretly.

Xu Huiming said something.

The Xu family is somewhat outside the situation.

There is no extravagance in the decoration inside the government office. There is not even much decoration, only some flowers, plants and trees.

As soon as he mentioned the word "it doesn't matter", Mr. Lin couldn't hold back his anger. He almost jumped up and scolded Xu Zhenying: "It doesn't matter again! It doesn't matter again! I have come up with so many titles to call you king, you can say whatever you want." It doesn’t matter! Even if I discuss the etiquette of offering sacrifices to heaven, it doesn’t matter! The inscriptions in the political central halls of these eight cities are such an important thing. They may be recorded in history, but you also say it doesn’t matter! God, what does this mean to you! You only know government affairs! Government affairs! What person in power is like you?"

Zhou Houfang took this opportunity to meet the four new secretaries.

Everyone is buying up and not down.

Xu Zhenying’s brother is male, looks smart, and is also a scholar!
If this person is not careful, he will become the person most likely to stab the city lord in the back.

The power of Conglong is right in front of him. If he asks such a question, it will be taken as a sign of disapproval, and he will inevitably be isolated.

Xu Huiming felt bitter in her heart, but a smile appeared on her face: "In any case, becoming the king is of great importance, so naturally we must be fully prepared."

Team cohesion and centripetal force are very important.

Therefore, Mr. Lin was naturally not happy with Xu Huiming.

There were really too many people coming to see Xu Zhenying every day, and at one point it was necessary to get a number. Qian Zhenniang had no other choice but to proceed according to the actual situation, reduce all unnecessary decorations, and focus on practicality and frugality.

"Let's not talk about the matter of becoming king. I have been away from Jinzhou Mansion for a long time. Let's talk about government affairs first."

This time, someone burst out laughing.

She dug her ears and laughed twice, "Haha", "What, Mr. Lin, you are old, don't get angry. Okay, okay, isn't it just to decide on the title of king? I will choose today, okay?" ?”

In fact, Xu Zhenying's mind is very easy to guess. He has no imperial power. He just works hard, thinks quickly, and tries not to burden the finances.

Fortunately, Qian Zhenniang was able to figure out Xu Zhenying's thoughts correctly.

Even if he asked this question out of curiosity, he was immediately assumed to be his own intention. This shows that it was not Xu Zhenying's original intention to become king.

Instead, she went downhill and simply put it aside: "Oh, it doesn't matter what you call it. Anyway, I don't know you, and I only have a few things in my stomach. Let's leave the plaque as it is. If Mr. Lin has any good ideas, I don't need to tell you. I, you just need to write the inscription and let the craftsmen frame it in gold."

Mr. Lin almost jumped up. One look at Xu Zhenying's eyes and he knew what she was thinking. He shouted angrily: "If you dare to draw lots, I will go back to Bianjing!!"

In fact, what Xu Zhenying wanted to say was that everyone under his command was eager to make contributions, and if he didn't become king, he would be afraid of wronging them.

Zhou Houfang was a little surprised. Mr. Lin... had a bad temper. He dared to tell the city lord not to step down in public!

"At that time, the King of Zhoushan only had three cities and dared to claim the throne. Now, King Li has been beaten to only six or seven cities. The city lord has eight states, so it is inevitable to become the king. What does Mr. Xu have? Seeking advice?”

More people looked excited.

Especially at this moment, when Mr. Lin choked like this in public, there was no one around him to help him out.

Her stock was about to make a huge profit, so naturally some people wanted to follow up like crazy.

It has to be said that since Xu Zhenying's city area has expanded, there have been more smiles on everyone's faces, and their intention to follow has become more determined, creating a good atmosphere of being motivated to work in one place.

Xu Zhenying didn't feel embarrassed by being refuted in public. For Xu Zhenying, face was the least important thing.

Xu Zhenying walked in front, and Qian Zhenniang led the way on one side, introducing the new government office to everyone.

Mr. Lin's complaints made everyone present feel a little embarrassed.

It's the same as buying stocks.

On the other hand, Mr. Lin glanced at Xu Huiming lightly. If it weren't for Xu Huiming being Xu Zhenying's brother, Mr. Lin might not have wanted to give him a glance.

However, Xu Zhenying didn't seem to mind, and she felt like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.

The most striking thing is that there are so many places to sit in the government office.

Xu Zhenying spread his hands helplessly, "If I don't become king, Mr. Lin may have to pack up and go back."

Everyone had guessed that Xu Zhenying would be busy handling official business as soon as he returned to the city, so the inside and outside of the government office had been cleaned, especially the large conference room that had been doubled in width, enough to accommodate one to two hundred people.

Xu Huiming took the lead and asked: "City Lord, have you decided to become king?"

The group of people walked into the lobby of the government office in a cheerful atmosphere, talking and laughing.

"This meeting hall looks really grand. Although it is a bit simple, it is more elegant. It will be able to accommodate more people in the future."

"Don't you understand? This just shows our pragmatic style of government affairs. Like the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, the palace is like a palace, built with the bones and blood of the people! I don't even want to live in it. live!"

"Yes, we ourselves are poor people who made our fortune. Even if we become rich in the future, we must not forget our original intention."

Zhou Houfang immediately said to Qu Min: "Secretary Qu, the two rooms on the right are our secretary's offices. One is for duty and the other is for office use."

Chang Yuanshan and the others looked at it, and it seemed that it was much larger than the government office in Xingyuan Mansion.

A group of people discussed and walked into the large conference room. The conference team had already arranged everything, and everyone took their seats one by one.

The newly arrived secretaries saw that Zhou Houfang had put away almost all the seat cards, including those of the four of them.

This card represents the seat, but it also tacitly represents the position and the degree of closeness to Xu Zhenying.

Being able to implement this zodiac sign well without being criticized by others is an extremely profound knowledge.

Several secretaries could not help but treat this colleague they had never met before in a different light.

Sure enough, none of the people chosen by Xu Zhenying were vegetarians.

Even though I heard that Zhou Houfang’s performance in the official assessment was not satisfactory, the city lord had a keen eye and knew that this woman must be outstanding.

A room full of people, who look lively and affectionate on the surface, are actually full of evil intentions.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

What's more, Xu Zhenying now has so many people under his command.

"Okay, everyone, please take it into consideration. Glory always belongs to the past, and now is not the time to sit back and reflect on your achievements. Don't forget, we are still at war in the east, and we have just won a war in the west. The common people who are suffering from the epidemic are all using people and money. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and we still need to work hard!" Xu Zhenying's words immediately made everyone feel at ease.

Everyone sat in their seats, and now the meeting hall was full.

"There are people here that I brought from Xingyuan Prefecture, as well as old people from Jinzhou Prefecture. Is there anyone you don't know? Let's get to know each other first. It will be easier to work."

As the new secretary next to Xu Zhenying, it is natural that he must be willing to take responsibility.

Chang Yuanshan stood up first and introduced himself.

Then came Qu Min, Jiang Chaoping, and Pang Xiaohua.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Qiaonian and others came to defect from Bianjing City.

Zhou Houfang keenly discovered that everyone seemed to treat Zhao Qionian somewhat differently.

As a personal secretary, how could he not know the people around the city lord?

She then quietly asked Qu Min.

Qu Min directly said that Zhao Qiaonian and Ming Xiaoshuang were similar. Both of them had a life-long friendship with the city lord very early. Zhao Qiaonian left midway and came to join the city lord not long ago. Therefore, the treatment was much worse than that of Ming Xiaoshuang. .

Everyone introduced themselves next to each other, and then officially entered the discussion.

The secretaries had already sorted out the recent key tasks and placed them on Xu Zhenying's desk. Xu Zhenying quickly became familiar with the materials while they were getting familiar with each other.

Because the research institute is currently studying movable type printing methods and faster paper production methods, Jinzhou Prefecture tries to use as little paper as possible.

After Xu Zhenying read it, he handed the materials to several secretaries around him to read.

Although Chang Yuanshan and the others all left Jinzhou Mansion, they had been away from Jinzhou Mansion for a long time, and they still needed time to become familiar with the government affairs of Jinzhou Mansion.

"Everyone's time is precious, so let's talk about the most important things first. The first one is the latest battle report. King Ming of the East ordered his second-largest general Ji Rufeng to lead 100,000 people to attack our east side. It is enough to see that , Our attack on the city has indeed become a thorn in the flesh of some people. Now all the firepower will be concentrated on our side. The king of Zhoushan in the west is now seriously injured, and I am afraid that he will not have time to spare for a year or two. , the Great Zhou Dynasty, and whether King Li will fight back, we have to pay attention to how many soldiers we can use at the moment."

Liu Dazhuang went to the west, and only Mo Jinchun temporarily took over the work of the Military Affairs Department.

"There are 70,000 to 80,000 people under regular recruitment. Those who have been recruited, captured, and surrendered are temporarily included in the reserves, and it is estimated that there are 120,000."

When Mo Jinchun said this, not only everyone in the Xu family, but also everyone in the lobby looked shocked.

The main reason was that Xu Zhenying's speed in conquering the city was so fast that he could not keep up with the subsequent registration and sorting work. They just kept pushing forward without having time to know the specific data.

Now that Mo Jinchun said this, they suddenly realized that they were actually a behemoth with 200,000 soldiers!
Many people's hearts were boiling.

Zhou Houfang also looked thoughtful.

Xu Zhenying didn't have much expression on his face, "How is the reserve force's combat strength?"

Mo Jinchun frowned slightly, "It doesn't meet the standards of our Jinzhou Mansion, but with some training, it won't be a big problem against Prince Ming."

"Okay, then you try to select as many good seedlings as possible and focus on cultivating them. The war in the east is urgent, but not urgent."

Everyone looked surprised, wondering why Xu Zhenying suddenly changed his attitude.

Mo Jinchun, on the other hand, smiled understandingly, and then slowly explained to everyone: "The research on firearms at the institute has made significant progress, and it has now been able to stabilize mass production. This time on the eastern front, the city lord approved twenty firearms to go to the front line. "

At this moment, everyone in the room was going crazy!

That was crazy exciting!

"Seriously? Can that firearm be mass-produced?!"

“Not only that, the performance is relatively stable.”

"God! I'm afraid there will be no rival for us in the world now! What a Ming King! What a great Zhou Dynasty! Even if you see this firearm, you have to kneel down and beg for mercy!"

"No, we have to send someone to protect the people in the institute!"

"These twenty firearms are probably worth an army of millions! That boy Zhou Heng is quite lucky. As the first person to be exposed to firearms in the Zhou Dynasty, he will probably be famous forever, right?"

"Oh, you forgot, who is that? There is a general guarding the Xiangshui Mansion in King Li's house. That is our first shot!"

"Oh, yes, yes! I remember that unlucky guy was blasted by a firearm and flew more than ten meters away. I'm afraid he is still talked about by people in Xiangshui Mansion!"

"Isn't it possible that Zhou Heng doesn't know that we have firearms in our hands? If he knew, he definitely wouldn't just send a hundred thousand troops to attack us!"

"How does he know? Zhu Kui, who was guarding the city, surrendered and is now serving as a reserve in the military camp of Jinzhou Prefecture! Who will tell Zhou Heng? This is better, we can catch them off guard!"

And some people are still outside the situation.

For example, Mr. Lin, Qi Er, Zhao Qiaonian, Xu Huiming, Miao, etc., and even members of the Secretariat Office.

This firearm is almost a secret known only to high-level circles.

Others only knew that the institute was researching a most powerful weapon, and no matter how much they heard, they only heard the deafening sound of the heaven and earth shaking from time to time on the Western Mountain.

There were even outrageous rumors in the past that it was Xu Zhenying’s dojo!

The reason why the earth is shaking is because Xu Zhenying is casting a spell!

Although Mr. Lin is old, he is as curious as a child. Now that he saw everyone cheering, he immediately pulled Ming Xiaoshuang and asked: "What's going on? What is a firearm? Why are everyone so excited?"

Even Qi Er and Zhao Qionian looked over.

They are eager to integrate into the circle of the Xu family's government affairs team, so they must understand everything that happens in Jinzhou Mansion.

Ming Xiao's eyes narrowed into a thin line, "Firearms! Just like that cement, they are also divine objects from heaven!"

Several people heard that Ming Xiaoshuang compared this firearm to cement, and they immediately knew what a fairy weapon this firearm was!

"Firearms are weapons that can blow open city walls and cut through mountains. Used in the military, they can make us truly invincible!"

Mo Jinchun, who was next to him, added: "Not only that, this firearm can even blow up a mountain! Previously, Minister Jiang reported back that the first firearm was quite stable, and it only took one shot of gunpowder to blow up Hunan." The walls of Shuifu were blown up, killing hundreds of enemy soldiers. Some even flew dozens of meters into the air, and their bodies were blown apart on the spot!"

Mr. Lin shivered in shock, and when he raised his hand, he realized that his forehead was covered with sweat without even realizing it.

"It's a divine thing. It really is a divine thing!" Mr. Lin's voice was trembling, but his eyes were sparkling, as if he was more than ten years younger. "Sure enough, the city lord is a flying immortal sent by God to save the people of the Zhou Dynasty from water and fire. ! With this magical thing, why should we fear the Zhou Dynasty’s 500,000-strong army?”

Qi Er and Zhao Qionian glanced at each other subconsciously, and then saw a touch of determination and madness in each other's eyes!

Xu Zhenying...with such strength, such brains, such means, and such mind, he is bound to become the world leader!

Xu Zhenying saw that everyone under her was so excited that she almost danced. She couldn't help but smile, but she still knocked on the table to stop everyone.

"Okay. So I say that the war in the east is not urgent. Let Jiang Yongkang try the effect of these firearms first. Don't let him fight too hastily. Take it easy. If we move too fast, the Zhou Dynasty will definitely turn around. Use firepower to deal with us. The triangle is always the most stable, and we have to continue the three-legged situation for the time being. What we need most at the moment is to manage and manage the places we have established, so that the people will not follow us wholeheartedly. , then this land does not truly belong to us!”

The people in the secretarial office immediately started recording the key points of today’s meeting.

Apparently, Mr. Lin was almost so excited by these words that he almost fainted!

He came from a wealthy family, and relied on his family's merits to barely gain a foothold in the Zhou Dynasty. However, he had an arrogant and unruly personality and did not like the intrigues in the officialdom. Therefore, he was kicked out early and could only close his door and concentrate on studying knowledge.

He originally thought that his life would end in this rough way.

But God was kind to him, letting him come into contact with the textbooks of Jinzhou Prefecture, letting him know that there is such a fairy-like figure in the world, and allowing him to still display his youthful ambitions before his life is over!

What a blessing!

He just felt that this meeting made him so excited that he almost lost his breath!