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Datong, General Military Mansion.

Lin Feng watched as Fan Mansion was disposed of and then returned to the General Military Mansion. He was not interested in going to Wang Denku's mansion anymore. The situation was probably similar. After having too much money, he had no interest in collecting money.

The main reason is that now Lin Feng feels that it is meaningless to collect too much personal money. In the future, it would be better to separate public and private matters.

It was getting late when he came back, so Lin Feng had a peaceful sleep at the General Military Mansion.

The next day, after breakfast, Lin Feng held a military meeting after occupying Datong to study the next strategic arrangements.

The lobby of the General Military Mansion has been transformed into a meeting hall according to Lin Feng's request. After everyone sat down, Lin Feng first asked: "Zhou Cong, how was your attack on Wangdeng Kuwu Fort yesterday?"

"Back to the Governor, things went very well. We bombarded them with cannons and they surrendered. The Wang family members were all imprisoned in the side courtyard, and about 800,000 taels of silver were confiscated from the Wang family. We were just thinking Please tell me how to deal with the prisoners of the Wang family." Zhou Cong replied.

"All the adult males of the Wang family should be beheaded. The women and children will be left alone. From now on, they will be assigned to the unmarried officers and soldiers of the Zhenming Army." Lin Feng explained. This is not a womanly act. The hatred towards these traitors cannot be resolved. It must be done. Cutting off the roots.

"Understood!" Zhou Cong replied.

"We have basically occupied the entire Datong Prefecture now. Datong is a nine-sided town that resists threats from the grasslands and can also intimidate the capital. Its geographical location is very important. Let's talk about how we should govern this place." Lin Feng then asked.

"Sir, as you said, the geographical location of Datong Mansion is very important. During this attack on Datong, some soldiers and horses escaped. The imperial court should soon know about the changes in Datong. We still need to be prepared to deal with the imperial court as soon as possible. ." Zhou Rui replied.

"Brother Jiandou, do you think the imperial court is still capable of sending troops to attack Datong?"

"The main forces that the imperial court can fight now are in Liaodong and Jizhen. If they attack by force, they can gather hundreds of thousands of troops, but the border defense lines will be completely empty, and it will be difficult for the imperial court to make this determination. If If we can give the court a step down, I estimate that Emperor Chongzhen will not send troops here in the short term, and he does not have the military spending to send troops. It can buy us some development time." Lu Xiangsheng suggested.

"Stairs, what kind of steps should I give you?"

"For example, let's say that we entered Datong to pursue the rebels and profiteers who colluded with the Qing Dynasty. We can accuse Wang Pu of anything casually, but not casually. This is also true. Find some evidence of guilt from his mansion and write a report to the court. It’s fine as long as it’s acceptable in terms of face.” Lu Xiangsheng continued.

"Well, this is feasible. There is no need to start a full-scale war with the imperial court now. The sales of our Zhenming Group's products still need the Ming Dynasty's market. Our military strength is far from enough. It is also important to maintain the superficial peace with the imperial court for a while.

Then the matter of writing the memorial will be left to Jiandou. As long as the court acquiesces to our occupation of Datong, we can give them a share of the 180,000 taels collected. " Lin Feng agreed.

"Okay, I'll take care of this matter." Lu Xiangsheng agreed simply.

"After the capture of Datong, it is no longer a simple military issue, but a simultaneous focus on governance. This time, Director Li from the Logistics Department is also here, and he will be temporarily appointed as the governor of Datong, responsible for the civil affairs of Datong Prefecture." Lin Feng ordered.

Lin Feng had carefully considered this appointment. On the one hand, Li Wanxiang was his father-in-law, so he felt more at ease when he came to serve as the prefect of Datong. He had been with him for a long time and knew the Zhenming Army's policy philosophy.

On the other hand, you can also take the opportunity to adjust him out of the military system. In the future, it will be safer for your relatives not to get involved in military power. Now that Zhao Zhixin's family has many technical talents, Zhao Zhixin can also be appointed as the head of the Logistics Department.

"Thank you, Governor!" Li Wanxiang accepted the order in surprise. He had jumped from a businessman to the previously unattainable prefect, and he was naturally very happy.

"Congratulations to Magistrate Li!" Everyone congratulated.

"Same joy!" Li Wanxiang replied.

"After Governor Li takes office, he must follow the policy strategy of our Zhenming Army as soon as possible, straighten out the political governance, and win the hearts and minds of the soldiers and people of Datong as soon as possible." Lin Feng ordered.

"Understood!" Li Wanxiang replied.

"After occupying Datong Prefecture, we will be connected throughout northern Shanxi from Hequ to Datong. Datong Prefecture also has a large population. When the time comes, I will let Zhenming Group enter as soon as possible to open up the market and promote the economic recovery of Datong Prefecture. " Lin Feng arranged. "That's great, I will definitely cooperate." Li Wanxiang quickly agreed.

"Also, hurry up and put Wang Pu on trial. The general public is very angry in Datong. By putting him on trial, we can suppress a wave of big businessmen who colluded with government and businessmen, and win the support of the people as soon as possible." Lin Feng continued to order.

"Okay, we'll do it right away." Li Wanxiang understood Lin Feng's tactics very well, clearing up the backlog of cases, suppressing big players, and winning the hearts and minds of the people.

"After talking about the civil affairs, the next step is to arrange the military response. Let's continue talking about the key points in the military." Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Sir, no matter whether the imperial court comes to attack or not, we still need to be fully prepared. The current problem is still that there are not enough troops. This time we captured Datong City, we captured two to three thousand Datong troops, and we still need to reform them. Zhou Rui said.

"It is necessary to expand the army. I am considering using Zhou Rui's concurrent combat brigade as the basis, plus screening and reforming the captured Datong Army, and recruiting some new soldiers to form a Datong combat division. Zhou Rui will serve as the division commander and be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. . Yang Zhenwei, the former deputy general of the Datong Army, was appointed deputy commander, and Zhang Yan and Lu Biao were appointed brigade generals, respectively, and were awarded the rank of major general." Lin Feng issued the first military order.

"Congratulations, Master Zhou!" Everyone congratulated.

"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your trust!" Zhou Rui knelt down on one knee and thanked him.

"Get up and form this army as soon as possible." Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes!" Zhou Rui said.

"Jiandou, you will serve as the commander-in-chief of the Datong Front Army and be responsible for military affairs in the direction of Datong. You will continue to serve as the division commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. Urentuya will be promoted to concurrently serve as the deputy division commander, and Yang Lukai will be appointed as the brigade general. The vacancies in the 1st Cavalry Division will be recruited as soon as possible. together.

In addition, the recruitment of 3,000 people was directly commanded by Datong Prefecture and was responsible for assisting in the defense of the city. " Lin Feng continued to order.

"Yes!" Lu Xiangsheng and others replied.

"In this way, there will be two divisions and one civilian camp in the direction of Datong, with a total of 23,000 people. It should be enough to defend Datong.

This time, a total of 10,000 soldiers need to be recruited. Each division and Datong Prefecture will be responsible for this respectively. They will provide resettlement allowances according to the standard of two taels of silver and one stone of food for each soldier. You will be allocated 50,000 taels of military expenses first.

This time when Datong Mansion was captured, the 10,000 officers and soldiers who participated in the battle were rewarded with an average of 10 taels each, and another 100,000 taels. The specific number of each person will be distributed according to the merits of the governor.

Each of the two divisions requires about 30,000 taels of military pay per month. Each of them will retain three months of military pay, plus 10,000 taels each for the purchase of barracks facilities.

A total of 350,000 taels of military expenditures have been allocated to you. You must strengthen management, pay attention to diligence and thrift, and make good use of these military expenditures. "Lin Feng first clarified the recent military expenditures.

"Thank you for your concern, sir!" Lu Xiangsheng said happily. He had never led troops so comfortably before and paid three months' military expenses in advance at a time. In the past, when I led troops in the Ming Dynasty, I would always look for money everywhere to fill the stomachs of my officers and soldiers.

"In addition, Datong Prefecture will appropriate another hundred thousand taels to improve Datong City's city walls, streets and other infrastructure, so that the people can have jobs and receive wages, and restore the vitality of Datong City as soon as possible." This time, Datong City was captured and confiscated With 1.8 million taels of silver, Lin Feng was very generous with his money.

"Thank you, sir!" Li Wanxiang also shared one hundred thousand taels of silver and thanked him happily.

"Okay, the money will be allocated here first. Although we collected a lot of money this time, this is a one-time expense. Our monthly expenses are also very large, so we must be more careful about spending money.

For the remaining more than 1.3 million taels of silver, the Guard Brigade took away 500,000 taels of cash. The rest was sealed in the warehouse and closely guarded by Datong Mansion. After Zhenming Bank settled in, it was deposited in Zhenming Bank and handed over. Governor's treasury. "Lin Feng finally explained.

(End of this chapter)