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() Chen Xinjia is not a vegetarian. After preparing for such a long time, now that he has started, he must use his best ability. After all, the importance of Liaodong is self-evident. If he cannot control the situation in Liaodong well Blindly relying on the support of the emperor and the cabinet will also be looked down upon by officials and soldiers in Liaodong.

After Qian Qianyi took office, Xu Eryi left Liaodong. Chen Xinjia called officials from the governor's office, the governor's office, and officers above Liaodong commander-in-chief to hold a meeting. At this meeting, he announced that Qian Qianyi was in charge of matters related to people's livelihood in Liaodong, including expenditures on military food and salaries, land administration in Liaodong, and many other aspects. At the same time, he announced that Hong Chengchou was directly responsible for the dispatch of the Jiangning Camp.

This decision caused a little fluctuation for a while. Hong Chengchou, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, the commander of the governor, and the commander of the Jiangning battalion, is actually in charge of the deployment of the entire Liaodong situation, and actually governs the Jiangning battalion, the frontier army and the Yulin battalion. However, Chen Xinjia's adjustment indicated that Hong Chengchou could only be in charge of Jiangning battalion affairs, highlighting Hong Chengchou's official position as the commander of the Jiangning battalion capital.

Qin Sande's authority has not been adjusted. According to Su Tiancheng's arrangement when he left Liaodong, Qin Sande is not only the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, but also directly responsible for supervising the affairs of the frontier army and the Yulin battalion. Chen Xinjia acquiesced to such an arrangement .

The officials and military officers in Liaodong understood the meaning of this, and it was announced that Chen Xinjia had begun to act decisively and had grasped the overall situation of Liaodong. You must know that to make such an adjustment, in a certain sense, he needed Su Tiancheng's permission.After all, Su Tiancheng was still the governor of Ji Liao, and the imperial edict faced Chen Xinjia's request.Or assist Su Tiancheng in governing Liaodong.The fact that Chen Xinjia could directly make such a decision and be able to send Xu Eryi back to the capital showed that the emperor and the court supported Chen Xinjia, and that Chen Xinjia was directly under the jurisdiction of Liaodong affairs from now on.

Chen Xinjia took over and began to govern the Frontier Army and Yulin Camp, but he did not immediately start to govern the Jiangning Camp. On the surface, it seemed that he respected Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou and others.In fact, Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou had no room to refute. This move is very beautiful. In everyone's opinion, it will be a matter of time before Chen Xinjia governs the Jiangning battalion soldiers in Liaodong.

Chen Xinjia's position in Liaodong was not particularly firm.If you want to establish absolute prestige among the troops, you must lead the troops to win battles, so that you can gain the sincere admiration and support of the soldiers.

In this respect, Chen Xinjia couldn't compare with Su Tiancheng.

In the minds of Jiangning battalion soldiers, Su Tiancheng is the absolute commander in chief.No one can shake Su Tiancheng's status, not even Hong Chengchou. Relatively speaking, in the hearts of the frontier army and Yulinying sergeants, Su Tiancheng is a kind of reverence.Not a support in the true sense, Su Tiancheng's time in Liaodong was not very long.It can be said that it is still in the process of running in, and Su Tiancheng started to punish the frontier army severely. It will take time to realize the benefits brought by this kind of regulation.

Chen Xinjia took advantage of this opportunity. Su Tiancheng rectified the frontier army, and Chen Xinjia got practical benefits. After coming to Liaodong, Chen Xinjia was very satisfied with the quality of the Liaodong army. Morale is high, so he doesn't need to worry about army building.

However, Su Tiancheng is not a god. There are also shortcomings in the construction of the Liaodong army. The biggest problem is the issue of military pay. The military pay of Jiangning battalion soldiers is generally higher than that of the frontier army. After Su Tiancheng came to Liaodong, he made up his mind to rectify the border The army, a large number of layoffs, vigorously develop agriculture and mulberry, that is to say, at the right time, increase the military salary of the frontier soldiers, but there are more than [-] people at every turn. Wanting to increase the military salary is not just a matter of lip service. In the process of operation, accidents occurred in Dengzhou and Laizhou, and accidents occurred accordingly. Under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng did not have time to start raising the salaries of the frontier troops.

All the efforts made by Su Tiancheng to increase the salary of the frontier sergeants were also benefited by Chen Xinjia.

After the autumn harvest, the Governor’s Mansion harvested a lot of taxes, including part of the grain paid by the farmers. The imperial court did not collect any taxes in Liaodong. Therefore, the food tax and commercial taxes were collected directly by the Governor’s Mansion. This large sum Chen Xinjia directly assigned the food and salary, and the imperial court did not reduce the military salary in Liaodong. It can be said that Chen Xinjia had food and silver in his hands.

With such a foundation in Liaodong, many merchants shuttled between Daming and Houjin, risking their lives to trade. This kind of trade is a profitable industry. These merchants handed over a large amount of money to the Governor's Office for protection. It is also allowed to carry out commercial transactions, which is a fixed source of income. At the same time, there are also taxes paid by merchants in Jinzhou and Ningyuan City. Su Tiancheng reformed the commercial taxation of Liaodong, which is also a considerable amount of income. Agricultural taxes have grown from scratch, and they are also under the control of the Governor's Office. With such a foundation, Chen Xinjia certainly took action.

In October, news came out from Liaodong that Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi had made a decision to increase the military salaries of the frontier army and Yulin battalion soldiers, which began in January of the 14th year of Chongzhen.

This decision caused huge waves. Within a short period of time, the soldiers of the Frontier Army and the Yulin Camp all expressed their support for Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi.

After Chen Xinjia took charge of Liaodong, the frontier army has fluctuated. Their salaries are different from those of the Jiangning battalion. The frontier army can accept it in a short period of time. After all, the bravery of the Jiangning battalion has been seen with their own eyes. After entering Dalinghe City, the Jin Tartars who fought against them did not dare to be arrogant. The frontier troops could not even imagine such military exploits. The frontier army began to complain in private. Why did they all serve in Liaodong, but received different military salaries? , Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi both do their jobs and require the stability of the frontier army. The governor's office will find a way to solve it.

Some people also observed that this kind of problem is very difficult, and if it is not done well, Liaodong will be in an unstable situation. Under the current situation, if Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi are not paying attention, it may cause fluctuations in Liaodong, leading to unfavorable situations. Situation, this kind of problem has been raised in the imperial court, and Su Tiancheng may also suffer. For example, Tang Haitai, who was not long ago in Liaodong, paid close attention to this problem, and exchanged views with some military officers in private.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi made such a decision, calmed down such fluctuations in the shortest time, and got the support of the frontier army and Yulin battalion soldiers, which greatly stabilized their position in Liaodong.

Tang Haitai admired him very much. From the measures Chen Xinjia took, he felt that he had learned a lot. After all, in the past few years in the capital, Tang Shiji taught by example, and Tang Haitai still made some progress. Realization, in Tang Haitai's view, Chen Xinjia came to Liaodong to serve as the governor of Liaodong. It is impossible to do things under Su Tiancheng's reputation. After doing things like this, all the credit is still Su Tiancheng's. Chen Xinjia must have his own bright spots .

Tang Haitai would not be so kind. After coming to Liaodong, he temporarily felt at ease. Anyway, it is impossible to leave Liaodong in a short time. Qianyi is very good to him, that's all right, why can't he have some qualifications in Liaodong? At the same time, he also observed that Chen Xinjia respected Su Tiancheng on the surface, but in fact he was not like this. It was reflected in doing things in ri. Tang Haitai, who was ecstatic, thought that at the right time, he would slander Su Tiancheng in front of Chen Xinjia, at least to cause some conflicts between Chen Xinjia and Su Tiancheng. To do such a thing, he could easily catch it .

Tang Haitai had noticed the difference in pay between the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion and the frontier army a long time ago, and he heard such a reaction when he was inspecting the work. Starting from the bravery of the Jiangning camp, he really noticed that Chen Xinjia was not satisfied with this matter.

Originally thought that Chen Xinjia would sue the court, but he did not expect that Chen Xinjia would solve this problem by raising the salaries of the frontier army and Yulin battalion soldiers, which was too clever.

Through such measures, Chen Xinjia gained support, at least the frontier army and the Yulinying sergeants supported and supported it. This also hit the Jiangning battalion from the side, which made Hong Chengchou unhappy. Tian Cheng's influence reduced Su Tiancheng's influence and increased his own prestige.

This is the method of killing people without blood, which made Su Tiancheng feel miserable. Compared with those head-on collisions, this method has a much better effect, and there will be no direct conflict, but he can warn the opponent.

After understanding these principles, Tang Haitai felt his uncle's painstaking efforts, and finally felt that his coming to Liaodong was not necessarily a bad thing.

Su Tiancheng from Dengzhou, after receiving the information, looked at the information in his hand and didn't speak for a long time. He finally understood that Chen Xinjia was capable, and had a strong ability. In the shortest possible time, find a breakthrough and quickly grasp the situation.

It is a good thing for such an official to go to Liaodong, as long as he can understand the general situation in Liaodong and make the right choice. Unfortunately, Su Tiancheng knows that Chen Xinjia will not be able to settle down when he goes to Liaodong. Under such circumstances, shrewd and capable It will be a disaster when Chen Xinjia arrives in Liaodong. Once he makes a wrong command in terms of decision-making, the entire Liaodong will face huge losses, and may ruin all the previous good situations. ((qidian.) Your support is my biggest motivation. m.qidian. Read.)

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