There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 116 Coping Strategies

Fugu County Government.

After Wang Qin finished his work, he came over to report: "President, the matter has been settled."

"Are your hands and feet clean?"

"There should be no problem. No one was left alive. A few passers-by were deliberately let go. They only saw the Mongolian cavalry coming." Wang Qinhui reported.

"Is there any problem within the cavalry?" Lin Feng then asked.

"No problem. This time I only brought the Mongolian cavalry, and I didn't tell them who I killed." Wang Qinhui reported.

"Very good, I can rest assured that you will do the work." Lin Feng praised.

"President, why don't we just do the opposite? The way Yao Tongzhi begged for mercy before he died will make it impossible for the Ming Dynasty to survive." Wang Qin felt sick when he thought of Yao Lu begging for mercy.

"The timing is not very good yet, but we have to make some preparations in advance. We will discuss it again in the afternoon. You can go down and rest first." Lin Feng ordered.

After Wang Qin left, Lin Feng specially entered the space and lay down in his position to seriously consider his response strategy.

Although Yao Lu's hands and feet should be relatively clean this time, there is no airtight wall in the world, and there is no guarantee that it will not be found out at all.

Moreover, Yao Lu came to Fugu to investigate the case this time, and his conflict with him could not be hidden from anyone who was interested. Jiazhou will definitely send people to investigate. Although there may be no evidence, it is inevitable to arouse suspicion.

Judging from the current situation, Li Zicheng is still avoiding the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers in northwest Shaanxi. Although several other giant bandits have surrendered, they are also ready to make a move.

Especially the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong was always ready to rebel in Gucheng County. Historical records indicate that he would rebel again next year.

Therefore, although the imperial military strength is now superior, and Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others are also very capable in fighting, they are already at the end of their strength.

And the key point is that the court has no money, and the forced taxes have almost been spent. The summer tax collection has not yet started in the first half of the year, which is when there is a shortage of money and a shortage of money.

When taxes can be collected in August or September this year, the Later Jin Tatars will launch a large-scale invasion. By that time, Mingting will no longer be able to annihilate the domestic peasant army.

So even if they rebel now, even if the imperial court immediately mobilizes troops to encircle and suppress, it will definitely not be until March. As long as the attack can last for half a year, the situation will change greatly.

As soon as Lin Feng finished his analysis, he felt much more at ease. It wouldn't be a big deal if he was forced to rebel.

But Fugu also had shortcomings, mainly lack of food and could not withstand a long siege.

Therefore, it is better to postpone it a little longer and free up some time to step up the purchase of food and other military supplies.

The more prepared you are, the better you can resist a fight, and the higher the probability of a successful rebellion.

After Lin Feng thought about it carefully, he made room and asked Lin Jiakang to notify Fang Dashan, Fang Tiezhu, Wang Qin, Zhao Zhixin and others to come over to discuss the matter. After thinking about it, he also called Su Shunnian.

Once there is a rebellion and a war, there will be a lot of things in the logistics, and it will definitely not work without a capable assistant. At present, Su Shunnian is relatively easy to use, so he must be roped in.

In the afternoon, the county magistrate's office.

A group of people have arrived, and Fang Xiaoyu specially arranged for two personal guards to guard the door. This meeting must be ensured to be flawless.

After Lin Feng saw everyone sitting down, he first said to Su Shunnian: "Shunnian, you are the one I have had the most contact with since I came to the county government, and you are relatively easy to use. You also know the current situation. The prefecture has changed to the prefect. It’s obviously going to target us, are you willing to take advantage of the situation and kill us, or do you want to make preparations in advance?”

"County Lord, of course we have to make preparations in advance. We will kill him wherever we can." Su Shunnian was not stupid, and of course he would not choose to accept the situation.

"To tell you the truth, Yao Tongzhi is dead. As for how he died, you don't need to know now. I just want to ask you, are you willing to follow me, or stay out of it?" Lin Feng asked.

Su Shunnian was shocked, his face changed twice, and he quickly made up his mind: "I will go with you, the county magistrate. Everyone knows that you promoted me, and I admire you even more as a person. I will not be ungrateful." of things.”

"That's good. Welcome to join our Zhenming Group officially in the next year. You won't regret your choice in the future." Lin Feng said.

When Su Shunnian heard that he could finally join the legendary Zhenming Group, he felt excited in his heart and quickly expressed his position: "My subordinate is willing, and everything will be subject to the arrangements of the county magistrate."

Lin Feng glanced at everyone and said: "The reason why I established Zhenming Group was to protect our relatives, and then expanded it to our people, and benefited the people through the development of industry.

Now everyone has seen the situation in the court. Traitors are in power and the people are in chaos. If we don't have our own strength, we will definitely be at the mercy of others.

This time, a co-president of the state government was ready to put us to death in an attempt to overturn the verdict of people like the Liu family and the Guo family.

If that Yao Tongzhi is allowed to return to the state government, I will probably be dismissed from my post, and everything in Fugu will return to the past. People like Liu Pengsheng and Guo Xiangdong will do evil again. Do you think we can bear it? Lin Feng asked.

"No!" Su Shunnian was the first to shout.

"No!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Yes, we can never agree to such a thing. Our destiny must be decided by ourselves. Therefore, I asked Wang Qin to lead people to kill that Yao Tongzhi." Lin Feng continued.

"Get rid of it, sir, let's raise our troops to rebel." Fang Tiezhu, a die-hard rebel, said impatiently.

"The overall situation, the general trend, Tie Zhu, I have told you a long time ago, what to do and when to do it depends on the overall situation and the general trend.

Now that the world is in chaos, the imperial court is exploiting the people too much, peasant uprisings are happening one after another, and there are Houjin and Mongolian Tatars who bite from time to time, Mingting cannot hold on for long.

Since the second half of last year, the imperial court has achieved great results in suppressing the peasant army, but this was only due to the forced expropriation of wages. However, after the pay levy was suppressed, more people were forced to rebel. Now it is only a temporary calm, and soon there will be war. " Lin Feng then analyzed.

"The county magistrate is absolutely right. Our county is cracking down on large households, and the tax collection is going quite smoothly. I heard that there have been many violent tax resistance incidents in Shenmu, Wubao and other counties." Su Shunnian interjected.

"County Lord, why don't we raise the flag to rebel immediately?" Fang Tiezhu asked.

“This is because our current preparations are not sufficient, so if we can delay the rebellion, we must delay it as much as possible so that we have time to prepare.

We have called everyone together today to discuss how to deal with the possible situation after Yao Lu was killed. Wang Qin, please tell me about the killing of Yao Lu first. Lin Feng continued.

Wang Qin heard the sound and stood up and said: "Yesterday evening, I led the Mongolian cavalry to hunt down Yao Lu and his party. In order to survive, this man was so ugly that he could sell everything including border maps. The imperial court is full of officials like this, so I very much agree with it." As Chang said, Mingting will definitely perish."

"Yao Lu is dead, and the imperial court will definitely send someone to investigate. Only you know the situation of the county government best in Shunnian. It will be up to you to respond to the imperial court's investigation. Just tell the truth about Yao Lu's situation in our valley. Anyway, he is not He died in Fugu County, just say we don’t know how he died." Lin Feng explained.

"I understand, the people in the county government really don't know, so there shouldn't be any problem." Su Shunnian responded.

"In addition, we must also be prepared to fall out with the court once we find out something, mainly in two aspects.

One is the preparation of troops. At present, the Minzhuang team has set a staff strength of 500 for us, but it should not be too much. Fang Tiezhu, please recruit 300 more reserve members. " Lin Feng arranged. "Understood, I will recruit people immediately. There are many refugees who want to join the Minzhuang team, and they will be recruited soon. "Fang Tiezhu responded positively.

"Da Shan, the group security guards need to step up the expansion. Let's expand from the current more than 300 people to 500 people. I will ask the secretary to provide you with the necessary funds." Lin Feng then ordered.

"Understood, I will implement it later." Fang Dashan replied.

“After talking about military strength, another aspect is the preparation of food and ordnance.

In terms of grain, Su Shunnian will be responsible for the procurement. I will ask the group's Sitong Express to cooperate with you and do everything possible to purchase at least 10,000 shi of grain. You can mainly purchase from Hubei, or you can ask Li's Cereals and Oils to purchase a batch from Taiyuan to avoid being too eye-catching. The required funds will be given to you later. We will purchase them as soon as possible. "

"Understood, I will arrange it as soon as possible." Su Shunnian accepted the task.

"In terms of ordnance, it mainly depends on the ordnance factory in Sitong Village. I know that you will run production at full capacity. Let Sitong Express help you purchase the required materials. We will also give you a limit of 10,000 taels of silver." Lin Feng Then he explained.

"Okay, now that the steam engines in the ordnance factory have been put into use, the efficiency of manufacturing ordnance is much faster. At least 100 No. 150 Electric Fire Guns can be produced a month, and about will be produced after the year." Zhao Zhixin replied.

"Very good, you continue to work hard on production. I will go to the village to take a look soon." Lin Feng praised.

In order to prepare for the sudden change, Lin Feng spent a lot of money this time. He took out 20,000 taels of silver from the space treasury, and his family fortune was reduced by less than half.

But if you don’t spend money, you won’t be able to improve your abilities. When the time comes and you lose the battle, no matter how much money you have, it will belong to others. In this regard, Lin Feng is very open-minded.

"By the way, there is also intelligence matters. The last time the Mongols attacked Fugu City, it was because we had the intelligence in advance that we were able to deal with the matter satisfactorily.

Now that the state government is going to deal with us, it is especially important to grasp the information in advance. Guo Zheng, you quickly send people to set up a point in Jiazhou, and put them at the Sitong Express in Jiazhou, and rely on them to collect intelligence. "

"Understood, I'll do it immediately. In addition, I have a small suggestion. I don't know if I should mention it or not?" Guo Zheng replied.

"Speak up. Before we make a decision internally, everyone can speak freely." Lin Feng said.

"Everyone has reported that the name Tingfeng Pavilion sounds rather quaint, like a martial arts sect. Now that we have become an important force, I would like to suggest that we change it to Tingfeng Guards, based on the Jin Yiwei of the imperial court." Guo Zheng suggested.

"Ting Feng Wei, it sounds good. In the future, when our army grows in size, we can name it after different battalions and guards, so that it can be more unified. I agree to change the name. Do you have any opinions?" Lin Feng asked.

"Tingfengwei sounds a little more grand than Tingfeng Pavilion, and I agree." Fang Dashan also agreed.

"No objection!" everyone said.

"Okay, then change it to Tingfengwei. But what the name is is secondary. The key is to improve your intelligence capabilities as soon as possible." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood, we will work hard to improve our capabilities." Guo Zheng replied.

"Okay, everything has been arranged. Let everyone implement it. Finally, I would like to emphasize that this matter must be kept strictly confidential. No one can talk about it. I will also ask the Group Secretary Office to strengthen internal supervision.

Speaking of which, now that the group is getting bigger and bigger, the secretarial office has more and more responsibilities. It can no longer accommodate this office. In the future, it will be changed to the secretarial department, which includes secretarial, financial, supervisory and other departments. This department is still headed by Lin Jiakang. " Lin Feng then arranged.

"Yes! We will keep it strictly confidential and never disclose it to anyone else." Everyone present said.

"Ieyasu, please hurry up and implement the expansion and role of the Secretariat Department. You will report to me in detail when the time comes." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood!" Lin Jiakang accepted the order.

After arranging various matters, everyone dispersed.

Jiazhou Prefecture Government Office.

The door of the new governor Chen Jiace's room was pushed open, and his fellow governor Zhang Yingjie hurried in.

Chen Jiace frowned, and a look of displeasure flashed across his face. The leader of Duzhou Yamen was still so restless and flustered.

"Zun Zhou, something big happened. Yao Tongzhi was attacked and killed on his way back to Jiazhou." Zhang Yingjie reported.

Chen Jiace stood up immediately after hearing this, "What, Yao Tongzhi is dead? What's going on?"

"Liu Qianhu from Shenmu Qianhu Institute is here. They were the ones who went to the scene. Why don't we invite him to speak?" Zhang Yingjie said.

"Then what are you waiting for? Call us in quickly." Chen Jiace said anxiously.

Zhang Yingjie went out and quickly brought Liu Jin in from the Shenmu Qianhu Institute.

Liu Jin clasped his fists and saluted and said: "I would like to report to Lord Zhizhou, we received a report three days ago that there were Mongolian Tatar invaders in Shenmu County. When we rushed to the scene, we found the bodies of Yao Tongzhi and his party. They had all been killed. "

"Are you sure it was the Mongols?" Chen Jiace asked.

"The Mongols must be Mongolians. Several passers-by saw it, but since no one was behind the Mongolians, we don't know." Liu Jin said.

"Where were they killed? Are everyone dead?" Chen Jiace then asked.

"Shortly after entering Shenmu County from Fugu, the dozen or so people accompanying him were all killed."

"Is there anything suspicious at the scene?"

"There's nothing particularly suspicious. It's just that few Mongolians go to this place, and there aren't many things to grab." Liu Jin replied.

"Could it be to kill people and silence them?" Chen Jiace then asked.

"It's hard to say, but why is it necessary to kill people and silence them?" Liu Jin replied.

"It depends on what they found out in Fugu, Zhang Tongzhi... Oh, I understand the situation. You can go down first." Chen Jiace originally wanted to ask Zhang Yingjie to investigate, but after thinking about it, it was not appropriate, so he changed it temporarily. idea.

After a few people went out, Chen Jiace first wrote a letter and then asked the clerk to send it to the inspector's office in Shaanxi.

He naturally felt suspicious about this matter. He had just sent Yao Lu to Fugu to investigate, but he was killed on the way back. The Mongols arrived by such a coincidence, how could he not be suspicious.

However, he had just come to Jiazhou to take up his post, and there were not many people he could trust in the state government. So, he decided to report the information and ask the Shaanxi Inspectorate to investigate.

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