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Chapter 265 The Marshal has a daughter!
Zhang Kuang, 30, is thin and handsome, but his face is a bit pale and he looks unhealthy.

Yesterday, he not only refused Wang Yangji's persuasion to surrender, but even scolded him.

But he tossed and turned in bed at night and couldn't sleep.I finally fell asleep and was woken up by the soldiers of the Yi army in the small courtyard not long after.

At first glance, it was dawn.

He yawned and came out, and saw two soldiers carrying something under the eaves of the corridor.

If you look closely, it looks like a clay oven.

Zhang Kuang was born in a gentry family in Songjiang Prefecture. In his impression, the clay oven was always a small one, filled with fine charcoal. In winter, it could be carried on a sedan chair, on a boat, or even in a pavilion in the middle of the lake to warm up the fire and warm the wine.

But the clay oven in front of me was so big that it required two soldiers to carry it, making it look heavy and ugly.

After putting down the clay stove, the team leader who was responsible for guarding the small courtyard said: "I will teach you how to use the coal stove in a while. From now on, you can fetch and boil water by yourself in the morning, and we will send you meals."

But there are only five such good days. If you are still unwilling to surrender to our army after five days, you will have to do hard labor.

I heard that you are a good official. I advise you to surrender as soon as possible, so as not to suffer hardship and miss many opportunities for meritorious service and promotion. "

Zhang Kuang was not interested in talking to ordinary soldiers about betrayal and surrender. He pointed at the stove and said, "You call this a coal stove? Could it be that it can only burn coal?"

Zhang Kuang was smart and astute, and he directly grasped the key information in the words of the Wu Commander.

The corps commander chuckled and said: "The coal stove is a good thing invented by our commander. The military and political officials said that when it is popularized in the future, people will not be afraid of being cold in winter, and cooking will be much more convenient."

It happened that the soldier came over with a load of coal.

The team leader began to demonstrate how to light a fire and burn coal.

Zhang Kuang discovered that these briquettes were all cylindrical with six or seven holes on them.

The team leader first put some charcoal fire in the coal stove, then put two briquettes, and then fanned the ventilation holes at the bottom of the side of the coal stove. After a while, a small flame came up.

Zhang Kuang looked at it thoughtfully and asked, "How long will these briquettes last?"

The corporal commander said slightly proudly: "After igniting and sealing the vents, it will be no problem to burn three briquettes for a whole day! Even if you include three meals a day, you only need to burn four or five tubes of coal!"

Zhang Kuang nodded slightly.

This coal stove and briquettes look really useful, but I don’t know if they are expensive.

"How much do these briquettes cost?"

The corporal smiled and said, "It's cheap. It's sold by the kilogram, and it's the same price as ordinary coal."

Zhang Kuang commented: "It's better to use and more resistant to burning than ordinary coal. If the price is the same, it is indeed cheaper."

Wu Zhang glanced at Zhang Kuang in surprise and said: "As expected of the Ming Dynasty official that our commander-in-chief likes, he is very smart."

This time it was Zhang Kuang's turn to be surprised and asked: "How did you know that your commander-in-chief values ​​me?"

The corps commander sneered, "If there are officials who have done many evil things and harmed the people, we will not surrender them at all. We will directly put them on public trial and most of them will be beheaded."

If that mediocre official who just knows it and has no ability surrenders, our commander-in-chief may not let him serve as an official again.

For those who have some ability, the commander-in-chief will just recruit them casually. If they don't want to surrender, they will do hard labor themselves.

Your Excellency can ask the prefect Wang Yang to persuade you to surrender, and the commander-in-chief also gives five or six days to think about it. Naturally, you value it.

But don't be ignorant of what is good and what is bad. If you really don't want to surrender, our troops will not be interested in you either.

The military and political officials said that although those who refused to surrender were loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Chongzhen, they were also accomplices who allowed the people of the world to continue to suffer! "

Yesterday Wang Yangji came and had a lot of talk, but Zhang Kuang retorted on the spot.

But now the words of the little corps leader were silenced.

The team leader lit the coal stove, put the kettle on it, and said, "The water will heat up in a while and you can wash up."

Not long after Zhang Kuang washed up, someone brought breakfast.

A bowl of white rice porridge and a small plate of pickled dried radish. "Light and elegant, good for health."

Zhang Kuang made a comment with a smile and started eating happily.

Just after eating, I heard faint cheers outside.

'Could it be that the officers and soldiers were defeated again? 'Zhang Kuang's pessimistic guess.

He felt that the Yi army cheered mostly because they had won the battle, and conversely, it meant that the Ming Dynasty had lost the battle.

But when the cheers reached the small courtyard, he realized that it was not the case.

"Madam gave birth to a son for the Marshal!"

"Really? This is great!"

"The handsome man has a successor!"

"We have a young commander, hahaha..."

'Then Liu Sheng gave birth to a son?It seems that people's hearts are more stable. Zhang Kuang sighed and felt that his guess was not wrong. This was indeed not good news for Ming Dynasty.

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"Hahaha..." Liu Sheng walked around the Chengyun Hall and laughed loudly, "I have a son, I have a son!"

Ma Shimin, Yang Kuiwu, Li Weiqi and others in the palace also looked happy.

Liu Sheng was alone, with no family or clan to support him, which meant that there was no successor to Weibu's foundation. This had always been a worry for the higher-ups - especially when they didn't know whether Liu Sheng could give birth to a son.

Now that Liu Sheng's son was born, everyone finally felt at ease.

After a while, Liu Sheng, who was a father for the first time, became less happy. He waved his hand and said: "Send the order, the whole army in Jiangxia will have enough meat and vegetables today! Give every household of the people in the city and the refugees outside the city ten kilograms of rice." , a tael of salt, let the common people feel happy!"

"As ordered!"

All his men were busy happily, but Liu Sheng still couldn't calm down. He wished he could run back to Queshan to visit the red lady and his son.

Although there is no longer a war in Huguang, he cannot just leave. He must at least make some arrangements.

For example, the candidates for the governor of Hunan and the prefects of various prefectures.

Another example is how to arrange the various armies after Hunan was captured.

and other miscellaneous matters.

Perhaps because he missed his wife and son so much, Liu Sheng quickly arranged these things in the next few days.

As governor of Hunan, Liu Sheng finally chose Liu Huan (Liu Zhenshi), the current governor of Nanyang.

Because many states and counties in Hunan have surrendered, the power of the gentry and landlords has not been greatly reduced, and many Ming Dynasty officials have been demoted. It requires someone who not only understands the routines of these officials and gentry and landlords, but also is familiar with the rules and systems of the Kuei tribe. Handle the post-war Hunan government affairs well.

Liu Huan had been the prefect of Nanyang for four or five months. Although Nanyang, which had been devastated by the war, had not yet recovered its vitality, the civil affairs were in good order.

After such a long time, Liu Huan was familiar enough with the rules and regulations of the Gui Department.

In addition, Liu Sheng also transferred Wei Junjie, the former military and political officer of the [-]th Brigade (first term of military and political officer), to the post of Changsha prefect and right chief envoy.

With these two people here, I believe that handling Hunan's government affairs will not be a problem.

Military affairs.

Liu Sheng asked Li Dingguo to be appointed as the division commander of the standing army, with a small number of Guards officers and soldiers as the backbone, and the independent No. 18 Brigade and the Independent No. 20 Second Brigade of the Standing Army as the main sources of troops. He also absorbed some local guard troops and civilian warriors to form a standing army. Fifth Division.

Lin Youhui, the former commander of the No. 18 Brigade, concurrently serves as the deputy division commander, and Li Guofan, the former political officer of the Tiger Guards, serves as the division military officer.

After the formation of the Fifth Division, it will be mainly responsible for military affairs in southern and eastern Hunan.

As for the military affairs in western Hunan and western Hubei, the third division led by Helianyue is responsible...
　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)