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

The Jiazhou Prefectural Government Office has now been changed to the Zhenming Army Governor's Office.

After Lin Feng returned from Linxian, he was listening to the latest combat progress report.

"Sir, the combat operations of our Zhenming Army are mainly divided into two directions: the southern front and the northern front.

On the southern route, Song Jilie's mobile combat brigade has captured Suidezhou and wiped out about 600 enemy officers and soldiers from a thousand-household station. The next step is to attack Wubao County and push our entire Zhenming territory southward for about to kilometers.

On the northern route, Wang Qin led the Fugu combat brigade to capture Hequ and Baodezhou, and is currently occupying the city of Baodezhou and facing off against the 3,000 troops of Ming Dynasty's Shanxi general Hu Dawei.

Due to our insufficient troops on the northern front, we are no longer able to continue the offensive. If Mingting mobilizes the Datong frontier troops to attack southward, the northern front will face great pressure. "Lin Jiakang summarized the recent military reports.

"Send a message to Song Jilie, asking him to suspend the attack and stabilize the defense line after taking Wu Fort. Wang Qin asked him to replenish troops and allowed the infantry battalion under their combat brigade to be split into two, each expanded to 1,000 people to enhance the strength of the northern front." Lin Feng explained to Lin Jiakang.

"Yes, I will send the order immediately. In addition, Brigadier Song and Brigadier Wang both reported that the territory they have conquered lacks suitable civil affairs officials, and they would like to ask your Excellency to send someone there." Lin Jiakang continued to ask for instructions.

"I understand. I will find someone as soon as possible. For the time being, they will be responsible for civil affairs affairs. We will focus on making good use of the original state and county government officials to maintain the operation of the government first." Lin Feng said.

"understand!"

Alas, once this battle started, not only was the Ming court short of major generals, but Lin Feng's Zhenming Army was also stretched thin, and its troops were obviously not enough.

Compared with the army, what is more lacking are civil servants who can effectively govern states and counties. Lin Feng didn't have many available talents, and he didn't dare to use them who had just surrendered.

Su Shunnian, the only one who is more mature, has already served as the head of the Civil Affairs Department and is also in charge of Jiazhou's civil affairs. He is already very busy.

It seems that this problem must be solved immediately, otherwise the territory will become larger and larger, and even civil affairs officials cannot be dispatched, which will cause trouble.

The Zhenming Army is not like other rogue armies. If it captures a state or county, it must be managed well, which requires reliable civil affairs officials.

Now there are many officials in Jiazhou who have surrendered. The original state notified Zhang Yingjie, general magistrate Li Runan, etc., but these people still need to be trained before they can take up their posts.

Otherwise, when he takes office, he will still follow the old Ming Dynasty rules, which will seriously damage the reputation of the Zhenming Army.

By the way, there is also Feng Ziyi's father, Feng Ziming. He has been a promotion official in Taiyuan Prefecture for many years and must be familiar with the operation of the state government.

The key is that he will be his father-in-law in the future. As long as he is willing to help him, his loyalty will definitely be no problem. After all, no matter which side surrenders, there is no way to be the head of state on the side of the Zhenming Army.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately asked Lin Jiakang to invite Feng Ziming over and prepare to talk to him.

Feng Ziming's family was arranged to live in Tongzhi's house in Zhou Yamen, which was very close to each other. They came over soon after receiving the notice.

When Lin Feng saw his future father-in-law coming, he did not dare to neglect him. He immediately stood up to greet him and said, "Uncle Feng is here. Ieyasu quickly serves tea."

Lin Jiakang ran away immediately after serving a cup of tea. Looking at Feng Ziming's unkind expression, who knew whether the two would quarrel or not, it was better to avoid it in time to avoid harming Chi Yu.

"You traitor!" Feng Ziming muttered angrily after coming in.

"Uncle Feng, let's have some tea first. Are you used to living here?" Lin Feng naturally pretended not to hear, otherwise what else could he do, drag his future father-in-law out and kill him?

"Do you think you can get used to living in the place occupied by your rebels?" Feng Ziming continued to say with a gun and a stick.

"Uncle Feng, to the court, we are rebels, but to the people, we are far more popular than the original court officials. It is said that water can carry a boat or capsize it. The Ming court abandoned the people and was defeated by us. Isn't it natural to overturn it?" Lin Feng argued with him.

"That's because the emperor was deceived by some villains, and it was all done by the people below." Feng Ziming naturally knew the outstanding problems that existed in Ming Dynasty now, and he couldn't tell lies with his eyes open.

"I didn't say that we must rebel against the emperor. Our army is called the Zhenming Army. It was originally intended to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, but now the entire court is corrupt and officials are forcing the people to rebel. It won't work without strong medicine." Lin Feng continued.

"Are you really not against the Emperor?"

"It depends on the emperor's attitude. We will not accept the idea that the king wants his ministers to die and they have to die. For me, benefiting the people is far better than foolish loyalty." Lin Feng responded.

"If you still want to be loyal to the emperor, I am willing to help you lobby." Feng Ziming thought of the recruitment duties assigned to him by the governor of Shanxi. Besides, his daughter must marry Lin Feng now, and he did not want to cause the father and daughter to turn against each other.

"Uncle Feng, we will discuss this matter later. The court will never accept us under the current situation. You also read the books of sages. You should know the importance of governing the people and benefiting the people, right?"

"Of course!"

"Our Zhenming Army has just captured Suidezhou in Shaanxi and Baodou in Shanxi. Now we are very short of officials to govern the local areas. I wonder if Uncle Feng is willing to come out and serve as the governor so that he can preside over the government and benefit the people. Literary ideal." Lin Feng advised.

"Does the magistrate have real power? Is it just a decoration?" Feng Ziming immediately asked with interest after hearing this, which civil servant doesn't want to take charge of the government?

"Of course they have real power and considerable autonomy in civil affairs. Of course they have to implement the policies and strategies formulated by our Zhenming Army." Lin Feng said. "I still need to think about this." Feng Ziming has been a government official for a long time. Of course he wants to have a taste of being a chief official, but when he becomes a "pseudo official" for the rebels, he will definitely have to struggle.

"Okay, Uncle Feng will go back and think about it. You can also listen to Xiaoyi's opinion and reply to me as soon as possible." Lin Feng said.

"Listen to Xiaoyi's opinion. Damn it, she wants to sell her father to you." Feng Ziming cursed in his heart.

After sending Feng Ziming away, Lin Feng called Su Shunnian. He couldn't hang himself on a tree. He had to solve this problem in a multi-pronged manner.

"This year, how are the original Zhang Tongzhi and Judge Li from Jiazhou thinking? Are they willing to be loyal to our Zhenming Army?" Lin Feng asked.

"Sir, I'm about to report to you. After they heard that we captured Suidezhou and other places, they all thought about it and were willing to join our Zhenming Army. There are also some officials from the state government, many of whom are also willing to be loyal to us. Yes." Su Shunnian replied.

"That's good, we are short of people everywhere now. In this way, you can bring all the officials from Jiazhou, Linxian, and the newly captured Suidezhou to Jiazhou who are willing to join our Zhenming Army. , organize an exam to test their civil affairs abilities.

The exam will test some basic knowledge of farming, business management and Ming Dynasty laws, and then come up with a policy topic on how to promote local economic development.

Through this examination, these officials are simply divided into categories. Those with stronger abilities can take up their posts after a short training session. Those with poor abilities will need to make up for their training, and those with too little ability will be eliminated. "Lin Feng explained.

"Sir, are all officials elected? Or can officials also participate?" Su asked casually.

"Of course officials can also participate. In the future, in our Zhenming Army system, some officials and officials will be promoted as long as they do well. Officials should also go to as many front-line positions as possible for training. Officials who are not familiar with ordinary affairs are definitely not qualified officials," Lin Feng said.

"That's great. The officials in the state government will definitely be very active." Su replied casually.

"Okay, go ahead and do it quickly. After drafting the exam paper, bring it to me for approval before taking the test. Be sure to keep it confidential." Lin Feng explained.

"Understood!" Su Shunnian replied.

State Yamen, Tongzhi Zhai.

After Feng Ziming returned to his residence, he walked around restlessly.

"Master, what's wrong with you? What did Lin Feng tell you to say?" Feng's mother asked when she saw it.

"Lin Feng asked me if I would like to be the governor of the state." Feng Ziming replied.

"Then what else is there to consider? Master, haven't you always wanted to be sent out to be a county magistrate? What's more, now you are asked to be a magistrate." Feng's mother said.

"This magistrate is a rebel magistrate. If I become a magistrate, won't I become a traitor?" Feng Ziming said.

"Master, don't you want your daughter?"

"Look what you said, we only have one daughter, can we not have her?"

"Isn't it settled then? Xiaoyi must marry Lin Feng. If you don't sever the father-daughter relationship with Xiaoyi, can you still escape the charge of being a traitor? Even if you sever the relationship with our mother and daughter , the imperial court may not be able to tolerate you." Feng's mother understood clearly when she saw it.

"Then, do you mean to join the rebels?" Feng Ziming said.

"I don't care who the rebels are or not. I know that Lin Feng is really good to Xiaoyi. Now that he is in charge of such a large territory, he can still go to Taiyuan City to save Xiaoyi in person regardless of the danger. That's all. I will accept him as my son-in-law." Mother Feng said firmly, women are always emotional, and it is enough to know whether it is good or not.

"Hey, you can't just follow the thief." Feng Ziming still wanted to struggle.

"Thieves are not thieves. When I go to the streets, the people say that the Zhenming Army is good and the people support it, are they still thieves? I think it is better than being an official in the court and being scolded by the people every day. If you If you still want to be an official in the imperial court, go back to Taiyuan as soon as possible, Xiaoyi and I will be here." Feng's mother gave an ultimatum.

"Okay, okay, then why don't I just do this as Zhizhou?" Feng Ziming finally gave in.

"You not only have to do it, but you have to do it well. I heard that Lin Feng now has two women besides Xiaoyi. One is Li Rushi, whose father is the head of the logistics department of the Zhenming Army; the other is Wu Yunna, whose father He is a tribal leader on the grassland.

What does your daughter have now? If you don't do something to make a name for yourself, will your daughter still be able to become the head palace if there is no one in her natal family? "Feng's mother got to know the women around Lin Feng as soon as she arrived.

"Zhenggong, are you saying that Lin Feng can still be the emperor?" Feng Ziming asked.

"The world is in chaos now. I see that Lin Feng's subordinates are very confident in him. They also say that he has magical abilities. What's so strange about being the emperor? Now that he has conquered such a large territory, why can't he succeed? .”

"Well, what Madam said is true. It seems that my husband has to work hard and be a good support for his daughter." Feng Ziming saw that there was still hope of becoming the heir of the country in the future, and he immediately became full of energy.

(End of this chapter)