Chapter 387 Entering the General's Mansion

King Cheng chuckled, "Am I that naive?"

"I mean we only have one chance to succeed!"

Prince Gong's face was as gloomy as water. "If this continues, we won't even have the chance to choose!"

Prince Cheng thought about it and nodded, "Yes, you are right. The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for us! The prince is the prince, and he is always one step ahead of us!"

"The later we take this step, the more miserable we will lose!"

"So? Are you ready?" asked Prince Gong.

"The preparations are complete, but what does Third Brother plan to do?" asked King Cheng.

Prince Gong sneered, "Kill Yang Zhengshan first!"

Prince Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he laughed out loud, "Hahaha, interesting, interesting, but it's a pity for Sixth Brother!"

"Can you please stop mentioning that idiot!" Prince Gong said disdainfully.

Prince Cheng smiled and said, "Third brother is really smart. He actually thought of killing Yang Zhengshan first!"

Prince Gong paused. There were three things he hated the most.

The emperor’s examination.

The prince's concern.

King Cheng’s praise.

The first two are easy to understand. His father's examination made him feel afraid, the prince's concern made him feel hypocritical, and Prince Cheng's praise made him feel mocked.

Prince Cheng was clearly praising him for his intelligence, but he felt that Prince Cheng was calling him stupid.

"Doesn't the Crown Prince want us to kill Yang Zhengshan?" Prince Gong said solemnly.

"Yes, the prince wants us to kill Yang Zhengshan in order to stop him from trying to win over the border commanders by offering them titles! Haha, maybe he is waiting for us to kill Yang Zhengshan so that he can punish us!" King Cheng's face was as red as a peach and he smiled brightly.

In terms of handsomeness, Prince Cheng can be called a handsome man.

Although he is now over 40 years old, he is still incredibly handsome.

Especially when he smiles, he always gives people a transcendental feeling.

It's that kind of cynical smile.

"Since the prince wants it, why not give it to him?" Prince Gong said in a low voice.

King Cheng smiled nonchalantly and said, "That's right, we'll just follow his wishes!"

The two looked at each other and both revealed unfathomable smiles.

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Chongshan Town, Chongshan Pass.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan had no idea what had happened in Kyoto, nor did he expect that he would be granted a title of nobility.

After the imperial guards handed over the prisoners to Chongshan Town, he left Guanshankou and came to Chongshan Pass.

At this time, Chongshan Pass had regained some of its bustling atmosphere. Although it was far less busy than before, the shops on the street were already open, and many military households from the surrounding areas came into the city to buy goods.

Yang Zhengshan led his personal guard battalion on horseback into the city walls, and the people on the streets looked at him with respect.

The news that he was the new general of Chongshan Town had already spread throughout the town, and the news of his consecutive victories during this period also spread, even the battle of Guanshankou spread, which made his reputation reach a peak in a short period of time.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the civilians and military households on both sides of the street without showing much expression or making any statement. He just nodded slightly when he saw a figure.

The person he saw was none other than Luo Shang.

Luo Shang is back from Jiangnan!

Right.

Such a big thing happened in Chongshan Town, and the Luo family was almost wiped out. It would be strange if Luo Shang did not rush back after receiving the news.

At this moment, Luo Shang looked at Yang Zhengshan with a surge of emotion. He wanted to stand on the street and shout, "Who else?"

With Yang Zhengshan in charge of Chongshan Town, the status of the Luo family naturally rose. When Ji Feiyu was in power before, the Luo family was subject to many restrictions, forcing Luo Shang to expand his business outside Chongshan Town.

Now it is Yang Zhengshan's turn to be in power in Chongshan Town. From today on, the Luo family will be the richest business family in Chongshan Town.

Thinking about the future status of the Luo family in Chongshan Town, Luo Shang's heart began to beat with excitement.

Yang Zhengshan had no idea of ​​Luo Shang's excitement. He quickly passed through the city gate and entered the second city gate.

As mentioned before, the overall layout of Chongshan Pass is in the shape of a "sun". The North City is the original pass fortress. The Governor's Office, the General's Mansion, the Dusi Yamen, the Censorate, etc. are all in the North City area, and most of the soldiers in charge of garrison are also in the North City area.

South City was expanded later and was also called Guancheng. It was the living and commercial area for the people. Some officials from the yamen also lived in South City.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan didn’t need to live in South City, because he could live in the backyard of the General’s Mansion, which was the former Marquis Changping Mansion.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at the general's mansion, Zhou Ren and Lu Wenhua were already standing outside the door waiting.

Before Yang Zhengshan led his troops to leave Chongshan Pass, he wrote a letter asking Zhou Ren and Lu Wenhua to come to Chongshan Pass to reorganize the general's mansion.

There was no way. After Ji Feiyu's defeat and escape, the General's Mansion in Chongshan Town became an empty shell. Even if there were still some clerks left, Yang Zhengshan did not dare to use them, so he could only draw personnel from the Tenglong Guard.

Fortunately, Tenglong Guard has no shortage of clerks, so even if two or three hundred clerks are transferred, there is no problem at all. In fact, as long as Yang Zhengshan is willing, he can recruit thousands of clerks from Tenglong Guard at any time.

The reason is very simple. In recent years, Tenglongwei has trained a large number of scholars. Although these scholars are definitely not able to take part in the imperial examinations, they can still easily handle some paperwork in the yamen.

"Greetings, General!" Zhou Ren and Lu Wenhua saluted with their fists clasped.

Yang Zhengshan dismounted, looked up at the gate of the general's residence, and asked casually, "What's the situation?"

"General, the eight departments and twelve offices of the General's Mansion have all been fully staffed, and everyone is familiar with their work!" Zhou Ren replied.

Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction.

The General's Office has eight departments, namely, finance, horse administration, weapons and armor, carriages and chariots, military selection, rewards for merit, military registration, and border defense.

As for the twelve rooms, there are accounts, certificates of appointment, ceremonials, talismans, martial arts, etc.

The Eight Departments are the administrative organs of the General's Office. Each department has a left and right clerk, who are of the seventh rank.

The Twelve Rooms are the assistant group of the General's Office. To put it simply, the Twelve Rooms are dedicated to serving the General and handling various daily government affairs for the General.

For example, in the account and registration room, the word "account" refers to the accounts within the general's office, and "register" also refers to the native place of officials within the general's office.

The accounts of the entire Chongshan Town were managed by the Finance and Grain Department, the military registration of the soldiers in the camp was managed by the Military Registration Department, and the household registration of the military households was managed by the Dusi Yamen, not by the General's Office.

Of course, the Dusi Yamen is under the jurisdiction of the General's Office.

In terms of authority, the general is the highest officer of Chongshan Town and can interfere in all military and political affairs of Chongshan Town.

Responsible for training, leading and mobilizing troops. It can be said that he has the power to lead and mobilize troops, which means that some matters are specialized.

This also means that the general has the possibility to dominate a region and command his own troops, so the court established a governor.

The powers of the governor and the general overlap to a great extent. The governor has the same right to interfere in all military and political affairs, and can also train troops, lead troops, and mobilize troops. In fact, the legitimacy of the governor's mobilization of troops is higher than that of the general, because most governors also hold official positions in the Censorate and the Ministry of War.

But the governor was a civil official and was definitely not as good as the general in military affairs.

The governor and the general actually cooperate with each other and restrain each other.

There is another role among them, that is the garrison eunuch, who can also be called the military supervisor eunuch.

The existence of eunuchs guarding the garrison further limited the possibility of the governor and the general colluding with each other, and more effectively prevented the generals in the border towns from becoming too powerful and difficult to control.

Of course, the disadvantage is that it is easy to form a situation where three forces compete for power.

However, there is definitely no such problem in Chongshan Town now. Pang Tang has already prepared to be the logistics supervisor. After he entered Chongshan Pass, he has already focused his energy on the civil affairs of Chongshan Town.

In fact, there is still a lot to be done in the civil affairs of Chongshan Town. After all, there are not only military households in Chongshan Town, but also more than 100,000 farmers, merchants, craftsmen, and so on.

In addition, Fuzhou has been constantly seeing immigration and land reclamation.

Ji Feiyu's rebellion brought great losses to Chongshan Town. Pang Tang had to put a lot of effort into making up for these losses.

Similarly, Yang Zhengshan also has many problems to face.

(End of this chapter)